Credit Agreement dated as of June 15, 2007



 Exhibit 10.297 
 EXECUTION COPY 
 $800,000,000 
 CREDIT AGREEMENT 
 (364-DAY COMMITMENT) 
 dated as of June 15, 2007 
 Among 
 THE CHARLES SCHWAB CORPORATION 
 and 
 CITICORP USA, INC., 
 as Administrative Agent 
 and 
 THE OTHER FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS PARTY HERETO 
 and 
 BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. 
 CALYON NEW YORK BRANCH 
 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. 
 and 
 WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION 
 as Co-Documentation Agents 
 and 
 CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC., 
 as Sole Lead Arranger and Sole Book Manager 








							
	 1.
	  	DEFINITIONS.	  	1
			
	 2.
	  	THE CREDIT FACILITY.	  	11
				
		  	2.1	  	The Revolving Credit Facility	  	11
		  	2.2	  	Term Loan Facility	  	11
		  	2.3	  	Evidence of Borrowing/Promissory Notes	  	12
		  	2.4	  	Making of Revolving Loans and Term Loans, Borrowings; Interest Periods; Notice.	  	12
		  	2.5	  	Conversion and Continuation Elections.	  	14
		  	2.6	  	Interest Periods	  	15
		  	2.7	  	Interest Rates	  	15
		  	2.8	  	Substitute Rates	  	16
		  	2.9	  	Fees	  	17
		  	2.10	  	Reduction of Credit	  	17
		  	2.11	  	Termination Date; Extensions	  	17
		  	2.12	  	Payments by the Lenders to the Agent	  	18
		  	2.13	  	Sharing of Payments, Etc.	  	19
		  	2.14	  	Computation of Fees and Interest	  	19
			
	 3.
	  	PAYMENT.	  	19
				
		  	3.1	  	Repayment	  	19
		  	3.2	  	Method of Payment	  	20
		  	3.3	  	Optional Prepayment	  	20
		  	3.4	  	Taxes/Net Payments	  	20
		  	3.5	  	Illegality	  	21
		  	3.6	  	Increased Costs and Reduction of Return	  	22
		  	3.7	  	Funding Losses	  	22
		  	3.8	  	Certificates of Lenders	  	23
		  	3.9	  	Substitution of Lenders	  	23
		  	3.10	  	Survival	  	23
			
	 4.
	  	CONDITIONS.	  	23
				
		  	4.1	  	Conditions Precedent to the Effectiveness of this Agreement	  	23
		  	4.2	  	Conditions Precedent to Revolving Loans and Term Loans	  	24
			
	 5.
	  	REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.	  	25
				
		  	5.1	  	Organization and Good Standing	  	25
		  	5.2	  	Corporate Power and Authority	  	25
		  	5.3	  	Enforceability	  	25
		  	5.4	  	No Violation of Laws or Agreements	  	26
		  	5.5	  	No Consents	  	26
		  	5.6	  	Financial Statements	  	26

  

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		  	5.7	  	Broker Subsidiary Licenses, Etc	  	26
		  	5.8	  	Broker Subsidiary/Broker Registration	  	26
		  	5.9	  	Broker Subsidiary/SIPC	  	26
		  	5.10	  	Taxes	  	26
		  	5.11	  	ERISA	  	27
		  	5.12	  	No Extension of Credit for Default Remedy/Hostile Acquisition	  	27
		  	5.13	  	Use of Proceeds/Margin Regulations	  	27
		  	5.14	  	Authorized Persons	  	27
		  	5.15	  	Material Contracts	  	27
		  	5.16	  	Litigation	  	27
		  	5.17	  	Investment Company	  	27
			
	 6.
	  	AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS.	  	28
				
		  	6.1	  	Notice of Events of Default	  	28
		  	6.2	  	Financial Statements	  	28
		  	6.3	  	Insurance	  	28
		  	6.4	  	Books and Records	  	28
		  	6.5	  	Change in Business	  	28
		  	6.6	  	Capital Requirements	  	28
			
	 7.
	  	NEGATIVE COVENANTS.	  	29
				
		  	7.1	  	Net Capital	  	29
		  	7.2	  	Minimum Stockholders' Equity	  	29
		  	7.3	  	Merger/Disposition of Assets	  	29
		  	7.4	  	Broker Subsidiary Indebtedness	  	29
		  	7.5	  	Indebtedness Secured by Subsidiary Stock	  	29
		  	7.6	  	Liens and Encumbrances	  	30
			
	 8.
	  	EVENTS OF DEFAULT.	  	30
				
		  	8.1	  	Defaults	  	30
		  	8.2	  	Remedies	  	32
			
	 9.
	  	THE AGENT.	  	32
				
		  	9.1	  	Appointment and Authorization	  	32
		  	9.2	  	Delegation of Duties	  	32
		  	9.3	  	Liability of Agent	  	33
		  	9.4	  	Reliance by Agent	  	33
		  	9.5	  	Notice of Default	  	33
		  	9.6	  	Credit Decision	  	34
		  	9.7	  	Indemnification of Agent	  	34
		  	9.8	  	Agent in Individual Capacity	  	35
		  	9.9	  	Successor Agent	  	35
		  	9.10	  	Withholding Tax	  	35
		  	9.11	  	Co-Agents	  	37

  

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	 10.
	  	MISCELLANEOUS.	  	37
				
		  	10.1	  	Amendments and Waivers	  	37
		  	10.2	  	Notices	  	38
		  	10.3	  	No Waiver-Cumulative Remedies	  	39
		  	10.4	  	Costs and Expenses	  	39
		  	10.5	  	Borrower Indemnification	  	40
		  	10.6	  	Payments Set Aside	  	41
		  	10.7	  	Successors and Assigns	  	41
		  	10.8	  	Assignments, Participations Etc	  	41
		  	10.9	  	Confidentiality	  	43
		  	10.10	  	Notification of Addresses, Lending Offices, Etc	  	44
		  	10.11	  	Counterparts	  	44
		  	10.12	  	Severability	  	44
		  	10.13	  	No Third Parties Benefited	  	44
		  	10.14	  	Governing Law and Jurisdiction	  	44
		  	10.15	  	Waiver of Jury Trial	  	45
		  	10.16	  	Entire Agreement	  	45
		  	10.17	  	Headings	  	45
		  	10.18	  	USA Patriot Act	  	45

  

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 SCHEDULES: 
 Schedule 1 -
Lenders’ Commitments 
 Schedule 2 - List of Borrowing Agreements 
 Schedule 6.2 - Compliance Certificate 
 Schedule 10.2 - Notices 
 EXHIBITS: 
 Exhibit A-1 - Revolving Note 
 Exhibit A-2 - Term Note 
 Exhibit B - Borrowing Advice 
 Exhibit C - Notice of Conversion/Continuation 
 Exhibit D - Commitment and Termination Date Extension Request 
 Exhibit E - Borrower’s Opinion of Counsel 
 Exhibit F - Form of
Assignment and Acceptance 
  

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 CREDIT AGREEMENT (364-DAY COMMITMENT) 
 THIS CREDIT AGREEMENT (364-DAY COMMITMENT) (“this Agreement”) is entered into as of June 15, 2007, among The Charles Schwab
Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), the several financial institutions from time to time party to this Agreement (collectively the “Lenders”; individually each a “Lender”), and
Citicorp USA, Inc., as administrative agent for the Lenders (the “Agent”). 
 WHEREAS, the Lenders are willing to make from
time to time Revolving Loans to the Borrower through June 13, 2008, and to make Term Loans to the Borrower on or before June 13, 2008 and maturing no later than June 12, 2009, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in
this Agreement. 
 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and of the mutual agreements and covenants herein contained, the parties
hereto agree as follows: 
  

	1.	DEFINITIONS. The following terms have the following meanings: 

  

			
	 Affiliate:
	  	As to any Person, any other Person which, directly or indirectly, is in control of, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person. A Person shall be deemed to control another
Person if the controlling Person possesses, directly or indirectly, the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of the other Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, membership interests, by contract,
or otherwise.
		
	 Agent:
	  	Citicorp USA in its capacity as administrative agent for the Lenders hereunder and any successor agent appointed under Section 9.9.
		
	 Agent-Related Persons:
	  	Citicorp USA and any successor agent appointed under Section 9.9, together with Citicorp USA’s Affiliate, the Arranger, and the officers, directors, employees, agents and
attorney-in-fact of such Persons and Affiliate.
		
	 Agreement:
	  	This Credit Agreement.
		
	 Agent’s Payment Office:
	  	The address for payments set forth on the signature page hereto in relation to the Agent, or such other address as the Agent may from time to time specify.
		
	 Applicable Margin:
	  	(i) with respect to Base Rate Loans, 0.000%;
		
		  	(ii) with respect to Federal Funds Rate Loans, 0.325%; and
		
		  	(iii) with respect to Eurodollar Rate Loans, 0.325%.









			
		
	 Arranger:
	  	Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
		
	 Assignee:
	  	The meaning specified in Section 10.8.
		
	 Attorney Costs:
	  	Without duplication, (1) all fees and disbursements of any law firm or other external counsel, and (2) the allocated cost of internal legal services and all disbursements of internal
counsel.
		
	 Bank Subsidiary:
	  	Any national member bank (as defined in 12 U.S.C. §1813(d)(1)) or state member bank (as defined in 12 U.S.C. §1813(d)(2)) that is a subsidiary (as defined in 12 U.S.C.
§1841(d)) of the Borrower.
		
	 Bankruptcy Code:
	  	The Federal Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978 (11 U.S.C. §101, et seq.), as amended.
		
	 Base Rate:
	  	For any day, the higher of: (a) 0.475% per annum above the Federal Funds Rate; and (b) the rate of interest in effect for such day as publicly announced from time to time by Citibank, N.A. as
its “Base Rate”. The “Base Rate” is a rate set by Citibank, N.A. based upon various factors including Citibank, N.A.’s costs and desired return, general economic conditions and other factors, and is used as a reference point
for pricing some loans, which may be priced at, above, or below such announced rate. Any change in such rate announced by Citibank, N.A. shall take effect at the opening of business on the day specified in the public announcement of such change.

		
	 Base Rate Loan:
	  	A Revolving Loan or Term Loan that bears interest based on the Base Rate.
		
	 Borrowing:
	  	A borrowing hereunder consisting of Revolving Loans or Term Loans of the same Type made to the Borrower on the same day by the Lenders under Section 2 and, other than in the case of a
Base Rate Loan or Federal Funds Rate Loan, having the same Interest Period.
		
	 Borrowing Advice:
	  	A written request made by the Borrower with respect to any Loan substantially in the form of Exhibit B specifying the information required in Section 2.4 hereof and executed by the
Borrower from time to time.
		
	 Borrowing Agreements:
	  	The credit agreement(s) between the Borrower and the lenders listed in Schedule 2.
		
	 Borrowing Date:
	  	Any date on which a Borrowing occurs under Section 2.4.

  

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	 Broker Subsidiary:
	  	Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., a California corporation, and its successors and assigns.
		
	 Business Day:
	  	A day other than a Saturday, Sunday or any other day on which commercial banks are authorized or required to close in California or New York and, if the applicable Business Day relates to a
Eurodollar Rate Loan, such a day on which dealings are carried on in the applicable offshore dollar interbank market.
		
	 Capital Adequacy Regulation:
	  	Any guideline, directive or requirement of any central bank or other Governmental Authority, or any other law, rule or regulation, whether or not having the force of law, in each case, regarding
capital adequacy of any bank or of any corporation controlling a bank.
		
	 Change in Control:
	  	The consummation of a reorganization, merger or consolidation by the Borrower or the sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Borrower (a “Business
Combination”), unless, following such Business Combination, (i) no person or entity (excluding any corporation resulting from such Business Combination or any employee benefit plan (or related trust) of the Borrower or such corporation
resulting from such Business Combination) beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, 35% or more of, respectively, the then outstanding shares of common stock of the corporation resulting from such Business Combination or the combined voting power
of the then outstanding voting securities of such corporation (except to the extent that such ownership existed prior to the Business Combination); and (ii) at least a majority of the members of the board of directors of the corporation resulting
from such Business Combination were members of the board of directors of the Borrower as of the time of the action of the board of directors of the Borrower providing for such Business Combination.
		
	 Citicorp USA:
	  	Citicorp USA, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
		
	 Closing Date:
	  	The date (not before June 15, 2007) on which all conditions precedent set forth in Section 4 are satisfied or waived by all Lenders or, in the case of subsection 4.1(g),
waived by the person entitled to receive such payment.
		
	 Code:
	  	The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and Regulations promulgated thereunder.
		
	 Commitment:
	  	The meaning specified in Section 2.1.

  

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	 Commitment Fee:
	  	The meaning specified in subsection 2.9(b).
		
	 Consolidated
 Stockholders’ Equity:
	  	With respect to any Person, as of any date of determination, all amounts that would, in accordance with GAAP, be included under shareholders’ equity on a consolidated balance sheet of
such Person as at such date, plus any preferred stock.
		
	 Controlled Subsidiary:
	  	Any corporation 80% of whose voting stock (except for any qualifying shares) is owned directly or indirectly by the Borrower.
		
	 Conversion/ Continuation Date:
	  	Any date on which under Section 2.5, the Borrower (a) converts Loans of one Type to another Type, or (b) continues as Loans of the same Type, but with a new Interest Period, Loans having
Interest Periods expiring on such date.
		
	 Credit:
	  	The aggregate amount of the Commitments of all Lenders to make Revolving Loans under the Revolving Credit Facility and Term Loans under the Term Loan Facility in an amount not to exceed Eight
Hundred Million and no/100 Dollars ($800,000,000.00), as the same may be reduced under Section 2.10.
		
	 Default:
	  	Any event or circumstance which, with the giving of notice, the lapse of time, or both, would (if not cured or otherwise remedied during such time) constitute an Event of
Default.
		
	 Dollars, dollars, and $:
	  	Each mean lawful money of the United States.
		
	 Effective Amount:
	  	With respect to any Revolving Loans and Term Loans on any date, the aggregate outstanding principal amount thereof after giving effect to any Borrowings and prepayments or repayments of
Revolving Loans and Term Loans occurring on such date.
		
	 Eligible Assignee:
	  	(i) A commercial bank organized under the laws of the United States, or any state thereof, and having total equity capital of at least $1,000,000,000 and a senior debt rating of a least
“A” by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Service, a Division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. or at least “A-2” by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or, if not rated by either of the foregoing organizations, an equivalent
rating from a nationally recognized statistical rating organization; or (ii) a commercial bank organized under the laws of any other country which is a member of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (the OECD), or a political
subdivision of any such country, and having total equity capital of at least $1,000,000,000 and a senior debt

  

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	 	  	rating of at least “A” by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Service, a Division of The McGraw-
Hill Companies, Inc. or at least “A-2” by Moody’s Investors
Service, Inc., or, if not rated
by either of the foregoing organizations, an equivalent rating from a nationally
recognized statistical rating organization; provided that such bank is acting through a
branch or agency located in the
United States.
		
	 Eurodollar Base Rate:
	  	For any Interest Period:
		
		  	(a) the rate per annum equal to the rate determined by the Agent to be the offered rate that appears on the page of the Telerate screen (or any successor thereto) that displays an average
British Bankers Association Interest Settlement Rate for deposits in Dollars (for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period) with a term equivalent to such Interest Period, determined as of approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) two Business
Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period, or
		
		  	(b) in the event the rate referenced in the preceding subsection (a) does not appear on such page or service or such page or service shall cease to be available, the rate per annum
equal to the rate determined by the Agent to be the offered rate on such other page or other service that displays an average British Bankers Association Interest Settlement Rate for deposits in Dollars (for delivery on the first day of such
Interest Period) with a term equivalent to such Interest Period, determined as of approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) two Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period, or
		
		  	(c) in the event the rates referenced in the preceding subsections (a) and (b) are not available, the rate per annum equal to the average (rounded upward to the next 1/100th of
1%) of the rates of interest per annum notified to the Agent by each Reference Lender as the rate at which deposits in Dollars for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period in same day funds in the approximate amount of the Eurodollar Rate
Loan being made, continued or converted by such Reference Lender in its capacity as a Lender and with a term equivalent to such Interest Period would be offered by its Offshore Lending Office to major banks in the offshore Dollar market at their
request at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) two Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period.
		
	 Eurodollar Rate:
	  	The rate obtained by dividing (i) Eurodollar Base Rate by (ii) a percentage (expressed as a decimal) equal to 1.00 minus the Eurodollar Rate Reserve Percentage.

  

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	 Eurodollar Rate Loan:
	  	A Revolving Loan or Term Loan that bears interest based on the Eurodollar Rate.
		
	 Eurodollar Rate
 Reserve Percentage:
	  	For any Interest Period for any Loan for which the Eurodollar Rate has been selected or is applicable, the percentage (expressed as a decimal) as calculated by the Agent that is in effect on
the first day of such Interest Period, as prescribed by the Board of Governors of the U.S. Federal Reserve System (or any successor), for determining reserve requirements to be maintained by the Agent under Regulation D (or any successor
regulation thereof) as amended to the date hereof (including such reserve requirements as become applicable to the Agent pursuant to phase-in or other similar requirements of Regulation D at any time subsequent to the date hereof) in respect of
“Eurocurrency liabilities” (as defined in Regulation D). The Eurodollar Rate shall be adjusted automatically on and as of the effective date of any change in the Eurodollar Rate Reserve Percentage.
		
	 Event of Default:
	  	Any of the events or circumstances specified in Section 8.1.
		
	 Exchange Act:
	  	The Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and regulations promulgated thereunder.
		
	 Federal Funds Rate:
	  	For any day, the interest rate per annum equal to the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by Federal funds
brokers, as published for such day (or, if such day is not a Business Day, for the next preceding Business Day) by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
		
	 Federal Funds Effective Rate:
	  	For any day, an interest rate per annum equal to the arithmetic mean as determined by the Agent of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System
arranged by Federal funds brokers on such day, received by the Agent by each of three Federal funds brokers of recognized standing in New York City prior to 11:00 a.m. (San Francisco time) selected by Agent in its sole discretion.
		
	 Federal Funds Rate Loan:
	  	A Revolving Loan or Term Loan that bears interest based on the Federal Funds Effective Rate.
		
	 Fee Letter:
	  	The meaning specified in subsection 2.9(a).

  

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	 FRB:
	  	The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and any Governmental Authority succeeding to any of its principal functions.
		
	 GAAP:
	  	Generally accepted accounting principles set forth from time to time in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board and the American Institute of Certified Public
Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (or agencies with similar functions of comparable stature and authority within the U.S. accounting profession), which are applicable to the circumstances as of
the date of determination.
		
	 Governmental Authority:
	  	Any nation or government, any state or other political subdivision thereof, any central bank (or similar monetary or regulatory authority) thereof, any entity exercising executive, legislative,
judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government, and any corporation or other entity owned or controlled, through stock or capital ownership or otherwise, by any of the foregoing.
		
	 Hedge Agreements:
	  	Interest rate swap, interest rate cap or interest rate collar agreements.
		
	 Indebtedness:
	  	As to any corporation, any obligation of, or guaranteed or assumed by, such corporation for (i) borrowed money evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments, (ii) the
deferred purchase price of property or services (excluding trade and other accounts payable), (iii) the leasing of tangible personal property under leases which, under any applicable Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement, have been or
should be recorded as capitalized leases or (iv) direct or contingent obligations under letters of credit issued for the account of such corporation.
		
	 Indemnified Liabilities:
	  	The meaning specified in Section 10.5.
		
	 Indemnified Person:
	  	The meaning specified in Section 10.5.
		
	 Insolvency Proceeding:
	  	As to a debtor, (a) any case, action or proceeding before any court or other Governmental Authority relating to bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, liquidation, receivership, dissolution,
winding-up or relief of debtors, or (b) any general assignment for the benefit of creditors, composition, marshaling of assets for creditors, or other similar arrangement in respect of its creditors

  

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		  	generally or any substantial portion of its creditors, undertaken under U.S. Federal, state or foreign law, including the Bankruptcy Code.
		
	 Interest Payment Date:
	  	As to any Loan other than a Base Rate Loan or Federal Funds Rate Loan, the last day of each Interest Period applicable to such Loan and, as to any Base Rate Loan or Federal Funds Rate Loan, the
last Business Day of each calendar quarter, provided, however, that if any Interest Period for a Eurodollar Rate Loan exceeds three months, the date that falls three months after the beginning of such Interest Period and after each
Interest Payment Date thereafter is also an Interest Payment Date.
		
	 Interest Period:
	  	Any period specified in accordance with Section 2.6 hereof.
		
	 Intermediate Parent:
	  	Schwab Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation and its successors and assigns.
		
	 Lender:
	  	The meaning specified in the introductory clause hereto.
		
	 Lending Office:
	  	As to any Lender, the office or offices of such Lender specified as its “Lending Office” or “Domestic Lending Office” or “Offshore Lending Office”, as the case may
be, on Schedule 10.2, or such other office or offices as such Lender may from time to time notify the Borrower and the Agent.
		
	 Loan:
	  	An extension of credit by a Lender to the Borrower under Section 2 in the form of a Revolving Loan or Term Loan.
		
	 Loan Document:
	  	This Agreement, any Notes, the Fee Letter, and all other documents delivered to the Agent or any Lender in connection herewith.
		
	 Minimum Stockholders’ Equity:
	  	As of the Closing Date, and the last day of each fiscal quarter thereafter, the greater of:
		
		  	(a) $2,500,000,000, or
		
		  	(b) the sum of –
		
		  	 (i) $2,500,000,000, plus

		
		  	 (ii) 50% of the sum of cumulative Net Earnings for each fiscal quarter commencing with the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2007.


  

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	 Net Capital Ratio:
	  	As of the date of determination, that percentage of net capital to aggregate debit items of any entity subject to the Net Capital Rule 15c3-1 promulgated by the Securities Exchange Commission
pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and any successor or replacement rule or regulation therefor.
		
	 Net Earnings:
	  	With respect to any fiscal period, the consolidated net income of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, excluding the after-tax gain on the sale of U.S. Trust Corporation expected to be recorded
upon the consummation of such sale, after taking into account all extraordinary items, taxes and other proper charges and reserves for the applicable period, determined in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, consistently
applied.
		
	 Note:
	  	A promissory note executed by the Borrower in favor of a Lender pursuant to Section 2.3 in substantially the form of Exhibits A-1 and A-2.
		
	 Notice of Conversion/
 Continuation:
	  	A notice in substantially the form of Exhibit C.
		
	 Obligations:
	  	All borrowings, debts, liabilities, obligations, covenants and duties arising under any Loan Document owing by the Borrower to any Lender, the Agent, or any Indemnified Person, whether direct or
indirect (including those acquired by assignment), absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising.
		
	 Person:
	  	An individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, business trust, unincorporated association, trust, joint venture or Governmental Authority.
		
	 Pro Rata Share:
	  	As to any Lender at any time, the percentage equivalent (expressed as a decimal, rounded to the ninth decimal place) at such time of such Lender’s Commitment divided by the combined
Commitments of all Lenders.
		
	 Reference Lenders:
	  	Citicorp USA, Bank of America, N.A. and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
		
	 Replacement Lender:
	  	The meaning specified in Section 3.9.
		
	 Required Lenders:
	  	At any time at least two Lenders then holding in excess of 50% of the then aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Loans, or, if no such principal amount is then outstanding, at least two
Lenders then having in excess of 50% of the Commitments.

  

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	 Requirement of Law:
	  	As to any Person, any law (statutory or common), treaty, rule or regulation or determination of an arbitrator or of a Governmental Authority, in each case applicable to or binding upon the
Person or any of its property or to which the Person or any of its property is subject.
		
	 Responsible Officer:
	  	Any senior vice president or more senior officer of the Borrower, or any other officer having substantially the same authority and responsibility; or, with respect to compliance with financial
covenants, the chief financial officer, executive vice president-finance, controller or the treasurer of the Borrower, or any other officer having substantially the same authority and responsibility.
		
	 Revolving Credit Facility:
	  	The revolving credit facility available to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.1 hereof.
		
	 Revolving Loan:
	  	The meaning specified in Section 2.1, and may be a Base Rate Loan, Federal Funds Rate Loan or a Eurodollar Rate Loan (each a “Type” of Revolving Loan).
		
	 Revolving Note:
	  	The meaning specified in Section 2.3.
		
	 Revolving Termination Date:
	  	The earlier to occur of:
		
		  	(a) June 13, 2008; and
		
		  	(b) the date on which the Commitments terminate in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.
		
	 SEC:
	  	The Securities and Exchange Commission, or any Governmental Authority succeeding to any of its principal functions.
		
	 Senior Medium-
 Term Notes, Series A:
	  	Senior debt securities or senior subordinated debt securities issued by The Charles Schwab Corporation with a maturity between 9 months and 30 years in accordance with the Senior Indenture,
as amended, and the Senior Subordinated Indenture, as amended, both dated as of July 15, 1993 by and between The Charles Schwab Corporation and The Chase Manhattan Bank, as trustee.
		
	 Subsidiary:
	  	Any corporation or other entity of which a sufficient number of voting securities or other interests having power to elect a majority of the board of directors or other persons performing
similar functions are at the time directly or indirectly owned by the Borrower.

  

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	 Term Commitment:
	  	Eight Hundred Million and no/100 Dollars ($800,000,000.00), as the same may be reduced under Section 2.10.
		
	 Term Loan:
	  	The meaning specified in Section 2.2 and may be a Base Rate Loan, Federal Funds Rate Loan or Eurodollar Rate Loan (each a “Type” of Term Loan).
		
	 Term Loan Facility:
	  	The term loan facility available to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.2 hereof.
		
	 Term Loan Maturity Date:
	  	The meaning specified in Section 2.2.
		
	 Term Note:
	  	The meaning specified in Section 2.3.
		
	 Type:
	  	The meaning specified in the definition of “Revolving Loan”.

  

	2.	THE CREDIT FACILITY. 

 2.1 The Revolving Credit
Facility Each Lender severally agrees, on the terms and conditions set forth herein, to make loans to the Borrower (each such loan, a “Revolving Loan”) from time to time on any Business Day during the period from the Closing
Date to the Revolving Termination Date, in an aggregate amount not to exceed at any time outstanding, together with the principal amount of Term Loans outstanding in favor of such Lender at such time, the amount set forth next to such Lender’s
name on Schedule 1 (such amount together with the Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Term Commitment, as the same may be reduced under Section 2.10 or as a result of one or more assignments under Section 10.8, the
Lender’s “Commitment”); provided, however, that, after giving effect to any Borrowing of Revolving Loans, the Effective Amount of all outstanding Revolving Loans shall not at any time exceed the combined Commitments; and
provided further that the Effective Amount of the Revolving Loans, together with all Term Loans outstanding at such time, of any Lender shall not at any time exceed such Lender’s Commitment. Within the limits of each Lender’s
Commitment, and subject to the other terms and conditions hereof, the Borrower may borrow under this Section 2.1, prepay under Section 3.3 and reborrow under this Section 2.1. 
 2.2 Term Loan Facility. Each Lender severally agrees, on the terms and conditions set forth herein, to make Loans to the Borrower during the
period from the Closing Date to June 13, 2008, in an aggregate amount not to exceed such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Term Commitment. The Borrower from time to time may borrow under the Term Loan Facility (and may reborrow any amount
theretofore prepaid) until close of business on June 13, 2008, for a term not to exceed 364 days from the date of the Borrowing. Each such loan under the Term Loan Facility (a “Term Loan”) shall be in the minimum amount of
$10,000,000 and shall become due and payable on the last day of the term selected by the Borrower for such Term Loan (the “Term Loan Maturity Date”), which shall in no event be later than 364 days from the date of such Term Loan.
The maximum availability under the Term Loan Facility shall be the amount of the Credit minus the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Revolving Loans and Term Loans made by the Lenders; provided, however, that to the extent the
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Loan are used to repay an outstanding Revolving Loan (or a portion thereof), such Revolving Loan (or portion thereof) shall not be considered part of the
aggregate principal amount of outstanding Revolving Loans made by the Lenders for purposes of this sentence (such maximum availability hereafter being referred to as the “Term Loan Availability”). Under no circumstances shall the
aggregate outstanding principal amount of Term Loans and Revolving Loans made by the Lenders exceed the Credit, and under no circumstances shall any Lender be obligated (i) to make any Term Loan (nor may the Borrower reborrow any amount
heretofore prepaid) after June 13, 2008, or (ii) to make any Term Loan in excess of the Term Loan Availability. Each Term Loan made hereunder shall fully and finally mature and be due and payable in full on the Term Loan Maturity Date
specified in the Borrowing Advice for such Term Loan; provided, however, that to the extent the Borrowing Advice for any Term Loan selects an Interest Period that expires before the Term Loan Maturity Date specified in such Borrowing
Advice, the Borrower may from time to time select additional interest rate options and Interest Periods (none of which shall extend beyond the Term Loan Maturity Date for such Term Loan) by delivering a Borrowing Advice or Notice of
Conversion/Continuation, as applicable. 
 2.3 Evidence of Borrowing/Promissory Notes. The obligation of the Borrower to repay the
aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Revolving Loans and Term Loans shall be evidenced by promissory notes of the Borrower (respectively the “Revolving Note and the Term Note”) in substantially the form attached hereto as
Exhibits A-1 and A-2, with the blanks appropriately completed, payable to the order of each Lender in the principal amount of its Commitment, bearing interest as hereinafter specified. Each Revolving Note and Term Note shall be dated, and shall be
delivered to each Lender, on the date of the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Borrower. Each Lender shall, and is hereby authorized by the Borrower to, endorse on the schedule contained on the Revolving Note and Term Note, or on a
continuation of such schedule attached thereto and made a part thereof, appropriate notations regarding the Revolving Loans and Term Loans evidenced by such Note as specifically provided therein and such Lender’s record shall be conclusive
absent manifest error; provided, however, that the failure to make, or error in making, any such notation shall not limit or otherwise affect the obligations of the Borrower hereunder or under the Revolving Note and Term Note. The
Agent, by notice to the Borrower (to be given not later than two Business Days prior to the initial Borrowing or Term Loan hereunder) may request that Revolving Loans or Term Loans made hereunder for which the interest calculation is to be based on
the Eurodollar Rate be evidenced by separate Revolving Notes (in the case of Revolving Loans) and Term Notes (in the case of Term Loans), substantially in the form of Exhibit A-1 hereto (in the case of Revolving Loans) and Exhibit A-2 hereto (in the
case of Term Loans), payable to the order of each Lender for the account of its office, branch or affiliate it may designate as its Lending Office. 
 2.4 Making of Revolving Loans and Term Loans, Borrowings; Interest Periods; Notice. 
 (a) Each Borrowing of Revolving Loans
or Term Loans shall be made upon Borrower’s irrevocable written notice delivered to the Agent in the form of a Borrowing Advice (which notice must be received by the Agent prior to 10:00 a.m. San Francisco time for a Eurodollar Rate Loan, and
prior to 11:00 a.m. San Francisco time for a Base Rate Loan or a Federal Funds Rate Loan) (i) the same Business Day as the requested Borrowing Date in the case 

  

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of Base Rate Loans and Federal Funds Rate Loans to be made on such Business Day, or (ii) three Business Days prior to the requested Borrowing Date in
the case of Eurodollar Rate Loans, with each Borrowing Advice setting forth the following information: 
 (A) the requested Borrowing Date,
which shall be a Business Day, on which such Revolving Loan or Term Loan is to be made; 
 (B) for a Eurodollar Rate Loan, the duration of
the Interest Period selected in accordance with Section 2.6 hereof (if the Borrowing Advice fails to specify the duration of the Interest Period for any Borrowing comprised of a Eurodollar Rate Loan, such Interest Period shall be three
months); 
 (C) the Type of Loans comprising the Borrowing and the interest rate option selected in accordance with Section 2.7
hereof; and 
 (D) the aggregate principal amount of the Revolving Loan or Term Loan (which shall be in an aggregate minimum amount of
$10,000,000) to which such Interest Period and interest rate shall apply. 
 (b) The Agent will promptly notify each Lender of its receipt
of any Borrowing Advice and of the amount of such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of that Borrowing. 
 (c) Each Lender will make the amount of
its Pro Rata Share of each Borrowing available to the Agent for the account of the Borrower at the Agent’s Payment Office by 1:00 p.m. San Francisco time on the Borrowing Date requested by the Borrower in funds immediately available to the
Agent. Each Loan to the Borrower under this Agreement shall be made by 1:30 p.m. (San Francisco time) on the date of the Requested Borrowing Date, and shall be in immediately available funds (in the aggregate amount made available to the Agent by
the Lenders) wired to the Borrower’s account at Citibank, N.A. or such other account as may be designated by the Borrower in writing. 
 (d) After giving effect to any Borrowing, there may not be more than ten (10) different Interest Periods in effect. 
 With respect to any
Borrowing having an Interest Period ending on or before June 13, 2008, if prior to the last day of the Interest Period for such Borrowing the Borrower fails timely to provide a Notice of Conversion/Continuation in accordance with
Section 2.5, such Borrowing shall, on the last day of the then-existing Interest Period for such Borrowing, automatically convert into a Base Rate Loan. In the event of any such automatic conversion, the Borrower on the date of such
conversion shall be deemed to make a representation and warranty to the Lenders that, to the best of the Borrower’s knowledge, (i) neither the Borrower nor any Bank Subsidiary is in violation of the capital requirements as described in
Section 6.6, (ii) the Broker Subsidiary is not in violation of minimum net capital requirements as described in Section 7.1, (ii) the Borrower’s Consolidated Stockholders’ Equity is not below the Minimum
Stockholders’ Equity as described in Section 7.2, and (iv) no amount owing with respect to any Commitment Fee, any outstanding Borrowing, or any interest thereon, or any other amount hereunder, is due 

  

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and unpaid. If prior to the last day of the Interest Period applicable to any Term Loan the Borrower fails timely to provide a Notice of
Conversion/Continuation in accordance with Section 2.5, such Term Loan shall, on the last day of the then-existing Interest Period for such Term Loan, automatically convert into a Base Rate Loan. 
 2.5 Conversion and Continuation Elections. 
 (a) The Borrower may, upon irrevocable written notice to the Agent in accordance with this Section 2.5: 
 (i) elect, as
of any Business Day, in the case of Base Rate Loans or Federal Funds Rate Loans, or as of the last day of the applicable Interest Period, in the case of any other Type of Loan, to convert any such Loan (or any part thereof in an amount not less than
$10,000,000), into Loans of any other Type; or 
 (ii) elect as of the last day of the applicable Interest Period, to continue any Loans
having Interest Periods expiring on such day (or any part thereof in an amount not less than $10,000,000); 
 provided, that if at any time the
aggregate amount of Eurodollar Rate Loans in respect of any Borrowing is reduced, by payment, prepayment, or conversion of part thereof to be less than $10,000,000, such Eurodollar Rate Loans shall automatically convert into Base Rate Loans.

 (b) The Borrower shall deliver a Notice of Conversion/Continuation to be received by the Agent not later than 10:00 a.m. San Francisco
time for a Eurodollar Rate Loan, and not later than 11:00 a.m. San Francisco time for a Base Rate Loan or a Federal Funds Rate Loan, at least (i) three Business Days in advance of the Conversion/Continuation Date, as to any Loan that is to
be converted into or continued as a Eurodollar Rate Loan; and (ii) the same Business Day as the Conversion/Continuation Date, as to any Loan that is to be converted into a Base Rate Loan or Federal Funds Rate Loan, specifying: 
 (A) the proposed Conversion/Continuation Date; 
 (B) the aggregate amount of the Loan or Loans to be converted or renewed; 
 (C) the Type of Loan or Loans resulting from the
proposed conversion or continuation; and 
 (D) other than in the case of conversions into Base Rate Loans or Federal Funds Rate Loans, the
duration of the requested Interest Period. 
 (c) If upon the expiration of any Interest Period applicable to Eurodollar Rate Loans, the
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Borrower shall be deemed to have elected to convert such Eurodollar Rate Loans into Base Rate Loans effective as of the expiration date of such Interest
Period. 
 (d) The Agent will promptly notify each Lender of its receipt of a Notice of Conversion/Continuation, or, if no timely notice is
provided by the Borrower, the Agent will promptly notify each Lender of the details of any automatic conversion. All conversions and continuations shall be made ratably according to the respective outstanding principal amounts of the Loans with
respect to which the notice was given as held by each Lender. 
 (e) Unless the Required Lenders otherwise agree, during the existence of a
Default or Event of Default, the Borrower may not elect to have a Loan converted into or continued as a Eurodollar Rate Loan. 
 (f) After
giving effect to any conversion or continuation of Loans, there may not be more than ten (10) different Interest Periods in effect. 
 2.6 Interest Periods. The Borrower may select for any Eurodollar Rate Loan the Interest Period (as defined in the next sentence) for each Borrowing, it being understood that the Borrower may request multiple Borrowings on the same
day and may select a different Interest Period for each such Borrowing. An Interest Period shall be each period, as selected by the Borrower in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, beginning on the Borrowing Date of any Eurodollar Rate Loan,
or on the Conversion/Continuation Date on which any Loan is converted into or continued as a Eurodollar Rate Loan, and ending on the date specified by the Borrower that is one, two, three or six months thereafter; provided that whenever the
first day of any Interest Period occurs on a day of an initial calendar month for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month that succeeds such initial calendar month by the number of months equal to the number of months
in such Interest Period, such Interest Period shall end on the last Business Day of such succeeding calendar month; and provided further that if the last day of an Interest Period would be a day that is not a Business Day, such
Interest Period shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day, unless such next succeeding Business Day is in a different calendar month, in which case such interest period shall end on the next preceding Business Day; but provided,
however, that (i) no Interest Period applicable to any Revolving Loan shall extend beyond the Revolving Termination Date; and (ii) no Interest Period applicable to any Term Loan shall extend beyond the Term Loan Maturity Date
specified in the Borrowing Advice for such Term Loan, which in no event shall be later than June 12, 2009. 
 2.7 Interest Rates.

 (a) (i) Each Revolving Loan, while outstanding, shall bear interest from the applicable Borrowing Date at a rate per annum equal to the
Eurodollar Rate, the Federal Funds Effective Rate, or the Base Rate, as the case may be, (and subject to the Borrower’s right to convert to other Types of Loans under Section 2.5) plus the Applicable Margin. 
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Federal Funds Effective Rate, or the Base Rate, as the case may be, (and subject to the Borrower’s right to convert to other Types of Loans under
Section 2.5) plus the sum of the Applicable Margin and 0.15% per annum. 
 (b) Interest on each Revolving Loan and Term
Loan shall be paid in arrears on each Interest Payment Date. Interest shall also be paid on the date of any prepayment of Loans under Section 3.3 for the portion of the Loan so prepaid and upon payment (including prepayment) in full
thereof, and, during the existence of any Event of Default interest shall be paid on demand of the Agent at the request or with the consent of the Required Lenders. 
 (c) After the principal amount of any Revolving Loan or Term Loan, accrued interest upon such Loan, the commitment fee, or any other amount hereunder shall have become due and payable by acceleration, or otherwise, it
shall thereafter (until paid) bear interest, payable on demand, (i) until the end of the Interest Period with respect to such Loan at a rate per annum equal to 2% per annum in excess of the rate or rates in effect with respect to such
Loan, and (ii) thereafter, at a rate per annum equal to 2% per annum in excess of the Base Rate. 
 2.8 Substitute Rates. If
upon receipt by the Agent of a Borrowing Advice relating to any Borrowing or of a Notice of Conversion/Continuation: 
 (a) the Agent shall
determine that by reason of changes affecting the London interbank market, adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the applicable Eurodollar Rate with respect to any Interest Period; or 
 (b) the Agent shall determine that by reason of any change since the date hereof in any applicable law or governmental regulation (other than any such
change in the regulations described in the definition of Eurodollar Rate Reserve Percentage in Section 1 hereof), guideline or order (or any interpretation thereof), the adoption or enactment of any new law or governmental regulation or
order or any other circumstance affecting the Lenders or the London interbank market, the Eurodollar Rate shall no longer represent the effective cost to the Lenders of U.S. dollar deposits in the relevant amount and for the relevant period; or

 (c) Agent shall determine that, as a result of any change since the date hereof in any applicable law or governmental regulation or as a
result of the adoption of any new applicable law or governmental regulation, the applicable Eurodollar Rate would be unlawful; 
 then, the Agent will
promptly so notify the Borrower and each Lender, whereupon, the obligation of the Lenders to make or maintain Eurodollar Rate Loans hereunder shall be suspended until the Agent upon the instruction of the Required Lenders revokes such notice in
writing. Upon receipt of such notice, the Borrower may revoke any Notice of Borrowing or Notice of Conversion/Continuation then submitted by it and, at its election, submit a Borrowing Advice or Notice of Conversion/Continuation selecting another
Type of Loan. If the Borrower does not revoke such Notice or give a Notice as provided herein, the Lenders shall make, convert or continue the Loans, as proposed by the Borrower in the amount specified in the applicable notice submitted by the
Borrower, but such Loans shall be made, converted or continued as Base Rate Loans instead of Eurodollar Rate Loans. 
  

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 2.9 Fees. 
 (a) Arrangement, Agency Fees. The Borrower shall pay an arrangement fee to the Arranger for the Arranger’s account, and shall pay an agency fee to the Agent for the Agent’s account, as required by the
letter agreement (“Fee Letter”) between the Borrower, the Agent and the Arranger dated April 26, 2007. 
 (b)
Commitment Fee. The Borrower shall pay to the Agent for the account of each Lender a commitment fee (the “Commitment Fee”) on the actual daily unused portion of such Lender’s Commitment computed on a quarterly basis in
arrears on the last Business Day of each quarter based upon the daily utilization for that quarter as calculated by the Agent, equal to eight-one hundredths of one percent (0.08%) per annum. For purposes of calculating utilization under this
subsection, the Commitments shall be deemed used to the extent of the Effective Amount of Revolving Loans and Term Loans then outstanding. Such Commitment Fee shall accrue from the Closing Date to the Revolving Termination Date and shall be due and
payable quarterly in arrears on the last Business Day of each quarter commencing on the quarter ending June 30, 2007 through the Revolving Termination Date, with the final payment to be made on the Revolving Termination Date; provided
that, in connection with any reduction or termination of Commitments under Section 2.10, the accrued commitment fee calculated for the period ending on such date shall also be paid on the date of such reduction or termination, with the
following quarterly payment being calculated on the basis of the period from such reduction or termination date to such quarterly payment date. 
 2.10 Reduction of Credit. The Borrower, from time to time, upon at least three (3) Business Days’ written notice to the Agent, may terminate the commitments, or permanently reduce the Commitments by an aggregate minimum
amount of $10,000,000, without penalty or premium; unless after giving effect thereto and to any prepayments of Loans made on the effective date thereof, the Effective Amount of all Revolving Loans and Term Loans together would exceed the amount of
the combined Commitments then in effect. Once reduced in accordance with this Section, the Commitments may not be increased. Any reduction of the Commitments shall be applied to each Lender’s Commitment according to its Pro Rata Share. All
accrued Commitment Fees to, but not including, the effective date of any reduction or termination of Commitments, shall be paid on the effective date of such reduction or termination. During the continuation of the Credit, the computation of the
Commitment Fee and the Lenders’ obligations to make Revolving Loans or Term Loans shall be based upon such reduced Commitments. In the event the Credit shall be reduced to zero pursuant to this Section, the Credit shall be deemed terminated,
and any Commitment Fee or any other amount payable hereunder then accrued shall become immediately payable. Such termination of the Credit shall terminate the Borrower’s obligations with respect to the Commitment Fee to the extent not
theretofore accrued and shall terminate the Lenders’ obligations to make any further Revolving Loans or Term Loans under this Agreement. 
 2.11 Termination Date; Extensions. The termination date of each Lender’s Commitment with respect to the Credit (the “Termination Date”), including both the Revolving Credit Facility under Section 2.1
hereof and the Term Loan Facility under Section 2.2 hereof, is initially June 13, 2008. At any time no earlier than forty-five (45) days and no later than thirty 

  

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(30) days prior to the Termination Date then in effect (whether the initial Termination Date of June 13, 2008 or any later Termination Date as extended
under this Section 2.11), the Borrower may, by written notice to the Agent in the form attached as Exhibit D hereto, request that the Termination Date be extended for a period of 364 calendar days. Such request shall be irrevocable and binding
upon the Borrower. In no event will any Lender agree to approve any extension more than thirty (30) days before the Termination Date then in effect. Failure of any Lender to respond shall mean that such Lender has not approved such extension.
If each Lender (in its sole discretion) agrees to so extend its Commitment and the Termination Date (which agreement may be given or withheld in such Lender’s sole and absolute discretion), the Agent shall evidence such agreement by executing
and returning to the Borrower a copy of the Borrower’s written request no later than fifteen (15) days after the Agent’s receipt of the Borrower’s written request. If the Agent fails to so respond to and accept the
Borrower’s request for extension of the Termination Date then in effect, the Lenders’ Commitments shall be terminated on the Termination Date then in effect. If, on the other hand, the Agent so responds to and accepts the Borrower’s
request for extension of the Termination Date, then upon receipt by the Borrower of a copy of the Borrower’s written request countersigned by the Agent, (i) the Lenders’ Commitments then in effect and the Termination Date then in
effect shall automatically be extended for the 364-day period specified in such written request, and (ii) each reference in this Agreement to “June 13, 2008”, and “June 12, 2009” (and any prior extension thereof pursuant to
this Section 2.11) also shall automatically be correspondingly extended for 364 days. 
 2.12 Payments by the Lenders to the
Agent. 
 (a) Unless the Agent receives notice from a Lender on or prior to the Closing Date or, with respect to any Borrowing after the
Closing Date, at least one Business Day before the date of such Borrowing in the case of a Eurodollar Rate Loan, or, in the case of a Base Rate Loan or Federal Funds Rate Loan, prior to noon (12:00) San Francisco time on the date of such
Borrowing, that such Lender will not make available as and when required hereunder to the Agent for the account of the Company the amount of that Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Borrowing, the Agent may assume that each Lender has made such
amount available to the Agent in immediately available funds on the Borrowing Date and the Agent may (but shall not be so required), in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Borrower on such date a corresponding amount. If and to the
extent any Lender shall not have made its full amount available to the Agent in immediately available funds and the Agent in such circumstances has made a corresponding amount available to the Borrower such Lender shall on the Business Day following
such Borrowing Date make such amount available to the Agent, together with interest at the Federal Funds Rate for each day during such period. A notice of the Agent submitted to any Lender with respect to amounts owing under this subsection
(a) shall be conclusive, absent manifest error. If such amount is so made available, such payment to the Agent shall constitute such Lender’s Loan on the date of Borrowing for all purposes of this Agreement. If such amount is not made
available to the Agent on the Business Day following the Borrowing Date, the Agent will notify the Borrower of such failure to fund and, upon demand by the Agent, the Borrower shall pay such amount to the Agent for the Agent’s account, together
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 (b) The failure of any Lender to make any Loan on any Borrowing Date shall not relieve any other Lender
of any obligation hereunder to make a Loan on such Borrowing Date, but no Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to make the Loan to be made by such other Lender on any Borrowing Date. 
 2.13 Sharing of Payments, Etc.. If, other than as expressly provided elsewhere herein, any Lender shall obtain on account of the Loans made by it
any payment (whether voluntary, involuntary, through the exercise of any right of set-off, or otherwise) in excess of its Pro Rata Share, such Lender shall immediately (a) notify the Agent of such fact, and (b) purchase from the other
Lenders such participation in the Loans made by them as shall be necessary to cause such purchasing Lender to share the excess payment pro rata with each of them; provided, however, that if all or any portion of such excess payment is
thereafter recovered from the purchasing Lender, such purchase shall to that extent be rescinded and each other Lender shall repay to the purchasing Lender the purchase price paid therefor, together with an amount equal to such paying Lender’s
ratable share (according to the proportion of (i) the amount of such paying Lender’s required repayment to (ii) the total amount so recovered from the purchasing Lender) of any interest or other amount paid or payable by the
purchasing Lender in respect of the total amount so recovered. The Borrower agrees that any Lender so purchasing a participation from another Lender may, to the fullest extent permitted by law, exercise all its rights of payment (including the right
of set-off, but subject to Section 10.5) with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were the direct creditor of the Borrower in the amount of such participation. The Agent will keep records (which shall be conclusive
and binding in the absence of manifest error) of participation purchased under this Section and will in each case notify the Lenders following any such purchase or repayment. 
 2.14 Computation of Fees and Interest. 
 (a) All computations of interest for Base Rate Loans when the Base Rate is determined by Citibank N.A.’s “Base Rate” shall be made on the basis of a year of 365 or 366 days, as the case may be, and actual days elapsed. All
other computations of interest, and all computation of fees under subsection 2.9(b) and (c) shall be made on the basis of a 360-day year and actual days elapsed. Interest and such fees shall accrue during each period during
which interest or such fees are computed from and including the first day thereof to and excluding the last day thereof. 
 (b) If any
Reference Lender’s Commitment shall terminate (otherwise than on termination of all the Commitments), or for any reason whatsoever such Reference Lender shall cease to be a Lender hereunder, such Reference Lender shall thereupon cease to be a
Reference Lender, and the determination of the Eurodollar Base Rate under subsection (c) of the definition of such term shall be determined on the basis of the rates as notified by the remaining Reference Lenders. 
  

	3.	PAYMENT. 

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 (a) The Term Credit. The Borrower shall repay to the Agent for the account of the Lenders the
aggregate principal amount of the Term Loans outstanding on each Term Loan Maturity Date, as applicable. 
 (b) The Revolving Credit.
The Borrower shall repay to the Agent, for the account of the Lenders, on the Revolving Termination Date the aggregate principal amount of Revolving Loans outstanding on such date. 
 3.2 Method of Payment. All payments hereunder and under the Revolving Note and the Term Note shall be payable in lawful money of the United States
of America and in immediately available funds not later than 12:00 noon (San Francisco time) on the date when due at the principal office of the Agent or at such other place as the Agent may, from time to time, designate in writing to the Borrower.

 3.3 Optional Prepayment. Subject to Section 3.7, the Borrower shall be entitled at any time or from time to time, upon
not less than one (1) Business Day irrevocable notice to the Agent, to ratably prepay Loans in whole or in part in minimum amounts of $10,000,000 without premium or penalty. Each notice of payment shall specify the date and aggregate principal
amount of any such prepayment and the Type(s) of Loans to be repaid. The Agent will promptly notify each Lender of its receipt of any such Notice and of such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of such prepayment. If such Notice is given by the Borrower,
the Borrower shall make such prepayment and the payment amount, specified in such Notice shall be due and payable on the date specified therein, together with all accrued interest to each such date on the amount prepaid, and any amounts required in
accordance with Section 3.7 hereof as a result of such prepayment. 
 3.4 Taxes/Net Payments. All payments by Borrower
hereunder and under the Revolving Note and the Term Note to the Agent or any Lender shall be made without set-off or counterclaim and in such amounts as may be necessary in order that all such payments, after deduction or withholding for or on
account of any present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties or other charges of whatsoever nature imposed by any Governmental Authority or taxing authority thereof (collectively, “Taxes”), shall not be less than the amounts
otherwise specified to be paid under this Agreement. The Borrower shall pay all Taxes when due and shall promptly send to the Lender original tax receipts or copies thereof certified by the relevant taxing authority together with such other
documentary evidence with respect to such payments as may be required from time to time by the Agent. If the Borrower fails to pay any Taxes to the appropriate taxing authorities when due or fails to remit to the Agent or Lender any such original
tax receipts or certified copies thereof as aforesaid or other required documentary evidence, the Borrower shall indemnify the Agent or Lender within thirty (30) days of demand by the Lender or Agent for any taxes, interest or penalties that
may become payable by the Agent or Lender as a result of such failure. 
 Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) the Borrower shall not be
liable for the payment of any tax on or measured by the net income of any Lender pursuant to the laws of the jurisdiction where an office of such Lender making any loan hereunder is located or does business, and (ii) the foregoing obligation to
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such Lender shall not apply (x) to any payment to any Lender which is a “foreign corporation, partnership or trust” within the meaning of the
Code if such Lender is not, on the date hereof (or on the date it becomes a Lender under this Agreement pursuant to the assignment terms of this Agreement), or on any date hereafter that it is a Lender under this Agreement, entitled to submit either
a Form W-8BEN or any successor form thereto (relating to such Lender and entitling it to a complete exemption from withholding on all interest to be received by it hereunder in respect of the Loans) or Form W-8ECI or any successor form thereto
(relating to all interest to be received by such Lender hereunder in respect of the Loans) of the U.S. Department of Treasury, or (y) to any item referred to in the preceding sentence that would not have been imposed but for the failure by such
Lender to comply with any applicable certification, information, documentation or other reporting requirements concerning the nationality, residence, identity or connections of such Lender with the United States if such compliance is required by
statute or regulation of the United States as a precondition to relief or exemption from such item. 
 3.5 Illegality. 
 (a) If any Lender determines that the introduction of any Requirement of Law, or any change in any Requirement of Law, or in the interpretation or
administration of any Requirement of Law, has made it unlawful, or that any central bank or other Governmental Authority has asserted that it is unlawful, for any Lender or its applicable Lending Office to make Eurodollar Rate Loans, then, on notice
thereof by the Lender to the Borrower through the Agent, any obligation of that Lender to make Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be suspended until the Lender notifies the Agent and the Borrower that the circumstances giving rise to such determination no
longer exist. 
 (b) If a Lender determines that it is unlawful to maintain any Eurodollar Rate Loan, the Borrower shall, upon its receipt
of notice of such fact and demand from such Lender (with a copy to the Agent), prepay in full such Eurodollar Rate Loans of that Lender then outstanding, together with interest accrued thereon and amounts required under Section 3.7,
either on the last day of the Interest Period thereof, if the Lender may lawfully continue to maintain such Eurodollar Rate Loans to such day, or immediately, if the Lender may not lawfully continue to maintain such Eurodollar Rate Loan. If the
Borrower is required to so prepay any Eurodollar Rate Loan, then concurrently with such prepayment, the Borrower shall borrow from the affected Lender, in the amount of such repayment, a Base Rate Loan or Federal Funds Rate Loan. 
 (c) If the obligation of any Lender to make or maintain Eurodollar Rate Loans has been so terminated or suspended, the Borrower may elect, by giving
notice to the Lender through the Agent that all Loans which would otherwise be made by the Lender as Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be instead Base Rate Loans, or Federal Funds Rate Loans. 
 (d) Before giving any notice to the Agent under this Section, the affected Lender shall designate a different Lending Office with respect to its
Eurodollar Rate Loans if such designation will avoid the need for giving such notice or making such demand and will not, in the judgment of the Lender, be illegal or otherwise disadvantageous to the Lender. 
  

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 3.6 Increased Costs and Reduction of Return. 
 (a) If any Lender determines that, due to either (i) the introduction of or any change (other than any change by way of imposition of or increase in
reserve requirements included in the calculation of the Eurodollar Rate) in or in the interpretation of any law or regulation, or (ii) the compliance by that Lender with any guideline or request from any central bank or other Governmental
Authority (whether or not having the force of law), there shall be any increase in the cost to such Lender of agreeing to make or making, funding or maintaining any Eurodollar Rate Loan, then the Borrower shall be liable for, and shall from time to
time, upon demand (with a copy of such demand to be sent to the Agent), pay to the Agent for the account of such Lender, additional amounts as are sufficient to compensate such Lender for such increased costs. 
 (b) If any Lender shall have determined that (i) the introduction of any Capital Adequacy Regulation, (ii) any change in any Capital Adequacy
Regulation, (iii) any change in the interpretation or administration of any Capital Adequacy Regulation by any central bank or other Governmental Authority charged with the interpretation or administration thereof, or (iv) compliance by
the Lender (or its Lending Office) or any corporation controlling the Lender with any Capital Adequacy Regulation, affects or would affect the amount of capital required or expected to be maintained by the Lender or any corporation controlling the
Lender and determines that the amount of such capital is increased as a consequence of its Commitment, Loans, credits or obligations under this Agreement then, upon demand of such Lender to the Borrower through the Agent, the Borrower shall pay to
the Lender, from time to time as specified by the Lender, additional amounts sufficient to compensate the Lender for the cost of such increase. 
 3.7 Funding Losses. The Borrower shall reimburse each Lender and hold each Lender harmless from any loss or expense which the Lender may sustain or incur as a consequence of: 
 (a) the failure of the Borrower to make on a timely basis any payment of principal of any Eurodollar Rate Loan; 
 (b) the failure of the Borrower to borrow, continue or convert a Loan after the Borrower has given (or is deemed to have given) a Notice of Borrowing or
a Notice of Conversion/Continuation; 
 (c) the failure of the Borrower to make any prepayment in accordance with any notice delivered under
Section 3.3; 
 (d) the prepayment or other payment (including after acceleration thereof) of any Eurodollar Rate Loan on a day
that is not the last day of the relevant Interest Period; or 
 (e) the automatic conversion under Section 2.5 of any Eurodollar
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including any such loss or expense arising from the liquidation or reemployment of funds obtained by it to maintain its Eurodollar Rate Loans or from fees
payable to terminate the deposits from which such funds were obtained. For purposes of calculating amounts payable by the Borrower to the Lenders under this Section and under subsection 3.6(a), each Eurodollar Rate Loan made by a Lender and
each related reserve, special deposit or similar requirement shall be conclusively deemed to have been funded at the LIBO-based rate used in determining the Eurodollar Rate for such Eurodollar Rate Loan by a matching deposit or other borrowing in
the interbank eurodollar market for a comparable amount and for a comparable period, whether or not such Eurodollar Rate Loan is in fact so funded,. 
 3.8 Certificates of Lenders. Any Lender claiming reimbursement or compensation under this Section 3 shall deliver to the Borrower (with a copy to the Agent) a certificate setting forth in reasonable
detail the amount payable to the Lender hereunder and such certificate shall be conclusive and binding on the Borrower in the absence of manifest error. 
 3.9 Substitution of Lenders. Upon the receipt by the Borrower from any Lender (an “Affected Lender”) of a claim for compensation under Section 3.6, the Borrower may:
(i) request the Affected Lender to use its best efforts to obtain a replacement bank or financial institution satisfactory to the Borrower to acquire and assume all or a ratable part of all of such Affected Lender’s Loans and Commitment (a
“Replacement Lender”); (ii) request one or more of the other Lenders to acquire and assume all or part of such Affected Lender’s Loans and Commitment (but no other Lender shall be required to do so); or
(iii) designate a Replacement Lender. Any such designation of a Replacement Lender under clause (ii) or (iii) shall be subject to the prior written consent of the Agent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld). 

3.10 Survival. The agreements and obligations of the Borrower in this Section 3 shall survive the payment of all other Obligations.

  

	4.	CONDITIONS. 

 4.1 Conditions Precedent to the
Effectiveness of this Agreement. The obligation of each Lender to make its initial extension of credit hereunder is subject to the condition that the Agent has received on or before the Closing Date all of the following in form and substance
satisfactory to the Agent and each Lender, in sufficient copies for each Lender; 
 (a) This Agreement and the Notes executed by each party
thereto. 
 (b) A copy of a resolution or resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors or Executive Committee of the Borrower, certified by
the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Borrower as being in full force and effect on the date hereof, authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, and a
copy of the Certificate of Incorporation and the By-Laws of the Borrower, similarly certified. 
  

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 (c) A certificate, signed by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Borrower and dated the date
hereof, as to the incumbency of the person or persons authorized to execute and deliver this Agreement. 
 (d) A certificate signed by the
Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer or Corporate Controller of the Borrower that, as of the date hereof, there has been no material adverse change in its consolidated financial condition since December 31, 2006 not reflected on its Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC for the period ending March 31, 2007. 
 (e) A certificate, signed by the Secretary or an
Assistant Secretary of the Borrower and dated the date hereof, as to the persons authorized to execute and deliver a Borrowing Advice, a Notice of Conversion/Continuation, and the Revolving Notes and the Term Notes. The Agent and each Lender may
rely on such certificate with respect to the Revolving Loans and Term Loans hereunder unless and until it shall have received an updated certificate and, after receipt of such updated certificate, similarly may rely thereon. 
 (f) A written opinion, dated the date hereof, of counsel for the Borrower, in the form of Exhibit E. 
 (g) Evidence of payment by the Borrower of all accrued and unpaid fees, costs and expenses to the extent then due and payable on the Closing Date,
together with Attorney Costs of Citicorp USA to the extent invoiced prior to or on the Closing Date, plus such additional amounts of Attorney Costs as shall constitute Citicorp USA’s reasonable estimate of Attorney Costs incurred or to be
incurred by it through the closing proceedings (provided that such estimate shall not thereafter preclude final settling of accounts between the Borrower and Citicorp USA); including any such costs, fees and expenses arising under or
referenced in Sections 2.9 and 10.4. 
 (h) Written evidence that all of the Borrowing Agreements have been or concurrently
herewith are being terminated. 
 (i) A certificate, signed by the Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer of the
Borrower and dated as of the date hereof, which confirms that after giving effect to this Agreement, the aggregate principal amount of credit available under all of the Borrower’s committed unsecured revolving credit facilities combined will
not exceed the amount authorized under the resolutions of the Borrower referenced in subsection 4.1(b). 
 4.2 Conditions Precedent
to Revolving Loans and Term Loans. The obligation of each Lender to make any Revolving Loan or Term Loan to be made by it (including its initial Revolving Loan), or to continue or convert any Loan under Section 2.5 is subject to the
satisfaction of the following conditions precedent on the relevant Borrowing Date or Conversion/Continuation Date: 
 The Agent shall have received a
Borrowing Advice or a Notice of Conversion/Continuation, as applicable. Each Borrowing Advice or Notice of Conversion/Continuation given by the Borrower shall be deemed to be a representation and warranty by the Borrower to each Lender, 

  

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effective on and as of the date of such Notice and as of such Borrowing Date for a Revolving Loan or Term Loan covered thereby, that (i) the
representations and warranties set forth in Section 5 hereof are true and correct as of such date, and (ii) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing. No Lender shall be required to make any Loan hereunder if:

 (a) the Credit, the Revolving Credit Facility (in the case of a Revolving Loan) or the Term Loan Facility (in the case of a Term Loan) has
been terminated; or 
 (b) any of the representations or warranties of the Borrower set forth in Section 5 hereof shall prove to
have been untrue in any material respect when made, or when any Default or Event of Default as defined in Section 8, has occurred; or 
 (c) the Borrower or any Bank Subsidiary is in violation of the capital requirements as described in Section 6.6; or 
 (d) the Broker Subsidiary is in violation of minimum net capital requirements as described in Section 7.1; or 
 (e)
the Borrower’s Consolidated Stockholders’ Equity is below the Minimum Stockholders’ Equity as described in Section 7.2; or 
 (f) any amount owing with respect to any Commitment Fee or any outstanding Revolving Loan or Term Loan or any interest thereon or any other amount payable hereunder is due and unpaid. 
  

	5.	REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. 

 The Borrower
represents and warrants to the Agent and each Lender, as of the date of delivery of this Agreement and as of the date of any Revolving Loan or Term Loan, as follows: 
 5.1 Organization and Good Standing. The Borrower is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the state of Delaware and has full power, authority and legal right and
has all governmental licenses, authorizations, qualifications and approvals required to own its property and assets and to transact the business in which it is engaged; and all of the outstanding shares of capital stock of Borrower have been duly
authorized and validly issued, are fully paid and non-assessable. 
 5.2 Corporate Power and Authority. The Borrower has full power,
authority and legal right to execute and deliver, and to perform its obligations under, this Agreement, and to borrow hereunder, and has taken all necessary corporate and legal action to authorize the borrowings hereunder on the terms and conditions
of this Agreement and to authorize the execution and delivery of this Agreement, and the performance of the terms thereof. 
 5.3
Enforceability. This Agreement has been duly authorized and executed by the Borrower, and when delivered to the Lenders will be a legal, valid and binding agreement of the Borrower, enforceable against the Borrower in accordance with its
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enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or other laws relating to or affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights or by general
equity principles. 
 5.4 No Violation of Laws or Agreements. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Borrower and the
performance of the terms hereof will not violate any provision of any law or regulation or any judgment, order or determination of any court or governmental authority or of the charter or by-laws of, or any securities issued by, the Borrower or any
provision of any mortgage, indenture, loan or security agreement, or other instrument, to which the Borrower is a party or which purports to be binding upon it or any of its assets in any respect that reasonably could be expected to have a material
adverse effect on the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole on a consolidated basis; nor will the execution and the delivery of this Agreement by the Borrower and the performance of the terms hereof result in the creation of any lien or
security interest on any assets of the Borrower pursuant to the provisions of any of the foregoing. 
 5.5 No Consents. Except as
disclosed in writing by Borrower, no consents of others (including, without limitation, stockholders and creditors of the Borrower) nor any consents or authorizations of, exemptions by, or registrations, filings or declarations with, any
Governmental Authority are required to be obtained by the Borrower in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the performance of the terms thereof. 
 5.6 Financial Statements. The consolidated financial statements of the Borrower contained in the documents previously delivered to each Lender
have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles and present fairly the consolidated financial position of the Borrower. 
 5.7 Broker Subsidiary Licenses, Etc. The Broker Subsidiary possesses all material licenses, permits and approvals necessary for the conduct of its business as now conducted and as presently proposed to be
conducted as are required by law or the applicable rules of the SEC and the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. 
 5.8 Broker
Subsidiary/Broker Registration. The Broker Subsidiary is registered as a broker-dealer under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. 
 5.9 Broker Subsidiary/SIPC. The Broker Subsidiary is not in arrears with respect to any assessment made upon it by the Securities Investor Protection Corporation, except for any assessment being contested by the Broker Subsidiary in
good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which adequate reserves or other provisions are being maintained to the extent required by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. 
 5.10 Taxes. The Borrower has paid and discharged or caused to be paid and discharged all taxes, assessments, and governmental charges prior to the
date on which the same would have become delinquent, except to the extent that such taxes, assessments or charges are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings by or on behalf of the Borrower and with respect to which adequate
reserves or other provisions are being maintained to the extent required by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. 
  

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 5.11 ERISA. The Borrower is in compliance with the provisions of and regulations under the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), and the Code applicable to any pension or other employee benefit plan established or maintained by the Borrower or to which contributions are made by the Borrower (the
“Plans”). The Borrower has met all of the funding standards applicable to each of its Plans, and there exists no event or condition that would permit the institution of proceedings to terminate any of the Plans under Section 4042 of
ERISA. The estimated current value of the benefits vested under each of the Plans does not, and upon termination of any of the Plans will not, exceed the estimated current value of any such Plan’s assets. The Borrower has not, with respect to
any of the Plans, engaged in a prohibited transaction set forth in Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975(c) of the Code. 
 5.12
No Extension of Credit for Default Remedy/Hostile Acquisition. The Borrower will not use any amounts borrowed by it under this Agreement to remedy a default under any mortgage, indenture, agreement or instrument under which there may be
issued any Indebtedness of the Borrower to any bank or bank holding company, or their respective assignees, for borrowed money. Further, the Borrower will not use any amounts advanced to it under this Agreement for the immediate purpose of acquiring
a company where the Board of Directors or other governing body of the entity being acquired has made (and not rescinded) a public statement opposing such acquisition. 
 5.13 Use of Proceeds/Margin Regulations. The Borrower will use the proceeds for general corporate purposes, including, without limitation, for the back-up of the issuance of commercial paper notes. The Borrower
will not use the proceeds of any loan provided hereby in such a manner as to result in a violation of Regulations T, U or X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. 
 5.14 Authorized Persons. The persons named for such purpose in the certificates delivered pursuant to subsection 4.1(e) hereof are
authorized to execute Borrowing Advices. 
 5.15 Material Contracts. Borrower is not in default in the performance or observance of
any material obligation, agreement, covenant or condition contained in any material contract, indenture, mortgage, loan agreement, note or lease to which the Borrower is a party or by which it may be bound. 
 5.16 Litigation. There is no action, suit or proceeding pending against, or to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened against or affecting, the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries before any court, arbitrator, governmental body, agency or official in which there is a significant probability of an adverse decision which could have a material adverse affect on the business or the financial
condition of the Borrower. 
 5.17 Investment Company. The Borrower is not an “investment company” or a company
“controlled” by an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. 
  

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	6.	AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS. 

 The Borrower covenants and
agrees that so long as any Lender shall have a Commitment hereunder or any Loan or other obligation hereunder shall remain outstanding, unpaid or unsatisfied and until full payment of all amounts due to the Lenders hereunder, it will, unless and to
the extent the Required Lenders waive compliance in writing: 
 6.1 Notice of Events of Default. Give prompt notice to the Agent and
each Lender, no later than three Business Days after becoming aware thereof, of any Default or Event of Default. 
 6.2 Financial
Statements. Deliver to the Agent, in form and detail satisfactory to the Agent and the Required Lenders with sufficient copies for each Lender, within ten Business Days of the filing thereof with the SEC, a copy of each registration statement
filed under the Securities Act of 1933, a copy of each filing (including exhibits) made by the Borrower with the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, accompanied by a compliance certificate with an attached schedule of
calculations (in the form attached hereto as Schedule 6.2) demonstrating compliance with the Section 7.1 and 7.2 financial covenants; and, in the event the Borrower requests an extension of any such filing from the SEC, promptly
(but not later than the second Business Day following the filing of such request) deliver a copy of such request to the Agent. 
 6.3
Insurance. Maintain and keep in force in adequate amounts such insurance as is usual in the business carried on by the Borrower and cause the Broker Subsidiary to maintain and keep in force in adequate amounts such insurance as is usual in
the business carried on by the Broker Subsidiary. 
 6.4 Books and Records. Maintain adequate books, accounts and records and prepare
all financial statements required hereunder in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles and practices and in compliance with the regulations of any governmental regulatory body having jurisdiction thereof. 
 6.5 Change in Business. Advise the Agent and each Lender, in a timely manner, of material changes to the nature of business of the Borrower or the
Broker Subsidiary as at present conducted. The Broker Subsidiary is at present engaged in the business of providing financial services, primarily to individual investors and/or their advisors. 
 6.6 Capital Requirements. The Borrower will maintain, and cause each Bank Subsidiary to maintain, at all times such amount of capital as may be
prescribed by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (in the case of the Borrower and any state member Bank Subsidiary) or the Comptroller of the Currency (in the case of any national member Bank Subsidiary), as the case may be, from
time to time, whether by regulation, agreement or order. The Borrower shall at all times ensure that all Bank Subsidiaries shall be “well capitalized” within the meaning of 12 U.S.C. §1831(o), as amended, reenacted or redesignated
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	7.	NEGATIVE COVENANTS. 

 The Borrower covenants and
agrees that so long as any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, or any Loan or other obligation, shall remain outstanding, unpaid or unsatisfied and until full payment of all amounts due to the Lenders hereunder, unless and to the extent the
Required Lenders waive compliance in writing: 
 7.1 Net Capital. The Borrower will not permit the Broker Subsidiary to allow any
month-end Net Capital Ratio to be less than 5%. 
 7.2 Minimum Stockholders’ Equity. The Borrower will not allow its Consolidated
Stockholders’ Equity to fall below the Minimum Stockholders’ Equity. 
 7.3 Merger/Disposition of Assets. The Borrower will
not (i) permit either Broker Subsidiary or Intermediate Parent to (a) merge or consolidate, unless the surviving company is a Controlled Subsidiary, or (b) convey or transfer its properties and assets substantially as an entirety
except to one or more Controlled Subsidiaries; or (ii) except as permitted by subsection 7.3(i) sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any voting stock of Broker Subsidiary or Intermediate Parent, or permit either Broker Subsidiary or
Intermediate Parent to issue, sell or otherwise dispose of any of its voting stock, unless, after giving effect to any such transaction, Broker Subsidiary or Intermediate Parent, as the case may be, remains a Controlled Subsidiary. 
 7.4 Broker Subsidiary Indebtedness. The Borrower will not permit the Broker Subsidiary to create, incur or assume any Indebtedness other than:

 (a) (i) Indebtedness to customers, other brokers or dealers, securities exchanges or securities markets, self-regulatory organizations,
clearing houses and like institutions (including, without limitation, letters of credit or similar credit support devices issued for the account of Broker Subsidiary and for the benefit of any of the foregoing in order to comply with any margin,
collateral or similar requirements imposed by or for the benefit of any of the foregoing), (ii) “broker call” credit, (iii) indebtedness consisting of borrowings secured solely by margin loans made by Broker Subsidiary, together
with any underlying collateral of Broker Subsidiary, (iv) stock loans, (v) obligations to banks for disbursement accounts, (vi) Indebtedness incurred for the purchase of tangible personal property on a non-recourse basis or for the
leasing of tangible personal property under a capitalized lease, (vii) Indebtedness incurred for the purchase, installation or servicing of computer equipment and software, and (viii) Indebtedness incurred in the ordinary course of the
Broker Subsidiary’s business, to the extent not already included in the foregoing clauses (i) through (vii); 
 (b)
intercompany Indebtedness; and 
 (c) other Indebtedness in the aggregate not exceeding $100,000,000. 
 7.5 Indebtedness Secured by Subsidiary Stock. The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary at any time directly or indirectly to
create, assume, incur or permit to exist any Indebtedness secured by a pledge, lien or other encumbrance (hereinafter referred to as a “lien”) on the voting stock of any Subsidiary without making effective provision whereby the 

  

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Revolving Notes and the Term Notes shall be secured equally and ratably with such secured Indebtedness so long as other Indebtedness shall be so secured;
provided, however, that the foregoing covenant shall not be applicable to Permitted Liens (as defined in Section 7.6 below). 
 7.6 Liens and Encumbrances. The Borrower will not create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any lien or encumbrance upon or with respect to any of its properties, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, except
the following (the “Permitted Liens”): 
 (a) liens securing taxes, assessments or governmental charges or levies, or in
connection with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance or social security obligations, or the claims or demands of materialmen, mechanics, carriers, warehousemen, landlords and other like persons not yet delinquent or which are being
contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings with respect to which adequate reserves or other provisions are being maintained to the extent required by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles; 
 (b) liens not for borrowed money incidental to the conduct of its business or the ownership of property that do not materially detract from the value of
any item of property; 
 (c) attachment, judgment or other similar liens arising in the connection with court proceedings that do not, in
the aggregate, materially detract from the value of its property, materially impair the use thereof in the operation of its businesses and (i) that are discharged or stayed within sixty (60) days of attachment or levy, or (ii) payment
of which is covered in full (subject to customary and reasonable deductibles) by insurance or surety bonds; and 
 (d) liens existing at
Closing Date provided that the obligations secured thereby are not increased. 
  

	8.	EVENTS OF DEFAULT. 

 8.1 Defaults. The
occurrence of any of the following events shall constitute an “Event of Default”: 
 (a) The Borrower shall fail to pay any
interest with respect to the Revolving Notes or the Term Notes or any Commitment Fee in accordance with the terms hereof within 10 days after such payment is due. 
 (b) The Borrower shall fail to pay any principal with respect to the Revolving Notes or the Term Notes in accordance with the terms thereof on the date when due. 
 (c) Any representation or warranty made by the Borrower herein or hereunder or in any certificate or other document furnished by the Borrower hereunder
shall prove to have been incorrect when made (or deemed made) in any respect that is materially adverse to the interests of the Lenders or their rights and remedies hereunder. 
  

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 (d) Except as specified in (a) and (b) above, the Borrower shall default in the performance
of, or breach, any covenant of the Borrower with respect to this Agreement, and such default or breach shall continue for a period of thirty days after there has been given, by registered or certified mail, to the Borrower by the Agent a written
notice specifying such default or breach and requiring it to be remedied. 
 (e) An event of default as defined in any mortgage, indenture,
agreement or instrument under which there may be issued, or by which there may be secured or evidenced, any Indebtedness of the Borrower in a principal amount not less than $75,000,000, shall have occurred and shall result in such Indebtedness
becoming or being declared due and payable prior to the date on which it otherwise would become due and payable, or an event of default or a termination event as defined in any Hedge Agreement shall have occurred and shall result in a net payment
obligation of the Borrower thereunder of not less than $75,000,000; provided, however, that if such event of default shall be remedied or cured by the Borrower, or waived by the holders of such Indebtedness, within twenty days after
the Borrower has received written notice of such event of default and acceleration, then the Event of Default hereunder by reason thereof shall be deemed likewise to have thereupon been remedied, cured or waived without further action upon the part
of either the Borrower or the Agent and Lenders. 
 (f) Any involuntary proceeding shall be commenced or an involuntary petition shall be
filed in a court of competent jurisdiction seeking (i) relief against the Borrower or the Broker Subsidiary, or against all or a substantial part of the property of either of them, under Title 11 of the United States Code or any other federal,
state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar law, (ii) the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee, sequestrator or similar official for the Borrower or the Broker Subsidiary or for all or a
substantial part of the property of either of them, or (iii) the winding-up or liquidation of the Borrower or the Broker Subsidiary; and, in any such case, such involuntary proceeding or involuntary petition shall continue undismissed for 60
days, or, before such 60-day period has elapsed, there shall be entered an order or decree ordering the relief requested in such involuntary proceeding or involuntary petition. 
 (g) The Borrower or the Broker Subsidiary shall commence a voluntary case under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or
hereafter in effect, or shall consent to the entry of an order for relief in an involuntary case under such law, or shall consent to the appointment of or taking possession by a receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee, sequestrator (or
similar official) of the Borrower or Broker Subsidiary or for any substantial part of its respective properties, or shall make any general assignment for the benefit of creditors, or shall fail generally to pay its respective debts as they become
due or shall take any corporate action in furtherance of any of the foregoing. 
 (h) A final judgment or judgments for the payment of money
in excess of $75,000,000 in the aggregate shall be entered against the Borrower by a court or courts of competent jurisdiction, and the same shall not be discharged (or provisions shall not be made for such discharge), or a stay of execution thereof
shall not be procured, within 30 days from the date of entry thereof and the Borrower shall not, within said period of 30 days, or such longer 

  

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period during which execution of the same shall have been stayed, appeal therefrom and cause the execution thereof to be stayed during such appeal.

 (i) At any time after a Change in Control, the Borrower fails to maintain at least one of the following credit ratings for its Senior
Medium-Term Notes, Series A: (a) BBB- (or better) by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Service, a Division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., or (b) Baa3 (or better) by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. 
 8.2 Remedies. If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, then and in every such case the Agent shall, at the request of, or may, with the
consent of, the Required Lenders (i) declare the Commitment of each Lender to make Loans to be terminated whereupon such Commitments and obligation shall be terminated, and declare the unpaid principal of all outstanding Loans, any and all
accrued and unpaid interest, any accrued and unpaid Commitment Fees, or any other amounts owing or payable under the Notes, to be immediately due and payable, by a notice in writing to the Borrower, and upon such declaration such principal,
interest, Commitment Fees, or other amounts payable hereunder and accrued thereon shall become immediately due and payable, together with any funding losses that may result as a consequence of such declaration, without presentment, demand, protest
or other notice of any kind, all of which are expressly waived by the Borrower; provided, however, that in the case of any of the Events of Default specified in subsection (f) or (g) of Section 8.1,
automatically without any notice to the Borrower or any other act by the Agent, the Credit and the obligations of each Lender to make Loans shall automatically terminate and the unpaid principal amount of all outstanding Loans, any accrued and
unpaid interest, any accrued and unpaid Commitment Fees or any other amounts payable hereunder shall become immediately due and payable, together with any funding losses that may result as a consequence thereof, without further act of the Agent or
any Lender and without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are expressly waived by the Borrower. 
  

	9.	THE AGENT. 

 9.1 Appointment and
Authorization. Each Lender hereby irrevocably (subject to Section 9.9) appoints, designates and authorizes the Agent to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this Agreement and each other Loan Document and to
exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to it by the terms of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary
contained elsewhere in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document, the Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities except those expressly set forth, nor shall the Agent have or be deemed to have any fiduciary relationship with any Lender,
and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this Agreement or any other Loan Document or otherwise exist against the Agent. 
 9.2 Delegation of Duties. The Agent may execute any of its duties under this Agreement or any other Loan Document by or through agents, employees
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Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any agent or attorney-in-fact that it selects with reasonable care. 
 9.3 Liability of Agent. None of the Agent-Related Persons shall (i) be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by any of them
under or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the transactions contemplated hereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct), or (ii) be responsible in any manner to any of the Lenders for any
recital, statement, representation or warranty made by the Borrower or any Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Borrower, or any officer thereof, contained in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document, or in any certificate, report, statement or other
document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Agent under or in connection with, this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or the validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement or any other Loan
Document, or for any failure of the Borrower or any other party to any Loan Document to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. No Agent-Related Person shall be under any obligation to any Lender to ascertain or to inquire as to the
observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or to inspect the properties, books or records of the Borrower or any of the Borrower’s Subsidiaries or Affiliates.

 9.4 Reliance by Agent. 
 (a) The Agent shall be entitled to rely, and shall be fully protected in relying, upon any writing, resolution, notice, consent, certificate, affidavit, letter, facsimile, telex or telephone message, statement or other document or
conversation believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have been signed, sent or made by the proper Person or Persons, and upon advice and statements of legal counsel (including counsel to the Borrower), independent accountants and other
experts selected by the Agent. The Agent shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to take any action under this Agreement or any other Loan Document unless it shall first receive such advice or concurrence of the Required Lenders as it deems
appropriate and, if it so requests, it shall first 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. The Agent shall in
all cases be fully protected in acting, or in refraining from acting, under this Agreement or any other Loan Document in accordance with a request or consent of the Required Lenders and such request and any action taken or failure to act pursuant
thereto shall be binding upon all of the Lenders. 
 (b) For purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified in
Section 4.1, each Lender that has executed this Agreement shall be deemed to have consented to, approved or accepted or to be satisfied with, each document or other matter either sent by Agent to such Lender for consent, approval,
acceptance or satisfaction, or required thereunder to be consented to or approved by or acceptable or satisfactory to the Lender. 
 9.5
Notice of Default. The Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default, except with respect to defaults in the payment of principal, interest and fees required to be paid to the Agent
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this Agreement, describing such Default or Event of Default and stating that such notice is a “notice of default”. The Agent will notify the
Lenders of its receipt of any such notice. The Agent shall take such action with respect to such Default or Event of Default as may be requested by the Required Lenders in accordance with Section 8; provided, however, that
unless and until the Agent has received any such request, the Agent may (but shall not be obligated to) take such action, or refrain from taking such action, with respect to such Default or Event of Default as it shall deem advisable or in the best
interest of the Lenders. 
 9.6 Credit Decision. Each Lender acknowledges that none of the Agent-Related Persons has made any
representation or warranty to it and that no act by the Agent hereinafter taken, including any review of the affairs of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, shall be deemed to constitute any representation or warranty by any Agent-Related Person to
any Lender. Each Lender represents to the Agent that it has, independently and without reliance upon any Agent-Related Person and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own appraisal of and investigation into
the business, prospects, operations, property, financial and other condition and creditworthiness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, and all applicable bank regulatory laws relating to the transactions contemplated hereby, and made its own
decision to enter into this Agreement and to extend credit to the Borrower hereunder. Each Lender also represents that it will, independently and without reliance upon any Agent-Related Person and based on such documents and information as it shall
deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit analysis, appraisals and decisions in taking or not taking action under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and to make such investigations as it deems necessary to inform itself
as to the business, prospects, operations, property, financial and other condition and creditworthiness of the Borrower. Except for notices, reports and other documents expressly herein required to be furnished to the Lenders by the Agent, the Agent
shall not have any duty or responsibility to provide any Lender with any credit or other information concerning the business, prospects, operations, property, financial and other condition or creditworthiness of the Borrower which may come into the
possession of any of the Agent-Related Persons. 
 9.7 Indemnification of Agent. Whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby
are consummated, the Lenders shall indemnify upon demand the Agent-Related Persons (to the extent not reimbursed by or on behalf of the Borrower and without limiting the obligation of the Borrower to do so), pro rata, from and against any and all
Indemnified Liabilities; provided, however, that no Lender shall be liable for the payment to the Agent-Related Persons of any portion of such Indemnified Liabilities resulting solely from any such Person’s gross negligence or
willful misconduct. Without limitation of the foregoing, each Lender shall reimburse the Agent upon demand for its ratable share, of any costs or out-of-pocket expenses (including Attorney Costs) incurred by the Agent in connection with the
preparation, execution, delivery, administration, modification, amendment or enforcement (whether through negotiations, legal proceedings or otherwise) of, or legal advice in respect of rights or responsibilities under, this Agreement, any other
Loan Document, or any document contemplated by or referred to herein to the extent that the Agent is not reimbursed for such expenses by or on behalf of the Borrower. The undertaking in this Section shall survive the payment of all Obligations
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 9.8 Agent in Individual Capacity. Citicorp USA and its Affiliates may make loans to, issue letters
of credit for the account of, accept deposits from, acquire equity interests in and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory, underwriting or other business with the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and Affiliates as though
Citicorp USA were not the Agent hereunder and without notice to or consent of the Lenders. The Lenders acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, Citicorp USA or its Affiliates may receive information regarding the Borrower or its Affiliates
(including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of the Borrower or such Subsidiary) and acknowledge that the Agent shall be under no obligation to provide such information to them. With respect to its Loans,
Citicorp USA shall have the same rights and powers under this Agreement as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not the Agent. 
 9.9 Successor Agent. The Agent may, and at the request of the Required Lenders shall, resign as Agent upon 30 days’ notice to the Lenders and Borrower. If the Agent resigns under this Agreement, the
Required Lenders, with the consent of the Borrower, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, shall appoint from among the Lenders a successor agent for the Lenders which successor agent shall be approved by the Borrower. If no successor
agent is appointed prior to the effective date of the resignation of the Agent, the Agent with the consent of the Borrower, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, may appoint, after consulting with the Lenders and the Borrower, a
successor agent from among the Lenders. Upon the acceptance of its appointment as successor agent hereunder, such successor agent shall succeed to all the rights, powers and duties of the retiring Agent and the term “Agent” shall mean such
successor agent and the retiring Agent’s appointment, powers and duties as Agent shall be terminated. After any retiring Agent’s resignation hereunder as Agent, the provisions of this Section 9 and Sections 10.4 and
10.5 shall inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was Agent under this Agreement. If no successor agent has accepted appointment as Agent by the date which is 30 days following a retiring
Agent’s notice of resignation, the retiring Agent’s resignation shall nevertheless thereupon become effective and the Lenders shall perform all of the duties of the Agent hereunder until such time, if any, as the Required Lenders appoint a
successor agent as provided for above. The retiring Agent shall refund to Borrower that portion of any agency fee paid to such Agent as is not earned due to such Agent’s resignation, prorated to the date of such Agent’s resignation.

 9.10 Withholding Tax. 
 (a) If any Lender is a “foreign corporation, partnership or trust” within the meaning of the Code and such Lender claims exemption from, or a reduction of, U.S. withholding tax under Section 1441 or 1442 of the Code, such
Lender agrees with and in favor of the Agent, to deliver to the Agent: 
 (i) if such Lender claims an exemption from, or a reduction of,
withholding tax under a United States tax treaty, properly completed IRS Form W-8BEN before the payment of any interest in the first calendar year and before the payment of any interest in any subsequent calendar year during which the Form W-8BEN
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 (ii) if such Lender claims that interest paid under this Agreement is exempt from United States
withholding tax because it is effectively connected with a United States trade or business of such Lender, two properly completed copies of IRS Form W-8ECI or any successor form thereto before the payment of any interest is due in the first taxable
year of such Lender and before the payment of any interest in any subsequent calendar year during which the Form W-8ECI (or any successor thereto) then in effect expires; and 
 (iii) such other form or forms as may be required under the Code or other laws of the United States as a condition to exemption from, or reduction of,
United States withholding tax. 
 Such Lender agrees to promptly notify the Agent of any change in circumstances which would render invalid any claimed
exemption or reduction. 
 (b) If any Lender claims exemption from, or reduction of, withholding tax under a United States tax treaty by
providing IRS Form W-8BEN and such Lender sells, assigns, grants a participation in, or otherwise transfers all or part of the Obligations of the Company to such Lender, such Lender agrees to notify the Agent of the percentage amount in which it is
no longer the beneficial owner of Obligations of the Company to such Lender. To the extent of such percentage amount, the Agent will treat such Lender’s IRS Form W-8BEN or any successor form thereto as no longer valid. 
 (c) If any Lender claiming exemption from United States withholding tax by filing IRS Form W-8ECI or any successor form thereto with the Agent sells,
assigns, grants a participation in, or otherwise transfers all or part of the Obligations of the Company to such Lender, such Lender agrees to undertake sole responsibility for complying with the withholding tax requirements imposed by Sections 1441
and 1442 of the Code. 
 (d) If any Lender is entitled to a reduction in the applicable withholding tax, the Agent may withhold from any
interest payment to such Lender an amount equivalent to the applicable withholding tax after taking into account such reduction. If the forms or other documentation required by subsection (a) of this Section are not delivered to the
Agent or if any Lender which is a “foreign corporation, partnership or trust” within the meaning of the Code is not entitled to claim exemption from or a reduction of U.S. withholding tax under Section 1441 or 1442 of the Code, then
the Agent shall withhold from any interest payment to such Lender not providing such forms or other documentation an amount equivalent to the applicable withholding tax. 
 (e) If the IRS or any other Governmental Authority of the United States or other jurisdiction asserts a claim that the Agent did not properly withhold tax from amounts paid to or for the account of any Lender (because
the appropriate form was not delivered, was not properly executed, or because such Lender failed to notify the Agent of a change in circumstances which rendered the exemption from, or reduction of, withholding tax ineffective, or for any other
reason other than the Agent’s gross negligence or willful misconduct) such Lender shall indemnify the Agent fully for all amounts paid, directly or indirectly, by the Agent as tax or otherwise, including penalties and interest, and including
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taxes imposed by any jurisdiction on the amounts payable to the Agent under this Section, together with all costs and expenses (including Attorney Costs).
The obligation of the Lenders under this subsection shall survive the payment of all Obligations and the resignation or replacement of the Agent. 
 9.11 Co-Agents. None of the Lenders identified on the facing page or signature pages of this Agreement as a “co-agent”, “managing agent”, “syndication agent” or “documentation agent” shall have
any right, power, obligation, liability, responsibility or duty under this Agreement other than those applicable to all Lenders as such. Without limiting the foregoing, none of the Lenders so identified as a “co-agent”, “syndication
agent” or “documentation agent” shall have or be deemed to have any fiduciary relationship with any Lender. Each Lender acknowledges that it has not relied, and will not rely, on any of the Lenders so identified in deciding to enter
into this Agreement or in taking or not taking action hereunder. 
  

	10.	MISCELLANEOUS. 

 10.1 Amendments and Waivers.
No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, and no consent with respect to any departure by the Borrower or any applicable Subsidiary therefrom, shall be effective unless the same shall be in writing and
signed by the Required Lenders (or by the Agent at the written request of the Required Lenders) and the Borrower and acknowledged by the Agent, and then any such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific
purpose for which given; provided, however, that no such waiver, amendment, or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by all the Lenders and the Borrower and acknowledged by the Agent, do any of the following: 
 (a) increase or extend the Commitment of any Lender (or reinstate any Commitment terminated pursuant to Section 8.2); 
 (b) postpone or delay any date fixed by this Agreement or any other Loan Document for any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts due to
the Lenders (or any of them) hereunder or under any other Loan Document; 
 (c) reduce the principal of, or the rate of interest specified
herein on any Loan, or (subject to clause (ii) below) any fees or other amounts payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document; 
 (d) change the percentage of the Commitments or of the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Loans which is required for the Lenders or any of them to take any action hereunder; or 
 (e) amend this Section, or Section 2.13, or any provision herein providing for consent or other action by all Lenders; 
 and, provided further, that (i) no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by the Agent in addition to the Required Lenders
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affect the rights or duties of the Agent under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, and (ii) the Fee Letter may be amended or rights or privileges
thereunder waived, in a writing executed by the parties thereto. 
 10.2 Notices. 
 (a) All notices, requests and other communications shall be either (i) in writing (including, unless the context expressly otherwise provides, by
facsimile transmission, provided that any matter transmitted by the Borrower by facsimile shall be immediately confirmed by a telephone call to the recipient at the number specified on Schedule 10.2) or (ii) as and to the extent
set forth in clause (d) below, by electronic mail. 
 (b) All such notices, requests and communications shall, when transmitted by
overnight delivery, faxed or e-mailed, be effective when delivered for overnight (next-day) delivery, transmitted in legible form by facsimile machine (provided that the sender has retained its facsimile machine-generated confirmation of the receipt
of such fax by the recipient’s facsimile machine) or transmitted by e-mail (provided that the e-mail was sent to the e-mail address provided by the recipient and that the e-mail was not returned to the sender as undeliverable), respectively, or
if mailed, upon the third Business Day after the date deposited into the U.S. mail, or if delivered, upon delivery; except that notices pursuant to Section 2 or 9 shall not be effective until actually received by the Agent.

 (c) The agreement of the Agent and the Lenders herein to receive certain notices by telephone, facsimile or e-mail is solely for the
convenience of the Borrower, the Agent and the Lenders. The Agent and the Lenders shall be entitled to rely on the authority of any Person purporting to be a Person who is named in the then-current certificate delivered pursuant to subsection
4.1(e) hereof as authorized to execute Borrowing Advices (each an “Authorized Person”) and the Lenders shall not have any liability to the Borrower or other Person on account of any action taken or not taken by the Agent or the
Lenders in reliance upon such telephonic, facsimile or e-mail notice, provided the Agent and the Lenders reasonably believe such Person to be an Authorized Person. The obligation of the Borrower to repay the Loans shall not be affected in any way to
any extent by any failure by the Agent and the Lenders to receive written confirmation of any telephonic, facsimile or e-mail notice or the receipt by the Agent and the Lenders of a confirmation which is at variance with the terms understood by the
Agent and the Lenders to be contained in the telephonic, facsimile or e-mail notice. 
 (d) The compliance certificate described in
Section 6.2 shall be delivered to the Agent by the Borrower by mail or overnight delivery. Except for the compliance certificate described in Section 6.2, materials required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.2
shall be delivered to the Agent in an electronic medium format reasonably acceptable to the Agent by e-mail at oploanswebadmin@citigroup.com. The Borrower agrees that the Agent may make such materials (collectively, the “Communications”)
available to the Lenders by posting such materials on IntraLinks, “e-Disclosure” (the Agent’s internet delivery system that is part of SSB Direct, Global Fixed Income’s primary web portal) or a substantially similar electronic
transmission system (collectively, the “Platform”). In addition, to the extent the Borrower in its sole discretion so elects and confirms in writing or by e-mail to the Agent, any other written information, documents, instruments or
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Subsidiaries or any other materials or matters relating to this Agreement, the Notes or any of the transactions contemplated hereby and supplied by the
Borrower to the Agent (other than any such communication that (i) relates to a request for a new, or a conversion of an existing, Borrowing (including any election of an interest rate or Interest Period relating thereto), (ii) relates to
the payment of any principal or other amount due hereunder prior to the scheduled date therefor, (iii) provides notice of any Default or Event of Default or (iv) is required to be delivered to satisfy any condition precedent set forth in
Section 4.1 or Section 4.2), shall, to the extent of such election and confirmation by the Borrower, constitute materials that are “Communications” for purposes of this subparagraph (d). The Borrower and each of the
Lenders 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 Agent nor any of its Affiliates warrants the accuracy, adequacy or completeness of the Communications or the Platform and each expressly disclaims liability for errors or omissions in
the Communications or the Platform (provided, as to such disclaimer, that the Agent and its Affiliates have not been grossly negligent or engaged in any willful misconduct in respect of the Platform). No warranty of any kind, express, implied or
statutory, including, without limitation, 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 Agent or any of its Affiliates in
connection with the Platform. 
 (e) Each Lender agrees that notice to it (as provided in the next sentence) (a “Notice”)
specifying that any Communications have been posted to the Platform shall constitute effective delivery of such information, documents or other materials to such Lender for purposes of this Agreement. Each Lender agrees (i) to notify the Agent
in writing of such Lender’s e-mail address to which a Notice may be sent by electronic transmission (including by electronic communication) on or before the date such Lender becomes a party to this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter to
ensure that the Agent has on record an effective e-mail address for such Lender) and (ii) that any Notice may be sent to such e-mail address. 
 10.3 No Waiver-Cumulative Remedies. No failure to exercise and no delay in exercising, on the part of the Agent or any Lender, any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder, shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single
or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege. 
 10.4 Costs and Expenses. The Borrower shall: 
 (a) whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated, pay or reimburse Citicorp USA including in its capacity as Agent and Lender within five Business Days after demand, subject to subsection 4.1(g) for all
reasonable costs and expenses incurred by Citicorp USA including in its capacity as Agent and Lender in connection with the development, preparation, delivery, administration and execution of, and any amendment, supplement, waiver or modification to
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including reasonable Attorney Costs incurred by Citicorp USA (including in its capacity as Agent and Lender with respect thereto); and 
 (b) pay or reimburse the Agent, the Arranger and each Lender within five Business Days after demand (subject to subsection 4.1(g)) for all
reasonable costs and expenses (including reasonable Attorney Costs) incurred by them in connection with the enforcement, attempted enforcement, or preservation of any rights or remedies under this Agreement or any other Loan Document during the
existence of an Event of Default or after acceleration of the Loans (including in connection with any “workout” or restructuring regarding the Loans, and including in any Insolvency Proceeding or appellate proceeding). In connection with
any claim, demand, action or cause of action relating to the enforcement, preservation or exercise of any rights or remedies covered by this Section 10.4 against the Borrower, all Lenders shall be represented by the same legal counsel
selected by such Lenders; provided, that if such legal counsel determines in good faith that representing all such Lenders would or could result in a conflict of interest under laws or ethical principles applicable to such legal counsel or
that a claim is available to a Lender that is not available to all such Lenders, then to the extent reasonably necessary to avoid such a conflict of interest or to permit an unqualified assertion of such a claim, each Lender shall be entitled to
separate representation by legal counsel selected by that Lender, with all such legal counsel using reasonable efforts to avoid unnecessary duplication of effort by counsel for all Lenders. 
 10.5 Borrower Indemnification. Whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated, the Borrower shall indemnify and hold the
Agent-Related Persons, and each Lender and each of its respective officers, directors, employees, counsel, agents and attorneys-in-fact (each, an “Indemnified Person”) harmless from and against any and all liabilities, obligations,
losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, charges, expenses and disbursements (including Attorney Costs) of any kind or nature whatsoever which may at any time (including at any time following repayment of the Loans and the
termination, resignation or replacement of the Agent or replacement of any Lender) be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against any such Person in any way relating to or arising out of this Agreement or any document contemplated by or referred to
herein, or the transactions contemplated hereby, or any action taken or omitted by any such Person under or in connection with any of the foregoing, including with respect to any investigation, litigation or proceeding (including any Insolvency
Proceeding or appellate proceeding) related to or arising out of this Agreement or the Loans or the use of the proceeds thereof, whether or not any Indemnified Person is a party thereto (all the foregoing, collectively, the “Indemnified
Liabilities”); provided, that the Borrower shall have no obligation hereunder to any Indemnified Person with respect to Indemnified Liabilities resulting from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnified Person. If
any claim, demand, action or cause of action is asserted against any Indemnified Person, such Indemnified Person shall promptly notify Borrower, but the failure to so promptly notify Borrower shall not affect Borrower’s obligations under this
Section unless such failure materially prejudices Borrower’s right to participate in the contest of such claim, demand, action or cause of action, as hereinafter provided. If requested by Borrower in writing, such Indemnified Person shall in
good faith contest the validity, applicability and amount of such claim, demand, action or cause of action and shall permit Borrower to participate in such contest. Any Indemnified Person that proposes to settle or compromise any claim or proceeding
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of indemnity hereunder shall give Borrower written notice of the terms of such proposed settlement or compromise reasonably in advance of settling or
compromising such claim or proceeding and shall obtain Borrower’s prior consent. In connection with any claim, demand, action or cause of action covered by this Section 10.5 against more than one Indemnified Person, all such
Indemnified Persons shall be represented by the same legal counsel selected by the Indemnified Persons and reasonably acceptable to Borrower; provided, that if such legal counsel determines in good faith that representing all such Indemnified
Persons would or could result in a conflict of interest under laws or ethical principles applicable to such legal counsel or that a defense or counterclaim is available to an Indemnified Person that is not available to all such Indemnified Persons,
then to the extent reasonably necessary to avoid such a conflict of interest or to permit unqualified assertion of such a defense or counterclaim, each Indemnified Person shall be entitled to separate representation by legal counsel selected by that
Indemnified Person and reasonably acceptable to Borrower, with all such legal counsel using reasonable efforts to avoid unnecessary duplication of effort by counsel for all Indemnified Persons. The agreements in this Section shall survive payment of
all other Obligations. 
 10.6 Payments Set Aside. To the extent that the Borrower makes a payment to the Agent or the Lenders, or the
Agent or the Lenders exercise any right of set-off, and such payment or the proceeds of such set-off or any part thereof are subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside or required (including pursuant to any
settlement entered into by the Agent or such Lender in its discretion) to be repaid to a trustee, receiver or any other party, in connection with any Insolvency Proceeding or otherwise, then (a) to the extent of such recovery the obligation or
part thereof originally intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if such payment had not been made or such setoff had not occurred, and (b) each Lender severally agrees to pay to the Agent upon demand
its pro rata share of any amount so recovered from or repaid by the Agent. 
 10.7 Successors and Assigns. The provisions of this
Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns, except that the Borrower may not assign or transfer any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement without the prior
written consent of the Agent and each Lender. 
 10.8 Assignments, Participations Etc. 
 (a) Any Lender may, with the written consent of the Agent and the Borrower, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld (except Borrower’s
consent shall not be required if (i) a Default or an Event of Default exists and is continuing, and (ii) the Eligible Assignee is not engaged in the securities brokerage business or the investment advisory business), at any time assign and
delegate to one or more Eligible Assignees (provided that no written consent of the Agent shall be required in connection with any assignment and delegation by a Lender to an Eligible Assignee that is an Affiliate of such Lender) (each an
“Assignee”) all, or any ratable part of all, of the Loans, the Commitments, and the other rights and obligations of such Lender hereunder, in a minimum amount of $10,000,000; provided, however, that the Borrower and,
the Agent may continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with the interest so assigned to an Assignee until (A) written notice of such assignment, together with payment instructions, addresses and related information
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to the Assignee, shall have been given to the Borrower and the Agent by such Lender and the Assignee; (B) such Lender and its Assignee shall have
delivered to the Borrower and the Agent an Assignment and Acceptance in the form of Exhibit F (“Assignment and Acceptance”) together with any Note or Notes subject to such assignment; and (C) the assignor Lender or
Assignee has paid to the Agent a processing fee in the amount of $3,500. 
 (b) From and after the date that the Agent notifies the assignor
Lender and the Borrower that it has received (and the Borrower and the Agent have provided their consent with respect to) an executed Assignment and Acceptance and payment of the above-referenced processing fee, (i) the Assignee thereunder
shall be a party hereto and, to the extent that rights and obligations hereunder have been assigned to it pursuant to such Assignment and Acceptance, shall have the rights and obligations of a Lender under the Loan Documents, and (ii) the
assignor Lender shall, to the extent that rights and obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents have been assigned by it pursuant to such Assignment and Acceptance, relinquish its rights and be released from its obligations under the
Loan Documents. 
 (c) Within five Business Days after its receipt of notice by the Agent that it has received an executed Assignment and
Acceptance and payment of the processing fee (and provided that it consents to such assignment in accordance with subsection 10.8(a)), the Borrower shall execute and deliver to the Agent, new Notes evidencing such Assignee’s
assigned Loans and Commitment and, if the assignor Lender has retained a portion of its Loans and its Commitment, replacement Notes in the principal amount of the Commitment retained by the assignor Lender (such Notes to be in exchange for, but not
in payment of, the Notes held by such Lender). Immediately upon each Assignee’s making its processing fee payment under the Assignment and Acceptance, this Agreement shall be deemed to be amended to the extent, but only to the extent, necessary
to reflect the addition of the Assignee and the resulting adjustment of the Commitments arising therefrom. The Commitment allocated to each Assignee shall reduce such Commitments of the assignor Lender pro tanto. 
 (d) Any Lender may at any time sell to one or more commercial banks or other Persons not Affiliates of the Borrower (a “Participant”)
participating interests in any Loans, the Commitment of that Lender and the other interests of that Lender (the “originating Lender”) hereunder and under the other Loan Documents; provided, however, that (i) the
originating Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) the originating Lender shall remain solely responsible for the performance of such obligations, (iii) the Borrower, and the Agent shall continue to
deal solely and directly with the originating Lender in connection with the originating Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and (iv) no Lender shall transfer or grant any participating
interest under which the Participant has rights to approve any amendment to, or any consent or waiver with respect to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document. Any Lender that sells a participation to any Person that is a “foreign
corporation, partnership or trust” within the meaning of the Code shall include in its participation agreement with such Person a covenant by such Person that such Person will comply with the provisions of Section 9.10 as if such
Person were a Lender and provide that the Agent and the Borrower shall be third party beneficiaries of such covenant. 
  

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 (e) Notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement, any Lender may at any time create a security
interest in, or pledge, all or any portion of its rights under and interest in this Agreement and the Note held by it in favor of any Federal Reserve Bank in accordance with Regulation A of the FRB or U.S. Treasury Regulation 31 CFR §203.14,
and such Federal Reserve Bank may enforce such pledge or security interest in any manner permitted under applicable law. 
 (f) Any Lender
(a “Granting Lender”) may, with notice to the Agent, grant to a special purpose funding vehicle (an “SPC”) the option to fund all or any part of any Loan that such Granting Lender would otherwise be obligated to
fund pursuant to this Agreement. The funding of a Loan by an SPC hereunder shall utilize the Revolving Credit Commitment of the Granting Lender to the same extent, and as if, such Loan were funded by such Granting Lender. Each party hereto hereby
agrees that no SPC shall be liable for any indemnity or payment under this Agreement for which a Lender would otherwise be liable for so long as, and to the extent, the Granting Lender provides such indemnity or makes such payment. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained in the foregoing or anywhere else in this Agreement, (i) nothing herein shall constitute a commitment by any SPC to fund any Loan, (ii) if an SPC elects not to exercise such option or otherwise fails to
fund all or any part of such Loan, the Granting Lender shall be obligated to fund such Loan pursuant to the terms hereof, and (iii) the Borrower and Agent shall continue to deal exclusively with the Granting Lender and any funding by an SPC
hereunder shall not constitute an assignment, assumption or participation of any rights or obligations of the Granting Lender. Any SPC may disclose on a confidential basis any non-public information relating to its funding of Loans to any rating
agency, commercial paper dealer or provider of any surety or guarantee to such SPC, provided, as a condition precedent to such disclosure, (A) such agency, dealer or provider has delivered to such Granting Lender for the benefit of
Borrower a written confidentiality agreement substantially similar to Section 10.9, and (B) simultaneous with or prior to such disclosure, such Granting Lender has given written notice to Borrower of the agency, dealer or provider
to which such disclosure is being made and the contents of such disclosure. This Section may not be amended without the prior written consent of each Granting Lender, all or any part of whose Loan is being funded by an SPC at the time of such
amendment. 
 10.9 Confidentiality. Each Lender agrees to hold any confidential information that it may receive from Borrower or from
the Agent on such Borrower’s behalf, pursuant to this Agreement in confidence, except for disclosure: (a) to legal counsel and accountants for Borrower or any Lender; (b) to other professional advisors to Borrower or any Lender,
provided that the recipient has delivered to such Lender a written confidentiality agreement substantially similar to this Section 10.9; (c) to regulatory officials having jurisdiction over any Lender; (d) as required by
applicable law or legal process or in connection with any legal proceeding in which any Lender and Borrower are adverse parties; and (e) to another financial institution in connection with a disposition or proposed disposition to that financial
institution of all or part of any Lender’s interests hereunder or a participation interest in the Revolving Note and/or the Term Note, each in accordance with Section 10.8 hereof, provided that the recipient has delivered to such
Lender a written confidentiality agreement substantially similar to this Section 10.9. Each Lender further agrees that it will not use such confidential information in any activity or for any purpose other than the administration of
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Subsidiaries and, without limitation, will take such steps as are reasonably appropriate to preclude access to any such confidential information to be
obtained by any Person employed by any Lender, or by an affiliate of any Lender, who is not involved in the administration of credit facilities extended to Borrower and its Subsidiaries. For purposes of the foregoing, “confidential
information” shall mean any information respecting Borrower or its Subsidiaries reasonably specified by Borrower as confidential, other than (i) information filed with any governmental agency and available to the public, and
(ii) information disclosed by Borrower to any Person not associated with Borrower without a written confidentiality agreement substantially similar to this Section 10.9. Certain of the confidential information pursuant to this
Agreement is or may be valuable proprietary information that constitutes a trade secret of Borrower or its Subsidiaries; neither the provision of such confidential information to any Lender or the limited disclosures thereof permitted by this
Section 10.9 shall affect the status of any such confidential information as a trade secret of Borrower and its Subsidiaries. Each Lender, and each other Person who agrees to be bound by this Section 10.9, acknowledges that
any breach of the agreements contained in this Section 10.9 would result in losses that could not be reasonably or adequately compensated by money damages. Accordingly, if any Lender or any other person breaches its obligations
hereunder, such Lender or such other Person recognizes and consents to the right of Borrower, Intermediate Parent, and/or Broker Subsidiary to seek injunctive relief to compel such Lender or other Person to abide by the terms of this
Section 10.9. 
 10.10 Notification of Addresses, Lending Offices, Etc. Each Lender shall notify the Agent in writing of
any changes in the address to which notices to the Lender should be directed, of addresses of any Lending Office, of payment instructions in respect of all payments to be made to it hereunder and of such other administrative information as the Agent
shall reasonably request. 
 10.11 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of separate counterparts, each of which,
when so executed, shall be deemed an original, and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute but one and the same instrument. 
 10.12 Severability. The illegality or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement or any instrument or agreement required hereunder shall not in any way affect or impair the legality or enforceability
of the remaining provisions of this Agreement or any instrument or agreement required hereunder. 
 10.13 No Third Parties Benefited.
This Agreement is made and entered into for the sole protection and legal benefit of the Borrower, the Lenders, the Agent and the Arranger, and their permitted successors and assigns, and no other Person shall be a direct or indirect legal
beneficiary of, or have any direct or indirect cause of action or claim in connection with, this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents. 
 10.14 Governing Law and Jurisdiction. 
 (a) THIS AGREEMENT AND THE NOTES SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE
WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA; PROVIDED THAT THE AGENT AND THE LENDERS SHALL RETAIN ALL RIGHTS ARISING UNDER FEDERAL LAW. 
  

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 (b) ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING WITH RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT MAY BE
BROUGHT IN THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA OR OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, AND BY EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THIS AGREEMENT, EACH OF THE BORROWER, THE AGENT AND THE LENDERS CONSENTS, FOR ITSELF AND IN RESPECT OF
ITS PROPERTY, TO THE NONEXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THOSE COURTS. EACH OF THE BORROWER, THE AGENT AND THE LENDERS IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY OBJECTION, INCLUDING ANY OBJECTION TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OR BASED ON THE GROUNDS OF FORUM NON CONVENIENS,
WHICH IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE BRINGING OF ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN SUCH JURISDICTION IN RESPECT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY DOCUMENT RELATED HERETO. 
 10.15 Waiver of Jury Trial. TO THE FULL EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE BORROWER, THE LENDERS AND THE AGENT EACH WAIVE THEIR RESPECTIVE RIGHTS TO A TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION BASED UPON OR
ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS, OR THE TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY, IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR OTHER LITIGATION OF ANY TYPE BROUGHT BY ANY OF THE PARTIES AGAINST ANY OTHER PARTY OR ANY
AGENT-RELATED PERSON, PARTICIPANT OR ASSIGNEE, WHETHER WITH RESPECT TO CONTRACT CLAIMS, TORT CLAIMS, OR OTHERWISE. TO THE FULL EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE BORROWER, THE LENDERS AND THE AGENT EACH AGREE THAT ANY SUCH CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION SHALL
BE TRIED BY A COURT TRIAL WITHOUT A JURY. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, THE PARTIES FURTHER AGREE THAT THEIR RESPECTIVE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IS WAIVED BY OPERATION OF THIS SECTION AS TO ANY ACTION, COUNTERCLAIM OR OTHER PROCEEDING WHICH SEEKS,
IN WHOLE OR IN PART, TO CHALLENGE THE VALIDITY OR ENFORCEABILITY OF THIS AGREEMENT OR THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS OR ANY PROVISION HEREOF OR THEREOF. THIS WAIVER SHALL APPLY TO ANY SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS, RENEWALS, SUPPLEMENTS OR MODIFICATIONS TO THIS
AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS. 
 10.16 Entire Agreement. This Agreement, together with the other Loan Documents, embodies
the entire agreement and understanding among the Borrower, the Lenders and the Agent, and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous agreements and understandings of such Persons, verbal or written, relating to the subject matter hereof and thereof.

 10.17 Headings. Articles and Section headings in this Agreement are included herein for the convenience of reference only.

 10.18 USA Patriot Act. Each Lender 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”), it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each borrower, guarantor or grantor (the “Loan Parties”), which information includes
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address of each Loan Party and other information that will allow such Lender to identify such Loan Party in accordance with the Act. 
 (SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS) 
  

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

			
	Borrower:
	
	THE CHARLES SCHWAB CORPORATION
		
	By:	 	 Carrie L. Dolan

	Name:	 	Carrie L. Dolan
	Title:	 	Senior Vice President and Treasurer










			
	Lenders:
	
	 CITICORP USA, INC., as Agent and
 individually as Lender

		
	By:	 	 Gregory Davis

	Name:	 	Gregory Davis
	Title:	 	Vice President
	
	BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
		
	By:	 	 Kristen M. Murphy

	Name:	 	Kristen M. Murphy
	Title:	 	Assistant Vice President
	
	CALYON NEW YORK BRANCH
		
	By:	 	 Sebastian Rocco

	Name:	 	Sebastian Rocco
	Title:	 	Managing Director
		
	By:	 	 Walter Jay Buckley

	Name:	 	Walter Jay Buckley
	Title:	 	Managing Director
	
	JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
		
	By:	 	 Therese Bechet

	Name:	 	Therese Bechet
	Title:	 	Managing Director
	
	LLOYDS TSB BANK PLC
		
	By:	 	 Elaine B. Kallenbach

	Name:	 	Elaine B. Kallenbach
	Title:	 	Associate Director
		
	By:	 	 Candi Obrentz

	Name:	 	Candi Obrentz
	Title:	 	Associate Director
	
	BNP PARIBAS
		
	By:	 	 David Seaman

	Name:	 	David Seaman
	Title:	 	Director










			
	By:	 	 Frank Sodano

	Name:	 	Frank Sodano
	Title:	 	Managing Director
	
	 NORDDEUTSCHE LANDESBANK GIROZENTRALE,
 NEW YORK AND/OR CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH

		
	By:	 	 Stephanie Hövermann

	Name:	 	Stephanie Hövermann
	Title:	 	Vice President
		
	By:	 	 Andrea Rosario Jorge

	Name:	 	Andrea Rosario Jorge
	Title:	 	Assistant Treasurer
	
	PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
		
	By:	 	 Edward J. Chidiac

	Name:	 	Edward J. Chidiac
	Title:	 	Managing Director
	
	WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
		
	By:	 	 Robert P. Fialkowski

	Name:	 	Robert P. Fialkowski
	Title:	 	Vice President
	
	WESTLB AG, NEW YORK BRANCH
		
	By:	 	 Wendy Ferguson

	Name:	 	Wendy Ferguson
	Title:	 	Director
		
	By:	 	 Dee Dee Sklar

	Name:	 	Dee Dee Sklar
	Title:	 	Managing Director
	
	BANK OF HAWAII
		
	By:	 	 Steven Nakahara

	Name:	 	Steven Nakahara
	Title:	 	Vice President










			
	 COMMERZBANK AG NEW YORK AND GRAND
 CAYMAN
BRANCHES

		
	By:	 	 Michele Woessner-Larkin

	Name:	 	Michele Woessner-Larkin
	Title:	 	Assistant Vice President
		
	By:	 	 Maureen A. Carson

	Name:	 	Maureen A. Carson
	Title:	 	Assistant Vice President
	
	DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH
		
	By:	 	 Charles Kohler

	Name:	 	Charles Kohler
	Title:	 	Managing Director
		
	By:	 	 John Estrada

	Name:	 	John Estrada
	Title:	 	Director
	
	HARRIS N.A.
		
	By:	 	 Linda C. Haven

	Name:	 	Linda C. Haven
	Title:	 	Managing Director
	
	HSBC BANK USA, N.A.
		
	By:	 	 Joseph Travaglione

	Name:	 	Joseph Travaglione
	Title:	 	Senior Vice President
	
	MELLON BANK, N.A.
		
	By:	 	 Thomas Caruso

	Name:	 	Thomas Caruso
	Title:	 	First Vice President
	
	STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
		
	By:	 	 James H. Reichert

	Name:	 	James H. Reichert
	Title:	 	Vice President










			
	UBS LOAN FINANCE LLC
		
	By:	 	 Irja R. Otsa

	Name:	 	Irja R. Otsa
	Title:	 	Associate Director
		
	By:	 	 Mary E. Evans

	Name:	 	Mary E. Evans
	Title:	 	Associate Director









 Schedule 1 
 LENDERS’ COMMITMENTS 
 The Charles Schwab Corporation $800,000,000 Credit Agreement (364-Day Commitment) dated
as of June 15, 2007. 
  

								
	 	  	 	  	Lender Commitment Amount
	1.	  	Citicorp USA, Inc.	  	1.	  	$	95,000,000
	2.	  	Bank of America, N.A.	  	2.	  	 	80,000,000
	3.	  	Calyon New York Branch	  	3.	  	 	80,000,000
	4.	  	JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.	  	4.	  	 	80,000,000
	5.	  	Wells Fargo Bank, National Association	  	5.	  	 	80,000,000
	6.	  	BNP Paribas	  	6.	  	 	45,000,000
	7.	  	PNC Bank, National Association	  	7.	  	 	45,000,000
	8.	  	State Street Bank and Trust Company	  	8.	  	 	45,000,000
	9.	  	Bank of Hawaii	  	9.	  	 	25,000,000
	10.	  	Commerzbank AG New York and Grand Cayman Branches	  	10.	  	 	25,000,000
	11.	  	Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch	  	11.	  	 	25,000,000
	12.	  	Harris N.A.	  	12.	  	 	25,000,000
	13.	  	HSBC Bank USA, N.A.	  	13.	  	 	25,000,000
	14.	  	Lloyds TSB Bank plc	  	14.	  	 	25,000,000
	15.	  	Mellon Bank, N.A.	  	15.	  	 	25,000,000
	16	  	Norddeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale, New York and/or Cayman Islands Branch	  	16.	  	 	25,000,000
	17.	  	UBS Loan Finance LLC	  	17.	  	 	25,000,000
	18.	  	WestLB AG, New York Branch	  	18.	  	 	25,000,000
				
		  	Total	  		  	$	800,000,000








 Schedule 2 
 LIST OF BORROWING AGREEMENTS 
 1. $800,000,000 Credit Agreement (364-Day Commitment) dated as of
June 16, 2006 among the Borrower, the lenders party thereto, and Citicorp USA, Inc., as administrative agent for such lenders. 







 Schedule 6.2 
 COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE 
 I,
                                        ,
certify that I am the
                                        
of The Charles Schwab Corporation (the “Borrower”), and that as such I am authorized to execute this Compliance Certificate on behalf of the Borrower, and do hereby further certify on behalf of the Borrower that: 
 1. I have reviewed the terms of that certain Credit Agreement (364-Day Commitment) dated as of June 15, 2007 among the Borrower, the financial
institutions named therein (the “lenders”) and Citicorp USA, Inc., as Agent for the lenders (the “Credit Agreement”), and I have made, or have caused to be made by employees or agents under my supervision, a
detailed review of the transactions and conditions of the Borrower during the accounting period covered by the attached financial statements dated
                    , 200    . 
 2. The examination described in paragraph 1 did not disclose, and I have no knowledge of the existence of any condition or event which constitutes a Default or Event of Default during or at the end of the accounting
period covered by the attached financial statements or as of the date of this Compliance Certificate, except as set forth below. 
 3.
Schedule I attached hereto sets forth financial data and computations evidencing compliance with the covenants set forth in Sections 7.1 and 7.2 of the Credit Agreement, all of which data and computations are true, complete and
correct. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein are defined in the Credit Agreement. 
 4. Described below are the exceptions, if
any, to paragraph 2 by listing, in detail, the nature of the condition or event, the period during which it has existed and the action which the Borrower has taken, is taking, or proposes to take with respect to each such condition or event.

 The foregoing certifications, together with the computations set forth in Schedule I hereto and the financial statements delivered with
this Compliance Certificate in support hereof, are made and delivered this      day of                     
200    . 
  

			
	 By:
	 	  

	 Name:
	 	  

	 Title:
	 	  










 The Charles Schwab Corporation 
 Credit Agreement (364-Day Commitment) 
 Dated as of June 15, 2007 
 Schedule I 
 to 
 Compliance Certificate 
 (Dollars in Thousands)

  

	1.	Net Capital Ratio of the Broker Subsidiary. 

 Requirement: Broker Subsidiary - month-end ratio not less than 5%. 
 Net Capital Ratio for Broker Subsidiary 
  

							
	 Month
	  	 Month-end Ratio
	  	 	  	 

  

	2.	Minimum Stockholders’ Equity of Borrower. 

 Requirement: As of                     , 200    , required Minimum Stockholders’ Equity is
$2,500,000,000 plus 50% of cumulative Net Earnings from June 30, 2007. 







 Schedule 10.2 
 NOTICES 
  

			
	 If to the Borrower:
	  	
		
	If by U.S. mail:	  	The Charles Schwab Corporation
		  	Treasury Department
		  	Attn: Carrie L. Dolan or Successor
		  	101 Montgomery Street (Mail Stop SF120KNY-13-471)
		  	San Francisco, CA 94104
	If by hand delivery
(including courier
and overnight
messenger service):	  	The Charles Schwab Corporation
		  	Treasury Department
		  	Attn: Carrie L. Dolan or Successor
		  	120 Kearny St. 13th Floor
		  	San Francisco, CA 94104
		
	Telephone:	  	(415) 636-9824
	Facsimile:	  	(415) 636-9892

 If to the Agent: 
 See information under Citicorp USA, Inc. in table below pertaining to Lenders. 
 If to the Lenders: 
  

							
	 Credit Contact
	  	 Operations Contact
	  	 Lending Office
	  	 Payment Instructions

	 Bank of America, N.A.
 335 Madison Ave.
 New York, NY 10017
 Attention: Garfield Johnson
                  Senior Vice
President
 (212) 503-7926
 Fax: (21) 503-8206
	  	 Bank of America, N.A.
 One Independence Center

 101 N. Tryon Street
 Charlotte, NC 28255-0001
 Attention: Tammy Lunetta
 (704) 387-3603
 Fax: (704) 409-0857
	  	 Bank of America, N.A.
 One Independence Center

 101 N. Tryon Street
 Charlotte, NC 28255
	  	 Bank of America, N.A.
 ABA #: 026009593

Charlotte, NC
 Acct #: 1366212250600
 Attention: Tammy Lunetta
 Ref: The Charles Schwab Corporation
(TAE)

				
	 Bank of Hawaii
 130 Merchant Street
 20th Floor
 Honolulu, HI 96813
 Attention: Steven Nakahara
                  Vice President
 (808) 537-8689
 Fax: (808) 537-8301
	  	 Bank of Hawaii
 P.O. Box 2715
 Honolulu, HI 96806
 Attention: Iwalani Sabarre-Kapika
 (808) 693-1693
 Fax: (808) 693-1672
	  	 Bank of Hawaii
 130 Merchant Street
 20th Floor
 Honolulu, HI 96813
	  	 Bank of Hawaii
 Honolulu, HI
 ABA #: 1213-01028
 Acct #: 0298-206330
 Acct Name: Bank of Hawaii
 Attn: Loan Operations Department

 Ref: The Charles Schwab Corporation










							
	 Credit Contact
	  	 Operations Contact
	  	 Lending Office
	  	 Payment Instructions

	 BNP Paribas
 787 7th Avenue, 27th Floor
 New York, NY 10019
 Attention: Frank Sodano
                  Director
 (212) 841-2084
 Fax: (212) 841-2717
	  	 BNP Paribas
 787 7th Avenue, 27th
Floor
 New York, NY 10019
 Attention: Frank Chiofalo

(212) 841-2297
 Fax: (212) 841-2717
	  	 BNP Paribas
 787 7th Avenue, 27th
Floor
 New York, NY 10019
	  	 BNP New York
 ABA #: 026007689
 New York, NY
 Acct #: 10313000103
 Attn: Loan Services
 Clearing Account

				
	 Calyon New York Branch
 1301 Avenue of the Americas
 13th Floor
 New York, NY 10019
 Attention: Ken Ricciardi
 (212) 261 7348
 Fax: (212) 261 3438
	  	 Calyon New York Branch
 1301 Avenue of the
Americas
 New York, NY 10019
 Attention: Seth Ruffer

                 Asst. Vice President
 (212) 261-7410
 Fax: (212) 261-3401
	  	 Calyon New York Branch
 1301 Avenue of the
Americas
 New York, NY 10019
	  	 Calyon New York Branch
 ABA #: 026-008-073
 New York, NY
 Acct #: 01-88179-3701-00
 Acct Name: Loan Servicing
 Attention: S. Ruffer
 Ref: The Charles Schwab Corporation

				
	 Citicorp USA, Inc.
 388 Greenwich Street
 New York, NY 10013
 Attention: Michael Mauerstein
                  Vice President

(212) 816-3431
 Fax: (212) 816-4140
	  	 Citicorp USA, Inc.
 2 Penn’s Way, Suite
200
 New Castle, DE 19720
 Attention: Lee Ocasio
                  Assistant Manager
 (302) 894-6065
 Fax: (302) 894-6120
	  	 Citicorp USA, Inc.
 399 Park Avenue
 New York, NY 10043
	  	 Citibank NA
 ABA #: 021-000-089
 New York, NY
 Acct #: 40610794
 Acct Name: Wall Street Fees
 Attention: Lee Ocasio
 Ref: The Charles Schwab Corporation

				
	 Commerzbank AG New York
 and Grand Cayman
Branches
 Two World Financial Center
 New York, NY 10281
 Attention:
Michele Woessner-Larkin
                  AVP
 (212) 266-7693
 Fax: (212) 266-8195
	  	 Commerzbank AG New York
 and Grand Cayman
Branches
 Two World Financial Center
 New York, NY
10281
 Attention: Ms. Soo Lee
 (212) 266-7487
 Fax: (212) 266-7204
	  	 Commerzbank AG New York
 and Grand Cayman
Branches
 Two World Financial Center
 New York, NY
10281
 Attention: Cheriese Brathwaite
 (212) 266-7775

Fax: (212) 266-7491
	  	 Commerzbank AG New York Branch
 ABA #:
026-008-044
 Acct. No. 150-1035104
 Acct Name: The Charles Schwab
Corporation
 Attn: Commercial Loan Department
 Ref: $800 million
RCF

				
	 Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch
 60 Wall Street
 Mail Stop NYC60-2804
 New York, NY 10005
 Attention: Shaheed Momin
 (212) 250-1223
 Fax: (212) 797-0343
	  	 Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch
 100 Plaza One,
8th Floor
 Mail Stop
JCY05-0511
 Jersey City, NJ 07311-3901
 Attention: Linda A. Hill

 (201) 593-2163
 Fax: (866) 240-3622
	  	 Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch
 60 Wall
Street
 New York, NY 10005
	  	 Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch
 Acct #:
60200119
 ABA#: 021001033
 Acct Name: Deutsche Bank NY
 Loan Operations
 Charles Schwab Corp. Account
 Attention: Linda A. Hill

				
	 Harris N.A.
 111 West Monroe, 5 East
 Chicago, IL 60603
 Attn: Cecilia VanGetson /
          Nicholas Buckingham
 (312) 461-3791/4657
 F: (312) 765-8201
	  	 Harris N.A.
 111 West Monroe, 5 East
 Chicago, IL 60603
 Attn: Marielcy Romero
          Collateral Specialist
 (312) 461-3524
 F: (312) 293-5030
	  	 Harris N.A.
 111 West Monroe, 5 East
 Chicago, IL 60603
	  	 Harris N.A.
 Chicago, IL
 ABA #: 071-000-288
 Acct #: 109-535-5
 Acct Name: Credit Services
 Ref: The Charles Schwab Corp

 Attn: Marielcy Romero


  

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	 Credit Contact
	  	 Operations Contact
	  	 Lending Office
	  	 Payment Instructions

	 HSBC Bank USA, N.A.
 452 5th Avenue
 New York, NY 10018
 Attention: Joseph Travaglione /
                  Alexa Arias
 (212) 525-2226/3186
 Fax: (917) 229-5156
	  	 HSBC Bank USA, N.A.
 1 HSBC Center, 26th Floor
 Buffalo, NY
14203
 Attention: Donna L. Riley /
                  Maria Mendez-Tadak
 (716)
841-4178/2291
 Fax: (716) 841-0269
	  	 HSBC Bank USA, N.A.
 1 HSBC Center
 Buffalo, NY 14203
	  	 HSBC Bank USA, N.A.
 New York, NY
 ABA #: 021-001-088
 Acct #: 001-94050-3
 Acct Name: Syndications & Asset Trading
 Ref: Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc.


				
	 JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
 270 Park Avenue
 22nd Floor
 New York, NY 10172
 Attention: Catherine Grossman
                  Therese Bechet Blake
 (212) 270-1153
 (212) 622-8621
 Fax: (212) 270-1511
         (646) 534-1720
	  	 JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
 4 New York Plaza,
11th Floor
 New York, NY
10004
 Attention: Evadney Sandiford
 (212) 623-0471
 Fax: (212) 623-0211/0213
	  	 JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
 270 Park Avenue
 22nd Floor
 New York, NY 10172
	  	 JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
 New York, NY
 ABA #: 021000021
 Acct #: 066-999979
 Acct Name: Broker Dealer House
 Attn: Evadney Sandiford

 Ref: The Charles Schwab Corp

				
	 Lloyds TSB Bank plc
 1251 Avenue of the Americas
 39th Floor
 New York , NY 10020
 Attention: Alex Wilson/
                  Elaine Kallenbach
 (212) 930-8977/8975
 Fax: (212) 930-5098
	  	 Lloyds TSB Bank plc
 1251 Avenue of the
Americas
 39th Floor
 New York , NY 10020
 (212) 930-89014/8971
 Fax: (212) 930-5098
	  	 Lloyds TSB Bank plc
 1251 Avenue of the
Americas
 39th Floor
 New York , NY 10020
	  	 Bank of America
 International, New York
 New York, NY
 ABA #: 026-009-593
 Acct #: 655-010-1938
 Acct Name: Lloyds TSB
 Bank plc, Miami
 Ref: The Charles Schwab Corporation

				
	 Mellon Bank, N.A.
 One Penn Plaza, 29th Floor
 New York, NY 10419
 Attention: Thomas P. Caruso
                  Vice President
 (212) 330-1317
 Fax: (212) 330-1332
	  	 Mellon Bank, N.A.
 3 Mellon Bank Center
 Pittsburgh, PA 15259
 Attention: Teresa Hayward
 (412) 234-4744
 Fax: (412) 209-6134
	  	 Mellon Bank, N.A.
 One Mellon Center
 Pittsburgh, PA 15258
	  	 Mellon Bank, N.A.
 Pittsburgh, PA
 ABA #: 043000261
 Acct #: 9908 73 800
 Acct Name: Mellon Bank
 Attn: Teresa Hayward

				
	 Norddeutsche Landesbank
 Girozentrale, New
York
 and/or Cayman Islands Branch
 1114 Avenue of the Americas,
 37th Floor
 New York, NY 10036

 Attention: Rebecca Rahe
 (212) 812-6871
 Fax: (212) 812-6860
	  	 Norddeutsche Landesbank
 Girozentrale, New
York
 and/or Cayman Islands Branch
 1114 Avenue of the Americas,
37th Floor
 New York, NY
10036
 Attention: Norman Liebenstein
 (212) 812-6809

 Fax: (212) 812-6860
	  	 Norddeutsche Landesbank
 Girozentrale, Cayman

Islands Branch
 1114 Avenue of the
 Americas, 37th Floor
 New York, NY 10036
	  	 Chase Manhattan Bank, New York
 New
York, NY
 ABA #: 021000021
 Acct Name: Norddeutsche Landesbank,

 New York
 Acct #: 001-1-352382
 Ref: The Charles Schwab Credit Facility

				
	 PNC Bank, N. A.
 One PNC Plaza
 249 Fifth Avenue
 Pittsburgh, PA 15222
 Attention: Edward Chidiac /
                  Carolyn Schwarz
 (412) 768-2642
 (412) 762-3236
 Fax: (412) 762-6484
         (412) 705-3232
	  	 PNC Bank, N. A.
 500 First Avenue
 Pittsburgh, PA 15219
 Attention: Patricia Behun
                  Loan Administration
 (412) 768-7517
 Fax: (412) 768-4586
	  	 PNC Bank, N. A.
 One PNC Plaza
 249 Fifth Avenue
 Pittsburgh, PA 15222
	  	 PNC Bank, N.A.
 Pittsburgh, PA
 ABA #: 043-000-096
 Acct #: 13076-0016-803
 Acct Name: Commercial Loan Operations
 Attention: Patricia
Behun
 Ref: Charles Schwab


  

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	 Credit Contact
	  	 Operations Contact
	  	 Lending Office
	  	 Payment Instructions

	 State Street Bank and Trust Company
 225 Franklin Street MAO7
 Boston, MA 02110
 Attention: James Reichert
 (617) 664-0240
 Fax: (617) 664-0646
	  	 State Street Bank and Trust Company
 225 Franklin Street

 Boston, MA 02110
 Attention: Eola Romano
 (617) 664-6434
 Fax: (617) 664-3874
	  	 State Street Bank and Trust Company
 225 Franklin Street

 Boston, MA 02110
	  	 State Street Bank and Trust Company, Boston, MA
 ABA#:
011-000-028
 Acct #: 0006-332-1
 Acct. Name: IS Loan
Operations/CSU Internal

				
	 UBS Loan Finance LLC
 677 Washington Boulevard
 Stamford, CT 06901
 Attention: Marie Haddad
 (203) 719-5609
 Fax: (203) 719-3888
	  	 UBS Loan Finance LLC
 677 Washington Boulevard

Stamford, CT 06901
 Attention: Marie Haddad
 (203) 719-5609
 Fax: (203) 719-3888
	  	 UBS Loan Finance LLC
 677 Washington Boulevard

Stamford, CT 06901
	  	 UBS Loan Finance LLC
 Stamford, CT
 ABA #: 026 007 993
 Acct #: WA-894001-001
 Acct. Name: BPS Loan Finance Act
 Attn: Marie Haddad
 Ref: Charles Schwab Corporation

				
	 Wells Fargo Bank,
 National Association
 230 West Monroe Street
 Chicago, IL 60606-4703
 Attention: Robert P. Fialkowski
                  Corporate Banking
Relationship Mgr.
 (312) 726-2159
 Fax: (312) 845-86067251
	  	 Wells Fargo Bank,
 National Association
 201 3rd Street, 8th Floor
 A0187-081
 San Francisco, CA 94103
 Attention: Cindy Dunn
                  Loan Servicing Spec.
 (415) 477-5431
 Fax: (415) 979-0675
	  	 Wells Fargo Bank,
 National Association
 6th Street and Marquette
Ave
 N9305-075
 Minneapolis, MN 55479
	  	 Wells Fargo Bank,
 National Association
 San Francisco, CA
 ABA #: 121000248
 Acct #: 2712507201
 Account Name: Member Syndication
 Ref: The Charles Schwab Corporation, Obligor
 #1582242431

				
	 WestLB AG, New York Branch
 1211 Avenue of the Americas
 New York, NY 10036
 Attention: Wendy Ferguson
                  Director
 (212) 852-5911
 Fax: (212) 852-6156
	  	 WestLB AG, New York Branch
 1211 Avenue of the Americas

 New York, NY 10036
 Attention: Natividad Taduran /

                 James Broadus
 (212) 597-1319/1426
 Fax: (212) 302-7946
	  	 WestLB AG, New York Branch
 1211 Avenue of the Americas

 New York, NY 10036
	  	 WestLB AG, New York Branch
 New York, NY
 ABA #: 021-000-021
 Acct #: 920-1-060663
 Acct Name: WestLB AG, New York Branch
 Attn: Loan Administration
 Ref: Charles Schwab


  

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 EXHIBIT A-1 
 REVOLVING NOTE 
  

			
	 $                      (Amount of
Commitment)
	 	Date: June 15, 2007

 For Value Received, The Charles Schwab Corporation (“Schwab”) hereby promises to
pay to the order of
                                        
(the “Lender”) to Citicorp USA, Inc., as Agent, at Agent’s office located at 388 Greenwich Street, New York, New York 10013, for the account of the applicable Lending Office of the Lender, the principal amount of
                    
($                    ) or the aggregate amount of all Revolving Loans made to Schwab by the Lender, whichever is less, on June 13,
2008. The undersigned also promises to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount of each Borrowing from the date of such Borrowing until such principal amount is paid, at the rates per annum, and payable at such times, as are specified in the
Credit Agreement. This Note shall be subject to the terms of the Credit Agreement, and all principal and interest payable hereunder shall be due and payable in accordance with the terms of the Credit Agreement. 
 Schwab hereby authorizes the Lender to endorse on the Schedule attached to this Note the amount and Type of Revolving Loans made to Schwab by the Lender
and all renewals, conversions, and payments of principal amounts in respect of such Revolving Loans, which endorsements shall, in the absence of manifest error, be conclusive as to the outstanding principal amount of all such Revolving Loans,
provided, however, that the failure to make such notation with respect to any Revolving Loans or payments shall not limit or otherwise affect the obligation of Schwab under the Credit Agreement or this Note. 
 This Note is the Revolving Note referred to in the Credit Agreement (364-Day Commitment), dated as of June 15, 2007 among Schwab, the Lender,
certain other Lenders party thereto, and Citicorp USA, Inc., as Agent for the Lenders (the “Credit Agreement”). Terms defined in the Credit Agreement are used herein with the same meanings. The Credit Agreement, among other things,
contains provisions for acceleration of the maturity of this Note, upon the happening of certain stated events and also for prepayments on account of the principal of this Note prior to the maturity of this Note upon the terms and conditions
specified in the Credit Agreement. 
 Principal and interest payments shall be in money of the United States of America, lawful at such times
for the satisfaction of public and private debts, and shall be in immediately available funds. 
 Schwab promises to pay the costs of
collection, including reasonable attorney’s fees, if default is made in the payment of this Note. 
 The terms and provisions of this
Note shall be governed by the applicable laws of the State of California. 







 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Note to be executed by its officers thereunto duly authorized and
directed by appropriate corporate authority. 
  

					
	 The Charles Schwab Corporation
	 	
			
	 By:
	 	  
	 	
	 Name:
	 	  
	 	
	 Title:
	 	  
	 	


  

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 EXHIBIT A-1 
 SCHEDULE TO REVOLVING NOTE 
  

											
	 Date
 Made,
 Continued,
 Converted,
 or Paid
	 	 Type of
 Loan
	 	 Amount
 of Loan
	 	 Amount of
 Principal
 Continued,
 Converted,
 or
Paid
	 	 Unpaid
 Principal
 Balance of
 Revolving
 Note
	 	 Name of
 Person
 Making
 Notation

	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 	  
	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 	  
	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 	  
	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 	  
	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 	  
	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 	  
	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 	  
	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 	  
	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 	  
	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 	  
	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 	  
	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 	  
	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 	  
	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 	  
	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 	  
	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 	  
	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 	  
	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 	  
	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 	  
	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 	  

  

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 EXHIBIT A-2 
 TERM NOTE 
 Date: June 15, 2007 
 FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, The Charles Schwab Corporation (“Schwab”) hereby promises to pay to the order of
                                        
(the “Lender”), to Citicorp USA, Inc., as Agent, at the Agent’s office located at 388 Greenwich Street, New York New York 10013, for the account of the applicable Lending Office of the Lender, the principal amount of each Term
Loan made by the Lender to Schwab pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement (364-Day Commitment), dated as of June 15, 2007, as amended, among Schwab, the Lender, certain other Lenders party thereto, and Citicorp USA, Inc., as Agent for the
Lenders (the “Credit Agreement”), as shown in the schedule attached hereto and any continuation thereof, in lawful money of the United States and in immediately available funds on the Term Loan Maturity Date for such Term Loan. The
undersigned also promises to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount of each Term Loan from the date of such Term Loan until such principal amount is paid, in like money, at said office for the account of the Lender’s applicable Lending
Office, at the rates per annum, and payable at such times as are specified in the Credit Agreement. This Term Note shall be subject to the terms of the Credit Agreement and all principal and interest payable hereunder should be due and payable in
accordance with the terms of the Credit Agreement. Terms defined in the Credit Agreement are used herein with the same meanings. 
 This Term
Note is one of the Term Notes referred to in, and is entitled to the benefits of, the Credit Agreement. The Credit Agreement, among other things, contains provisions for acceleration of the maturity of this Term Note upon the happening of certain
stated events and also for prepayments on account of principal hereof prior to the maturity of the Term Note upon the terms and conditions specified in the Credit Agreement. 
 Schwab promises to pay costs of collection, including reasonable attorney’s fees, if default is made in the payment of this Note. 
 The terms and provisions of this Term Note shall be governed by the applicable laws of the State of California. 
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Term Note to be executed by its officer thereunto duly authorized and directed by appropriate
corporate authority. 
  

			
	 The Charles Schwab Corporation

		
	 By:
	 	  

	 Name:
	 	  

	 Title:
	 	  










 EXHIBIT A-2 
 SCHEDULE TO TERM NOTE 
  

													
	 Date
 Made,
 Continued,
Converted,
 or Paid
	 	 Type of
 Loan
	 	 Amount
 of Loan
	 	 Term Loan
 Maturity Date
	 	 Amount of
 Principal
 Continued,
Converted,
 or Paid
	 	 Unpaid
 Principal
 Balance of
 Term Note
	 	 Name of
 Person
 Making
 Notation

	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 	  
	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 	  
	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 	  
	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 	  
	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 	  
	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 	  
	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 	  
	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 	  
	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 	  
	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 	  
	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 	  
	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 	  
	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 	  
	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 	  
	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 	  
	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 	  
	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 	  
	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 	  
	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 	  
	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 	  

  

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 EXHIBIT B 
 BORROWING ADVICE 
 1. This Borrowing Advice is executed and delivered by The Charles Schwab
Corporation (“Borrower”) to you pursuant to that certain Credit Agreement dated as of June 15, 2007 (the “Credit Agreement”), entered into by Borrower, Citicorp USA, Inc. (“Citicorp USA”) and
certain other Lenders parties thereto, collectively with Citicorp USA (the “Lenders”) and Citicorp USA as Agent for the Lenders (herein “Agent”). Terms defined in the Credit Agreement and not otherwise defined
herein are used herein as defined in the Credit Agreement. 
 2. Borrower hereby requests that the Lenders make a Revolving [or Term Loan]
for the account of Borrower (at
                                        ,
Account No.
                                        )
pursuant to Section 2.4 of the Credit Agreement as follows: 
 (a) Amount of Revolving [or Term Loan]:
                                        
         . 
 (b) Borrowing Date of Revolving [or Term Loan]:
                                        .

 (c) [If a Revolving Loan] Type of Revolving Loan (check one only): 
              Eurodollar Rate with
            - day Interest Period 
              Federal Funds Rate 
              Base Rate 
 (d) [If a Term Loan] Type of Term Loan
(check one only): 
              Eurodollar Rate with initial
            - day Interest Period 
              Federal Funds Rate 
              Base Rate 
 (e) [If a Term Loan] Maturity Date of
Term Loan:
                                         .

 3. Following this request for a Revolving Loan [or Term Loan], the aggregate outstanding amount of all Revolving Loans and Term Loans
under the Revolving Note will not exceed the aggregate amount of the Commitments. 







 4. This Borrowing Advice is executed on
                                        
by the Borrower. 
  

					
	 BORROWER:
	 	
		
	 THE CHARLES SCHWAB CORPORATION,
	 	
	 a Delaware Corporation
	 	
			
	 By:
	 	  
	 	
	 Name:
	 	  
	 	
	 Title:
	 	  
	 	


  

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 EXHIBIT C 
 NOTICE OF CONVERSION/CONTINUATION 
 Dated as of:
                     
  

	
	Citicorp USA, Inc., as Agent
	  

	  


 Ladies and Gentlemen: 
 This irrevocable Notice of Conversion/Continuation (this “Notice”) is delivered to you under the Credit Agreement (364-Day Commitment) dated as of June 15, 2007 (as amended, restated or otherwise
modified, the “Credit Agreement”) by and among The Charles Schwab Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) (herein “Borrower”); and Citicorp USA, Inc., a Delaware corporation (herein
“Citicorp USA”) and the other Lenders signatory thereto (together with Citicorp USA, collectively “Lenders”), and Citicorp USA as agent for the Lenders (herein “Agent”). 
 1. This Notice is submitted for the purpose of: 
 (check one
and complete applicable information in accordance with the Credit Agreement) 
 [    ] Converting or
[    ] continuing all or a portion of the following type of Loan: 
 (a) (check, as applicable) 
 Base Rate Loan                     ;

 Federal Funds Rate Loan
                    ; 
 Eurodollar Rate Loan                     . 
 (b) The aggregate outstanding principal balance of the above Loan is $                    . 
 (c) As applicable, the last day of the current Interest Period for such Loan is
                    . 
 (d) The
principal amount of such Loan to be [converted or continued] is $                    . 
 (e) Such principal amount should be converted/continued into the following type of Loan: 
 Base Rate Loan                     ;

 Federal Funds Rate Loan
                    ; 
 Eurodollar Rate Loan                     . 
 (f) The requested effective date of the [conversion/continuation] of such Loan is                     .








 (g) As applicable, the requested Interest Period applicable to the new Loan is
                    . 
 2. No
Default or Event of Default under the Credit Agreement has occurred and is continuing or will be caused by the advance requested hereby. 
 3. The representations and warranties set forth in Section 5 of the Credit Agreement are true and correct as if made on the date hereof (except for such representations and warranties as expressly relate to a prior date).

 Capitalized terms used herein which are not defined herein shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Credit Agreement.

 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned officer of the Company has executed this Notice of Conversion/Continuation this
     day of                     ,         . 
  

			
	 THE CHARLES SCHWAB CORPORATION

		
	By:	 	  

	Name:	 	  

	Title:	 	  

	    [must be signed by an Authorized Officer]


  

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 EXHIBIT D 
 COMMITMENT AND TERMINATION DATE EXTENSION REQUEST 
  

			
	[Bank name and address]	  	 [Date]


 Reference is made to that certain Credit Agreement (364-Day Commitment) dated as of June 15,
2007 (“Credit Agreement”) entered into by The Charles Schwab Corporation (“Borrower”), Citicorp USA, Inc., as Agent and Lenders party thereto. Terms defined in the Credit Agreement and not otherwise defined herein
are used herein as defined in the Credit Agreement. 
 Pursuant to Section 2.11 of the Credit Agreement, Borrower hereby requests
Agent to obtain each Lender’s agreement to the extension of such Lender’s Commitment presently in effect, in the amount of $[specify amount of existing Commitment], and the Termination Date presently in effect, for an additional 364
days. 
 Agent’s execution of a copy of this letter in the space provided below and the transmission of such executed copy to Borrower
shall constitute all Lenders’ acceptance of Borrower’s request and all Lenders’ agreement to the 364-day extension sought herein. More specifically, upon the execution of a copy of this letter by Agent on behalf of Lenders and the
transmission thereof to Borrower within 15 days after Agent’s receipt of this letter, (1) the Termination Date as defined in Section 2.11 of the Credit Agreement shall be extended 364 days and deemed changed to
                                        ,
and (2) all other dates appearing in the Credit Agreement that are referred to in Section 2.11 of the Credit Agreement shall correspondingly be extended 364 days. 
 This Commitment and Termination Date Extension Request is executed by Borrower on
                            . 
  

			
	BORROWER:
	
	THE CHARLES SCHWAB CORPORATION,
	a Delaware Corporation
		
	By:	 	  

	Name:	 	  

	Title:	 	  



  

			
	ACCEPTED AND AGREED:
	
	Agent, on Behalf of Lenders
		
	By:	 	  

	Name:	 	  

	Title:	 	  









 EXHIBIT E 
 BORROWER’S OPINION OF COUNSEL 
 [Howard Rice Letterhead] 
 [Date] 
  

			
	Citicorp USA, Inc., as Agent
	  
	 	
	  
	 	

  

			
	 Re:
	  	 Credit Agreement (364-Day Commitment), dated June 15, 2007, among
 The Charles Schwab Corporation, Citicorp USA, Inc., as Agent
 and the Lenders party thereto


 Ladies and Gentlemen: 
 This opinion is delivered at the request of The Charles Schwab Corporation to you in your capacity as Agent, on behalf of the Lenders, under the Credit Agreement (364-Day Commitment) dated as of June 15, 2007
(the “Credit Agreement”) among The Charles Schwab Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Borrower”), Citicorp USA, Inc., as the Administrative Agent and the Lenders signatories thereto (each a
“Lender” and collectively, the “Lenders”). This opinion letter speaks as of close of business on June 15, 2007 (hereafter the “operative date”). 
 We have acted as special counsel to Borrower in connection with the Credit Agreement. In such capacity we have examined originals, or copies represented
to us by Borrower to be true copies, of the Credit Agreement; and we have obtained such certificates of such responsible officials of Borrower and of public officials as we have deemed necessary for purposes of this opinion. We have assumed without
investigation the genuineness of all signatures on original documents, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, the conformity to original documents of all documents submitted to us as photostatic copies of originals, and the
accuracy and completeness of all corporate records certified to us by the Borrower to be accurate and complete. We have further assumed that the Credit Agreement is binding upon and enforceable against the Agent and the Lenders. As to factual
matters, we have relied upon the representations and warranties contained in and made pursuant to the Credit Agreement. 
 Capitalized terms
not otherwise defined herein have the meanings given for such terms in the Credit Agreement. For the purpose of this opinion, “Loan Documents” as used herein means the Credit Agreement and the Notes. 
 Based upon the foregoing and in reliance thereon, and subject to the exceptions and qualifications set forth herein, we are of the opinion that:








 1. Borrower is a corporation duly formed, validly existing, and in good standing under the laws of
Delaware. 
 2. Borrower has all requisite corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform all of its obligations under the
Loan Documents. 
 3. Each Loan Document has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by Borrower. Each Loan Document constitutes the
legal, valid and binding obligation of Borrower, enforceable against Borrower in accordance with its terms, except as such validity, binding nature or enforceability may be limited by: 
 (a) the effect of applicable federal or state bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, moratorium or other similar laws and court
decisions relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally; 
 (b) the effect of legal and equitable principles upon the
availability of creditors’ remedies, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law; 
 (c) the effect of
California judicial decisions involving statutes or principles of equity which have held that certain covenants or other provisions of agreements, including without limitation those providing for the acceleration of indebtedness due under debt
instruments upon the occurrence of events therein described, are unenforceable under circumstances where it cannot be demonstrated that the enforcement of such provisions is reasonably necessary for the protection of the lender, has been undertaken
in good faith under the circumstances then existing, and is commercially reasonable; 
 (d) the effect of Section 1670.5 of the
California Civil Code, which provides that a court may refuse to enforce a contract or may limit the application thereof or any clause thereof which the court finds as a matter of law to have been unconscionable at the time it was made; 

(e) the unenforceability, under certain circumstances, of provisions purporting to require the award of attorneys’ fees, expenses, or costs,
where such provisions do not satisfy the requirements of California Civil Code Section 1717 et seq., or in any action where the lender is not the prevailing party; 
 (f) the unenforceability, under certain circumstances, of provisions waiving stated rights or unknown future rights and waiving defenses to obligations,
where such waivers are contrary to applicable law or against public policy; 
 (g) the unenforceability, under certain circumstances, of
provisions which provide for penalties, late charges, additional interest in the event of a default by the borrower or fees or costs related to such charges; 
 (h) the unenforceability, under certain circumstances, of provisions to the effect that rights or remedies are not exclusive, that every right or remedy is cumulative and may be exercised in addition to or with any
other right or remedy, or that the election of some particular remedy or remedies does not preclude recourse to one or another remedy; 
  

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 (i) the unenforceability of provisions prohibiting waivers of provisions of either of the Loan Documents
otherwise than in writing to the extent that Section 1698 of the California Civil Code permits oral modifications that have been executed; 
 (j) limitations on the enforceability of release, contribution, exculpatory, or nonliability provisions, under federal or state securities laws, Sections 1542 and 1543 of the California Civil Code, and any other applicable statute or court
decisions; 
 (k) limitations on the enforceability of any indemnity obligations imposed upon or undertaken by the borrower to the extent
that such obligations do not satisfy the requirements of Sections 2772 et seq. of the California Civil Code and any judicial decisions thereunder; provided that the limitations and qualifications set forth in the immediately
preceding sub-paragraphs (b) through (k) do not, in our opinion, render the remedies available to the Lenders under the Loan Documents inadequate for the practical realization of the primary rights and benefits reasonably expected by an
institutional lender in a comparable unsecured credit facility transaction governed by California law; and 
 (l) the effect of Grafton
Partners L.P. v. Superior Court, 36 Cal. 4th 944, 2005 WL 1831995 (Cal. 2005), in which the California Supreme Court held that predispute contractual waivers of trial by jury are invalid, as well as the effect of Section 631(d) of the
California Code of Civil Procedure, which provides that a court may, in its discretion upon just terms, allow a trial by jury although there may have been a waiver of trial by jury. 
 The foregoing opinions are subject to the following exceptions and qualifications: 
 a. We have not been requested to verify and have not verified the validity, accuracy, or reasonableness of any of the factual representations contained in
either or both of the Loan Documents, and we express no opinion with respect to any of such matters. 
 b. We are members of the bar of the
State of California. We are opining herein only concerning matters governed by the Federal laws of the United States of America, the substantive laws of the State of California, and the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, and only with
respect to Borrower. We express no opinion concerning the applicability to either or both of the Loan Documents, or the effect thereon, of the laws of any other jurisdiction. Furthermore, we express no opinion with respect to choice of law or
conflicts of law, and none of the opinions stated herein shall be deemed to include or refer to choice of law or conflict of law. 
 c. We
express no opinion on any Federal or state securities laws as they may relate to either or both of the Loan Documents. 
 d. We express no
opinion as to compliance with the usury laws of any jurisdiction. 
 The opinions set forth herein are given as of the operative date. We
disclaim any obligation to notify you or any other person or entity after the operative date if any change in fact and/or law should change our opinion with respect to any matters set forth herein. This opinion letter is rendered to you in your
capacity as the Agent on behalf of the Lenders under the Credit Agreement and may not be relied upon, circulated or quoted, in whole or in part, by any other 

  

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person or entity (other than the Lenders and a person or entity who becomes an assignee or successor in interest of any Lender or acquires a participation
from any Lender consistent with the terms of the Loan Documents) and shall not be referred to in any report or document furnished to any other person or entity without our prior written consent; provided, however, that the foregoing
shall not preclude any Lender from describing or otherwise disclosing the existence or contents of this letter to (i) any bank regulatory authority having jurisdiction over such Lender, as required by such authority, (ii) a person or
entity who, in good-faith discussions between such Lender and such person or entity, is proposed to become an assignee or successor in interest of such Lender or to acquire a participation from the Bank consistent with the terms of the Loan
Documents, and (iii) counsel to the Agent and the Lenders. 
  

			
	Very truly yours,
	
	HOWARD RICE NEMEROVSKI CANADY FALK & RABKIN
	A Professional Corporation
		
	By:	 	  



  

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 EXHIBIT F 
 FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AND ACCEPTANCE 
 To: CITICORP USA, INC., as Administrative Agent 
 Ladies and Gentlemen: 
 Reference is made to that certain Credit Agreement
(364-Day Commitment) dated as of June 15, 2007 between THE CHARLES SCHWAB CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (“Borrower”), Lenders from time to time party thereto, and CITICORP USA, INC., as Administrative Agent (as
amended, restated, extended, supplemented or otherwise modified in writing from time to time, the “Agreement”, the terms defined therein being used herein as therein defined). 
 1. We hereby give you notice of, and request your consent to, the assignment by
                                        
(the “Assignor”) to
                                        
(the “Assignee”) of             % of the right, title and interest of the Assignor in and to the Loan Documents, including, without limitation, the right, title and
interest of the Assignor in and to the Commitment of the Assignor, and all outstanding Loans made by the Assignor. Before giving effect to such assignment: 
  

	 	(a)	the aggregate amount of the Assignor’s Commitment is
$                    . 

  

	 	(b)	the aggregate principal amount of its outstanding Loans is
$                    . 

 2. The
Assignee hereby represents and warrants that it has complied with the requirements of Section 10.8 of the Agreement in connection with this assignment and acknowledges and agrees that: (a) other than the representation and warranty
that it is the legal and beneficial owner of the Pro Rata Share being assigned hereby free and clear of any adverse claim, the Assignor has made no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to any statements, warranties
or representations made in or in connection with the Agreement or the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness or sufficiency of the Agreement of any other Loan Document; (b) the Assignor had made no representation or warranty
and assumes no responsibility with respect to the financial condition of Borrower or the performance by Borrower of the Obligations; (c) it has received a copy of the Agreement, together with copies of the most recent financial statements
delivered pursuant to Section 6.2 thereof and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment and Acceptance; (d) it will independently and
without reliance upon Administrative Agent or any Lender and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Agreement; (e) it
appoints and authorizes Administrative Agent to take such action and to exercise such powers under the Agreement and the other Loan Documents as are delegated to Administrative Agent by the Agreement and such other Loan Documents; and (f) it
will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations which by the terms of the Agreement are required to be performed by it as a Lender. 







 3. The Assignee agrees that, upon receiving your consent to such assignment and form and after
                                        ,
the Assignee will be bound by the terms of the Loan Documents, with respect to the interest in the Loan Documents assigned to it as specified above, as fully and to the same extent as if the Assignee were a Lender originally holding such interest in
the Loan Documents. 
 4. The following administrative details apply to the Assignee: 
  

	 	(a)	Credit Contact: 

  

			
	Assignee name: ________________________________
	Address: _____________________________________
	____________________________________________
	Attention:____________________________________
	Telephone: ___________________________________
	Telecopier: ___________________________________

  

	 	(b)	Operations Contract: 

  

	
	 Assignee name: ________________________________

	Address: _____________________________________
	____________________________________________
	Attention: ____________________________________
	Telephone: ___________________________________
	Telecopier: ___________________________________

  

	 	(c)	Lending Office: 

  

							
	 Assignee name: ________________________________

	Address: _____________________________________
	_____________________________________________

  

	 	(d)	Payment Instructions: 

  

							
	 Assignee name: ________________________________

	ABA No.: _____________________________________
	Account No.: __________________________________
	Attention: ____________________________________
	Reference: ____________________________________

  

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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Assignor and the Assignee have caused this Assignment and Acceptance to be
executed by their respective duly authorized officials, officers or agents as of the date first above mentioned. 
  

			
	 Very truly yours,

	
	[ASSIGNOR]
		
	By:	 	  
  

	Name:	 	  
  

	Title:	 	  
  

	
	[ASSIGNEE]
		
	By:	 	  
  

	Name:	 	  
  

	Title:	 	  
  



  

			
	We hereby consent to the foregoing assignment.
	
	 THE CHARLES SCHWAB CORPORATION,
 as Borrower


		
	By:	 	  

	Name:	 	  

	Title:	 	  

	
	 CITICORP USA, INC.,
 as Administrative Agent


		
	By:	 	  

	Name:	 	  

	Title:	 	  


  

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