Exhibit 10.30

CREDIT AGREEMENT

Dated as of October 15,
2004

among

STORAGE TECHNOLOGY
CORPORATION,
as the Borrower,

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
as Administrative Agent 
and 
L/C Issuer,

and

The Other Lenders Party
Hereto

BANC OF AMERICA
SECURITIES LLC, 
as 
Sole Lead Arranger and
Sole Book Manager

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

`Section                                                                    Page

ARTICLE I. DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS...................................1
    1.01     Defined Terms....................................................1
    1.02     Other Interpretive Provisions...................................20
    1.03     Accounting Terms................................................21
    1.04     Rounding........................................................21
    1.05     Times of Day....................................................21
    1.06     Letter of Credit Amounts........................................21

ARTICLE II. the COMMITMENTS and Credit Extensions............................22
    2.01     Loans...........................................................22
    2.02     Borrowings, Conversions and Continuations of Loans..............22
    2.03     Letters of Credit...............................................23
    2.04     Prepayments.....................................................32
    2.05     Termination or Reduction of Commitments.........................32
    2.06     Repayment of Loans..............................................33
    2.07     Interest........................................................33
    2.08     Fees............................................................33
    2.09     Computation of Interest and Fees................................34
    2.10     Evidence of Debt................................................34
    2.11     Payments Generally; Administrative Agent's Clawback.............35
    2.12     Sharing of Payments by Lenders..................................36

ARTICLE III. TAXES, YIELD PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY..........................37
    3.01     Taxes...........................................................37
    3.02     Illegality......................................................39
    3.03     Inability to Determine Rates....................................40
    3.04     Increased Costs.................................................40
    3.05     Compensation for Losses.........................................42
    3.06     Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders..................42
    3.07     Survival........................................................43

ARTICLE IV. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO Credit Extensions........................43
    4.01     Conditions of Initial Credit Extension..........................43
    4.02     Conditions to all Credit Extensions.............................44

ARTICLE V. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES....................................45
    5.01     Existence, Qualification and Power; Compliance with Laws........45
    5.02     Authorization; No Contravention.................................45
    5.03     Governmental Authorization; Other Consents......................45
    5.04     Binding Effect..................................................46
    5.05     Financial Statements; No Material Adverse Effect................46
    5.06     Litigation......................................................46
    5.07     No Default......................................................46
    5.08     Ownership of Property; Liens....................................47
    5.09     Environmental Compliance........................................47
    5.10     Insurance.......................................................47
    5.11     Taxes...........................................................47
    5.12     ERISA Compliance................................................47
    5.13     Subsidiaries; Equity Interests..................................48
    5.14     Margin Regulations; Investment Company Act; Public
                Utility Holding Company Act.48...............................48
    5.15     Disclosure......................................................48
    5.16     Compliance with Laws............................................49
    5.17     Intellectual Property; Licenses, Etc............................49`

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`ARTICLE VI. AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS............................................49
    6.01     Financial Statements............................................49
    6.02     Certificates; Other Information.................................50
    6.03     Notices.........................................................52
    6.04     Payment of Obligations..........................................52
    6.05     Preservation of Existence, Etc..................................53
    6.06     Maintenance of Properties.......................................53
    6.07     Maintenance of Insurance........................................53
    6.08     Compliance with Laws............................................53
    6.09     Books and Records...............................................53
    6.10     Inspection Rights...............................................54
    6.11     Compliance with ERISA...........................................54
    6.12     Use of Proceeds.................................................54
    6.13     Additional Guarantors...........................................54

ARTICLE VII. NEGATIVE COVENANTS..............................................55
    7.01     Liens...........................................................55
    7.02     Investments.....................................................57
    7.03     Contingent Obligations..........................................58
    7.04     Fundamental Changes.............................................59
    7.05     Dispositions....................................................60
    7.06     Restricted Payments.............................................61
    7.07     Change in Nature of Business....................................62
    7.08     Transactions with Affiliates....................................62
    7.09     Burdensome Agreements...........................................62
    7.10     Use of Proceeds.................................................62
    7.11     ERISA...........................................................63
    7.12     Accounting Changes..............................................63
    7.13     Financial Covenants.............................................63

ARTICLE VIII. EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES.................................63
    8.01     Events of Default...............................................63
    8.02     Remedies Upon Event of Default..................................66
    8.03     Application of Funds............................................66
    8.04     Certain Financial Covenant Defaults.............................67
ARTICLE IX. ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT.............................................67
    9.01     Appointment and Authority.......................................67
    9.02     Rights as a Lender..............................................67
    9.03     Exculpatory Provisions..........................................68
    9.04     Reliance by Administrative Agent................................68
    9.05     Delegation of Duties............................................69
    9.06     Resignation of Administrative Agent.............................69
    9.07     Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent and Other Lenders..........70
    9.08     No Other Duties, Etc............................................70
    9.09     Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim...................70
    9.10     Guaranty Matters................................................71`

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`ARTICLE X. MISCELLANEOUS.....................................................71
    10.01    Amendments, Etc.................................................71
    10.02    Notices; Effectiveness; Electronic Communication................72
    10.03    No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies..................................74
    10.04    Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver..............................74
    10.05    Payments Set Aside..............................................76
    10.06    Successors and Assigns..........................................76
    10.07    Treatment of Certain Information; Confidentiality...............79
    10.08    Right of Setoff.................................................80
    10.09    Interest Rate Limitation........................................80
    10.10    Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness........................81
    10.11    Survival of Representations and Warranties......................81
    10.12    Severability....................................................81
    10.13    Replacement of Lenders..........................................81
    10.14    Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Etc................................82
    10.15    Waiver of Jury Trial............................................83
    10.16    USA PATRIOT Act Notice........................ .................83
    10.17    Entire Agreement................................................83
SIGNATURES...................................................................S-1`

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CREDIT AGREEMENT

This
CREDIT AGREEMENT (Agreement) is entered into as of October 15, 2004, among
STORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, a Delaware Corporation (the Borrower), each
lender from time to time party hereto (collectively, the Lenders and
individually, a Lender), BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Administrative Agent and
L/C Issuer and BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC., as Sole Lead Arranger and Sole Book
Manager.

The
Borrower has requested that the Lenders provide a revolving credit facility, and the
Lenders are willing to do so on the terms and conditions set forth herein.

In
consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, the parties hereto
covenant and agree as follows:

ARTICLE I.
DEFINITIONS AND
ACCOUNTING TERMS

1.01      Defined Terms.
As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:

Acquisition
means any transaction or series of related transactions for the purpose of or resulting,
directly or indirectly, in (a) the acquisition of all or substantially all of the
assets of a Person, or of any business or division of a Person, (b) the acquisition
of in excess of 50% of the Capital Stock of any Person, or otherwise causing any Person to
become a Subsidiary, or (c) a merger or consolidation or any other combination with
another Person (other than a Person that is a Subsidiary) provided that the Borrower or
its Subsidiary is the surviving entity.

Administrative
Agent means Bank of America in its capacity as administrative agent under any of the
Loan Documents, or any successor administrative agent in accordance with the terms hereof.

Administrative
Agents Office means the Administrative Agents address and, as
appropriate, account as set forth on Schedule 10.02, or such other address or account
as the Administrative Agent may from time to time notify the Borrower and the Lenders.

Administrative
Questionnaire means an Administrative Questionnaire in a form supplied by the
Administrative Agent.

Affiliate
means, with respect to any 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.

Aggregate
Commitments means the Commitments of all the Lenders.

Agreement
means this Credit Agreement.

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Applicable
Percentage means with respect to any Lender at any time, the percentage (carried out
to the ninth decimal place) of the Aggregate Commitments represented by such Lenders
Commitment at such time. If the commitment of each Lender to make Loans and the obligation
of the L/C Issuer to make L/C Credit Extensions have been terminated pursuant to
Section 8.02 or if the Aggregate Commitments have expired, then the Applicable
Percentage of each Lender shall be determined based on the Applicable Percentage of such
Lender most recently in effect, giving effect to any subsequent assignments. The initial
Applicable Percentage of each Lender is set forth opposite the name of such Lender on
Schedule 2.01 or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender
becomes a party hereto, as applicable.

Applicable
Rate means, from time to time, the following rates per annum, based upon the
Consolidated Leverage Ratio as set forth in the most recent Compliance Certificate
received by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 6.02(a) or, in the case of
the initial Applicable Rate, based upon the Consolidated Leverage Ratio as set forth in
the Compliance Certificate received by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section
4.01(a)(viii):

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Changes
in the Applicable Rate resulting from a change in the Consolidated Leverage Ratio shall
become effective on the date of delivery by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent of a
new Compliance Certificate pursuant to Section 6.02(a). If the Borrower shall fail to
deliver a Compliance Certificate and accompanying financial statements within the number
of days after the end of any fiscal quarter or fiscal year as required pursuant to
Section 6.02(a), the parties agree that the Applicable Rate shall be fixed at Level 4
until such time as the Borrower delivers such new Compliance Certificate and accompanying
financial statements pursuant to Section 6.02(a).

Approved
Fund means any Fund that is administered or managed by (a) a Lender, (b) an
Affiliate of a Lender or (c) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers or
manages a Lender.

Arranger
means Banc of America Securities LLC, in its capacity as sole lead arranger and sole book
manager.

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Assignment
and Assumption means an assignment and assumption entered into by a Lender and an
Eligible Assignee (with the consent of any party whose consent is required by
Section 10.06(b)), and accepted by the Administrative Agent, in substantially the
form of Exhibit D or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.

Attributable
Indebtedness means, on any date, (a) in respect of any capital lease of any Person,
the capitalized amount thereof that would appear on a balance sheet of such Person
prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP, and (b) in respect of any Synthetic
Lease Obligation, the capitalized amount of the remaining lease payments under the
relevant lease that would appear on a balance sheet of such Person prepared as of such
date in accordance with GAAP if such lease were accounted for as a capital lease.

Audited
Financial Statements means the audited consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower
and its Subsidiaries for the fiscal year ended December 26, 2003, and the
related consolidated statements of income or operations, shareholders equity and
cash flows for such fiscal year of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, including the notes
thereto.

Availability
Period means the period from and including the Closing Date to the earliest of (a)
the Maturity Date, (b) the date of termination in full of the Aggregate Commitments
pursuant to Section 2.05, and (c) the date of termination of the commitment of each
Lender to make Loans and of the obligation of the L/C Issuer to make L/C Credit Extensions
pursuant to Section 8.02.

Bank
of America means Bank of America, N.A. and its successors.

Base Rate
means for any day a fluctuating rate per annum equal to the higher of (a) the Federal
Funds Rate plus 1/2 of 1% and (b) the rate of interest in effect for such day as publicly
announced from time to time by Bank of America as its prime rate. The
prime rate is a rate set by Bank of America based upon various factors
including Bank of Americas costs and desired return, general economic conditions and
other factors, and is used as a reference point for pricing some loans, which may be
priced at, above, or below such announced rate. Any change in such rate announced by Bank
of America shall take effect at the opening of business on the day specified in the public
announcement of such change.

Base
Rate Loan means a Loan that bears interest based on the Base Rate.

Borrower
has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereto.

Borrowing
means a borrowing made by each of the Lenders pursuant to Section 2.01 consisting of
simultaneous Loans of the same Type and, in the case of Eurodollar Rate Loans, having the
same Interest Period.

Business
Day means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial
banks are authorized to close under the Laws of, or are in fact closed in, the state where
the Administrative Agents Office is located and, if such day relates to any
Eurodollar Rate Loan, means any such day on which dealings in Dollar deposits are
conducted by and between banks in the London interbank eurodollar market.

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Capital
Lease means, for any Person, any lease of property (whether real, personal or mixed)
which, in accordance with GAAP, would, at the time a determination is made, be required to
be recorded as a capital lease in respect of which such Person is liable as lessee.

Capital
Stock means (i) in the case of a corporation, capital stock, (ii) in the
case of an association or business entity, any and all shares, interests, participations,
rights or other equivalents (however designated) of capital stock, (iii) in the case
of a partnership, partnership interests (whether general or limited), (iv) in the
case of a limited liability company, membership interests, and (v) any other interest
or participation that confers on a Person the right to receive a share of the profits and
losses of, or distributions of assets upon liquidation of, the issuing Person.

Cash
Collateralize has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(g).

Change
in Law means the occurrence, after the date of this Agreement, of any of the
following: (a) the adoption or taking effect of any law, rule, regulation or treaty, (b)
any change in any law, rule, regulation or treaty or in the administration, interpretation
or application thereof by any Governmental Authority or (c) compliance by any Lender with
the making or issuance of any request, guideline or directive by any Governmental
Authority.

Change
of Control means an event or series of events by which:

(a)     
          any person or group (as such terms are used in Sections
          13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, but excluding any
          employee benefit plan of such person or its subsidiaries, and any person or
          entity acting in its capacity as trustee, agent or other fiduciary or
          administrator of any such plan) becomes the beneficial owner (as
          defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
          except that a person or group shall be deemed to have beneficial
          ownership of all securities that such person or group has the right to
          acquire (such right, an option right), whether such right is
          exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time), directly or
          indirectly, of 30% or more of the equity securities of the Borrower entitled to
          vote for members of the board of directors or equivalent governing body of the
          Borrower on a fully-diluted basis (and taking into account all such securities
          that such person or group has the right to acquire pursuant to any option
          right);

(b)     
          during any period of 12 consecutive months, a majority of the members of the
          board of directors or other equivalent governing body of the Borrower cease to
          be composed of individuals (i) who were members of that board or equivalent
          governing body on the first day of such period, (ii) whose election or
          nomination to that board or equivalent governing body was approved by
          individuals referred to in clause (i) above constituting at the time
          of such election or nomination at least a majority of that board or equivalent
          governing body or (iii) whose election or nomination to that board or other
          equivalent governing body was approved by individuals referred to in clauses
          (i) and (ii) above constituting at the time of such election or
          nomination at least a majority of that board or equivalent governing body
          (excluding, in the case of both clause (ii) and clause (iii), any
          individual whose initial nomination for, or assumption of office as, a member of
          that board or equivalent governing body occurs as a result of an actual or
          threatened solicitation of proxies or consents for the election or removal of
          one or more directors by any person or group other than a solicitation for the
          election of one or more directors by or on behalf of the board of directors); or

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(c)     
          any Person or two or more Persons acting in concert shall have acquired by
          contract or otherwise, or shall have entered into a contract or arrangement
          that, upon consummation thereof, will result in its or their acquisition of the
          power to exercise, directly or indirectly, a controlling influence over the
          management or policies of the Borrower, or control over the equity securities of
          the Borrower entitled to vote for members of the board of directors or
          equivalent governing body of the Borrower on a fully-diluted basis (and taking
          into account all such securities that such Person or group has the right to
          acquire pursuant to any option right) representing 30% or more of the combined
          voting power of such securities.

Closing
Date means the first date all the conditions precedent in Section 4.01 are
satisfied or waived in accordance with Section 10.01.

Code
means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

Commitment
means, as to each Lender, its obligation to (a) make Loans to the Borrower pursuant to
Section 2.01 and (b) purchase participations in L/C Obligations, in an aggregate
principal amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed the amount set forth opposite
such Lenders name on Schedule 2.01 or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant
to which such Lender becomes a party hereto, as applicable, as such amount may be adjusted
from time to time in accordance with this Agreement.

Compliance
Certificate means a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit C.

Consolidated
EBITDA means, for any period, for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a
consolidated basis, determined in accordance with GAAP, the sum of (a) the Consolidated
Net Income (or Consolidated Net Loss) for such period, plus (b) all amounts treated as
expenses for depreciation, interest and the amortization of intangibles of any kind to the
extent included in the determination of such Consolidated Net Income (or Consolidated Net
Loss), plus (c) all accrued taxes on or measured by income to the extent included in the
determination of such Consolidated Net Income (or Consolidated Net Loss).

Consolidated
Funded Indebtedness means, as of any date of determination, for the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, all Indebtedness of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries incurred for borrowed money plus, without duplication, all reimbursement
obligations in respect of letters of credit.

Consolidated
Interest Charges means, for any period, for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a
consolidated basis, the sum of (a) all interest, premium payment, debt discount, fees,
charges and related expenses of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in connection with
borrowed money (including capitalized interest) or in connection with the deferred
purchase price of assets, in each case to the extent treated as interest in accordance
with GAAP, and (b) the portion of rent expense of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries with
respect to such period under capital leases that is treated as interest in accordance with
GAAP.

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Consolidated
Leverage Ratio means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (a) Consolidated
Funded Indebtedness as of such date to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for the period of the four
fiscal quarters most recently ended.

Consolidated
Net Income means, for any period, for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a
consolidated basis, the net income of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for that period
determined in accordance with GAAP.

Consolidated
Net Loss means, for any period, for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a
consolidated basis, Consolidated Net Income of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries that is
less than zero, as determined in accordance with GAAP.

Consolidated
Tangible Net Worth means, as of any date of determination, for the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, Shareholders Equity of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries on that date minus the Intangible Assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries
on that date.

Consolidated
Total Assets means, as of any date of determination, for the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, all property, whether real, personal, tangible or
otherwise, of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries which, in accordance with GAAP, should be
included in determining total assets as shown on the assets portion of the consolidated
balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries.

Contingent
Obligation means, as to any Person, any direct or indirect liability of that Person,
whether or not contingent, with or without recourse, (a) with respect to any Indebtedness,
lease, dividend, letter of credit or other obligation (the primary
obligations) of another Person (the primary obligor), including any
obligation of that Person (i) to purchase, repurchase or otherwise acquire such primary
obligations or any security therefor, (ii) to advance or provide funds for the payment or
discharge of any such primary obligation, or to maintain working capital or equity capital
of the primary obligor or otherwise to maintain the net worth or solvency or any balance
sheet item, level of income or financial condition of the primary obligor, (iii) to
purchase property, securities or services primarily for the purpose of assuring the owner
of any such primary obligation of the ability of the primary obligor to make payment of
such primary obligation or otherwise to assure or hold harmless the holder of any such
primary obligation against loss in respect thereof; (b) with respect to primary
obligations of a primary obligor in connection with any synthetic lease or similar off
balance sheet lease transaction or securitization transaction (each of (a) and (b) a
Guaranty Obligation), (c) with respect to any Surety Instrument issued for the
account of that Person or as to which that Person is otherwise liable for reimbursement of
drawings or payments; (d) to purchase any materials, supplies or other property from, or
to obtain the services of, another Person if the primary purpose of the contract or other
related document or obligation requires that payment for such materials, supplies or other
property, or for such services, shall be made regardless of whether delivery of such
materials, supplies or other property is ever made or tendered, or such services are ever
performed or tendered, or (e) in respect of any Swap Contract. The amount of any Guaranty
Obligations, unless expressly limited by the guaranty or other agreement evidencing such
Guaranty Obligations, shall be deemed equal to the stated or determinable amount of the
primary obligation in respect of which such Guaranty Obligation is made or, if not stated
or if indeterminable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof, and
in the case of other Contingent Obligations, shall be equal to the maximum reasonably
anticipated liability in respect thereof. The term Contingent Obligation shall
not include the obligations of a lessee in respect of an Operating Lease.

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Contractual
Obligation means, as to any Person, any provision of any security issued by such
Person or of any agreement, instrument or other undertaking to which such Person is a
party or by which it or any of its property is bound.

Control
means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the
direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the ability to
exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise. Controlling and
Controlled have meanings correlative thereto.

Credit
Extension means each of the following: (a) a Borrowing and (b) an L/C Credit
Extension.

Debtor
Relief Laws means the Bankruptcy Code of the United States, and all other
liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors,
moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, or similar debtor
relief Laws of the United States or other applicable jurisdictions from time to time in
effect and affecting the rights of creditors generally.

Default
means any event or condition that constitutes an Event of Default or that, with the giving
of any notice, the passage of time, or both, would be an Event of Default.

Default
Rate means (a) when used with respect to Obligations other than Letter of Credit
Fees, an interest rate equal to (i) the Base Rate plus (ii) the Applicable Rate,
if any, applicable to Base Rate Loans plus(iii) 2% per annum; provided, however,
that with respect to a Eurodollar Rate Loan, the Default Rate shall be an interest rate
equal to the interest rate (including any Applicable Rate) otherwise applicable to such
Loan plus 2% per annum, and (b) when used with respect to Letter of Credit Fees, a rate
equal to the Applicable Rate plus 2% per annum.

Defaulting
Lender means any Lender that (a) has failed to fund any portion of the Loans or
participations in L/C Obligations required to be funded by it hereunder within one
Business Day of the date required to be funded by it hereunder, (b) has otherwise failed
to pay over to the Administrative Agent or any other Lender any other amount required to
be paid by it hereunder within one Business Day of the date when due, unless the subject
of a good faith dispute, or (c) has been deemed insolvent or become the subject of a
bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding.

Depositary
Bank Affiliate means any Affiliate of any Lender or of the L/C Issuer that is a bank
(as defined in Article 9 of the UCC) with which the Borrower maintains one or more deposit
accounts (as defined in Article 9 of the UCC).

Disposition
or Dispose means the sale, transfer, license, lease or other disposition
(including any sale and leaseback transaction) of any property by any Person.

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Dollar
and $ mean lawful money of the United States.

Domestic
Parent means, in the case of any First Tier Foreign Subsidiary, the Borrower or the
Domestic Subsidiary that is the direct parent company of such First Tier Foreign
Subsidiary.

Domestic
Subsidiary means any Subsidiary that is organized under the laws of any political
subdivision of the United States.

Eligible
Assignee means (a) a Lender; (b) an Affiliate of a Lender; (c) an Approved Fund; and
(d) any other Person (other than a natural person) approved by (i) the Administrative
Agent and the L/C Issuer, and (ii) unless an Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing, the Borrower (each such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed);
provided that notwithstanding the foregoing, Eligible Assignee shall not
include the Borrower or any of the Borrowers Affiliates or Subsidiaries; and
provided further that no assignment shall be made under clauses (b) or (c) above without
the prior written consent of the Borrower (which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld or delayed), unless (x) an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or (y)
the assigning Lender represents and warrants that such assignment is not reasonably likely
to result in (A) the assignee thereof being able to request compensation under Section
3.04, (B) the Borrower being required to pay any additional amount to such assignee or any
Governmental Authority for the account of such assignee pursuant to Section 3.01 or (C)
such assignee giving a notice pursuant to Section 3.02.

Environmental
Laws means any and all Federal, state, local, and foreign statutes, laws,
regulations, ordinances, rules, judgments, orders, decrees, permits, concessions, grants,
franchises, licenses, agreements or governmental restrictions relating to pollution and
the protection of the environment or the release of any materials into the environment,
including those related to hazardous substances or wastes, air emissions and discharges to
waste or public systems.

Environmental
Liability means any liability, contingent or otherwise (including any liability for
damages, costs of environmental remediation, fines, penalties or indemnities), of the
Borrower, any other Loan Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries directly or
indirectly resulting from or based upon (a) violation of any Environmental Law, (b) the
generation, use, handling, transportation, storage, treatment or disposal of any Hazardous
Materials, (c) exposure to any Hazardous Materials, (d) the release or threatened release
of any Hazardous Materials into the environment or (e) any contract, agreement or other
consensual arrangement pursuant to which liability is assumed or imposed with respect to
any of the foregoing.

Equity
Interests means, with respect to any Person, all of the shares of capital stock of
(or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person, all of the warrants, options or
other rights for the purchase or acquisition from such Person of shares of capital stock
of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person, all of the securities
convertible into or exchangeable for shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or
profit interests in) such Person or warrants, rights or options for the purchase or
acquisition from such Person of such shares (or such other interests), and all of the
other ownership or profit interests in such Person (including partnership, member or trust
interests therein), whether voting or nonvoting, and whether or not such shares, warrants,
options, rights or other interests are outstanding on any date of determination.

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ERISA
means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.

ERISA
Affiliate means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) under common
control with the Borrower within the meaning of Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code
(and Sections 414(m) and (o) of the Code for purposes of provisions relating to
Section 412 of the Code).

ERISA
Event means (a) a Reportable Event with respect to a Pension Plan; (b) a withdrawal
by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from a Pension Plan subject to Section 4063 of
ERISA during a plan year in which it was a substantial employer (as defined in
Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA) or a cessation of operations that is treated as
such a withdrawal under Section 4062(e) of ERISA; (c) a complete or partial
withdrawal by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from a Multiemployer Plan or
notification that a Multiemployer Plan is in reorganization; (d) the filing of a notice of
intent to terminate, the treatment of a Plan amendment as a termination under Sections
4041 or 4041A of ERISA, or the commencement of proceedings by the PBGC to terminate a
Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan; (e) an event or condition which constitutes grounds
under Section 4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee
to administer, any Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan; or (f) the imposition of any
liability under Title IV of ERISA, other than for PBGC premiums due but not delinquent
under Section 4007 of ERISA, upon the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate.

Eurodollar
Base Rate has the meaning specified in the definition of Eurodollar Rate.

Eurodollar Rate
means for any Interest Period with respect to a Eurodollar Rate Loan, a rate per annum
determined by the Administrative Agent pursuant to the following formula:

Eurodollar Rate    =         
         
Eurodollar Base Rate 

            
            
                     

    
                                 1.00 - Eurodollar Reserve Percentage

Where,

Eurodollar
Base Rate means, for such Interest Period, the rate per annum equal to the British
Bankers Association LIBOR Rate (BBA LIBOR), as published by Reuters (or other
commercially available source providing quotations of BBA LIBOR as designated by the
Administrative Agent from time to time) at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two
Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period, for Dollar deposits (for
delivery on the first day of such Interest Period) with a term equivalent to such Interest
Period. If such rate is not available at such time for any reason, then the
Eurodollar Rate for such Interest Period shall be the rate per annum
determined by the Administrative Agent to be the rate at which deposits in Dollars for
delivery on the first day of such Interest Period in same day funds in the approximate
amount of the Eurodollar Rate Loan being made, continued or converted by Bank of America
and with a term equivalent to such Interest Period would be offered by Bank of
Americas London Branch to major banks in the London interbank eurodollar market at
their request at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) two Business Days prior to the
commencement of such Interest Period, and

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Eurodollar
Reserve Percentage means, for any day during any Interest Period, the reserve
percentage (expressed as a decimal, carried out to five decimal places) in effect on such
day, applicable to member banks of the Federal Reserve System, under regulations issued
from time to time by the FRB for determining the maximum reserve requirement (including
any emergency, supplemental or other marginal reserve requirement) with respect to
Eurocurrency funding (currently referred to as Eurocurrency liabilities). The
Eurodollar Rate for each outstanding Eurodollar Rate Loan shall be adjusted automatically
as of the effective date of any change in the Eurodollar Reserve Percentage.

Eurodollar
Rate Loan means a Loan that bears interest at a rate based on the Eurodollar Rate.

Eurodollar Reserve
Percentage has the meaning specified in the definition of Eurodollar Rate.

Event
of Default has the meaning specified in Section 8.01.

Excluded
Taxes means, with respect to the Administrative Agent, any Lender, the L/C Issuer or
any other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any obligation of the
Borrower hereunder, (a) taxes imposed on or measured by its overall net income (however
denominated), and franchise taxes imposed on it (in lieu of net income taxes), by the
jurisdiction (or any political subdivision thereof) under the laws of which such recipient
is organized or in which its principal office is located or, in the case of any Lender, in
which its applicable Lending Office is located, (b) any branch profits taxes imposed by
the United States or any similar tax imposed by any other jurisdiction in which the
Borrower is located and (c) in the case of a Foreign Lender (other than an assignee
pursuant to a request by the Borrower under Section 10.13), any withholding tax that
is imposed on amounts payable to such Foreign Lender at the time such Foreign Lender
becomes a party hereto (or designates a new Lending Office) or is attributable to such
Foreign Lenders failure or inability (other than as a result of a Change in Law) to
comply with Section 3.01(e), except to the extent that such Foreign Lender (or its
assignor, if any) was entitled, at the time of designation of a new Lending Office (or
assignment), to receive additional amounts from the Borrower with respect to such
withholding tax pursuant to Section 3.01(a).

Existing
Credit Agreement means that certain Credit Agreement dated as of October 10, 2001,
among the Borrower, Administrative Agent, as agent, and a syndicate of lenders, among
others.

Existing
Letters of Credit means those certain Letters of Credit issued by the Bank of
America for the benefit of the Borrower existing on the date hereof and listed on
Schedule 1.01.

Federal
Funds Rate means, for any day, the rate per annum equal to the weighted average of
the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve
System arranged by Federal funds brokers on such day, as published by the Federal Reserve
Bank of New York on the Business Day next succeeding such day; provided that (a) if such
day is not a Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be such rate on such
transactions on the next preceding Business Day as so published on the next succeeding
Business Day, and (b) if no such rate is so published on such next succeeding Business
Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be the average rate (rounded upward, if
necessary, to a whole multiple of 1/100 of 1%) charged to Bank of America on such day on
such transactions as determined by the Administrative Agent.

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Fee
Letter means the letter agreement, dated August 31, 2004, among the Borrower, the
Administrative Agent and the Arranger.

First
Tier Foreign Subsidiary means any direct Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not a
Domestic Subsidiary.

Foreign
Lender means any Lender that is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other
than that in which the Borrower is resident for tax purposes. For purposes of this
definition, the United States, each State thereof and the District of Columbia shall be
deemed to constitute a single jurisdiction.

Foreign
Receivable means any Receivable owing directly to a Subsidiary that is not a
Domestic Subsidiary.

FRB
means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States.

Fund
means any Person (other than a natural person) that is (or will be) engaged in making,
purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans and similar extensions of
credit in the ordinary course of its business.

GAAP
means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States set forth in the
opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board and the American Institute
of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial
Accounting Standards Board (or agencies with similar functions of comparable stature and
authority within the United States), that are applicable to the circumstances as of the
date of determination, consistently applied.

Governmental
Authority means the government of the United States or any other nation, or of any
political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any agency, authority,
instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising
executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions
of or pertaining to government (including any supra-national bodies such as the European
Union or the European Central Bank).

Guarantee
means, as to any Person, (a) any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of such Person
guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness or other
obligation payable or performable by another Person (the primary obligor) in
any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of such Person,
direct or indirect, (i) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the
purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or other obligation, (ii) to purchase or
lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the obligee in respect
of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment or performance of such
Indebtedness or other obligation,

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(iii) to maintain working capital, equity capital
or any other financial statement condition or liquidity or level of income or cash flow of
the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness or other
obligation, or (iv) entered into for the purpose of assuring in any other manner the
obligee in respect of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment or performance
thereof or to protect such obligee against loss in respect thereof (in whole or in part),
or (b) any Lien on any assets of such Person securing any Indebtedness or other obligation
of any other Person, whether or not such Indebtedness or other obligation is assumed by
such Person (or any right, contingent or otherwise, of any holder of such Indebtedness to
obtain any such Lien). Unless otherwise expressly limited by the terms of such Guarantee,
the amount of any Guarantee shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or
determinable amount of the related primary obligation, or portion thereof, in respect of
which such Guarantee is made or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably
anticipated liability in respect thereof as determined by the guaranteeing Person in good
faith, or if less with respect to facts and circumstances arising under clause (b)
only, the value of the property securing such Indebtedness or obligation. The term
Guarantee as a verb has a corresponding meaning. Guarantee shall not include
warranties or indemnities in the ordinary course of business or endorsements of
instruments for deposit or collection in the ordinary course.

Guarantor
means StorageTek Holding Corporation, a Nevada corporation, and any other Person that
becomes a guarantor of any of the Obligations pursuant to Section 6.13 or
Section 7.04(a).

Guaranty
means the Guaranty made by the Guarantor in favor of the Administrative Agent and the
Lenders, substantially in the form of Exhibit E, or any other guaranty pursuant to
which any Guarantor guaranties any of the Obligations.

Hazardous
Materials means all explosive or radioactive substances or wastes and all hazardous
or toxic substances, wastes or other pollutants, including petroleum or petroleum
distillates, asbestos or asbestos-containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon
gas, infectious or medical wastes and all other substances or wastes of any nature
regulated pursuant to any Environmental Law.

Indebtedness
means, as to any Person at a particular time, without duplication, all of the following,
whether or not included as indebtedness or liabilities in accordance with GAAP:

(a)     
          all obligations of such Person for borrowed money and all obligations of such
          Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, loan agreements or other similar
          instruments;

(b)     
          all direct or contingent obligations of such Person arising under letters of
          credit (including standby and commercial), bankers acceptances, bank
          guaranties, surety bonds and similar instruments;

(c)     
          net obligations of such Person under any Swap Contract;

(d)     
          all obligations of such Person to pay the deferred purchase price of property or
          services (other than trade accounts payable in the ordinary course of business
          and, in each case, not past due for more than 90 days);

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(e)     
          indebtedness (excluding prepaid interest thereon) secured by a Lien on property
          owned or being purchased by such Person (including indebtedness arising under
          conditional sales or other title retention agreements), whether or not such
          indebtedness shall have been assumed by such Person or is limited in recourse;

(f)     
          Attributable Indebtedness; and

(g)     
          all Guarantees of such Person in respect of any of the foregoing.

For
all purposes hereof, the Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any
partnership or joint venture (other than a joint venture that is itself a corporation or
limited liability company) in which such Person is a general partner or a joint venturer
(other than a limited partner or similar investor), except to the extent that such
Indebtedness or portion thereof is non-recourse to such Person. The amount of any capital
lease or Synthetic Lease Obligation as of any date shall be deemed to be the amount of
Attributable Indebtedness in respect thereof as of such date.

Indemnified
Taxes means Taxes other than Excluded Taxes.

Indemnitees
has the meaning specified in Section 10.04(b).

Intangible
Assets means assets that are intangible assets under GAAP.

Interest
Payment Date means, (a) as to any Loan other than a Base Rate Loan, the last day of
each Interest Period applicable to such Loan and the Maturity Date; provided, however,
that if any Interest Period for a Eurodollar Rate Loan exceeds three months, the
respective dates that fall every three months after the beginning of such Interest Period
shall also be Interest Payment Dates; and (b) as to any Base Rate Loan, the last Business
Day of each March, June, September and December and the Maturity Date.

Interest
Period means, as to each Eurodollar Rate Loan, the period commencing on the date
such Eurodollar Rate Loan is disbursed or converted to or continued as a Eurodollar Rate
Loan and ending on the date one, two, three or six months thereafter, as selected by the
Borrower in its Loan Notice; providedthat:

(i)     
          any Interest Period that would otherwise end on a day that is not a Business Day
          shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless such Business Day
          falls in another calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on
          the next preceding Business Day;

(ii)     
          any Interest Period that begins on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or
          on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar
          month at the end of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of
          the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period; and

(iii)     
          no Interest Period shall extend beyond the Maturity Date.

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Investment
means, as to any Person, any direct or indirect acquisition or investment by such Person,
whether by means of (a) the purchase or other acquisition of capital stock or other
securities of another Person, (b) a loan, advance or capital contribution to, Guarantee or
assumption of debt of, or purchase or other acquisition of any other debt or equity
participation or interest in, another Person, including any partnership or joint venture
interest in such other Person and any arrangement pursuant to which the investor
Guarantees Indebtedness of such other Person, or (c) the purchase or other acquisition (in
one transaction or a series of transactions) of assets of another Person that constitute a
business unit. For purposes of covenant compliance, the amount of any Investment shall be
the amount actually invested, without adjustment for subsequent increases or decreases in
the value of such Investment.

IP
Rights has the meaning specified in Section 5.17.

IRS
means the United States Internal Revenue Service.

ISP means,
with respect to any Letter of Credit, the International Standby Practices 1998
published by the Institute of International Banking Law & Practice (or such later
version thereof as may be in effect at the time of issuance).

Issuer
Documents means with respect to any Letter of Credit, the Letter Credit Application,
and any other document, agreement and instrument entered into by the L/C Issuer and the
Borrower (or any Subsidiary) or in favor the L/C Issuer and relating to any such Letter of
Credit.

Joint
Venture means a single-purpose corporation, partnership, limited liability company,
joint venture or other similar legal arrangement (whether created by contract or conducted
through a separate legal entity) now or hereafter formed by the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries with another Person in order to conduct a common venture or enterprise with
such Person.

Laws
means, collectively, as to any Person, all international, foreign, Federal, state and
local statutes, treaties, rules, guidelines, regulations, ordinances, codes and
administrative or judicial precedents or authorities, including the 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 applicable to or binding on such Person or any of
its property.

L/C
Advance means, with respect to each Lender, such Lenders funding of its
participation in any L/C Borrowing in accordance with its Applicable Percentage.

L/C
Borrowing means an extension of credit resulting from a drawing under any Letter of
Credit which has not been reimbursed as required herein or refinanced as a Borrowing.

L/C
Credit Extension means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the issuance thereof
or extension of the expiry date thereof, or the increase of the amount thereof.

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L/C
Issuer means Bank of America in its capacity as issuer of Letters of Credit
hereunder, or any successor issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder in accordance with the
terms hereof.

L/C
Obligations means, as at any date of determination, the aggregate amount available
to be drawn under all outstanding Letters of Credit plus the aggregate of all Unreimbursed
Amounts, including all L/C Borrowings. For purposes of computing the amount available to
be drawn under any Letter of Credit, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be
determined in accordance with Section 1.06. For all purposes of this Agreement, if on
any date of determination a Letter of Credit has expired by its terms but any amount may
still be drawn thereunder by reason of the operation of Rule 3.14 of the ISP, such Letter
of Credit shall be deemed to be outstanding in the amount so remaining
available to be drawn.

Lender
has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereto.

Lending
Office means, as to any Lender, the office or offices of such Lender described as
such in such Lenders Administrative Questionnaire, or such other office or offices
as a Lender may from time to time notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.

Letter
of Credit means any standby letter of credit issued hereunder and shall include the
Existing Letters of Credit.

Letter
of Credit Application means an application and agreement for the issuance or
amendment of a Letter of Credit in the form from time to time in use by the L/C Issuer.

Letter
of Credit Expiration Date means the day that is three days prior to the Maturity
Date then in effect (or, if such day is not a Business Day, the next preceding Business
Day).

Letter
of Credit Fee has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(i).

Letter of
Credit Sublimit means an amount equal to $25,000,000. The Letter of Credit Sublimit
is part of, and not in addition to, the Aggregate Commitments.

Lien
means any mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement, encumbrance,
lien (statutory or other), charge, or preference, priority or other security interest or
preferential arrangement in the nature of a security interest of any kind or nature
whatsoever (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any
easement, right of way or other encumbrance on title to real property, and any financing
lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing).

Loan
has the meaning specified in Section 2.01.

Loan
Documents means this Agreement, each Note, each Issuer Document, the Fee Letter, and
the Guaranty.

Loan
Notice means a notice of (a) a Borrowing, (b) a conversion of Loans from one Type to
the other, or (c) a continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans, pursuant to
Section 2.02(a), which, if in writing, shall be substantially in the form of
Exhibit A.

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Loan
Parties means, collectively, the Borrower and the Guarantor.

Material
Adverse Effect means (a) a material adverse change in, or a material adverse effect
upon, the operations, business, properties, condition (financial or otherwise) or
prospects of the Borrower or the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole; (b) a
material impairment of the ability of any Loan Party to perform its obligations under any
Loan Document to which it is a party; or (c) a material adverse effect upon the legality,
validity, binding effect or enforceability against any Loan Party of any Loan Document to
which it is a party.

Material
Subsidiary means, as of the Closing Date or any other date of determination, any
Subsidiary that either (a) owns or holds title to 5% or more of the consolidated
assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as determined in accordance with GAAP,
measured as of the last day of the then most recently ended fiscal quarter,
(b) accounts for 5% or more of the consolidated revenue of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries as determined in accordance with GAAP, measured for the period of four
consecutive fiscal quarters ended on the last day of the then most recently ended fiscal
quarter or (c) is a Guarantor.

Maturity
Date means October 15, 2008.

Multiemployer
Plan means any employee benefit plan of the type described in
Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA, to which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate makes or is
obligated to make contributions, or during the preceding five plan years, has made or been
obligated to make contributions.

Note
means a promissory note made by the Borrower in favor of a Lender evidencing Loans made by
such Lender, substantially in the form of Exhibit B.

Obligations
means all advances to, and debts, liabilities, obligations, covenants and duties of, any
Loan Party arising under any Loan Document or otherwise with respect to any Loan or Letter
of Credit, whether direct or indirect (including those acquired by assumption), absolute
or contingent, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising and including
interest and fees that accrue after the commencement by or against any Loan Party or any
Affiliate thereof of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Laws naming such Person as the
debtor in such proceeding, regardless of whether such interest and fees are allowed claims
in such proceeding.

Operating
Lease means, for any person, any lease of any property of any kind by that Person as
lessee which is not a Capital Lease.

Organization
Documents means, (a) with respect to any corporation, the certificate or articles of
incorporation and the bylaws (or equivalent or comparable constitutive documents with
respect to any non-U.S. jurisdiction); (b) with respect to any limited liability company,
the certificate or articles of formation or organization and operating agreement; and (c)
with respect to any partnership, joint venture, trust or other form of business entity,
the partnership, joint venture or other applicable agreement of formation or organization
and any agreement, instrument, filing or notice with respect thereto filed in connection
with its formation or organization with the applicable Governmental Authority in the
jurisdiction of its formation or organization and, if applicable, any certificate or
articles of formation or organization of such entity.

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Other
Taxes means all present or future stamp or documentary taxes or any other excise or
property taxes, charges or similar levies arising from any payment made hereunder or under
any other Loan Document or from the execution, delivery or enforcement of, or otherwise
with respect to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document.

Outstanding
Amount means (i) with respect to Loans on any date, the aggregate outstanding
principal amount thereof after giving effect to any borrowings and prepayments or
repayments of Loans occurring on such date; and (ii) with respect to any L/C
Obligations on any date, the amount of such L/C Obligations on such date after giving
effect to any L/C Credit Extension occurring on such date and any other changes in the
aggregate amount of the L/C Obligations as of such date, including as a result of any
reimbursements by the Borrower of Unreimbursed Amounts.

Participant
has the meaning specified in Section 10.06(d).

PBGC
means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.

Pension
Plan means any employee pension benefit plan (as such term is defined in
Section 3(2) of ERISA), other than a Multiemployer Plan, that is subject to Title IV
of ERISA and is sponsored or maintained by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate or to which
the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate contributes or has an obligation to contribute, or in
the case of a multiple employer or other plan described in Section 4064(a) of ERISA,
has made contributions at any time during the immediately preceding five plan years.

Permitted
Swap Obligations means obligations (contingent or otherwise) of the Borrower or any
Subsidiary existing or arising under any Swap Contract, provided that such obligations are
(or were) entered into by such Person for the purpose of mitigating risks associated with
the business or business activities of, or the liabilities, commitments, investments,
assets, business or property held or reasonably anticipated by, such Person, or changes in
the value of securities issued by such Person, and not for purposes of speculation or
taking a market view.

Person
means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust, joint venture,
association, company, partnership, Governmental Authority or other entity.

Plan
means any employee benefit plan (as such term is defined in Section 3(3)
of ERISA) established by the Borrower or, with respect to any such plan that is
subject to Section 412 of the Code or Title IV of ERISA, any ERISA Affiliate.

Receivable
means any right to payment owing to the Borrower or any Subsidiary by an account
receivable obligor, arising from the sale of goods or services or the licensing of
intellectual property rights by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in the ordinary
course of its business.

Register
has the meaning specified in Section 10.06(c).

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Related
Parties means, with respect to any Person, such Persons Affiliates and the
partners, directors, officers, employees, agents and advisors of such Person and of such
Persons Affiliates.

Reportable
Event means any of the events set forth in Section 4043(c) of ERISA, other than
events for which the 30 day notice period has been waived.

Request
for Credit Extension means (a) with respect to a Borrowing, conversion or
continuation of Loans, a Loan Notice and (b) with respect to an L/C Credit Extension, a
Letter of Credit Application.

Required
Lenders means, as of any date of determination, Lenders having more than 50% of the
Aggregate Commitments or, if the commitment of each Lender to make Loans and the
obligation of the L/C Issuer to make L/C Credit Extensions have been terminated pursuant
to Section 8.02, Lenders holding in the aggregate more than 50% of the Total
Outstandings (with the aggregate amount of each Lenders risk participation and
funded participation in L/C Obligations being deemed held by such Lender for
purposes of this definition); provided that the Commitment of, and the portion of the
Total Outstandings held or deemed held by, any Defaulting Lender shall be excluded for
purposes of making a determination of Required Lenders.

Responsible
Officer means the chief executive officer, president, chief operating officer, chief
financial officer, treasurer or any assistant treasurer, secretary or any assistant
secretary or general counsel of a Loan Party. Any document delivered hereunder that is
signed by a Responsible Officer of a Loan Party shall be conclusively presumed to have
been authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership and/or other action on the part of
such Loan Party and such Responsible Officer shall be conclusively presumed to have acted
on behalf of such Loan Party.

Restricted
Payment means any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, securities or
other property) with respect to any capital stock or other Equity Interest of the Borrower
or any Subsidiary, or any payment (whether in cash, securities or other property),
including any sinking fund or similar deposit, on account of the purchase, redemption,
retirement, acquisition, cancellation or termination of any such capital stock or other
Equity Interest, or on account of any return of capital to the Borrowers
stockholders, partners or members (or the equivalent Person thereof).

SEC
means the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any Governmental Authority succeeding to
any of its principal functions.

Shareholders
Equity means, as of any date of determination, consolidated shareholders
equity of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of that date determined in accordance with
GAAP.

Subordinated
Indebtedness means Indebtedness which is expressly subordinated to the Obligations
on terms consented to in writing by the Required Lenders.

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Subsidiary
of a Person means a corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or
other business entity of which a majority of the shares of securities or other interests
having ordinary voting power for the election of directors or other governing body (other
than securities or interests having such power only by reason of the happening of a
contingency) are at the time beneficially owned or controlled, directly, or indirectly
through one or more intermediaries, or both, by such Person. Unless otherwise specified,
all references herein to a Subsidiary or to Subsidiaries shall
refer to a Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of the Borrower.

Surety
Instruments means all letters of credit (including standby and commercial),
bankers acceptances, bank guaranties, shipside bonds and similar instruments.

Swap
Contract means (a) any and all rate swap transactions, basis swaps, credit
derivative transactions, forward rate transactions, commodity swaps, commodity options,
forward commodity contracts, equity or equity index swaps or options, bond or bond price
or bond index swaps or options or forward bond or forward bond price or forward bond index
transactions, interest rate options, forward foreign exchange transactions, cap
transactions, floor transactions, collar transactions, currency swap transactions,
cross-currency rate swap transactions, currency options, spot contracts, or any other
similar transactions or any combination of any of the foregoing (including any options to
enter into any of the foregoing), whether or not any such transaction is governed by or
subject to any master agreement, and (b) any and all transactions of any kind, and the
related confirmations, which are subject to the terms and conditions of, or governed by,
any form of master agreement published by the International Swaps and Derivatives
Association, Inc., any International Foreign Exchange Master Agreement, or any other
master agreement relating to any of the transactions or instruments described in the
preceding clause (a) (any such master agreement, together with any related schedules,
a Master Agreement), including any such obligations or liabilities under any
Master Agreement.

Swap
Termination Value means, in respect of any one or more Swap Contracts, after taking
into account the effect of any legally enforceable netting agreement relating to such Swap
Contracts, (a) for any date on or after the date such Swap Contracts have been closed out
and termination value(s) determined in accordance therewith, such termination value(s),
and (b) for any date prior to the date referenced in clause (a), the amount
determined by the Borrower as the mark-to-market value(s) for such Swap Contracts, as
determined based upon one or more mid-market or other readily available quotations
provided by any recognized dealer in such Swap Contracts (which may include a Lender or
any Affiliate of a Lender).

Synthetic
Lease Obligation means the monetary obligation of a Person under (a) a
so-called synthetic, off-balance sheet or tax retention lease, or (b) an agreement
for the use or possession of property creating obligations that do not appear on the
balance sheet of such Person but which, upon the insolvency or bankruptcy of such Person,
would be characterized as the indebtedness of such Person (without regard to accounting
treatment).

Taxes
means all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings,
assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority, including any
interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.

Threshold
Amount means $30,000,000.

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Total
Outstandings means the aggregate Outstanding Amount of all Loans and all L/C
Obligations.

Type
means, with respect to a Loan, its character as a Base Rate Loan or a Eurodollar Rate
Loan.

UCC
means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in any applicable
jurisdiction.

Unfunded
Pension Liability means the excess of a Pension Plans benefit liabilities
under Section 4001(a)(16) of ERISA, over the current value of that Pension
Plans assets, determined in accordance with the assumptions used for funding the
Pension Plan pursuant to Section 412 of the Code for the applicable plan year.

United
States and U.S. mean the United States of America.

Unreimbursed
Amount has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(c)(i).

Wholly
Owned Subsidiary of a Person means (a) any Subsidiary all of the outstanding
voting securities (other than directors qualifying shares and/or other nominal amounts of
shares required to be held by directors or other Persons under applicable law) of which
shall at the time be owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or
more Wholly Owned Subsidiaries of such Person, or by such Person and one or more Wholly
Owned Subsidiaries of such Person, or (b) any partnership, limited liability company,
association, joint venture or similar business organization 100% of the ownership
interests having ordinary voting power of which shall at the time be so owned or
controlled.

1.02 
Other Interpretive Provisions. With reference to this Agreement and each other Loan
Document, unless otherwise specified herein or in such other Loan Document:

(a)     
          The definitions of terms herein shall apply equally to the singular and plural
          forms of the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall
          include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The words
          include, includes and including shall be
          deemed to be followed by the phrase without limitation. The word
          will shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the
          word shall. Unless the context requires otherwise, (i) any
          definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document
          (including any Organization Document) shall be construed as referring to such
          agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended,
          supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such
          amendments, supplements or modifications set forth herein or in any other Loan
          Document), (ii) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to
          include such Persons successors and assigns, (iii) the words
          herein, hereof and hereunder, and words of
          similar import when used in any Loan Document, shall be construed to refer to
          such Loan Document in its entirety and not to any particular provision thereof,
          (iv) all references in a Loan Document to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and
          Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits
          and Schedules to, the Loan Document in which such references appear,
          (v) any reference to any law shall include all statutory and regulatory
          provisions consolidating, amending replacing or interpreting such law and any
          reference to any law or regulation shall, unless otherwise specified, refer to
          such law or regulation as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time,
          and (vi) the words asset and property shall be
          construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all
          tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash, securities,
          accounts and contract rights.

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(b)     
          In the computation of periods of time from a specified date to a later specified
          date, the word from means from and including; the words
          to and until each mean to but excluding; and
          the word through means to and including.

(c)     
          Section headings herein and in the other Loan Documents are included for
          convenience of reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of this
          Agreement or any other Loan Document.

1.03
Accounting Terms.

(a)     
          Generally. All accounting terms not specifically or completely defined herein
          shall be construed in conformity with, and all financial data (including
          financial ratios and other financial calculations) required to be submitted
          pursuant to this Agreement shall be prepared in conformity with, GAAP applied on
          a consistent basis, as in effect from time to time, applied in a manner
          consistent with that used in preparing the Audited Financial Statements, except
          as otherwise specifically prescribed herein.

(b)     
          Changes in GAAP. If at any time any change in GAAP would affect the computation
          of any financial ratio or requirement set forth in any Loan Document, and either
          the Borrower or the Required Lenders shall so request, the Administrative Agent,
          the Lenders and the Borrower shall negotiate in good faith to amend such ratio
          or requirement to preserve the original intent thereof in light of such change
          in GAAP (subject to the approval of the Required Lenders); provided that, until
          so amended, (i) such ratio or requirement shall continue to be computed in
          accordance with GAAP prior to such change therein and (ii) the Borrower
          shall provide to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders financial statements
          and other documents required under this Agreement or as reasonably requested
          hereunder setting forth a reconciliation between calculations of such ratio or
          requirement made before and after giving effect to such change in GAAP.

1.04 Rounding. Any financial ratios required to be maintained by the Borrower pursuant to this
Agreement shall be calculated by dividing the appropriate component by the other
component, carrying the result to one place more than the number of places by which such
ratio is expressed in Section 7.13 and rounding the result up or down to the nearest
number (with a rounding-up if there is no nearest number).

1.05
Times of Day. Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to times of day shall be
references to Eastern time (daylight or standard, as applicable).

1.06
Letter of Credit Amounts. Unless otherwise specified herein, the amount of a Letter of
Credit at any time shall be deemed to be the stated amount of such Letter of Credit in
effect at such time; provided, however, that with respect to any Letter of Credit that, by
its terms or the terms of any Issuer Document related thereto, provides for one or more
automatic increases in the stated amount thereof, the amount of such Letter of Credit
shall be deemed to be the maximum stated amount of such Letter of Credit after giving
effect to all such increases, whether or not such maximum stated amount is in effect at
such time.

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ARTICLE II.
THE COMMITMENTS AND CREDIT EXTENSIONS

2.01 Loans. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Lender severally agrees
to make loans (each such loan, a Loan) to the Borrower from time to time, on
any Business Day during the Availability Period, in an aggregate amount not to exceed at
any time outstanding the amount of such Lenders Commitment; provided,however, that
after giving effect to any Borrowing, (i) the Total Outstandings shall not exceed the
Aggregate Commitments, and (ii) the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Loans of any
Lender, plus such Lenders Applicable Percentage of the Outstanding Amount of all L/C
Obligations shall not exceed such Lenders Commitment. Within the limits of each
Lenders Commitment, and subject to the other terms and conditions hereof, the
Borrower may borrow under this Section 2.01, prepay under Section 2.04, and
reborrow under this Section 2.01. Loans may be Base Rate Loans or Eurodollar Rate
Loans, as further provided herein.

2.02     Borrowings, Conversions and Continuations of Loans.

(a)     
          Each Borrowing, each conversion of Loans from one Type to the other, and each
          continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be made upon the Borrowers
          irrevocable notice to the Administrative Agent, which may be given by telephone.
          Each such notice must be received by the Administrative Agent not later than
          12:00 noon (i) three Business Days prior to the requested date of any
          Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans or of any
          conversion of Eurodollar Rate Loans to Base Rate Loans, and (ii) on the
          requested date of any Borrowing of Base Rate Loans. Each telephonic notice by
          the Borrower pursuant to this Section 2.02(a) must be confirmed promptly by
          delivery to the Administrative Agent of a written Loan Notice, appropriately
          completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower. Each Borrowing
          of, conversion to or continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be in a
          principal amount of $5,000,000 or a whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess
          thereof. Except as provided in Section 2.03(c), each Borrowing of or
          conversion to Base Rate Loans shall be in a principal amount of $500,000 or a
          whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof. Each Loan Notice (whether
          telephonic or written) shall specify (i) whether the Borrower is requesting
          a Borrowing, a conversion of Loans from one Type to the other, or a continuation
          of Eurodollar Rate Loans, (ii) the requested date of the Borrowing,
          conversion or continuation, as the case may be (which shall be a Business Day),
          (iii) the principal amount of Loans to be borrowed, converted or continued,
          (iv) the Type of Loans to be borrowed or to which existing Loans are to be
          converted, and (v) if applicable, the duration of the Interest Period with
          respect thereto. If the Borrower fails to specify a Type of Loan in a Loan
          Notice or if the Borrower fails to give a timely notice requesting a conversion
          or continuation, then the applicable Loans shall be made as, or converted to,
          Base Rate Loans. Any such automatic conversion to Base Rate Loans shall be
          effective as of the last day of the Interest Period then in effect with respect
          to the applicable Eurodollar Rate Loans. If the Borrower requests a Borrowing
          of, conversion to, or continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans in any such Loan
          Notice, but fails to specify an Interest Period, it will be deemed to have
          specified an Interest Period of one month.

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(b)     
          Following receipt of a Loan Notice, the Administrative Agent shall promptly
          notify each Lender of the amount of its Applicable Percentage of the applicable
          Loans, and if no timely notice of a conversion or continuation is provided by
          the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall notify each Lender of the details
          of any automatic conversion to Base Rate Loans described in the preceding
          subsection. In the case of a Borrowing, each Lender shall make the amount of its
          Loan available to the Administrative Agent in immediately available funds at the
          Administrative Agents Office not later than 2:00 p.m. on the Business Day
          specified in the applicable Loan Notice. Upon satisfaction of the applicable
          conditions set forth in Section 4.02 (and, if such Borrowing is the initial
          Credit Extension, Section 4.01), the Administrative Agent shall make all
          funds so received available to the Borrower in like funds as received by the
          Administrative Agent either by (i) crediting the account of the Borrower on
          the books of Bank of America with the amount of such funds or (ii) wire
          transfer of such funds, in each case in accordance with instructions provided to
          (and reasonably acceptable to) the Administrative Agent by the Borrower;
          provided, however, that if, on the date the Loan Notice with respect to such
          Borrowing is given by the Borrower, there are L/C Borrowings outstanding, then
          the proceeds of such Borrowing, first, shall be applied to the payment in full
          of any such L/C Borrowings, and second, shall be made available to the Borrower
          as provided above.

(c)     
          Except as otherwise provided herein, a Eurodollar Rate Loan may be continued or
          converted only on the last day of an Interest Period for such Eurodollar Rate
          Loan. During the existence of a Default, no Loans may be requested as, converted
          to or continued as Eurodollar Rate Loans without the consent of the Required
          Lenders.

(d)     
          The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower and the Lenders of
          the interest rate applicable to any Interest Period for Eurodollar Rate Loans
          upon determination of such interest rate. At any time that Base Rate Loans are
          outstanding, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower and the Lenders
          of any change in Bank of Americas prime rate used in determining the Base
          Rate promptly following the public announcement of such change.

(e)     
          After giving effect to all Borrowings, all conversions of Loans from one Type to
          the other, and all continuations of Loans as the same Type, there shall not be
          more than ten Interest Periods in effect with respect to Loans.

2.03 Letters of Credit.

(a)     
          The Letter of Credit Commitment.

| | (i)     
               Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, (A) the L/C Issuer
               agrees, in reliance upon the agreements of the Lenders set forth in this
               Section 2.03, (1) from time to time on any Business Day during the period
               from the Closing Date until the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, to issue
               Letters of Credit for the account of the Borrower, and to amend or renew Letters
               of Credit previously issued by it, in accordance with subsection (b) below, and
               (2) to honor drawings under the Letters of Credit; and (B) the Lenders
               severally agree to participate in Letters of Credit issued for the account of
               the Borrower and any drawings thereunder; provided that after giving effect to
               any L/C Credit Extension with respect to any Letter of Credit, (x) the
               Total Outstandings shall not exceed the Aggregate Commitments, (y) the aggregate
               Outstanding Amount of the Loans
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| | of any Lender, plus such Lenders
               Applicable Percentage of the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations shall not
               exceed such Lenders Commitment, and (z) the Outstanding Amount of the L/C
               Obligations shall not exceed the Letter of Credit Sublimit. Each request by the
               Borrower for the issuance or amendment of a Letter of Credit shall be deemed to
               be a representation by the Borrower that the L/C Credit Extension so requested
               complies with the conditions set forth in the proviso to the preceding sentence.
               Within the foregoing limits, and subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the
               Borrowers ability to obtain Letters of Credit shall be fully revolving,
               and accordingly the Borrower may, during the foregoing period, obtain Letters of
               Credit to replace Letters of Credit that have expired or that have been drawn
               upon and reimbursed. All Existing Letters of Credit shall be deemed to have been
               issued pursuant hereto, and from and after the Closing Date shall be subject to
               and governed by the terms and conditions hereof.
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| | (ii)     
          The L/C Issuer shall not issue any Letter of Credit, if:
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| | (A)     
               subject to Section 2.03(b)(iii), the expiry date of such requested Letter
               of Credit would occur more than twelve months after the date of issuance or last
               extension, unless the Required Lenders have approved such expiry date; or
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| | (B)     
               the expiry date of such requested Letter of Credit would occur after the Letter
               of Credit Expiration Date, unless all the Lenders have approved such expiry
               date.
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| | (iii)     
          The L/C Issuer shall not be under any obligation to issue any Letter of Credit
          if:
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| | (A)     
               any order, judgment or decree of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator shall
               by its terms purport to enjoin or restrain the L/C Issuer from issuing such
               Letter of Credit, or any Law applicable to the L/C Issuer or any request or
               directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any Governmental
               Authority with jurisdiction over the L/C Issuer shall prohibit, or request that
               the L/C Issuer refrain from, the issuance of letters of credit generally or such
               Letter of Credit in particular or shall impose upon the L/C Issuer with respect
               to such Letter of Credit any restriction, reserve or capital requirement (for
               which the L/C Issuer is not otherwise compensated hereunder) not in effect on
               the Closing Date, or shall impose upon the L/C Issuer any unreimbursed loss,
               cost or expense which was not applicable on the Closing Date and which the L/C
               Issuer in good faith deems material to it;
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| | (B)     
               the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate one or more policies of the
               L/C Issuer;
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| | (C)     
               except as otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer, such
               Letter of Credit is in an initial stated amount less than $100,000;
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| | (D)     
               such Letter of Credit is to be denominated in a currency other than Dollars;
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| | (E)     
               such Letter of Credit contains any provisions for automatic reinstatement of the
               stated amount after any drawing thereunder; or
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| | (F)     
               a default of any Lenders obligations to fund under Section 2.03(c)
               exists or any Lender is at such time a Defaulting Lender hereunder, unless the
               L/C Issuer has entered into satisfactory arrangements with the Borrower or such
               Lender to eliminate the L/C Issuers risk with respect to such Lender.
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| | (iv)       
               The L/C Issuer shall not amend any Letter of Credit if the L/C Issuer would not
               be permitted at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its amended form
               under the terms hereof.
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| | (v)       
               The L/C Issuer shall be under no obligation to amend any Letter of Credit if
               (A) the L/C Issuer would have no obligation hereunder at such time to issue
               such Letter of Credit in its amended form under the terms hereof, or
               (B) the beneficiary of such Letter of Credit does not accept the proposed
               amendment to such Letter of Credit.
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| | (vi)       
               The L/C Issuer shall act on behalf of the Lenders with respect to any Letters of
               Credit issued by it and the documents associated therewith, and the L/C Issuer
               shall have all of the benefits and immunities (A) provided to the
               Administrative Agent in Article IX with respect to any acts taken or
               omissions suffered by the L/C Issuer in connection with Letters of Credit issued
               by it or proposed to be issued by it and Issuer Documents pertaining to such
               Letters of Credit as fully as if the term Administrative Agent as
               used in Article IX included the L/C Issuer with respect to such acts or
               omissions, and (B) as additionally provided herein with respect to the L/C
               Issuer.
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(b)     
          Procedures for Issuance and Amendment of Letters of Credit; Auto-Extension
          Letters of Credit.

| | (i)       
               Each Letter of Credit shall be issued or amended, as the case may be, upon the
               request of the Borrower delivered to the L/C Issuer (with a copy to the
               Administrative Agent) in the form of a Letter of Credit Application,
               appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower.
               Such Letter of Credit Application must be received by the L/C Issuer and the
               Administrative Agent not later than 2:00 p.m. at least two Business Days (or
               such later date and time as the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer may
               agree in a particular instance in their sole discretion) prior to the proposed
               issuance date or date of amendment, as the case may be. In the case of a request
               for an initial issuance of a Letter of Credit, such Letter of Credit Application
               shall specify in form and detail satisfactory to the L/C Issuer: (A) the
               proposed issuance date of the requested Letter of Credit (which shall be a
               Business Day); (B) the amount thereof; (C) the expiry date thereof;
               (D) the name and address of the beneficiary thereof; (E) the documents
               to be presented by such beneficiary in case of any drawing thereunder;
               (F) the full text of any certificate to be presented by such beneficiary in
               case of any drawing thereunder; and (G) such other matters as the L/C
               Issuer may require. In the case of a request for an amendment of any outstanding
               Letter of Credit, such Letter of Credit Application shall specify in form and
               detail satisfactory to the L/C Issuer (A) the Letter of Credit to be
               amended; (B) the proposed date of amendment thereof (which shall be a
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| | Business Day); (C) the nature of the proposed amendment; and (D) such
               other matters as the L/C Issuer may require. Additionally, the Borrower shall
               furnish to the L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent such other documents
               and information pertaining to such requested Letter of Credit issuance or
               amendment, including any Issuer Documents, as the L/C Issuer or the
               Administrative Agent may require.
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| | (ii)       
               Promptly after receipt of any Letter of Credit Application, the L/C Issuer will
               confirm with the Administrative Agent (by telephone or in writing) that the
               Administrative Agent has received a copy of such Letter of Credit Application
               from the Borrower and, if not, the L/C Issuer will provide the Administrative
               Agent with a copy thereof. Unless the L/C Issuer has received written notice
               from any Lender, the Administrative Agent or any Loan Party, at least one
               Business Day prior to the requested date of issuance or amendment of the
               applicable Letter of Credit, that one or more applicable conditions contained in
               Article IV shall not then be satisfied, then, subject to the terms and
               conditions hereof, the L/C Issuer shall, on the requested date, issue a Letter
               of Credit for the account of the Borrower or enter into the applicable
               amendment, as the case may be, in each case in accordance with the L/C
               Issuers usual and customary business practices and the terms hereof.
               Immediately upon the issuance of each Letter of Credit, each Lender shall be
               deemed to, and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to, purchase from
               the L/C Issuer a risk participation in such Letter of Credit in an amount equal
               to the product of such Lenders Applicable Percentage times the amount of
               such Letter of Credit.
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| | (iii)       
               If the Borrower so requests in any applicable Letter of Credit Application, the
               L/C Issuer may, in its sole and absolute discretion, agree to issue a Letter of
               Credit that has automatic extension provisions (each, an Auto-Extension
               Letter of Credit); provided that any such Auto-Extension Letter of Credit
               must permit the L/C Issuer to prevent any such extension at least once in each
               twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of
               Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day
               (the Non-Extension Notice Date) in each such twelve-month period to
               be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued; provided, further;
               that the aggregate principal amount of all such automatically renewable Letters
               of Credit shall not exceed $3,000,000, which amount shall be a sublimit within
               the Letter of Credit Sublimit. Unless otherwise directed by the L/C Issuer, the
               Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to the L/C Issuer for
               any such extension. Once an Auto-Extension Letter of Credit has been issued, the
               Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the L/C Issuer
               to permit the extension of such Letter of Credit at any time to an expiry date
               not later than the Letter of Credit Expiration Date; provided, however, that the
               L/C Issuer shall not permit any such extension if (A) the L/C Issuer has
               determined that it would not be permitted, or would have no obligation hereunder
               at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its revised form (as extended)
               under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of clause (ii) or
               (iii) of Section 2.03(a)or otherwise), or (B) it has received
               notice (which may be by telephone or in writing) on or before the day that is
               five Business Days before the Non-Extension Notice Date (1) from the
               Administrative Agent that the Required Lenders have elected not to permit such
               extension or (2) from the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the Borrower that
               one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 4.02 is not
               then satisfied, and in each such case directing the L/C Issuer not to permit
               such extension.
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| | (iv)       
               Promptly after its delivery of any Letter of Credit or any amendment to a Letter
               of Credit to an advising bank with respect thereto or to the beneficiary
               thereof, the L/C Issuer will also deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative
               Agent a true and complete copy of such Letter of Credit or amendment.
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(c)     
         Drawings and Reimbursements; Funding of Participations.

| |  | (i)
               Upon receipt from the beneficiary of any Letter of Credit of any notice of a
               drawing under such Letter of Credit, the L/C Issuer shall notify the Borrower
               and the Administrative Agent thereof. Not later than 12:30 p.m. on the date of
               any payment by the L/C Issuer under a Letter of Credit (each such date, an
               Honor Date), the Borrower shall reimburse the L/C Issuer through the
               Administrative Agent in an amount equal to the amount of such drawing. If the
               Borrower fails to so reimburse the L/C Issuer by such time, the Administrative
               Agent shall promptly notify each Lender of the Honor Date, the amount of the
               unreimbursed drawing (the Unreimbursed Amount), and the amount of
               such Lenders Applicable Percentage thereof. In such event, the Borrower
               shall be deemed to have requested a Borrowing of Base Rate Loans to be disbursed
               on the Honor Date in an amount equal to the Unreimbursed Amount, without regard
               to the minimum and multiples specified in Section 2.02 for the principal
               amount of Base Rate Loans, but subject to the amount of the unutilized portion
               of the Aggregate Commitments and the conditions set forth in Section 4.02
               (other than the delivery of a Loan Notice). Any notice given by the L/C Issuer
               or the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 2.03(c)(i) may be
               given by telephone if immediately confirmed in writing; provided that the lack
               of such an immediate confirmation shall not affect the conclusiveness or binding
               effect of such notice.
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| | (ii)       
               Each Lender shall upon any notice pursuant to Section 2.03(c)(i) make
               funds available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer at
               the Administrative Agents Office in an amount equal to its Applicable
               Percentage of the Unreimbursed Amount not later than 1:00 p.m. on the Business
               Day specified in such notice by the Administrative Agent, whereupon, subject to
               the provisions of Section 2.03(c)(iii), each Lender that so makes funds
               available shall be deemed to have made a Base Rate Loan to the Borrower in such
               amount. The Administrative Agent shall remit the funds so received to the L/C
               Issuer.
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| | (iii)       
               With respect to any Unreimbursed Amount that is not fully refinanced by a
               Borrowing of Base Rate Loans because the conditions set forth in
               Section 4.02 cannot be satisfied or for any other reason, the Borrower
               shall be deemed to have incurred from the L/C Issuer an L/C Borrowing in the
               amount of the Unreimbursed Amount that is not so refinanced, which L/C Borrowing
               shall be due and payable on demand (together with interest) and shall bear
               interest at the Default Rate. In such event, each Lenders payment to the
               Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer pursuant to
               Section 2.03(c)(ii) shall be deemed payment in respect of its
               participation in such L/C Borrowing and shall constitute an L/C Advance from
               such Lender in satisfaction of its participation obligation under this
               Section 2.03.
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| | (iv)       
               Until each Lender funds its Loan or L/C Advance pursuant to this
               Section 2.03(c) to reimburse the L/C Issuer for any amount drawn under any
               Letter of Credit, interest in respect of such Lenders Applicable
               Percentage of such amount shall be solely for the account of the L/C Issuer.
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| | (v)       
               Each Lenders obligation to make Loans or L/C Advances to reimburse the L/C
               Issuer for amounts drawn under Letters of Credit, as contemplated by this
               Section 2.03(c), shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be
               affected by any circumstance, including (A) any setoff, counterclaim,
               recoupment, defense or other right which such Lender may have against the L/C
               Issuer, the Borrower or any other Person for any reason whatsoever; (B) the
               occurrence or continuance of a Default, or (C) any other occurrence, event
               or condition, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing; provided, however,
               that each Lenders obligation to make Loans pursuant to this
               Section 2.03(c) is subject to the conditions set forth in Section 4.02
               (other than delivery by the Borrower of a Loan Notice). No such making of an L/C
               Advance shall relieve or otherwise impair the obligation of the Borrower to
               reimburse the L/C Issuer for the amount of any payment made by the L/C Issuer
               under any Letter of Credit, together with interest as provided herein.
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| | (vi)       
               If any Lender fails to make available to the Administrative Agent for the
               account of the L/C Issuer any amount required to be paid by such Lender pursuant
               to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.03(c) by the time specified
               in Section 2.03(c)(ii), the L/C Issuer shall be entitled to recover from
               such Lender (acting through the Administrative Agent), on demand, such amount
               with interest thereon for the period from the date such payment is required to
               the date on which such payment is immediately available to the L/C Issuer at a
               rate per annum equal to the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate
               determined by the L/C Issuer in accordance with banking industry rules on
               interbank compensation. A certificate of the L/C Issuer submitted to any Lender
               (through the Administrative Agent) with respect to any amounts owing under this
               clause (vi) shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
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(d)     
          Repayment of Participations.

| | (i)       
               At any time after the L/C Issuer has made a payment under any Letter of Credit
               and has received from any Lender such Lenders L/C Advance in respect of
               such payment in accordance with Section 2.03(c), if the Administrative
               Agent receives for the account of the L/C Issuer any payment in respect of the
               related Unreimbursed Amount or interest thereon (whether directly from the
               Borrower or otherwise, including proceeds of Cash Collateral applied thereto by
               the Administrative Agent), the Administrative Agent will distribute to such
               Lender its Applicable Percentage thereof (appropriately adjusted, in the case of
               interest payments, to reflect the period of time during which such Lenders
               L/C Advance was outstanding) in the same funds as those received by the
               Administrative Agent.
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| | (ii)       
               If any payment received by the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C
               Issuer pursuant to Section 2.03(c)(i) is required to be returned under
               any of the circumstances described in Section 10.05 (including pursuant to
               any settlement entered into by the L/C Issuer in its discretion), each Lender
               shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer its
               Applicable Percentage thereof on demand of the Administrative Agent, plus
               interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such amount is
               returned by such Lender, at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate
               from time to time in effect. The obligations of the Lenders under this
               clause shall survive the payment in full of the Obligations and the
               termination of this Agreement.
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(e)     
          Obligations Absolute. The obligation of the Borrower to reimburse the L/C Issuer
          for each drawing under each Letter of Credit and to repay each L/C Borrowing
          shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable, and shall be paid strictly in
          accordance with the terms of this Agreement under all circumstances, including
          the following:

| | (i)       
               any lack of validity or enforceability of such Letter of Credit, this Agreement,
               or any other Loan Document;
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| | (ii)       
               the existence of any claim, counterclaim, setoff, defense or other right that
               the Borrower or any Subsidiary may have at any time against any beneficiary or
               any transferee of such Letter of Credit (or any Person for whom any such
               beneficiary or any such transferee may be acting), the L/C Issuer or any other
               Person, whether in connection with this Agreement, the transactions contemplated
               hereby or by such Letter of Credit or any agreement or instrument relating
               thereto, or any unrelated transaction;
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| | (iii)       
               any draft, demand, certificate or other document presented under such Letter of
               Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent, invalid or insufficient in any respect
               or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect; or any loss
               or delay in the transmission or otherwise of any document required in order to
               make a drawing under such Letter of Credit;
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| | (iv)       
               any payment by the L/C Issuer under such Letter of Credit against presentation
               of a draft or certificate that does not strictly comply with the terms of such
               Letter of Credit; or any payment made by the L/C Issuer under such Letter of
               Credit to any Person purporting to be a trustee in bankruptcy,
               debtor-in-possession, assignee for the benefit of creditors, liquidator,
               receiver or other representative of or successor to any beneficiary or any
               transferee of such Letter of Credit, including any arising in connection with
               any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law; or
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| | (v)       
               any other circumstance or happening whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of
               the foregoing, including any other circumstance that might otherwise constitute
               a defense available to, or a discharge of, the Borrower or any Subsidiary.
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The
Borrower shall promptly examine a copy of each Letter of Credit and each amendment thereto
that is delivered to it and, in the event of any claim of noncompliance with the
Borrowers instructions or other irregularity, the Borrower will promptly notify the
L/C Issuer. The Borrower shall be conclusively deemed to have waived any such claim
against the L/C Issuer and its correspondents unless such notice is given as aforesaid.

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(f)     
          Role of L/C Issuer. Each Lender and the Borrower agree that, in paying any
          drawing under a Letter of Credit, the L/C Issuer shall not have any
          responsibility to obtain any document (other than any sight draft, certificates
          and documents expressly required by the Letter of Credit) or to ascertain or
          inquire as to the validity or accuracy of any such document or the authority of
          the Person executing or delivering any such document. None of the L/C Issuer,
          the Administrative Agent, any of their respective Related Parties nor any
          correspondent, participant or assignee of the L/C Issuer shall be liable to any
          Lender for (i) any action taken or omitted in connection herewith at the
          request or with the approval of the Lenders or the Required Lenders, as
          applicable; (ii) any action taken or omitted in the absence of gross
          negligence or willful misconduct; or (iii) the due execution,
          effectiveness, validity or enforceability of any document or instrument related
          to any Letter of Credit or Issuer Document. The Borrower hereby assumes all
          risks of the acts or omissions of any beneficiary or transferee with respect to
          its use of any Letter of Credit; provided, however, that this assumption is not
          intended to, and shall not, preclude the Borrowers pursuing such rights
          and remedies as it may have against the beneficiary or transferee at law or
          under any other agreement. None of the L/C Issuer, the Administrative Agent, any
          of their respective Related Parties nor any correspondent, participant or
          assignee of the L/C Issuer shall be liable or responsible for any of the matters
          described in clauses (i) through (v) of Section 2.03(e);
          provided, however, that anything in such clauses to the contrary
          notwithstanding, the Borrower may have a claim against the L/C Issuer, and the
          L/C Issuer may be liable to the Borrower, to the extent, but only to the extent,
          of any direct, as opposed to consequential or exemplary, damages suffered by the
          Borrower which the Borrower proves were caused by the L/C Issuers willful
          misconduct or gross negligence, the L/C Issuers willful failure to pay
          under any Letter of Credit after the presentation to it by the beneficiary of a
          sight draft and certificate(s) strictly complying with the terms and conditions
          of a Letter of Credit. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing,
          the L/C Issuer may accept documents that appear on their face to be in order,
          without responsibility for further investigation, regardless of any notice or
          information to the contrary, and the L/C Issuer shall not be responsible for the
          validity or sufficiency of any instrument transferring or assigning or
          purporting to transfer or assign a Letter of Credit or the rights or benefits
          thereunder or proceeds thereof, in whole or in part, which may prove to be
          invalid or ineffective for any reason.

(g)     
          Cash Collateral. Upon the request of the Administrative Agent, (i) if the
          L/C Issuer has honored any full or partial drawing request under any Letter of
          Credit and such drawing has resulted in an L/C Borrowing, or (ii) if, as of
          the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, any L/C Obligation for any reason remains
          outstanding, the Borrower shall, in each case, immediately Cash Collateralize
          the then Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations. Sections 2.04 and
          8.02(c) set forth certain additional requirements to deliver Cash Collateral
          hereunder. For purposes of this Section 2.03, Section 2.04 and
          Section 8.02(c), Cash Collateralize means to pledge and deposit
          with or deliver to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the L/C Issuer
          and the Lenders, as collateral for the L/C Obligations, cash or deposit account
          balances pursuant to documentation in form and substance satisfactory to the
          Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer (which documents are hereby consented to
          by the Lenders). Derivatives of such term have corresponding meanings. The
          Borrower hereby grants to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the L/C
          Issuer and the Lenders, a security interest

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in all such Cash Collateral, and all
          proceeds thereof. Cash Collateral shall be maintained in blocked, non-interest
          bearing deposit accounts at Bank of America. Unless otherwise agreed to by the
          Lenders, all such Cash Collateral (inclusive of accrued interest thereon) shall
          be returned to the Borrower only when the L/C Issuers commitment to issue
          Letters of Credit has terminated, all Letters of Credit have been cancelled and
          no L/C Obligations are outstanding.

(h)     
         Applicability of ISP and UCP. Unless otherwise expressly agreed by the L/C
          Issuer and the Borrower when a Letter of Credit is issued (including any such
          agreement applicable to an Existing Letter of Credit), the rules of the ISP
          shall apply to each standby Letter of Credit.

(i)     
          Letter of Credit Fees. The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent for
          the account of each Lender in accordance with its Applicable Percentage a Letter
          of Credit fee (the Letter of Credit Fee) for each Letter of Credit
          equal to the Applicable Rate times the daily maximum amount available to be
          drawn under such Letter of Credit. For purposes of computing the daily amount
          available to be drawn under any Letter of Credit, the amount of such Letter of
          Credit shall be determined in accordance with Section 1.06. Letter of
          Credit Fees shall be (i) computed on a quarterly basis in arrears and
          (ii) due and payable on the last Business Day of each March, June,
          September and December, commencing with the first such date to occur after the
          issuance of such Letter of Credit, on the Letter of Credit Expiration Date and
          thereafter on demand. If there is any change in the Applicable Rate during any
          quarter, the daily amount available to be drawn under each Letter of Credit
          shall be computed and multiplied by the Applicable Rate separately for each
          period during such quarter that such Applicable Rate was in effect.
          Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, upon the request of
          the Required Lenders, while any Event of Default exists, all Letter of Credit
          Fees shall accrue at the Default Rate.

(j)     
          Fronting Fee and Documentary and Processing Charges Payable to L/C Issuer. The
          Borrower shall pay directly to the L/C Issuer for its own account a fronting fee
          with respect to each Letter of Credit, at the rate per annum specified in the
          Fee Letter, computed on the daily amount available to be drawn under such Letter
          of Credit on a quarterly basis in arrears, and due and payable on the first
          Business Day after the end of each March, June, September and December,
          commencing with the first such date to occur after the issuance of such Letter
          of Credit, on the Letter of Credit Expiration Date and thereafter on demand. For
          purposes of computing the daily amount available to be drawn under any Letter of
          Credit, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be determined in accordance
          with Section 1.06. In addition, the Borrower shall pay directly to the L/C
          Issuer for its own account the customary issuance, presentation, amendment and
          other processing fees, and other standard costs and charges, of the L/C Issuer
          relating to letters of credit as from time to time in effect. Such customary
          fees and standard costs and charges are due and payable on demand and are
          nonrefundable.

(k)     
         Conflict with Issuer Documents. In the event of any conflict between the terms
          hereof and the terms of any Issuer Document, the terms hereof shall control.

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2.04 
Prepayments.

(a)     
          The Borrower may, upon notice to the Administrative Agent, at any time or from
          time to time voluntarily prepay Loans in whole or in part without premium or
          penalty; provided that (i) such notice must be received by the
          Administrative Agent not later than 12:00 noon (A) three Business Days
          prior to any date of prepayment of Eurodollar Rate Loans and (B) on the
          date of prepayment of Base Rate Loans; (ii) any prepayment of Eurodollar
          Rate Loans shall be in a principal amount of $10,000,000 or a whole multiple of
          $1,000,000 in excess thereof; and (iii) any prepayment of Base Rate Loans
          shall be in a principal amount of $10,000,000 or a whole multiple of $1,000,000
          in excess thereof or, in each case, if less, the entire principal amount thereof
          then outstanding. Each such notice shall specify the date and amount of such
          prepayment and the Type(s) of Loans to be prepaid. The Administrative Agent will
          promptly notify each Lender of its receipt of each such notice, and of the
          amount of such Lenders Applicable Percentage of such prepayment. If such
          notice is given by the Borrower, the Borrower shall make such prepayment and the
          payment amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable on the date
          specified therein. Any prepayment of a Eurodollar Rate Loan shall be accompanied
          by all accrued interest on the amount prepaid, together with any additional
          amounts required pursuant to Section 3.05. Each such prepayment shall be
          applied to the Loans of the Lenders in accordance with their respective
          Applicable Percentages.

(b)     
          If for any reason the Total Outstandings at any time exceed the Aggregate
          Commitments then in effect, the Borrower shall immediately prepay Loans and/or
          Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations in an aggregate amount equal to such
          excess; provided, however, that the Borrower shall not be required to Cash
          Collateralize the L/C Obligations pursuant to this Section 2.04(c) unless
          after the prepayment in full of the Loans the Total Outstandings exceed the
          Aggregate Commitments then in effect.

2.05 
Termination or Reduction of Commitments. The Borrower may, upon notice to the
Administrative Agent, terminate the Aggregate Commitments, or from time to time
permanently reduce the Aggregate Commitments; provided that (i) any such notice shall
be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 12:00 noon five Business Days prior
to the date of termination or reduction, (ii) any such partial reduction shall be in
an aggregate amount of $10,000,000 or any whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof,
(iii) the Borrower shall not terminate or reduce the Aggregate Commitments if, after
giving effect thereto and to any concurrent prepayments hereunder, the Total Outstandings
would exceed the Aggregate Commitments, and (iv) if, after giving effect to any
reduction of the Aggregate Commitments, the Letter of Credit Sublimit exceeds the amount
of the Aggregate Commitments, such Sublimit shall be automatically reduced by the amount
of such excess. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Lenders of any such
notice of termination or reduction of the Aggregate Commitments. Any reduction of the
Aggregate Commitments shall be applied to the Commitment of each Lender according to its
Applicable Percentage. All fees accrued until the effective date of any termination of the
Aggregate Commitments shall be paid on the effective date of such termination.

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2.06 
Repayment of Loans.

The
Borrower shall repay to the Lenders on the Maturity Date the aggregate principal amount of
Loans outstanding on such date.

2.07 
Interest.

(a)       
          Subject to the provisions of subsection (b) below, (i) each Eurodollar Rate
          Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof for each
          Interest Period at a rate per annum equal to the Eurodollar Rate for such
          Interest Period plus the Applicable Rate; and (ii) each Base Rate Loan
          shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof from the
          applicable borrowing date at a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate plus the
          Applicable Rate.

(b)    
          (i)  If any amount of principal of any Loan is not paid when due
          (without regard to any applicable grace periods), whether at stated maturity, by
          acceleration or otherwise, such amount shall thereafter bear interest at a
          fluctuating interest rate per annum at all times equal to the Default Rate to
          the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws.

| | (ii)       
               If any amount (other than principal of any Loan) payable by the Borrower under
               any Loan Document is not paid when due (without regard to any applicable grace
               periods), whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, then upon
               the request of the Required Lenders, such amount shall thereafter bear interest
               at a fluctuating interest rate per annum at all times equal to the Default Rate
               to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws.
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| | (iii)       
               Upon the request of the Required Lenders, while any Event of Default exists, the
               Borrower shall pay interest on the principal amount of all outstanding
               Obligations hereunder at a fluctuating interest rate per annum at all times
               equal to the Default Rate to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws.
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| | (iv)       
               Accrued and unpaid interest on past due amounts (including interest on past due
               interest) shall be due and payable upon demand.
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(c)     
          Interest on each Loan shall be due and payable in arrears on each Interest
          Payment Date applicable thereto and at such other times as may be specified
          herein. Interest hereunder shall be due and payable in accordance with the terms
          hereof before and after judgment, and before and after the commencement of any
          proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law.

2.08     Fees.  In addition to certain fees described
 in subsections (i) and (j) of Section 2.03:

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(a)     
          Commitment Fee. The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the
          account of each Lender in accordance with its Applicable Percentage, a
          commitment fee equal to the Applicable Rate timesthe actual daily amount by
          which the Aggregate Commitments exceed the sum of (i) the Outstanding
          Amount of Loans and (ii) the Outstanding Amount of L/C Obligations. The
          commitment fee shall accrue at all times during the Availability Period,
          including at any time during which one or more of the conditions in
          Article IV is not met, and shall be due and payable quarterly in arrears on
          the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December, commencing
          with the first such date to occur after the Closing Date, and on the Maturity
          Date. The commitment fee shall be calculated quarterly in arrears, and if there
          is any change in the Applicable Rate during any quarter, the actual daily amount
          shall be computed and multiplied by the Applicable Rate separately for each
          period during such quarter that such Applicable Rate was in effect.

(b)     
          Other Fees. The Borrower shall pay to the Arranger and the Administrative Agent
          for their own respective accounts (or for the accounts of the Lenders as
          specified in the Fee Letter) fees in the amounts and at the times specified in
          the Fee Letter. Such fees shall be fully earned when paid and shall not be
          refundable for any reason whatsoever.

2.09 
Computation of Interest and Fees. All computations of interest for Base Rate Loans when
the Base Rate is determined by Bank of Americas prime rate shall be made
on the basis of a year of 365 or 366 days, as the case may be, and actual days elapsed.
All other computations of fees and interest shall be made on the basis of a 360-day year
and actual days elapsed (which results in more fees or interest, as applicable, being paid
than if computed on the basis of a 365-day year). Interest shall accrue on each Loan for
the day on which the Loan is made, and shall not accrue on a Loan, or any portion thereof,
for the day on which the Loan or such portion is paid, provided that any Loan that is
repaid on the same day on which it is made shall, subject to Section 2.12(a), bear
interest for one day. Each determination by the Administrative Agent of an interest rate
or fee hereunder shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.

2.10 
Evidence of Debt.

(a)     
          The Credit Extensions made by each Lender shall be evidenced by one or more
          accounts or records maintained by such Lender and by the Administrative Agent in
          the ordinary course of business. The accounts or records maintained by the
          Administrative Agent and each Lender shall be conclusive absent manifest error
          of the amount of the Credit Extensions made by the Lenders to the Borrower and
          the interest and payments thereon. Any failure to so record or any error in
          doing so shall not, however, limit or otherwise affect the obligation of the
          Borrower hereunder to pay any amount owing with respect to the Obligations. In
          the event of any conflict between the accounts and records maintained by any
          Lender and the accounts and records of the Administrative Agent in respect of
          such matters, the accounts and records of the Administrative Agent shall control
          in the absence of manifest error. Upon the request of any Lender made through
          the Administrative Agent, the Borrower shall execute and deliver to such Lender
          (through the Administrative Agent) a Note, which shall evidence such
          Lenders Loans in addition to such accounts or records. Each Lender may
          attach schedules to its Note and endorse thereon the date, Type (if applicable),
          amount and maturity of its Loans and payments with respect thereto.

(b)     
                 In           addition to the accounts and records referred to in subsection (a), each Lender
          and the Administrative Agent shall maintain in accordance with its usual
          practice accounts or records evidencing the purchases and sales by such Lender
          of participations in Letters of Credit. In the event of any conflict between the
          accounts and records maintained by the Administrative Agent and the accounts and
          records of any Lender in respect of such matters, the accounts and records of
          the Administrative Agent shall control in the absence of manifest error.

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2.11      Payments Generally; Administrative Agent's Clawback.

(a)     
          General. All payments to be made by the Borrower shall be made without condition
          or deduction for any counterclaim, defense, recoupment or setoff. Except as
          otherwise expressly provided herein, all payments by the Borrower hereunder
          shall be made to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the respective
          Lenders to which such payment is owed, at the Administrative Agents Office
          in Dollars and in immediately available funds not later than 1:30 p.m. on the
          date specified herein. The Administrative Agent will promptly distribute to each
          Lender its Applicable Percentage (or other applicable share as provided herein)
          of such payment in like funds as received by wire transfer to such Lenders
          Lending Office. All payments received by the Administrative Agent after 1:30
          p.m. shall be deemed received on the next succeeding Business Day and any
          applicable interest or fee shall continue to accrue. If any payment to be made
          by the Borrower shall come due on a day other than a Business Day, payment shall
          be made on the next following Business Day, and such extension of time shall be
          reflected in computing interest or fees, as the case may be.

(b)    
          (i)  Funding by Lenders; Presumption by Administrative Agent. Unless
          the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a Lender prior to the
          proposed date of any Borrowing that such Lender will not make available to the
          Administrative Agent such Lenders share of such Borrowing, the
          Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such share available
          on such date in accordance with Section 2.02 and may, in reliance upon such
          assumption, make available to the Borrower a corresponding amount. In such
          event, if a Lender has not in fact made its share of the applicable Borrowing
          available to the Administrative Agent, then the applicable Lender and the
          Borrower severally agree to pay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand
          such corresponding amount in immediately available funds with interest thereon,
          for each day from and including the date such amount is made available to the
          Borrower to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at
          (A) in the case of a payment to be made by such Lender, the greater of the
          Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in
          accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation and (B) in
          the case of a payment to be made by the Borrower, the interest rate applicable
          to Base Rate Loans. If the Borrower and such Lender shall pay such interest to
          the Administrative Agent for the same or an overlapping period, the
          Administrative Agent shall promptly remit to the Borrower the amount of such
          interest paid by the Borrower for such period. If such Lender pays its share of
          the applicable Borrowing to the Administrative Agent, then the amount so paid
          shall constitute such Lenders Loan included in such Borrowing. Any payment
          by the Borrower shall be without prejudice to any claim the Borrower may have
          against a Lender that shall have failed to make such payment to the
          Administrative Agent.

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               Payments by Borrower; Presumptions by Administrative Agent. Unless the
               Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the Borrower prior to the
               date on which any payment is due to the Administrative Agent for the account of
               the Lenders or the L/C Issuer hereunder that the Borrower will not make such
               payment, the Administrative Agent may assume that the Borrower has made such
               payment on such date in accordance herewith and may, in reliance upon such
               assumption, distribute to the
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| | Lenders or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, the
               amount due. In such event, if the Borrower has not in fact made such payment,
               then each of the Lenders or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, severally agrees
               to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand the amount so
               distributed to such Lender or the L/C Issuer, in immediately available funds
               with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is
               distributed to it to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative
               Agent, at the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the
               Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank
               compensation.
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A
notice of the Administrative Agent to any Lender or the Borrower with respect to any
amount owing under this subsection (b) shall be conclusive, absent manifest error.

(c)     
          Failure to Satisfy Conditions Precedent. If any Lender makes available to the
          Administrative Agent funds for any Loan to be made by such Lender as provided in
          the foregoing provisions of this Article II, and such funds are not made
          available to the Borrower by the Administrative Agent because the conditions to
          the applicable Credit Extension set forth in Article IV are not satisfied
          or waived in accordance with the terms hereof, the Administrative Agent shall
          return such funds (in like funds as received from such Lender) to such Lender,
          without interest.

(d)     
          Obligations of Lenders Several. The obligations of the Lenders hereunder to make
          Loans, to fund participations in Letters of Credit and to make payments pursuant
          to Section 10.04(c) are several and not joint. The failure of any Lender to
          make any Loan, to fund any such participation or to make any payment under
          Section 10.04(c) on any date required hereunder shall not relieve any other
          Lender of its corresponding obligation to do so on such date, and no Lender
          shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to so make its Loan, to
          purchase its participation or to make its payment under Section 10.04(c).

(e)     
          Funding Source. Nothing herein shall be deemed to obligate any Lender to obtain
          the funds for any Loan in any particular place or manner or to constitute a
          representation by any Lender that it has obtained or will obtain the funds for
          any Loan in any particular place or manner.

2.12 
Sharing of Payments by Lenders. If any Lender shall, by exercising any right of setoff or
counterclaim or otherwise, obtain payment in respect of any principal of or interest on
any of the Loans made by it, or the participations in L/C Obligations held by it resulting
in such Lenders receiving payment of a proportion of the aggregate amount of such
Loans or participations and accrued interest thereon greater than its pro rata share
thereof as provided herein, then the Lender receiving such greater proportion shall
(a) notify the Administrative Agent of such fact, and (b) purchase (for cash at
face value) participations in the Loans and subparticipations in L/C Obligations of the
other Lenders, or make such other adjustments as shall be equitable, so that the benefit
of all such payments shall be shared by the Lenders ratably in accordance with the
aggregate amount of principal of and accrued interest on their respective Loans and other
amounts owing them, provided that:

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               if any such participations or subparticipations are purchased and all or any
               portion of the payment giving rise thereto is recovered, such participations or
               subparticipations shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the
               extent of such recovery, without interest; and
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| | (ii)       
               the provisions of this Section shall not be construed to apply to
               (x) any payment made by the Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with the
               express terms of this Agreement or (y) any payment obtained by a Lender as
               consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its
               Loans or subparticipations in L/C Obligations to any assignee or participant,
               other than to the Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof (as to which the provisions
               of this Section shall apply).
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The
Borrower consents to the foregoing and agrees, to the extent it may effectively do so
under applicable law, that any Lender acquiring a participation pursuant to the foregoing
arrangements may exercise against the Borrower rights of setoff and counterclaim with
respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were a direct creditor of the
Borrower in the amount of such participation.

ARTICLE III.

TAXES, YIELD PROTECTION
AND ILLEGALITY

3.01      Taxes.

(a)     
          Payments Free of Taxes. Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation
          of the Borrower hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall be made free
          and clear of and without reduction or withholding for any Indemnified Taxes or
          Other Taxes, provided that if the Borrower shall be required by applicable law
          to deduct any Indemnified Taxes (including any Other Taxes) from such payments,
          then (i) the sum payable shall be increased as necessary so that after
          making all required deductions (including deductions applicable to additional
          sums payable under this Section) the Administrative Agent, Lender or L/C Issuer,
          as the case may be, receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received
          had no such deductions been made, (ii) the Borrower shall make such
          deductions and (iii) the Borrower shall timely pay the full amount deducted
          to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law.

(b)     
          Payment of Other Taxes by the Borrower. Without limiting the provisions of
          subsection (a) above, the Borrower shall timely pay any Other Taxes to the
          relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law.

(c)     
        Indemnification by the Borrower. The Borrower shall indemnify the Administrative
          Agent, each Lender and the L/C Issuer, within 10 days after demand therefor, for
          the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes (including Indemnified
          Taxes or Other Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable
          under this Section) paid by the Administrative Agent, such Lender or the L/C
          Issuer, as the case may be, and any penalties, interest and reasonable expenses
          arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes
          or Other Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant
          Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or
          liability delivered to the Borrower by a Lender or the L/C Issuer (with a copy
          to the Administrative Agent), or by the Administrative Agent on its own behalf
          or on behalf of a Lender or the L/C Issuer, shall be conclusive absent manifest
          error.

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(d)     
          Evidence of Payments. As soon as practicable after any payment of Indemnified
          Taxes or Other Taxes by the Borrower to a Governmental Authority, the Borrower
          shall deliver to the Administrative Agent the original or a certified copy of a
          receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of
          the return reporting such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably
          satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

(e)     
          Status of Lenders. Any Foreign Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or
          reduction of withholding tax under the law of the jurisdiction in which the
          Borrower is resident for tax purposes, or any treaty to which such jurisdiction
          is a party, with respect to payments hereunder or under any other Loan Document
          shall deliver to the Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), at the
          time or times prescribed by applicable law or reasonably requested by the
          Borrower or the Administrative Agent, such properly completed and executed
          documentation prescribed by applicable law as will permit such payments to be
          made without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding. In addition, any
          Lender, if requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, shall deliver
          such other documentation prescribed by applicable law or reasonably requested by
          the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will enable the Borrower or the
          Administrative Agent to determine whether or not such Lender is subject to
          backup withholding or information reporting requirements.

Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, in the event that the Borrower is resident for
tax purposes in the United States, any Foreign Lender shall 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 request of the Borrower or the Administrative
Agent, but only if such Foreign Lender is legally entitled to do so), whichever of the
following is applicable:

| | (i)       
               duly completed copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN claiming
               eligibility for benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States is a
               party,
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| | (ii)       
               duly completed copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8ECI,
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| | (iii)       
               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 to
               the effect that such Foreign Lender is not (A) a bank within
               the meaning of section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (B) a 10
               percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of section
               881(c)(3)(B) of the Code, or (C) a controlled foreign
               corporation described in section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code and (y)
               duly completed copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN, or
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| | (iv)       
               any other form prescribed by applicable law as a basis for claiming exemption
               from or a reduction in United States Federal withholding tax duly completed
               together with such supplementary documentation as may be prescribed by
               applicable law to permit the Borrower to determine the withholding or deduction
               required to be made.
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(f)     
          Treatment of Certain Refunds. If the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the L/C
          Issuer determines, in its sole discretion, that it has received a refund of any
          Taxes or Other Taxes as to which it has been indemnified by the Borrower or with
          respect to which the Borrower has paid additional amounts pursuant to this
          Section, it shall pay to the Borrower an amount equal to such refund (but only
          to the extent of indemnity payments made, or additional amounts paid, by the
          Borrower under this Section with respect to the Taxes or Other Taxes giving
          rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses of the Administrative
          Agent, such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, and without interest
          (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with
          respect to such refund), provided that the Borrower, upon the request of the
          Administrative Agent, such Lender or the L/C Issuer, agrees to repay the amount
          paid over to the Borrower (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed
          by the relevant Governmental Authority) to the Administrative Agent, such Lender
          or the L/C Issuer in the event the Administrative Agent, such Lender or the L/C
          Issuer is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. This
          subsection shall not be construed to require the Administrative Agent, any
          Lender or the L/C Issuer to make available its tax returns (or any other
          information relating to its taxes that it deems confidential) to the Borrower or
          any other Person. Upon the request, and at the expense, of the Borrower, each
          Lender to which the Borrower is required to pay any additional amount pursuant
          to this Section 3.01, and any Participant in respect of whose participation
          such payment is required, shall reasonably afford the Borrower the opportunity
          to contest, and reasonably cooperate with the Borrower in contesting (whether
          such contest is before or after the Borrower had made any payment under this
          Section 3.01), the imposition of any Indemnified Tax or Other Tax giving
          rise to such payment; provided that (i) such Lender or Participant shall
          not be required to afford the Borrower the opportunity to so contest, or
          cooperate in any such contest, unless the Borrower shall have confirmed in
          writing to such Lender or Participant its obligation to pay such amounts
          pursuant to this Agreement and (ii) the Borrower shall reimburse such
          Lender or Participant for its reasonable attorneys and accountants
          fees and disbursements incurred in so cooperating with the Borrower in
          contesting the imposition of such Indemnified Tax or Other Tax; provided,
          however, that notwithstanding the foregoing no Lender or Participant shall be
          required to afford the Borrower the opportunity to contest, or cooperate with
          the Borrower in contesting, the imposition of any Indemnified Taxes or Other
          Taxes, if such Lender or Participant in its sole discretion in good faith
          determines that to do so would have an adverse effect on it or would violate or
          contravene applicable law.

3.02  Illegality.
If any Lender determines that any Change in Law has made it unlawful, or that
any Governmental Authority has asserted that it is unlawful, for any Lender or its
applicable Lending Office to make, maintain or fund Eurodollar Rate Loans, or to determine
or charge interest rates based upon the Eurodollar Rate, or any Governmental Authority has
imposed material restrictions on the authority of such Lender to purchase or sell, or to
take deposits of, Dollars in the London interbank market, then, on notice thereof by such
Lender to the Borrower through the Administrative Agent, any obligation of such Lender to
make or continue Eurodollar Rate Loans or to convert Base Rate Loans to Eurodollar Rate
Loans shall be suspended until such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the
Borrower that the circumstances giving rise to such determination no longer exist. Upon
receipt of such notice, the

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Borrower shall, upon demand from such Lender (with a copy to
the Administrative Agent), prepay or, if applicable, convert all Eurodollar Rate Loans of
such Lender to Base Rate Loans, either on the last day of the Interest Period therefor, if
such Lender may lawfully continue to maintain such Eurodollar Rate Loans to such day, or
immediately, if such Lender may not lawfully continue to maintain such Eurodollar Rate
Loans. Upon any such prepayment or conversion, the Borrower shall also pay accrued
interest on the amount so prepaid or converted. If the Borrower is required to so prepay
any Eurodollar Rate Loan, then concurrently with such prepayment, the Borrower shall
borrow from the affected Lender, in the amount of such repayment, a Base Rate Loan. Any
Bank making such a demand for prepayment of Eurodollar Rate Loans shall provide to the
Borrower reasonable documentation supporting such demand. Any Lender notifying the
Borrower of such a suspension of its obligation to make Eurodollar Rate Loans shall
provide to the Borrower reasonable documentation supporting such suspension.

3.03 
Inability to Determine Rates. If the Required Lenders determine that for any reason in
connection with any request for a Eurodollar Rate Loan or a conversion to or continuation
thereof that (a) Dollar deposits are not being offered to banks in the London
interbank eurodollar market for the applicable amount and Interest Period of such
Eurodollar Rate Loan, (b) adequate and reasonable means do not exist for determining
the Eurodollar Rate for any requested Interest Period with respect to a proposed
Eurodollar Rate Loan , or (c) the Eurodollar Rate for any requested Interest Period
with respect to a proposed Eurodollar Rate Loan does not adequately and fairly reflect the
cost to such Lenders of funding such Loan, the Administrative Agent will promptly so
notify the Borrower and each Lender. Thereafter, the obligation of the Lenders to make or
maintain Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be suspended until the Administrative Agent (upon the
instruction of the Required Lenders) revokes such notice. Upon receipt of such notice, the
Borrower may revoke any pending request for a Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation
of Eurodollar Rate Loans or, failing that, will be deemed to have converted such request
into a request for a Borrowing of Base Rate Loans in the amount specified therein. If the
Administrative Agent is directed by the Required Lenders to notify the Borrower of such a
suspension of the Lenders obligation to make Eurodollar Rate Loans, the Required
Lenders shall provide to the Borrower reasonable documentation supporting such suspension.

3.04 
Increased Costs.

(a)     
         Increased Costs Generally. If any Change in Law shall:

| | (i)       
               impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit, compulsory loan,
               insurance charge or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or for
               the account of, or credit extended or participated in by, any Lender (except any
               reserve requirement reflected in the Eurodollar Rate;
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| | (ii)       
               subject any Lender or the L/C Issuer to any tax of any kind whatsoever with
               respect to this Agreement, any Letter of Credit, any participation in a Letter
               of Credit or any Eurodollar Loan made by it, or change the basis of taxation of
               payments to such Lender or the L/C Issuer in respect thereof (except for
               Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes covered by Section 3.01 and the imposition
               of, or any change in the rate of, any Excluded Tax payable by such Lender or the
               L/C Issuer); or
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| | (iii)       
               impose on any Lender or the L/C Issuer or the London interbank market any other
               condition, cost or expense affecting this Agreement or Eurodollar Loans made by
               such Lender or any Letter of Credit or participation therein;
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and the result of any of the
foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Lender of making or maintaining any
Eurodollar Loan (or of maintaining its obligation to make any such Loan), or to increase
the cost to such Lender or the L/C Issuer of participating in, issuing or maintaining any
Letter of Credit (or of maintaining its obligation to participate in or to issue any
Letter of Credit), or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such
Lender or the L/C Issuer hereunder (whether of principal, interest or any other amount)
then, upon request of such Lender or the L/C Issuer, the Borrower will pay to such Lender
or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will
compensate such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, for such additional costs
incurred or reduction suffered.

(b)     
          Capital Requirements. If any Lender or the L/C Issuer determines that any Change
          in Law affecting such Lender or the L/C Issuer or any Lending Office of such
          Lender or such Lenders or the L/C Issuers holding company, if any,
          regarding capital requirements has or would have the effect of reducing the rate
          of return on such Lenders or the L/C Issuers capital or on the
          capital of such Lenders or the L/C Issuers holding company, if any,
          as a consequence of this Agreement, the Commitments of such Lender or the Loans
          made by, or participations in Letters of Credit held by, such Lender, or the
          Letters of Credit issued by the L/C Issuer, to a level below that which such
          Lender or the L/C Issuer or such Lenders or the L/C Issuers holding
          company could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into
          consideration such Lenders or the L/C Issuers policies and the
          policies of such Lenders or the L/C Issuers holding company with
          respect to capital adequacy), then from time to time the Borrower will pay to
          such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, such additional amount or
          amounts as will compensate such Lender or the L/C Issuer or such Lenders
          or the L/C Issuers holding company for any such reduction suffered.

(c)     
          Certificates for Reimbursement. A certificate of a Lender or the L/C Issuer
          setting forth the amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Lender or the
          L/C Issuer or its holding company, as the case may be, as specified in
          subsection (a) or (b) of this Section, along with the reasonable documentation
          relating thereto, and delivered to the Borrower shall be conclusive absent
          manifest error. The Borrower shall pay such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the
          case may be, the amount shown as due on any such certificate within 10 days
          after receipt thereof.

(d)     
          Delay in Requests. Failure or delay on the part of any Lender or the L/C Issuer
          to demand compensation pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this
          Section shall not constitute a waiver of such Lenders or the L/C
          Issuers right to demand such compensation, provided that the Borrower
          shall not be required to compensate a Lender or the L/C Issuer pursuant to the
          foregoing provisions of this Section for any increased costs incurred or
          reductions suffered more than nine months prior to the date that such Lender or
          the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, notifies the Borrower of the Change in Law
          giving rise to such increased costs or reductions and of such Lenders or
          the L/C Issuers intention to claim compensation therefor (except that, if
          the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is
          retroactive, then the nine-month period referred to above shall be extended to
          include the period of retroactive effect thereof).

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3.05 
Compensation for Losses. Upon demand of any Lender (with a copy to the Administrative
Agent) from time to time, the Borrower shall promptly compensate such Lender for and hold
such Lender harmless from any loss, cost or expense incurred by it as a result of:

(a)     
          any continuation, conversion, payment or prepayment of any Loan other than a
          Base Rate Loan on a day other than the last day of the Interest Period for such
          Loan (whether voluntary, mandatory, automatic, by reason of acceleration, or
          otherwise);

(b)     
          any failure by the Borrower (for a reason other than the failure of such Lender
          to make a Loan) to prepay, borrow, continue or convert any Loan other than a
          Base Rate Loan on the date or in the amount notified by the Borrower; or

(c)     
          any assignment of a Eurodollar Rate Loan on a day other than the last day of the
          Interest Period therefor as a result of a request by the Borrower pursuant to
          Section 10.13;

including any loss of anticipated
profits and any loss or expense arising from the liquidation or reemployment of funds
obtained by it to maintain such Loan or from fees payable to terminate the deposits from
which such funds were obtained. The Borrower shall also pay any customary administrative
fees charged by such Lender in connection with the foregoing.

For
purposes of calculating amounts payable by the Borrower to the Lenders under this
Section 3.05, each Lender shall be deemed to have funded each Eurodollar Rate Loan
made by it at the Eurodollar Base Rate used in determining the Eurodollar Rate for such
Loan by a matching deposit or other borrowing in the London interbank eurodollar market
for a comparable amount and for a comparable period, whether or not such Eurodollar Rate
Loan was in fact so funded.

3.06      Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders.

(a)     
          Designation of a Different Lending Office. If any Lender requests compensation
          under Section 3.04, or the Borrower is required to pay any additional
          amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender
          pursuant to Section 3.01, or if any Lender gives a notice pursuant to
          Section 3.02, then such Lender shall use reasonable efforts to designate a
          different Lending Office for funding or booking its Loans hereunder or to assign
          its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or
          affiliates, if, in the judgment of such Lender, such designation or assignment
          (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Section 3.01
          or 3.04, as the case may be, in the future, or eliminate the need for the notice
          pursuant to Section 3.02, as applicable, and (ii) in each case, would
          not subject such Lender to any unreimbursed cost or expense and would 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.

(b)     
          Replacement of Lenders. If any Lender requests compensation under
         Section 3.04, or if the Borrower is required to pay any additional amount
          to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender
          pursuant to Section 3.01, or if any Lender defaults in its obligations to
          make Loans or L/C Advances hereunder, the Borrower may replace such Lender in
          accordance with Section 10.13.

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3.07 
Survival. All of the Borrowers obligations under this Article III shall survive
termination of the Aggregate Commitments and repayment of all other Obligations hereunder.

ARTICLE IV.
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO
Credit Extensions

4.01
Conditions of Initial Credit Extension. The obligation of the L/C Issuer and each Lender
to make its initial Credit Extension hereunder is subject to satisfaction of the following
conditions precedent: (a) The Administrative Agents receipt of the following, each
of which shall be originals or telecopies (followed promptly by originals) unless
otherwise specified, each, to the extent signed by a Loan Party, properly executed by a
Responsible Officer of the signing Loan Party, each dated the Closing Date (or, in the
case of certificates of governmental officials, a recent date before the Closing Date) and
each in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and each of the
Lenders:

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               executed counterparts of this Agreement and the Guaranty, sufficient in number
               for distribution to the Administrative Agent, each Lender and the Borrower;
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| | (ii)       
               a Note executed by the Borrower in favor of each Lender requesting a Note;
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| | (iii)       
               such certificates of resolutions or other action, incumbency certificates and/or
               other certificates of Responsible Officers of each Loan Party as the
               Administrative Agent may require evidencing the identity, authority and capacity
               of each Responsible Officer thereof authorized to act as a Responsible Officer
               in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which such
               Loan Party is a party;
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               such documents and certifications as the Administrative Agent may reasonably
               require to evidence that each Loan Party is duly organized or formed, and that
               each of the Borrower and the Guarantor is validly existing, in good standing and
               qualified to engage in business in Colorado and Nevada, respectively;
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| | (v)       
               a favorable opinion of each of Holme Roberts & Owen LLP, counsel to the Loan
               Parties, and internal counsel to the Loan Parties, in each case addressed to the
               Administrative Agent and each Lender and substantially in the form set forth in
               Exhibit F;
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| | (vi)       
               a certificate of a Responsible Officer of each Loan Party either
               (A) attaching copies of all consents, licenses and approvals required in
               connection with the execution, delivery and performance by such Loan Party and
               the validity against such Loan Party of the Loan Documents to which it is a
               party, and such consents, licenses and approvals shall be in full force and
               effect, or (B) stating that no such consents, licenses or approvals are so
               required;
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| | (vii)       
               a certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower certifying
               (A) that the conditions specified in Sections 4.02(a) and (b) have been
               satisfied, and (B) that there has been no event or circumstance since the
               date of the Audited Financial Statements that has had or could be reasonably
               expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse
               Effect;
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| | (viii)       
               a duly completed Compliance Certificate as of the last day of the fiscal quarter
               of the Borrower ended June 25, 2004, signed by a Responsible Officer of the
               Borrower;
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| | (ix)       
               evidence that the Existing Credit Agreement has been or concurrently with the
               Closing Date is being terminated and all Liens securing obligations under the
               Existing Credit Agreement have been or concurrently with the Closing Date are
               being released; and
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| | (x)       
               such other assurances, certificates, documents, consents or opinions as the
               Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or the Required Lenders reasonably may
               require.
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(b)     
          Any fees required to be paid on or before the Closing Date shall have been paid.

(c)     
          Unless waived by the Administrative Agent, the Borrower shall have paid all
          reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative
          Agent to the extent invoiced prior to or on the Closing Date, plus such
          additional reasonable amounts of such fees, charges and disbursements as shall
          constitute its reasonable estimate of such fees, charges and disbursements
          incurred or to be incurred by it through the closing proceedings (provided that
          such estimate shall not thereafter preclude a final settling of accounts between
          the Borrower and the Administrative Agent).

Without
limiting the generality of the provisions of Section 9.04, for purposes of
determining compliance with the conditions specified in this Section 4.01, each
Lender that has signed this Agreement shall be deemed to have consented to, approved or
accepted or to be satisfied with, each document or other matter required thereunder to be
consented to or approved by or acceptable or satisfactory to a Lender unless the
Administrative Agent shall have received notice from such Lender prior to the proposed
Closing Date specifying its objection thereto.

4.02  
Conditions to all Credit Extensions. The obligation of each Lender to honor any Request
for Credit Extension (other than a Loan Notice requesting only a conversion of Loans to
the other Type, or a continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans) is subject to the following
conditions precedent:

(a)     
          The representations and warranties of the Borrower and each other Loan Party
          contained in Article V or any other Loan Document, or which are contained
          in any document furnished at any time under or in connection herewith or
          therewith, shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the
          date of such Credit Extension, except to the extent that such representations
          and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they shall
          be true and correct as of such earlier date, and except that for purposes of
          this Section 4.02, the representations and warranties contained in
          subsections (a) and (b) of Section 5.05shall be deemed to refer to the
          most recent statements furnished pursuant to clauses (a) and (b), respectively,
          of Section 6.01.

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(b)     
          No Default shall exist, or would result from such proposed Credit Extension or
          from the application of the proceeds thereof. (c) The Administrative Agent and,
          if applicable, the L/C Issuer shall have received a Request for Credit Extension
          in accordance with the requirements hereof.

Each
Request for Credit Extension (other than a Loan Notice requesting only a conversion of
Loans to the other Type or a continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans) submitted by the
Borrower shall be deemed to be a representation and warranty that the conditions specified
in Sections 4.02(a) and (b) have been satisfied on and as of the date of the applicable
Credit Extension.

ARTICLE V.REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES

The
Borrower represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that:

5.01 
Existence, Qualification and Power; Compliance with Laws.
Each Loan Party and each
Material Subsidiary thereof (a) is duly organized or formed, validly existing and in
good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, (b)
has all requisite power and authority and all requisite governmental licenses,
authorizations, consents and approvals to (i) own its assets and carry on its
business and (ii) execute, deliver and perform its obligations under the Loan
Documents to which it is a party, (c) is duly qualified and is licensed and in good
standing under the Laws of each jurisdiction where its ownership, lease or operation of
properties or the conduct of its business requires such qualification or license, and (d)
is in compliance with all Laws; except in each case referred to in clause (b)(i), (c)
or (d), to the extent that failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect.

5.02 
Authorization; No Contravention.
The execution, delivery and performance by each Loan
Party of each Loan Document to which such Person is party, have been duly authorized by
all necessary corporate or other organizational action, and do not and will not
(a) contravene the terms of any of such Persons Organization Documents; (b)
conflict with or result in any breach or contravention of, or the creation of any Lien
under, or require any payment to be made under (i) any Contractual Obligation to
which such Person is a party or affecting such Person or the properties of such Person or
any of its Subsidiaries or (ii) any order, injunction, writ or decree of any
Governmental Authority or any arbitral award to which such Person or its property is
subject; or (c) violate any Law. Each Loan Party and each Subsidiary thereof is in
compliance with all Contractual Obligations except to the extent that failure to do so,
individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect.

5.03 
Governmental Authorization; Other Consents.
No approval, consent, exemption,
authorization, or other action by, or notice to, or filing with, any Governmental
Authority or any other Person is necessary or required in connection with the execution,
delivery or performance by, or enforcement against, any Loan Party of this Agreement or
any other Loan Document.

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5.04 
Binding Effect. This Agreement has been, and each other Loan Document, when delivered
hereunder, will have been, duly executed and delivered by each Loan Party that is party
thereto. This Agreement constitutes, and each other Loan Document when so delivered will
constitute, a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Loan Party, enforceable against
each Loan Party that is party thereto in accordance with its terms, except as
enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, or similar laws
affecting the enforcement of creditors rights generally or by equitable principles
relating to enforceability.

5.05     Financial Statements; No Material Adverse Effect.

(a)     
          The Audited Financial Statements (i) were prepared in accordance with GAAP
          consistently applied throughout the period covered thereby, except as otherwise
          expressly noted therein; (ii) fairly present, in all materials respects,
          the financial condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the date
          thereof and their results of operations for the period covered thereby in
          accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the period covered thereby,
          except as otherwise expressly noted therein; and (iii) show all material
          indebtedness and other liabilities, direct or contingent, of the Borrower and
          its Subsidiaries as of the date thereof, including liabilities for taxes and
          material commitments.

(b)     
          The unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries
          dated June 25, 2004, and the related consolidated statements of income or
          operations, shareholders equity and cash flows for the fiscal quarter
          ended on that date (i) were prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently
          applied throughout the period covered thereby, except as otherwise expressly
          noted therein, (ii) fairly present, in all material respects, the financial
          condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the date thereof and their
          results of operations for the period covered thereby, subject, in the case of
          clauses (i) and (ii), to the absence of footnotes and to normal year-end
          audit adjustments, and (iii) other than as set forth on Schedule 5.05,
          show all material indebtedness and other liabilities, direct or contingent, of
          the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the date thereof, including liabilities
          for taxes and material commitments.

(c)     
          Since the date of the Audited Financial Statements, there has been no event or
          circumstance, either individually or in the aggregate, that has had or could
          reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

5.06 
Litigation. There are no actions, suits, proceedings, claims or disputes pending or, to
the best knowledge of the Borrower threatened or contemplated, at law, in equity, in
arbitration or before any Governmental Authority, by or against the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries or against any of their properties or revenues that (a) purport to affect or
pertain to this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or any of the transactions
contemplated hereby, or (b) except as specifically disclosed on Schedule 5.06,
either individually or in the aggregate, if determined adversely, would reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and there has been no material adverse change
in the status, or financial effect on any Loan Party or any Subsidiary of the matters
described on Schedule 5.06.

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5.07 
No Default. Neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary is in default under or with respect to
any Contractual Obligation that could, either individually or in the aggregate, reasonably
be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No Default has occurred and is continuing
or would result from the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
or any other Loan Document.

5.08 
Ownership of Property; Liens. Each of the Borrower and each Subsidiary has good record and
marketable title in fee simple to, or valid leasehold interests in, all real property
necessary or used in the ordinary conduct of its business, except for such defects in
title as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect. The property of the Borrower and its Material Subsidiaries is
subject to no Liens, other than Liens permitted by Section 7.01.

5.09 
Environmental Compliance. The Borrower and its Subsidiaries conduct in the ordinary course
of business a review of the effect of existing Environmental Laws and claims alleging
potential liability or responsibility for violation of any Environmental Law on their
respective businesses, operations and properties, and as a result thereof the Borrower has
reasonably concluded that, except as specifically disclosed on Schedule 5.09, such
Environmental Laws and claims could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

5.10 
Insurance. The properties of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries are insured with
financially sound and reputable insurance companies not Affiliates of the Borrower, in
such amounts, with such deductibles and covering such risks as are customarily carried by
companies engaged in similar businesses and owning similar properties in localities where
the Borrower or the applicable Subsidiary operates.

5.11  Taxes.
The Borrower and its Material Subsidiaries have filed or caused to be filed all
Federal, state and other material tax returns and reports required to be filed, and have
paid all Federal, state and other material taxes, assessments, fees and other governmental
charges levied or imposed upon them or their properties, income or assets otherwise due
and payable, except those which are being contested in good faith by appropriate
proceedings diligently conducted and for which adequate reserves have been provided in
accordance with GAAP. There is no proposed tax assessment against the Borrower or any
Subsidiary that would, if made, have a Material Adverse Effect. Neither any Loan Party nor
any Subsidiary thereof is party to any tax sharing agreement.

5.12 
ERISA Compliance.

(a)     
          Each Plan is in compliance in all material respects with the applicable
          provisions of ERISA, the Code and other Federal or state Laws. Each Plan that is
          intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code has received a
          favorable determination letter from the IRS or an application for such a letter
          is currently being processed by the IRS with respect thereto and, to the best
          knowledge of the Borrower, nothing has occurred which would prevent, or cause
          the loss of, such qualification. The Borrower and each ERISA Affiliate have made
          all required contributions to each Plan subject to Section 412 of the Code,
          and no application for a funding waiver or an extension of any amortization
          period pursuant to Section 412 of the Code has been made with respect to
          any Plan.

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(b)     
          There are no pending or, to the best knowledge of the Borrower, threatened
          claims, actions or lawsuits, or action by any Governmental Authority, with
          respect to any Plan that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
          Effect, except as specifically disclosed on Schedule 5.06. There has been
          no prohibited transaction or violation of the fiduciary responsibility rules
          with respect to any Plan that has resulted or could reasonably be expected to
          result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(c)     
          (i)  No ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur;
          (ii) no Pension Plan has any Unfunded Pension Liability; (iii) neither
          the Borrower nor any ERISA Affiliate has incurred, or reasonably expects to
          incur, any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to any Pension Plan
          (other than premiums due and not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA);
          (iv) neither the Borrower nor any ERISA Affiliate has incurred, or
          reasonably expects to incur, any liability (and no event has occurred which,
          with the giving of notice under Section 4219 of ERISA, would result in such
          liability) under Sections 4201 or 4243 of ERISA with respect to a Multiemployer
          Plan; and (v) neither the Borrower nor any ERISA Affiliate has engaged in a
          transaction that could be subject to Sections 4069 or 4212(c) of ERISA.

5.13 
Subsidiaries; Equity Interests. As of the Closing Date, the Borrower has no U.S.
Subsidiaries other than those specifically disclosed in Part (a) of Schedule 5.13
except for Subsidiaries created after the Closing Date and otherwise permitted by this
Agreement , and all of the outstanding Equity Interests in such Subsidiaries have been
validly issued, are fully paid and nonassessable and are owned by a Loan Party in the
amounts specified on Part (a) of Schedule 5.13 free and clear of all Liens. The
Borrower has no equity investments in any other corporation or entity other than those
specifically disclosed in Part(b) of Schedule 5.13 except for investments made after
the Closing Date and otherwise permitted by this Agreement.

5.14      Margin Regulations; Investment Company Act; Public Utility Holding
Company Act.

(a)     
          The Borrower is not engaged and will not engage, principally or as one of its
          important activities, in the business of purchasing or carrying margin stock
          (within the meaning of Regulation U issued by the FRB), or extending credit for
          the purpose of purchasing or carrying margin stock.

(b)     
          None of the Borrower, any Person Controlling the Borrower, or any Subsidiary
          (i) is subject to regulation under the Public Utility Holding Company Act
          of 1935, or (ii) is or is required to be registered as an investment
          company under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

5.15  Disclosure.
None of the representations or warranties made by the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries in the Loan Documents as of the date such representations and warranties are
made or deemed made, and none of the statements contained in any written exhibit, report,
statement or certificate furnished by or on behalf of the Borrower or any Subsidiary in
connection with the Loan Documents (including the offering and disclosure materials, if
any, delivered by or on behalf of the Borrower to the Lenders prior to the Closing Date),
contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits any material fact required to be
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necessary to make the statements made therein, in light of the
circumstances under which they are made, not misleading as of the time when made or
delivered; provided that nothing in this Section 5.15 shall apply to any projections,
forward-looking information or other similar or related information furnished by or on
behalf of the Borrower or any Subsidiary in connection with the Loan Documents, and, with
respect to projected financial information, the Borrower represents only that such
information was prepared in good faith based upon assumptions stated therein and believed
to be reasonable at the time of preparation of such forecasts.

5.16 
Compliance with Laws. Each of the Borrower and each Subsidiary is in compliance in all
material respects with the requirements of all Laws and all orders, writs, injunctions and
decrees applicable to it or to its properties, except in such instances in which (a) such
requirement of Law or order, writ, injunction or decree is being contested in good faith
by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted or (b) the failure to comply therewith,
either individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect.

5.17 
Intellectual Property; Licenses, Etc. The Borrower and its Subsidiaries own, or possess
the right to use, all of the trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights, patents,
patent rights, franchises, licenses and other intellectual property rights (collectively,
IP Rights) that are reasonably necessary for the operation of their respective
material businesses, without conflict with the rights of any other Person, except to the
extent that any failure to so own, or possess the right to use, IP Rights without conflict
with the rights of any other Person, either alone or in the aggregate with all such
failures, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. To the best
knowledge of the Borrower, no slogan or other advertising device, product, process,
method, substance, part or other material now employed, or now contemplated to be
employed, by the Borrower or any Subsidiary in the operation of their respective material
businesses infringes upon any rights held by any other Person. Except as specifically
disclosed on Schedule 5.17, no claim or litigation regarding any of the foregoing is
pending or, to the best knowledge of the Borrower, threatened, which, either individually
or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

ARTICLE VI.
AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

So
long as any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, any Loan or other Obligation
hereunder shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied, or any Letter of Credit shall remain
outstanding, the Borrower shall, and shall (except in the case of the covenants set forth
in Sections 6.01, 6.02, and 6.03) cause each Material Subsidiary to, and shall (in the
case of Sections 6.07 and 6.08) cause each Subsidiary to:

6.01 
Financial Statements. Deliver to the Administrative Agent and each Lender, in form and
detail satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders:

(a)     
          as soon as available, but in any event within 105 days after the end of each
          fiscal year of the Borrower (commencing with the fiscal year ending December 31,
          2004), a consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as at
          the end of such fiscal year, and the related consolidated statements of income
          or operations, shareholders equity and cash flows for such fiscal year,
          setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous
          fiscal year, all in reasonable detail and prepared in accordance with GAAP, such
          consolidated statements to be audited and accompanied by a report and opinion of
          an independent certified public accountant of nationally recognized standing,
          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; and

(b)     
          as soon as available, but in any event within 50 days after the end of each of
          the first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year of the Borrower (commencing
          with the fiscal quarter ended September 24, 2004), a consolidated balance sheet
          of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such fiscal quarter, and
          the related consolidated statements of income or operations, shareholders
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flows for such fiscal quarter and for the portion of the
          Borrowers fiscal year then ended, setting forth in each case in
          comparative form the figures for the corresponding fiscal quarter of the
          previous fiscal year and the corresponding portion of the previous fiscal year,
          all in reasonable detail, such consolidated statements to be certified by a
          Responsible Officer of the Borrower as fairly presenting, in all material
          respects, the financial condition, results of operations, shareholders
          equity and cash flows of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in accordance with
          GAAP, subject only to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of
          footnotes.

As
to any information contained in materials furnished pursuant to Section 6.02(b), the
Borrower shall not be separately required to furnish such information under clause (a) or
(b) above, but the foregoing shall not be in derogation of the obligation of the Borrower
to furnish the information and materials described in clauses (a) and (b) above at the
times specified therein.

6.02 
Certificates; Other Information. Deliver to the Administrative Agent with sufficient
copies for each Lender, in form and detail reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative
Agent and the Required Lenders:

(a)     
          concurrently with the delivery of the financial statements referred to in
          Sections 6.01(a) and (b) (commencing with the delivery of the financial
          statements for the fiscal quarter ended September 24, 2004), a duly
          completed Compliance Certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of the
          Borrower;

(b)     
          promptly after the same are available, copies of each annual report, proxy or
          financial statement or other report or communication sent to the stockholders of
          the Borrower, and copies of all annual, regular, periodic and special reports
          and registration statements which the Borrower may file with the SEC under
          Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and not
          otherwise required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant hereto;

(c)     
          promptly, and in any event within five Business Days after receipt thereof by
          any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof, copies of each notice or other
          correspondence received from the SEC (or comparable agency in any applicable
          foreign jurisdiction) concerning any investigation or possible investigation or
          other inquiry by such agency regarding financial or other operational results of
          any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof, in each case, only if such
          investigation or inquiry relates to an event or circumstance that would
          reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; and

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(d)     
          promptly after request therefor, such additional information regarding the
          business, financial or corporate affairs of the Borrower or any Subsidiary, or
          compliance with the terms of the Loan Documents, as the Administrative Agent or
          any Lender may from time to time reasonably request.

Documents
required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or (b) or Section 6.02(b)
(to the extent any such documents are included in materials otherwise filed with the
SEC) may be delivered electronically and if so delivered, shall be deemed to have
been delivered on the date (i) on which the Borrower posts such documents, or
provides a link thereto on the Borrowers website on the Internet at the website
address listed on Schedule 10.02; or (ii) on which such documents are posted on
the Borrowers behalf on an Internet or intranet website, if any, to which each
Lender and the Administrative Agent have access (whether a commercial, third-party website
or whether sponsored by the Administrative Agent); provided that: (i) the Borrower
shall deliver paper copies of such documents to the Administrative Agent or any Lender
that requests the Borrower to deliver such paper copies until a written request to cease
delivering paper copies is given by the Administrative Agent or such Lender and
(ii) the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent and each Lender (by
telecopier or electronic mail) of the posting of any such documents and provide to the
Administrative Agent by electronic mail electronic versions (i.e., soft copies) of such
documents. Notwithstanding anything contained herein, in every instance the Borrower shall
be required to provide paper copies of the Compliance Certificates required by
Section 6.02(a) to the Administrative Agent. Except for such Compliance Certificates,
the Administrative Agent shall have no obligation to request the delivery or to maintain
copies of the documents referred to above, and in any event shall have no responsibility
to monitor compliance by the Borrower with any such request for delivery, and each Lender
shall be solely responsible for requesting delivery to it or maintaining its copies of
such documents.

The
Borrower hereby acknowledges that (a) the Administrative Agent and/or the Arranger
will make available to the Lenders and the L/C Issuer materials and/or information
provided by or on behalf of the Borrower hereunder (collectively, Borrower
Materials) by posting the Borrower Materials on IntraLinks or another similar
electronic system (the Platform) and (b) certain of the Lenders may be
public-side Lenders (i.e., Lenders that do not wish to receive material
non-public information with respect to the Borrower or its securities) (each, a
Public Lender). The Borrower hereby agrees that (w) all Borrower
Materials that are to be made available to Public Lenders shall be clearly and
conspicuously marked PUBLIC which, at a minimum, shall mean that the word
PUBLIC shall appear prominently on the first page thereof; (x) by marking
Borrower Materials PUBLIC, the Borrower shall be deemed to have authorized the
Administrative Agent, the Arranger, the L/C Issuer and the Lenders to treat such Borrower
Materials as either publicly available information or not material information (although
it may be sensitive and proprietary) with respect to the Borrower or its securities for
purposes of United States Federal and state securities laws; (y) all Borrower
Materials marked PUBLIC are permitted to be made available through a portion
of the Platform designated Public Investor; and (z) the Administrative
Agent and the Arranger shall be entitled to treat any Borrower Materials that are not
marked PUBLIC as being suitable only for posting on a portion of the Platform
not designated Public Investor.

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6.03      Notices.
Promptly notify the Administrative Agent and each Lender:

(a)     
          after a Responsible Officer of the Borrower knows or has reason to know of the
          occurrence of any Default or Event of Default, and of the occurrence or
          existence of any event or circumstance for which it is reasonably foreseeable
          that such event or circumstance will become a Default or Event of Default;

(b)     
          of any matter that has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in a
          Material Adverse Effect, including (i) breach or non-performance of, or any
          default under, a Contractual Obligation of the Borrower or any Subsidiary which
          has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
          Effect; (ii) any dispute, litigation, investigation, proceeding or
          suspension between the Borrower or any Subsidiary and any Governmental Authority
          of which the Borrower or such Subsidiary has knowledge which has resulted or
          could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; or
          (iii) the commencement of, or any material development in, any litigation
          or proceeding to which the Borrower or any Subsidiary is a party, including
          pursuant to any applicable Environmental Laws, (A) which, if adversely
          determined, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, or
          (B) in which the relief sought is an injunction or other stay of the
          performance of this Agreement or any Loan Document;

(c)     
          after a Responsible Officer of the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate knows or has
          reason to know that any material ERISA Event has occurred, with a statement of a
          Responsible Officer of the Borrower describing such ERISA Event and the action,
          if any, that the Borrower or such ERISA Affiliate proposes to take with respect
          thereto;

(d)     
          of any material change in accounting policies or financial reporting practices
          by the Borrower or any consolidated Material Subsidiary; and

(e)     
          of any other litigation or proceeding affecting the Borrower or any of its
          Subsidiaries which the Borrower is required to report to the SEC pursuant to the
          Exchange Act, within four days after reporting the same to the SEC.

Each
notice pursuant to this Section shall be accompanied by a statement of a Responsible
Officer of the Borrower setting forth details of the occurrence referred to therein and
stating what action the Borrower or any affected Subsidiary has taken and proposes to take
with respect thereto. Each notice pursuant to Section 6.03(a) shall describe with
particularity any and all provisions of this Agreement and any other Loan Document that
have been (or foreseeably will be) breached or violated.

6.04 
Payment of Obligations. Pay and discharge as the same shall become due and payable, all
its obligations and liabilities, including (a) all tax liabilities, assessments and
governmental charges or levies upon it or its properties or assets, unless the same are
being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted and adequate
reserves in accordance with GAAP are being maintained by the Borrower or such Subsidiary;
and (b) all lawful claims which, if unpaid, would by law become a Lien upon its property,
except, in each case, for the failure to pay and discharge as the same shall become due
and payable any immaterial obligations or liabilities which, either alone or in the
aggregate with all other such failures, could not reasonably be expected to result in a
Material Adverse Effect.

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6.05 
Preservation of Existence, Etc.

(a)     
          Preserve, renew and maintain in full force and effect its legal existence and
          good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its organization except in a
          transaction permitted by Section 7.04 or 7.05;

(b)     
          take all reasonable action to maintain all rights, privileges, permits, licenses
          and franchises necessary or desirable in the normal conduct of its business,
          except to the extent that failure to do so (i) could not reasonably be
          expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and (ii) would be in the best
          economic interest of the Borrower or such Subsidiary, as determined in its
          reasonable business judgment; and

(c)     
          preserve or renew all of its registered patents, trademarks, trade names and
          service marks, the non-preservation of which would reasonably be expected to
          have a Material Adverse Effect.

6.06 
Maintenance of Properties.

(a)     
          Maintain, preserve and protect all of its material properties and equipment
          necessary in the operation of its business in good working order and condition,
          ordinary wear and tear excepted;

(b)     
          make all necessary repairs thereto and renewals and replacements thereof except
          where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material
          Adverse Effect; and

(c)     
          use no less than the standard of care typical in the industry in the operation
          and maintenance of its facilities.

6.07 
Maintenance of Insurance. Maintain with financially sound and reputable insurance
companies not Affiliates of the Borrower, insurance with respect to its properties and
business against loss or damage of the kinds customarily insured against by Persons
engaged in the same or similar business, of such types and in such amounts as are
customarily carried under similar circumstances by such other Persons.

6.08 
Compliance with Laws. Comply in all material respects with the requirements of all Laws
and all orders, writs, injunctions and decrees applicable to it or to its business or
property, except in such instances in which (a) such requirement of Law or order,
writ, injunction or decree is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings
diligently conducted or as to which a bona fide dispute may exist; or (b) the failure
to comply therewith could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

6.09 
Books and Records. Maintain proper books of record and account, in which full, true and
correct entries in conformity with GAAP consistently applied shall be made of all
financial transactions and matters involving the assets and business of the Borrower or
such Material Subsidiary, as the case may be.

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6.10 
Inspection Rights. Permit representatives and independent contractors of the
Administrative Agent and each Lender to visit and inspect any of its properties, to
examine its corporate, financial and operating records, and make copies thereof or
abstracts therefrom, and to discuss its affairs, finances and accounts with its directors,
officers, and independent public accountants, all at the expense of the Borrower and at
such reasonable times during normal business hours and as often as may be reasonably
desired, upon reasonable advance notice to the Borrower; provided, however, that the
Administrative Agent and the Lenders may conduct such inspections and examinations no more
frequently than twice in any fiscal year, unless an Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing, in which case the Administrative Agent and the Lenders (x) shall not be so
limited and (y) may do any of the foregoing at the expense of the Borrower at any time
during normal business hours and without advance notice.

6.11 
Compliance with ERISA. The Borrower shall, and shall cause each of its ERISA Affiliates
to: (a) maintain each Plan in compliance in all material respects with the applicable
provisions of ERISA, the Code and other federal or state law; (b) cause each Plan which is
qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code to maintain such qualification; and (c) make
all required contributions to any Plan subject to Section 412 of the Code.

6.12 
Use of Proceeds. Use the proceeds of the Credit Extensions for the repayment of any
amounts owing under the Prior Credit Agreement and for general corporate purposes not in
contravention of any Law or of any Loan Document.

6.13 
Additional Guarantors. Notify the Administrative Agent at the time that a Domestic
Subsidiary or a First Tier Foreign Subsidiary becomes a Material Subsidiary, and upon the
request of the Required Lenders, promptly thereafter (and in any event within 30 days)
either (i) in the case of any Material Subsidiary that is a Domestic Subsidiary,
cause such Material Subsidiary to (A) become a Guarantor by executing and delivering
to the Administrative Agent a counterpart of the Guaranty or such other document as the
Administrative Agent shall deem appropriate for such purpose, and (B) deliver to the
Administrative Agent documents of the types referred to in clauses (iii) and
(iv) of Section 4.01(a) and favorable opinions of counsel to such Material
Subsidiary (which shall cover, among other things, the legality, validity, binding effect
and enforceability of the documentation referred to in clause (A)), all in form,
content and scope reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, or (ii) in the
case of any Material Subsidiary that is a First Tier Foreign Subsidiary, cause the
Domestic Parent of such First Tier Foreign Subsidiary to pledge, in favor of the
Administrative Agent for the ratable benefit of the Lenders and the L/C Issuer, 65% of the
Capital Stock of such First Tier Foreign Subsidiary, or such lesser percentage as may be
owned by the Domestic Parent, pursuant to a pledge agreement and related documentation in
form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, including
documents of the types referred to in clauses (iii) and (iv) of Section 4.01(a)
and favorable opinions of counsel to the Domestic Parent (which shall cover, among other
things, the legality, validity, binding effect and enforceability of the pledge agreement
referred to above), all in form, content and scope reasonably satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent.

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ARTICLE VII. 
NEGATIVE COVENANTS

So
long as any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, any Loan or other Obligation
hereunder shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied, or any Letter of Credit shall remain
outstanding, the Borrower shall not, nor shall it permit any Material Subsidiary to,
directly or indirectly, nor shall it permit (in the case of Sections 7.04, 7.06, 7.09 and
7.10) any Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly:

7.01 
Liens. Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon any of its property, assets
or revenues, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, other than the following
(Permitted Liens):

(a)     
          Liens pursuant to any Loan Document;

(b)     
          Liens existing on the date hereof and listed on Schedule 7.01 and any
          renewals or extensions thereof, provided that (i) the property covered
          thereby is not changed, (ii) the amount secured or benefited thereby is not
          increased, and (iii) any renewal or extension of the obligations secured or
          benefited thereby is permitted by Section 7.03(d);

(c)     
          Liens for taxes, assessments or governmental charges or levies not yet due or
          which are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings
          diligently conducted, if adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained
          on the books of the applicable Person in accordance with GAAP;

(d)     
          carriers, warehousemens, mechanics, materialmens,
          repairmens or other like Liens arising in the ordinary course of business
          or which are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings
          diligently conducted, if adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained
          on the books of the applicable Person in accordance with GAAP;

(e)     
          pledges or deposits in the ordinary course of business in connection with
          workers compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security
          legislation, other than any Lien imposed by ERISA;

(f)     
          deposits to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts and leases (other
          than indebtedness for borrowed money), statutory obligations, surety bonds
          (other than bonds related to judgments or litigation), performance bonds and
          other obligations of a like nature incurred in the ordinary course of business;

(g)     
          easements, rights-of-way, restrictions (including zoning restrictions) and other
          similar encumbrances affecting real property which, in the aggregate, are not
          substantial in amount, and which do not in any case materially detract from the
          value of the property subject thereto or materially interfere with the ordinary
          conduct of the business of the applicable Person;

(h)     
          Liens securing judgments for the payment of money not constituting an Event of
          Default under Section 8.01(h) or securing appeal or other surety bonds
          related to such judgments;

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(i)     
          Liens encumbering fixed or capital assets securing purchase money debt, Capital
          Leases and Synthetic Lease Obligations; provided that (i) such Liens do not
          at any time encumber any property other than the property financed by such
          Indebtedness and (ii) the Indebtedness secured thereby does not exceed the
          cost or fair market value, whichever is lower, of the property being acquired on
          the date of acquisition;

(j)     
          Liens in favor of the issuer of a documentary commercial letter of credit,
          provided, that such Liens are limited exclusively to the goods covered by such
          letter of credit;

(k)     
          Liens consisting of the interest of a lessor under Operating Leases made in the
          ordinary course of business, or existing on property leased by the Borrower or
          its Subsidiaries under an Operating Lease in the ordinary course of business;

(l)     
          Liens against life insurance policies under which the Borrower is the
          beneficiary securing borrowings by the Borrower in an aggregate amount not to
          exceed $60,000,000 at any time outstanding;

(m)     
          Liens in connection with the Borrowers credit card processing program in
          an aggregate amount not to exceed $1,000,000 at any time outstanding;

(n)     
          Liens upon or in any property acquired or held by the Borrower or any of its
          Subsidiaries to secure the purchase price or construction costs (and, to the
          extent financed, sales and excise taxes, delivery and installation costs and
          other related expenses) of such property or to secure indebtedness incurred
          solely for the purpose of financing or refinancing the acquisition or
          construction of any such property to be subject to such Liens, or Liens existing
          on any such property at the time of acquisition, or extensions, renewals or
          replacements of any of the foregoing for the same or a lesser principal amount,
          provided that no such Lien shall extend to or cover any property other than the
          property being acquired or constructed and no such extension, renewal or
          replacement shall extend to or cover any property not theretofore subject to the
          Lien being extended, renewed or replaced;

(o)     
          Liens in favor of collecting banks arising under Section 4-210 of the UCC and
          Liens arising solely by virtue of any statutory or common law provision relating
          to bankers liens, rights of set-off or similar rights, in each case
          incurred in the ordinary course of business;

(p)     
          UCC financings statement filings under leases not prohibited by this Agreement
          with respect to the equipment or real property leased thereunder, to the extent
          any such filing constitutes a precautionary filing under Section 9-505 of the
          UCC;

(q)     
          Liens of licensors on licenses of IP Rights entered into by Borrower or any
          Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business;

(r)     
          Liens on insurance policies and the proceeds thereof incurred in connection with
          the financing of insurance premiums in the ordinary course of business;

(s)     
          customary Liens in favor of securities intermediaries, depositary banks and
          securities brokers attaching to securities accounts, deposit accounts or other
          brokerage accounts incurred in the ordinary course of business in connection
          with Investments permitted under Section 7.02;

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(t)     
          Liens arising in the ordinary course of business encumbering inventory securing
          no more than $60,000,000 of Indebtedness at any time outstanding;

(u)     
          consensual Liens not described in subclauses (a) through (t) above that:
          (i) relate to liabilities other than borrowed money debt (including Liens
          incurred in connection with sales and leasebacks of the Borrowers assets)
          and securing obligations not in excess of $30,000,000 in the aggregate at any
          time for all such Liens for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries together, or
          (ii) secure obligations not in excess of $15,000,000 in the aggregate at
          any time for all such Liens for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries together;
          provided that no Liens otherwise permitted by the preceding clauses (i) and (ii)
          shall be permitted against Receivables or inventories of the Borrower or its
          Subsidiaries; and provided further that the obligations secured by Liens
          permitted pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) shall at no time, in the aggregate,
          exceed $30,000,000; and

(v)     
          Liens arising solely by virtue of any statutory or common law provision or any
          depository agreement entered into by the Borrower or any Subsidiary in the
          ordinary course of business, in each case relating to bankers liens,
          rights of set-off or similar rights and remedies as to deposit accounts or other
          funds maintained with a creditor depository institution.

7.02     Investments.  Make any Investments, except:

(a)     
          Investments held by the Borrower or such Material Subsidiary in the form of cash
          equivalents;

(b)     
          advances to officers, directors and employees of the Borrower and Subsidiaries
          in an aggregate amount not to exceed $5,000,000 at any time outstanding, for
          travel, entertainment, relocation and analogous ordinary business purposes;

(c)     
          Investments by the Borrower in any Wholly Owned Subsidiary and Investments by
          any Wholly Owned Subsidiary in the Borrower or in another Wholly Owned
          Subsidiary;

(d)     
          Investments consisting of extensions of credit in the nature of accounts
          receivable or notes receivable arising from the sale or lease of goods or
          services in the ordinary course of business, and Investments received in
          satisfaction or partial satisfaction thereof from financially troubled account
          debtors to the extent reasonably necessary in order to prevent or limit loss;

(e)     
          (i)  Investments in any distributor of the Borrowers products or
          any supplier of raw materials or services useful to the business of the Borrower
          and its Subsidiaries (other than the Acquisition of such Person by the Borrower
          or its Subsidiaries), or in any partnership or corporation with others,
          (ii) Joint Ventures and (iii) other Investments (other than
          Acquisitions), provided that (A) the book value (as to the Borrower) of any
          such Investment or Joint Venture, together with such value of all prior
          Investments or Joint Ventures described in clauses (i) through (iii) of this
          Section 7.02(e)undertaken by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries since the
          Closing Date, shall not exceed at the time of such Investment or Joint Venture,
          20% of Consolidated Tangible Net Worth as calculated as of the end of the most
          recent fiscal quarter prior to such Investment or Joint Venture, (B) such
          Investments and Joint Ventures are undertaken in accordance with all applicable
          Requirements of Law and (C) immediately prior to and after giving effect
          thereto, no Default or Event of Default shall exist or be continuing;

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(f)     
          Investments constituting Permitted Swap Obligations or payments or advances
          under Swap Contracts relating to Permitted Swap Obligations;

(g)     
          Investments complying with the investment policy for the Borrower and its
          Subsidiaries described on Schedule 7.02(g), as such Schedule may be amended
          from time to time;

(h)     
          repurchase of shares of the Borrowers stock;

(i)     
          Acquisitions permitted under Section 7.04;

(j)     
          Investments consisting of Contingent Obligations permitted under
          Section 7.03;

(k)     
          Investments consisting solely of appreciation in value of Investments permitted
          hereunder;

(l)     
          deposits by the Borrower or any Subsidiary made in the ordinary course of
          business to secure the performance of Operating Leases permitted hereunder;

(m)     
          Borrower and its Subsidiaries may make pledges and deposits permitted under
          Section 7.01; and

(n)     
          Investments consisting of endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary
          course of business consistent with past practices.

7.03     Contingent Obligations.  Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist
any Contingent Obligations, except:

(a)     
          endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business;

(b)     
          Permitted Swap Obligations;

(c)     
          Contingent Obligations in favor of any Lender or any Affiliate of any Lender;

(d)     
          Contingent Obligations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries existing as of the
          Closing Date and listed on Schedule 7.03 and any refinancings, refundings,
          renewals or extensions thereof; provided that the amount of such Contingent
          Obligations is not increased at the time of such refinancing, refunding, renewal
          or extension;

(e)     
          Contingent Obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business and not
          exceeding at any time $45,000,000 in the aggregate in respect of the Borrower
          and its Subsidiaries together;

(f)     
          Contingent Obligations arising under the Loan Documents;

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(g)     
          Contingent Obligations arising in connection with Indebtedness or other
          obligations of the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower; provided, that
          such Indebtedness or other obligations are otherwise permitted under this
          Agreement;

(h)     
          Contingent Obligations of the Borrower pursuant to guaranties in favor of
          StorageTek Financial Services Corporation and other leasing partners (or any of
          their successors or assigns) so long as the aggregate amount thereof does not
          exceed at any time $50,000,000;

(i)     
          Contingent Obligations consisting of purchase obligations entered into in the
          ordinary course of business in connection with outsourcing contracts with third
          party service providers;

(j)     
          Contractual Obligations or statutory obligations consisting of warranties or
          indemnities entered into in the ordinary course of business;

(k)     
          indemnification obligations in respect of such Persons officers and
          directors under such Persons Organization Documents or other applicable
          documents; and

(l)       
          Contractual Obligations consisting of customary indemnification obligations with
          respect to Acquisitions or Dispositions permitted under this Agreement.

7.04 
Fundamental Changes. Merge, dissolve, liquidate, consolidate with or into another Person,
or Dispose of (whether in one transaction or in a series of transactions) all or
substantially all of its assets (whether now owned or hereafter acquired) to or in favor
of any Person, except that, so long as no Default exists or would result therefrom:

(a)     
          any Subsidiary may merge or consolidate with or into (i) the Borrower,
          provided that the Borrower shall be the continuing or surviving Person, or
          (ii) any one or more other Subsidiaries, provided that when any Wholly
          Owned Subsidiary is merging with a Subsidiary that is not a Wholly Owned
          Subsidiary, the Wholly Owned Subsidiary shall be the continuing or surviving
          Person; and provided further, that when any Guarantor is merging with a
          Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor, the continuing or surviving Person shall (x)
          be the Guarantor or (y) promptly after such merger or consolidation (and in any
          event within 30 days), become a Guarantor by (A) executing and delivering to the
          Administrative Agent a counterpart of the Guaranty or such other document as the
          Administrative Agent shall deem appropriate for such purpose and (B) delivering
          to the Administrative Agent documents of the types referred to in clauses (iii)
          and (iv) of Section 4.01(a) and favorable opinions of counsel to such Person
          (which shall cover, among other things, the legality, validity, binding effect
          and enforceability of the documentation referred to in clause (A)), all in form,
          content and scope reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;

(b)     
          any Subsidiary may Dispose of all or substantially all of its assets (upon
          voluntary liquidation or otherwise) to the Borrower or to another Subsidiary;
          provided that if the transferor in such a transaction is a Wholly Owned
          Subsidiary, then the transferee must either be the Borrower or a Wholly Owned
          Subsidiary; and provided further, that if the transferor in such a transaction
          is a Guarantor, then the transferee shall (x) be the Borrower, (y) be another
          Guarantor or (z) promptly after such transaction (and in any event within 30
          days), become a Guarantor by (A) executing and delivering to the Administrative
          Agent a counterpart of the Guaranty or such

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other document as the Administrative
          Agent shall deem appropriate for such purpose and (B) delivering to the
          Administrative Agent documents of the types referred to in clauses (iii) and
          (iv) of Section 4.01(a) and favorable opinions of counsel to such Person (which
          shall cover, among other things, the legality, validity, binding effect and
          enforceability of the documentation referred to in clause (A)), all in form,
          content and scope reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;

(c)     
          the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries may merge with, or acquire all or
          substantially all of the assets of, any Person, if (i) with respect to a
          merger, the Borrower or such Subsidiary party to such merger is the surviving
          entity of such merger, or such merger results in the surviving entity of such
          merger becoming a Subsidiary of the Borrower, and (ii) (x) the total
          assets (including securities and all other assets) so acquired, valued at book
          value, together with all other assets so acquired pursuant to this
          clause (c) in connection with other merger or acquisition transactions
          occurring in the same fiscal year in which such merger or acquisition occurs (in
          each case as measured on the effective date of such merger or acquisition),
          valued at book value, do not exceed in such fiscal year an amount equal to 20%
          of the Consolidated Tangible Net Worth of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries
          measured as of the last day of the preceding fiscal year and (y) the total
          assets (including securities and all other assets) so acquired, valued at book
          value, together with all other assets so acquired pursuant to this
          clause (c) in connection with other merger or acquisition transactions
          after the Closing Date (in each case as measured on the effective date of such
          merger or acquisition), valued at book value, do not exceed in the aggregate
          since the Closing Date, $750,000,000 and (iii) the merger or acquisition
          involves an entity engaged in a similar business to that of the Borrower or in a
          business within the Borrowers strategic plans; and (iv) no Default or
          Event of Default has occurred or would occur from such merger or acquisition.

If
any Acquisition or Investment permitted above is hostile, no proceeds of any Loan or
Letter of Credit may be used, directly or indirectly, therefor (hostile for
purposes of this sentence meaning the prior effective written consent of the board of
directors or equivalent governing body of the acquiree is not obtained).

7.05     Dispositions.  Make any Disposition or enter into any agreement to make any
Disposition, except:

(a)     
          Dispositions of obsolete or worn out property, whether now owned or hereafter
          acquired, in the ordinary course of business or other assets not practically
          usable in the business of the Borrower;

(b)     
          Dispositions of inventory in the ordinary course of business;

(c)     
          Dispositions of equipment or real property to the extent that (i) such
          property is exchanged for credit against the purchase price of similar
          replacement property or (ii) the proceeds of such Disposition are
          reasonably promptly applied to the purchase price of such replacement property;

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(d)     
          Dispositions of property by Borrower to any Guarantor, or by any Subsidiary to
          the Borrower or to a Wholly Owned Subsidiary; provided that if the transferor of
          such property is a Guarantor, the transferee thereof must be the Borrower or
          another Guarantor; provided, however, that the Borrower and any Guarantor or any
          other Subsidiary may make Dispositions to any Subsidiary of assets that alone or
          in the aggregate are immaterial in Dollar value.

(e)     
          Dispositions permitted by Section 7.04;

(f)     
          Dispositions by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries of property pursuant to
          sale-leaseback transactions, provided that such sale-leaseback transaction is
          otherwise permitted under this Agreement; and provided further, that the
          aggregate book value of all property subject of such Disposition in reliance on
          this clause (f) in any fiscal year shall not exceed, when combined with the
          aggregate book value of all property subject of any Disposition in reliance on
          clause (h) below, 10% of Consolidated Total Assets of the Borrower,
          measured as of the last day of the preceding fiscal year;

(g)     
          licenses of IP Rights by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, as licensor,
          in the ordinary course of business;

(h)     
          Dispositions by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries not otherwise permitted under
          this Section 7.05; provided that (i) at the time of such Disposition,
          no Default shall exist or would result from such Disposition and (ii) the
          aggregate book value of all property the subject of such Disposition in reliance
          on this clause (h) in any fiscal year shall not exceed, when combined with
          the aggregate book value of all property the subject of any Disposition in
          reliance on clause (f) above, 10% of Consolidated Total Assets of the
          Borrower, measured as of the last day of the preceding fiscal year;

(i)     
          Without limiting clause (d) above, Dispositions (i) by the Borrower to
          any of its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business (which shall include
          Dispositions made as a result of tax planning) and made pursuant to reasonable
          business requirements and (ii) by such Subsidiaries to any other such
          Subsidiaries or the Borrower pursuant to reasonable business requirements;

(j)     
          Dispositions listed on Schedule 7.05; and

(k)     
          Dispositions of Foreign Receivables, without recourse, provided that all such
          Dispositions of Foreign Receivables after the Closing Date shall not exceed
          $30,000,000 in the aggregate.

provided, however, that, except as
permitted under Sections 7.04 and 7.05(d) and (k), any sale, assignment, transfer or
other disposal, with or without recourse, of any notes or accounts receivable or any
rights and claims associated therewith, shall not be permitted under this Agreement.

7.06
Restricted Payments.
Declare or make, directly or indirectly, any Restricted Payment, or
incur any obligation (contingent or otherwise) to do so, except that, so long as no Event
of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of any action described below
or would result therefrom:

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(a)     
          each Subsidiary may make Restricted Payments to the Borrower, the Guarantor and
          any other Person that owns an Equity Interest in such Subsidiary, ratably
          according to their respective holdings of the type of Equity Interest in respect
          of which such Restricted Payment is being made;

(b)     
          the Borrower and each Subsidiary may declare and make Restricted Payments
          payable solely in the common stock or other common Equity Interests of such
          Person or rights to acquire any of the foregoing;

(c)     
          the Borrower and each Subsidiary may purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire
          Equity Interests issued by it with the proceeds received from the substantially
          concurrent issue of new shares of its common stock or other common Equity
          Interests; and

(d)     
          the Borrower may declare or pay Restricted Payments; provided that (i) no
          Default then exists or would result therefrom and (ii) after giving effect
          thereto, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries would be in pro forma compliance with
          the financial covenants set forth in Sections 7.13(a), 7.13(b) and 7.13(c)
          measured as of the last day of the then most recently completed fiscal quarter.

7.07 
Change in Nature of Business. Engage in any material line of business substantially
different from those lines of business conducted by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on
the date hereof or any business reasonably related or incidental thereto.

7.08 
Transactions with Affiliates. Enter into any transaction of any kind with any Affiliate of
the Borrower, whether or not in the ordinary course of business, other than (i) on
fair and reasonable terms substantially as favorable to the Borrower or such Subsidiary as
would be obtainable by the Borrower or such Subsidiary at the time in a comparable
arms length transaction with a Person other than an Affiliate and
(ii) transactions between Subsidiaries of the Borrower and transactions between the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries on terms fair and reasonable, taken as a whole, to all
interested parties and undertaken by all such parties in good faith and in the ordinary
course of business.

7.09 
Burdensome Agreements. Enter into any Contractual Obligation (other than this Agreement or
any other Loan Document) that (a) limits the ability (i) of any Subsidiary to
make Restricted Payments to the Borrower or any Guarantor, or to otherwise transfer
property to the Borrower or any Guarantor, in any material respect (the materiality of
which shall be evaluated from the perspective of the Borrower or such Guarantor, as the
case may be), (ii) of any Subsidiary to Guarantee the Indebtedness of the Borrower in
any material respect (the materiality of which shall be evaluated from the perspective of
the Borrower), or (iii) of the Borrower or any Subsidiary to create, incur, assume or
suffer to exist Liens on property of such Person in any material respect; or
(b) requires the grant of a Lien to secure an obligation of such Person if a Lien is
granted to secure another obligation of such Person other than Liens permitted by
Section 7.01.

7.10 
Use of Proceeds. Use the proceeds of any Credit Extension, whether directly or indirectly,
and whether immediately, incidentally or ultimately, to purchase or carry margin stock
(within the meaning of Regulation U of the FRB) or to extend credit to others for the
purpose of purchasing or carrying margin stock or to refund indebtedness originally
incurred for such purpose.

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7.11 
ERISA. The Borrower shall not, and shall not suffer or permit any of its ERISA Affiliates
to: (a) engage in a prohibited transaction or violation of the fiduciary
responsibility rules with respect to any Plan which has resulted or could reasonably be
expected to result in liabilities of the Borrower in an aggregate amount in excess of
$10,000,000; or (b) engage in a transaction that could be subject to
Section 4069 or 4212(c) of ERISA.

7.12 
Accounting Changes. The Borrower shall not, and shall not suffer or permit any Material
Subsidiary to, make any material change in any significant accounting policies except
(i) as required by GAAP, (ii) a change for which the Borrower has received a
letter of preferability from its Independent Auditor, or (iii) a change to a more
conservative or restrictive accounting policy under GAAP, or change the fiscal year of the
Borrower or of any Material Subsidiary other than changing to a calendar fiscal year.

7.13 
Financial Covenants.

(a)     
          Consolidated Tangible Net Worth. Permit Consolidated Tangible Net Worth at any
          time to be less than the sum of (i) $1,286,829,000 plus (ii) an amount
          equal to 75% of the Consolidated Net Income earned in each full fiscal quarter
          ending after June 25, 2004 (with no deduction for a net loss in any such fiscal
          quarter), plus (iii) 100% of the amount of all proceeds (net of costs and
          expenses) received pursuant to the issuance of any equity securities issued by
          the Borrower or any Subsidiary after June 25, 2004 (excluding proceeds of any
          issuance made for the purposes of fulfilling a stock purchase plan or
          compensatory option plan for the consultants, employees or directors of the
          Borrower or any Subsidiary), plus (iv) 100% of the face amount of any
          Subordinated Indebtedness that is converted into stock of the Borrower after
          June 25, 2004, minus (v) up to an aggregate of $500,000,000 of repurchases by
          the Borrower of the Equity Interests of the Borrower after June 25, 2004.

(b)     
          Minimum Consolidated EBITDA. Permit, as of the end of any fiscal quarter of the
          Borrower, the Consolidated EBITDA for the period of four fiscal quarters then
          ended to be less than $150,000,000.

(c)     
          Consolidated Leverage Ratio. Permit the Consolidated Leverage Ratio of the
          Borrower, as of the end of any fiscal quarter of the Borrower, to be greater
          than 2.00 to 1:00.

ARTICLE VIII.
EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES

8.01     Events of Default.  Any of the following shall constitute an Event of Default:

(a)     
          Non-Payment. The Borrower or any other Loan Party fails to pay (i) when and
          as required to be paid herein, any amount of principal of any Loan or any L/C
          Obligation, or (ii) within two Business Days after the same becomes due,
          any interest on any Loan or on any L/C Obligation, or any fee due hereunder, or
          (iii) within five days after the same becomes due, any other amount payable
          hereunder or under any other Loan Document; or

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(b)     
          Specific Covenants. The Borrower (i) fails to perform or observe any term,
          covenant or agreement contained in any of Section 6.05 or 6.10 or
          Article VII; or (ii) fails to perform or observe any term, covenant or
          agreement contained in any of Section 6.01, 6.02, 6.03 or 6.08 and such
          failure shall continue for five Business Days; or

(c)     
          Other Defaults. Any Loan Party fails to perform or observe any other covenant or
          agreement (not specified in subsection (a) or (b) above) contained in any Loan
          Document on its part to be performed or observed and such failure continues for
          30 days after the earlier of (i) the date upon which a Responsible Officer knew
          or reasonably should have known of such failure or (ii) the date upon which
          written notice thereof is given to the Borrower by the Administrative Agent or
          any Lender; or

(d)     
          Representations and Warranties. Any representation, warranty, certification or
          statement of fact made or deemed made by or on behalf of the Borrower or the
          Guarantor herein, in any other Loan Document, or in any document delivered in
          connection herewith or therewith shall be materially incorrect or misleading on
          or as of the date made or deemed made; or

(e)     
          Cross-Default. (i) The Borrower or any Subsidiary (A) fails to make
          any payment when due (whether by scheduled maturity, required prepayment,
          acceleration, demand, or otherwise and subject in each case to grace or cure
          periods provided for in the documents evidencing such Indebtedness or Guarantee)
          in respect of any Indebtedness or Guarantee (other than Indebtedness hereunder
          and Indebtedness under Swap Contracts) having an aggregate principal amount
          (including undrawn committed or available amounts and including amounts owing to
          all creditors under any combined or syndicated credit arrangement) of more than
          the Threshold Amount, or (B) fails to observe or perform any other
          agreement or condition relating to any Indebtedness or Guarantee (other than
          Indebtedness hereunder and Indebtedness under Swap Contracts) having an
          aggregate principal amount (including undrawn committed or available amounts and
          including amounts owing to all creditors under any combined or syndicated credit
          arrangement) of more than the Threshold Amount, or contained in any instrument
          or agreement evidencing, securing or relating thereto, or any other event
          occurs, the effect of which default or other event is to cause, or to permit the
          holder or holders of such Indebtedness or the beneficiary or beneficiaries of
          such Guarantee (or a trustee or agent on behalf of such holder or holders or
          beneficiary or beneficiaries) to cause, with the giving of notice if required,
          such Indebtedness to be demanded or to become due or to be repurchased, prepaid,
          defeased or redeemed (automatically or otherwise), or an offer to repurchase,
          prepay, defease or redeem such Indebtedness to be made, prior to its stated
          maturity, or such Guarantee to become payable or cash collateral in respect
          thereof to be demanded; or (ii) there occurs under any Swap Contract an
          Early Termination Date (as defined in such Swap Contract) resulting from
          (A) any event of default under such Swap Contract as to which the Borrower
          or any Subsidiary is the Defaulting Party (as defined in such Swap Contract) or
          (B) any Termination Event (as so defined) under such Swap Contract as to
          which the Borrower or any Subsidiary is an Affected Party (as so defined) and,
          in either event, the Swap Termination Value owed by the Borrower or such
          Subsidiary as a result thereof is greater than the Threshold Amount; or

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(f)     
          Insolvency Proceedings, Etc. Any Loan Party or any of its Material Subsidiaries
          institutes or consents to the institution of any proceeding under any Debtor
          Relief Law, or makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors; or
          applies for or consents to the appointment of any receiver, trustee, custodian,
          conservator, liquidator, rehabilitator or similar officer for it or for all or
          any substantial part of its property; or any receiver, trustee, custodian,
          conservator, liquidator, rehabilitator or similar officer is appointed without
          the application or consent of such Person and the appointment continues
          undischarged or unstayed for 60 calendar days; or any proceeding under any
          Debtor Relief Law relating to any such Person or to all or any substantial part
          of its property is instituted without the consent of such Person and continues
          undismissed or unstayed for 60 calendar days, or an order for relief is entered
          in any such proceeding; or

(g)     
          Inability to Pay Debts; Attachment. (i) The Borrower or any Subsidiary
          becomes unable or admits in writing its inability or fails generally to pay its
          debts as they become due, or (ii) any writ or warrant of attachment or
          execution or similar process is issued or levied against all or any substantial
          part of the property of any such Person and is not released, vacated or fully
          bonded within 60 days after its issue or levy; or

(h)     
          Judgments. There is entered against the Borrower or any Subsidiary (i) a
          final judgment or order for the payment of money in an aggregate amount
          exceeding the Threshold Amount (to the extent not covered by independent
          third-party insurance as to which the insurer does not dispute coverage), or
          (ii) any one or more non-monetary final judgments that have, or would
          reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material
          Adverse Effect and, in either case, (A) enforcement proceedings are
          commenced by any creditor upon such judgment or order, or (B) there is a
          period of 30 consecutive days during which a stay of enforcement of such
          judgment, by reason of a pending appeal or otherwise, is not in effect; or

(i)     
          ERISA. (i) An ERISA Event occurs with respect to a Pension Plan or
          Multiemployer Plan which has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result
          in liability of the Borrower under Title IV of ERISA to the Pension Plan,
          Multiemployer Plan or the PBGC in an aggregate amount in excess of the Threshold
          Amount, or (ii) the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate fails to pay when due,
          after the expiration of any applicable grace period, any installment payment
          with respect to its withdrawal liability under Section 4201 of ERISA under
          a Multiemployer Plan in an aggregate amount in excess of the Threshold Amount;
          or

(j)     
          Invalidity of Loan Documents. Any Loan Document, at any time after its execution
          and delivery and for any reason other than as expressly permitted hereunder or
          thereunder or satisfaction in full of all the Obligations, ceases to be in full
          force and effect; or any Loan Party or any other Person contests in any manner
          the validity or enforceability of any Loan Document; or any Loan Party denies
          that it has any or further liability or obligation under any Loan Document, or
          purports to revoke, terminate or rescind any Loan Document; or

(k)     
          Change of Control. There occurs any Change of Control; or

(l)     
          Guarantor Defaults. Any Guarantor fails in any material respect to perform or
          observe any term, covenant or agreement in its Guaranty (subject to any
          applicable grace or cure period set forth in such Guaranty); or any Guaranty is
          for any reason partially (including with respect to future advances) or wholly
          revoked or invalidated, or otherwise ceases to be in full force and effect, or
          any Guarantor or any other Loan Party contests in any manner the validity or
          enforceability thereof or denies that it has any further liability or obligation
          thereunder; or any event described at subsections (f), (g) or (h) of this
          Section occurs with respect to any Guarantor.

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8.02 
Remedies Upon Event of Default.
If any Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the
Administrative Agent shall, at the request of, or may, with the consent of, the Required
Lenders, take any or all of the following actions:

(a)     
          declare the commitment of each Lender to make Loans and any obligation of the
          L/C Issuer to make L/C Credit Extensions to be terminated, whereupon such
          commitments and obligation shall be terminated;

(b)     
          declare the unpaid principal amount of all outstanding Loans, all interest
          accrued and unpaid thereon, and all other amounts owing or payable hereunder or
          under any other Loan Document to be immediately due and payable, without
          presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are
          hereby expressly waived by the Borrower;

(c)     
          require that the Borrower Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations (in an amount
          equal to the then Outstanding Amount thereof); and

(d)     
          exercise on behalf of itself and the Lenders all rights and remedies available
          to it and the Lenders under the Loan Documents;

provided, however, that upon the
occurrence of an actual or deemed entry of an order for relief with respect to the
Borrower under the Bankruptcy Code of the United States, the obligation of each Lender to
make Loans and any obligation of the L/C Issuer to make L/C Credit Extensions shall
automatically terminate, the unpaid principal amount of all outstanding Loans and all
interest and other amounts as aforesaid shall automatically become due and payable, and
the obligation of the Borrower to Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations as aforesaid
shall automatically become effective, in each case without further act of the
Administrative Agent or any Lender.

8.03 
Application of Funds.
 After the exercise of remedies provided for in Section 8.02 (or
after the Loans have automatically become immediately due and payable and the L/C
Obligations have automatically been required to be Cash Collateralized as set forth in the
proviso to Section 8.02), any amounts received on account of the Obligations shall be
applied by the Administrative Agent in the following order:

First,
to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting fees, indemnities, expenses and
other amounts (including fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative
Agent and amounts payable under Article III) payable to the Administrative Agent
in its capacity as such;

Second,
to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting fees, indemnities and other
amounts (other than principal and interest) payable to the Lenders and the L/C Issuer
(including fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the respective Lenders and the
L/C Issuer (including fees and time charges for attorneys who may be employees of any
Lender or the L/C Issuer) and amounts payable under Article III), ratably among them
in proportion to the amounts described in this clause Second payable to them;

Third,
to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting accrued and unpaid interest on
the Loans, L/C Borrowings and other Obligations, ratably among the Lenders and the L/C
Issuer in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Third payable
to them;

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Fourth,
to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting unpaid principal of the Loans
and L/C Borrowings, ratably among the Lenders and the L/C Issuer in proportion to the
respective amounts described in this clause Fourth held by them;

Fifth,
to the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer, to Cash Collateralize that
portion of L/C Obligations comprised of the aggregate undrawn amount of Letters of Credit;
and

Last,
the balance, if any, after all of the Obligations have been indefeasibly paid in full, to
the Borrower or as otherwise required by Law.

Subject
to Section 2.03(c), amounts used to Cash Collateralize the aggregate undrawn amount
of Letters of Credit pursuant to clause Fifth above shall be applied to satisfy
drawings under such Letters of Credit as they occur. If any amount remains on deposit as
Cash Collateral after all Letters of Credit have either been fully drawn or expired, such
remaining amount shall be applied to the other Obligations, if any, in the order set forth
above.

8.04 
Certain Financial Covenant Defaults. In the event that, after taking into account any
extraordinary charge to earnings taken or to be taken as of the end of any fiscal period
of the Borrower (a Charge), and if solely by virtue of such Charge, there
would exist an Event of Default due to the breach of any subsection of Section 7.13
as of such fiscal period end date, such Event of Default shall be deemed to arise upon the
earlier of (a) the date after such fiscal period end date on which the Borrower
announces publicly it will take, is taking or has taken such Charge (including an
announcement in the form of a statement in a report filed with the SEC) or, if such
announcement is made prior to such fiscal period end date, the date that is such fiscal
period end date, and (b) the date the Borrower delivers to the Agent its audited
annual or unaudited quarterly financial statements in respect of such fiscal period
reflecting such Charge as taken.

ARTICLE IX.
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT

9.01 
Appointment and Authority.
Each of the Lenders and the L/C Issuer hereby irrevocably
appoints Bank of America to act on its behalf as the Administrative Agent hereunder and
under the other Loan Documents and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such
actions on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the Administrative
Agent by the terms hereof or thereof, together with such actions and powers as are
reasonably incidental thereto. The provisions of this Article are solely for the
benefit of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the L/C Issuer, and neither the
Borrower nor any other Loan Party shall have rights as a third party beneficiary of any of
such provisions.

9.02  
Rights as a Lender. The Person serving as the Administrative Agent hereunder shall have
the same rights and powers in its capacity as a Lender as any other Lender and may
exercise the same as though it were not the Administrative Agent and the term
Lender or Lenders shall, unless otherwise expressly indicated or
unless the context otherwise requires, include the Person serving as the Administrative
Agent hereunder in its individual capacity.

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Such Person and its Affiliates may accept
deposits from, lend money to, act as the financial advisor or in any other advisory
capacity for and generally engage in any kind of business with the Borrower or any
Subsidiary or other Affiliate thereof as if such Person were not the Administrative Agent
hereunder and without any duty to account therefor to the Lenders.

9.03 
Exculpatory Provisions. The Administrative Agent shall not have any duties or obligations
except those expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents. Without limiting
the generality of the foregoing, the Administrative Agent:

(a)     
          shall not be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of
          whether a Default has occurred and is continuing;

(b)     
          shall not have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any
          discretionary powers, except discretionary rights and powers expressly
          contemplated hereby or by the other Loan Documents that the Administrative Agent
          is required to exercise as directed in writing by the Required Lenders (or such
          other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be expressly provided for
          herein or in the other Loan Documents), provided that the Administrative Agent
          shall not be required to take any action that, in its opinion or the opinion of
          its counsel, may expose the Administrative Agent to liability or that is
          contrary to any Loan Document or applicable law; and

(c)     
          shall not, except as expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents,
          have any duty to disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose,
          any information relating to the Borrower or any of its Affiliates that is
          communicated to or obtained by the Person serving as the Administrative Agent or
          any of its Affiliates in any capacity.

The
Administrative Agent shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it
(i) with the consent or at the request of the Required Lenders (or such other number
or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary, or as the Administrative Agent shall
believe in good faith shall be necessary, under the circumstances as provided in Sections
10.01 and 8.02) or (ii) in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful
misconduct. The Administrative Agent shall be deemed not to have knowledge of any Default
unless and until notice describing such Default is given to the Administrative Agent by
the Borrower, a Lender or the L/C Issuer.

The
Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire
into (i) any statement, warranty or representation made in or in connection with this
Agreement or any other Loan Document, (ii) the contents of any certificate, report or
other document delivered hereunder or thereunder or in connection herewith or therewith,
(iii) the performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements or other
terms or conditions set forth herein or therein or the occurrence of any Default,
(iv) the validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of this Agreement,
any other Loan Document or any other agreement, instrument or document or (v) the
satisfaction of any condition set forth in Article IV or elsewhere herein, other than
to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to the Administrative
Agent.

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9.04 
Reliance by Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely upon,
and shall not incur any liability for relying upon, any notice, request, certificate,
consent, statement, instrument, document or other writing (including any electronic
message, Internet or intranet website posting or other distribution) believed by it to be
genuine and to have been signed, sent or otherwise authenticated by the proper Person. The
Administrative Agent also may rely upon any statement made to it orally or by telephone
and believed by it to have been made by the proper Person, and shall not incur any
liability for relying thereon. In determining compliance with any condition hereunder to
the making of a Loan, or the issuance of a Letter of Credit, that by its terms must be
fulfilled to the satisfaction of a Lender or the L/C Issuer, the Administrative Agent may
presume that such condition is satisfactory to such Lender or the L/C Issuer unless the
Administrative Agent shall have received notice to the contrary from such Lender or the
L/C Issuer prior to the making of such Loan or the issuance of such Letter of Credit. The
Administrative Agent may consult with legal counsel (who may be counsel for the Borrower),
independent accountants and other experts selected by it, and shall not be liable for any
action taken or not taken by it in accordance with the advice of any such counsel,
accountants or experts.

9.05 
Delegation of Duties. The Administrative Agent may perform any and all of its duties and
exercise its rights and powers hereunder or under any other Loan Document by or through
any one or more sub-agents appointed by the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent
and any such sub-agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and
powers by or through their respective Related Parties. The exculpatory provisions of this
Article shall apply to any such sub-agent and to the Related Parties of the
Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent, and shall apply to their respective
activities in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein
as well as activities as Administrative Agent.

9.06 
Resignation of Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent may at any time give notice
of its resignation to the Lenders, the L/C Issuer and the Borrower. Upon receipt of any
such notice of resignation, the Required Lenders shall have the right, in consultation
with the Borrower, to appoint a successor, which shall be a bank with an office in the
United States, or an Affiliate of any such bank with an office in the United States. If no
such successor shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders and shall have
accepted such appointment within 30 days after the retiring Administrative Agent
gives notice of its resignation, then the retiring Administrative Agent may on behalf of
the Lenders and the L/C Issuer, appoint a successor Administrative Agent meeting the
qualifications set forth above; provided that if the Administrative Agent shall notify the
Borrower and the Lenders that no qualifying Person has accepted such appointment, then
such resignation shall nonetheless become effective in accordance with such notice and
(1) the retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and
obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents and (2) all payments,
communications and determinations provided to be made by, to or through the Administrative
Agent shall instead be made by or to each Lender and the L/C Issuer directly, until such
time as the Required Lenders appoint a successor Administrative Agent as provided for
above in this Section. Upon the acceptance of a successors appointment as
Administrative Agent hereunder, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all
of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring (or retired) Administrative
Agent, and the retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged from all of its duties
and obligations hereunder or under the other Loan Documents (if not already discharged
therefrom asprovided above in this Section). The fees payable by the Borrower to a
successor Administrative Agent shall be the same as those payable

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to its predecessor
unless otherwise agreed between the Borrower and such successor. After the retiring
Administrative Agents resignation hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, the
provisions of this Article and Section 10.04 shall continue in effect for the
benefit of such retiring Administrative Agent, its sub-agents and their respective Related
Parties in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by any of them while the
retiring Administrative Agent was acting as Administrative Agent.

Any
resignation by Bank of America as Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section shall
also constitute its resignation as L/C Issuer. Upon the acceptance of a successors
appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder, (a) such successor shall succeed to and
become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring L/C
Issuer, (b) the retiring L/C Issuer shall be discharged from all of its duties and
obligations hereunder or under the other Loan Documents, and (c) the successor L/C Issuer
shall issue letters of credit in substitution for the Letters of Credit, if any,
outstanding at the time of such succession or make other arrangement satisfactory to the
retiring L/C Issuer to effectively assume the obligations of the retiring L/C Issuer with
respect to such Letters of Credit.

9.07 
Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent and Other Lenders. Each Lender and the L/C Issuer
acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent
or any other Lender or any of their Related Parties and based on such documents and
information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to
enter into this Agreement. Each Lender and the L/C Issuer also acknowledges that it will,
independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender or
any of their Related Parties and based on such documents and information as it shall from
time to time deem appropriate, continue to make its own decisions in taking or not taking
action under or based upon this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any related
agreement or any document furnished hereunder or thereunder.

9.08 
No Other Duties, Etc. Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, none of the
Bookrunners, Arrangers or other titles listed on the cover page hereof shall have any
powers, duties or responsibilities under this Agreement or any of the other Loan
Documents, except in its capacity, as applicable, as the Administrative Agent, a Lender or
the L/C Issuer hereunder.

9.09 
Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim. In case of the pendency of any
receivership, insolvency, liquidation, bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement,
adjustment, composition or other judicial proceeding relative to any Loan Party, the
Administrative Agent (irrespective of whether the principal of any Loan or L/C Obligation
shall then be due and payable as herein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and
irrespective of whether the Administrative Agent shall have made any demand on the
Borrower) shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise

(a)     
          to file and prove a claim for the whole amount of the principal and interest
          owing and unpaid in respect of the Loans, L/C Obligations and all other
          Obligations that are owing and unpaid and to file such other documents as may be
          necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Lenders, the L/C
          Issuer and the Administrative Agent (including any claim for the reasonable
          compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Lenders, the L/C
          Issuer and the Administrative Agent and their respective agents and counsel and
          all other amounts due the Lenders, the L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent
          under Sections 2.03(i) and (j), 2.08 and 10.04) allowed in such judicial
          proceeding; and

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(b)     
          to collect and receive any monies or other property payable or deliverable on
          any such claims and to distribute the same;

and any custodian, receiver,
assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official in any such judicial
proceeding is hereby authorized by each Lender and the L/C Issuer to make such payments to
the Administrative Agent and, in the event that the Administrative Agent shall consent to
the making of such payments directly to the Lenders and the L/C Issuer, to pay to the
Administrative Agent any amount due for the reasonable compensation, expenses,
disbursements and advances of the Administrative Agent and its agents and counsel, and any
other amounts due the Administrative Agent under Sections 2.08 and 10.04.

Nothing
contained herein shall be deemed to authorize the Administrative Agent to authorize or
consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Lender or the L/C Issuer any plan of
reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Obligations or the
rights of any Lender or to authorize the Administrative Agent to vote in respect of the
claim of any Lender in any such proceeding.

9.10 
Guaranty Matters. The Lenders and the L/C Issuer irrevocably authorize the Administrative
Agent, at its option and in its discretion to release the Guarantor from its obligations
under the Guaranty if the Guarantor ceases to be a Subsidiary as a result of a transaction
permitted hereunder.

Upon
request by the Administrative Agent at any time, the Required Lenders will confirm in
writing the Administrative Agents authority to release the Guarantor from its
obligations under the Guaranty pursuant to this Section 9.10.

ARTICLE X.
MISCELLANEOUS

10.01 
Amendments, Etc. No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other
Loan Document, and no consent to any departure by the Borrower or any other Loan Party
therefrom, shall be effective unless in writing signed by the Required Lenders and the
Borrower or the applicable Loan Party, as the case may be, and acknowledged by the
Administrative Agent, and each such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the
specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given; provided, however, that no
such amendment, waiver or consent shall:

(a)     
          waive any condition set forth in Section 4.01(a) without the written
          consent of each Lender;

(b)     
          extend or increase the Commitment of any Lender (or reinstate any Commitment
          terminated pursuant to Section 8.02) without the written consent of such
          Lender;

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(c)     
          postpone any date fixed by this Agreement or any other Loan Document for any
          payment or mandatory prepayment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts
          due to the Lenders (or any of them) or any scheduled or mandatory reduction of
          the Aggregate Commitments hereunder or under any other Loan Document without the
          written consent of each Lender directly affected thereby;

(d)     
          reduce the principal of, or the rate of interest specified herein on, any Loan
          or L/C Borrowing, or (subject to clause (iii) of the second proviso to this
          Section 10.01) any fees or other amounts payable hereunder or under any
          other Loan Document without the written consent of each Lender directly affected
          thereby; provided, however, that only the consent of the Required Lenders shall
          be necessary (i) to amend the definition of Default Rate or to waive
          any obligation of the Borrower to pay interest or Letter of Credit Fees at the
          Default Rate or (ii) to amend any financial covenant hereunder (or any
          defined term used therein) even if the effect of such amendment would be to
          reduce the rate of interest on any Loan or L/C Borrowing or to reduce any fee
          payable hereunder;

(e)     
          change Section 2.13 or Section 8.03 in a manner that would alter the
          pro rata sharing of payments required thereby without the written consent of
          each Lender;

(f)     
          change any provision of this Section or the definition of Required
          Lenders or any other provision hereof specifying the number or percentage
          of Lenders required to amend, waive or otherwise modify any rights hereunder or
          make any determination or grant any consent hereunder, without the written
          consent of each Lender; or

(g)     
          release the Guarantor from the Guaranty without the written consent of each
          Lender except as permitted under Section 9.10;

and, provided further, that
(i) no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by the L/C
Issuer in addition to the Lenders required above, affect the rights or duties of the L/C
Issuer under this Agreement or any Issuer Document relating to any Letter of Credit issued
or to be issued by it; (ii) no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing
and signed by the Administrative Agent in addition to the Lenders required above, affect
the rights or duties of the Administrative Agent under this Agreement or any other Loan
Document; and (iii)  the Fee Letter may be amended, or rights or privileges
thereunder waived, in a writing executed only by the parties thereto. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary herein, no Defaulting Lender shall have any right to approve or
disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent hereunder, except that the Commitment of such
Lender may not be increased or extended without the consent of such Lender.

10.02     Notices; Effectiveness; Electronic Communication.

(a)       
          Notices Generally. Except in the case of notices and other communications
          expressly permitted to be given by telephone (and except as provided in
          subsection (b) below), all notices and other communications provided for herein
          shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand or overnight courier service,
          mailed by certified or registered mail or sent by telecopier as follows, and all
          notices and other communications expressly permitted hereunder to be given by
          telephone shall be made to the applicable telephone number, as follows:

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| | (i)       
               if to the Borrower, the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer, to the address,
               telecopier number, electronic mail address or telephone number specified for
               such Person on Schedule 10.02; and
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| | (ii)       
               if to any other Lender, to the address, telecopier number, electronic mail
               address or telephone number specified in its Administrative Questionnaire.
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Notices
sent by hand or overnight courier service, or mailed by certified or registered mail,
shall be deemed to have been given when received; notices sent by telecopier shall be
deemed to have been given when sent (except that, if not given during normal business
hours for the recipient, shall be deemed to have been given at the opening of business on
the next business day for the recipient). Notices delivered through electronic
communications to the extent provided in subsection (b) below, shall be effective as
provided in such subsection (b).

(b)     
          Electronic Communications. Notices and other communications to the Lenders and
          the L/C Issuer hereunder may be delivered or furnished by electronic
          communication (including e-mail and Internet or intranet websites) pursuant to
          procedures approved by the Administrative Agent, provided that the foregoing
          shall not apply to notices to any Lender or the L/C Issuer pursuant to
          Article II if such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as applicable, has notified
          the Administrative Agent that it is incapable of receiving notices under such
          Article by electronic communication. The Administrative Agent or the
          Borrower may, in its discretion, agree to accept notices and other
          communications to it hereunder by electronic communications pursuant to
          procedures approved by it, provided that approval of such procedures may be
          limited to particular notices or communications.

Unless
the Administrative Agent otherwise prescribes, (i) notices and other communications
sent to an e-mail address shall be deemed received upon the senders receipt of an
acknowledgement from the intended recipient (such as by the return receipt
requested function, as available, return e-mail or other written acknowledgement),
provided that if such notice or other communication is not sent during the normal business
hours of the recipient, such notice or communication shall be deemed to have been sent at
the opening of business on the next business day for the recipient, and (ii) notices
or communications posted to an Internet or intranet website shall be deemed received upon
the deemed receipt by the intended recipient at its e-mail address as described in the
foregoing clause (i) of notification that such notice or communication is
available and identifying the website address therefor.

(c)     
          Change of Address, Etc. Each of the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the
          L/C Issuer may change its address, telecopier or telephone number for notices
          and other communications hereunder by notice to the other parties hereto. Each
          other Lender may change its address, telecopier or telephone number for notices
          and other communications hereunder by notice to the Borrower, the Administrative
          Agent and the L/C Issuer.

(d)     
          Reliance by Administrative Agent, L/C Issuer and Lenders. The Administrative
          Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Lenders shall be entitled to rely and act upon any
          notices (including telephonic Loan Notices) purportedly given by or on behalf of
          the Borrower even if (i) such notices were not made in a manner specified
          herein, were incomplete or were not preceded or followed by any other form of
          notice specified herein, or (ii) the terms thereof, as

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understood by the
          recipient, varied from any confirmation thereof. The Borrower shall indemnify
          the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer, each Lender and the Related Parties of
          each of them from all losses, costs, expenses and liabilities resulting from the
          reliance by such Person on each notice purportedly given by or on behalf of the
          Borrower. All telephonic notices to and other telephonic communications with the
          Administrative Agent may be recorded by the Administrative Agent, and each of
          the parties hereto hereby consents to such recording.

10.03 
No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies. No failure by any Lender, the L/C Issuer or the
Administrative Agent to exercise, and no delay by any such Person in exercising, any
right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall
any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder preclude
any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or
privilege. The rights, remedies, powers and privileges herein provided are cumulative and
not exclusive of any rights, remedies, powers and privileges provided by law.

10.04 
Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver.

(a)     
          Costs and Expenses. The Borrower shall pay (i) all reasonable out-of-pocket
          expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent and its Affiliates (including the
          reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of counsel for the Administrative
          Agent), in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for
          herein, the preparation, negotiation, execution, delivery and administration of
          this Agreement and the other Loan Documents or any amendments, modifications or
          waivers of the provisions hereof or thereof (whether or not the transactions
          contemplated hereby or thereby shall be consummated), (ii) all reasonable
          out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the L/C Issuer in connection with the
          issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or any demand
          for payment thereunder and (iii) all out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the
          Administrative Agent, any Lender or the L/C Issuer (including the charges and
          disbursements of any counsel for the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the L/C
          Issuer), and shall pay all fees and time charges for attorneys who may be
          employees of the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the L/C Issuer, in
          connection with the enforcement or protection of its rights (A) in
          connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, including its
          rights under this Section, or (B) in connection with the Loans made or
          Letters of Credit issued hereunder, including all such out-of-pocket expenses
          incurred during any workout, restructuring or negotiations in respect of such
          Loans or Letters of Credit.

(b)     
          Indemnification by the Borrower. The Borrower shall indemnify the Administrative
          Agent (and any sub-agent thereof), each Lender and the L/C Issuer, and each
          Related Party of any of the foregoing Persons (each such Person being called an
          Indemnitee) against, and hold each Indemnitee harmless from, any and
          all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and related expenses (including the
          fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for any Indemnitee), and shall
          pay all fees and time charges for attorneys who may be employees of the
          Administrative Agent, any Lender or the L/C Issuer, in each case incurred by any
          Indemnitee or asserted against any Indemnitee by any third party or by the
          Borrower or any other Loan Party arising out of, in connection with, or as a
          result of (i) the execution or delivery of this Agreement, any other Loan
          Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby, the
          performance by the parties hereto of their respective obligations hereunder or
          thereunder or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or
          thereby, (ii) any

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Loan or Letter of Credit or the use or proposed use of
          the proceeds therefrom (including any refusal by the L/C Issuer to honor a
          demand for payment under a Letter of Credit if the documents presented in
          connection with such demand do not strictly comply with the terms of such Letter
          of Credit), (iii) any actual or alleged presence or release of Hazardous
          Materials on or from any property owned or operated by the Borrower or any of
          its Subsidiaries, or any Environmental Liability related in any way to the
          Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or (iv) any actual or prospective
          claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing,
          whether based on contract, tort or any other theory, whether brought by a third
          party or by the Borrower or any other Loan Party, and regardless of whether any
          Indemnitee is a party thereto; provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any
          Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such losses, claims, damages,
          liabilities or related expenses (x) are determined by a court of competent
          jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment to have resulted from the gross
          negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee or (y) result from a
          claim brought by the Borrower or any other Loan Party against an Indemnitee for
          breach in bad faith of such Indemnitees obligations hereunder or under any
          other Loan Document, if the Borrower or such Loan Party has obtained a final and
          nonappealable judgment in its favor on such claim as determined by a court of
          competent jurisdiction.

(c)     
          Reimbursement by Lenders. To the extent that the Borrower for any reason fails
          to indefeasibly pay any amount required under subsection (a) or (b) of
          this Section to be paid by it to the Administrative Agent (or any sub-agent
          thereof), the L/C Issuer or any Related Party of any of the foregoing, each
          Lender severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent (or any such
          sub-agent), the L/C Issuer or such Related Party, as the case may be, such
          Lenders Applicable Percentage (determined as of the time that the
          applicable unreimbursed expense or indemnity payment is sought) of such unpaid
          amount, provided that the unreimbursed expense or indemnified loss, claim,
          damage, liability or related expense, as the case may be, was incurred by or
          asserted against the Administrative Agent (or any such sub-agent) or the L/C
          Issuer in its capacity as such, or against any Related Party of any of the
          foregoing acting for the Administrative Agent (or any such sub-agent) or L/C
          Issuer in connection with such capacity. The obligations of the Lenders under
          this subsection (c) are subject to the provisions of Section 2.12(d).

(d)     
          Waiver of Consequential Damages, Etc. To the fullest extent permitted by
          applicable law, the Borrower shall not assert, and hereby waives, any claim
          against any Indemnitee, on any theory of liability, for special, indirect,
          consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages)
          arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of, this Agreement, any other
          Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby, the
          transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, any Loan or Letter of Credit or the
          use of the proceeds thereof. No Indemnitee referred to in subsection (b) above
          shall be liable for any damages arising from the use by unintended recipients of
          any information or other materials distributed by it through telecommunications,
          electronic or other information transmission systems in connection with this
          Agreement or the other Loan Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or
          thereby, except to the extent such damages are determined in a final,
          nonappealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted
          from such Indemnitees gross negligence or willful misconduct.

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(e)     
          Payments. All amounts due under this Section shall be payable not later
          than ten Business Days after demand therefor.

(f)     
          Survival. The agreements in this Section shall survive the resignation of
          the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer, the replacement of any Lender, the
          termination of the Aggregate Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or
          discharge of all the other Obligations.

10.05 
Payments Set Aside. To the extent that any payment by or on behalf of the Borrower is made
to the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or any Lender, or the Administrative Agent,
the L/C Issuer or any Lender 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, the L/C Issuer or such Lender in its discretion)
to be repaid to a trustee, receiver or any other party, in connection with any proceeding
under any Debtor Relief Law or otherwise, then (a) to the extent of such recovery, the
obligation or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied shall be revived and
continued in full force and effect as if such payment had not been made or such setoff had
not occurred, and (b) each Lender and the L/C Issuer 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 Rate from time to time in effect. The obligations of the Lenders and the L/C
Issuer under clause (b) of the preceding sentence shall survive the payment in full
of the Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.

10.06 
Successors and Assigns.

(a)     
          Successors and Assigns Generally. The provisions of this Agreement shall be
          binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective
          successors and assigns permitted hereby, except that the Borrower may not assign
          or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the
          prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and each Lender and no Lender
          may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder
          except (i) to an Eligible Assignee in accordance with the provisions of
          subsection (b) of this Section, (ii) by way of participation in accordance
          with the provisions of subsection (d) of this Section, or (iii) by way of
          pledge or assignment of a security interest subject to the restrictions of
          subsection (f) of this Section (and any other attempted assignment or transfer
          by any party hereto shall be null and void). 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 subsection (d) of this Section and,
          to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Related Parties of each of the
          Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Lenders) any legal or equitable
          right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.

(b)     
          Assignments by Lenders. Any Lender may at any time assign to one or more
          Eligible Assignees all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this
          Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and the Loans (including
          for purposes of this subsection (b), participations in L/C Obligations) at the
          time owing to it); provided that

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| | (i)       
               except in the case of an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the
               assigning Lenders Commitment and the Loans at the time owing to it or in
               the case of an assignment to a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved
               Fund with respect to a Lender, the aggregate amount of the Commitment (which for
               this purpose includes Loans outstanding thereunder) or, if the Commitment is not
               then in effect, the principal outstanding balance of the Loans of the assigning
               Lender subject to each such assignment, determined as of the date the Assignment
               and Assumption with respect to such assignment is delivered to the
               Administrative Agent or, if Trade Date is specified in the
               Assignment and Assumption, as of the Trade Date, shall not be less than
               $5,000,000 unless each of the Administrative Agent and, so long as no Event of
               Default has occurred and is continuing, the Borrower otherwise consents (each
               such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed);
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| | (ii)       
               each partial assignment shall be made as an assignment of a proportionate part
               of all the assigning Lenders rights and obligations under this Agreement
               with respect to the Loans or the Commitment assigned;
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| | (iii)       
               any assignment of a Commitment must be approved by the Administrative Agent and
               the L/C Issuer unless the Person that is the proposed assignee is itself a
               Lender (whether or not the proposed assignee would otherwise qualify as an
               Eligible Assignee); and
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| | (iv)       
               the parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative
               Agent an Assignment and Assumption, together with a processing and recordation
               fee of $3,500, and the Eligible Assignee, if it shall not be a Lender, shall
               deliver to the Administrative Agent an Administrative Questionnaire; provided
               that such processing and recordation fee shall not be required for an assignment
               by a Lender to an Affiliate of such Lender in accordance with the provisions of
               subsection (b) of this Section.
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Subject
to acceptance and recording thereof by the Administrative Agent pursuant to subsection (c)
of this Section, from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and
Assumption, the Eligible Assignee thereunder shall be a party to this Agreement and, to
the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, have the rights and
obligations of a Lender under this Agreement, and the assigning Lender thereunder shall,
to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, be released from
its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Assumption
covering all of the assigning Lenders rights and obligations under this Agreement,
such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto) but shall continue to be entitled to the
benefits of Sections 3.01, 3.04, 3.05, and 10.04 with respect to facts and
circumstances occurring prior to the effective date of such assignment. Upon request, the
Borrower (at its expense) shall execute and deliver a Note to the assignee Lender. Any
assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does
not comply with this subsection shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement as a sale
by such Lender of a participation in such rights and obligations in accordance with
subsection (d) of this Section.

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(c)     
          Register. The Administrative Agent, acting solely for this purpose as an agent
          of the Borrower, shall maintain at the Administrative Agents Office 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 of the Loans and L/C Obligations owing to, each Lender
          pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the Register). The
          entries in the Register shall be conclusive, and the Borrower, the
          Administrative Agent and the Lenders may 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, notwithstanding notice to the contrary. The
          Register shall be available for inspection by each of the Borrower and the L/C
          Issuer at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior
          notice. In addition, at any time that a request for a consent for a material or
          substantive change to the Loan Documents is pending, any Lender wishing to
          consult with other Lenders in connection therewith may request and receive from
          the Administrative Agent a copy of the Register.

(d)     
          Participations. Any Lender may at any time, without the consent of, or notice
          to, the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, sell participations to any Person
          (other than a natural person or the Borrower or any of the Borrowers
          Affiliates or Subsidiaries) (each, a Participant) in all or a
          portion of such Lenders rights and/or obligations under this Agreement
          (including all or a portion of its Commitment and/or the Loans (including such
          Lenders participations in L/C Obligations) owing to it); provided that
          (i) such Lenders obligations under this Agreement shall remain
          unchanged, (ii) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other
          parties hereto for the performance of such obligations and (iii) the
          Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the L/C Issuer shall
          continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such
          Lenders rights and obligations under this Agreement.

Any
agreement or instrument pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation shall
provide that such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce this Agreement and to
approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement; provided
that such agreement or instrument may provide that such Lender will not, without the
consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment, waiver or other modification described
in the first proviso to Section 10.01 that affects such Participant. Subject to
subsection (e) of this Section, the Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be
entitled to the benefits of Sections 3.01, 3.04 and 3.05, and be obligated under
Section 3.06, to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest
by assignment pursuant to subsection (b) of this Section. To the extent permitted by law,
each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 10.08 and
Section 16 of the Guaranty as though it were a Lender, provided such Participant
agrees to be subject to Section 2.12 as though it were a Lender.

(e)     
          Limitations upon Participant Rights. A Participant shall not be entitled to
          receive any greater payment under Section 3.01 or 3.04 than the applicable
          Lender would have been entitled to receive with respect to the participation
          sold to such Participant, unless the sale of the participation to such
          Participant is made with the Borrowers prior written consent. A
          Participant that would be a Foreign Lender if it were a Lender shall not be
          entitled to the benefits of Section 3.01 unless the Borrower is notified of
          the participation sold to such Participant and such Participant agrees, for the
          benefit of the Borrower, to comply with Section 3.01(e) as though it were a
          Lender.

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(f)     
          Certain Pledges. Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest
          in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement (including under its
          Note, if any) 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.

(g)     
          Electronic Execution of Assignments. The words execution,
          signed, signature, and words of like import in any
          Assignment and Assumption shall be deemed to include electronic signatures or
          the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same
          legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature or the
          use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and
          as provided for in any applicable law, including the Federal Electronic
          Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic
          Signatures and Records Act, or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform
          Electronic Transactions Act.

(h)     
          Resignation as L/C Issuer after Assignment. Notwithstanding anything to the
          contrary contained herein, if at any time Bank of America assigns all of its
          Commitment and Loans pursuant to subsection (b) above, Bank of America may,
          (i) upon 30 days notice to the Borrower and the Lenders, resign as
          L/C Issuer. In the event of any such resignation as L/C Issuer, the Borrower
          shall be entitled to appoint from among the Lenders a successor L/C Issuer
          hereunder; provided, however, that no failure by the Borrower to appoint any
          such successor shall affect the resignation of Bank of America as L/C Issuer. If
          Bank of America resigns as L/C Issuer, it shall retain all the rights and
          obligations of the L/C Issuer hereunder with respect to all Letters of Credit
          outstanding as of the effective date of its resignation as L/C Issuer and all
          L/C Obligations with respect thereto (including the right to require the Lenders
          to make Base Rate Loans or fund risk participations in Unreimbursed Amounts
          pursuant to Section 2.03(c)).

10.07 
Treatment of Certain Information; Confidentiality.
Each of the Administrative Agent, the
Lenders and the L/C Issuer agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the Information (as
defined below), except that Information may be disclosed (a) to its Affiliates and to
its and its Affiliates respective partners, directors, officers, employees, agents,
advisors and representatives (it being understood that (i) the Persons to whom such
disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Information and
instructed to keep such Information confidential, and (ii) each Lender shall be
responsible for any breach of the provisions of this Section 10.07 by any of its
Affiliates or by any of its or its Affiliates partners, directors, officers,
employees, agents, advisors or representatives), (b) to the extent requested by any
regulatory authority purporting to have jurisdiction over it (including any
self-regulatory authority, such as the National Association of Insurance Commissioners),
(c) to the extent required by applicable laws or regulations or by any subpoena or
similar legal process, (d) to any other party hereto, (e) in connection with the
exercise of any remedies hereunder or under any other Loan Document or any action or
proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the enforcement of
rights hereunder or thereunder, (f) subject to an agreement containing provisions
substantially the same as those of this Section, to (i) any assignee of or
Participant in, or any prospective assignee of or Participant in, any of its rights or
obligations under this Agreement or (ii) any actual or prospective counterparty (or
its advisors) to any swap or derivative transaction relating to the Borrower and its
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the Borrower or (h) to the extent such
Information (x) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this
Section or (y) becomes available to the Administrative Agent, any Lender, the L/C
Issuer or any of their respective Affiliates on a nonconfidential basis from a source
other than the Borrower. Should any Lender be required to disclose any Information by
virtue of clauses (b) and (c) of this Section 10.07, such Lender shall, to the
extent permitted by applicable law, promptly notify the Borrower thereof so as to allow
the Borrower, at its sole cost and expense, to seek a protective order or to take any
other appropriate action to protect its rights.

For
purposes of this Section, Information means all information received from the
Borrower or any Subsidiary relating to the Borrower or any Subsidiary or any of their
respective businesses, other than any such information that is available to the
Administrative Agent, any Lender or the L/C Issuer or any of their respective Affiliates
on a nonconfidential basis prior to disclosure by the Borrower or any Subsidiary, provided
that, in the case of information received from the Borrower or any Subsidiary after the
date hereof, such information is clearly identified at the time of delivery as
confidential. Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality of Information as
provided in this Section shall be considered to have complied with its obligation to
do so if such Person has exercised the same degree of care to maintain the confidentiality
of such Information as such Person would accord to its own confidential information.

10.08  
Right of Setoff. If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each
Lender, the L/C Issuer and each of their respective Depositary Bank Affiliates is hereby
authorized at any time and from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by
applicable law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or
demand, provisional or final, in whatever currency) at any time held and other obligations
(in whatever currency) at any time owing by such Lender, the L/C Issuer or any such
Depositary Bank Affiliate to or for the credit or the account of the Borrower or any other
Loan Party against any and all of the obligations of the Borrower or such Loan Party now
or hereafter existing under this Agreement or any other Loan Document to such Lender or
the L/C Issuer, irrespective of whether or not such Lender or the L/C Issuer shall have
made any demand under this Agreement or any other Loan Document and although such
obligations of the Borrower or such Loan Party may be contingent or unmatured or are owed
to a branch or office of such Lender or the L/C Issuer different from the branch or office
holding such deposit or obligated on such indebtedness. The rights of each Lender, the L/C
Issuer and their respective Depositary Bank Affiliates under this Section are in addition
to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) that such Lender, the L/C
Issuer or their respective Depositary Bank Affiliates may have. Each Lender and the L/C
Issuer agrees to notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent promptly after any such
setoff and application, provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the
validity of such setoff and application.

10.09  
Interest Rate Limitation. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any Loan
Document, the interest paid or agreed to be paid under the Loan Documents shall not exceed
the maximum rate of non-usurious interest permitted by applicable Law (the Maximum
Rate). If the Administrative Agent or any Lender shall receive interest in an amount
that exceeds the Maximum Rate, the excess interest shall be applied to the principal of
the Loans or, if it exceeds such unpaid principal, refunded to the Borrower. In
determining whether the interest contracted for, charged, or received by the
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Maximum Rate, such Person may, to the extent
permitted by applicable Law, (a) characterize any payment that is not principal as an
expense, fee, or premium rather than interest, (b) exclude voluntary prepayments and
the effects thereof, and (c) amortize, prorate, allocate, and spread in equal or
unequal parts the total amount of interest throughout the contemplated term of the
Obligations hereunder.

10.10 
Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts
(and by different parties hereto in different counterparts), each of which shall
constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single
contract. This Agreement and the other Loan Documents constitute the entire contract among
the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersede any and all previous
agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof.
Except as provided in Section 4.01, this Agreement shall become effective when it
shall have been executed by the Administrative Agent and when the Administrative Agent
shall have received counterparts hereof that, when taken together, bear the signatures of
each of the other parties hereto. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page
of this Agreement by telecopy shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed
counterpart of this Agreement.

10.11 
Survival of Representations and Warranties. All representations and warranties made
hereunder and in any other Loan Document or other document delivered pursuant hereto or
thereto or in connection herewith or therewith shall survive the execution and delivery
hereof and thereof. Such representations and warranties have been or will be relied upon
by the Administrative Agent and each Lender, regardless of any investigation made by the
Administrative Agent or any Lender or on their behalf and notwithstanding that the
Administrative Agent or any Lender may have had notice or knowledge of any Default at the
time of any Credit Extension, and shall continue in full force and effect as long as any
Loan or any other Obligation hereunder shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied or any Letter of
Credit shall remain outstanding.

10.12 
Severability. If any provision of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents is held to be
illegal, invalid or unenforceable, (a) the legality, validity and enforceability of the
remaining provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall not be affected
or impaired thereby and (b) the parties shall endeavor in good faith negotiations to
replace the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the
economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the illegal, invalid or
unenforceable provisions. The invalidity of a provision in a particular jurisdiction shall
not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.

10.13 
Replacement of Lenders. If any Lender requests compensation under Section 3.04, or if
the Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental
Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 3.01, or if any Lender is
a Defaulting Lender, then the Borrower may, at its sole expense and effort, upon notice to
such Lender and the Administrative Agent, require such Lender to assign and delegate,
without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in, and
consents required by, Section 10.06), all of its interests, rights and obligations
under this Agreement and the related Loan Documents to an assignee that shall assume such
obligations (which assignee may be another Lender, if a Lender accepts such assignment),
provided that:

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(a)     
          the Borrower shall have paid to the Administrative Agent the assignment fee
          specified in Section 10.06(b);

(b)     
          such Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding
          principal of its Loans and L/C Advances, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees
          and all other amounts payable to it hereunder and under the other Loan Documents
          (including any amounts under Section 3.05) from the assignee (to the extent
          of such outstanding principal and accrued interest and fees) or the Borrower (in
          the case of all other amounts);

(c)     
          in the case of any such assignment resulting from a claim for compensation under
          Section 3.04 or payments required to be made pursuant to Section 3.01,
          such assignment will result in a reduction in such compensation or payments
          thereafter; and

(d)     
          such assignment does not conflict with applicable Laws.

A
Lender shall not be required to make any such assignment or delegation if, prior thereto,
as a result of a waiver by such Lender or otherwise, the circumstances entitling the
Borrower to require such assignment and delegation cease to apply.

10.14 
Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Etc.

(a)     
          GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE
          WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

(b)     
          SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION. THE BORROWER IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY
          SUBMITS, FOR ITSELF AND ITS PROPERTY, TO THE NONEXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE
          COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT OF THE
          EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, AND ANY APPELLATE COURT FROM ANY THEREOF, IN ANY
          ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER
          LOAN DOCUMENT, OR FOR RECOGNITION OR ENFORCEMENT OF ANY JUDGMENT, AND EACH OF
          THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS IN
          RESPECT OF ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE HEARD AND DETERMINED IN SUCH NEW
          YORK STATE COURT OR, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN SUCH
          FEDERAL COURT. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO AGREES THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT IN ANY
          SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN OTHER
          JURISDICTIONS BY SUIT ON THE JUDGMENT OR IN ANY OTHER MANNER PROVIDED BY LAW.
          NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT OR IN ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT SHALL AFFECT ANY RIGHT
          THAT THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, ANY LENDER OR THE L/C ISSUER MAY OTHERWISE HAVE
          TO BRING ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN
          DOCUMENT AGAINST THE BORROWER OR ITS PROPERTIES IN THE COURTS OF ANY
          JURISDICTION.

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(c)       
          WAIVER OF VENUE. THE BORROWER IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES, TO THE
          FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY OBJECTION THAT IT MAY NOW OR
          HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF
          OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT IN ANY COURT REFERRED
          TO IN PARAGRAPH (B) OF THIS SECTION. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY
          IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE
          DEFENSE OF AN INCONVENIENT FORUM TO THE MAINTENANCE OF SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING
          IN ANY SUCH COURT.

(d)     
          SERVICE OF PROCESS. EACH PARTY HERETO IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO SERVICE OF PROCESS
          IN THE MANNER PROVIDED FOR NOTICES IN SECTION 10.02. NOTHING IN THIS
          AGREEMENT WILL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF ANY PARTY HERETO TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY
          OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW.

10.15 
Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT
PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL
PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY
OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON
CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO
REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PERSON HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR
OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PERSON WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE
THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE
BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS BY, AMONG OTHER
THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.

10.16  USA PATRIOT Act Notice. Each
Lender that is subject to the Act (as hereinafter defined) and the Administrative Agent
(for itself and not on behalf of any Lender) hereby notifies the Borrower that pursuant to
the requirements of the USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law
October 26, 2001)) (the Act), it is required to obtain, verify and record
information that identifies the Borrower, which information includes the name and address
of the Borrower and other information that will allow such Lender or the Administrative
Agent, as applicable, to identify the Borrower in accordance with the Act.

10.17 
Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the other Loan Documents represent the final
agreement among the parties and may not be contradicted by evidence of prior,
contemporaneous, or subsequent oral agreements of the parties. There are no unwritten oral
agreements among the parties.

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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of
the date first above written.

STORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION,
a Delaware corporation
By:   
Name:   
Title:   



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BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Administrative Agent

By:   
Name:   
Title:   



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BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as a Lender, 
and L/C Issuer

By:   
Name:   
Title:   



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CITICORP USA, INC., as a Lender

By:   
Name:    
Title:   



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JPMORGAN
CHASE BANK, as a Lender 
By:   
Name:   
Title:   



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KEYBANK
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Lender 
By:    
Name:   
Title:   