Exhibit



Exhibit 10.2


Execution Version



	
	
	 




CREDIT AGREEMENT AND GUARANTY
dated as of
May 10, 2019
by and among
ARCHERDX, INC., 
as the Borrower,
THE SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY HERETO, 
as the Subsidiary Guarantors,
THE LENDERS FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY HERETO 
as the Lenders,
and
PERCEPTIVE CREDIT HOLDINGS II, LP, 
as the Administrative Agent
U.S. $45,000,000
	
	
	 










TABLE OF CONTENTS



	
					
	SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS
	1
	


	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	1.01
	Certain defined terms
	1
	


	 
	1.02
	Accounting Terms and Principles
	27
	


	 
	1.03
	Interpretation
	28
	


	 
	 
	 
	 

	SECTION 2. THE COMMITMENT AND THE LOANS
	29
	


	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	2.01
	Loans
	29
	


	 
	2.02
	Borrowing Procedures
	29
	


	 
	2.03
	Notes
	29
	


	 
	2.04
	Use of Proceeds
	30
	


	 
	 
	 
	 

	SECTION 3. PAYMENTS OF PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST
	30
	


	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	3.01
	Repayments and Prepayments Generally; Application
	30
	


	 
	3.02
	Interest
	30
	


	 
	3.03
	Prepayments; Prepayment Premium
	30
	


	 
	 
	 
	 

	SECTION 4. PAYMENTS, ETC.
	32
	


	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	4.01
	Payments
	32
	


	 
	4.02
	Computations
	33
	


	 
	4.03
	Set-Off
	33
	


	 
	 
	 
	 

	SECTION 5. YIELD PROTECTION, ETC.
	33
	


	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	5.01
	Additional Costs
	34
	


	 
	5.02
	Illegality
	35
	


	 
	5.03
	Taxes
	35
	


	 
	 
	 
	 

	SECTION 6. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
	39
	


	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	6.01
	Conditions to the Borrowing of the Initial Loan
	39
	


	 
	6.02
	Conditions to the Borrowing of the Delayed Draw Loan
	43
	


	 
	 
	 
	 

	SECTION 7. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
	45
	


	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	7.01
	Power and Authority
	45
	


	 
	7.02
	Authorization; Enforceability
	45
	


	 
	7.03
	Governmental and Other Approvals; No Conflicts
	46
	


	 
	7.04
	Financial Statements; Material Adverse Change
	46
	


	 
	7.05
	Properties
	47
	


	 
	7.06
	No Actions or Proceedings
	50
	


	 
	7.07
	Compliance with Laws and Agreements
	50
	


	 
	7.08
	Taxes
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	7.09
	Full Disclosure
	52
	


	 
	7.10
	Investment Company Act and Margin Stock Regulation
	52
	


	 
	7.11
	Solvency
	52
	


	 
	7.12
	Equity Holders; Subsidiaries and Other Investments
	52
	


	 
	7.13
	Indebtedness and Liens
	53
	


	 
	7.14
	Material Agreements
	53
	


	 
	7.15
	Restrictive Agreements
	53
	


	 
	7.16
	Real Property
	53
	


	 
	7.17
	Pension Matters
	53
	


	 
	7.18
	Regulatory Approvals
	54
	


	 
	7.19
	Transactions with Affiliates
	56
	


	 
	7.20
	OFAC
	56
	


	 
	7.21
	Anti-Corruption
	56
	


	 
	7.22
	Deposit and Disbursement Accounts
	56
	


	 
	7.23
	Senior Secured Obligations; Priority of Obligations; Security Interests
	57
	


	 
	7.24
	Royalties and Other Payments
	57
	


	 
	7.25
	Non-Competes
	57
	


	 
	7.26
	Internal Controls
	57
	


	 
	7.27
	Reimbursement from Medical Reimbursement Programs.
	57
	


	 
	 
	 
	 

	SECTION 8. AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
	58
	


	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	8.01
	Financial Statements and Other Information
	58
	


	 
	8.02
	Notices of Material Events
	60
	


	 
	8.03
	Existence; Conduct of Business
	62
	


	 
	8.04
	Payment of Obligations
	62
	


	 
	8.05
	Insurance
	63
	


	 
	8.06
	Books and Records; Inspection Rights
	63
	


	 
	8.07
	Compliance with Laws and Other Obligations
	63
	


	 
	8.08
	Maintenance of Properties, Etc.
	64
	


	 
	8.09
	Licenses
	64
	


	 
	8.10
	Action under Environmental Laws
	64
	


	 
	8.11
	Use of Proceeds
	64
	


	 
	8.12
	Certain Obligations Respecting Subsidiaries; Further Assurances
	64
	


	 
	8.13
	Termination of Non-Permitted Liens
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	8.14
	Intellectual Property
	66
	


	 
	8.15
	Litigation Cooperation
	66
	


	 
	8.16
	Maintenance of Regulatory Approvals, Contracts, Intellectual Property, 
Etc.
	66
	


	 
	8.17
	ERISA Compliance
	67
	


	 
	8.18
	Cash Management
	67
	


	 
	8.19
	Board Observation Right
	68
	


	 
	8.20
	Taxes
	68
	


	 
	8.21
	Post-Closing Obligations
	68
	


	 
	 
	 
	 

	SECTION 9. NEGATIVE COVENANTS
	69
	


	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	9.01
	Indebtedness
	69
	


	 
	9.02
	Liens
	70
	


	 
	9.03
	Fundamental Changes, Acquisitions, Etc.
	72
	


	 
	9.04
	Lines of Business
	72
	


	 
	9.05
	Investments
	73
	


	 
	9.06
	Restricted Payments
	73
	


	 
	9.07
	Payments of Indebtedness
	74
	


	 
	9.08
	Change in Fiscal Year
	75
	


	 
	9.09
	Sales of Assets, Etc.
	75
	


	 
	9.10
	Transactions with Affiliates
	76
	


	 
	9.11
	Restrictive Agreements
	76
	


	 
	9.12
	Modifications and Terminations of Material Agreements and Organic Documents
	77
	


	 
	9.13
	Inbound and Outbound Licenses
	77
	


	 
	9.14
	Sales and Leasebacks
	78
	


	 
	9.15
	Hazardous Material
	78
	


	 
	9.16
	Accounting Changes
	78
	


	 
	9.17
	Compliance with ERISA
	78
	


	 
	9.18
	Inconsistent Agreements
	78
	


	 
	9.19
	Sanctions; Anti-Corruption Use of Proceeds
	79
	


	 
	 
	 
	 

	SECTION 10. FINANCIAL COVENANTS
	79
	


	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	10.01
	Minimum Liquidity
	79
	


	 
	10.02
	Minimum Revenue
	79
	







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	SECTION 11. EVENTS OF DEFAULT
	80
	


	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	11.01
	Events of Default
	80
	


	 
	11.02
	Remedies
	84
	


	 
	11.03
	Additional Remedies
	84
	


	 
	 
	 
	 

	SECTION 12. THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
	85
	


	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	12.01
	Appointment and Duties
	85
	


	 
	12.02
	Binding Effect
	86
	


	 
	12.03
	Use of Discretion
	86
	


	 
	12.04
	Delegation of Rights and Duties
	86
	


	 
	12.05
	Reliance and Liability
	87
	


	 
	12.06
	Administrative Agent Individually
	88
	


	 
	12.07
	Lender Credit Decision
	88
	


	 
	12.08
	Expenses; Indemnities
	88
	


	 
	12.09
	Resignation of the Administrative Agent
	89
	


	 
	12.10
	Release of Collateral or Guarantors
	89
	


	 
	12.11
	Additional Secured Parties
	90
	


	 
	 
	 
	 

	SECTION 13. GUARANTEE
	90
	


	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	13.01
	The Guarantee
	90
	


	 
	13.02
	Obligations Unconditional
	91
	


	 
	13.03
	Reinstatement
	92
	


	 
	13.04
	Subrogation
	92
	


	 
	13.05
	Remedies
	92
	


	 
	13.06
	Instrument for the Payment of Money
	92
	


	 
	13.07
	Continuing Guarantee
	92
	


	 
	13.08
	General Limitation on Guarantee Obligations
	93
	


	 
	 
	 
	 

	SECTION 14. MISCELLANEOUS
	93
	


	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	14.01
	No Waiver
	93
	


	 
	14.02
	Notices
	93
	


	 
	14.03
	Expenses, Indemnification, Etc.
	93
	


	 
	14.04
	Amendments, Etc.
	94
	


	 
	14.05
	Successors and Assigns
	95
	


	 
	14.06
	Survival
	97
	


	 
	14.07
	Captions
	97
	







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	14.08
	Counterparts
	97
	


	 
	14.09
	Governing Law
	98
	


	 
	14.10
	Jurisdiction, Service of Process and Venue
	98
	


	 
	14.11
	Waiver of Jury Trial
	98
	


	 
	14.12
	Waiver of Immunity
	98
	


	 
	14.13
	Entire Agreement
	98
	


	 
	14.14
	Severability
	99
	


	 
	14.15
	No Fiduciary Relationship
	99
	


	 
	14.16
	Confidentiality
	99
	


	 
	14.17
	Interest Rate Limitation.
	100
	


	 
	14.18
	Judgment Currency
	100
	


	 
	14.19
	USA PATRIOT Act
	101
	


	 
	14.20
	Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions
	101
	


	 
	14.21
	Release of Collateral and Guarantees; Non-Disturbance Agreements.
	101
	







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	SCHEDULES AND EXHIBITS

	 
	 
	 

	Schedule 1
	-
	Commitments

	Schedule 7.05(b)
	-
	Products

	Schedule 7.05(c)
	-
	Material Intellectual Property

	Schedule 7.06(a)
	-
	Certain Litigation

	Schedule 7.06(c)
	-
	Labor Matters 

	Schedule 7.08
	-
	Taxes

	Schedule 7.12
	-
	Equity Holders; Subsidiaries and Other Investments

	Schedule 7.13
	-
	Existing Indebtedness and Liens

	Schedule 7.14
	-
	Material Agreements of Obligors

	Schedule 7.15
	-
	Restrictive Agreements

	Schedule 7.16
	-
	Real Property Owned or Leased by Borrower or any Subsidiary

	Schedule 7.17
	-
	Pension Matters

	Schedule 7.18(b)
	-
	Material Regulatory Approvals

	Schedule 7.18(d)
	-
	Adverse Findings in Connection with Products or Product Commercialization and Development Activities

	Schedule 7.19
	-
	Transactions with Affiliates

	Schedule 7.22
	-
	Deposit and Disbursement Accounts

	Schedule 7.24
	-
	Royalties and Other Payments

	Schedule 9.05
	-
	Existing Investments

	Schedule 9.14
	-
	Permitted Sales and Leasebacks

	 
	 
	 

	Exhibit A
	-
	Form of Note

	Exhibit B
	-
	Form of Borrowing Notice

	Exhibit C
	-
	Form of Guarantee Assumption Agreement

	Exhibit D-1
	-
	Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate (For Foreign Lenders That Are Not Partnerships for U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

	Exhibit D-2
	-
	Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate (For Foreign Participants That Are Not Partnerships for U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

	Exhibit D-3
	-
	Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate (For Foreign Participants That Are Partnerships for U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

	Exhibit D-4
	-
	Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate (For Foreign Lenders That Are Not Partnerships for U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

	Exhibit E
	-
	Form of Compliance Certificate

	Exhibit F
	-
	Form of Assignment and Assumption

	Exhibit G
	-
	Form of Information Certificate

	Exhibit H
	-
	Form of Warrant

	Exhibit I
	-
	Form of Solvency Certificate

	Exhibit J
	-
	Form of Intercompany Subordination Agreement








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CREDIT AGREEMENT AND GUARANTY
CREDIT AGREEMENT AND GUARANTY, dated as of May 10, 2019 (this “Agreement”), by and among ArcherDX, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), certain Subsidiaries of the Borrower from time to time party hereto, Perceptive Credit Holdings II, LP and each other lender that may from time to time become a party hereto (each a “Lender” and collectively, the “Lenders”), and Perceptive Credit Holdings II, LP, as administrative agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”).
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested that the Lenders provide a senior secured delayed draw term loan facility to the Borrower in an aggregate principal amount of $45,000,000, with $30,000,000 in an aggregate principal amount of Loans to be available on the Closing Date and an additional $15,000,000 in an aggregate principal amount of Loans to be available on the Delayed Draw Date, in each case, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein; and
WHEREAS, the Lenders are willing, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, to provide such senior secured delayed draw term loan facility.
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:

SECTION 1.
DEFINITIONS
		
	1.01
	Certain Defined Terms.  As used herein, the following terms have the following respective meanings:


“510(k)” means (i) any premarket notification and corresponding FDA clearance for a Device pursuant to FDA regulations, (ii) all substantially equivalent or similar notifications, applications and clearances with respect to any non-U.S. Regulatory Authority, including the EMA, and (iii) all amendments, supplements and other additions and modifications thereto, and all documents, data and other information concerning any applicable Device which are necessary for, filed with, incorporated by reference in or otherwise support any of the foregoing.
“Acquisition” means any transaction, or any series of related transactions, by which any Person directly or indirectly, by means of a tender offer, amalgamation, consolidation, merger, purchase of assets, or similar transaction having the same effect as any of the foregoing, (i) acquires all or substantially all of the assets of any other Person, (ii) acquires all or substantially all of a business line or unit or division of any other Person, (iii) with respect to any other Person that is managed or governed by a Board, acquires control of Equity Interests of such other Person representing more than fifty percent (50%) of the ordinary voting power (determined on a fully-diluted basis) for the election of directors of such Person’s Board, or (iv) acquires control of more than fifty percent (50%) of the Equity Interests in any other Person (determined on a fully-diluted basis) that is not managed by a Board.
“Administrative Agent” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.


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“Affiliate” means, with respect to a specified Person, another Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled by or is under common Control with the Person specified; provided that with respect to any Lender, an Affiliate of such Lender shall include, without limitation, all of such Lender’s Related Funds.
“Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
“Applicable Margin” means eight and one-quarter percent (8.25%), as may be increased pursuant to Section 3.02(b).
“Asset Sale” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.09.
“Assignment and Assumption” means an assignment and assumption entered into by a Lender and an assignee of such Lender in substantially the form of Exhibit F.
“Bail-In Action” means the exercise of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable EEA Resolution Authority in respect of any liability of an EEA Financial Institution.
“Bail-In Legislation” means, with respect to any EEA Member Country implementing Article 55 of Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union, the implementing law for such EEA Member Country from time to time which is described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule.
“Bailee Letter” means a bailee letter substantially in the form of Exhibit F to the Security Agreement.
“Bankruptcy Code” means Title 11 of the United States Code entitled “Bankruptcy.”
“Benefit Plan” means any employee benefit plan as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA (whether governed by the laws of the United States or otherwise) to which the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries incurs or otherwise has any obligation or liability, contingent or otherwise.
“Board” means, with respect to any Person, the board of directors, or equivalent management or oversight body, of such Person and each committee thereof duly authorized to act on behalf of such board or equivalent body.
“Borrower” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
“Borrower Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 14.03(b).
“Borrowing” means, as the context may require, either the borrowing of the Initial Loan on the Closing Date or the borrowing of the Delayed Draw Loan on the Delayed Draw Date.
“Borrowing Date” means (i) with respect to the Initial Loan, the Closing Date, and (ii) with respect to the Delayed Draw Loan, the Delayed Draw Date.
“Borrowing Notice” means a written notice substantially in the form of Exhibit B.


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“Business Day” means a day (other than a Saturday or Sunday) on which commercial banks are not authorized or required to close in New York, New York.
“Capital Lease Obligations” means, as to any Person, the obligations of such Person to pay rent or other amounts under a lease of (or other agreement conveying the right to use) real and/or personal property, which obligations are required to be classified and accounted for as a capital lease on a balance sheet of such Person under GAAP and, for purposes of this Agreement, the amount of such obligations shall be the capitalized amount thereof, determined in accordance with GAAP.
“Casualty Event” means the damage, destruction or condemnation, as the case may be, of property of any Person or any of its Subsidiaries excluding any property with a fair market value as of the date hereof of less than $1,500,000 in the aggregate since the Closing Date. 
“CDx” means a companion diagnostic medical device, often an IVD, which provides information relating to the safety and effectiveness of a corresponding drug or biological product for the purpose of determining whether a particular therapeutic product’s benefits to patients will outweigh any potential serious side effects or risks.
“Change of Control” means an event or series of events that causes or results in any of the following: (i) any Person or two or more Persons acting in concert shall have acquired beneficial ownership, directly or indirectly, of, or shall have acquired by Contract or otherwise, or shall have entered into a Contract or arrangement that, upon consummation, will result in its or their acquisition of or control over, voting stock of the Borrower representing thirty-five percent (35%) or more of the combined voting power of all voting stock of the Borrower, (ii) the Borrower fails to own, directly or indirectly, beneficially and of record, one hundred percent (100%) of the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of each of its Subsidiaries, free and clear of all Liens (except for Permitted Liens) or (iii) the sale of all or substantially all of the property or businesses of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
“Claim” means any claim, demand, complaint, grievance, action, application, suit, cause of action, order, charge, indictment, prosecution, judgment or other similar process, assessment or reassessment, whether made, converted or assessed in connection with a debt, liability, dispute, breach, failure or otherwise.
“Closing Date” means May 10, 2019.
“Closing Date Warrant” means that certain Warrant, dated as of the Closing Date and issued and delivered by the Borrower pursuant to Section 6.01(k), evidenced by an instrument substantially the form of Exhibit H hereto, as amended, replaced or otherwise modified pursuant to the terms thereof.
“Closing Fee” has the meaning given to such term in the Proposal Letter.
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time.


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“Collateral” means any asset or property in which a Lien is purported to be granted under any Loan Document, including future acquired or created assets or property (or all such assets or property, as the context may require).
“Commitment” means, with respect to each Lender, the obligation of such Lender to make Loans to the Borrower on the applicable Borrowing Date in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, which commitments are in the amounts set forth opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule 1 hereto, as such Schedule may be amended from time to time pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption or otherwise; provided that the aggregate Commitments of all Lenders on the Closing Date equal $45,000,000.  
“Commodity Account” means any commodity account, as such term is defined in Section 9-102 of the NY UCC.
“Competitor” means any Person that is principally in the business of research and development or commercialization activities, in each case, in respect of a next-generation sequencing assay or an in vitro diagnostic for cancer.
“Compliance Certificate” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.01(d).
“Connection Income Taxes” means Other Connection Taxes that are imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated) or that are franchise Taxes or branch profits Taxes.
“Contract” means any contract, license, lease, agreement, obligation, promise, undertaking, understanding, arrangement, document, commitment, entitlement, indenture, instrument or engagement under which a Person has, or will have, any liability or contingent liability (in each case, whether written or oral, express or implied, and whether in respect of monetary or payment obligations, performance obligations or otherwise).
“Control” means, in respect of a particular Person, the possession by one or more other Persons, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of such particular Person, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise.  “Controlling” and “Controlled” (and similar derivatives) have meanings correlative thereto.
“Controlled Account” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.18(a).
“Copyright” means all copyrights, copyright registrations and applications for copyright registrations, including all renewals and extensions thereof, all rights to recover for past, present or future infringements thereof, and all other rights whatsoever accruing thereunder or pertaining thereto throughout the world.
“Default” means any Event of Default and any event that, upon the giving of notice, the lapse of time or both, would constitute an Event of Default.
“Default Rate” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.02(b).


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“Delayed Draw Date” means the Business Day on which the Delayed Draw Loan hereunder is made, which shall be on or after the date on which each of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 6.02 have been satisfied.
“Delayed Draw Loan” means the term loan made by the Lenders on the Delayed Draw Date in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $15,000,000.
“Delayed Draw Date Warrant” means that certain Warrant, dated as of the Delayed Draw Date and issued and delivered by the Borrower pursuant to Section 6.02(e), evidenced by an instrument substantially the form of Exhibit H hereto, as amended, replaced or otherwise modified pursuant to the terms thereof.
“Deposit Account” means any deposit account, as such term is defined in Section 9-102 of the NY UCC.
“Designated Jurisdiction” means any country or territory to the extent that such country or territory is the subject of any Sanction.
“Device” means any medical instrument, apparatus, implement, machine, contrivance, implant, in vitro reagent or other similar or related item, including any component, part or accessory, that (i) is intended for use in connection with the diagnosis of disease, malady or other conditions or in the cure, mitigation, treatment or prevention of disease or malady, in man or other animals, or is intended to affect the structure or any function of the body of man or other animals, (ii) does not achieve its primary intended purpose or purposes through chemical action within or on the body of man or other animals and (iii) is not dependent upon being metabolized for the achievement of its primary intended purpose or purposes.
“Device Clearance Application” means any de novo application or request submitted under Section 513(f) of the FD&C Act (21 U.S.C. § 360c(f)), or any 510(k) submitted under Section 510(k) of the FD&C Act (21 U.S.C. § 360(k)) seeking clearance from the FDA for a Device that is substantially equivalent to a legally marketed predicate Device, as defined in the FD&C Act, or any corresponding or similar non-U.S. application or request in any non-U.S. jurisdiction, including, with respect to the European Union, any equivalent submission to a Standard Body pursuant to an applicable directive of the European Council with respect to any CE marking (or, if applicable, a self-certification of conformity with respect to any such directive through a “declaration of conformity”).
“Disqualified Equity Interests” means, with respect to any Person, any Equity Interest of such Person that, by its terms (or by the terms of any security or other Equity Interest into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable upon exercise or otherwise), or upon the happening of any event or condition (i) matures or is mandatorily redeemable (other than solely for Qualified Equity Interests), including pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, (ii) is redeemable at the option of the holder thereof (other than solely for Qualified Equity Interests), in whole or in part, (iii) provides for the scheduled payments of dividends or other distributions in cash or other securities that would constitute Disqualified Equity Interests, or (iv) is or becomes convertible into or exchangeable for Indebtedness or any other Equity Interests that would constitute Disqualified Equity Interests, in each case, prior to the date that is one hundred and eighty (180) days after the 


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Maturity Date; provided that, if such Equity Interests are issued pursuant to any plan for the benefit of directors, officers, employees or consultants of such Person or by any such plan to such directors, officers, employees or consultants, such Equity Interests shall not constitute Disqualified Equity Interests solely because they may be required to be repurchased by such Person upon the death, disability, retirement or termination of employment or service of such director, officer, employee or consultant.
“Dollars” and “$” means lawful money of the United States.
“Domestic Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that is incorporated, formed or organized under the laws of the United States, any state of the United States or the District of Columbia.
“EEA Financial Institution” means (i) any credit institution or investment firm established in any EEA Member Country which is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority, (ii) any entity established in an EEA Member Country which is a parent of an institution described in clause (i) of this definition, or (iii) any financial institution established in an EEA Member Country which is a subsidiary of an institution described in clauses (i) or (ii) of this definition and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent.
“EEA Member Country” means any of the member states of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.
“EEA Resolution Authority” means any public administrative authority or any person entrusted with public administrative authority of any EEA Member Country (including any delegee) having responsibility for the resolution of any EEA Financial Institution.
“Eligible Transferee” means and includes (i) any commercial bank, (ii) any insurance company, (iii) any finance company, (iv) any financial institution, (v) any investment fund that invests in loans or other obligations for borrowed money, (vi) with respect to any Lender, any of its Affiliates, and (vii) any other “accredited investor” (as defined in Regulation D of the Securities Act) that is principally in the business of managing investments or holding assets for investment purposes; provided that the term “Eligible Transferee” shall not include (x) any hedge fund or private equity fund that principally invests in distressed debt (but may include any Affiliated fund or Person that does not principally invest in distressed debt), and (y) any Competitor of the Borrower or principal equity investor in any such Competitor of the Borrower. 
“EMA” means the European Medicines Agency or any successor entity.
“Environmental Law” means any federal, state, provincial or local governmental law, rule, regulation, order, writ, judgment, injunction or decree, whether U.S. or non-U.S., relating to pollution or protection of the environment or the treatment, storage, disposal, release, threatened release or handling of hazardous materials, and all local laws and regulations, whether U.S. or non-U.S., related to environmental matters and any specific agreements entered into with any competent authorities which include commitments related to environmental matters.
“Equity Interests” means, with respect to any Person (an “issuer”), all shares of, interests or participations in, or other equivalents in respect of such issuer’s capital stock, including all membership interests, partnership interests or equivalent, and all debt or other securities directly 


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or indirectly exchangeable, exercisable or otherwise convertible into, such issuer’s capital stock, whether now outstanding or issued after the Closing Date, and in each case however designated and whether voting or non-voting.
“Equivalent Amount” means, with respect to an amount denominated in a single currency, the amount in another currency that could be purchased by the amount in the former currency determined by reference to the Exchange Rate at the time of determination.
“ERISA” means the United States Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
“ERISA Affiliate” means, collectively, the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries, and any Person under common control, or treated as a single employer, with the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, within the meaning of Section 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code.
“ERISA Event” means (i) a reportable event as defined in Section 4043 of ERISA with respect to a Title IV Plan, excluding, however, such events as to which the PBGC by regulation has waived the requirement of Section 4043(a) of ERISA that it be notified within thirty (30) days of the occurrence of such event; (ii) the applicability of the requirements of Section 4043(b) of ERISA with respect to a contributing sponsor, as defined in Section 4001(a)(13) of ERISA, to any Title IV Plan where an event described in paragraph (9), (10), (11), (12) or (13) of Section 4043(c) of ERISA is reasonably expected to occur with respect to such plan within the following thirty (30) days; (iii) a withdrawal by any ERISA Affiliate from a Title IV Plan or the termination of any Title IV Plan resulting in liability under Sections 4063 or 4064 of ERISA; (iv) the withdrawal of any ERISA Affiliate in a complete or partial withdrawal (within the meaning of Section 4203 and 4205 of ERISA) from any Multiemployer Plan if there is any potential liability therefore, or the receipt by any ERISA Affiliate of notice from any Multiemployer Plan that it is in reorganization or insolvency pursuant to Section 4241 or 4245 of ERISA; (v) the filing of a notice of intent to terminate, the treatment of a plan amendment as a termination under Section 4041 or 4041A of ERISA, or the commencement of proceedings by the PBGC to terminate a Title IV Plan or Multiemployer Plan; (vi) the imposition of liability on any ERISA Affiliate pursuant to Sections 4062(e) or 4069 of ERISA or by reason of the application of Section 4212(c) of ERISA; (vii) the failure by any ERISA Affiliate to make any required contribution to a Plan, or the failure to meet the minimum funding standard of Section 412 of the Code with respect to any Title IV Plan (whether or not waived in accordance with Section 412(c) of the Code) or the failure to make by its due date a required installment under Section 430 of the Code with respect to any Title IV Plan or the failure to make any required contribution to a Multiemployer Plan; (viii) the determination that any Title IV Plan is considered an at-risk plan or a plan in endangered to critical status within the meaning of Sections 430, 431 and 432 of the Code or Sections 303, 304 and 305 of ERISA; (ix) an event or condition which might reasonably be expected to constitute grounds under Section 4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Title IV Plan or Multiemployer Plan; (x) the imposition of any liability under Title I or Title IV of ERISA, other than PBGC premiums due but not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA, upon any ERISA Affiliate; (xi) an application for a funding waiver under Section 303 of ERISA or an extension of any amortization period pursuant to Section 412 of the Code with respect to any Title IV Plan; (xii) the occurrence of a non-exempt prohibited transaction under Sections 406 or 407 of ERISA for which the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries may be directly or indirectly liable; (xiii) 


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a violation of the applicable requirements of Section 404 or 405 of ERISA or the exclusive benefit rule under Section 401(a) of the Code by any fiduciary or disqualified person for which any ERISA Affiliate may be directly or indirectly liable; (xiv) the occurrence of an act or omission which could reasonably be expected to give rise to the imposition on any ERISA Affiliate of fines, penalties, taxes or related charges under Chapter 43 of the Code or under Sections 409, 502(c), (i) or (1) or 4071 of ERISA; (xv) the assertion of a material claim (other than routine claims for benefits) against any Plan or the assets thereof, or against the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with any such plan; (xvi) receipt from the IRS of notice of the failure of any Qualified Plan to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code, or the failure of any trust forming part of any Qualified Plan to fail to qualify for exemption from taxation under Section 501(a) of the Code; (xvii) the imposition of any Lien (or the fulfillment of the conditions for the imposition of any Lien) on any of the rights, properties or assets of any ERISA Affiliate, in either case pursuant to Title I or IV, including Section 302(f) or 303(k) of ERISA or to Section 401(a)(29) or 430(k) of the Code; or (xviii) the establishment or amendment by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of any “welfare plan”, as such term is defined in Section 3(1) of ERISA, that provides post-employment welfare benefits in a manner that would increase the liability of any Obligor.
“ERISA Funding Rules” means the rules regarding minimum required contributions (including any installment payment thereof) to Title IV Plans, as set forth in Sections 412, 430, 431, 432 and 436 of the Code and Sections 302, 303, 304 and 305 of ERISA.
“EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule” means the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule published by the Loan Market Association (or any successor Person), as in effect from time to time.
“Event of Default” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.01.
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Exchange Rate” means, as of any date of determination, the rate at which any currency may be exchanged into another currency, as set forth on the relevant Reuters screen at or about 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) on such date. In the event that such rate does not appear on the Reuters screen, the “Exchange Rate” shall be determined by reference to such other publicly available service for displaying exchange rates as may be reasonably designated by the Administrative Agent.
“Excluded Account” means, collectively, (i) accounts used exclusively for payroll, the withheld employee portion of payroll taxes and other employee wage and benefit payments, (ii) merchant accounts (including, but not limited to, accounts in respect of Square, PayPal and Stripe), and (iii) accounts constituting cash collateral accounts subject to Liens permitted pursuant to Section 9.02(l).
“Excluded Taxes” means any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to a Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to a Recipient: (i) Taxes imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated), franchise Taxes and branch profits Taxes, in each case, (x) imposed by the United States or as a result of such Recipient being organized under the laws of, or having its principal office or, in the case of any Lender, its applicable lending office located in, the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (or any political subdivisions thereof) or (y) 


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that are Other Connection Taxes, (ii) in the case of a Lender, U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of such Lender with respect to an applicable interest in a Loan or Commitment pursuant to a law in effect on the date on which (1) such Lender acquires such interest in the Loan or Commitment or (2) such Lender changes its lending office, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Section 5.03, amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to such Lender's assignor immediately before such Lender became a party hereto or to such Lender immediately before it changed its lending office, (iii) Taxes attributable to such Recipient’s failure to comply with Section 5.03(f), and (iv) any withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA.
 “Expense Deposit” means the cash deposit referenced in the Proposal Letter.
“FATCA” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof and any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code and any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or practices adopted pursuant to any intergovernmental agreement, treaty or convention among Governmental Authorities and implementing such Sections of the Code.
“FD&C Act” means the U.S. Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act of 1938 (or any successor thereto), as amended from time to time, and the rules, regulations, guidelines, guidance documents and compliance policy guides issued or promulgated thereunder.
“FDA” means the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and any successor entity.
“Federal Funds Effective Rate” means, for any day, the greater of (i) the rate calculated by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York based on such day’s federal funds transactions by depositary institutions (as determined in such manner as the Federal Reserve Bank of New York sets forth on its public website from time to time) and published on the next succeeding Business Day by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York as the federal funds effective rate and (ii) zero percent (0%).
“Foreign Lender” means a Lender that is not a U.S. Person.
“Foreign Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary other than a Domestic Subsidiary.
“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, as in effect from time to time, set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, in the statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board and in such other statements by such other entity as may be in general use by significant segments of the accounting profession that are applicable to the circumstances as of the date of determination; provided that all references to “GAAP” used herein shall be to GAAP applied consistently with the principles used in the preparation of the financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(e)(i).
“Governmental Approval” means any consent, authorization, approval, order, license, franchise, permit, certification, accreditation, registration, clearance, exemption, filing or notice 


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that is issued or granted by or from (or pursuant to any act of) any Governmental Authority, including any application or submission related to any of the foregoing.
“Governmental Authority” means any nation, government, branch of power (whether executive, legislative or judicial), state, province or municipality or other political subdivision thereof and any entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, monetary, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government, including without limitation regulatory authorities, governmental departments, agencies, commissions, bureaus, officials, ministers, courts, bodies, boards, tribunals and dispute settlement panels, and other law-, rule- or regulation-making organizations or entities of any state, territory, county, city or other political subdivision of any country, in each case whether U.S. or non-U.S.
“Guarantee” of or by any Person (the “guarantor”) means any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of the guarantor guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness or other monetary obligation of any other Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of the guarantor, direct or indirect, (i) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or other monetary obligation or to purchase (or to advance or supply funds for the purchase of) any security for the payment thereof, (ii) to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the owner of such Indebtedness or other monetary obligation of the payment thereof, (iii) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness or other monetary obligation or (iv) as an account party in respect of any letter of credit or letter of guaranty issued to support such Indebtedness or monetary obligation; provided, that the term Guarantee shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business.
“Guarantee Assumption Agreement” means a Guarantee Assumption Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit C executed by any entity that, pursuant to Section 8.12, is required to become a “Subsidiary Guarantor”.
“Guaranteed Obligations” has the meaning set forth in Section 13.01.
“Hazardous Material” means any substance, element, chemical, compound, product, solid, gas, liquid, waste, by-product, pollutant, contaminant or material which is hazardous or toxic, and includes, without limitation, (i) asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyls and petroleum (including crude oil or any fraction thereof) and (ii) any material classified or regulated as “hazardous” or “toxic” or words of like import pursuant to an Environmental Law.
“Healthcare Laws” means all applicable Laws, whether U.S. or non-U.S., federal, state, local or equivalent, relating to the provision of medical or other professional healthcare services, billing and collection practices relating to the payment for healthcare services, insurance law (including law related to payment for “no-fault” claims) and workers compensation law as they relate to the provision of, and billing and payment for, healthcare services, patient healthcare, patient healthcare information, patient abuse, the quality and adequacy of medical care, rate setting, equipment, personnel, operating policies, fee splitting, including, without limitation, (i) all Laws, rules and regulations promulgated or enforced by the FDA pursuant to the FD&C Act or 


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state, local or non-U.S. equivalent, (ii) all federal and state fraud and abuse laws, including, without limitation, the federal Anti-Kickback Statute (42 U.S.C. §1320a-7b(b)), the Stark Law (42 U.S.C. §1395nn), the civil False Claims Act (31 U.S.C. §3729 et seq.), the administrative False Claims Law (42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7b(a)), the Anti-Inducement Law (42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7a(a)(5)), the exclusion laws (42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7); (iii) the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, as amended by the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act of 2009, (iv) the Medicare Regulations and the Medicaid Program (Title XIX of the Social Security Act); (v) quality, safety and accreditation standards and requirements of all applicable state laws or regulatory bodies; (vi) all laws and regulations pursuant to which Healthcare Permits are issued; and (vii) any and all comparable federal, state, local and non-U.S. Laws and other applicable health care laws and regulations, each of (i) through (vii) as may be amended from time to time.
“Healthcare Permits” means, with respect to any Person, any Governmental Approval (i) issued or required under any Healthcare Laws applicable to the business of any Obligor that provides billable services necessary in the possession, ownership, warehousing, marketing, promoting, sale, labeling, furnishing, distribution or delivery of goods or services under Healthcare Laws applicable to the business of any Obligor or (ii) issued or required under any Healthcare Laws. 
“Hedging Agreement” means any interest rate exchange agreement, foreign currency exchange agreement, commodity price protection agreement or other interest or currency exchange rate or commodity price hedging arrangement.
“IDE” means an application, including an application filed with any Regulatory Authority, for authorization to commence human clinical studies with respect to any Device, including (i) an Investigational Device Exemption as defined in the FD&C Act or any successor application or procedure filed with the FDA, (ii) an abbreviated Investigational Device Exemption as specified in FDA regulations in 21 C.F.R. § 812.2(b), (iii) any equivalent of any of the foregoing pursuant to or under any non-U.S. country or regulatory jurisdiction, (iv) all amendments, variations, extensions and renewals of any of the foregoing that may be filed with respect thereto, and (v) all related documents and correspondence thereto, including documents and correspondence with Institutional Review Boards, whether U.S. or the non-U.S. equivalent.
“Immaterial Subsidiary” means any Foreign Subsidiary that is not a Material Subsidiary.
“Indebtedness” of any Person means, without duplication, (i) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money, (ii) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, loan agreements or similar instruments, (iii) all obligations of such Person upon which interest charges are customarily paid, (iv) all obligations of such Person under conditional sale or other title retention agreements relating to property acquired by such Person, (v) all obligations of such Person in respect of the deferred purchase price of property or services (excluding accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course of business not overdue by more than one hundred twenty (120) days), (vi) all Indebtedness of others secured by (or for which the holder of such Indebtedness has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien on property owned or acquired by such Person, whether or not the Indebtedness secured thereby has been assumed, (vii) all Guarantees by such Person of Indebtedness of others, (viii) all Capital Lease 


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Obligations of such Person, (ix) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person as an account party in respect of letters of credit and letters of guaranty, (x) obligations under any Hedging Agreement, currency swaps, forwards, futures or derivatives transactions, (xi) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person in respect of bankers’ acceptances, (xii) all obligations of such Person under license or other agreements containing a guaranteed minimum payment or purchase by such Person, other than operating leases entered into in the ordinary course of business and any such license or other agreement for the purchase of goods, software and other intangibles, services or supplies in the ordinary course of business, (xiii) any Disqualified Equity Interests of such Person, and (xiv) all other obligations required to be classified as indebtedness of such Person under GAAP. The Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any other entity (including any partnership in which such Person is a general partner) to the extent such Person is liable therefor as a result of such Person’s ownership interest in or other relationship with such entity, except to the extent the terms of such Indebtedness provide that such Person is not liable therefor.
“Indemnified Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 14.03(b).
“Indemnified Taxes” means (i) Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any Obligation (other than the Warrant Obligations) and (ii) to the extent not otherwise described in clause (i), Other Taxes.
“Information Certificate” means the Information and Collateral Certificate in substantially the form set forth in Exhibit G.
“Initial Loan” means the term loan made by the Lenders on the Closing Date in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $30,000,000.
“Insolvency Proceeding” means (i) 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 (ii) any general assignment for the benefit of creditors, composition, marshaling of assets for creditors, or other, similar arrangement in respect of any Person’s creditors generally or any substantial portion of such Person’s creditors, in each case undertaken under U.S. federal, state or foreign law, including the Bankruptcy Code. 
“Intellectual Property” means all Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights, and Technical Information, whether registered or not, U.S. or non-U.S., including (without limitation) all of the following: (i) applications, registrations, amendments and extensions relating to such Intellectual Property; (ii) rights and privileges arising under any applicable Law with respect to such Intellectual Property; (iii) rights to sue for or collect any damages for any past, present or future infringements of such Intellectual Property; and (iv) rights of the same or similar effect or nature in any jurisdiction corresponding to such Intellectual Property throughout the world.
“Intercompany Subordination Agreement” means a subordination agreement to be executed and delivered by the Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries, pursuant to which all obligations in respect of any Indebtedness owing between or among any party to such subordination agreement shall be subordinated to the prior payment in full in cash of all Obligations, such agreement to be in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit L.  


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“Interest Period” means, with respect to any Borrowing, (i) initially, the period commencing on (and including) the Borrowing Date on which such Borrowing occurred and ending on (and including) the last day of the calendar month in which such Borrowing was made, and (ii) thereafter, the period beginning on (and including) the first day of each succeeding calendar month and ending on the earlier of (and including) (x) the last day of such calendar month, (y) the Maturity Date and (z) any date of acceleration of the Obligations pursuant to Section 11.02.
“Interest Rate” means for any Interest Period, the sum of (i) the Applicable Margin plus (ii) the greater of (x) the Reference Rate as of the second Business Day immediately preceding the first day of such Interest Period and (y) two and three-quarters percent (2.75%).
“Invention” means any novel, inventive or useful art, apparatus, method, process, machine (including any article or device), manufacture or composition of matter, or any novel, inventive and useful improvement in any art, method, process, machine (including article or device), manufacture or composition of matter.  
“Investment” means, for any Person:  (i) the acquisition (whether for cash, property, services or securities or otherwise) of Equity Interests, bonds, notes, debentures, partnership or other ownership interests or other securities of any other Person or any agreement to make any such acquisition (including any “short sale” or any sale of any securities at a time when such securities are not owned by the Person entering into such sale); (ii) the making of any deposit with, or advance, loan, assumption of debt or other extension of credit to, or capital contribution in any other Person (including the purchase of property from another Person subject to an understanding or agreement, contingent or otherwise, to resell such property to such Person), but excluding any such advance, loan or extension of credit having a term not exceeding one hundred eighty (180) days arising in connection with the sale of services, inventory or supplies by such Person in the ordinary course of business; (iii) the entering into of any Guarantee of, or other contingent obligation with respect to, Indebtedness or other liability of any other Person and (without duplication) any amount committed to be advanced, lent or extended to such Person; or (iv) the entering into of any Hedging Agreement.
“IRS” means the U.S. Internal Revenue Service or any successor agency, and to the extent relevant, the U.S. Department of the Treasury.
“IVD” means any in vitro diagnostic product and those reagents, instruments, and systems intended for use in the diagnosis of disease or other conditions, including a determination of the state of health, in order to cure, mitigate, treat, or prevent disease or its sequelae, including the collection, preparation and examination of specimens taken from the human body.
“Key Person” means Jason Myers, the Chief Executive Officer of the Borrower as of the date hereof.
“Key Person Event” means that the Key Person (i) fails to hold the office of or fails to possess the power and authority typically associated with individuals holding the office of Chief Executive Officer of the Borrower; (ii) fails to be directly and actively involved in the day to day management and direction of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries; or (iii) is not devoting his full working time and efforts to the business and affairs of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries; provided 


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that the Key Person may manage his personal investments and may engage in civic, educational, religious, charitable or other community activities, so long as such activities do not pose an actual or apparent conflict of interest and do not materially interfere with the Key Person’s performance of his full-time duties as the Chief Executive Officer of the Borrower.
“Landlord Consent” means a Landlord Consent substantially in the form of Exhibit G to the Security Agreement.
“Law” means any U.S. or non-U.S. federal, state, provincial, territorial, municipal or local statute, treaty, rule, guideline, regulation, ordinance, code or administrative or judicial precedent or authority, including any interpretation or administration thereof by any Governmental Authority charged with the enforcement, interpretation or administration thereof, and all applicable administrative orders, directed duties, requests, licenses, authorizations and permits of, and agreements with, any Governmental Authority, in each case whether or not having the force of law.
“Lenders” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
“Lien” means any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge or other security interest, or any lease, title retention agreement, mortgage, restriction, easement, right-of-way, option or adverse claim (of ownership or possession) or other encumbrance of any kind or character whatsoever or any preferential arrangement that has the practical effect of creating a security interest.
“Loan” means, as the context may require, the Initial Loan or the Delayed Draw Loan, and “Loans” means, collectively, any or all of the foregoing, as the case may be.
“Loan Documents” means, collectively, this Agreement, the Notes, the Security Documents, the Proposal Letter, the Warrant, any Guarantee Assumption Agreement, the Information Certificate, the Intercompany Subordination Agreement and any other guaranty, subordination agreement, intercreditor agreement or other present or future document, instrument, agreement, certificate or other amendment, waiver or modification of the foregoing, delivered to the Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection with this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, in each case, as amended or otherwise modified.
“Loss” means judgments, debts, liabilities, expenses, costs, damages or losses, contingent or otherwise, whether liquidated or unliquidated, matured or unmatured, disputed or undisputed, contractual, legal or equitable, including loss of value, professional fees, including reasonable fees and disbursements of legal counsel on a full indemnity basis, and all costs incurred in investigating or pursuing any Claim or any proceeding relating to any Claim.
“Majority Lenders” means, at any time, Lenders having at such time in excess of fifty percent (50%) of the aggregate Commitments (or, if such Commitments are terminated, the outstanding principal amount of the Loans) then in effect.
“Margin Stock” means “margin stock” within the meaning of Regulations U and X.
“Material Adverse Change” and “Material Adverse Effect” mean a material adverse change in or effect on (i) the business, condition (financial or otherwise), operations, performance, 


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property or assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, (ii) the ability of either (x) the Borrower or (y) the Obligors, taken as a whole, to perform its or their, as the case may be, obligations under the Loan Documents, as and when due, or (iii) the legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability of the Loan Documents or the rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent or the Lenders under any of the Loan Documents.
“Material Agreement” means (i) any Contract which is listed on Schedule 7.14, (ii) any other Contract to which the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or a beneficiary from time to time, or to which any assets or properties of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is bound, the absence or termination of which could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, and (iii) without duplication, any other Contract to which the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or a guarantor (or equivalent) whether existing as of the date hereof or in the future that (x) relates to any Product or any Product Commercialization and Development Activity of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries and (y) during any period of twelve (12) consecutive months is reasonably expected to (1) result in payments or receipts (including royalty, licensing or similar payments) made to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in an aggregate amount in excess of $1,500,000, or (2) require payments or expenditures (including royalty, licensing or similar payments) to be made by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in an aggregate amount in excess of $1,500,000.
“Material Indebtedness” means, at any time, any Indebtedness of the Borrower (excluding any intercompany Indebtedness by and among the Obligors and their respective Subsidiaries that is permitted hereunder) or any Subsidiary thereof, the outstanding principal amount of which, individually or in the aggregate, exceeds $1,500,000 (or the Equivalent Amount in other currencies).
“Material Intellectual Property” means, (i) all Obligor Intellectual Property listed on Schedule 7.05(c), and (ii) all other Obligor Intellectual Property, whether currently owned or licensed, or acquired, developed or otherwise licensed or obtained after the date hereof (x) necessary for the operation of the business of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as currently conducted or as currently contemplated to be conducted, including all current and contemplated Product Commercialization and Development Activities relating to the Products, (y) the loss of which could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, or (z) that has a fair market value in excess of $1,500,000.
“Material Subsidiary” means any direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Borrower that, as of the end of any period of twelve (12) consecutive calendar months has either (i) individually, (x) in the ordinary course of business, generated total Revenues constituting five percent (5%) or more of the total Revenues of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, or (y) total assets constituting five percent (5%) or more of the total assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, or (ii) collectively with any other Subsidiary of the Borrower (x) in the ordinary course of business, generated total Revenues constituting ten percent (10%) or more of the total Revenues of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, or (y) total assets constituting ten percent (10%) or more of the total assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis.
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“Medicaid” means that government-sponsored entitlement program under Title XIX, P.L. 89-97 of the Social Security Act, which provides federal grants to states for medical assistance based on specific eligibility criteria, as set forth on Section 1396, et seq. of Title 42 of the United States Code. 
“Medicare” means that government-sponsored insurance program under Title XVIII, P.L. 89-97, of the Social Security Act, which provides for a health insurance system for eligible elderly and disabled individuals, as set forth at Section 1395, et seq. of Title 42 of the United States Code.
“Mortgage” means any mortgage, leasehold mortgage, deed of trust, leasehold deed of trust, deed to secure debt, leasehold deed to secure debt or other document creating in favor of the Administrative Agent a Lien on any real property or any interest in real property.
“Multiemployer Plan” means any multiemployer plan, as defined in Section 400l(a)(3) of ERISA, to which any ERISA Affiliate incurs or otherwise has any obligation or liability, contingent or otherwise.
“Net Cash Proceeds” means, (i) with respect to any Casualty Event experienced or suffered by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, the amount of cash proceeds received (directly or indirectly) including, without limitation, in the form of insurance proceeds or condemnation awards in respect of such Casualty Event, from time to time by or on behalf of such Person after deducting therefrom only (w) reasonable fees, costs and expenses related thereto incurred by the Borrower or such Subsidiary in connection therewith, (x) amounts required to be repaid on account of any Permitted Indebtedness (other than the Obligations) required to be repaid as a result of such Casualty Event, (y) amounts required to be reserved in accordance with GAAP for indemnities and against liabilities associated with the property damaged, destructed or condemned in such Casualty Event, and (z) Taxes (including transfer Taxes or net income Taxes) paid or payable  in connection therewith; and (ii) with respect to any Asset Sale by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, the amount of cash proceeds received (directly or indirectly) from time to time by or on behalf of such Person after deducting therefrom only (x) reasonable fees, costs and expenses related thereto incurred by the Borrower or such Subsidiary in connection therewith, (y) amounts required to be repaid on account of any Permitted Indebtedness (other than the Obligations) required to be repaid as a result of such Asset Sale, and (z) Taxes (including transfer Taxes or net income Taxes) paid or payable  in connection therewith; provided that, in each case of clauses (i) and (ii), costs and expenses shall only be deducted to the extent, that the amounts so deducted are (x) actually paid to a Person that is not an Affiliate of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries and (y) properly attributable to such Casualty Event or Asset Sale, as the case may be.
“Note” means a promissory note, in substantially the form of Exhibit A hereto, executed and delivered by the Borrower to any Lender in accordance with Section 2.03.
“NY UCC” means the UCC as in effect from time to time in New York.
“Obligations” means, all amounts, obligations, liabilities, covenants and duties of every type and description (including all Guaranteed Obligations and Warrant Obligations) owing by any Obligor to any Secured Party, any indemnitee hereunder or any participant, arising out of, under, or in connection with, any Loan Document, whether direct or indirect (regardless of whether 


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acquired by assignment), absolute or contingent, due or to become due, whether liquidated or not, now existing or hereafter arising and however acquired, and whether or not evidenced by any instrument or for the payment of money, including, without duplication, (i) all Loans, (ii) all interest, whether or not accruing after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy or after the commencement of any insolvency, reorganization or similar proceeding, and whether or not a claim for post-filing or post-petition interest is allowed in any such proceeding, and (iii) all other fees, expenses (including fees, charges and disbursement of counsel), interest, commissions, charges, costs, disbursements, indemnities and reimbursement of amounts paid and other sums chargeable to such Obligor under any Loan Document.
“Obligor Intellectual Property” means, at any time of determination, Intellectual Property owned by, licensed to or otherwise held by the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor at such time including, without limitation, the Intellectual Property listed on Schedule 7.05(c).
“Obligors” means, collectively, the Borrower, the Subsidiary Guarantors and their respective successors and permitted assigns.
“One-Month LIBOR” means, with respect to any applicable Interest Period hereunder, the one-month London Interbank Offered Rate for deposits in Dollars at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London, England time), as determined by the Administrative Agent from the appropriate Bloomberg or Telerate page selected by the Administrative Agent (or any successor thereto or similar source reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent from time to time), which shall be that one-month London Interbank Offered Rate for deposits in Dollars in effect two (2) Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period rounded up to the nearest one hundredth (1/100) of one percent. 
“Organic Document” means, for any Person, such Person’s formation documents, including, as applicable, its certificate of incorporation, by-laws, certificate of partnership, partnership agreement, certificate of formation, limited liability agreement, operating agreement and all shareholder agreements, voting trusts and similar arrangements applicable to such Person’s Equity Interests, or any equivalent document of any of the foregoing.
“Other Connection Taxes” means, with respect to any Recipient, Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between such Recipient and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising from such Recipient having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to or enforced any Loan Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Loan or Loan Document).
“Other Taxes” means all present or future stamp, court or documentary, intangible, recording, filing or similar Taxes that arise from any payment made under, from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document, except any such Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment.
“Participant” has the meaning set forth in Section 14.05(e).


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“Patents” means all patents and patent applications, including (i) the Inventions and improvements described and claimed therein, (ii) the reissues, divisions, continuations, renewals, extensions, and continuations in part thereof, and (iii) all income, royalties, damages and payment now or hereafter due and payable with respect thereto, (iv) all damages and payment for past or future infringements thereof, and rights to sue thereof, (v) all rights whatsoever accruing thereunder or pertaining thereto throughout the world.
“Patriot Act” has the meaning set forth in Section 14.19.
“Payment Date” means (i) the last day of each Interest Period (provided that if such last day of any Interest Period is not a Business Day, then the Payment Date shall be the next succeeding Business Day) and (ii) the Maturity Date.
“PBGC” means the United States Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation referred to and defined in ERISA and any successor entity performing similar functions.
“Permitted Acquisition” means any Acquisition by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, whether by purchase, merger or otherwise, of (i) all or substantially all of the assets of any Person, (ii) more than fifty percent (50%) of all Equity Interests of any Person (determined on a fully diluted basis), or (iii) an entire business line or unit or division of any Person; provided that:
(a)    immediately prior to, and after giving effect to such Acquisition, no Default shall have occurred and be continuing or could reasonably be expected to result therefrom;
(b)    all transactions in connection therewith shall be consummated in all material respects in accordance with all applicable Laws and in conformity with all applicable Governmental Approvals;
(c)    in the case of an Acquisition of Equity Interests of any Person, all of such Equity Interests (except for any such securities in the nature of directors’ qualifying shares required pursuant to any applicable Law) acquired, or otherwise issued by such Person or any newly formed Subsidiary of the Borrower in connection with such Acquisition, all such Equity Interests shall be owned by the Borrower or a wholly-owned, direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Borrower, and the Borrower shall have taken, or caused to be taken, as of the date such Person becomes a Subsidiary of the Borrower, each of the actions set forth in Section 8.12(a), if applicable;
(d)    such Person (in the case of an Acquisition of Equity Interests of such Person) or assets (in the case of an Acquisition of assets or a division of such Person) shall be engaged or used, as the case may be, in businesses or lines of business that would be permitted pursuant to Section 9.04;
(e)    on a pro forma basis after giving effect to such Acquisition, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall be in compliance with the financial covenants set forth in Section 10; 
(f)    to the extent that the purchase price for any such Acquisition is paid in cash, the amount thereof, when taken together with the purchase price paid in cash for all other 


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Acquisitions consummated or effected since the Closing Date, does not exceed $3,000,000 in the aggregate (or the Equivalent Amount thereof);
(g)    to the extent that the purchase price for any such Acquisition is paid in Equity Interests, all such Equity Interests shall be Qualified Equity Interests;
(h)    promptly upon request by the Administrative Agent in the case of any such Acquisition that has a purchase price in excess of $5,000,000, the Borrower shall provide (i) a copy of the draft purchase agreement related to the proposed Acquisition (and any related documents requested by the Administrative Agent), (ii) any available quarterly and annual financial statements of the Person whose Equity Interests or assets are being acquired for the twelve (12) month period ending forty-five (45) days immediately prior to such Acquisition, including any audited financial statements that are available, and (iii) any other information reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent and available to the Obligors;
(i)    the Borrower shall have provided the Administrative Agent with at least twenty (20) Business Days’ prior written notice of any such Acquisition, together with summaries, prepared in reasonable detail, of all due diligence conducted by or on behalf of the Borrower or its applicable Subsidiary, as applicable, prior to such Acquisition, 
(j)    at least five (5) Business Days prior to the proposed date of such Acquisition, the Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower (prepared in reasonable detail), certifying that such Acquisition complies with the requirements of this definition; and
(k)    neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries shall, in connection with (and upon giving effect to) any such Acquisition, assume or remain liable with respect to, or be subject to (x) any Indebtedness of the related seller or the business, Person or properties acquired, except to the extent permitted pursuant to Section 9.01, (y) any Lien on any business, Person or assets acquired, except to the extent permitted pursuant to Section 9.02, (z) any other liability (including Tax, ERISA and environmental liabilities), except (with respect to liabilities under this clause (k)) to the extent the assumption of any such liability could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.  Any other such Indebtedness, liabilities or Liens not permitted to be assumed, continued or otherwise supported by any Obligor or Subsidiary thereof hereunder shall be paid in full or released as to the business, Persons or properties being so acquired on or before the consummation of such Acquisition.
“Permitted Cash Equivalent Investments” means (i) marketable direct obligations issued or unconditionally guaranteed by the United States or any agency or any state thereof having maturities of not more than one (1) year from the date of acquisition and (ii) commercial paper maturing no more than two hundred and seventy (270) days after the date of its creation and having the highest rating from either Standard & Poor’s Ratings Group or Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.
“Permitted Indebtedness” means any Indebtedness permitted under Section 9.01.
“Permitted Liens” means any Liens permitted under Section 9.02.


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“Permitted Refinancing” means, with respect to any Indebtedness permitted to be refinanced, extended, renewed or replaced hereunder, any refinancings, extensions, renewals and replacements of such Indebtedness; provided that such refinancing, extension, renewal or replacement shall not (i) increase the outstanding principal amount of the Indebtedness being refinanced, extended, renewed or replaced, (ii) contain terms relating to outstanding principal amount, amortization, maturity, collateral security (if any) or subordination (if any), or other material terms that, taken as a whole, are less favorable in any material respect to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries or the Secured Parties than the terms of any agreement or instrument governing the Indebtedness being refinanced, (iii) have an applicable interest rate or equivalent yield that exceeds the interest rate or equivalent yield of the Indebtedness being refinanced, (iv) contain any new requirement to grant any Lien or to give any Guarantee that was not an existing requirement of the Indebtedness being refinanced and (v) after giving effect to such refinancing, extension, renewal or replacement, no Default shall have occurred (or could reasonably be expected to occur) as a result thereof.
“Person” means any individual, corporation, company, voluntary association, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust, unincorporated organization or Governmental Authority or other entity of whatever nature.
“Plan” means any employee pension benefit plan (other than a Multiemployer Plan) subject to the provisions of Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA, and in respect of which any ERISA Affiliate is (or, if such plan were terminated, would under Section 4069 of ERISA be deemed to be) an “employer” as defined in Section 3(5) of ERISA.
“Prepayment Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.03(a)(i).
“Prepayment Premium” means with respect to any prepayment of any outstanding principal amount of the Loans pursuant to Sections 3.03(a) or 3.03(b) occurring (i) on or prior to the first anniversary of the Closing Date, an amount equal to ten percent (10.0%) of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Loans being prepaid; (ii) at any time after the first anniversary of the Closing Date and on or prior to the second anniversary of the Closing Date, an amount equal to eight percent (8.0%) of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Loans being prepaid; (iii) at any time after the second anniversary of the Closing Date and on or prior to the third anniversary of the Closing Date, an amount equal to six percent (6.0%) of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Loans being prepaid; and (iv) at any time after the third anniversary of the Closing Date and prior to the Maturity Date, an amount equal to four percent (4.0%) of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Loans being prepaid.
“Prepayment Price” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.03(a)(i).
“Product” means (i) those Devices set forth and described in reasonable detail on Schedule 7.05(b) and (ii) any future Device developed, distributed, dispensed, imported, exported, labeled, promoted, manufactured, licensed, marketed, sold or otherwise commercialized by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, including any such Device in development or which may be developed.
“Product Agreement” means, with respect to any Product, any Contract pursuant to which one or more Persons grants or receives (i) any rights relating to any Product Commercialization 


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and Development Activities with respect to such Product, or (ii) any right to exclude any other Person from engaging in, or otherwise restricting any right, title or interest as to, any Product Commercialization and Development Activities with respect to such Product, including any Contract with suppliers, manufacturers, distributors, clinical research organizations, hospitals, group purchasing organizations, wholesalers, pharmacies or any other Person.
“Product Assets” means, with respect to any Product, any and all rights, title and interests of any Person or any of its Subsidiaries in any assets relating to such Product or any Product Commercialization and Development Activities with respect to such Product, including all Product Related Information, all Product Agreements, all Intellectual Property, Regulatory Approvals and similar assets with respect to such Product or any such Product Commercialization and Development Activities, and all rights, title and interests in any other property, tangible or intangible, manifesting or otherwise in respect of such Product or any such Product Commercialization and Development Activities, including, without limitation, inventory, accounts receivable or similar rights to receive money or payment pertaining thereto and all proceeds of the foregoing.
“Product Commercialization and Development Activities” means, with respect to any Product, any combination of research, development, manufacture, import, use, sale, licensing, importation, exportation, shipping, storage, handling, design, labeling, marketing, promotion, supply, distribution, testing, packaging, purchasing or other commercialization activities, receipt of payment in respect of any of the foregoing (including, without limitation, in respect of licensing, royalty or similar payments), or any similar or other activities the purpose of which is to commercially exploit such Product.
“Product Related Information” means, with respect to any Product, all books, records, lists, ledgers, files, manuals, Contracts, correspondence, reports, plans, drawings, data and other information of every kind (in any form or medium), and all techniques and other know-how, that is necessary or useful for any Product Commercialization and Development Activities relating to such Product, including (i) branding materials, packaging and other trade dress, customer targeting and other marketing, promotion and sales materials and information, referral, customer, supplier and other contact lists and information, product, business, marketing and sales plans, research, studies and reports, sales, maintenance and production records, training materials and other marketing, sales and promotional information, (ii) clinical data, information included or supporting any Regulatory Approval, any regulatory filings, updates, notices and correspondence (including adverse event and other pharmacovigilance and other post-marketing reports and information, etc.), technical information, product development and operational data and records, and all other documents, records, files, data and other information relating to product development, manufacture and use, (iii) litigation and dispute records, and accounting records; (iv) all documents, records and files relating to Intellectual Property, including all correspondence from and to third parties (including Intellectual Property counsel and patent, trademark and other intellectual property registries, including the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office), and (v) all other information, techniques and know-how necessary or useful in connection with the Product Commercialization and Development Activities for any Product. 


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“Product Standards” means all safety, quality and other specifications and standards applicable to any Product, including all medical device and other standards promulgated by Standards Bodies.
“Profiling Products Revenue” means Revenue, excluding any Revenue (i) generated by services performed by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (other than such services provided using the Borrower’s Archer Analysis software product) and (ii) generated in connection with any Product Commercialization and Development Activities related to CDx (other than Reveal Universal CDx) by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries.
“Prohibited Payment” means any bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other payment or gift of money or anything of value (including meals or entertainment) to any officer, employee or ceremonial office holder of any government or instrumentality thereof, political party or supra-national organization (such as the United Nations), any political candidate, any royal family member or any other person who is connected or associated personally with any of the foregoing that is prohibited under any applicable Law for the purpose of influencing any act or decision of such payee in his official capacity, inducing such payee to do or omit to do any act in violation of his lawful duty, securing any improper advantage or inducing such payee to use his influence with a government or instrumentality thereof to affect or influence any act or decision of such government or instrumentality.
“Proportionate Share” means, with respect to any Lender, the percentage obtained by dividing (i) the sum of the Commitment (or, if the Commitments are terminated, the outstanding principal amount of the Loans) of such Lender then in effect by (ii) the sum of the Commitments (or, if the Commitments are terminated, the outstanding principal amount of the Loans) of all Lenders then in effect.
“Proposal Letter” means the Proposal Letter, dated March 22, 2019, between the Borrower and Perceptive Advisors LLC (as supplemented by the outline of proposed terms and conditions attached thereto).
“Public Offering” means any sale of Equity Interests of a Person pursuant to an offering that is underwritten on a firm commitment basis by a nationally recognized investment banking firm and, as a result of which, such Person becomes subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or Section 15 of the Exchange Act immediately following such offering.
“Qiagen Matter” means that certain commercial tort claim concerning ArcherDX, Inc. and The General Hospital Corp. D/B/A Massachusetts General Hospital v. Qiagen Sciences, LLC, Qiagen LLC (F/K/A Qiagen, Inc.), Qiagen Beverly, Inc., Qiagen GMBH, Qiagen N.V., and Jonathan Arnold, No.18:cv-01019-MN (D. Del.).
“Qualified Equity Interest” means, with respect to any Person, any Equity Interest of such Person that is not a Disqualified Equity Interest.
“Qualified IPO” means the Borrower’s initial Public Offering of its common Equity Interests having ordinary voting rights, as a result of which (i) such Equity Interests are listed on either the New York Stock Exchange or the NASDAQ National Market and (ii) the Borrower receives gross proceeds from such offering that equal or exceed $50,000,000.


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“Qualified Plan” means an employee benefit plan (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) other than a Multiemployer Plan (i) that is or was at any time maintained or sponsored by any ERISA Affiliate or to which any ERISA Affiliate has ever made, or was ever obligated to make, contributions, and (ii) that is intended to be tax qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code.
“Real Property Security Documents” means any Mortgage, Landlord Consent, Bailee Letter or any other real property security document, registration, recordation, filing, instrument or approval required, entered into or recommended to grant, perfect, and otherwise render enforceable Liens in real property in favor of the Secured Parties for purposes of securing the Obligations.
“Recipient” means any Lender, the Administrative Agent and any other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any Obligation, as applicable.
“Reference Rate” means One-Month LIBOR; provided that if One-Month LIBOR can no longer be determined by the Administrative Agent (in its sole discretion) or the Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over the quotation or determination of London Interbank Offered Rates ceases to supervise or sanction such rates for purposes of interest rates on loans, then the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall endeavor, in good faith, to establish an alternate rate of interest to One-Month LIBOR that gives due consideration to the then prevailing market convention for determining a rate of interest for middle-market loans in the United States at such time, and shall enter into an amendment to this Agreement to reflect such alternate rate of interest and such other related changes to this Agreement as may be applicable; provided further that, until such alternate rate of interest is agreed upon by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, the Reference Rate for purposes hereof and of each other Loan Document shall be the “Wall Street Journal Prime Rate” as published and defined in The Wall Street Journal.
“Referral Source” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.07(b).
“Refinanced Debt” means the obligations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries under that certain Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of September 2, 2018, between the Borrower and Silicon Valley Bank.
“Register” has the meaning set forth in Section 14.05(d).
“Regulation T” means Regulation T of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, as amended.
“Regulation U” means Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, as amended.
“Regulation X” means Regulation X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, as amended.
“Regulatory Approval” means, with respect to any Product or Product Commercialization and Development Activities, any Governmental Approval, whether U.S. or non-U.S. that is required to be held or maintained by, or for the benefit of, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries with respect thereto, including all applicable IDEs, 510(k)s, Device Clearance Applications, Product Standards, supplements, amendments, pre-approvals and post-approvals, governmental 


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price, reimbursement approvals and approvals of applications for regulatory exclusivity, clearances, licenses, notifications, registrations or authorizations of any Regulatory Authority, in each case necessary for the ownership, use or other commercialization of such Product or for such Product Commercialization and Development Activities.
“Regulatory Authority” means any Governmental Authority, whether U.S. or non-U.S., that is concerned with or has regulatory or supervisory oversight with respect to any Product or any Product Commercialization and Development Activities relating to any Product, including the FDA and all equivalent Governmental Authorities, whether U.S. or non-U.S.
“Related Fund” means, with respect to any Lender, a fund which is managed or advised by the same investment manager or investment adviser as such Lender or, if it is managed by a different investment manager or investment adviser, a fund whose investment manager or investment adviser is an Affiliate of the investment manager or investment adviser of such Lender.
“Related Parties” has the meaning set forth in Section 14.16.
“Responsible Officer” of any Person means each of the president, chief executive officer, chief financial officer and similar officer of such Person.
“Restricted Payment” means any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, Equity Interests or other property) with respect to any Equity Interests of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, any payment of interest, principal or fees in respect of any Indebtedness owed by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries to any holder of any Equity Interests of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or any payment (whether in cash, Equity Interests or other property), including any sinking fund or similar deposit, on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, acquisition, cancellation or termination of any such Equity Interests of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or any option, warrant or other right to acquire any such Equity Interests of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.
“Restrictive Agreement” means any Contract or other arrangement that prohibits, restricts or imposes any condition upon (i) the ability of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries to create, incur or permit to exist any Lien upon any of its properties or assets (other than (x) customary provisions in Contracts (including without limitation leases and licenses of Intellectual Property) restricting the assignment thereof and (y) restrictions or conditions imposed by any Contract governing secured Permitted Indebtedness permitted under Section 9.01(g), to the extent that such restrictions or conditions apply only to the property or assets securing such Indebtedness), or (ii) the ability of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries to make Restricted Payments with respect to any of their respective Equity Interests or to make or repay loans or advances to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or such other Obligor or to Guarantee Indebtedness of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries thereof or such other Obligor.
“Reveal Universal CDx” means a particular CDx designed and manufactured by the Borrower.
“Revenue” means, for any relevant fiscal period, the consolidated total revenues of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such fiscal period, as recognized on the income statement of the 


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Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such fiscal period, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.
“Sanction” means any international economic sanction administered or enforced by the United States Government (including, without limitation, OFAC), the United Nations Security Council, the European Union or its Member States, Her Majesty’s Treasury or other relevant sanctions authority.
“Secured Party” means each Lender, the Administrative Agent, each other Indemnified Party, any other holder of any Obligation, and any of their respective permitted transferees or assigns.
“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Security Agreement” means the Security Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, among the Obligors and the Administrative Agent, granting a security interest in the Obligors’ personal property in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties.
“Security Documents” means, collectively, the Security Agreement, each Short-Form IP Security Agreement, each Real Property Security Document and each other security agreement, control agreement, financing statement, registration, recordation, filing, instrument or approval required, entered into or recommended to grant, perfect, and otherwise render enforceable Liens in favor of the Secured Parties for purposes of securing the Obligations.
“Securities Account” means any securities account, as such term is defined in Section 8-501 of the NY UCC.
“Short-Form IP Security Agreements” means short-form copyright, patent or trademark, (as the case may be) security agreements, substantially in the form of Exhibit C, Exhibit D or Exhibit E to the Security Agreement, entered into by one or more Obligors in favor of the Secured Parties, each as amended, modified or replaced from time to time.
“Solvent” means, with respect to any Person at any time, that (i) the present fair saleable value of the property of such Person is greater than the total amount of liabilities (including contingent liabilities) of such Person, (ii) the present fair saleable value of the property of such Person is not less than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liability of such Person on its debts as they become absolute and matured, and (iii) such Person has not incurred and does not intend to, and does not believe that it will, incur debts or liabilities beyond such Person’s ability to pay as such debts and liabilities mature.
“Standard Bodies” means any of the organizations that create, sponsor or maintain safety, quality or other standards, including ISO, ANSI, CEN and SCC and the like.
“Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person (for purposes of this definition, the “parent”) at any date, any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other entity the accounts of which would be consolidated with those of the parent in the parent’s consolidated financial statements if such financial statements were prepared in accordance with 


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GAAP as of such date, as well as any other corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other entity (i) of which securities or other ownership interests representing more than fifty percent (50%) of the equity or more than fifty percent (50%) of the ordinary voting power or, in the case of a partnership, more than fifty percent (50%) of the general partnership interests are, as of such date, owned, controlled or held, directly or indirectly, or (ii) that is, as of such date, otherwise Controlled, by the parent or one or more direct or indirect subsidiaries of the parent or by the parent and one or more direct or indirect subsidiaries of the parent. Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to a “Subsidiary” or to “Subsidiaries” shall refer to a Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of the Borrower.
“Subsidiary Guarantor” means, initially, as of the date hereof, each Subsidiary of the Borrower identified under the caption “SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS” on the signature pages hereto and, thereafter, each Subsidiary of the Borrower that becomes, or is required to become, a “Subsidiary Guarantor” pursuant to Section 8.12. 
“Taxes” means all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings (including backup withholding), assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.
“Technical Information” means all Product Related Information and all trade secrets and other proprietary or confidential information, public information, non-proprietary know-how, any information of a scientific, technical, or business nature in any form or medium, standards and specifications, conceptions, ideas, innovations, discoveries, Invention disclosures, all documented research, developmental, demonstration or engineering work and all other information, data, plans, specifications, reports, summaries, experimental data, manuals, models, samples, know-how, technical information, systems, methodologies, computer programs, information technology and any other information.  
“Title IV Plan” means an employee benefit plan (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) other than a Multiemployer Plan (i) that is or was at any time maintained or sponsored by any ERISA Affiliate or to which any ERISA Affiliate has ever made, or was obligated to make, contributions, and (ii) that is or was subject to Section 412 of the Code, Section 302 of ERISA or Title IV of ERISA.
“Trademarks” means all trade names, trademarks and service marks, logos, trademark and service mark registrations, and applications for trademark and service mark registrations, including (i) all renewals of trademark and service mark registrations, (ii) all rights to recover for all past, present and future infringements thereof and all rights to sue therefor, and (iii) all rights whatsoever accruing thereunder or pertaining thereto throughout the world, together, in each case, with the goodwill of the business connected with the use thereof.
“Transactions” means the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery and performance by each Obligor of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which such Obligor is (or is intended to be) a party, the making of the Loans hereunder, the repayment of the Refinanced Debt, and all other transactions contemplated pursuant to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.


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“UCC” means, with respect to any applicable jurisdictions, the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in such jurisdiction, as may be modified from time to time.
“United States” or “U.S.” means the United States of America, its fifty states and the District of Columbia.
“U.S. Person” means a “United States person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.
“U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.03(f)(ii)(B)(3).
“Warrant” means, as the context may require, either the Closing Date Warrant, the Delayed Draw Date Warrant or both.
“Warrant Obligations” means all Obligations of the Borrower arising out of, under or in connection with the Warrants.
“Withdrawal Liability” means, at any time, any liability incurred (whether or not assessed) by any ERISA Affiliate and not yet satisfied or paid in full at such time with respect to any Multiemployer Plan pursuant to Section 4201 of ERISA.
“Withholding Agent” means the Borrower, any other Obligor and the Administrative Agent.
“Write-Down and Conversion Powers” means, with respect to any EEA Resolution Authority, the write-down and conversion powers of such EEA Resolution Authority from time to time under the Bail-In Legislation for the applicable EEA Member Country, which write-down and conversion powers are described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule.
		
	1.02
	Accounting Terms and Principles.    Unless otherwise specified, all accounting terms used in each Loan Document shall be interpreted, and all accounting determinations and computations thereunder (including under Section 10 and any definitions used in such calculations) shall be made, in accordance with GAAP.  Unless otherwise expressly provided, all financial covenants and defined financial terms shall be computed on a consolidated basis for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, in each case without duplication.  If the Borrower requests an amendment to any provision hereof to eliminate the effect of (a) any change in GAAP or the application thereof or (b) the issuance of any new accounting rule or guidance or in the application thereof, in each case, occurring after the date of this Agreement, then the Lenders and Borrower agree that they will negotiate in good faith amendments to the provisions of this Agreement that are directly affected by such change or issuance with the intent of having the respective positions of the Lenders and Borrower after such change or issuance conform as nearly as possible to their respective positions as of the date of this Agreement and, until any such amendments have been agreed upon, (i) the provisions in this Agreement shall be calculated as if no such change or issuance has occurred and (ii) the Borrower shall provide to the Lenders a written reconciliation in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Lenders, between calculations of any baskets and other requirements hereunder before and after giving effect to such change or issuance.




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	1.03
	Interpretation.  For all purposes of this Agreement, except as otherwise expressly provided herein or unless the context otherwise requires,


(a)    the terms defined in this Agreement include the plural as well as the singular and vice versa; 
(b)    words importing gender include all genders; 
(c)    any reference to a Section, Annex, Schedule or Exhibit refers to a Section of, or Annex, Schedule or Exhibit to, this Agreement; 
(d)    any reference to “this Agreement” refers to this Agreement, including all Annexes, Schedules and Exhibits hereto, and the words herein, hereof, hereto and hereunder and words of similar import refer to this Agreement and its Annexes, Schedules and Exhibits as a whole and not to any particular Section, Annex, Schedule, Exhibit or any other subdivision; 
(e)    references to days, months and years refer to calendar days, months and years, respectively; 
(f)    all references herein to “include” or “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation”; 
(g)    the word “from” when used in connection with a period of time means “from and including” and the word “until” means “to but not including”; 
(h)    the words “asset” and “property” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer broadly to any and all assets and properties, whether tangible or intangible, real or personal, including cash, securities, rights under contractual obligations and permits and any right or interest in any such assets or property; 
(i)    accounting terms not specifically defined herein (other than “property” and “asset”) shall be construed in accordance with GAAP;
(j)    where any provision in this Agreement or any other Loan Document refers to an action to be taken by any Person, or an action which such Person is prohibited from taking, such provision shall be applicable whether such action is taken directly or indirectly; and 
(k)    references to any Lien granted or created hereunder or pursuant to any other Loan Document securing any Obligations shall be deemed to be a Lien for the benefit of the Secured Parties.
Unless otherwise expressly provided herein, references to organizational documents, agreements (including the Loan Documents) and other contractual instruments shall be deemed to include all subsequent amendments, restatements, extensions, supplements and other modifications thereto permitted by the Loan Documents. Any definition or reference to any Law shall include all statutory and regulatory provisions consolidating, amending, replacing, supplementing or interpreting such Law.


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If any obligation to pay any amount pursuant to the terms and conditions of any Loan Document falls due on a day which is not a Business Day, then such required payment date shall be extended to the immediately following Business Day, and interest shall accrue on such amount for the term of such extension at the rate applicable immediately prior to such extension.   For the purposes of calculations made pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or otherwise for purposes of compliance herewith, GAAP shall be deemed to treat operating leases in a manner consistent with their current treatment under GAAP as in effect on the date of this Agreement, notwithstanding any modifications or interpretive changes thereto that may occur thereafter.

SECTION 2.
THE COMMITMENT AND THE LOANS
		
	2.01
	Loans.


(a)    On the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, each Lender agrees to make the Initial Loan to the Borrower, in a single Borrowing on the Closing Date, in a principal amount equal to the amount of such Lender’s Commitment with respect to the Initial Loan or such lesser amount as the Borrower may request in the Borrowing Notice; provided that in the event less than $30,000,000 is borrowed on the Closing Date, any remaining, unused portion of the Lender’s Commitment with respect to the Initial Loan shall automatically be terminated and reduced to zero.
(b)    On the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, each Lender agrees to make the Delayed Draw Loan to the Borrower, in a single Borrowing on the Delayed Draw Date, in a principal amount equal to the amount of such Lender’s Commitment with respect to the Delayed Draw Loan or such lesser amount as the Borrower may request in the Borrowing Notice; provided that in the event less than $15,000,000 is borrowed on the Delayed Draw Date, any remaining, unused portion of the Lender’s Commitment with respect to the Delayed Draw Loan shall automatically be terminated and reduced to zero.
(c)    No amounts paid or prepaid with respect to any Loan may be reborrowed.
(d)    Any term or provision hereof (or of any other Loan Document) to the contrary notwithstanding, Loans made to the Borrower will be denominated solely in Dollars and will be repayable solely in Dollars and no other currency.
		
	2.02
	Borrowing Procedures.   At least three (3), but not more than five (5), Business Days prior to any proposed Borrowing Date (or at least one (1), but not more than five (5) Business Day(s) prior to the Borrowing on the Closing Date), the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an irrevocable Borrowing Notice, which notice, if received by the Administrative Agent on a day that is not a Business Day or after 10:00 A.M. (New York City time) on a Business Day, shall be deemed to have been delivered on the next Business Day.


		
	2.03
	Notes.   If requested by any Lender, the Loan of such Lender shall be evidenced by one or more Notes.  The Borrower shall prepare, execute and deliver to the Lender such promissory notes in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A.




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	2.04
	Use of Proceeds.   The Borrower shall use the proceeds of the Loans to (i) repay all outstanding obligations under the Refinanced Debt, (ii) for working capital and general corporate purposes and (iii) without duplication, the payment of fees and expenses associated with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.



SECTION 3.
PAYMENTS OF PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST
		
	3.01
	Repayments and Prepayments Generally; Application.


(a)    There will be no scheduled repayments of principal on the Loans prior to the Maturity Date. On the Maturity Date, the Borrower shall repay the entire remaining outstanding balance of the Loans in full and in cash.
(b)    The Borrower agrees that all amounts payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document, whether in respect of any Loans, fees, or interest accrued or accruing thereon, or any other Obligations, shall be repaid and prepaid solely in Dollars pursuant to the terms of this Section 3.  Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, proceeds of each payment (including each repayment and prepayment) by the Borrower on any Loans shall be (i) applied pro rata among the Initial Loan and the Delayed Draw Loans, and (ii) deemed to be made ratably to the Lenders in accordance with their respective Proportionate Shares.
		
	3.02
	Interest.


(a)    Interest Generally.   The outstanding principal amount of the Loans, as well as the amount of all other outstanding Obligations, shall accrue interest at the Interest Rate.  The Administrative Agent’s determination of the Interest Rate shall be binding on the Borrower, its Subsidiaries and the Lenders in the absence of manifest error.
(b)    Default Interest.   Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, the Applicable Margin shall increase at the option and direction of the Administrative Agent by three percent (3.0%) per annum (the Interest Rate, as increased pursuant to this Section 3.02(b), being the “Default Rate”).  If any Obligation is not paid when due under any applicable Loan Document, the amount thereof shall accrue interest at the Default Rate.
(c)    Interest Payment Dates.   Accrued interest on the Loans shall be payable in cash, in arrears, on each Payment Date with respect to the most recently completed Interest Period, and upon the payment or prepayment of the Loans (on the principal amount being so paid or prepaid); provided that interest payable at the Default Rate, or any accrued interest not paid on or before the Maturity Date, shall be payable from time to time in cash on demand by the Administrative Agent until paid in full.
		
	3.03
	Prepayments; Prepayment Premium.


(a)    Optional Prepayments. 


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(i)    Subject to prior written notice pursuant to clause (ii) below, the Borrower shall have the right to optionally prepay, in whole or in part, the outstanding principal amount of the Loans on any Business Day (a “Prepayment Date”) for an amount equal to the sum of (x) the aggregate principal amount of the Loans being prepaid, (y) the applicable Prepayment Premium on the principal amount of the Loans being prepaid and (z) any accrued but unpaid interest on the principal amount of the Loans being prepaid (such aggregate amount, the “Prepayment Price”). 
(ii)    A notice of optional prepayment shall be effective only if received by the Administrative Agent by not later than 2:00 p.m. (New York City time) on a date not less than three (3), and not more than five (5), Business Days prior to the proposed Prepayment Date.  Each notice of optional prepayment (x) shall specify the proposed Prepayment Date, the Prepayment Price and the principal amount to be prepaid and (y) may be conditional or contingent upon any event, including, but not limited to, a refinancing of the Loans. 
(b)    Mandatory Prepayments.   Upon the occurrence of any Casualty Event or Asset Sale (that is not otherwise permitted pursuant to Section 9.09), the Borrower shall make a mandatory prepayment of the Loans in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Net Cash Proceeds received by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to such Casualty Event or Asset Sale, as the case may be, with such amount of Net Cash Proceeds being allocated to the prepayment of principal, the payment of accrued and unpaid interest on such principal amount of the Loans being prepaid and the Prepayment Premium such that the full Prepayment Price applicable to such mandatory prepayment is paid with such Net Cash Proceeds; provided that, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom, if, within five (5) Business Days following (x) the occurrence of any such Asset Sale or (y) the receipt of Net Cash Proceeds from any Casualty Event, a Responsible Officer of the Borrower delivers to the Administrative Agent a notice to the effect that the Borrower or the applicable Subsidiary intends to apply the Net Cash Proceeds from such Casualty Event or Asset Sale, to repair, refurbish, restore, replace or rebuild the asset subject to such Casualty Event or Asset Sale, then such Net Cash Proceeds of such Casualty Event or Asset Sale may be applied for such purpose in lieu of such mandatory prepayment to the extent such Net Cash Proceeds of such Casualty Event or Asset Sale are actually applied for such purpose, provided, further, that, in the event that Net Cash Proceeds have not been so applied within one hundred and eighty (180) days following (x) the occurrence of any such Asset Sale or (y) the receipt of Net Cash Proceeds from any Casualty Event, the Borrower shall make a mandatory prepayment of the Loans in an aggregate amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the unused balance of such Net Cash Proceeds received by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to such Casualty Event or Asset Sale, as the case may be, with such amount of Net Cash Proceeds being allocated to the prepayment of principal, the payment of accrued and unpaid interest on such principal amount of the Loans being prepaid and the Prepayment Premium such that the full Prepayment Price applicable to such mandatory prepayment is paid with such Net Cash Proceeds.
(c)    Prepayment Premium.   Without limiting the foregoing, whenever the obligation to pay the Prepayment Premium is in effect and payable pursuant to the terms hereof, such Prepayment Premium shall be payable on all repayments, payments and prepayments of the Loans, whether by optional or mandatory prepayment, acceleration or otherwise, including after the Maturity Date has occurred.


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(d)    Application.   Proceeds of any prepayment made pursuant to clauses (a) or (b) above shall be applied in the following order of priority, with proceeds being applied to a succeeding level of priority only if amounts owing pursuant to the immediately preceding level of priority have been paid in full in cash:
(i)    first, to the payment of that portion of the Obligations payable to the Administrative Agent constituting fees, indemnities, costs, expenses and other amounts then due and owing (including fees and disbursements and other charges of counsel payable under Section 14.03);
(ii)    second, to the payment of that portion of the Obligations payable to the Lenders constituting fees, indemnities, expenses and other amounts then due and owing (including fees and disbursements and other charges of counsel payable under Section 14.03), ratably among them in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause (ii) payable to them;
(iii)    third, to the payment of any accrued and unpaid interest and any fees then due and owing;
(iv)    fourth, to the payment of unpaid principal of the Loans
(v)    fifth, to the payment of any Prepayment Premium then due and payable;
(vi)    sixth, to the payment in full of all other Obligations then due and payable to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, ratably among them in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause (vi) payable to them; and
(vii)    seventh, to the Borrower or such other Persons as may lawfully be entitled to or directed by the Borrower to receive the remainder.

SECTION 4.
PAYMENTS, ETC.
		
	4.01
	Payments.


(a)    Payments Generally.   Each payment of principal, interest and other amounts to be made by the Obligors under this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be made (i) in Dollars, in immediately available funds, without deduction, set off or counterclaim, to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the respective Lenders to which such payment is owed, to the deposit account of the Administrative Agent designated by the Administrative Agent by notice to the Borrower, and (ii) not later than 2:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the date on which such payment is due (each such payment made after such time on such due date shall be deemed to have been made on the next succeeding Business Day).
(b)    Application of Payments.   All such payments referenced in clause (a) above shall be applied as set forth in Section 3.03(d) above.
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that is not a Business Day, such date shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day, and, in the case of any payment accruing interest, interest thereon shall continue to accrue and be payable for the period of such extension; provided that if such next succeeding Business Day would fall after the Maturity Date, payment shall be made on the immediately preceding Business Day.
		
	4.02
	Computations.   All computations of interest and fees hereunder shall be computed on the basis of a year of three hundred and sixty (360) days and actual days elapsed during the period for which payable.


		
	4.03
	Set-Off.


(a)    Set-Off Generally.   Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, the Administrative Agent, each of the Lenders and each of their Affiliates is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final) at any time held and other indebtedness at any time owing by the Administrative Agent, any Lender and any of their Affiliates to or for the credit or the account of any Obligor against any and all of the Obligations, whether or not such Person shall have made any demand and although such obligations may be unmatured.  Any Person exercising rights of set off hereunder agrees promptly to notify the Borrower after any such set-off and application; provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such set-off and application.  The rights of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and each of their Affiliates under this Section 4.03 are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of set-off) that such Persons may have.
(b)    Exercise of Rights Not Required.   Nothing contained in Section 4.03(a) shall require the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any of their Affiliates to exercise any such right or shall affect the right of such Persons to exercise, and retain the benefits of exercising, any such right with respect to any other indebtedness or obligation of any Obligor.
(c)    Payments Set Aside.   To the extent that any payment by or on behalf of any Obligor is made to the Administrative Agent or any Lender, or the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Affiliate of the foregoing exercises its right of setoff, and such payment or the proceeds of such setoff or any part thereof is subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside or required (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by the Administrative Agent, such Lender or such Affiliate in its discretion) to be repaid to a trustee, receiver or any other party, in connection with any Insolvency Proceeding or otherwise, then (i) 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 (ii) each Lender severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent upon demand its applicable share (without duplication) of any amount so recovered from or repaid by the Administrative Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such payment is made at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Effective Rate from time to time in effect.

SECTION 5.
YIELD PROTECTION, ETC.


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	5.01
	Additional Costs. 


(a)    Changes in Law Generally.   If, on or after the date hereof (or, with respect to any Lender, such later date on which such Lender becomes party to this Agreement), the adoption of any Law, or any change in any Law, or any change in the interpretation or administration thereof by any court or other Governmental Authority charged with the interpretation or administration thereof, or compliance by the Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders (or its lending office) with any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) of any such Governmental Authority, shall impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve (including any such requirement imposed by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System), special deposit, contribution, insurance assessment or similar requirement, in each case that becomes effective after the date hereof (or, with respect to any Lender, such later date on which such Lender becomes party to this Agreement), against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended by, a Lender (or its lending office) or other Recipient or shall impose on a Lender (or its lending office) or other Recipient any other condition affecting the Loans or the Commitment, and the result of any of the foregoing is to increase the cost to such Lender or such other Recipient of making or maintaining the Loans, or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Lender or other Recipient under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or subject any Lender or other Recipient to any Taxes on its Loan, Commitment or other obligations, or its deposits, reserves, other liabilities or capital (if any) attributable thereto by an amount reasonably deemed by such Lender in good faith to be material (other than (i) Indemnified Taxes, (ii) Taxes described in clauses (ii) through (iv) of the definition of “Excluded Taxes” and (iii) Connection Income Taxes), then the Borrower shall pay to such Lender or other Recipient on demand such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender for such increased cost or reduction.
(b)    Change in Capital Requirements.   If a Lender shall have determined that, on or after the date hereof (or, with respect to any Lender, such later date on which such Lender becomes party to this Agreement), the adoption of any applicable Law regarding capital adequacy, or any change therein, or any change in the interpretation or administration thereof by any Governmental Authority charged with the interpretation or administration thereof, or any request or directive regarding capital adequacy (whether or not having the force of law) of any such Governmental Authority, in each case that becomes effective after the date hereof  (or, with respect to any Lender, such later date on which such Lender becomes party to this Agreement), has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on capital of a Lender (or its parent) as a consequence of a Lender’s obligations hereunder or the Loans to a level below that which a Lender (or its parent) could have achieved but for such adoption, change, request or directive by an amount reasonably deemed by it to be material, then the Borrower shall pay to such Lender on demand such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender (or its parent) for such reduction.  
(c)    Notification by Lender.   Each Lender promptly shall notify the Borrower of any event of which it has knowledge, occurring after the date hereof (or, with respect to any Lender, such later date on which such Lender becomes party to this Agreement), which will entitle such Lender to compensation pursuant to this Section 5.01.  Before giving any such notice pursuant to this Section 5.01(c) such Lender shall designate a different lending office if such designation (x) will, in the reasonable judgment of such Lender, avoid the need for, or reduce the amount of, such compensation and (y) will not, in the reasonable judgment of such Lender, be materially disadvantageous to such Lender.  A certificate of such Lender claiming compensation under this 


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Section 5.01, setting forth in reasonable detail the additional amount or amounts to be paid to it hereunder, shall be conclusive and binding on the Borrower in the absence of manifest error.
(d)    Delays.   Failure or delay on the part of any Lender to demand compensation pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender’s right to demand such compensation. 
(e)    Other Changes.   Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (x) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith and (y) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall in each case be deemed to constitute a change in Law for all purposes of this Section 5.01, regardless of the date enacted, adopted or issued.
		
	5.02
	Illegality.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, in the event that on or after the date hereof (or, with respect to any Lender, such later date on which such Lender becomes party to this Agreement) the adoption of or any change in any applicable Law or in the interpretation or application thereof by any competent Governmental Authority shall make it unlawful for a Lender or its lending office to make or maintain the Loans (and, in the opinion of such Lender, the designation of a different lending office would either not avoid such unlawfulness or would be disadvantageous to such Lender), then such Lender shall promptly notify the Borrower thereof, following which, if such Law shall so mandate, the Loans shall be prepaid by the Borrower on or before such date as shall be mandated by such Law in an amount equal to the Prepayment Price applicable on such Prepayment Date in accordance with Section 3.03(a).


		
	5.03
	Taxes.


(a)    Payments Free of Taxes.   Any and all payments by or on account of any Obligation (other than the Warrant Obligations) shall be made without deduction or withholding for any Taxes, except as required by applicable Law. If any applicable Law (as determined in the good faith discretion of an applicable Withholding Agent) requires the deduction or withholding of any Tax from any such payment by a Withholding Agent, then the applicable Withholding Agent shall be entitled to make such deduction or withholding and shall timely pay the full amount deducted or withheld to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable Law and, if such Tax is an Indemnified Tax, then the sum payable by such Obligor shall be increased as necessary so that after such deduction or withholding has been made (including such deductions and withholdings applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 5.03) the applicable Recipient receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deduction or withholding been made.
(b)    Payment of Other Taxes by the Borrower.   The Borrower shall timely pay to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable Law, or at the option of the Administrative Agent or each Lender, timely reimburse it for the payment of any Other Taxes.


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(c)    Evidence of Payments.   As soon as reasonably practicable after any payment of Taxes by the Borrower to a Governmental Authority pursuant to this Section 5.03, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of the return reporting such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent. 
(d)    Indemnification by the Borrower.   The Borrower shall reimburse and indemnify each Recipient, within ten (10) days after demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section 5.03) payable or paid by such Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to such Recipient and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to the Borrower by a Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), or by the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Lender shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
(e)    Indemnification by the Lender.   Each Lender shall severally indemnify the Administrative Agent, within ten (10) days after demand therefor, for (i) any Indemnified Taxes attributable to such Lender (but only to the extent that the Borrower has not already indemnified the Administrative Agent for such Indemnified Taxes and without limiting the obligation of the Borrower to do so), (ii) any Taxes attributable to such Lender’s failure to comply with the provisions of Section 14.05(e) relating to the maintenance of a Participant Register and (iii) any Excluded Taxes attributable to such Lender, in each case, that are payable or paid by the Administrative Agent in connection with any Loan Document, and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority.  A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error.  Each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender under any Loan Document or otherwise payable by the Administrative Agent to the Lender from any other source against any amount due to the Administrative Agent under this clause (e).
(f)    Status of Lenders.
(i)    Any Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding Tax with respect to payments made under any Loan Document shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent at the time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding.  In addition, any Lender, if reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by applicable Law or reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will enable the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine whether or not such Lender is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding two sentences, the completion, execution and submission of such documentation (other than such documentation set 


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forth in Section 5.03(f)(ii)(A), (ii)(B), and (ii)(D)) shall not be required if in such Lender’s reasonable judgment such completion, execution or submission would subject such Lender to any material unreimbursed cost or expense or would materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of such Lender.
(ii)    Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, in the event that the Borrower is a U.S. Person:
(A)    any Lender that is a U.S. Person shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent on or prior to the date on which such Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), executed copies of IRS Form W-9 (or successor form) certifying that such Lender is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding tax;
(B)    any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), whichever of the following is applicable:
(1)    in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party (x) with respect to payments of interest under any Loan Document, executed copies of IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E as applicable (or successor forms) establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “interest” article of such tax treaty and (y) with respect to any other applicable payments under any Loan Document, IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W‐8BEN-E as applicable (or successor forms) establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “business profits” or “other income” article of such tax treaty;
(2)    executed copies of IRS Form W-8ECI (or successor form);
(3)    in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Code, (x) a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit D-1 to the effect that such Foreign Lender is not a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, a “10 percent shareholder” of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code, or a “controlled foreign corporation” related to the Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code (a “U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate”) and (y) executed copies of IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E as applicable (or successor forms); or
(4)    to the extent a Foreign Lender is not the beneficial owner, executed copies of IRS Form W-8IMY (or successor form), accompanied by IRS Form W‐8ECI (or successor form), IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E (or successor forms), a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate, substantially in the form of Exhibit D-2 or Exhibit D-3, IRS Form W-9 (or successor form), and/or other certification documents from each beneficial owner, as applicable; provided that if the Foreign Lender is a partnership and one or more direct or indirect partners of such Foreign Lender are claiming the portfolio interest exemption, such Foreign Lender 


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may provide a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit D-4 on behalf of each such direct and indirect partner.
(C)    any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), executed copies of any other form prescribed by applicable Law as a basis for claiming exemption from or a reduction in U.S. federal withholding Tax, duly completed, together with such supplementary documentation as may be prescribed by such applicable Law to permit the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made; and
(D)    if a payment made to a Recipient under any Loan Document would be subject to U.S. federal withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if such Recipient were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Code, as applicable), such Recipient shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent such documentation prescribed by applicable Law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as may be necessary for the Borrower and the Administrative Agent to comply with their obligations under FATCA and to determine that such Recipient has complied with such Recipient’s obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount, if any, to deduct and withhold from such payment under FATCA.  Solely for purposes of this clause (D), “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement.
(iii)    To the extent legally permissible, on or prior to the date on which such the Administrative Agent becomes a party to this Agreement and at the other time or times reasonably requested by Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall (A) if the Administrative Agent is a U.S. Person, deliver to Borrower an IRS Form W-9 properly executed by the Administrative Agent, or (B) if the Administrative Agent is not a U.S. Person, deliver to Borrower the applicable IRS Form W-8 properly executed by the Administrative Agent and certifying the Administrative Agent’s exemption, if any, from U.S. withholding Taxes with respect to amounts payable hereunder.
Each Recipient agrees that if any form or certification it previously delivered expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect, it shall update such form or certification or promptly notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent in writing of its legal inability to do so.
(g)    Treatment of Certain Tax Benefits.   If any party to this Agreement determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that it has received a refund of any Taxes as to which it has been indemnified pursuant to this Section 5.03 (including by the payment of additional amounts pursuant to this Section 5.03), it shall pay to the indemnifying party an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made under this Section 5.03 with respect to the Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses (including Taxes) of such indemnified party and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund). Such indemnifying party, upon the request 


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of such indemnified party, shall repay to such indemnified party the amount paid over pursuant to this clause (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) in the event that such indemnified party is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 5.03(g), in no event will the indemnified party be required to pay any amount to an indemnifying party pursuant to this Section 5.03(g) the payment of which would place the indemnified party in a less favorable net after-Tax position than the indemnified party would have been in if the Tax subject to indemnification and giving rise to such refund had not been deducted, withheld or otherwise imposed and the indemnification payments or additional amounts with respect to such Tax had never been paid. This Section 5.03(g) shall not be construed to require any indemnified party to make available its Tax returns (or any other information relating to its Taxes that it deems confidential) to the indemnifying party or any other Person.
(h)    Mitigation Obligations.   If the Borrower is required to pay any Indemnified Taxes or additional amounts to any Lender or to any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 5.01 or this Section 5.03, then such Lender shall (at the request of the Borrower) use commercially reasonable efforts to designate a different lending office for funding or booking its Loans hereunder or to assign and delegate its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or Affiliates if, in the sole reasonable judgment of such Lender, such designation or assignment and delegation would (i) eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Section 5.01 or this Section 5.03, as the case may be, in the future, (ii) not subject such Lender to any unreimbursed cost or expense and (iii) not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender. The Borrower hereby agrees to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Lender in connection with any such designation or assignment and delegation.
(i)    Survival.   Each party’s obligations under this Section 5.03 shall survive the resignation or replacement of the Administrative Agent or any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender, the termination of the Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all Obligations under any Loan Document.

SECTION 6.
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
		
	6.01
	Conditions to the Borrowing of the Initial Loan.   The obligation of each Lender to make the Initial Loan on the Closing Date shall be subject to the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the parties hereto, the delivery of a Borrowing Notice as required pursuant to Section 2.02, and the prior or concurrent satisfaction (or waiver thereof by the Administrative Agent) of each of the conditions precedent set forth below in this Section 6.01.


(a)    Secretary’s Certificate, Etc.   The Administrative Agent shall have received from each Obligor (i) a copy of a good standing certificate, dated a date reasonably close to the Closing Date, for each such Person and (ii) a certificate, dated as of the Closing Date, duly executed and delivered by such Person’s secretary or assistant secretary, managing member, general partner or equivalent, as to: (x) resolutions of each such Person’s Board then in full force and effect authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of each Loan Document and the Transactions to be executed and delivered by such Person; (y) the incumbency and signatures of those of its 


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officers, managing member or general partner or equivalent authorized to act with respect to each Loan Document and delivered by such Person; and (z) the full force and validity of each Organic Document of such Person and copies thereof; which certificates shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and upon which the Administrative Agent and the Lenders may conclusively rely until they shall have received a further certificate of the secretary, assistant secretary, managing member, general partner or equivalent of any such Person cancelling or amending the prior certificate of such Person.
(b)    Information Certificate.   The Administrative Agent shall have received a fully completed Information Certificate, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, dated as of the Closing Date, duly executed and delivered by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower, which is true and correct in all material respects as of such date.  All documents and agreements required to be appended to the Information Certificate, if any, shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, shall have been executed and delivered by the requisite parties and shall be in full force and effect.
(c)    Closing Date Certificate.   The following statements shall be true and correct, and the Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate, dated as of the Closing Date, duly executed and delivered by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower representing, warranting and certifying that: (i) both immediately before and after giving effect to the Borrowing on the Closing Date, (x) the representations and warranties set forth in each Loan Document that are qualified by materiality, Material Adverse Effect or the like are, in each case, true and correct, (y) the representations and warranties set forth in each Loan Document that are not qualified by materiality, Material Adverse Effect or the like are, in each case, true and correct in all material respects, and (z) no Default has occurred and is continuing, or could reasonably be expected to result from the making of the Initial Loan being advanced, or the consummation of any Transactions contemplated to occur on the Closing Date, and (ii) all of the conditions set forth in this Section 6.01 have been satisfied (except to the extent waived in writing by the Administrative Agent).
(d)    Delivery of Notes.   The Administrative Agent shall have received a Note in favor of each Lender for the Initial Loan, duly executed and delivered by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower.
(e)    Financial Information, Etc.   The Administrative Agent shall have received:
(i)    audited consolidated financial statements of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017; and
(ii)    unaudited consolidated balance sheets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for each fiscal quarter ended after December 31, 2017 and at least ten (10) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, together with the related consolidated statement of operations, shareholder’s equity and cash flows for each such fiscal quarter.
(f)    Minimum Liquidity Compliance.   The Administrative Agent shall have received evidence reasonably satisfactory to it that, immediately after giving effect to the borrowing on the Closing Date, the Borrower will be in compliance with the covenant set forth in Section 10.01.


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(g)    Solvency.   The Administrative Agent shall have received a solvency certificate, substantially in the form of Exhibit I, duly executed and delivered by the chief financial or accounting Responsible Officer of the Borrower, dated as of the Closing Date, in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
(h)    Security Documents.   The Administrative Agent shall have received executed counterparts of the Security Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, duly executed and delivered by each Obligor, together with:
(i)    the delivery of all certificates of Equity Interests evidencing the issued and outstanding capital securities owned by each Obligor that are required to be pledged under the Security Agreement, which certificates in each case shall be accompanied by undated instruments of transfer duly executed in blank, or, in the case of Equity Interests that are uncertificated securities (as defined in the UCC), confirmation and evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent that the security interest required to be pledged therein under the Security Agreement has been transferred to and perfected by the Administrative Agent in accordance with Articles 8 and 9 of the NY UCC and all Laws otherwise applicable to the perfection of the pledge of such Equity Interests;
(ii)    financing statements naming each Obligor as a debtor and the Administrative Agent as the secured party, or other similar instruments, registrations or documents, in each case suitable for filing, filed under the UCC (or equivalent law) of all jurisdictions as may be necessary to perfect the Liens of the Secured Parties pursuant to the Security Agreement;
(iii)    UCC-3 termination statements, as may be necessary to release all Liens (other than Permitted Liens) and other rights of any Person in any collateral described in the Security Agreement previously granted by any Person; and
(iv)    all Short-Form IP Agreements required to be provided under the Security Agreement, each dated as of the Closing Date, duly executed and delivered by each applicable Obligor.
(i)    Controlled Accounts.   The Administrative Agent shall have received evidence satisfactory to it that all Deposit Accounts, Securities Accounts, Commodities Accounts, lockboxes or other similar accounts of each Obligor (other than the Post-Closing Accounts or any Excluded Accounts) are Controlled Accounts.
(j)    Lien Searches.   The Administrative Agent shall be reasonably satisfied with Lien searches regarding the Borrower and its Subsidiaries made within twenty (20) Business Days prior to the Borrowing of the Initial Loan.
(k)    Closing Date Warrant.   The Administrative Agent shall have received an executed counterpart of the Closing Date Warrant duly executed and delivered by the Borrower.
(l)    Intercompany Subordination Agreement.   The Administrative Agent shall have received executed counterparts of the Intercompany Subordination Agreement, duly executed and delivered by the Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries party thereto.


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(m)    Insurance.   The Administrative Agent shall have received:
(i)    certificates of insurance evidencing that the insurance required to be maintained pursuant to Section 8.05 is in full force and effect, together with endorsements naming the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, as additional insured and loss payee thereunder, in each case, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent; and
(ii)    certified copies of the insurance policies (or binders in respect thereof), from one or more insurance companies satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, required to be maintained pursuant to Section 8.05 is in full force and effect.  
(n)    Legal Opinions of Counsel.   The Administrative Agent shall have received one or more legal opinions, dated as of the Closing Date and addressed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, from independent legal counsel to the Borrower and each other Obligor, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent. 
(o)    Payoff of Outstanding Indebtedness.   To the extent applicable, all outstanding Indebtedness (other than Permitted Indebtedness) of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, including the Refinanced Debt, together with all accrued and unpaid interest and related fees, costs and expenses, shall be indefeasibly paid in full, and the Administrative Agent shall have received executed payoff letters, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, evidencing such indefeasible payment in full (and irrevocable termination) of such outstanding Indebtedness (including the Refinanced Debt) and the termination and release of all guarantees and Liens, if any, in connection therewith.
(p)    Material Adverse Change.   No Material Adverse Change shall have occurred in the business, financial performance or condition (financial or otherwise), operations (including the results thereof), assets, properties or prospects of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, since December 31, 2017.
(q)    Anti-Terrorism Laws.   The Administrative Agent shall have received, as applicable, all documentation and other information required by bank regulatory authorities requested by the Administrative Agent at least five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing Date with respect to applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the Patriot Act.
(r)    Material Agreements.   The Administrative Agent shall have received accurate and complete copies of all Contracts evidencing Material Agreements set forth on Schedule 7.14. 
(s)    Satisfactory Legal Form.   All documents executed, delivered or submitted pursuant hereto by or on behalf of the Borrower any of its respective Subsidiaries shall be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Administrative Agent and its counsel, and the Administrative Agent and its counsel shall have received all information, approvals, resolutions, opinions, documents or instruments as the Administrative Agent or its counsel may reasonably request. 


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(t)    Closing Fees, Expenses, Etc.   The Administrative Agent shall have received for its account and the account of each Lender, all fees, costs and expenses due and payable pursuant to the Proposal Letter and Section 14.03, including the Closing Fee and all reasonable and documented closing costs and fees and all unpaid reasonable expenses of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders incurred in connection with the Transactions in excess of the Expense Deposit (including the Administrative Agent’s and the Lenders’ legal fees and expenses).
(u)    Equity Documents.   The Administrative Agent shall have received evidence reasonably satisfactory to it that the transactions contemplated by the Series B Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of the date hereof, by and among the Borrower and the investors party thereto, have been consummated. 
		
	6.02
	Conditions to the Borrowing of the Delayed Draw Loan.   The obligation of each Lender to make its Delayed Draw Loan on the Delayed Draw Date shall be subject to the prior making of the Initial Loan on the Closing Date, the delivery of a Borrowing Notice as required pursuant to Section 2.02, and the prior or concurrent satisfaction of each of the conditions precedent set forth below in this Section 6.02.


(a)    Secretary’s Certificate, Etc.   The Administrative Agent shall have received from each Obligor (i) a copy of a good standing certificate, dated a date reasonably close to the Delayed Draw Date, for each such Person and (ii) a certificate, dated as of the Delayed Draw Date, duly executed and delivered by such Person’s secretary or assistant secretary, managing member, general partner or equivalent, as to: (x) resolutions of each such Person’s Board then in full force and effect authorizing the Borrowing on the Delayed Draw Date and any other Transactions to be consummated by such Person in connection with the Delayed Draw Loan; and (y) the full force and validity of each Organic Document of such Person and (A) copies thereof or (B) a statement that copies thereof have not been amended or otherwise modified since the Closing Date; which certificates shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and upon which the Administrative Agent and the Lenders may conclusively rely until they shall have received a further certificate of the secretary, assistant secretary, managing member, general partner or equivalent of any such Person cancelling or amending the prior certificate of such Person.
(b)    Delayed Draw Certificate.   The following statements shall be true and correct, and the Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate, dated as of the Delayed Draw Date, duly executed and delivered by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower representing, warranting and certifying that: (i) both immediately before and after giving effect to the Borrowing on the Delayed Draw Date, (x) the representations and warranties set forth in each Loan Document that are qualified by materiality, Material Adverse Effect or the like are, in each case, true and correct, (y) the representations and warranties set forth in each Loan Document that are not qualified by materiality, Material Adverse Effect or the like are, in each case, true and correct in all material respects, and (z) no Default has occurred and is continuing, or could reasonably be expected to result from the making of the Delayed Draw Loan being advanced, or the consummation of any Transactions contemplated to occur on the Delayed Draw Date, and (ii) all of the conditions set forth in this Section 6.02 have been satisfied (except to the extent waived in writing by the Administrative Agent); provided that, with respect with respect to the representation, warranty and certification referenced in clauses (x) and (y) above relating to representations and warranties set 


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forth in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (1) references in such representations and warranties to “the Closing Date” or “the date hereof” shall be deemed to be references to “the Delayed Draw Date”, and (2) the Borrower may supplement the Schedules to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as reasonably necessary in order for such certification to be true and correct on the Delayed Draw Date; provided, further, that, without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, no such supplement shall be permitted in the event that the Administrative Agent reasonably determines that the circumstance or event necessitating such supplement was either (A) the result of the occurrence and continuance of a Default, or (B) constituted a Material Adverse Effect or (with respect to any supplement that does not reflect an action or transaction permitted by this Agreement), was otherwise materially adverse to the interests of the Lenders under the Loan Documents.  All documents and agreements required to be appended to the certificate delivered pursuant to this Section 6.01(b), if any, shall be in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, shall have been executed and delivered by the requisite parties, and shall be in full force and effect.
(c)    Delivery of Notes.   The Administrative Agent shall have received a Note in favor of each Lender for the Delayed Draw Loan, duly executed and delivered by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower.
(d)    Information Certificate.   The Administrative Agent shall have received a fully completed Information Certificate, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, dated as of the Delayed Draw Date, which is true and correct in all material respects as of such date, duly executed and delivered by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower; provided that the Borrower may supplement the Information Certificate delivered on the Closing Date as reasonably necessary in order for such certification to be true and correct in all material respects as of such date; provided, further, that, without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, no such supplement shall be permitted in the event that the Administrative Agent reasonably determines that the circumstances or event necessitating such supplement was either (A) the result of the occurrence and continuance of a Default, or (B) constituted a Material Adverse Effect or (with respect to any supplement that does not reflect an action or transaction permitted pursuant to this Agreement) was otherwise materially adverse to the interests of the Lenders under the Loan Documents.  All documents and agreements required to be appended to the Information Certificate, if any, shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, shall have been executed and delivered by the requisite parties and shall be in full force and effect.
(e)    Delayed Draw Date Warrant.   The Administrative Agent shall have received an executed counterpart of the Delayed Draw Date Warrant duly executed and delivered by the Borrower.
(f)    Achievement of Revenue Milestone.   Either (i) for any period of twelve (12) consecutive months ending no later than June 30, 2020, the Borrower shall have generated at least $48,000,000 in Revenue (and the Borrower shall have provided evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent of such level of Revenue during such period), or (ii)(x) for any period of twelve (12) consecutive months ending no later than December 31, 2019, the Borrower shall have generated at least $43,000,000 in Revenue, with at least $20,000,000 of such Revenue resulting from Profiling Products Revenue (and the Borrower shall have provided 


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evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent that it has generated such levels of Revenue during such period) and (y) the Borrower shall have submitted an application for the Reveal Universal CDx to the FDA by March 31, 2020.
(g)    Lien Searches.   The Administrative Agent shall be satisfied with bring down Lien searches regarding the Borrower and its Subsidiaries since the Closing Date made within twenty (20) Business Days prior to the Borrowing of the Delayed Draw Loan.
(h)    Material Adverse Change.   No Material Adverse Change shall have occurred in the business, financial performance or condition (financial or otherwise), operations (including the results thereof), assets, properties or prospects of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, since December 31, 2017.
(i)    Delayed Draw Borrowing Date.   The Delayed Draw Date shall have occurred on or before July 15, 2020.
(j)    Satisfactory Legal Form.   All documents executed, delivered or submitted pursuant hereto by or on behalf of the Borrower or any of its respective Subsidiaries shall be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Administrative Agent and its counsel, and the Administrative Agent and its counsel shall have received all information, approvals, resolutions, opinions, documents or instruments as the Administrative Agent or its counsel may reasonably request.
(k)    Fees, Expenses, Etc.   The Administrative Agent shall have received for its account and the account of each Lender, all fees, costs and expenses due and payable pursuant to the Section 14.03 (including the Administrative Agent’s and the Lenders’ legal fees and expenses).

SECTION 7.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
The Borrower and each other Obligor hereby jointly and severally represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and each Lender that:
		
	7.01
	Power and Authority.   The Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries (i) is duly organized and validly existing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization, (ii) has all requisite corporate or other power, and has all Governmental Approvals necessary to own its assets and carry on its business as now being or as proposed to be conducted, including all Healthcare Permits, except to the extent that failure to have the same could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (iii) is qualified to do business and is in good standing in all jurisdictions in which the nature of the business conducted by it makes such qualification necessary and where failure so to qualify, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and (iv) has full power, authority and legal right to enter into and perform its obligations under each of the Loan Documents to which it is a party and, in the case of the Borrower, to borrow the Loans hereunder.


		
	7.02
	Authorization; Enforceability.   Each Transaction to which an Obligor is a party (or to which it or any of its assets or properties is subject) are within such Obligor’s corporate or 




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other powers and have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action including, if required, approval by all necessary holders of Equity Interests.  This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by each Obligor and constitutes, and each of the other Loan Documents to which it is a party when executed and delivered by such Obligor will constitute, a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Obligor, enforceable against such Obligor in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws of general applicability affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights and (ii) the application of general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).
		
	7.03
	Governmental and Other Approvals; No Conflicts.   No authorization or approval or other action by, and no notice or filing with, any Governmental Authority or any other Person (other than those that have been duly obtained or made and which are in full force and effect) is required for the due execution, delivery or performance by any Obligor of any Loan Document to which it is a party, except for filings and recordings in respect of perfecting or recording the Liens created pursuant to the Security Documents. None of the Transactions will violate or conflict with (i) any Law, (ii) any Organic Document of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or (iii) any Governmental Approval of any Governmental Authority, (iv) will violate or result in a default under any Material Agreement binding upon the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, in the case of clauses (i), (iii) and (iv), that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or (v) will result in the creation or imposition of any Lien (other than Permitted Liens) on any asset of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.  The Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries and their respective properties and businesses are in compliance in all material respects with all Laws (including Healthcare Laws) and Governmental Approvals applicable to such Person and its properties or businesses, as the case may be.  


		
	7.04
	Financial Statements; Material Adverse Change.


(a)    Financial Statements.   The Borrower has heretofore furnished to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders certain consolidated financial statements as provided for in Section 6.01(e).  Such financial statements, and all other financial statements delivered by the Borrower pursuant hereto (whether prior to the Closing Date or otherwise) present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position and results of operations and cash flows of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of such dates and for such periods in accordance with GAAP, subject to year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes in the case of the statements of the type described in Sections 8.01(a) and 8.01(b).  Neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries has any material contingent liabilities or unusual forward or long-term commitments not disclosed in the aforementioned financial statements.
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	7.05
	Properties.


(a)    Property Generally.   With respect to all real and personal assets and properties of the Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries (other than Intellectual Property which is covered in clause (c) below), the Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries has good and marketable fee simple title to, or valid leasehold interests in, all its real and personal property, whether tangible or intangible, material to its business, including all Product Assets and all properties and assets relating to its Products or Product Commercialization and Development Activities, subject only to Permitted Liens and except as could not reasonably be expected to (i) interfere with its ability to conduct its business as currently conducted or to utilize such properties for their intended purposes or (ii) prevent or interfere with the ability of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries to conduct its business in the ordinary course.
(b)    Products.   Schedule 7.05(b) contains a complete and accurate list and description (in reasonable detail) of all material Products (set for forth on an Obligor-by-Obligor or Subsidiary-by-Subsidiary basis, as the case may be).
(c)    Intellectual Property. 
(i)    Schedule 7.05(c) contains with respect to each Obligor and each of its Subsidiaries (set for forth on an Obligor-by-Obligor or Subsidiary-by-Subsidiary basis, as the case may be):
(A)    a complete and accurate list of all applied for, issued or registered Patents owned by or licensed to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, including the jurisdiction and patent number, which would qualify as Material Intellectual Property;
(B)    a complete and accurate list of all material applied for, or registered active Trademarks owned by or licensed to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, including the jurisdiction, trademark application or registration number and the application or registration date, which would qualify as Material Intellectual Property; and
(C)    a complete and accurate list of all applied for or registered Copyrights owned by or licensed to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, which would qualify as Material Intellectual Property.
(ii)    The Borrower or another Obligor, as applicable, is the absolute registered beneficial owner of all right, title and interest in and to all Material Intellectual Property, with no breaks in chain of title and with good and marketable title, free and clear of any Liens or Claims of any kind whatsoever other than Permitted Liens, and the Borrower or such Obligor has the right to use all such Intellectual Property in the ordinary course of the Borrower’s business and the Obligors’ businesses, as currently conducted and as anticipated to be conducted.  Without limiting the foregoing, and except as set forth in Schedule 7.05(c)(ii):
(A)    other than as permitted pursuant to Section 9.09, neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries, has transferred ownership of any of its Material Intellectual Property, in whole or in part, to any Person who is not an Obligor;


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(B)    other than (1) customary restrictions in in-bound licenses of Intellectual Property and non-disclosure agreements, or (2) as would have been or is permitted pursuant to Section 9.13, there are no judgments, covenants not to sue, permits, grants, licenses, Liens (other than Permitted Liens), Claims, or other agreements or arrangements relating to or otherwise adversely affecting any Material Intellectual Property, including any development, submission, services, research, license or support agreements, which materially bind, obligate or otherwise restrict the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to any Material Intellectual Property; 
(C)    the use by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of any of their respective Material Intellectual Property in the ordinary course of such Person’s businesses does not, in any material respect, breach, violate, infringe or interfere with or constitute a misappropriation of any valid rights arising under any Intellectual Property of any other Person;
(D)    (1) there are no pending or, to the Borrower’s knowledge, threatened Claims against the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries asserted by any other Person relating to any Material Intellectual Property, including any Claims of adverse ownership, invalidity, infringement, misappropriation, violation or other opposition to or conflict with such Intellectual Property; and (2) neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any written notice from, or Claim by, any other Person that could reasonably be expected to be adverse in any material respect to the business of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, the use of Material Intellectual Property by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or any Product Commercialization and Development Activities with respect to any Product, infringes upon, violates or constitutes a misappropriation of, or may infringe upon, violate or constitute a misappropriation of, or otherwise interfere with, or otherwise offer a license with respect to, any Intellectual Property of any such other Person, in each case, in any material respect;
(E)    the Borrower does not have knowledge that any Material Intellectual Property is being materially infringed, violated, misappropriated or otherwise used by any other Person without the express authorization of the Borrower; and, without limiting the foregoing, neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries, has put any other Person on notice of actual or potential material infringement, violation or misappropriation of any Material Intellectual Property, and neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries has initiated the enforcement of any Claim with respect to any Material Intellectual Property for any such material infringement, violation or misappropriation;
(F)    all relevant current and former employees and contractors of the Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries has executed written confidentiality and invention assignment Contracts with the Borrower or such Subsidiary, as applicable, that irrevocably assigns to the Borrower or such Subsidiary, as applicable, or its designee all rights of such employees and contractors to any Inventions, improvements, discoveries or information relating to the business of the Borrower or such Subsidiary, as applicable;
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(H)    the Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries has taken reasonable precautions to protect the secrecy, confidentiality and value of its Material Intellectual Property consisting of trade secrets and confidential information.
(iii)    With respect to the Material Intellectual Property consisting of Patents, except as set forth on Schedule 7.05(c), and without limiting the representations and warranties in Section 7.05(c)(ii):
(A)    each of the issued claims in such Patents is valid and enforceable;
(B)    each inventor named in such Patents has executed written Contracts with an Obligor or its predecessor-in-interest that properly and irrevocably assigns to such Obligor or its predecessor-in-interest all of such inventor’s rights, title and interest to any of the Inventions claimed in such Patents;
(C)    all such Patents are in good standing and none of the Patents, or the Inventions claimed in any such Patent, have been dedicated to the public except as the result of intentional decisions made by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries;
(D)    to the knowledge of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, all prior art material to such Patents was adequately disclosed to or considered by the respective patent offices during prosecution of such Patents to the extent required by applicable Law;
(E)    subsequent to the issuance of such Patents, neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries nor any of their respective predecessors-in-interest, has filed any disclaimer or made or permitted any other voluntary reduction in the scope of the Inventions claimed in such Patents;
(F)    no allowable or allowed subject matter of such Patents is subject to any competing conception claims of allowable or allowed subject matter of any patent applications or patents of any third party and have not been the subject of any interference, and are not and have not been the subject of any re-examination, opposition or any other post-grant proceedings, and neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries has knowledge of any basis for any such interference, re-examination, opposition, inter partes review, post grant review, or any other post-grant proceedings;
(G)    no such Patents have ever been finally adjudicated to be invalid, unpatentable or unenforceable for any reason in any administrative, arbitration, judicial or other proceeding, and, with the exception of publicly available documents in the applicable patent office recorded with respect to any Patents, neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any notice asserting that such Patents are invalid, unpatentable or unenforceable; if any of such Patents is terminally disclaimed to another patent or patent application, all patents and patent applications subject to such terminal disclaimer are included in the Collateral;
(H)    neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries has received a written opinion, whether preliminary in nature or qualified in any manner, which concludes that a challenge to the validity or enforceability of any Patents is more likely than not to succeed;


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(I)    neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries or any prior owner of any Patent, or any of their respective agents or representatives, have engaged in any conduct, or omitted to perform any necessary act, the result of which would invalidate or render unpatentable or unenforceable any Patent; and
(J)    all maintenance fees, annuities, and the like due or payable on or with respect to any Patents have been timely paid or the failure to so pay could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change.
(iv)    The Obligors own or hold rights to all Intellectual Property to conduct all Project Commercialization and Development Activities relating to the Products.
		
	7.06
	No Actions or Proceedings.


(a)    Litigation.   There is no litigation, investigation or proceeding pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened in writing, with respect to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries by or before any Governmental Authority or arbitrator that, (i) could, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, except as specified on Schedule 7.06(a), or (ii) involves this Agreement, any other Loan Document, any Product or Product Commercialization and Development Activities, the Transactions or any Material Intellectual Property.
(b)    Environmental Matters.   The operations and property of the Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries comply with all applicable Environmental Laws, except to the extent the failure to so comply (either individually or in the aggregate) could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(c)    Labor Matters.   There are no strikes, lockouts or other material labor disputes against the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or, to the Borrower’s knowledge, threatened in writing against or directly affecting the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, and no significant unfair labor practice complaint is pending against the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened in writing, against any of them before any Governmental Authority. Except as set forth on Schedule 7.06(c), neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any collective bargaining agreement or similar Contract, no union representation exists on any facilities of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, and the Borrower does not have any knowledge of any union organizing activities that are taking place.
		
	7.07
	Compliance with Laws and Agreements.


(a)    The Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries is in compliance with all applicable Laws and all Contracts binding upon it or its property, except (other than with respect to Material Intellectual Property) where the failure to do so could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.  No Default has occurred and is continuing, or will occur as a result of any Borrowing hereunder.
(b)    Each physician, other licensed healthcare professional, or any other Person who is in a position to refer patients or other business to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (collectively, a “Referral Source”) who has a direct ownership, investment, or financial interest 


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in the Borrower or any such Subsidiary paid fair market value for such ownership, investment or financial interest; any ownership or investment returns distributed to any Referral Source is in proportion to such Referral Source’s ownership, investment or financial interest; and no preferential treatment or more favorable terms were or are offered to such Referral Source compared to investors or owners who are not in a position to refer patients or other business.  Neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries, directly or indirectly, has or will guarantee a loan, make a payment toward a loan or otherwise subsidize a loan for any Referral Source including, without limitation, any loans related to financing the Referral Source’s ownership, investment or financial interest in the Borrower or any such Subsidiary.
(c)    Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, except where noncompliance individually or in the aggregate could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect:
(i)    all financial relationships between or among the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and any Referral Source, on the other hand (i) comply with all applicable Healthcare Laws including, without limitation, the Federal Anti-Kickback Statute, the Stark Law and other applicable anti-kickback and self-referral laws, whether U.S. or non-U.S.; (ii) reflect fair market value, have commercially reasonable terms, and were negotiated at arm’s length; and (iii) do not obligate the Referral Source to purchase, use, recommend or arrange for the use of any products or services of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries; and
(ii)    the Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries has implemented policies and procedures to monitor, collect, and report, and shall report, any payments or transfers of value to certain healthcare providers and teaching hospitals, in accordance with industry standards and the Affordable Care Act of 2010 and the Physician Payments Sunshine Act and their implementing regulations and state disclosure and transparency laws.
(d)    Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries is in material compliance with all applicable Healthcare Laws, and neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries has received written notice by a Governmental Authority of any material violation (or of any investigation, audit, or other proceeding involving allegations of any violation) of any Healthcare Laws, and no such investigation, inspection, audit or other proceeding involving allegations of any such violation has been, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened in writing.
(e)    Neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries is debarred or excluded from participation under state or federal health care program, including any state or federal workers compensation programs.
(f)    Neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any corporate integrity agreements, deferred prosecution agreements, monitoring agreements, consent decrees, settlement orders, or similar agreements with or imposed by any Governmental Authority.
		
	7.08
	Taxes.   Except as set forth on Schedule 7.08, the Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries has timely filed or caused to be filed all income, sales, use and other material tax returns 




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and reports required to have been filed and has paid or caused to be paid all material Taxes required to have been paid by it, except Taxes that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted and for which the Borrower or such Subsidiary, as applicable, has set aside on its books adequate reserves with respect thereto in accordance with GAAP.  
		
	7.09
	Full Disclosure.   None of the reports, financial statements, certificates or other information furnished by or on behalf of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries to the Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection with the negotiation of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents or delivered hereunder or thereunder (as modified or supplemented by other information so furnished) contains any material misstatement of material fact or omits to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that, with respect to projected financial information, the Borrower represents only that such information was prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed to be reasonable at the time (it being understood by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that such projected financial information is not to be viewed as facts, and that no assurances can be given that any particular projections will be realized and that actual results during the period or periods covered by any such projections may differ from the projected results and such differences may be material).


		
	7.10
	Investment Company Act and Margin Stock Regulation.


(a)    Investment Company Act.   Neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries is an “investment company” as defined in, or subject to regulation under, the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
(b)    Margin Stock.   Neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries is engaged principally, or as one of its important activities, in the business of extending credit for the purpose, whether immediate, incidental or ultimate, of buying or carrying Margin Stock, and no part of the proceeds of the Loans will be used to buy or carry any Margin Stock in violation of Regulation T, U or X.
		
	7.11
	Solvency.   The Borrower and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, are, and, immediately after giving effect to the Borrowing and the use of proceeds thereof, will be Solvent. 


		
	7.12
	Equity Holders; Subsidiaries and Other Investments.  


(a)    Set forth on Schedule 7.12(a) is a complete and correct list of all holders of Equity Interests of the Borrower, setting forth the name of each such holder, the series or class of Equity Interest of the Borrower held by such holder, and the fully-diluted percentage ownership of the Borrower held beneficially by such holder. 
(b)    Set forth on Schedule 7.12(b) is a complete and correct list of all direct and indirect Subsidiaries of the Borrower.  Each such Subsidiary is duly organized and validly existing under the jurisdiction of its organization shown in Schedule 7.12(b), and the percentage ownership by the Borrower of each such Subsidiary thereof is as shown in Schedule 7.12(b).


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(c)    Set forth on Schedule 7.12(c) is a complete and correct list of all other Equity Interests owned or held by the Borrower or any of its direct or indirect Subsidiaries in any Person that is not a direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Borrower.  Schedule 7.12(c) also sets forth, in reasonable detail, the type of Equity Interest held by the Borrower or such Subsidiary in such other Person and the fully-diluted percentage ownership held beneficially by the Borrower or such Subsidiary in such other Person.
		
	7.13
	Indebtedness and Liens.   Set forth on Schedule 7.13(a) is a complete and correct list of all outstanding Indebtedness of the Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries.  Set forth on Schedule 7.13(b) is a complete and correct (in reasonable detail) of all outstanding Indebtedness outstanding on the Closing Date that will be repaid and satisfied in full on the Closing Date with proceeds of the Initial Loan.  Set forth on Schedule 7.13(c) is a complete and correct list of all Liens granted by the Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries with respect to their respective properties other than the Liens granted pursuant to the Loan Documents.


		
	7.14
	Material Agreements.   Set forth on Schedule 7.14 is a complete and correct list of each Material Agreement.  Accurate and complete copies of each Material Agreement disclosed on such schedule have been made available to the Administrative Agent.  Neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries is in material default under any such Material Agreement, and neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries has any knowledge of any material default by any counterparty to any such Material Agreement, and there are no pending or, to the Borrower’s knowledge, threatened material Claims against the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries asserted by any other Person relating to any Material Agreements, including any Claims of material breach or default under any such Material Agreements.  Neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any information from, or Claim by, any Person that any Material Agreement is materially breached or is in material default.  There are no outstanding and, the Borrower does not have any knowledge of, any material threatened disputes or disagreements with respect to any Material Agreement. 


		
	7.15
	Restrictive Agreements.   Except as set forth in Schedule 7.15, neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries, is subject to any Restrictive Agreement, except those permitted under Section 9.11.


		
	7.16
	Real Property.   Except as set forth in Schedule 7.16, neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries owns or leases (as tenant thereof) any real property.


		
	7.17
	Pension Matters.   Schedule 7.17 sets forth a complete and correct list of, and that separately identifies, (i) all Title IV Plans, (ii) all Multiemployer Plans and (iii) all material Benefit Plans.  Each Benefit Plan, and each trust thereunder, intended to qualify for tax exempt status under Section 401 or 501 of the Code or other applicable Law so qualifies.  Except for those that could not, in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (x) each Benefit Plan is in compliance with all applicable provisions of ERISA, the Code and other applicable Law, (y) there are no existing or pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened in writing, Claims (other than routine claims for benefits in the normal course of business), sanctions, actions, lawsuits or other proceedings or investigation involving any Benefit Plan to which the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries 




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incurs or otherwise has or could reasonably be expected to have an obligation or any liability or Claim and (z) no ERISA Event is reasonably expected to occur.  The Borrower and each of its ERISA Affiliates has met all applicable requirements under the ERISA Funding Rules with respect to each Title IV Plan, and no waiver of the minimum funding standards under the ERISA Funding Rules has been applied for or obtained.  As of the most recent valuation date for any Title IV Plan, the funding target attainment percentage (as defined in Section 430(d)(2) of the Code) is at least sixty percent (60%), and neither the Borrower nor any ERISA Affiliate knows of any facts or circumstances that could reasonably be expected to cause the funding target attainment percentage to fall below sixty percent (60%) as of the most recent valuation date.  No ERISA Event has occurred in connection with which obligations and liabilities (contingent or otherwise) remain outstanding.  No ERISA Affiliate would have any Withdrawal Liability as a result of a complete withdrawal from any Multiemployer Plan on the date this representation is made.
		
	7.18
	Regulatory Approvals.


(a)    The Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries holds, and will continue to hold, either directly or through licensees and agents, all Regulatory Approvals necessary or required for the Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries to conduct their respective operations and businesses, including all Product Commercialization and Development Activities, in the manner currently conducted and as anticipated to be conducted in all material respects.
(b)    Set forth on Schedule 7.18(b) is a complete and accurate list of all Regulatory Approvals of the type described in clause (a) above. All such Regulatory Approvals are (i) legally and beneficially owned or held exclusively by the Borrower or one of its Subsidiaries, as the case may be, free and clear of all Liens other than Permitted Liens, (ii) validly registered and on file with the applicable Regulatory Authority, in compliance with all registration, filing and maintenance requirements (including any fee requirements) thereof, and (iii) valid, enforceable, in good standing and in full force and effect with the applicable Regulatory Authority in all respects.  All required notices, registrations, listings, supplemental applications or notification reports (including field alerts or other reports of adverse experiences) and all other required filings with respect to the Products or any related Product Commercialization and Development Activities have been filed with the FDA and all other applicable Regulatory Authorities, and all such filings are complete and correct and are in compliance with all applicable Laws.  
(c)    All clinical and pre-clinical trials, if any, of investigational Products have been and are being conducted by the Borrower and all of its Subsidiaries according to all applicable Laws along with appropriate monitoring of clinical investigator trial sites for their compliance, in each case, in all material respects, and the Borrower has disclosed to the Administrative Agent all such regulatory filings and all material communications between representatives of the Borrower and any of its Subsidiaries and any Regulatory Authority.
(d)    Except as set forth on Schedule 7.18(d), and without limiting the generality of any other representation or warranty made by the Borrower or any Obligor hereunder or under any other Loan Document:   (i) all Products and all Product Commercialization and Development Activities comply with (A) all applicable Laws of the FDA and each other applicable Regulatory Authority, whether U.S. or non-U.S., and (B) all Regulatory Approvals; (ii) neither the Borrower 


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nor any of its Subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of the Borrower, any of their respective agents, suppliers, licensors or licensees have received any material inspection reports, warning letters or notices or similar documents with respect to any Product or any Product Commercialization and Development Activities from any Regulatory  Authority within the last three (3) years that asserts lack of compliance with any applicable Laws or Regulatory Approvals or other orders, injunctions, or decrees; (iii) neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of the Borrower, any of their respective agents, suppliers, licensors or licensees have received any notification from any Regulatory Authority within the last three (3) years, asserting that any Product or any Product Commercialization and Development Activities lacks a required Regulatory Approval; (iv) after due internal investigation, no Obligor is aware of any pending regulatory action, investigation or inquiry (other than non-material routine or periodic inspections or reviews) against the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, any of their respective suppliers, licensors or licensees with respect to any Product or any Product Commercialization and Development Activities, and, to the knowledge of the Borrower, there is no basis for any adverse regulatory action against the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, any of their respective suppliers, agents, licensors or licensees with respect to any Product or any Product Commercialization and Development Activities; and (v) without limiting the foregoing, (A) (1) there have been no product recalls, safety alerts, corrections, withdrawals, marketing suspensions, removals or the like conducted, undertaken or issued by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, whether voluntary, at the request, demand or order of any Regulatory Authority or otherwise, with respect to any Product, any Product Commercialization and Development Activities, any Regulatory Approval within the last three (3) years, (2) no such product recall, safety alert, correction, withdrawal, marketing suspension, removal or the like has been requested, demanded or ordered by any Regulatory Authority within the last three (3) years, and, to the knowledge of the Borrower, there is no basis for the issuance of any such product recall, safety alert, correction, withdrawal, marketing suspension, removal or the like with respect to any Product or any Product Commercialization and Development Activities, and (B) no criminal, injunctive, seizure, detention or civil penalty action has been commenced or threatened in writing by any Regulatory Authority within the last three (3) years with respect to or in connection with any Product or any Product Commercialization and Development Activities, there are no consent decrees (including plea agreements) that relate to any Product or any Product Commercialization and Development Activities, and, to the knowledge of the Borrower, there is no basis for the commencement of any criminal injunctive, seizure, detention or civil penalty action by any Regulatory Authority relating to any Product or any Product Commercialization and Development Activities or for the issuance of any consent decree.  Neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of the Borrower, any of their respective agents, suppliers, licensors or licensees is employing or utilizing the services of any individual who has been debarred or temporarily suspended under any applicable Law.
(e)    Neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries, nor to the knowledge of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, any of their respective officers, employees or agents has made an untrue statement of a material fact or fraudulent statements to the FDA or any other Regulatory Authority, failed to disclose a material fact required to be disclosed to the FDA or any other Regulatory Authority, or committed an act, made a statement, or failed to make a statement that, at the time such disclosure was made (or was not made), could reasonably be expected to provide a basis for the FDA or any other Regulatory Authority to invoke its policy respecting Fraud, Untrue 


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Statements of Material Facts, Bribery and Illegal Gratuities, set forth in 56 Fed. Reg. 46191 (September 10, 1991) or any similar policy.
(f)    The clinical, preclinical, safety and other studies and tests conducted by or on behalf of or sponsored by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or in respect of which any Products or Product candidates under development have participated, were (and if still pending, are) being conducted materially in accordance with standard medical and scientific research procedures and all applicable Regulatory Approvals.  Neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any notices or other correspondence from the FDA or any other Regulatory Authority requiring the termination or suspension of any clinical, preclinical, safety or other studies or tests used to support regulatory clearance of, or any Regulatory Approval for, any Product or any Product Commercialization and Development Activities.
		
	7.19
	Transactions with Affiliates.   Except as set forth on Schedule 7.19, neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries has entered into, renewed, extended or been a part of, any transaction (including the purchase, sale, lease, transfer or exchange of property or assets of any kind or the rendering of services of any kind) with any of its Affiliate during the three (3) year period immediately prior to the Closing Date.


		
	7.20
	OFAC.   Neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of the Borrower, any of their respective directors, officers or employees and, to the knowledge of the Borrower, any agents or other Persons acting on behalf of any of the foregoing (i) is currently the target of any Sanctions, (ii) is located, organized or residing in any Designated Jurisdiction, (iii) is or has been (within the previous five (5) years) engaged in any transaction with, or for the benefit of, any Person who is now or was then the target of Sanctions or who is located, organized or residing in any Designated Jurisdiction or (iv) is or has ever been in violation of or subject to an investigation relating to Sanctions.  No Loan, and no proceeds from any Loan, has been or will be used, directly or indirectly, to lend, contribute or provide to, or has been or will be otherwise made available to fund, any activity or business in any Designated Jurisdiction or to fund any activity or business of any Person located, organized or residing in any Designated Jurisdiction or who is the subject of any Sanctions, or in any other manner that will result in any violation by any Person (including the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and their Affiliates) of Sanctions.


		
	7.21
	Anti-Corruption.   Neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of the Borrower, any of their respective directors, officers or employees and, to the knowledge of the Borrower, any agents or other Persons acting on behalf of any of the foregoing, directly or indirectly, has (i) violated or is in violation of any applicable anti-corruption Law, (ii) made, offered to make, promised to make or authorized the payment or giving of, directly or indirectly, any Prohibited Payment or (iii) been subject to any investigation by any Governmental Authority with regard to any actual or alleged Prohibited Payment.


		
	7.22
	Deposit and Disbursement Accounts.   Schedule 7.22 contains a list of all banks and other financial institutions at which the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries maintains Deposit Accounts, Securities Accounts, Commodity Accounts, lockboxes, or other similar accounts, and such Schedule correctly identifies the name, address and telephone number 




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of each bank or financial institution, the name in which the account is held, the type of account, and the complete account number therefor (such accounts, the “Obligor Accounts”).
		
	7.23
	Senior Secured Obligations; Priority of Obligations; Security Interests.   Except for Permitted Indebtedness and as set forth on Schedule 7.13(a), the Obligations constitute the sole senior secured obligations and sole Indebtedness of the Obligors. No monetary Obligation arising hereunder or under any Loan Document, or arising in connection herewith or therewith, is subordinated to any other Indebtedness. Each Security Document is effective to create in favor of the Secured Parties a legal, valid and enforceable security interest in the Collateral subject to such Security Document, each such security interest is legal, valid and enforceable, and each such security interest is perfected on a first-priority basis (subject to Permitted Liens that may apply to specific items of Collateral permitted pursuant to Section 9.02) and secures the Obligations.


		
	7.24
	Royalties and Other Payments.   Except as set forth on Schedule 7.24, neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries is obligated to pay any royalty, milestone payment, deferred payment or any other contingent payment in respect of any Product.


		
	7.25
	Non-Competes.   Neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries nor any of their respective directors, officers or employees is subject to a non-compete agreement that prohibits or will interfere with any of the Product Commercialization and Development Activities, including the development, commercialization or marketing of any Product.


		
	7.26
	Internal Controls.   The Borrower acknowledges that its management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements of the Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries provided to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders pursuant to Sections 8.01(a), 8.01(b) and 8.01(c), in each case, in accordance with GAAP and as reasonably appropriate for a private company (it being understood and agreed that the Borrower is not currently compliant with Section 404 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002, as amended).   The Borrower has designed, implemented and maintained reasonable internal controls relevant to the preparation and fair presentation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.


		
	7.27
	Reimbursement from Medical Reimbursement Programs.   The Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries has the requisite provider number to bill Medicare (to the extent such Person participates in Medicare), the respective Medicaid program in the state or states in which such Person operates (to the extent such Person participates in the Medicaid program in such state or states), and all other commercial payor programs that the Borrower or any Subsidiary currently bills. There is no material investigation, audit, claim review, or other action pending with respect to any the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened in writing, which could reasonably be expected to result in a revocation, suspension, termination, probation, restriction, limitation, or non-renewal of any provider number issued to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or result in the exclusion of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries from Medicare or Medicaid, and there is not any action pending or, to the Borrower’s knowledge, threatened in writing, 




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pursuant to which any Governmental Authority seeks to impose material sanctions with respect to the Borrower’s business or any of the Borrower’s Subsidiaries’ businesses. 

SECTION 8.
AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
The Borrower covenants and agrees with the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that, until the Commitments have expired or been terminated and all Obligations (other than Warrant Obligations and inchoate indemnification and expense reimbursement obligations for which no Claim has been made) have been indefeasibly paid in full in cash:
		
	8.01
	Financial Statements and Other Information.   The Borrower shall furnish to the Administrative Agent:


(a)    as soon as available and in any event within thirty (30) days after the end of each calendar month of each fiscal year (excluding the last month of each fiscal quarter and each fiscal year), (i) the consolidated balance sheets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the end of such calendar month, and (ii) the related consolidated statements of income, shareholders’ (or members’) equity and cash flows of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such calendar month and the portion of the Borrower’s fiscal year through the end of such month, in each case, prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied, all in reasonable detail and setting forth in comparative form the figures for the corresponding period in the preceding fiscal year, together with (iii) a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower stating that (x) such financial statements fairly present in all material respects the financial condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as at such date and (y) the results of operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the period ended on such date have been prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied, subject to changes resulting from normal, year-end audit adjustments and except for the absence of notes;
(b)    as soon as available and in any event within forty-five (45) days after the end of the first three (3) fiscal quarters of each fiscal year (or sixty (60) days, in the case of the fourth fiscal quarter) (i) the consolidated balance sheets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the end of such fiscal quarter and (ii) the related consolidated statements of income, shareholders’ equity and cash flows of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such quarter and the portion of the fiscal year through the end of such fiscal quarter, in each case prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied, all in reasonable detail and setting forth in comparative form the figures for the corresponding period in the preceding fiscal year, together with (iii) a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower stating that (x) such financial statements fairly present in all material respects the financial condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as at such date and (y) the results of operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the period ended on such date have been prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied, subject to changes resulting from normal, year-end audit adjustments and except for the absence of notes;
(c)    as soon as available and in any event within one hundred fifty (150) days after the end of each fiscal year (i) the consolidated balance sheets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the end of such fiscal year and (ii) the related consolidated statements of income, shareholders’ equity and cash flows of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such fiscal year, in each case 


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prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied, all in reasonable detail and setting forth in comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal year, accompanied by a report and opinion thereon of Ernst & Young or another firm of independent certified public accountants of recognized national standing reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent which report and opinion shall be prepared in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards and shall not be subject to any “going concern” or like qualification or exception or any qualification or exception as to the scope of such audit;
(d)    together with the financial statements required pursuant to Sections 8.01(b) and 8.01(c), a compliance certificate delivered by the chief financial or accounting Responsible Officer of the Borrower as of the end of the applicable accounting period, substantially in the form of Exhibit E (a “Compliance Certificate”) including, with respect to the financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 8.01(c), details of any issues that are material that are raised by the Borrower’s auditors; 
(e)    after being prepared by the Borrower and approved by its Board, a consolidated financial forecast for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the fiscal year to which such forecast relates;
(f)    as soon as available and in any event no later than ninety (90) days following the end of each fiscal year of the Borrower, copies of an annual budget (or equivalent) for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, approved by the Borrower’s Board, for the then-current fiscal year, in form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, accompanied by a certificate of the chief financial officer of the Borrower certifying that (i) such budget was prepared by the Borrower in good faith and (ii) the Borrower had at the time of preparation of the budget, and at all times thereafter (including on and as of the date of delivery of such budget to the Administrative Agent) has continued to have, a reasonable basis for all assumptions contained in such budget and such budget was prepared in accordance with, and based upon, such assumptions; 
(g)    promptly, and in any event within five (5) Business Days after receipt thereof by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, copies of each notice or other correspondence received from any securities regulator or exchange to the authority of which the Borrower may become subject from time to time concerning any investigation or possible investigation or other inquiry by such agency regarding financial or other operational results of the Borrower or any such Subsidiary;
(h)    within five (5) Business Days after delivery, copies of each annual report, proxy or financial statement or other report or communication sent to the stockholders of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, and copies of all annual, regular, periodic and special reports and registration statements which the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries may file or be required to file with any securities regulator or exchange to the authority of which the Borrower or any such Subsidiary, as applicable, may become subject from time to time;
(i)    the information regarding insurance maintained by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as required under Section 8.05; 


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(j)    as soon as possible and in any event within five (5) Business Days after the Borrower obtains knowledge of any Claim related to any Product or inventory involving more than $1,500,000, written notice thereof from a Responsible Officer of the Borrower which notice shall include a statement setting forth details of such return, recovery, dispute or claim; 
(k)    within thirty (30) days following the end of each calendar month, evidence satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, based upon the Borrower’s bank account statements, that the Borrower has met its minimum liquidity requirement set forth in Section 10.01; and
(l)    such other information respecting the operations, properties, business, liabilities or condition (financial and otherwise) of the Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries (including with respect to the Collateral) as the Administrative Agent may from time to time reasonably request.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that, as a result of a Public Offering by the Borrower, it becomes subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or Section 15 of the Exchange Act, the Borrower covenants and agrees that neither the Borrower, nor any other Person acting on its behalf, will provide, or be obligated to provide, the Administrative Agent or any Lender or their respective representatives or agents with any information that the Borrower reasonably believes constitutes material non-public information, unless prior thereto such receiving Person shall have confirmed to the Borrower in writing that it consents to receive such information. The Borrower acknowledges and confirms that each Secured Party shall be relying on the foregoing covenant in effecting transactions involving securities of the Borrower.
		
	8.02
	Notices of Material Events.   The Borrower shall furnish to the Administrative Agent written notice (prepared in reasonable detail) of the following promptly after a Responsible Officer first learns of the existence thereof:


(a)    the occurrence of any Default;
(b)    the occurrence of any event with respect to any property or assets of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries resulting in a Loss aggregating $1,500,000 (or the Equivalent Amount in other currencies) or more;
(c)    any proposed acquisition of Equity Interests, assets or property by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries that could reasonably be expected to result in liability under Environmental Laws in excess of $1,500,000, (ii) any spillage, leakage, discharge, disposal, leaching, migration or release of any Hazardous Material by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries required to be reported to any Governmental Authority under applicable Environmental Laws that could reasonably be expected to result in a liability in excess of $1,500,000, and (iii) all Claims pending or threatened in writing against or affecting the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or with respect to the ownership, use, maintenance and operation of their respective businesses, operations or properties, relating to Environmental Laws or Hazardous Material, in each case that could reasonably be expected to result in liability in excess of $1,500,000; 
(d)    the assertion in writing of any environmental matter by any Person against, or with respect to the activities of, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries and any alleged violation of or non-compliance with any Environmental Laws or any permits, licenses or authorizations which could reasonably be expected to involve damages in excess of $1,500,000 other than any 


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environmental matter or alleged violation that, if adversely determined, could not (either individually or in the aggregate) reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; 
(e)    any Claim, action, suit, notice of violation, hearing, investigation or other proceedings pending, or to the Borrower’s knowledge, threatened against or affecting the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or with respect to the ownership, use, maintenance and operation of their respective businesses, operations or properties whether made by a Regulatory Authority or other Person that, if adversely determined, could reasonably be expected to result in a Loss of $1,500,000 or more;
(f)    (i) on or prior to the date of any filing by any ERISA Affiliate of any notice of intent to terminate any Title IV Plan, a copy of such notice and (ii) promptly, and in any event within ten (10) days, after any Responsible Officer of any ERISA Affiliate knows or has reason to know that a request for a minimum funding waiver under Section 412 of the Code has been filed with respect to any Title IV Plan or Multiemployer Plan, a notice in writing describing such waiver request in reasonable detail and including any action that any ERISA Affiliate proposes to take with respect thereto, together with a copy of any notice filed with the PBGC or the IRS pertaining thereto;
(g)    (i) the termination of any Material Agreement other than in accordance with its terms and not as a result of a breach or default, (ii) the receipt by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of any material notice under any Material Agreement (and a copy thereof), (iii) the entering into of any new Material Agreement by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (and a copy thereof) or (iv) any material amendment to a Material Agreement (and a copy thereof); 
(h)    any reports and notices required to be delivered pursuant to the Security Documents;
(i)    no later than the date of delivery of any financial statements pursuant to Section 8.01 with respect to the first fiscal period to which such change is applicable, notice of any material change in accounting policies or financial reporting practices by the Obligors; provided that disclosure in the notes to such financial statements, if any, shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements of this Section 8.02(i);
(j)    notice of any labor controversy resulting in or threatening to result in any strike, work stoppage, boycott, shutdown or other material labor disruption against or involving the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries;
(k)    any licensing agreement or similar arrangement entered into by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with any infringement or alleged infringement of any Intellectual Property of another Person;
(l)    notice of the creation, development or other acquisition of any Intellectual Property by the Borrower or any Subsidiary after the date hereof; provided that, with respect to any such Intellectual Property created, developed or acquired in any fiscal quarter, notice thereof pursuant to this Section 8.02(l) shall not be made later than the delivery of financial statements for such fiscal quarter required pursuant to Section 8.01(b);


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(m)    within five (5) Business Days, any change to the Borrower’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ ownership of any Obligor Accounts, by delivering to the Administrative Agent a notice setting forth a complete and correct list of all such accounts as of the date of such change; 
(n)    the occurrence or existence of any event, circumstance, act or omission that would cause any representation or warranty contained in Section 7.07, Section 7.18 or Section 7.23 to be incorrect in any material respect (or in any respect if such representation or warranty is qualified by materiality or by reference to a Material Adverse Effect or Material Adverse Change) if such representation or warranty was to be made at the time the Borrower obtained knowledge of such event, circumstance, act or omission; 
(o)    the acquisition by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of any fee interest in any real property; and
(p)    any other development that has, or could reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect.
Each notice delivered under this Section 8.02 shall be accompanied by a statement of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower setting forth the details of the event or development requiring such notice and any action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto.  Nothing in this Section 8.02 is intended to waive, consent to or otherwise permit any action or omission that is otherwise prohibited by this Agreement or any other Loan Document.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that, as a result of a Public Offering by the Borrower, it becomes subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 and Section 15 of the Exchange Act, the Borrower covenants and agrees that neither it, nor any other Person acting on its behalf, shall provide, or be obligated to provide, the Administrative Agent or any Lender or their respective representatives or agents with any information that the Borrower reasonably believes constitutes material non-public information, unless prior thereto such receiving Person shall have confirmed to the Borrower in writing that it consents to receive such information. The Borrower acknowledges and confirms that each Secured Party shall be relying on the foregoing covenant in effecting transactions involving securities of the Borrower.
		
	8.03
	Existence; Conduct of Business.   The Borrower shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve, renew and maintain in full force and effect its legal existence and all Governmental Approvals necessary or material to the conduct of its business; provided that the foregoing shall not prohibit any merger, amalgamation, consolidation, liquidation or dissolution permitted under Section 9.03.


		
	8.04
	Payment of Obligations.   The Borrower shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, pay and discharge its obligations, including (i) all material Taxes, fees, assessments and governmental charges or levies imposed upon it or upon its properties or assets prior to the date on which penalties attach thereto, and all lawful Claims for labor, materials and supplies which, if unpaid, could become a Lien upon any properties or assets of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, except to the extent such Taxes, fees, assessments or governmental charges or levies or such claims are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and are adequately reserved against in accordance with GAAP and 




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(ii) all other lawful Claims which, if unpaid, would by Law become a Lien upon any properties or assets of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, other than a Permitted Lien.
		
	8.05
	Insurance.   The Borrower shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to maintain, with financially sound and reputable insurance companies, insurance in such amounts and against such risks as are customarily maintained by companies engaged in the same or similar businesses operating in the same or similar locations, and with coverage amounts of at least $8,000,000 for property insurance and $2,000,000 for liability insurance.  Upon the request of the Administrative Agent, the Borrower shall furnish to the Administrative Agent from time to time: (i) full information as to the insurance carried by the Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries and, if so requested, copies of all such insurance policies and (ii) a certificate from the Borrower’s insurance broker or other insurance specialist stating that all premiums then due on the policies relating to insurance on the Collateral have been paid and that such policies are in full force and effect.  All such insurance policies required to be maintained pursuant to this Section shall (i) name the Administrative Agent, for its benefit and the benefit of the Lenders, as mortgagee (in the case of property insurance) or as loss payee or additional insured (in the case of liability insurance), as applicable, and provide that no cancellation or modification of such policies will be made without at least thirty (30) days prior written notice to the Administrative Agent and (ii) be in addition to any requirements to maintain specific types of insurance contained in the other Loan Documents.  Receipt of notice of cancellation or modification of any such insurance policies or the reduction of coverage or amounts of coverage thereunder shall entitle any Secured Party to renew any such policies, cause the coverages and amounts thereof to be maintained at levels required pursuant to the first sentence of this Section 8.05 or otherwise to obtain similar insurance in place of such policies, in each case at the expense of the Borrower (to be payable on demand).  The amount of any such expenses shall accrue interest at the Default Rate if not paid on demand and shall constitute “Obligations”.


		
	8.06
	Books and Records; Inspection Rights.   The Borrower shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, keep proper books of record and account in which full, true and correct entries are made of all dealings and transactions in relation to its business and activities. The Borrower shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, permit any representatives designated by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, upon reasonable prior written notice and during normal business hours, to visit and inspect its properties, to examine and make extracts from its books and records (excluding records subject to attorney-client privilege, subject to confidentiality agreements with third parties that preclude disclosure to the Administrative Agent (acting in such capacity) or subject to confidentiality restrictions pursuant to Law (including HIPAA)), and to discuss its affairs, finances and condition (financial or otherwise) with its officers and independent accountants, all at such reasonable times (but not more often than once per year unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing) as the Administrative Agent or the Lenders may request. The Borrower shall pay all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs of all such inspections.


		
	8.07
	Compliance with Laws and Other Obligations.   The Borrower shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, (i) comply in all material respects with all applicable Laws and Governmental Approvals (including all Environmental Laws and all Healthcare Laws), and 




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(ii) maintain in full force and effect, remain in material compliance with, and perform in all material respects all its obligations under all Material Agreements, except (other than with respect to Material Intellectual Property) where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
		
	8.08
	Maintenance of Properties, Etc.   The Borrower shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, maintain and preserve all of its assets and properties, whether tangible or intangible, relating to its Products or Product Commercialization and Development Activities or otherwise, including all Product Assets, necessary or useful in the proper conduct of its business in good working order and condition in accordance with the general practice of other Persons of similar character and size, ordinary wear and tear and damage from casualty or condemnation excepted.


		
	8.09
	Licenses.   The Borrower shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, obtain and maintain all Governmental Approvals necessary in connection with the execution, delivery and performance of the Loan Documents, the consummation of the Transactions or the operation and conduct of its business and ownership of its properties (including its Product Commercialization and Development Activities).


		
	8.10
	Action under Environmental Laws.   The Borrower shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, upon becoming aware of the release of any Hazardous Materials or the existence of any environmental liability under applicable Environmental Laws with respect to their respective businesses, operations or properties, take all actions, at their cost and expense, as shall be necessary or advisable to investigate and clean up the condition of their respective businesses, operations or properties, including all required removal, containment and remedial actions, to restore their respective businesses, operations and properties to a condition, in each case, in material compliance with applicable Environmental Laws.


		
	8.11
	Use of Proceeds.   The proceeds of the Loans shall be used only as provided in Section 2.04.  Without limiting the foregoing, no part of the proceeds of the Loans shall be used, whether directly or indirectly, for any purpose that entails a violation of any of the Regulations of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, including Regulations T, U and X.


		
	8.12
	Certain Obligations Respecting Subsidiaries; Further Assurances.


(a)    Subsidiary Guarantors.   The Borrower shall take such action from time to time as shall be necessary to ensure that (x) each of its Subsidiaries (excluding any Immaterial Subsidiary) that is a party to this Agreement as of the date hereof will be and will remain an Obligor and Subsidiary Guarantor hereunder (except as otherwise permitted pursuant to Section 9.03), and (y) each of its other Subsidiaries (excluding any Immaterial Subsidiary), whether direct or indirect, now existing or hereafter created, which becomes a Domestic Subsidiary or a Material Subsidiary, becomes a “Subsidiary Guarantor” pursuant to this Section 8.12.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, in the event that any Subsidiary (excluding any Immaterial Subsidiary) of the Borrower shall become a Domestic Subsidiary or a Material Subsidiary or any of its Subsidiaries (excluding any Immaterial Subsidiary) shall form or acquire any new Subsidiary that qualifies as 


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a Material Subsidiary or a Domestic Subsidiary, the Borrower shall promptly, and in any event within thirty (30) days (or such longer period as the Administrative Agent, in its reasonable discretion, may consent to):
(i)    cause such Subsidiary to become a “Subsidiary Guarantor” hereunder pursuant to a Guarantee Assumption Agreement, a “Grantor” under the Security Agreement, and a “Subsidiary Party” under the Intercompany Subordination Agreement;
(ii)    take such action (including joining or delivering any Security Document and delivering its certificated Equity Interests together with undated transfer powers executed in blank, applicable control agreements and other instruments) as shall be reasonably necessary or desirable or reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent to create and perfect, in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, valid and enforceable first priority Liens (except for Permitted Liens) on substantially all of the property of such new Subsidiary as collateral security for the Obligations hereunder; provided that any such security interest or Lien shall be subject to the applicable Security Documents;
(iii)    to the extent that the parent of such Subsidiary is not a party to the Security Agreement or has not otherwise pledged Equity Interests in its Subsidiaries in accordance with the terms of the Security Agreement and this Agreement, cause the parent of such Subsidiary to execute and deliver a pledge agreement in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, in respect of all outstanding issued Equity Interests of such Subsidiary; and
(iv)    deliver such proof of corporate action, incumbency of officers, opinions of counsel and other documents as is consistent with those delivered by each Obligor pursuant to Section 6.01 or as the Administrative Agent shall have reasonably requested. 
(b)    Further Assurances.
(i)    The Borrower shall, and shall cause each of its direct and indirect Domestic Subsidiaries and Material Subsidiaries (including any newly formed or newly acquired Subsidiary that qualifies as a Domestic Subsidiary or a Material Subsidiary, but notwithstanding the foregoing, excluding any Immaterial Subsidiary) to take such action from time to time as shall reasonably be requested by the Administrative Agent to effectuate the purposes and objectives of this Agreement and the applicable Security Documents.
(ii)    In the event that the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (excluding any Immaterial Subsidiary) acquires Obligor Intellectual Property during the term of this Agreement, then, upon the request of the Administrative Agent, the Borrower or any such Subsidiary shall take any action as shall be reasonably necessary and reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent to ensure that the provisions of this Agreement and the Security Agreement shall apply thereto and any such Obligor Intellectual Property shall constitute part of the Collateral under the Security Documents, in each case from and after the date of such acquisition.
(iii)    In the event that the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries acquires any real property having a market value in excess of $500,000 in the aggregate (in one or more transactions, whether or not related), the Borrower shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent thereof and provide the Administrative Agent with a description of such real property, the acquisition date 


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thereof and the purchase price therefor. Upon the request of the Administrative Agent, the Borrower or any such Subsidiary shall execute and deliver a Mortgage with respect to all or any portion of such acquired real property to the extent the fair market value thereof exceeds $500,000.
(iv)    Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Borrower shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries that is required to be a Subsidiary Guarantor to, take such action from time to time (including joining or delivering any Security Documents and delivering its certificated Equity Interests together with undated transfer powers executed in blank, applicable control agreements and other instruments) as shall be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent to create, in favor of the Secured Parties, perfected security interests and Liens in substantially all of the property of such Person as collateral security for the Obligations; provided that any such security interest or Lien shall be subject to the relevant requirements of the applicable Security Documents.
		
	8.13
	Termination of Non-Permitted Liens.   In the event that the Borrower shall obtain knowledge of, or be notified by the Administrative Agent or any Lender of the existence of, any outstanding Lien against any assets or property of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, which Lien is not a Permitted Lien, the Borrower shall use its best efforts to promptly terminate or cause the termination of such Lien.


		
	8.14
	Intellectual Property.   In the event that the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (excluding any Immaterial Subsidiaries) creates, develops or acquires Obligor Intellectual Property during the term of this Agreement, then the provisions of this Agreement shall automatically apply thereto and any such Obligor Intellectual Property shall automatically constitute part of the Collateral under the Security Documents, without further action by any party, in each case from and after the date of such creation, development or acquisition (except that any representations or warranties of any Obligor shall apply to any such Obligor Intellectual Property only from and after the date, if any, subsequent to such acquisition that such representations and warranties are brought down or made anew as provided herein).


		
	8.15
	Litigation Cooperation.   The Borrower shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, make available to the Administrative Agent, without expense to the Administrative Agent, its, and each of its Subsidiaries’, officers, employees, agents, books and records, to the extent that the Administrative Agent may deem them reasonably necessary to prosecute or defend against any third-party suit or proceeding instituted by or against the Administrative Agent or any Secured Party with respect to any Collateral, the subject of any Loan Document or relating to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.


		
	8.16
	Maintenance of Regulatory Approvals, Contracts, Intellectual Property, Etc.   The Borrower shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries (to the extent applicable) to, (i) maintain in full force and effect all material Regulatory Approvals, Material Agreements, Material Intellectual Property and other rights, interests or assets (whether tangible or intangible) reasonably necessary for the operations of such Person’s business, including any Product Commercialization and Development Activities, (ii) promptly after obtaining knowledge thereof, notify the Administrative Agent of any product recalls, safety alerts, corrections, withdrawals, marketing suspensions, removals or the like conducted, to be 




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undertaken or issued, by the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective agents, suppliers, licensors or licensees, as the case may be, whether voluntary or at the request, demand or order of any Regulatory Authority or otherwise with respect to any Product or any Product Commercialization and Development Activities, (iii) maintain in full force and effect, and pay all costs and expenses relating to, such Regulatory Approvals, Material Agreements and Material Intellectual Property owned, used or controlled by the Borrower or any such Subsidiary that are used in or necessary for any related Product Commercialization and Development Activities, (iv) promptly after obtaining knowledge thereof, notify the Administrative Agent of any infringement or other violation by any Person of the Borrower’s or any such Subsidiaries’ Material Intellectual Property, and take commercially reasonable efforts to pursue any such infringement or other violation, (v) use commercially reasonable efforts to pursue and maintain in full force and effect legal protection for all new Material Intellectual Property created, developed or acquired by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, as the case may be, that is used in or necessary for the operations of the business of such Person, or in connection with any Product Commercialization and Development Activities relating to any Product, and (vi) promptly after obtaining knowledge thereof, notify the Administrative Agent of any Claim by any Person that the conduct of the business of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, including in connection with any Product Commercialization and Development Activities, has infringed upon any Intellectual Property of such Person.
		
	8.17
	ERISA Compliance.   The Borrower shall comply, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to comply, with the provisions of ERISA with respect to any Plans to which the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is a party as an employer in all material respects.


		
	8.18
	Cash Management.   The Borrower shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to:


(a)    maintain at all times all Deposit Accounts, Securities Accounts, Commodity Accounts, lockboxes and similar accounts (other than Excluded Accounts) located in the U.S. held by the Borrower and each of the Obligors with a bank or financial institution that has executed and delivered to and in favor of the Administrative Agent an account control agreement, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent (each such Deposit Account, Securities Account, Commodity Account, lockbox or similar account, a “Controlled Account”); 
(b)    maintain each such Controlled Account as a cash collateral account, with all cash, checks and other similar items of payment in such account securing payment of the Obligations, and the Borrower and each Obligor shall have granted a Lien to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, over such Controlled Accounts;
(c)    deposit promptly, and in any event no later than five (5) Business Days after the date of receipt thereof, all cash, checks, drafts or other similar items of payment relating to or constituting payments made in respect of any and all accounts receivable, Contracts or any other rights and interests into one or more Controlled Accounts; and
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receivable to be directed into lockbox accounts pursuant to agreements in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
		
	8.19
	Board Observation Rights.


(a)    The Borrower shall permit one individual representing the Lenders and appointed by the Administrative Agent (the “Observer”) to attend and observe (but not vote) at all meetings of the Borrower’s Board, whether in person, by telephone or otherwise as reasonably requested by the Observer.  The Borrower shall notify the Observer in writing at least five (5) Business Days in advance (or, if a shorter notice period is reasonably necessary given the circumstances, as soon as possible and in all circumstances at least twenty-four (24) hours in advance) of (i) the date and time for each general or special meeting of the Board and (ii) the adoption of any resolutions or actions by the Board by written consent (describing, in reasonable detail, the nature and substance of such action).  Concurrently with notice of any meeting of the Borrower’s Board, the Borrower shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Observer all notices and any material delivered to any members of such Board in connection with the applicable meeting or action to be taken by written consent, including a draft of any material resolutions or actions proposed to be adopted by written consent.  Prior to any such meeting or adoption by written consent, the Observer shall be free to contact one or more members of such Board and discuss the pending actions to be taken.  The Borrower’s Board may meet in executive session without the Observer present to the extent such Board determines in good faith that the issue to be discussed at such session is not appropriate to be discussed with the Observer because (i) such issue directly involves the Loan Documents and discussion thereof would result in a conflict of interest with the Lenders with respect thereto or (ii) the discussion of such issue in the presence of the Observer would result in the loss of attorney-client privilege.  The Observer may only be excluded from meetings or executive sessions to the extent the matter being discussed is of a type described in clauses (i) or (ii) above.  In the event the Borrower excludes the Observer from any meeting or portion thereof or withholds any information or materials related thereto, the Borrower shall promptly provide to the Observer a general description, which shall be true and correct in all material respects, of the matters discussed during such meeting or portion thereof at which the Observer was excluded.
(b)    The Borrower shall pay the Observer’s reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses (including the cost of travel, meals and lodging) in connection with the Observer’s attendance of such meetings, in each case in accordance with the Borrower’s travel policy then in effect.
		
	8.20
	Taxes.


(a)    The Borrower shall use commercially reasonably efforts to file, on or before December 31, 2019, its 2016 and 2017 corporate income tax returns with each applicable Governmental Authority set forth on Schedule 7.08. 
(b)    The Borrower shall use commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Administrative Agent reasonably informed of the status of any voluntary disclosure proceedings entered into with the Colorado Department of Revenue and the City of Boulder, as set forth on Schedule 7.08.
		
	8.21
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(a)    Within sixty (60) days after the Closing Date (or such later date as the Administrative Agent may agree in its sole discretion), the Borrower shall cause the Deposit Accounts maintained with Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. set forth on Schedule 7.22 (the “Post-Closing Accounts”) to be permanently closed or to become Controlled Accounts.
(b)    Within sixty (60) days after the Closing Date (or such later date as the Administrative Agent may agree in its sole discretion), the Borrower shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain (i) a Bailee Letter duly executed by BioLyph, LLC and (ii) Landlord Consents duly executed by the applicable landlords with respect to the real property leased by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries located at 15000 W. 6th Avenue, Suite 150, Golden, CO 80401 and 2477 55th Street, Boulder, CO 80301.

SECTION 9.
NEGATIVE COVENANTS
The Borrower covenants and agrees with the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that, until the Commitments have expired or been terminated and all Obligations (other than Warrant Obligations and inchoate indemnification and expense reimbursement obligations for which no claim has been made) have been indefeasibly paid in full in cash:
		
	9.01
	Indebtedness.   The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Indebtedness, whether directly or indirectly, except:


(a)    the Obligations;
(b)    Indebtedness existing on the Closing Date and set forth on Schedule 7.13(b) and Permitted Refinancings thereof; provided that, in each case, such Indebtedness is subordinated to the Obligations on terms satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;
(c)    accounts payable to trade creditors for goods and services and current operating liabilities (not the result of the borrowing of money) incurred in the ordinary course of the Borrower’s business or any of its Subsidiaries’ businesses in accordance with customary terms and paid within one hundred twenty (120) days of becoming due, unless contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and reserved for in accordance with GAAP;
(d)    Indebtedness consisting of guarantees resulting from the endorsement of negotiable instruments for collection in the ordinary course of business;
(e)    Indebtedness of an Obligor (other than any Person that is required to become a Subsidiary Guarantor but has not yet done so) to any other Obligor; provided that, in each case, such Indebtedness is subordinated to the Obligations on terms satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;
(f)    Guarantees by any Obligor of the Indebtedness of any other Obligor; provided that the Indebtedness resulting from any such Guarantees is subordinated to the Obligations on terms satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;


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(g)    ordinary course of business equipment financing and leasing; provided that (i) if secured, the collateral therefor consists solely of the assets being financed, the products and proceeds thereof and books and records related thereto, and (ii) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of such Indebtedness does not exceed $2,000,000 (or the Equivalent Amount in other currencies) at any time outstanding; 
(h)    Indebtedness under Hedging Agreements permitted pursuant to Section 9.05(f);
(i)    Indebtedness assumed pursuant to any Permitted Acquisition; provided that (i) no such Indebtedness (individually) shall exceed $1,000,000 for such Permitted Acquisition, (ii) the aggregate amount of Indebtedness permitted pursuant to this Section 9.01(i) shall not exceed $3,000,000 at any time outstanding and (iii) no such Indebtedness shall have been created or incurred in connection with, or in contemplation of, such Permitted Acquisition; 
(j)    credit card Indebtedness in an outstanding principal amount not to exceed at any time $250,000 in the aggregate;
(k)    Indebtedness consisting of the financing of insurance premiums in respect of insurance policies insuring assets or businesses of an Obligor written or arranged in such Obligor’s ordinary course of business and which are payable within one (1) year, in each case in an amount not to exceed the amount of the applicable insurance premium in respect of any such policy plus interest and financing charges applicable thereto;
(l)    Indebtedness in respect of any agreement providing for treasury, depositary or cash management services, including in connection with any automated clearing house transfers of funds or any similar transfers, netting services, overdraft protections and other cash management and similar arrangements, in each case in the ordinary course of business;
(m)    advances or deposits from customers or vendors received in the ordinary course of business;
(n)    workers’ compensation claims, payment obligations in connection with health, disability or other types of social security benefits, unemployment or other insurance obligations and reclamation and statutory obligations, in each case incurred in the ordinary course of business;
(o)    Indebtedness under any letters of credit in the aggregate amount not to exceed $1,000,000
(p)    Indebtedness incurred in connection with the Qiagen Matter provided by Validity Finance, LLC (or a similar lender as reasonably chosen by the Borrower) in the aggregate amount not to exceed $3,000,000; and
(q)    additional unsecured Indebtedness in an aggregate amount not to exceed $500,000 at any time outstanding.
		
	9.02
	Liens.   The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Lien on any property now owned by it or such Subsidiary, except:




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(a)    Liens securing the Obligations;
(b)    any Lien on any property or asset of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries existing on the Closing Date and set forth on Schedule 7.13(c); provided that (i) no such Lien shall extend to any other property or asset of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries and (ii) any such Lien shall secure only those obligations which it secures on the Closing Date and extensions, renewals and replacements thereof that do not increase the outstanding principal amount thereof;
(c)    Liens securing Indebtedness permitted under Section 9.01(g); provided that such Liens are restricted solely to the collateral permitted to be secured pursuant to Section 9.01(g);
(d)    Liens imposed by any applicable Law arising in the ordinary course of business, including (but not limited to) carriers’, warehousemen’s and mechanics’ liens and other similar Liens arising in the ordinary course of business and which (x) do not in the aggregate materially detract from the value of the property subject thereto or materially impair the use thereof in the operations of the business of such Person or (y) are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, which proceedings have the effect of preventing the forfeiture or sale of the property subject to such Liens and for which adequate reserves have been made if required in accordance with GAAP;
(e)    pledges or deposits made in the ordinary course of business in connection with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance or other similar social security legislation;
(f)    Liens securing Taxes, assessments and other governmental charges, the payment of which is not yet delinquent or is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings promptly initiated and diligently conducted and for which such reserve or other appropriate provisions, if any, as shall be required by GAAP shall have been made;
(g)    servitudes, easements, rights of way, restrictions and other similar encumbrances on real property imposed by any applicable Law and Liens consisting of zoning or building restrictions, easements, licenses, restrictions on the use of property or minor imperfections in title thereto which, in the aggregate, are not material, and which do not in any case materially detract from the value of the property subject thereto or interfere with the ordinary conduct of the Borrower’s business or any of the Borrower’s Subsidiaries’ businesses; 
(h)    with respect to any real property, (i) such defects or encroachments as might be revealed by an up-to-date survey of such real property; (ii) the reservations, limitations, provisos and conditions expressed in the original grant, deed or patent of such property by the original owner of such real property pursuant to applicable Law; (iii) rights of expropriation, access or user or any similar right conferred or reserved by or in any applicable Law, which, in the aggregate for clauses (i), (ii) and (iii), are not material, and which do not in any case materially detract from the value of the property subject thereto or interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of any of the Obligors or its Subsidiaries; and (iv) leases or subleases in the ordinary course of business; 
(i)    Liens securing Indebtedness permitted under Section 9.01(i); provided that (i) such Lien is not created in contemplation of or in connection with such Permitted Acquisition, (ii) such Lien shall not apply to any other property or assets of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries other than the property or assets being acquired pursuant to such Permitted Acquisition, and (iii) such 


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Lien shall secure only those obligations that it secured immediately prior to the consummation of such Permitted Acquisition and extensions, renewals and replacements thereof that do not increase the outstanding principal amount thereof; 
(j)    bankers liens, rights of setoff and similar Liens incurred on deposits made in the ordinary course of business; 
(k)    (i) licenses permitted pursuant to Section 9.13 and (ii) any ordinary course interest or title of a licensor, sublicensor, lessor or sublessor with respect to any assets under any inbound license or lease agreement permitted pursuant to Section 9.13;
(l)    cash collateral accounts serving as collateral in connection with Indebtedness permitted pursuant to Sections 9.01 (h), (j), (l) and (o);
(m)    judgment Liens resulting from judgments that, individually or in the aggregate with all other judgment Liens, would not constitute an Event of Default;
(n)    Liens solely on any cash earnest money deposits made by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with any letter of intent or purchase agreement solely in connection with a Permitted Acquisition; 
(o)    Liens securing Indebtedness permitted pursuant to Section 9.01(k); provided that such Lien shall be solely limited to the applicable policies, supporting documentation relating thereto and the Obligor’s right to receive proceeds under the insurance policy with respect to which such Indebtedness has been incurred; and
(p)    Liens securing Indebtedness permitted under Section 9.01(p); provided that the sole assets covered by such Liens will be the Borrower’s right to receive proceeds, if any, resulting from its Claim made in connection with the Qiagen Matter.
Any term or provision of this Section 9.02 to the contrary notwithstanding, no Lien otherwise permitted under any of the foregoing clauses shall apply to any Material Intellectual Property except for Liens described in clauses (a), (i) and (k).  
		
	9.03
	Fundamental Changes, Acquisitions, Etc..   The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, (i) enter into any transaction of merger, amalgamation or consolidation, (ii) liquidate, wind up or dissolve itself (or suffer any liquidation or dissolution), (iii) sell or issue any Disqualified Equity Interests, (iv) issue or sell any of its Equity Interests pursuant to or in connection with any Public Offering other than a Qualified IPO, or (v) other than Permitted Acquisitions, make any Acquisition or otherwise acquire any business or substantially all the property from, or Equity Interests of, or be a party to any Acquisition of, any Person, except for the following, in each case, to the extent it would not (or could not reasonably be expected to) result in an Event of Default:


(a)    the merger, amalgamation or consolidation of any Subsidiary Guarantor with or into any other Obligor (other than any Person that is required to become a Subsidiary Guarantor but has not yet done so); provided that with respect to any such transaction involving the Borrower, the Borrower must be the surviving or successor entity of such transaction;


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(b)    the sale, lease, transfer or other disposition by any Subsidiary Guarantor of any or all of its property (upon voluntary liquidation or otherwise) to any other Obligor (other than any Person that is required to become a Subsidiary Guarantor but has not yet done so); and
(c)    the sale, transfer or other disposition of the Equity Interests of any Subsidiary Guarantor to any other Obligor (other than any Person that is required to become a Subsidiary Guarantor but has not yet done so).
		
	9.04
	Lines of Business.   The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, engage in any business other than the business engaged in on the Closing Date by such Persons or a business reasonably related, incidental or complimentary thereto or a reasonable extension thereof.


		
	9.05
	Investments.   The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, make, directly or indirectly, or permit to remain outstanding any Investments except:


(a)    Investments outstanding on the Closing Date and identified on Schedule 9.05 and any modification, replacement, renewal or extension thereof to the extent not involving new or additional Investments;
(b)    operating Deposit Accounts, Securities Accounts or Commodity Accounts with banks or financial institutions that are Excluded Accounts or Controlled Accounts;
(c)    extensions of credit in the nature of accounts receivable or notes receivable arising from the sales of goods or services in the ordinary course of business and prepaid royalties in the ordinary course of business;
(d)    Permitted Cash Equivalent Investments in Controlled Accounts;
(e)    Investments by any Obligor in another Obligor (other than any Person that is required to become a Subsidiary Guarantor but has not yet done so);
(f)    Hedging Agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business for the purpose of hedging currency risks or interest rate risks (but not for speculative purposes) and in an aggregate notional amount for all such Hedging Agreements not in excess of $500,000 (or the Equivalent Amount in other currencies);
(g)    Investments consisting of prepaid expenses, negotiable instruments held for collection or deposit, security deposits with utilities and landlords to secure office space and other like Persons and deposits in connection with workers’ compensation and similar deposits, in each case, made in the ordinary course of business;
(h)    employee loans, travel advances and guarantees in accordance with the Borrower’s usual and customary practices with respect thereto (if permitted by applicable Law) which in the aggregate shall not exceed $500,000 outstanding at any time (or the Equivalent Amount in other currencies);


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(i)    Investments received in connection with any Insolvency Proceedings in respect of any customers, suppliers or clients and in settlement of delinquent obligations of, and other disputes with, customers, suppliers or clients; 
(j)    Investments permitted pursuant to Section 9.03;
(k)    Investments in Subsidiaries that are not Obligors; provided that such Investments shall not exceed $250,000 in the aggregate; 
(l)    Investments (i) acquired in Permitted Acquisitions and (ii) in connection with Asset Sales permitted pursuant to Section 9.09(d);
(m)    Investments in cash in joint ventures or strategic alliances in the ordinary course of business in the aggregate amount not to exceed $1,000,000 since the Closing Date with respect to all such Investments; and 
(n)    other Investments in an aggregate amount not to exceed $500,000 in the aggregate since the Closing Date.
		
	9.06
	Restricted Payments.   The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, declare or make, or agree to pay or make, directly or indirectly, any Restricted Payment; provided that the following Restricted Payments shall be permitted so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or could reasonably be expected to occur or result from such Restricted Payment:


(a)    dividends with respect to the Borrower’s Equity Interests payable solely in shares of its Qualified Equity Interests (or the equivalent thereof);
(b)    the Borrower’s purchase, redemption, retirement or other acquisition of shares of its Qualified Equity Interests (or the equivalent thereof) with the proceeds received from a substantially concurrent issue of new shares of its Qualified Equity Interests (or the equivalent thereof);
(c)    dividends paid by any Subsidiary Guarantor to any other Obligor (other than any Person that is required to become a Subsidiary Guarantor but has not yet done so); 
(d)    upon the death, incapacity or termination of any holder of Qualified Equity Interests of the Borrower or the exercise of a right of first refusal or similar right in respect of any such holder, the Borrower may repurchase the stock of such Qualified Equity Interests of such holder or such holder’s family, trusts, estates and heirs pursuant to stock repurchase agreements in an amount not to exceed $500,000 per fiscal year;
(e)    cash in lieu of the issuance of fractional shares not to exceed $25,000 per fiscal year;
(f)    the Borrower may honor any non-cash (other than cash in lieu of fractional shares) conversion or exercise requests in respect of any convertible securities, options or warrants of the 


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Borrower into Qualified Equity Interests of the Borrower pursuant to the terms of such convertible securities, options or warrants or otherwise in exchange therefor;
(g)    the repurchase or other acquisition of Qualified Equity Interests of the Borrower deemed to occur (i) upon the exercise of stock options, warrants, restricted stock units or other rights to purchase Qualified Equity Interests of the Borrower if such Equity Interests represent a portion of the exercise price thereof or conversion price thereof and (ii) in connection with any tax withholding required upon the grant of or any exercise or vesting of any Qualified Equity Interests of the Borrower (or options in respect thereof);
(h)    payments of interest, principal and fees in respect of any Indebtedness owed by the Borrower to any Lender; and
(i)    the Borrower or any Subsidiary may receive or accept the return to the Borrower or any Subsidiary of Equity Interests of the Borrower constituting a portion of the purchase price consideration in settlement of indemnification claims in connection with a Permitted Acquisition.
		
	9.07
	Payments of Indebtedness.   The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, make any payments in respect of any Indebtedness other than (i) payments of the Obligations and (ii) scheduled payments of other Indebtedness to the extent such Indebtedness is permitted pursuant to Section 9.01.


		
	9.08
	Change in Fiscal Year.   The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, change the last day of its fiscal year from that in effect on the Closing Date, except to change the fiscal year of a Subsidiary acquired in connection with an Acquisition to conform its fiscal year to that of the Borrower.


		
	9.09
	Sales of Assets, Etc.   The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to sell, lease, exclusively license (in terms of geography or field of use), transfer, or otherwise dispose of any of its assets or property (including accounts receivable, Intellectual Property or Equity Interests of Subsidiaries), or forgive, release or compromise any amount owed to the Borrower or any such Subsidiary, in each case, in one transaction or series of transactions (any thereof, an “Asset Sale”), except:


(a)    sales of inventory in the ordinary course of its business on ordinary business terms;
(b)    the forgiveness, release or compromise of any amount owed to any Obligor or Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business;
(c)    outbound licenses permitted pursuant to Section 9.13; 
(d)    transfers of assets or property (other than Material Intellectual Property) by any Subsidiary Guarantor to any other Obligor (other than any Person that is required to become a Subsidiary Guarantor but has not yet done so);  
(e)    dispositions of any assets or property (other than any Material Intellectual Property) that is obsolete or worn out or no longer used or useful in the Business; 


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(f)    in connection with any transaction permitted under Sections 9.03 or 9.06; 
(g)    the use of cash and Permitted Cash Equivalent Investments in the ordinary course of business or in connection with other business activities not prohibited or otherwise restricted hereby or by any other Loan Document;
(h)    dispositions consisting of the sale, transfer, assignment or other disposition of unpaid and overdue accounts receivable in connection with the collection, compromise or settlement thereof;
(i)    dispositions of property to the extent that such property is exchanged for credit against the purchase price of similar replacement property; 
(j)    any Casualty Event that would constitute an Asset Sale; 
(k)    dispositions of the Borrower’s right to receive proceeds, if any, resulting from its Claim in connection with the Qiagen Matter; and
(l)    other Asset Sales outside the ordinary course not to exceed $500,000 in the aggregate since the Closing Date.
		
	9.10
	Transactions with Affiliates.   The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, sell, lease, license or otherwise transfer any assets to, or purchase, lease, license or otherwise acquire any assets from, or otherwise engage in any other transactions with, any of its Affiliates, except:


(c)    transactions between or among Obligors; 
(d)    customary compensation and indemnification of, and other employment arrangements with, directors, officers and employees of the Obligors or any of their respective Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business; and
(e)    other transactions having terms that are no less favorable (including the amount of cash or other consideration received or paid by any Obligor) to any Obligor than those that would be obtained in a comparable arm’s-length transaction with a Person not an Affiliate of such Obligor.
		
	9.11
	Restrictive Agreements.   The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, enter into, incur or permit to exist any Restrictive Agreement other than (i) restrictions and conditions imposed by applicable Laws or by the Loan Documents, (ii) Restrictive Agreements listed on Schedule 7.15, and (iii) customary restrictions and conditions contained in asset sale agreements, purchase agreements, acquisition agreements (including by way of merger, acquisition or consolidation) solely to the extent that (x) are only in effect pending consummation of the acquisition or sale contemplated pursuant to such agreement and (y) such restrictions or conditions (A) require the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries to conduct its business in the ordinary course of business (with respect to such assets or businesses) consistent with historic practices or (B) are only in effect (with respect to such assets or businesses) pending the consummation of 




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such transaction; provided that such restrictions and conditions apply only to the assets or property subject to such transaction (or, if applicable, the conduct of business of the Borrower or such Subsidiaries with respect to such assets or businesses) and that such sale is permitted or, in the case of the sale of the Borrower, such agreement contemplates the repayment in full of the Obligations hereunder.
		
	9.12
	Modifications and Terminations of Material Agreements and Organic Documents.   The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to:


(a)    waive, amend, terminate, replace or otherwise modify any term or provision of any Organic Document in any way or manner materially adverse to the interests of the Administrative Agent or to the Lenders pursuant to any Loan Document or otherwise; or
(b)    (i) take or omit to take any action that results in the termination of, or permits any other Person to terminate, any Material Agreement or Material Intellectual Property or (ii) waive, amend, terminate, replace or otherwise modify any term or provision of any Material Agreement in any way or manner materially adverse to the interests of the Administrative Agent or the Lenders. 
		
	9.13
	Inbound and Outbound Licenses.  


(a)    Inbound Licenses.   The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, enter into or become or remain bound by any inbound license agreement requiring any such Person, during any twelve (12) month period during the term of such license agreement, to make aggregate payments in excess of $2,000,000 (excluding those royalty and other contingent payments pursuant to the licensing agreements set forth on Schedule 7.24, as in effect on the date hereof) when taken together with all other such licenses agreements of the Borrower and all of its Subsidiaries (determined on a consolidated basis), unless no Default has occurred and is continuing (or could reasonably be expected to occur as a result thereof) and the Borrower has (i) provided prior written notice to the Administrative Agent of the material terms of such license or agreement with a description of its anticipated and projected impact on the Borrower’s or Subsidiary’s, as applicable, business or financial condition, and (ii) taken such commercially reasonable actions as Administrative Agent may reasonably request to obtain the consent of, or waiver by, any Person whose consent or waiver is necessary for the Administrative Agent and the Lenders to be granted a valid and perfected Lien on such license agreement and the right to fully exercise its rights under any of the Loan Documents in the event of a disposition or liquidation (including in connection with a foreclosure) of the rights, assets or property that is the subject of such license agreement; provided that inbound license agreements in the nature of over the counter software that are commercially available to the public shall not be prohibited by this clause (a).
(b)    Outbound Licenses.   The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, enter into or become or remain bound by any outbound license of Intellectual Property unless such outbound license:  (i)(A) is duly authorized by the Borrower (pursuant to its customary approval process) and entered into on an arm’s-length basis, on commercially reasonable terms and in the ordinary course of business, (B) does not otherwise constitute an Asset Sale prohibited pursuant to Section 9.09, (C) subject to the terms of any non-disturbance or similar agreements, to the extent such Intellectual Property constitutes Collateral, does not impair the 


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Administrative Agent or the Lenders from fully exercising their rights under any of the Loan Documents in the event of a disposition or liquidation (including in connection with a foreclosure) of the rights, assets or property that is the subject of such license, (D) is not an exclusive license within the United States (whether as to use, geography or otherwise) and (E) is not perpetual; or (ii) is entered into in connection with any Product Commercialization and Development Activities related to CDx or any customer designed custom assay that is derived from the Borrower’s Assay Designer software products or as part of a Designer Pro project and, in each case, any updates or successors thereto.
		
	9.14
	Sales and Leasebacks.   Except as disclosed on Schedule 9.14, the Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, become liable, directly or indirectly, with respect to any lease, whether an operating lease or a Capital Lease Obligation, of any property (whether real, personal, or mixed), whether now owned or hereafter acquired, (i) which such Person has sold or transferred or is to sell or transfer to any other Person and (ii) which the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries intends to use for substantially the same purposes as property which has been or is to be sold or transferred.


		
	9.15
	Hazardous Material.   The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, use, generate, manufacture, install, treat, release, store or dispose of any Hazardous Material, except in compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws or where the failure to comply could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.


		
	9.16
	Accounting Changes.   The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, make any significant change in accounting treatment or reporting practices, except as required or permitted by GAAP.


		
	9.17
	Compliance with ERISA.   No ERISA Affiliate shall cause or suffer to exist (i) any event that could result in the imposition of a Lien with respect to any Title IV Plan or Multiemployer Plan or (ii) any other ERISA Event that, in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.  Neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries shall cause or permit the occurrence of any event that could result in the imposition of a Lien with respect to any Benefit Plan (other than Permitted Liens).


		
	9.18
	Inconsistent Agreements.  The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, enter into any Contract containing any provision that would (i) cause a Default hereunder or be violated or breached by such Person hereunder or by the performance by such Person of any of its obligations hereunder or under any other Loan Document, (ii) prohibit any such Person from granting to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders a Lien on any of its assets pursuant hereto or any other Loan Document or (iii) create or permit to exist or become effective any Lien or restriction on the ability of any such Person to (x) pay dividends or make other distributions to the Borrower, or pay any Indebtedness owed to the Borrower, (y) make loans or advances to the Borrower or (z) transfer any of its assets or properties to the Borrower; provided that the foregoing shall not apply to (A) any restrictions or conditions imposed by Law or the Loan Documents, (B) solely with respect to clause (iii) above, customary restrictions and conditions contained in asset sale agreements, purchase agreements, acquisition agreements 




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(including by way of merger, acquisition or consolidation) solely to the extent that (x) are only in effect pending consummation of the acquisition or sale contemplated pursuant to such agreement and (y) such restrictions or conditions (A) require the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries to conduct its business in the ordinary course of business (with respect to such assets or businesses) pending the consummation of such transaction consistent with historic practices or  (B) are only in effect (with respect to such assets or businesses) pending the consummation of such transaction; provided further that such restrictions and conditions apply only to the assets or property subject to such transaction (or, if applicable, the conduct of business of the Borrower or such Subsidiaries with respect to such assets or businesses) and that such sale is permitted or, in the case of the sale of the Borrower, such agreement contemplates the repayment in full of the Obligations hereunder, (C) solely with respect to clauses (ii) and (iii)(z) above, customary provisions in contracts (including without limitation leases and licenses of Intellectual Property) restricting the assignment thereof or, in the case of any lease or license, the sublease or sublicense or other disposition of the applicable leased or licensed property and (D) solely with respect to clauses (ii) and (iii) above, restrictions or conditions imposed by any agreement governing secured Permitted Indebtedness, to the extent that such restrictions or conditions apply only to the property or assets securing such Indebtedness.
		
	9.19
	Sanctions; Anti-Corruption Use of Proceeds.   The Borrower shall not, directly or indirectly, use the proceeds of the Loans, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any Subsidiary, joint venture partner or other Person, (i) in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay, or authorization of the payment or giving of money, or anything else of value, to any Person in violation of any applicable anti-corruption Law, or (ii) (A) to fund any activities or business of or with any Person, or in any country or territory, that, at the time of such funding, is, or whose government is, the subject of Sanctions, or (B) in any other manner that would result in a violation of Sanctions by any Person (including any Person participating in the Loans, whether as Administrative Agent, Lender, underwriter, advisor, investor, or otherwise).



SECTION 10.
FINANCIAL COVENANTS
		
	10.01
	Minimum Liquidity.   The Borrower shall, at all times, maintain a minimum aggregate balance of $3,000,000 in cash in one or more Controlled Accounts maintained with commercial banks or similar deposit-taking institutions in the U.S. that is free and clear of all Liens, other than Liens granted hereunder in favor of the Administrative Agent.


		
	10.02
	Minimum Revenue.   As of the last day of each fiscal quarter set forth below, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall have received Revenue (exclusive of any non-recurring Revenue from royalties, licenses or other sources), for the twelve (12) consecutive month period ending on the last day of such fiscal quarter, in an aggregate amount not less than the corresponding amount set forth opposite such fiscal quarter:


	
		
	Fiscal Quarter Ending
	Revenue






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	June 30, 2019
	$34,322,000

	September 30, 2019
	$35,945,000

	December 31, 2019
	$36,710,000

	March 31, 2020
	$38,162,000

	June 30, 2020
	$43,193,000

	September 30, 2020
	$48,225,000

	December 31, 2020
	$54,262,000

	March 31, 2021
	$58,550,000

	June 30, 2021
	$63,909,000

	September 30, 2021
	$69,269,000

	December 31, 2021
	$75,700,000

	March 31, 2022
	$80,618,000

	June 30, 2022
	$86,765,000

	September 30, 2022
	$92,913,000

	December 31, 2022
	$100,289,000

	March 31, 2023
	$102,628,000





SECTION 11.
EVENTS OF DEFAULT
		
	11.01
	Events of Default.   Each of the following events shall constitute an “Event of Default”:


(a)    Principal or Interest Payment Default.   The Borrower shall fail to pay any principal of or interest on the Loans, when and as the same shall become due and payable, whether at the due date thereof, at a date fixed for prepayment thereof or otherwise.
(b)    Other Payment Defaults.   Any Obligor shall fail to pay any Obligation (other than an amount referred to in Section 11.01(a)) when and as the same shall become due and payable, and such failure shall continue unremedied for a period of three (3) Business Days.
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this Agreement or any other Loan Document or any amendment or modification hereof or thereof, or in any report, certificate, financial statement or other document furnished pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document or any amendment or modification hereof or thereof, shall:  (i) prove to have been incorrect when made or deemed made to the extent that such representation or warranty contains any materiality or Material Adverse Effect qualifier; or (ii) prove to have been incorrect in any material respect when made or deemed made to the extent that such representation or warranty does not otherwise contain any materiality or Material Adverse Effect qualifier.
(d)    Certain Covenants.   The Borrower shall fail to observe or perform any covenant, condition or agreement contained in Sections 8.02, 8.03 (with respect to the Borrower’s existence), 8.09, 8.11, 8.12, 8.14, 8.16, 8.18, 8.21, Section 9 or Section 10.
(e)    Other Covenants.   The Borrower shall fail to observe or perform any covenant, condition or agreement contained in this Agreement (other than those specified in Sections 11.01(a), 11.01(b) or 11.01(d)) or any other Loan Document, and, in the case of any failure that is capable of cure, such failure shall continue unremedied for a period of twenty (20) or more days.
(f)    Payment Default on Other Indebtedness.   The Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries shall fail to make any payment (whether of principal or interest and regardless of amount) in respect of any Material Indebtedness, when and as the same shall become due and payable after giving effect to any applicable grace or cure period as originally provided by the terms of such Indebtedness.
(g)    Other Defaults on Other Indebtedness.   (i) any material breach of, or “event of default” or similar event under, the Contract governing any Material Indebtedness shall occur, or (ii) any event or condition occurs (x) that results in any Material Indebtedness becoming due prior to its scheduled maturity or (y) that enables or permits (with or without the giving of notice, the lapse of time or both) the holder or holders of such Material Indebtedness or any trustee or agent on its or their behalf to cause such Material Indebtedness to become due, or to require the prepayment, repurchase, redemption or defeasance thereof, prior to its scheduled maturity; provided that this Section 11.01(g) shall not apply to secured Indebtedness that becomes due as a result of the voluntary sale or transfer of the property or assets securing such Material Indebtedness.
(h)    Insolvency, Bankruptcy, Etc. 
(i)    The Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries becomes insolvent, or generally does not or becomes unable to pay its debts or meet its liabilities as the same become due, or admits in writing its inability to pay its debts generally, or declares any general moratorium on its indebtedness, or proposes a compromise or arrangement or deed of company arrangement between it and any class of its creditors.
(ii)    The Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries commits an act of bankruptcy or makes an assignment of its property for the general benefit of its creditors or makes a proposal (or files a notice of its intention to do so).


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(iii)    The Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries institutes any proceeding seeking to adjudicate it an insolvent, or seeking liquidation, dissolution, winding-up, reorganization, compromise, arrangement, adjustment, protection, moratorium, relief, stay of proceedings of creditors generally (or any class of creditors), or composition of it or its debts or any other relief, under any applicable Law, whether U.S. or non-U.S., now or hereafter in effect relating to bankruptcy, winding-up, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, plans of arrangement or relief or protection of debtors or at common law or in equity, or files an answer admitting the material allegations of a petition filed against it in any such proceeding.
(iv)    The Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries applies for the appointment of, or the taking of possession by, a receiver, interim receiver, receiver/manager, sequestrator, conservator, custodian, administrator, trustee, liquidator, voluntary administrator, receiver and manager or other similar official for it or any substantial part of its property.
(v)    The Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries takes any action, corporate or otherwise, to approve, effect, consent to or authorize any of the actions described in this Section 11.01(h), or otherwise acts in furtherance thereof or fails to act in a timely and appropriate manner in defense thereof.
(vi)    Any petition is filed, application made or other proceeding instituted against or in respect of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries:
(A)    seeking to adjudicate it as insolvent;
(B)    seeking a receiving order against it;
(C)    seeking liquidation, dissolution, winding-up, reorganization, compromise, arrangement, adjustment, protection, moratorium, relief, stay of proceedings of creditors generally (or any class of creditors), deed of company arrangement or composition of it or its debts or any other relief under any applicable Law, whether U.S. or non-U.S., now or hereafter in effect relating to bankruptcy, winding-up, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, plans of arrangement or relief or protection of debtors or at common law or in equity; or
(D)    seeking the entry of an order for relief or the appointment of, or the taking of possession by, a receiver, interim receiver, receiver/manager, sequestrator, conservator, custodian, administrator, trustee, liquidator, voluntary administrator, receiver and manager or other similar official for it or any substantial part of its property;
and such petition, application or proceeding continues undismissed, or unstayed and in effect, for a period of sixty (60) days after the institution thereof; provided that if an order, decree or judgment is granted or entered (whether or not entered or subject to appeal) against the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries thereunder in the interim, such grace period shall cease to apply; provided, further, that if the Borrower or any such Subsidiary files an answer admitting the material allegations of a petition filed against it in any such proceeding, such grace period shall cease to apply.
(vii)    Any other event occurs which, under the applicable Law of any applicable jurisdiction, has an effect equivalent to any of the events referred to in Section 11.01(h).


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(i)    Judgments.   One or more judgments for the payment of money in an aggregate amount in excess of $1,500,000 (or the Equivalent Amount in other currencies) shall be rendered against the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any combination thereof and the same shall remain undismissed, unsatisfied or undischarged for a period of sixty (60) days during which execution shall not be effectively stayed, or any action shall be legally taken by a judgment creditor to attach or levy upon any assets of any Obligor to enforce any such judgment.
(j)    ERISA and Pension Plans.   An ERISA Event shall have occurred that, in the reasonable determination of the Administrative Agent, when taken together with all other ERISA Events that have occurred, could reasonably be expected to result in liability of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in an aggregate amount exceeding $1,500,000 for all periods until the Obligations (other than the Warrant Obligations) have been indefeasibly paid in full in cash.
(k)    Change of Control.   A Change of Control shall have occurred.
(l)    Material Adverse Change.   A Material Adverse Change or Material Adverse Effect shall have occurred.
(m)    Regulatory Matters, Etc.   If any of the following occurs: (i) the FDA or any other Regulatory Authority initiates enforcement action against, or issues a warning letter with respect to, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, any Product or any manufacturing facilities for any Product that causes the Borrower or any such Subsidiary to discontinue or withdraw, or could reasonably be expected to cause such Person to discontinue or withdraw, marketing or sales of any Product, or causes a delay in the manufacture or sale of any Product, which discontinuance or delay (x) could reasonably be expected to last for more than ninety (90) days and (y) the Loss of Revenue during the period of such discontinuance, withdrawal or delay (assuming a minimum period of 90 days) could reasonably be expected to be in an amount in excess of ten percent (10%) of total Revenue for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the most recently ended period of twelve (12) consecutive months, (ii) a recall of any Product that has generated or is expected to generate at least $1,500,000 in revenue for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries over any period of twelve (12) consecutive months or (iii) the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries enters into a settlement agreement with the FDA or any other Regulatory Authority that results in aggregate liability as to any single or related series of transactions, incidents or conditions, in excess of $1,500,000 to the extent not covered by independent third-party insurance as to which the insurer does not dispute coverage.
(n)    Hazardous Materials, Etc.   A reasonable basis shall exist for the assertion against the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or any predecessor in interest of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, as applicable, of (or there shall have been asserted against such Obligor or such Subsidiary, as applicable,) any Claims, whether accrued, absolute or contingent, based on or arising from the generation, storage, transport, handling or disposal of Hazardous Material by the Borrower or any such Subsidiary, as applicable, or predecessors that are reasonably likely to be determined adversely to the Borrower or any such Subsidiary, as applicable, and the amount thereof could, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect (insofar as such amount is payable by the Borrower or any such Subsidiary, as applicable, but after deducting any portion thereof that is reasonably expected to be paid by insurance or other creditworthy Persons jointly and severally liable therefor).


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(o)    Impairment of Security, Etc.   If any of the following events occur: (i) any Lien created by any of the Security Documents shall at any time not constitute a valid and perfected Lien on the applicable Collateral in favor of the Secured Parties, free and clear of all other Liens (other than Permitted Liens) to the extent required by the Loan Documents, except due to the action or inaction of the Administrative Agent, (ii) except for expiration in accordance with its terms, any of the Security Documents or any Guarantee of any of the Obligations (including that contained in Section 13) shall for whatever reason cease to be in full force and effect, or (iii) any Obligor shall, directly or indirectly, contest in any manner such effectiveness, validity, binding nature or enforceability of any such Lien or any Loan Document.
(p)    Key Person Event.   A Key Person Event shall have occurred and a replacement Chief Executive Officer, who shall be satisfactory to the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion, shall not have been approved by the Borrower’s Board within ninety (90) days of such Key Person Event.
		
	11.02
	Remedies.   Upon the occurrence of any Event of Default, then, and in every such event (other than an Event of Default described in Section 11.01(h)), and at any time thereafter during the continuance of such event, the Administrative Agent may, by notice to the Borrower, declare the Loans then outstanding to be due and payable in whole (or in part, in which case any principal not so declared to be due and payable may thereafter be declared to be due and payable), and thereupon the principal of the Loans so declared to be due and payable, together with accrued interest thereon and all fees and other Obligations, shall become due and payable immediately (in the case of the Loans, at the Prepayment Price therefor), without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by each Obligor; and in case of an Event of Default described in Section 11.01(h), the principal of the Loans then outstanding, together with accrued interest thereon and all fees and other Obligations, shall automatically become due and payable immediately (in the case of the Loans, at the Prepayment Price therefor), without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by each Obligor.


		
	11.03
	Additional Remedies.   Upon the occurrence of any Event of Default, if the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries shall be in default under a Material Agreement, the Administrative Agent and Lenders shall have the right (but not the obligation) to cause the default or defaults under such Material Agreement to be remedied (including without limitation by paying any unpaid amount thereunder) and otherwise exercise any and all rights of the Borrower or such Subsidiary, as the case may be, thereunder, as may be necessary to prevent or cure any default.  Without limiting the foregoing, upon any such default, the Borrower shall, or shall cause one or more of its Subsidiaries to, as the case may be, promptly execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Administrative Agent such instruments as may reasonably be required to permit the Administrative Agent or the Lenders to cure any default under the applicable Material Agreement or permit the Administrative Agent or the Lenders to take such other action required to enable the Administrative Agent or the Lenders to cure or remedy the matter in default and preserve the interests of the Administrative Agent or the Lenders.  Any amounts paid by the Administrative Agent or the Lenders pursuant to this Section 11.03 shall be payable on demand by any Obligor, 




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shall accrue interest at the Default Rate if not paid on demand, and shall constitute “Obligations.”

SECTION 12.
THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
		
	12.01
	Appointment and Duties.  Subject in all cases to clause (c) below:


(a)    Appointment of the Administrative Agent.   Each of the Lenders hereby irrevocably appoints Perceptive Credit Holdings II, LP (together with any successor the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 12.09) as the Administrative Agent hereunder and authorizes the Administrative Agent to (i) execute and deliver the Loan Documents and accept delivery thereof on its behalf from the Borrower and any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) take such action on its behalf and to exercise all rights, powers and remedies and perform the duties as are expressly delegated to the Administrative Agent under such Loan Documents and (iii) exercise such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto.
(b)    Duties as Collateral and Disbursing Agent.   Without limiting the generality of Section 12.01(a), the Administrative Agent shall have the sole and exclusive right and authority (to the exclusion of the Lenders), and is hereby authorized, to (i) act as the disbursing and collecting agent for the Lenders with respect to all payments and collections arising in connection with the Loan Documents (including in any proceeding described in Section 11.01(h) or any other bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceeding), and each Person making any payment in connection with any Loan Document to any Secured Party is hereby authorized to make such payment to the Administrative Agent, (ii) file and prove claims and file other documents necessary or desirable to allow the claims of the Secured Parties with respect to any Obligation in any proceeding described in Section 11.01(h) or any other bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceeding (but not to vote, consent or otherwise act on behalf of such Secured Party), (iii) act as collateral agent for each Secured Party for purposes of the perfection of all Liens created by such agreements and all other purposes stated therein, (iv) manage, supervise and otherwise deal with the Collateral, (v) take such other action as is necessary or desirable to maintain the perfection and priority of the Liens created or purported to be created by the Loan Documents, (vi) except as may be otherwise specified in any Loan Document, exercise all remedies given to the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties with respect to the Collateral, whether under the Loan Documents, applicable Laws or otherwise and (vii) execute any amendment, consent or waiver under the Loan Documents on behalf of any Lender that has consented in writing to such amendment, consent or waiver; provided that the Administrative Agent hereby appoints, authorizes and directs each Lender to act as collateral sub-agent for the Administrative Agent and the Lenders for purposes of the perfection of all Liens with respect to the Collateral, including any deposit account maintained by an Obligor with, and cash and Permitted Cash Equivalent Investments held by, such Lender, and may further authorize and direct the Lenders to take further actions as collateral sub-agents for purposes of enforcing such Liens or otherwise to transfer the Collateral subject thereto to the Administrative Agent, and each Lender hereby agrees to take such further actions to the extent, and only to the extent, so authorized and directed.
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to the parties hereto and the Transactions, (ii) is receiving no compensation for undertaking such role and (iii) subject only to the notice provisions set forth in Section 12.09, may resign from such role at any time for any reason or no reason whatsoever. Without limiting the foregoing, the parties hereto further acknowledge and agree that under the Loan Documents, the Administrative Agent  (i) is acting solely on behalf of the Lenders (except to the limited extent provided in Section 12.11), with duties that are entirely administrative in nature, notwithstanding the use of the defined term “the Administrative Agent”, the terms “agent”, “administrative agent” and “collateral agent” and similar terms in any Loan Document to refer to the Administrative Agent, which terms are used for title purposes only, (ii) is not assuming any obligation under any Loan Document other than as expressly set forth therein or any role as agent, fiduciary or trustee of or for any Lender or any other Secured Party and (iii) shall have no implied functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or other liabilities under any Loan Document (fiduciary or otherwise), and each Lender hereby waives and agrees not to assert any claim against the Administrative Agent based on the roles, duties and legal relationships expressly disclaimed in this clause (c).
		
	12.02
	Binding Effect.   Each Lender agrees that (i) any action taken by the Administrative Agent or the Majority Lenders (or, if expressly required hereby, a greater proportion of the Lenders) in accordance with the provisions of the Loan Documents, (ii) any action taken by the Administrative Agent in reliance upon the instructions of the Majority Lenders (or, where so required, such greater proportion) and (iii) the exercise by the Administrative Agent or the Majority Lenders (or, where so required, such greater proportion) of the powers set forth herein or therein, together with such other powers as are reasonably incidental thereto, shall be authorized and binding upon all of the Secured Parties.


		
	12.03
	Use of Discretion.


(a)    No Action without Instructions.   The Administrative Agent shall not be required to exercise any discretion or take, or to omit to take, any action, including with respect to enforcement or collection, except (subject to clause (b) below) any action it is required to take or omit to take (i) under any Loan Document or (ii) pursuant to instructions from the Majority Lenders (or, where expressly required by the terms of this Agreement, a greater proportion of the Lenders).
(b)    Right Not to Follow Certain Instructions.   Notwithstanding Section 12.03(a) or any other term or provision of this Section 12, the Administrative Agent shall not be required to take, or to omit to take, any action (i) unless, upon demand, the Administrative Agent receives an indemnification satisfactory to it from the Lenders (or, to the extent applicable and acceptable to the Administrative Agent, any other Secured Party) against all Liabilities that, by reason of such action or omission, may be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against the Administrative Agent or any Related Person thereof or (ii) that is, in the opinion of the Administrative Agent, in its sole and absolute discretion, contrary to any Loan Document, Law or the best interests of the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates or Related Persons.
		
	12.04
	Delegation of Rights and Duties.   The Administrative Agent may, upon any term or condition it specifies, delegate or exercise any of its rights, powers and remedies under, and delegate or perform any of its duties or any other action with respect to, any Loan Document by or through any trustee, co-agent, employee, attorney-in-fact and any other 




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Person (including any Secured Party).  Any such Person shall benefit from this Section 12 to the extent provided by the Administrative Agent.
		
	12.05
	Reliance and Liability.


(a)    the Administrative Agent may, without incurring any liability hereunder, (i) consult with any of its Related Persons and, whether or not selected by it, any other advisors, accountants and other experts (including advisors to, and accountants and experts engaged by, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries) and (ii) rely and act upon any document and information and any telephone message or conversation, in each case believed by it to be genuine and transmitted, signed or otherwise authenticated by the appropriate parties.
(b)    Neither the Administrative Agent nor any of its Related Persons shall be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by any of them under or in connection with any Loan Document, and each Lender and the Borrower hereby waives and shall not assert (and the Borrower shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to waive and agree not to assert) any right, claim or cause of action based thereon, except to the extent of liabilities resulting primarily from the fraudulent conduct or behavior of the Administrative Agent or, as the case may be, such Related Person (each as determined in a final, non-appealable judgment or order by a court of competent jurisdiction) in connection with the duties expressly set forth herein.  Without limiting the foregoing, the Administrative Agent:
(i)    shall not be responsible or otherwise incur liability for any action or omission taken in reliance upon the instructions of the Majority Lenders or for the actions or omissions of any of its Related Persons selected with reasonable care (other than employees, officers and directors of the Administrative Agent, when acting on behalf of the Administrative Agent);
(ii)    shall not be responsible to any Secured Party for the due execution, legality, validity, enforceability, effectiveness, genuineness, sufficiency or value of, or the attachment, perfection or priority of any Lien created or purported to be created under or in connection with, any Loan Document;
(iii)    makes no warranty or representation, and shall not be responsible, to any Secured Party for any statement, document, information, representation or warranty made or furnished by or on behalf of any Related Person, in or in connection with any Loan Document or any transaction contemplated therein, whether or not transmitted by the Administrative Agent, including as to completeness, accuracy, scope or adequacy thereof, or for the scope, nature or results of any due diligence performed by the Administrative Agent in connection with the Loan Documents; and
(iv)    shall not have any duty to ascertain or to inquire as to the performance or observance of any provision of any Loan Document, whether any condition set forth in any Loan Document is satisfied or waived, as to the financial condition of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or as to the existence or continuation or possible occurrence or continuation of any Default or Event of Default and shall not be deemed to have notice or knowledge of such occurrence or continuation unless it has received a notice from the Borrower, any Lender 


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describing such Default or Event of Default clearly labeled “notice of default” (in which case the Administrative Agent shall promptly give notice of such receipt to all Lenders);
and, for each of the items set forth in clauses (i) through (iv) above, each Lender and the Borrower hereby waives and agrees not to assert (and the Borrower shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to waive and agree not to assert) any right, claim or cause of action it might have against the Administrative Agent based thereon.
		
	12.06
	Administrative Agent Individually.   The Administrative Agent and its Affiliates may make loans and other extensions of credit to, acquire stock and stock equivalents of, engage in any kind of business with, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates as though it were not acting as the Administrative Agent and may receive separate fees and other payments therefor.  To the extent the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates makes any Loan or otherwise becomes a Lender hereunder, it shall have and may exercise the same rights and powers hereunder and shall be subject to the same obligations and liabilities as any other Lender and the terms “Lender”, “Majority Lender”, and any similar terms shall, except where otherwise expressly provided in any Loan Document, include, without limitation, the Administrative Agent or such Affiliate, as the case may be, in its individual capacity as Lender or as one of the Majority Lenders, respectively.


		
	12.07
	Lender Credit Decision.   Each Lender acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any of their Related Persons or upon any document (including the Disclosure Documents) solely or in part because such document was transmitted by the Administrative Agent or any of its Related Persons, conducted its own independent investigation of the financial condition and affairs of each Obligor and each of its Affiliates and has made and continues to make its own credit decisions in connection with entering into, and taking or not taking any action under, any Loan Document or with respect to any transaction contemplated in any Loan Document, in each case based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate.


		
	12.08
	Expenses; Indemnities.


(a)    Each Lender agrees to reimburse the Administrative Agent and each of its Related Persons (to the extent not reimbursed by the Borrower or one or more of its Subsidiaries) promptly upon demand for such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of any costs and expenses (including fees, charges and disbursements of financial, legal and other advisors and Other Taxes paid in the name of, or on behalf of, the Borrower or one or more of its Subsidiaries) that may be incurred by the Administrative Agent or any of its Related Persons in connection with the preparation, syndication, execution, delivery, administration, modification, consent, waiver or enforcement (whether through negotiations, through any work-out, bankruptcy, restructuring or other legal or other proceeding or otherwise) of, or legal advice in respect of its rights or responsibilities under, any Loan Document.
(b)    Each Lender further agrees to indemnify the Administrative Agent and each of its Related Persons (to the extent not reimbursed by the Borrower or one or more of its Subsidiaries), from and against such Lender’s aggregate Pro Rata Share of the Liabilities (including taxes, interests and penalties imposed for not properly withholding or backup withholding on payments 


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made to on or for the account of any Lender) that may be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against the Administrative Agent or any of its Related Persons in any matter relating to or arising out of, in connection with or as a result of any Loan Document, any Related Document or any other act, event or transaction related, contemplated in or attendant to any such document, or, in each case, any action taken or omitted to be taken by the Administrative Agent or any of its Related Persons under or with respect to any of the foregoing; provided that no Lender shall be liable to the Administrative Agent or any of its Related Persons to the extent such liability has resulted primarily from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Administrative Agent or, as the case may be, such Related Person, as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final non-appealable judgment or order.
		
	12.09
	Resignation of the Administrative Agent.


(a)    At any time upon not less than five (5) Business Days prior written notice, the Administrative Agent may resign as the “the Administrative Agent” hereunder, in whole or in part (in the sole and absolute discretion of the Administrative Agent), effective on the date set forth in such notice, which effective date shall not be less than five (5) (or more than thirty (30)) days following delivery of such notice.  If the Administrative Agent delivers any such notice, the Majority Lenders shall have the right to appoint a successor the Administrative Agent; provided that if a successor the Administrative Agent has not been appointed on or before the effectiveness of the resignation of the resigning Administrative Agent, then the resigning Administrative Agent may, on behalf of the Lenders, appoint any Person reasonably chosen by it as the successor the Administrative Agent.  
(b)    Effective immediately upon its resignation, (i) the resigning Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations under the Loan Documents to the extent set forth in the applicable resignation notice, (ii) the Lenders shall assume and perform all of the duties of the Administrative Agent until a successor the Administrative Agent shall have accepted a valid appointment hereunder, (iii) the resigning Administrative Agent and its Related Persons shall no longer have the benefit of any provision of any Loan Document other than with respect to (x) any actions taken or omitted to be taken while such resigning Administrative Agent was, or because the Administrative Agent had been, validly acting as the Administrative Agent under the Loan Documents or (y) any continuing duties such resigning Administrative Agent continues to perform, and (iv) subject to its rights under Section 12.04, the resigning Administrative Agent shall take such action as may be reasonably necessary to assign to the successor the Administrative Agent its rights as the Administrative Agent under the Loan Documents.  Effective immediately upon its acceptance of a valid appointment as the Administrative Agent, a successor the Administrative Agent shall succeed to, and become vested with, all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the resigning Administrative Agent under the Loan Documents.
		
	12.10
	Release of Collateral or Guarantors.   Each Lender hereby consents to the release and hereby directs the Administrative Agent to release (or, in the case of Section 12.10(b)(ii), release or subordinate) the following:


(a)    any Subsidiary of the Borrower from its guaranty of any Obligation if all of the Equity Interests in such Subsidiary owned directly or indirectly by the Borrower are disposed of in an Asset Sale permitted under the Loan Documents (including pursuant to a waiver or consent), 


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to the extent that, after giving effect to such Asset Sale, such Subsidiary would not be required to guaranty any Obligations pursuant to Section 8.12; and
(b)    any Lien held by the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties against (i) any Collateral that is disposed of by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in an Asset Sale permitted by the Loan Documents (including pursuant to a valid waiver or consent), (ii) any property subject to a Lien described in Section 9.02(c) and (iii) all of the Collateral held directly or indirectly by the Borrower, upon (w) termination of the Commitments, (x) payment and satisfaction in full of all Loans and all other Obligations that the Administrative Agent has been notified in writing are then due and payable, (y) deposit of cash collateral with respect to all contingent Obligations, in amounts and on terms and conditions and with parties satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and each Indemnified Party that is owed such Obligations and (z) to the extent requested by the Administrative Agent, receipt by the Secured Parties of liability releases from the Obligors each in form and substance acceptable to the Administrative Agent.
Each Lender hereby directs the Administrative Agent, and the Administrative Agent hereby agrees, upon receipt of reasonable advance notice from the Borrower, to execute and deliver or file such documents and to perform other actions reasonably necessary to release the guarantees and Liens when and as directed in this Section 12.10.
		
	12.11
	Additional Secured Parties.   The benefit of the provisions of the Loan Documents directly relating to the Collateral or any Lien granted thereunder shall extend to and be available to any Secured Party that is not a Lender so long as, by accepting such benefits, such Secured Party agrees, as among the Administrative Agent and all other Secured Parties, that such Secured Party is bound by (and, if requested by the Administrative Agent, shall confirm such agreement in a writing in form and substance acceptable to the Administrative Agent) this Section 12 and the decisions and actions of the Administrative Agent and the Majority Lenders (or, where expressly required by the terms of this Agreement, a greater proportion of the Lenders) to the same extent a Lender is bound; provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) such Secured Party shall be bound by Section 12.08 only to the extent of Liabilities, costs and expenses with respect to or otherwise relating to the Collateral held for the benefit of such Secured Party, in which case the obligations of such Secured Party thereunder shall not be limited by any concept of Pro Rata Share or similar concept, (ii) each of the Administrative Agent and each Lender shall be entitled to act at its sole discretion, without regard to the interest of such Secured Party, regardless of whether any Obligation to such Secured Party thereafter remains outstanding, is deprived of the benefit of the Collateral, becomes unsecured or is otherwise affected or put in jeopardy thereby, and without any duty or liability to such Secured Party or any such Obligation and (iii) such Secured Party shall not have any right to be notified of, consent to, direct, require or be heard with respect to, any action taken or omitted in respect of the Collateral or under any Loan Document.



SECTION 13.
GUARANTEE
		
	13.01
	The Guarantee.   The Subsidiary Guarantors hereby jointly and severally guarantee to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, and their successors and assigns, the prompt 




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payment in full when due (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of the principal of and interest on the Loans, all fees and other amounts and Obligations from time to time owing to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders by the Borrower and each other Obligor under this Agreement or under any other Loan Document, in each case strictly in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof (such obligations being herein collectively called the “Guaranteed Obligations”).  The Subsidiary Guarantors hereby further jointly and severally agree that if the Borrower or any other Obligor shall fail to pay in full when due (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) any of the Guaranteed Obligations, the Subsidiary Guarantors shall promptly pay the same, without any demand or notice whatsoever, and that in the case of any extension of time of payment or renewal of any of the Guaranteed Obligations, the same shall be promptly paid in full when due (whether at extended maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) in accordance with the terms of such extension or renewal.
		
	13.02
	Obligations Unconditional.   The obligations of the Subsidiary Guarantors under Section 13.01 are absolute and unconditional, joint and several, irrespective of the value, genuineness, validity, regularity or enforceability of the obligations of the Borrower or any other Subsidiary Guarantor under this Agreement or any other agreement or instrument referred to herein, or any substitution, release or exchange of any other guarantee of or security for any of the Guaranteed Obligations, and, to the fullest extent permitted by all applicable Laws, irrespective of any other circumstance whatsoever that might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a surety or guarantor, it being the intent of this Section 13.02 that the obligations of the Subsidiary Guarantors hereunder shall be absolute and unconditional, joint and several, under any and all circumstances.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, it is agreed that the occurrence of any one or more of the following shall not alter or impair the liability of the Subsidiary Guarantors hereunder, which shall remain absolute and unconditional as described above:


(a)    at any time or from time to time, without notice to the Subsidiary Guarantors, the time for any performance of or compliance with any of the Guaranteed Obligations shall be extended, or such performance or compliance shall be waived;
(b)    any of the acts mentioned in any of the provisions of this Agreement or any other agreement or instrument referred to herein shall be done or omitted;
(c)    the maturity of any of the Guaranteed Obligations shall be accelerated, or any of the Guaranteed Obligations shall be modified, supplemented or amended in any respect, or any right under this Agreement or any other agreement or instrument referred to herein shall be waived or any other guarantee of any of the Guaranteed Obligations or any security therefor shall be released or exchanged in whole or in part or otherwise dealt with; or
(d)    any lien or security interest granted to, or in favor of, the Secured Parties as security for any of the Guaranteed Obligations shall fail to be perfected.
The Subsidiary Guarantors hereby expressly waive diligence, presentment, demand of payment, protest and all notices whatsoever, and any requirement that the Administrative Agent or any Lender exhaust any right, power or remedy or proceed against the Borrower or any other 


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Subsidiary Guarantor under this Agreement or any other agreement or instrument referred to herein, or against any other Person under any other guarantee of, or security for, any of the Guaranteed Obligations.
		
	13.03
	Reinstatement.   The obligations of the Subsidiary Guarantors under this Section 13 shall be automatically reinstated if and to the extent that for any reason any payment by or on behalf of the Borrower in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations is rescinded or must be otherwise restored by any holder of any of the Guaranteed Obligations, whether as a result of any proceedings in bankruptcy or reorganization or otherwise, and the Subsidiary Guarantors jointly and severally agree that they shall indemnify the Secured Parties on demand for all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees of counsel) incurred by such Persons in connection with such rescission or restoration, including any such costs and expenses incurred in defending against any claim alleging that such payment constituted a preference, fraudulent transfer or similar payment under any bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law.


		
	13.04
	Subrogation.   The Subsidiary Guarantors hereby jointly and severally agree that, until the payment and satisfaction in full of all Guaranteed Obligations and the expiration and termination of the Commitments, they shall not exercise any right or remedy arising by reason of any performance by them of their guarantee in Section 13.01, whether by subrogation or otherwise, against the Borrower or any other guarantor of any of the Guaranteed Obligations or any security for any of the Guaranteed Obligations.


		
	13.05
	Remedies.   The Subsidiary Guarantors jointly and severally agree that, as between the Subsidiary Guarantors, on one hand, and the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, on the other hand, the obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement and under the other Loan Documents may be declared to be forthwith due and payable as provided in Section 11 (and shall be deemed to have become automatically due and payable in the circumstances provided in Section 11) for purposes of Section 13.01 notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing such declaration (or such obligations from becoming automatically due and payable) as against the Borrower and that, in the event of such declaration (or such obligations being deemed to have become automatically due and payable), such obligations (whether or not due and payable by the Borrower) shall forthwith become due and payable by the Subsidiary Guarantors for purposes of Section 13.01.


		
	13.06
	Instrument for the Payment of Money.   Each Subsidiary Guarantor hereby acknowledges that the guarantee in this Section 13 constitutes an instrument for the payment of money, and consents and agrees that the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, at their sole option, in the event of a dispute by such Subsidiary Guarantor in the payment of any moneys due hereunder, shall have the right to proceed by motion for summary judgment in lieu of complaint pursuant to N.Y. Civ. Prac. L&R § 3213.


		
	13.07
	Continuing Guarantee.   The guarantee in this Section 13 is a continuing guarantee, and shall apply to all Guaranteed Obligations whenever arising.




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	13.08
	General Limitation on Guarantee Obligations.   In any action or proceeding involving any provincial, territorial or state corporate law, or any state or federal bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other law affecting the rights of creditors generally, if the obligations of any Subsidiary Guarantor under Section 13.01 would otherwise be held or determined to be void, invalid or unenforceable, or subordinated to the claims of any other creditors, on account of the amount of its liability under Section 13.01, then, notwithstanding any other provision hereof to the contrary, the amount of such liability shall, without any further action by such Subsidiary Guarantor, the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any other Person, be automatically limited and reduced to the highest amount that is valid and enforceable and not subordinated to the claims of other creditors as determined in such action or proceeding.



SECTION 14.
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	14.01
	No Waiver.   No failure on the part of the Administrative Agent or the Lenders to exercise and no delay in exercising, and no course of dealing with respect to, any right, power or privilege under any Loan Document shall operate as a waiver thereof, and no single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege under any Loan Document preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege.  The remedies provided herein are cumulative and not exclusive of any remedies provided by law.


		
	14.02
	Notices.   All notices, requests, instructions, directions and other communications provided for herein (including any modifications of, or waivers, requests or consents under, this Agreement) or in the other Loan Documents shall be given or made in writing (including by telecopy or email) delivered, if to the Borrower, another Obligor, the Administrative Agent or any Lender, to its address specified on the signature pages hereto or its Guarantee Assumption Agreement, as the case may be, or at such other address as shall be designated by such party in a written notice to the other parties.  Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement or therein, all such communications shall be deemed to have been duly given upon receipt of a legible copy thereof, in each case given or addressed as aforesaid.  All such communications provided for herein by telecopy shall be confirmed in writing promptly after the delivery of such communication (it being understood that non-receipt of written confirmation of such communication shall not invalidate such communication).


		
	14.03
	Expenses, Indemnification, Etc.


(a)    Expenses.   Each Obligor, jointly and severally, agrees to pay or reimburse (i) the Administrative Agent and the Lenders for all of their reasonable and documented out of pocket costs and expenses (including the reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees and expenses of Morrison & Foerster LLP, counsel to the Administrative Agent, and printing, reproduction, document delivery, communication and travel costs) in connection with (x) the negotiation, preparation, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and the making of the Loans (exclusive of post-closing costs), and the Administrative Agent and the Lenders agree to apply the Expense Deposit to such costs and expenses, (y) post-closing costs and (z) the negotiation or preparation of any modification, supplement or waiver of any of the terms 


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of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents (whether or not consummated) and (ii) the Administrative Agent and the Lenders for all of their out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including the out-of-pocket fees and expenses of legal counsel) in connection with any enforcement or collection proceedings resulting from the occurrence of an Event of Default. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrower shall have no obligation to pay more than $300,000 pursuant to clause (i)(x) of this Section 14.03(a).
(b)    Indemnification.   Each Obligor, jointly and severally, hereby indemnifies the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and their respective Affiliates, directors, officers, employees, attorneys, agents, advisors and controlling parties (each, an “Indemnified Party”) from and against, and agrees to hold them harmless against, any and all Claims and Losses of any kind (including reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees and disbursements of counsel), joint or several, that may be incurred by or asserted or awarded against any Indemnified Party, in each case arising out of or in connection with or relating to any investigation, litigation or proceeding or the preparation of any defense with respect thereto arising out of or in connection with or relating to this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents or the Transactions or any use made or proposed to be made with the proceeds of the Loans, whether or not such investigation, litigation or proceeding is brought by the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries, any of its shareholders or creditors, an Indemnified Party or any other Person, or an Indemnified Party is otherwise a party thereto, and whether or not any of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 6 are satisfied or the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement are consummated, except to the extent such Claim or Loss is found in a final, non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from such Indemnified Party’s gross negligence or willful misconduct.  No Obligor shall assert any claim against any Indemnified Party, on any theory of liability, for consequential, indirect, special or punitive damages arising out of or otherwise relating to this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents or any of the Transactions or the actual or proposed use of the proceeds of the Loans.  The Borrower, its Subsidiaries and Affiliates and their respective directors, officers, employees, attorneys, agents, advisors and controlling parties are each sometimes referred to in this Agreement as a “Borrower Party”.  No Lender shall assert any claim against any Borrower Party, on any theory of liability, for consequential, indirect, special or punitive damages arising out of or otherwise relating to this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents or any of the Transactions or the actual or proposed use of the proceeds of the Loans. This Section 14.03 shall not apply with respect to Taxes other than any Taxes that represent Claims or Losses arising from any non-Tax claim.
		
	14.04
	Amendments, Etc.   Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, any provision of this Agreement and any other Loan Document may be modified or supplemented only by an instrument in writing signed by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Majority Lenders; provided that:


(a)    any such modification or supplement that is disproportionately adverse to any Lender as compared to other Lenders or subjects any Lender to any additional obligation shall not be effective without the consent of such affected Lender;
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(i)    amend, modify, discharge, terminate or waive any of the terms of this Agreement or any other Loan Agreement if such amendment, modification, discharge, termination or waiver would increase the amount of the Loans or Commitment, reduce the fees payable hereunder, reduce interest rates or other amounts payable with respect to the Loans, extend any date fixed for payment of principal, interest or other amounts payable relating to the Loans or extend the repayment dates of the Loans;
(ii)    amend, modify, discharge, terminate or waive any Security Document if the effect is to release a material part of the Collateral subject thereto other than pursuant to the terms hereof or thereof; or
(iii)    amend this Section 14.04 or the definition of “Majority Lenders”. 
		
	14.05
	Successors and Assigns.


(a)    General.   The provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto or thereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby or thereby, except that no Obligor may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent. Any Lender may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents (i) to an assignee in accordance with the provisions of Section 14.05(b), (ii) by way of participation in accordance with the provisions of Section 14.05(e), or (iii) by way of pledge or assignment of a security interest subject to the restrictions of Section 14.05(h).  Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, Participants to the extent provided in Section 14.05(e) and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Related Parties of each of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.
(b)    Assignments by Lender.   Any Lender may at any time assign to one or more Eligible Transferees (or, if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, to any Person) all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of the Loans at the time owing to it) and the other Loan Documents; provided that (i) no such assignment shall be made to the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries, any of its Affiliates or any of their respective employees or directors at any time, and (ii) no such assignment shall be made without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent.  Subject to the recording thereof by the Lender pursuant to Section 14.05(d), from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Assumption, the assignee thereunder shall be a party to this Agreement and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, have the rights and obligations of the Lender under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and correspondingly the assigning Lender shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Assumption covering all of the Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto) and the other Loan Documents but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Section 5 and Section 14.03.  Any assignment or transfer by the Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this Section 14.05(b) shall be 


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treated for purposes of this Agreement as a sale by such Lender of a participation in such rights and obligations in accordance with Section 14.05(e).
(c)    Amendments to Loan Documents.   Each of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and each of the Obligors agrees to enter into such amendments to the Loan Documents, and such additional Security Documents and other instruments and agreements, in each case in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Obligors, as shall reasonably be necessary to implement and give effect to any assignment made under this Section 14.05.
(d)    Register.   The Administrative Agent, acting solely for this purpose as an agent of the Borrower, shall maintain at one of its offices in the United States a copy of each Assignment and Assumption delivered to it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitments of, and principal amounts (and stated interest) of the Loans owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “Register”).  The entries in the Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement.  The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrower and any Lender, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.
(e)    Participations.   Any Lender may at any time, without the consent of, or notice to, the Borrower, sell participations to any Person which would constitute an Eligible Transferee (other than a natural person or the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates) (each, a “Participant”) in all or a portion of the Lender’s rights and/or obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of the Commitment and/or the Loans owing to it); provided that (i) such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations and (iii) the Borrower shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection therewith. Any agreement or instrument pursuant to which any Lender sells such a participation shall provide that such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce the Loan Documents and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of the Loan Documents; provided that such agreement or instrument may provide that such Lender shall not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment, modification or waiver that would (i) increase or extend the term of such Lender’s Commitment, (ii) extend the date fixed for the payment of principal of or interest on the Loans or any portion of any fee hereunder payable to the Participant, (iii) reduce the amount of any such payment of principal, or (iv) reduce the rate at which interest is payable thereon to a level below the rate at which the Participant is entitled to receive such interest.  Subject to Section 14.05(f), the Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 5 (subject to the requirements and limitations therein, including the requirements under Section 5.03(f) (it being understood that the documentation required under Section 5.03(f) shall be delivered to the participating Lender)) to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to Section 14.05(b); provided that such Participant agrees to be subject to the provisions of Section 5.03(h) as if it were an assignee under Section 14.05(b) above. To the extent permitted by applicable Law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 4.03(a) as though it were a Lender.


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(f)    Limitations on Rights of Participants.   A Participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Sections 5.01 or 5.03 than such Lender would have been entitled to receive with respect to the participation sold to such Participant.
(g)    Participant Register.   Each Lender that sells a participation shall, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrower, maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each Participant and the principal amounts (and stated interest) of each Participant’s interest in the Loans or other Obligations under the Loan Documents (the “Participant Register”); provided that no Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register (including the identity of any Participant or any information relating to a Participant's interest in any Commitments, Loans, or its other Obligations under any Loan Document) to any Person except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such Commitment, Loan, or other Obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103-1(c) of the United States Treasury Regulations.  The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and such Lender shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register as the owner of such participation for all purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the contrary.
(h)    Certain Pledges.   Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under the Loan Documents to secure obligations of such Lender, including any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank; provided that no such pledge or assignment shall release such Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or assignee for such Lender as a party hereto.
		
	14.06
	Survival.   The obligations of the Borrower under Sections 5.01, 5.02, 5.03, 14.03, 14.05, 14.06, 14.09, 14.10, 14.11, 14.12, 14.13, 14.14 and the obligations of the Subsidiary Guarantors under Section 13 (solely to the extent guaranteeing any of the obligations under the foregoing Sections) shall survive the repayment of the Obligations and the termination of the Commitment and, in the case of the Lenders’ assignment of any interest in the Commitment or the Loans hereunder, shall survive, in the case of any event or circumstance that occurred prior to the effective date of such assignment, the making of such assignment, notwithstanding that the Lenders may cease to be “Lenders” hereunder. In addition, each representation and warranty made, or deemed to be made by a Borrowing Notice, herein or pursuant hereto shall survive the making of such representation and warranty.


		
	14.07
	Captions.   The table of contents and captions and section headings appearing herein are included solely for convenience of reference and are not intended to affect the interpretation of any provision of this Agreement.


		
	14.08
	Counterparts.   This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument and any of the parties hereto may execute this Agreement by signing any such counterpart. Delivery of an executed signature page of this Agreement by facsimile transmission or electronic transmission (in PDF format) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof.




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	14.09
	Governing Law.   This Agreement and the rights and obligations of the parties hereunder shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the State of New York, without regard to principles of conflicts of laws that would result in the application of the laws of any other jurisdiction; provided that Section 5-1401 of the New York General Obligations Law shall apply.


		
	14.10
	Jurisdiction, Service of Process and Venue.


(a)    Submission to Jurisdiction.   Each Obligor agrees that any suit, action or proceeding with respect to this Agreement or any other Loan Document to which it is a party or any judgment entered by any court in respect thereof may be brought initially in the federal or state courts in New York, New York or in the courts of its own corporate domicile and irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of each such court for the purpose of any such suit, action, proceeding or judgment.  This Section 14.10(a) is for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders only and, as a result, no Lender shall be prevented from taking proceedings in any other courts with jurisdiction.  To the extent allowed by any applicable Law, the Lenders may take concurrent proceedings in any number of jurisdictions.
(b)    Alternative Process.   Nothing herein shall in any way be deemed to limit the ability of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders to serve any process or summons in any manner permitted by any applicable Law.
(c)    Waiver of Venue, Etc.   Each Obligor irrevocably waives to the fullest extent permitted by law any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document and hereby further irrevocably waives to the fullest extent permitted by law any claim that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum.  A final judgment (in respect of which time for all appeals has elapsed) in any such suit, action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in any court to the jurisdiction of which such Obligor is or may be subject, by suit upon judgment.
		
	14.11
	Waiver of Jury Trial.   EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY.


		
	14.12
	Waiver of Immunity.   To the extent that any Obligor may be or become entitled to claim for itself or its property or revenues any immunity on the ground of sovereignty or the like from suit, court jurisdiction, attachment prior to judgment, attachment in aid of execution of a judgment or execution of a judgment, and to the extent that in any such jurisdiction there may be attributed such an immunity (whether or not claimed), such Obligor hereby irrevocably agrees not to claim and hereby irrevocably waives such immunity with respect to its obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.


		
	14.13
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supersede any and all previous agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof, including any confidentiality (or similar) agreements.  EACH OBLIGOR ACKNOWLEDGES, REPRESENTS AND WARRANTS THAT IN DECIDING TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS OR IN TAKING OR NOT TAKING ANY ACTION HEREUNDER OR THEREUNDER, IT HAS NOT RELIED, AND SHALL NOT RELY, ON ANY STATEMENT, REPRESENTATION, WARRANTY, COVENANT, AGREEMENT OR UNDERSTANDING, WHETHER WRITTEN OR ORAL, OF OR WITH ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT OR THE LENDERS OTHER THAN THOSE EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS.
		
	14.14
	Severability.   If any provision hereof is found by a court to be invalid or unenforceable, to the fullest extent permitted by any applicable Law the parties agree that such invalidity or unenforceability shall not impair the validity or enforceability of any other provision hereof.


		
	14.15
	No Fiduciary Relationship.   The Borrower acknowledges that the Administrative Agent and the Lenders have no fiduciary relationship with, or fiduciary duty to, the Borrower arising out of or in connection with this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, and the relationship between the Lenders and the Borrower is solely that of creditor and debtor.  This Agreement and the other Loan Documents do not create a joint venture among the parties.


		
	14.16
	Confidentiality.   The Administrative Agent and each Lender agree to keep confidential all non-public information provided to them by any Obligor pursuant to this Agreement that is designated by such Obligor as confidential in accordance with its customary procedures for handling its own confidential information; provided that nothing herein shall prevent the Administrative Agent or any Lender from disclosing any such information (i) to the Administrative Agent, any other Lender or, subject to an agreement to comply with the provisions of this Section 14.16, any Affiliate of a Lender or any Eligible Transferee or other assignee permitted under Section 14.05(b), (ii) subject to an agreement to comply with the provisions of this Section, to any actual or prospective direct or indirect counterparty to any Hedging Agreement (or any professional advisor to such counterparty), (iii) to its employees, officers, directors, agents, attorneys, accountants, trustees and other professional advisors or those of any of its affiliates (collectively, its “Related Parties”); provided that the applicable Lender shall remain liable hereunder for any breach of this Section 14.16 by any of its Related Parties, (iv) upon the request or demand of any Governmental Authority or any Regulatory Authority purporting to have jurisdiction over such Person or its Related Parties (including any self-regulatory authority, such as the National Association of Insurance Commissioners), (v) in response to any order of any court or other Governmental Authority or as may otherwise be required pursuant to any applicable Law, (vi) if requested or required to do so in connection with any litigation or similar proceeding, (vii) that has been publicly disclosed (other than as a result of a disclosure in violation of this Section 14.16), (viii) to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners or any similar organization or any nationally recognized rating agency that requires access to information about a Lender’s investment portfolio in connection with 




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ratings issued with respect to such Lender, (ix) in connection with the exercise of any remedy permitted hereunder or under any other Loan Document, (x) on a confidential basis to (A) any rating agency in connection with rating the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or the Loans or (B) the CUSIP Service Bureau or any similar agency in connection with the issuance and monitoring of CUSIP numbers of other market identifiers with respect to the Loans or (xi) to any other party hereto; provided further that, unless specifically prohibited by applicable law or court order, each Lender shall notify the Borrower of any request by any Governmental Authority or representative thereof (other than any such request in connection with any examination of the financial condition or other routine examination of such Lender by such Governmental Authority) for disclosure of any such non-public information prior to disclosure of such information.
		
	14.17
	Interest Rate Limitation.   Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time the interest rate applicable to any Loan, together with all fees, charges and other amounts that are treated as interest on such Loan under applicable Law (collectively, “charges”), shall exceed the maximum lawful rate (the “Maximum Rate”) that may be contracted for, charged, taken, received or reserved by the Administrative Agent and the Lender holding such Loan in accordance with applicable Law, the rate of interest payable in respect of such Loan hereunder, together with all charges payable in respect thereof, shall be limited to the Maximum Rate.  To the extent lawful, the interest and charges that would have been paid in respect of such Loan but were not paid as a result of the operation of this Section shall be cumulated and the interest and charges payable to such Lender in respect of other Loans or periods shall be increased (but not above the amount collectible at the Maximum Rate therefor) until such cumulated amount, together with interest thereon at the Federal Funds Effective Rate for each day to the date of repayment, shall have been received by such Lender.  Any amount collected by such Lender that exceeds the maximum amount collectible at the Maximum Rate shall be applied to the reduction of the principal balance of such Loan so that at no time shall the interest and charges paid or payable in respect of such Loan exceed the maximum amount collectible at the Maximum Rate.


		
	14.18
	Judgment Currency.


(a)    If, for the purposes of obtaining judgment in any court, it is necessary to convert a sum due hereunder in Dollars into another currency, the parties hereto agree, to the fullest extent permitted by Law, that the rate of exchange used shall be that at which, in accordance with normal banking procedures, the Administrative Agent could purchase Dollars with such other currency at the buying spot rate of exchange in the New York foreign exchange market on the Business Day immediately preceding that on which any such judgment, or any relevant part thereof, is given.
(b)    The obligations of the Obligors in respect of any sum due to the Administrative Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents shall, notwithstanding any judgment in a currency other than Dollars, be discharged only to the extent that on the Business Day following receipt by the Administrative Agent of any sum adjudged to be so due in such other currency the Administrative Agent may, in accordance with normal banking procedures, purchase Dollars with such other currency. If the amount of Dollars so purchased is less than the sum originally due to the Administrative Agent in Dollars, the Borrower agrees, to the fullest extent that it may effectively do so, as a separate obligation and notwithstanding any such judgment, to indemnify 


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the Administrative Agent against such loss. If the amount of Dollars so purchased exceeds the sum originally due to the Administrative Agent in Dollars, the Administrative Agent shall remit such excess to the Borrower.
		
	14.19
	USA PATRIOT Act.   The Administrative Agent and the Lenders hereby notify the Obligors that pursuant to the requirements of the USA PATRIOT Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)) (the “Patriot Act”), they are required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies the Obligors, which information includes the name and address of each Obligor and other information that will allow such Person to identify such Obligor in accordance with the Patriot Act.


		
	14.20
	Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions.    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document or in any other agreement, arrangement or understanding among any such parties, each party hereto acknowledges that any liability of any EEA Financial Institution arising under any Loan Document, to the extent such liability is unsecured, may be subject to the Write-Down and Conversion Powers of an EEA Resolution Authority and agrees and consents to, and acknowledges and agrees to be bound by:


(a)    the application of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by an EEA Resolution Authority to any such liabilities arising hereunder which may be payable to it by any party hereto that is an EEA Financial Institution; and
(b)    the effects of any Bail-In Action on any such liability, including, if applicable:
(i)    a reduction in full or in part or cancellation of any such liability;
(ii)    a conversion of all, or a portion of, such liability into shares or other instruments of ownership in such EEA Financial Institution, its parent undertaking, or a bridge institution that may be issued to it or otherwise conferred on it, and that such shares or other instruments of ownership will be accepted by it in lieu of any rights with respect to any such liability under this Agreement or any other Loan Document; or
(iii)    the variation of the terms of such liability in connection with the exercise of the Write-Down and Conversion Powers of any EEA Resolution Authority.
		
	14.21
	Release of Collateral and Guarantees; Non-Disturbance Agreements.


(a)    The Administrative Agent hereby agrees, at the sole expense of the Borrower, to execute any documents, releases, terminations and agreements reasonably requested by the Borrower (i) to release any Lien on any Collateral (A) on the date when all Obligations (other than (x) Warrant Obligations and (y) contingent obligations as to which no Claims have been asserted) have been satisfied in full in cash, (B) that is sold or otherwise disposed of or to be sold or otherwise disposed of as part of or in connection with an Asset Sale permitted pursuant to Section 9.09 or (C) subject to Sections 14.01 and 14.04, if approved, authorized or ratified in writing by the Administrative Agent and (ii) to release any Subsidiary Guarantor from its obligations as a guarantor hereunder if such Person ceases to be a Subsidiary as a result a transaction permitted under the Loan Documents.


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(b)    The Administrative Agent hereby agrees to, and each Lender hereby agrees that Administrative Agent may, enter non-disturbance or similar agreements in connection with licensing agreements permitted by this Agreement or any other Loan Document, in each case in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the counterparty or counterparties to the licensing agreements.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the day and year first above written.
	
			
	BORROWER:

	 

	ARCHERDX, INC.

	 
	 
	 

	By
	/s/ Jason Myers

	 
	Name: Jason Myer

	 
	Title: Chief Executive Officer

	 
	 
	 

	Address for Notices:

	2477 55th Street

	Boulder, CO 80301

	Attn:
	Jason Myers

	Tel.:
	650-387-2590

	Email:
	[Intentionally omitted]








	
			
	SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS:

	 

	ARCHERDX CLINICAL SERVICES, INC.

	 
	 
	 

	By
	/s/ Christian LaPointe

	 
	Name: Christian LaPointe

	 
	Title: President and Secretary

	 
	 
	 

	Address for Notices:

	15000 W 6th Avenue, Suite 150

	Golden, CO 80401

	Attn:
	Jason Myers

	Tel.:
	650-387-2590

	Email:
	[Intentionally omitted]








[Signature Page to Credit Agreement and Guaranty]





	
			
	ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT:

	 

	PERCEPTIVE CREDIT HOLDINGS II, LP

	 
	 

	By:
	PERCEPTIVE CREDIT 

	OPPORTUNITIES GP, LLC, its general partner

	 
	 
	 

	By
	/s/ Sandeep Dixit

	 
	Name: Sandeep Dixit

	 
	Title: Chief Credit Officer

	 
	 
	 

	By
	/s/ Sam Chawla

	 
	Name: Sam Chawla

	 
	Title: Portfolio Manager

	 
	 
	 

	Address for Notices:

	Perceptive Credit Holdings II, LP

	c/o Perceptive Advisors LLC

	51 Astor Place, 10th Floor

	New York, NY 10003

	Attn:
	Sandeep Dixit

	Email:
	[Intentionally omitted]








	
			
	LENDERS:

	 

	PERCEPTIVE CREDIT HOLDINGS II, LP

	 
	 

	By:
	PERCEPTIVE CREDIT

	OPPORTUNITIES GP, LLC, its general partner

	 
	 
	 

	By
	/s/ Sandeep Dixit

	 
	Name: Sandeep Dixit

	 
	Title: Chief Credit Officer

	 
	 
	 

	By
	/s/ Sam Chawla

	 
	Name: Sam Chawla

	 
	Title: Portfolio Manager

	 
	 
	 

	Address for Notices:

	Perceptive Credit Holdings II, LP

	c/o Perceptive Advisors LLC

	51 Astor Place, 10th Floor

	New York, NY 10003

	Attn:
	Sandeep Dixit

	Email:
	[Intentionally omitted]








[Signature Page to Credit Agreement and Guaranty]






EXHIBIT A 
TO CREDIT AGREEMENT AND GUARANTY
FORM OF NOTE
[Information included in this Schedule has been omitted in accordance with Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K]




Exhibit A-2






EXHIBIT B 
TO CREDIT AGREEMENT AND GUARANTY
FORM OF BORROWING NOTICE
[Information included in this Schedule has been omitted in accordance with Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K]




Exhibit B-1






EXHIBIT C 
TO CREDIT AGREEMENT AND GUARANTY
FORM OF GUARANTEE ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT
[Information included in this Schedule has been omitted in accordance with Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K]




Exhibit C-1






EXHIBIT D-1 
TO CREDIT AGREEMENT AND GUARANTY
FORM OF U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
(For Foreign Lenders That Are Not Partnerships for U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
[Information included in this Schedule has been omitted in accordance with Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K]




Exhibit D-1-1






EXHIBIT D-2 
TO CREDIT AGREEMENT AND GUARANTY
FORM OF U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
(For Foreign Participants That Are Not Partnerships for U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
[Information included in this Schedule has been omitted in accordance with Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K]




Exhibit D-2-1






EXHIBIT D-3 
TO CREDIT AGREEMENT AND GUARANTY
FORM OF U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
(For Foreign Participants That Are Partnerships for U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
[Information included in this Schedule has been omitted in accordance with Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K]


Exhibit D-3-1






EXHIBIT D-4 
TO CREDIT AGREEMENT AND GUARANTY
FORM OF U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
(For Foreign Lenders That Are Partnerships for U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
[Information included in this Schedule has been omitted in accordance with Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K]




Exhibit D-4-1






EXHIBIT E 
TO CREDIT AGREEMENT AND GUARANTY
FORM OF COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
[Information included in this Schedule has been omitted in accordance with Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K]




Exhibit E-1






EXHIBIT F
TO CREDIT AGREEMENT AND GUARANTY
FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION
[Information included in this Schedule has been omitted in accordance with Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K]




Exhibit F-1






EXHIBIT G
TO CREDIT AGREEMENT AND GUARANTY
FORM OF INFORMATION CERTIFICATE
[Information included in this Schedule has been omitted in accordance with Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K]










EXHIBIT H
TO CREDIT AGREEMENT AND GUARANTY
FORM OF WARRANT
[Included as Exhibit 4.2 to this Registration Statement on Form S-1]








EXHIBIT I
TO CREDIT AGREEMENT AND GUARANTY
FORM OF SOLVENCY CERTIFICATE
[Information included in this Schedule has been omitted in accordance with Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K]






EXHIBIT I-1






EXHIBIT J
TO CREDIT AGREEMENT AND GUARANTY
FORM OF INTERCOMPANY SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT
[Information included in this Schedule has been omitted in accordance with Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K]




EXHIBIT J-1