2014.06.27_ex.10.1_ARPI_CreditFacilitySecondAmendment


SECOND AMENDMENT TO 
AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT


SECOND AMENDMENT, dated as of June 27, 2014 (this “Agreement”), to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of September 17, 2013, (as amended, restated, extended, supplemented or otherwise modified in writing from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among American Residential Leasing Company, LLC, as Borrower, American Residential Properties, Inc., as a Guarantor, American Residential GP, LLC, as a Guarantor, American Residential Properties OP, L.P. (the “Operating Partnership”), as a Guarantor, American Residential Properties TRS, LLC, as a Guarantor, certain subsidiaries of the Operating Partnership as Guarantors, Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”) and as L/C Issuer thereunder, and each lender from time to time party thereto (collectively, the “Lenders”).  Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement.
WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested that the Credit Agreement be modified as herein set forth; and
WHEREAS, the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer have agreed to modify the Credit Agreement as herein set forth solely upon the terms and conditions provided for in this Agreement.


NOW THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:


SECTION 1.    Modification of the Credit Agreement.  On the Second Amendment Effective Date (as defined below), the Credit Agreement shall be, and hereby is, amended to incorporate the changes marked on the copy of the Credit Agreement attached hereto as Annex I.
SECTION 2.    Conditions of Effectiveness.  This Agreement shall not become effective until the date on which all of the following conditions precedent shall have been satisfied or waived in writing (such date being referred to herein as the “Second Amendment Effective Date”):
(a)        Counterparts.  The Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts of this Agreement duly executed by each the Loan Parties, the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Required Lenders.
(b)        Fees.  The Borrower shall have paid, by wire transfer of immediately available funds, to the Administrative Agent (i) for the account of the Lenders that execute and deliver this Agreement, a fee of 0.10% of the Aggregate Commitments of such Lenders in effect on the Second Amendment Effective Date and (ii) all fees otherwise owed to the Administrative Agent and/or any of its Affiliates.
SECTION 3.    Representations and Warranties.  After giving effect to this Agreement, the Loan Parties, jointly and severally, reaffirm and restate the representations and 




warranties set forth in the Credit Agreement and in the other Loan Documents and all such representations and warranties shall be true and correct on the date hereof with the same force and effect as if made on such date (except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct as of such earlier date).  Each of the Loan Parties represents and warrants (which representations and warranties shall survive the execution and delivery hereof) to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that:
(a)    it has the power and authority to execute, deliver and carry out the terms and provisions of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and has taken or caused to be taken all necessary action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby;
(b)    no consent of any Person (including, without limitation, any of its equity holders or creditors), and no action of, or filing with, any governmental or public body or authority is required to authorize, or is otherwise required in connection with, the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement;
(c)    this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered on its behalf by a duly authorized officer, and constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligation enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium and other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and the exercise of judicial discretion in accordance with general principles of equity; 
(d)    no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing; 
(e)    the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement will not violate any law, statute or regulation, or any order or decree of any court or governmental instrumentality, or conflict with, or result in the breach of, or constitute a default under, any contractual obligation of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries; and
(f)    nothing contained in this Agreement, (i) impairs the validity, effectiveness or priority of the Liens granted pursuant to any Loan Document, and such Liens continue unimpaired with the same priority to secure repayment of all Obligations, whether heretofore or hereafter incurred or (ii) requires that any new filings be made or other action taken to perfect or to maintain the perfection of such Liens.
SECTION 4.    Affirmation of Guarantors.  Each Guarantor hereby approves and consents to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and agrees and affirms that its guarantee of the Obligations continues to be in full force and effect and is hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects and shall apply to the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, and all of the other Loan Documents, as such are amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with their terms.
SECTION 5.    Costs and Expenses.  The Loan Parties acknowledge and agree that their payment obligations set forth in Section 11.04 of the Credit Agreement include the costs and 

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expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent in connection with the preparation, execution and delivery of this Agreement and any other documentation contemplated hereby (whether or not this Agreement becomes effective or the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated and whether or not a Default or Event of Default has occurred or is continuing), including, but not limited to, the reasonable fees and disbursements of Kaye Scholer LLP, counsel to the Administrative Agent.
SECTION 6.    Ratification.
(a)Except as herein agreed, the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents remain in full force and effect and are hereby ratified and affirmed by the Loan Parties.  Each of the Loan Parties hereby (i) confirms and agrees that the Borrower is truly and justly indebted to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders in the aggregate amount of the Obligations without defense, counterclaim or offset of any kind whatsoever, and (ii) reaffirms and admits the validity and enforceability of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
(a)    This Agreement shall be limited precisely as written and, except as expressly provided herein, shall not be deemed (i) to be a consent granted pursuant to, or a waiver, modification or forbearance of, any term or condition of the Credit Agreement or any of the instruments or agreements referred to therein or a waiver of any Default or Event of Default under the Credit Agreement, whether or not known to the Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders, or (ii) to prejudice any right or remedy which the Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders may now have or have in the future against any Person under or in connection with the Credit Agreement, any of the instruments or agreements referred to therein or any of the transactions contemplated thereby.
SECTION 7.    Modifications.  Neither this Agreement, nor any provision hereof, may be waived, amended or modified except pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by the parties hereto.
SECTION 8.    References.  The Loan Parties acknowledge and agree that this Agreement constitutes a Loan Document. Each reference in the Credit Agreement to “this Agreement,” “hereunder,” “hereof,” “herein,” or words of like import, and each reference in each other Loan Document (and the other documents and instruments delivered pursuant to or in connection therewith) to the “Credit Agreement”, “thereunder”, “thereof” or words of like import, shall mean and be a reference to the Credit Agreement as modified hereby and as the Credit Agreement may in the future be amended, restated, supplemented or modified from time to time.  

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SECTION 9.    Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed by the parties hereto individually or in combination, in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be an original and all of which shall constitute one and the same agreement.  Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page by telecopier or electronic mail (in a .pdf format) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart. 
SECTION 10.    Successors and Assigns.  The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.
SECTION 11.    Severability.  If any provision of this Agreement shall be held invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part in any jurisdiction, such provision shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity or enforceability without in any manner affecting the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction or the remaining provisions of this Agreement in any jurisdiction.
SECTION 12.    Governing Law.  THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY CLAIMS, CONTROVERSY, DISPUTE OR CAUSE OF ACTION (WHETHER IN CONTRACT OR TORT OR OTHERWISE) BASED UPON, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBY SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
SECTION 13.    Headings.  Section headings in this Agreement are included for convenience of reference only and are not to affect the construction of, or to be taken into consideration in interpreting, this Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Loan Parties, the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and the undersigned Lenders have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.
	
					
	 

	 
	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
	BORROWER:

	 
	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
	AMERICAN RESIDENTIAL LEASING 
COMPANY, LLC

	 
	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
	By:
	 
	/s/ Laurie A. Hawkes

	 
	 
	 
	 
	Name:  Laurie A. Hawkes

	 
	 
	 
	 
	Title:  President







Signature Page to Second Amendment to American Residential A&R Credit Agreement



	
					
	 

	 
	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
	GUARANTORS:

	 
	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
	AMERICAN RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES, INC.

	 
	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
	By:
	 
	/s/ Laurie A. Hawkes

	 
	 
	 
	 
	Name:  Laurie A. Hawkes

	 
	 
	 
	 
	Title:  President

	 
	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
	AMERICAN RESIDENTIAL GP, LLC

	 
	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
	By:
	 
	/s/ Laurie A. Hawkes

	 
	 
	 
	 
	Name:  Laurie A. Hawkes

	 
	 
	 
	 
	Title:  President

	 
	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
	AMERICAN RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES OP, 
L.P.

	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
	By:  American Residential GP, LLC, its general 
partner

	 
	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
	By:
	 
	/s/ Laurie A. Hawkes

	 
	 
	 
	 
	Name:  Laurie A. Hawkes

	 
	 
	 
	 
	Title:  President

	 
	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
	AMERICAN RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES TRS, 
LLC

	 
	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
	By:
	 
	/s/ Laurie A. Hawkes

	 
	 
	 
	 
	Name:  Laurie A. Hawkes

	 
	 
	 
	 
	Title:  President

	 
	 
	 
	 
	 







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

	 
	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
	By:
	 
	/s/  Michael J. Kauffman

	 
	 
	 
	 
	Name: Michael J. Kauffman

	 
	 
	 
	 
	Title:   Vice President 







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

	 
	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
	By:
	 
	/s/  Michael J. Kauffman

	 
	 
	 
	 
	Name: Michael J. Kauffman

	 
	 
	 
	 
	Title:   Vice President 







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	DEUTSCHE BANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH, 
as a Lender

	 
	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
	By:
	 
	/s/  Ryan M. Stark

	 
	 
	 
	 
	Name: Ryan M. Stark

	 
	 
	 
	 
	Title:   Managing Director

	 
	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
	By:
	 
	/s/  R. Chris Jones

	 
	 
	 
	 
	Name: R. Chris Jones

	 
	 
	 
	 
	Title:   Director







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	CITIBANK, N.A, as a Lender

	 
	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
	By:
	 
	/s/  John Rowland

	 
	 
	 
	 
	Name: John Rowland

	 
	 
	 
	 
	Title:   Vice President







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	JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as a Lender

	 
	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
	By:
	 
	/s/  Chiara Carter

	 
	 
	 
	 
	Name: Chiara Carter

	 
	 
	 
	 
	Title:   Vice President





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	MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, 
INC., as a Lender

	 
	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
	By:
	 
	/s/  Christopher Winthrop

	 
	 
	 
	 
	Name: Christopher Winthrop

	 
	 
	 
	 
	Title:   Vice President





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	RAYMOND JAMES BANK, N.A., as a Lender

	 
	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
	By:
	 
	/s/  Thomas F. Macina

	 
	 
	 
	 
	Name: Thomas F. Macina

	 
	 
	 
	 
	Title:   Executive Vice President





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	KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Lender

	 
	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
	By:
	 
	/s/  Robert C. Avil

	 
	 
	 
	 
	Name: Robert C. Avil

	 
	 
	 
	 
	Title:   Senior Vice President





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	BARCLAYS BANK PLC, as a Lender

	 
	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
	By:
	 
	/s/  Christopher R. Lee

	 
	 
	 
	 
	Name: Christopher R. Lee

	 
	 
	 
	 
	Title:   Assistant Vice President





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	COMERICA BANK, as a Lender

	 
	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
	By:
	 
	/s/  Charles Weddell

	 
	 
	 
	 
	Name: Charles Weddell

	 
	 
	 
	 
	Title:   Vice President







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ANNEX I
TO SECOND AMENDMENT TO AMERICAN RESIDENTIAL 
AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT












EXECUTION COPY 
Published CUSIP Number: 02926HAC3
AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
Dated as of September 17, 2013
among
AMERICAN RESIDENTIAL LEASING COMPANY, LLC,
as the Borrower,
and
AMERICAN RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES, INC. 
AMERICAN RESIDENTIAL GP, LLC 
AMERICAN RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES OP, L.P.
AMERICAN RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES TRS, LLC
 
and
 
THE SUBSIDIARIES OF 
AMERICAN RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES OP, L.P. 
FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY HERETO, 
as Guarantors, 
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., 
as Administrative Agent, L/C Issuer and as a Lender,
The Other Lenders Party Hereto
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED,
as Sole Bookrunner and Sole Lead Arranger
and
MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC.,  
as Syndication Agent
and
KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, 
as Documentation Agent













	
						
	 
	 
	TABLE OF CONTENTS
	 

	Section
	 
	 
	Page
	


	 
	 
	 
	 

	ARTICLE I.
	

	 
	DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS
	1
	


	 
	 
	 
	 

	1.01
	

	 
	Defined Terms
	1
	


	1.02
	

	 
	Other Interpretive Provisions
	37 36
	


	1.03
	

	 
	Accounting Terms
	38 37
	


	1.04
	

	 
	Rounding
	38
	


	1.05
	

	 
	Times of Day; Rates
	39 38
	


	1.06
	

	 
	Letter of Credit Amounts
	39 38
	


	 
	 
	 
	 

	ARTICLE II.
	

	 
	THE COMMITMENTS AND CREDIT EXTENSIONS
	39 38
	


	 
	 
	 
	 

	2.01
	

	 
	Revolving Credit Loans
	39 38
	


	2.02
	

	 
	Borrowings, Conversions and Continuations of Committed Loans
	39
	


	2.03
	

	 
	Letters of Credit
	41 40
	


	2.04
	

	 
	Prepayments of Revolving Credit Loans
	49
	


	2.05
	

	 
	Termination or Reduction of Commitments
	50 49
	


	2.06
	

	 
	Repayment of Revolving Credit Loans
	50
	


	2.07
	

	 
	Interest
	50
	


	2.08
	

	 
	Fees
	51 50
	


	2.09
	

	 
	Computation of Interest and Fees; Retroactive Adjustments of Applicable Rate
	52 51
	


	2.10
	

	 
	Evidence of Debt
	52
	


	2.11
	

	 
	Payments Generally; Administrative Agent’s Clawback
	53 52
	


	2.12
	

	 
	Sharing of Payments by Lenders
	55 54
	


	2.13
	

	 
	Extension of Maturity Date
	55
	


	2.14
	

	 
	Increase in Commitments
	57 56
	


	2.15
	

	 
	Cash Collateral
	58
	


	2.16
	

	 
	Defaulting Lenders
	59
	


	2.17
	

	 
	Borrowing Base Eligibility Criteria; Sales and other Removals of Investment Properties Included in the Borrowing Base Amount; Valuation Reports
	62 61
	


	 
	 
	 
	 

	ARTICLE III.
	

	 
	TAXES, YIELD PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY
	67 66
	


	 
	 
	 
	 

	3.01
	

	 
	Taxes
	67 66
	


	3.02
	

	 
	Illegality
	72 71
	


	3.03
	

	 
	Inability to Determine Rates
	72
	


	3.04
	

	 
	Increased Costs; Reserves on Eurodollar Rate Loans
	73 72
	






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	3.05
	

	 
	Compensation for Losses
	75 74
	


	3.06
	

	 
	Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders
	75
	


	3.07
	

	 
	Survival
	76 75
	


	 
	 
	 
	 

	ARTICLE IV.
	

	 
	CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO CREDIT EXTENSIONS
	76 75
	


	 
	 
	 
	 

	4.01
	

	 
	Conditions of Effectiveness
	76 75
	


	4.02
	

	 
	Conditions to all Credit Extensions
	79 78
	


	 
	 
	 
	 

	ARTICLE V.
	

	 
	REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
	79
	


	 
	 
	 
	 

	5.01
	

	 
	Existence, Qualification and Power
	79
	


	5.02
	

	 
	Authorization; No Contravention
	80
	


	5.03
	

	 
	Governmental Authorization; Other Consents
	80
	


	5.04
	

	 
	Binding Effect
	80
	


	5.05
	

	 
	Financial Statements; No Material Adverse Effect
	80
	


	5.06
	

	 
	Litigation
	81
	


	5.07
	

	 
	No Default
	81
	


	5.08
	

	 
	Ownership of Property; Liens
	81
	


	5.09
	

	 
	Environmental Compliance
	81
	


	5.10
	

	 
	Insurance
	82
	


	5.11
	

	 
	Taxes
	82
	


	5.12
	

	 
	ERISA Compliance
	82
	


	5.13
	

	 
	Subsidiaries; Equity Interests
	83
	


	5.14
	

	 
	Margin Regulations; Investment Company Act
	83
	


	5.15
	

	 
	Disclosure
	83
	


	5.16
	

	 
	Compliance with Laws
	84
	


	5.17
	

	 
	Taxpayer Identification Number
	84
	


	5.18
	

	 
	Intellectual Property; Licenses, Etc.
	84
	


	5.19
	

	 
	OFAC
	84
	


	5.20
	

	 
	Solvency
	85
	


	5.21
	

	 
	Casualty, Etc.
	85
	


	5.22
	

	 
	Labor Matters
	85
	


	5.23
	

	 
	Collateral Documents
	85
	


	5.24
	

	 
	REIT Status; Stock Exchange Listing
	85
	


	5.25
	

	 
	Subsidiary Guarantors
	85
	


	 
	 
	 
	 

	ARTICLE VI.
	

	 
	AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
	85
	


	 
	 
	 
	 

	6.01
	

	 
	Financial Statements
	86
	






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	6.02
	

	 
	Certificates; Other Information
	87
	


	6.03
	

	 
	Notices
	89 90
	


	6.04
	

	 
	Payment of Obligations
	90 91
	


	6.05
	

	 
	Preservation of Existence, Etc.
	90 91
	


	6.06
	

	 
	Maintenance of Properties
	90 91
	


	6.07
	

	 
	Maintenance of Insurance
	90 91
	


	6.08
	

	 
	Compliance with Laws
	92 93
	


	6.09
	

	 
	Books and Records
	92 93
	


	6.10
	

	 
	Inspection Rights
	92 93
	


	6.11
	

	 
	Use of Proceeds
	92 93
	


	6.12
	

	 
	Additional Collateral; Additional Guarantors
	93
	


	6.13
	

	 
	Compliance with Environmental Laws
	94 95
	


	6.14
	

	 
	Further Assurances
	94 95
	


	6.15
	

	 
	Maintenance of REIT Status; New York Stock Exchange or NASDAQ Listing
	95 96
	


	6.16
	

	 
	Information Regarding Collateral
	95 96
	


	6.17
	

	 
	Lien Searches
	96
	


	6.18
	

	 
	Material Contracts
	96 97
	


	6.19
	

	 
	Minimum Amount and Value of Eligible Investment Properties
	96 97
	


	 
	 
	 
	 

	ARTICLE VII.
	

	 
	NEGATIVE COVENANTS
	96 97
	


	 
	 
	 
	 

	7.01
	

	 
	Liens
	96 97
	


	7.02
	

	 
	Investments
	98
	


	7.03
	

	 
	Indebtedness
	99
	


	7.04
	

	 
	Fundamental Changes
	100 101
	


	7.05
	

	 
	Dispositions
	101 102
	


	7.06
	

	 
	Restricted Payments
	101 103
	


	7.07
	

	 
	Change in Nature of Business
	102 104
	


	7.08
	

	 
	Transactions with Affiliates
	102 104
	


	7.09
	

	 
	Burdensome Agreements
	103 104
	


	7.10
	

	 
	Use of Proceeds
	103 104
	


	7.11
	

	 
	Financial Covenants
	103 104
	


	7.12
	

	 
	Accounting Changes
	104 105
	


	7.13
	

	 
	Amendment, Waivers and Terminations of Certain Agreements
	104 105
	


	7.14
	

	 
	Prepayments, Etc. of Indebtedness
	104 105
	


	7.15
	

	 
	Sanctions
	104 106
	


	7.16
	

	 
	Subsidiaries of Parent
	104 106
	


	 
	 
	 
	 

	ARTICLE VIII.
	

	 
	EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES
	104 106
	






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	8.01
	

	 
	Events of Default
	104 106
	


	8.02
	

	 
	Remedies Upon Event of Default
	107 109
	


	8.03
	

	 
	Application of Funds
	108 109
	


	 
	 
	 
	 

	ARTICLE IX.
	

	 
	ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
	109 110
	


	 
	 
	 
	 

	9.01
	

	 
	Appointment and Authority
	109 110
	


	9.02
	

	 
	Rights as a Lender
	109 111
	


	9.03
	

	 
	Exculpatory Provisions
	109 111
	


	9.04
	

	 
	Reliance by Administrative Agent
	110 112
	


	9.05
	

	 
	Delegation of Duties
	111 112
	


	9.06
	

	 
	Resignation of Administrative Agent
	111 113
	


	9.07
	

	 
	Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent and Other Lenders
	112 114
	


	9.08
	

	 
	No Other Duties, Etc.
	113 114
	


	9.09
	

	 
	Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim
	113 114
	


	9.10
	

	 
	Collateral and Guaranty Matters
	114 115
	


	 
	 
	 
	 

	ARTICLE X.
	

	 
	CONTINUING GUARANTY
	114 116
	


	 
	 
	 
	 

	10.01
	

	 
	Guaranty
	114 116
	


	10.02
	

	 
	Rights of Lenders
	115 117
	


	10.03
	

	 
	Certain Waivers
	116 117
	


	10.04
	

	 
	Obligations Independent
	116 118
	


	10.05
	

	 
	Subrogation
	116 118
	


	10.06
	

	 
	Termination; Reinstatement
	116 118
	


	10.07
	

	 
	Subordination
	117 118
	


	10.08
	

	 
	Stay of Acceleration
	117 119
	


	10.09
	

	 
	Condition of the Borrower
	117 119
	


	10.10
	

	 
	Limitations on Enforcement
	117 119
	


	10.11
	

	 
	Contribution
	117 119
	


	 
	 
	 
	 

	ARTICLE XI.
	

	 
	MISCELLANEOUS
	119 120
	


	 
	 
	 
	 

	11.01
	

	 
	Amendments, Etc.
	119 120
	


	11.02
	

	 
	Notices; Effectiveness; Electronic Communication
	120 122
	


	11.03
	

	 
	No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies; Enforcement
	122 124
	


	11.04
	

	 
	Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver
	123 125
	


	11.05
	

	 
	Payments Set Aside
	125 127
	


	11.06
	

	 
	Successors and Assigns
	125 127
	






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	11.07
	

	 
	Treatment of Certain Information; Confidentiality
	130 131
	


	11.08
	

	 
	Right of Setoff
	131 132
	


	11.09
	

	 
	Interest Rate Limitation
	131 133
	


	11.10
	

	 
	Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness
	132 133
	


	11.11
	

	 
	Survival of Representations and Warranties
	132 134
	


	11.12
	

	 
	Severability
	132 134
	


	11.13
	

	 
	Replacement of Lenders
	132 134
	


	11.14
	

	 
	Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Etc.
	133 135
	


	11.15
	

	 
	Waiver of Jury Trial
	135 136
	


	11.16
	

	 
	No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility
	135 136
	


	11.17
	

	 
	Electronic Execution of Assignments and Certain Other Documents
	135 137
	


	11.18
	

	 
	USA PATRIOT Act
	136 137
	


	11.19
	

	 
	Amendment and Restatement; Continuing Obligations
	136 138
	


	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
	 
	 

	SIGNATURES
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	SCHEDULES
	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
	 
	 

	I
	 
	Excluded Subsidiaries
	 

	II
	 
	Excluded Pledge Subsidiaries
	 

	III
	 
	Subsidiary Guarantors
	 

	2.01
	 
	Commitments and Applicable Percentages
	 

	5.12(d)
	 
	Pension Plans
	 

	5.13
	 
	Subsidiaries; Equity Interests
	 

	7.01
	 
	Existing Liens
	 

	11.02
	 
	Administrative Agent’s Office; Certain Addresses for Notices
	 




	
				
	EXHIBITS
	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
	Form of
	 

	 
	 
	 
	 

	A
	 
	Loan Notice
	 

	B
	 
	Note
	 

	C
	 
	Compliance Certificate
	 

	D-1
	 
	Assignment and Assumption
	 

	D-2
	 
	Administrative Questionnaire
	 

	E
	 
	Pledge Agreement
	 

	F
	 
	Solvency Certificate
	 

	G
	 
	U.S. Tax Compliance Certificates
	 

	H
	 
	Availability Certificate
	 

	I-1
	 
	Perfection Certificate
	 

	I-2
	 
	Perfection Certificate Supplement
	 

	J
	 
	Investment Property Descriptions
	 























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AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
This AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) is entered into as of September 17, 2013, among AMERICAN RESIDENTIAL LEASING COMPANY, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Borrower”), AMERICAN RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES, INC., a Maryland corporation (the “Parent”), as a Guarantor, AMERICAN RESIDENTIAL GP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“American Residential GP”), as a Guarantor, AMERICAN RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES OP, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “Operating Partnership”), as a Guarantor, AMERICAN RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES TRS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“American Residential TRS”), as a Guarantor, CERTAIN SUBSIDIARIES OF THE OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, as Guarantors, each lender from time to time party hereto (collectively, the “Lenders” and individually, a “Lender”), and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Administrative Agent and L/C Issuer.
The Borrowers, the lenders party thereto and the Administrative Agent are parties to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of January 18, 2013 (as amended or otherwise modified prior to the date hereof, the “Original Credit Agreement”).
The parties hereto desire to amend and restate the Original Credit Agreement in its entirety, but not as a novation, on the terms and subject to the conditions hereinafter set forth.
In consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements set forth in this Agreement, and for good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree that the Original Credit Agreement shall be, and hereby is, amended and restated in its entirety as follows, effective on and as of the Restatement Effective Date (as defined below):
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:
“Acceptable Management Company” means, with respect to any Eligible NNN Leased Investment Property that is not managed by the applicable Approved NNN Lessee or an Affiliate thereof, a management company this is reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent.
“Acceptable Management Agreement” means, with respect to any Eligible NNN Investment Property, an agreement setting forth the terms and conditions pursuant to which an Acceptable Management Company manages such Investment Property, which agreement shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
“Acquired Lease Intangible” means an intangible asset that, in accordance with GAAP purchase accounting, is required to be set forth on a consolidated balance sheet of the Consolidated Group as a result of the acquisition by the Parent or a Subsidiary thereof of an Investment Property subject to an existing lease. 











“Adjusted Net Operating Income” means, with respect to any Eligible Investment Property for any fiscal month of the Parent, an amount equal to (i) the Net Operating Income of such Eligible Investment Property for such period, less (to the extent not already included in calculation of such Net Operating Income, and without duplication), the sum of (x) the aggregate amount of maintenance Capital Expenditures made in respect of such Eligible Investment Property during such period and (y) the aggregate amount of homeowners association fees paid or payable during such period in respect of such Eligible Investment Property, multiplied by (ii) twelve (12).
“Administrative Agent” means Bank of America in its capacity as administrative agent under any of the Loan Documents, or any successor administrative agent.
“Administrative Agent’s Office” means the Administrative Agent’s address and, as appropriate, account as set forth on Schedule 11.02, or such other address or account as the Administrative Agent may from time to time notify to the Borrower and the Lenders.
“Administrative Questionnaire” means an Administrative Questionnaire in substantially the form of Exhibit D-2 or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.
“Affiliate” means, with respect to a specified Person, another Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled by or is under common Control with the Person specified.
“Aggregate Commitments” means, at any time, the aggregate amount of the Lenders’ Commitments at such time.  On the Restatement Effective Date, the Aggregate Commitments are $290,000,000.
“Aggregate Deficit Amount” has the meaning specified in Section 10.11.
“Aggregate Excess Amount” has the meaning specified in Section 10.11.
“Agreement” means this Credit Agreement.
“American Residential GP” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereto.
“American Residential TRS” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereto.
“Applicable Fee Rate” means, with respect to any day, the per annum fee rate set forth opposite the Line Usage for such day in the following pricing grid:



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	Applicable Fee Rate

	Pricing Level
	Line Usage
	Applicable Fee Rate

	1
	< 50%
	0.45%

	2
	> 50%
	0.35%






“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, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 2.16.  If the commitment of each Lender to make Revolving Credit 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 made in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.  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 or New Lender Joinder Agreement pursuant to which such Lender becomes a party hereto, as applicable.
“Applicable Rate” means the applicable percentage per annum set forth below determined by reference to the ratio of Total Indebtedness to Total Asset Value as set forth in the most recent Compliance Certificate received by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders pursuant to Section 6.02(b):
	
				
	Applicable Rate

	Pricing Level
	Ratio of Total Indebtedness to Total Asset Value
	Eurodollar Rate (Letters of Credit)
	Base Rate

	I
	≤ 45%
	2.50%
	1.50%

	II
	> 45% but ≤ 50%
	2.75%
	1.75%

	III
	> 50% but ≤ 55%
	3.00%
	2.00%

	IV
	> 55%
	3.25%
	2.25%




Any increase or decrease in the Applicable Rate resulting from a change in the ratio of Total Indebtedness to Total Asset Value shall become effective as of the first Business Day immediately following the date a Compliance Certificate is delivered pursuant to Section 6.02(b); provided, however, that if a Compliance Certificate is not delivered when due in accordance with 

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such Section, then Pricing Level IV shall apply as of the first Business Day after the date on which such Compliance Certificate was required to have been delivered and shall remain in effect until the date on which such Compliance Certificate is delivered.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this definition, the determination of the Applicable Rate for any period shall be subject to the provisions of Section 2.09(b).
“Appraisal” means an MAI appraisal that is in form satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and prepared by an independent appraisal firm that is acceptable to the Administrative Agent, setting forth the estimated value of an Investment Property.
“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.
“Approved NNN Lessee” means, at any time, any Person that, together with its affiliates, are lessees at such time under NNN Lease Agreements with respect to Eligible NNN Leased Investment Properties (i) having an aggregate Investment Property Value of $20,000,000 or less or (ii) having an aggregate Investment Property Value of more than $20,000,000 so long as such Person shall have been approved in writing by the Required Lenders.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, solely with respect to the Investment Properties that are included in the Mack Portfolio, Mack Industries, Ltd., an Illinois corporation, shall be deemed as an Approved NNN Lessee.
“Approved Third Party Managed Investment Property” means, at any time, an Investment Property that is subject to an Approved Third Party Management Agreement at such time (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, any ARP Managed Investment Property, any NNN Leased Investment Property and any Legacy Managed Investment Property).
“Approved Third Party Management Agreement” means, at any time, a management agreement with respect to an Investment Property that is with a manager, and is on terms and conditions, reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent.
“ARP Managed Investment Property” means an Investment Property that is managed by the Borrower or an affiliate thereof (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, any Approved Third Party Managed Investment Property, any NNN Leased Investment Property and any Legacy Managed Property).
“Arranger” means Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, in its capacity as sole lead arranger and sole book manager for the credit facility provided under this Agreement. 
“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 11.06(b)), and accepted by the Administrative Agent, in substantially the form of Exhibit D-1 or any other form (including electronic documentation generated by MarkitClear or other electronic platform) approved by the Administrative Agent.

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“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.
“Availability” means, at any time, the lesser of (a) the Aggregate Commitments in effect at such time and (b) the Borrowing Base Amount at such time minus, in the case of each of clauses (a) and (b) above, the sum of (i) Total Outstandings at such time and (ii) the Outstanding Recourse Indebtedness Amount at such time.
“Availability Certificate” means a certificate executed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower, substantially in the form of Exhibit H (or another form acceptable to the Administrative Agent) setting forth the calculation of Availability, in such detail as shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.  All calculations of Availability in connection with the preparation of any Availability Certificate shall originally be made by the Borrower and certified to the Administrative Agent; provided, that the Administrative Agent shall have the right to review and adjust, in consultation with the Borrower, any such calculation (x) to reflect any discrepancies in any of the components of the amounts set forth therein with any information received by the Administrative Agent and (y) to the extent the Administrative Agent determines that such calculation contains errors or is not otherwise in accordance with this Agreement. 
“Availability Period” means the period from and including the Original Closing Date to the earliest of (a) the Maturity Date, (b) the date of termination 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 or Section 11.19.
“AVM Lower-Tier Confidence Score Percentage” means, at any time, the ratio (expressed as a percentage) of (a) the aggregate Reported Values of all Specified AVM Reported Investment Properties included in the calculation of the Borrowing Base Amount at such time to (b) the aggregate Reported Values of all Investment Properties included in the calculation of the Borrowing Base Amount at such time.  
“AVM Report” means a written AVM valuation report having a confidence score of at least 70, in form satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, and from a provider that is acceptable to the Administrative Agent, setting forth the estimated value of an Investment Property.  
“Bank of America” means Bank of America, N.A. and its successors.
“Bankruptcy Code” means Title 11 of the United States Code (11 U.S.C. §101 et seq.).
“Base Rate”  means for any day a fluctuating rate per annum equal to the highest of (a) the Federal Funds Rate plus 1/2 of 1%, (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,” and (c) the Eurodollar Rate plus 1.00%.  The “prime rate” is a rate set by Bank of America based upon various factors including Bank of 

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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 prime 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 Revolving Credit Loan that bears interest based on the Base Rate.
“Borrower” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereto.
“Borrower Materials” has the meaning specified in Section 6.02.
“Borrowing” means a borrowing consisting of simultaneous Revolving Credit Loans of the same Type and, in the case of Eurodollar Rate Loans, having the same Interest Period made by each Lender pursuant to Section 2.01.
“Borrowing Base Amount” means, at any time, an amount equal to the sum of: 
(a) the aggregate Borrowing Base Values of all Eligible Transitional Investment Properties and Eligible Unleased Investment Properties at such time, (b) the lesser of (1) the aggregate Borrowing Base Values of all Eligible Leased Investment Properties and Eligible Unleased Investment Properties at such time and (2) the Debt Yield Amount at such time for all Eligible Leased Investment Properties and Eligible Unleased Investment Properties and, (c) the lesser of (1) the aggregate Borrowing Base Values of all Eligible NNN Leased Investment Properties at such time and (2) the Debt Yield Amount at such time for all Eligible NNN Leased Investment Properties, and (d) the amount at such time by which Unrestricted Cash exceeds $15,000,000, provided, that 
(i) not more than 25% of the Borrowing Base Amount at any time may be in respect of Eligible Investment Properties that are located in any one county (except that Eligible Investment Properties that are located in Maricopa County, Arizona may at any time constitute up to the Permitted Maricopa Percentage of the Borrowing Base Amount at such time), with any excess over the foregoing limit being excluded from the Borrowing Base Amount unless otherwise consented to in writing by the Required Lenders, 
(ii) not more than 25% of the Borrowing Base Amount at any time may be in respect of Eligible Investment Properties that are not single family detached houses, with any excess over the foregoing limit being excluded from the Borrowing Base Amount unless otherwise consented to in writing by the Required Lenders, 
(iii) not more than (A) 40% of the Borrowing Base Amount at any time during the six month period commencing on the Original Closing Date may be in respect of Eligible Transitional Investment Properties, (B) 30% of the Borrowing Base Amount at any time during the immediately succeeding six month periodon or prior to December 31, 2014 may be in respect of Eligible Transitional Investment Properties, (C) 20% of the Borrowing Base Amount at any time during the immediately succeeding six month period may be in respect of Eligible TransitionalInvestment Properties that are either Eligible Transitional Investment Properties or Eligible Unleased Investment Properties and (DB) 1525% of 

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the Borrowing Base Amount at any time thereafter may be in respect of Eligible Investment Properties that are either Eligible Transitional Investment Properties or Eligible Unleased Investment Properties, in each case with any excess over any of the foregoing limits being excluded from the Borrowing Base Amount unless otherwise consented to in writing by the Required Lenders, 
(iv) not more than 15% of the Borrowing Base Amount at any time may be in respect of Short Term Leased Investment Properties, with any excess over the foregoing limit being excluded from the Borrowing Base Amount unless otherwise consented to in writing by the Required Lenders, 
(v) not more than 50% of the Borrowing Base Amount at any time may be in respect of Investment Properties that are not ARP Managed Investment Properties, with any excess over the foregoing limit being excluded from the Borrowing Base Amount except to the extent otherwise consented to by the Required Lenders, 
(vi) not more than 10% of the Borrowing Base Amount at any time may be in respect of Legacy Managed Investment Properties, with any excess over the foregoing limit being excluded from the Borrowing Base Amount except to the extent otherwise consented to by the Required Lenders, and
(vii) except with respect to the Mack Portfolio, not more than 10% of the Borrowing Base Amount at any time may be in respect of NNN Leased Investment Properties that are leased to any one lessee or affiliated group of lessees (whether pursuant to one or more than one NNN Lease Agreement), with any excess over the foregoing limit being excluded from the Borrowing Base Amount except to the extent otherwise consented to by the Required Lenders.
“Borrowing Base Eligibility Criteria” has the meaning specified in Section 2.17(a).
“Borrowing Base Inclusion Period” means the period commencing on the Original Closing Date and ending on January 18, 2015.
“Borrowing Base Loan Party” means (i) the Operating Partnership, (ii) the Borrower or (iiiii) any other Wholly Owned Domestic Subsidiary of the Operating Partnership so long as (x) such Wholly Owned Domestic Subsidiary is a Subsidiary Guarantor, and any Subsidiary of the Operating Partnership that directly or indirectly owns any Equity Interests of such Wholly Owned Domestic Subsidiary is the Borrower or a Subsidiary Guarantor and (y) 100% of the Equity Interests of such Wholly-Owned Domestic Subsidiary (together with all of the Equity Interests of any Subsidiary of the Operating Partnership that directly or indirectly owns any Equity Interests of such Wholly Owned Domestic Subsidiary) have been pledged as Collateral in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, pursuant to the Collateral Documents.
“Borrowing Base Value” means:
(1) prior to the Borrowing Base Value Adjustment Date, (a) in the case of any Eligible Transitional Investment Property, an amount equal to (i) at any time during the period commencing on the date such Eligible Transitional Investment Property is 

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acquired by the applicable Loan Party from a third party that is not an Affiliate of Parent and ending 270 days thereafter, fifty-five percent (55%) of the Investment Property Cost of such Eligible Transitional Investment Property at such time and (ii) at all times thereafter, $0; provided, that not more than fifteen percent (15%) of the Borrowing Base Value attributable to Eligible Transitional Investment Properties at any time may be in respect of Eligible Transitional Investment Properties that are owned for more than 180 days, with any excess over such limit being excluded from Borrowing Base Value except to the extent otherwise consented to by the Required Lenders;
(a) in the case of any Eligible Transitional Investment Property, an amount equal to (i) at any time during the period commencing on the date such Eligible Transitional Investment Property is acquired by the applicable Loan Party from a third party that is not an Affiliate of Parent and ending 120 days thereafter, forty percent (40%) of the Investment Property Cost of such Eligible Transitional Investment Property at such time and (ii) at all times thereafter, $0, 
(b) in the case of any Eligible Leased Investment Property or Eligible NNN Leased Investment Property (i) at any time on or prior to the Initial Maturity Date, an amount equal to forty percent (40%) of the Investment Property Cost of such Investment Property at such time and (ii) at any time after the Initial Maturity Date, an amount equal to the lesser of (x) forty percent (40%) of the Investment Property Cost of such Investment Property at such time and (y) forty percent (40%) of the Reported Value of such Investment Property (as set forth in the Valuation Report relating to such Investment Property delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 2.13(b)(vii)), and 
(c) in the case of any Eligible Unleased Investment Property, (i) if on or prior to the Initial Maturity Date, an amount equal to (x) at any time during the period commencing on the date such Investment Property becomes an Eligible Unleased Investment Property and ending 90 days thereafter, forty percent (40%) of the Investment Property Cost of such Eligible Unleased Investment Property at such time and (y) at all times thereafter, $0 and (ii) if after the Initial Maturity Date, an amount equal to (x) at any time during the period commencing on the date such Investment Property becomes an Eligible Unleased Investment Property and ending 90 days thereafter, the lesser of (A) forty percent (40%) of the Investment Property Cost of such Eligible Unleased Investment Property at such time and (B) forty percent (40%) of the Reported Value of such Eligible Unleased Investment Property (as set forth in the Valuation Report relating to such Eligible Unleased Investment Property delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 2.13(b)(vii)) and (y) at all times thereafter, $0; and
(2) on and after the Borrowing Base Value Adjustment Date, 
(a) in the case of any Eligible Transitional Investment Property, an amount equal to (i) at any time during the period commencing on the date such Eligible Transitional Investment Property is acquired by the applicable Loan Party from a third party that is not an Affiliate of Parent and ending 180 days thereafter, forty-five percent (45%) of the 

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Investment Property Cost of such Eligible Transitional Investment Property at such time and (ii) at all times thereafter, $0, 
(b) in the case of any Eligible Leased Investment Property or Eligible NNN Leased Investment Property, an amount equal to the lesser of (i) fiftysixty percent (50%60%) (or, during a Material Acquisition Period, sixty five percent (65%)) of the Investment Property Cost of such Investment Property at such time and (ii) fiftysixty percent (50%60%) (or, during a Material Acquisition Period, sixty five percent (65%)) of the Reported Value of such Investment Property (as set forth in the then most recent Valuation Report relating to such Investment Property delivered to the Administrative Agent in connection with a Borrowing Base Value Adjustment Certificate or pursuant to Section 2.13(b)(vii), 2.17(a) or 2.17(d)),pursuant to any provision of this Agreement); and 
(c) in the case of any Eligible Unleased Investment Property, an amount equal to (i) at any time during the period commencing on the date such Investment Property becomes an Eligible Unleased Investment Property and ending 120 days thereafter, the lesser of (x) fifty five percent (5055%) of the Investment Property Cost of such Eligible Unleased Investment Property at such time and (y) fifty five percent (5055%) of the Reported Value of such Eligible Unleased Investment Property (as set forth in the then most recent Valuation Report relating to such Eligible Unleased Investment Property delivered to the Administrative Agent delivered to the Administrative Agent in connection with a Borrowing Base Value Adjustment Certificate or pursuant to Section 2.13(b)(vii), 2.17(a) or 2.17(d))pursuant to any provision of this Agreement) and (ii) at all times thereafter, $0.
“Borrowing Base Value Adjustment Certificate” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Borrowing Base Value Adjustment Date”.
“Borrowing Base Value Adjustment Date” means the first Business Day following the date on which (i) the aggregate Investment Property Values of all Investment Properties included in the calculation of the Borrowing Base Amount is greater than or equal to $300,000,000, (ii) the Borrower has delivered to the Administrative Agent an Availability Certificate showing that Availability as of such Business Day is greater than or equal to $0, and a certificate (a “Borrowing Base Value Adjustment Certificate”) executed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower (x) certifying that the aggregate Investment Property Values of all Investment Properties included in the calculation of the Borrowing Base Amount is greater than or equal to $300,000,000 and (y) notifying the Administrative Agent that the Borrower has irrevocably elected to have the Borrowing Base Value of each Eligible Investment Property calculated in accordance with clause (2) of the definition of “Borrowing Base Value” at all times thereafter and (iii) the Borrower has delivered to the Administrative Agent one or more Valuation Reports with respect to the Eligible Investment Properties showing that the aggregate Reported Values of the Eligible Investment Properties is in excess of $300,000,000, in each case dated not earlier than 10 days prior to the date of such Borrowing Base Value Adjustment Certificate, together with a certificate executed by a Responsible Officer of the Parent certifying to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that as of the Borrowing Base Value Adjustment Date, the AVM Lower-Tier Confidence Score Percentage at such time does not exceed 10% (which certificate shall also contain a reasonably detailed calculation of such AVM Lower-Tier Confidence Score Percentage).

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“BPO Report” means a broker’s price opinion, in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, from a licensed real estate agent, broker or appraiser that is acceptable to the Administrative Agent, setting forth the estimated value of an Investment Property.
“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 that is also a London Banking Day. 
“Capital Expenditures” means, for any period, all expenditures made or costs incurred (whether made in the form of cash or other property), for the acquisition, improvement or repair of fixed or capital assets of a Person, in each case that are required to be set forth in a consolidated statement of cash flows of such Person for such period prepared in accordance with GAAP as capital expenditures.
“Cash Collateralize” means to pledge and deposit with or deliver to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of one or more of the L/C Issuer or the Lenders, as collateral for L/C Obligations or obligations of the Lenders to fund participations in respect of L/C Obligations, cash or deposit account balances or, if the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer shall agree in their sole discretion, other credit support, in each case pursuant to documentation in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer. “Cash Collateral” shall have a meaning correlative to the foregoing and shall include the proceeds of such cash collateral and other credit support.
“Cash Equivalents” means:
(a)    United States dollars (including such dollars as are held as overnight bank deposits and demand deposits with banks);
(b)    marketable direct obligations issued by, or unconditionally guaranteed by, the United States Government or issued by any agency or instrumentality thereof and backed by the full faith and credit of the United States of America, in each case maturing within one year from the date of acquisition thereof;
(c)    marketable direct obligations issued by any State of the United States of America or any political subdivision of any such State or any public instrumentality thereof maturing within one year from the date of acquisition thereof and, at the time of acquisition, having a rating of at least A-2 from S&P or at least P-2 of Moody’s;
(d)    commercial paper maturing no more than one year from the date of creation thereof and, at the time of acquisition, having a rating of at least A‐2 from S&P or at least P‐2 from Moody’s;
(e)    time deposits, demand deposits, certificates of deposit, Eurodollar time deposits, time deposit accounts, term deposit accounts or bankers’ acceptances maturing within one year from the date of acquisition thereof or overnight bank deposits, in each case, issued by any bank organized under the laws of the United States of America or any State thereof or the District of Columbia or any U.S. branch of a foreign bank having at the 

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date of acquisition thereof combined capital and surplus of not less than $1,000,000,000; and
(f)    investments in money market funds which invest substantially all their assets in securities of the types described in clauses (a) through (e) above.
“CERCLA” means the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980.
“CERCLIS” means the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Information System maintained by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
“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, implementation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority or (c) the making or issuance of any request, rule, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) by any Governmental Authority; provided that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (x) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith and (y) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall in each case be deemed to be a “Change in Law”, regardless of the date enacted, adopted or issued.
“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, whether such right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time (such right, an “option right”)), directly or indirectly, of 25% or more of the equity securities of the Parent entitled to vote for members of the board of directors or equivalent governing body of the Parent 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 Parent 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 

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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); 
(c)    the passage of thirty days from the date upon which 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 Parent, or control over the equity securities of the Parent entitled to vote for members of the board of directors or equivalent governing body of the Parent 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 25% or more of the combined voting power of such securities;
(d)    the REIT shall cease to own, directly, 100% of the Equity Interests of American Residential GP, free and clear of all Liens (other than Liens permitted under clause (a) of Section 7.01); 
(e) American Residential GP shall cease to be the sole general partner of the Operating Partnership or shall cease to own, directly, 100% of the general partnership interests of the Operating Partnership, free and clear of all Liens (other than Liens permitted under clause (a) of Section 7.01);
(f) (i) the REIT and American Residential GP shall cease to collectively own, directly, Equity Interests of the Operating Partnership representing at least 51% of the total economic interests of the Equity Interests of the Operating Partnership, free and clear of all Liens (other than Liens permitted under Section 7.1(a)) or (ii) any holder of a limited partnership interest in the Operating Partnership is provided with or obtains voting rights with respect to such limited partnership interest that are more expansive in any respect than the voting rights afforded to limited partners of the Operating Partnership under the Organization Documents of the Operating Partnership in effect on the Original Closing Date; 
(g)    the Operating Partnership shall cease to own, directly, 100% of the Equity Interests of the Borrower, free and clear of all Liens (other than Liens permitted under clause (a) of Section 7.01); or
(h)    the Operating Partnership shall cease to own, directly or indirectly, 100% of the Equity Interests of each Subsidiary Guarantor (or, with respect to any Subsidiary Guarantor that is not a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary on the date it becomes a Subsidiary Guarantor, such lesser percentage of the Equity Interests of such Subsidiary Guarantor, directly or indirectly, owned by the Operating Partnership on the date such Subsidiary 

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became a Subsidiary Guarantor), except for the Disposition of a Subsidiary Guarantor expressly permitted under this Agreement.
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
“Collateral” means all of the “Collateral” referred to in the Collateral Documents (including, without limitation, all of the Equity Interests of the Borrower and each Subsidiary of the Borrower (other than an Excluded Pledge Subsidiary), and all proceeds thereof) and all of the other property that is or is intended under the terms of the Collateral Documents to be subject to Liens in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties.
“Collateral Documents” means, collectively, the Pledge Agreement and each of the other agreements, instruments or documents that creates or perfects or purports to create or perfect a Lien in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties.
“Commitment” means, as to each Lender, its obligation to (a) make Revolving Credit 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 or New Lender Joinder Agreement 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.
“Connection Income Taxes” means Other Connection Taxes that are imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated) or that are franchise Taxes or branch profits Taxes.
Consolidated Group” means, collectively, the Loan Parties and their Consolidated Subsidiaries.
“Consolidated Group Pro Rata Share” means, with respect to any Unconsolidated Affiliate, the percentage interest held by the Consolidated Group, in the aggregate, in such Unconsolidated Affiliate determined by calculating the percentage of Equity Interests of such Unconsolidated Affiliate owned by the Consolidated Group.
“Consolidated Subsidiaries” means, as to any Person, all Subsidiaries of such Person that are consolidated with such Person for financial reporting purposes under GAAP. 
“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.

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“Convertible Debt Securities” means debt securities of the Parent or a Subsidiary thereof, the terms of which provide for conversion into Equity Interests of the Parent or a Subsidiary thereof, cash by reference to such Equity Interests or a combination thereof.
“Credit Extension” means each of the following: (a) a Borrowing and (b) an L/C Credit Extension.
“Debtor Relief Laws” means the Bankruptcy Code, 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.
“Debt Yield Amount” means, at any time, (1) with respect to Eligible Leased Investment Properties and Eligible Unleased Investment Properties, an amount equal to (a) the sum of the Adjusted Net Operating Income of each Eligible Leased Investment Property and each Eligible Unleased Investment Property for the then most recently ended fiscal month of Parent for which rent rolls have been delivered to the Administrative Agent, divided by (b) the Debt Yield Threshold Percentage, and (2) with respect to Eligible NNN Leased Investment Properties, an amount equal to (a) the lesser of (i) the sum of the Adjusted Net Operating Income of each Eligible NNN Leased Investment Property for the then most recently ended fiscal month of Parent for which rent rolls and statements of operations have been delivered to the Administrative Agent and (ii) the aggregate monthly rental payments paid to one or more Loan Parties under all NNN Lease Agreements during the then most recently ended fiscal month of Parent for which rent rolls have been delivered to the Administrative Agent, divided by (b) the Debt Yield Threshold Percentage.
“Debt Yield Threshold Percentage” means (i) at all times prior to the Borrowing Base Value Adjustment Date, 14% and (ii) at all times on and after the Borrowing Base Value Adjustment Date, 119.5%.
“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 for Base Rate Loans (assuming that Pricing Level IV applied in the pricing grid set forth in the definition of “Applicable Rate”), 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 (i) the Eurodollar Rate, plus (ii) the Applicable Rate for Eurodollar Rate Loans (assuming that Pricing Level IV applied in the pricing grid set forth in the definition of “Applicable Rate”), plus (iii) 2% per annum, and (b) when used with respect to Letter of Credit Fees, a rate equal to the Applicable Rate then applicable to Letter of Credit Fees plus 2% per annum.
“Defaulting Lender” means, subject to Section 2.16(b), any Lender that (a) has failed to (i) fund all or any portion of its Revolving Credit Loans within two Business Days of the date such Revolving Credit Loans were required to be funded hereunder unless such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower in writing that such failure is the result of such Lender’s determination that one or more conditions precedent to funding (each of which conditions 

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precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing) has not been satisfied, or (ii) pay to the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or any Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder (including in respect of its participation in Letters of Credit and amounts payable pursuant to Section 11.04(c)) within two Business Days of the date when due, (b) has notified the Borrower, the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer in writing that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations hereunder, or has made a public statement to that effect (unless such writing or public statement relates to such Lender’s obligation to fund a Revolving Credit Loan hereunder and states that such position is based on such Lender’s determination that a condition precedent to funding (which condition precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing or public statement) cannot be satisfied), (c) has failed, within three Business Days after written request by the Administrative Agent or the Borrower, to confirm in writing to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that it will comply with its prospective funding obligations hereunder (provided that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (c) upon receipt of such written confirmation by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower), or (d) has, or has a direct or indirect parent company that has, (i) become the subject of a proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, or (ii) had appointed for it a receiver, custodian, conservator, trustee, administrator, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with reorganization or liquidation of its business or assets, including the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other state or federal regulatory authority acting in such a capacity; provided that a Lender shall not be a Defaulting Lender solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any Equity Interest in that Lender or any direct or indirect parent company thereof by a Governmental Authority so long as such ownership interest does not result in or provide such Lender with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit such Lender (or such Governmental Authority) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made with such Lender.  Any determination by the Administrative Agent that a Lender is a Defaulting Lender under any one or more of clauses (a) through (d) above, and of the effective date of such status, shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error, and such Lender shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender (subject to Section 2.16(b)) as of the date established therefor by the Administrative Agent in a written notice of such determination, which shall be delivered by the Administrative Agent to the Borrower, the L/C Issuer and each Lender promptly following such determination.  
“Designated Jurisdiction” means any country or territory to the extent that such country or territory itself is the subject of any Sanction.
“Disposition” or “Dispose” means the sale, transfer, license, lease or other disposition (including any sale and leaseback transaction) of any property by any Person, including any sale, assignment, transfer or other disposal, with or without recourse, of any notes or accounts receivable or any rights and claims associated therewith.
“Dollar” and “$” mean lawful money of the United States.
“Domestic Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that is organized under the laws of any political subdivision of the United States.

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“EBITDA” means, with respect to the Consolidated Group for any period, the sum of (a) Net Income for such period, in each case, excluding (without duplication), (i) any non recurring or extraordinary gains and losses for such period, (ii) any income or gain and any loss in each case resulting from the early extinguishment of indebtedness during such period, (iii) any net income or gain or any loss resulting from a Swap Contract (including by virtue of a termination thereof) during such period, (iv) any non-cash equity compensation expense incurred during such period and (v) any acquisitions costs incurred during such period in connection with the acquisition of one or more leased, single-family homes, but only to the extent such acquisition costs are required under GAAP to be accounted for as an expense (as opposed to capitalized) on a consolidated income statement of the Consolidated Group for such period, plus (b) an amount which, in the determination of Net Income for such period pursuant to clause (a) above, has been deducted for or in connection with: (i) Interest Expense (including, for the avoidance of doubt, non-cash interest expense to the extent included in the determination of Interest Expense in accordance with GAAP), (ii) income taxes and (iii) depreciation and amortization, all as determined in accordance with GAAP for such period, plus (c) the Consolidated Group Pro Rata Share of the foregoing items attributable to the Consolidated Group’s interests in Unconsolidated Affiliates.
“Eligible Assignee” means any Person that meets the requirements to be an assignee under Section 11.06(b)(iii), and (v) (subject to such consents, if any, as may be required under Section 11.06(b)(iii)).
“Eligible Investment Property” means, at any time, any Investment Property that satisfies each of the Borrowing Base Eligibility Criteria at such time
“Eligible Leased Investment Property” means, at any time, any Leased Investment Property that is an Eligible Investment Property at such time.
“Eligible NNN Leased Investment Property” at any time means any NNN Investment Property that is an Eligible Investment Property at such time.
“Eligible Transitional Investment Property” means, at any time, any Transitional Investment Property that is an Eligible Investment Property at such time.
“Eligible Unleased Investment Property” means, at any time, any Unleased Investment Property that is an Eligible Investment Property at such time.
“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 

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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.
“Environmental Permit” means any permit, approval, identification number, license or other authorization required under any Environmental Law.
“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.
“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) the withdrawal of the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from a Pension Plan subject to Section 4063 of ERISA during a plan year in which such entity 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 Pension Plan amendment as a termination under Section 4041 or 4041A of ERISA; (e) the institution by the PBGC of proceedings to terminate a Pension Plan; (f) any 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; (g) the determination that any Pension Plan is considered an at-risk plan or a plan in endangered or critical status within the meaning of Sections 430, 431 and 432 of the Code or Sections 303, 304 and 305 of ERISA; or (h) 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 Rate” means:
(a)    for any Interest Period with respect to a Eurodollar Rate Loan, the rate per annum equal to the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”), or a comparable or successor rate, which rate is approved by the Administrative Agent, as published on the applicable ReutersBloomberg screen page (or such other commercially available source providing such quotations as may be designated by the Administrative Agent from time to time) at approximately(in such case, the “LIBOR Rate”) at or about 11:00 a.m., London time, two (2) Business 

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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; and
(b)    for any interest calculation with respect to a Base Rate Loan on any date, the rate per annum equal to the LIBOR Rate, at approximatelyor about 11:00 a.m., London time determined, two (2) Business Days prior to such date for U.S. Dollar deposits with a term of one (1) month commencing that day;
provided that to the extent a comparable or successor rate is approved by the Administrative Agent in connection herewith, the approved rate shall be applied to the applicable Interest Period in a manner consistent with market practice; provided, further that to the extent such market practice is not administratively feasible for the Administrative Agent, such approved rate shall be applied to the applicable Interest Periodin a manner as otherwise reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent.
“Eurodollar Rate Loan” means a Revolving Credit Loan that bears interest at a rate based on clause (a) of the definition of “Eurodollar Rate.”
“Event of Default” has the meaning specified in Section 8.01.
“Excluded Pledge Subsidiary” means (a) an Excluded Subsidiary that (i) has Secured Indebtedness which by its terms does not permit the Equity Interests in such Excluded Subsidiary to be pledged as collateral to secure the Obligations and (ii) is designated as an “Excluded Pledge Subsidiary” on Schedule II hereto or in a written notice executed by a Responsible Officer of the Parent and delivered to the Administrative Agent, and (b) American Residential TRS, but only so long as American Residential TRS does not (i) own any portion of any Eligible Investment Property, (ii) own any Subsidiaries, or (iii) manage, directly or indirectly, any portion of any Eligible Investment Property.
“Excluded Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of the Operating Partnership that (a) does not own any portion of any Eligible Investment Property and (b) does not, directly or indirectly, own any portion of the Equity Interests of any Subsidiary that owns an Eligible Investment Property; provided, that (i) such Subsidiary has Indebtedness that (x) is owed to a Person that is not an Affiliate of the Parent or any Subsidiary thereof, (y) is Secured Indebtedness and (z) by its terms does not permit such Subsidiary to guarantee the Obligations and (ii) such Subsidiary has been designated as an “Excluded Subsidiary” on Schedule I hereto or in a written notice executed by a Responsible Officer of the Parent and delivered to the Administrative Agent.
“Excluded Taxes” means any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to any Recipient  or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to a Recipient, (a) Taxes imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated), franchise Taxes, and branch profits Taxes, in each case, (i) imposed as a result of such Recipient being organized under the laws of, or having its principal office or, in the case of any Lender, its Lending Office located in, the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (or any political subdivision thereof) or (ii) that are Other Connection Taxes, (b) in the case of a Lender, U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of such Lender with respect to an applicable interest in a Revolving Credit Loan or Commitment pursuant to a law in effect on the date on which (i) such Lender acquires such interest 

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in the Revolving Credit Loan or Commitment (other than pursuant to an assignment request by the Borrower under Section 11.13) or (ii) such Lender changes its Lending Office, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Section 3.01(a)(ii), (a)(iii) or (c), amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to such Lender's assignor immediately before such Lender became a party hereto or to such Lender immediately before it changed its Lending Office, (c) Taxes attributable to such Recipient’s failure to comply with Section 3.01(e) and (d) any U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed pursuant to FATCA.
“Extension Notice” has the meaning specified in Section 2.13(a).
“FASB ASC” means the Accounting Standards Codification of the Financial Accounting Standards Board.
“FATCA” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof and any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code.
“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.
“Fee Letter” means, collectively, (i) the letter agreement, dated November 8, 2012, among the Parent, the Administrative Agent and the Arranger and, (ii) the letter agreement, dated August 6, 2013, among the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Arranger and (iii) the letter agreement, dated May 28, 2014, among the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Arranger.
“Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio” means (a) with respect to each fiscal quarter of the Parent ending prior to March 31, 2014, the ratio as of the last day of such fiscal quarter of (i) EBITDA for such fiscal quarter to (ii) Fixed Charges for such fiscal quarter and (b) with respect to each fiscal quarter of the Parent ending on or after March 31, 2014, the ratio as of the last day of such fiscal quarter of (i) EBITDA for the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Parent ending on such day to (ii) Fixed Charges for such four consecutive fiscal quarter period.
“Fixed Charges” means, with respect to the Consolidated Group for any period, an amount equal to the sum, without duplication, of (i) Interest Expense for such period (excluding non-cash interest expense to the extent included in the determination of Interest Expense in accordance with GAAP) to the extent included in the determination of Interest Expense in accordance with GAAP), (ii) scheduled payments of principal on Total Indebtedness made or required be made during such 

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period (excluding any balloon payments payable on maturity of any such Total Indebtedness), (iii) the amount of dividends or distributions paid or required to be paid by any member of the Consolidated Group to any Person that is not a member of the Consolidated Group during such period in respect of its preferred Equity Interests and (iv) the Consolidated Group Pro Rata Share of the foregoing items attributable to the Consolidated Group’s interests in Unconsolidated Affiliates.
“Foreign Lender” means a Lender that is not a U.S. Person.
“FRB” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States.
“Fronting Exposure” means, at any time there is a Defaulting Lender, such Defaulting Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the outstanding L/C Obligations other than L/C Obligations as to which such Defaulting Lender’s participation obligation has been reallocated to other Lenders or Cash Collateralized in accordance with the terms hereof.
“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 activities.
“Funds From Operations” means, with respect to any period and without double counting, an amount equal to the Net Income for such period, excluding gains (or losses) from sales of property, plus depreciation and amortization and after adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures; provided that “Funds From Operations” shall exclude impairment charges, charges from the early extinguishment of indebtedness and other non-cash charges as evidenced by a certification of a Responsible Officer of the Parent containing calculations in reasonable detail satisfactory to the Administrative Agent. Adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures will be calculated to reflect “Funds From Operations” on the same basis.  In addition, “Funds from Operations” shall be adjusted to remove any impact of the expensing of acquisition costs pursuant to FAS 141 (revised), as issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board in December of 2007, and effective January 1, 2009, including, without limitation, (i) the addition to Net Income of costs and expenses related to ongoing consummated acquisition transactions during such period; and (ii) the subtraction from Net Income of costs and expenses related to acquisition transactions terminated during such period.
“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 such other principles as may be approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession in 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 

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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, (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).  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.  The term “Guarantee” as a verb has a corresponding meaning.
“Guarantors” means, collectively, (i) the Parent, (ii) American Residential GP, (iii) the Operating Partnership, (iv) American Residential TRS  and (v) each Subsidiary of the Operating Partnership listed on Schedule III and each other Subsidiary of the Operating Partnership that becomes a guarantor of the Obligations in accordance with Section 6.12(b), in each case to the extent such Subsidiary is not released from its guarantee of the Obligations by the Administrative Agent in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.
“Guaranty” means the Guaranty made by the Guarantors under Article X in favor of the Secured Parties.
“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, lead-based paint, Toxic Mold, volatile substances emitted from building materials, and all other substances or wastes of any nature regulated pursuant to any Environmental Law.
“Historical Financial Statements” means the audited consolidated balance sheet of the Consolidated Group for the fiscal year of the Parent ended December 31, 2012, and the related consolidated statements of income or operations, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for such fiscal year of the Parent, including the notes thereto.

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“Improvement Costs” means, with respect to any Investment Property as of any date of determination, all non-maintenance Capital Expenditures incurred through such date, including rehabilitation costs, which shall only include those actual out-of-pocket expenditures for hard costs incurred to repair or improve such Investment Property; provided, that any such expenditure with respect to an Eligible Investment Property shall not be included as an Improvement Cost if, after effect to the inclusion of such expenditure as an Improvement Cost, the aggregate amount of Improvement Costs for all Investment Properties that are Eligible Investment Properties at such time would exceed 10% of the aggregate Purchase Prices of all such Eligible Investment Properties. 
“Increase Effective Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(db).
“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 and similar instruments (including bank guaranties, surety bonds, comfort letters, keep-well agreements and capital maintenance agreements) to the extent such instruments or agreements support financial, rather than performance, obligations;
(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;
(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)    capital leases, Synthetic Lease Obligations and Synthetic Debt;
(g)    all obligations of such Person to purchase, redeem, retire, defease or otherwise make any payment in respect of any Equity Interest in such Person or any other Person, valued, in the case of a redeemable preferred interest, at the greater of its voluntary or involuntary liquidation preference plus accrued and unpaid dividends; and
(h)    all Guarantees of such Person in respect of any of the foregoing.
For all purposes hereof:  (a) 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, unless such Indebtedness is expressly made non-recourse to such Person, (b) the Indebtedness of the Consolidated Group shall include the Consolidated Group Pro Rata Share of the foregoing items 

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and components thereof attributable to Indebtedness of Unconsolidated Affiliates, (c) the amount of any net obligation under any Swap Contract on any date shall be deemed to be the Swap Termination Value thereof as of such date and (d) 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 (a) Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party under any Loan Document and (b) to the extent not otherwise described in (a), Other Taxes.
“Indemnitees” has the meaning specified in Section 11.04(b).
“Information” has the meaning specified in Section 11.07.
“Initial Maturity Date” means January 18, 2015.
“Intercreditor Agreements” has the meaning specified in Section 7.03(d).
“Interest Expense” means, for any period, without duplication, total interest expense of the Consolidated Group for such period determined in accordance with GAAP (including interest expense attributable to the Consolidated Group’s ownership interests in Unconsolidated Affiliates and, for the avoidance of doubt, capitalized interest).
“Interest Payment Date” means, (a) as to any Revolving Credit Loan other than a Base Rate Loan, the last day of each Interest Period applicable to such Revolving Credit 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 (in each case, subject to availability), as selected by the Borrower in its Loan Notice; provided that:
(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, in the case of a Eurodollar Rate Loan, 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 pertaining to a Eurodollar Rate Loan 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
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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.
“Investment Property” means real property consisting of a single family detached house, condominium, townhouse, cooperative, duplex, tri-plex or four-plex acquired by (or transferred by the Parent or a Subsidiary to) the Borrower or a Subsidiary Guarantor.
“Investment Property Cost” means, at any time with respect to any Investment Property, an amount equal to the sum of (x) the Purchase Price paid for such Investment Property and (y) the aggregate amount of Improvement Costs incurred by the Loan Parties with respect to such Investment Property on or prior to such time.
“Investment Property Value” means, with respect to any Investment Property, (a) at any time prior to the earlier of (i) the Initial Maturity Date and (ii) the Borrowing Base Value Adjustment Date, an amount equal to the Investment Property Cost at such time and (b) at any time thereafter, an amount equal to the lesser of (i) the Reported Value of such Investment Property at such time (as set forth in the then most recent Valuation Report relating to such Investment Property delivered to the Administrative Agent in connection with a Borrowing Base Value Adjustment Certificate or pursuant to Section 2.13(b)(vii), 2.17(a) or 2.17(d)pursuant to any provision of this Agreement) and (ii) the Investment Property Cost at such time.
“IP Rights” has the meaning specified in Section 5.18.
“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, Inc. (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 of 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 of the L/C Issuer and relating to such Letter of Credit.
“Laws” means, collectively, 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 whether or not having the force of law.

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“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 on the date when made 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.
“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.
“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.
“Leased Investment Property” means, at any time, an Investment Property that is subject to a lease agreement (other than an NNN Lease Agreement) with one or more tenants at such time under which such tenant(s) have (i) begun paying rent to a Loan Party and (ii) are not more than two months in arrears on their rent payments due thereunder.
“Legacy Managed Investment Property” means, at any time, an Investment Property that is subject to a Legacy Management Agreement at such time (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, any ARP Managed Investment Property, any Approved Third Party Managed Property and any NNN Leased Investment Property).
“Legacy Management Agreement” means a management agreement with respect to an Investment Property which agreement (i) was in effect at the time such Investment Property was acquired by the Borrower or an affiliate thereof from a Person that is not an affiliate of the Parent and (ii) is not an Approved Third Party Management Agreement.
“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 providing for the payment of cash upon the honoring of a presentation thereunder.
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“Letter of Credit Expiration Date” means the day that is seven 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(h).
“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.
“Letter of Credit Sublimit Increase Notice” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(f).
“LIBOR” has the meaning specified in the definition of Eurodollar Rate.
“Lien” means any mortgage, deed of trust, 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). 
“Line Usage” means, with respect to any day, the ratio (expressed as a percentage) of (a) the sum of (i) the Outstanding Amount of Revolving Credit Loans on such day and (ii) the Outstanding Amount of L/C Obligations on such day to (b) the Aggregate Commitments in effect on such day.
“Loan Documents” means this Agreement, each Note, each Issuer Document, any agreement creating or perfecting rights in Cash Collateral pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.16 of this Agreement, the Fee Letter, the Intercreditor Agreements (if any) and the Collateral Documents. 
“Loan Notice” means a notice of (a) a Borrowing, (b) a conversion of Revolving Credit Loans from one Type to the other, or (c) a continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans, in each case pursuant to Section 2.02(a), and which, if in writing, shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A.
“Loan Parties” means, collectively, the Borrower and the Guarantors.
“London Banking Day” means any day on which dealings in Dollar deposits are conducted by and between banks in the London interbank eurodollar market.
“Mack Portfolio” means a portfolio of Investment Properties owned by one or more Borrowing Base Loan Parties having an aggregate initial Purchase Price of $27,570,000, which Investment Properties are leased to Mack Industries, Ltd. pursuant to an NNN Lease Agreement.
“Material Adverse Effect” means (a) a material adverse change in, or a material adverse effect upon, the operations, business, assets, properties, liabilities (actual or contingent), or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Parent and its Subsidiaries, or the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; (b) a material adverse effect on the rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent or any Lender under any Loan Document, or of the ability of the Loan Parties taken as a whole to perform their obligations under any Loan Document; or (c) a material 

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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 Acquisition” means any acquisition by the Borrower or another Borrowing Base Loan Party of property and/or assets of any Person, or 100% of the Equity Interests in one or more Persons, in each case with a total transaction value of at least $75,000,000, pursuant to one transaction or a series of related transactions occurring contemporaneously that constitutes an Investment that is permitted under Section 7.02 and does not otherwise result in a Default.
“Material Acquisition Period” means each of the first two (2) periods occurring after the Second Amendment Effective Date that commences on the date that a Material Acquisition is consummated through and including the last day of the second, consecutive full fiscal quarter (each a “MAP End Date”) that follows such date; provided, that Material Acquisition Periods may not be consecutive unless Total Indebtedness is less than 60% of the Total Asset Value as of the first MAP End Date.  For the avoidance of doubt, in no event will there be more than two (2) Material Acquisition Periods during the period commencing on the Second Amendment Effective Date and ending on the Maturity Date.
“Material Contract” means, with respect to any Person, each contract to which such Person is a party involving aggregate consideration payable to or by such Person of $5,000,000 or more in any year or otherwise material to the business, condition (financial or otherwise), operations, performance, properties or prospects of such Person.
“Maturity Date” means, the later of (a) the Initial Maturity Date and (b) if the Initial Maturity Date is extended pursuant to Section 2.13, such extended maturity date as determined pursuant to such Section; provided, however, that, in each case, if such date is not a Business Day, the Maturity Date shall be the next preceding Business Day.
“Maximum NNN Lease Termination Amount” means, with respect to any NNN Leased Investment Property, an amount equal to fifteen percent (15%) of the remainder of (a) the gross sales price for such Investment Property received in cash by a Loan Party upon disposition thereof, less the aggregate of all transaction and closing costs incurred by any Loan Party in connection with the disposition of such Investment Property, minus (b) the greater of (x) the Purchase Price of such Investment Property and (y) the allocated purchase price (or similar term) with respect to such Investment Property under the applicable NNN Lease Agreement.
“Minimum Collateral Amount” means, at any time, (i) with respect to Cash Collateral consisting of cash or deposit account balances provided to reduce or eliminate Fronting Exposure during the existence of a Defaulting Lender, an amount equal to 105% of the Fronting Exposure of the L/C Issuer with respect to Letters of Credit issued and outstanding at such time, (ii) with respect to Cash Collateral consisting of cash or deposit account balances provided in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.15(a)(i), (a)(ii) or (a)(iii), an amount equal to 105% of the Outstanding Amount of all LC Obligations, and (iii) otherwise, an amount determined by the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer in their sole discretion.
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“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.
“Multiple Employer Plan” means a Plan which has two or more contributing sponsors (including the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate) at least two of whom are not under common control, as such a plan is described in Section 4064 of ERISA.
“Net Cash Proceeds” means, with respect to any issuance or sale by the Parent of any of its Equity Interests, the excess of (i) the sum of the cash and Cash Equivalents received by the Parent in connection with such issuance or sale, less (ii) underwriting discounts and commissions, and other reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, incurred by the Parent in connection with such issuance or sale, other than any such amounts paid or payable to an Affiliate of the Parent.
“Net Income” means, for any period, the net income (or loss) of the Consolidated Group for such period; provided, however, that Net Income shall exclude (a) extraordinary gains and extraordinary losses for such period, (b) the net income of any Subsidiary of the Parent during such period to the extent that the declaration or payment of dividends or similar distributions by such Subsidiary of such income is not permitted by operation of the terms of its Organization Documents or any agreement, instrument or Law applicable to such Subsidiary during such period, except that the Parent’s equity in any net loss of any such Subsidiary for such period shall be included in determining Net Income, and (c) any income (or loss) for such period of any Person if such Person is not a Subsidiary of the Parent, except that the Parent’s equity in the net income of any such Person for such period shall be included in Net Income up to the aggregate amount of cash actually distributed by such Person during such period to the Parent or a Subsidiary thereof as a dividend or other distribution (and in the case of a dividend or other distribution to a Subsidiary of the Parent, such Subsidiary is not precluded from further distributing such amount to the Parent as described in clause (b) of this proviso).
“Net Operating Income” means, with respect to any Investment Property for any period, an amount equal to (a) the aggregate gross revenues of the Consolidated Group derived from the operation of such Investment Property during such period from tenants in occupancy and paying rent, minus (b) the sum of all expenses and other proper charges incurred in connection with the operation and management of such Investment Property during such period (including accruals for real estate taxes and insurance, rollover costs and management expenses (including allocations of corporate overhead, if any) (which management expenses shall be an amount equal to the greater of (x) three percent (3%) of the rent payable in respect of such Investment Property during such period and (y) the aggregate amount of any actual management, advisory or similar fees paid during such period), but excluding debt service charges, income taxes, depreciation and amortization), which expenses and accruals shall be calculated in accordance with GAAP.
“New Lender Joinder Agreement” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(ca).
“NNN Lease Agreement” means, at any time, a triple net, master lease agreement between one or more Loan Parties, as lessor(s), and a third party that is not an Affiliate of Parent, as lessee, with respect to one or more Investment Properties, which lease agreement provides inter alia, that 

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the lessor(s) party thereto have the right at any time to sell or otherwise dispose of any or all Investment Properties subject to such lease agreement, and to terminate such lease agreement as it applies to each such Investment Property upon such sale or other disposal without payment to the lessee of any amounts as a result of such termination other than amounts with respect to any such Investment Property that in the aggregate do not exceed the Maximum NNN Lease Termination Amount applicable to such Investment Property.
“NNN Leased Investment Property” means, at any time, an Investment Property that is subject to an NNN Lease Agreement at such time (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, any ARP Managed Investment Property, any Approved Third Party Managed Property and any Legacy Managed Investment Property).
“Non-Consenting Lender” means any Lender that does not approve any consent, waiver or amendment that (i) requires the approval of all Lenders or all affected Lenders in accordance with the terms of Section 11.01 and (ii) has been approved by the Required Lenders.
“Non-Defaulting Lender” means, at any time, each Lender that is not a Defaulting Lender at such time.
“Non-Recourse Indebtedness” means, with respect to a Person, (a) Indebtedness in respect of which recourse for payment (except for customary exceptions for fraud, misapplication of funds, environmental indemnities, voluntary bankruptcy, collusive involuntary bankruptcy and other similar customary exceptions to nonrecourse liability) is contractually limited to specific assets of such Person encumbered by a Lien securing such Indebtedness, (b) if such Person is a Single Asset Entity, any Indebtedness of such Person (other than Indebtedness described in the immediately following clause (c)), or (c) if such Person is a Single Asset Holding Company, any Indebtedness (“Holdco Indebtedness”) of such Single Asset Holding Company resulting from a Guarantee of, or Lien securing, Indebtedness of a Single Asset Entity that is a Subsidiary of such Single Asset Holding Company, so long as, in each case, either (i) recourse for payment of such Holdco Indebtedness (except for customary exceptions for fraud, misapplication of funds, environmental indemnities, voluntary bankruptcy, collusive involuntary bankruptcy and other similar customary exceptions to nonrecourse liability) is contractually limited to the Equity Interests held by such Single Asset Holding Company in such Single Asset Entity or (ii) such Single Asset Holding Company has no assets other than Equity Interests in such Single Asset Entity and cash and other assets of nominal value incidental to the ownership of the such Single Asset Entity. 
“Note” means a promissory note made by the Borrower in favor of a Lender evidencing the Revolving Credit Loans made by such Lender, substantially in the form of Exhibit B.
“NPL” means the National Priorities List under CERCLA.
“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 Revolving Credit 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 

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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.
“OFAC” means the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States Department of the Treasury.
“Operating Partnership” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereto.
“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.
“Original Closing Date” means January 18, 2013.
“Original Credit Agreement” has the meaning specified in the first recital hereto.
“Other Connection Taxes” means, with respect to any Recipient, Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between such Recipient and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising from such Recipient having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to or enforced any Loan Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Loan or Loan Document).
“Other Taxes” means all present or future stamp, court or documentary, intangible, recording, filing or similar Taxes that arise from any payment made under, from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document, except any such Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment (other than an assignment made pursuant to Section 3.06).
“Outstanding Amount” means (i) with respect to any Revolving Credit Loan on any date, the aggregate outstanding principal amount thereof after giving effect to any borrowings and prepayments or repayments of Revolving Credit 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.
“Outstanding Recourse Indebtedness Amount” means, at any time, the aggregate principal amount of all Recourse Indebtedness outstanding at such time (including the aggregate principal amount of all Indebtedness incurred by any Loan Party pursuant to Section 7.03(d) that is 

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outstanding at such time), other than (i) Recourse Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.03(e), (f) or (g), and (ii) Permitted Convertible Note Indebtedness.
“Participant” has the meaning specified in Section 11.06(d).
“Participant Register” has the meaning specified in Section 11.06(d).
“PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
“Pension Act” means the Pension Protection Act of 2006.
“Pension Funding Rules” means the rules of the Code and ERISA regarding minimum required contributions (including any installment payment thereof) to Pension Plans and set forth in, with respect to plan years ending prior to the effective date of the Pension Act, Section 412 of the Code and Section 302 of ERISA, each as in effect prior to the Pension Act and, thereafter, Section 412, 430, 431, 432 and 436 of the Code and Sections 302, 303, 304 and 305 of ERISA.
“Pension Plan” means any employee pension benefit plan (including a Multiple Employer Plan or a Multiemployer Plan) that is maintained or is contributed to by the Borrower and any ERISA Affiliate and is either covered by Title IV of ERISA or is subject to the minimum funding standards under Section 412 of the Code.
“Perfection Certificate” shall mean a certificate in the form of Exhibit I-1 or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent, as the same shall be supplemented from time to time by a Perfection Certificate Supplement or otherwise.
“Perfection Certificate Supplement” shall mean a certificate supplement in the form of Exhibit I-2 or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.
“Permitted Convertible Note Indebtedness” means Recourse Indebtedness of up to $115,000,000 at any time outstanding that is evidenced by those certain 3.25% Exchange Senior Notes due 2018 issued and sold by the Operating Partnership on November 27, 2013, but only so long as such Recourse Indebtedness is permitted under Section 7.03.
“Permitted Maricopa Percentage” means, (i) during the period commencing on the Original Closing Date and ending January 18, 2014, 60% and (ii) at any time thereafter, 45%.
“Permitted Self Insurance” has the meaning specified in Section 6.07(a).
“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 within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA (including a Pension Plan), maintained for employees of the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate or any such Plan to which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate is required to contribute on behalf of any of its employees.
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“Pledge Agreement” means the Pledge Agreement among the Loan Parties and the Administrative Agent, dated as of the Original Closing Date, substantially in the form of Exhibit E.
“Public Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 6.02.
“Purchase Agreement” means, with respect to any Eligible Investment Property, the purchase and sale agreement or other similar purchase document pursuant to which such Eligible Investment Property was acquired by the Borrower or any Affiliate thereof from a third party that is not an Affiliate of the Parent.
“Purchase Price” means, with respect to any Eligible Investment Property, the contractual purchase price that was paid by the Borrower or an Affiliate thereof for the acquisition of such Eligible Investment Property from a third party that is not an Affiliate of the Parent, which purchase amount shall be set forth in the Purchase Agreement relating to such Eligible Investment Property.
“Recipient” means 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 any Loan Party hereunder.
“Recourse Indebtedness” means, with respect to any Person, Indebtedness of such Person other than Non-Recourse Indebtedness of such Person and Indebtedness under the Loan Documents.
“Register” has the meaning specified in Section 11.06(c).
“Related Parties” means, with respect to any Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the partners, directors, officers, employees, agents, trustees, administrators, managers, advisors and representatives 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.
“Reported Value” means, with respect to any Eligible Investment Property, the estimated value of such Eligible Investment Property as set forth in a Valuation Report relating to such Eligible Investment Property delivered to the Administrative Agent hereunderpursuant to any provision of this Agreement.
“Request for Credit Extension” means (a) with respect to a Borrowing, conversion or continuation of Revolving Credit 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 at least 66-2/3% of the Aggregate Commitments or, if the commitment of each Lender to make Revolving Credit Loans has been terminated, Lenders holding in the aggregate at least 66-2/3% of the Total Outstandings; 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.

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“Responsible Officer” means the chief executive officer, president, chief financial officer, treasurer, assistant treasurer or controller of a Loan Party and solely for purposes of the delivery of incumbency certificates pursuant to Section 4.01, the secretary or any assistant secretary 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.
“Restatement Effective Date” has the meaning specified in Section 4.01.
“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 any Person or any Subsidiary thereof, 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 such Person’s stockholders, partners or members (or the equivalent Person thereof).  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the conversion of (including any cash payment upon the conversion of), payment of any principal or premium on, or payment of any interest with respect to, any Convertible Debt Securities shall not constitute a Restricted Payment.
“Revolving Credit Exposure” means, as to any Lender at any time, the aggregate principal amount at such time of its outstanding Revolving Credit Loans and such Lender’s participation in L/C Obligations at such time.
“Revolving Credit Loan” has the meaning specified in Section 2.01.
“Sanction(s)” means any international economic sanction administered or enforced by OFAC, the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, Her Majesty’s Treasury or other relevant sanctions authority.
“S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC, a subsidiary of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. and any successor thereto.
“SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any Governmental Authority succeeding to any of its principal functions.
“Second Amendment” means the Second Amendment to this Agreement, dated as of June 27, 2014, among the Borrower, the Loan Parties, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders party thereto.
“Second Amendment Effective Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2 of the Second Amendment.
“Secured Indebtedness” means, with respect to any Person, all Indebtedness of such Person that is secured by a Lien.
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pursuant to Section 9.05, and the other Persons the Obligations owing to which are or are purported to be secured by the Collateral under the terms of the Collateral Documents.
“Self Insurance” has the meaning specified in Section 6.07(a).
“Short-Term Leased Investment Property” means, at any time, a Leased Investment Property that is subject to a Short Term Lease at such time.
“Short-Term Lease” means, at any time, a written lease agreement that (i) had an initial lease term of at least 12 months, which initial lease term expired on or prior to such time and (ii) has no minimum lease term at such time, but is instead month-to-month, as a result of the initial lease term having been extended on such basis.
“Single Asset Entity” means a Person (other than an individual) that (a) only owns a single Investment Property and/or cash and other assets of nominal value incidental to such Person’s ownership of such Investment Property; (b) is engaged only in the business of owning, developing and/or leasing such Investment Property; and (c) receives substantially all of its gross revenues from such Investment Property. In addition, if the assets of a Person consist solely of (i) Equity Interests in one or more other Single Asset Entities and (ii) cash and other assets of nominal value incidental to such Person’s ownership of the other Single Asset Entities, such Person shall also be deemed to be a Single Asset Entity for purposes of this Agreement (such an entity, a “Single Asset Holding Company”).
“Single Asset Holding Company” has the meaning given that term in the definition of Single Asset Entity.
“Solvent” and “Solvency” mean, with respect to any Person on any date of determination, that on such date (a) the fair value of the property of such Person is greater than the total amount of liabilities, including contingent liabilities, of such Person, (b) the present fair salable value of the assets of such Person is not less than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liability of such Person on its debts as they become absolute and matured, (c) such Person does not intend to, and does not believe that it will, incur debts or liabilities beyond such Person’s ability to pay such debts and liabilities as they mature, (d) such Person is not engaged in business or a transaction, and is not about to engage in business or a transaction, for which such Person’s property would constitute an unreasonably small capital, and (e) such Person is able to pay its debts and liabilities, contingent obligations and other commitments as they mature in the ordinary course of business.  The amount of contingent liabilities at any time shall be computed as the amount that, in the light of all the facts and circumstances existing at such time, represents the amount that can reasonably be expected to become an actual or matured liability.
“Solvency Certificate” means a Solvency Certificate of the chief financial officer of the Parent, substantially in the form of Exhibit F. 
“Specified AVM Reported Investment Property” means, at any time, an Investment Property in respect of which an AVM Report having a confidence score of greater than or equal to 70 but less than 76 is the then most recent Valuation Report delivered to the Administrative Agent hereunder 

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with respect to such Investment Property delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to any provision of this Agreement.
“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 the management of which is otherwise 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 Parent.
“Subsidiary Guarantors” means, collectively, all of the Guarantors other than the Parent.
“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 (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(s) determined 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 Debt” means, with respect to any Person as of any date of determination thereof, all obligations of such Person in respect of transactions entered into by such Person that are intended to function primarily as a borrowing of funds (including any minority interest transactions that function primarily as a borrowing) but are not otherwise included in the definition of “Indebtedness” or as a liability on the consolidated balance sheet of such Person and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP.
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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).
“Tangible Net Worth” means, for the Consolidated Group as of any date of determination, (a) total equity of the Consolidated Group, minus (b) all intangible assets (other than Acquired Lease Intangibles) of the Consolidated Group, plus (c) all accumulated depreciation and amortization of Acquired Lease Intangibles of the Consolidated Group, in each case on a consolidated basis determined in accordance with GAAP. 
“Taxes” means all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings (including backup withholding), assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.
“Third Party Insurance Companies” has the meaning specified in Section 6.07(a).
“Threshold Amount” means $10,000,000.
“Total Asset Value” means, with respect to the Consolidated Group as at any date of determination, (i) the book value of the total assets of the Consolidated Group on such date, plus (ii) all accumulated depreciation and amortization of Acquired Lease Intangibles of the Consolidated Group as of such date, in each case as determined in accordance with GAAP.
“Total Credit Exposure” means, as to any Lender at any time, the unused Commitments and Revolving Credit Exposure of such Lender at such time.
“Total Indebtedness” means, as at any date of determination, the aggregate amount of all Indebtedness of the Consolidated Group on such date determined on a consolidated basis.
“Total Outstandings” means the aggregate Outstanding Amount of all Revolving Credit Loans and all L/C Obligations.
“Toxic Mold” means fungi that reproduce through the release of spores or the splitting of cells or other means that may pose a risk to human health or the environment or negatively affect the value of real property, including, but not limited to, mold, mildew, fungi, fungal spores, fragments and metabolites such as mycotoxins and microbial volatile organic compounds.
“Transitional Investment Property” means, at any time, an Investment Property (other than an Investment Property that is, or that at any time on or following the acquisition thereof by a Loan Party was, a Leased Investment Property or an NNN Leased Investment Property) in respect of which the Borrower or applicable Subsidiary Guarantor that owns such Investment Property is engaging in any of the following activities at such time in order to prepare such Investment Property to be leased: (i) undergoing proceedings to have each Person evicted that was occupying such Investment Property at the time such Investment Property was acquired by the Borrower or such Subsidiary Guarantor, (ii) having repairs and/or other improvements made to such Investment Property in order to improve the condition of such Investment Property from that which existed at the time such Investment was acquired by the Borrower or such Subsidiary Guarantor and/or (iii) 

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advertising such Investment Property for lease or engaging in other customary activities to identify one or more tenants to lease such Investment Property.  For the avoidance of doubt, an Investment Property shall cease to be a Transitional Investment Property on the first date to occur following the acquisition of such Investment Property by a Loan Party that such Investment Property becomes subject to a lease agreement with one or more lessees under which such lessees have begun paying rent to a Loan Party.
“Type” means, with respect to a Revolving Credit Loan, its character as a Base Rate Loan or a Eurodollar Rate Loan.
“UCP” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits, International Chamber of Commerce (“ICC”) Publication No. 600 (or such later version thereof as may be in effect at the time of issuance).
“Unconsolidated Affiliate” means, at any date, any Person (x) in which the Consolidated Group, directly or indirectly, holds an Equity Interest, which investment is accounted for in the consolidated financial statements of the Consolidated Group on an equity basis of accounting and (y) whose financial results are not consolidated with the financial results of the Consolidated Group under GAAP.
“Unleased Investment Property” means, at any time, an Investment Property that was a Leased Investment Property prior to such time but is not a Leased Investment Property at such time by virtue of such Investment Property (i) not being subject to a lease agreement with one or more tenants under which rent is payable to a Loan Party and/or (ii) being subject to a lease agreement with one or more tenants under which such tenant(s) are more than two months in arrears on their rent payments due thereunder.
“United States” and “U.S.” mean the United States of America.
“Unreimbursed Amount” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(c)(i).
“Unrestricted Cash” means, at any time, (a) the aggregate amount of cash and Cash Equivalents of the Parent and its Subsidiaries at such time that are not subject to any pledge, Lien or control agreement (excluding statutory Liens in favor of any depositary bank where such cash and Cash Equivalents are maintained), minus (b) the sum of amounts included in the foregoing clause (a) that are held by a Person other than the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries as a deposit or security for Contractual Obligations.
“Unused Fee” has the meaning specified in Section 2.08(a).
“Updated Valuation Report” has the meaning specified in Section 6.02(i).
“U.S. Person” means any Person that is a “United States Person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.
“U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate” has the meaning specified in Section 3.01(e)(ii)(B)(III).
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“Wholly Owned Domestic Subsidiary” means any Domestic Subsidiary of the Borrower that is a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Borrower.
“Wholly Owned Subsidiary” means, as to any Person, (a) any corporation 100% of whose Equity Interests (other than directors’ qualifying shares) is at the time owned by such Person and/or one or more Wholly Owned Subsidiaries of such Person and (b) any partnership, association, joint venture, limited liability company or other entity in which such Person and/or one or more Wholly Owned Subsidiaries of such Person have a 100% equity interest at such time.
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 “hereto,” “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.
(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.  
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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 Historical Financial Statements, except as otherwise specifically prescribed herein. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of determining compliance with any covenant (including the computation of any financial covenant) contained herein, Indebtedness of the Parent and its Subsidiaries shall be deemed to be carried at 100% of the outstanding principal amount thereof, and the effects of FASB ASC 825 and FASB ASC 470-20 on financial liabilities shall be disregarded.
(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, (A) such ratio or requirement shall continue to be computed in accordance with GAAP prior to such change therein and (B) 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.  Without limiting the foregoing, leases shall continue to be classified and accounted for on a basis consistent with that reflected in the Historical Financial Statements for all purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding any change in GAAP relating thereto, unless the parties hereto shall enter into a mutually acceptable amendment addressing such changes, as provided for above.
(c)    Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities.  All references herein to consolidated financial statements of the Consolidated Group or to the determination of any amount for the Consolidated Group on a consolidated basis or any similar reference shall, in each case, be deemed to include each variable interest entity that the Parent is required to consolidate pursuant to FASB ASC 810 as if such variable interest entity were a Subsidiary as defined herein.
1.04    Rounding.  Any financial ratios required to be maintained by one or more Loan Parties 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 herein 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; Rates.  Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to times of day shall be references to Eastern time (daylight or standard, as applicable). 
The Administrative Agent does not warrant, nor accept responsibility, nor shall the Administrative Agent have any liability with respect to the administration, submission or any other matter related to the rates in the definition of “Eurodollar Rate” or with respect to any comparable or successor rate thereto.
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 

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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.
ARTICLE II.    THE COMMITMENTS AND CREDIT EXTENSIONS
2.01    Revolving Credit Loans.  Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Lender severally agrees to make loans (each such loan, a “Revolving Credit 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) Availability shall be greater than or equal to $0, and (ii) the Revolving Credit Exposure of any Lender 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.  Revolving Credit Loans may be Base Rate Loans or Eurodollar Rate Loans, as further provided herein.
2.02    Borrowings, Conversions and Continuations of Committed Loans.  
(a)    Each Borrowing, each conversion of Revolving Credit 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 $1,000,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 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 Revolving Credit 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 Revolving Credit Loans to be borrowed, converted or continued, (iv) the Type of Revolving Credit Loans to be borrowed or to which existing Revolving Credit 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 Revolving Credit Loan in a Loan Notice or if the Borrower fails to give a timely notice requesting a conversion or continuation, then the applicable Revolving Credit 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 Revolving Credit 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 Revolving Credit 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, 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 Revolving Credit 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 Revolving Credit Loans from one Type to the other, and all continuations of Revolving Credit Loans as the same Type, there shall not be more than seventen (710) Interest Periods in effect with respect to Revolving Credit 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 Original Closing Date until the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, to issue Letters of Credit for the account of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries, and to amend or extend 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 or its Subsidiaries and any drawings thereunder; provided that after giving effect to any L/C Credit Extension with respect to any Letter of Credit, (x) 

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Availability shall be greater than or equal to $0, (y) the Revolving Credit Exposure of any Lender 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.  
(ii)    The L/C Issuer shall not issue any Letter of Credit, if:
(A)    subject to Section 2.03(b)(iii), the expiry date of the 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
(B)    the expiry date of the requested Letter of Credit would occur after the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, unless all the Lenders have approved such expiry date.
(iii)    The L/C Issuer shall not be under any obligation to issue any Letter of Credit if: 
(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 the 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 the Letter of Credit in particular or shall impose upon the L/C Issuer with respect to the 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 Original Closing Date, or shall impose upon the L/C Issuer any unreimbursed loss, cost or expense which was not applicable on the Original Closing Date and which the L/C Issuer in good faith deems material to it; 
(B)    the issuance of the Letter of Credit would violate one or more policies of the L/C Issuer applicable to letters of credit generally; 
(C)    except as otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer, the Letter of Credit is in an initial stated amount less than $500,000; 
(D)    the Letter of Credit is to be denominated in a currency other than Dollars; 
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satisfactory to the L/C Issuer (in its sole discretion) with the Borrower or such Lender to eliminate the L/C Issuer’s actual or potential Fronting Exposure (after giving effect to Section 2.16(a)(iv)) with respect to the Defaulting Lender arising from either the Letter of Credit then proposed to be issued or that Letter of Credit and all other L/C Obligations as to which the L/C Issuer has actual or potential Fronting Exposure, as it may elect in its sole discretion; or 
(F)    the Letter of Credit contains any provisions for automatic reinstatement of the stated amount of any drawing thereunder. 
(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 the Letter of Credit in its amended form under the terms hereof.
(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 at such time to issue the Letter of Credit in its amended form under the terms hereof, or (B) the beneficiary of the Letter of Credit does not accept the proposed amendment to the Letter of Credit.
(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.
(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 may be sent by facsimile, by United States mail, by overnight courier, by electronic transmission using the system provided by the L/C Issuer, by personal delivery or by any other means acceptable to the L/C Issuer.  Such Letter of Credit Application must be received by the L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent not later than 12:00 noon 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 

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presented by such beneficiary in case of any drawing thereunder; (G) the purpose and nature of the requested Letter of Credit; and (H) such other matters as the L/C Issuer may reasonably 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 Business Day); (C) the nature of the proposed amendment; and (D) such other matters as the L/C Issuer may reasonably 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 reasonably require.
(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 the applicable Subsidiary) 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.  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.
(iii)    If the Borrower so requests in any applicable Letter of Credit Application, the L/C Issuer may, in its sole 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.  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, 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 seven Business Days before the Non-Extension 

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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.
(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.
(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 12:00 noon 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.
(ii)    Each Lender shall upon any notice pursuant to Section 2.03(c)(i) make funds available (and the Administrative Agent may apply Cash Collateral provided for this purpose) 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 12:00 noon 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. 
(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)

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(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.
(iv)    Until each Lender funds its Revolving Credit 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.
(v)    Each Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Credit 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 Revolving Credit 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.
(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), then, without limiting the other provisions of this Agreement, 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, plus any administrative, processing or similar fees customarily charged by the L/C Issuer in connection with the foregoing.  If such Lender pays such amount (with interest and fees as aforesaid), the amount so paid shall constitute such Lender’s Revolving Credit Loan included in the relevant Borrowing or L/C Advance in respect of the relevant L/C Borrowing, as the case may be.  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.
(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 

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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 in the same funds as those received by the Administrative Agent.
(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 11.05 (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.
(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;
(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;
(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;
(iv)    waiver by the L/C Issuer of any requirement that exists for the L/C Issuer’s protection and not the protection of the Borrower or any waiver by the L/C Issuer which does not in fact materially prejudice the Borrower;
(v)    honor of a demand for payment presented electronically even if such Letter of Credit requires that demand be in the form of a draft;
(vi)    any payment made by the L/C Issuer in respect of an otherwise complying item presented after the date specified as the expiration date of, or the date by which documents must be received under such Letter of Credit if presentation after such date is authorized by the UCC, the ISP or the UCP, as applicable;

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(vii)    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
(viii)    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, any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof.
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 immediately 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.
(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 (viii) 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 or 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 

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may prove to be invalid or ineffective for any reason.  The L/C Issuer may send a Letter of Credit or conduct any communication to or from the beneficiary via the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication ("SWIFT") message or overnight courier, or any other commercially reasonable means of communicating with a beneficiary.
(g)    Applicability of ISP and UCP; Limitation of Liability.  Unless otherwise expressly agreed by the L/C Issuer and the Borrower when a Letter of Credit is issued, the rules of the ISP shall apply to each Letter of Credit.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the L/C Issuer shall not be responsible to the Borrower for, and the L/C Issuer’s rights and remedies against the Borrower shall not be impaired by, any action or inaction of the L/C Issuer required or permitted under any law, order, or practice that is required or permitted to be applied to any Letter of Credit or this Agreement, including the Law or any order of a jurisdiction where the L/C Issuer or the beneficiary is located, the practice stated in the ISP or UCP, as applicable, or in the decisions, opinions, practice statements, or official commentary of the ICC Banking Commission, the Bankers Association for Finance and Trade - International Financial Services Association (BAFT-IFSA), or the Institute of International Banking Law & Practice, whether or not any Letter of Credit chooses such law or practice.
(h)    Letter of Credit Fees.  The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender in accordance, subject to Section 2.16, 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 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) 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 and (ii) computed on a quarterly basis in arrears.  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.
(i)    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.  Such fronting fee shall be due and payable on the tenth Business Day after the end of each March, June, September and December in respect of the most recently-ended quarterly period (or portion thereof, in the case of the first payment), 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.

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(j)    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.
(k)    Letters of Credit Issued for Subsidiaries.  Notwithstanding that a Letter of Credit issued or outstanding hereunder is in support of any obligations of, or is for the account of, a Subsidiary of the Borrower, the Borrower shall be obligated to reimburse the L/C Issuer hereunder for any and all drawings under such Letter of Credit.  The Borrower hereby acknowledges that the issuance of Letters of Credit for the account of its Subsidiaries inures to the benefit of the Borrower, and that the Borrower’s business derives substantial benefits from the businesses of such Subsidiaries.
2.04    Prepayments of Revolving Credit Loans.
(a)    Optional Prepayments.  The Borrower may, upon notice to the Administrative Agent, at any time or from time to time voluntarily prepay Revolving Credit 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 $1,000,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof; and (iii) any prepayment of Base Rate Loans shall be in a principal amount of $500,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 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 Revolving Credit Loans to be prepaid and, if Eurodollar Rate Loans are to be prepaid, the Interest Period(s) of such Revolving Credit Loans.  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.  Subject to Section 2.16, each such prepayment shall be applied to the Revolving Credit Loans of the Lenders in accordance with their respective Applicable Percentages.
(b)    Mandatory Prepayments. 
(i)     If for any reason Availability is at any time less than $0, the Borrower shall immediately prepay Loans and L/C Borrowings and/or Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations (other than the L/C Borrowings) in an aggregate amount necessary to cause Availability to be greater than or equal to $0 at such time.
(ii)    Prepayments made pursuant to Section 2.04(b)(i), Section 2.17(b), or Section 2.17(c), first, shall be applied ratably to the L/C Borrowings, second, shall be applied ratably to the outstanding Revolving Credit Loans, and third, shall be used to Cash Collateralize the remaining L/C Obligations.  Upon a drawing under any Letter of Credit that has been Cash Collateralized, the funds held as Cash Collateral shall be applied (without any further action by or notice to or from the Borrower or any other Loan Party) to reimburse the L/C Issuer or the Lenders, as applicable.   

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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 $5,000,000 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, Availability would be less than $0, 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, the Letter of Credit 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.
2.06    Repayment of Revolving Credit Loans.  The Borrower shall repay to the Lenders on the Maturity Date the aggregate principal amount of Revolving Credit 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)    While any Event of Default exists under Section 8.01(a)(i) or Section 8.01(f), 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.
(ii)    Upon the request of the Required Lenders, while any Event of Default exists (other than as set forth in clause (b)(i) above), 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. 
(iii)    Accrued and unpaid interest on past due amounts (including interest on past due interest) shall be due and payable upon demand.
(c)    Interest on each Revolving Credit 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.

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2.08    Fees.  In addition to certain fees described in subsections (h) and (i) of Section 2.03 and in Sections 2.13(b)(v) and 2.14(e):
(a)    Unused Fee.  The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender in accordance with its Applicable Percentage, an unused line fee (the “Unused Fee”) equal to the Applicable Fee Rate times the actual daily amount by which the Aggregate Commitments exceed the sum of (i) the Outstanding Amount of Revolving Credit Loans and (ii) the Outstanding Amount of L/C Obligations, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 2.16.  The Unused 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 Original Closing Date, and on the last day of the Availability Period.  The Unused Fee shall be calculated quarterly in arrears, and if there is any change in the Applicable Fee Rate during any quarter, the actual daily amount shall be computed and multiplied by the Applicable Fee Rate separately for each period during such quarter that such Applicable Fee Rate was in effect.
(b)    Other Fees.  (i) The Parent and the Borrower shall pay to the Arranger and the Administrative Agent for their own respective accounts 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.
(ii)    The Borrower shall pay to the Lenders such fees as shall have been separately agreed upon in writing in the amounts and at the times so specified.  Such fees shall be fully earned when paid and shall not be refundable for any reason whatsoever.
2.09    Computation of Interest and Fees; Retroactive Adjustments of Applicable Rate.  
(a)    All computations of interest for Base Rate Loans (including Base Rate Loans determined by reference to the Eurodollar 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 Revolving Credit Loan for the day on which such Revolving Credit Loan is made, and shall not accrue on such Revolving Credit Loan, or any portion thereof, for the day on which such Revolving Credit Loan or such portion is paid, provided that any Revolving Credit Loan that is repaid on the same day on which it is made shall, subject to Section 2.11(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. 
(b)    If, as a result of any restatement of or other adjustment to the financial statements of the Parent or for any other reason, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders determine that (i) the ratio of Total Indebtedness to Total Asset Value as calculated by the Borrower as of any applicable date was inaccurate and (ii) a proper calculation of the ratio of Total Indebtedness to Total Asset Value would have resulted in higher pricing for such period, the Borrower shall immediately and retroactively be obligated to pay to the Administrative Agent for 

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the account of the Lenders or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, promptly on demand by the Administrative Agent (or, after the occurrence of an actual or deemed entry of an order for relief with respect to the Parent or any other Loan Party under any Debtor Relief Laws, automatically and without further action by the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the L/C Issuer), an amount equal to the excess of the amount of interest and fees that should have been paid for such period over the amount of interest and fees actually paid for such period.  This paragraph shall not limit the rights of the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, under Section 2.03(c)(iii), 2.03(h) or 2.07(b) or under Article VIII.  The Borrower’s obligations under this paragraph shall survive the termination of the Aggregate Commitments and the repayment of all other Obligations hereunder.
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 Revolving Credit 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 Revolving Credit Loans and payments with respect thereto.
(b)    In addition to the accounts and records referred to in subsection (a) above, 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.
2.11    Payments Generally; Administrative Agent’s Clawback.
(a)    General.  All payments to be made by the Borrower shall be made free and clear of and 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 2:00 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 2:00 p.m. shall be deemed received on the next succeeding 

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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 of Eurodollar Rate Loans (or, in the case of any Borrowing of Base Rate Loans, prior to 2:00 p.m. on the date of such 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 (or, in the case of a Borrowing of Base Rate Loans, that such Lender has made such share available in accordance with and at the time required by 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, plus any administrative, processing or similar fees customarily charged by the Administrative Agent in connection with the foregoing, 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 Revolving Credit 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.  
(ii)    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 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 Revolving Credit 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 Revolving Credit Loans, to fund participations in Letters of Credit and to make payments pursuant to Section 11.04(c) are several and not joint.  The failure of any Lender to make any Revolving Credit Loan, to fund any such participation or to make any payment under Section 11.04(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 Revolving Loan, to purchase its participation or to make its payment under Section 11.04(c).
(e)    Funding Source.  Nothing herein shall be deemed to obligate any Lender to obtain the funds for any Revolving Credit 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 Revolving Credit 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 Revolving Credit 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 Revolving Credit 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 Revolving Credit 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 Revolving Credit Loans and other amounts owing them, provided that:
(i)    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
(ii)    the provisions of this Section shall not be construed to apply to (x) any payment made by or on behalf of the Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement (including the application of funds arising from the existence of a Defaulting Lender), (y) the application of Cash Collateral provided for in Section 2.15, or (z) any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Revolving Loans or subparticipations in L/C 

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Obligations to any assignee or participant, other than an assignment to the Borrower or any Affiliate thereof (as to which the provisions of this Section shall apply).
Each Loan Party 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 such Loan Party rights of setoff and counterclaim with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were a direct creditor of such Loan Party in the amount of such participation.
2.13    Extension of Maturity Date.   
(a)    Request for Extension.  The Borrower may, by written notice to the Administrative Agent (such notice, an “Extension Notice”) not earlier than 90 days and not later than 30 days prior to the Initial Maturity Date, request that the Lenders extend the Maturity Date for an additional twelve (12) months from the Initial Maturity Date.  The Administrative Agent shall distribute any such Extension Notice to the Lenders promptly following its receipt thereof.
(b)    Conditions Precedent to Effectiveness of Maturity Date Extension.  As conditions precedent to the effectiveness of such extension of the Maturity Date, each of the following requirements shall be satisfied:
(i)    The Administrative Agent shall have received an Extension Notice within the period required under subsection (a) above;
(ii)    On the date of such Extension Notice and both immediately before and immediately after giving effect to such extension of the Maturity Date, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing; 
(iii)    The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate of the Parent dated as of the Initial Maturity Date and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Parent certifying to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that, after giving effect to such extension of the Maturity Date, no outstanding Recourse Indebtedness of the Loan Parties (other than the Facility and Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.03(e)) has a maturity date earlier than 180 days after the Maturity Date (as extended hereby); 
(iv)    On the date of such Extension Notice and on the date of such extension of the Maturity Date, at least one class of common Equity Interests of the Parent shall be listed on the New York Stock Exchange or The NASDAQ Stock Market;
(v)    The Borrower shall have paid to the Administrative Agent, for the pro rata benefit of the Lenders based on their Applicable Percentages as of the Initial Maturity Date, an extension fee in an amount equal 0.25% of the Aggregate Commitments in effect on the Initial Maturity Date, it being agreed that such fee shall be fully earned when paid and shall not be refundable for any reason; 
(vi)    The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate of each Loan Party dated as of the Initial Maturity Date signed by a Responsible Officer of such Loan Party certifying that, before and after giving effect to such extension, (A) the 

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representations and warranties contained in Article V and the other Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Initial Maturity Date, except (x) to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they are true and correct as of such earlier date, (y) any representation or warranty that is already by its terms qualified as to “materiality”, “Material Adverse Effect” or similar language shall be true and correct in all respects as of such date after giving effect to such qualification and (z) for purposes of this Section 2.13, the representation and warranty contained in subsection (a) of Section 5.05 shall be deemed to refer to the most recent statements furnished pursuant to subsection (a) or (b) of Section 6.01 (except, if the most recent statements were furnished pursuant to Section 6.01(a), the qualification in Section 5.05(a) as to the absence of footnotes and normal year-end audit adjustments shall not apply to such statements), and (B) no Default exists;
(vii)    The Administrative Agent shall have received a Valuation Report with respect to each then existing Eligible Investment Property, in each case dated not earlier than ten (10) days prior to the date of the Extension Notice, together with a certificate executed by a Responsible Officer of the Parent certifying to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that, immediately after giving effect to such extension of the Maturity Date, the AVM Lower-Tier Confidence Score Percentage at such time does not exceed 10% (which certificate shall also contain a reasonably detailed calculation of such AVM Lower-Tier Confidence Score Percentage); 
(viii)    The Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent a Solvency Certificate executed on behalf of each of the Loan Parties (with respect to the Solvency of each such Loan Party both before and after giving effect to such extension); and
(ix)    The Borrower and the other Loan Parties shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent such reaffirmations of their respective obligations under the Loan Documents (after giving effect to the extension), and acknowledgments and certifications that they have no claims, offsets or defenses with respect to the payment or performance of any of the Obligations, including, without limitation, reaffirmations of each of the Pledge Agreement and Guaranty, executed by the Loan Parties party thereto.
2.14    Increase in Commitments.  
(a)    Request for Increase.  
(a)    Request for Increase.  Provided there exists no Default, upon written notice to the Administrative Agent, the Borrower may from time to time request anelect to increase in the Aggregate Commitments by an amount (in the aggregate for all such requests) not exceeding $210,000,000250,000,000; provided that (i) any such request for an increaseincrease in the Aggregate Commitments shall be in a minimum amount of $50,000,000, (ii) the Borrower may make a maximum of three such requests and (iii25,000,000, or such other amount agreed to by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent and (ii) the written consent of the Administrative Agent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld) shall be required for any such increase in the Aggregate Commitments.  If the Administrative Agent consents to the Borrower’s request for an increase in the Aggregate Commitments, the Administrative Agent 

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shall promptly inform the Lenders of such request made by the Borrower.  On or prior to the time that the Administrative Agent informs the Lenders of the Borrower’s request for an increase in the Aggregate Commitments, the Borrower (in consultation with the Administrative Agent) shall specify the time period within which each Lender is requested to respond (which shall in no event be less than ten Business Days from the date of delivery of such notice to the Lenders).
(b)    Lender Elections to Increase.  Each Lender shall notify the Administrative Agent within such time period whether or not it agrees to increase its Commitment and, if so, whether by an amount equal to, greater than, or less than its Applicable Percentage of such requested increase.  Any Lender not responding within such time period shall be deemed to have declined to increase its Commitment. 
(c)    Notification by Administrative Agent; Additional Lenders.  The Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower and each Lender of the Lenders’ responses to each request made hereunder.  To achieve the full amount of a requested increase and subject to the approval of the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer, the Borrower may also invite additional Eligible Assignees to become LendersIn such written notice, the Borrower shall specify the identity of each Lender and each Eligible Assignee that it proposes to approach to provide all or a portion of such increase (subject in each case to any requisite consents required under Section 11.06); provided, however, that (i) any existing Lender approached to provide all or a portion of such increase may elect or decline, in its sole discretion, to provide all or a portion of such increase offered to it (and any Lender that has failed to respond to any such request shall be deemed to have declined to increase its Commitment) and (ii) any Eligible Assignee providing any portion of such increase that is not an existing Lender shall become a Lender pursuant to a joinder agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and its counsel (a “New Lender Joinder Agreement”).
(b)    (d) Effective Date and Allocations.  If  the Aggregate Commitments are to be increased in accordance withpursuant to this Section, 2.14, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall determine the effective date (theeach an “Increase Effective Date”) and the final allocation of such increase.  The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower and the Lenders of the final allocation of such increase and the Increase Effective Date among the participating Lenders and Eligible Assignees.
(c)    (e) Conditions to Effectiveness of Increase.  As conditions precedent to such increase, (i) the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a certificate of each Loan Party dated as of the Increase Effective Date (in sufficient copies for each Lender if requested by the Administrative Agent) signed by a Responsible Officer of such Loan Party (x) certifying and attaching the resolutions adopted by such Loan Party approving or consenting to such increase, and (y) in the case of the Borrower, certifying that, before and after giving effect to such increase, (A) the representations and warranties contained in Article V and the other Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Increase Effective Date, except to the extent that (1) such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they are true and correct as of such earlier date, (2) any representation or warranty that is already by its terms qualified as to “materiality”, “Material Adverse Effect” or similar language shall be true and correct in all respects as of such date after giving effect to such qualification and (3) that for purposes 

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of this Section 2.14, the representation and warranty contained in subsection (a) of Section 5.05 shall be deemed to refer to the most recent statements furnished pursuant to subsection (a) or (b) of Section 6.01, and (B) no Default exists, (ii) the Administrative Agent shall have received (x) a New Lender Joinder Agreement duly executed by the Borrower and each Eligible Assignee that is becoming a Lender in connection with such increase, which New Lender Joinder Agreement shall be acknowledged and consented to in writing by the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer and (y) written confirmation from each existing Lender, if any, participating in such increase of the amount by which its Commitment will be increased, which confirmation shall be acknowledged and consented to in writing by the L/C Issuer and (iii) the Borrower shall have paid to the Arranger the fee required to be paid pursuant to the Fee Letter in connection therewith.  The Borrower shall prepay any Revolving Credit Loans outstanding on the Increase Effective Date (and pay any additional amounts required pursuant to Section 3.05) to the extent necessary to keep the outstanding Revolving Credit Loans ratable with any revised Applicable Percentages arising from any nonratable increase in the Commitments under this Section.
(d)    Settlement Procedures.  On each Increase Effective Date, promptly following fulfillment of the conditions set forth in clause (c) of this Section 2.14, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Lenders of the occurrence of the increase in Aggregate Commitments effected on such Increase Effective Date and the amount of the applicable Commitments and Applicable Percentage of each Lender as a result thereof.  In the event that an increase in the Aggregate Commitments results in any change to the Applicable Percentage of any Lender, then on the Increase Effective Date, as applicable, (i) the participation interests of the Lenders in any outstanding Letters of Credit shall be automatically reallocated among the Lenders in accordance with their respective Applicable Percentages after giving effect to such increase, (ii) any new Lender, and any existing Lender whose Commitment has increased, shall pay to the Administrative Agent such amounts as are necessary to fund its new or increased share of all Revolving Credit Loans, (iii) the Administrative Agent will use the proceeds thereof to pay to all existing Lenders whose Applicable Percentage is decreasing such amounts as are necessary so that each Lender’s share of all Revolving Credit Loans will be equal to its adjusted Applicable Percentage, and (iv) if the Increase Effective Date occurs on a date other than the last day of an Interest Period applicable to any outstanding Loan that is a Eurodollar Rate Loan, then the Borrower shall pay any amounts required pursuant to Section 3.05 on account of the payments made pursuant to clause (iii) of this sentence.
(e)    (f) Conflicting Provisions.  This Section shall supersede any provisions in Section 2.12 or 11.01 to the contrary.
2.15    Cash Collateral.  
(a)    Certain Credit Support Events.  If (i) 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, (ii) as of the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, any L/C Obligation for any reason remains outstanding, (iii) the Borrower shall be required to provide Cash Collateral pursuant to Section 8.02(c), or (iv) there shall exist a Defaulting Lender, the Borrower shall immediately (in the case of clause (iii) above) or within one Business Day (in all other cases) following any request by the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer, provide Cash Collateral in an amount not less than the applicable 

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Minimum Collateral Amount (determined in the case of Cash Collateral provided pursuant to clause (iv) above, after giving effect to Section 2.16(a)(iv) and any Cash Collateral provided by the Defaulting Lender).  
(b)    Grant of Security Interest.  The Borrower, and to the extent provided by any Defaulting Lender, such Defaulting Lender, hereby grants to (and subjects to the control of) the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Lenders, and agrees to maintain, a first priority security interest in all such cash, deposit accounts and all balances therein, and all other property so provided as collateral pursuant hereto, and in all proceeds of the foregoing, all as security for the obligations to which such Cash Collateral may be applied pursuant to Section 2.15(c).  If at any time the Administrative Agent determines that Cash Collateral is subject to any right or claim of any Person other than the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer as herein provided, or that the total amount of such Cash Collateral is less than the Minimum Collateral Amount, the Borrower will, promptly upon demand by the Administrative Agent, pay or provide to the Administrative Agent additional Cash Collateral in an amount sufficient to eliminate such deficiency. All Cash Collateral (other than credit support not constituting funds subject to deposit) shall be maintained in blocked, non-interest bearing deposit accounts at Bank of America. The Borrower shall pay on demand therefor from time to time all customary account opening, activity and other administrative fees and charges in connection with the maintenance and disbursement of Cash Collateral.
(c)    Application.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, Cash Collateral provided under any of this Section 2.15 or Sections 2.03, 2.04, 2.16 or 8.02 in respect of Letters of Credit shall be held and applied to the satisfaction of the specific L/C Obligations, obligations to fund participations therein (including, as to Cash Collateral provided by a Defaulting Lender, any interest accrued on such obligation) and other obligations for which the Cash Collateral was so provided, prior to any other application of such property as may otherwise be provided for herein. 
(d)    Release.  Cash Collateral (or the appropriate portion thereof) provided to reduce Fronting Exposure or to secure other obligations shall be released promptly following (i) the elimination of the applicable Fronting Exposure or other obligations giving rise thereto (including by the termination of Defaulting Lender status of the applicable Lender (or, as appropriate, its assignee following compliance with Section 11.06(b)(vi))) or (ii) the determination by the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer that there exists excess Cash Collateral; provided, however, the Person providing Cash Collateral and the L/C Issuer may agree that Cash Collateral shall not be released but instead held to support future anticipated Fronting Exposure or other obligations.
2.16    Defaulting Lenders.
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(i)    Waivers and Amendments.  Such Defaulting Lender’s right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent with respect to this Agreement shall be restricted as set forth in the definition of “Required Lenders” and Section 11.01.
(ii)    Defaulting Lender Waterfall.  Any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts received by the Administrative Agent for the account of such Defaulting Lender (whether voluntary or mandatory, at maturity, pursuant to Article VIII or otherwise) or received by the Administrative Agent from a Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 11.08 shall be applied at such time or times as may be determined by the Administrative Agent as follows: first, to the payment of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent hereunder; second, to the payment on a pro rata basis of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to the L/C Issuer; third, to Cash Collateralize the L/C Issuer’s Fronting Exposure with respect to such Defaulting Lender in accordance with Section 2.15; fourth, as the Borrower may request (so long as no Default or Event of Default exists), to the funding of any Revolving Credit Loan in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has failed to fund its portion thereof as required by this Agreement, as determined by the Administrative Agent; fifth, if so determined by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, to be held in a deposit account and released pro rata in order to (x) satisfy such Defaulting Lender’s potential future funding obligations with respect to Revolving Credit Loans under this Agreement and (y) Cash Collateralize the L/C Issuer’s future Fronting Exposure with respect to such Defaulting Lender with respect to future Letters of Credit issued under this Agreement, in accordance with Section 2.15; sixth, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Lenders or the L/C Issuer as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by any Lender or the L/C Issuer against such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; seventh, so long as no Default or Event of Default exists, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Borrower as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by the Borrower against such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lender's breach of its obligations under this Agreement; and eighth, to such Defaulting Lender or as otherwise directed by a court of competent jurisdiction; provided that if (x) such payment is a payment of the principal amount of any Revolving Credit Loans or L/C Borrowings in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has not fully funded its appropriate share, and (y) such Revolving Credit Loans were made or the related Letters of Credit were issued at a time when the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 were satisfied or waived, such payment shall be applied solely to pay the Revolving Credit Loans of, and L/C Obligations owed to, all Non-Defaulting Lenders on a pro rata basis prior to being applied to the payment of any Revolving Credit Loans of, or L/C Obligations owed to, such Defaulting Lender until such time as all Revolving Credit Loans and funded and unfunded participations in L/C Obligations are held by the Lenders pro rata in accordance with the Commitments hereunder without giving effect to Section 2.16(a)(iv). Any payments, prepayments or other amounts paid or payable to a Defaulting Lender that are applied (or held) to pay amounts owed by a Defaulting Lender or to post Cash Collateral pursuant to this Section 2.16(a)(ii) shall be deemed paid to and redirected by such Defaulting Lender, and each Lender irrevocably consents hereto.  

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(iii)    Certain Fees.
(A)    No Defaulting Lender shall be entitled to receive any fee payable under Section 2.08(a) for any period during which that Lender is a Defaulting Lender (and the Borrower shall not be required to pay any such fee that otherwise would have been required to have been paid to that Defaulting Lender).
(B)    Each Defaulting Lender shall be entitled to receive Letter of Credit Fees for any period during which that Lender is a Defaulting Lender only to the extent allocable to its Applicable Percentage of the stated amount of Letters of Credit for which it has provided Cash Collateral pursuant to Section 2.15.  
(C)    With respect to any Letter of Credit Fee not required to be paid to any Defaulting Lender pursuant to clause (B) above, the Borrower shall (x) pay to each Non-Defaulting Lender that portion of any such fee otherwise payable to such Defaulting Lender with respect to such Defaulting Lender’s participation in L/C Obligations that has been reallocated to such Non-Defaulting Lender pursuant to clause (iv) below, (y) pay to the L/C Issuer the amount of any such fee otherwise payable to such Defaulting Lender to the extent allocable to such L/C Issuer’s Fronting Exposure to such Defaulting Lender, and (z) not be required to pay the remaining amount of any such fee.
(iv)    Reallocation of Applicable Percentages to Reduce Fronting Exposure.  All or any part of such Defaulting Lender’s participation in L/C Obligations shall be reallocated among the Non-Defaulting Lenders in accordance with their respective Applicable Percentages (calculated without regard to such Defaulting Lender’s Commitment) but only to the extent that (x) the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 are satisfied at the time of such reallocation (and, unless the Borrower shall have otherwise notified the Administrative Agent at such time, the Borrower shall be deemed to have represented and warranted that such conditions are satisfied at such time), and (y) such reallocation does not cause the aggregate Revolving Credit Exposure of any Non-Defaulting Lender to exceed such Non-Defaulting Lender’s Commitment.  No reallocation hereunder shall constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder against a Defaulting Lender arising from that Lender having become a Defaulting Lender, including any claim of a Non-Defaulting Lender as a result of such Non-Defaulting Lender’s increased exposure following such reallocation.
(v)    Cash Collateral.  If the reallocation described in clause (a)(iv) above cannot, or can only partially, be effected, the Borrower shall, without prejudice to any right or remedy available to it hereunder or under applicable Law, Cash Collateralize the L/C Issuers’ Fronting Exposure in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 2.15. 
(b)    Defaulting Lender Cure.  If the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer agree in writing that a Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender, the Administrative Agent will so notify the parties hereto, whereupon as of the effective date specified in such notice and subject to any conditions set forth therein (which may include arrangements with respect to any Cash Collateral), that Lender will, to the extent applicable, purchase at par that portion of 

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outstanding Revolving Credit Loans of the other Lenders or take such other actions as the Administrative Agent may determine to be necessary to cause the Revolving Credit Loans and funded and unfunded participations in Letters of Credit to be held on a pro rata basis by the Lenders in accordance with their Applicable Percentages (without giving effect to Section 2.16(a)(iv)), whereupon such Lender will cease to be a Defaulting Lender; provided that no adjustments will be made retroactively with respect to fees accrued or payments made by or on behalf of the Borrower while that Lender was a Defaulting Lender; and provided, further, that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no change hereunder from Defaulting Lender to Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from that Lender’s having been a Defaulting Lender.
2.17     Borrowing Base Eligibility Criteria; Sales and other Removals of Investment Properties Included in the Borrowing Base Amount; Valuation Reports(a)    
(a)    Requirements for Investment Properties to be Included in the Borrowing Base Amount.  Investment Properties may be added to the calculation of the Borrowing Base Amount on any Business Day during the Borrowing Base Inclusion Period; provided that prior to any Investment Property being included in the calculation of the Borrowing Base Amount (and, in the case of the requirements set forth in clauses (ii) through (xiii) below, at all times that such Investment Property is included in the calculation of the Borrowing Base Amount as provided in Section 2.17(b)), each of the following requirements shall have been satisfied with respect to such Investment Property (such requirements being referred to herein as the “Borrowing Base Eligibility Criteria”):
(i)    At least three Business Days (or such shorter period of time as agreed to by the Administrative Agent in writing) prior to the inclusion of such Investment Property in the calculation of the Borrowing Base Amount, the Borrower shall have provided the Administrative Agent with a written request for such Investment Property to be included in the calculation of the Borrowing Base Amount, which request shall be accompanied by (x) (1) reasonably detailed property diligence materials, including (x) if such request is submitted on or after the Borrowing Base Value Adjustment Date, a Valuation Report with respect to such Investment Property, dated as of a date not earlier than ten (10) Business Days prior to the date of such request, together with a certificate executed by a Responsible Officer of the Parent certifying to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that, immediately after giving effect to the inclusion of such Investment Property in the calculation of the Borrowing Base Amount, the AVM Lower-Tier Confidence Score Percentage at such time does not exceed 10% (which certificate shall also contain a reasonably detailed calculation of such AVM Lower-Tier Confidence Score Percentage) and (y) a representation and warranty made by the Borrower as to the Purchase Price paid for such Investment Property, (2) a description of such Investment Property and the cost of all improvements (if any) made thereto by the applicable Borrowing Base Loan Party, (3) a writing in form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower certifying that such Investment Property is wholly-owned and controlled by a Borrowing Base Loan Party, (4) a reasonably detailed description of the Capital Expenditures (including the estimated amount thereof) expected to be made by the applicable Borrowing Base Loan Party with respect to such Investment Property in the twelve month period following its inclusion in the calculation of the Borrowing Base Amount (such 

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description, together with the descriptions with respect to such Investment Property contemplated in subclause (2) of this clause (i), shall be in the form of Exhibit J or another form acceptable to the Administrative Agent) and (5) such additional documents and information as reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent (such written request, together with the accompanying materials specified herein, is referred to herein as the “Borrowing Base Inclusion Request”) and (y) Borrowing Base Inclusion Requests for at least twenty (20) other additional Investment Properties to also be included in the calculation of the Borrowing Base Amount at such time.[reserved]
(ii)    Such Investment Property shall consist of a single family detached house, or a condominium, townhouse, cooperative, duplex, tri-plex or four-plex.
(iii)    Such Investment Property shall be wholly-owned and controlled by a Borrowing Base Loan Party.
(iv)    The  Borrowing Base Loan Party that owns such Investment Property must have its principal place of business and chief executive office located in, the United States of America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia. 
(v)    Such Investment Property shall be located in the continental United States.
(vi)    Such Investment Property shall be free and clear of all negative pledges and/or encumbrances or restrictions on the ability of the Borrowing Base Loan Party that owns such Investment Property to transfer or encumber such Investment Property or any income therefrom or proceeds thereof.  For the avoidance of doubt, the right of a lessee under an NNN Lease Agreement to receive a payment upon disposition of an Investment Property subject to such lease shall not constitute an encumbrance or restriction on the ability of a Borrowing Base Loan Party to transfer such Investment Property or any income therefrom or proceeds thereof so long as the amount to which such lessee is entitled in respect of such disposition does not exceed the Maximum NNN Lease Termination Amount with respect to such Investment Property.
(vii)    There shall not exist any Lien or other encumbrance on (x) such Investment Property (or any income therefrom or proceeds thereof), other than Liens permitted under Section 7.01(a), (c), (d), (g), (j) or (k), (y) any other assets or property of the Borrowing Base Loan Party that owns such Investment Property, other than Liens permitted under Section 7.01 or (z) any of the Equity Interests of the Borrowing Base Loan Party that owns such Investment Property (or any direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Borrower that owns any Equity Interests of such Borrowing Base Loan Party), including any right to receive distributions or other amounts in respect of such Equity Interests, other than Liens permitted under Section 7.01(a) and (l).  
(viii)    The Borrowing Base Loan Party that owns such Investment Property shall not have any Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.03(a) or Section 7.03(d) (subject to the proviso at the end of Section 7.03)) and shall be Solvent and not subject to any proceedings under any Debtor Relief Law.

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(ix)    If such Investment Property is a Leased Investment Property, such Investment Property shall either be subject to a lease with a minimum lease term of at least twelve (12) months or subject to a Short Term Lease; provided, that the aggregate contribution to the Borrowing Base Amount from Short Term Leased Investment Properties shall be limited as set forth in clause (iv) of the proviso to the definition of Borrowing Base Amount; .
(x)    Such Investment Property shall be in compliance with all insurance requirements set forth in Section 6.07, and if requested by the Administrative Agent at any time, the Borrower shall have provided the Administrative Agent with evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent of such insurance compliance.
(xi)    There shall not be any real estate taxes or homeowners association fees with respect to such Investment Property that are past due. 
(xii)    Such Investment Property must be an ARP Managed Investment Property, an NNN Leased Investment Property, an Approved Third Party Managed Investment Property or a Legacy Managed Investment Property.
(xiii)    If such Investment Property is an NNN Leased Investment Property, (A) the lessee under the NNN Lease Agreement with respect to such NNN Leased Investment Property shall be an Approved NNN Lessee and (B) the manager of such NNN Leased Investment Property shall be either the Approved NNN Lessee party to the applicable NNN Lease Agreement or an Acceptable Management Company.
(xiv)    The Administrative Agent shall have received an Availability Certificate from the Borrower showing that Availability after giving effect to the inclusion of such Investment Property in the calculation of the Borrowing Base Amount is greater than or equal to $0, together with the information contemplated in clauses (i) through (ix) of Section 6.02(h). [reserved] 
(xv)    The Administrative Agent  shall have received a copy of the limited liability company operating agreement, partnership agreement, bylaws or other similar organizational documents of the Borrowing Base Loan Party that owns such Investment Property and each Subsidiary of the Borrower that directly or indirectly owns any Equity Interests in such Borrowing Base Loan Party, which organizational documents shall be (x) in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and (y) certified by a Responsible Officer of the Parent as being true, correct and complete. 
(xvi)    The Administrative Agent shall have received such additional information regarding such Investment Asset as reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent (on behalf of itself or any Lender).[reserved]  
(xvii)    withinWithin thirty days following the inclusion of an Investment Property in the Borrowing Base Amount, the Borrower or other applicable Borrowing Base Loan Party shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent a copy of the policy of title insurance or title insurance commitment received by the Borrower or such other Borrowing Base Loan Party in connection with its purchase of such Investment Property, 

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giving effect to the applicable Borrowing Base Loan Party’s ownership of such Investment Property; for the avoidance of doubt, if the Borrower or other applicable Borrowing Base Loan Party fails to deliver a copy of the policy of title insurance or title insurance commitment with respect to any Investment Property within such thirty day period, (i) such Investment Property shall no longer satisfy all of the Borrowing Base Eligibility Criteria and shall automatically be removed from the calculation of the Borrowing Base Amount pursuant to Section 2.17(b) and (ii) the Borrower shall comply with the requirements of Section 2.17(b) in connection with such removal. 
(b)    Removal of Investment Properties from the Borrowing Base Amount for Failure to Satisfy Borrowing Base Eligibility Criteria.  
(i)    If at any time any Investment Property included in the calculation of the Borrowing Base Amount no longer satisfies all of the Borrowing Base Eligibility Criteria set forth in Section 2.17(a)(ii) through (xiii), or if any of the deliverables required under Section 2.17(a)(xvii) with respect to any Investment Property included in the calculation of the Borrowing Base Amount are not provided to the Administrative Agent within the time period required under Section 2.17(a)(xvii), or if the Valuation Report required under Section 6.02(j) with respect to any Investment Property included in the calculation of the Borrowing Base Amount is not provided to the Administrative Agent within the time period required under Section 6.02(j), then: 
(A)    such Investment Property shall be automatically removed from the calculation of the Borrowing Base Amount; 
(B)    (i) If at any time any Investment Property included in the calculation of the Borrowing Base Amount no longer satisfies all of the Borrowing Base Eligibility Criteria set forth in Section 2.17(a)(ii) through (xiii), or if any of the deliverables required under Section 2.17(a)(xvii) with respect to any Investment Property included in the calculation of the Borrowing Base Amount are not provided to the Administrative Agent within the time period required under Section 2.17(a)(xvii), then (i) such Investment Property shall be automatically removed from the calculation of the Borrowing Base Amount and (ii) the Borrower shall, within two (2) Business Days after becoming aware that such Investment Property no longer satisfies any such Borrowing Base Eligibility Criteria, provide the Administrative Agent and the Lenders with written notice thereof, together with (x) an Availability Certificate setting forth the calculation of Availability (giving effect to the removal of such Investment Property from the Borrowing Base Amount) and (y) the information contemplated in clauses (i) through (ix) of Section 6.02(h).  If, after giving effect to any such removal of the applicable Investment Property from the calculation of the Borrowing Base Amount, Availability is less than $0, the Borrower shall immediately prepay Revolving Credit Loans and L/C Borrowings and/or Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations (other than the L/C Borrowings) in an aggregate amount necessary to cause Availability to be greater than or equal to $0 in the manner specified in Section 2.04(b)(ii).; and 

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(C)    if such removal, taken together with all other removals of Investment Properties from the calculation of Borrowing Base Amount that have occurred during the fiscal quarter in which such removal occurs (whether pursuant to this Section 2.17(b) or Section 2.17(c)), results in a decrease in Total Asset Value of five percent (5%) or more (based on Total Asset Value as of the last day of the most recently ended fiscal quarter, the Borrower shall promptly (and in any event within five (5) Business Days) following such removal provide updated Valuation Reports for each Investment Property that remains in the calculation of Borrowing Base Amount after giving effect to such removal, each such Valuation Report dated as of a date no earlier than ten (10) days prior to the date of such delivery (or as of such earlier date as the Administrative Agent shall have agreed in writing).  
(ii)    If, after giving effect to any such removal of the applicable Investment Property from the calculation of the Borrowing Base Amount, Availability is less than $0, the Borrower shall immediately prepay Revolving Credit Loans and L/C Borrowings and/or Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations (other than the L/C Borrowings) in an aggregate amount necessary to cause Availability to be greater than or equal to $0 in the manner specified in Section 2.04(b)(ii).
(iii)    (ii) If at any time the aggregate Reported Values of all Investment Properties included in the calculation of the Borrowing Base Amount at such time is less than 90% of the aggregate Reported Values of all Investment Properties included in the calculation of the Borrowing Base Amount as of the last day of the then most recently ended fiscal quarter of the Parent other than as a result of removing certain Investment Properties  in accordance with the terms of Section 2.17(c) (in which case the following shall apply only if the aggregate Reported Values of all Investment Properties remaining after such removal is less than 90% of the aggregate Reported Values of such unremoved Investment Properties as of such last day of the quarter then most recently ended) (such event, a “Significant Borrowing Base Valuation Reduction Event”), the Borrower shall, within two (2) Business Days after becoming aware of such Significant Borrowing Base Valuation Reduction Event, deliver to the Administrative Agent a certificate executed by a Responsible Officer of the Parent containing a reasonably detailed calculation of the AVM Lower-Tier Confidence Score Percentage at such time (such certificate, an “AVM Lower-Tier Confidence Score Calculation Certificate”).  If the AVM Lower-Tier Confidence Score Percentage at such time is greater than 10%, the Borrower shall, together with delivery of such AVM Lower-Tier Confidence Score Calculation Certificate, (x) deliver BPO Reports with respect to a sufficient number of Investment Properties such that, after giving effect to such delivery, the AVM Lower-Tier Confidence Score Percentage is less than or equal to 10%, (y) deliver to the Administrative Agent a certificate executed by a Responsible Officer of the Parent certifying to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that, immediately after giving effect to the delivery of such BPO Reports in accordance with the immediately preceding clause (x), the AVM Lower-Tier Confidence Score Percentage at such time does not exceed 10% (which certificate shall also contain a reasonably detailed calculation of such AVM Lower-Tier Confidence Score Percentage) and (z) deliver to the Administrative Agent an 

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Availability Certificate setting forth the calculation of Availability (giving effect to the removal of such Investment Properties from the Borrowing Base Amount), together with the information contemplated in clauses (i) through (ix) of Section 6.02(h).  If, after giving effect to any such removal of Investment Properties from the calculation of the Borrowing Base Amount, Availability is less than $0, the Borrower shall immediately prepay Revolving Credit Loans and L/C Borrowings and/or Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations (other than the L/C Borrowings) in an aggregate amount necessary to cause Availability to be greater than or equal to $0 in the manner specified in Section 2.04(b)(ii).  
(c)    Removal of Investment Properties Included in the Borrowing Base Amount by Borrower.  The Borrower may remove an Investment Property from the calculation of the Borrowing Base Amount (including, without limitation, in connection with a Disposition of such Investment Property) (each such transaction being referred to herein as a “Borrowing Base Release Transaction”) upon the completion of the following conditions precedent to the satisfaction of the Administrative Agent:
(i)    The Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders written notice of their desire to consummate such Borrowing Base Release Transaction on or prior to the date that is three (3) Business Days (or such shorter period of time as agreed to by the Administrative Agent in writing) prior to the date on which such Borrowing Base Release Transaction is to be effected;
(ii)    On or before the date that is three (3) Business Days (or such shorter period of time as agreed to by the Administrative Agent in writing) prior to the date of the proposed Borrowing Base Release Transaction, the Borrower shall have submitted to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders: 
(A)    an Availability Certificate giving pro forma effect to the proposed Borrowing Base Release Transaction, together with the information contemplated in clauses (i) through (ix) of Section 6.02(h);
(B)    (ii) On or before the date that is three (3) Business Days (or such shorter period of time as agreed to by the Administrative Agent in writing) prior to the date of the proposed Borrowing Base Release Transaction, the Borrower shall have submitted to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders (x) an Availability Certificate giving pro forma effect to the proposed Borrowing Base Release Transaction, together with the information contemplated in clauses (i) through (ix) of Section 6.02(h), (y) a certificate executed by a Responsible Officer of the Parent certifying to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that (A1) immediately before and after giving effect to such Borrowing Base Release Transaction, no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and (B2) after giving effect to such Borrowing Base Release Transaction, (1x) the Loan Parties are in compliance on a pro forma basis with all covenants contained in Section 7.11, (2y) the total number of Investment AssetsProperties included in the calculation of the Borrowing Base Amount is not less than 800 and (3z) the aggregate Investment Property Values of 

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all Investment Properties included in the calculation of the Borrowing Base Amount is not less than $100,000,000; and 
(C)    if such removal, taken together with all other removals of Investment Properties from the calculation of Borrowing Base Amount that have occurred during the fiscal quarter in which such removal is to occur (whether pursuant to this Section 2.17(b) or Section 2.17(c)), would result in a decrease in Total Asset Value of twenty five percent (25%) or more (based on Total Asset Value as of the last day of the most recently ended fiscal quarter for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or Section 6.01(b)), the Borrower shall provide updated Valuation Reports for each Investment Property that would remain in the calculation of Borrowing Base Amount after giving effect to such removal and for which no Valuation Report has been received by the Administrative Agent within the six month period ending on the date of the proposed Borrowing Base Release Transaction, each such Valuation Report dated as of a date no earlier than ten (10) days prior to the date of such delivery (or as of such earlier date as the Administrative Agent shall have agreed in writing).
(iii)    If, after giving effect to the proposed Borrowing Base Release Transaction, Availability is less than $0, the Borrower shall have, simultaneously with or prior to the consummation of such release, prepaid Revolving Credit Loans and L/C Borrowings and/or Cash Collateralized the L/C Obligations (other than the L/C Borrowings) in an aggregate amount necessary to cause Availability to be greater than or equal to $0 in the manner specified in Section 2.04(b)(ii). 
(d)    Valuation Reports.  The Borrowing Base Loan Parties shall, within ten (10) Business Days after the end of each fiscal quarter of the Parent ending on or after the Borrowing Base Value Adjustment Date, deliver to the Administrative Agent an updated Valuation Report, dated as of a date no earlier than ten (10) days prior to the date of such delivery (or as of such earlier date as the Administrative Agent shall have agreed in writing), with respect to each Investment Property included in the calculation of the Borrowing Base Amount at such time that has a Reported Value that is based on (i) an AVM Report that is dated as of a date that is more than three months prior to the last day of such fiscal quarter, (ii) a BPO Report that is dated as of a date that is more than six months prior to the last day of such fiscal quarter or (iii) an Appraisal that is dated as of a date that is more than one year prior to the last day of such fiscal quarter, together with a certificate executed by a Responsible Officer of the Parent certifying to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that the AVM Lower-Tier Confidence Score Percentage on the last day of such fiscal quarter did not exceed 10% (which certificate shall also contain a reasonably detailed calculation of such AVM Lower-Tier Confidence Score Percentage).

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ARTICLE III.    TAXES, YIELD PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY
3.01    Taxes.  
(a)    Payments Free of Taxes; Obligation to Withhold; Payments on Account of Taxes.  
(i)    Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party under any Loan Document shall be made without deduction or withholding for any Taxes, except as required by applicable Laws.  If any applicable Laws (as determined in the good faith discretion of the Administrative Agent) require the deduction or withholding of any Tax from any such payment by the Administrative Agent or a Loan Party, then the Administrative Agent or such Loan Party shall be entitled to make such deduction or withholding, upon the basis of the information and documentation to be delivered pursuant to subsection (e) below.
(ii)    If any Loan Party or the Administrative Agent shall be required by the Code to withhold or deduct any Taxes, including both United States Federal backup withholding and withholding taxes, from any payment, then (A) the Administrative Agent shall withhold or make such deductions as are determined by the Administrative Agent to be required based upon the information and documentation it has received pursuant to subsection (e) below, (B) the Administrative Agent shall timely pay the full amount withheld or deducted to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with the Code, and (C) to the extent that the withholding or deduction is made on account of Indemnified Taxes, the sum payable by the applicable Loan Party shall be increased as necessary so that after any required withholding or the making of all required deductions (including deductions applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 3.01) the applicable Recipient receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such withholding or deduction been made.
(iii)    If any Loan Party or the Administrative Agent shall be required by any applicable Laws other than the Code to withhold or deduct any Taxes from any payment, then (A) such Loan Party or the Administrative Agent, as required by such Laws, shall withhold or make such deductions as are determined by it to be required based upon the information and documentation it has received pursuant to subsection (e) below, (B) such Loan Party or the Administrative Agent, to the extent required by such Laws, shall timely pay the full amount withheld or deducted to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with such Laws, and (C) to the extent that the withholding or deduction is made on account of Indemnified Taxes, the sum payable by the applicable Loan Party shall be increased as necessary so that after any required withholding or the making of all required deductions (including deductions applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 3.01) the applicable Recipient receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such withholding or deduction been made.
(b)    Payment of Other Taxes by the Borrower.  Without limiting the provisions of subsection (a) above, the Loan Parties shall timely pay to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law, or at the option of the Administrative Agent timely reimburse it for the payment of, any Other Taxes.

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(c)    Tax Indemnifications.  (i)  Each of the Loan Parties shall, and does hereby, jointly and severally indemnify each Recipient, and shall make payment in respect thereof within 10 days after demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section 3.01) payable or paid by such Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to such Recipient, and any penalties, interest and reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority.  A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to the Borrower by a Lender 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.  Each of the Loan Parties shall, and does hereby, jointly and severally indemnify the Administrative Agent, and shall make payment in respect thereof within 10 days after demand therefor, for any amount which a Lender or the L/C Issuer for any reason fails to pay indefeasibly to the Administrative Agent as required pursuant to Section 3.01(c)(ii) below.
(ii)    Each Lender and the L/C Issuer shall, and does hereby, severally indemnify, and shall make payment in respect thereof within 10 days after demand therefor, (x) the Administrative Agent against any Indemnified Taxes attributable to such Lender or the L/C Issuer (but only to the extent that any Loan Party has not already indemnified the Administrative Agent for such Indemnified Taxes and without limiting the obligation of the Loan Parties to do so), (y) the Administrative Agent and the Loan Parties, as applicable, against any Taxes attributable to such Lender’s failure to comply with the provisions of Section 11.06(d) relating to the maintenance of a Participant Register and (z) the Administrative Agent and the Loan Parties, as applicable, against any Excluded Taxes attributable to such Lender or the L/C Issuer, in each case, that are payable or paid by the Administrative Agent or a Loan Party in connection with any Loan Document, and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority.  A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error.  Each Lender and the L/C Issuer hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, under this Agreement or any other Loan Document against any amount due to the Administrative Agent under this clause (ii).  
(d)    Evidence of Payments.  Upon request by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, after any payment of Taxes by the Borrower or by the Administrative Agent to a Governmental Authority as provided in this Section 3.01, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent or the Administrative Agent shall deliver to the Borrower, as the case may be, the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of any return required by Laws to report such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be.
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(i)    Any Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding Tax with respect to payments made under any Loan Document shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, at the time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding.  In addition, any Lender, if reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by applicable law or reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will enable the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine whether or not such Lender is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding two sentences, the completion, execution and submission of such documentation (other than such documentation set forth in Section 3.01(e)(ii)(A), (ii)(B) and (ii)(D) below) shall not be required if in the Lender’s reasonable judgment such completion, execution or submission would subject such Lender to any material unreimbursed cost or expense or would materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of such Lender.
(ii)    Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, in the event that the Borrower is a U.S. Person,
(A)    any Lender that is a U.S. Person shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent on or prior to the date on which such Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), executed originals of IRS Form W-9 certifying that such Lender is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding tax; 
(B)    any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), whichever of the following is applicable:
(I)    in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party (x) with respect to payments of interest under any Loan Document, executed originals of IRS Form W-8BEN establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “interest” article of such tax treaty and (y) with respect to any other applicable payments under any Loan Document, IRS Form W-8BEN establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “business profits” or “other income” article of such tax treaty;
(II)    executed originals of IRS Form W-8ECI;
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substantially in the form of Exhibit G-1 to the effect that such Foreign Lender is not a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, a “10 percent shareholder” of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code, or a “controlled foreign corporation” described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code (a “U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate”) and (y) executed originals of IRS Form W-8BEN; or
(IV)    to the extent a Foreign Lender is not the beneficial owner, executed originals of IRS Form W-8IMY, accompanied by IRS Form W-8ECI, IRS Form W-8BEN, a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit G-2 or Exhibit G-3, IRS Form W-9, and/or other certification documents from each beneficial owner, as applicable; provided that if the Foreign Lender is a partnership and one or more direct or indirect partners of such Foreign Lender are claiming the portfolio interest exemption, such Foreign Lender may provide a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit G-4 on behalf of each such direct and indirect partner;
(C)    any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), executed originals of any other form prescribed by applicable law as a basis for claiming exemption from or a reduction in U.S. federal withholding Tax, duly completed, together with such supplementary documentation as may be prescribed by applicable law to permit the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made; and
(D)    if a payment made to a Lender under any Loan Document would be subject to U.S. federal withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if such Lender were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Code, as applicable), such Lender shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent such documentation prescribed by applicable law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as may be necessary for the Borrower and the Administrative Agent to comply with their obligations under FATCA and to determine that such Lender has complied with such Lender’s obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment.  Solely for purposes of this clause (D), “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement.
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shall update such form or certification or promptly notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent in writing of its legal inability to do so.
(f)    Treatment of Certain Refunds.  Unless required by applicable Laws, at no time shall the Administrative Agent have any obligation to file for or otherwise pursue on behalf of a Lender or the L/C Issuer, or have any obligation to pay to any Lender or the L/C Issuer, any refund of Taxes withheld or deducted from funds paid for the account of such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be.  If any Recipient determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that it has received a refund of any Taxes as to which it has been indemnified by any Loan Party or with respect to which any Loan Party has paid additional amounts pursuant to this Section 3.01, it shall pay to such Loan Party an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made, or additional amounts paid, by a Loan Party under this Section 3.01 with respect to the Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses (including Taxes) incurred by such Recipient, and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund), provided that such Loan Party, upon the request of the Recipient, agrees to repay the amount paid over to the such Loan Party (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) to the Recipient in the event the Recipient is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this subsection, in no event will the applicable Recipient be required to pay any amount to any Loan Party pursuant to this subsection the payment of which would place the Recipient in a less favorable net after-Tax position than such Recipient would have been in if the Tax subject to indemnification and giving rise to such refund had not been deducted, withheld or otherwise imposed and the indemnification payments or additional amounts with respect to such Tax had never been paid.  This subsection shall not be construed to require any Recipient to make available its tax returns (or any other information relating to its taxes that it deems confidential) to any Loan Party or any other Person.
(g)    Survival.  Each party’s obligations under this Section 3.01 shall survive the resignation or replacement of the Administrative Agent or any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender or the L/C Issuer, the termination of the Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all other Obligations.
3.02    Illegality.  If any Lender determines that any Law has made it unlawful, or that any Governmental Authority has asserted that it is unlawful, for any Lender or its Lending Office to make, maintain or fund Revolving Credit Loans whose interest is determined by reference to the Eurodollar Rate, 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, (i) 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, and (ii) if such notice asserts the illegality of such Lender making or maintaining Base Rate Loans the interest rate on which is determined by reference to the Eurodollar Rate component of the Base Rate, the interest rate on which Base Rate Loans of such Lender shall, if necessary to avoid such illegality, be determined by the Administrative Agent without reference to the Eurodollar Rate component of the Base Rate, in each case until such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that the circumstances giving rise to such determination 

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no longer exist.  Upon receipt of such notice, (x) the 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 (the interest rate on which Base Rate Loans of such Lender shall, if necessary to avoid such illegality, be determined by the Administrative Agent without reference to the Eurodollar Rate component of the Base Rate), 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 and (y) if such notice asserts the illegality of such Lender determining or charging interest rates based upon the Eurodollar Rate, the Administrative Agent shall during the period of such suspension compute the Base Rate applicable to such Lender without reference to the Eurodollar Rate component thereof until the Administrative Agent is advised in writing by such Lender that it is no longer illegal for such Lender to determine or charge interest rates based upon the Eurodollar Rate.  Upon any such prepayment or conversion, the Borrower shall also pay accrued interest on the amount so prepaid or converted.
3.03    Inability to Determine Rates.  If in connection with any request for a Eurodollar Rate Loan or a conversion to or continuation thereof,  (a) the Administrative Agent determines that (i) Dollar deposits are not being offered to banks in the applicable offshore interbank market for such currency for the applicable amount and Interest Period of such Eurodollar Rate Loan or (ii) 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 in connection with an existing or proposed Base Rate Loan (in each case with respect to clause (a) above, “Impacted Loans”) or (b)the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders determine that for any reason  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 Eurodollar Rate Loan, the Administrative Agent will promptly so notify the Borrowers and each Lender.  Thereafter, (x) the obligation of the Lenders to make or maintain Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be suspended, (to the extent of the affected Eurodollar Rate Loans or Interest Periods), and (y) in the event of a determination described in the preceding sentence with respect to the Eurodollar Rate component of the Base Rate, the utilization of the Eurodollar Rate component in determining the Base Rate shall be suspended, in each case until the Administrative Agent upon the instruction of the Required Lenders revokes such notice.  Upon receipt of such notice, the Borrowers may revoke any pending request for a Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans (to the extent of the affected Eurodollar Rate Loans or Interest Periods) or, failing that, will be deemed to have converted such request into a request for a Committed Borrowing of Base Rate Loans in the amount specified therein.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Administrative Agent has made the determination described in clause (a) of the first sentence of this section, the Administrative Agent, in consultation with the Borrowers and the affected Lenders, may establish an alternative interest rate for the Impacted Loans, in which case, such alternative rate of interest shall apply with respect to the Impacted Loans until (1) the Administrative Agent revokes the notice delivered with respect to the Impacted Loans under clause (a) of the first sentence of this section, (2) the Administrative Agent determines, or the affected Lenders notify the Administrative Agent and the Borrowers, that such alternative interest rate does not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to 

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such Lenders of funding the Impacted Loans, or (3) any Lender determines that any Law has made it unlawful, or that any Governmental Authority has asserted that it is unlawful, for such Lender or its applicable Lending Office to make, maintain or fund Loans whose interest is determined by reference to such alternative rate of interest or to determine or charge interest rates based upon such rate or any Governmental Authority has imposed material restrictions on the authority of such Lender to do any of the foregoing and provides the Administrative Agent and the Borrowers written notice thereof.
3.04    Increased Costs; Reserves on Eurodollar Rate Loans.  
(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 contemplated by Section 3.04(e)) or the L/C Issuer; 
(ii)    subject any Recipient to any Taxes (other than (A) Indemnified Taxes, (B) Taxes described in clauses (b) through (d) of the definition of Excluded Taxes and (C) Connection Income Taxes) on its loans, loan principal, letters of credit, commitments, or other obligations, or its deposits, reserves, other liabilities or capital attributable thereto; or
(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 Rate Loans made by such Lender or any Letter of Credit or participation therein;
and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Lender of making, converting to, continuing or maintaining any Revolving Credit Loan the interest on which is determined by reference to the Eurodollar Rate (or of maintaining its obligation to make any such Revolving Credit 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 or liquidity 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 Revolving Credit 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 

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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 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 3.04 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).
(e)    Reserves on Eurodollar Rate Loans.  The Borrower shall pay to each Lender, as long as such Lender shall be required to maintain reserves with respect to liabilities or assets consisting of or including Eurocurrency funds or deposits (currently known as “Eurocurrency liabilities”), additional interest on the unpaid principal amount of each Eurodollar Rate Loan equal to the actual costs of such reserves allocated to such Revolving Credit Loan by such Lender (as determined by such Lender in good faith, which determination shall be conclusive), which shall be due and payable on each date on which interest is payable on such Revolving Credit Loan, provided the Borrower shall have received at least 10 days’ prior notice (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) of such additional interest from such Lender.  If a Lender fails to give notice 10 days prior to the relevant Interest Payment Date, such additional interest shall be due and payable 10 days from receipt of such notice.
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 Revolving Credit Loan other than a Base Rate Loan on a day other than the last day of the Interest Period for such Revolving Credit 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 Revolving Credit Loan) to prepay, borrow, continue or convert any Revolving Credit Loan other than a Base Rate Loan on the date or in the amount notified by the Borrower; or

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(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 11.13;
including any any loss or expense arising from the liquidation of funds obtained by it to maintain such Revolving Credit Loan or from fees payable to terminate the deposits from which such funds were obtained, but excluding lost profit or consequential damages.  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 Rate for such Revolving Credit 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 requires the Borrower to pay any Indemnified Taxes or additional amounts to any Lender, the L/C Issuer, or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender or the L/C Issuer pursuant to Section 3.01, or if any Lender gives a notice pursuant to Section 3.02, then at the request of the Borrower such Lender or the L/C Issuer shall, as applicable, use reasonable efforts to designate a different Lending Office for funding or booking its Revolving Credit 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 or the L/C Issuer, 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 or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, to any unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be.  The Borrower hereby agrees to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Lender or the L/C Issuer 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 Indemnified Taxes or additional amounts to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 3.01 and, in each case, such Lender has declined or is unable to designate a different lending office in accordance with Section 3.06(a), the Borrower may replace such Lender in accordance with Section 11.13.
3.07    Survival.  All of the Borrower’s obligations under this Article III shall survive termination of the Aggregate Commitments, repayment of all other Obligations hereunder, and resignation of the Administrative Agent.
ARTICLE IV.    CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO CREDIT EXTENSIONS
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(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 properly executed by a Responsible Officer of the signing Loan Party, each dated the Restatement Effective Date (or, in the case of certificates of governmental officials, a recent date before the Restatement Effective Date) and each in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders:
(i)    executed counterparts of this Agreement, sufficient in number for distribution to the Administrative Agent, each Lender and the Borrower;
(ii)    a Note executed by the Borrower in favor of each Lender requesting a Note;
(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;
(iv)    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 Loan Party is validly existing, in good standing and qualified to engage in business in (A) its jurisdiction of organization and (B) each jurisdiction where its ownership, lease or operation of properties or the conduct of its business requires such qualification, except to the extent that failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
(v)    a favorable opinion of Hunton & Williams LLP, counsel to the Loan Parties, addressed to the Administrative Agent and each Lender, as to the matters concerning the Loan Parties and the Loan Documents as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request;  
(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;
(vii)    a certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower certifying that (A) the conditions specified in this Section 4.01 have been satisfied (other than those conditions contingent upon the satisfaction of the Administrative Agent and/or the Lenders with respect to certain items received by them under this Section 4.01), (B) that there has been no event or circumstance since December 31, 2012 that has had or would be reasonably expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, (C) no action, suit, investigation or proceeding is pending or, to the knowledge of any Loan Party, threatened in any court or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority that (1) relates to this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or any of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, or (2) would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, 

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(D) the representations and warranties contained in Article V and the other Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Initial Maturity Date, except (x) to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they are true and correct as of such earlier date, (y) any representation or warranty that is already by its terms qualified as to “materiality”, “Material Adverse Effect” or similar language shall be true and correct in all respects as of such date after giving effect to such qualification and (z) for purposes of this Section 4.01(a)(viii), the representation and warranty contained in subsection (a) of Section 5.05 shall be deemed to refer to the most recent statements furnished pursuant to subsection (a) or (b) of Section 6.01, and (E) no Default exists.
(viii)    a Solvency Certificate from the Parent certifying that, after giving effect to the transactions to occur on the Restatement Effective Date (including, without limitation, all Credit Extensions to occur on the Restatement Effective Date), each Loan Party is, individually and together with its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, Solvent; and
(ix)    such other assurances, certificates, documents, consents or opinions as the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer, the Arranger or the Required Lenders reasonably may require.
(b)    Any fees required hereunder or under the Fee Letter to be paid on or before the Restatement Effective Date shall have been paid. 
(c)    Completion of all due diligence with respect to the Borrower, Guarantors, Investment AssetsProperties and Collateral in scope and determination satisfactory to  the Administrative Agent, the Arranger and Lenders in their sole discretion;  
(d)    Unless waived by the Administrative Agent, the Borrower shall have paid all fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent (directly to such counsel if requested by the Administrative Agent) to the extent invoiced (which invoice may be in summary form) prior to or on the Restatement Effective Date, plus such additional 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). 
(e)    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 as of the Restatement Effective Date (except to the extent any such representation or warranty only speaks of a different date). 
(f)    No Default shall exist, or would result from the making of any Credit Extension on the proposed Restatement Effective Date or from the application of the proceeds thereof.  
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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 Restatement Effective Date specifying its objection thereto. 
On the Restatement Effective Date, (i) the participation interests of the Lenders in any outstanding Letters of Credit shall be automatically reallocated among the Lenders in accordance with their respective Applicable Percentages after giving effect to the increase in the Aggregate Commitments occurring on the Restatement Effective Date, (ii) any Lender that was not a party to the Original Credit Agreement, and any Lender party to the Original Credit Agreement whose Commitment has increased on the Restatement Effective Date, shall pay to the Administrative Agent such amounts as are necessary to fund its new or increased Applicable Percentage of all existing Revolving Credit Loans, (iii) the Administrative Agent will use the proceeds thereof to pay to all Lenders whose Applicable Percentage is decreasing on the Restatement Effective Date such amounts as are necessary so that each Lender’s participation in existing Revolving Credit Loans will be equal to its adjusted Applicable Percentage, and (iv) if the Restatement Effective Date occurs on a date other than the last day of an Interest Period applicable to any outstanding Revolving Credit Loan that is a Eurodollar Rate Loan, then the Borrower shall pay any amounts required pursuant to Section 3.05 on account of the payments made pursuant to clause (iii) of this sentence. 
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 Revolving Credit 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 on and as of the date of such Credit Extension, except (i) to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date, (ii) any representation or warranty that is already by its terms qualified as to “materiality”, “Material Adverse Effect” or similar language shall be true and correct in all respects as of such date after giving effect to such qualification and (iii) for purposes of this Section 4.02, the representation and warranty contained in subsection (a) of Section 5.05 shall be deemed to refer to the most recent statements furnished pursuant to subsection (a) or (b) of Section 6.01.
(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. 
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(e)    The Administrative Agent shall have received an Availability Certificate, together with a calculation (certified by a Responsible Officer of the Parent) of (i) the aggregate amount contributed to the Borrowing Base Amount at such time from all Eligible Investment Properties located in each individual county as a percentage of the total Borrowing Base Amount at such time, (ii) the aggregate amount contributed to the Borrowing Base Amount from Eligible Investment Properties that are not single family detached houses as a percentage of the total Borrowing Base Amount at such time, (iii) the aggregate amount contributed to the Borrowing Base Amount at such time from all Eligible Transitional Investment Properties as a percentage of the total Borrowing Base Amount at such time, (iv) the aggregate amount contributed to the Borrowing Base Amount at such time from all Short Term Leased Investment Properties as a percentage of the total Borrowing Base Amount at such time, (v) the number of Investment Properties included in the calculation of the Borrowing Base Amount at such time, and the aggregate Investment Property Value of all such Investment Properties, (vi) the aggregate amount of Improvement Costs incurred by the Loan Parties for all Investment Properties that are Eligible Investment Properties at such time as a percentage of the aggregate Purchase Prices for all such Eligible Investment Properties at such time, (vii) the aggregate amount contributed to the Borrowing Base Amount at such time from all Investment Properties that are not ARP Managed Investment Properties as a percentage of the total Borrowing Base Amount at such time, (viii) the aggregate amount contributed to the Borrowing Base Amount at such time from all Investment Properties that are Legacy Managed Investment Properties as a percentage of the total Borrowing Base Amount at such time and (ix) the aggregate amount contributed to the Borrowing Base Amount at such time from all Investment Properties that are NNN Leased Investment Properties (other than NNN Leased Investment Properties included in the Mack Portfolio) leased to any one lessee or affiliated group of lessees (whether pursuant to one or more than one NNN Lease Agreement) as a percentage of the total Borrowing Base Amount at such time.
Each Request for Credit Extension (other than a Loan Notice requesting only a conversion of Revolving Credit 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), (b) and (d) have been satisfied on and as of the date of the applicable Credit Extension.
ARTICLE V.    REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
Each Loan Party represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that:
5.01    Existence, Qualification and Power.  Each Loan Party and each Subsidiary thereof (a) is duly organized or formed, validly existing and, as applicable, 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 or lease 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, and (c) is duly qualified and is licensed and, as applicable, 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; except in each case referred to 

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in clause (b)(i) or (c), 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.
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 (a) the execution, delivery or performance by, or enforcement against, any Loan Party of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (b) the grant by any Loan Party of the Liens granted by it pursuant to the Collateral Documents, (c) except for the filing of UCC financing statements, the perfection or maintenance of the Liens created under the Collateral Documents (including the first priority nature thereof) or (d) the exercise by the Administrative Agent or any Lender of its rights under the Loan Documents or the remedies in respect of the Collateral pursuant to the Collateral Documents.
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.
5.05    Financial Statements; No Material Adverse Effect.  
(a)    The Historical 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 material respects the financial condition of the Consolidated Group as of the date thereof and their results of operations for the period covered thereby in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the period, except as expressly noted therein, and (iii) show all material indebtedness and other liabilities, direct or contingent, of the Consolidated Group as of the date thereof, including liabilities for taxes, material commitments and Indebtedness.
(b)    Since the date of the Historical Financial Statements, there has been no event or circumstance, either individually or in the aggregate, that has had or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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existing at the time of delivery of such forecasts, and represented, at the time of delivery, the Parent’s best estimate of its future financial condition and performance.
5.06    Litigation.  There are no actions, suits, proceedings, claims or disputes pending or, to the knowledge of any Loan Party after due and diligent investigation, threatened or contemplated, at law, in equity, in arbitration or before any Governmental Authority, by or against any Loan Party 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) either individually or in the aggregate, if determined adversely, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
5.07    No Default.  Neither any Loan Party nor any Subsidiary thereof 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 Loan Party and each of its Subsidiaries 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 could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.  The property of each Loan Party and its Subsidiaries is subject to no Liens, other than Liens permitted by Section 7.01.
5.09    Environmental Compliance.  To the Loan Parties’ knowledge:
(a)    None of the properties currently or formerly owned or operated by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries is listed or proposed for listing on the NPL or on the CERCLIS or any analogous foreign, state or local list or is adjacent to any such property; there are no and never have been any underground or above-ground storage tanks or any surface impoundments, septic tanks, pits, sumps or lagoons in which Hazardous Materials are being or have been treated, stored or disposed on any property currently owned or operated by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries or, to the best of the knowledge of the Loan Parties, on any property formerly owned or operated by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries; there is no asbestos or asbestos-containing material on any property currently owned or operated by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries; and Hazardous Materials have not been released, discharged or disposed of on any property currently or formerly owned or operated by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries.
(b)    Neither any Loan Party nor any of its Subsidiaries is undertaking, and has not completed, either individually or together with other potentially responsible parties, any investigation or assessment or remedial or response action relating to any actual or threatened release, discharge or disposal of Hazardous Materials at any site, location or operation, either voluntarily or pursuant to the order of any Governmental Authority or the requirements of any Environmental Law; and all Hazardous Materials generated, used, treated, handled or stored at, or transported to or from, any property currently or formerly owned or operated by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries have been disposed of in a manner not reasonably expected to result in material liability to any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries.   

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5.10    Insurance.  The properties of the Parent and its Subsidiaries are insured with one or more Third Party Insurance Companies and/or pursuant Permitted Self Insurance, 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 Parent or the applicable Subsidiary operates. 
5.11    Taxes.  The Parent and each of its Subsidiaries have 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 Parent or any Subsidiary thereof 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 Pension Plan that is intended to be a qualified plan under Section 401(a) of the Code has received a favorable determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service to the effect that the form of such Plan is qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code and the trust related thereto has been determined by the Internal Revenue Service to be exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(a) of the Code, or an application for such a letter is currently being processed by the Internal Revenue Service.  To the best knowledge of each Loan Party, nothing has occurred that would prevent or cause the loss of such tax-qualified status.
(b)    There are no pending or, to the best knowledge of each Party, threatened claims, actions or  lawsuits, or action by any Governmental Authority, with respect to any Plan that  would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.  There has been no prohibited transaction or violation of the fiduciary responsibility rules with respect to any Plan that has resulted or would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(c)    (i) No ERISA Event has occurred, and neither any Loan Party nor any ERISA Affiliate is aware of any fact, event or circumstance that would reasonably be expected to constitute or result in an ERISA Event with respect to any Pension Plan; (ii) each Loan Party and each ERISA Affiliate has met all applicable requirements under the Pension Funding Rules in respect of each Pension Plan, and no waiver of the minimum funding standards under the Pension Funding Rules has been applied for or obtained; (iii) as of the most recent valuation date for any Pension Plan, the funding target attainment percentage (as defined in Section 430(d)(2) of the Code) is 60% or higher and neither any Loan Party nor any ERISA Affiliate knows of any facts or circumstances that could reasonably be expected to cause the funding target attainment percentage for any such plan to drop below 60% as of the most recent valuation date; (iv) neither any Loan Party nor any ERISA Affiliate has incurred any liability to the PBGC other than for the payment of premiums, and there are no premium payments which have become due that are unpaid; (v) neither any Loan Party nor any ERISA Affiliate has engaged in a transaction that could be subject to Section 4069 or Section 4212(c) of ERISA; and (vi) no Pension Plan has been terminated by the plan administrator thereof nor 

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by the PBGC, and no event or circumstance has occurred or exists that could reasonably be expected to cause the PBGC to institute proceedings under Title IV of ERISA to terminate any Pension Plan. 
(d)    Neither the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate maintains or contributes to, or has any unsatisfied obligation to contribute to, or liability under, any active or terminated Pension Plan other than (A) on the Restatement Effective Date, those listed on Schedule 5.12(d) hereto and (B) thereafter, Pension Plans not otherwise prohibited by this Agreement.  
5.13    Subsidiaries; Equity Interests.  As of the Restatement Effective Date, no Loan Party has any Subsidiaries other than as specifically disclosed in Part (a) of Schedule 5.13, 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 or a Subsidiary thereof in the amounts specified on Part (a) of Schedule 5.13 free and clear of all Liens other than Liens permitted to exist under Section 7.01(a).  All of the outstanding Equity Interests in each Loan Party have been validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable.  Set forth on Part (b) of Schedule 5.13 is a complete and accurate list of all Loan Parties, showing as of the Restatement Effective Date (as to each Loan Party) the jurisdiction of its incorporation and the address of its principal place of business.  As of the Restatement Effective Date, the copy of the charter of each Loan Party and each amendment thereto provided pursuant to subsection (a)(iv) of Section 4.01 is a true and correct copy of each such document, each of which is valid and in full force and effect.
5.14    Margin Regulations; Investment Company Act.  
(a)    Such Loan Party 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.  Following the application of the proceeds of each Borrowing or drawing under each Letter of Credit, not more than 25% of the value of the assets (either of such Loan Party only or of the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis) subject to the provisions of Section 7.01 or Section 7.05 or subject to any restriction contained in any agreement or instrument between such Loan Party and any Lender or any Affiliate of any Lender relating to Indebtedness and within the scope of Section 8.01(e) will be margin stock.
(b)    None of the Parent, any Person Controlling the Parent, or any Subsidiary of the Parent is or is required to be registered as an “investment company” under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
5.15    Disclosure.  Each Loan Party has disclosed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders all agreements, instruments and corporate or other restrictions to which it or any of its Subsidiaries is subject, and all other matters known to it, that, individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.  No report, financial statement, certificate or other information furnished (whether in writing or orally) by or on behalf of any Loan Party to the Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and the negotiation of this Agreement or delivered hereunder or under any other Loan Document (in each case, as modified or supplemented by other information so furnished) contains any material misstatement of fact or omits to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided 

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that, with respect to projected financial information, each Loan Party represents only that such information was prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed to be reasonable at the time.
5.16    Compliance with Laws.  Each Loan Party and each Subsidiary thereof 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    Taxpayer Identification Number.  Each Loan Party’s true and correct U.S. taxpayer identification number (or the equivalent thereof, in the case of a Loan Party that is not organized under the laws of the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia) is set forth on Schedule 11.02 (or, in the case of a Subsidiary that becomes a Loan Party after the Restatement Effective Date, is set forth in the information provided to the Administrative Agent with respect to such Subsidiary pursuant to Section 6.12(b)).
5.18    Intellectual Property; Licenses, Etc.  The Parent 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 businesses, without conflict with the rights of any other Person.  To the best knowledge of the Loan Parties, no slogan or other advertising device, product, process, method, substance, part or other material now employed, or now contemplated to be employed, by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof infringes upon any rights held by any other Person.  No claim or litigation regarding any of the foregoing is pending or, to the best knowledge of any Loan Party, threatened, which, either individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
5.19    OFAC.  No Loan Party, nor any Related Party, (i) is currently the subject of any Sanctions, (ii) is located, organized or residing in any Designated Jurisdiction, or (iii) is or has been (within the previous five (5) years) engaged in any transaction with any Person who is now or was then the subject of Sanctions or who is located, organized or residing in any Designated Jurisdiction.  No Revolving Credit Loan, nor the proceeds from any Revolving Credit Loan, has been used, directly or indirectly, to lend, contribute, provide or has otherwise made available to fund any activity or business in any Designated Jurisdiction or to fund any activity or business of any Person located, organized or residing in any Designated Jurisdiction or who is the subject of any Sanctions, or in any other manner that will result in any violation by any Person (including any Lender, the Arranger, the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer) of Sanctions. 
5.20    Solvency.  Each Loan Party is, individually and together with its Subsidiaries on a
consolidated basis, Solvent.
5.21    Casualty, Etc.  Neither the businesses nor the properties of any Loan Party or any
of its Subsidiaries are affected by any fire, explosion, accident, strike, lockout or other labor
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casualty (whether or not covered by insurance) that, either individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
5.22    Labor Matters.  There are no collective bargaining agreements or Multiemployer Plans covering the employees of the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries as of the Restatement Effective Date and neither the Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries has suffered any strikes, walkouts, work stoppages or other material labor difficulty within the last five years.
5.23    Collateral Documents.  The provisions of the Collateral Documents are effective to create in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties a legal, valid and enforceable first priority Lien (subject to Liens permitted by Section 7.01) on all right, title and interest of the respective Loan Parties in the Collateral described therein.  Except for filings completed prior to the Original Closing Date and as contemplated hereby and by the Collateral Documents, no filing or other action will be necessary to perfect or protect such Liens.
5.24    REIT Status; Stock Exchange Listing. 
(a)    Commencing with the REIT’s initial taxable year ending December 31, 2012, the Parent has been organized and has operated in conformity with the requirements for qualification and taxation as a REIT. 
(b)    At all times on and after the date, if any, of the Borrower’s delivery of an Extension Notice pursuant to Section 2.13 (or, if earlier, on and after the first date on which any common Equity Interests of the Parent are listed on the New York Stock Exchange or The NASDAQ Stock Market), at least one class of common Equity Interests of the Parent is listed on the New York Stock Exchange or The NASDAQ Stock Market.  
5.25    Subsidiary Guarantors.  On the Restatement Effective Date, each Subsidiary of the Borrower (other than an Excluded Subsidiary listed on Schedule II) is a Subsidiary Guarantor. 
ARTICLE VI.    AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
So long as any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, any Revolving Credit Loan or other Obligation hereunder shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied, or any Letter of Credit shall remain outstanding, each Loan Party shall, and shall (except in the case of the covenants set forth in Sections 6.01, 6.02, 6.03, 6.11, 6.12, 6.15, 6.16 and 6.17) cause each Subsidiary thereof 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 90 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Parent (or, if earlier, 15 days after the date required to be filed with the SEC (without giving effect to any extension permitted by the SEC)) (commencing with the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012, a consolidated balance sheet of the Consolidated Group as at the end of such fiscal year, and the related consolidated statements of income or operations, changes in 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, audited 

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and accompanied by a report and opinion of an independent certified public accountant of nationally recognized standing reasonably acceptable to the Required Lenders, 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 45 days after the end of each of the first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year of the Parent (or, if earlier, 5 days after the date required to be filed with the SEC) (commencing with the fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2013), a consolidated balance sheet of the Consolidated Group as at the end of such fiscal quarter, the related consolidated statements of income or operations for such fiscal quarter and for the portion of the Parent’s fiscal year then ended, and the related consolidated statements of changes in shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for the portion of the Parent’s fiscal year then ended, in each case setting forth in comparative form, as applicable, 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, certified by the chief executive officer, chief financial officer, treasurer or controller of the Parent as fairly presenting the financial condition, results of operations, shareholders’ equity and cash flows of the Consolidated Group in accordance with GAAP, subject only to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes; and
(c)    as soon as available, but in any event at least 15 days before the end of each fiscal year of the Parent, forecasts prepared by management of the Parent, in form satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders, of consolidated balance sheets and statements of income or operations and cash flows of the Consolidated Group on a monthly basis for the immediately following fiscal year (including the fiscal year in which the Maturity Date occurs); and
(d)    as soon as available, and no later than thirty (30) days after the last day of each fiscal month of the Parent, a rent roll schedule that includes a separate reference to each Leased Investment Property, each Eligible Unleased Investment Property and each NNN Leased Investment Property included in the calculation of the Borrowing Base Amount at such time, which rent roll schedule shall be certified by the chief executive officer, chief financial officer, treasurer or controller of the Parent as being true and correct in all material respects.
As to any information contained in materials furnished pursuant to Section 6.02(d), the Loan Parties shall not be separately required to furnish such information under subsection (a) or (b) above, but the foregoing shall not be in derogation of the obligation of the Loan Parties to furnish the information and materials described in subsections (a) and (b)  above at the times specified therein.
6.02    Certificates; Other Information.  Deliver to the Administrative Agent and each Lender, in form and detail satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders:
(a)    concurrently with the delivery of the financial statements referred to in Section 6.01(a), a certificate of its independent certified public accountants certifying such financial statements and stating that in making the examination necessary therefor no knowledge was obtained of any Default under the financial covenants set forth herein or, if any such Default shall exist, stating the nature and status of such event;

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(b)    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 year ending December 31, 2012), a duly completed Compliance Certificate signed by the chief executive officer, chief financial officer, treasurer or controller of the Parent (which delivery may, unless the Administrative Agent, or a Lender requests executed originals, be by electronic communication including fax or email and shall be deemed to be an original authentic counterpart thereof for all purposes); 
(c)    promptly after any request by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, copies of any detailed audit reports, management letters or recommendations submitted to the board of directors (or similar governing body) (or the audit committee of the board of directors or similar governing body) of any Loan Party by independent accountants in connection with the accounts or books of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, or any audit of any of them;
(d)    promptly after the same are available, (x) copies of each annual report, proxy or financial statement or other report or communication sent to the stockholders or other equityholders of the Parent, (y) copies of each annual report, proxy, financial statement or other financial report sent to the limited partners of the Borrower, and (z) copies of all annual, regular, periodic and special reports and registration statements which any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof files with the SEC under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or with any national securities exchange, and in any case not otherwise required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant hereto;
(e)    promptly after the furnishing thereof, copies of any statement or report furnished to any holder of debt securities of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof pursuant to the terms of any indenture, loan or credit or similar agreement and not otherwise required to be furnished to the Lenders pursuant to Section 6.01 or any other clause of this Section 6.02; provided, that the provisions of this clause (e) shall not apply to any debt securities issued pursuant to an indenture, loan or credit or similar agreement in which the aggregate outstanding principal amount of all debt securities issued under such agreement is less than $10,000,000;
(f)    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 non-U.S. 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; 
(g)    promptly after the assertion or occurrence thereof, notice of any action or proceeding against or of any noncompliance by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries with any Environmental Law or Environmental Permit that would  reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
(h)    concurrently with the delivery of the rent roll schedule referred to in Section 6.01(d), or more frequently if requested by the Administrative Agent upon the occurrence and during the continuance of a Default, an Availability Certificate, together with a calculation (certified by a Responsible Officer of the Parent) of (i) the aggregate amount contributed to the Borrowing Base Amount at such time from all Eligible Investment Properties located in each individual county as a percentage of the total Borrowing Base Amount at such time, (ii) the aggregate amount contributed 

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to the Borrowing Base Amount from Eligible Investment Properties that are not single family detached houses as a percentage of the total Borrowing Base Amount at such time, (iii) the aggregate amount contributed to the Borrowing Base Amount at such time from all Eligible Transitional Investment Properties as a percentage of the total Borrowing Base Amount at such time, (iv) the aggregate amount contributed to the Borrowing Base Amount at such time from all Short Term Leased Investment Properties as a percentage of the total Borrowing Base Amount at such time, (v) the number of Investment Properties included in the calculation of the Borrowing Base Amount at such time, and the aggregate Investment Property Value of all such Investment Properties, (vi) the aggregate amount of Improvement Costs incurred by the Loan Parties for all Investment Properties that are Eligible Investment Properties at such time as a percentage of the aggregate Purchase Prices for all such Eligible Investment Properties at such time, (vii) the aggregate amount contributed to the Borrowing Base Amount at such time from all Investment Properties that are not ARP Managed Investment Properties as a percentage of the total Borrowing Base Amount at such time, (viii) the aggregate amount contributed to the Borrowing Base Amount at such time from all Investment Properties that are Legacy Managed Investment Properties as a percentage of the total Borrowing Base Amount at such time and (ix) the aggregate amount contributed to the Borrowing Base Amount at such time from all Investment Properties that are NNN Leased Investment Properties (other than NNN Leased Investment Properties included in the Mack Portfolio) leased to any one lessee or affiliated group of lessees (whether pursuant to one or more than one NNN Lease Agreement) as a percentage of the total Borrowing Base Amount at such time;
(i)    concurrently with the delivery of:
(i)    the financial statements referred to in Section 6.01(b), Valuation Reports, each dated as of a date no earlier than ten (10) days prior to the date of such delivery (or as of such earlier date as the Administrative Agent shall have agreed in writing) (each, an “Updated Valuation Report”), with respect to Investment Properties that account for approximately twenty five percent (25%) of the Borrowing Base Amount as of the date of such financial statements and for which Valuation Reports dated less than one year prior to the date of such Updated Valuation Reports have not previously been furnished to the Administrative Agent pursuant to any provision of this Agreement, together with a certificate executed by a Responsible Officer of the Parent certifying to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that the AVM Lower-Tier Confidence Score Percentage as of the date of such financial statements did not exceed 10% (which certificate shall also contain a reasonably detailed calculation of such AVM Lower-Tier Confidence Score Percentage); and
(ii)    the financial statements referred to in Section 6.01(a), a Valuation Report, dated as of a date no earlier than ten (10) days prior to the date of such delivery (or as of such earlier date as the Administrative Agent shall have agreed in writing,) with respect to each Investment Property for which an Updated Valuation Report has not been received pursuant to Section 6.02(i)(i) during the period of three fiscal quarters ended as of the date of such financial statements, together with a certificate executed by a Responsible Officer of the Parent certifying to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that the AVM 

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Lower-Tier Confidence Score Percentage as of the date of such financial statements did not exceed 10% (which certificate shall also contain a reasonably detailed calculation of such AVM Lower-Tier Confidence Score Percentage); 
(j)    within three (3) months following the inclusion of an Investment Property (other than an Eligible Transitional Investment Property) in the Borrowing Base Amount, the Borrower or other applicable Borrowing Base Loan Party shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent a Valuation Report, dated as of a date no earlier than ten (10) days prior to the date of such delivery (or as of such earlier date as the Administrative Agent shall have agreed in writing), with respect to such Investment Property;
(k)    (i) as soon as available, but in any event within 30 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Parent, a report summarizing the insurance coverage (specifying type, amount and carrier) in effect for each Loan Party and containing such additional information as the Administrative Agent, or any Lender through the Administrative Agent, may reasonably specify (including certificates of insurance evidencing all such insurance); and
(l)    (j) promptly, such additional information regarding Investment Properties that are included in the calculation of Borrowing Base Amount, the business, financial or corporate affairs of the any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof, or compliance with the terms of the Loan Documents, as the Administrative Agent, or any Lender through the Administrative Agent, may from time to time reasonably request.  
Documents required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or (b) or Section 6.02(d) (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 Parent posts such documents, or provides a link thereto on the Parent’s website on the Internet at the website address listed on Schedule 11.02; or (ii) on which such documents are posted on the Parent’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 Parent shall deliver paper copies of such documents to the Administrative Agent or any Lender upon its request to the Parent 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 Parent shall notify the Administrative Agent and each Lender (by facsimile 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.  The Administrative Agent shall have no obligation to request the delivery of or to maintain paper copies of the documents referred to above, and in any event shall have no responsibility to monitor compliance by the Parent with any such request by a Lender for delivery, and each Lender shall be solely responsible for requesting delivery to it or maintaining its copies of such documents.
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materials and/or information provided by or on behalf of the Parent or the Borrower hereunder (collectively, “Borrower Materials”) by posting the Borrower Materials on Debt Domain, IntraLinks, Syndtrak or another similar electronic system (the “Platform”) and (b) certain of the Lenders (each, a “Public Lender”) may have personnel who do not wish to receive material non-public information with respect to the Parent or its Affiliates, or the respective securities of any of the foregoing, and who may be engaged in investment and other market-related activities with respect to such Persons’ securities.  Each Loan Party 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,” each Loan Party shall be deemed to have authorized the Administrative Agent, the Arranger, the L/C Issuer and the Lenders to treat such Borrower Materials as not containing any material non-public information with respect to the Loan Parties or their respective securities for purposes of United States Federal and state securities laws (provided, however, that to the extent such Borrower Materials constitute Information, they shall be treated as set forth in Section 11.07); (y) all Borrower Materials marked “PUBLIC” are permitted to be made available through a portion of the Platform designated “Public Side Information;” 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 Side Information.” 
6.03    Notices.  Promptly notify the Administrative Agent and each Lender:
(a)    of the occurrence of any Default;
(b)    of any matter that has resulted or would 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 any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof; (ii) any dispute, litigation, investigation, proceeding or suspension between any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof and any Governmental Authority; or (iii) the commencement of, or any material development in, any litigation or proceeding affecting Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof, including pursuant to any applicable Environmental Laws;
(c)    of the occurrence of any ERISA Event; and
(d)    of any material change in accounting policies or financial reporting practices by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof, including any determination by the Parent or the Borrower referred to in Section 2.10(b).
Each notice pursuant to this Section 6.03 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 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 breached.
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thereto, 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 such Loan Party or such Subsidiary; (b) all lawful claims which, if unpaid, would by law become a Lien upon its property; and (c) all Indebtedness, as and when due and payable, but subject to any subordination provisions contained in any instrument or agreement evidencing such Indebtedness.
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 would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; 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, or cause to be maintained, preserved and protected, 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 the standard of care typical in the industry in the operation and maintenance of its facilities.
6.07    Maintenance of Insurance.  
(a)    Maintain (or, in the case of NNN Leased Investment Properties, cause to be maintained) with financially sound and reputable insurance companies that are not Affiliates of the Parent and that have a minimum of AM Best Rating A- VII or better (“Third Party Insurance Companies”), insurance under a standard fire and extended perils coverage form to include Named Storm and Earthquake as reasonably deemed necessary by the Administrative Agent with respect to its properties and business against loss or damage of the kinds customarily insured against, and in similar fashion as, Persons engaged in the same or similar business, of such types as are customarily carried under similar circumstances by such other Persons and covering not less than 100% of full replacement cost; provided, that the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries may, with the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, maintain such insurance under a plan by self-insurance, or a large deductible program, or a captive insurance arrangement (collectively, “Self-Insurance”) instead of with one or more Third Party Insurance Companies if (but only if): (i) Tangible Net Worth exceeds $250,000,000 at the time such Self Insurance arrangement is entered into by any Loan Party or Subsidiary thereof and, subject to the immediately following proviso, at all times that such Self Insurance is maintained, (ii) the Loan Parties' and their Subsidiaries’ “self insurance” does not at any time exceed a limit of $1,000,000 per occurrence and (iii) commercial general liability Self Insurance, if any, shall be no less restrictive than an ISO standard CG 00 01 policy form (any such Self Insurance maintained by a Loan Party or Subsidiary satisfying the requirements of clauses (i) - (iii) being referred to herein as “Permitted Self Insurance”); provided, further, that (i) if Tangible Net Worth becomes less than $250,000,000 (but greater than or equal to $200,000,000) on any date during the period in which any Loan Party maintains Self Insurance, the Loan Parties shall, within ninety (90) days from such date, terminate such Self Insurance and cause all such 

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insurance to be provided by one or more Third Party Insurance Company until such time as Tangible Net Worth equals at least $250,000,000 and (ii) if Tangible Net Worth becomes less than $200,000,000 on any date during the period in which any Loan Party maintains Self Insurance, the Loan Parties shall, within ten (10) days from such date (or such longer period as the Administrative Agent may agree), terminate such Self Insurance and cause all such insurance to be provided by one or more Third Party Insurance Company until such time as Tangible Net Worth equals at least $250,000,000. 
(b)    Cause all liability insurance maintained by a Loan Party with respect to an Eligible Investment Property to (i) provide for not less than 30 days’ (or 10 days in the case of termination for failure to pay premiums) prior notice to the Administrative Agent of termination, lapse or cancellation of such insurance and (ii) name the Administrative Agent as additional insured on behalf of the Secured Parties (which additional insured status shall, in the case of Self Insurance, be provided via endorsement no less restrictive than ISO endorsement CG 20 10 07 04).
(c)    Without limiting the foregoing, each Loan Party shall (i) maintain fully paid flood hazard insurance on all or any portion of an Eligible Investment Property that is located in a federally designated flood hazard zone, on such terms and in such amounts as required by The National Flood Insurance Reform Act of 1994 and as otherwise mandated under applicable law, (ii) upon request of the Administrative Agent, furnish to the Administrative Agent evidence of the renewal (and payment of renewal premiums therefor) of all such policies prior to the expiration or lapse thereof, and (iii) furnish to the Administrative Agent prompt written notice of any redesignation of any Eligible Investment Property into or out of a federally designated flood hazard zone.
(d)    Each Loan Party shall indemnify, protect, defend and hold each Indemnitee harmless from and against claims (alleged or real), actions, damages, liabilities and expenses (including court costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of, relating to or in any manner connected with such Loan Party’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ failure to maintain the policies of insurance required by this Agreement, which indemnity will cover, among other matters, any amount of exposure resulting from: (i) such Loan Party’s or Subsidiary’s election to maintain Self-Insurance for any coverage required by this Agreement, (ii) the deductible amount under any insurance coverage for which such Loan Party or Subsidiary is responsible under this Agreement, (iii) liability in excess of the amount of any insurance coverage for which such Loan Party or Subsidiary is responsible under this Agreement, or (iv) any other uninsured or underinsured liability for which such Loan Party or Subsidiary is responsible under this Agreement.
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 (b) the failure to comply therewith would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. 
6.09    Books and Records.  (a) 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 such Loan Party or such Subsidiary, as the case may be; and (b) maintain such books of record and account in material 

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conformity with all applicable requirements of any Governmental Authority having regulatory jurisdiction over such Loan Party or such Subsidiary, as the case may be.
6.10    Inspection Rights.  Permit representatives and independent contractors of the Administrative Agent and each Lender to visit and inspect (subject to rights of tenants) 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 when an Event of Default exists the Administrative Agent or any Lender (or any of their respective representatives or independent contractors) 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    Use of Proceeds.  Use the proceeds of the Credit Extensions solely for general corporate purposes, including working capital, the payment of capital expenses, to finance Investment Properties, and to pay fees, costs and expenses incurred by any Loan Party in connection with preparing any Investment Property to be leased (including, without limitation, any fees, costs and expenses incurred in respect of repairs and improvements made to such Investment Property, in identifying one or more tenants to lease such Investment Property, and in activities of the type specified in clauses (i) through (iii) of the definition of “Transitional Investment Property” with respect to any Investment Property), in each case not in contravention of any Law or of any Loan Document.  
6.12    Additional Collateral; Additional Guarantors.
(a)    Additional Collateral.   With respect to (i) any property acquired after the Original Closing Date that is intended to be Collateral subject to the Lien created by any of the Collateral Documents but is not so subject (including, without limitation, all Equity Interests held by the Operating Partnership, the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor in any newly-formed or acquired Subsidiary (other than an Excluded Pledge Subsidiary) of the Operating Partnership) and/or (ii) all Equity Interests of a Subsidiary of the Operating Partnership that ceases to be an Excluded Pledge Subsidiary after the Original Closing Date, promptly (and in any event within 10 days after the acquisition thereof or the date on which such Subsidiary ceases to be an Excluded Pledge Subsidiary, as applicable) (i) execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent such amendments or supplements to the relevant Collateral Documents or such other documents as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably deem necessary or advisable to grant to the Administrative Agent, for its benefit and for the benefit of the other Secured Parties, a Lien on such property or Equity Interests subject to no Liens other than Liens permitted under Section 7.01(a), and (ii) take all actions necessary to cause such Lien to be duly perfected in accordance with all applicable Laws, including, without limitation, the delivery of the certificates representing any Equity Interests to be included in the Collateral (together with undated stock powers or other appropriate instruments of transfer executed and delivered in blank by a duly authorized officer of the holder(s) of such Equity Interests) and the filing of financing statements in such jurisdictions as may be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent.  Each Loan Party shall otherwise take such actions and execute and/or deliver to the Administrative Agent such documents as the 

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Administrative Agent shall reasonably require to confirm the validity, perfection and priority of the Lien of the Collateral Documents on any such properties or Equity Interests.
(b)    Additional Guarantors.  With respect to (i) any Person (other than the Borrower) that is or becomes a Subsidiary (other than an Excluded Subsidiary) of the Operating Partnership after the Original Closing Date, and/or (ii) any Subsidiary of the Operating Partnership that ceases to be an Excluded Subsidiary after the Original Closing Date, on or prior to such time that such Person becomes a Subsidiary (other than an Excluded Subsidiary) or ceases to be an Excluded Subsidiary, as applicable, (x) deliver to the Administrative Agent the certificates, if any, representing all of the Equity Interests of such Subsidiary owned by the Loan Parties, together with undated stock powers or other appropriate instruments of transfer executed and delivered in blank by a duly authorized officer of the holder(s) of such Equity Interests and (y) (1) cause such Subsidiary to execute a joinder agreement to the Guaranty in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, (2) cause such Subsidiary to execute a joinder agreement to the Pledge Agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, together with (A) certificates or instruments representing any Certificated Securities (as defined in the Pledge Agreement) owned by such Subsidiary accompanied by all endorsements and/or powers required by the Pledge Agreement, (B) evidence that all proper financing statements have been or contemporaneously therewith will be duly filed under the Uniform Commercial Code of all jurisdictions that the Administrative Agent reasonably may deem necessary or desirable in order to perfect the Liens created under the Pledge Agreement covering the Collateral of such Subsidiary and (C) completed requests for information listing all effective financing statements filed in the jurisdictions referred to in the immediately preceding clause (B) above that name such Subsidiary as debtor, together with copies of such financing statements, (3) deliver to the Administrative Agent (A) the items referenced in Section 4.01(a)(iii), (iv) and (vi) with respect to such Subsidiary, (B) a favorable opinion of counsel (which counsel shall be reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent), addressed to the Administrative Agent and each Lender, as to such matters concerning such Subsidiary and the Loan Documents to which such Subsidiary is a party as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request and (C) a certificate executed by a Responsible Officer of such Subsidiary attaching copies of the operating agreements, partnership agreements or other applicable organizational documents of each Person (other than a Loan Party) whose Equity Interests are owned by such Subsidiary and included in the Collateral, which organizational documents shall (x) in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent, permit the Administrative Agent to realize on such Collateral upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default and (y) otherwise be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent ̧ (4) provide the Administrative Agent with the U.S. taxpayer identification for such Subsidiary (or the equivalent thereof, in the event such Subsidiary is not organized under the laws of the United State, any State thereof or the District of Columbia), (5) deliver to the Administrative Agent a Perfection Certificate Supplement, (6) take all other actions reasonably necessary or advisable in the opinion of the Administrative Agent to cause the Lien created by the Pledge Agreement to be duly perfected in accordance with all applicable Laws and (7) provide the Administrative Agent and each Lender with all documentation and other information that the Administrative Agent or such Lender requests in order to comply with its obligations under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the Act, and the results of any such “know your customer” 

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or similar investigation conducted by the Administrative Agent or any Lender shall be satisfactory to the Administrative Agent or such Lender in all respects. 
6.13    Compliance with Environmental Laws.  Comply, and cause all lessees and other Persons operating or occupying its properties to comply, in all material respects, with all applicable Environmental Laws and Environmental Permits; obtain and renew all Environmental Permits necessary for its operations and properties; and conduct any investigation, study, sampling and testing, and undertake any cleanup, removal, remedial or other action necessary to remove and clean up all Hazardous Materials from any of its properties, in accordance with the requirements of all Environmental Laws; provided, however, that neither the Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be required to undertake any such cleanup, removal, remedial or other action to the extent that its obligation to do so is being contested in good faith and by proper proceedings and appropriate reserves are being maintained with respect to such circumstances in accordance with GAAP.
6.14    Further Assurances.  Promptly upon request by the Administrative Agent, or any Lender through the Administrative Agent, (a) correct any material defect or error that may be discovered in any Loan Document or in the execution, acknowledgment, filing or recordation thereof, and (b) do, execute, acknowledge, deliver, record, re-record, file, re-file, register and re-register any and all such further acts, deeds, certificates, assurances and other instruments as the Administrative Agent, or any Lender through the Administrative Agent, may reasonably require from time to time in order to (i) carry out more effectively the purposes of the Loan Documents, (ii) to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, subject any Loan Party’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ properties, assets, rights or interests to the Liens now or hereafter intended to be covered by any of the Collateral Documents, (iii) perfect and maintain the validity, effectiveness and priority of any of the Collateral Documents and any of the Liens intended to be created thereunder and (iv) assure, convey, grant, assign, transfer, preserve, protect and confirm more effectively unto the Secured Parties the rights granted or now or hereafter intended to be granted to the Secured Parties under any Loan Document or under any other instrument executed in connection with any Loan Document to which any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries is or is to be a party, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to do so. 
6.15    Maintenance of REIT Status; New York Stock Exchange or NASDAQ Listing.
(a)    The Parent will elect to be taxed as a REIT for its taxable year ending December 31, 2012, and will at all times continue to qualify for taxation as a REIT.  
(b)    The Parent will at all times on and after the date, if any, of the Borrower’s delivery of an Extension Notice pursuant to Section 2.13 (or, if earlier, on and after the first date on which any common Equity Interests of the Parent are listed on the New York Stock Exchange or The NASDAQ Stock Market) cause at least one class of its common Equity Interests to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange or The NASDAQ Stock Market. 
6.16     Information Regarding Collateral.
(a)    Not effect any change (i) in any Loan Party’s legal name, (ii) in the location of any Loan Party’s chief executive office, (iii) in any Loan Party’s identity or organizational structure, (iv) in any Loan Party’s Federal Taxpayer Identification Number (or equivalent thereof) or 

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organizational identification number, if any, or (v) in any Loan Party’s jurisdiction of organization (in each case, including by merging with or into any other entity, reorganizing, dissolving, liquidating, reorganizing or organizing in any other jurisdiction), until (A) it shall have given the Administrative Agent not less than ten Business Days’ prior written notice (in the form of certificate signed by a Responsible Officer), or such lesser notice period agreed to by the Administrative Agent, of its intention so to do, clearly describing such change and providing such other information in connection therewith as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request and (B) it shall have taken all action reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent to maintain the perfection and priority of the security interest of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties in the Collateral, if applicable.  The Loan Parties hereby agree to promptly provide the Administrative Agent with certified Organization Documents reflecting any of the changes described in the preceding sentence.  Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything else to the contrary contained herein or in any other Loan Document, the Parent, American Residential GP, LLC, the Operating Partnership and the Borrower hereby agrees that it will at all times maintain its jurisdiction of organization as Delaware or one of the other States within the United State of America.
(b)    Concurrently with each delivery of financial statements pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or (b), deliver to the Administrative Agent a Perfection Certificate Supplement and a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Parent and the chief legal officer of the Parent certifying that all actions required to be taken under the Collateral Documents to protect and perfect the security interests and Liens under the Collateral Documents for a period of not less than 18 months after the date of such certificate (including without limitation, the filing of all UCC financing statements or other appropriate filings, recordings or registrations, including all refilings, rerecordings and reregistrations, containing a description of the Collateral in each appropriate governmental, municipal or other office) have been taken (except as noted therein with respect to any continuation statements of lien filings to be filed within such period). 
6.17    Lien Searches.  Promptly following receipt of the acknowledgment copy of any financing statements filed under the Uniform Commercial Code in any jurisdiction by or on behalf of the Secured Parties, deliver to the Administrative Agent completed requests for information listing such financing statement and all other effective financing statements filed in such jurisdiction that name any Loan Party as debtor, together with copies of such other financing statements.
6.18    Material Contracts.  Perform and observe all the terms and provisions of each Material Contract to be performed or observed by it, in all material respects, use commercially reasonable efforts to enforce each such Material Contract in accordance with its terms, take all such action to such end as may be from time to time requested by the Administrative Agent and, upon request of the Administrative Agent, make to each other party to each such Material Contract such demands and requests for information and reports or for action as any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries is entitled to make under such Material Contract, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to do so, except, in any case, where the failure to do so, either individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. 
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to be not less than 800 and (ii) the aggregate Investment Property Values of all Investment Properties included in the calculation of the Borrowing Base Amount to be not less than $100,000,000.
ARTICLE VII.    NEGATIVE COVENANTS
So long as any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, any Revolving Credit Loan or other Obligation hereunder shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied, or any Letter of Credit shall remain outstanding, no Loan Party shall, nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries 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: 
(a)    Liens pursuant to any Loan Document;
(b)    Liens existing on the date hereof and listed on Schedule 7.01;
(c)    Liens for taxes 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 which are not overdue for a period of more than 30 days 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;
(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), statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, performance bonds and other obligations of a like nature incurred in the ordinary course of business;
(g)    easements, rights-of-way, restrictions and other similar encumbrances affecting real property, 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);
(i)    Liens securing Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.03(c); provided, that (i) such Liens do not at any time encumber any Collateral or any Eligible Investment Property (or any income therefrom or proceeds thereof), (ii) such Liens do not encumber any property other than the property financed by such Indebtedness and any assets, rights or interests related thereto and (iii) the Indebtedness secured thereby does not exceed the cost or fair market value of the property encumbered thereby, whichever is lower; 

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(j)    the rights of tenants under leases and subleases entered into in the ordinary course of business; provided, that (i) such leases and subleases contain market terms and conditions (excluding rent) and (ii) such Liens do not secure any Indebtedness; 
(k)    Liens not otherwise permitted under this Section 7.01 encumbering any Investment Property; provided that (i) in the case of any individual Investment Property, the aggregate outstanding amount of all obligations secured by such Liens does not exceed $5,000 at any time and any such Lien is terminated and discharged in full, or fully bonded over, within ninety (90) days after the date such Lien arises and (ii) the aggregate outstanding amount of all obligations secured by all such Liens encumbering Investment Properties does not exceed $50,000 at any time; or
(l)    Liens securing Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.03(d); provided that (i) such Liens do not encumber any asset or property of a Loan Party that is not also subject to a perfected Lien in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, (ii) such Liens shall be pari passu or junior to the Liens granted to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and (iii) any such Liens are subject to an Intercreditor Agreement; or
(m)    Liens on assets of any Subsidiary of the Operating Partnership that is not a Loan Party securing Indebtedness of such Subsidiary permitted to exist under Section 7.03(f);
provided, that notwithstanding the foregoing clauses of this Section 7.01, in no event shall (i) any Liens (other than Liens permitted by clauses (a), (c), (d), (g), (j) and (k) of this Section 7.01) encumber any of the Eligible Investment Properties (or any income therefrom or proceeds thereof) and (ii) any Liens (other than Liens permitted under clause (a) and (l) of this Section 7.01) encumber any Collateral (or any income therefrom or proceeds thereof) .
7.02    Investments.  Make any Investments, except:
(a)    Investments held by the Parent and its Subsidiaries in the form of cash or Cash Equivalents;
(b)    Investments by (i) any Loan Party or Subsidiary thereof in any Loan Party (other than the Parent) or (ii) any Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party in any other Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party;
(c)    Investments received in connection with the bankruptcy or reorganization of, or settlement of delinquent accounts and disputes with, customers and suppliers, in each case in the ordinary course of business;
(d)    Investments in any Investment Property owned by the Borrower or a Subsidiary Guarantor,
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(f)    Investments in Swap Contracts permitted under Section 7.03(b) entered into in the ordinary course of business for the purpose of directly mitigating risks associated with liabilities, commitments, investments, assets 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”; and 
(g)    Investments consisting of (i) loans and advances made by the Operating Partnership or an Excluded Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business to any Person engaged in the business of purchasing and reselling real estate in order to finance such Person’s activities related to such real estate purchases and resales and (ii) mortgage loans acquired by the Operating Partnership or an Excluded Subsidiary that were originated by one or more third parties to an owner-occupant of residential real estate; provided, that the aggregate outstanding amount of all Investments under subclauses (i) and (ii) of this clause (g) shall not at time exceed 30% of the Total Asset Value at such time; and
(h)     acquisitions of assets that are the subject of Dispositions permitted by Section 7.05(d) or (e); 
provided, that notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall any Investment pursuant to clause (e) or (g) of this Section 7.02 be consummated if, immediately before or immediately after giving effect thereto, an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom.
7.03    Indebtedness.  Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Indebtedness, except:
(a)    Indebtedness under the Loan Documents;
(b)    obligations (contingent or otherwise) existing or arising under any Swap Contract, provided that (i) such obligations are (or were) entered into by such Person in the ordinary course of business for the purpose of directly mitigating risks associated with fluctuations in interest rates or foreign exchange rates and (ii) such Swap Contract does not contain any provision exonerating the non-defaulting party from its obligation to make payments to the defaulting party on outstanding transactions;
(c)    Non-Recourse Indebtedness of the Parent and its Subsidiaries; provided, that: 
(i)    after giving pro forma effect to the incurrence thereof, the Loan Parties are in compliance with the financial covenants contained in Section 7.11 (which compliance shall, in the case of the financial covenants contained in Sections 7.11(a) and 7.11(c), be tested as of the last day of the then most recently ended fiscal quarter of the Parent for which financial statements have been provided to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or (b) and, in the case of the financial covenant contained in Section 7.11(c), shall be calculated as if such Non-Recourse Indebtedness was incurred on the first day of such fiscal quarter and any Indebtedness retired or repaid in connection therewith had been repaid or retired as of the first day of such fiscal quarter), and
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in Section 7.02(g), shall not at any time exceed 7075% of the aggregate outstanding amount of such Investments at such time.
(d)    Recourse Indebtedness of any of the Loan Parties or Subsidiaries thereof (other than intercompany loans and advances between or among the Parent and/or Subsidiaries); provided, that (i) the Loan Parties, after giving pro forma effect to the incurrence thereof, shall be in compliance with all of the financial covenants set forth in Section 7.11 (which compliance shall, in the case of the financial covenants contained in Sections 7.11(a) and 7.11(c), be tested as of the last day of the then most recently ended fiscal quarter of the Parent for which financial statements have been provided to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or (b) and, in the case of the financial covenant contained in Section 7.11(c), shall be calculated as if such Recourse Indebtedness was incurred on the first day of the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters ending on the last day of such fiscal quarter and any Indebtedness retired or repaid in connection therewith had been repaid or retired as of the first day of such four consecutive fiscal quarter period), (ii) any such Recourse Indebtedness does not mature earlier than 180 days after the Maturity Date, (iii) there exists neither immediately prior to or after giving effect to the issuance of such Recourse Indebtedness any Default or Event of Default, (iv) any such Recourse Indebtedness shall not contain covenants or “Events of Default” (or other comparable term) taken as a whole materially more restrictive to the issuer of such Recourse Indebtedness or any guarantor thereof than those contained in this Agreement, except such that are reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and (v) if such Recourse Indebtedness is Secured Indebtedness, (x) the assets and property of the Loan Parties securing such Recourse Indebtedness shall not include any asset or property of a Loan Party that is not also subject to a perfected Lien in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, (y) the Liens securing such Recourse Indebtedness shall be pari passu or junior to the Liens granted to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and (z) the lender(s) providing such Recourse Indebtedness (or an agent or trustee on their behalf) shall have entered into intercreditor arrangements with the Administrative Agent setting forth the relative rights of such lender(s) and the Administrative Agent in respect of the collateral securing such Recourse Indebtedness, which intercreditor arrangements shall be satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (any and all agreements and documents evidencing such intercreditor arrangements being referred to herein as “Intercreditor Agreements”); provided, that, except as permitted under Section 7.03(g), the no Loan Party will be permitted to incur Recourse Indebtedness consisting of a guaranty of Non-Recourse Indebtedness of the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries; and 
(e)    intercompany loans and advances to the extent expressly permitted under Section 7.02(b); provided that all such intercompany Indebtedness owed by any Loan Party shall be unsecured and subordinated in right of payment to the payment in full of the Obligations pursuant to the terms of any applicable promissory notes or an intercompany subordination agreement, in each case, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent; 
(f)    Recourse Indebtedness of Wholly-Owned direct and indirect Subsidiaries of the Operating Partnership that are not Loan Parties; provided, that (i) the Loan Parties, after giving pro forma effect to the incurrence thereof, shall be in compliance with the financial covenants set forth in Section 7.11(a), (b) and (d) (which compliance shall, in the case of the financial covenants contained in Sections 7.11(a), be tested as of the last day of the then most recently ended fiscal quarter of the Parent for which financial statements have been provided 

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to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or (b)), (ii) any such Recourse Indebtedness does not mature earlier than 180 days after the Maturity Date and (iii) there exists neither immediately prior to or after giving effect to the issuance of such Recourse Indebtedness any Default or Event of Default; and
(g)    unsecured Indebtedness of the Parent arising under “springing recourse” guaranties of Indebtedness permitted to exist under Section 7.03(f); provided, that (i) there exists neither immediately prior to or after giving effect to the issuance of each such guaranty any Default or Event of Default and (ii) the personal liability of the Parent under each such guaranty is limited to circumstances customarily included in “bad boy” guaranties of Indebtedness arising under securitized financings of real estate, including voluntary bankruptcy or collusive involuntary bankruptcy of any Wholly Owned direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Operating Partnership that is the borrower of such Indebtedness or the direct parent of such borrower, malfeasance by the Parent in respect of such securitized financing, misapplication, misuse or misappropriation of funds;
provided, that notwithstanding the foregoing clauses of this Section 7.03, in no event shall (i) the Parent or any Subsidiary thereof incur any Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness permitted under clause (a) or (c) of this Section 7.03) at any time that the aggregate Investment Property Values for all Investment Properties included in the calculation of the Borrowing Base Amount is less than $300,000,000 and (ii) any Borrowing Base Loan Party that owns an Eligible Investment Property be an obligor with respect to any Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness permitted under clause (a) or (d) of this Section 7.03).
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 of the Operating Partnership (other than the Borrower) may merge with (i) the Operating Partnership, provided that the Operating Partnership shall be the continuing or surviving Person or (ii) any one or more other Subsidiaries of the Operating Partnership (other than the Borrower), provided that if any Subsidiary Guarantor is merging with another Subsidiary of the Operating Partnership that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor, the Subsidiary Guarantor party to such merger shall be the continuing or surviving Person;
(b)    any Subsidiary of the Borrower may merge with the Borrower, provided that the Borrower shall be the continuing or surviving Person; 
(c)    any Subsidiary of the Operating Partnership (other than the Borrower) may Dispose of all or substantially all of its assets (upon voluntary liquidation or otherwise) to the Operating Partnership or another Subsidiary of the Operating Partnership; provided that (i) if the transferor in such a transaction is a Subsidiary Guarantor, then the transferee must be the Borrower, the Operating Partnership or a Subsidiary Guarantor and (ii) if the property subject to such Disposition includes any Collateral, then, after giving effect to such Disposition, such property shall continue to constitute Collateral; and  

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(d)    Dispositions permitted by Section 7.05(d), (e) or (f) shall be permitted under this Section 7.04. 
7.05    Dispositions.  Make any Disposition or enter into any agreement to make any Disposition, or, in the case of any Subsidiary of the Parent, issue, sell or otherwise dispose of any of such Subsidiary’s Equity Interests to any Person, except:
(a)    Dispositions of obsolete or worn out equipment, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, in the ordinary course of business;
(b)    Dispositions by any Subsidiary of the Operating Partnership (other than the Borrower) to the Operating Partnership or another Subsidiary of the Operating Partnership; provided that (i) if the transferor is a Subsidiary Guarantor, then the transferee must be the Borrower, the Operating Partnership or a Subsidiary Guarantor and (ii) if the property subject to such Disposition includes any Collateral, then, after giving effect to such Disposition, such property shall continue to constitute Collateral;
(c)    Dispositions permitted by Section 7.04(a) or (b);
(d)    (i) the Disposition of an Investment Property constituting an Eligible Investment Property, but only to the extent that such Investment Property is removed from the calculation of the Borrowing Base Amount in accordance with Section 2.17(c) concurrently with such Disposition;
(e)    Dispositions of assets (other than Equity Interests of any Subsidiary of the Parent) not constituting an Eligible Investment Property; 
(f)    the sale or other Disposition of all, but not less than all, of the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of any Subsidiary of the Operating Partnership (other than the Borrower) that does not own (i) any Eligible Investment Property or (ii) Equity Interests, directly or indirectly, of any Borrowing Base Loan Party that owns any Eligible Investment Property; and
(g)    the issuance, sale or other Disposition of limited partnership interests of the Operating Partnership as consideration for the purchase by a Subsidiary of the Parent of an Investment Property, but solely to the extent that such issuance, sale or other Disposition does not result in a Change of Control.
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 the following shall be permitted:
(a)    each Subsidiary of the Operating Partnership may declare and/or make (and incur any obligation (contingent or otherwise) to declare and/or make) Restricted Payments pro rata to the holders of its Equity Interests;
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distributions payable solely in the common stock or other common Equity Interests of such Person;
(c)    (i) the Parent and each Subsidiary thereof may purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire Equity Interests or warrants or options to obtain such Equity Interests issued by it with the proceeds received from the substantially concurrent issue of new shares of its or its direct or indirect parent’s common stock or other common Equity Interests and (ii) the Parent and/or the Operating Partnership may purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire limited partnership interests of the Borrower held by a limited partner thereof in exchange for Equity Interests of the Parent so long as, after giving effect to any such purchase, redemption or other acquisition, a Change of Control does not occur; 
(d)    the Operating Partnership shall be permitted to declare and/or pay (and incur any obligation (contingent or otherwise) to declare and/or pay) pro rata dividends on its Equity Interests or make pro rata distributions with respect thereto, in an amount for any fiscal year of the Parent equal to the greater of (i) 95% of Funds From Operations for such fiscal year and (ii) such amount that will result in the Parent receiving the necessary amount of funds required to be distributed to its equityholders in order for the Parent to (x) maintain its status as a REIT for federal and state income tax purposes and (y) avoid the payment of federal or state income or excise tax; provided, however, (1) if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom, the Operating Partnership shall only be permitted to declare and/or pay (and incur any obligation (contingent or otherwise) to declare and/or pay) pro rata dividends on its Equity Interests or make pro rata distributions with respect thereto in an amount that will result in the Parent receiving the minimum amount of funds required to be distributed to its equityholders in order for the Parent to maintain its status as a REIT for federal and state income tax purposes and (2) notwithstanding clause (1) of this proviso, no Restricted Payments shall be permitted under this clause (d) following an acceleration of the Obligations pursuant to Section 8.02 or following the occurrence of an Event of Default under Section 8.01(f) or (g); and
(e)    the Parent and American Residential GP shall be permitted to declare and/or make (and incur any obligation (contingent or otherwise) to declare and/or make) Restricted Payments with any amounts received by them from the Operating Partnership pursuant to Section 7.06(d). 
7.07    Change in Nature of Business.  Engage in any material line of business other than (a) the acquisition, ownership, leasing (as lessor), rehabilitation and sale of Investment Properties, (b) making loans to Persons engaged in the business of purchasing and reselling real estate to finance such Persons’ activities related to such real estate purchases and resales and (c) acquiring mortgage loans that were originated by one or more third parties to owner-occupants of residential real estate.
7.08    Transactions with Affiliates.  Enter into any transaction of any kind with any Affiliate of the Parent, whether or not in the ordinary course of business, other than on fair and reasonable terms substantially as favorable to the Parent or a Subsidiary thereof as would be obtainable by the Parent or such Subsidiary at the time in a comparable arm’s length transaction with a Person other than an Affiliate; provided that the foregoing restriction shall not apply to (i) transactions between or among the Loan Parties, (ii) transactions between or among Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties and, (iii) Investments and Restricted Payments expressly permitted 

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hereunder and (iv) transactions between or among any Loan Party or any Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party or Guarantor in connection with any Dispositions permitted under Section 7.05(d) or (e) or any Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.03(f) or (g).
7.09    Burdensome Agreements.  Enter into any Contractual Obligation (other than this Agreement or any other Loan Document) that limits the ability of (i) any Subsidiary to make Restricted Payments to any Borrower or Guarantor or to otherwise transfer property to any Borrower or Guarantor;, provided, however, that this clause (i) shall not prohibit any limitation on Restricted Payments or transfers of property by a Subsidiary of the Operating Partnership that is not the Borrower or a Subsidiary Guarantor in favor of any holder of Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.37.03(c) or (f), (ii) the Parent or any Subsidiary thereof (other than an Excluded Subsidiary) to Guarantee the Obligations or (iii) any Loan Party to create, incur, assume or suffer to exist Liens on property of such Person to secure the Obligations;, provided, however, that this clause (iii) shall not prohibit any negative pledge incurred or provided in favor of any holder of Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.03(c) or (f) solely to the extent any such negative pledge relates to the property financed by or the subject of such Indebtedness (but in no event shall any such negative pledge relate to (x) any Collateral, (y) any Eligible Investment Property or (z) any Loan Party that owns, directly or indirectly, all or any portion of any Eligible Investment Property (or any direct or indirect parent of such Loan Party).
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.
7.11    Financial Covenants.  
(a)    Maximum Leverage Ratio.  Permit Total Indebtedness to exceed (i) during any period in which the aggregate Investment Property Values for all Investment Properties included in the calculation of the Borrowing Base Amount is less than $300,000,000, 40% of the Total Asset Value as of the last day of each fiscal quarter of the Parent and (ii) during any period in which the aggregate Investment Property Values for all Investment Properties included in the calculation of the Borrowing Base Amount is greater than or equal to $300,000,000, 6065% of the Total Asset Value as of the last day of each fiscal quarter of the Parent. 
(b)    Minimum Tangible Net Worth.  Permit Tangible Net Worth at any time to be less than the sum of (i) $258,780,000465,000,000 and (ii) 75% of the Net Cash Proceeds received by the Parent from issuances and sales of Equity Interests of the Parent occurring after the Original ClosingSecond Amendment Effective Date (other than any such Net Cash Proceeds received from Subsidiaries of the Parent or in connection with any dividend reinvestment program).
(c)    Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio.  Permit the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio to be less than (i) 1.00 to 1.00 as of the last day of the fiscal quarter of the Parent ending September 30, 2013, (ii) 1.50 to 1.00 as of the last day of the fiscal quarters of the Parent ending December 31, 2013, March 31,June 30, 2014, June 30, 2014 and September 30, 2014 and (iiiDecember 31, 2014 and 

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(ii) 1.75 to 1.0 as of the last day of each fiscal quarter of the Parent ending on or after DecemberMarch 31, 2014.2015.
(d)    Minimum Liquidity.  Permit Unrestricted Cash:
(i)    at any time prior to the first Increase Effective Date occurring after the Second Amendment Effective Date (or at any time prior to the Second Amendment Effective Date if such date is an Increase Effective Date)
(A)    that the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio as of the most recently ended fiscal quarter of the Parent is less than 1.75 to 1.0 (as reflected in the Compliance Certificate that relates to such fiscal quarter delivered by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 6.02(b)), to be less than $15,000,000, and 
(B)    (d) Minimum Liquidity.  Permit Unrestricted Cash to be less than (i) $15,000,000 on the Restatement Effective Date and at any time thereafter until the later of (x) March 31, 2014 and (y) the date of delivery by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent of a Compliance Certificate pursuant to Section 6.02(b) demonstrating that the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for the fiscal period to which such Compliance Certificate relates is at least 1.75 to 1.00 and (ii) $10,000,000 at any time thereafter.as of the most recently ended fiscal quarter of the Parent is at least 1.75 to 1.0 (as reflected in the Compliance Certificate that relates to such fiscal quarter delivered by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 6.02(b)), to be less than $10,000,000; and
(ii)    at any time on and after the first Increase Effective Date occurring after the Second Amendment Effective Date (or at any time on or after the Second Amendment Effective Date if such date is an Increase Effective Date), to be less than $25,000,000.
7.12    Accounting Changes.  Make any change in (a) accounting policies or reporting practices, except as required or permitted by GAAP, or (b) fiscal year.
7.13    Amendment, Waivers and Terminations of Certain Agreements.  Directly or indirectly, consent to, approve, authorize or otherwise suffer or permit any amendment, change, cancellation, termination or waiver in any respect of (i)  the terms of any Organization Document of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof, other than amendments, changes and modifications that are not adverse in any material respect to the Parent, any of the other Loan Parties, any Subsidiary thereof, the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or the Lenders or (ii) the terms of any Contractual Obligation of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof, except as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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7.15    Sanctions.  Permit any Revolving Credit Loan or the proceeds of any Revolving Credit Loan, directly or indirectly, (i) to be lent, contributed or otherwise made available to fund any activity or business in any Designated Jurisdiction; (ii) to fund any activity or business of any Person located, organized or residing in any Designated Jurisdiction or who is the subject of any Sanctions; or (iii) in any other manner that will result in any violation by any Person (including any Lender, Arranger, Administrative Agent or L/C Issuer) of any Sanctions.
7.16    Subsidiaries of Parent. Permit (i) the Parent to have any Subsidiaries that are directly owned by the Parent, other than the Operating Partnership and American Residential GP or (ii) American Residential GP to own Equity Interests in any Person other than the Operating Partnership.
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 Revolving Credit Loan or any L/C Obligation or deposit any funds as Cash Collateral in respect of L/C Obligations, or (ii) within three days after the same becomes due, any interest on any Revolving Credit 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
(b)    Specific Covenants.  The Borrower or any other Loan Party fails to perform or observe any term, covenant or agreement contained in any of 2.17(d), 6.01, 6.02, 6.03, 6.05, 6.07, 6.10, 6.11, 6.12, 6.15, 6.16, 6.17, 6.19, Article VII or Article X, or any of the Loan Parties fails to perform or observe any term, covenant or agreement contained in the Guaranty or any Collateral Document; 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; 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 any other Loan Party herein, in any other Loan Document, or in any document delivered in connection herewith or therewith shall be incorrect or misleading when made or deemed made; or
(e)    Cross-Default.  
(i)    (x)  The Parent (A) fails to make any payment when due (whether by scheduled maturity, required prepayment, acceleration, demand, or otherwise) in respect of any Recourse Indebtedness of the Parent or Guarantee of Recourse Indebtedness made by the Parent (other than Recourse Indebtedness hereunder and Recourse Indebtedness under Swap Contracts), or (B) fails to observe or perform any other agreement or condition relating to any of its Recourse Indebtedness or Guarantee of Recourse Indebtedness 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 

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holder or holders of such Recourse 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 Recourse 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 Recourse 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 (y) 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 Parent 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 Parent is an Affected Party (as so defined) and, in either event, the Swap Termination Value owed by Parent as a result thereof is greater than the Threshold Amount; provided, that subsection (x) of this Section 8.01(e)(i) shall not apply to any redemption, repurchase, conversion or settlement with respect to any Convertible Debt Security pursuant to its terms unless such redemption, repurchase, conversion or settlement results from a default thereunder or an event that would otherwise constitute an Event of Default; or 
(ii)    (x)  Any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof (A) fails to make any payment when due (whether by scheduled maturity, required prepayment, acceleration, demand, or otherwise) in respect of any Indebtedness or Guarantee of Indebtedness (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 such Indebtedness or Guarantee 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; provided, that subsection (x) of this Section 8.01(e)(ii) shall not apply to any redemption, repurchase, conversion or settlement with respect to any Convertible Debt Security pursuant to its terms unless such redemption, repurchase, conversion or settlement results from a default thereunder or an event that would otherwise constitute an Event of Default or (y) 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 any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof 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 any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof is an Affected Party (as so defined) and, in either event, the Swap Termination Value owed by such Loan Party 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 Subsidiary thereof institutes or consents to the institution of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, or makes an 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 material 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 material 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) Any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof 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 material part of the property of any such Person and is not released, vacated or fully bonded within 30 days after its issue or levy; or
(h)    Judgments.  There is entered against any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof (i) one or more final judgments or orders for the payment of money in an aggregate amount (as to all such judgments and orders) exceeding the Threshold Amount (to the extent not covered by independent third-party insurance as to which the insurer is rated at least “A” by A.M. Best Company, has been notified of the potential claim and 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 10 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 would reasonably be expected to result in liability of any Loan Party 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) any Loan Party 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 provision of 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 provision of any Loan Document; or any Loan Party denies that it has any or further liability or obligation under any provision of any Loan Document, or purports to revoke, terminate or rescind any provision of any Loan Document; or
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(l)    Collateral Documents.  Any Collateral Document after delivery thereof shall for any reason cease to create a valid and perfected first priority Lien (subject to Liens permitted by Section 7.01(a)) on the Collateral purported to be covered thereby; or 
(m)    REIT Status.  The Parent shall, for any reason, fail to maintain its status as a REIT, after taking into account any cure provisions set forth in the Code that are complied with by the Parent; or
(n)    Stock Exchange Listing.  The Parent shall, at any time on or after the date, if any, of the Borrower’s delivery of an Extension Notice pursuant to Section 2.13 (or, if earlier, on or after the first date on which any common Equity Interests of the Parent are listed on the New York Stock Exchange or The NASDAQ Stock Market) fail to have at least one class of its common Equity Interests listed on the New York Stock Exchange or The NASDAQ Stock Market.
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 Revolving Credit 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 Revolving Credit 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 Loan Parties; 
(c)    require that the Borrower Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations (in an amount equal to the Minimum Collateral Amount with respect thereto); and
(d)    exercise on behalf of itself, the Lenders and the L/C Issuer all rights and remedies available to it, the Lenders and the L/C Issuer under the Loan Documents;
provided, however, that upon the occurrence of an actual or deemed entry of an order for relief with respect to any Loan Party under the Bankruptcy Code, the obligation of each Lender to make Revolving Credit 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 Revolving Credit 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 Revolving Credit 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, subject to the provisions of Sections 2.15 and 2.16, be applied by the Administrative Agent in the following order:

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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, interest and Letter of Credit Fees) 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 respective amounts described in this clause Second payable to them;
Third, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting accrued and unpaid Letter of Credit Fees and interest on the Revolving Credit 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;
Fourth, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting unpaid principal of the Revolving Credit 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 to the extent not otherwise Cash Collateralized by the Borrower pursuant to Sections 2.03 and 2.15; 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 Sections 2.03(c) and 2.15, 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.
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.  It is understood and agreed that the use of the term “agent” herein or in any other Loan Documents (or any other similar term) with reference to the Administrative Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) 

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obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable Law. Instead such term is used as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between contracting parties.
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.  Such Person and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to, own securities of, act as the financial advisor or in any other advisory capacity for and generally engage in any kind of business with any Loan Party 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, and its duties hereunder shall be administrative in nature.  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, including for the avoidance of doubt any action that may be in violation of the automatic stay under any Debtor Relief Law or that may effect a forfeiture, modification or termination of property of a Defaulting Lender in violation of any Debtor Relief 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 any Loan Party 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 11.01 and 8.02) or (ii) in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment.  The Administrative Agent shall be deemed not to have 

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knowledge of any Default unless and until notice describing such Default is given in writing 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.
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 Revolving Credit Loan, or the issuance, extension, renewal or increase 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 Revolving Credit Loan or the issuance of such Letter of Credit.  The Administrative Agent may consult with legal counsel (who may be counsel for any Loan Party), 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.  The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any sub-agents except to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction determines in a final and non appealable judgment that the Administrative Agent acted with gross negligence or willful misconduct in the selection of such sub-agents.

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9.06    Resignation of Administrative Agent.  
(a)    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 (or such earlier day as shall be agreed by the Required Lenders) (the “Resignation Effective Date”), then the retiring Administrative Agent may (but shall not be obligated to) on behalf of the Lenders and the L/C Issuer, appoint a successor Administrative Agent meeting the qualifications set forth above.  Whether or not a successor has been appointed, such resignation shall become effective in accordance with such notice on the Resignation Effective Date.
(b)    If the Person serving as Administrative Agent is a Defaulting Lender pursuant to clause (d) of the definition thereof, the Required Lenders may, to the extent permitted by applicable law, by notice in writing to the Borrower and such Person remove such Person as Administrative Agent and, in consultation with the Borrower, appoint a successor. If no such successor shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days (or such earlier day as shall be agreed by the Required Lenders) (the “Removal Effective Date”), then such removal shall nonetheless become effective in accordance with such notice on the Removal Effective Date.
(c)    With effect from the Resignation Effective Date or the Removal Effective Date (as applicable) (1) the retiring or removed Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents (except that in the case of any collateral security held by the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders or the L/C Issuer under any of the Loan Documents, the retiring or removed Administrative Agent shall continue to hold such collateral security until such time as a successor Administrative Agent is appointed) and (2) except for any indemnity payments or other amounts then owed to the retiring or removed Administrative Agent, 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, if any, as the Required Lenders appoint a successor Administrative Agent as provided for above.  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 removed) Administrative Agent (other than as provided in Section 3.01(g) and other than any rights to indemnity payments or other amounts owed to the retiring or removed Administrative Agent as of the Resignation Effective Date or the Removal Effective Date, as applicable), and the retiring or removed Administrative Agent shall be discharged from all of its duties and obligations hereunder or under the other Loan Documents (if not already discharged therefrom as provided above in this Section).  The fees payable by the Borrower to a successor Administrative Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed between the Borrower and such successor.  After the retiring or removed Administrative Agent’s resignation or removal hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, the provisions of this Article and Section 11.04 shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring or removed Administrative 

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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 or removed Administrative Agent was acting as Administrative Agent. 
(d)    Any resignation by Bank of America as Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section shall also constitute its resignation as L/C Issuer.  If Bank of America resigns as an L/C Issuer, it shall retain all the rights, powers, privileges and duties 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).  Upon the appointment by the Borrower of a successor L/C Issuer hereunder (which successor shall in all cases be a Lender other than a Defaulting Lender), (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 arrangements satisfactory to Bank of America to effectively assume the obligations of Bank of America  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 Arranger or the Syndication Agent or the Documentation Agent listed on the cover page hereof shall, in such capacity, have any powers, duties or responsibilities under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents.
9.09    Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim.  In case of the pendency of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law or any 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 Revolving Credit 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 

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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 11.04) allowed in such judicial proceeding; and
(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 11.04.
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 the L/C Issuer to authorize the Administrative Agent to vote in respect of the claim of any Lender or the L/C Issuer in any such proceeding. 
9.10    Collateral and Guaranty Matters.  Without limiting the provisions of Section 9.09, the Lenders and the L/C Issuer irrevocably authorize the Administrative Agent, at its option and in its discretion,
(a)    to release any Lien on any property granted to or held by the Administrative Agent under any Loan Document (i) upon termination of the Aggregate Commitments and payment in full of all Obligations (other than contingent indemnification obligations for which no claim has been made) and the expiration or termination of all Letters of Credit (other than Letters of Credit as to which other arrangements satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer shall have been made), (ii) that is sold or otherwise disposed of or to be sold or otherwise disposed of as part of or in connection with any sale or other disposition permitted hereunder or under any other Loan Document to a Person that is not a Loan Party or Affiliate thereof, (iii) that is granted by, or consists of Equity Interests in, a Subsidiary that becomes Excluded Subsidiary or (iv) subject to Section 11.01, if approved, authorized or ratified in writing by the Required Lenders; and
(b)    to release any Subsidiary Guarantor from its obligations under the Guaranty if such Person (i) ceases to be a Subsidiary of the Borrower as a result of a transaction permitted hereunder or (ii) becomes an Excluded Subsidiary.
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each case as specified in this Section 9.10, the Administrative Agent will, at the Borrower’s expense, execute and deliver to the applicable Loan Party such documents as such Loan Party may reasonably request to evidence the release of such item of Collateral from the assignment and security interest granted under the Collateral Documents, or to release such Subsidiary Guarantor from its obligations under the Guaranty, in each case in accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents and this Section 9.10.
The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for or have a duty to ascertain or inquire into any representation or warranty regarding the existence, value or collectability of the Collateral, the existence, priority or perfection of the Administrative Agent’s Lien thereon, or any certificate prepared by any Loan Party in connection therewith, nor shall the Administrative Agent be responsible or liable to the Lenders for any failure to monitor or maintain any portion of the Collateral.
ARTICLE X.    CONTINUING GUARANTY
10.01    Guaranty.  Each Guarantor hereby absolutely and unconditionally guarantees, jointly and severally, as a guaranty of payment and performance and not merely as a guaranty of collection, prompt payment when due, whether at stated maturity, by required prepayment, upon acceleration, demand or otherwise, and at all times thereafter, of any and all of the Obligations, whether for principal, interest, premiums, fees, indemnities, damages, costs, expenses or otherwise, of the Borrower to the Secured Parties, and whether arising hereunder or under any other Loan Document (including all renewals, extensions, amendments, refinancings and other modifications thereof and all costs, attorneys’ fees and expenses incurred by the Secured Parties in connection with the collection or enforcement thereof).  The Administrative Agent’s books and records showing the amount of the Obligations shall be admissible in evidence in any action or proceeding, and shall be binding upon each Guarantor, and conclusive for the purpose of establishing the amount of the Obligations absent demonstrable error.  This Guaranty shall not be affected by the genuineness, validity, regularity or enforceability of the Obligations or any instrument or agreement evidencing any Obligations, or by the existence, validity, enforceability, perfection, non-perfection or extent of any collateral therefor, or by any fact or circumstance relating to the Obligations which might otherwise constitute a defense to the obligations of any Guarantor under this Guaranty, and each Guarantor hereby irrevocably waives any defenses it may now have or hereafter acquire in any way relating to any or all of the foregoing.
Anything contained in this Guaranty to the contrary notwithstanding, it is the intention of each Guarantor and the Secured Parties that the obligations of each Guarantor (other than the Parent) hereunder at any time shall be limited to an aggregate amount equal to the largest amount that would not render its obligations hereunder subject to avoidance as a fraudulent transfer or conveyance under Section 548 of the Bankruptcy Code or any comparable provisions of any similar federal or state law.  To that end, but only in the event and to the extent that after giving effect to Section 10.11, such Guarantor’s obligations with respect to the Obligations or any payment made pursuant to such Obligations would, but for the operation of the first sentence of this paragraph, be subject to avoidance or recovery in any such proceeding under applicable Debtor Relief Laws after giving effect to Section 10.11, the amount of such Guarantor’s obligations with respect to the Obligations shall be limited to the largest amount which, after 

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giving effect thereto, would not, under applicable Debtor Relief Laws, render such Guarantor’s obligations with respect to the Obligations unenforceable or avoidable or otherwise subject to recovery under applicable Debtor Relief Laws.  To the extent any payment actually made pursuant to the Obligations exceeds the limitation of the first sentence of this paragraph and is otherwise subject to avoidance and recovery in any such proceeding under applicable Debtor Relief Laws, the amount subject to avoidance shall in all events be limited to the amount by which such actual payment exceeds such limitation, and the Obligations as limited by the first sentence of this paragraph shall in all events remain in full force and effect and be fully enforceable against such Guarantor.  The first sentence of this paragraph is intended solely to preserve the rights of the Secured Parties hereunder against such Guarantor in such proceeding to the maximum extent permitted by applicable Debtor Relief Laws and neither such Guarantor, the Borrower, any other Guarantor nor any other Person shall have any right or claim under such sentence that would not otherwise be available under applicable Debtor Relief Laws in such proceeding.
10.02    Rights of Lenders.  Each Guarantor consents and agrees that the Secured Parties may, at any time and from time to time, without notice or demand, and without affecting the enforceability or continuing effectiveness hereof:  (a) amend, extend, renew, compromise, discharge, accelerate or otherwise change the time for payment or the terms of the Obligations or any part thereof; (b) take, hold, exchange, enforce, waive, release, fail to perfect, sell, or otherwise dispose of any security for the payment of this Guaranty or any Obligations; (c) apply such security and direct the order or manner of sale thereof as the Administrative Agent and the Lenders in their sole discretion may determine; and (d) release or substitute one or more of any endorsers or other guarantors of any of the Obligations.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Guarantor consents to the taking of, or failure to take, any action which might in any manner or to any extent vary the risks of such Guarantor under this Guaranty or which, but for this provision, might operate as a discharge of such Guarantor.
10.03    Certain Waivers.  Each Guarantor waives (a) any defense arising by reason of any disability or other defense of the Borrower or any other guarantor, or the cessation from any cause whatsoever (including any act or omission of any Secured Party, but excluding satisfaction thereof by way of payment) of the liability of the Borrower; (b) any defense based on any claim that such Guarantor’s obligations exceed or are more burdensome than those of the Borrower; (c) the benefit of any statute of limitations affecting such Guarantor’s liability hereunder; (d) any right to proceed against the Borrower, proceed against or exhaust any security for the Obligations, or pursue any other remedy in the power of any Secured Party whatsoever; (e) any benefit of and any right to participate in any security now or hereafter held by any Secured Party; and (f) to the fullest extent permitted by law, any and all other defenses or benefits that may be derived from or afforded by applicable law limiting the liability of or exonerating guarantors or sureties.  Each Guarantor expressly waives all setoffs and counterclaims and all presentments, demands for payment or performance, notices of nonpayment or nonperformance, protests, notices of protest, notices of dishonor and all other notices or demands of any kind or nature whatsoever with respect to the Obligations, and all notices of acceptance of this Guaranty or of the existence, creation or incurrence of new or additional Obligations.
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obligations of any other guarantor, and a separate action may be brought against each Guarantor to enforce this Guaranty whether or not the Borrower or any other Person or entity is joined as a party.
10.05    Subrogation.  Each Guarantor shall not exercise any right of subrogation, contribution, indemnity, reimbursement or similar rights with respect to any payments it makes under this Guaranty until all Commitments have been terminated, all of the Obligations and any amounts payable under this Guaranty have been indefeasibly paid and performed in full and all Letters or Credit have been cancelled, have expired or terminated or have been collateralized to the satisfaction of the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer.  If any amounts are paid to any Guarantor in violation of the foregoing limitation, then such amounts shall be held in trust for the benefit of the Secured Parties and shall forthwith be paid to the Secured Parties to reduce the amount of the Obligations, whether matured or unmatured.
10.06    Termination; Reinstatement.  This Guaranty is a continuing and irrevocable guaranty of all Obligations now or hereafter existing and shall remain in full force and effect until all Commitments are terminated, all Obligations and any other amounts payable under this Guaranty are indefeasibly paid in full in cash and all Letters or Credit have been cancelled, have expired or terminated or have been collateralized to the satisfaction of the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Guaranty shall continue in full force and effect or be revived, as the case may be, if any payment by or on behalf of the Borrower or any other Guarantor is made, or any of the Secured Parties exercises its right of setoff, in respect of the Obligations 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 any of the Secured Parties in their discretion) to be repaid to a trustee, receiver or any other party, in connection with any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Laws or otherwise, all as if such payment had not been made or such setoff had not occurred and whether or not the Secured Parties are in possession of or have released this Guaranty and regardless of any prior revocation, rescission, termination or reduction.  The obligations of the Guarantors under this paragraph shall survive termination of this Guaranty.
10.07    Subordination.  Each Guarantor hereby subordinates the payment of all obligations and indebtedness of the Borrower owing to such Guarantor, whether now existing or hereafter arising, including but not limited to any obligation of the Borrower to such Guarantor as subrogee of the Secured Parties or resulting from such Guarantor’s performance under this Guaranty, to the indefeasible payment in full in cash of all Obligations.  If the Secured Parties so request, any such obligation or indebtedness of the Borrower to such Guarantor shall be enforced and performance received by such Guarantor as trustee for the Secured Parties and the proceeds thereof shall be paid over to the Secured Parties on account of the Obligations, but without reducing or affecting in any manner the liability of any Guarantor under this Guaranty.
10.08    Stay of Acceleration.  If acceleration of the time for payment of any of the Obligations is stayed, in connection with any case commenced by or against any Guarantor or the Borrower under any Debtor Relief Laws, or otherwise, all such amounts shall nonetheless be payable by a Guarantor immediately upon demand by the Secured Parties.

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10.09    Condition of the Borrower.  Each Guarantor acknowledges and agrees that it has the sole responsibility for, and has adequate means of, obtaining from the Borrower and any other guarantor such information concerning the financial condition, business and operations of the Borrower and any such other guarantor as such Guarantor requires, and that none of the Secured Parties has any duty, and such Guarantor is not relying on the Secured Parties at any time, to disclose to such Guarantor any information relating to the business, operations or financial condition of the Borrower or any other guarantor (each Guarantor waiving any duty on the part of the Secured Parties to disclose such information and any defense relating to the failure to provide the same).
10.10    Limitations on Enforcement.  If, in any action to enforce this Guaranty or any proceeding to allow or adjudicate a claim under this Guaranty, a court of competent jurisdiction determines that enforcement of this Guaranty against any Guarantor for the full amount of the Obligations is not lawful under, or would be subject to avoidance under, Section 548 of the Bankruptcy Code or any applicable provision of comparable state law, the liability of such Guarantor under this Guaranty shall be limited to the maximum amount lawful and not subject to avoidance under such law.
10.11    Contribution.  At any time a payment in respect of the Obligations is made under this Guaranty, the right of contribution of each Guarantor (other than the Parent) against each other Guarantor (other than the Parent) shall be determined as provided in the immediately following sentence, with the right of contribution of each Guarantor to be revised and restated as of each date on which a payment (a “Relevant Payment”) is made on the Obligations under this Guaranty.  At any time that a Relevant Payment is made by a Guarantor (other than the Parent) that results in the aggregate payments made by such Guarantor in respect of the Obligations to and including the date of the Relevant Payment exceeding such Guarantor’s Contribution Percentage (as defined below) of the aggregate payments made by all Guarantors (other than the Parent) in respect of the Obligations to and including the date of the Relevant Payment (such excess, the “Aggregate Excess Amount”), each such Guarantor shall have a right of contribution against each other Guarantor (other than the Parent) who either has not made any payments or has made payments in respect of the Obligations to and including the date of the Relevant Payment in an aggregate amount less than such other Guarantor’s Contribution Percentage of the aggregate payments made to and including the date of the Relevant Payment by all Guarantors (other than the Parent) in respect of the Obligations (the aggregate amount of such deficit, the “Aggregate Deficit Amount”) in an amount equal to (x) a fraction the numerator of which is the Aggregate Excess Amount of such Guarantor and the denominator of which is the Aggregate Excess Amount of all Guarantors (other than the Parent) multiplied by (y) the Aggregate Deficit Amount of such other Guarantor.  A Guarantor’s right of contribution pursuant to the preceding sentences shall arise at the time of each computation, subject to adjustment at the time of each computation; provided, that no Guarantor may take any action to enforce such right until all of the Obligations and any amounts payable under this Guaranty have been indefeasibly paid and performed in full in immediately available funds, all Commitments are terminated and all Letters or Credit have been cancelled, have expired or terminated or have been collateralized to the satisfaction of the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer, it being expressly recognized and agreed by all parties hereto that any Guarantor’s right of contribution arising pursuant to this Section 10.11 against any other Guarantor shall be expressly junior and subordinate to such other Guarantor’s obligations and liabilities in respect of the Obligations and any other obligations 

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owing under this Guaranty.  As used in this Section 10.11, (i) each Guarantor’s “Contribution Percentage” shall mean the percentage obtained by dividing (x) the Adjusted Net Worth (as defined below) of such Guarantor by (y) the aggregate Adjusted Net Worth of all Guarantors; (ii) the “Adjusted Net Worth” of each Guarantor shall mean the greater of (x) the Net Worth (as defined below) of such Guarantor and (y) zero; and (iii) the “Net Worth” of each Guarantor shall mean the amount by which the fair saleable value of such Guarantor’s assets on the date of any Relevant Payment exceeds its existing debts and other liabilities (including contingent liabilities, but without giving effect to any Obligations arising under this Guaranty) on such date.  All parties hereto recognize and agree that, except for any right of contribution arising pursuant to this Section 10.11, each Guarantor who makes any payment in respect of the Obligations shall have no right of contribution or subrogation against any other Guarantor in respect of such payment until all of the Obligations have been indefeasibly paid and performed in full in cash, all Commitments are terminated and all Letters or Credit have been cancelled, have expired or terminated or have been collateralized to the satisfaction of the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer .  Each of the Guarantors recognizes and acknowledges that the rights to contribution arising hereunder shall constitute an asset in favor of the party entitled to such contribution.  In this connection, each Guarantor has the right to waive its contribution right against any Guarantor to the extent that after giving effect to such waiver such Guarantor would remain solvent, in the determination of the Required Lenders.
ARTICLE XI.     MISCELLANEOUS
11.01    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 (except as provided in Section 2.13) or increase the Commitment of any Lender (or reinstate any Commitment terminated pursuant to Section 8.02) without the written consent of such Lender;
(c)    postpone any date fixed by this Agreement or any other Loan Document for any payment (excluding mandatory prepayments) of principal, interest, fees or other amounts due to the Lenders (or any of them) 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 11.01) 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 

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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 any of the terms or provisions in any Loan Document requiring pro rata payments, distributions, commitment reductions or sharing of payments without the consent of each Lender; provided, that with the consent of the Required Lenders, such terms and provisions may be amended on customary terms in connection with an “amend and extend” transaction, but only if all Lenders that consent to such “amend and extend” transaction are treated on a pro rata basis;
(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; 
(g)    release the Borrower or any Guarantor from its obligations under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, without the written consent of each Lender, except as expressly provided in the Loan Documents; or
(h)    release all or substantially all of the Collateral in any transaction or series of related transactions, without the written consent of each Lender; 
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 (and any amendment, waiver or consent which by its terms requires the consent of all Lenders or each affected Lender may be effected with the consent of the applicable Lenders other than Defaulting Lenders), except that (x) the Commitment of any Defaulting Lender may not be increased or extended (except as provided in Section 2.13) without the consent of such Lender and (y) any waiver, amendment or modification requiring the consent of all Lenders or each affected Lender that by its terms affects any Defaulting Lender disproportionately adversely relative to other affected Lenders shall require the consent of such Defaulting Lender.
Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, this Agreement may be amended with the written consent of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower (i) to add one or more additional revolving credit or term loan facilities to this Agreement and to permit the extensions of credit and all related obligations and liabilities arising in connection therewith from time to time outstanding to share ratably (or on a basis subordinated to the existing facilities hereunder) in the benefits of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents with the obligations and liabilities from time to time outstanding in respect of the existing facilities hereunder, and (ii) in connection with the foregoing, to permit, as deemed appropriate by the Administrative Agent and approved by the Required Lenders, the Lenders providing such additional credit facilities to 

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participate in any required vote or action required to be approved by the Required Lenders or by any other number, percentage or class of Lenders hereunder.
11.02    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 facsimile 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:
(i)    if to the Borrower or any other Loan Party, the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer, to the address, facsimile number, electronic mail address or telephone number specified for such Person on Schedule 11.02; and 
(ii)    if to any other Lender, to the address, facsimile number, electronic mail address or telephone number specified in its Administrative Questionnaire (including, as appropriate, notices delivered solely to the Person designated by a Lender on its Administrative Questionnaire then in effect for the delivery of notices that may contain material non-public information relating to the Borrower).
Notices and other communications sent by hand or overnight courier service, or mailed by certified or registered mail, shall be deemed to have been given when received; notices and other communications sent by facsimile 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 and other communications 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, the L/C Issuer or any Loan Party may each, 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), and (ii) notices or communications 

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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; provided that, for both clauses (i) and (ii), if such notice, email or other communication is not sent during the normal business hours of the recipient, such notice, email or communication shall be deemed to have been sent at the opening of business on the next business day for the recipient.
(c)    The Platform.  THE PLATFORM IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE.”  THE AGENT PARTIES (AS DEFINED BELOW) DO NOT WARRANT THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE BORROWER MATERIALS OR THE ADEQUACY OF THE PLATFORM, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM LIABILITY FOR ERRORS IN OR OMISSIONS FROM THE BORROWER MATERIALS.  NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS OR FREEDOM FROM VIRUSES OR OTHER CODE DEFECTS, IS MADE BY ANY AGENT PARTY IN CONNECTION WITH THE BORROWER MATERIALS OR THE PLATFORM.  In no event shall the Administrative Agent or any of its Related Parties (collectively, the “Agent Parties”) have any liability to the Borrower, any Lender, the L/C Issuer or any other Person for losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses of any kind (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) arising out of the Borrower’s, any Loan Party’s or the Administrative Agent’s transmission of Borrower Materials through the Internet.
(d)    Change of Address, Etc.  Each Loan Party, the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer may change its address, facsimile or telephone number for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the other parties hereto.  Each other Lender may change its address, facsimile or telephone number for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer.  In addition, each Lender agrees to notify the Administrative Agent from time to time to ensure that the Administrative Agent has on record (i) an effective address, contact name, telephone number, facsimile number and electronic mail address to which notices and other communications may be sent and (ii) accurate wire instructions for such Lender.  Furthermore, each Public Lender agrees to cause at least one individual at or on behalf of such Public Lender to at all times have selected the “Private Side Information” or similar designation on the content declaration screen of the Platform in order to enable such Public Lender or its delegate, in accordance with such Public Lender’s compliance procedures and applicable Law, including United States Federal and state securities Laws, to make reference to Borrower Materials that are not made available through the “Public Side Information” portion of the Platform and that may contain material non-public information with respect to the Borrower or its securities for purposes of United States Federal or state securities laws.
(e)    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 or electronic Loan Notices and Letter of Credit Applications) 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 understood by the recipient, varied from any confirmation thereof.  Each Loan Party shall jointly and severally indemnify the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer, each Lender 

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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.
11.03    No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies; Enforcement.  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 or under any other Loan Document 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, and provided under each other Loan Document, are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights, remedies, powers and privileges provided by law.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any other Loan Document, the authority to enforce rights and remedies hereunder and under the other Loan Documents against the Loan Parties or any of them shall be vested exclusively in, and all actions and proceedings at law in connection with such enforcement shall be instituted and maintained exclusively by, the Administrative Agent in accordance with Section 8.02 for the benefit of all the Lenders and the L/C Issuer; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not prohibit (a) the Administrative Agent from exercising on its own behalf the rights and remedies that inure to its benefit (solely in its capacity as Administrative Agent) hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, (b) the L/C Issuer from exercising the rights and remedies that inure to its benefit (solely in its capacity as L/C Issuer) hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, (c) any Lender from exercising setoff rights in accordance with Section 11.08 (subject to the terms of Section 2.12), or (d) any Lender from filing proofs of claim or appearing and filing pleadings on its own behalf during the pendency of a proceeding relative to any Loan Party under any Debtor Relief Law; and provided, further, that if at any time there is no Person acting as Administrative Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, then (i) the Required Lenders shall have the rights otherwise ascribed to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 8.02 and (ii) in addition to the matters set forth in clauses (b), (c) and (d) of the preceding proviso and subject to Section 2.12, any Lender may, with the consent of the Required Lenders, enforce any rights and remedies available to it and as authorized by the Required Lenders.
11.04    Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver.    
(a)    Costs and Expenses.  Each Loan Party shall jointly and severally 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 

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out‐of‐pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the L/C Issuer (including the fees, 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 Revolving Credit 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 Loan Parties.  Each Loan Party shall jointly and severally 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 indemnify and hold harmless each Indemnitee from all fees and time charges and disbursements for attorneys who may be employees of any Indemnitee, incurred by any Indemnitee or asserted against any Indemnitee by any Person (including the Borrower or any other Loan Party) other than such Indemnitee and its Related Parties 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, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, or, in the case of the Administrative Agent (and any sub-agent thereof) and its Related Parties only, the administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (including in respect of any matters addressed in Section 3.01), (ii) any Revolving Credit 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 any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, or any Environmental Liability related in any way to any Loan Party 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.  Without limiting the provisions of Section 3.01(c), this Section 11.4(b) shall not apply with respect to Taxes other than any Taxes that represent losses, claims, damages, etc. arising from any non-Tax claim.
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them 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 pro rata share (determined as of the time that the applicable unreimbursed expense or indemnity payment is sought based on each Lender’s share of the Total Credit Exposure at such time) of such unpaid amount (including any such unpaid amount in respect of a claim asserted by such Lender), such payment to be made severally among them based on such Lenders’ Applicable Percentage (determined as of the time that the applicable unreimbursed expense or indemnity payment is sought), provided, further 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 the 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, each Loan Party shall not assert, and hereby waives, and acknowledges that no other Person shall have, 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 Revolving Credit 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 to such unintended recipients by such Indemnitee 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 other than for direct or actual damages resulting from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee as determined by a final and nonappealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction.
(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 and the indemnity provisions of Section 11.02(e) 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.
11.05    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 

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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.
11.06    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 neither the Borrower nor any other Loan Party may 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 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 assignees all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and the Revolving Credit Loans (including for purposes of this subsection (b), participations in L/C Obligations) at the time owing to it); provided that any such assignment shall be subject to the following conditions:
(i)    Minimum Amounts.
(A)    in the case of an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lender’s Commitment and/or the Revolving Credit Loans at the time owing to it or contemporaneous assignments to related Approved Funds that equal at least the amount specified in paragraph (b)(i)(B) of this Section in the aggregate or in the case of an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund, no minimum amount need be assigned; and
(B)    in any case not described in subsection (b)(i)(A) of this Section, the aggregate amount of the Commitment (which for this purpose includes Revolving Credit Loans outstanding thereunder) or, if the Commitment is not then in effect, the principal outstanding balance of the Revolving Credit 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 

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Agent or, if “Trade Date” is specified in the Assignment and Assumption, as of the Trade Date, shall not be less than $2,500,000 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).
(ii)    Proportionate Amounts.  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 Revolving Credit Loans or the Commitment assigned, except that this clause (ii) shall not prohibit any Lender from assigning all or a portion of its rights and obligations among the revolving credit facility provided hereunder and any separate revolving credit or term loan facilities provided pursuant to the last paragraph of Section 11.01 on a non-pro rata basis; 
(iii)    Required Consents.  No consent shall be required for any assignment except to the extent required by subsection (b)(i)(B) of this Section and, in addition:
(A)    the consent of the Borrower (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required unless (1) an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing at the time of such assignment or (2) such assignment is to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund; provided that the Borrower shall be deemed to have consented to any such assignment unless it shall object thereto by written notice to the Administrative Agent within five (5) Business Days after having received notice thereof;
(B)    the consent of the Administrative Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required if such assignment is to a Person that is not a Lender; and
(C)    the consent of the L/C Issuer shall be required for any assignment. 
(iv)    Assignment and Assumption.  The parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Assumption, together with a processing and recordation fee in the amount of $3,500; provided, however, that the Administrative Agent may, in its sole discretion, elect to waive such processing and recordation fee in the case of any assignment.  The assignee, if it is not a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an Administrative Questionnaire.
(v)    No Assignment to Certain Persons.  No such assignment shall be made (A) to any Loan Party or any Loan Party’s Affiliates or Subsidiaries, (B) to any Defaulting Lender or any of its Subsidiaries, or any Person who, upon becoming a Lender hereunder, would constitute any of the foregoing Persons described in this clause (B), or (C) to a natural Person.  
(vi)    Certain Additional Payments.  In connection with any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender hereunder, no such assignment shall be effective unless and until, in addition to the other conditions thereto set forth herein, the parties to the assignment shall make such additional payments to the Administrative Agent in an aggregate amount sufficient, upon distribution thereof as appropriate (which may be outright 

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payment, purchases by the assignee of participations or subparticipations, or other compensating actions, including funding, with the consent of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, the applicable pro rata share of Revolving Credit Loans previously requested but not funded by the Defaulting Lender, to each of which the applicable assignee and assignor hereby irrevocably consent), to (x) pay and satisfy in full all payment liabilities then owed by such Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or any Lender hereunder (and interest accrued thereon) and (y) acquire (and fund as appropriate) its full pro rata share of all Revolving Credit Loans and participations in Letters of Credit in accordance with its Applicable Percentage.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender hereunder shall become effective under applicable Law without compliance with the provisions of this paragraph, then the assignee of such interest shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender for all purposes of this Agreement until such compliance occurs. 
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 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 11.04 with respect to facts and circumstances occurring prior to the effective date of such assignment; provided, that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no assignment by a Defaulting Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from that Lender’s having been a Defaulting Lender.  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.
(c)    Register.  The Administrative Agent, acting solely for this purpose as an agent of the Borrower (and such agency being solely for tax purposes), shall maintain at the Administrative Agent’s Office a copy of each Assignment and Assumption delivered to it (or the equivalent thereof in electronic form) and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitments of, and principal amounts (and stated interest) of the Revolving Credit 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 absent manifest error, and the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement.  The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrower and any Lender, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.
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than a natural Person, a Defaulting Lender 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 Revolving Credit 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.  For the avoidance of doubt, each Lender shall be responsible for the indemnity under Section 11.04(c) without regard to the existence of any participation.
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 11.01 that affects such Participant.  The Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 3.01, 3.04 and 3.05 to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to subsection (b) of this Section (it being understood that the documentation required under Section 3.01(e) shall be delivered to the Lender who sells the participation) to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to paragraph (b) of this Section; provided that such Participant (A) agrees to be subject to the provisions of Sections 3.06 and 11.13 as if it were an assignee under paragraph (b) of this Section and (B) shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Sections 3.01 or 3.04, with respect to any participation, than the Lender from whom it acquired the applicable participation would have been entitled to receive, except to the extent such entitlement to receive a greater payment results from a Change in Law that occurs after the Participant acquired the applicable participation.  Each Lender that sells a participation agrees, at the Borrower's request and expense, to use reasonable efforts to cooperate with the Borrower to effectuate the provisions of Section 3.06 with respect to any Participant.  To the extent permitted by law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 11.08 as though it were a Lender; provided that such Participant agrees to be subject to Section 2.13 as though it were a Lender.  Each Lender that sells a participation shall, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrower, maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each Participant and the principal amounts (and stated interest) of each Participant’s interest in the Loans or other obligations under the Loan Documents (the “Participant Register”); provided that no Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register (including the identity of any Participant or any information relating to a Participant's interest in any commitments, loans, letters of credit or its other obligations under any Loan Document) to any Person except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such commitment, loan, letter of credit or other obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103-1(c) of the United States Treasury Regulations.  The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and such Lender shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register as the owner of such participation for all purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the contrary.  For the avoidance of doubt, the Administrative Agent 

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(in its capacity as Administrative Agent) shall have no responsibility for maintaining a Participant Register.
(e)    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 or other central 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.
(f)    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 Revolving Credit Loans pursuant to subsection (b) above, Bank of America may, 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, powers, privileges and duties 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)).  Upon the appointment of a successor L/C Issuer, (a) such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring L/C Issuer, and (b) 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 arrangements satisfactory to Bank of America to effectively assume the obligations of Bank of America with respect to such Letters of Credit.
11.07    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 Related Parties (it being understood that 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), (b) to the extent required or requested by any regulatory authority purporting to have jurisdiction over such Person or its Related Parties (including any self-regulatory authority, such as the National Association of Insurance Commissioners), (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 and obligations under this Agreement or any Eligible Assignee invited to be a Lender pursuant to Section 2.14(c) or Section 11.01 or (ii) any actual or prospective party (or its Related Parties) to any swap, derivative or other transaction under which payments are to be made by reference to the Borrower and its obligations, this Agreement or payments hereunder, (g) on a confidential basis to (i)  any rating agency in connection with rating the Parent or its Subsidiaries 

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or the credit facilities provided hereunder or (ii) the CUSIP Service Bureau or any similar agency in connection with the issuance and monitoring of CUSIP numbers or other market identifiers with respect to the credit facilities provided hereunder, (h) with the consent of the Borrower or (i) 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 a Loan Party.  For purposes of this Section, “Information” means all information received from the Parent or any Subsidiary thereof relating to the Parent or any Subsidiary thereof 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 on a nonconfidential basis prior to disclosure by the Parent or any Subsidiary thereof, provided that, in the case of information received from the Parent or any Subsidiary thereof 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.
Each of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the L/C Issuer acknowledges that (a) the Information may include material non-public information concerning the Parent or a Subsidiary thereof, as the case may be, (b) it has developed compliance procedures regarding the use of material non-public information and (c) it will handle such material non-public information in accordance with applicable Law, including United States Federal and state securities Laws.
11.08    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 Affiliates is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, after obtaining the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, 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 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 or their respective Affiliates, irrespective of whether or not such Lender, L/C Issuer or Affiliate 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, office or Affiliate of such Lender or the L/C Issuer different from the branch, office or Affiliate holding such deposit or obligated on such indebtedness; provided, that in the event that any Defaulting Lender shall exercise any such right of setoff, (x) all amounts so set off shall be paid over immediately to the Administrative Agent for further application in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.16 and, pending such payment, shall be segregated by such Defaulting Lender from its other funds and deemed held in trust for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Lenders, and (y) the Defaulting Lender shall provide promptly to the Administrative Agent a statement describing in reasonable detail the Obligations owing to such Defaulting Lender as to which it exercised such right of setoff.  The rights of each Lender, the L/C Issuer and their respective Affiliates under this Section are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) that such Lender, 

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the L/C Issuer or their respective 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.  
11.09    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 Revolving Credit Loans or, if it exceeds such unpaid principal, refunded to the Borrower.  In determining whether the interest contracted for, charged, or received by the Administrative Agent or a Lender exceeds the 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.
11.10    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, the other Loan Documents, and any separate letter agreements with respect to fees payable to the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer, 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 facsimile or other electronic imaging means (e.g. “pdf” or “tif”) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.
11.11    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 Revolving Credit Loan or any other Obligation hereunder shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied or any Letter of Credit shall remain outstanding.
11.12    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 

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provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.  Without limiting the foregoing provisions of this Section 11.12, if and to the extent that the enforceability of any provisions in this Agreement relating to Defaulting Lenders shall be limited by Debtor Relief Laws, as determined in good faith by the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer, as applicable, then such provisions shall be deemed to be in effect only to the extent not so limited. 
11.13    Replacement of Lenders.  If (i) the Borrower is entitled to replace a Lender pursuant to the provisions of Section 3.06, or (ii) any Lender is a Defaulting Lender or a Non-Consenting Lender, (iii) a Lender refuses to fund all or any portion of its Revolving Credit Loans within two Business Days of the date such Revolving Credit Loans were required to be funded hereunder as a result of such Lender’s determination that one or more conditions precedent to funding same have not been satisfied, notwithstanding that the Required Lenders have determined that such conditions precedent have been satisfied, and such refusal continues for more than ninety (90) consecutive days or (iv) a Lender has notified the Borrower, the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer in writing that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations hereunder, or has made a public statement to that effect, as a result of such Lender’s determination that one or more conditions precedent to funding same cannot be satisfied, notwithstanding that the Required Lenders have determined that such conditions precedent can be satisfied, and such notice or statement (as applicable) is not revoked or otherwise superseded within ninety (90) days of the date furnished or made (as applicable), 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 11.06), all of its interests, rights (other than its existing rights to payments pursuant to Sections 3.01 and 3.04) and obligations under this Agreement and the related Loan Documents to an Eligible Assignee that shall assume such obligations (which assignee may be another Lender, if a Lender accepts such assignment), provided that:
(a)    the Borrower shall have paid to the Administrative Agent the assignment fee (if any) specified in Section 11.06(b);
(b)    such Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal of its Revolving Credit 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;
(d)    such assignment does not conflict with applicable Laws; and
(e)    in the case of an assignment resulting from a Lender becoming a Non-Consenting Lender, the applicable assignee shall have consented to the applicable amendment, waiver or consent.

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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.
11.14    Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Etc.   
(a)    GOVERNING LAW.  THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS AND ANY CLAIMS, CONTROVERSY, DISPUTE OR CAUSE OF ACTION (WHETHER IN CONTRACT OR TORT OR OTHERWISE) BASED UPON, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT (EXCEPT, AS TO ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT, AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH THEREIN) AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBY SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
(b)    SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION.  THE BORROWER AND EACH OTHER LOAN PARTY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY AGREES THAT IT WILL NOT COMMENCE ANY ACTION, LITIGATION OR PROCEEDING OF ANY KIND OR DESCRIPTION, WHETHER IN LAW OR EQUITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT OR IN TORT OR OTHERWISE, AGAINST THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, ANY LENDER, THE L/C ISSUER, OR ANY RELATED PARTY OF THE FOREGOING IN ANY WAY RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS RELATING HERETO OR THERETO, IN ANY FORUM OTHER THAN THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SITTING IN NEW YORK COUNTY AND OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT OF THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, AND ANY APPELLATE COURT FROM ANY THEREOF, AND EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION OF SUCH COURTS  AND AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS IN RESPECT OF ANY SUCH ACTION, LITIGATION 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, LITIGATION 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 ANY OTHER LOAN PARTY OR ITS PROPERTIES IN THE COURTS OF ANY JURISDICTION.
(c)    WAIVER OF VENUE.  THE BORROWER AND EACH OTHER LOAN PARTY 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 

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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 11.02.  NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT WILL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF ANY PARTY HERETO TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW.
11.15    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.
11.16    No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility.  In connection with all aspects of each transaction contemplated hereby (including in connection with any amendment, waiver or other modification hereof or of any other Loan Document), the Borrower and each other Loan Party acknowledges and agrees, and acknowledges its Affiliates’ understanding, that: (i) (A) the arranging and other services regarding this Agreement provided by the Administrative Agent, the Arranger, and the Lenders are arm’s-length commercial transactions between the Borrower, each other Loan Party and their respective Affiliates, on the one hand, and the Administrative Agent, the Arranger, and the Lenders, on the other hand, (B) the Borrower and the other Loan Parties has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it has deemed appropriate, and (C) the Borrower and each other Loan Party is capable of evaluating, and understands and accepts, the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the other Loan Documents; (ii) (A) the Administrative Agent, the Arranger and each Lender is and has been acting solely as a principal and, except as expressly agreed in writing by the relevant parties, has not been, is not, and will not be acting as an advisor, agent or fiduciary for the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any of their respective Affiliates, or any other Person and (B) neither the Administrative Agent, the Arranger nor any Lender has any obligation to the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any of their respective Affiliates with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby except those obligations expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents; and (iii) the Administrative Agent, the Arranger and the Lenders and their respective Affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Borrower, the other Loan Parties and their respective Affiliates, and neither the Administrative Agent, the Arranger, nor any Lender has any obligation to disclose any of such interests to the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any of their respective Affiliates.  To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Borrower and each other 

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Loan Party hereby waives and releases any claims that it may have against the Administrative Agent, the Arranger or any Lender with respect to any breach or alleged breach of agency or fiduciary duty in connection with any aspect of any transaction contemplated hereby.
11.17    Electronic Execution of Assignments and Certain Other Documents.  The words “execute,” “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” and words of like import in any Assignment and Assumption or in any amendment or other modification hereof (including waivers and consents) shall be deemed to include electronic signatures, the electronic matching of assignment terms and contract formations on electronic platforms approved by the Administrative Agent, 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.
11.18    USA PATRIOT Act.  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 Loan Parties that pursuant to the requirements of the USA PATRIOT Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)) (the “Act”), it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each Loan Party, which information includes the name and address of each Loan Party and other information that will allow such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, to identify each Loan Party in accordance with the Act.  The Loan Parties shall, promptly following a request by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, provide all documentation and other information that the Administrative Agent or such Lender requests in order to comply with its ongoing obligations under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the Act.
11.19     Amendment and Restatement; Continuing Obligations.  On the Restatement Effective Date, the Original Credit Agreement shall be amended, restated and superseded in its entirety by this Agreement.  The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that (a) this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, whether executed and delivered in connection herewith or otherwise, do not constitute a novation, payment and reborrowing, or termination of the obligations of the Borrowers under the Original Credit Agreement as in effect prior to the Restatement Effective Date and (b) such obligations are in all respects continuing (as amended and restated hereby) with only the terms thereof being modified as provided in this Agreement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, (i) all “Loans” outstanding under (and as defined in) the Original Credit Agreement shall on the Restatement Effective Date become Loans hereunder, (ii) all other obligations outstanding under the Original Credit Agreement shall on the Restatement Effective Date be obligations under this Agreement and (iii) all references to the “Credit Agreement” contained in any Loan Document shall be deemed to refer to this Agreement.







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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.
	
					
	 

	 
	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
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	AMERICAN RESIDENTIAL LEASING 
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	AMERICAN RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES, 
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	AMERICAN RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES, 
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	AMERICAN RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES 
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