First Amendment to Senior Subordinated Note Purchase Agreement



 Exhibit 10.3 

EXECUTION COPY 

FIRST AMENDMENT TO SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTE PURCHASE AGREEMENT 

THIS FIRST AMENDMENT TO SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTE PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”) is entered into as
of April 23, 2010, by and among The Princeton Review, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Issuer”), the guarantors party hereto (the “Guarantors”) and the Purchasers party hereto (the
“Purchasers”). 
 RECITALS 

A. Issuer, Guarantors and Purchasers are parties to that certain Senior Subordinated Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of December 7,
2009 (the “NPA”). 
 B. Issuer has requested that the Purchasers amend the NPA in certain respects and
the Purchasers have agreed to amend the NPA, subject to the terms and conditions hereof. 
 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of
the premises and the mutual covenants hereinafter contained, and intending to be legally bound, the parties hereto agree as follows: 

A.    AMENDMENTS 

1. Amendment to Section 1.1. Section 1.1 of the NPA is amended by replacing the definitions of “Consolidated
EBITDA”, “Excluded Capital Expenditures”, and “Excluded Equity Issuances” in their entirety with the following: 

“Consolidated EBITDA” means, with respect to any Person for any period, 

(a) the Consolidated Net Income of such Person for such period, 

plus 

(b) the sum of, in each case to the extent included in the calculation of such Consolidated Net Income but without
duplication, 
 (i) any provision for United States federal income taxes or other taxes measured by income,

 (ii) Consolidated Interest Expense, amortization of debt discount and commissions and other fees and charges
associated with Indebtedness, 
 (iii) any loss from extraordinary items, 

(iv) any depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, 

(v) any aggregate net loss on the Sale of property outside the ordinary course of business, 

(vi) any other non-cash expenditure, charge or loss for such period (other than 

 







 any non-cash expenditure, charge or loss relating to write-offs, write-downs or reserves
with respect to accounts receivable and inventory), including the amount of any compensation deduction as the result of any grant of Stock or Stock Equivalents to employees, officers, directors or consultants, 

(vii) restructuring charges of the Issuer incurred in fiscal year 2009 in an aggregate amount not to exceed $5,200,000
through September 30, 2009 and for subsequent periods as set forth on Schedule A hereto; and other restructuring amounts incurred 

(x) in periods in 2010 in connection with the New York, New York office consolidation and the reduction in the
supplemental education services business in an aggregate amount not to exceed $4,500,000 and 
 (y) thereafter
as proposed by the Issuer in reasonable detail, approved by a third party auditor and as reasonably agreed to by Required Purchasers in an aggregate amount not to exceed $4,500,000 (or such increased amount as approved by the Required Purchasers in
their sole discretion) for the purpose of normalizing EBITDA, including adjustments for system integration and upgrade costs, duplicate technology and related costs of improving technology efficiencies, in each case determined on a consolidated
basis in accordance with GAAP, 
 (viii) in connection with all Related Transactions, 

(A) (i) all financial advisory fees, accounting fees, legal fees and other similar fees, transaction expenses and
related out-of-pocket costs (to the extent not capitalized) incurred by all Group Members and (ii) non-recurring cash charges resulting from severance, restructuring, and integration incurred within 12 months from the Closing Date as a result
of the Acquisition as reasonably agreed to by the Required Purchasers and so long as such amounts in clauses (i) and (ii) do not exceed $10,800,000 in the aggregate, and 

(B) an amount equal to the annualized cost savings implemented within 12 months from the Closing Date for headcount
reductions and combined back office operations resulting from the Acquisition as reasonably agreed to by the Required Purchasers and not to exceed $1,000,000 in the aggregate as set forth on Schedule B hereto, 

(ix) in connection with all Permitted Acquisitions (regardless of whether actually consummated)(or any other acquisition
not meeting the definition of “Permitted Acquisition” but as to which the Required Purchasers had waived the relevant criteria set forth in the definition of “Permitted Acquisition”), 

(A) all financial advisory fees, accounting fees, legal fees and other similar fees, transaction expenses and related
out-of-pocket costs incurred by all Group Members, as reasonably agreed to by the Required Purchasers, and 

(B) non-recurring cash charges resulting from severance incurred within the first 12 months of the date of such Permitted
Acquisition in an amount not to exceed $500,000 in the aggregate and reasonably agreed to by the Required Purchasers and resulting therefrom and 
  

 2 








 (x) (1) start-up expenses as agreed to by the Required Purchasers
incurred in connection with or on behalf of other investments made in the Strategic Ventures in an aggregate amount not to exceed $7,500,000 in any trailing twelve month period ending on or prior to December 31, 2011 and (2) any losses
from the Strategic Ventures to the extent not offset by positive contributions to Consolidated Net Income from the Strategic Ventures; provided that, losses from Strategic Ventures shall not exceed $2,500,000 in any trailing twelve month period and

 minus 

(c) the sum of, in each case to the extent included in the calculation of such Consolidated Net Income and without
duplication, 
 (i) any credit for United States federal income taxes or other taxes measured by net income,

 (ii) any interest income, 

(iii) any gain from extraordinary items and any other non-recurring gain, 

(iv) any aggregate net gain from the Sale of property (other than accounts (as defined in the applicable UCC) and
inventory) out of the ordinary course of business by such Person, 
 (v) any other non-cash gain, including any
reversal of a charge referred to in clause (b)(vi) above by reason of a decrease in the value of any Stock or Stock Equivalent, 

(vi) any other cash payment in respect of expenditures, charges and losses that have been added to Consolidated EBITDA of
such Person pursuant to clause (b)(vi) above in any prior period and 
 (vii) any excess positive contributions
to Consolidated Net Income from the Strategic Ventures which are not Loan Parties exceeding 10% of Consolidated EBITDA in the aggregate or such higher amount as agreed to by the Required Purchasers. 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, EBITDA for each of the quarters during the 12 month period ending on September 30,
2009 shall be calculated in accordance with Schedule A attached hereto.” 
 “Excluded
Capital Expenditures” means Capital Expenditures funded, directly or indirectly, from the proceeds of the Closing Date Excess Equity Issuance or from the proceeds of Excluded Stock Issuances made after the Closing Date. 

“Excluded Stock Issuances” means 

 

	 	(i)	the Closing Date Excess Equity Issuance, and 

  

	 	(ii)	 the issuance or Sale by the Issuer of its own Stock after the Closing Date (including up to $10,000,000 issued in connection with the First Amendment
Equity Issuance (the “First Amendment Equity Carve Out Amount”)), to the extent the proceeds thereof, up to an aggregate amount not to exceed $25,000,000, pursuant to this clause (ii) are to be used for Permitted



  

 3 









	 	
Acquisitions, Capital Expenditures, payment of expenses incurred in connection with or on behalf of other investments made in the Strategic Ventures and other growth capital needs of the Issuer;
and 

 For the avoidance of doubt, (x) the proceeds of such Excluded Stock Issuances shall not be used to cure
any Default or Event of Default pursuant to Articles 5, 6, 7 or 8 hereof, (y) no such Excluded Stock Issuances shall be permitted if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and (y) no proceeds from the underwriters’
exercise of the “Green Shoe” option with respect to the First Amendment Equity Issuance shall be deemed Excluded Stock Issuances. 

2. Amendment to Section 1.1. Section 1.1 of the NPA is further amended by inserting the following definitions in
the appropriate alphabetical order: 
 “Closing Date Excess Equity Issuance” means $15,000,000
representing the amount of the Cash Equity Investment in excess of $25,000,000 made on the Closing Date. 

“First Amendment” means that certain First Amendment to NPA, dated as of April 23, 2010. 

“First Amendment Effective Date” means April 23, 2010. 

“First Amendment Equity Issuance” means the issuance by the Issuer of its Stock for cash on or about the
First Amendment Effective Date. 
 “National Labor College (of the AFL/CIO) Joint Venture
Documents” means collectively that certain Contribution Agreement, Penn Foster Services Agreement, NLC License Agreement, Limited Liability Company Agreement of NLC-TPR Services, LLC, NLC Payments Agreement [,AFL-CIO License Agreement,
Marketing Services Agreement with Union Privilege and Services LLC Services Agreement, each dated on or about the First Amendment Effective Date. 

3. Amendment to Section 5.1. Section 5.1 of the NPA is amended by replacing such Section 5.1 in its entirety
with the following: 
 “Section 5.1 Maximum Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio. Issuer shall not have,
on the last day of each Fiscal Quarter, a Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio greater than the maximum ratio set forth opposite such Fiscal Quarter: 
  

			
	 FISCAL QUARTER ENDING
	 	 MAXIMUM CONSOLIDATED

TOTAL LEVERAGE RATIO

		
	December 31, 2009	 	4.60:1.00
		
	March 31, 2010	 	5.60:1.00
		
	June 30, 2010	 	5.60:1.00
		
	September 30, 2010	 	5.20:1.00
		
	December 31, 2010	 	4.30:1.00
		
	March 31, 2011	 	4.30:1.00
		
	June 30, 2011	 	4.00:1.00

  

 4 









			
	 FISCAL QUARTER ENDING
	 	 MAXIMUM CONSOLIDATED

TOTAL LEVERAGE RATIO

		
	September 30, 2011	 	4.00:1.00
		
	December 31, 2011	 	3.75:1.00
		
	March 31, 2012	 	3.75:1.00
		
	June 30, 2012	 	3.50:1.00
		
	September 30, 2012	 	3.50:1.00
		
	December 31, 2012	 	3.15:1.00
		
	March 31, 2013	 	3.15:1.00
		
	June 30, 2013	 	2.90:1.00
		
	September 30, 2013	 	2.90:1.00
		
	December 31, 2013	 	2.60:1.00
		
	March 31, 2014	 	2.60:1.00
		
	June 30, 2014 and each Fiscal Quarter thereafter	 	2.30:1.00

 4.
Amendment to Section 5.3. Section 5.3 of the NPA is amended by replacing such Section 5.3 in its entirety with the following: 

“Section 5.3 Minimum Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio. Issuer shall not have, on the last day of each
Fiscal Quarter set forth below, a Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for the four Fiscal Quarter period ending on such day less than the following: 
  

			
	 FISCAL QUARTER ENDING
	 	 MINIMUM FIXED CHARGE

COVERAGE RATIO

		
	March 31, 2010	 	0.71:1.00
		
	June 30, 2010	 	0.71:1.00
		
	September 30, 2010	 	0.71:1.00
		
	December 31, 2010	 	0.92:1.00
		
	March 31, 2011	 	0.92:1.00
		
	June 30, 2011	 	1.00:1.00
		
	September 30, 2011	 	1.00:1.00
		
	December 31, 2011	 	1.00:1.00
		
	March 31, 2012	 	1.00:1.00
		
	June 30, 2012	 	1.00:1.00

  

 5 









			
	 FISCAL QUARTER ENDING
	 	 MINIMUM FIXED CHARGE COVERAGE RATIO

		
	September 30, 2012	 	1.00:1.00
		
	December 31, 2012	 	1.00:1.00
		
	March 31, 2013	 	1.00:1.00
		
	June 30, 2013	 	1.00:1.00
		
	September 30, 2013	 	1.00:1.00
		
	December 31, 2013	 	1.00:1.00
		
	March 31, 2014	 	1.05:1.00
		
	June 30, 2014	 	1.05:1.00
		
	September 30, 2014 and each Fiscal Quarter thereafter	 	1.10:1.00


Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of calculating the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, (i) Fixed
Charges for the Fiscal Quarter ending March 31, 2010, shall be calculated as Consolidated Fixed Charges for such Fiscal Quarter multiplied by four (4), (ii) Consolidated Fixed Charges for the Fiscal Quarter ending June 30, 2010, shall
be calculated as Consolidated Fixed Charges for the two (2) most recent Fiscal Quarters then ended multiplied by two (2), and (iii) Consolidated Fixed Charges for the Fiscal Quarter ending September 30, 2010, shall be calculated as
Consolidated Fixed Charges for the three (3) most recent Fiscal Quarters then ended multiplied by one and one third (1 1/3).” 

5. Amendment to Section 6.1. Section 6.1 of the Credit Agreement is amended by replacing paragraph (b) in
its entirety with the following: 
 “(b) Quarterly Reports. As soon as available, and in any event within 45
days after the end of each Fiscal Quarter, the Consolidated unaudited balance sheet of the Issuer as of the close of such Fiscal Quarter and related Consolidated statements of operations and cash flow for such Fiscal Quarter and that portion of the
Fiscal Year ending as of the close of such Fiscal Quarter, setting forth in comparative form the figures for the corresponding periods in the prior Fiscal Year and the figures contained in the latest Projections, in each case, for the first three
Fiscal Quarters of each Fiscal Year, certified by a Responsible Officer of the Issuer as fairly presenting in all material respects the Consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flow of the Issuer as at the dates indicated and
for the periods indicated in accordance with GAAP (such certification subject to the absence of footnote disclosure and normal year-end audit adjustments, and for each Fiscal Quarter ended as of December 31, subject to the year end audit and
year end adjustments).” 
 6. Amendment to Section 7.13. Section 7.13 of the NPA is amended by
replacing the first sentence thereof in its entirety with the following: 
 “If any covenant (including any financial
covenant) or event of default (or any related definitions) in any Senior Credit Document shall be amended, modified or otherwise revised, such that it is more restrictive than such provisions were as of the Closing Date, or, in the case of financial
covenants (or any related definitions), such that it is more restrictive than such provisions as in effect at the time of such amendment, modification or other revision, or if any amendment or modification to any Senior Credit Document adds a
covenant or event of default to any Senior Credit Document, the Issuer acknowledges and agrees that this Agreement and/or the other Loan 

 

 6 








 
Documents, as applicable, shall be, if not expressly prohibited by the Subordination Agreement, automatically amended or modified to affect similar amendments or modifications with respect to
this Agreement and/or such other Loan Documents, without the need for any further action or consent by Issuer or any other Person.” 

7. Amendment to Section 8.1. Section 8.1 of the NPA is amended by replacing paragraph (c) in its entirety
with the following: 
 “(c) Indebtedness consisting of Capitalized Lease Obligations (other than with
respect to a lease entered into as part of a Sale and Leaseback Transaction) and purchase money Indebtedness, in each case incurred by any Group Member to finance the acquisition, repair, improvement or construction of fixed or capital assets of
such Group Member, together with any Permitted Refinancing of any Indebtedness permitted hereunder in reliance upon this clause (c) and Guaranty Obligations of the Loan Parties with respect to such Indebtedness of the Loan Parties; provided,
however, that (i) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of all such Indebtedness does not exceed $800,000 at any time and (ii) the principal amount of such Indebtedness does not exceed the lower of the cost or fair market value of the
property so acquired or built or of such repairs or improvements financed, whether directly or through a Permitted Refinancing, with such Indebtedness (each measured at the time such acquisition, repair, improvement or construction is made);”

 8. Amendment to Section 8.3(e). Section 8.3(e) of the NPA is amended by replacing the term
“Excluded Equity Issuances” as used therein with the term “Excluded Stock Issuances”. 

9. Amendments to Section 8.11. Section 8.11 of the NPA is amended by (i) deleting the word “or” as
it appears at the end of paragraph (a), (ii) deleting the “.” as it appears at the end of paragraph (b) and replacing such “.” with “; or” and (iii) adding the following new paragraph (c): 

“(c) waive or otherwise modify any term of any of the National Labor College (of the AFL/CIO) Joint Venture Documents
in any manner that materially and adversely affects the interests of any Credit Party under the Loan Documents.” 

10. Amendment to Schedule A. Schedule A of the NPA is amended by replacing such Schedule A in
its entirety with the Schedule A attached hereto. 
 B.    CONDITIONS TO EFFECTIVENESS 

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Amendment and without affecting in any manner the rights of the Purchasers hereunder, it is
understood and agreed that this Amendment shall not become effective, and Issuer shall have no rights under this Amendment, until the Required Purchasers shall have received each of the following: 

(a) duly executed signature pages to this Amendment from the Required Purchasers, Issuer, and each other Loan Party; 

(b) fully executed copy of the First Amendment to the Senior Credit Agreement which shall be in full force and effect on the date
hereof and shall be in form and substance satisfactory to the Required Purchasers; 
 (c) fully executed copy of the
First Amendment to the Junior Subordinated Securities Purchase Agreement, which shall be in full force and effect on the date hereof and shall be in form and substance satisfactory to the Required Purchasers; 

 

 7 








 (d) fully executed copy of the Second Amendment to the Bridge Note Purchase
Agreement, which shall be in full force and effect on the date hereof and shall be in form and substance satisfactory to the Required Purchasers; 

(e) evidence that the Issuer shall have received cash proceeds of at least $10,000,000 from the First Amendment Equity Issuance;
and 
 (f) payment in full in cash of all fees and expenses of the Purchasers owing as of the date hereof, including all
reasonable fees and expenses of counsel to the Purchasers. 
 C.    REPRESENTATIONS 

Each Loan Party hereby represents and warrants to the Purchasers that: 

1. The execution, delivery and performance by such Loan Party of this Amendment (a) are within such Loan Party’s
corporate or similar powers and, at the time of execution hereof, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate and similar action (including, if applicable, consent of holders of its Securities); (b) do not (i) contravene such Loan
Party’s Constituent Documents, (ii) violate any applicable material Requirement of Law, (iii) conflict with, contravene, constitute a default or breach under, or result in or permit the termination or acceleration of, any material
Contractual Obligation of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries (including other Related Documents or Loan Documents) other than those that would not, in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect and are not created or caused by, or a
conflict, breach, default or termination or acceleration event under, any Loan Document or (iv) result in the imposition of any Lien (other than a Permitted Lien) upon any property of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries; and (c) do
not require any Permit of, or filing with, any Governmental Authority or any consent of, or notice to, any Person, other than (i) those listed on Schedule 1 hereto and that have been, or will be prior to the First Amendment
Effective Date, obtained or made, copies of which have been, or will be prior to the First Amendment Effective Date, delivered to the Administrative Agent, and each of which on the Closing Date will be in full force and effect and (ii) those
that, if not obtained, would not, in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. 
 2. This Amendment has been duly
executed and delivered for the benefit of or on behalf of each Loan Party and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of each Loan Party, enforceable against such Loan Party in accordance with its terms except as the enforceability hereof
may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws affecting creditors’ rights and remedies in general; and 

3. Both before and after giving effect to this Amendment, no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing as of the
date hereof. 
 D.    OTHER AGREEMENTS 

1. Continuing Effectiveness of Loan Documents. As amended hereby, all terms of the NPA and the other Loan Documents shall
be and remain in full force and effect and shall constitute the legal, valid, binding and enforceable obligations of the Loan Parties party thereto. To the extent any terms and conditions in any of the other Loan Documents shall contradict or be in
conflict with any terms or conditions of the NPA, after giving effect to this Amendment, such terms and conditions are hereby deemed modified and amended accordingly to reflect the terms and conditions of the NPA as modified and amended hereby. Upon
the effectiveness of this Amendment such terms and conditions are hereby deemed modified and amended accordingly to reflect the terms and conditions of the NPA as modified and amended hereby. 

 

 8 








 2. Reaffirmation of Guaranty. Each Guarantor consents to the execution and
delivery by Issuer of this Amendment and the consummation of the transactions described herein, and ratifies and confirms the terms of the Guaranty to which such Guarantor is a party with respect to the indebtedness now or hereafter outstanding
under the NPA as amended hereby and all promissory notes issued thereunder. Each Guarantor acknowledges that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any other document evidencing any indebtedness of Issuer to the Purchasers
or any other obligation of Issuer, or any actions now or hereafter taken by the Purchasers with respect to any obligation of Issuer, the Guaranty to which such Guarantor is a party (i) is and shall continue to be a primary obligation of such
Guarantor, (ii) is and shall continue to be an absolute, unconditional, continuing and irrevocable guaranty of payment, and (iii) is and shall continue to be in full force and effect in accordance with its terms. Nothing contained herein
to the contrary shall release, discharge, modify, change or affect the original liability of any Guarantor under the Guaranty to which such Guarantor is a party. 

3. Reserved. 

4. Effect of Agreement. Except as set forth expressly herein, all terms of the NPA, as amended hereby, and the other Loan
Documents shall be and remain in full force and effect and shall constitute the legal, valid, binding and enforceable obligations of Issuer to the Purchasers. The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Amendment shall not, except as expressly
provided herein, operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of the Purchasers under the NPA, nor constitute a waiver of any provision of the NPA. This Amendment shall constitute a Loan Document for all purposes of the NPA. 

5. Governing Law. This Amendment shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of
New York and all applicable federal laws of the United States of America. 
 6. No Novation. This Amendment is not
intended by the parties to be, and shall not be construed to be, a novation of the NPA and the other Loan Documents or an accord and satisfaction in regard thereto. 

7. Costs and Expenses. Issuer agrees to pay on demand all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses of the Purchasers in
connection with the preparation, execution and delivery of this Amendment, including, without limitation, the reasonable out-of-pocket costs expenses of outside counsel for Purchasers with respect thereto. 

8. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed by one or more of the parties hereto in any number of separate
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which, taken together, shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of this Amendment by facsimile transmission, Electronic
Transmission or containing an E-Signature shall be as effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof. 

9. Binding Nature. This Amendment shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto, their respective
successors, successors-in-titles, and assigns 
 10. Entire Understanding. This Amendment sets forth the entire
understanding of the parties with respect to the matters set forth herein, and shall supersede any prior negotiations or agreements, whether written or oral, with respect thereto. 

11. Release. Each Loan Party hereby releases, acquits, and forever discharges each of the Purchasers, and each and every
past and present subsidiary, affiliate, stockholder, officer, director, agent, 
  

 9 








 
servant, employee, representative, and attorney of the Purchasers, from any and all claims, causes of action, suits, debts, liens, obligations, liabilities, demands, losses, costs and expenses
(including reasonable attorneys’ fees) of any kind, character, or nature whatsoever, known or unknown, fixed or contingent, which such Loan Party may have or claim to have now or which may hereafter arise out of or connected with any act of
commission or omission of the Purchasers existing or occurring prior to the date of this Amendment or any instrument executed prior to the date of this Amendment including, without limitation, any claims, liabilities or obligations arising with
respect to the NPA or the other of the Loan Documents, other than claims, liabilities or obligations caused by any Purchaser’s own gross negligence or willful misconduct. The provisions of this paragraph shall be binding upon each Loan Party
and shall inure to the benefit of the Purchasers and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns. 

[remainder of page intentionally left blank; signature pages follow] 

 

 10 








 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Amendment has been duly executed as of the date first written
above. 
  

			
	THE PRINCETON REVIEW, INC. as ISSUER
		
	By:	 	/s/ Stephen C. Richards
	 Name:
 Title:
	 	 Stephen C. Richard
 Chief
Operating Officer & Chief Financial Officer



  
  

 
  
 SIGNATURE
PAGE TO THE PRINCETON REVIEW, INC. SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTE PURCHASE AGREEMENT 








			
	PRINCETON REVIEW OPERATIONS, L.L.C., as a GUARANTOR
		
	By:	 	/s/ Stephen C. Richards
	 Name:
 Title:
	 	 Stephen C. Richards

President and Chief Operating Officer



  

 

			
	TEST SERVICES, INC., as a GUARANTOR
		
	By:	 	/s/ Stephen C. Richards
	 Name:
 Title:
	 	 Stephen C. Richards
 Vice
President



  
  

			
	THE PRINCETON REVIEW OF ORANGE COUNTY, LLC, as a GUARANTOR
		
	By:	 	/s/ Stephen C. Richards
	 Name:
 Title:
	 	 Stephen C. Richards
 Vice
President



  
  

			
	PENN FOSTER, INC., as a GUARANTOR
		
	By:	 	/s/ Stephen C. Richards
	 Name:
 Title:
	 	 Stephen C. Richards
 Chief
Operating Officer



  
  

			
	PENN FOSTER EDUCATION GROUP, INC., as a GUARANTOR
		
	By:	 	/s/ Stephen C. Richards
	 Name:
 Title:
	 	 Stephen C. Richards
 Vice
President



  
  

 
 SIGNATURE PAGE TO THE PRINCETON REVIEW, INC. SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTE PURCHASE
AGREEMENT 








			
	SANKATY CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES IV, LP, as a PURCHASER
		
	By:	 	/s/ Jeffrey Hawkins
	 Name:
 Title:
	 	 Jeffrey Hawkins
 Managing
Director and Chief Operating Officer



  
  

 
  
  

SIGNATURE PAGE TO THE PRINCETON REVIEW, INC. SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTE PURCHASE AGREEMENT 








			
	 FALCON STRATEGIC PARTNERS III, LP, as a PURCHASER

 
 By: Falcon Strategic Investments III, LP, its general partner

 
 By: Falcon Strategic Investments GP III, LLC, its general
partner

		
	By:	 	/s/ William J. Kennedy, Jr.
	 Name:
 Title:
	 	 William J. Kennedy, Jr.

Managing Director



  

 

			
	 FALCON MEZZANINE PARTNERS II, LP, as a PURCHASER

 
 By: Falcon Mezzanine Investments II, LLC, its general partner

 

		
	By:	 	/s/ William J. Kennedy, Jr.
	 Name:
 Title:
	 	 William J. Kennedy, Jr.

Managing Director



  

 

			
	 FMP II CO-INVESTMENT, LLC, as a PURCHASER

 

		
	By:	 	/s/ William J. Kennedy, Jr.
	 Name:
 Title:
	 	 William J. Kennedy, Jr.

Managing Director



  

 
  
  

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO FIRST AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT] 







 Schedule A 

 
 See attached.