exv10w5






Exhibit
10.5




Execution Copy




      

 




AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AND SECURITY AGREEMENT




dated as of



June 10, 2008



among



AMERESCO, INC.,



as Borrower,



THE GUARANTORS PARTY HERETO,



THE LENDERS FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY HERETO,




and



BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.



as Administrative Agent



      

 




 









 





TABLE OF CONTENTS




	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Page
	Article I Definitions
	 	 	1	 
	 
	1.1 Defined Terms
	 	 	1	 
	1.2 Terms Generally
	 	 	21	 
	1.3 Accounting Terms; GAAP
	 	 	21	 
	1.4 Joint and Several Obligations; Designated Financial Officers
	 	 	22	 
	1.5 Letter of Credit Amounts
	 	 	22	 
	 
	Article II The Credits
	 	 	22	 
	 
	2.1 Revolving Loans
	 	 	22	 
	2.2 [Reserved.]
	 	 	24	 
	2.3 LIBOR Borrowings
	 	 	24	 
	2.4 Letters of Credit
	 	 	26	 
	2.5 Loans and Borrowings; Funding of Borrowings
	 	 	31	 
	2.6 Swing Loan Facility
	 	 	32	 
	2.7 Expiration, Termination or Reduction of Commitments
	 	 	35	 
	2.8 Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Set-Offs; Collection
	 	 	35	 
	2.9 Prepayment of Loans
	 	 	37	 
	2.10 Fees
	 	 	40	 
	2.11 Increased Costs
	 	 	41	 
	2.12 Taxes
	 	 	42	 
	2.13 Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders
	 	 	42	 
	 
	Article III Guarantee by Guarantors
	 	 	43	 
	 
	3.1 The Guarantee
	 	 	43	 
	3.2 Obligations Unconditional
	 	 	43	 
	3.3 Reinstatement
	 	 	44	 
	3.4 Subrogation
	 	 	44	 
	3.5 Remedies
	 	 	44	 
	3.6 Instrument for the Payment of Money
	 	 	44	 
	3.7 Continuing Guarantee
	 	 	45	 
	3.8 General Limitation on Amount of Obligations Guaranteed
	 	 	45	 
	 
	Article IV The Collateral
	 	 	45	 
	 
	4.1 Grant of Security Interest
	 	 	45	 
	4.2 Special Warranties and Covenants of the Credit Parties
	 	 	47	 
	4.3 Fixtures, etc
	 	 	49	 
	4.4 Right of Agent to Dispose of Collateral, etc
	 	 	49	 
	4.5 Right of Agent to Use and Operate Collateral, etc
	 	 	50	 
	4.6 Proceeds of Collateral
	 	 	50	 
	 
	Article V Representations and Warranties
	 	 	51	 
	 
	5.1 Organization; Powers
	 	 	51	 
	5.2 Authorization; Enforceability
	 	 	51	 
	5.3 Governmental Approvals; No Conflicts
	 	 	51	 
	5.4 Financial Condition; No Material Adverse Change
	 	 	51	 






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	5.5 Properties
	 	 	52	 
	5.6 Litigation and Environmental Matters
	 	 	53	 
	5.7 Compliance with Laws and Agreements
	 	 	53	 
	5.8 Investment and Holding Company Status
	 	 	53	 
	5.9 Taxes
	 	 	53	 
	5.10 ERISA
	 	 	54	 
	5.11 Disclosure
	 	 	54	 
	5.12 Capitalization
	 	 	54	 
	5.13 Subsidiaries
	 	 	54	 
	5.14 Material Indebtedness, Liens and Agreements
	 	 	55	 
	5.15 Federal Reserve Regulations
	 	 	55	 
	5.16 Solvency
	 	 	56	 
	5.17 Force Majeure
	 	 	56	 
	5.18 Accounts Receivable
	 	 	56	 
	5.19 Labor and Employment Matters
	 	 	57	 
	5.20 Bank Accounts
	 	 	57	 
	5.21 Matters Relating to the Special Purpose Subsidiaries
	 	 	57	 
	5.22 Matters Relating to Inactive Subsidiaries
	 	 	58	 
	5.23 OFAC
	 	 	58	 
	5.24 Patriot Act
	 	 	58	 
	 
	Article VI Conditions
	 	 	58	 
	 
	6.1 Effective Time
	 	 	58	 
	6.2 Each Extension of Credit
	 	 	60	 
	 
	Article VII Affirmative Covenants
	 	 	61	 
	 
	7.1 Financial Statements and Other Information
	 	 	61	 
	7.2 Notices of Material Events
	 	 	63	 
	7.3 Existence; Conduct of Business
	 	 	63	 
	7.4 Payment of Obligations
	 	 	63	 
	7.5 Maintenance of Properties; Insurance
	 	 	64	 
	7.6 Books and Records; Inspection Rights
	 	 	64	 
	7.7 Fiscal Year
	 	 	64	 
	7.8 Compliance with Laws
	 	 	64	 
	7.9 Use of Proceeds
	 	 	64	 
	7.10 Certain Obligations Respecting Subsidiaries; Additional Guarantors
	 	 	65	 
	7.11 ERISA
	 	 	65	 
	7.12 Environmental Matters; Reporting
	 	 	65	 
	7.13 Matters Relating to Additional Real Property Collateral
	 	 	66	 
	 
	Article VIII Negative Covenants
	 	 	66	 
	 
	8.1 Indebtedness
	 	 	66	 
	8.2 Liens
	 	 	67	 
	8.3 Contingent Liabilities
	 	 	68	 
	8.4 Fundamental Changes; Asset Sales
	 	 	69	 
	8.5 Investments; Hedging Agreements
	 	 	71	 






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	8.6 Restricted Junior Payments
	 	 	72	 
	8.7 Transactions with Affiliates
	 	 	72	 
	8.8 Restrictive Agreements
	 	 	73	 
	8.9 Sale-Leaseback Transactions
	 	 	73	 
	8.10 Certain Financial Covenants
	 	 	73	 
	8.11 Lines of Business
	 	 	74	 
	8.12 Other Indebtedness
	 	 	74	 
	8.13 Modifications of Certain Documents
	 	 	74	 
	8.14 Transactions with Foreign Subsidiaries, Special Purpose Subsidiaries and
Inactive Subsidiaries
	 	 	74	 
	 
	Article IX Events of Default
	 	 	74	 
	 
	9.1 Events of Default
	 	 	74	 
	9.2 Rights and Remedies Upon any Event of Default
	 	 	76	 
	9.3 Receivership
	 	 	77	 
	 
	Article X The Agent
	 	 	78	 
	 
	10.1 Appointment and Authorization
	 	 	78	 
	10.2 Agent’s Rights as Lender
	 	 	78	 
	10.3 Duties As Expressly Stated
	 	 	78	 
	10.4 Reliance By Agent
	 	 	79	 
	10.5 Action Through Sub-Agents
	 	 	79	 
	10.6 Resignation of Agent and Appointment of Successor Agent
	 	 	79	 
	10.7 Lenders’ Independent Decisions
	 	 	80	 
	10.8 Indemnification
	 	 	80	 
	10.9 No Other Duties, Etc
	 	 	81	 
	10.10 Agent May File Proofs of Claim
	 	 	81	 
	10.11 Guaranty Matters
	 	 	81	 
	10.12 Collateral Matters
	 	 	82	 
	 
	Article XI Miscellaneous
	 	 	83	 
	 
	11.1 Notices
	 	 	83	 
	11.2 Waivers; Amendments
	 	 	85	 
	11.3 Expenses; Indemnity: Damage Waiver
	 	 	86	 
	11.4 Successors and Assigns
	 	 	88	 
	11.5 Survival
	 	 	91	 
	11.6 Counterparts; Integration; References to Agreement; Effectiveness
	 	 	91	 
	11.7 Severability
	 	 	91	 
	11.8 Right of Setoff
	 	 	91	 
	11.9 Subordination by Credit Parties
	 	 	92	 
	11.10 Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process
	 	 	92	 
	11.11 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL
	 	 	93	 
	11.12 Headings
	 	 	93	 
	11.13 Release of Collateral and Guarantees
	 	 	93	 
	11.14 Confidentiality
	 	 	93	 
	11.15 Payments Set Aside
	 	 	94	 






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	11.16 No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility
	 	 	94	 
	11.17 Electronic Execution of Assignments and Certain Other Documents
	 	 	94	 
	11.18 USA Patriot Act Notice
	 	 	95	 






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SCHEDULES AND EXHIBITS




	 	 	 
	Schedule A

	 	AutoBorrow Agreement
	Schedule 1.1

	 	Material Owned Properties
	Schedule 1.4

	 	Designated Financial Officers
	Schedule 2.1

	 	Lenders and Commitments
	Schedule 2.4

	 	Existing Letters of Credit
	Schedule 4.2

	 	Websites and Domain Names
	Schedule 4.3

	 	Fixtures
	Schedule 5.3

	 	Governmental Approvals; No Conflicts
	Schedule 5.4

	 	Financial Condition; No Material Adverse Changes
	Schedule 5.5

	 	Properties; Proprietary Rights; Real Property Assets
	Schedule 5.6

	 	Litigation and Environmental Matters
	Schedule 5.7

	 	Compliance with Laws and Agreements
	Schedule 5.9

	 	Taxes
	Schedule 5.10

	 	Pension Plans
	Schedule 5.12

	 	Capitalization
	Schedule 5.13

	 	Subsidiaries
	Schedule 5.14

	 	Material Indebtedness, Liens and Agreements
	Schedule 5.19

	 	Labor and Employment Matters
	Schedule 5.20

	 	Bank Accounts
	Schedule 8.1

	 	Existing Indebtedness
	Schedule 8.5

	 	Existing Investments
	Schedule 8.7

	 	Transactions with Affiliates
	Schedule 8.8

	 	Restrictive Agreements
	 
	Exhibit A-1

	 	Form of Revolving Credit Note
	Exhibit A-2

	 	Form of Swing Loan Note
	Exhibit B

	 	Form of Advance Request
	Exhibit C

	 	Form of Perfection Certificate
	Exhibit D

	 	Form of Compliance Certificate
	Exhibit E

	 	Form of Amended and Restated Pledge Agreement
	Exhibit F

	 	[Reserved]
	Exhibit G

	 	[Reserved]
	Exhibit H

	 	Form of Opinion of Counsel to the Borrower
	Exhibit I

	 	Form of Solvency Certificate
	Exhibit J

	 	Form of Assignment and Assumption






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AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AND SECURITY AGREEMENT




     THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AND SECURITY AGREEMENT dated as of June 10, 2008 (this
“Agreement”) is by and among AMERESCO, INC., a Delaware corporation, as borrower, THE GUARANTORS
PARTY HERETO, THE LENDERS FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY HERETO, and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as
Administrative Agent.



     This Agreement amends and restates that certain Credit and Security Agreement dated as of
December 29, 2004, as amended (the “Prior Credit Agreement”), by and among the Borrower, the
guarantors party thereto, the lenders party thereto and Bank of America, N.A. (as successor by
merger to Fleet National Bank).



     The parties hereto agree as follows:



ARTICLE I




Definitions



     1.1 Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings specified
below:



     “Additional Mortgage” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 7.13(a).



     “Additional Mortgaged Property” means any Real Property Asset that is now owned or
leased, or hereinafter acquired, by the Credit Parties, which: (i) is of material value as
Collateral or of material importance to the operations of the Credit Parties (taken as a whole),
and (ii) the Agent determines to acquire a Mortgage on following the Restatement Date.



     “Administrative Questionnaire” means an Administrative Questionnaire in a form
supplied by the Agent.



     “Advance Request” means a request for a Borrowing satisfying the requirements of
Section 2.1(b) and substantially in the form of Exhibit B annexed hereto.



     “Affiliate” means, with respect to a specified Person, another Person that Controls or
is Controlled by or is under common Control with the Person specified; provided, that, for
purposes of this Agreement, no Core Domestic Ameresco Company shall be deemed to be an Affiliate of
any other Core Domestic Ameresco Company.



     “Agent” means Bank of America, N.A. in its capacity as administrative agent for the
Lenders hereunder, together with its successors and assigns in such capacity.



     “Aggregate Deficiency” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.8(c).



     “Ameresco Canada” means Ameresco Canada, Inc., a company organized under the laws of
Ontario, Canada.



     “Ameresco Huntington Beach” means Ameresco Huntington Beach, LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company.



     “Ameresco Federal Solutions” means Ameresco Federal Solutions, Inc., a Delaware
corporation.



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     “AmerescoSolutions” means AmerescoSolutions, Inc., a North Carolina corporation.



     “Applicable Margin” and “Applicable Unused Fee Rate” means, for any Type of
Loans the following percentages per annum:



	 	 	 	 	 
	Applicable Margin Base	 	(% per annum)	 	Applicable Unused Fee Rate
	Rate Loans	 	LIBOR Loans	 	(% per annum)
	0.25%
	 	1.75%
	 	0.375%






     “Applicable Percentage” means when referenced with respect to any Lender, the
percentage of the total Commitments represented by such Lender’s Commitment.



     “Applicable Recipient” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.8(d).



     “Assignee Group” means two or more Eligible Assignees that are Affiliates of one
another.



     “Assignment and Assumption” means an assignment and assumption entered into by a
Lender and an assignee (with the consent of any party whose consent is required by Section 11.4),
and accepted by the Agent, in the form of Exhibit J annexed hereto or any other form
approved by the Agent which complies with the provisions of Section 11.4.



     “AutoBorrow Agreement” means that certain agreement dated as of October 19, 2007
between the Borrower and Bank of America, N.A., a copy of which is attached as Schedule A
hereto. For the avoidance of doubt, in the event that Bank of America, N.A. shall cease to be the
sole Lender hereunder, the AutoBorrow Agreement shall be deemed to be terminated.



     “Bank of America” means Bank of America, N.A. and its successors.



     “Bank Product Obligations” means all present and future liabilities, obligations and
Indebtedness of the Credit Parties owing to the Agent, any Affiliate of the Agent or any Lender
under or in connection with any cash management or related services or products provided by the
Agent, any Affiliate of the Agent or any Lender to or for the account of the Credit Parties,
including, without limitation, liabilities, obligations or Indebtedness in respect of automated
clearing house and other fund transfers, checks, money orders, drafts, instruments, funds, payments
and other items and forms of remittances paid, deposited or otherwise credited to any deposit,
disbursement or other account of any Credit Party, any overdraft or other extension of credit made
to cover any funds transfer, check, draft, instrument or amount paid for the account or benefit of
any Credit Party, and all fees, charges, indemnities, expenses and other amounts from time to time
owing to the Agent, any Affiliate of the Agent or any Lender in connection therewith (all whether
accruing before or after the commencement of any bankruptcy proceeding by or against any Credit
Party and regardless of whether allowed as a claim in any such proceeding).



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



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     “Board” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United
States of America.



     “Borrower” means Ameresco, Inc., a Delaware corporation.



     “Borrowing” means Loans of the same Type, made, converted or continued on the same
date and, in the case of LIBOR Loans, as to which a single Interest Period is in effect.



     “Boston Capital” means Boston Capital Institutional Advisor, certain Affiliates
thereof and investors therein.



     “Business Day” means any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which
commercial banks in Boston, Massachusetts are authorized or required by law to remain closed;
provided that, when used in connection with a LIBOR Loan, the term “Business Day”
shall also exclude any day on which banks are not open for dealings in U.S. dollar deposits in the
London interbank market.



     “Canadian Subsidiaries” means each of Ameresco Canada, Ameresco Quebec, Inc. and any
other subsidiary of the Borrower organized under the laws of Canada or any jurisdiction within
Canada other than Non-Core Energy Subsidiaries.



     “Capital Expenditures” means, for any period, the sum for the Core Ameresco Companies
(determined on a consolidated basis without duplication in accordance with GAAP) of the aggregate
amount of cash payments in respect of expenditures made during such period to acquire or construct
fixed assets, plant and equipment (including renewals, improvements and replacements, but excluding
repairs) computed in accordance with GAAP; provided that such term shall not include any
such expenditures in connection with any replacement or repair of Property affected by a Casualty
Event.



     “Capital Lease Obligations” of any Person means the obligations of such Person to pay
rent or other amounts under any lease of (or other arrangement conveying the right to use) real or
personal property, or a combination thereof, which obligations are required to be classified and
accounted for as capital leases on a balance sheet of such Person under GAAP, and the amount of
such obligations shall be the capitalized amount thereof determined in accordance with GAAP.



     “Cash Flow” means for any fiscal period, (a) EBITDA of the Core Ameresco Companies for
such period minus (b) the sum of the following for the Core Ameresco Companies of (i)
Capital Expenditures made during such fiscal period, (ii) the aggregate amount paid in cash in
respect of income, franchise, real estate and other like taxes during such fiscal period, and (iii)
dividends, withdrawals and other distributions paid in cash by the Core Ameresco Companies during
such fiscal period.



     “Casualty Event” means, with respect to any Property of any Person, any loss of or
damage to, or any condemnation or other taking of, such Property for which such Person or any of
its Subsidiaries receives insurance proceeds, or proceeds of a condemnation award or other
compensation.



     “Change in Law” means (a) the adoption of any law, rule or regulation after the
Restatement Date, (b) any change after the Restatement Date in any law, rule or regulation or in
the interpretation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority or (c) compliance by any
Lender or the Issuing Lender (or, for purposes of subsection 2.11(b), by any lending office of such
Lender or by such Lender’s or the Issuing Lender’s holding company, if any) with any request,
guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law), other than a request or directive
to comply with any law, rule or regulation in effect on the Restatement Date, of any Governmental
Authority made or issued after the Restatement Date.



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     “Change of Control” means the occurrence of any of the following: (a) any Person (or
group of Persons acting in concert) other than the Sakellaris Group or Boston Capital shall acquire
or own more than 10% of the outstanding capital stock of the Borrower; or (b) the failure of the
Borrower to own, directly or indirectly through one or more Subsidiaries, 100% of the outstanding
capital stock of each of the other Credit Parties; or (c) the failure of the Borrower to own,
directly or indirectly through one or more Subsidiaries, at least 90% of the outstanding capital
stock of each of the Canadian Subsidiaries; or (d) the sale of all or substantially all of the
business or assets of any Credit Party or Canadian Subsidiary; or (e) George Sakellaris shall for
any reason cease to serve in his present capacity as Chief Executive Officer of the Borrower and
the Borrower shall fail within one hundred twenty (120) days of the date that Mr. Sakellaris ceases
to serve in such capacity, to retain a replacement for Mr. Sakellaris who is reasonably acceptable
to the Agent.



     “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.



     “Collateral” means, collectively, all of the Property in which Liens are purported to
be granted hereunder and under the other Loan Documents as security for the Obligations of the
Credit Parties hereunder.



     “Collateral Documents” means, collectively, the Pledge Agreement and all other
agreements, instruments and documents (other than this Agreement) now or hereafter executed and
delivered in connection with this Agreement pursuant to which Liens are granted or purported to be
granted to the Agent in Collateral securing all or part of the Obligations, each in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent.



     “Commitments” means (a) for all Lenders, the aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments of
all Lenders, and (b) for each Lender the aggregate of such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment.



     “Competitor” means each of Siemens AG, Johnson Controls, Inc., Honeywell
International, Inc. and Chevron Corporation and each of their Subsidiaries.



     “Compliance Certificate” means a certificate signed by a Designated Financial Officer,
in substantially the form of Exhibit D annexed hereto, (a) certifying as to whether a
Default has occurred and, if a Default has occurred, specifying the details thereof and any action
taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto, (b) setting forth reasonably detailed
calculations demonstrating compliance with Section 8.10, (c) setting forth in reasonable detail all
adjustments to the consolidated financial statements of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries necessary
to reflect the exclusion of all Subsidiaries of the Borrower other than the Core Ameresco Companies
from the financial covenant calculations set forth therein, and (d) stating whether any change in
GAAP or in the application thereof has occurred since the date of the audited financial statements
referred to in Section 5.4 and, if any such change has occurred, specifying the effect of such
change on the financial statements accompanying such certificate.



     “Construction Completion and Cost Overrun Guaranty” means, in connection with any
Renewable Energy Project, a guaranty of (i) the completion and operation of such Renewable Energy
Project on or prior to the date set forth in such guaranty and (ii) the payment of all construction
costs and expenses related to such Renewable Energy Project in excess of the proposed budget for
such Renewable Energy Project.



     “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. A Person who owns or holds capital stock, beneficial interests
or other securities representing ten percent (10%) or



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more of the Total Voting Power of another Person shall be deemed, for purposes of this
Agreement, to “control” such other Person.




     “Control Agreement” means, with respect to any deposit or securities account of any
Credit Party, a control agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent,
executed and delivered by such Credit Party, the financial institution at which such account is
maintained and the Agent, as any such agreement may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified
from time to time.



     “Controlled Account “ has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 4.3(a).



     “Copyrights” means all copyrights, whether statutory or common law, owned by or
assigned to the Credit Parties, and all exclusive and nonexclusive licenses to the Credit Parties
from third parties or rights to use copyrights owned by such third parties, including, without
limitation, the registrations, applications and licenses listed on Schedule 5.5 hereto,
along with any and all (a) renewals and extensions thereof, (b) income, royalties, damages, claims
and payments now and hereafter due and/or payable with respect thereto, including, without
limitation, damages and payments for past, present or future infringements thereof, (c) rights to
sue for past, present and future infringements thereof, and (d) foreign copyrights and any other
rights corresponding thereto throughout the world.



     “Core Ameresco Companies” means the Core Domestic Ameresco Companies and the Canadian
Subsidiaries.



     “Core Domestic Ameresco Companies” means each of the Credit Parties. “Credit Parties”
means the Borrower and the Guarantors.



     “Debt Service” means, for any period, the sum, for the Core Ameresco Companies
(determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP) of (a) all regularly scheduled
principal payments, as such amounts may be adjusted from time to time by reason of any prepayments,
of Indebtedness (including the principal component of any payments in respect of Capital Lease
Obligations), but excluding any prepayments pursuant to Section 2.9 made during such period and any
principal payments in respect of the Revolving Loans made during such period, plus (b) all
Interest Expense for such period.



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



     “Default” means any event or condition which constitutes an Event of Default or which
upon notice, lapse of time or both would, unless cured or waived, become an Event of Default.



     “Designated Financial Officer” means an individual holding one or more of the
following offices with the Borrower or otherwise having executive responsibilities for financial
matters and listed in Schedule 1.4 hereto: chief financial officer, principal accounting
officer, treasurer, assistant treasurer or controller.



     “Disclosed Matters” means the actions, suits and proceedings and the environmental
matters disclosed in Schedule 5.6.



     “Disposition” means any sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition of any
property (whether now owned or hereafter acquired) by any Credit Party to any Person other than to
another Credit Party excluding (a) the granting of Liens to the Agent and Lenders and other Liens
permitted hereunder, (b) any



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sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition by any Credit Party of the equity interests of
any Special Purpose Subsidiary (other than the Hawaii Joint Venture), and (c) any sale, assignment,
transfer or other disposition of (i) any property sold or disposed of in the ordinary course of
business and on ordinary business terms, (ii) any property no longer used or useful in the business
of the Credit Parties and (iii) any Collateral pursuant to an exercise of remedies by the Agent
hereunder or under any other Loan Document.




     “EBITDA” means, for any period, (a) the net income of the Core Ameresco Companies
(determined on a consolidated basis without duplication in accordance with GAAP) for such period,
plus (b) to the extent deducted in calculating net income of the Core Ameresco Companies (i) income
taxes accrued during such period, (ii) Interest Expense during such period, (iii) depreciation and
amortization for such period, (iv) except to the extent paid in cash by the Core Ameresco
Companies, loss attributable to equity in Affiliates which are not Subsidiaries for such period,
(v) extraordinary or unusual losses during such period (it being understood that any payment
required to be made by any Core Ameresco Company in respect of any Renewable Energy Project
Guaranty Liability shall reduce net income of the Core Ameresco Companies and shall not be added
back to EBITDA as an extraordinary loss), (vi) non-recurring items, fees and expenses associated
with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (provided, that the aggregate amount
added back pursuant to this clause (b)(vi) shall not exceed $600,000 after the Effective Time), and
(vii) the aggregate amount received in cash by the Core Ameresco Companies during such fiscal
period in respect of regularly scheduled dividends or distributions from the Special Purpose
Subsidiaries, calculated and paid in accordance with the organizational documents of such Special
Purpose Subsidiaries and included as net income of the Core Ameresco Companies under GAAP for such
fiscal period (provided, that the amount added back pursuant to this clause (vii) shall not
include any amounts received by the Core Ameresco Companies in connection with any sale, transfer
or other disposition of assets or equity interests of any Special Purpose Subsidiary);
minus (c) to the extent such items were added in calculating net income of the Core
Ameresco Companies (i) extraordinary or unusual gains during such period and (ii) proceeds received
during such period in respect of Casualty Events, Dispositions and any sale, assignment, transfer
or other disposition by any Credit Party of the equity interests of any Special Purpose Subsidiary.
For purposes of calculating EBITDA for any period during which a Permitted Acquisition is
consummated, EBITDA shall be adjusted in a manner proposed by the Borrower and reasonably
satisfactory to the Agent to reflect certain expense deductions in connection with such Permitted
Acquisition.



     “Effective Time” means the time at which the conditions specified in Section 6.1 are
satisfied (or waived in accordance with Section 11.2).



     “Eligible Assignee” means any Person that meets the requirements to be an assignee
under Sections 11.4(b)(iii), 11.4(b)(v) and 11.4(b)(vi) (subject to consents, if any, as may be
required under Section 11.4(b)(iii)).



     “Energy Conservation Financing Collateral” means all rights of any Credit Party in and
to task orders or contracts which are subject to a security interest in favor of the Energy
Conservation Project Financing Agent in connection with any Energy Conservation Project Financing.



     “Energy Conservation Projects” means (i) any energy conservation project conducted by
any Credit Party pursuant to an Energy Savings Performance Contract between such Credit Party any
governmental entity and/or an agency thereof and (ii) any energy conservation project conducted by
a Credit Party for a non-governmental entity on terms substantially similar to the projects
described in clause (i) of this definition.



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     “Energy Conservation Project Financing” means the bond financing arrangements or
master purchase agreements and assignment schedules or similar financing arrangements entered into
by any Credit Party from time to time with the Energy Conservation Project Financing Agent to
finance the construction and completion of the Energy Conservation Projects.



     “Energy Conservation Project Financing Agent” means the financial institution acting
in the capacity of agent or trustee for itself and/or other lenders or bondholders in connection
with any Energy Conservation Project Financing.



     “Environmental Laws” means all applicable laws, rules, regulations, codes, ordinances,
orders, decrees, judgments, injunctions, notices or binding agreements issued, promulgated or
entered into by any Governmental Authority, relating in any way to the environment, preservation or
reclamation of natural resources, the management, release or threatened release of any Hazardous
Material or to health and safety matters.



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



     “Equity Rights” means, with respect to any Person, any subscriptions, options,
warrants, commitments, preemptive rights or agreements of any kind (including any stockholders’ or
voting trust agreements) for the issuance or sale of, or securities convertible into, any
additional shares of capital stock of any class, or partnership or other ownership interests of any
type in, such Person.



     “ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from
time to time.



     “ERISA Affiliate” means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) that,
together with the Credit Parties, is treated as a single employer within the meaning of Section
414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of any liability
related to a Multiemployer Plan under Title IV of ERISA, the term “ERISA Affiliate” means any trade
or business that, together with the Credit Parties, is treated as a single employer within the
meaning of Section 4001(b) of ERISA.



     “ERISA Event” means (a) a “reportable event”, as defined in Section 4043 of ERISA or
the regulations issued thereunder for which the notice requirement has not been waived with respect
to any Pension Plan, (b) the existence with respect to any Pension Plan of an “accumulated funding
deficiency” (as defined in Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA), whether or not waived,
(c) the filing pursuant to Section 412(d) of the Code or Section 303(d) of ERISA of an application
for a waiver of the minimum funding standard with respect to any Pension Plan, (d) the incurrence
by any Credit Party or any ERISA Affiliate of any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to
the termination of any Pension Plan, (e) the receipt by any Credit Party or any ERISA Affiliate
from the PBGC or plan administrator of any notice relating to an intention to terminate any Pension
Plan or Pension Plans or to appoint a trustee to administer any Pension Plan, or (f) the receipt by
any Credit Party or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, or the receipt by any Multiemployer Plan
from any Credit Party or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice of Withdrawal Liability or a
determination that a Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected to be, insolvent or in reorganization,
within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA.



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



	 	 	 	 
	Eurodollar Rate =
	 	Eurodollar Base Rate
	 	 	 
	 	1.00 — Eurodollar Reserve Percentage






     Where,




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




“Eurodollar Reserve Percentage” means, for any day during any Interest Period, the
reserve percentage (expressed as a decimal, carried out to five decimal places) in effect on
such day, whether or not applicable to any Lender, under regulations issued from time to
time by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States for
determining the maximum reserve requirement (including any emergency, supplemental or other
marginal reserve requirement) with respect to Eurocurrency funding (currently referred to as
“Eurocurrency liabilities”). The Eurodollar Rate for each outstanding Eurodollar Rate Loan
shall be adjusted automatically as of the effective date of any change in the Eurodollar
Reserve Percentage.



     “Event of Default” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.1.



     “Excluded Taxes” means, with respect to the Agent, any Lender, the Issuing Lender or
any other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any Obligation hereunder, (a)
income, net worth or franchise taxes imposed on (or measured by) its net income or net worth by the
United States of America, or by the jurisdiction under the laws of which such recipient is
organized or in which its principal office is located or, in the case of any Lender, in which its
lending office is located or in which it is taxable solely on account of some connection other than
the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement or the receipt of income hereunder, (b)
any branch profits taxes imposed by the United States of America or any similar tax imposed by any
other jurisdiction in which the Borrower is located and (c) in the case of a Foreign Lender, any
withholding tax that is imposed on amounts payable to such Foreign Lender at the time such Foreign
Lender becomes a party to this Agreement or is attributable to such Foreign Lender’s failure or
inability to comply with Section 2.12(e), except to the extent that such Foreign Lender’s assignor
(if any) was entitled, at the time of assignment, to receive additional amounts from the Borrower
with respect to such withholding tax pursuant to Section 2.12(a).



     “Exelon Acquisition Agreement” means the Agreement for Purchase of Membership
Interests dated as of June 25, 2004 by and between the Borrower and Exelon Services, Inc. relating
to the acquisition by the Borrower on or about June 25, 2004 of 100% of the outstanding membership
interests of Solutions Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, from Exelon Services,
Inc.



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     “Existing Debt” means (i) Indebtedness of the Credit Parties existing as of the
Effective Time which is being repaid in full with the proceeds of the Loans made by the Lenders at
the Effective Time and (ii) Indebtedness of the Credit Parties existing as of the Effective Time
which is permitted to remain outstanding after the Effective Time under Section 8.1 and is listed
on Schedule 8.1 hereto.



     “Existing Letters of Credit” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.4(a).



     “FAC Regulations” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.24.



     “FCPA” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.24.



     “Federal Funds Effective 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 Effective 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 Effective 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 Agent.



     “Fee Letter” means the letter agreement dated as of June 10, 2008 by and between the
Borrower and the Agent, describing certain fees to be paid by the Credit Parties in connection with
the credit facility established by this Agreement.



     “First Priority” means, with respect to any Lien purported to be created in any
Collateral pursuant to any Collateral Document, that such Lien is the most senior Lien (other than
Permitted Liens) to which such Collateral is subject.



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



     “Foreign Office” means with respect to any Lender, an office of such Lender located
outside of the United States of America.



     “Foreign Subsidiaries” means each Subsidiary of the Borrower organized under the laws
of a jurisdiction other than the United States of America.



     “Funding Subsidiaries” means each of Ameresco Funding I, LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company; Ameresco Funding II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company; Ameresco Funding
III, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company; Ameresco Funding IV, LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company; Speen Street Holdings I, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company; Speen Street
Holdings II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company; Speen Street Holdings III, LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company; and Speen Street Holdings IV, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.



     “GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America.



     “Governmental Authority” means the government of the United States of America, any
other nation or any political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any agency,
authority,




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instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive,
legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to
government.




     “Guarantee” means a guarantee, an endorsement, a contingent agreement to purchase or
to furnish funds for the payment or maintenance of, or otherwise to be or become contingently
liable under or with respect to, the Indebtedness, other obligations, net worth, working capital or
earnings of any Person, or a guarantee of the payment of dividends or other distributions upon the
stock or equity interests of any Person, or an agreement to purchase, sell or lease (as lessee or
lessor) property, products, materials, supplies or services primarily for the purpose of enabling a
debtor to make payment of such debtor’s obligations or an agreement to assure a creditor against
loss, and including, without limitation, causing a bank or other financial institution to issue a
letter of credit or other similar instrument for the benefit of another Person, but excluding
endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business. The terms
“Guarantee” and “Guaranteed” used as a verb shall have a correlative meaning. The
amount of any Guarantee shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount
of the primary obligations in respect of which such Guarantee is made or, if not stated or
determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof (assuming such Person
is required to perform thereunder).



     “Guarantors” means, collectively, each Subsidiary of the Borrower party hereto as a
guarantor at the Effective Time and each other Person which becomes a guarantor hereunder after the
Effective Time.



     “Guaranty” means Article 3 of this Agreement.



     “Hawaii Joint Venture” means the Investment by Ameresco Hawaii LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company, in 99% of the equity interests of Ameresco/ Pacific Energy JV, a Hawaii general
partnership for the purpose of engaging in the performance of work and services related to the
completion of the Hawaii Project.



     “Hawaii Project” means the development, implementation and construction of energy
performance measures and/or construction management services for the State of Hawaii or agencies or
instrumentalities thereof, including, without limitation, the Housing & Community Development
Corporation of Hawaii at one or more properties owned or operated by such entities.



     “Hazardous Materials” means all explosive or radioactive substances or wastes and all
hazardous or toxic substances, wastes or other pollutants, including petroleum or petroleum
distillates, asbestos or asbestos containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas,
infectious or medical wastes and all other substances or wastes of any nature, in each case
regulated or subject to regulation pursuant to any Environmental Law.



     “Hedging Agreement” means any interest rate protection agreement, foreign currency
exchange agreement, commodity price protection agreement or other interest or currency exchange
rate or commodity price hedging arrangement.



     “Huntington Beach Receivables Financing” means the transaction pursuant to which (i)
the Borrower and Ameresco Huntington Beach sold certain accounts receivable to the Funding
Subsidiaries and (ii) the Funding Subsidiaries financed their acquisition of such accounts
receivable by issuing $12,279,000 principal amount of 4.875% Receivables-Backed Notes, Series
Boeing-2004-1 pursuant to that certain Series Boeing-2004-1 Supplemental Indenture dated as of
March 17, 2004 to Master Indenture Relating to Boeing Energy Service Projects dated as of March 17,
2004 between Ameresco Funding I, LLC and Wells Fargo Northwest, National Association as trustee.



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     “Inactive Subsidiaries” means each of the Subsidiaries of the Borrower designated by
the Borrower as an inactive subsidiary on Schedule 5.13 attached hereto as of the Effective
Time and from time to time after the Effective Time.



     “Indebtedness” means, for any Person, without duplication: (a) obligations created,
issued or incurred by such Person for borrowed money (whether by loan, advance, the issuance and
sale of debt securities or the sale of Property to another Person subject to an understanding or
agreement, contingent or otherwise, to repurchase such Property from such Person); (b) obligations
of such Person to pay the deferred purchase or acquisition price of Property or services, other
than trade accounts payable (other than for borrowed money) arising, and accrued expenses and
deferred taxes incurred and paid, in the ordinary course of business; (c) Capital Lease Obligations
of such Person; (d) obligations of such Person in respect of Hedging Agreements; and (e)
obligations of such Person in respect of letters of credit or similar instruments issued or
accepted by banks and other financial institutions for the account of such Person. The
Indebtedness of any Person shall include, without duplication, the Indebtedness of any other entity
(including any partnership in which such Person is a general partner) to the extent such Person is
liable therefor as a result of such Person’s ownership interest in or other relationship with such
entity, except to the extent the terms of such Indebtedness provide that such Person is not liable
therefor.



     “Indemnified Taxes” means all Taxes other than (a) Excluded Taxes and Other Taxes and
(b) amounts constituting penalties or interest imposed with respect to Excluded Taxes or Other
Taxes.



     “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 LC Application and
any other document, agreement and instrument entered into by the Issuing Lender and the Borrower or
in favor of the Issuing Lender and relating to such Letter of Credit.



     “Intercompany Indebtedness” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 11.9.



     “Interest Election Request” means a request by the Borrower to convert or continue a
Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.3.



     “Interest Expense” means, for any period, the sum, without duplication, for the Core
Ameresco Companies (determined on a consolidated basis without duplication in accordance with
GAAP), of the following: (a) all interest in respect of Indebtedness accrued during such period
(whether or not actually paid during such period), but excluding capitalized debt acquisition costs
(including fees and expenses related to this Agreement) and interest that by its terms is “paid in
kind” plus (b) the net amounts payable (or minus the net amounts receivable) in respect of
Hedging Agreements accrued during such period (whether or not actually paid or received during such
period) excluding reimbursement of legal fees and other similar transaction costs and excluding
payments required by reason of the early termination of Hedging Agreements in effect on the date
hereof plus (c) all fees, including letter of credit fees and expenses, (but excluding
reimbursement of legal fees) incurred hereunder during such period.



     “Interest Period” means with respect to any LIBOR Borrowing, the period commencing on
the date of such Borrowing and ending on the numerically corresponding day in the calendar month
that is one, two, three or six months thereafter, as the Borrower may elect; provided, that
(i) if any Interest Period would end on a day other than a Business Day, such Interest Period shall
be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless such next succeeding Business Day would fall
in the next calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding
Business Day and (ii) any



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Interest Period that commences on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for
which there is no numerically corresponding day in the last calendar month of such Interest Period)
shall end on the last Business Day of the last calendar month of such Interest Period. For
purposes hereof, the date of a Borrowing initially shall be the date on which such Borrowing is
made and thereafter shall be the effective date of the most recent conversion or continuation of
such Borrowing. Notwithstanding the foregoing,





     (x) if any Interest Period for any Revolving Credit Borrowing would otherwise
end after the Revolving Credit Maturity Date, such Interest Period shall end on the
Revolving Credit Maturity Date, and




     (y) notwithstanding the foregoing clause (x), no Interest Period shall have a
duration of less than one month and, if the Interest Period for any LIBOR Loan would
otherwise be a shorter period, such Loan shall not be available hereunder as a LIBOR
Loan for such period.



     “Investment” means, for any Person: (a) the acquisition (whether for cash, Property,
services or securities or otherwise) of capital stock, bonds, notes, debentures, partnership,
limited liability company or other ownership interests or other securities of any other Person or
any agreement to make any such acquisition (including, without limitation, any “short sale” or any
sale of any securities at a time when such securities are not owned by the Person entering into
such short sale); (b) the making of any deposit with, or advance, loan or other extension of credit
to, any other Person (including the purchase of Property from another Person subject to an
understanding or agreement, contingent or otherwise, to resell such Property to such Person, but
excluding any such advance, loan or extension of credit representing the purchase price of
inventory or supplies sold by such Person in the ordinary course of business provided that in no
event shall the term of any such inventory or supply advance, loan or extension of credit exceed
270 days); or (c) the entering into of any Guarantee of, or other contingent obligation with
respect to, Indebtedness or other liability of any other Person and (without duplication) any
amount committed to be advanced, loaned or extended to such Person. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
Capital Expenditures shall not be deemed “Investments” for purposes hereof.



     “IP Collateral” means, collectively, the Collateral relating to intellectual property
rights of the Credit Parties hereunder or under any other Loan Document.



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



     “Issuing Lender” means Bank of America or any other Lender designated by the Agent in
its sole discretion, in each case, in its capacity as an issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder.



     “Landlord’s Waiver and Consent” means, with respect to any Leasehold Property, a
letter, certificate or other instrument in writing from the lessor under the related lease, in form
approved by the Agent in its sole discretion.



     “LC Advance” means, with respect to each Lender, such Lender’s funding of its
participation in any LC Disbursement in accordance with its Applicable Percentage.



     “LC Application” means an application and agreement for the issuance or amendment of a
Letter of Credit in the form from time to time in use by the Issuing Lender.



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     “LC 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.



     “LC Deficiency Amount” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.8(c).



     “LC Disbursement” means a payment made by the Issuing Lender pursuant to a Letter of
Credit.



     “LC Expiration Date” means the day that is thirty days prior to the Revolving Credit
Maturity Date then in effect (or, if such day is not a Business Day, the next preceding Business
Day).



     “Leasehold Property” means any leasehold interest of any Credit Party as lessee under
any lease of real property, other than any such leasehold interest designated from time to time by
the Agent in its sole discretion as not being required to be included in the Collateral and not
being of material importance to the business or operations of the Credit Parties.



     “Lenders” means the Persons listed on Schedule 2.1 (including, without
limitation, the Issuing Lender and the Swing Loan Lender) and any other Person that shall have
become a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Acceptance, other than any such Person that
ceases to be a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Acceptance.



     “Letter of Credit” means any letter of credit issued on a standby basis or in support
of trade obligations of the Credit Parties pursuant to this Agreement, including, without
limitation, any Existing Letter of Credit.



     “LIBOR” when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan,
or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to
the Eurodollar Rate.



     “Lien” means, with respect to any asset, (a) any mortgage, deed of trust, lien,
pledge, hypothecation, encumbrance, charge or security interest in, on or of such asset, (b) the
interest of a vendor or a lessor under any conditional sale agreement, capital lease or title
retention agreement (or any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of
the foregoing), other than an operating lease, relating to such asset and (c) in the case of
securities, any purchase option, call or similar right of a third party with respect to such
securities.



     “Loan Documents” means this Agreement, the Revolving Credit Notes, the Collateral
Documents, the Fee Letter, each Issuer Document, the Subordination Agreement and any other
instruments or documents delivered or to be delivered from time to time pursuant to this Agreement,
as the same may be supplemented and amended from time to time in accordance with their respective
terms.



     “Loans” means the Revolving Loans and the Swing Loans.



     “Material Adverse Effect” means, any event, circumstance, happening or condition,
which, in the Agent’s discretion, might reasonably be expected to result in a material adverse
effect on (a) the business, assets, financial condition of the Credit Parties taken as a whole, (b)
the ability of any Credit Party to pay or perform any of its obligations under this Agreement or
the other Loan Documents or (c) any of the rights of or benefits available to the Lenders under
this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.



     “Material Canadian Subsidiary” means any Canadian Subsidiary having assets with a
total book value of greater than or equal to 10% of the total book value of all assets of the Core
Ameresco Companies on a consolidated basis.



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     “Material Indebtedness” means Indebtedness (other than the Loans or Letters of
Credit), including, without limitation, obligations in respect of one or more Hedging Agreements,
in an aggregate principal amount exceeding $1,000,000. For purposes of determining Material
Indebtedness, the “principal amount” of the obligations of any Person in respect of a Hedging
Agreement at any time shall be the maximum aggregate amount (giving effect to any netting
agreements) that such Person would be required to pay if such Hedging Agreement were terminated at
such time.



     “Material Leasehold Property” means a Leasehold Property reasonably determined by the
Agent to be of material value as Collateral or of material importance to the operations of the
Credit Parties (taken as a whole).



     “Material Owned Property” means any real property owned by any Credit Party that is
reasonably determined by the Agent to be of material value as Collateral or of material importance
to the operations of the Credit Parties (taken as a whole) and listed on Schedule 1.1
hereto.



     “Material Rental Obligations” means obligations of the Credit Parties to pay rent
under any one or more operating leases with respect to any real or personal property that is
material to the business of the Credit Parties (taken as a whole).



     “Mortgage” means a security instrument (whether designated as a deed of trust or a
mortgage, leasehold mortgage, assignment of leases and rents or by any similar title) executed and
delivered by any Credit Party in such form as may be approved by the Agent in its sole and
reasonable discretion, in each case with such changes thereto as may be recommended by the Agent’s
local counsel based on local laws or customary local practices, and (b) at the Agent’s option, in
the case of an Additional Mortgaged Property, an amendment to an existing Mortgage, in form
satisfactory to the Agent, adding such Additional Mortgaged Property to the Real Property Assets
encumbered by such existing Mortgage, in either cases as such security instrument or amendment may
be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.



     “Multiemployer Plan” means a multiemployer plan as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of
ERISA.



     “Net Cash Payments” means,




     (a) with respect to any Casualty Event, the aggregate amount of cash proceeds of
insurance, condemnation awards and other compensation received by the Credit Parties in
respect of such Casualty Event net of (i) reasonable expenses incurred by the Credit Parties
in connection therewith and (ii) contractually required repayments of Indebtedness to the
extent secured by a Lien on such property and (iii) any income and transfer taxes payable by
the Credit Parties in respect of such Casualty Event;




     (b) with respect to any Disposition, the aggregate amount of all cash payments received
by the Credit Parties directly or indirectly in connection with such Disposition, whether at
the time of such Disposition or after such Disposition under deferred payment arrangements
or Investments entered into or received in connection with such Disposition, net of (i) the
amount of any legal, title, transfer and recording tax expenses, commissions and other fees
and expenses payable by the Credit Parties in connection therewith, (ii) any Federal, state
and local income or other Taxes estimated to be payable by the Credit Parties as a result
thereof, (iii) any repayments by the Credit Parties of Indebtedness to the extent that such
Indebtedness is secured by a Lien on the property that is the subject of such Disposition
and the transferee of (or holder of a Lien on) such property requires that such Indebtedness
be repaid as a condition to the purchase of such



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property, and (iv) any repayments by the Credit Parties to minority stockholders if and
to the extent permitted hereby; and




     (c) with respect to any incurrence of Indebtedness, the aggregate amount of all cash
proceeds received by the Credit Parties therefrom less all legal, underwriting,
registration, marketing, filing and similar fees and expenses incurred in connection
therewith.



     “Non-Core Energy Project” means (i) any Renewable Energy Project and (ii) any other
small scale energy infrastructure project conducted by a Non-Core Energy Subsidiary other than
projects of the type conducted by the Core Ameresco Companies as of the Restatement Date.



     “Non-Core Energy Project Financing” means a credit facility entered into by one or
more Non-Core Energy Subsidiaries to finance the construction of one or more Non-Core Energy
Projects.



     “Non-Core Energy Subsidiary” means (i) Ameresco Huntington Beach, (ii) any Renewable
Energy Subsidiary and (ii) any other direct or indirect subsidiary of the Borrower formed for the
purpose of constructing or operating any Non-Core Energy Project.



     “Obligations” means (a) the aggregate outstanding principal balance of and all
interest on the Loans made by the Lenders to the Borrower (including any interest accruing after
the commencement of any proceeding by or against the Borrower under the federal bankruptcy laws, as
now or hereafter constituted, or any other applicable federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or
other similar law, and any other interest that would have accrued but for the commencement of such
proceeding, whether or not any such interest is allowed as a claim enforceable against the Borrower
in any such proceeding), (b) all debts, liabilities, obligations, covenants and duties of the
Borrower or any Credit Party with respect to any Loan or Letter of Credit and (c) all Bank Product
Obligations and all fees, costs, charges, expenses and other obligations from time to time owing to
the Lenders, the Issuing Lender, or the Agent by the Credit Parties hereunder or under any other
Loan Document or in respect of any Hedging Agreement, cash management agreement, operating or
deposit account or other banking product from time to time made available to the Credit Parties by
the Agent, any affiliate of the Agent, the Issuing Lender, or any Lender.



     “OFAC Regulations” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.23.



     “Other Taxes” means any and all present or future stamp or documentary taxes or any
other excise or property taxes, charges or similar levies arising from any payment made hereunder
or from the execution, delivery or enforcement of, or otherwise with respect to, this Agreement and
the other Loan Documents, provided that there shall be excluded from “Other Taxes” all
Excluded Taxes.



     “Patents” means all patents issued or assigned to and all patent applications made by
the Credit Parties and, to the extent that the grant of a security interest does not cause a breach
or termination thereof, all exclusive and nonexclusive licenses to the Credit Parties from third
parties or rights to use patents owned by such third parties, including, without limitation, the
patents, patent applications and licenses listed on Schedule 5.5 hereto, along with any and
all (a) inventions and improvements described and claimed therein, (b) reissues, divisions,
continuations, extensions and continuations-in-part thereof, (c) income, royalties, damages, claims
and payments now and hereafter due and/or payable under and with respect thereto, including,
without limitation, damages and payments for past or future infringements thereof, (d) rights to
sue for past, present and future infringements thereof, and (e) any other rights corresponding
thereto throughout the world.



     “Patriot Act” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11.18.



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     “Payment Amount” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.8(c).



     “Pension Plan” means any Plan that is a defined benefit pension plan subject to the
provisions of Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA, and in respect
of which any Credit Party or any ERISA Affiliate is (or, if such plan were terminated, would under
Section 4069 of ERISA be deemed to be) an “employer” as defined in Section 3(5) of ERISA.



     “Permitted Acquisitions” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.4. “Permitted
Investments” means:



          (a) direct obligations of, or obligations the principal of and interest on which are
unconditionally guaranteed by, the United States of America (or by any agency thereof to the extent
such obligations are 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;




          (b) investments in commercial paper maturing within 270 days from the date of acquisition
thereof and having, at such date of acquisition, the highest credit rating obtainable from Standard
and Poor’s Ratings Service or from Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.;




          (c) investments in certificates of deposit, banker’s acceptances and time deposits maturing
within 180 days from the date of acquisition thereof issued or guaranteed by or placed with, and
money market deposit accounts issued or offered by, any domestic office of any commercial bank
organized under the laws of the United States of America or any State thereof which has a combined
capital and surplus and undivided profits of not less than $250,000,000;




          (d) fully collateralized repurchase agreements with a term of not more than 30 days for
securities described in clause (a) above and entered into with a financial institution satisfying
the criteria described in clause (c) above;




          (e) advances, loans and extensions of credit to any director, officer or employee of the
Credit Parties, if the aggregate outstanding amount of all such advances, loans and extensions of
credit (excluding travel advances in the ordinary course of business) does not at any time exceed
$750,000; and




          (f) investments in money market mutual funds that are rated AAA by Standard & Poor’s Rating
Service.




     “Permitted Liens” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.2.



     “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 in
which any Credit Party or any ERISA Affiliate is an “employer” as defined in Section 3(5) of ERISA,
including, but not limited to, any Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan.



     “Platform” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.1.



     “Pledge Agreement” means the Pledge Agreement originally dated as of December 29, 2004
as amended, modified and supplemented from time to time, as amended and restated by that certain
Amended and Restated Pledge Agreement in the form of Exhibit E hereto by and between the
Credit Parties and the Agent.



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     “Post-Default Rate” means, a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate plus the
Applicable Margin plus two percent (2%).



     “Prior Credit Agreement” has the meaning assigned to such term in the introductory
paragraph hereto.



     “Property” means any interest of any kind in property or assets, whether real,
personal or mixed, and whether tangible or intangible.



     “Proprietary Rights” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.5(b).



     “PTO” means the United States Patent and Trademark Office or any successor or
substitute office in which filings are necessary or, in the opinion of the Agent, desirable in
order to create or perfect Liens on any IP Collateral.



     “Quarterly Date” means the last day of any fiscal quarter of the Credit Parties.



     “Real Property Asset” means, at any time of determination, any and all real property
owned or leased by the Credit Parties.



     “Refunded Swing Loans” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.6.
“Register” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 11.4.



     “Registered Proprietary Rights” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section
5.5(c).



     “Reimbursement Obligation” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.4(c)(i).



     “Related Parties” means, with respect to any specified Person, such Person’s
Affiliates and the respective directors, officers, employees, agents and advisors of such Person
and such Person’s Affiliates.



     “Renewable Energy Project” means a project conducted by a Renewable Energy Subsidiary
for (i) the construction and operation of a facility to process methane gas from a landfill site
and/ or convert methane gas, sunlight, wind or biomass into useable energy and (ii) the sale of
such methane gas and/ or energy produced from methane gas, sunlight, wind or biomass to one or more
customers.



     “Renewable Energy Project Guaranty” means in connection with any Renewable Energy
Project, (a) any Guarantee (other than a Construction Completion and Cost Overrun Guaranty) by the
Borrower of the obligations of the Renewable Energy Subsidiary in connection with such Renewable
Energy Project and (b) any indemnification by or from the Borrower of the owner of a landfill or
other property used for such Renewable Energy Project or of a third party purchaser of landfill gas
or energy produced from landfill gas, sunlight, wind or biomass in connection with such Renewable
Energy Project; provided, however, that no Renewable Energy Project Guaranty shall
guarantee the Indebtedness of any Person.



     “Renewable Energy Project Guaranty Liability” means, in connection with any Renewable
Energy Project Guaranty, any liability required to be accrued on the consolidated balance sheet of
the Core Ameresco Companies in accordance with GAAP.



     “Renewable Energy Subsidiaries” means (i) each of the Subsidiaries of the Borrower
designated by the Borrower as a renewable energy subsidiary on Schedule 5.13 attached
hereto as of the Effective Date and (ii) any other direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Borrower
formed for the purpose of (x) constructing and/or operating any project for the construction and
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methane gas from a landfill site and/or convert methane gas, sunlight, wind or biomass into
useable energy and/ or (y) selling such methane gas and/or energy produced from methane gas,
sunlight, wind or biomass to one or more customers.




     “Required Lenders” means, at any time when there is more than one Lender, at least two
Lenders having Loans representing at least 66-2/3% of the sum of the aggregate Loans at such time,
or at any time when there is only one Lender, such Lender.



     “Restatement Date” means the date of the amendment and restatement of the Prior Credit
Agreement, on which date the Effective Time shall occur.



     “Restricted Junior Payment” means (i) any dividend or other distribution, direct or
indirect, on account of any shares of any class of stock of, or other equity interest in, any
Credit Party or any Subsidiary now or hereafter outstanding, except a dividend payable solely in
shares of stock or other equity interests, (ii) any redemption, retirement, sinking fund or similar
payment, purchase or other acquisition for value, direct or indirect, of any shares of any class of
stock of, or other equity interest in, any Credit Party or any Subsidiary now or hereafter
outstanding, (iii) any payment made to retire, or to obtain the surrender of, any outstanding
warrants, options or other rights to acquire shares of any class of stock of, or other equity
interest in, any Credit Party or any Subsidiary, (iv) any payment or prepayment of principal of,
premium, if any, or interest on, or redemption purchase, retirement, defeasance (including economic
or legal defeasance), sinking fund or similar payment with respect to, any Subordinated
Indebtedness, and (v) any payment made to any Affiliates of any Credit Party or any Subsidiary in
respect of management, consulting or other similar services provided to any Credit Party or any
Subsidiary.



     “Restrictive Agreements” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.13(b).



     “Revolving Credit Availability Period” means the period from and including the
Effective Time to but excluding the earlier of (a) the Revolving Credit Maturity Date and (b) the
date of termination of the Revolving Credit Commitments, as terminated by the Borrower pursuant to
Section 2.7 or by the Agent pursuant to Section 9.2.



     “Revolving Credit Commitment” means, with respect to each Lender, the commitment of
such Lender to make Revolving Loans and to acquire participations in Letters of Credit hereunder,
as such commitment may be (a) reduced from time to time pursuant to Sections 2.7 and 2.9, or
reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to assignments by or to such Lender pursuant to
Section 11.4. The initial maximum amount of each Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment is set forth
on Schedule 2.1, or in the Assignment and Acceptance pursuant to which such Lender shall have
assumed its Revolving Credit Commitment, as applicable. The aggregate original maximum amount of
the Revolving Credit Commitments is equal to $50,000,000.



     “Revolving Credit Exposure” means , with respect to any Revolving Credit Lender at any
time, the sum of the outstanding principal amount of such Lender’s Revolving Loans at such time and
such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the Total LC Exposure at such time, and in the case of the
Swing Loan Lender, the aggregate outstanding principal amount of all Swing Loans which have not
been refunded pursuant to Section 2.6(d).



     “Revolving Credit Lender” means (a) initially, a Lender that has a Revolving Credit
Commitment set forth opposite its name on Schedule 2.1 and (b) thereafter, the Lenders from
time to time holding Revolving Loans and Revolving Credit Commitments, after giving effect to any
assignments thereof permitted by Section 11.4.



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     “Revolving Loan” means a Loan made pursuant to Section 2.1 (a) that utilizes the
Revolving Credit Commitments.



     “Revolving Credit Maturity Date” means June 30, 2011.



     “Revolving Credit Notes” means the promissory notes, substantially in the form of
Exhibit A annexed hereto, issued by the Borrower in favor of the Revolving Credit Lenders.



     “Sakellaris Group” means George Sakellaris, Mr. Sakellaris’ family members and trusts
established for the benefit of Mr. Sakellaris’ family members.



     “Settlement Date” has the meaning assigned to such term in subsection 2.5(d).



     “Settlement Loan” has the meaning assigned to such term in subsection 2.5(e).



     “SL Deficiency Amount” has the meaning assigned to such term in subsection 2.6(c).



     “Special Counsel” means Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP, in its capacity as special
counsel to Bank of America, N.A., as Agent of the credit facilities contemplated hereby.



     “Special Purpose Subsidiaries” means the Hawaii Joint Venture, the Non-Core Energy
Subsidiaries and the Funding Subsidiaries.



     “Subordinated Debt Documents” means all instruments, agreements and other documents
executed and delivered by the Credit Parties in connection with Subordinated Indebtedness.



     “Subordinated Indebtedness” means (a) the Subordinated Note and (b) any other
Indebtedness of the Core Ameresco Companies incurred after the Restatement Date with the consent of
the Agent that by its terms (or by the terms of the instrument under which it is outstanding and to
which appropriate reference is made in the instrument evidencing such Subordinated Indebtedness) is
made subordinate and junior in right of payment to the Loans and to the other Obligations of the
Credit Parties by provisions in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent and Special
Counsel.



     “Subordinated Note” means the Promissory Note issued by the Borrower to George
Sakellaris on May 17, 2000 in the original principal amount of $2,998,750.00, as amended from time
to time.



     “Subordination Agreement” means the Subordination Agreement dated as of December 29,
2004 (as amended and confirmed as of the Restatement Date), among George Sakellaris, the Credit
Parties and the Agent, as such agreement may be further amended, supplemented or otherwise modified
from time to time from and after the Restatement Date.



     “Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person (the “parent”) at any date, any
corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other entity the accounts of
which would be consolidated with those of the parent in the parent’s consolidated financial
statements if such financial statements were prepared in accordance with GAAP as of such date, as
well as any other corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other entity
(a) of which securities or other ownership interests representing more than 50% of the ordinary
voting power or, in the case of a partnership, more than 50% of the general partnership interests
are, as of such date, owned, controlled or held, or (b) that is, as of such date, otherwise
Controlled (as described in the first sentence of the definition of “Control”), by the parent
and/or one or more subsidiaries of the parent. References herein to



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“Subsidiaries” shall, unless the context requires otherwise, be deemed to be
references to Subsidiaries of the Borrower.




     “Swing Loan” has the meaning specified in Section 2.6.



     “Swing Loan Commitment” means the commitment of the Swing Loan Lender to make Swing
Loans, as such commitment may be (a) reduced from time to time pursuant to Sections 2.7 and 2.9 and
(b) reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to assignments by the Swing Loan Lender
pursuant to Section 11.4. The original amount of the Swing Loan Commitment is equal to $3,000,000.



     “Swing Loan Lender” means Bank of America, in its capacity as the Swing Loan Lender,
together with its successors and assigns in such capacity.



     “Swing Loan Note” means the promissory note, substantially in the form of Exhibit
A-2, issued by the Borrower in favor of the Swing Loan Lender to evidence the Swing Loans.



     “Swing Loan Request” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.6.



     “Tangible Capital Base” means, at any time an amount (determined on a consolidated
basis without duplication in accordance with GAAP) equal to (a) the sum of (i) the book net worth
of the Core Ameresco Companies on a consolidated basis, plus (ii) the outstanding principal
amount of Subordinated Indebtedness, if any, minus (b) the total book value of all assets
of the Core Ameresco Companies on a consolidated basis which would be treated as intangible assets
under GAAP, including without limitation, such items as goodwill, customer lists, Patents,
Copyrights and Trademarks, and rights (including rights under licenses) with respect to the
foregoing, minus (c) all accounts receivable, notes receivable and other amounts due and
owing to any Core Ameresco Company from any Affiliate of a Core Ameresco Company, minus (d)
all Investments in Affiliates of any Core Ameresco Company, minus (e) any Renewable Energy
Project Guaranty Liabilities.



     “Taxes” means any and all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties,
deductions, charges or withholdings imposed by any Governmental Authority.



     “Total Funded Debt” means the outstanding principal amount of all Indebtedness of the
Core Ameresco Companies determined on a consolidated basis (without duplication) in respect of
borrowed money, including (i) all Indebtedness described in clauses (a), (b) and (c) of the
definition of Indebtedness set forth herein and (ii) all Renewable Energy Project Guaranty
Liabilities, but excluding any Indebtedness incurred by the Credit Parties in connection with any
Energy Conservation Project Financing.



     “Total LC Exposure” means, at any time, the sum of (a) 100% of the aggregate undrawn
amount of all outstanding standby and documentary Letters of Credit at such time plus (b)
the aggregate amount of all LC Disbursements that have not yet been reimbursed by or on behalf of
the Borrower at such time.



     “Total Voting Power” means, with respect to any Person, the total number of votes
which holders of securities having the ordinary power to vote, in the absence of contingencies, are
entitled to cast in the election of directors of such Person.



     “Trademarks” means all trademarks (including service marks), federal and state
trademark registrations and applications made by the Credit Parties, common law trademarks and
trade names owned by or assigned to the Credit Parties, all registrations and applications for the
foregoing and all exclusive and nonexclusive licenses from third parties of the right to use
trademarks of such third parties,



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including, without limitation, the registrations, applications, unregistered trademarks,
service marks and licenses listed on Schedule 5.5 hereto, along with any and all (a)
renewals thereof, (b) income, royalties, damages and payments now and hereafter due and/or payable
with respect thereto, including, without limitation, damages, claims and payments for past or
future infringements thereof, (c) rights to sue for past, present and future infringements thereof,
and (d) foreign trademarks, trademark registrations, and trade name applications for any thereof
and any other rights corresponding thereto throughout the world.




     “Type” when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether the rate of
interest on such Loan, or on the Loans comprising such Borrowing, is determined by reference to the
Eurodollar Rate or the Base Rate.



     “UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code (or any similar or equivalent legislation) as
in effect in any applicable jurisdiction.



     “Unreimbursed Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.4(c)(i).



     “U.S. Dollars” or “$” refers to lawful money of the United States of America.



     “Wholly Owned Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person at any date, any
corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other entity of which
securities or other ownership interests representing 100% of the equity or ordinary voting power
(other than directors’ qualifying shares) or, in the case of a partnership, 100% of the general
partnership interests are, as of such date, directly or indirectly owned, controlled or held by
such Person or one or more Wholly Owned Subsidiaries of such Person or by such Person and one or
more Wholly Owned Subsidiaries of such Person.



     “Withdrawal Liability” means liability to a Multiemployer Plan as a result of a
complete or partial withdrawal from such Multiemployer Plan, as such terms are defined in Part I of
Subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA.



     1.2 Terms Generally. 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 (a) any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other
document herein 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), (b) any reference herein to any Person
shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns, (c) the words “herein”,
“hereof” and “hereunder”, and words of similar import, shall be construed to refer to this
Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular provision hereof, (d) all references herein to
Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles and Sections of,
and Exhibits and Schedules to, this Agreement and (e) 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.



     1.3 Accounting Terms; GAAP. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all terms of an
accounting or financial nature shall be construed in accordance with GAAP, as in effect from time
to time; provided that, if the Borrower notifies the Agent that the Borrower requests an amendment
to any provision hereof to eliminate the effect of any change occurring after the date hereof in
GAAP or in the application thereof on the operation of such provision (or if the Agent notifies the
Borrower that the



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Required Lenders request an amendment to any provision hereof for such purpose), regardless of
whether any such notice is given before or after such change in GAAP or in the application thereof,
then such provision shall be interpreted on the basis of GAAP as in effect and applied immediately
before such change shall have become effective until such notice shall have been withdrawn or such
provision shall have been amended in accordance herewith.




     1.4 Joint and Several Obligations; Designated Financial Officers.



          (a) All Obligations of the Credit Parties hereunder shall be joint and several. Any notice,
request, waiver, consent or other action made, given or taken by any Credit Party shall bind all
Credit Parties.




          (b) Each Credit Party hereby authorizes each of the Designated Financial Officers listed in
Schedule 1.4 hereto to act as agent for each Credit Party and to execute and deliver on
behalf of each Credit Party such notices, requests, waivers, consents, certificates and other
documents, and to take any and all actions required or permitted to be delivered or taken by any
Credit Party hereunder. The Borrower may replace any of the Designated Financial Officers listed
in Schedule 1.4 hereto or add any additional Designated Financial Officers by delivering
written notice to the Agent specifying the names of each new Designated Financial Officer and the
offices held by each such Person. Each Credit Party hereby agrees that any such notices, requests,
waivers, consents, certificates and other documents executed, delivered or sent by any Designated
Financial Officer and any such actions taken by any Designated Financial Officer shall bind each
Credit Party.




     1.5 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 or
decreases, as the case may be, 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 or decreases, as the case may be, whether or not such maximum stated amount is in
effect at such time.



ARTICLE II




The Credits



     2.1 Revolving Loans.



          (a) Revolving Credit Commitments. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth
herein, each Revolving Credit Lender agrees to make Revolving Loans to the Borrower from time to
time during the Revolving Credit Availability Period in an aggregate principal amount that will not
result in such Lender’s Revolving Credit Exposure exceeding such Lender’s Revolving Credit
Commitment at such time; provided that the total Revolving Credit Exposure (after giving
effect to any requested Revolving Credit Borrowing and any repayment of Swing Loans effected by any
requested Revolving Credit Borrowing) shall not at any time exceed the total Revolving Credit
Commitments of all Revolving Credit Lenders at such time. Within the foregoing limits and subject
to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Borrower may borrow, prepay and reborrow
Revolving Loans.




          (b) Funding of Revolving Loans.





          (i) At all times when the AutoBorrow Agreement is in effect, subject to the
satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 6.2 with respect to the funding of such



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Revolving Loan, each Revolving Loan shall be made in accordance with the terms of the
AutoBorrow Agreement; provided that (x) the aggregate amount of Revolving Loans made
in accordance with the terms of the AutoBorrow Agreement shall not exceed $10,000,000 at any
time and (y) Revolving Loans made to finance the reimbursement of an LC Disbursement shall
be made in accordance with the terms of Section 2.1(b)(ii).




          (ii) To request a Borrowing at any time following the termination of the AutoBorrow
Agreement, (except requests for Swing Loan Borrowings which are subject to Section 2.6(b)),
the Borrower shall notify the Agent of such request by telephone (i) in the case of a LIBOR
Borrowing, not later than 1:00 p.m., Boston, Massachusetts time, three Business Days before
the date of the proposed Borrowing or (ii) in the case of a Base Rate Borrowing not later
than 1:00 p.m., Boston, Massachusetts time, one Business Day before the date of the proposed
Borrowing; provided that any such notice of a Base Rate Borrowing to finance the
reimbursement of an LC Disbursement as contemplated by Section 2.4(c) may be given not later
than 11:00 a.m., Boston, Massachusetts time, on the date of the proposed Borrowing
provided further that the Borrower shall use Swing Loan Borrowings to
finance the reimbursement of an LC Disbursement except to the extent that such Borrowings
would cause the aggregate principal balance of all Swing Loans outstanding to exceed the
Swing Loan Commitment, in which case the Borrower may use Base Rate Revolving Credit
Borrowings to finance such reimbursement, but only to the extent of such excess. Each such
telephonic Advance Request shall be irrevocable and shall be confirmed promptly by hand
delivery, telecopy or electronic transmission to the Agent of a written Advance Request in
the form of Exhibit B hereto, setting forth all of the information required to be
set forth therein, and signed by a Designated Financial Officer of the Borrower. Promptly
following receipt of an Advance Request in compliance with this subsection 2.1(b), the Agent
shall advise each Lender of the details thereof and of the amount of such Lender’s Revolving
Loan to be made as part of the requested Borrowing, and provided that no Default under
Section 9.1(a)(ii) or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or shall result
therefrom, (i) in the case of a LIBOR Borrowing, on the date three Business Days after such
Advance Request is delivered to the Agent and (ii) in the case of a Base Rate Borrowing, on
the date one Business Day thereafter, such Advance Request is delivered to the Agent, the
Lenders shall make a Revolving Loan to the Borrower in accordance with the terms of Section
2.5 in an amount equal to the amount set forth in such Advance Request.



          (c) Interest on Revolving Loans. Subject to Section 2.3 hereof, each Revolving Loan
made to the Borrower by the Lenders hereunder shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the
Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin; provided that all Revolving Loans made in accordance
with the AutoBorrow Agreement shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the Eurodollar Rate
applicable to Revolving Loans having an Interest Period of one month, plus the Applicable
Margin. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) all Revolving Loans which are not paid when due shall
automatically bear interest until paid in full at the Post-Default Rate, (ii) during the period
when any Event of Default of the type described in clauses (g), (h) or (i) of Section 9.1 shall
have occurred and be continuing, the principal of all Revolving Loans hereunder shall automatically
bear interest, after as well as before judgment, at the Post-Default Rate, (iii) if there shall
occur and be continuing any Event of Default (other than an Event of Default of the type described
in clauses (g), (h) or (i) of Section 9.1), following written notice delivered to the Borrower from
the Agent at the request of the Required Lenders, the principal of all Revolving Loans hereunder
shall bear interest, after as well as before judgment, at the Post-Default Rate during the period
beginning on the date such Event of Default first occurred, and ending on the date such Event of
Default is cured or waived. Except as otherwise provided in Section 2.3(b) hereof, accrued
interest on each Revolving Loan shall be payable in arrears on the first day of each month;
provided that interest accrued at the Post-Default Rate shall be payable on demand, and all
accrued interest on Revolving Loans shall be payable upon expiration of the Revolving Credit
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computed on the basis of a year of 360 days, and in each case shall be payable for the actual
number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day). The applicable Base
Rate shall be determined by the Agent, and such determination shall be conclusive absent manifest
error.




          (d) Repayment of Revolving Loans. The Borrower unconditionally promises to pay to the
Agent for the account of each Revolving Credit Lender the then unpaid principal amount of such
Lender’s Revolving Loans on the Revolving Credit Maturity Date. In addition, if following any
reduction in the Revolving Credit Commitments or at any other time the Revolving Credit Exposure
shall exceed the Revolving Credit Commitment at such time, the Borrower shall first, repay Swing
Loans, second, repay Revolving Loans, and third, to the extent necessary, provide cash collateral
for Total LC Exposure as specified in Section 2.4(h), in an aggregate amount equal to such excess.
In addition, at all times when the AutoBorrow Agreement is in effect, the Borrower shall repay
outstanding Revolving Loans in accordance with the terms of the AutoBorrow Agreement.




          (e) Loan Accounts. Each Revolving Credit Lender shall maintain in accordance with its
usual practice an account evidencing the indebtedness of the Borrower to such Lender resulting from
each Revolving Loan made by such Lender, including the amounts of principal and interest payable
and paid to such Lender from time to time hereunder. The Agent shall maintain accounts in which it
shall record the amount of each Revolving Loan made hereunder, the amount of any principal or
interest due and payable or to become due and payable from the Borrower to each Revolving Credit
Lender hereunder and the amount of any sum received by the Agent hereunder for the account of the
Revolving Credit Lenders and each Revolving Credit Lender’s share thereof. The entries made in the
account maintained by the Agent pursuant to this subsection 2.1(e) shall absent manifest error be
prima facie evidence of the existence and amounts of the obligations recorded therein;
provided that the failure of the Agent to maintain such account or any error therein shall
not in any manner affect the obligation of the Borrower to repay the Revolving Loans in accordance
with the terms of this Agreement.




          (f) Revolving Credit Notes. Prior to the Restatement Date, the Borrower shall
prepare, execute and deliver to each Revolving Credit Lender a Revolving Credit Note in the
principal amount of such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment. Thereafter, the Revolving Loans of
each Revolving Credit Lender evidenced by such Revolving Credit Note and interest thereon shall at
all times (including after assignment pursuant to Section 11.4) be represented by one or more
promissory notes in such form payable to the order of the payee named therein.




     2.2 [Reserved.]



     2.3 LIBOR Borrowings.



          (a) General. Each Revolving Loan initially shall be a Base Rate Loan. Thereafter,
the Borrower may elect to convert any portion of the outstanding Revolving Loans to a LIBOR
Borrowing. The Borrower may elect different options for continuations and conversions with respect
to different portions of the affected Borrowing, except with respect to Swing Loans, in which case
the Loans comprising each such portion shall be considered a separate Borrowing. The Borrower
shall not be permitted to select any Interest Period for any LIBOR Borrowing that ends after the
Revolving Credit Maturity Date.




          (b) Interest on LIBOR Borrowings. Each LIBOR Borrowing shall bear interest during the
applicable Interest Period at a rate per annum equal to the Eurodollar Rate plus the Applicable
Margin. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) all LIBOR Borrowings which are not paid when due shall
automatically be converted into Base Rate Borrowings and shall bear interest until paid in full at
the Post-Default Rate, (ii) during the period when any Event of Default of the type described in
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(i) of Section 9.1 shall have occurred and be continuing, all LIBOR Borrowings shall
automatically be converted into Base Rate Borrowings and shall bear interest, after as well as
before judgment, at the Post-Default Rate, (iii) if there shall occur and be continuing any Event
of Default (other than an Event of Default of the type described in clauses (g), (h) or (i) of
Section 9.1), following written notice delivered to the Borrower from the Agent at the request of
the Required Lenders, all LIBOR Borrowings shall automatically be converted into Base Rate
Borrowings and shall bear interest, after as well as before judgment, at the Post-Default Rate
during the period beginning on the date such Event of Default first occurred, and ending on the
date such Event of Default is cured or waived. Accrued interest on each LIBOR Borrowing shall be
payable in arrears on the last Business Day of the Interest Period applicable to such LIBOR
Borrowing; provided that (a) in the case of a LIBOR Borrowing with a Interest Period of
more than three months’ duration, accrued interest shall be due on the last Business Day of such
Interest Period and on the last Business Day of each three month period, and (b) interest accrued
at the Post-Default Rate shall be payable on demand. All interest hereunder shall be computed on
the basis of a year of 360 days, and in each case shall be payable for the actual number of days
elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day). The applicable Eurodollar Rate or
Eurodollar Base Rate shall be determined by the Agent, and such determination shall be conclusive
absent manifest error.




          (c) Procedure for Requesting LIBOR Borrowings. To request that any portion of the
outstanding Revolving Loans be converted into a LIBOR Borrowing, or, to request that any LIBOR
Borrowing continue as a LIBOR Borrowing for an additional Interest Period, the Borrower shall
notify the Agent of such request by telephone (i) in the case of a LIBOR Borrowing, not later than
1:00 p.m., Boston, Massachusetts time, three Business Days before the date of the proposed
conversion or continuation of such Borrowing. Each such Interest Election Request made by the
Borrower shall be irrevocable and shall be confirmed promptly by hand delivery, telecopy or
electronic transmission to the Agent of a written Advance Request in the form of Exhibit B
hereto, setting forth all of the information required to be set forth therein, and signed by a
Designated Financial Officer of the Borrower. No Swing Loan shall be converted from a Base Rate
Borrowing to a LIBOR Borrowing. Promptly following receipt of an Interest Election Request, the
Agent shall advise each affected Lender of the details thereof and of such Lender’s portion of each
resulting Borrowing. Subject to the provisions of subsection 2.3(f) and provided that no Default
or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and the Agent, at the request of the
Required Lenders shall have so notified the Borrower, upon receipt of an Interest Election Request,
the Lenders shall on the requested date of conversion or continuation (i) convert the Base Rate
Loan requested to be converted into a LIBOR Loan for the Interest Period set forth in such Interest
Election Request and/or (ii) continue the LIBOR Loan requested to be continued as a LIBOR Loan for
the additional Interest Period set forth in such Interest Election Request. Each Lender at its
option may make any LIBOR Loan by causing any domestic or foreign branch of any Affiliate of such
Lender to make such Loan; provided that any exercise of such option shall not affect the obligation
of the Borrower to repay such Loan in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.




          (d) Incomplete Interest Election Requests. If any Interest Election Request is
incomplete in any respect, then such Interest Election Request shall be void and the Borrowing
which was the subject matter of such Interest Election Request shall continue as a Base Rate
Borrowing. If, with respect to any existing LIBOR Borrowing, the Borrower fails to deliver an
Interest Election Request to continue such LIBOR Borrowing at least three Business Days prior to
the expiration of the Interest Period for such existing LIBOR Borrowing, such LIBOR Borrowing shall
automatically convert to a Base Rate Borrowing at the expiration of such Interest Period.




          (e) Limit on LIBOR Borrowings. At the commencement of each Interest Period for a
LIBOR Borrowing, such Borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount at least equal to $500,000 or any
greater multiple of $100,000. Borrowings of more than one Type may be outstanding at the same
time; provided that there shall not at any time be more than a total of seven (7) LIBOR
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          (f) Alternate Rate of Interest. If prior to the commencement of any Interest Period
for a LIBOR Borrowing, (i) the Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent
manifest error) that adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the Eurodollar
Rate or the Eurodollar Base Rate for such Interest Period, (ii) the Agent is advised by the
Required Revolving Credit Lenders that the Eurodollar Rate or the Eurodollar Base Rate for such
Interest Period will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of making or
maintaining their Loans included in such LIBOR Borrowing, or (iii) if the Agent or any Lender shall
have determined in good faith that as a result of any Change in Law it is unlawful or impossible
for any Lender to make or maintain any LIBOR Borrowing; then in each case the Agent shall give
notice thereof to the Borrower and the affected Lenders by telephone or telecopy as promptly as
practicable thereafter and, until the Agent notifies the Borrower and such Lenders that the
circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer exist, any Interest Election Request submitted
by the Borrower shall be ineffective; provided that if as a result of a Change in Law the
Lenders are prohibited from maintaining any outstanding LIBOR Borrowing, upon notice from the
Agent, the Borrower shall immediately (A) convert such LIBOR Borrowing to a Base Rate Loan, or (B)
repay such LIBOR Borrowing in full, together with all interest accrued thereon and all fees and
other amounts payable to the Lenders hereunder (in either case, subject to the provisions of
subsection 2.3(g) of this Agreement with respect to redeployment costs).




          (g) Break Funding Payments. In the event of (i) the payment of any principal of any
LIBOR Loan other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto (including as a
result of an Event of Default), (ii) the conversion of any LIBOR Loan other than on the last day of
the Interest Period applicable thereto, or (iii) the failure to borrow, convert, continue or prepay
any LIBOR Loan on the date specified in any notice delivered pursuant hereto (regardless of whether
such notice is permitted to be revocable and is revoked in accordance herewith), then, in any such
event, the Borrower shall compensate each Lender for the loss, cost and expense attributable to
such event, as determined by such Lender in a manner consistent with its customs and practices. In
the event that any Lender is entitled to receive compensation pursuant to this subsection 2.3(g),
such Lender shall deliver a certificate to the Borrower setting forth the amount or amounts that
such Lender is entitled to receive, and the Borrower shall pay such Lender such amount or amounts
within three (3) days after receipt of such certificate.




     2.4 Letters of Credit.



          (a) General. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, in addition to the
Revolving Loans provided for in Section 2.1 and the Swing Loans provided for in Section 2.6(a), the
Borrower may request the issuance of Letters of Credit for its own account by the Issuing Lender,
in a form reasonably acceptable to the Issuing Lender, at any time and from time to time during the
Revolving Credit Availability Period. Letters of Credit issued hereunder shall constitute
utilization of the Revolving Credit Commitments and, without limitation of the provisions of
Section 2.1 (a), in no event shall the Total LC Exposure at any time exceed $10,000,000. In the
event of any inconsistency between the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the terms and
conditions of any form of letter of credit application or other agreement submitted by the Borrower
to, or entered into by the Borrower with, the Issuing Lender relating to any Letter of Credit, the
terms and conditions of this Agreement shall control. Each of the letters of credit identified on
Schedule 2.4 (collectively, the “Existing Letters of Credit”) shall be deemed to
have been issued pursuant hereto, and from and after the Restatement Date shall be subject to and
governed by the terms and conditions hereof so long as they remain outstanding.




          (b) Procedures for Issuance, Amendment and Extension of 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 Issuing Lender (with a copy to the Agent) in the
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Officer of the Borrower. Such LC Application must be received by the Issuing Lender
and the Agent not later than 11:00 a.m. Boston, Massachusetts time at least two Business
Days (or such later date and time as the Agent and the Issuing Lender 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 LC Application shall specify in form and detail satisfactory to the Issuing
Lender: (A) the proposed issuance date of the requested Letter of Credit (which shall be a
Business Day); (B) the amount thereof; (C) the expiry date thereof; (D) the name and address
of the beneficiary thereof; (E) the documents to be presented by such beneficiary in case of
any drawing thereunder; (F) the full text of any certificate to be presented by such
beneficiary in case of any drawing thereunder; (G) the purpose and nature of the requested
Letter of Credit; and (H) such other matters as the Issuing Lender may reasonably require.
In the case of a request for an amendment of any outstanding Letter of Credit, such LC
Application shall specify in form and detail reasonably satisfactory to the Issuing Lender
(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 Issuing Lender may reasonably require. Additionally, the Borrower shall
furnish to the Issuing Lender and the Agent such other documents and information pertaining
to such requested Letter of Credit issuance or amendment, including any Issuer Documents, as
the Issuing Lender or the Agent may require.




          (ii) Promptly after receipt of any LC Application, the Issuing Lender will confirm with
the Agent (by telephone or in writing) that the Agent has received a copy of such LC
Application from the Borrower and, if not, the Issuing Lender will provide the Agent with a
copy thereof. Unless the Issuing Lender has received written notice from any Lender, the
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 in
Article 6 shall not then be satisfied, then, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the
Issuing Lender shall, on the requested date, issue a Letter of Credit for the account of the
Borrower or enter into the applicable amendment, as the case may be, in each case in
accordance with the Issuing Lender’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 Issuing Lender a risk
participation in such Letter of Credit in an amount equal to the product of such Lender’s
Applicable Percentage multiplied by the amount of such Letter of Credit.




          (iii) 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
Issuing Lender will also deliver to the Borrower and the Agent a true and complete copy of
such Letter of Credit or amendment.




          (iv) If the Borrower so requests in any applicable LC Application, the Issuing Lender
may, in its sole and absolute discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has
automatic extension provisions (each, an “Auto-Extension Letter of Credit”);
provided that any such Auto-Extension Letter of Credit must permit the Issuing
Lender 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 Issuing Lender, the Borrower shall not be required to make
a specific request to the Issuing Lender 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 Issuing Lender to permit the extension of such Letter of Credit at any time
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an expiry date not later than the L/C Expiration Date; provided, however, that
the Issuing Lender shall not permit any such extension if (A) the Issuing Lender 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
five Business Days before the Non-Extension Notice Date (1) from the Agent that the Required
Lenders have elected not to permit such extension or (2) from the 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 Issuing Lender not to permit such extension.



          (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 Issuing Lender shall notify the Borrower and the
Agent thereof. Not later than 11:00 a.m. Boston, Massachusetts time on the date of any
payment by the Issuing Lender under a Letter of Credit (each such date, an “Honor
Date”), the Borrower shall reimburse the Issuing Lender through the Agent in an amount
equal to the amount of such drawing (each such obligation of the Borrower, a
“Reimbursement Obligation”). If the Borrower fails to pay any Reimbursement
Obligation to the Issuing Lender by such time, the 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, but subject to
the amount of the unutilized portion of the Commitments and the conditions set forth in
Section 6.2 (other than the delivery of an Advance Request). Any notice given by the
Issuing Lender or the Agent pursuant to this Section 2.4(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 2.4(c)(i) make funds
available to the Agent for the account of the Issuing Lender in an amount equal to its
Applicable Percentage of the Unreimbursed Amount not later than 1:00 p.m. Boston,
Massachusetts time on the Business Day specified in such notice by the Agent, whereupon,
subject to the provisions of Section 2.4(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 Agent
shall remit the funds so received to the Issuing Lender.




          (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 6.2 cannot be
satisfied or for any other reason, the Borrower shall be deemed to have incurred from the
Issuing Lender an LC Disbursement in the amount of the Unreimbursed Amount that is not so
refinanced, which LC Disbursement 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 Agent for the account of the Issuing Lender pursuant to Section 2.4(c)(ii) shall be
deemed payment in respect of its participation in such LC Disbursement and shall constitute
an LC Advance from such Lender in satisfaction of its participation obligation under this
Section 2.4.




          (iv) Until each Lender funds its Base Rate Loan or LC Advance pursuant to this Section
2.4(c) to reimburse the Issuing Lender for any amount drawn under any Letter of



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Credit, interest in respect of such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of such amount shall
be solely for the account of the Issuing Lender.




          (v) Each Lender’s obligation to make Base Rate Loans or LC Advances to reimburse the
Issuing Lender for amounts drawn under Letters of Credit, as contemplated by this Section
2.4(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 Issuing Lender, 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 Committed Loans pursuant to this Section 2.4(c) is subject
to the conditions set forth in Section 6,2 (other than delivery by the Borrower of an
Advance Request). No such making of an LC Advance shall relieve or otherwise impair the
obligation of the Borrower to reimburse the Issuing Lender for the amount of any payment
made by the Issuing Lender under any Letter of Credit, together with interest as provided
herein.




          (vi) If any Lender fails to make available to the Agent for the account of the Issuing
Lender any amount required to be paid by such Lender pursuant to the foregoing provisions of
this Section 2.4(c) by the time specified in Section 2.4(c)(ii), the Issuing Lender shall be
entitled to recover from such Lender (acting through the 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 Issuing Lender at a rate per annum equal to the
greater of the Federal Funds Effective Rate and a rate determined by the Issuing Lender in
accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation, plus any administrative,
processing or similar fees customarily charged by the Issuing Lender 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 Loan included in the relevant Borrowing or LC
Advance in respect of the relevant LC Disbursement, as the case may be. A certificate of
the Issuing Lender submitted to any Lender (through the 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 Issuing Lender has made a payment under any Letter of Credit
and has received from any Lender such Lender’s LC Advance in respect of such payment in
accordance with Section 2.4(c), if the Agent receives for the account of the Issuing Lender
any payment in respect of the related Unreimbursed Amount or interest thereon (whether
directly from the Borrower or otherwise, including proceeds of cash collateral applied
thereto by the Agent), the Agent will distribute to such Lender its Applicable Percentage
thereof in the same funds as those received by the Agent.




          (ii) If any payment received by the Agent for the account of the Issuing Lender
pursuant to Section 2.4(c)(i) is required to be returned under any of the circumstances
described in Section 11.15 (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by the Issuing
Lender in its discretion), each Lender shall pay to the Agent for the account of the Issuing
Lender its Applicable Percentage thereof on demand of the 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 Effective Rate from time to time in effect. The
obligations of the Lenders under this clause shall survive the payment in full of the
Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.



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          (e) Obligations Absolute. The obligation of the Borrower to reimburse the Issuing
Lender for Reimbursement Obligations and to repay each LC Disbursement 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 Issuing Lender 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) any payment by the Issuing Lender 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 Issuing Lender 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




          (v) any other circumstance or happening whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of
the foregoing, including any other circumstance that might otherwise constitute a defense
available to, or a discharge of, the Borrower or any Subsidiary, except any circumstance or
happening caused by the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Issuing Lender.


The Borrower shall promptly examine a copy of each Letter of Credit and each amendment thereto that
is delivered to it in accordance with the procedures set forth herein and, in the event of any
claim of noncompliance with the Borrower’s instructions or other irregularity, the Borrower will
promptly notify the Issuing Lender. The Borrower shall be deemed to have waived any such claim
against the Issuing Lender and its correspondents unless such notice is given as aforesaid.




          (f) Role of Issuing Lender. Each Lender and the Borrower agree that, in paying any
drawing under a Letter of Credit, the Issuing Lender 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 Issuing Lender,
the Agent, any of their respective Related Parties nor any correspondent, participant or assignee
of the Issuing Lender shall be liable to any Lender for (i) any action taken or omitted in
connection herewith at the request or with the approval of 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
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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
Issuing Lender, the Agent, any of their respective Related Parties nor any correspondent,
participant or assignee of the Issuing Lender, shall be liable or responsible for any of the
matters described in clauses (i) through (v) of Section 2.4(e); provided, however, that
anything in such clauses to the contrary notwithstanding, the Borrower may have a claim against the
Issuing Lender, and the Issuing Lender 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 were caused by the Issuing Lender’s willful misconduct or gross negligence or the
Issuing Lender’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
Issuing Lender may accept documents that appear on their face to be in order, without
responsibility for further investigation, and the Issuing Lender shall not be responsible for the
validity or sufficiency of any instrument transferring or assigning or purporting to transfer or
assign a Letter of Credit or the rights or benefits thereunder or proceeds thereof, in whole or in
part, which may prove to be invalid or ineffective for any reason.




          (g) Cash Collateral. If either (i) an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing
and the Borrower receives notice from the Agent or the Required Lenders demanding the deposit of
cash collateral pursuant to this paragraph, or (ii) the Borrower shall be required to provide cash
collateral for Total LC Exposure pursuant to subsections 2.1(d) or 2.9(b), the Borrower shall
immediately deposit with the Agent an amount in cash equal to, in the case of an Event of Default,
the Total LC Exposure as of such date plus any accrued and unpaid interest thereon and, in the case
of any cash collateral required to be provided pursuant to subsections 2.1(d) or 2.9(b), the amount
required under subsections 2.1(d) or 2.9(b), as the case may be; provided that the
obligation to deposit such cash collateral shall become effective immediately, and such deposit
shall become immediately due and payable, without demand or other notice of any kind, upon the
occurrence of any Event of Default described in clause (g) or (h) of Section 9.1. Such deposit
shall be held by the Agent as collateral in the first instance for the Total LC Exposure under this
Agreement and thereafter for the payment of any other obligations of the Credit Parties hereunder.
Cash collateral shall be maintained in blocked, non-interest bearing deposit accounts at Bank of
America.




          (h) Applicability of ISP and UCP. Unless otherwise expressly agreed by the Issuing
Lender and the Borrower when a Letter of Credit is issued (including any such agreement applicable
to an Existing Letter of Credit), (i) the rules of the ISP shall apply to each standby Letter of
Credit, and (ii) the rules of the Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits, as most
recently published by the International Chamber of Commerce at the time of issuance shall apply to
each commercial Letter of Credit.




          (i) Confirmation of Existing Letters of Credit Issued Under Prior Credit Agreement.
All Existing Letters of Credit (including those issued under the Prior Credit Agreement)
outstanding on the Restatement Date shall be deemed to be Letters of Credit issued hereunder.




     2.5 Loans and Borrowings; Funding of Borrowings.



          (a) Loans and Borrowings. Each Loan shall be made as part of a Borrowing consisting
of Loans made by the Lenders ratably in accordance with their respective Commitments. The Failure
of any Lender to make any Loan required to be made by it shall not relieve any other Lender of its
obligations hereunder; provided that the Commitments of the Lenders are several and no Lender shall
be responsible for any other Lender’s failure to make Loans as required herein.







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          (b) Funding of Borrowings. Each Lender shall make each Loan (other than a Swing Loan)
to be made by it hereunder on the proposed date thereof by wire transfer of immediately available
funds by 2:00 p.m., Boston, Massachusetts time to the account of the Agent most recently designated
by it for such purpose by notice to the Lenders. The Agent will make such Loans (other than Swing
Loans) available to the Borrower by promptly crediting the amounts so received, in like funds, to
one or more accounts of the Borrower maintained with the Agent in Boston, Massachusetts; provided
that (i) Revolving Base Rate Loans made to finance the reimbursement of an LC Disbursement under
any Letter of Credit as provided in subsection 2.4(c) shall be remitted by the Agent to the Issuing
Lender and (ii) Revolving Credit Base Rate Loans made to finance the refunding of Swing Loans as
provided in Section 2.6(d)(i) shall be remitted by the Agent to the Swing Loan Lender.




          (c) Agent’s Assumption that Each Lender will Make Loans. Unless the Agent shall have
received notice from a Lender prior to the proposed date of any Borrowing (other than a Swing Loan
Borrowing) that such Lender will not make available to the Agent such Lender’s share of such
Borrowing, the Agent may assume that such Lender has made such share available on such date in
accordance with paragraph (b) of this Section 2.5 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 Agent, then the applicable Lender agrees to
pay to the Agent forthwith on demand in immediately available funds such corresponding amount with
interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is made available to the
Borrower but excluding the date of payment to the Agent, at the greater of the Federal Funds
Effective Rate and a rate determined by the Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on
interbank compensation, plus any administrative, processing or similar fees customarily charged by
the Agent in connection with the foregoing. If such Lender pays such amount to the Agent, then
such amount shall constitute such Lender’s Loan included in such Borrowing.




     2.6 Swing Loan Facility.



          (a) The Swing Loan. Subject to the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, upon
notice by the Borrower made to the Swing Loan Lender in accordance with Section 2.6(b)(i), the
Swing Loan Lender hereby agrees to make Swing Loans to the Borrower from time to time on any
Business Day during the period between the Restatement Date and the Business Day immediately prior
to the expiration of the Revolving Credit Availability Period in an aggregate principal amount not
to exceed the Swing Loan Commitment. The Swing Loans shall be payable with interest accrued
thereon on the Business Day immediately prior to the expiration of the Revolving Credit
Availability Period. Amounts borrowed by the Borrower under this Section 2.6 may be repaid and
reborrowed, subject to the conditions hereof. At the time that each Swing Loan Borrowing is made,
such Borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount that is at least equal to $100,000 or any greater
multiple of $100,000. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement and in addition to
the Swing Loan Commitment limitation set forth above at no time shall the sum of (i) the aggregate
principal amount of all outstanding Swing Loans (after giving effect to all amounts requested and
the application of the proceeds thereof) plus (ii) the aggregate principal amount of all
outstanding Revolving Loans (after giving effect to all amounts requested and the application of
the proceeds thereof), plus (iii) the aggregate LC Exposure, exceed the aggregate amount of the
Revolving Credit Commitments of all the Lenders; provided, however, that subject to
the limitations set forth in this Section 2.6(a) from time to time the ratio of (x) the sum of the
aggregate Revolving Credit Exposure of the Swing Loan Lender (both in its capacity as the Swing
Loan Lender and in its capacity as a Revolving Credit Lender) to (y) the sum of the aggregate
Revolving Credit Exposure of all Lenders (including the Swing Loan Lender both in its capacity as
the Swing Loan Lender and in its capacity as a Revolving Credit Lender) may exceed its Applicable
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          (b) Requests for Swing Loans.





          (i) When the Borrower desires the Swing Loan Lender to make a Swing Loan, it shall send
to the Agent and the Swing Loan Lender a written request (or telephonic notice, if
thereafter promptly confirmed in writing) (a “Swing Loan Request”), which request
shall set forth (x) the principal amount of the proposed Swing Loan, and (y) the proposed
date of Borrowing of such Swing Loan (which date shall be a Business Day). Each such Swing
Loan Request must be received by the Swing Loan Lender not later than 1:00 p.m. (Boston,
Massachusetts time) on the proposed date of Borrowing of the Swing Loan being requested.
Each Swing Loan Request shall be irrevocable and binding on the Borrower and shall obligate
the Borrower to borrow the Swing Loan from the Swing Loan Lender on the proposed date of
Borrowing.




          (ii) Upon satisfaction of the applicable conditions set forth in this Agreement, at or
before the close of business on the proposed date of Borrowing, the Swing Loan Lender shall
make the Swing Loan available to the Borrower by crediting the amount of the Swing Loan to
an account designated by the Borrower to the Swing Loan Lender; provided that Swing Loans
made to finance the reimbursement of an LC Disbursement under any Letter of Credit as
provided in Section 2.4(c) shall be remitted by the Agent to the Issuing Lender.




          (iii) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Swing Loan Lender shall not advance any Swing
Loans after it has received notice from any Lender or any Credit Party that a Default under
Section 9.1(a)(ii) or an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and stating that no
new Swing Loans are to be made until such Default or Event of Default has been cured or
waived in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.



          (c) Interest on Swing Loans. Each Swing Loan shall be a Base Rate Loan and shall bear
interest for the account of the Swing Loan Lender thereof until repaid in full at the rate per
annum equal to the Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin for Base Rate Loans. The Borrower
promises to pay interest on the Swing Loans in arrears on each Interest Payment Date with respect
thereto. All such interest payable with respect to the Swing Loans shall be payable for the
account of the Swing Loan Lender.




          (d) Refundings of Swing Loans; Participations in Swing Loans.





          (i) The Swing Loan Lender, at any time in its sole and absolute discretion, may, on
behalf of the Borrower (which hereby irrevocably directs the Swing Loan Lender to act on its
behalf) request each Revolving Credit Lender, including the Swing Loan Lender, in its
capacity as a Revolving Credit Lender, to make a Revolving Loan in an amount equal to such
Revolving Credit Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the amount of the Swing Loans (the
“Refunded Swing Loans”) outstanding on the date such notice is given. Upon such
request, unless any of the Events of Default described in Section 9.1 (g) or (h) shall have
occurred (in which event the procedures of Section 2.6(d)(ii) shall apply), each Revolving
Credit Lender shall make the proceeds of its Revolving Loan available to the Agent, for the
account of the Swing Loan Lender, at the Agent’s office prior to 11:00 a.m. Boston,
Massachusetts time in funds immediately available on the Business Day next succeeding the
date such notice is given. The proceeds of such Revolving Loans shall be immediately
applied to repay the Refunded Swing Loans.




          (ii) If, prior to the making of a Revolving Loan pursuant to Section 2.6(d)(i), an
Event of Default described in Section 9.1 (g) or (h) shall have occurred, each Revolving
Credit Lender will, on the date such Revolving Loan was to have been made, purchase an
undivided participation interest in the Refunded Swing Loan in an amount equal to its
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Percentage of such Refunded Swing Loan. Each Revolving Credit Lender will immediately
transfer to the Swing Loan Lender, in immediately available funds, the amount of its
participation in such Refunded Swing Loan.




          (iii) Whenever, at any time after the Swing Loan Lender has received from any Revolving
Credit Lender such Revolving Credit Lender’s participation interest in a Refunded Swing Loan
pursuant to Section 2.6(d)(ii) above, the Swing Loan Lender receives any payment on account
thereof, the Swing Loan Lender will distribute to such Revolving Credit Lender its
participation interest in such amount (appropriately adjusted, in the case of interest
payments, to reflect the period of time during which such Revolving Credit Lender’s
participation interest was outstanding and funded); provided, however, that in the event
that such payment received by the Swing Loan Lender is required to be returned, such
Revolving Credit Lender will return to the Swing Loan Lender any portion thereof previously
distributed by the Swing Loan Lender to it as such payment is required to be returned by the
Swing Loan Lender.




          (iv) If any Revolving Credit Lender does not make available to the Swing Loan Lender
any amounts for the purpose of refunding a Swing Loan pursuant to Section 2.6(d)(i) above or
to purchase a participation interest in a Swing Loan pursuant to Section 2.6(d)(ii) above
(any such amounts payable by any Revolving Credit Lender being referred to herein as
“Refunding or Participation Amounts”) on the applicable due date with respect thereto, then
the applicable Revolving Credit Lender shall pay to the Swing Loan Lender forthwith on
demand such Refunding or Participation Amounts with interest thereon for each day from and
including the date such amount is made available to the Swing Loan Lender but excluding the
date of payment to the Swing Loan Lender, at the Federal Funds Effective Rate. If such
Lender pays such amount to the Swing Loan Lender, then such amount shall constitute such
Revolving Credit Lender’s Loan included in such refunding Borrowing or the consideration for
the purchase of such participation interest, as the case may be.




          (v) The failure or refusal of any Revolving Credit Lender to make available to the
Swing Loan Lender at the aforesaid time and place the amount of its Refunding or
Participation Amounts (x) shall not relieve any other Revolving Credit Lender from its
several obligations hereunder to make available to the Swing Loan Lender the amount of such
other Revolving Credit Lender’s Refunding or Participation Amounts and (y) shall not impose
upon such other Revolving Credit Lender any liability with respect to such failure or
refusal or otherwise increase the Revolving Credit Commitment of such other Revolving Credit
Lender.




          (vi) Each Revolving Credit Lender severally agrees that its obligation to make
available to the Swing Loan Lender its Refunding or Participation Amount as described above
shall (except to the extent expressly set forth in Section 2.6(d)(iv)) be absolute and
unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including (A) any set-off,
counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which such Revolving Credit Lender may have
against the Swing Loan Lender, the Borrower or any other Person for any reason whatsoever,
(B) the occurrence or continuance of any Default, the termination of the Revolving Credit
Commitments or any other condition precedent whatsoever, (C) any adverse change in the
condition (financial or otherwise) of any Credit Party or any other Person, (D) any breach
of any of the Loan Documents by any of the Credit Parties or any other Lender, or (E) any
other circumstance, happening or event, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing;
provided, however, that the obligation of each Revolving Credit Lender to
make available to the Swing Loan Lender its Refunding or Participation Amount in respect of
any Swing Loan is subject to the condition that the Swing Loan Lender believes in good faith
that all conditions under Section 6.2 were satisfied at the time such Swing Loan was made;
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Lender shall have been deemed to have believed in good faith that such conditions were
satisfied unless, prior to the making of such Swing Loan, either (1) the Swing Loan Lender
shall have received notice from any other Lender or any Credit Party that a Default existed
as such time, or (2) the most recent Compliance Certificate received from the Borrower
indicating that a Default has occurred and is continuing and, in either case, such Default
had not been cured or waived at the time of the making of such Swing Loan.



     2.7 Expiration, Termination or Reduction of Commitments.



          (a) Expiration of Revolving Credit Commitments. Unless previously terminated, the
Revolving Credit Commitments shall expire at the close of business on the Revolving Credit Maturity
Date.




          (b) Reduction of Revolving Credit Commitments. The Borrower may at any time and from
time to time reduce the Revolving Credit Commitments or the Swing Loan Commitment; provided that
(i) each reduction of the Revolving Credit Commitments or the Swing Loan Commitment shall be in an
amount that is at least equal to $500,000 or any greater multiple of $100,000, and (ii) the
Borrower shall not reduce (A) the Revolving Credit Commitments if, after giving effect to any
concurrent repayment, the total Revolving Credit Exposure would exceed the total Revolving Credit
Commitments or (B) the Swing Loan Commitment if, after giving effect to any concurrent repayment of
the Swing Loans in accordance with Section 2.6 or prepayment of the Loans in accordance with
Section 2.9, the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Swing Loans would exceed the Swing Loan
Commitment, after giving effect to such termination or reduction. The Borrower shall notify the
Agent of any election to reduce the Revolving Credit Commitment or the Swing Loan Commitment at
least three Business Days prior to the effective date of such reduction, specifying the effective
date thereof. Each notice of reduction of the Revolving Credit Commitment or the Swing Loan
Commitment shall be irrevocable. Each reduction of the Revolving Credit Commitment shall be
permanent and shall be made ratably among the Revolving Credit Lenders in accordance with their
respective Revolving Credit Commitments.




          (c) Optional Termination of Commitments. The Borrower shall have the right at any
time to terminate the Commitments. The Borrower shall notify the Agent of any election to
terminate Commitments under this Section 2.7(c) at least three Business Days prior to the effective
date of such termination, specifying such election and the effective date thereof. Promptly
following receipt of any notice, the Agent shall advise the Lenders of the contents thereof. Each
notice delivered by the Borrower pursuant to this Section 2.7(e) shall be irrevocable; provided
that a notice of termination of Commitments delivered by the Borrower may state that such notice is
conditioned upon the effectiveness of other credit facilities, in which case such notice may be
revoked by the Borrower (by notice to the Agent on or prior to the specified effective date) if
such condition is not satisfied. Any termination of Commitments shall be permanent.




     2.8 Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Set-Offs; Collection.



          (a) Payments Generally. The Borrower shall be obligated to make each payment required
to be made by the Borrower hereunder (whether of principal, interest, fees or reimbursement of LC
Disbursements, or otherwise) prior to 1:00 p.m. Boston, Massachusetts time, on the date when due,
in immediately available funds, in U.S. dollars, without set-off or counterclaim. Any amounts
received after such time on any date may, in the discretion of the Agent, be deemed to have been
received on the next succeeding Business Day for purposes of calculating interest thereon. All
payments shall be made to the Agent at its offices in Boston, Massachusetts, except that payments
pursuant to Sections 2.4, 2.11, 2.12, 11.3 and subsection 2.3(g) shall be made directly to the
Persons entitled thereto. The Agent shall distribute any such payments received by it for the
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recipient promptly following receipt thereof, and the Borrower shall have no liability in the
event timely or correct distribution of such payments is not so made. If any payment shall be due
on a day that is not a Business Day, the date for payment shall be extended to the next succeeding
Business Day, and, in the case of any payment accruing interest, interest thereon shall be payable
for the period of such extension. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, all
payments of interest, fees and other amounts (including, without limitation, payments of principal)
due to be paid by the Borrower hereunder shall be made through the automatic withdrawal from the
Borrower’s deposit account with the Agent of amounts equal to the amounts of such interest, fees or
other amounts due to be paid by the Borrower hereunder, and the Borrower hereby irrevocably
authorizes and directs the Agent to take such actions as may be necessary to effectuate such
automatic withdrawals, and, upon funding of any such withdrawal in an amount sufficient to make a
payment of interest, fees or other amounts due hereunder, the Borrower’s obligation to make such
payment shall be discharged. The Borrower expressly acknowledges and agrees that if any such
withdrawal is not in an amount sufficient to satisfy the amount of any interest, fees or other
amounts (including, without limitation, principal payments) due hereunder, the Borrower shall
remain obligated to pay the full amount of such interest, fees or other amounts as and when the
same shall become due.




          (b) Application of Payments. If at any time insufficient funds are received by and
available to the Agent to pay fully all amounts of principal, unreimbursed LC Disbursements,
interest and fees then due hereunder under any circumstances, including, without limitation during,
or as a result of the exercise by the Agent or the Lenders of remedies hereunder or under any other
Loan Document and applicable law, such funds shall be applied (i) first, to pay fees, costs and
expenses then due hereunder ratably among the parties entitled thereto under the Loan Documents in
accordance with the amounts of fees, costs and expenses then due to such parties, (ii) second, to
pay interest then due hereunder ratably among the parties entitled thereto under the Loan Documents
in accordance with the amount of interest then due to such parties; (iii) third, to pay principal
and unreimbursed LC Disbursements then due hereunder ratably among the parties entitled thereto in
accordance with the amounts of principal and unreimbursed LC Disbursements then due to such
parties, and (iv) fourth, to any other Obligations then due from the Credit Parties to the Agent,
the Issuing Lender or the Lenders.




          (c) Pro Rata Treatment. If any Lender shall obtain any payment (whether voluntary,
involuntary, through the exercise of set-off or otherwise) on account of the Loans made by it
(other than pursuant to Sections 2.4, 2.6, 2.11 or 2.12), then, if there is any Unreimbursed Amount
outstanding in respect of which the Issuing Lender has not received payment in full from such
Lender pursuant to Section 2.4(c) (the amount of such Unreimbursed Amount being such Revolving
Credit Lender’s “LC Deficiency Amount”) or if there is any Swing Loan outstanding in
respect of which, pursuant to Section 2.6(d)(i) or (ii), the Swing Loan Lender has not received
payment in full from such Lender pursuant to Section 2.6(d)(i) or (ii) (the amount of such Swing
Loan being such Lender’s “SL Deficiency Amount”), such Lender shall both (a) purchase a
participation in such Unreimbursed Amount in an amount equal to the amount obtained by multiplying
the amount of such payment obtained by such Lender (the “Payment Amount”) by a fraction,
the numerator of which is such LC Deficiency Amount and the denominator of which is the sum of such
LC Deficiency Amount plus such SL Deficiency Amount (such sum being the “Aggregate
Deficiency” with respect to such Payment Amount), and (b) purchase a participation in such
Swing Loan in an amount equal to the amount obtained by multiplying such Payment Amount by a
fraction, the numerator of which is such SL Deficiency and the denominator of which is such
Aggregate Deficiency. If, after giving effect to the foregoing, any Lender shall, by exercising
any right of set-off or counterclaim or otherwise, obtain payment in respect of any principal of or
interest on any of its Loans (or participations in LC Disbursements) (other than pursuant to
Sections 2.4, 2.6, 2.11 or 2.12), resulting in such Lender receiving payment of a greater
proportion of the aggregate principal amount of its Loans (and participations in LC Disbursements)
and accrued interest thereon than the proportion of such amounts received by any other Lender, then
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(for cash at face value) participations in the Loans (and LC Disbursements) of the other
Lenders to the extent necessary so that the benefit of such payments shall be shared by all the
Lenders ratably in accordance with the aggregate amount of principal of and accrued interest on
their respective Loans (and participations in LC Disbursements); provided that (i) if any
such participations are purchased and all or any portion of the payment giving rise thereto is
recovered, such participations shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of
such recovery, without interest, and (ii) the provisions of this paragraph shall not be construed
to apply to any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a
participation in any of its Loans (or participations in LC Disbursements) to any assignee or
participant, other than to any Credit Party or any Subsidiary or Affiliate thereof (as to which the
provisions of this paragraph shall apply). The Borrower consents to the foregoing and agrees, to
the extent it may effectively do so under applicable law, that any Lender acquiring a participation
pursuant to the foregoing arrangements may exercise against the Borrower rights of set-off and
counterclaim with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were a direct creditor
of the Borrower in the amount of such participation.




          (d) Agent’s Assumption that Borrower will Make Payments. Unless the Agent shall have
received notice from the Borrower prior to the date on which any payment is due to the Agent for
the account of the Lenders or the Issuing Lender entitled thereto (the “Applicable Recipient”)
hereunder that the Borrower will not make such payment, the 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 Applicable Recipient the amount due. In such event, if the Borrower has not in
fact made such payment, then each Applicable Recipient severally agrees to repay to the Agent
forthwith on demand the amount so distributed to such Applicable Recipient 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 Agent, at the Federal Funds Effective Rate.




          (e) Lender’s Failure to Make Payment. If any Lender shall fail to make any payment
required to be made by it pursuant to subsections 2.4(c), 2.5(c), 2.6(d)(i) or (ii), or 2.8(d),
then the Agent may, in its discretion (notwithstanding any contrary provision hereof), apply any
amounts thereafter received by the Agent for the account of such Lender to satisfy such Lender’s
obligations under such subsection until all such unsatisfied obligations are fully paid.




     2.9 Prepayment of Loans.



          (a) Optional Prepayments of Loans. The Borrower shall have the right at any time and
from time to time to prepay the Revolving Loans (including the Swing Loans) in whole or in part,
subject to prior notice in accordance with subsection 2.9(d) in the case of LIBOR Loans, and
subject to the payment of any amounts due under subsection 2.3(g). The amount of any optional
prepayment in respect of the Revolving Loans shall be applied first, to the repayment of Swing
Loans and, second, to the repayment of Revolving Loans.




          (b) Mandatory Prepayments. The Borrower shall be obligated to, and shall, make
prepayments of the Loans hereunder (and, if applicable as provided in Section 2.9(c), reduce the
Revolving Credit Commitments hereunder) as follows:





          (i) Incurrence of Debt. Without limiting the obligation of the Borrower to
obtain the consent of the Required Lenders to any incurrence of Indebtedness not otherwise
permitted hereunder, the Borrower agrees, on the closing of any incurrence of Indebtedness
by any Credit Party (other than Indebtedness permitted pursuant to Section 8.1) to prepay
the Loans hereunder (and provide cash collateral for Total LC Exposure as specified in
subsection 2.4(h)), and, if applicable as provided in Section 2.9(c), the Revolving Credit
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shall be subject to automatic reduction, upon the date of such incurrence of
Indebtedness, in an aggregate amount equal to 100% of the amount of the Net Cash Payments
from such incurrence of Indebtedness received by any Credit Party, such prepayment and
reduction to be effected in each case in the manner and to the extent specified in
subsection 2.9(c) below.




          (ii) Sale of Assets. Without limiting the obligation of the Borrower to obtain
the consent of the Required Lenders to any Disposition not otherwise permitted hereunder,
the Borrower agrees, on or prior to the occurrence of any Disposition by any Credit Party,
to deliver to the Agent a statement certified by a Designated Financial Officer of the
Borrower, in form and detail reasonably satisfactory to the Agent, of the estimated amount
of the Net Cash Payments of such Disposition that will (on the date of such Disposition) be
received by any Credit Party in cash, indicating on such certificate, whether the Borrower
intends to reinvest such Net Cash Payments (to the extent Net Cash Payments from
Dispositions do not exceed $1,000,000 in the aggregate after the Effective Time) or will be
prepaying the Loans, as hereinafter provided, and the Borrower will be obligated to either
(A) cause the applicable Credit Party to reinvest such Net Cash Payments (to the extent Net
Cash Payments from Dispositions do not exceed $1,000,000 in the aggregate after the
Effective Time) within 180 days after receipt (or, if within such 180 day period the
Borrower or any Credit Party enters into contracts related to the reinvestment of such Net
Cash Payments, such longer period not to exceed 365 days after the original date of receipt
of such Net Cash Payments as is contemplated by such contracts) into replacement assets or
the repair of existing assets or (B) to the extent such Net Cash Payments exceed $1,000,000
in the aggregate after the Effective Time, prepay the Loans hereunder (and provide cover for
Total LC Exposure as specified in Section 2.4(h)), and, if applicable, as provided in
Section 2.9(c), the Revolving Credit Commitments hereunder shall be subject to automatic
reduction, as follows:




     (x) upon the date of such Disposition, or on the date (the
“Reinvestment Date”) which is 180 days after such date (or such
longer period not to exceed 365 days as contemplated by contracts related to
the reinvestment of such Net Cash Payments) if the Borrower had indicated on
the certificate delivered as hereinabove required that it intended to
reinvest the Net Cash Payments of such Disposition, in an aggregate amount
equal to 100% of the amount of such Net Cash Payments, to the extent
received by any Credit Party in cash on the date of such Disposition or, if
applicable, the Reinvestment Date to the extent of any Net Cash Payments not
so reinvested; and




     (y) thereafter, quarterly, on the date of the delivery by the Borrower
to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 7.1 of the financial
statements for any quarterly fiscal period or fiscal year, to the extent any
Credit Party shall receive Net Cash Payments during the quarterly fiscal
period ending on the date of such financial statements in cash under
deferred payment arrangements or Investments entered into or received in
connection with any Disposition, an amount equal to (A) 100% of the
aggregate amount of such Net Cash Payments minus (B) any transaction
expenses associated with Dispositions and not previously deducted in the
determination of Net Cash Payments plus (or minus, as the
case may be) (C) any other adjustment received or paid by any Credit Party
pursuant to the respective agreements giving rise to Dispositions and not
previously taken into account in the determination of the Net Cash Payments.


Prepayments of Loans (and cover for Total LC Exposure) shall be effected in each case in the manner
and to the extent specified in paragraph (c) of this Section 2.9; provided that if at the
time of any such Disposition a Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Credit Parties
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reinvest any Net Cash Payments and shall instead prepay the Loans by 100% of the amount of Net Cash
Payments received from such Disposition.





          (iii) Proceeds of Casualty Events. Upon the date 180 days following the
receipt by any Credit Party of the proceeds of insurance, condemnation award or other
compensation in respect of any Casualty Event affecting any property of any Credit Party (or
upon such earlier date as such Credit Party, as the case may be, shall have determined not
to repair or replace the property affected by such Casualty Event), except to the extent Net
Cash Payments from Casualty Events do not exceed $1,500,000 in the aggregate after the
Effective Time, the Borrower shall prepay the Loans (and provide cover for Total LC Exposure
as specified in Section 2.4(h)), and, if applicable as provided in Section 2.9(c), the
Revolving Credit Commitments shall be subject to automatic reduction, in an aggregate
amount, if any, equal to 100% of the Net Cash Payments from such Casualty Event not
theretofore applied or committed to be applied to the repair or replacement of such property
(it being understood that if Net Cash Payments committed to be applied are not in fact
applied within twelve months after receipt thereof, then such Net Cash Payments shall be
applied to the prepayment of Loans and cover for Total LC Exposure and reduction of
Commitments as provided in this clause (iii) at the expiration of such 180 day period), such
prepayment and reduction to be effected in each case in the manner and to the extent
specified in paragraph (c) of this Section 2.9; provided that if a Default has
occurred and is continuing, no Net Cash Payments from any Casualty Event may be applied to
the repair or replacement of any property and such Net Cash Payments shall be applied in
stead to prepay the Loans by 100% of the amount of Net Cash Payments received from such
Casualty Event.



          (c) Application.





          (i) In the event of any mandatory prepayment of Loans pursuant to subsection (b) of
this Section 2.9, the proceeds shall be applied as follows:




          (A) first, to the extent that a repayment of Swing Loans shall at such time be
required pursuant to Section 2.9(a), to the repayment of Swing Loans, but only to
such extent (with no reduction in the Commitments);




          (B) second, to the extent that total Revolving Credit Exposure shall at such
time exceed the total Revolving Credit Commitments at such time, such prepayment
shall be applied to the repayment of Revolving Loans to be shared and applied
ratably among the Revolving Credit Lenders in proportion to their respective
Revolving Credit Commitments (with no reduction in the Commitments); and




          (C) third, the amount of any mandatory prepayment shall be applied to repay
Revolving Loans, and, second, to provide cash collateral for Total LC Exposure as
specified in Section 2.4(h), with a corresponding permanent reduction in the
Revolving Credit Commitments.



          (d) Notification of Certain Prepayments. The Borrower shall notify the Agent by
telephone (confirmed by telecopy) of any voluntary prepayment of any LIBOR Loan not later than 1:00
p.m., Boston, Massachusetts time, three Business Days before the date of such prepayment. The
Borrower shall notify the Agent of any mandatory prepayment of the Loans pursuant to subsection
2.9(b) hereunder as soon as practicable. The Borrower shall notify the Agent by telephone
(confirmed by telecopy) of any prepayment of Swing Loans under Sections 2.9(a) or 2.9(b) not later
than 1:00 p.m., Boston, Massachusetts time, on the date of such prepayment, which date shall be a
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such notice shall be irrevocable and shall specify the prepayment date and the principal
amount of each Borrowing or portion thereof to be prepaid. Promptly following receipt of any such
notice relating to a Borrowing (other than a Swing Loan Borrowing), the Agent shall advise the
Lenders of the contents thereof.




          (e) Prepayments Accompanied by Interest. All prepayments shall be accompanied by
accrued interest through the date of prepayment.




     2.10 Fees.



          (a) Unused Fee. The Borrower shall pay to the Agent for the account of each Lender
unused fees in respect of the Revolving Credit Commitments, in an aggregate amount equal to the
product of (x) the Applicable Unused Fee Rate, multiplied by (y) the daily average unused
amounts of the respective Revolving Credit Commitment of such Lender (excluding with respect to the
Swing Loan Lender the amount of any Swing Loans) during the period from and including the date on
which the Effective Time shall occur to but excluding the date on which the Revolving Credit
Commitments terminate; provided, that at any time when the Swing Loan Lender is the only
Lender hereunder, the amount of any Swing Loans outstanding shall be applied to reduce the daily
average unused amounts of the Revolving Credit Commitment of such Lender for purposes of this
Section 2.10(b). Accrued unused fees shall be payable monthly in arrears on the first day of each
month and on the date on which the Revolving Credit Commitments terminate. All unused fees shall
be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days and shall be payable for the actual number of days
elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day).




          (b) Letter of Credit Fees. The Borrower shall pay with respect to Letters of Credit
issued hereunder the following fees:





          (i) with respect to each standby or documentary Letter of Credit issued hereunder, to
the Agent for the accounts of the Revolving Credit Lenders a participation fee with respect
to their participations in such Letters of Credit which fee shall accrue at a rate per annum
equal to the Applicable Margin then used in determining interest on LIBOR Loans on the
average daily amount of such Lender’s LC Exposure (excluding any portion thereof
attributable to unreimbursed LC Disbursements) during the period from and including the
Restatement Date to but excluding the later of the date on which there shall no longer be
any Letters of Credit outstanding hereunder, and




          (ii) with respect to each documentary or standby Letter of Credit issued hereunder, to
the Issuing Lender, a fronting fee equal to 0.25% per annum of the face amount of each
Letter of Credit, along with the Issuing Lender’s standard fees with respect to the
issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or processing of drawings
thereunder.


Accrued fees for Letters of Credit shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days and shall
be payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last
day), and shall be payable monthly in arrears on the first day of each month and on the date the
Revolving Credit Commitments terminate, commencing on the first such date to occur after the date
hereof, provided that any such fees accruing after the date on which the Revolving Credit
Commitments terminate shall be payable on demand.




          (c) The Borrower agrees to pay to the Agent, for its own account, fees payable in the amounts
and at the times set forth in the Fee Letter and as otherwise separately agreed in writing between
the Borrower and the Agent.







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          (d) All fees payable hereunder shall be paid on the dates due, in immediately available funds.
Fees paid shall not be refundable under any circumstances, absent manifest error in the
determination thereof.




     2.11 Increased Costs.



          (a) If any Change in Law shall:





          (i) impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit or similar
requirement against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended by,
any Lender or the Issuing Lender; or




          (ii) impose on any Lender or the Issuing Lender or the London interbank market any
other condition affecting this Agreement or LIBOR 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 or
maintaining any LIBOR Loan (or of maintaining its obligation to make any such Loan) or to increase
the cost to such Lender or the Issuing Lender of participating in, issuing or maintaining any
Letter of Credit or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Lender or the
Issuing Lender hereunder (whether of principal, interest or otherwise), then the Borrower will pay
to such Lender or the Issuing Lender, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will
compensate such Lender or the Issuing Lender, as the case may be, for such additional costs
incurred or reduction suffered.




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




          (c) A certificate of a Lender or the Issuing Lender setting forth the amount or amounts
necessary to compensate such Lender or the Issuing Lender or its holding company, as the case may
be, as specified in subsections 2.11(a) or 2.11(b) above shall be delivered to the Borrower and
shall be conclusive so long as it reflects a reasonable basis for the calculation of the amounts
set forth therein and does not contain any manifest error. The Borrower shall pay such Lender or
the Issuing Lender the amount shown as due on any such certificate within 10 days after receipt
thereof.




          (d) Failure or delay on the part of any Lender or the Issuing Lender to demand compensation
pursuant to this Section 2.11 shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender’s or the Issuing
Lender’s right to demand such compensation; provided that the Borrower shall not be
required to compensate a Lender or the Issuing Lender pursuant to this Section 2.11 for any
increased costs or reductions incurred more than six months prior to the date that such Lender or
the Issuing Lender, 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 Issuing Lender’s intention to claim
compensation therefor; provided further that, if the Change in Law giving rise to such
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occurred within such six-month period, then the six-month period referred to above may be
extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof, but in no event any period prior to
the Restatement Date.




     2.12 Taxes.



          (a) Any and all payments by or on account of any Obligations of the Borrower hereunder shall
be made free and clear of and without deduction for any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes;
provided that if the Borrower shall be required to deduct any Indemnified Taxes or Other
Taxes from such payments, then (i) the sum payable shall be increased as necessary so that after
making all required deductions (including deductions applicable to additional sums payable under
this Section 2.12) the Agent, any Lender or the Issuing Lender (as the case may be) receives an
amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deductions been made, (ii) the Borrower
shall make such deductions and (iii) the Borrower shall pay the full amount deducted to the
relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law.




          (b) In addition, the Borrower shall pay all Other Taxes to the relevant Governmental Authority
in accordance with applicable law.




          (c) The Borrower shall indemnify the Agent, each Lender and the Issuing Lender, within 10 days
after written demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes
(including Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts
payable under this Section 2.12) paid by the Agent, such Lender or the Issuing Lender, as the case
may be (and any penalties, interest and reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect
thereto during the period prior to the Borrower making the payment demanded under this paragraph
(c)), whether or not such Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or
asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or
liability delivered to the Borrower by a Lender or the Issuing Lender, or by the Agent on its own
behalf or on behalf of a Lender or the Issuing Lender shall be conclusive absent manifest error.




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




          (e) Any Foreign Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding tax
under the law of a jurisdiction in which the Borrower is located, or any treaty to which such
jurisdiction is a party, with respect to payments under this Agreement shall deliver to the
Borrower (with a copy to the Agent), at the time or times prescribed by applicable law or
reasonably requested by the Borrower, such properly completed and executed documentation prescribed
by applicable law as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate.




     2.13 Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders



          (a) Designation of a Different Lending Office. If any Lender requests compensation
under Section 2.11, or if the Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or
any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.12, then such Lender
shall use reasonable efforts to designate a different lending office for funding or booking its
Loans hereunder, or to assign its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices,
branches or Affiliates, if, in the judgment of such Lender, such designation or assignment (i)
would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Section 2.11 or 2.12, as the case may be, in
the future and (ii) would not subject such Lender to any material unreimbursed cost or expense and
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such Lender. The Borrower hereby agrees to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by
any Lender in connection with any such designation or assignment.




          (b) Replacement of Lenders. If any Lender requests compensation under Section 2.11,
or if the Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental
Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.11, or if any Lender defaults in its
obligation to fund Loans hereunder, then the Borrower may, at its sole expense and effort, upon
notice to such Lender and the Agent, require such Lender to assign and delegate, without recourse
(in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in Section 11.4, all its interests,
rights and obligations under this Agreement to an assignee that shall assume such obligations
(which assignee may be another Lender, if a Lender accepts such assignment); provided that
(i) the Borrower shall have received the prior written consent of the Agent and the Issuing Lender,
which consents shall not unreasonably be withheld or delayed, (ii) such Lender shall have received
payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal of its Loans (and participations in LC
Disbursements), accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it
hereunder, 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) and (iii) in the case of any such
assignment resulting from a claim for compensation under Section 2.11 or payments required to be
made pursuant to Section 2.12, such assignment will result in a reduction in such compensation or
payments. A Lender shall not be required to make any such assignment and 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.




ARTICLE III




Guarantee by Guarantors



     3.1 The Guarantee. The Guarantors hereby guarantee to each Lender, the Issuing Lender and the
Agent and their respective successors and permitted assigns the prompt payment in full when due
(whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of the Obligations. The Guarantors
hereby further agree that if the Borrower shall fail to pay in full when due (whether at stated
maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) any of the Obligations, the Guarantors will promptly pay
the same, without any demand or notice whatsoever, and that in the case of any extension of time of
payment or renewal of any of the Obligations, the same will be promptly paid in full when due
(whether at extended maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) in accordance with the terms of such
extension or renewal.



     3.2 Obligations Unconditional. The obligations of the Guarantors under Section 3.1 are
absolute and unconditional irrespective of the value, genuineness, validity, regularity or
enforceability of this Agreement, the other Loan Documents or any other agreement or instrument
referred to herein or therein, or any substitution, release or exchange of any other guarantee of
or security for any of the Obligations, and, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law,
irrespective of any other circumstance whatsoever that might otherwise constitute a legal or
equitable discharge or defense of a surety or guarantor, it being the intent of this Section 3.2
that the obligations of the Guarantors hereunder shall be absolute and unconditional under any and
all circumstances. Without limiting the generality of the [text missing]




          (i) at any time or from time to time, without notice to such Guarantors, the time for
any performance of or compliance with any of the Obligations shall be extended, or such
performance or compliance shall be waived;



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          (ii) any of the acts mentioned in any of the provisions hereof or of the other Loan
Documents or any other agreement or instrument referred to herein or therein shall be done
or omitted;




          (iii) the maturity of any of the Obligations shall be accelerated, or any of the
Obligations shall be modified, supplemented or amended in any respect, or any right
hereunder or under the other Loan Documents or any other agreement or instrument referred to
herein or therein shall be waived or any other guarantee of any of the Obligations or any
security therefor shall be released or exchanged in whole or in part or otherwise dealt
with; or




          (iv) any lien or security interest granted to, or in favor of, the Agent, the Issuing
Lender or any Lender or Lenders as security for any of the Obligations shall fail to be
perfected.


This Guarantee is a guaranty of payment and not of collection. The Guarantors hereby expressly
waive diligence, presentment, demand of payment, protest and all notices whatsoever, and any
requirement that the Agent, the Issuing Lender or any Lender exhaust any right, power or remedy or
proceed against the Borrower hereunder or under the other Loan Documents or any other agreement or
instrument referred to herein or therein, or against any other Person under any other guarantee of,
or security for, any of the Obligations.




     3.3 Reinstatement. The obligations of the Guarantors under this Article 3 shall be
automatically reinstated if and to the extent that for any reason any payment by or on behalf of
the Borrower in respect of the Obligations is rescinded or must be otherwise restored by any holder
of any of the Obligations, whether as a result of any proceedings in bankruptcy or reorganization
or otherwise, and each Guarantor agrees that it will indemnify the Agent, the Issuing Lender and
each Lender on demand for all reasonable costs and expenses (including fees and expenses of
counsel) incurred by the Agent, any Lender or the Issuing Lender in connection with such rescission
or restoration, including any such costs and expenses incurred in defending against any claim
alleging that such payment constituted a preference, fraudulent transfer or similar payment under
any bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law.



     3.4 Subrogation. Until such time as the Obligations shall have been indefensibly paid in
full, each of the Guarantors hereby waives all rights of subrogation or contribution, whether
arising by contract or operation of law (including, without limitation, any such right arising
under the Federal Bankruptcy Code of 1978, as amended) or otherwise by reason of any payment by it
pursuant to the provisions of this Article 3 and further agrees with the Borrower for the benefit
of each creditor of the Borrower (including, without limitation, the Agent, the Issuing Lender and
each Lender) that any such payment by it shall constitute a contribution of capital by such
Guarantor to the Borrower.



     3.5 Remedies. The Guarantors agree that, as between the Guarantors and the Lenders, the
Obligations of the Borrower hereunder may be declared to be forthwith due and payable as provided
in Section 9.2 (and shall be deemed to have become automatically due and payable in the
circumstances provided in Section 9.2) for purposes of Section 3.1 notwithstanding any stay,
injunction or other prohibition preventing such declaration (or such Obligations from becoming
automatically due and payable) as against the Borrower and that, in the event of such declaration
(or such Obligations being deemed to have become automatically due and payable), such Obligations
(whether or not due and payable by the Borrower) shall forthwith become due and payable by the
Guarantors for purposes of Section 3.1.



     3.6 Instrument for the Payment of Money. Each of the Guarantors hereby acknowledges that the
guarantee in this Article 3 constitutes an instrument for the payment of money, and consents and



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agrees that the Agent, the Issuing Lender, or any Lender, at its sole option, in the event of
a dispute by such Guarantor in the payment of any moneys due hereunder, shall have the right to
summary judgment or such other expedited procedure as may be available for a suit on a note or
other instrument for the payment of money.




     3.7 Continuing Guarantee. The guarantee in this Article 3 is a continuing guarantee, and
shall apply to all Obligations whenever arising.



     3.8 General Limitation on Amount of Obligations Guaranteed. In any action or proceeding
involving any state or non-U.S. corporate law, or any state or Federal or non-U.S. bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization or other law affecting the rights of creditors generally, if the
obligations of the Guarantors under Section 3.1 would otherwise be held or determined to be void,
invalid or unenforceable, or subordinated to the claims of any other creditors, on account of the
amount of its liability under Section 3.1, then, notwithstanding any other provision hereof to the
contrary, the amount of such liability shall, without any further action by the Guarantors, any
Lender, Agent or other Person, be automatically limited and reduced to the highest amount that is
valid and enforceable and not subordinated to the claims of other creditors as determined in such
action or proceeding.



ARTICLE IV




The Collateral



     4.1 Grant of Security Interest. As security for due and punctual payment and performance of
the Obligations, each Credit Party hereby grants to the Agent for the ratable benefit of the
Lenders and the Issuing Lender a continuing security interest in and lien on all tangible and
intangible property and assets of such Credit Party, whether now owned or existing or hereafter
acquired or arising, together with any and all additions thereto and replacements therefor and
proceeds and products thereof (collectively referred to for purposes of this Article 4 as
“Collateral”), including without limitation the property described below:



          (a) all tangible personal property, including without limitation all present and future goods,
inventory (including, without limitation, all merchandise, raw materials, work in process, finished
goods and supplies), machinery, equipment, motor vehicles, rolling stock, tools, furniture,
fixtures, office supplies, computers, computer software and associated equipment, whether now owned
or hereafter acquired, including, without limitation, all tangible personal property used in the
operation of the business of such Credit Party;




          (b) all rights under all present and future authorizations, permits, licenses and franchises
issued, granted or licensed to such Credit Party for the operation of its business;




          (c) all Patents of such Credit Party;




          (d) all Trademarks of such Credit Party;




          (e) all Copyrights of such Credit Party;




          (f) the entire goodwill of business of such Credit Party and all other general intangibles
(including know-how, trade secrets, customer lists, proprietary information, inventions, domain
names, methods, procedures and formulae) connected with the use of and symbolized by any Patents,
Trademarks or Copyrights of such Credit Party;







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          (g) all rights under all present and future vendor or customer contracts and all franchise,
distribution, design, consulting, construction, engineering, management and advertising and related
agreements;




          (h) all rights under all present and future leases of real and personal property; and all
other personal property, including, without limitation, all present and future accounts, accounts
receivable, cash, cash equivalents, deposits, deposit accounts, loss carry back, tax refunds,
insurance proceeds, premiums, rebates and refunds, choses in action, investment property,
securities, partnership interests, limited liability company interests, contracts, contract rights,
general intangibles (including without limitation, all customer and advertiser mailing lists,
intellectual property, patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, trade names, domain names,
goodwill, customer lists, advertiser lists, catalogs and other printed materials, publications,
indexes, lists, data and other documents and papers relating thereto, blueprints, designs, charts,
and research and development, whether on paper, recorded electronically or otherwise), all websites
(including without limitation, all content, HTML documents, audiovisual material, software, data,
hardware, access lines, connections, copyrights, trademarks, patents and trade secrets relating to
such websites) and domain names, any information stored on any medium, including electronic medium,
related to any of the personal property of such Credit Party, all financial books and records and
other books and records relating, in any manner, to the business of such Credit Party, all
proposals and cost estimates and rights to performance, all instruments and promissory notes,
documents and chattel paper, and all debts, obligations and liabilities in whatever form owing to
such Credit Party from any person, firm or corporation or any other legal entity, whether now
existing or hereafter arising, now or hereafter received by or belonging or owing to such Credit
Party; and all guaranties and security therefor, and all letters of credit and other supporting
obligations in respect of such debts, obligations and liabilities.



Any of the foregoing terms which are defined in the Uniform Commercial Code shall have the meaning
provided in the Uniform Commercial Code, as amended and in effect from time to time, as
supplemented and expanded by the foregoing.



The term “Collateral” shall in no event include (a) any Energy Conservation Financing Collateral or
(b) any rights under any license or lease, in each case, to the extent (and only to the extent) the
grant of a security interest pursuant to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (i) would
invalidate the underlying rights of such Credit Party under such license or lease, (ii) is
prohibited by such license or lease, without the consent of any other party thereto, (iii) would
give any other party to such license or lease the right to terminate its obligations thereunder, or
(iv) is not permitted without consent, unless in each case, all necessary consents to such grant of
a security interest have been obtained from the other parties thereto; provided, however,
that, notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this paragraph, (x) the foregoing grant of
security interest shall extend to, and the Collateral hereunder shall include, any and all proceeds
of any such license or lease to the extent that the assignment or encumbering of such proceeds is
not prohibited by applicable law, (y) immediately upon the ineffectiveness, lapse, waiver or
termination of any such provision or restriction referred to above in this sentence, the Collateral
hereunder shall include, and such Credit Party shall be deemed to have granted a security interest
in, all such rights and interests in and to each and every license or lease to which such provision
or restriction pertained as if such provision or restriction had never been in effect and (z) the
Collateral shall include, and the Credit Party shall be deemed to have granted a security interest
in, any of such Credit Party’s rights, interests, licenses or leases and any other rights and
assets that would not constitute Collateral if the foregoing provisions of this sentence governed,
if and to the extent that the issuer of or other party to such license or lease has consented to
such grant or to the extent that any term of any such rights, interests, licenses or leases would
be rendered ineffective pursuant to the Uniform Commercial Code or any other applicable law
(including any federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law).







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     4.2 Special Warranties and Covenants of the Credit Parties. Each Credit Party hereby warrants
and covenants to the Agent and the Lenders that:



          (a) Such Credit Party has delivered to the Agent a Perfection Certificate in substantially the
form of Exhibit C hereto. All information set forth in such Perfection Certificate is true
and correct in all material respects and the facts contained in such Perfection Certificate are
accurate in all material respects as of the date of this Agreement. Each Credit Party agrees to
supplement its Perfection Certificate promptly after obtaining information which would require a
material correction or addition to such Perfection Certificate.




          (b) No Credit Party will change its jurisdiction of organization, principal or any other place
of business, or the location of any Collateral from the locations set forth in the Perfection
Certificate delivered by such Credit Party, or make any change in its name or conduct its business
operations under any fictitious business name or trade name, without, in any such case, at least
fifteen (15) days’ prior written notice to the Agent; provided that the inventory of such Credit
Party may be in the possession of manufacturers or processors in any jurisdiction in which all
necessary UCC financing statements have been filed by the Agent and with respect to which the Agent
has received waiver letters from all landlords, warehousemen and processors in form and substance
acceptable to the Agent.




          (c) Except for Collateral that is obsolete or no longer used in their business, the Credit
Parties will keep the Collateral in good order and repair (normal wear excepted) and adequately
insured at all times in accordance with the provisions of Section 7.5. The Credit Parties will pay
promptly when due all taxes and assessments on the Collateral or for its use or operation, except
for taxes and assessments permitted to be contested as provided in Section 7.4. Following the
occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Agent may at its option discharge
any taxes or Liens to which any Collateral is at any time subject (other than Permitted Liens), and
may, upon the failure of the Credit Parties to do so in accordance with this Agreement, purchase
insurance on any Collateral and pay for the repair, maintenance or preservation thereof, and each
Credit Party agrees to reimburse the Agent on demand for any payments or expenses incurred by the
Agent or the Lenders pursuant to the foregoing authorization and any unreimbursed amounts shall
constitute Obligations for all purposes hereof.




          (d) The Agent may at reasonable times request and each Credit Party shall deliver copies of
all customer lists and vendor lists.




          (e) To the extent, if any, that such Credit Party’s signature is required therefor, each
Credit Party will promptly execute and deliver to the Agent such financing statements and
amendments thereto, certificates and other documents or instruments as may be necessary to enable
the Agent to perfect or from time to time renew the security interest granted hereby, including,
without limitation, such financing statements and amendments thereto, certificates and other
documents as may be necessary to perfect a security interest in any additional Collateral hereafter
acquired by such Credit Party or in any replacements or proceeds thereof. Each Credit Party
authorizes and appoints the Agent, in case of need, to execute such financing statements,
certificates and other documents pertaining to the Agent’s security interest in the Collateral in
its stead if such Credit Party’s signature is required therefor and such Credit Party fails to so
execute such documents, with full power of substitution, as such Debtor’s attorney in fact. Each
Credit Party further agrees that a carbon, photographic or other reproduction of a security
agreement or financing statement is sufficient as a financing statement under this Agreement and
the other Loan Documents.




          (f) Each Credit Party hereby irrevocably authorizes the Agent, at any time and from time to
time, to file in any jurisdiction financing statements and amendments thereto that (i) indicate the
Collateral (x) as all assets of such Credit Party or words of similar effect, regardless of whether
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particular asset falls within the scope of Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code of the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts or such jurisdiction or (y) as being of an equal or lesser scope or
with greater detail and (ii) which contain any other information required by Article 9 of the
Uniform Commercial Code (including Part 5 thereof) for the sufficiency or filing office acceptance
of any financing statement or amendment, including whether (A) any Credit Party is an organization,
the type of organization and any organization identification number issued to such Credit Party and
(B) in the case of a financing statement filed as a fixture filing or indicating Collateral as
as-extracted collateral or timber to be cut, a sufficient description of the real property to which
the Collateral relates. The Credit Parties agree to furnish any such information to the Agent
promptly upon reasonable request. Each Credit Party also ratifies its authorization for the Agent
to have filed in any Uniform Commercial Code jurisdiction any like initial financing statements or
amendments thereto if filed prior to the date hereof.




          (g) Each Credit Party agrees that it will join with the Agent in executing and, at its own
expense, will file and refile, or permit the Agent to file and refile such financing statements,
continuation statements and other documents (including, without limitation, this Agreement and
licenses to use software and other property protected by copyright), in such offices (including,
without limitation, the PTO, the United States Copyright Office, and appropriate state patent,
trademark and copyright offices), as the Agent may reasonably deem necessary or appropriate,
wherever required or permitted by law in order to perfect and preserve the rights and interests
granted to the Agent in Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights hereunder. Each Credit Party will give
the Agent notice of each office at which records of such Credit Party pertaining to all intangible
items of Collateral are kept. Except as may be provided in such notice, the records concerning all
intangible Collateral are and will be kept at the address shown in the respective Perfection
Certificate for such Credit Party as the principal place of business of such Credit Party.




          (h) The Credit Parties are the sole and exclusive owners of the websites and domain names
listed on Schedule 4.2 hereto and have registered such domain names with the applicable
authority for registration of the same which provides for the exclusive use by the Credit Parties
of such domain names. The websites do not contain, to the knowledge of the Credit Parties, any
material, the publication of which may result in (a) the violation of rights of any person or (b) a
right of any person against the publisher or distributor of such material.




          (i) The Credit Parties shall, annually by the end of the first calendar quarter following the
previous calendar year, provide written notice to the Agent of all applications for registration of
Patents, Trademarks or Copyrights, to the extent such applications exist, made during the preceding
calendar year. The Credit Parties shall file and prosecute diligently all applications for
registration of Patents, Trademarks or Copyrights now or hereafter pending that would be necessary
to the business of the Credit Parties to which any such applications pertain, and to do all acts,
in any such instance, necessary to preserve and maintain all rights in such registered Patents,
Trademarks or Copyrights unless such Patents, Trademarks or Copyrights are not material to the
business of the Credit Parties, as reasonably determined by the Credit Parties consistent with
prudent and commercially reasonable business practices. Any and all costs and expenses incurred in
connection with any such actions shall be borne by the Credit Parties. Except in accordance with
prudent and commercially reasonable business practices, the Credit Parties shall not abandon any
right to file a Patent, Trademark or Copyright application or any pending Patent, Trademark or
Copyright application or any registered Patent, Trademark or Copyright, in each case material to
its business, without the consent of the Agent.




          (j) The domain name servers used in connection with the domain names of the Credit Parties and
all other relevant information pertaining to such domain names, and the administrative contacts
used in connection with the registration of such domain names are identified on Schedule
4.2 hereof. No Credit Party will change such domain name servers without 10 days’ prior notice
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Agent. No Credit Party will cause a change in the identity of any domain name administrative
contact without 10 days’ prior notice to the Agent.




          (k) If any Credit Party is, now or at any time hereafter, a beneficiary under a letter of
credit in an amount equal to or greater than $100,000, such Credit Party shall promptly notify the
Agent thereof and, at the request and option of the Agent, such Credit Party shall, pursuant to an
agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent, either (i) arrange for the issuer and
any confirmer or other nominated person of such letter of credit to consent to an assignment to the
Agent of the proceeds of the letter of credit or (ii) arrange for the Agent to become the
transferee beneficiary of the letter of credit, with the Agent agreeing, in each case, that the
proceeds of the letter of credit are to be applied by the Agent against the Obligations as provided
in this Agreement.




          (l) To the extent any Credit Party shall, now or at any time hereafter, hold or acquire any
promissory note or other instrument or tangible chattel paper (other than a construction contract
entered into by any Credit Party in the ordinary course of such Credit Party’s business) in an
amount equal to or greater than $100,000, such Credit Party will promptly notify the Lender thereof
and, at the request and option of the Lender, such Debtor will deliver such promissory note or
other instrument or tangible chattel paper to the Lender to be held as Collateral hereunder,
together with an endorsement thereof reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Lender.




          (m) If, now or at any time hereafter, any Credit Party shall obtain or hold any investment
property or electronic chattel paper in an amount equal to or greater than $100,000, such Credit
Party will promptly notify the Lender thereof and, at the request and option of the Lender, such
Credit Party will take or cause to be taken such steps as the Lender may reasonably request for the
Lender to obtain “control” (as provided in Sections 9-105 and 9-106 of the Uniform Commercial Code
of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as amended and in effect from time to time) of such
Collateral.




          (n) No Credit Party holds any commercial tort claims, as defined in Article 9 of the Uniform
Commercial Code, except as indicated in the Perfection Certificates attached hereto as Exhibit
C. If any of the Credit Parties shall at any time acquire a commercial tort claim, such Credit
Party shall immediately notify the Lender in a writing signed by such Credit Party of the brief
details thereof and grant to the Lender in such writing a security interest therein and in the
proceeds thereof, all upon the terms of this Agreement, with such writing to be in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to the Lender.




          (o) If any Credit Party has accounts receivable in respect of which the account debtor is
located in Minnesota, the Credit Parties represent and warrant that the applicable Credit Party has
filed and shall file all legally-required Notice of Business Activities Reports and comparable
reports with the appropriate government authorities.




     4.3 Fixtures, etc. It is the intention of the parties hereto that none of the Collateral
shall become fixtures and, except as set forth on Schedule 4.3 attached hereto and except
for Collateral which becomes a fixture pursuant to any construction contract entered into by a
Credit Party the ordinary course of such Credit Party’s business, each Credit Party will take all
such reasonable action or actions as may be necessary to prevent any of the Collateral from
becoming fixtures. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Credit Party will, if
requested by the Agent, use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain waivers of Liens, in form
satisfactory to the Agent, from each lessor of real property on which any of the Collateral is or
is to be located to the extent requested by the Agent.



     4.4 Right of Agent to Dispose of Collateral, etc. Upon the occurrence and during the
continuance of any Event of Default, but subject to the provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code
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other applicable law, in addition to all other rights under applicable law and under the Loan
Documents, the Agent shall have the right to take possession of the Collateral and, in addition
thereto, the right to enter upon any premises on which the Collateral or any part thereof may be
situated and remove the same therefrom. The Agent may require the Credit Parties to make the
Collateral (to the extent the same is moveable) available to the Agent at a place to be designated
by the Agent or transfer any information related to the Collateral to the Agent by electronic
medium. Unless the Collateral is perishable or threatens to decline speedily in value or is of a
type customarily sold on a recognized market, the Agent will give the Credit Parties at least ten
(10) days’ prior written notice of the time and place of any public sale thereof or of the time
after which any private sale or any other intended disposition thereof is to be made. Any such
notice shall be deemed to meet any requirement hereunder or under any applicable law (including the
Uniform Commercial Code) that reasonable notification be given of the time and place of such sale
or other disposition.




     4.5 Right of Agent to Use and Operate Collateral, etc. Upon the occurrence and during the
continuance of any Event of Default, subject to the provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code or
other applicable law, the Agent shall have the right and power (a) to take possession of all or any
part of the Collateral, and to exclude the Credit Parties and all persons claiming under the Credit
Parties wholly or partly therefrom, and thereafter to hold, store, and/or use, operate, manage and
control the same, and (b) to grant a license to use, or cause to be granted a license to use, any
or all of the Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights (in the case of Trademarks, along with the
goodwill associated therewith), but subject to the terms of any licenses. Upon any such taking of
possession, the Agent may, from time to time, at the expense of the Credit Parties, make all such
repairs, replacements, alterations, additions and improvements to and of the Collateral as the
Agent may deem proper. In any such case the Agent shall have the right to manage and control the
Collateral and to carry on the business and to exercise all rights and powers of the Credit Parties
in respect thereto as the Agent shall deem best, including the right to enter into any and all such
agreements with respect to the operation of the Collateral or any part thereof as the Agent may see
fit; and the Agent shall be entitled to collect and receive all rents, issues, profits, fees,
revenues and other income of the same and every part thereof. Such rents, issues, profits, fees,
revenues and other income shall be applied to pay the expenses of holding and operating the
Collateral and of conducting the business thereof, and of all maintenance, repairs, replacements,
alterations, additions and improvements, and to make all payments which the Agent may be required
or may elect to make, if any, for taxes, assessments, insurance and other charges upon the
Collateral or any part thereof, and all other payments which the Agent may be required or
authorized to make under any provision of this Agreement (including reasonable legal costs and
attorneys’ fees). The Agent shall apply the remainder of such rents, issues, profits, fees,
revenues and other income as provided in Section 4.6.



     4.6 Proceeds of Collateral. After deducting all reasonable costs and expenses of collection,
storage, custody, sale or other disposition and delivery (including reasonable legal costs and
attorneys’ fees) and all other charges against the Collateral, the Agent shall apply the residue of
the proceeds of any such sale or disposition to the Obligations in accordance with the terms hereof
and any surplus shall be returned to the Credit Parties or to any Person or party lawfully entitled
thereto (including, if applicable, any holders of Subordinated Indebtedness). In the event the
proceeds of any sale, lease or other disposition of the Collateral are insufficient to pay all of
the Obligations in full, the Credit Parties will be liable for the deficiency, together with
interest thereon at the Post-Default Rate, and the cost and expenses of collection of such
deficiency, including (to the extent permitted by law), without limitation, reasonable attorneys’
fees, expenses and disbursements.



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ARTICLE V




Representations and Warranties



     Each Credit Party represents and warrants to the Lenders, the Issuing Lender and the Agent, as
to itself and each other Credit Party, that:



     5.1 Organization; Powers. Each Credit Party has been duly formed or organized and is validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization. Each Credit
Party has all requisite power and authority to carry on its business as now conducted and is
qualified to do business in, and is in good standing in, every jurisdiction where such
qualification is required, except where the failure to have such power or authority or to be so
qualified or in good standing, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected
to result in a Material Adverse Effect.



     5.2 Authorization; Enforceability. The borrowing of the Loans and the grant of security
interests pursuant to the Loan Documents are within the power and authority of the Credit Parties
and have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of the Credit Parties. This
Agreement and the other Loan Documents have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the
Credit Parties and constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of the Credit Parties,
enforceable in accordance with their respective terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and
subject to general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity
or at law.



     5.3 Governmental Approvals; No Conflicts. The borrowing of the Loans and the grant of the
security interests pursuant to the Loan Documents (a) do not require any consent or approval of,
registration or filing with, or any other action by, any Governmental Authority which has not been
obtained, except as disclosed on Schedule 5.3, (b) will not violate any applicable law,
policy or regulation or the organizational documents of the Credit Parties or any order of any
Governmental Authority, (c) will not violate or result in a default under any indenture, agreement
or other instrument binding upon the Credit Parties, or any assets, or give rise to a right
thereunder to require any payment to be made by the Credit Parties, and such violation or default
or right to payment would have a Material Adverse Effect, and (d) except for the Liens created by
the Loan Documents, will not result in the creation or imposition of any Lien on any asset of the
Credit Parties.



     5.4 Financial Condition; No Material Adverse Change.



          (a) The Credit Parties have heretofore delivered to the Lenders the following financial
statements:





          (i) the consolidated balance sheets and statements of operations, shareholders’ equity
and cash flows of the Borrower and all Subsidiaries of the Borrower, as of and for the
fiscal years ended December 31, 2005, December 31, 2006 and December 31, 2007, in each case,
audited and accompanied by an opinion of the Borrower’s independent public accountants;




          (ii) the unaudited consolidated balance sheet and statements of operations,
shareholders’ equity and cash flows of the Borrower and all Subsidiaries of the Borrower and
all Subsidiaries of the Borrower, as of and for the fiscal year-to-date period ended March
31, 2008, certified by a Designated Financial Officer that such financial statements fairly
present in all material respects the financial condition of the Borrower and all
Subsidiaries of the Borrower as at such date and the results of the operations of the
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for the period ended on such date and that all such financial statements, including the
related schedules and notes thereto have been prepared in all material respects in
accordance with GAAP applied consistently throughout the periods involved, except as
disclosed on Schedule 5.4; and




          (iii) the projected consolidated balance sheets, statements of operations and cash
flows for the Borrower and all Subsidiaries of the Borrower on a monthly basis for fiscal
year 2008.


Except as disclosed on Schedule 5.4, such financial statements (except for the projections)
present fairly, in all material respects, the respective consolidated financial position and
results of operations and cash flows of the respective entities as of such respective dates and for
such periods in accordance with GAAP, subject to year-end audit adjustments and the absence of
footnotes in the case of such unaudited or pro forma statements. The projections were prepared by
the Borrower in good faith and were based on assumptions that were reasonable when made, it being
understood, that actual results during the periods covered thereby may differ from the projected
results.




          (b) Except as disclosed on Schedule 5.4, since December 31, 2007, there has been no
material adverse change in the business, assets, operations or condition, financial or otherwise,
of the Credit Parties (taken as a whole) from that set forth in the December 31, 2007 financial
statements referred to in clause (ii) of paragraph (a) above.




          (c) None of the Credit Parties has on the date hereof any contingent liabilities, liabilities
for taxes, unusual forward or long-term commitments or unrealized or anticipated losses from any
unfavorable commitments in each case that are material and would need to be disclosed on financial
statements in accordance with GAAP, except (i) as referred to or reflected or provided for in the
financial statements described in this Section 5.4, (ii) as provided for in Schedule 5.4
annexed hereto, or (iii) as otherwise permitted pursuant to this Agreement.




     5.5 Properties.



          (a) Each Credit Party has good and marketable title to, or valid, subsisting and enforceable
leasehold interests in, all its Property material to its business. All machinery and equipment of
the Credit Parties material to their business is in good operating condition and repair (ordinary
wear and tear excepted), and all necessary replacements of and repairs thereto have be made so as
to preserve and maintain the value and operating efficiency of such machinery and equipment.




          (b) Set forth on Schedule 5.5 hereto is a complete list of all Patents, Trademarks and
Copyrights. Each Credit Party owns, or is licensed to use, all Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights
and other intellectual property material to its business (“Proprietary Rights”), and to the
knowledge of the Borrower, the use thereof by the Credit Parties does not infringe upon the rights
of any other Person, except for any such infringements that, individually or in the aggregate,
could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.




          (c) Schedule 5.5 clearly identifies all Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights that have
been duly registered in, filed in or issued by the PTO or the United States Register of Copyrights
(collectively, the “Registered Proprietary Rights”). The Registered Proprietary Rights
have been properly maintained and renewed in accordance with all applicable provisions of law and
administrative regulations in the United States, as applicable. The Credit Parties have taken
commercially reasonable steps to protect the Registered Proprietary Rights material to their
businesses and to maintain the confidentiality of all Proprietary Rights that are not generally in
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          (d) As of the date hereof, Schedule 5.5 annexed hereto contains a true, accurate and
complete list of (i) all Real Property Assets, whether owned or leased, and (ii) all leases,
subleases or assignments of leases (together with all amendments, modifications, supplements,
renewals or extensions of any thereof) affecting each Leasehold Property, regardless of whether
such Credit Party is the landlord or tenant (whether directly or as an assignee or successor in
interest) under such lease, sublease or assignment. Except as specified in Schedule 5.5,
each agreement listed in clause (ii) of the immediately preceding sentence is in full force and
effect and the Borrower has no knowledge of any default that has occurred and is continuing
thereunder, and each such agreement constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of each
applicable Credit Party, enforceable against such Credit Party in accordance with its terms, except
as enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws
relating to or limiting creditors’ rights generally or by equitable principles.




     5.6 Litigation and Environmental Matters.



          (a) There are no actions, suits or proceedings by or before any arbitrator or Governmental
Authority pending against or, to the knowledge of the Credit Parties, threatened against or
affecting any Credit Party as to which there is a reasonable possibility of an adverse
determination and that, if adversely determined, could reasonably be expected, individually or in
the aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Effect (other than the Disclosed Matters set forth
in part (a) of Schedule 5.6).




          (b) Except for the Disclosed Matters set forth in Schedule 5.6 and except with respect
to any other matters that, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to
result in a Material Adverse Effect, the Credit Parties (i) have not failed to comply with any
Environmental Law or to obtain, maintain or comply with any permit, license or other approval
required in connection with the operation of the Credit Parties’ business to be in compliance with
all applicable Environmental Laws, (ii) have not become subject to any Environmental Liability;
(iii) have not received notice of any claim with respect to any Environmental Liability or any
inquiry, allegation, notice or other communication from any Governmental Authority which is
currently outstanding or pending concerning its compliance with any Environmental Law or (iv) do
not know of any basis for any Environmental Liability.




          (c) Since the date of this Agreement, there has been no change in the status of the Disclosed
Matters that, individually or in the aggregate, has resulted in, or materially increased the
likelihood of, a Material Adverse Effect.




     5.7 Compliance with Laws and Agreements. Except as set forth on Schedule 5.7, each
Credit Party is in compliance with all laws, regulations, policies and orders of any Governmental
Authority applicable to it or its property and all indentures, agreements and other instruments
binding upon it or its property, except where the failure to do so, individually or in the
aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.



     5.8 Investment and Holding Company Status. No Credit Party is (a) an “investment company” as
defined in, or subject to regulation under, the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (b) a
“holding company” as defined in, or subject to regulation under, the Public Utility Holding Company
Act of 1935, as amended or (c) a “bank holding company” as defined in, or subject to regulation
under, the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended.



     5.9 Taxes. Except as set forth on Schedule 5.9, each Credit Party has timely filed or
caused to be filed all Tax returns and reports required to have been filed and has paid or caused
to be paid all Taxes required to have been paid by it, except (a) Taxes that are being contested in
good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which such Credit Party has set aside on its books
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respect thereto in accordance with GAAP, which reserves shall be acceptable to Agent, or (b)
to the extent that the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material
Adverse Effect.




     5.10 ERISA. Except as set forth on Schedule 5.10, no Credit Party has any Pension
Plans. No ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur that, when taken together
with all other such ERISA Events for which liability is reasonably expected to occur, could
reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. No Credit Party has a present
intention to terminate any Pension Plan with respect to which any Credit Party would incur a cost
of more than $100,000 to terminate such Plan, including amounts required to be contributed to fund
such Plan on Plan termination and all costs and expenses associated therewith, including without
limitation attorneys’ and actuaries’ fees and expenses in connection with such termination and a
reasonable estimate of expenses and settlement or judgment costs and attorneys’ fees and expenses
in connection with litigation related to such termination.



     5.11 Disclosure. As of the Effective Time, the Credit Parties have disclosed to the Agent all
material agreements, instruments and corporate or other restrictions to which any Credit Party is
subject after the Effective Time, and all other matters known to the Credit Parties, that,
individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Effect. The organizational structure of the Credit Parties is as set forth on Schedule
5.12 annexed hereto. The information, reports, financial statements, exhibits and schedules
furnished at or prior to the Effective Time in writing by or on behalf of the Credit Parties to the
Agent in connection with the negotiation, preparation or delivery of this Agreement and the other
Loan Documents or included herein or therein or delivered pursuant hereto or thereto, at the
Effective Time, when taken as a whole do not contain any untrue statement of material fact or omit
to state any material fact necessary to make the statements herein or therein, in light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not materially misleading. All written information
furnished after the Effective Time by the Credit Parties to the Agent and/or the Lenders in
connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and the transactions contemplated
hereby and thereby will be true, complete and accurate in every material respect, or (in the case
of pro-forma information and projections) prepared in good faith based on assumptions reasonable as
of the date when such information is stated or certified. There is no fact known to the Credit
Parties that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect that has not been
disclosed herein, in the other Loan Documents or in a report, financial statement, exhibit,
schedule, disclosure letter or other writing furnished to the Agent for use in connection with the
transactions contemplated hereby or thereby.



     5.12 Capitalization. As of the Effective Time, the capital structure and ownership of the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries are correctly described on Schedule 5.12. As of the
Effective Time, the authorized, issued and outstanding capital stock of the Borrower and each
Subsidiary of the Borrower consists of the capital stock described on Schedule 5.12, all of
which is duly and validly issued and outstanding, fully paid and nonassessable. Except as set
forth on Schedule 5.12, as of the date hereof, (x) there are no outstanding Equity Rights
with respect to the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower and, (y) there are no outstanding
obligations of the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower to repurchase, redeem, or otherwise
acquire any shares of capital stock of or other interest in the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the
Borrower, nor are there any outstanding obligations of the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the
Borrower to make payments to any Person, such as “phantom stock” payments, where the amount thereof
is calculated with reference to the fair market value or equity value of the Borrower or any
Subsidiary of the Borrower.



     5.13 Subsidiaries.



          (a) Set forth on Schedule 5.13 is a complete and correct list of all Subsidiaries of
the Borrower as of the date hereof, together with, for each such Subsidiary, (i) the jurisdiction
of organization of such Subsidiary, (ii) each Person holding ownership interests in such
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ownership interests held by each such Person and the percentage of ownership of such
Subsidiary represented by such ownership interests and (iv) a statement with respect to each
Subsidiary as to whether such Subsidiary is a Renewable Energy Subsidiary or other Non-Core Energy
Subsidiary, a Special Purpose Subsidiary (other than Non-Core Energy Subsidiary), a Foreign
Subsidiary, an Inactive Subsidiary, or a Subsidiary engaged in the line of business activity
engaged in by the Core Ameresco Group. Except as disclosed in Schedule 5.13, (x) each
Credit Party and its respective Subsidiaries owns, free and clear of Liens (other than Liens
permitted hereunder), and has the unencumbered right to vote, all outstanding ownership interests
in each Person shown to be held by it in Schedule 5.13, (y) all of the issued and
outstanding capital stock of each such Person organized as a corporation is validly issued, fully
paid and nonassessable and (z) there are no outstanding Equity Rights with respect to such Person.




          (b) Except as set forth on Schedule 8.8, as of the date of this Agreement none of the
Credit Parties is subject to any indenture, agreement, instrument or other arrangement containing
any provision of the type described in Section 8.8 (“Restrictive Agreements”), other than
any such provision the effect of which has been unconditionally, irrevocably and permanently
waived.




     5.14 Material Indebtedness, Liens and Agreements.



          (a) Schedule 5.14 hereto contains a complete and correct list, as of the date of this
Agreement, of all Material Indebtedness or any extension of credit (or commitment for any extension
of credit) to, or guarantee by, any Credit Party the aggregate principal or face amount of which
equals or exceeds (or may equal or exceed) $500,000, and the aggregate principal or face amount
outstanding or that may become outstanding with respect thereto is correctly described on
Schedule 5.14.




          (b) Schedule 5.14 hereto is a complete and correct list, as of the date of this
Agreement, of each Lien (other than the Liens in favor of the Agent and Lenders) securing
Indebtedness of any Person and covering any property of the Credit Parties, and the aggregate
Indebtedness secured (or which may be secured) by each such Lien and the Property covered by each
such Lien is correctly described in the appropriate part of Schedule 5.14.




          (c) Schedule 5.14 hereto is a complete and correct list, as of the date of this
Agreement, of each contract and arrangement to which any Credit Party is a party for which breach,
nonperformance, cancellation or failure to renew would have a Material Adverse Effect other than
purchase orders made in the ordinary course of business and subject to customary terms.




          (d) To the extent requested by the Agent, true and complete copies of each agreement listed on
the appropriate part of Schedule 5.14 have been delivered to the Agent, together with all
amendments, waivers and other modifications thereto. All such agreements are valid, subsisting, in
full force and effect, are currently binding and will continue to be binding upon each Credit Party
that is a party thereto and, to the best knowledge of the Credit Parties, binding upon the other
parties thereto in accordance with their terms. The Credit Parties are not in default under any
such agreements, which default could have a Material Adverse Effect.




     5.15 Federal Reserve Regulations. No Credit Party is engaged principally or as one of its
important activities in the business of extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying
margin stock (as defined in Regulation U of the Board). The making of the Loans hereunder, the use
of the proceeds thereof as contemplated hereby, and the security arrangements contemplated by the
Loan Documents, will not violate or be inconsistent with any of the provisions of Regulations T, U,
or X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.



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     5.16 Solvency. As of the Effective Time and after giving effect to the initial Loans
hereunder and the other transactions contemplated hereby:



          (a) the aggregate value of all properties of the Credit Parties at their present fair saleable
value on a consolidated, going concern basis (i.e., the amount that may be realized within a
reasonable time, considered to be six months to one year, either through collection or sale at the
regular market value, conceiving the latter as the amount that could be obtained for such
properties within such period by a capable and diligent businessman from an interested buyer who is
willing to purchase under ordinary selling conditions), exceeds the amount of all the consolidated
debts and liabilities (including contingent, subordinated, unmatured and unliquidated liabilities)
of the Credit Parties;




          (b) the Credit Parties will not, on a consolidated basis, have an unreasonably small capital
with which to conduct their business operations as heretofore conducted; and




          (c) the Credit Parties will have, on a consolidated basis, sufficient cash flow to enable them
to pay their debts as they mature.




     5.17 Force Majeure. Since December 31, 2007, the business, properties and other assets of the
Credit Parties have not been materially and adversely affected in any way as the result of any fire
or other casualty, strike, lockout or other labor trouble, embargo, sabotage, confiscation,
contamination, riot, civil disturbance, activity of armed forces or act of God.



     5.18 Accounts Receivable. Unless otherwise indicated to the Agent in writing:



          (a) Each account receivable is genuine and in all respects what it purports to be, and it is
not evidenced by a judgment;




          (b) Except with respect to accounts receivable arising out of project payments under long term
contracts, each account receivable arises out of a completed, bona fide sale and delivery of goods
or rendition of services by a Credit Party in the ordinary course of its business and in accordance
with the terms and conditions of all purchase orders, contracts or other documents relating thereto
and forming a part of the contract between such Credit Party and the account debtor, and, in the
case of goods, title to the goods has passed from the Credit Party to the account debtor;




          (c) Except with respect to accounts receivable arising out of project payments under long term
contracts, each account receivable is for a liquidated amount maturing as stated in the duplicate
invoice covering such sale or rendition of services, a copy of which has been furnished or is
available to the Agent;




          (d) Each account receivable is absolutely owing to one of the Credit Parties and is not
contingent in any respect or for any reason and the Agent’s security interest therein, is not, and
will not (by voluntary act or omission of the Credit Parties) be in the future, subject to any
offset, Lien, deduction, defense, dispute, counterclaim or any other adverse condition except for
disputes resulting in returned goods where the amount in controversy is deemed by the Agent to be
immaterial and Liens arising in the ordinary course of business under applicable law in favor of
subcontractors, materialmen and mechanics in respect of work performed in connection with such
account receivable; provided that the Credit Parties shall pay all amounts required to be
paid to any such subcontractor, materialman or mechanic in accordance with the terms of the
agreement relating to such account receiveable;




          (e) No Credit Party has made any agreement with any account debtor for any extension,
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except discounts or allowances which are granted by the Credit Parties in the ordinary course
of their businesses for prompt payment and which are reflected in the calculation of the net amount
of each respective invoice related thereto;




          (f) To the best knowledge of the Credit Parties, the account debtor under each account
receivable had the capacity to contract at the time any contract or other document giving rise to
an account receivable was executed and such account debtor is not insolvent; and




          (g) To the best knowledge of the Credit Parties, there are no proceedings or actions which are
threatened or pending against any account debtor which might result in any material adverse change
in such account debtor’s financial condition or the collectability of any account receivable.




     5.19 Labor and Employment Matters.



          (a) Except as set forth on Schedule 5.19 as of the Effective Time, and thereafter with
respect to which such would have a Material Adverse Effect, (A) no employee of the Credit Parties
is represented by a labor union, no labor union has been certified or recognized as a
representative of any such employee, and the Credit Parties do not have any obligation under any
collective bargaining agreement or other agreement with any labor union or any obligation to
recognize or deal with any labor union, and there are no such contracts or other agreements
pertaining to or which determine the terms or conditions of employment of any employee of the
Credit Parties; (B) no Credit Party has knowledge of any pending or threatened representation
campaigns, elections or proceedings; (C) the Credit Parties do not have knowledge of any strikes,
slowdowns or work stoppages of any kind, or threats thereof, and no such activities occurred during
the 24-month period preceding the date hereof; and (D) no Credit Party has engaged in, admitted
committing or been held to have committed any unfair labor practice.




          (b) Except as set forth on Schedule 5.19, the Credit Parties have at all times
complied in all material respects, and are in material compliance with, all applicable laws, rules
and regulations respecting employment, wages, hours, compensation, benefits, and payment and
withholding of taxes in connection with employment.




          (c) Except as set forth on Schedule 5.19, except as could not reasonably be expected
to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, the Credit Parties have at
all times complied with, and are in compliance with, all applicable laws, rules and regulations
respecting occupational health and safety, whether now existing or subsequently amended or enacted,
including, without limitation, the Occupational Safety & Health Act of 1970, 29 U.S.C. Section 651
et seq. and the state analogies thereto, all as amended or superseded from time to time, and any
common law doctrine relating to worker health and safety.




     5.20 Bank Accounts. Schedule 5.20 lists all banks and other financial institutions at
which any Credit Party maintains deposits and/or other accounts as of the Restatement Date, and
such Schedule correctly identifies the name and address of each depository, the name in which the
account is held, a description of the purpose of the account, and the complete account number.



     5.21 Matters Relating to the Special Purpose Subsidiaries. Except for Cost Overrun and
Completion Guaranties and Renewable Energy Project Guaranties permitted hereunder, no Credit Party
is obligated under any Indebtedness or other obligation of any Special Purpose Subsidiary. The
Hawaii Joint Venture does not conduct any business other than the construction and operation of the
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     5.22 Matters Relating to Inactive Subsidiaries. No Inactive Subsidiary (i) owns or otherwise
holds any property or other assets or (ii) conducts any business.



     5.23 OFAC. No Credit Party, nor any Subsidiary of any Credit Party (i) is a person whose
property or interest in property is blocked or subject to blocking pursuant to Section 1 of
Executive Order 13224 of September 23, 2001 Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions With
Persons Who Commit, Threaten to Commit, or Support Terrorism (66 Fed. Reg. 49079 (2001)), (ii)
engages in any dealings or transactions prohibited by Section 2 of such executive order, or is
otherwise associated with any such person in any manner violative of Section 2, or (iii) is a
person on the list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons or subject to the
limitations or prohibitions under any other U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets
Control regulation or executive order. The regulations and executive orders described in clauses
(i) through (iii) of the preceding sentence are referred to herein as “OFAC Regulations”.



     5.24 Patriot Act. The Credit Parties are in compliance, in all material respects, with the
(i) the Trading with the Enemy Act, as amended, and each of the foreign assets control regulations
of the United States Treasury Department (31 CFR, Subtitle B, Chapter V, as amended) and any other
enabling legislation or executive order relating thereto (collectively, the “FAC
Regulations”), and (ii) the Patriot Act. No part of the proceeds of the Loans will be used,
directly or indirectly, for any payments to any governmental official or employee, political party,
official of a political party, candidate for political office, or anyone else acting in an official
capacity, in order to obtain, retain or direct business or obtain any improper advantage, in
violation of the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended (the
“FCPA”).



ARTICLE VI




Conditions



     6.1 Effective Time. The obligations of the Revolving Credit Lenders to make Revolving Loans
and of the Issuing Lender to issue Letters of Credit hereunder shall not become effective until the
date on which each of the following conditions is satisfied (or waived in accordance with Section
11.2):



          (a) Counterparts of Agreement. The Agent shall have received from each party hereto
either (i) a counterpart of this Agreement signed on behalf of such party or (ii) written evidence
satisfactory to the Agent (which may include telecopy or electronic transmission of a signed
signature page of this Agreement) that such party has signed a counterpart of this Agreement.




          (b) Notes. The Agent shall have received a duly completed and executed Revolving
Credit Note for the account of each Revolving Credit Lender and a duly completed and executed Swing
Loan Note in the principal amount of the Swing Loan Commitment for the account of the Swing Loan
Lender.




          (c) Organizational Structure. The corporate organizational structure, capitalization
and ownership of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall be as set forth on Schedules 5.12
and 5.13 annexed hereto. The Agent shall have had the opportunity to review, and shall be
satisfied with, the Credit Parties’ state and federal tax assumptions, and the ownership, capital,
organization and structure of the Credit Parties.




          (d) Existence and Good Standing. The Agent shall have received such documents and
certificates as the Agent or Special Counsel may reasonably request relating to the organization,
existence and good standing of each Credit Party, the authorization of the transactions
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hereby and any other legal matters relating to the Credit Parties, this Agreement or the other
Loan Documents, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent and Special Counsel.




          (e) Security Interests in Personal and Mixed Property. The Agent shall have received
evidence satisfactory to it that the Credit Parties shall have taken or caused to be taken (or
authorized the Agent to take or cause to be taken) all such actions, executed and delivered or
caused to be executed and delivered all such agreements, documents and instruments and made or
caused to be made all such filings and recordings (other than filings or recordings to be made by
the Agent on or after the Restatement Date) that may be necessary or, in the opinion of the Agent,
desirable in order to create in favor of the Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, valid and (upon
such filing and recording) perfected First Priority security interests in the entire personal and
mixed property Collateral.




          (f) Evidence of Insurance. The Agent shall have received certificates from the Credit
Parties’ insurance brokers that all insurance required to be maintained pursuant to Section 7.5 is
in full force and effect and that the Agent on behalf of the Lenders has been named as additional
insured or loss payee thereunder to the extent required under Section 7.5.




          (g) Necessary Governmental Permits, Licenses and Authorizations and Consents; Etc.
The Credit Parties shall have obtained all other permits, licenses, authorizations and consents
from all other Governmental Authorities and all consents of other Persons with respect to Material
Indebtedness, Liens and material agreements listed on Schedule 5.14 (and so identified
thereon) annexed hereto, in each case that are necessary or advisable in connection with the
transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents, and each of the foregoing shall be in full force
and effect, in each case other than those the failure to obtain or maintain which, either
individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect. No action, request for stay, petition for review or rehearing, reconsideration or appeal
with respect to any of the foregoing shall be pending, and the time for any applicable Governmental
Authority to take action to set aside its consent on its own motion shall have expired.




          (h) Amendment of Subordinated Note. The Subordinated Note shall have been amended to
provide that the maturity date of the Subordinated Note shall occur no earlier than 180 days after
the Revolving Credit Maturity Date, and such Subordinated Note, as amended, shall be in form and
substance satisfactory to the Agent.




          (i) Subordination Agreement. George Sakellaris and each of the Credit Parties shall
have executed and delivered to the Agent a Confirmation of and Amendment to Subordination Agreement
in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Agent, confirming the terms of the Subordination
Agreement and containing such amendments to the Subordination Agreement as the Agent shall
reasonably deem necessary.




          (j) Existing Debt; Liens. The Agent shall have received evidence that all principal,
interest, and other amounts owing in respect of all Existing Debt of the Credit Parties (other than
Indebtedness permitted to remain outstanding in accordance with Section 8.1 hereof) will be repaid
in full as of the Effective Time, and that with respect to all Indebtedness permitted to remain
outstanding in accordance with Section 8.1 hereof, any defaults or events of default existing as of
the Restatement Date with respect to such Indebtedness will be cured or waived immediately
following the funding of the initial Loans. The Agent shall have received evidence that as of the
Effective Time, the Property of the Credit Parties is not subject to any Liens (other than Liens in
favor of the Agent and Liens permitted to remain outstanding in accordance with Section 8.2
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          (k) Financial Statements; Projections. The Agent shall have received the certified
financial statements and projections referred to in Section 5.4 hereof and the same shall not be
inconsistent with the information previously provided to the Agent.




          (l) Solvency Certificate. The Agent shall have received a certificate, dated the
Restatement Date and signed by a Designated Financial Officer, substantially in the form of
Exhibit I attached hereto.




          (m) Financial Officer Certificate. The Agent shall have received a certificate, dated
the Restatement Date and signed by a Designated Financial Officer, confirming compliance with the
conditions set forth in paragraphs (a) and (b) of Section 6.2 at the Effective Time.




          (n) No Material Adverse Change. There shall have occurred no material adverse change
(in the reasonable opinion of the Agent) in the businesses, operations, properties (including
tangible properties), or conditions (financial or otherwise), assets, liabilities or income of the
Credit Parties.




          (o) Opinion of Counsel to Credit Parties. The Agent shall have received favorable
written opinions (addressed to the Agent and dated the Restatement Date) of (i) Choate, Hall &
Stewart, special counsel to the Credit Parties, substantially in the form of Exhibit I
annexed hereto and covering such matters relating to the Credit Parties, this Agreement, the other
Loan Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby as the Agent shall reasonably request and
(ii) local counsel to the Credit Parties in the following jurisdictions: North Carolina, Nevada,
Kentucky, Tennessee, Texas and Ontario, Canada.




          (p) Control Agreements. The Credit Parties shall have delivered to the Agent a
Control Agreement duly executed by each financial institution at which any Credit Party maintains
deposit or other accounts.




          (q) Fees and Expenses. The Agent and the Issuing Lender shall have received all
reasonable fees and other amounts due and payable to such Person and Special Counsel at or prior to
the Effective Time, including, to the extent invoiced, reimbursement or payment of all
out-of-pocket expenses required to be reimbursed or paid by the Borrower hereunder.




          (r) Other Documents. The Agent shall have received all material contracts,
instruments, opinions, certificates, assurances and other documents as the Agent or any Lender or
Special Counsel shall have reasonably requested and the same shall be reasonably satisfactory to
each of them.



Without limiting the generality of Section 10.3, for purposes of determining compliance with the
conditions specified in this Section 6.1, each Lender that has signed this Agreement shall be
deemed to have consented to, approved or accepted or to be satisfied with, each document or other
matter required thereunder to be consented to or approved by or acceptable or satisfactory to a
Lender unless the Agent shall have received notice from such Lender prior to Effective Time
specifying its objection thereto.




     6.2 Each Extension of Credit. The obligation of each Lender to make a Loan on the occasion of
any Borrowing, and of the Issuing Lender to issue, amend, renew or extend any Letter of Credit, is
subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions:



          (a) Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of each Credit
Party set forth in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be true and correct in all
material respects on and as of the date of such Borrowing, or (as applicable) the date of issuance,
amendment, renewal or extension of such Letter of Credit, both before and after giving effect
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to the use of the proceeds thereof (or, if any such representation or warranty is expressly
stated to have been made as of a specific date, such representation or warranty shall be or have
been true and correct as of such specific date and provided that, to the extent any change in
circumstances expressly permitted by this Agreement causes any representation and warranty set
forth herein to no longer be true, such representation and warranty shall be deemed modified to
reflect such change in circumstances).




          (b) No Defaults. At the time of, and immediately after giving effect to, such
Borrowing, or (as applicable) the date of issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of such Letter
of Credit, no Default under Section 9.1(a)(ii) or Event of Default shall have occurred and be
continuing and no Material Adverse Effect shall have occurred or result therefrom.




ARTICLE VII




Affirmative Covenants



     Until the Commitments have expired or been terminated and the principal of and interest on
each Loan and all fees payable hereunder shall have been paid in full and all Letters of Credit
shall have expired or terminated and all LC Disbursements shall have been reimbursed, each Credit
Party covenants and agrees with the Agent and the Lenders that:



     7.1 Financial Statements and Other Information. The Credit Parties will furnish to the Agent
and each Lender:



          (a) as soon as available and in any event within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year of
the Credit Parties:





          (i) consolidated statements of operations, shareholders’ equity and cash flows of the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such fiscal year and the related consolidated balance
sheets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such fiscal year, setting forth
in each case in comparative form the corresponding consolidated figures for the preceding
fiscal year; provided that the consolidated statements of operations, shareholders’ equity
and cash flows of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and the consolidated balance sheets of
the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for any such fiscal year shall present separately the
results of the Core Ameresco Companies (taken as a whole) for such fiscal year, and




          (ii) an opinion of independent certified public accountants of recognized national
standing (without a “going concern” or like qualification or exception and without any
qualification or exception as to the scope of such audit) stating that the consolidated
financial statements referred to in the preceding clause (i) fairly present in all material
respects the consolidated financial condition and results of operations of the Credit
Parties and their Subsidiaries as at the end of, and for, such fiscal year in accordance
with GAAP.



          (b) as soon as available and in any event within 45 days after the end of each fiscal quarter:





          (i) consolidated and consolidating statements of operations, shareholders’ equity and
cash flows of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such fiscal quarter and for the period
from the beginning of the respective fiscal year to the end of such fiscal quarter, and the
related consolidated and consolidating balance sheets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries
as at the end of such period, setting forth in each case in comparative form the
corresponding consolidated figures for the corresponding period in the preceding fiscal
year, and the



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corresponding figures for the forecasts most recently delivered to the Agent for such
period; provided that the consolidated statements of operations, shareholders’
equity and cash flows of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and the consolidated balance
sheets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for any such fiscal period shall present
separately the results of the Core Ameresco Companies (taken as a whole) for such fiscal
period, and




          (ii) a certificate of a Designated Financial Officer, which certificate shall state
that said consolidated financial statements referred to in the preceding clause (i) fairly
present in all material respects the consolidated financial condition and results of
operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and that said consolidating financial
statements referred to in the preceding clause (i) fairly present the respective individual
unconsolidated financial conditions and results of operations of the Borrower and each
Subsidiary, in each case in accordance with GAAP, consistently applied, as at the end of,
and for, such period (subject to normal year-end audit adjustments and the omission of
footnotes);



          (c) as soon as available and in any event within (i) 45 days after the end of each fiscal
quarter a Compliance Certificate duly executed by a Designated Financial Officer with respect to
the quarterly financial statements delivered pursuant to subsection 7.1(b) above, and (ii) within
120 days after the end of each fiscal year, a Compliance Certificate duly executed by a Designated
Financial Officer with respect to the annual financial statements delivered pursuant to subsection
7.1 (a) above, together with, in the case of each of clauses (i) and (ii) of this subsection (c),
such supporting financial information with respect to the Core Ameresco Companies as shall be
reasonably acceptable to the Agent;




          (d) as soon as available and in any event no later than 1:00 p.m. (Boston time) on each day
that the Borrower makes any request for any Borrowing hereunder, an Advance Request in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit B;




          (e) as soon as available and in any event within 60 days after the end of each fiscal year of
the Credit Parties, statements of forecasted consolidated and consolidating income and cash flows
for the Credit Parties for each fiscal month in such fiscal year and a forecasted consolidated and
consolidating balance sheet of the Credit Parties as of the last day of each fiscal month in such
fiscal year, together with supporting assumptions which were reasonable when made, all prepared in
good faith in reasonable detail and consistent with the Credit Parties’ past practices in preparing
projections and otherwise reasonably satisfactory in scope to the Agent;




          (f) promptly upon receipt thereof, copies of all management letters and accountants’ letters
received by the Credit Parties; and




          (g) promptly following any request therefor, such other information regarding the operations,
business affairs and financial condition of the Credit Parties, or compliance with the terms of
this Agreement, as the Agent or any Lender may reasonably request.



Borrower hereby acknowledges that (a) the Agent will make available to the Lenders and the Issuing
Lender materials and/or information provided by or on behalf of the Borrower hereunder
(collectively, “Borrower Materials”) by posting Borrower Materials on IntraLinks 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 Borrower 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. The Borrower hereby agrees that, to the extent that and, so
long as, the Borrower is the issuer of any outstanding debt or equity securities that are
registered or issued pursuant to a private offering or is actively contemplating issuing any such
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(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,” Borrower shall
be deemed to have authorized the Agent, the Issuing Lender and the Lenders to treat such Borrower
Materials as not containing any material non-public information with respect to the Borrower or its
securities for purposes of United States Federal and state securities laws (provided, however, that
to the extent such Borrower Materials constitute confidential information (as described in Section
11.14), they shall be treated as set forth in Section 11.14); (y) all Borrower Materials marked
“PUBLIC” are permitted to be made available through a portion of the Platform that is designated
“Public Side Information;” and (z) the Agent 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. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrower shall be under no
obligation to mark any Borrower Materials “PUBLIC.”




     7.2 Notices of Material Events. The Credit Parties will furnish to the Agent prompt written
notice of the following:



          (a) the occurrence of any Default;




          (b) the filing or commencement of any action, suit or proceeding by or before any arbitrator
or Governmental Authority against or affecting any Credit Party or Affiliate that could reasonably
be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;




          (c) the occurrence of any ERISA Event related to the Plan of any Credit Party or knowledge
after due inquiry of any ERISA Event related to a Plan of any other ERISA Affiliate that, alone or
together with any other ERISA Events that have occurred, could reasonably be expected to result in
liability of the Credit Parties in an aggregate amount exceeding $500,000; and




          (d) any other development (including, without limitation, any default by a Credit Party under
or dispute under a task order or other government contract) that results in, or could reasonably be
expected to result in, a Material Adverse Effect.



Each notice delivered under this Section 7.2 shall be accompanied by a statement of a Designated
Financial Officer setting forth the details of the event or development requiring such notice and
any action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto.




     7.3 Existence; Conduct of Business. Each Credit Party shall do or cause to be done all things
necessary to preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect its legal existence and the rights,
licenses, permits, privileges and franchises material to the conduct of its business;
provided that the foregoing shall not prohibit any merger, consolidation, liquidation,
dissolution or any discontinuance or sale of such business permitted under Section 8.4.



     7.4 Payment of Obligations. Each Credit Party shall pay its obligations, including Tax
liabilities, that, if not paid, could result in a Material Adverse Effect before the same shall
become delinquent or in default, except where (a) the validity or amount thereof is being contested
in good faith by appropriate proceedings, (b) such Credit Party has set aside on its books adequate
reserves with respect thereto in accordance with GAAP, which reserves shall be acceptable to Agent,
and (c) the failure to make payment pending such contest could not reasonably be expected to result
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     7.5 Maintenance of Properties; Insurance. Each Credit Party shall (a) keep and maintain all
property material to the conduct of its business in good working order and condition, ordinary wear
and tear excepted, and (b) maintain insurance, with financially sound and reputable insurance
companies, as may be required by law and such other insurance in such amounts and against such
risks as are customarily maintained by companies engaged in the same or similar businesses
operating in the same or similar locations, including, without limitation, business interruption
insurance. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Credit Parties will maintain or
cause to be maintained replacement value casualty insurance on the Collateral under such policies
of insurance, in each case with such insurance companies, in such amounts, with such deductibles,
and covering such terms and risks as are at all times satisfactory to the Agent in its commercially
reasonable judgment. All general liability and other liability policies with respect to the Credit
Parties shall name the Agent for the benefit of the Lenders as an additional insured thereunder as
its interests may appear, and all business interruption and casualty insurance policy shall contain
a loss payable clause or endorsement, satisfactory in form and substance to the Agent that names
the Agent for the benefit of the Lenders as the loss payee thereunder. All policies of insurance
shall provide for at least 30 days prior written notice to the Agent of any modifications or
cancellation of such policy.



     7.6 Books and Records; Inspection Rights. Each Credit Party shall keep proper books of record
and account in which entries are made of all dealings and transactions in relation to its business
and activities which fairly record such transactions and activities. Each Credit Party shall
permit any representatives designated by the Agent or any Lender to visit and inspect its
properties, to examine and make extracts from its books and records, and to discuss its affairs,
finances and condition with its officers and independent accountants as frequently as the Agent
deems appropriate provided that, so long as no Default has occurred and is continuing, all
such visits shall be on reasonable prior notice, at reasonable times during regular business hours
of such Credit Party and, unless a Default shall have occurred and be continuing, shall not occur
more than once per year, and provided further that after the occurrence and during
the continuance of any Default, the Agent and any of the Lenders may visit at any reasonable time.
The Borrower shall reimburse the Agent for all examination and inspections costs, internal costs at
the customary rate charged by the Agent plus all out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with
such inspections, provided that, unless a Default shall have occurred and be continuing,
such costs and expenses shall not exceed $7,000 during any period of twelve (12) consecutive months
from and after the Restatement Date. The Credit Parties, in consultation with the Agent, will
arrange for a meeting to be held at least once every year (and after the occurrence and during the
continuance of a Default, more frequently, if requested by the Agent or the Required Lenders) with
the Lenders and the Agent hereunder at which the business and operations of the Credit Parties are
discussed.



     7.7 Fiscal Year. To enable the ready and consistent determination of compliance with the
covenants set forth in Section 8.10 hereof, the Credit Parties shall maintain their current fiscal
year and current method of determining the last day of the first three fiscal quarters in each
fiscal year.



     7.8 Compliance with Laws. Each Credit Party shall comply with (i) all permits, licenses and
authorizations, including, without limitation, environmental permits, licenses and authorizations,
issued by a Governmental Authority, (ii) all laws, rules, regulations and orders including, without
limitation, Environmental Laws, all OFAC Regulations, the Trading with the Enemy Act, the FAC
Regulations, the Patriot Act and the FCPA, of any Governmental Authority and (iii) all contractual
obligations, in each case applicable to it or its property, except where the failure to do so,
individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Effect.



     7.9 Use of Proceeds. The proceeds of the Loans will be used only for (i) the refinancing of
existing indebtedness, (ii) fees and expenses incurred in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, and (iii) for general corporate and working capital purposes of the
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of the proceeds of any Loan will be used, whether directly or indirectly, for any purpose that
entails a violation of any of the Regulations of the Board, including Regulations T, U and X.




     7.10 Certain Obligations Respecting Subsidiaries; Additional Guarantors.



          (a) Except as otherwise permitted hereunder, each Credit Party will, and will cause each of
its Subsidiaries to, take such action from time to time as shall be necessary to ensure that the
percentage of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of any class or character owned by
it in any Subsidiary on the date hereof is not at any time decreased, other than by reason of
transfers to another Credit Party.




          (b) Without limiting the obligation of the Borrower to obtain the consent of the Agent in
connection with any formation or acquisition of Subsidiaries not otherwise permitted hereunder, in
the event that any Person becomes a Subsidiary after the Restatement Date, the Borrower shall
promptly (i) notify the Agent of such new Subsidiary and (ii) provide to the Agent the information
required by Section 5.13 with respect to such Person. If such Person is engaged in business of the
type conducted by the Core Ameresco Domestic Companies, the Borrower shall, within 30 days, cause
such Person to (x) become a Guarantor hereunder by delivering to the Agent such joinder documents
as the Agent shall reasonably require and (y) deliver to the Agent documents of the types referred
to in clauses (d) and (e) of Section 6.1 and, if requested by the Agent in its reasonable
discretion, opinions of counsel to such Person (which shall cover, among other things, the
legality, validity, binding effect and enforceability of the documentation referred to in clause
(x)), all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent.




     7.11 ERISA. Except where a failure to comply with any of the following, individually or in
the aggregate, would not or could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Effect, (i) the Credit Parties will maintain, and cause each ERISA Affiliate to maintain, each Plan
in compliance with all applicable requirements of ERISA and of the Code and with all applicable
rulings and regulations issued under the provisions of ERISA and of the Code and (ii) the Credit
Parties will not and, to the extent authorized, will not permit any of the ERISA Affiliates to (a)
engage in any transaction with respect to any Plan which would subject any Credit Party to either a
civil penalty assessed pursuant to Section 502(i) of ERISA or a tax imposed by Section 4975 of the
Code, (b) fail to make full payment when due of all amounts which, under the provisions of any
Plan, any Credit Party or any ERISA Affiliate is required to pay as contributions thereto, or
permit to exist any accumulated funding deficiency (as such term is defined in Section 302 of ERISA
and Section 412 of the Code), whether or not waived, with respect to any Pension Plan or (c) fail
to make any payments to any Multiemployer Plan that any Credit Party or any of the ERISA Affiliates
may be required to make under any agreement relating to such Multiemployer Plan or any law
pertaining thereto.



     7.12 Environmental Matters; Reporting. The Credit Parties will observe and comply with, and
cause each Subsidiary to observe and comply with all Environmental Laws to the extent
non-compliance could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Credit Parties
will give the Agent prompt written notice of any violation as to any Environmental Law by any
Credit Party and of the commencement of any judicial or administrative proceeding relating to
Environmental Laws (a) in which an adverse result would have a material adverse effect on any
operating permits, air emission permits, water discharge permits, hazardous waste permits or other
environmental permits held by any Credit Party, or (b) which will, or is likely to, have a Material
Adverse Effect on such Credit Party or which will require a material expenditure by such Credit
Party to cure any alleged problem or violation.



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     7.13 Matters Relating to Additional Real Property Collateral.



          (a) From and after the Effective Time, in the event that any Credit Party acquires any
Material Owned Property that the Agent determines is an Additional Mortgaged Property or in the
event that the Agent determines that any Real Property Asset has become an Additional Mortgaged
Property, the Borrower shall deliver, to the Agent, as soon as practicable after the Agent has
notified the Borrower that a Real Property Asset is an Additional Mortgaged Property, fully
executed and notarized Mortgages (“Additional Mortgages”), in proper form for recording in
all appropriate places in all applicable jurisdictions, encumbering the interest of the applicable
Credit Party in such Additional Mortgaged Property, together with mortgagee title insurance
policies or commitments therefor, and copies of all surveys, deeds, title exception documents,
flood hazard certificates and other documents as the Agent may reasonably require copies of all
deeds with respect to such Additional Mortgaged Property.




          (b) From and after the Effective Time, in the event that any Credit Party enters into any
lease with respect to any Material Leasehold Property, the Borrower shall deliver to the Agent
copies of the lease, and all amendments thereto, between the Credit Party and the landlord or
tenant, together with a Landlord’s Waiver and Consent with respect thereto and where required by
the terms of any lease, the consent of the mortgagee, ground lessor or other party.




          (c) If requested by the Agent, the Credit Parties shall permit an independent real estate
appraiser satisfactory to the Agent, upon reasonable notice, to visit and inspect any Additional
Mortgaged Property for the purpose of preparing an appraisal of such Additional Mortgaged Property
satisfying the requirements of all applicable laws and regulations (in each case to the extent
required under such laws and regulations as determined by the Agent in its sole discretion).




ARTICLE VIII




Negative Covenants



     Until the Commitments have expired or terminated and the principal of and interest on each
Loan and all fees payable hereunder have been paid in full and all Letters of Credit shall have
expired or terminated and all LC Disbursements shall have been reimbursed, each Credit Party
covenants and agrees with the Agent and the Lenders that:



     8.1 Indebtedness. The Credit Parties will not, and will not permit any Foreign Subsidiary to,
create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Indebtedness, except:



          (a) Indebtedness created hereunder;




          (b) Existing Indebtedness on the Restatement Date which is set forth in Schedule 8.1 and has
been designated on such schedule as Indebtedness that will remain outstanding following the funding
of the initial Loans, and any extension, renewal, refunding or replacement of any such Indebtedness
that does not increase the principal amount thereof;




          (c) Intercompany loans among the Core Domestic Ameresco Companies;




          (d) other Indebtedness incurred after the Restatement Date (determined on a consolidated basis
without duplication in accordance with GAAP) consisting of Capital Lease Obligations and/or secured
by Liens permitted under Section 8.2(h), in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding
not in excess of $1,000,000 less the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Indebtedness
incurred pursuant to subsection (n) of this Section 8.1;







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          (e) Subordinated Indebtedness;




          (f) Guarantees permitted under section 8.3;




          (g) Indebtedness incurred by any Credit Party under an Energy Conservation Project Financing
(including, without limitation, Indebtedness incurred by the Credit Parties under an Energy
Conservation Project Financing existing as of the Restatement Date and set forth on Schedule
8.1 attached hereto) in an aggregate principal amount outstanding at any time not in excess of
$225,000,000;




          (h) Other unsecured Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding not
in excess of $1,000,000 less the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Indebtedness incurred
pursuant to subsection (d) of this Section 8.1;




          (i) Indebtedness of the Hawaiian Joint Venture to any Credit Party in an aggregate principal
amount not to exceed $1,000,000 outstanding at any time;




          (j) Indebtedness of the Canadian Subsidiaries to any Credit Party in an aggregate principal
amount not to exceed $5,000,000 outstanding at any time; and




          (k) Indebtedness of the Foreign Subsidiaries (other than any Canadian Subsidiary) to any
Credit Party in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $1,000,000 outstanding at any time.




     8.2 Liens. The Credit Parties will not, and will not permit any Foreign Subsidiary to,
create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Lien on any Property or asset now owned or hereafter
acquired by it, or assign or sell any income or revenues (including accounts receivable) or rights
in respect of any thereof, except (the following being called “Permitted Liens”):



          (a) Liens created hereunder or under the other Loan Documents;




          (b) any Lien on any property or asset of any Credit Party existing on the date hereof and set
forth in Schedule 8.1 (excluding, however, following the making of the initial Loans
hereunder, the Liens in favor of any Person other than the Agent securing Indebtedness not
designated on said schedule as Indebtedness to remain outstanding following the funding of the
initial Loans), provided that (i) such Lien shall not apply to any other property or asset
of any Credit Party and (ii) such Lien shall secure only those obligations which it secures on the
date hereof and extensions, renewals and replacements thereof that do not increase the outstanding
principal amount thereof;




          (c) Liens imposed by any Governmental Authority for taxes, assessments or charges not yet
delinquent or (in the case of property taxes and assessments not exceeding $100,000 in the
aggregate more than 90 days overdue) which are being contested in good faith and by appropriate
proceedings if adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of the applicable
Credit Party in accordance with GAAP and which reserves shall be acceptable to the Agent;




          (d) landlords’, carriers’, warehousemen’s, mechanics’, materialmen’s, repairmen’s or other
like Liens, and vendors’ Liens imposed by statute or common law not securing the repayment of
Indebtedness, arising in the ordinary course of business which are not overdue for a period of more
than 60 days or which are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings and Liens
securing judgments (including, without limitation, pre-judgment attachments) but only to the extent
for an amount and for a period not resulting in an Event of Default under Section 9.1(j) hereof;







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          (e) pledges or deposits under worker’s compensation, unemployment insurance and other social
security legislation and pledges or deposits to secure the performance of bids, tenders, trade
contracts (other than for borrowed money), leases (other than capital leases), utility purchase
obligations, statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, performance bonds and other
obligations of a like nature incurred in the ordinary course of business;




          (f) easements, rights-of-way, restrictions and other similar encumbrances incurred in the
ordinary course of business and encumbrances consisting of zoning restrictions, easements,
licenses, restrictions on the use of Property or minor imperfections in title thereto which, in the
aggregate, are not material in amount, and which do not, in the aggregate, materially detract from
the value of the Property of any Credit Party or materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of
the business of any Credit Party;




          (g) Liens consisting of bankers’ liens and rights of setoff, in each case, arising by
operation of law, and Liens on documents presented in letter of credit drawings;




          (h) Liens on fixed or capital assets, including real or personal property, acquired,
constructed or improved by any Credit Party, provided that (A) such Liens secure
Indebtedness (including Capital Lease Obligations) permitted by Section 8.1 (d), (B) such Liens and
the Indebtedness secured thereby are incurred prior to or within 90 days after such acquisition or
the completion of such construction or improvement or were in effect at the time the Credit Parties
acquired the assets or stock, (C) the Indebtedness secured thereby does not exceed the cost of
acquiring, constructing or improving such fixed or capital assets, and (D) such security interests
shall not apply to any other property or assets of the Credit Parties;




          (i) Liens on equity interests of any Special Purpose Subsidiary held by any Credit Party
(other than the Hawaii Joint Venture); provided that such Liens do not encumber any other
property or assets of any of the Credit Parties; and




          (j) Liens on Energy Conservation Financing Collateral in connection with an Energy
Conservation Financing and Liens securing Indebtedness permitted under Section 8.1(h);
provided that, in each case, such Liens do not encumber any other property or assets of any
of the Credit Parties.




     8.3 Contingent Liabilities. The Credit Parties will not, and will not permit any Foreign
Subsidiary to, Guarantee the Indebtedness or other obligations of any Person, or Guarantee the
payment of dividends or other distributions upon the stock of, or the earnings of, any Person,
except:



          (a) endorsements of negotiable instruments for deposit or collection or similar transactions
in the ordinary course of business;




          (b) Guarantees and letters of credit in effect on the date hereof which are disclosed in
Schedule 8.1, and any replacements thereof in amounts not exceeding such Guarantees;




          (c) Guarantees of any Indebtedness permitted under Sections 8.1 (a), (c), (d), (e), (g) and
(i);




          (d) Guarantees of any Indebtedness permitted under Section 8.1 (b) (other than Indebtedness
incurred by any Special Purpose Subsidiary);




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          (f) any Construction Completion and Cost Overrun Guaranty delivered by the Borrower in
connection with a Renewable Energy Project; and




          (g) any Renewable Energy Project Guaranty delivered by the Borrower in connection with a
Renewable Energy Project, provided, however that:





          (i) one or more of the Core Domestic Ameresco Companies or Renewable Energy
Subsidiaries shall control the operation and maintenance of the Renewable Energy Project
during the term of the renewable energy purchase agreement with respect to such Renewable
Energy Project;




          (ii) in connection with any delivery of a Renewable Energy Project Guaranty to a
purchaser of landfill gas or energy derived from landfill gas, sunlight, wind or biomass,
the credit rating or other credit quality of such purchaser shall be reasonably satisfactory
to the Agent;




          (iii) in connection with any delivery of a Renewable Energy Project Guaranty to an
owner of a landfill or other property used for a Renewable Energy Project, such landfill or
other property owner shall have a business reputation reasonably satisfactory to the Agent;
and




          (iv) in connection with the delivery of any Renewable Energy Project Guaranty, the
Borrower shall deliver to the Agent (A) prior to the delivery of such Renewable Energy
Project Guaranty, a certificate executed by the Chief Financial Officer of the Borrower
certifying (based upon such consultation with the Borrower’s independent certified public
accountants as the Borrower shall reasonably deem appropriate) that, in accordance with
GAAP, such Renewable Energy Project Guaranty will not result in the accrual of a liability
upon the consolidated balance sheet of the Core Ameresco Companies for the fiscal period
during which such Renewable Energy Project Guaranty is delivered; (B) a copy of such
Renewable Energy Project Guaranty and all other documents related thereto; and (C) such
other information or reports as the Agent may reasonably request with respect to such
Renewable Energy Project Guaranty.



     8.4 Fundamental Changes; Asset Sales.



          (a) No Credit Party will enter into any transaction of merger or consolidation or
amalgamation, or liquidate, wind up or dissolve itself (or suffer any liquidation or dissolution).
No Credit Party will acquire any business or property from, or capital stock of, or other equity
interests in, or be a party to any acquisition of, any Person except for purchases of property to
be used in the ordinary course of business, Investments permitted under Section 8.5 and Capital
Expenditures. No Credit Party will form or acquire any Subsidiary, other than a Special Purpose
Subsidiary, without the express prior written consent of the Agent.




          (b) No Credit Party will convey, sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose (including any
Disposition) of, in one transaction or a series of transactions, any part of its business or
property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired (including, without limitation, receivables and
leasehold interests, but excluding (x) the sale, transfer, assignment or other disposition of the
equity interests of a Special Purpose Subsidiary (other than the Hawaii Joint Venture), (y) other
asset sales resulting in aggregate Net Cash Proceeds not to exceed $1,000,000 after the Effective
Time) and (z) the sale, transfer, assignment or other disposition of a receivable in connection
with an Energy Conservation Project Financing, provided that (i) the Credit Parties may sublease
real property to the extent such sublease would not interfere with the operation of the business of
the Credit Parties, (ii) any Core Domestic





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Ameresco Company may convey, sell, lease, transfer or dispose of its assets or property
to any other Core Domestic Ameresco Company, and (iii) any Credit Party or Canadian Subsidiary may
convey, sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of a portion of the outstanding capital stock of any
other Canadian Subsidiary, so long as no Change of Control shall result therefrom.




          (c) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 8.4:





          (i) (i) any Credit Party may be merged or combined with or into any other Credit Party
(provided that if such merger involves the Borrower, (x) the Borrower shall be the
surviving entity and (y) no Change of Control shall occur); and




          (ii) any Credit Party may sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of any or all of
its property (upon voluntary liquidation or otherwise) to any other Credit Party.



          (d) in addition to the formation and acquisition of Special Purpose Subsidiaries permitted
pursuant to subsection (a) of this Section 8.4 and subject to Sections 8.1, 8.2, 8.5 and the third
sentence of Section 8.4(a), the Credit Parties may acquire all or substantially all of the business
and assets of any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, or other entity located in
and organized under the laws of the United States or any state thereof (“Permitted
Acquisitions”), subject to satisfaction of the following conditions:





          (i) with respect to such Permitted Acquisitions, the aggregate purchase price
(including, without limitation, any earn-out, non-compete, deferred compensation arrangement
or other amounts deferred, financed or withheld in respect of the purchase price for, the
amount of any Indebtedness assumed in connection with, and all fees and expenses incurred in
connection with, such Permitted Acquisition) shall not exceed (x) $5,000,000 for any single
Permitted Acquisition (or series of related Permitted Acquisitions) and (y) $10,000,000 in
the aggregate for all Permitted Acquisitions consummated during any fiscal year;




          (ii) the business or assets so acquired shall be located in the United States and in
the same or a substantially similar line of business as that of the Credit Parties;




          (iii) both immediately prior to and after giving effect to such Permitted Acquisition
on a pro-forma basis incorporating such pro-forma assumptions as are satisfactory to the
Agent in its reasonable discretion, the Credit Parties shall be in compliance with all
financial covenants set forth in Section 8.10 hereof and the Borrower shall deliver to the
Agent a Compliance Certificate demonstrating such compliance;




          (iv) the assets so acquired shall be transferred free and clear of any Liens (other
than Liens permitted by Section 8.2) and no debt or liabilities shall be incurred,
guaranteed, assumed or combined except to the extent otherwise permitted by Section 8.1;




          (v) the Agent shall have received Lien searches reasonably satisfactory to the Lender
with respect to the assets being acquired;




          (vi) the Agent shall have received perfected Liens (subject only to Liens permitted by
Section 8.2) on substantially all of the assets being acquired in such Permitted
Acquisition, provided that such Liens shall not be required on any Property if (A) such
Liens are prohibited pursuant to any agreement binding on the Person owning such Property
and (B) the failure to obtain such Liens is not reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse
Effect on the rights of and remedies available to the Lender;



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          (vii) to the extent requested by the Agent, the Agent shall have received an opinion of
counsel in each applicable jurisdiction reasonably satisfactory to it to the effect that the
Liens granted pursuant to this Agreement are perfected security interests in such assets and
as to such other matters as the Agent may reasonably require;




          (viii) in connection with such Permitted Acquisition, the Credit Parties shall deliver
to the Agent (A) a copy of the purchase agreement pursuant to which such Permitted
Acquisition will be consummated; (B) a copy of each existing material agreement relating to
the assets to be acquired in such Permitted Acquisition and which is to be in effect after
the consummation of such Permitted Acquisition; (C) a Compliance Certificate calculating
compliance (as of the last day of the then most recently ended fiscal quarter) with the
covenants set forth in Section 8.10 on a pro forma basis, assuming such acquisition had
occurred prior to the first day of the earliest fiscal quarter included in the applicable
test period for calculating such compliance; (D) the Credit Parties shall use best efforts
to provide such other information or reports as the Lender may reasonably request with
respect to such Permitted Acquisition; (E) to the extent available to the Credit Parties,
historical financial statements (for the prior three fiscal years provided that if such
statements are not available for the prior three fiscal years, historical financial
statements for not less than the prior four fiscal quarters) of the entity whose assets are
being acquired; and (F) if the Borrower is acquiring any interest in real property, and if
required by the Agent, reports and other information in form, scope and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Agent and prepared by environmental consultants reasonably satisfactory
to the Agent, concerning any environmental hazards or liabilities to which any Credit Party
is likely to be subject with respect to such acquired real property;




          (ix) immediately prior to such Permitted Acquisition no Default shall have occurred and
be continuing and after giving effect to such Permitted Acquisition, no Default shall have
occurred and be continuing and no Material Adverse Effect shall result; and




          (x) such acquisition shall be consensual and shall have been approved by the board of
directors or comparable governing body of the business so acquired.



     8.5 Investments; Hedging Agreements.



          (a) The Credit Parties will not make or permit to remain outstanding any Investment,





          (i) Investments consisting of Guarantees permitted by Section 8.3(e) and Indebtedness
permitted by Section 8.1, Intercompany Indebtedness among the Core Domestic Ameresco
Companies, Intercompany Indebtedness between the Credit Parties and the Hawaii Joint Venture
to the extent permitted pursuant to Section 8.1(i), Intercompany Indebtedness between the
Credit Parties and the Foreign Subsidiaries to the extent permitted pursuant to Sections
8.1(j) and (k), and capital contributions by any Core Domestic Ameresco Company to any other
Core Domestic Ameresco Company;




          (ii) Permitted Investments;




          (iii) Permitted Acquisitions;




          (iv) Investments existing on the Restatement Date and set forth in Schedule 8.5
hereto;



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          (v) Checking and deposit accounts with banks used in the ordinary course of business
maintained with depository institutions that have executed Control Agreements; and




          (vi) Investments by the Credit Parties in Renewable Energy Subsidiaries;
provided, that at the time of each such Investment and after giving effect thereto,
(i) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and (ii) the Credit Parties
shall be in pro forma compliance with all financial covenants set forth in Section 8.10.



          (b) The Credit Parties will not enter into any Hedging Agreement, other than as required
hereunder and Hedging Agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business with the prior
written consent of the Agent to hedge or mitigate risks to which the Credit Parties are exposed in
the conduct of their business or the management of their liabilities.




     8.6 Restricted Junior Payments. The Credit Parties will not declare or make any Restricted
Junior Payment at any time; provided, however, that (a) any Subsidiary of any Core Ameresco
Company may pay dividends to such Core Ameresco Company; (b) so long as no Default or Event of
Default has occurred and is continuing and no Default or Event of Default shall be caused thereby,
the Borrower may redeem or purchase (i) the capital stock or Equity Rights of any employee, officer
or director of any Credit Party for aggregate cash consideration not to exceed $1,000,000 in any
fiscal year and (ii) warrants or other equity interests held by Boston Capital for aggregate cash
consideration not in excess of $11,320,000 at any time from and after the Restatement Date; (c) so
long as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and no Default or
Event of Default shall be caused thereby, the Borrower may declare and pay cash dividends,
provided that (i) such payments shall be made only during the period commencing not earlier
than 10 days after and ending not later than 90 days after, the date of delivery of the audited
annual financial statements for the previous fiscal year required to be delivered by the Credit
Parties pursuant to Section 7.1 (a) hereof, together with the Compliance Certificate required to be
delivered pursuant to Section 7.1(c) hereof, and (ii) the Credit Parties shall have delivered to
the Agent evidence that after giving effect to such payment, the Credit Parties shall be in
projected pro-forma compliance with the financial covenants set forth in Section 8.10 hereof for
the period of four fiscal quarters occurring immediately after such payment; and (d) so long as no
Default under Section 9.1(a)(ii) or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and no
Event of Default shall be caused thereby, the Credit Parties may make regularly scheduled payments
of interest but no principal in respect of Subordinated Indebtedness on the dates and in the
amounts set forth in the applicable Subordinated Debt Documents.



     8.7 Transactions with Affiliates. Except as expressly permitted by this Agreement, the Credit
Parties will not directly or indirectly (a) make any Investment in an Affiliate; (b) transfer,
sell, lease, assign or otherwise dispose of any property to an Affiliate; (c) merge into or
consolidate with an Affiliate, or purchase or acquire property from an Affiliate; or (d) enter into
any other transaction directly or indirectly with or for the benefit of an Affiliate (including,
without limitation, guarantees and assumptions of obligations of an Affiliate); provided
that:




          (i) any Affiliate who is an individual may serve as a director, officer, employee or
consultant of any Credit Party, receive reasonable compensation for his or her services in
such capacity and benefit from Permitted Investments to the extent specified in clause (e)
of the definition thereof;




          (ii) the Credit Parties may engage in and continue the transactions with or for the
benefit of Affiliates which are described in Schedule 8.7 or are referred to in
Section 8.6 (but only to the extent specified in such section); and



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          (iii) the Credit Parties may engage in transactions with Affiliates in the ordinary
course of business on terms which are no less favorable to the Credit Parties than those
likely to be obtained in an arms’ length transaction between a Credit Party and a
non-affiliated third party.



     8.8 Restrictive Agreements. The Credit Parties will not directly or indirectly, enter into,
incur or permit to exist any agreement or other arrangement (other than this Agreement) that
prohibits, restricts or imposes any condition upon (a) the ability of any Credit Party to create,
incur or permit to exist any Lien upon any of its property or assets, or (b) the ability of any
Credit Party that is a Subsidiary of another Credit Party to pay dividends or other distributions
with respect to any shares of its capital stock or other equity interests or to make or repay loans
or advances to any other Credit Party or to Guarantee Indebtedness of any other Credit Party;
provided that (i) the foregoing shall not apply to restrictions and conditions imposed by
law or by this Agreement, (ii) the foregoing shall not apply to restrictions and conditions
existing on the date hereof identified on Schedule 8.8 (but shall apply to any extension or
renewal of, or any amendment or modification expanding the scope of, any such restriction or
condition), (iii) the foregoing shall not apply to customary restrictions and conditions contained
in agreements relating to the sale of stock or assets of a Subsidiary of a Credit Party pending
such sale, provided such restrictions and conditions apply only to the Subsidiary that is
to be sold and such sale is permitted hereunder, (iv) clause (a) of the foregoing shall not apply
to restrictions or conditions imposed by any agreement relating to secured Indebtedness permitted
by this Agreement if such restrictions or conditions apply only to the property or assets securing
such Indebtedness, and (v) clause (a) of the foregoing shall not apply to customary provisions in
leases and other contracts (excluding license agreements) restricting the assignment thereof.



     8.9 Sale-Leaseback Transactions. No Credit Party will directly or indirectly, enter into any
arrangements with any Person whereby such Credit Party shall sell or transfer (or request another
Person to purchase) any property, real, personal or mixed, used or useful in its business, whether
now owned or hereafter acquired, and thereafter rent or lease such property from any Person.



     8.10 Certain Financial Covenants.



          (a) Minimum Profitability. The Credit Parties shall not permit (i) the quarterly net
income of the Core Ameresco Companies (determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP)
for any two consecutive fiscal quarters to be less than $1, and (ii) the aggregate net income of
the Core Ameresco Companies (determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP) for any
period of four consecutive fiscal quarters to be less than $1.




          (b) Tangible Capital Base. The Credit Parties shall not permit the Tangible Capital
Base as of (i) the end of each fiscal quarter ending during the period commencing on the
Restatement Date and ending on September 30, 2008 to be less than $15,000,000, (ii) the end of each
fiscal quarter ending during the period commencing on October 1, 2008 and ending on December 31,
2008 to be less than $20,000,000, and (iii) the end of each fiscal quarter thereafter, to be less
than the minimum Tangible Capital Base required to be satisfied by the Core Ameresco Companies as
of the last day of the fiscal year most recently ended plus 25% of the net income (without
reduction for losses) of the Core Ameresco Companies (determined on a consolidated basis without
duplication in accordance with GAAP) for the fiscal year most recently ended.




          (c) Minimum EBITDA. The Credit Parties shall not permit EBITDA of the Core Ameresco
Companies for any period of four consecutive fiscal quarters to be less than $20,000,000.







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          (d) Total Funded Debt to EBITDA Ratio. The Credit Parties shall not permit the ratio
of (a) Total Funded Debt of the Core Ameresco Companies at any time to (b) EBITDA of the Core
Ameresco Companies for the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters most recently ended prior to
such time, to exceed 2.00 to 1.00.




          (e) Debt Service Coverage Ratio. The Credit Parties shall not permit the ratio of (a)
Cash Flow of the Core Ameresco Companies at any time for the period of four fiscal quarters most
recently ended prior to such time, to (b) Debt Service of the Core Ameresco Companies for such
period of four fiscal quarters, to be less than 1.50 to 1.00.




     8.11 Lines of Business. The Credit Parties and all Subsidiaries of the Credit Parties will
not engage to any substantial extent in any line or lines of business activity other than (i) the
types of businesses engaged in by the Credit Parties as of the Effective Time and businesses
substantially related thereto, and (ii) such other lines of business as may be consented to by the
Required Lenders and the Agent, which consents shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. The
Non-Core Energy Subsidiaries shall not engage in any line or lines of business activity other than
the construction and operation of Non-Core Energy Projects. None of the Funding Subsidiaries shall
engage in any line or lines of business activity other than business activities resulting from or
permitted pursuant to the Huntington Beach Receivables Financing. The Hawaii Joint Venture shall
not engage in any line or lines of business activity other than the construction and operation of
the Hawaii Project.



     8.12 Other Indebtedness. The Credit Parties will not purchase, redeem, retire or otherwise
acquire for value, or set apart any money for a sinking, defeasance or other analogous fund for the
purchase, redemption, retirement or other acquisition of, or make any voluntary payment or
prepayment of the principal of or interest on, or any other amount owing in respect of any
Subordinated Indebtedness, except, to the extent permitted by Section 8.6.



     8.13 Modifications of Certain Documents. The Credit Parties will not consent to any
modification, supplement or waiver of any of the provisions of any documents or agreements
evidencing or governing any Subordinated Indebtedness or any other Existing Debt.



     8.14 Transactions with Foreign Subsidiaries, Special Purpose Subsidiaries and Inactive
Subsidiaries. Except as expressly permitted under this Agreement, no Credit Party shall take any
of the following actions: (a) make any loan, advance or investment in or to a Foreign Subsidiary,
Special Purpose Subsidiary or an Inactive Subsidiary; (b) transfer, sell, lease, assign, or
otherwise dispose of any property to a Foreign Subsidiary, Special Purpose Subsidiary or an
Inactive Subsidiary; (c) merge into or consolidate with a Foreign Subsidiary, Special Purpose
Subsidiary or an Inactive Subsidiary; or (d) enter into any other transaction directly or
indirectly with or for the benefit of a Foreign Subsidiary, Special Purpose Subsidiary or an
Inactive Subsidiary.



ARTICLE IX




Events of Default



     9.1 Events of Default. The occurrence of any of the following events shall be deemed to
constitute an “Event of Default” hereunder:



          (a) the Credit Parties shall fail to pay to the Agent, the Issuing Lender, or the Lenders, (i)
any principal of any Loan when the same shall become due and payable, whether at the due date
thereof or at a date fixed for prepayment thereof, by acceleration of such due or prepayment date,
or otherwise or (ii) any interest or fees in respect of any Loan or any Reimbursement Obligation in
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any LC Disbursement or any other Obligation of the Credit Parties to the Agent, the Issuing
Lender, or the Lenders within three (3) Business Days after the same shall become due and payable,
whether at the due date thereof or at a date fixed for prepayment thereof, by acceleration of such
due or prepayment date, or otherwise;




          (b) any representation or warranty made or deemed made by or on behalf of any Credit Party or
any Subsidiary in or in connection with this Agreement, any of the other Loan Documents or any
amendment or modification hereof or thereof, or in any report, certificate, financial statement or
other document furnished pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement, any of the other Loan
Documents or any amendment or modification hereof or thereof, shall prove to have been incorrect in
any material respect when made or deemed made;




          (c) the Credit Parties (i) shall fail to observe or perform any covenant, condition or
agreement contained in Sections 7.1, 7.2, 7.5, 7.6, 7.8, 7.9, 7.10, 7.12, 7.14, or in Article 8 (it
being expressly acknowledged and agreed that any Event of Default resulting from the failure of the
Credit Parties at any measurement date to satisfy any financial covenant set forth in Section 8.10
shall not be deemed to be “cured” or remedied by the Credit Parties’ satisfaction of such financial
covenant at any subsequent measurement date) or (ii) shall fail to observe or perform any other
covenant, condition or agreement contained in Sections 7.3, 7.4, 7.7, 7.11, or 7.13 and such
failure described in this clause (ii) shall continue unremedied for a period of 30 days after the
earlier of (x) actual knowledge by an officer of any Credit Party or (y) notice thereof from the
Agent (given at the request of any Lender) to the Credit Parties;




          (d) the Credit Parties shall fail to observe or perform any covenant, condition or agreement
contained in this Agreement (other than those specified in clauses (a), (b) or (c) of this Section
9.1) or any other Loan Document, and such failure shall continue unremedied for a period of 30 days
after notice thereof from the Agent (at the request of any Lender) to the Credit Parties;




          (e) the Credit Parties shall fail to make any payment (whether of principal, interest or
otherwise and regardless of amount) in respect of any Material Indebtedness or any Material Rental
Obligation, when and as the same shall become due and payable, after giving effect to any grace
period with respect thereto;




          (f) any event or condition occurs that results in (i) any Material Indebtedness of any Credit
Party becoming due prior to its scheduled maturity or that enables or permits (with or without the
giving of notice, the lapse of time or both) the holder or holders of any Material Indebtedness or
any trustee or agent on its or their behalf to cause such Material Indebtedness to become due, or
to require the prepayment, repurchase, redemption or defeasance thereof, prior to its scheduled
maturity, or (ii) the lease with respect to any Material Rental Obligation of any Credit Party
being terminated prior to its scheduled expiration date or that enables or permits (with or without
the giving of notice, the lapse of time or both) the counterparty to such lease to cause such lease
to be terminated prior to its scheduled expiration date;




          (g) an involuntary proceeding shall be commenced or an involuntary petition shall be filed
seeking (i) liquidation, reorganization or other relief in respect of any Credit Party or any
Material Canadian Subsidiary or its debts, or of a substantial part of its assets, under any
Federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law now or hereafter in
effect or (ii) the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or
similar official for any Credit Party or any Material Canadian Subsidiary or for a substantial part
of its assets, and, in any such case, such proceeding or petition shall continue undismissed for 60
days or an order or decree approving or ordering any of the foregoing shall be entered;







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          (h) any Credit Party or any Material Canadian Subsidiary shall (i) voluntarily commence any
proceeding or file any petition seeking liquidation, reorganization or other relief under any
Federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law now or hereafter in
effect, (ii) consent to the institution of, or fail to contest in a timely and appropriate manner,
any proceeding or petition described in clause (g) of this Article, (iii) apply for or consent to
the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official
for any Credit Party or any Material Canadian Subsidiary or for a substantial part of its assets,
(iv) file an answer admitting the material allegations of a petition filed against it in any such
proceeding, (v) make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors or (vi) take any action for
the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing;




          (i) any Credit Party or any Material Canadian Subsidiary shall become unable, admit in writing
or fail generally to pay its debts as they become due;




          (j) a final judgment or judgments for the payment of money (x) in excess of $1,000,000 in the
aggregate (exclusive of judgment amounts fully covered by insurance where the insurer has admitted
liability in respect of such judgment) or (y) in excess of $2,500,000 in the aggregate (regardless
of insurance coverage), shall be rendered by one or more courts, administrative tribunals or other
bodies having jurisdiction against any Credit Party and the same shall not be discharged (or
provision shall not be made for such discharge), bonded, or a stay of execution thereof shall not
be procured, within 60 days from the date of entry thereof and the relevant Credit Party shall not,
within said period of 60 days, or such longer period during which execution of the same shall have
been stayed, appeal therefrom and cause the execution thereof to be stayed during such appeal;




          (k) an ERISA Event shall have occurred that, in the reasonable opinion of the Required
Lenders, when taken together with all other ERISA Events that have occurred, could reasonably be
expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;




          (l) there shall occur any Change of Control;




          (m) any of the following shall occur: (i) the Liens created hereunder or under the other Loan
Documents shall at any time (other than by reason of the Agent relinquishing such Lien) cease in
any material respect to constitute valid and perfected Liens on the Collateral intended to be
covered thereby; (ii) except for expiration in accordance with its respective terms, any Loan
Document shall for whatever reason be terminated, or shall cease to be in full force and effect; or
(iii) the enforceability of any Loan Document shall be contested by any Credit Party;




          (n) there shall occur any material loss theft, damage or destruction of any Collateral not
fully covered (subject to such reasonable deductibles as the Agent shall have approved) by
insurance;




          (o) any Guarantor shall assert that its obligations under any Loan Document shall be invalid
or unenforceable;




          (p) the Credit Parties shall become liable for Renewable Energy Project Guaranty Liabilities
in an aggregate amount of $5,000,000 or greater, outstanding at any time.




     9.2 Rights and Remedies Upon any Event of Default. Upon the occurrence of any Event of
Default hereunder, then, and in every such event (other than an event described in clause (g) or
(h) of Section 9.1), and at any time thereafter during the continuance of such event, the Agent
may, and at the request of the Required Lenders shall, by notice to the Borrower, take any or all
of the following actions, at the same or different times: (i) terminate the Commitments, and
thereupon the Commitments shall terminate immediately, (ii) notify the Borrower that the
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interest at the Post-Default Rate, and thereupon the outstanding principal of the Loans shall
bear interest at the Post-Default Rate, (iii) declare the Loans then outstanding to be due and
payable in whole (or in part, in which case any principal not so declared to be due and payable may
thereafter be declared to be due and payable), and thereupon the principal of the Loans so declared
to be due and payable, together with accrued interest thereon and all fees and other Obligations,
shall become due and payable immediately, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of
any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Credit Parties, and (iv) the Agent, the Issuing
Lender, and the Lenders may exercise all of the rights as secured party and mortgagee hereunder or
under the other Loan Documents; and in case of any event with respect to the Credit Parties or any
Subsidiary described in clause (g) or (h) of Section 9.1, the Commitments shall automatically
terminate, the principal of the Loans then outstanding shall automatically bear interest at the
Post-Default Rate, the principal of the Loans then outstanding, together with accrued interest
thereon and all fees and other Obligations shall automatically become due and payable, and the
Borrower shall provide cash collateral in accordance with Section 2.4(h) without presentment,
demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Credit Parties,
and the Agent, the Issuing Lender, and the Lenders shall be permitted to exercise such rights as
secured party and mortgagee hereunder or under the other Loan Documents to the extent permitted by
applicable law.




     9.3 Receivership. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing or limiting in any way the
rights of the Agent or the Lenders hereunder or under the other Loan Documents or otherwise under
applicable law, at any time after (i) the entire principal balance of any Loan shall have become
due and payable (whether at maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) and (ii) the Agent shall have
provided to the Borrower not less than ten (10) days’ prior written notice of its intention to
apply for a receiver, the Agent shall be entitled to apply for and have a receiver appointed under
state or federal law by a court of competent jurisdiction in any action taken by the Agent to
enforce the Lenders’ and the Agent’s rights and remedies hereunder and under the other Loan
Documents in order to manage, protect, preserve, sell and otherwise dispose of all or any portion
of the Collateral and continue the operation of the business of the Credit Parties, and to collect
all revenues and profits thereof and apply the same to the payment of all expenses and other
charges of such receivership, including the compensation of the receiver, and to the payment of the
Loans and other fees and expenses due hereunder and under the Loan Documents as aforesaid until a
sale or other disposition of such Collateral shall be finally made and consummated. TO THE EXTENT
PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, EACH CREDIT PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO AND WAIVES ANY RIGHT
TO OBJECT TO OR OTHERWISE CONTEST THE APPOINTMENT OF A RECEIVER AS PROVIDED ABOVE. EACH CREDIT
PARTY (I) GRANTS SUCH WAIVER AND CONSENT KNOWINGLY AFTER HAVING DISCUSSED THE IMPLICATIONS THEREOF
WITH COUNSEL, (II) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT (A) THE UNCONTESTED RIGHT TO HAVE A RECEIVER APPOINTED FOR THE
FOREGOING PURPOSES IS CONSIDERED ESSENTIAL BY AGENT IN CONNECTION WITH THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE
LENDERS’ AND THE AGENT’S RIGHTS AND REMEDIES HEREUNDER AND UNDER THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS, AND (B)
THE AVAILABILITY OF SUCH APPOINTMENT AS A REMEDY UNDER THE FOREGOING CIRCUMSTANCES WAS A MATERIAL
FACTOR IN INDUCING THE LENDERS TO MAKE THE LOANS TO THE BORROWER; AND (III) AGREES TO ENTER INTO
ANY AND ALL STIPULATIONS IN ANY LEGAL ACTIONS, OR AGREEMENTS OR OTHER INSTRUMENTS IN CONNECTION
WITH THE FOREGOING AND TO COOPERATE FULLY WITH THE AGENT AND THE LENDERS IN CONNECTION WITH THE
ASSUMPTION AND EXERCISE OF CONTROL BY THE RECEIVER OVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE COLLATERAL. THE
LENDERS AND AGENT ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT NOTHING IN THIS SECTION 9.3 SHALL BE DEEMED TO
CONSTITUTE A WAIVER OF THE RIGHT OF CREDIT PARTIES TO FILE FOR PROTECTION UNDER TITLE 11 OF THE
UNITED STATES CODE AT ANY TIME.



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ARTICLE X




The Agent



     10.1 Appointment and Authorization.



          (a) Each of the Lenders and the Issuing Lender hereby irrevocably appoints the Agent as its
agent and authorizes the Agent to take such actions on its behalf and to exercise such powers as
are delegated to the Agent by the terms of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, together
with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The provisions of this Article
X are solely for the benefit of the Agent, the Lenders and the Issuing Lender, and, except with
respect to Section 10.6, neither the Borrower nor any Credit Party shall have rights as a third
party beneficiary of any such provisions.




          (b) The Agent shall also act as the “collateral agent” under the Loan Documents and each of
the Lenders and the Issuing Lender hereby irrevocably appoints and authorizes the Agent to act as
the agent of such Lender and the Issuing Lender for purposes of acquiring, holding and enforcing
any and all Liens on Collateral granted by any of the Loan Parties to secure any of the
Obligations, together with such powers and discretion as are reasonably incidental thereto. In
this connection, the Agent, as “collateral agent” and any co-agents, sub-agents and
attorneys-in-fact appointed by the Agent pursuant to Section 10.5 or otherwise for purposes of
holding or enforcing any Lien on the Collateral (or any portion thereof) granted hereunder or under
any other Loan Document, or for exercising any rights and remedies thereunder at the direction of
the Agent), shall be entitled to the benefits of all provisions of this Article X and Article XI,
as though such co-agents, sub-agents and attorneys-in-fact were the “collateral agent” under the
Loan Documents as if set forth in full herein with respect thereto.




     10.2 Agent’s Rights as Lender. The Person serving as 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 Agent and the term “Lender” or “Lenders” shall, unless otherwise expressly
indicated or unless the context otherwise requires, include the Person serving as Agent hereunder
in its individual capacity. Such Person and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money
to, act as the financial advisor or in any other advisory capacity for and generally engage in any
kind of business with the Borrower or any Subsidiary or other Affiliate thereof as if such Person
were not the Agent hereunder and without any duty to account therefor to the Lenders.



     10.3 Duties As Expressly Stated. Neither the Agent nor the Issuing Lender shall have any
duties or obligations except those expressly set forth in this Agreement and the other Loan
Documents. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, (a) neither the Agent nor the Issuing
Lender shall be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether a Default
has occurred and is continuing, (b) neither the Agent nor the Issuing Lender shall have any duty to
take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, except discretionary rights and
powers expressly contemplated by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents that the Agent or
Issuing Lender is required to exercise in writing by the Required Lenders (or such other number or
percentage of the Lenders as is required hereunder with respect to such action) and (c) except as
expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents, neither the Agent nor the Issuing
Lender shall have any duty to disclose, or shall be liable for the failure to disclose, any
information relating to any Credit Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries that is
communicated to or obtained by the financial institution serving as the Agent or the Issuing Lender
or any of its Affiliates in any capacity. Neither the Agent nor the Issuing Lender shall be liable
for any action taken or not taken by it with the consent or at the request of the Required Lenders
(or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as is required hereunder with respect to such
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negligence or willful misconduct. Neither the Agent nor the Issuing Lender shall be deemed to
have knowledge of any Default other than a Default of the types specified in Section 9.1 (a) unless
and until written notice thereof is given to the Agent or the Issuing Lender by the Borrower or a
Lender, and the 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 the
other Loan Documents, (ii) the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered
hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents or in connection herewith of therewith, (iii)
the performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set
forth herein or in any other Loan Document, (iv) the validity, enforceability, effectiveness or
genuineness of this Agreement, the other Loan Documents or any other agreement, instrument or
document, or (v) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Article 6 or elsewhere herein,
other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to the Agent or the
Issuing Lender. Neither the Agent nor the Issuing Lender shall, except to the extent the Agent
expressly instructed by the Required Lenders with respect to collateral security hereunder and
under the other Loan Documents, be required to initiate or conduct any litigation or collection
proceedings hereunder or under any other Loan Document; provided, however, that the Agent shall not
be required to take any action which exposes the Agent to personal liability or which is contrary
to the Loan Documents or applicable law.




     10.4 Reliance By Agent. The Agent and the Issuing Lender 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 believed by it to be genuine and to have been
signed or sent by the proper Person. The Agent and the Issuing Lender also may rely upon any
statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed by it to be made by the proper Person, and
shall not incur any liability for relying thereon. The Agent and the Issuing Lender may consult
with legal counsel (who may be counsel for the Borrower), independent accountants and other experts
selected by it, and shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it in accordance with
the advice of any such counsel, accountants or experts. The Agent and the Issuing Lender shall be
fully justified in failing or refusing to take any action under this Agreement or any other Loan
Document unless it shall first receive such advice or concurrence of the Required Lenders (or, if
so specified by this Agreement, all Lenders) as it deems appropriate or it shall first be
indemnified to its satisfaction by the Lenders against any and all liability and expense which may
be incurred by it by reason of taking or continuing to take any such action (it being understood
that this provision shall not release the Agent from performing any action with respect to the
Borrower expressly required to be performed by it pursuant to the terms hereof) under this
Agreement. The Agent and the Issuing Lender shall in all cases be fully protected in acting, or in
refraining from acting, under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents in accordance with a
request of the Required Lenders (or, if so specified by this Agreement, all Lenders), and such
request and any action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding upon all the
Lenders and all future holders of the Loans.



     10.5 Action Through Sub-Agents. The Agent and the Issuing Lender may perform any and all of
its duties, and exercise its rights and powers, by or through any one or more sub-agents appointed
by the Agent or the Issuing Lender. The Agent and the Issuing Lender and any such sub-agent may
perform any and all its duties and exercise its rights and powers through its Related Parties. The
exculpatory provisions of the preceding paragraphs shall apply to any such sub-agent and to the
Related Parties of the Agent and the Issuing Lender and any such sub-agent, and shall apply to its
activities in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein as well
as activities of the Agent or the Issuing Lender.



     10.6 Resignation of Agent and Appointment of Successor Agent. Subject to the appointment and
acceptance of a successor Agent as provided in this paragraph, the Agent may resign at any time by
notifying the Lenders, the Issuing Lender and the Credit Parties. Upon any such resignation, the
Required Lenders shall have the right, in consultation with the Credit Parties, to appoint a
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Agent. If no successor shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders and shall have
accepted such appointment within 30 days after the retiring Agent gives notice of its resignation,
then the retiring Agent may, on behalf of the Lenders and the Issuing Lender, appoint a successor
Agent, which shall be a bank with an office in Boston, Massachusetts or New York, New York, or an
Affiliate of any such bank. Upon the acceptance of a successor’s appointment as Agent hereunder,
such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and
duties of the retiring (or retired) Agent, and the retiring Agent shall be discharged from all of
its duties and obligations hereunder or under the other Loan Documents. The fees payable by the
Borrower to a successor Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor unless
otherwise agreed between the Borrower and such successor. After the retiring Agent’s resignation
hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, the provisions of this Article and Section 11.3 shall
continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring 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 Agent was acting as Agent.



Any resignation by Bank of America as Agent pursuant to this Section shall also constitute its
resignation as Issuing Lender and Swing Loan Lender. Upon the acceptance of a successor’s
appointment as Agent hereunder, (a) such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of
the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Issuing Lender and Swing Loan Lender, (b)
the retiring Issuing Lender and Swing Loan Lender shall be discharged from all of their respective
duties and obligations hereunder or under the other Loan Documents, and (c) the successor Issuing
Lender 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 the retiring Issuing
Lender to effectively assume the obligations of the retiring Issuing Lender with respect to such
Letters of Credit.




     10.7 Lenders’ Independent Decisions. Each Lender acknowledges that it has, independently and
without reliance upon the Agent, the Issuing Lender or any other Lender 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 also acknowledges that it will, independently and without
reliance upon the Agent, the Issuing Lender or any other Lender 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 and the other Loan Documents, any
related agreement or any document furnished hereunder or thereunder. Except as explicitly provided
herein, neither the Agent nor the Issuing Lender has any duty or responsibility, either initially
or on a continuing basis, to provide any Lender with any credit or other information with respect
to such operations, business, property, condition or creditworthiness, whether such information
comes into its possession on or before the first Event of Default or at any time thereafter.
Neither the Agent nor the Issuing Lender shall be deemed a trustee or other fiduciary on behalf of
any party.



     10.8 Indemnification. Each Lender agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Agent and the
Issuing Lender (to the extent not reimbursed under Section 11.3, but without limiting the
obligations of the Borrower under Section 11.3), ratably in accordance with the aggregate principal
amount of the respective Commitments of and/or Loans and Total LC Exposure held by the Lenders (or,
if all of the Commitments shall have been terminated or expired, ratably in accordance with the
aggregate outstanding amount of the Loans and Total LC Exposure held by the Lenders), for any and
all liabilities (including pursuant to any Environmental Law), obligations, losses, damages,
penalties, actions, judgments, deficiencies, suits, costs, expenses (including reasonable
attorney’s fees) or disbursements of any kind and nature whatsoever that may be imposed on,
incurred by or asserted against the Agent or the Issuing Lender (including by any Lender) arising
out of or by reason of any investigation in or in any way relating to or arising out of any Loan
Document or any other documents contemplated by or referred to therein for any action taken or
omitted to be taken by the Agent or the Issuing Lender under or in respect of any of the Loan
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(including the costs and expenses that the Borrower is obligated to pay under Section 11.3,
but excluding, unless a Default has occurred and is continuing, normal administrative costs and
expenses incident to the performance of its agency duties hereunder) or the enforcement of any of
the terms hereof or thereof or of any such other documents; provided, however, that no Lender shall
be liable for any of the foregoing to the extent they are determined by a court of competent
jurisdiction in a final and nonappealable judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence or
willful misconduct of the party to be indemnified. The agreements set forth in this Section 10.8
shall survive the payment of all Loans and other obligations hereunder and shall be in addition to
and not in lieu of any other indemnification agreements contained in any other Loan Document.




     10.9 No Other Duties, Etc. Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, no Lender holding
a title listed on the cover page hereof shall have any powers, duties or responsibilities under
this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, except in its capacity, as applicable, as Agent,
a Lender or the Issuing Lender hereunder.



     10.10 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 Credit Party, the Agent
(irrespective of whether the principal of any Loan or Reimbursement Obligation shall then be due
and payable as herein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether the
Agent shall have made any demand on the Borrower) shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention
in such proceeding or otherwise.



          (a) to file and prove a claim for the whole amount of the principal and interest owing and
unpaid in respect of the Loans, Reimbursement 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 Lenders, the Issuing Lender and the Agent (including any claim for the reasonable
compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Lenders, the Issuing Lender and the Agent
and their respective agents and counsel and all other amounts due the Lenders, the Issuing Lender
and the Agent under Sections 2.10 and 11.3) 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 Agent and, in the event that the Agent shall consent to the making of such payments
directly to the Lenders and the Issuing Lender, to pay to the Agent any amount due for the
reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Agent and its agents and
counsel, and any other amounts due the Agent under Sections 2.10 and 11.3. Nothing contained
herein shall be deemed to authorize the Agent to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on
behalf of any Lender or the Issuing Lender any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or
composition affecting the Obligations or the rights of any Lender or the Issuing Lender or to
authorize the Agent to vote in respect of the claim of any Lender or the Issuing Lender in any such
proceeding.




     10.11 Guaranty Matters. Each Lender and the Issuing Lender hereby irrevocably authorizes the
Agent, at its option and in its discretion, to release any Guarantor from its obligations under the
Guaranty if such Person ceases to be a Subsidiary as a result of a transaction permitted hereunder.
Upon request by the Agent at any time, each Lender and the Issuing Lender will confirm in writing
the Agent’s authority to release any Guarantor from its obligations under the Guaranty pursuant to
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     10.12 Collateral Matters.



          (a) Each Lender and the Issuing Lender hereby irrevocably authorizes and directs the Agent to
enter into the Collateral Documents for the benefit of such Lender and the Issuing Lender. Each
Lender and the Issuing Lender hereby agrees, and each holder of any Note by the acceptance thereof
will be deemed to agree, that, except as otherwise set forth in Section 11.2, any action taken by
the Required Lenders, in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement or the Collateral
Documents, and the exercise by the Required Lenders of the powers set forth herein or therein,
together with such other powers as are reasonably incidental thereto, shall be authorized and
binding upon all of Lenders and the Issuing Lender. The Agent is hereby authorized (but not
obligated) on behalf of all of Lenders and the Issuing Lender, without the necessity of any notice
to or further consent from any Lender or the Issuing Lender from time to time prior to, an Event of
Default, to take any action with respect to any Collateral or Collateral Documents which may be
necessary to perfect and maintain perfected the Liens upon the Collateral granted pursuant to the
Collateral Documents.




          (b) Each Lender and the Issuing Lender hereby irrevocably authorize the Agent, at its option
and in its discretion:





          (i) to release any Lien on any property granted to or held by the Agent under any Loan
Document (A) upon termination of the Commitments and payment in full of all Obligations
(other than contingent indemnification obligations) and the expiration or termination of all
Letters of Credit (other than Letters of Credit as to which other arrangements satisfactory
to Agent and the Issuing Lender shall have been made), (B) that is sold or to be sold as
part of or in connection with any sale permitted hereunder or under any other Loan Document,
(C) that is sold, transferred, assigned, financed or otherwise disposed of in connection
with an Energy Conservation Project or Renewable Energy Project, (D) subject to Section
11.2, if approved, authorized or ratified in writing by the Required Lenders, (E) in
connection with any foreclosure sale or other disposition of Collateral after the occurrence
of an Event of Default or (F) as otherwise provided under Section 11.13; and




          (ii) to subordinate any Lien on any property granted to or held by the Agent under any
Loan Document to the holder of any Lien on such property that is permitted by this Agreement
or any other Loan Document.


Upon request by the Agent at any time, each Lender and the Issuing Lender will confirm in writing
the Agent’s authority to release or subordinate its interest in particular types or items of
Collateral pursuant to this Section 10.12.




          (c) Subject to (b) above, the Agent is hereby irrevocably authorized by each Lender and the
Issuing Lender, to execute such documents as may be necessary to evidence the release or
subordination of the Liens granted to the Agent for the benefit of the Agent, the Lenders and the
Issuing Lender herein or pursuant hereto upon the applicable Collateral; provided that (i) the
Agent shall not be required to execute any such document on terms which, in the Agent’s opinion,
would expose the Agent to or create any liability or entail any consequence other than the release
or subordination of such Liens without recourse or warranty and (ii) such release or subordination
shall not in any manner discharge, affect or impair the Obligations or any Liens upon (or
obligations of the Borrower or any other Credit Party in respect of) all interests retained by the
Borrower or any other Credit Party, including the proceeds of the sale, all of which shall continue
to constitute part of the Collateral. In the event of any sale or transfer of Collateral, or any
foreclosure with respect to any of the Collateral, the Agent shall be authorized to deduct all
expenses reasonably incurred by the Agent from the proceeds of any such sale, transfer or
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          (d) The Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to any Lender, the Issuing Lender or any
other Person to assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by the Borrower or any other Credit
Party or is cared for, protected or insured or that the Liens granted to the Agent herein or in any
of the Collateral Documents or pursuant hereto or thereto have been properly or sufficiently or
lawfully created, perfected, protected or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or
to exercise or to continue exercising at all or in any manner or under any duty of care, disclosure
or fidelity any of the rights, authorities and powers granted or available to Agent in this Section
10.12 or in any of the Collateral Documents, it being understood and agreed that in respect of the
Collateral, or any act, omission or event related thereto, the Agent may act in any manner it may
deem appropriate, in its sole discretion, given the Agent’s own interest in the Collateral as one
of the Lenders and that the Agent shall have no duty or liability whatsoever to the Lenders or the
Issuing Lender.




          (e) Each Lender and the Issuing Lender hereby appoints each other Lender as agent for the
purpose of perfecting the Lenders’ and the Issuing Lender’s security interest in assets which, in
accordance with Article 9 of the UCC can be perfected only by possession. Should any Lender or the
Issuing Lender (other than the Agent) obtain possession of any such Collateral, such Lender or the
Issuing Lender shall notify the Agent thereof, and, promptly upon the Agent’s request therefor
shall deliver such Collateral to the Agent or in accordance with the Agent’s instructions.




ARTICLE XI




Miscellaneous



     11.1 Notices.



          (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 telephonic
facsimile (fax), 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 any Credit Party, to Ameresco, Inc., 111 Speen Street, Suite 410, Framingham,
MA 01701, Attention: Chief Financial Officer (Fax no. (508) 661-2201) with a copy to
Choate, Hall & Stewart, Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110, Attention:
John F. Ventola (Fax no. ((617) 248-4000);




          (ii) if to the Agent, to Bank of America, N.A., 100 Federal Street, Mail Stop
MA5-100-07-07, Boston, Massachusetts 02110, Attention: John F. Lynch (Fax no.: (617)
434-4896), with a copy to Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge, LLP, 111 Huntington Avenue at
Prudential Center, Boston, MA 02119, Attention: George Ticknor, Esq. (Fax no. (617)
227-4420); and




          (iii) if to any Lender (including Bank of America in its capacity as the Issuing
Lender), to it at its address (or fax number) set forth in its Administrative Questionnaire.


Any party hereto may change its address or fax number for notices and other communications
hereunder by notice to the other parties hereto. All notices and other communications given to any
party hereto in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed to have been given
on the date of receipt. Notices delivered through electronic communications to the extent provided
in subsection (b) below, shall be effective as provided in such subsection (b).







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          (b) Electronic Communications. Notices and other communications to Lenders and the
Issuing Lender hereunder may be delivered or furnished by electronic communication (including
e-mail and Internet or intranet websites) pursuant to procedures approved by the Agent, provided
that the foregoing shall not apply to notices to any Lender or the Issuing Lender pursuant to
Article II if such Lender or the Issuing Lender, as applicable has notified the Agent that it is
incapable of receiving notices under such Article by electronic communication. The Agent or the
Borrower may, in its discretion, agree to accept notices and other communications to it hereunder
by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by it, provided that approval of such
procedures may be limited to particular notices or communications. Unless the Agent otherwise
prescribes, (i) notices and other communications sent to an e-mail address shall be deemed received
upon the sender’s receipt of an acknowledgement from the intended recipient (such as by the “return
receipt requested” function, as available, return e-mail or other written acknowledgement),
provided that if such notice or other communication is not sent during the normal business hours of
the recipient, such notice or communication shall be deemed to have been sent at the opening of
business on the next business day for the recipient, and (ii) notices or communications posted to
an Internet or intranet website shall be deemed received upon the deemed receipt by the intended
recipient at its e-mail address as described in the foregoing clause (i) of notification that such
notice or communication is available and identifying the website address therefor.




          (c) 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 BORROWER MATERIALS OR THE
ADEQUACY OF THE PLATFORM, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM LIABILITY FOR ERRORS IN OR OMISSIONS FROM 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 BORROWER
MATERIALS OR THE PLATFORM. In no event shall the Agent or any of its Related Parties
(collectively, the “Agent Parties”) have any liability to the Borrower, any Lender, the Issuing
Lender 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 or the Agent’s transmission
of Borrower Materials through the Internet, except to the extent that such losses, claims, damages,
liabilities or expenses are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from
the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Agent Party; provided, however, that in no event
shall any Agent Party have any liability to the Borrower, any Lender, the Issuing Lender or any
other Person for indirect, special, incidental, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to
direct or actual damages).




          (d) Change of Address, Etc. Each of the Borrower, the Agent, the Issuing Lender and
Swing Loan Lender may change its address, telecopier or telephone number for notices and other
communications hereunder by notice to the other parties hereto. Each other Lender may change its
address, telecopier or telephone number for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to
the Borrower, the Agent, the Issuing Lender and Swing Loan Lender. In addition, each Lender agrees
to notify the Agent from time to time to ensure that the Agent has on record (i) an effective
address, contact name, telephone number, telecopier 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.





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          (e) Reliance by Agent, Issuing Lender and Lenders. The Agent, the Issuing Lender and
the Lenders shall be entitled to rely and act upon any notices (including telephonic Advance
Requests) 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. The Borrower shall indemnify the Agent, the Issuing Lender, each Lender and
the Related Parties of each of them from all losses, costs, expenses and liabilities resulting from
the reliance by such Person on each notice purportedly given by or on behalf of the Borrower. All
telephonic notices to and other telephonic communications with the Agent may be recorded by the
Agent, and each of the parties hereto hereby consents to such recording.




     11.2 Waivers; Amendments.



          (a) No failure or delay by the Agent, the Issuing Lender, or the Lenders in exercising any
right or power hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial
exercise of any such right or power, or any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce such
a right or power, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right
or power. The rights and remedies of the Agent, the Issuing Lender, and the Lenders hereunder and
under the other Loan Documents are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies that
they would otherwise have. No waiver of any provision of this Agreement or consent to any
departure by any Credit Party or Subsidiary therefrom shall in any event be effective unless the
same shall be permitted by paragraph (b) of this Section 11.2, and then such waiver or consent
shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose for which given. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, the making of a Loan or issuance of a Letter of Credit
shall not be construed as a waiver of any Default, regardless of whether the Agent, any Lender or
the Issuing Lender may have had notice or knowledge of such Default at the time.




          (b) Neither this Agreement nor any other Loan Document nor any provision hereof or thereof may
be waived, amended or modified except pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered
into by the Borrower and the Required Lenders or by the Borrower and the Agent with the written
consent of the Required Lenders and the Agent; provided that no such agreement shall:





          (i) increase the Commitment of any Lender without the written consent of such Lender
and the Agent;




          (ii) reduce the principal amount of any Loan or Reimbursement Obligation or reduce the
rate of interest thereon (other than the decision not to charge, or to cease to charge,
Post-Default Interest), or reduce any fees payable hereunder, without the written consent of
each Lender affected thereby;




          (iii) postpone the scheduled date of payment of the principal amount of any Loan or
Reimbursement Obligation other than mandatory prepayments of the Loans required under
Section 2.9(b), or any interest thereon, or any fees payable hereunder, or reduce the amount
of, waive or excuse any such payment, change the maturity date of any Loan, or postpone the
scheduled date of expiration of any Commitment, or extend the ultimate expiration date of
any Letter of Credit beyond the Revolving Credit Maturity Date, without the written consent
of each Lender affected thereby;




          (iv) except as expressly set forth in clause (x) below, change Section 2.9(c) in a
manner that would alter the application of prepayments thereunder, or change Section 2.8(b)
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(c) in a manner that would alter the pro rata sharing of payments required thereby,
without in each case the written consent of each Lender;





          (v) alter the rights or obligations of the Borrower to prepay Loans (other than
mandatory prepayments of Loans under Section 2.9(b)) without the written consent of each
Lender affected thereby;




          (vi) change any of the provisions of this Section 11.2 or the definition of “Required
Lenders” or any other provision hereof specifying the number or percentage of Lenders
required to waive, amend or modify any rights hereunder or under any other Loan Document or
make any determination or grant any consent hereunder or thereunder, without the written
consent of each Lender;




          (vii) release any of the Guarantors from its obligations in respect of its Guarantee
under Article 3 or release any material portion of the Collateral (or terminate any Lien
with respect thereto), except as expressly permitted in this Agreement, without the written
consent of each Lender;




          (viii) waive any of the conditions precedent specified in Section 6.1 without the
written consent of each Lender and the Agent; or




          (ix) subordinate the Loans to any other Indebtedness, without the written consent of
each Lender;


provided
further that no such agreement shall amend, modify or otherwise affect the
rights or duties of the Agent, the Swing Loan Lender or the Issuing Lender hereunder without the
prior written consent of the Agent, the Swing Loan Lender or the Issuing Lender, as the case may
be.




          (c) Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, no waiver or modification of
any provision of this Agreement that has the effect (either immediately or at some later time) of
enabling the Borrower to satisfy a condition precedent to the making of any of Loan shall be
effective against all Lender unless the Required Lenders shall have concurred with such waiver or
modification.




     11.3 Expenses; Indemnity: Damage Waiver.



          (a) The Credit Parties jointly and severally agree to pay, or reimburse the Agent or the
Lenders, as applicable, for paying, (i) all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Agent
and its Affiliates, including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of Special Counsel, in
connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein, the preparation 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 Issuing Lender in
connection with the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or any demand
for payment thereunder, (iii) all out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Agent, the Issuing Lender,
or any Lender, including the fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for the Agent, the
Issuing Lender, or any Lender, in connection with the enforcement or protection of their rights in
connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, including their rights under this
Section 11.3, or in connection with the Loans made or Letters of Credit issued hereunder, including
in connection with any workout, restructuring or negotiations in respect thereof, and (iv) all
Other Taxes levied by any Governmental Authority in respect of this Agreement or any of the other
Loan Documents or any other document referred to herein or therein






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and all costs, expenses, taxes, assessments and other charges incurred in connection with any
filing, registration, recording or perfection of any security interest contemplated by any Loan
Document or any other document referred to therein.




          (b) The Credit Parties jointly and severally agree to indemnify the Agent, the Issuing Lender,
each Lender 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 settlement costs, incurred by or asserted against any Indemnitee
arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of (i) the execution or delivery of this
Agreement, the other Loan Documents or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby, the
performance by the parties hereto and thereto of their respective obligations hereunder or
thereunder or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or any other transactions
contemplated hereby or thereby, (ii) any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use of the proceeds
therefrom (including any refusal by the Issuing Lender 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, leased or operated by any Credit Party or any Subsidiary,
or any Environmental Liability related in any way to any Credit Party or any Subsidiary, 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 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 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.




          (c) To the extent that the Credit Parties fail to pay any amount required to be paid by them
to the Agent under paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section 11.3, each Lender severally agrees to pay
to the Agent such Lender’s Applicable Percentage (determined as of the time that the applicable
unreimbursed expense or indemnity payment is sought) of such unpaid amount; provided that
the unreimbursed expense or indemnified loss, claim, damage, liability or related expense, as the
case may be, was incurred by or asserted against the Agent in its capacity as such. To the extent
that the Credit Parties fail to pay any amount required to be paid by them to the Issuing Lender
under paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section 11.3, each Revolving Credit Lender severally agrees to
pay to the Issuing Lender such Lender’s Applicable Percentage (determined as of the time that the
applicable unreimbursed expense or indemnity payment is sought) of such unpaid amount;
provided that the unreimbursed expense or indemnified loss, claim, damage, liability or
related expense, as the case may be, was incurred by or asserted against the Issuing Lender in its
capacity as such.




          (d) To the extent permitted by applicable law, none of the Credit Parties shall assert, and
each Credit Party hereby waives, any claim against any Indemnitee, on any theory of liability, for
special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages)
arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of, this Agreement, the other Loan Documents or
any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby, the transactions contemplated hereby,
any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use of the proceeds thereof.




          (e) All amounts due under this Section 11.3 shall be payable within ten (10) Business Days
after written demand therefor.




          (f) The agreements in this Section 11.3 shall survive the resignation of the Agent, the
Issuing Lender and the Swing Loan Lender, the termination of the Commitments and the repayment,
satisfaction or discharge of all other Obligations.







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     11.4 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 no Credit Party may assign or otherwise transfer any of its
rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of each Lender, the Issuing
Lender and the Agent 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 and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, Participants to the
extent provided in subsection (d) of this Section and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby,
the Related Parties of the Agent, the Issuing Lender, 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 Loans (including for purposes of this subsection (b),
participations in L/C Obligations and in Swing Line Loans) 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 the Loans at the time owing to it or in the case
of an assignment to a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender 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 Loans
outstanding thereunder) or, if the Commitment is not then in effect, the principal
outstanding balance of the Loans of the assigning Lender subject to each such
assignment, determined as of the date the Assignment and Assumption with respect to
such assignment is delivered to Agent or, if “Trade Date” is specified in the
Assignment and Assumption, as of the Trade Date, shall not be less than $5,000,000,
unless each of 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); provided, however, that concurrent assignments to
members of an Assignee Group and concurrent assignments from members of an Assignee
Group to a single Eligible Assignee (or to an Eligible Assignee and members of its
Assignee Group) will be treated as a single assignment for purposes of determining
whether such minimum amount has been met;




          (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 Loans or the Commitment assigned, except that this
clause (ii) shall not apply to the Swing Loan Lender’s rights and obligations in respect of
Swing Loans;



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          (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 Borrower (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or
delayed) shall be required for any assignment to a Competitor and for any other
assignment; provided, that the consent of the Borrower shall not be required in
connection with any assignment to a non-Competitor if (1) an Event of Default has
occurred and is continuing at the time of such assignment or (2) such assignment is
to a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender;




          (B) the consent of Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or
delayed) shall be required for assignments in respect of any Revolving Credit
Commitment if such assignment is to a Person that is not a Lender or an Affiliate of
such Lender; and




          (C) the consent of the Issuing Lender (such consent not to be unreasonably
withheld or delayed) shall be required for any assignment that increases the
obligation of the assignee to participate in exposure under one or more Letters of
Credit (whether or not then outstanding).




          (iv) Assignment and Assumption. The parties to each assignment shall execute
and deliver to the Agent an Assignment and Assumption, together with a processing and
recordation fee in the amount of $3,500.00; provided, however, that the 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 Agent an Administrative
Questionnaire.




          (v) No Assignment to Borrower. No such assignment shall be made to Borrower or
any of Borrower’s Affiliates or Subsidiaries.




          (vi) No Assignment to Natural Persons. No such assignment shall be made to a
natural person.


Subject to acceptance and recording thereof by the 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 2.11, 2.12 and 11.3 with respect to facts and circumstances
occurring prior to the effective date of such assignment. Upon request, the Borrower (at its
expense) shall execute and deliver a Note to the assignee Lender. Any assignment or transfer by a
Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this subsection
shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement as a sale by such Lender of a participation in such
rights and obligations in accordance with subsection (d) of this Section.




          (c) Register. The Agent, acting solely for this purpose as an agent of the Borrower,
shall maintain at the Agent’s office a copy of each Assignment and Assumption delivered to it and a
register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitments of, and
principal amounts of the Loans and Reimbursement Obligations owing to, each Lender pursuant to the
terms hereof from time to time (the “Register”). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive,
and the






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Borrower, the Agent and the Lenders may treat each Person whose name is recorded in the
Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement,
notwithstanding notice to the contrary. The Register shall be available for inspection by the
Borrower and any Lender, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.




          (d) Participations. Any Lender may at any time, without the consent of, or notice to,
the Borrower or the Agent, sell participations to any Person (other than a natural person or
Borrower or any of the Borrower’s Affiliates or Subsidiaries) (each, a “Participant”) in
all or a portion of such Lender’s rights and/or obligations under this Agreement (including all or
a portion of its Commitment and/or the Loans (including such Lender’s participations in
Reimbursement Obligations and/or Swing Loans) owing to it); provided that (i) such Lender’s
obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Lender shall remain solely
responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations and (iii) the
Borrower, the Agent, the Issuing Lender and the Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly
with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement. Any
agreement or instrument pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation shall provide that
such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce this Agreement and to approve any amendment,
modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement; provided that such agreement or
instrument may provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to
any amendment, waiver or other modification described in the first proviso to Section 11.2 that
affects such Participant. Subject to subsection (e) of this Section, the Borrower agrees that each
Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.11 and 2.12 to the same extent as if it
were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to subsection (b) of this
Section. To the extent permitted by law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits
of Section 11.8 as though it were a Lender, provided such Participant agrees to be subject to
Section 2.8 as though it were a Lender.




          (e) Limitations upon Participant Rights. A Participant shall not be entitled to
receive any greater payment under Section 2.11 or 2.12 than the applicable Lender would have been
entitled to receive with respect to the participation sold to such Participant, unless the sale of
the participation to such Participant is made with the Borrower’s prior written consent. A
Participant that would be a Foreign Lender if it were a Lender shall not be entitled to the
benefits of Section 2.12 unless Borrower is notified of the participation sold to such Participant
and such Participant agrees, for the benefit of Borrower, to comply with Section 2.12(e) as though
it were a Lender.




          (f) Certain Pledges. Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest
in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement (including under its Note, if any) to
secure obligations of such Lender, including any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a
Federal Reserve Bank; provided that no such pledge or assignment shall release such Lender from any
of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or assignee for such Lender as a party
hereto.




          (g) Resignation as Issuing Lender or Swing Loan Lender. Notwithstanding anything to
the contrary contained herein, if at any time Bank of America assigns all of its Commitment and
Loans pursuant to subsection (b) above, Bank of America may, (i) upon 30 days’ notice to the
Borrower and the Lenders, resign as Issuing Lender and/or (ii) upon 30 days’ notice to the
Borrower, resign as Swing Loan Lender. In the event of any such resignation as Issuing Lender or
Swing Loan Lender, the Borrower shall be entitled to appoint from among Lenders a successor Issuing
Lender or Swing Loan Lender hereunder; provided, however, that no failure by the Borrower
to appoint any such successor shall affect the resignation of Bank of America as Issuing Lender or
Swing Loan Lender, as the case may be. If Bank of America resigns as Issuing Lender, it shall
retain all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the Issuing Lender hereunder with respect
to all Letters of Credit outstanding as of the effective date of its resignation as Issuing Lender
and all Reimbursement Obligations with respect thereto (including the right to require the Lenders
to make Base Rate Loans or fund risk participations in Unreimbursed Amounts






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pursuant to Section 2.4(c)). If Bank of America resigns as Swing Loan Lender, it shall retain
all the rights of Swing Loan Lender provided for hereunder with respect to Swing Loans made by it
and outstanding as of the effective date of such resignation, including the right to require the
Lenders to make Base Rate Loans or fund risk participations in Swing Loans pursuant to Section
2.6(d). Upon the appointment of a successor Issuing Lender and/or Swing Loan Lender, (a) such
successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties
of the retiring Issuing Lender or Swing Loan Lender, as the case may be, and (b) the successor
Issuing Lender 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.




     11.5 Survival. All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made by the Credit
Parties and their Subsidiaries herein and in the other Loan Documents, and in the certificates or
other instruments delivered in connection with or pursuant to this Agreement and the other Loan
Documents, shall be considered to have been relied upon by the other parties hereto and shall
survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and the making of
any Loans and issuance of any Letters of Credit, regardless of any investigation made by any such
other party or on its behalf and notwithstanding that the Agent, the Issuing Lender or any Lender
may have had notice or knowledge of any Default or incorrect representation or warranty at the time
any credit is extended hereunder, and shall continue in full force and effect so long as the
principal of or any accrued interest on any Loan or any fee or any other Obligation payable under
this Agreement or the other Loan Documents is outstanding and unpaid or any Letter of Credit is
outstanding and so long as the Commitments have not expired or terminated. The provisions of
Sections 2.11, 2.12, and 10.3 and subsection 2.3(g) shall survive and remain in full force and
effect regardless of the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, the repayment of the
Loans, the expiration or termination of the Letters of Credit and the Commitments or the
termination of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or any provision hereof or thereof.



     11.6 Counterparts; Integration; References to Agreement; Effectiveness. This Agreement may be
executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto on different counterparts), each of which
shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single
contract. This Agreement and any separate letter agreements with respect to fees payable to the
Agent or its counsel 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. Whenever there is a reference in any Loan Document or UCC
Financing Statement to the “Credit Agreement” to which the Agent, the Lenders and the Credit
Parties are parties, such reference shall be deemed to be made to this Agreement among the parties
hereto. Except as provided in Section 6.1, this Agreement shall become effective when it shall
have been executed by the Agent and when the Agent shall have received counterparts hereof which,
when taken together, bear the signatures of each of the other parties hereto, and thereafter shall
be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and
assigns. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by telecopy
shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.



     11.7 Severability. Any provision of this Agreement held to be invalid, illegal or
unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of
such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability without affecting the validity, legality and
enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof; and the invalidity of a particular provision in
a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate such provision in any other jurisdiction.



     11.8 Right of Setoff. Each Credit Party hereby grants to the Agent, and each Lender that from
time to time maintains any deposit accounts, holds any funds or otherwise becomes indebted to the
Credit



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Parties a security interest in all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional
or final) and funds at any time held and other indebtedness at any time owing by the Agent, or any
Lender to or for the credit or the account of any Credit Party as security for the Obligations, and
the Credit Parties hereby agree that the Agent, and each Lender are hereby authorized at any time
and from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to set off and apply any and all
deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final) or other funds at any time held
and other indebtedness at any time owing by the Agent, or such Lender to or for the credit or the
account of any Credit Party against any and all of the Obligations, irrespective of whether or not
the Agent or the Lenders shall have made any demand under this Agreement and although any of the
Obligations may be unmatured. The rights of the Agent and each Lender under this Section 11.8 are
in addition to any other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) which the Agent or
any such Lender may have.




     11.9 Subordination by Credit Parties. The Credit Parties hereby agree that all present and
future Indebtedness of any Credit Party to another Credit Party (“Intercompany
Indebtedness”) shall be subordinate and junior in right of payment and priority to the
Obligations, and each Credit Party agrees not to make, demand, accept or receive any payment in
respect of any present or future Intercompany Indebtedness, including, without limitation, any
payment received through the exercise of any right of setoff, counterclaim or cross claim, or any
collateral therefor, unless and until such time as the Obligations shall have been indefeasibly
paid in full; provided that, so long as no Default shall have occurred and be continuing
and no Default shall be caused thereby, the Credit Parties may make and receive such payments as
shall be customary in the ordinary course of the Credit Parties’ business. Without in any way
limiting the foregoing, in the event of any insolvency or bankruptcy proceedings, or any
receivership, liquidation, reorganization, dissolution or other similar proceedings relative to any
Credit Party or to its businesses, properties or assets, the Lenders shall be entitled to receive
payment in full of all of the Obligations before any Credit Party shall be entitled to receive any
payment in respect of any present or future Intercompany Indebtedness.



     11.10 Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process.



          (a) This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the law of The
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.




          (b) Each party hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its
property, to the nonexclusive jurisdiction of the courts of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts and
of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, and any appellate court from
any thereof, in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the other
Loan Documents, or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment, and each of the parties hereto
hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that all claims in respect of any such action or
proceeding may be heard and determined in such Massachusetts court (or, to the extent permitted by
law, in such Federal court). Each of the parties hereto agrees that a final judgment in any such
action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the
judgment or in any other manner provided by law. Nothing in this Agreement shall affect any right
that the Agent, the Issuing Lender, or any Lender may otherwise have to bring any action or
proceeding relating to this Agreement against any Credit Party or any Subsidiary or its properties
in the courts of any jurisdiction.




          (c) Each party hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent it
may legally and effectively do so, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying
of venue of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the
other Loan Documents in any court referred to in paragraph (b) of this Section 11.10. Each of the
parties hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the defense of an
inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court. (d) Each
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irrevocably consents to service of process in the manner provided for notices in Section 11.1.
Nothing in this Agreement will affect the right of any party to this Agreement to serve process in
any other manner permitted by law.




     11.11 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY 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 THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY
(WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO
REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT
SUCH OTHER PARTY 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 BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 11.11.



     11.12 Headings. Article and Section headings and the Table of Contents used herein are for
convenience of reference only, are not part of this Agreement and shall not affect the construction
of, or be taken into consideration in interpreting, this Agreement.



     11.13 Release of Collateral and Guarantees. The Agent and the Lenders agree that if all of
the capital stock of or other equity interests in any Subsidiary that is owned by the Credit
Parties is sold to any Person as permitted by the terms of this Agreement and the other Loan
Documents, or if any Subsidiary is merged or consolidated with or into any other Person as
permitted by the terms of this Agreement and such Subsidiary is not the continuing or surviving
corporation, the Agent shall, upon request of the Borrower (and upon the receipt by the Agent of
such evidence as the Agent or any Lender may reasonably request to establish that such sale,
designation, merger or consolidation is permitted by the terms of this Agreement), terminate the
Guarantee of such Subsidiary under Article 3 hereof and authorize the Agent to release the Liens
created by the Loan Documents on any capital stock of or other equity interests in such Subsidiary.
The Agent and the Lenders further agree that if any task order or contract of any Credit Party
shall become Energy Conservation Financing Collateral as permitted by the terms of this Agreement,
the Agent shall, upon request by the Borrower (and upon the receipt by the Agent of such evidence
as the Agent or any Lender may reasonably request to establish that grant of such security interest
in such task orders or contracts in favor of the Energy Conservation Project Financing Agent is
permitted by the terms of this Agreement), release the Lien created by the Loan Documents on such
Energy Conservation Financing Collateral.



     11.14 Confidentiality. The Agent, the Issuing Lender and each Lender agrees to keep
confidential information obtained by it pursuant hereto and the other Loan Documents confidential
in accordance with its customary practices and agrees that it will only use such information in
connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and not disclose any of such
information other than (a) to the Agent or any Lender, (b) its employees, representatives,
directors, attorneys, auditors, agents, professional advisors, trustees or Affiliates who are
advised of the confidential nature of such information or to any direct or indirect contractual
counterparty in swap agreements or such contractual counterparty’s                      that notice of such
requirement or order shall be promptly furnished to the Borrower unless such notice is legally
prohibited) or requested or required by bank, securities, insurance or investment company
regulators or auditors or any administrative body or commission to whose jurisdiction the Agent or
such Lender may be subject, (d) to any rating agency to the extent required in connection with any
rating to be assigned to such Lender, (e) to assignees or participants or prospective assignees or
participants who agree to be bound by the provisions of this Section 11.13, (f) to the extent
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litigation between any Credit Party and the Agent or any Lender with respect to the Loans or
this Agreement and the other Loan Documents or (g) with the Borrower’s prior written consent.




     11.15 Payments Set Aside. To the extent that any payment by or on behalf of the Borrower is
made to the Agent, the Issuing Lender or any Lender, or the Agent, the Issuing Lender 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 Agent, the Issuing Lender or such Lender in
its discretion) to be repaid to a trustee, receiver or any other party, in connection with any
proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law or otherwise, then (a) to the extent of such recovery, the
obligation or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued in
full force and effect as if such payment had not been made or such setoff had not occurred, and (b)
each Lender and the Issuing Lender severally agrees to pay to the Agent upon demand its applicable
share (without duplication) of any amount so recovered from or repaid by the Agent, plus interest
thereon from the date of such demand to the date such payment is made at a rate per annum equal to
the Federal Funds Effective Rate from time to time in effect. The obligations of the Lenders and
the Issuing Lender under clause (b) of the preceding sentence shall survive the payment in full of
the Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.



     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 Credit Party
acknowledges and agrees and acknowledges its Affiliates’ understanding that that: (i) (A) the
services regarding this Agreement provided by the Agent are arm’s-length commercial transactions
between the Borrower, each other Credit Party and their respective Affiliates, on the one hand, and
the Agent, on the other hand, (B) each of the Borrower and the other Credit Parties have consulted
their own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent they have deemed
appropriate, and ( C) the Borrower and each other Credit Party is capable of evaluating and
understanding, and understands and accepts, the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions
contemplated hereby and by the other Loan Documents; (ii) (A) the Agent 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
Credit Party, or any of their respective Affiliates, or any other Person and (B) the Agent does not
have any obligation to the Borrower, any other Credit Party or any of their Affiliates with respect
to the transaction contemplated hereby except those obligations expressly set forth herein and in
the other Loan Documents; and (iii) the Agent and its Affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of
transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Borrower, the other Credit
Parties and their respective Affiliates, and the Agent has no obligation to disclose any of such
interests to the Borrower, any other Credit Party or any of their respective Affiliates. To the
fullest extent permitted by law, each of the Borrower and the other Credit Parties hereby waive and
release, any claims that it may have against the Agent 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 “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 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
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     11.18 USA Patriot Act Notice. Each Lender that is subject to the Patriot Act (as hereinafter
defined) and Agent (for itself and not on behalf of any Lender) hereby notifies the Borrower that
pursuant to the requirements of the USA PATRIOT Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law
October 26, 2001)) (the “Patriot Act”), it is required to obtain, verify and record information
that identifies the Borrower, which information includes the name and address of the Borrower and
other information that will allow such Lender or the Agent, as applicable, to identify the Borrower
in accordance with the Patriot Act. The Borrower shall, promptly following a request by the Agent
or any Lender, provide all documentation and other information that the 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 Patriot Act.



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          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Credit Agreement to be duly executed
by their respective authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.




	 	 	 	 	 
	 	BORROWER



AMERESCO, INC.


 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Andrew B. Spence 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Andrew B. Spence 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Vice President & Chief Financial Officer 	 
	 
	 	GUARANTORS



AMERESCO ENERTECH, INC.

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Andrew B. Spence 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Andrew B. Spence 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Treasurer 	 
	 
	 	E.THREE CUSTOM ENERGY SOLUTIONS, LLC,

By: Sierra Energy Company, its sole member

 	 
	 	By:  	 	 
	 	 	Name:  	 	 
	 	 	Title:  	 	 
	 
	 	AMERESCOSOLUTIONS, INC.

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Andrew B. Spence 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Andrew B. Spence 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Treasurer 	 
	 
	 	AMERESCO PLANERGY HOUSING, INC.

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Andrew B. Spence 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Andrew B. Spence 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Treasurer 	 
	 



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	 	SOLUTIONS HOLDINGS, LLC

By: Ameresco, Inc., its sole member


 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Andrew B. Spence 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Andrew B. Spence 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Vice President & Chief Financial Officer 	 
	 
	 	AMERESCO FEDERAL SOLUTIONS, INC.

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Andrew B. Spence 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Andrew B. Spence 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Treasurer 	 
	 
	 	SIERRA ENERGY COMPANY

 	 
	 	By:  	 	 
	 	 	Name:  	 	 
	 	 	Title:  	 	 
	 
	 	AMERESCO SELECT, INC.

 	 
	 	By:  	 	 
	 	 	Name:  	 	 
	 	 	Title:  	 	 
	 
	 	AMERESCO HAWAII LLC

 	 
	 	By:  	 	 
	 	 	Name:  	 	 
	 	 	Title:  	 	 
	 
	 	AMERESCO SOLAR – SOLUTIONS, INC.

 	 
	 	By:  	 	 
	 	 	Name:  	 	 
	 	 	Title:  	 	 
	 
	 	AMERESCO SOLAR-PRODUCTS LLC

By: Ameresco, Inc., its sole member

 	 
	 	By:  	 	 
	 	 	Name:  	 	 
	 	 	Title:  	 	 
	 



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	 	AMERESCO SOLAR, LLC


 	 
	 	By:  	 	 
	 	 	Name:  	 	 
	 	 	Title:  	 	 
	 
	 	AMERESCO SOLAR – TECHNOLOGIES LLC

 	 
	 	By:  	 	 
	 	 	Name:  	 	 
	 	 	Title:  	 	 
	 
	 	AMERESCO WOODLAND MEADOWS ROMULUS LLC

 	 
	 	By:  	 	 
	 	 	Name:  	 	 
	 	 	Title:  	 	 
	 
	 	AMERESCO NORTHAMPTON LLC

 	 
	 	By:  	 	 
	 	 	Name:  	 	 
	 	 	Title:  	 	 
	 



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	 	AGENT AND LENDER



BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,

as Administrative Agent and a Lender


 	 
	 	By:  	/s/
John F. Lynch 	 
	 	 	Name:  	John F. Lynch 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Senior Vice President 	 
	 



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