Second Amended & Restated Credit Agreement



 






Exhibit 10.1




SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT




Dated as of December 23, 2005




Among




THE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS NAMED HEREIN




as the Lenders




and




BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.




as the Administrative and Collateral Agent




GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION




as the Documentation Agent




WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION




as the Syndication Agent




BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC




as Sole Lead Arranger and the Sole Book Manager




and




APPLICA INCORPORATED




as the Borrower




and




ITS SUBSIDIARIES PARTY HERETO




as Guarantors




 









 





TABLE OF CONTENTS




	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
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	ARTICLE 1 LOANS AND LETTERS OF CREDIT	 	 	2	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	1.1	 	Total Facility	 	 	2	 
	 
	 	1.2	 	Revolving Loans	 	 	2	 
	 
	 	1.3	 	Letters of Credit	 	 	5	 
	 
	 	1.4	 	Bank Products	 	 	9	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE 2 INTEREST AND FEES	 	 	9	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	2.1	 	Interest	 	 	9	 
	 
	 	2.2	 	Continuation and Conversion Elections	 	 	10	 
	 
	 	2.3	 	Maximum Interest Rate	 	 	11	 
	 
	 	2.4	 	Closing Fee	 	 	12	 
	 
	 	2.5	 	Unused Line Fee	 	 	12	 
	 
	 	2.6	 	Letter of Credit Fee	 	 	12	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE 3 PAYMENTS AND PREPAYMENTS	 	 	13	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	3.1	 	Revolving Loans	 	 	13	 
	 
	 	3.2	 	Borrower's Termination of Facility	 	 	13	 
	 
	 	3.3	 	Optional Commitment Reductions	 	 	14	 
	 
	 	3.4	 	Payments from Distributions or Loans from Subsidiaries	 	 	14	 
	 
	 	3.5	 	Payments from Asset Dispositions	 	 	15	 
	 
	 	3.6	 	LIBOR Loan Prepayments	 	 	15	 
	 
	 	3.7	 	Payments by the Borrower	 	 	15	 
	 
	 	3.8	 	Payments as Revolving Loans	 	 	15	 
	 
	 	3.9	 	Apportionment, Application and Reversal of Payments	 	 	15	 
	 
	 	3.10	 	Indemnity for Returned Payments	 	 	16	 
	 
	 	3.11	 	Agent's and Lenders' Books and Records; Monthly Statements	 	 	16	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE 4 TAXES, YIELD PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY	 	 	17	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	4.1	 	Taxes	 	 	17	 
	 
	 	4.2	 	Illegality	 	 	18	 
	 
	 	4.3	 	Increased Costs and Reduction of Return	 	 	19	 
	 
	 	4.4	 	Funding Losses	 	 	20	 
	 
	 	4.5	 	Inability to Determine Rates	 	 	20	 
	 
	 	4.6	 	Certificates of Agent	 	 	20	 
	 
	 	4.7	 	Obligation to Mitigate	 	 	20	 
	 
	 	4.8	 	Survival	 	 	21	 






 









 






	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
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	ARTICLE 5 BOOKS AND RECORDS; FINANCIAL INFORMATION; NOTICES	 	 	21	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	5.1	 	Books and Records	 	 	21	 
	 
	 	5.2	 	Financial Information	 	 	22	 
	 
	 	5.3	 	Notices to the Lenders	 	 	25	 
	 
	 	5.4	 	Revisions or Updates to Schedules	 	 	27	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE 6 GENERAL WARRANTIES AND REPRESENTATIONS	 	 	27	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	6.1	 	Authorization, Validity, and Enforceability of this Agreement and the Loan Documents	 	 	27	 
	 
	 	6.2	 	Validity and Priority of Security Interest	 	 	28	 
	 
	 	6.3	 	Organization and Qualification	 	 	28	 
	 
	 	6.4	 	Reserved	 	 	28	 
	 
	 	6.5	 	Subsidiaries	 	 	28	 
	 
	 	6.6	 	Financial Statements and Projections	 	 	28	 
	 
	 	6.7	 	Reserved	 	 	29	 
	 
	 	6.8	 	Solvency	 	 	29	 
	 
	 	6.9	 	Debt	 	 	29	 
	 
	 	6.10	 	Distributions	 	 	29	 
	 
	 	6.11	 	Real Estate; Leases	 	 	29	 
	 
	 	6.12	 	Proprietary Rights	 	 	30	 
	 
	 	6.13	 	Trade Names	 	 	30	 
	 
	 	6.14	 	Litigation	 	 	30	 
	 
	 	6.15	 	Labor Disputes	 	 	30	 
	 
	 	6.16	 	Environmental Laws	 	 	30	 
	 
	 	6.17	 	No Violation of Law	 	 	31	 
	 
	 	6.18	 	No Default	 	 	32	 
	 
	 	6.19	 	ERISA Compliance	 	 	32	 
	 
	 	6.20	 	Taxes	 	 	32	 
	 
	 	6.21	 	Regulated Entities	 	 	33	 
	 
	 	6.22	 	Margin Regulations	 	 	33	 
	 
	 	6.23	 	Copyrights, Patents, Trademarks and Licenses, etc.	 	 	33	 
	 
	 	6.24	 	Material Agreements	 	 	33	 
	 
	 	6.25	 	Bank Accounts	 	 	33	 
	 
	 	6.26	 	Governmental Authorization	 	 	33	 
	 
	 	6.27	 	Investment Property	 	 	33	 
	 
	 	6.28	 	No Material Adverse Change	 	 	34	 
	 
	 	6.29	 	Full Disclosure	 	 	34	 
	 
	 	6.30	 	Common Enterprise	 	 	34	 
	 
	 	6.31	 	Anti-Terrorism Laws	 	 	35	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE 7 AFFIRMATIVE AND NEGATIVE COVENANTS	 	 	36	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	7.1	 	Taxes and Other Obligations	 	 	36	 
	 
	 	7.2	 	Legal Existence and Good Standing	 	 	36	 
	 
	 	7.3	 	Compliance with Law and Agreements; Maintenance of Licenses	 	 	36	 






 









 






	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
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	 	7.4	 	Maintenance of Property; Inspection of Property	 	 	36	 
	 
	 	7.5	 	Insurance	 	 	37	 
	 
	 	7.6	 	Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds	 	 	38	 
	 
	 	7.7	 	Environmental Laws	 	 	38	 
	 
	 	7.8	 	Compliance with ERISA	 	 	40	 
	 
	 	7.9	 	Asset Dispositions, Mergers, Dissolutions	 	 	40	 
	 
	 	7.10	 	Distributions; Capital Change; Restricted Investments	 	 	41	 
	 
	 	7.11	 	Acquisitions	 	 	41	 
	 	 	No Loan Party shall make any Acquisition other than a Permitted Acquisition	 	 	41	 
	 
	 	7.12	 	Third Party Guaranties	 	 	41	 
	 
	 	7.13	 	Debt	 	 	41	 
	 
	 	7.14	 	Prepayment	 	 	42	 
	 
	 	7.15	 	Transactions with Affiliates	 	 	42	 
	 
	 	7.16	 	Borrowing Base Certificates	 	 	42	 
	 
	 	7.17	 	Reserved	 	 	42	 
	 
	 	7.18	 	Obligated Party Guaranties	 	 	42	 
	 
	 	7.19	 	Reserved	 	 	42	 
	 
	 	7.20	 	Investment Banking and Finder's Fees	 	 	43	 
	 
	 	7.21	 	Business Conducted	 	 	43	 
	 
	 	7.22	 	Liens	 	 	43	 
	 
	 	7.23	 	Sale and Leaseback Transactions	 	 	43	 
	 
	 	7.24	 	New Subsidiaries	 	 	43	 
	 
	 	7.25	 	Fiscal Year	 	 	44	 
	 
	 	7.26	 	Senior Subordinated Debt	 	 	44	 
	 
	 	7.27	 	Minimum Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio	 	 	44	 
	 
	 	7.28	 	Use of Proceeds	 	 	44	 
	 
	 	7.29	 	Changes to Senior Subordinated Debt Offering Documents	 	 	45	 
	 
	 	7.30	 	Anti-Terrorism Laws	 	 	45	 
	 
	 	7.31	 	Intercompany Security Interest	 	 	45	 
	 
	 	7.32	 	Applica Canada and Applica Americas Blocked Accounts	 	 	45	 
	 
	 	7.33	 	MAST Loan Documents	 	 	46	 
	 
	 	7.34	 	Applica Asia Covenants	 	 	46	 
	 
	 	7.35	 	Post-Closing Covenants	 	 	47	 
	 
	 	7.36	 	Further Assurances	 	 	48	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE 8 CONDITIONS OF LENDING	 	 	48	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	8.1	 	Conditions Precedent to Making of Initial Loans	 	 	48	 
	 
	 	8.2	 	Conditions Precedent to Each Loan	 	 	52	 
	 
	 	8.3	 	Limited Waiver of Conditions Precedent	 	 	53	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE 9 DEFAULT; REMEDIES	 	 	54	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	9.1	 	Events of Default	 	 	54	 
	 
	 	9.2	 	Remedies	 	 	57	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE 10 TERM AND TERMINATION	 	 	57	 






 









 






	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
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	 	10.1	 	Term	 	 	57	 
	 
	 	10.2	 	Termination by Agent	 	 	57	 
	 
	 	10.3	 	Effect of Termination	 	 	58	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE 11 AMENDMENTS; WAIVERs; PARTICIPATIONS; ASSIGNMENTS; SUCCESSORS	 	 	58	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	11.1	 	Amendments and Waivers	 	 	58	 
	 
	 	11.2	 	Assignments; Participations	 	 	60	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE 12 THE AGENT	 	 	62	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	12.1	 	Appointment and Authorization	 	 	62	 
	 
	 	12.2	 	Delegation of Duties	 	 	62	 
	 
	 	12.3	 	Liability of Agent	 	 	63	 
	 
	 	12.4	 	Reliance by Agent	 	 	63	 
	 
	 	12.5	 	Notice of Default	 	 	63	 
	 
	 	12.6	 	Credit Decision	 	 	64	 
	 
	 	12.7	 	Indemnification	 	 	64	 
	 
	 	12.8	 	Agent in Individual Capacity	 	 	65	 
	 
	 	12.9	 	Successor Agent	 	 	65	 
	 
	 	12.10	 	Withholding Tax	 	 	65	 
	 
	 	12.11	 	Collateral Matters	 	 	67	 
	 
	 	12.12	 	Restrictions on Actions by Lenders; Sharing of Payments	 	 	68	 
	 
	 	12.13	 	Agency for Perfection	 	 	68	 
	 
	 	12.14	 	Payments by Agent to Lenders	 	 	69	 
	 
	 	12.15	 	Settlement	 	 	69	 
	 
	 	12.16	 	Letters of Credit; Intra-Lender Issues	 	 	72	 
	 
	 	12.17	 	Concerning the Collateral and the Related Loan Documents	 	 	74	 
	 
	 	12.18	 	Field Audit and Examination Reports; Disclaimer by Lenders	 	 	75	 
	 
	 	12.19	 	Notice of Bank Products	 	 	75	 
	 
	 	12.20	 	Relation Among Lenders	 	 	76	 
	 
	 	12.21	 	Documentation and Syndication Agents	 	 	76	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE 13 CURRENCY JUDGMENT; SERVICE OF PROCESS	 	 	76	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	13.1	 	Judgment Currency	 	 	76	 
	 
	 	13.2	 	Agent for Service of Process	 	 	76	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE 14 MISCELLANEOUS	 	 	77	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	14.1	 	No Waivers; Cumulative Remedies	 	 	77	 
	 
	 	14.2	 	Severability	 	 	77	 
	 
	 	14.3	 	Governing Law; Choice of Forum; Service of Process	 	 	77	 
	 
	 	14.4	 	WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL	 	 	78	 
	 
	 	14.5	 	Survival of Representations and Warranties	 	 	79	 
	 
	 	14.6	 	Other Security and Guaranties	 	 	79	 
	 
	 	14.7	 	Fees and Expenses	 	 	79	 






 









 






	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
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	 	14.8	 	Notices	 	 	80	 
	 
	 	14.9	 	Waiver of Notices	 	 	80	 
	 
	 	14.10	 	Binding Effect	 	 	81	 
	 
	 	14.11	 	Indemnity of the Agent and the Lenders by the Borrower	 	 	81	 
	 
	 	14.12	 	Amendment and Restatement of First Amended Agreement; Release	 	 	82	 
	 
	 	14.13	 	Final Agreement	 	 	82	 
	 
	 	14.14	 	Counterparts	 	 	82	 
	 
	 	14.15	 	Captions.	 	 	83	 
	 
	 	14.16	 	Right of Setoff	 	 	83	 
	 
	 	14.17	 	Confidentiality	 	 	83	 
	 
	 	14.18	 	Conflicts with Other Loan Documents	 	 	85	 
	 
	 	14.19	 	Agency of the Borrower for Each Other Loan Party	 	 	85	 
	 
	 	14.20	 	Express Waivers By Loan Parties In Respect of Cross Guaranties and Cross Collateralization	 	 	85	 
	 
	 	14.21	 	USA Patriot Act Notice	 	 	86	 







 









 








SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT




     THIS SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is made as of December 23,
2005, by and among APPLICA INCORPORATED, a Florida corporation, and each of its Subsidiaries party
hereto; the financial institutions listed on the signature pages hereof and their respective
successors and permitted assigns which become “Lenders” as provided herein; BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
a national banking association with an office at 300 Galleria Parkway, Suite 800, Atlanta, Georgia
30339, in its capacity as administrative agent and collateral agent for the Lenders pursuant to
Section 12 hereof (together with its successors in such capacity, “Agent”); BANC OF AMERICA
SECURITIES LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as sole lead arranger and sole book manager
(in such capacity, the “Lead Arranger”); GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION, a Delaware
corporation, with an office at 1100 Abernathy Road, Suite 900, Atlanta, Georgia 30348, in its
capacity as documentation agent for the Lenders (the “Documentation Agent”); and WACHOVIA BANK,
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national bank with an office at 110 East Broward Boulevard, Suite 2050, Ft.
Lauderdale, Florida 33301, in its capacity as syndication agent for the Lenders (the “Syndication
Agent”). Capitalized terms used in this Agreement and not otherwise defined herein shall have the
meanings ascribed thereto in Annex A, which is attached hereto and incorporated herein.
The rules of construction contained in Annex A shall govern the interpretation of this
Agreement, and all Annexes, Exhibits and Schedules attached hereto are incorporated herein by
reference.



Recitals:




     Borrower, certain other Loan Parties, Agent, certain financial institutions (“Original
Lenders”), and the other parties named therein were parties to a certain Credit Agreement dated
December 28, 2001 (as at any time amended, modified, supplemented or restated, the “Original Credit
Agreement”), pursuant to which Original Lenders made certain revolving credit loans, letters of
credit, and other financial accommodations to Borrower and its Subsidiaries in an amount not
exceeding $205,000,000.



     The parties to the Original Credit Agreement amended and restated the Original Credit
Agreement pursuant to the terms of a certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated November
17, 2004 (as amended, the “First Amended Credit Agreement”).



     Borrower and the other Loan Parties have requested that the First Amended Credit Agreement be
amended and restated in its entirety to become effective and binding on the Loan Parties pursuant
to the terms hereof, and the Agent and the Lenders (including the Original Lenders that are parties
hereto) have agreed, subject to the terms of this Agreement, to amend and restate the First Amended
Credit Agreement in its entirety to read as set forth herein, and it has been agreed by the parties
hereto that (a) the commitments which the Original Lenders that are parties hereto extended to the
Borrower under the Original Credit Agreement and First Amended Credit Agreement and the commitments
of new Lenders that become parties hereto shall be extended or advanced upon the amended and
restated terms and conditions contained in this Agreement and (b) the Loans and other Obligations
outstanding under the First Amended



 









 




Credit Agreement shall be governed by and deemed to be outstanding under the amended and
restated terms and conditions contained herein.




     All existing Obligations are and shall continue to be (and all Obligations incurred pursuant
hereto shall be) secured by, among other things, the Security Agreement, the Applica Canada
Security Agreement, the Pledge Agreement and the other Loan Documents and shall be guaranteed
pursuant to the Subsidiary Guaranties, and the Applica Canada Guaranty, and



     NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto hereby agree to amend and restate the First Amended Credit
Agreement and the First Amended Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated, in its entirety as
follows:



ARTICLE 1

LOANS AND LETTERS OF CREDIT




     1.1 Total Facility.



          Subject to all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Lenders agree to make
available a total credit facility of up to $125,000,000 (the “Total Facility”) to the Borrower from
time to time during the term of this Agreement. The Total Facility shall be composed of a
revolving line of credit consisting of Revolving Loans and Letters of Credit and Credit Support as
described in Section 1.2 and Section 1.3.




     1.2 Revolving Loans.



          (a) Amounts. Subject to the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in
Article 8, each Lender severally, but not jointly, agrees, upon the Borrower’s request from
time to time on any Business Day during the period from and including the Closing Date to the
Termination Date, to make revolving loans (the “Revolving Loans”) to the Borrower in amounts not to
exceed such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of Availability, except for Non-Ratable Loans and Agent
Advances. The Lenders, however, in their unanimous discretion, may elect to make Revolving Loans
or issue or arrange to have issued Letters of Credit even though the Aggregate Revolver
Outstandings exceed or would exceed the Borrowing Base (an “Out-of-Formula Condition”) on one or
more occasions, but if they do so, neither the Agent nor the Lenders shall be deemed thereby to
have changed the limits of the Borrowing Base or to be obligated to exceed such limits on any other
occasion. If any requested Borrowing would exceed Availability (after giving effect to Pending
Revolving Loans), the Lenders may refuse to make or may otherwise restrict the making of Revolving
Loans as the Lenders determine until such excess has been eliminated, subject to the Agent’s
authority, in its sole discretion, to make Agent Advances pursuant to the terms of Section
1.2(i). In the event that Lenders are willing in their sole discretion to make Out-of-Formula
Loans, such Loans shall be due and payable as provided in Section 3.1 and shall bear
interest as provided for Revolving Loans generally in Section 2.1.





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          (b) Procedure for Borrowing.





          (1) Each Borrowing shall be made upon the Borrower’s irrevocable written notice or by
facsimile transmission delivered to the Agent in the form of a notice of borrowing (“Notice
of Borrowing”), which must be received by the Agent prior to (i) 5:00 p.m. (Atlanta, Georgia
time) two Business Days prior to the requested Funding Date, in the case of LIBOR Loans and
(ii) 1:00 p.m. (Atlanta, Georgia time) on the requested Funding Date, in the case of Base
Rate Loans, specifying:




          (A) the amount of the Borrowing, which in the case of a LIBOR Loan must equal
or exceed $2,500,000 (and increments of $500,000 in excess of such amount);




          (B) the requested Funding Date, which must be a Business Day;




          (C) whether the Revolving Loans requested are to be Base Rate Loans or LIBOR
Revolving Loans (and if not specified, it shall be deemed a request for a Base Rate
Loan); and




          (D) the duration of the Interest Period for LIBOR Revolving Loans (and if not
specified, it shall be deemed a request for an Interest Period of one month); and




          (E) whether the proceeds of such Borrowing are to be deposited to a Designated
Account or sent by wire transfer to a third party, in which case the Borrower shall
provide the Agent with wire transfer instructions satisfactory to the Agent;




provided, however, that with respect to the Borrowing to be made on the Closing
Date, such Borrowings will consist of Base Rate Loans only.




          (2) In lieu of delivering a Notice of Borrowing, (I) a Responsible Officer may give
Agent telephonic notice of such request for advances to a Designated Account on or before
the deadline set forth in clause (i) above and the Agent at all times shall be entitled to
rely on such telephonic notice in making such Revolving Loans, regardless of whether any
written confirmation is received, or (II) whenever a presentment or request for payment is
made against a Designated Account in an amount greater than the then available balance
therein, such presentment or request shall be deemed to be a request for a Base Rate Loan on
the date of such presentment in an amount equal to the excess of such check or other
presented payment item over the available balance therein.




          (3) The Borrower shall have no right to request a LIBOR Loan while a Default or Event
of Default has occurred and is continuing.



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          (c) Reliance upon Authority. Prior to the Closing Date, the Borrower shall deliver to
the Agent a notice setting forth an account (“Designated Account”) to which the Agent is authorized
by the Borrower to transfer the proceeds of the Revolving Loans requested hereunder. The Borrower
may designate a replacement account from time to time by written notice. All such Designated
Accounts must be reasonably satisfactory to the Agent. The Agent is entitled to rely conclusively
on any individual’s request for Revolving Loans on behalf of the Borrower, so long as the proceeds
thereof are to be transferred to a Designated Account. The Agent has no duty to verify the
identity of any individual representing himself or herself as a person authorized by the Borrower
to make such requests on its behalf.




          (d) No Liability. The Agent shall not incur any liability to the Loan Parties as a
result of acting upon any notice referred to in Sections 1.2(b) and (c), which the
Agent believes in good faith to have been given by an officer or other person duly authorized by
the Borrower to request Revolving Loans on its behalf. The crediting of Revolving Loans to a
Designated Account or to such Persons as the Borrower may direct pursuant to Section
1.2(b)(E) shall conclusively establish the obligation of the Borrower to repay such Revolving
Loans as provided herein.




          (e) Notice Irrevocable. Any Notice of Borrowing (or telephonic notice in lieu
thereof) made pursuant to Section 1.2(b) shall be irrevocable and the Borrower shall be
bound to borrow the funds requested therein in accordance therewith.




          (f) Agent’s Election. Promptly after receipt of a Notice of Borrowing (or telephonic
notice in lieu thereof), the Agent shall elect to have the terms of Section 1.2(g) or the
terms of Section 1.2(h) apply to such requested Borrowing. If the Bank declines in its
sole discretion to make a Non-Ratable Loan pursuant to Section 1.2(h), the terms of
Section 1.2(g) shall apply to the requested Borrowing.




          (g) Making of Revolving Loans. If Agent elects to have the terms of this Section
1.2(g) apply to a requested Borrowing, then promptly after receipt of a Notice of Borrowing or
telephonic notice in lieu thereof, the Agent shall notify the Lenders by telecopy, telephone or
e-mail of the requested Borrowing. Each Lender shall transfer its Pro Rata Share of the requested
Borrowing available to the Agent in immediately available funds, to the account from time to time
designated by Agent, not later than 2:00 p.m. (Atlanta, Georgia time) on the applicable Funding
Date. After the Agent’s receipt of all proceeds of such Revolving Loans, the Agent shall make the
proceeds of such Revolving Loans available to the Borrower on the applicable Funding Date by
transferring same day funds to the account designated by the Borrower; provided, however,
that except as may otherwise be provided by this Agreement, the amount of Revolving Loans so made
on any date shall not exceed the Availability on such date.




          (h) Making of Non-Ratable Loans. If Agent elects, with the consent of the Bank, to
have the terms of this Section 1.2(h) apply to a requested Borrowing, the Bank shall make a
Revolving Loan in the amount of that Borrowing available to the Borrower on the applicable Funding
Date by transferring same day funds to Borrowers’ Designated Account. Each Revolving Loan made
solely by the Bank pursuant to this Section is herein referred to as a “Non-Ratable Loan”, and such
Revolving Loans are collectively referred to as the “Non-Ratable Loans.” Each Non-Ratable Loan
shall be subject to all the terms and conditions applicable to




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other Revolving Loans except that all payments thereon shall be payable to the Bank solely for
its own account. The aggregate amount of Non-Ratable Loans outstanding at any time shall not
exceed $15,000,000. The Agent shall not request the Bank to make any Non-Ratable Loan if (1) the
Agent has received written notice from any Lender that one or more of the applicable conditions
precedent set forth in Article 8 will not be satisfied on the requested Funding Date for
the applicable Borrowing, or (2) the requested Borrowing would exceed Availability on that Funding
Date. The Non-Ratable Loans shall be secured by the Agent’s Liens in and to the Collateral and
shall constitute LIBOR Loans hereunder to the extent the Borrower is then entitled to additional
Borrowings as LIBOR Loans, and any amounts in excess thereof shall constitute Base Rate Loans
hereunder.




          (i) Agent Advances. Subject to the limitations set forth below, the Agent is
authorized by the Borrower and the Lenders, from time to time in the Agent’s sole discretion, (A)
after the occurrence of a Default or an Event of Default, or (B) at any time that any of the other
conditions precedent set forth in Article 8 have not been satisfied, to make Base Rate
Loans to the Borrower on behalf of the Lenders in an aggregate amount outstanding at any time not
to exceed 5% of the Borrowing Base (but not to exceed in the aggregate, with all of the Revolving
Loans outstanding, the Maximum Revolver Amount) for a period not to exceed thirty (30) continuous
days, which Agent, in its reasonable business judgment, deems necessary or desirable (1) to
preserve or protect the Collateral, or any portion thereof, (2) to enhance the likelihood of, or
maximize the amount of, repayment of the Loans and other Obligations, or (3) to pay any other
amount chargeable to the Borrower pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, including costs, fees
and expenses as described in Section 14.7 (any of such advances are herein referred to as
“Agent Advances”); provided that the Required Lenders may at any time revoke the Agent’s
authorization to make Agent Advances. Any such revocation must be in writing and shall become
effective prospectively upon the Agent’s receipt thereof. The Agent Advances shall be secured by
the Agent’s Liens in and to the Collateral and shall constitute Base Rate Loans and Obligations
hereunder.




     1.3 Letters of Credit.



          (a) Agreement to Issue or Cause To Issue. Subject to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement, the Agent agrees, upon the request from time to time of the Borrower, in accordance with
Section 1.3(d), for the issuance of a Letter of Credit for the account of the Borrower or
for the joint account of Borrower and another Loan Party as directed by the Borrower in writing,
(i) to cause the Letter of Credit Issuer to issue for the account of the Borrower (or the joint
account of Borrower and another Loan Party) one or more commercial/documentary and/or standby
letters of credit (each a “Letter of Credit”) and/or (ii) to provide credit support or other
enhancement to a Letter of Credit Issuer acceptable to the Letter of Credit Issuer which issues a
Letter of Credit for the account of the Borrower or for the joint account of Borrower and another
Loan Party (any such credit support or enhancement being herein referred to as a “Credit Support”)
from time to time during the term of this Agreement.




          (b) Amounts; Outside Expiration Date. The Agent shall not have any obligation to
issue or cause to be issued any Letter of Credit or to provide Credit Support for any Letter of
Credit at any time if: (i) the maximum face amount of the requested Letter of Credit is greater
than the Unused Letter of Credit Subfacility at such time; (ii) the maximum undrawn




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amount of the requested Letter of Credit and all commissions, fees, and charges due from the
Borrower in connection with the opening thereof would exceed Availability at such time; or (iii)
such Letter of Credit has an expiration date less than fifteen (15) days prior to the Stated
Termination Date or more than twelve (12) months from the date of issuance for standby letters of
credit or more than six (6) months from the date of issuance for documentary letters of credit.
With respect to any Letter of Credit which contains any “evergreen” or automatic renewal provision,
each Lender shall be deemed to have consented to any such extension or renewal unless any such
Lender shall have provided to the Agent written notice that it declines to consent to any such
extension or renewal at least thirty (30) days prior to the date on which the Letter of Credit
Issuer is entitled to decline to extend or renew the Letter of Credit. If all of the requirements
of this Section 1.3 are met and no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing, no Lender shall decline to consent to any such extension or renewal.




          (c) Other Conditions. In addition to conditions precedent contained in Article
8, the obligation of the Agent to issue or to cause to be issued any Letter of Credit or to
provide Credit Support for any Letter of Credit is subject to the following conditions precedent
having been satisfied in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Agent:





     (1) the Borrower shall have delivered to the Letter of Credit Issuer, at such
times and in such manner as such Letter of Credit Issuer may prescribe, an
application in form and substance satisfactory to such Letter of Credit Issuer and
reasonably satisfactory to the Agent for the issuance of the Letter of Credit and
such other documents as may be required pursuant to the terms thereof, and the form,
terms and purpose of the proposed Letter of Credit shall be reasonably satisfactory
to the Agent and the Letter of Credit Issuer; and




     (2) as of the date of issuance, no order of any court, arbitrator or
Governmental Authority shall purport by its terms to enjoin or restrain money center
banks generally from issuing letters of credit of the type and in the amount of the
proposed Letter of Credit, and no law, rule or regulation applicable to money center
banks generally and no request or directive (whether or not having the force of law)
from any Governmental Authority with jurisdiction over money center banks generally
shall prohibit, or request that the proposed Letter of Credit Issuer refrain from,
the issuance of letters of credit generally or the issuance of such Letters of
Credit.



          (d) Issuance of Letters of Credit.





     (1) Request for Issuance. The Borrower shall notify Agent by
telephonic facsimile or electronic notice (via the Bank’s “Bank Window” system) of a
requested Letter of Credit at least three (3) Business Days prior to the proposed
issuance date. Such notice shall be irrevocable and must specify the original face
amount of the Letter of Credit requested, the Business Day of issuance of such
requested Letter of Credit, whether such Letter of Credit may be drawn in a single
or in partial draws, the Business Day on which the requested Letter of Credit is to
expire, the purpose for which such Letter of Credit is to be



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issued, and the beneficiary of the requested Letter of Credit. The Borrower
shall attach to such notice the proposed form of the Letter of Credit.




     (2) Responsibilities of the Agent; Issuance. As of the Business Day
immediately preceding the requested issuance date of the Letter of Credit, the Agent
shall determine the amount of the applicable Unused Letter of Credit Subfacility and
Availability. If (i) the face amount of the requested Letter of Credit is less than
the Unused Letter of Credit Subfacility and (ii) the amount of such requested Letter
of Credit and all commissions, fees, and charges due from the Borrower in connection
with the opening thereof would not exceed Availability, the Agent shall cause the
Letter of Credit Issuer to issue the requested Letter of Credit on the requested
issuance date so long as the other conditions hereof are met.




     (3) No Extensions or Amendment. Other than in accordance with the last
two sentences of Section 1.3(b) hereof, Agent shall not be obligated to cause the
Letter of Credit Issuer to extend or amend any Letter of Credit issued pursuant
hereto unless the requirements of this Section 1.3 are met as though a new
Letter of Credit were being requested and issued.



          (e) Payments Pursuant to Letters of Credit. The Borrower agrees to reimburse
immediately the Letter of Credit Issuer for any draw under any Letter of Credit and the Agent for
the account of the Lenders upon any payment pursuant to any Credit Support and to pay the Letter of
Credit Issuer the amount of all other charges, fees and other LC Obligations payable to the Letter
of Credit Issuer in connection with any Letter of Credit immediately when due, irrespective of any
claim, setoff, defense or other right which the Borrower may have at any time against the Letter of
Credit Issuer or any other Person. Each drawing under any Letter of Credit shall constitute a
request by the Borrower at whose request such Letter of Credit or Credit Support was issued for a
Borrowing of a Base Rate Loan in the amount of such drawing and any other LC Obligations then due
and payable. The Funding Date with respect to such Borrowing shall be the date of such drawing.




          (f) Indemnification; Exoneration; Power of Attorney.





     (1) Indemnification. In addition to amounts payable as elsewhere
provided in this Section 1.3, each Loan Party agrees to protect, indemnify,
pay and save the Lenders and the Agent harmless from and against any and all claims,
demands, liabilities, damages, losses, costs, charges and expenses (including
reasonable attorneys’ fees) which any Lender or the Agent (other than a Lender in
its capacity as Letter of Credit Issuer) may incur or be subject to as a
consequence, direct or indirect, of the issuance of any Letter of Credit or the
provision of any Credit Support or enhancement in connection therewith. The Loan
Parties’ obligations under this Section shall survive payment of all other
Obligations.




     (2) Assumption of Risk by the Borrower. As among the Borrower, the
Lenders, and Agent (excluding any Lender in its capacity as a Letter of Credit



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Issuer), the Borrower assumes all risks of the acts and omissions of, or misuse
of any of the Letters of Credit by, the respective beneficiaries of such Letters of
Credit. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, the Lenders and the
Agent (excluding any Lender in its capacity as a Letter of Credit Issuer) shall not
be responsible for: (A) the form, validity, sufficiency, accuracy, genuineness or
legal effect of any document submitted by any Person in connection with the
application for and issuance of and presentation of drafts with respect to any of
the Letters of Credit, even if it should prove to be in any or all respects invalid,
insufficient, inaccurate, fraudulent or forged; (B) the validity or sufficiency of
any instrument transferring or assigning or purporting to transfer or assign any
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; (C) the
failure of the beneficiary of any Letter of Credit to comply duly with conditions
required in order to draw upon such Letter of Credit; (D) errors, omissions,
interruptions, or delays in transmission or delivery of any messages, by mail,
cable, telegraph, telex or otherwise, whether or not they be in cipher; (E) errors
in interpretation of technical terms; (F) any loss or delay in the transmission or
otherwise of any document required in order to make a drawing under any Letter of
Credit or of the proceeds thereof; (G) the misapplication by the beneficiary of any
Letter of Credit of the proceeds of any drawing under such Letter of Credit; (H) any
consequences arising from causes beyond the control of the Lenders or the Agent,
including any act or omission, whether rightful or wrongful, of any present or
future de jure or de facto Governmental Authority or (I) the
Letter of Credit Issuer’s honor of a draw for which the draw or any certificate
fails to comply in any respect with the terms of the Letter of Credit. None of the
foregoing shall affect, impair or prevent the vesting of any rights or powers of the
Agent or any Lender under this Section 1.3(f).




     (3) Exoneration. Without limiting the foregoing, no action or omission
whatsoever by Agent or any Lender (excluding any Lender in its capacity as a Letter
of Credit Issuer) shall result in any liability of Agent or and Lender to any Loan
Party, or relieve such Loan Party of any of its obligations hereunder to any such
Person.




     (4) Rights Against Letter of Credit Issuer. Nothing contained in this
Agreement is intended to limit the Borrower’s rights, if any, with respect to the
Letter of Credit Issuer which arise as a result of the letter of credit application
and related documents executed by and between the Borrower and the Letter of Credit
Issuer.




     (5) Account Party. The Borrower hereby authorizes and directs any
Letter of Credit Issuer to name any Loan Party as the “Account Party” therein and to
deliver to the Agent all instruments, documents and other writings and property
received by the Letter of Credit Issuer pursuant to the Letter of Credit, and to
accept and rely upon the Agent’s instructions and agreements with respect to all
matters arising in connection with the Letter of Credit or the application therefor.



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          (g) Supporting Letter of Credit; Cash Collateral. If, notwithstanding the provisions
of Section 1.3(b) and Section 10.1, any Letter of Credit or Credit Support is
outstanding upon the termination of this Agreement, then upon such termination the Borrower shall
deposit with the Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Agent and the Lenders, with respect to each
Letter of Credit or Credit Support then outstanding, a standby letter of credit (a “Supporting
Letter of Credit”) in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent, issued by an issuer
satisfactory to the Agent in an amount equal to the greatest amount for which such Letter of Credit
or such Credit Support may be drawn plus any fees and expenses associated with such Letter of
Credit or such Credit Support, under which Supporting Letter of Credit the Agent is entitled to
draw amounts necessary to reimburse the Agent and the Lenders for payments to be made by the Agent
and the Lenders under such Letter of Credit or Credit Support and any fees and expenses associated
with such Letter of Credit or Credit Support. Such Supporting Letter of Credit shall be held by
the Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Agent and the Lenders, as security for, and to provide
for the payment of, the aggregate undrawn amount of such Letters of Credit or such Credit Support
remaining outstanding.




     1.4 Bank Products.



          The Loan Parties may request and the Agent may, in its sole and absolute discretion, arrange
for any Consolidated Member to obtain from the Bank or any Lender or its Affiliates Bank Products
although the Loan Parties are not required to do so except as otherwise expressly required by any
of the Loan Documents. If Bank Products are provided by the Bank or an Affiliate of the Bank or a
Lender, the Loan Parties agree to indemnify and hold the Agent and the Lenders harmless from any
and all costs and obligations now or hereafter incurred by the Agent or any of the Lenders which
arise from any indemnity given by the Agent to its Affiliates or the Affiliates of such Lender
related to such Bank Products; provided, however, nothing contained herein is intended to
limit a Consolidated Member’s rights, with respect to the Bank, a Lender or their respective
Affiliates, if any, which arise as a result of the execution of documents by and between a
Consolidated Member and the Bank or such Lender or their Affiliates that relate to Bank Products.
The agreement contained in this Section shall survive termination of this Agreement. Each Loan
Party acknowledges and agrees that the obtaining of Bank Products from the Bank or a Lender or its
Affiliates (a) is in the sole and absolute discretion of the Bank, such Lender or their Affiliates,
and (b) is subject to all rules and regulations of the Bank, such Lender or their Affiliates.




ARTICLE 2

INTEREST AND FEES




     2.1 Interest.



          (a) Interest Rates. All outstanding Revolving Loans shall bear interest on the unpaid
principal amount thereof (including, to the extent permitted by law, on interest thereon not paid
when due) from the date made until paid in full in cash at a rate determined by reference to the
Base Rate or the LIBOR Rate plus the Applicable Margin, but not to exceed the Maximum Rate.
Any of the Loans may be converted into, or continued as LIBOR Loans, subject to and in the manner
provided in Section 2.2. If at any time Loans are outstanding with respect to which

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the Borrower has not delivered to the Agent a notice specifying the basis for determining the
interest rate applicable thereto in accordance herewith, those Loans shall bear interest at a rate
determined by reference to the Base Rate until notice to the contrary has been given to the Agent
in accordance with this Agreement and such notice has become effective. Except as otherwise
provided herein, the outstanding Obligations shall bear interest as follows:





     (i) For all Base Rate Loans at a fluctuating per annum rate equal to the Base
Rate plus the Applicable Margin; and




     (ii) For all LIBOR Revolving Loans at a per annum rate equal to the LIBOR Rate
plus the Applicable Margin.


Each change in the Base Rate shall be reflected in the interest rate applicable to Base Rate Loans
as of the effective date of such change. All interest charges shall be computed on the basis of a
year of 360 days and actual days elapsed (which results in more interest being paid than if
computed on the basis of a 365-day year). The Borrower shall pay to the Agent, for the ratable
benefit of Lenders, interest accrued on all Base Rate Loans in arrears on the first day of each
month hereafter and on the Termination Date. The Borrower shall pay to the Agent, for the ratable
benefit of Lenders, interest on all LIBOR Loans in arrears on each LIBOR Interest Payment Date.




          (b) Default Rate. If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing and the Agent or
the Required Lenders in their discretion so elect, then, while any such Event of Default is
continuing, all of the Obligations shall bear interest at the Default Rate applicable thereto.




     2.2 Continuation and Conversion Elections.



          (a) The Borrower may:





     (i) elect, as of any Business Day, in the case of Base Rate Loans to convert
any Base Rate Loans (or any part thereof in an amount not less than $2,500,000, or
that is in an integral multiple of $500,000 in excess thereof) into LIBOR Loans; or




     (ii) elect, as of the last day of the applicable Interest Period, to continue
any LIBOR Loans having Interest Periods expiring on such day (or any part thereof in
an amount not less than $2,500,000, or that is in an integral multiple of $500,000
in excess thereof);


provided, that if at any time the aggregate amount of LIBOR Loans in respect of any
Borrowing is reduced, by payment, prepayment, or conversion of part thereof to be less than
$1,000,000, such LIBOR Loans shall automatically convert into Base Rate Loans; provided
further that if the notice shall fail to specify the duration of the Interest Period, such
Interest Period shall be one month.




          (b) The Borrower shall deliver by telephonic facsimile notice of continuation/conversion
(“Notice of Continuation/Conversion”) to the Agent not later than 5:00 p.m. (Atlanta,
Georgia time) at least two (2) Business Days in advance of the

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Continuation/Conversion Date, if the Loans are to be converted into or continued as LIBOR
Loans and specifying:





     (i) the proposed Continuation/Conversion Date;




     (ii) the aggregate amount of Loans to be converted or renewed;




     (iii) the type of Loans resulting from the proposed conversion or continuation;
and




     (iv) the duration of the requested Interest Period, provided, however,
the Borrower may not select an Interest Period that ends after the Stated
Termination Date.



          (c) If upon the expiration of any Interest Period applicable to LIBOR Loans, the Borrower has
failed to select timely a new Interest Period to be applicable to LIBOR Loans or if any Default or
Event of Default then exists, the Borrower shall be deemed to have elected to convert such LIBOR
Loans into Base Rate Loans effective as of the expiration date of such Interest Period.




          (d) The Agent will promptly notify each Lender of its receipt of a Notice of
Continuation/Conversion. All conversions and continuations shall be made ratably according to the
respective outstanding principal amounts of the Loans with respect to which the notice was given
held by each Lender.




          (e) There may not be more than seven (7) different LIBOR Loans in effect hereunder at any
time.




     2.3 Maximum Interest Rate.



          In no event shall any interest rate provided for hereunder exceed the maximum rate legally
chargeable by any Lender under applicable law for such Lender (including any laws of the United
States, Canada, Hong Kong or Puerto Rico or any state, division, territory or province thereof)
with respect to loans of the type provided for hereunder (the “Maximum Rate”). If, in any month,
any interest rate, absent such limitation, would have exceeded the Maximum Rate, then the interest
rate for that month shall be the Maximum Rate, and, if in future months, that interest rate would
otherwise be less than the Maximum Rate, then that interest rate shall remain at the Maximum Rate
until such time as the amount of interest paid hereunder equals the amount of interest which would
have been paid if the same had not been limited by the Maximum Rate. In the event that, upon
payment in full of the Obligations, the total amount of interest paid or accrued under the terms of
this Agreement is less than the total amount of interest which would, but for this Section
2.3, have been paid or accrued if the interest rate otherwise set forth in this Agreement had
at all times been in effect, then the Borrower shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law,
pay the Agent, for the account of the Lenders, an amount equal to the excess of (a) the lesser of
(i) the amount of interest which would have been charged if the Maximum Rate had, at all times,
been in effect or (ii) the amount of interest which would have accrued had the interest rate
otherwise set forth in this Agreement, at all times, been in effect over (b) the amount of interest
actually paid or accrued under this Agreement. If a court of

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competent jurisdiction determines that the Agent and/or any Lender has received interest and
other charges hereunder in excess of the Maximum Rate, such excess shall be deemed received on
account of, and shall automatically be applied to reduce, the Obligations other than interest, in
the inverse order of maturity, and if there are no Obligations outstanding, the Agent and/or such
Lender shall refund to the Borrower such excess. Without limiting the generality of this
Section 2.3 if any provision of any of the Loan Documents would obligate Applica Canada,
Applica Asia or any other Foreign Subsidiary to make any payment of interest with respect to any
Obligations in an amount calculated at a rate that would be prohibited by applicable law or would
result in the receipt of interest with respect to any Obligations at a criminal rate (as such terms
are construed under the Criminal Code (Canada) or other applicable law), then such provision shall
be deemed to be adjusted solely with respect to Applica Canada, Applica Asia or such other Foreign
Subsidiary with retroactive effect to the maximum amount or rate of interest, as the case may be,
as would not be prohibited by applicable law with respect to Applica Canada, Applica Asia or such
other Foreign Subsidiary or result in any Lender’s receipt of interest with respect to any sums
paid by Applica Canada at a criminal rate.




     2.4 Closing Fee.



          The Borrower agrees to pay the Agent for the ratable benefit of the Lenders on the Closing
Date a closing fee (the “Closing Fee”) as set forth in the Fee Letter.




     2.5 Unused Line Fee.



          On the first day of each month and on the Termination Date the Borrower agrees to pay to the
Agent for the account of the Lenders an unused line fee (“Unused Line Fee”) at a percentage rate
per annum equal to (i) the Applicable Unused Line Fee on any applicable date, times (ii) the amount
by which the Maximum Revolver Amount exceeded the Average Credit Facility Outstandings for the
immediately preceding month. The Unused Line Fee shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year
for the actual number of days elapsed.




     2.6 Letter of Credit Fee.



          The Borrower agrees to pay to the Agent, for the account of the Lenders, in accordance with
their respective Pro Rata Shares, for each Letter of Credit, a fee (the “Letter of Credit Fee”)
equal to the Applicable Margin per annum in effect for LIBOR Revolving Loans on any applicable date
on the undrawn face amount of each Letter of Credit and to Agent for the benefit of the Letter of
Credit Issuer a fronting fee of 0.125% per annum of the undrawn face amount of each Letter of
Credit, and to the Letter of Credit Issuer, all out-of-pocket costs, fees and expenses incurred by
the Letter of Credit Issuer in connection with the application for, processing of, issuance of, or
amendment to any Letter of Credit. The Letter of Credit Fee shall be payable monthly in arrears on
the first day of each month following any month in which a Letter of Credit is outstanding and on
the Termination Date. The Letter of Credit Fee shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year
for the actual number of days elapsed.




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     2.7 Administration Fee.



          The Borrower agrees to pay the Agent the administration fee (the “Administration Fee”) as set
forth in the Fee Letter, which fee shall be paid on the first Business Day of January in each year,
commencing January 2, 2006.




ARTICLE 3

PAYMENTS AND PREPAYMENTS




     3.1 Revolving Loans.



          The Borrower shall repay the outstanding principal balance of the Revolving Loans, plus all
accrued but unpaid interest thereon, on the Termination Date. The Borrower may prepay Revolving
Loans at any time, and reborrow subject to the terms of this Agreement. The Revolving Loans shall
also be due and payable, and shall be paid, (a) on each date that any proceeds of Accounts or
Inventory are received by any Loan Party (other than Applica Canada prior to the date on which
Applica Canada is required by the Security Agreement to remit proceeds of its Collateral to the
Agent), Applica Asia (with respect to proceeds of the Applica Asia Service Accounts) or the Agent,
in an amount equal to such proceeds, and (b) on demand by the Agent, in the amount by which the
Aggregate Revolver Outstandings exceeds the lesser of the Borrowing Base or the Maximum Revolver
Amount (such Revolving Loans being referred to as “Out-of-Formula Loans”). All payments required
to be made hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents shall be made in Dollars.




     3.2 Borrower’s Termination of Facility.



          The Borrower may terminate this Agreement (and the Commitments hereunder) upon at least ten
(10) Business Days notice to the Agent and the Lenders, subject to the Borrower’s causing the
following to occur on or before the effective date of such termination: (a) the payment in full of
all outstanding Revolving Loans, together with accrued interest thereon, and the cancellation and
return of all outstanding Letters of Credit, (b) the payment of the early termination fee set forth
below, (c) the payment in full in cash of all reimbursable expenses and other Obligations, and (d)
with respect to any LIBOR Loans prepaid, payment of the amounts due under Section 4.4, if
any. If this Agreement is terminated at any time prior to the Stated Termination Date, whether
pursuant to this Section or pursuant to Section 9.2, the Borrower shall, in addition to the
foregoing, pay to the Agent, for the account of the Lenders, an early termination fee determined in
accordance with the following table:





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	 	Period during which early

   termination occurs

	Early Termination

Fee	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	On or prior to the first
Anniversary Date
	0.50% of the Maximum Revolver
Amount	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	After the first
Anniversary Date, but on

or prior to the second
Anniversary Date
	0.25% of the Maximum Revolver
Amount	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	After the second
Anniversary Date
	None	 





Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event Borrower refinances the Total Facility with a credit
facility provided by any department or Affiliate of Agent, the early termination fee will not
apply.




     3.3 Optional Commitment Reductions.



          The Borrower shall, by notice from a Responsible Officer, have the right from time to time but
not more frequently than once each calendar month, upon not less than three (3) Business Days
written notice to Agent, effective upon receipt, to permanently reduce the total Commitments.
Agent shall give each Lender, within one (1) Business Day of receipt of such notice, telefacsimile
notice, or telephonic notice (confirmed in writing), of such reduction. Each such reduction shall
be in the aggregate amount of $5,000,000 or such greater amount which is in an integral multiple of
$1,000,000, or the entire remaining total Commitments, and shall permanently reduce the total
Commitments. Each reduction of the total Commitments shall be accompanied by payment of the
Revolving Loans to the extent that the principal amount of Revolving Loans outstanding, including
Non-Ratable Loans outstanding, plus Letters of Credit outstanding exceeds the lesser of (i) the
total Commitments or (ii) the Borrowing Base, after giving effect to such reduction, together with
accrued and unpaid interest on the amounts prepaid. No such reduction shall result in the payment
of any LIBOR Loans other than on the last day of the Interest Period of such LIBOR Loan unless such
prepayment is accompanied by amounts due, if any, under Section 4.4 hereof.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any of the Commitments are reduced at any time or times prior to
the Stated Termination Date, the Borrower shall pay to the Agent in each instance, for the account
of the Lenders, an early termination fee on the portion of the Commitments so reduced (the
“Commitment Reduction Amount”) in accordance with the applicable provisions of Section 3.2;
provided, however, that the reference to “Maximum Revolver Amount” as used therein shall be
deemed to refer to the Commitment Reduction Amount for purposes of calculating the amount of such
early termination fees.




     3.4 Payments from Distributions or Loans from Subsidiaries.



          All proceeds or other cash payments received by the Borrower constituting proceeds of a
Distribution, loan or other advance to the Borrower shall be paid to the Agent, promptly upon the
receipt thereof by the Borrower, for application to the Revolving Loans.




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     3.5 Payments from Asset Dispositions.



          All proceeds of any Asset Disposition by a Consolidated Member received by a Loan Party shall
be paid to the Agent, promptly upon the receipt thereof by the Borrower, for application to the
Revolving Loans except as provided in Section 7.14. No provision contained in this
Section 3.5 shall constitute a consent to any Asset Disposition that is not otherwise
permitted by the express terms of this Agreement.




     3.6 LIBOR Loan Prepayments.



          Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, in connection with any prepayment,
if any LIBOR Loans are prepaid prior to the expiration date of the Interest Period applicable
thereto, the Borrower shall pay to the Lenders the amounts described in Section 4.4.




     3.7 Payments by the Borrower.



          (a) All payments to be made by the Borrower shall be made without set-off, recoupment or
counterclaim. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all payments by the Borrower or other
forms of payment received by the Agent shall be made to the Agent for the account of the Lenders at
the Payment Account or such other account designated by the Agent in writing and shall be made in
Dollars and in immediately available funds, no later than 12:00 noon (Atlanta, Georgia time) on the
date such payment is due and shall be deemed to have been received (subject to final collection) on
the Business Day that Agent receives such items in immediately available funds for purposes of (i)
determining Availability, (ii) calculating the Unused Line Fee pursuant to Section 2.5 of
this Agreement, and (iii) calculating the amount of interest accrued thereon. Any payment received
by Agent after 12:00 noon (Atlanta, Georgia time) shall be deemed to have been received on the next
Business Day thereafter and any applicable interest and other charges shall continue to accrue for
such period.




          (b) Subject to the provisions set forth in the definition of “Interest Period,” whenever any
payment is due on a day other than a Business Day, such payment shall be due on the following
Business Day, and such extension of time shall in such case be included in the computation of
interest or fees, as the case may be.




     3.8 Payments as Revolving Loans.



          At the election of Agent, all payments of principal, interest, reimbursement obligations in
connection with Letters of Credit and Credit Support for Letters of Credit, fees, premiums,
reimbursable expenses and other sums due and payable to the Agent or any Lender hereunder or under
any of the other Loan Documents, may be paid from the proceeds of Revolving Loans made hereunder
and the Borrowing of any such amounts shall be deemed irrevocably to be a request by Borrower for a
Revolving Loan. The Borrower hereby irrevocably authorizes the Agent to charge the Loan Account
for the purpose of paying all amounts from time to time due hereunder and agrees that all such
amounts charged shall constitute Base Rate Loans (including Non-Ratable Loans and Agent Advances).




     3.9 Apportionment, Application and Reversal of Payments.



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          Principal and interest payments shall be apportioned ratably among the Lenders (according to
the unpaid principal balance of the Loans to which such payments relate held by each Lender) and
payments of the fees shall, as applicable, be apportioned ratably among the Lenders, except for
fees payable solely to Agent and the Letter of Credit Issuer. All payments shall be remitted to
the Agent and all such payments not relating to principal or interest of specific Loans, or not
constituting payment of specific fees, and all proceeds of Accounts or other Collateral received by
the Agent, shall be applied, ratably, subject to the provisions of this Agreement, first,
to pay any fees (including those payable under the Fee Letter), indemnities or expense
reimbursements then due to the Agent from the Borrower; second, to pay any fees or expense
reimbursements then due to the Lenders from the Borrower; third, to pay interest due in
respect of all Loans, including Non-Ratable Loans and Agent Advances; fourth, to pay or
prepay principal of the Non-Ratable Loans and Agent Advances; fifth, to pay or prepay
principal of the Revolving Loans (other than Non-Ratable Loans, and Agent Advances) and unpaid
reimbursement obligations in respect of Letters of Credit; sixth, to pay an amount to Agent
equal to all outstanding Letter of Credit Obligations to be held as cash collateral for such
Obligations; seventh, to the payment of any amounts relating to Bank Products due to the
Agent or any Lender or its Affiliates of which Agent shall have received timely notice pursuant to
Section 12.19; and eighth, to the payment of any other Obligations, including any
Obligations related to Bank Products owing to a Lender or its Affiliate of which Agent has not
received timely notice pursuant to Section 12.19. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
contained in this Agreement, neither Agent nor any Lender shall apply any payments which it
receives to any LIBOR Loan, unless (a) so directed by the Borrower, (b) an Event of Default has
occurred and is continuing or (c) such payments are applied on the expiration date of the Interest
Period applicable to any such LIBOR Loan. For so long as Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing, the Agent and the Lenders shall have the continuing and exclusive right to apply and
reverse and reapply any and all such proceeds and payments to any portion of the Obligations.




     3.10 Indemnity for Returned Payments.



          If after receipt of any payment which is applied to the payment of all or any part of the
Obligations, the Agent, any Lender, the Bank or any Affiliate of the Bank or a Lender is for any
reason compelled to surrender such payment or proceeds to any Person because such payment or
application of proceeds is invalidated, declared fraudulent, set aside, determined to be void or
voidable as a preference, impermissible setoff, or a diversion of trust funds, or for any other
reason, then the Obligations or part thereof intended to be satisfied shall be revived and
continued and this Agreement shall continue in full force as if such payment or proceeds had not
been received by the Agent or such Lender and the Borrower shall be liable to pay to the Agent and
the Lenders, and hereby does indemnify the Agent and the Lenders and hold the Agent and the Lenders
harmless for the amount of such payment or proceeds surrendered. The provisions of this
Section 3.10 shall be and remain effective notwithstanding any contrary action which may
have been taken by the Agent or any Lender in reliance upon such payment or application of
proceeds, and any such contrary action so taken shall be without prejudice to the Agent’s and the
Lenders’ rights under this Agreement and shall be deemed to have been conditioned upon such payment
or application of proceeds having become final and irrevocable. The provisions of this Section
3.10 shall survive the termination of this Agreement.




     3.11 Agent’s and Lenders’ Books and Records; Monthly Statements.



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          The Agent shall record the principal amount of the Loans owing to each Lender, the undrawn
face amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit and the aggregate amount of unpaid reimbursement
obligations outstanding with respect to the Letters of Credit from time to time on its books. In
addition, each Lender may note the date and amount of each payment or prepayment of principal of
such Lender’s Loans in its books and records. Failure by Agent or any Lender to make such notation
shall not affect the obligations of the Borrower with respect to the Loans or the Letters of
Credit. The Loan Parties agree that the Agent’s and each Lender’s books and records showing the
Obligations and the transactions pursuant to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be
admissible in any action or proceeding arising therefrom, and shall constitute rebuttably
presumptive proof thereof, irrespective of whether any Obligation is also evidenced by a promissory
note or other instrument. The Agent will provide to the Borrower a monthly statement of Loans,
payments, and other transactions pursuant to this Agreement. Such statement shall be deemed
correct, accurate, and binding on the Loan Parties and an account stated (except for reversals and
reapplications of payments made as provided in Section 3.8 and corrections of errors
discovered by the Agent), unless the Borrower notifies the Agent in writing to the contrary within
thirty (30) days after such statement is rendered. In the event a timely written notice of
objections is given by the Borrower, only the items to which exception is expressly made will be
considered to be disputed.




ARTICLE 4

TAXES, YIELD PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY




     4.1 Taxes.



          (a) Any and all payments by the Loan Parties to each Lender or the Agent under this Agreement
and any other Loan Document shall be made free and clear of, and without deduction or withholding
for any Taxes. In addition, the Loan Parties shall pay all Taxes relating to present or future
stamp or documentary taxes or any other excise or property taxes, charges or similar levies which
arise from any payment made hereunder or from the execution, delivery or registration of, or
otherwise with respect to, this Agreement or any other Loan Documents. The Loan Parties agree to
indemnify and hold harmless each Lender and the Agent for the full amount of Taxes (including any
Taxes imposed by any jurisdiction on amounts payable under this Section) paid by any Lender or
Agent and any liability (including penalties, interest, additions to tax and expenses) arising
therefrom or with respect thereto. Payment under this indemnification shall be made within thirty
(30) days after the date such Lender or Agent makes written demand therefor.




          (b) If the Loan Parties shall be required by law to deduct or withhold any Taxes from or in
respect of any sum payable hereunder to any Lender or Agent, then:





     (i) the sum payable shall be increased as necessary so that after making all
required deductions and withholdings (including deductions and withholdings
applicable to additional sums payable under this Section) such Lender or Agent, as
the case may be, receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no
such deductions or withholdings been made;



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     (ii) the Loan Parties shall make such deductions and withholdings;




     (iii) the Loan Parties shall pay the full amount deducted or withheld to the
relevant taxing authority or other authority in accordance with applicable law or,
if being contested in good faith, set up adequate reserves for such Taxes; and




     (iv) the Loan Parties shall also pay to each Lender or Agent for the account of
such Lender, at the time interest is paid, all additional amounts which the
respective Lender documents (in reasonable detail) as being necessary to preserve
the after-tax yield such Lender would have received if such Taxes had not been
imposed.



          (c) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing provisions of this Section 4.1,
with respect to each payment under any of the Loan Documents by Applica Canada or Applica Asia to
any Lender that is not, in respect of such payment, a resident of Canada for the purposes of the
Tax imposed pursuant to Part XVIII of the Income Tax Act (Canada), or a resident of Hong Kong for
any similar applicable law of Hong Kong, including any fees or charges payable pursuant to this
Agreement, such amount shall be increased as necessary so that after all required deductions or
payments of such Tax are made, the Agent and such Lender receive an amount equal to the sum that it
would have received had no such Tax been required and Applica Canada or Applica Asia (as
applicable) shall forthwith on demand by the Agent or any Lender remit to the Agent or such Lender,
as the case may be, the full amount of the aforesaid increase.




          (d) At the Agent’s request, within thirty (30) days after the date of any payment by the Loan
Parties of Taxes or Other Taxes, the Loan Parties shall furnish the Agent the original or a
certified copy of a receipt evidencing payment thereof, or other evidence of payment satisfactory
to the Agent.




          (e) If the Loan Parties are required to pay additional amounts to any Lender or the Agent
pursuant to subsections (b) or (c) of this Section, then such Lender shall use
reasonable efforts (consistent with legal and regulatory restrictions) to change the jurisdiction
of its lending office so as to eliminate any such additional payment by the Loan Parties which may
thereafter accrue, if such change in the judgment of such Lender is not otherwise disadvantageous
to such Lender.




     4.2 Illegality.



          (a) If any Lender determines, based upon advice from legal counsel, that the introduction of
any Requirement of Law, or any change in any Requirement of Law, or in the interpretation or
administration of any Requirement of Law, has made it unlawful, or that any central bank or other
Governmental Authority has asserted that it is unlawful, for any Lender or its applicable lending
office to make LIBOR Loans, then, on notice thereof by that Lender to the Borrower through the
Agent, any obligation of that Lender to make LIBOR Loans shall be suspended until that Lender
notifies the Agent and the Borrower that the circumstances giving rise to such determination no
longer exist.




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          (b) If a Lender determines that it is unlawful to maintain any LIBOR Loan, the Borrower shall,
upon receipt of notice of such fact and demand from such Lender (with a copy to the Agent), prepay
in full such LIBOR Loans of that Lender then outstanding, together with interest accrued thereon
and amounts required under Section 4.4, either on the last day of the Interest Period
thereof, if that Lender may lawfully continue to maintain such LIBOR Loans to such day, or
immediately, if that Lender may not lawfully continue to maintain such LIBOR Loans. In the event
such Lender shall have determined that it is no longer unlawful for it to maintain a LIBOR Loan, it
shall promptly give notice to the Borrower and Agent. If the Borrower is required to so prepay any
LIBOR Loans, then concurrently with such prepayment, the Borrower shall borrow from the affected
Lender, in the amount of such repayment, a Base Rate Loan. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary in this Agreement, the Borrower shall not be liable for any losses, or be required to
reimburse an Lender as set forth in Section 4.4 to the extent a LIBOR Loan has been prepaid
in accordance with this Section 4.2.




     4.3 Increased Costs and Reduction of Return.



          (a) If any Lender determines, based upon advice from legal counsel, that due to either (i) the
introduction of or any change in the interpretation of any law or regulation or (ii) the compliance
by that Lender with any guideline or request from any central bank or other Governmental Authority
(whether or not having the force of law), there shall be any increase in the cost to such Lender of
agreeing to make or making, funding or maintaining any LIBOR Loans, then the Borrower shall be
liable for, and shall from time to time, upon demand (with a copy of such demand to be sent to the
Agent), pay to the Agent for the account of such Lender, additional amounts as are sufficient to
compensate such Lender for such increased costs or, alternatively, in the case where the affected
Lender’s increased costs are material, the Borrower may choose to prepay such LIBOR Loan and
concurrently with such prepayment, the Borrower shall borrow from the affected Lender, a Base Rate
Loan in the amount of such repayment; provided, however, that no Lender shall be entitled
to claim any additional amount hereunder with respect to the period which is more than thirty (30)
days prior to the date the Lender actually became aware of such additional amounts; provided,
further, that notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Borrower shall not be
liable for any losses, or be required to reimburse any Lender as set forth in Section 4.4
to the extent a LIBOR Loan has been prepaid in accordance with this Section 4.3(a).




          (b) If any Lender shall have determined, based upon advice from legal counsel, that (i) the
introduction of any Capital Adequacy Regulation, (ii) any change in any Capital Adequacy
Regulation, (iii) any change in the interpretation or administration of any Capital Adequacy
Regulation by any central bank or other Governmental Authority charged with the interpretation or
administration thereof, or (iv) compliance by such Lender or any corporation or other entity
controlling such Lender with any Capital Adequacy Regulation, affects or would affect the amount of
capital required or expected to be maintained by such Lender or any corporation or other entity
controlling such Lender and (taking into consideration such Lender’s or such corporation’s or other
entity’s policies with respect to capital adequacy and such Lender’s desired return on capital)
determines that the amount of such capital is increased as a consequence of its Commitments, loans,
credits or obligations under this Agreement, then, upon demand of such Lender to the Borrower
through the Agent, the Borrower shall pay to such Lender, from time to time as specified by such
Lender, additional amounts sufficient to

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compensate such Lender for such non-material increase; provided, however, that no
Lender shall be entitled to claim any such additional amount with respect to the period which is
more than thirty (30) days prior to the date the Lender actually became aware of such additional
amounts.




     4.4 Funding Losses.



          The Borrower shall reimburse each Lender and hold each Lender harmless from any loss or
expense which such Lender may sustain or incur as a consequence of:




          (a) the failure of the Borrower to make on a timely basis any payment of principal of any
LIBOR Loan;



          (b) the failure of the Borrower to borrow, continue or convert a Loan after the Borrower has
given (or is deemed to have given) a Notice of Borrowing or a Notice of Continuation/Conversion; or




          (c) the prepayment or other payment (including after acceleration thereof) of any LIBOR Loans
on a day that is not the last day of the relevant Interest Period;



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




     4.5 Inability to Determine Rates.



          If the Agent determines that for any reason adequate and reasonable means do not exist for
determining the LIBOR Rate for any requested Interest Period with respect to a proposed LIBOR Loan,
or that the LIBOR Rate for any requested Interest Period with respect to a proposed LIBOR Loan does
not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to the Lenders of funding such Loan, the Agent will
promptly so notify the Borrower and each Lender. Thereafter, the obligation of the Lenders to make
or maintain LIBOR Loans hereunder shall be suspended until the Agent revokes such notice in
writing. Upon receipt of such notice, the Borrower may revoke any Notice of Borrowing or Notice of
Continuation/Conversion then submitted by it. If the Borrower does not revoke such Notice, the
Lenders shall make, convert or continue the Loans, as proposed by the Borrower, in the amount
specified in the applicable notice submitted by the Borrower, but such Loans shall be made,
converted or continued as Base Rate Loans instead of LIBOR Loans.




     4.6 Certificates of Agent.



          If any Lender claims reimbursement or compensation under this Article 4, Agent shall
deliver to the Borrower (with a copy to the affected Lender) a certificate setting forth in
reasonable detail the amount payable to the affected Lender, and such certificate shall be
conclusive and binding on the Borrower in the absence of manifest error.




     4.7 Obligation to Mitigate.



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          (a) Subject to Section 4.7(b) below, each Lender, Letter of Credit Issuer, Agent and
Bank agrees that, as promptly as practicable after the officer of such Lender, Letter of Credit
Issuer, Agent or Bank responsible for administering the Loans or Letters of Credit of such Lender,
Letter of Credit Issuer, Agent or Bank, as the case may be, becomes aware of the occurrence of any
event or the existence of a condition that would cause such Lender, Letter of Credit Issuer or Bank
to receive increased payments from the Borrower under Section 4.1, Section 4.2 or
Section 4.3, it will, to the extent not inconsistent with the formal internal policies of
such Lender, Letter of Credit Issuer, the Agent or the Bank and any applicable legal or regulatory
restrictions, use reasonable efforts (i) to make, issue, fund or maintain the Commitments of such
Lender or the affected Loans or Letters of Credit of such Lender, Letter of Credit Issuer, the
Agent or the Bank through another lending or letter of credit office of such Lender, Letter of
Credit Issuer, the Agent or the Bank, or (ii) take such other actions as Lender, Letter of Credit
Issuer, the Agent or the Bank may deem reasonable to cause the additional amounts that the Borrower
would be required to pay the Lender, Letter of Credit Issuer, the Agent or the Bank under
Section 4.1, Section 4.2 or Section 4.3 to be reduced.




          (b) The Borrower may, in its sole discretion, on ten (10) Business Days prior written notice
to the Agent and the applicable Lender, cause a Lender who has (i) incurred increased costs or is
unable to make LIBOR Loans, or (ii) made any claim for taxes under Section 4.1 hereof, (and
such Lender shall) to assign, pursuant to Section 11.2 hereof, all of its rights and
obligations under this Agreement to an Eligible Assignee designated by the Borrower and acceptable
to the Agent which is willing to become a Lender for a purchase price equal to the outstanding
principal amount of the Revolving Loans payable to such Lender plus any accrued but unpaid interest
on such Revolving Loans, any accrued but unpaid fees with respect to such Agreement; provided,
however, that any expenses or other amounts which would be owing to such Lender pursuant to any
indemnification provision hereof (including, if applicable, Section 4.4 hereof) shall be
payable by the Borrower as if the Borrower had prepaid the Revolving Loans of such Lender rather
than such Lender having assigned its interest hereunder. The Borrower or such assignee shall pay
the applicable processing fee under Section 11.2 hereof.




     4.8 Survival.



          The agreements and obligations of the Borrower in this Article 4 shall survive the
payment of all other Obligations.




ARTICLE 5

BOOKS AND RECORDS; FINANCIAL INFORMATION; NOTICES




     5.1 Books and Records.



          The Borrower shall maintain, at all times, correct and complete books, records and accounts in
which complete, correct and timely entries are made of its transactions in accordance with GAAP
applied consistently with the audited Financial Statements required to be delivered pursuant to
Section 5.2(a). The Borrower shall, by means of appropriate entries, reflect in such
accounts and in all Financial Statements proper liabilities and reserves for all taxes and proper
provision for depreciation and amortization of property and bad debts, all in accordance

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with GAAP. The Loan Parties shall maintain at all times books and records pertaining to the
Collateral in such detail, form and scope as required under the Security Agreement as to the
Borrower and its Domestic Subsidiaries party thereto as required, under the Applica Canada Security
Agreement as to Applica Canada, and as required under the Applica Asia Security Agreement as to
Applica Asia.




     5.2 Financial Information.



          The Loan Parties shall promptly furnish to the Agent all such financial information regarding
any Consolidated Member’s financial and business affairs as the Agent shall reasonably request.
Without limiting the foregoing, the Loan Parties will furnish to the Agent, via electronic notice
or otherwise, in sufficient copies for distribution by the Agent to each Lender (and upon receipt,
the Agent shall promptly distribute to the Lenders), in such detail as the Agent or the Lenders
shall request, the following:




          (a) As soon as available, but in any event not later than ninety (90) days after the close of
each Fiscal Year, consolidated audited balance sheets, income statements, cash flow statements and
changes in stockholders’ equity for the Consolidated Members for such Fiscal Year and consolidating
unaudited balance sheets, income statements and cash flow statements prepared in accordance with
the footnotes regarding condensed and consolidating financial statements in the Borrower’s
financial statements filed with the SEC in relation to the Debt evidenced by the Senior
Subordinated Debt Offering Documents, for the Consolidated Members for such Fiscal Year, and the
accompanying notes thereto, setting forth in each case in comparative form figures for the previous
Fiscal Year, all in reasonable detail, fairly presenting the financial position and the results of
operations of the Consolidated Members as at the date thereof and for the Fiscal Year then ended,
and prepared in accordance with GAAP. Such statements shall be examined in accordance with
generally accepted auditing standards by and, in the case of such statements performed on a
consolidated basis, accompanied by a report thereon unqualified in any respect of independent
certified public accountants selected by the Borrower and reasonably satisfactory to the Agent.
Each Loan Party hereby authorizes the Agent to communicate, together with a representative of the
Borrower, directly with its certified public accountants and, by this provision, authorizes those
accountants to disclose to the Agent any and all financial statements and other supporting
financial documents and schedules relating to the Consolidated Members and to discuss directly with
the Agent and a representative of the Borrower the finances and affairs of the Consolidated
Members.




          (b) As soon as available, but in any event not later than forty-five (45) days after the end
of each Fiscal Quarter (other than the fourth Fiscal Quarter of each Fiscal Year), consolidated
unaudited balance sheets, income statements and cash flow statements for the Consolidated Members
for such fiscal quarter and consolidating unaudited balance sheets, income statements and cash flow
statements prepared in accordance with the footnotes regarding condensed and consolidating
financial statements in the Borrower’s financial statements filed with the SEC in relation to the
Debt evidenced by the Senior Subordinated Debt Offering Documents, for the Consolidated Members for
such quarter and for the period from the beginning of the Fiscal Year to the end of such quarter,
all in reasonable detail, fairly presenting the financial position and results of operations of the
Consolidated Members as at the date thereof and for such periods, and, in each case, in comparable
form, figures for the

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corresponding period in the prior Fiscal Year and prepared in accordance with GAAP applied
consistently with the audited Financial Statements required to be delivered pursuant to Section
5.2(a). The Borrower shall certify by a certificate signed by its chief financial officer that
all such statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP and present fairly the Consolidated
Members’ financial position as at the dates thereof and its results of operations for the periods
then ended, subject to normal year-end adjustments and the absence of footnotes.




          (c) As soon as available, but in any event not later than thirty (30) days after the end of
each month, consolidated unaudited balance sheets of the Consolidated Members as at the end of such
month, and consolidated unaudited income statements and cash flow statements for the Consolidated
Members for such month and for the period from the beginning of the Fiscal Year to the end of such
month, all in reasonable detail, fairly presenting the financial position and results of operations
of the Consolidated Members as at the date thereof and for such periods, and, in each case, in
comparable form, figures for the corresponding period in the prior Fiscal Year and prepared in
accordance with GAAP applied consistently with the audited Financial Statements required to be
delivered pursuant to Section 5.2(a). The Borrower shall certify by a certificate signed
by its chief financial officer that all such statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP
and present fairly the Consolidated Members’ financial position as at the dates thereof and its
results of operations for the periods then ended, subject to normal year-end adjustments and the
absence of footnotes.




          (d) With each of the audited Financial Statements delivered pursuant to Section
5.2(a), a certificate of the independent certified public accountants that examined such
statement to the effect that they have reviewed and are familiar with this Agreement and that, in
examining such Financial Statements, they did not become aware of any fact or condition which then
constituted a Default or Event of Default with respect to a financial covenant, except for those,
if any, described in reasonable detail in such certificate.




          (e) With each of the annual audited Financial Statements delivered pursuant to Section
5.2(a), and within forty-five (45) days after the end of each fiscal quarter, a certificate of
the chief financial officer of the Borrower setting forth in reasonable detail the calculations
required to establish that the Loan Parties were in compliance with the covenants set forth in
Section 7.27 during the period covered in such Financial Statements and as at the end
thereof. Within forty-five (45) days after the end of each fiscal quarter, a certificate of the
chief financial officer of the Borrower stating that, except as explained in reasonable detail in
such certificate, (A) all of the representations and warranties of the Loan Parties contained in
this Agreement and the other Loan Documents are correct and complete in all material respects as at
the date of such certificate as if made at such time, except for those that speak as of a
particular date, (B) the Loan Parties are, at the date of such certificate, in compliance in all
material respects with all of its respective covenants and agreements in this Agreement and the
other Loan Documents, (C) no Default or Event of Default then exists or existed during the period
covered by the Financial Statements for such fiscal quarter, (D) describing and analyzing in
reasonable detail all material trends, changes, and developments in each and all Financial
Statements or, alternatively, refer to the applicable documents filed by the Borrower with the
Securities and Exchange Commission in accordance with the Exchange Act including, but not limited
to, sections of such filings entitled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis”; and (E) explaining
the variances of the figures in the corresponding budgets and prior Fiscal Year financial
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that a representation or warranty is not correct or complete, or that a covenant has not been
complied with, or that a Default or Event of Default existed or exists, such certificate shall set
forth what action the Borrower has taken or proposes to take with respect thereto.




          (f) No sooner than sixty (60) days prior to the beginning of each Fiscal Year, annual
forecasts (to include forecasted consolidated balance sheets, income statements and cash flow
statements) for the Consolidated Members as at the end of and for each month of such Fiscal Year.
No later than thirty (30) days after the beginning of each Fiscal Year, annual forecasts (to
include forecasted consolidated balance sheets, income statements and cash flow statements) for the
Loan Parties as at the end of and for each month of such Fiscal Year.




          (g) Promptly after filing with the PBGC and the IRS, a copy of each annual report or other
filing filed with respect to each Plan of the Consolidated Members.




          (h) Promptly upon the filing thereof, copies of all reports, if any, to or other documents
filed by any Consolidated Member with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Exchange
Act, and all material reports, notices, or statements sent by the Borrower to holders of any equity
interests of the Borrower (other than routine non-material correspondence sent by the trustee under
any indenture under which the same is issued).




          (i) As soon as available, but in any event not later than fifteen (15) days after any Loan
Party’s receipt thereof, a copy of all management reports and management letters prepared by any
independent certified public accountants of any Loan Party.




          (j) Promptly after their preparation, copies of any and all proxy statements, financial
statements, and reports which the Borrower makes available to its shareholders.




          (k) If requested by Agent in writing, promptly after filing with the IRS, a copy of each tax
return filed by the any Consolidated Member.




          (l) As soon as available, but in any event within twenty (20) days after the end of each month
(for such month) (i) a Borrowing Base Certificate supporting information in accordance with Section
9 of the Security Agreement, (ii) a report showing the beginning and ending balances of all
intercompany loans, advances or investments (“Intercompany Accounts”) for such month, and (iii) a
calculation of the Applica Canada Formula Amount and the Applica Consumer Products Formula Amount
as of the last day of such month.




          (m) Such additional information as the Agent and/or any Lender may from time to time
reasonably request regarding the financial and business affairs of any Consolidated Member.




          (n) On the last Business Day of each month, duplicate original bank statements for the
preceding month in respect of the Applica Canada Blocked Agreement and the Applica Asia Blocked
Agreement.




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     5.3 Notices to the Lenders.



          The Loan Parties shall notify the Agent and the Lenders in writing of the following matters at
the following times:




          (a) Immediately after becoming aware of any Default or Event of Default;




          (b) Immediately after becoming aware of the assertion by the holder of any Capital Stock of
the Borrower or the holder of any Debt of the Borrower or any Subsidiary in a face amount in excess
of $1,000,000 that a default exists with respect thereto or that any Consolidated Member is not in
compliance with the terms thereof, or the threat or commencement by such holder of any enforcement
action because of such asserted default or non-compliance;




          (c) Immediately after becoming aware of any event or circumstance which could reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;




          (d) Immediately after becoming aware of any pending or threatened action, suit, or proceeding,
by any Person, or any pending or threatened investigation by a Governmental Authority, which could
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;




          (e) Immediately after becoming aware of any pending or threatened strike, work stoppage,
unfair labor practice claim, or other labor dispute affecting any Consolidated Member in a manner
which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;




          (f) Immediately after becoming aware of any violation of any law, statute, regulation, or
ordinance of a Governmental Authority affecting the any Consolidated Member which could reasonably
be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;




          (g) Immediately after receipt of any notice of any violation by the any Consolidated Member of
any Environmental Law which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or that
any Governmental Authority has asserted in writing that any Consolidated Member is not in
compliance with any Environmental Law or is investigating any Consolidated Member;




          (h) Immediately after receipt of any written notice that any Consolidated Member is or may be
liable to any Person as a result of the Release or threatened Release of any Contaminant or that
any Consolidated Member is subject to investigation by any Governmental Authority evaluating
whether any remedial action is needed to respond to the Release or threatened Release of any
Contaminant which, in either case, is reasonably likely to give rise to liability in excess of
$1,000,000;




          (i) Immediately after receipt of any written notice of the imposition of any Environmental
Lien against any property of any Consolidated Member;




          (j) Any change in any Loan Party’s name as it appears in the state of its incorporation or
other organization, state of incorporation or organization, type of entity, organizational
identification number, locations of Collateral other than those set forth in Section




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4 of the Security Agreement, or form of organization, trade names under which a Loan Party
sells Inventory or create Accounts, or to which instruments in payment of Accounts may be made
payable, in each case at least ten (10) days prior thereto, and, with regard to any other
Consolidated Member, such information as of the first day of the following fiscal quarter;




          (k) Within ten (10) Business Days after any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate knows or has
reason to know, that an ERISA Event or a prohibited transaction (as defined in Sections 406 of
ERISA and 4975 of the Code) has occurred, which could reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect, and, when known, any action taken or threatened by the IRS, the DOL, the PBGC or
any other Governmental Authority with respect thereto;




          (l) Upon Agent’s written request, or, in the event that such filing reflects a change with
respect to the matters covered thereby, which could reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect within three (3) Business Days after the filing thereof with the PBGC, the DOL, the
IRS, or the Pension Commission of Ontario or any other applicable Governmental Authority as
applicable, copies of the following: (i) each annual report (form 5500 series), including Schedule
B thereto, filed with the PBGC, the DOL or the IRS with respect to each Plan and in the case of any
Plan governed by the PBA, each report, valuation, request for amendment, whole or partial
withdrawal or termination or other variation, (ii) a copy of each funding waiver request filed with
the PBGC, the DOL, the IRS or the Pension Commission of Ontario or any other applicable
Governmental Authority with respect to any Plan and all communications received by the Borrower or
any ERISA Affiliate from the PBGC, the DOL, the IRS or the Pension Commission of Ontario or any
other applicable Governmental Authority with respect to such request, and (iii) a copy of each
other filing or notice filed with the PBGC, the DOL, the IRS or the Pension Commission of Ontario
or any other applicable Governmental Authority, with respect to each Plan by either a Loan Party or
any ERISA Affiliate;




          (m) Upon Agent’s written request, copies of each actuarial report for any Plan or
Multi-employer Plan and annual report for any Multi-employer Plan; and within three (3) Business
Days after receipt thereof by a Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate, copies of the following: (i)
any notices of the PBGC, the Pension Commission of Ontario or any other applicable Governmental
Authority intention to terminate a Plan or to have a trustee appointed to administer such Plan;
(ii) any favorable or unfavorable determination letter from the IRS, the Pension Commission of
Ontario or any other applicable Governmental Authority regarding the qualification of a Plan under
Section 401(a) of the Code, the PBA or other applicable laws; or (iii) any notice from a
Multi-employer Plan regarding the imposition of withdrawal liability;




          (n) Within three (3) Business Days after the occurrence thereof: (i) any changes in the
benefits of any existing Plan which increase a Loan Parties’ annual costs with respect thereto by
an amount in excess of $500,000, or the establishment of any new Plan which could reasonably be
expected to have an annual aggregate cost of $500,000 or more, or the commencement of contributions
to any Plan to which the Loan Parties or any ERISA Affiliate was not previously contributing; or
(ii) any failure by a Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate to make a required installment or any other
required payment under Section 412 of the Code, the PBA or other applicable laws on or before the
due date for such installment or payment; or




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          (o) Within three (3) Business Days after a Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate knows or has
reason to know that any of the following events has or will occur: (i) a Multi-employer Plan has
been or will be terminated; (ii) the administrator or plan sponsor of a Multi-employer Plan intends
to terminate a Multi-employer Plan; or (iii) the PBGC has instituted or will institute proceedings
under Section 4042 of ERISA to terminate a Multi-employer Plan, or (iv) Reportable Event or
Termination Event in respect of any Plan.



Each notice given under this Section shall describe the subject matter thereof in reasonable
detail, and shall set forth the action that the Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate, as applicable,
has taken or proposes to take with respect thereto.




     5.4 Revisions or Updates to Schedules.



          Should any of the information or disclosures provided on any of the schedules originally
attached hereto become outdated or incorrect in any material respect, the Borrower from time to
time shall deliver to the Agent and the Lenders, together with an officer’s certificate of the type
required pursuant to Section 5.2(e), such revisions or updates to such schedule(s)
whereupon such schedules shall be deemed to be amended by such revisions or updates, as may be
necessary or appropriate to update or correct such schedule(s), provided that,
notwithstanding the foregoing, (a) no such revisions or updates to Schedules 6.5, 6.11-6.16,
6.19, 6.24, 6.25, or 6.27 shall be deemed to have amended, modified, or superseded any
such schedules as originally attached hereto, or to have cured any breach of warranty or
representation resulting from the inaccuracy or incompleteness of any such schedules, unless and
until the Agent shall have accepted in writing such revisions or updates to any such schedules and
(b) no such revisions or updates to Schedules 6.9. shall be deemed to have amended,
modified, or superseded such schedule as originally attached hereto, or to have cured any breach of
warranty or representation resulting from the inaccuracy or incompleteness of such schedule, unless
and until the Required Lenders shall have accepted in writing such revisions or updates to such
schedule.




ARTICLE 6

GENERAL WARRANTIES AND REPRESENTATIONS




          To induce Agent and the Lenders to enter into this Agreement and to make available the
Commitments, the Borrower warrants and represents to Agent and each Lender that:




     6.1 Authorization, Validity, and Enforceability of this Agreement and the Loan
Documents.



          Each Obligated Party has the power and authority to execute, deliver and perform this
Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party, to incur the Obligations, and to
grant to the Agent Liens upon and security interests in the Collateral. Each Obligated Party has
taken all necessary action (including obtaining approval of its stockholders if necessary) to
authorize its execution, delivery, and performance of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents
to which it is a party. This Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party have
been duly executed and delivered by each Obligated Party, and, assuming this

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Agreement and the other Loan Documents constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of
Agent, Bank and each of the Lenders hereto, constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of
each Obligated Party, enforceable against it in accordance with their respective terms. Each
Obligated Party’s execution, delivery, and performance of this Agreement and the other Loan
Documents to which it is a party do not and will not conflict with, or constitute a violation or
breach of, or result in the imposition of any Lien upon the property of an Obligated Party or any
of its Subsidiaries, by reason of the terms of (a) any contract, mortgage, lease, agreement,
indenture, or instrument to which such Obligated Party or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or
which is binding upon it, (b) any Requirement of Law applicable to the such Obligated Party or any
of its Subsidiaries, or (c) the certificate or articles of incorporation or by-laws or the limited
liability company or limited partnership agreement of the Obligated Parties or any of their
Subsidiaries.




     6.2 Validity and Priority of Security Interest.



          The provisions of this Agreement, and the other Loan Documents create legal and valid Liens on
all the Collateral in favor of the Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Agent and the Lenders, and
such Liens constitute perfected and continuing Liens on all the Collateral, having priority over
all other Liens on the Collateral, except for those Liens identified in clauses (a), (c), (d), (e),
(g), (h) and (i) of the definition of Permitted Liens securing all the Obligations, and enforceable
against the Obligated Parties and all third parties.




     6.3 Organization and Qualification.



          Each Obligated Party (a) is duly organized or incorporated and validly existing in good
standing under the laws of the state of its organization or incorporation, (b) is qualified to do
business and is in good standing in the jurisdictions set forth on Schedule 6.3 which are
the only jurisdictions in which qualification is necessary in order for it to own or lease its
property and conduct its business, except where the failure to so qualify would have a Material
Adverse Effect, and (c) has all requisite power and authority to conduct its business and to own
its property.




     6.4 Reserved.



     6.5 Subsidiaries.



          Schedule 6.5 is a correct and complete list of the name and relationship to the
Borrower of each and all of the Borrower’s Subsidiaries (specifying whether such Subsidiaries are
Domestic Subsidiaries or Foreign Subsidiaries). Each Subsidiary is (a) duly incorporated or
organized and validly existing in good standing under the laws of its state of incorporation or
organization set forth on Schedule 6.5, and (b) qualified to do business and in good
standing in each jurisdiction in which the failure to so qualify or be in good standing could
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and (c) has all requisite power and
authority to conduct its business and own its property.




     6.6 Financial Statements and Projections.



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          (a) The Borrower has delivered to the Agent and the Lenders the audited balance sheet and
related statements of income, retained earnings, cash flows, and changes in stockholders equity for
the Consolidated Members as of December 31, 2004, and for the Fiscal Year then ended, accompanied
by the report thereon of the Borrower’s independent certified public accountants, Grant Thornton
LLP. The Borrower has also delivered to the Agent and the Lenders the unaudited balance sheet and
related statements of income and cash flows for the Consolidated Members as of September 30, 2005.
All such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP (except for the quarterly
or monthly financial statements) and present accurately and fairly in all material respects the
financial position of the Consolidated Members as at the dates thereof and their results of
operations for the periods then ended.




          (b) The Latest Projections when submitted to the Agent as required herein represent the Loan
Party’s good faith estimate of the future financial performance of the Consolidated Members for the
periods set forth therein. The Latest Projections have been prepared on the basis of the
assumptions set forth therein, which the Loan Parties believe are fair and reasonable in light of
current and reasonably foreseeable business conditions at the time submitted to the Lenders.




     6.7 Reserved.



     6.8 Solvency.



          Each Loan Party is Solvent prior to and after giving effect to the Borrowings to be made on
the Closing Date and the issuance of the Letters of Credit to be issued on the Closing Date and
shall remain solvent during the term of this Agreement.




     6.9 Debt.



          After giving effect to the making of the Revolving Loans to be made on the Closing Date, the
Loan Parties have no material Debt, except (a) the Obligations, (b) Debt described on Schedule
6.9., and (c) other Debt as permitted under Section 7.13.




     6.10 Distributions.



          Since December 31, 2004, no Distribution has been declared, paid, or made upon or in respect
of any Capital Stock of the Borrower or any Capital Stock of any other Loan Party (unless and to
the extent that such Distribution was made to another Loan Party).




     6.11 Real Estate; Leases.



          Schedule 6.11 sets forth, as of the Closing Date, a correct and complete list of all
Real Estate, all leases and subleases of real property held by each Loan Party as lessee or
sublessee, and all leases and subleases of real property held by each Loan Party as lessor, or
sublessor in excess of $100,000. Each of such leases and subleases is valid and enforceable in
accordance with its terms and is in full force and effect, and no default by any party to any such
lease or sublease exists. Each Loan Party has good and marketable title in fee simple to the Real
Estate identified on Schedule 6.11 as owned by such Loan Party, or valid leasehold
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all Real Estate designated therein as “leased” by such Loan Party and each Loan Party has
good, indefeasible, and merchantable title to all of its other property reflected on the December
31, 2004 Financial Statements delivered to Agent and the Lenders, except as disposed of in the
ordinary course of business since the date thereof, free of all Liens except Permitted Liens.




     6.12 Proprietary Rights.



          Schedule 6.12 sets forth a correct and complete list of all of each Loan Party’s
material Proprietary Rights. None of the material Proprietary Rights is subject to any licensing
agreement or similar arrangement except as set forth on Schedule 6.12. To the knowledge of
each Loan Party, none of the Proprietary Rights infringes on or conflicts with any other Person’s
property, and no other Person’s property infringes on or conflicts with the Proprietary Rights.
The Proprietary Rights described on Schedule 6.12 constitute all of the property of such
type necessary to the current and anticipated future conduct of the Loan Parties’ business.




     6.13 Trade Names.



          All trade names or styles under which the Loan Parties currently or currently intend to sell
Inventory or create Accounts, or to which Instruments in payment of Accounts may be made payable,
are listed on Schedule 6.13.




     6.14 Litigation.



          Except as set forth on Schedule 6.14, there is no pending, or to the knowledge of any
Loan Party, threatened, action, suit, proceeding, or counterclaim by any Person, or to the
knowledge of any Loan Party, investigation by any Governmental Authority, or any basis for any of
the foregoing, which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.




     6.15 Labor Disputes.



          Except as set forth on Schedule 6.15, as of the Closing Date (a) there is no
collective bargaining agreement or other labor contract covering employees of any Loan Party, (b)
no such collective bargaining agreement or other labor contract is scheduled to expire during the
term of this Agreement, (c) to the knowledge of any Loan Party, no union or other labor
organization is seeking to organize, or to be recognized as, a collective bargaining unit of
employees of any Loan Party or for any similar purpose, and (d) there is no pending or, to the
knowledge of any Loan Party, threatened, strike, work stoppage, material unfair labor practice
claim, or other material labor dispute against or affecting any Loan Party or its employees.




     6.16 Environmental Laws.



          Except as otherwise disclosed on Schedule 6.16:




          (a) The Loan Parties have complied in all respects with all Environmental Laws except as could
not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and no Loan Party nor any of its
presently owned real property or presently conducted operations or any property now or previously
in its charge, management or control (to the extent any Loan Party was the non-complying party in
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management or control), nor, to the knowledge of a Loan Party, its previously owned real
property or prior operations, is subject to any enforcement order from or liability agreement with
any Governmental Authority or private Person respecting (i) compliance with any Environmental Law
or (ii) any potential liabilities and costs or remedial action arising from the Release or
threatened Release of a Contaminant.




          (b) Each Loan Party has obtained all permits necessary for its current operations under
Environmental Laws, and all such permits are in good standing and each Loan Party is in compliance
with all material terms and conditions of such permits, except where the failure to obtain or
comply with such permits could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.




          (c) No Loan Party, nor, to the knowledge of a Loan Party, any of its predecessors in interest,
has been or is in violation of any applicable law relating to the storage, treatment or disposal of
any hazardous waste.




          (d) No Loan Party has received any summons, complaint, order or similar written notice
indicating that it is not currently in compliance with, or that any Governmental Authority is
investigating its compliance with, any Environmental Laws or that it is or may be liable to any
other Person as a result of a Release or threatened Release of a Contaminant.




          (e) To the knowledge of the Loan Party, none of the present or past operations of the Loan
Parties is the subject of any investigation by any Governmental Authority evaluating whether any
remedial action is needed to respond to a Release or threatened Release of a Contaminant.




          (f) No Loan Party has filed, within the past five (5) years, any notice under any requirement
of Environmental Law reporting a spill or accidental and unpermitted Release or discharge of a
Contaminant into the environment.




          (g) No Loan Party has entered into any negotiations or settlement agreements with any Person
(including the prior owner of its property and any Governmental Authority) imposing material
obligations or liabilities on any Loan Party with respect to any remedial action in response to the
Release of a Contaminant or environmentally related claim.




          (h) None of the products manufactured, distributed or sold by a Loan Party contain asbestos
containing material.




          (i) No Environmental Lien has attached to any of the Real Estate.




     6.17 No Violation of Law.



          No Loan Party is in violation of any law, statute, regulation, ordinance, judgment, order, or
decree applicable to it which violation could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.




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     6.18 No Default.



          No Loan Party is in default under any of the Senior Subordinated Debt Offering Documents, the
MAST Loan Documents or under any other note, indenture, loan agreement, mortgage, lease, deed, or
other agreement to which a Loan Party is a party or by which it is bound which default that could
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.




     6.19 ERISA Compliance.



          Except as specifically disclosed in Schedule 6.19:




          (a) Each Plan is in compliance in all material respects with the applicable provisions of
ERISA, the Code, the PBA and other federal, provincial or state law, except where the lack of such
compliance could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Each Plan which is
intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code has received a favorable determination letter
from the IRS and to the best knowledge of the Loan Parties, nothing has occurred which would cause
the loss of such qualification. The Loan Parties and each ERISA Affiliate has made all required
contributions to any Plan when due other than any contributions that could not reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and no application for a funding waiver or an extension
of any amortization period has been made with respect to any Plan.




          (b) There are no pending or, to the best knowledge of the Loan Parties, threatened claims,
actions or lawsuits, or action by any Governmental Authority, with respect to any Plan which has
resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. There has been no
prohibited transaction or violation of the fiduciary responsibility rules with respect to any Plan
which has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.




          (c) Except as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect: (i) no
ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur; (ii) no Pension Plan has any Unfunded
Pension Liability; (iii) neither the Loan Parties nor any ERISA Affiliate has incurred, or
reasonably expects to incur, any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to any Pension Plan
(other than premiums due and not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA); (iv) neither the Loan
Parties nor any ERISA Affiliate has incurred, or reasonably expects to incur, any liability (and no
event has occurred which, with the giving of notice under Section 4219 of ERISA, would result in
such liability) under Section 4201 or 4243 of ERISA with respect to a Multi-employer Plan; (v)
neither the Loan Parties nor any ERISA Affiliate has engaged in a transaction that could be subject
to Section 4069 or 4212(c) of ERISA; and (vi) no Lien has arisen, choate or inchoate, in respect of
a Loan Party or its property in connection with any Plan (save for contributions amounts not yet
due).




     6.20 Taxes.



          Each Loan Party has filed all federal, provincial, state and other tax returns and reports
required to be filed, and have paid all federal, provincial, state and other taxes, assessments,
fees and other governmental charges levied or imposed upon them or their properties, income or
assets otherwise due and payable unless (i) such unpaid taxes and

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assessments would constitute a Permitted Lien or (ii) such Taxes are being contested in good
faith and there are adequate reserves for such Taxes.




     6.21 Regulated Entities.



          No Consolidated Member nor any Person controlling a Consolidated Member is an “Investment
Company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940. No Consolidated Member is
subject to regulation under the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, the Federal Power Act,
the Interstate Commerce Act, any state public utilities code or law, or any other federal or state
statute or regulation limiting its ability to incur indebtedness.




     6.22 Margin Regulations.



          No Consolidated Member is engaged in the business of purchasing or selling Margin Stock or
extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying Margin Stock.




     6.23 Copyrights, Patents, Trademarks and Licenses, etc.



          Each Loan Party owns or is licensed or otherwise has the right to use all of the patents,
trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights, contractual franchises, licenses, rights of
way, authorizations and other rights that are reasonably necessary for the operation of its
businesses, without conflict with the rights of any other Person. To the knowledge of the Loan
Parties, no slogan or other advertising device, product, process, method, substance, part or other
material now employed by the Consolidated Members infringes upon any rights held by any other
Person which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No claim or
litigation regarding any of the foregoing is pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower,
threatened, and no patent, invention, device, application, principle or any statute, law, rule,
regulation, standard or code is pending or, to the knowledge of the Loan Parties, proposed, which,
in either case, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.




     6.24 Material Agreements.



          Schedule 6.24 hereto sets forth all Material Contracts to which any Loan Party is a
party or is bound as of the Closing Date.




     6.25 Bank Accounts.



          Schedule 6.25 contains as of the Closing Date a complete and accurate list of all bank
accounts maintained by each Loan Party with any bank or other financial institution.




     6.26 Governmental Authorization.



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




     6.27 Investment Property.



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          (a) Schedule 6.27 sets forth a correct and complete list of all material Investment
Property owned by each Loan Party as of the Closing Date. Each Loan Party is the legal and
beneficial owner of such Investment Property, as so reflected, free and clear of any Lien (other
than Permitted Liens), and has not sold, granted any option with respect to, assigned or
transferred, or otherwise disposed of any of its rights or interest therein.




          (b) To the extent any Loan Party is the owner of or becomes the issuer of any Investment
Property that is Collateral (each such Person which issues any such Investment Property being
referred to herein as an “Issuer”): (i) the Issuer’s shareholders that are Loan Parties and the
ownership interest of each such shareholder are as set forth on Schedule 6.27, and each
such shareholder is the registered owner thereof on the books of the Issuer; (ii) the Issuer
acknowledges the Agent’s Lien; (iii) to the extent required to perfect the Agent’s Liens, such
security interest, collateral assignment, Lien, and pledge in favor of the Agent has been
registered on the books of the Issuer for such purpose as of the Closing Date, and (iv) the Issuer
is not aware of any liens, restrictions, or adverse claims which exist on any such Investment
Property other than the Agent’s Lien.




     6.28 No Material Adverse Change.



          No Material Adverse Effect has occurred since December 31, 2004, except as otherwise disclosed
(a) in the Borrower’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Exchange Act or
(b) to Agent and Lenders in writing prior to the Closing Date.




     6.29 Full Disclosure.



          None of the representations or warranties made by the Loan Party in the Loan Documents as of
the date such representations and warranties are made, and none of the statements contained in any
exhibit, report, statement or certificate furnished by or on behalf of any Loan Party in connection
with the Loan Documents (including the offering and disclosure materials delivered by or on behalf
of the Loan Parties to the Lenders prior to the Closing Date), contains any untrue statement of a
material fact or omits any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading as
of the time when made or delivered.




     6.30 Common Enterprise.



          The successful operation and condition of each of the Loan Parties is dependent on the
continued successful performance of the functions of the group of Loan Parties as a whole and the
successful operation of each Loan Party is dependent on the successful performance and operation of
each of the other Loan Parties. Each of the Loan Parties expects to derive benefit (and its board
of directors or other governing body has determined that it may reasonably be expected to derive
benefit), directly and indirectly, from successful operations of each of the other Loan Parties.
Each Loan Party expects to derive benefit (and the boards of directors or other governing body of
each such Loan Party have determined that it may reasonably be expected to derive benefit),
directly and indirectly, from the credit extended by the Lenders to the Loan Parties hereunder,
both in their separate capacities and as members of a group of companies. Each Loan Party has
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Agreement and any other Loan Documents to be executed by such Loan Party is within its
corporate purpose, will be of direct and indirect benefit to such Loan Party, and is in its best
interest.




     6.31 Anti-Terrorism Laws.



          (a) General. No Loan Party or any of its Affiliates is in violation of any
Anti-Terrorism Law or engages in or conspires to engage in any transaction that evades or avoids,
or has the purpose of evading or avoiding, or attempts to violate, any of the prohibitions set
forth in any Anti-Terrorism Law.




          (b) Executive Order No. 13224.





     (i) No Loan Party or any of its Affiliates is any of the following (each a
“Blocked Person”):




          (1) a Person that is listed in the annex to, or is otherwise subject to the
provisions of, Executive Order No. 13224;




          (2) a Person owned or controlled by, or acting for or on behalf of, any Person
that is listed in the annex to, or is otherwise subject to the provisions of,
Executive Order No. 13224;




          (3) a Person or entity with which any bank or other financial institution is
prohibited from dealing or otherwise engaging in any transaction by any
Anti-Terrorism Law;




          (4) a Person or entity that commits, threatens or conspires to commit or
supports “terrorism” as defined in Executive Order No. 13224;




          (5) a Person or entity that is named as a “specially designated national” on
the most current list published by the U.S. Treasury Department Office of Foreign
Asset Control at its official website or any replacement website or other
replacement official publication of such list; or




          (6) a Person or entity who is affiliated with a Person or entity listed above.



          (c) No Loan Party or any of its Affiliates (i) conducts any business or engages in making or
receiving any contribution of funds, goods or services to or for the benefit of any Blocked Person
or (ii) deals in, or otherwise engages in any transaction relating to, any property or interests in
property blocked pursuant to Executive Order No. 13224.




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ARTICLE 7

AFFIRMATIVE AND NEGATIVE COVENANTS




          Each Loan Party covenants to Agent and each Lender that so long as any of the Obligations
remain outstanding or this Agreement or any of the Commitments are in effect:




     7.1 Taxes and Other Obligations.



          Each Consolidated Member shall (a) file when due (after taking into account any applicable
extensions) all tax returns and other reports which it is required to file; (b) pay, or provide for
the payment, when due, of all taxes, fees, assessments and other governmental charges against it or
upon its property, income and franchises, make all required withholding and other tax deposits, and
provide to Agent and the Lenders, upon request, satisfactory evidence of its timely compliance with
the foregoing; and (c) pay when due all Debt owed by it and all valid claims of materialmen,
mechanics, carriers, warehousemen, landlords, processors and other like Persons, and all other
indebtedness owed by it and perform and discharge in a timely manner all other obligations
undertaken by it; provided, however, so long as a Loan Party has notified Agent in writing,
no Consolidated Member need pay any tax, fee, assessment, or governmental charge (i) it is
contesting in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently pursued, (ii) as to which a
Consolidated Member has established proper reserves as required under GAAP, and (iii) the
nonpayment of which does not result in the imposition of a Lien (other than a Permitted Lien).




     7.2 Legal Existence and Good Standing.



          Each Consolidated Member shall maintain its legal existence and its qualification and good
standing in all jurisdictions in which the failure to maintain such existence and qualification or
good standing could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.




     7.3 Compliance with Law and Agreements; Maintenance of Licenses.



          Each Consolidated Member shall comply in all respects with all Requirements of Law of any
Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over it or its business (including the Federal Fair
Labor Standards Act and all Environmental Laws) except where the failure to comply could not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Each Consolidated Member shall obtain
and maintain all licenses, permits, franchises, and governmental authorizations necessary to own
its property and to conduct its business as conducted on the Closing Date. No Consolidated Member
shall modify, amend or alter its certificate or articles of incorporation, or its limited liability
company operating agreement or limited partnership agreement, as applicable, other than in a manner
which does not adversely affect the rights of the Lenders or the Agent.




     7.4 Maintenance of Property; Inspection of Property.



          (a) Each Consolidated Member shall maintain all of its property necessary and useful in the
conduct of its business, in good operating condition and repair in accordance

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with the standard of the Borrower’s industry and consistent with the Borrower’s or
Subsidiary’s past conduct, ordinary wear and tear excepted.




          (b) Each Consolidated Member shall permit representatives and independent contractors of the
Agent or a Lender (in the case of the Agent, at the expense of the Borrower not to exceed three (3)
times per calendar year for field exams and appraisals of the Collateral within the United States
and Canada unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, and in the case of any
Lender, at such Lender’s expense) to visit and inspect any of its properties, to appraise the
Collateral, to examine its corporate, financial and operating records, and make copies thereof or
abstracts therefrom and to discuss its affairs, finances and accounts with its directors, officers
and independent public accountants, at such reasonable times during normal business hours and as
soon as may be reasonably desired, upon reasonable advance notice to such Consolidated Member and
such visits and inspections shall not interfere materially with the business of any such
Consolidated Member; provided, that if the Borrower shall have maintained a Fixed Charge
Coverage Ratio of more than 1.0 to 1.0 for a period of at least thirty (30) consecutive days, for
so long thereafter that Borrower maintains such Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, the Borrower shall not
be responsible for the Agent’s costs of more than two (2) such appraisals during any calendar year;
provided, further, that at any time an Event of Default exists, the Agent or any
Lender may do any of the foregoing at the expense of the Loan Parties at any time during normal
business hours and without advance notice.




     7.5 Insurance.



          (a) Each Loan Party shall maintain with financially sound and reputable insurers, and in the
manners as are customarily insured against by similar business owning such properties similarly
situated, insurance against loss or damage by fire with extended coverage; theft, burglary,
pilferage and loss in transit; public liability and third party property damage; larceny,
embezzlement or other criminal liability; business interruption; public liability and third party
property damage; and such other hazards or of such other types as is customary for Persons engaged
in the same or similar business, as Agent, in its discretion, or acting at the direction of the
Required Lenders, shall reasonably specify, in amounts, and under policies reasonably acceptable to
Agent and the Required Lenders. Without limiting the foregoing, in the event that any Inventory or
Equipment is located within an area that has been identified by the Director of the Federal
Emergency Management Agency as a Special Flood Hazard Area (“SFHA”), the Loan Parties shall
purchase and maintain flood insurance on any such Equipment and Inventory located in a SFHA.




          (b) Each of the Loan Parties shall cause Agent, for the benefit of Agent and the Lenders, to
be named as secured party or mortgagee and sole loss payee or additional insured on all insurance
policies covering Collateral, in a manner reasonably acceptable to Agent. Each policy of insurance
shall contain a clause or endorsement requiring the insurer to give not less than thirty (30) days
prior written notice to Agent in the event of cancellation of the policy for any reason whatsoever
and a clause or endorsement stating that the interest of Agent shall not be impaired or invalidated
by any act or neglect of the insured Person or the owner of any premises for purposes more
hazardous than are permitted by such policy. All premiums for such insurance shall be paid by the
Borrower when due, and certificates of insurance and, if requested by Agent or any Lender,
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sufficient quantity for distribution by the Agent to each of the Lenders. If any Loan Party
fails to procure such insurance or to pay the premiums therefor when due, the Agent may, and at the
direction of the Required Lenders shall, do so from the proceeds of Revolving Loans.




     7.6 Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds.



          Each Loan Party shall promptly upon becoming aware, notify the Agent and the Lenders of any
material loss, damage, or destruction to the Collateral, whether or not covered by insurance.
Agent is hereby authorized to collect all insurance and condemnation proceeds in respect of
Collateral directly and to apply or remit them as follows:





     (i) With respect to insurance and condemnation proceeds relating to Collateral
other than Fixed Assets, after deducting from such proceeds the reasonable expenses,
if any, incurred by the Agent in the collection or handling thereof, the Agent shall
apply such proceeds, ratably, to the reduction of the Obligations in the order
provided for in Section 3.9.




     (ii) With respect to insurance and condemnation proceeds relating to Collateral
consisting of Fixed Assets, the Agent shall permit or require affected Loan Party to
use such proceeds, or any part thereof, to replace, repair, restore or rebuild the
relevant Fixed Assets in a diligent and expeditious manner with materials and
workmanship of substantially the same quality as existed before the loss, damage or
destruction so long as (1) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing, (2) the aggregate proceeds do not exceed $500,000 and (3) such Loan
Party first, for such repairs using insurance and condemnation proceeds in excess of
$100,000 (i) provides Agent and the Required Lenders with plans and specifications
for any such repair or restoration which shall be reasonably satisfactory to Agent
and the Required Lenders and (ii) demonstrates to the reasonable satisfaction of
Agent and the Required Lenders that the funds available to it will be sufficient to
complete such project in the manner provided therein. In all other circumstances,
the Agent shall apply such insurance and condemnation proceeds, ratably, to the
reduction of the Obligations in the order provided for in Section 3.9.



     7.7 Environmental Laws.



          (a) Each Loan Party shall conduct, and shall cause each other Consolidated Member to conduct,
its business in compliance with all Environmental Laws applicable to it, including those relating
to the generation, handling, use, storage, and disposal of any Contaminant, except where the
failure to so comply could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Each Loan
Party shall take, and shall cause each other Consolidated Member to take, prompt and appropriate
action to respond to any non-compliance with Environmental Laws and shall regularly report to the
Agent on such response.




          (b) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Loan Party shall submit to the
Agent and the Lenders annually, commencing on the first Anniversary Date, and on each Anniversary
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compliance or liability issue, if any, concerning any Consolidated Member or any of their
respective properties or operations (whether past or present). Agent or any Lender may request, in
which case the Loan Parties will promptly furnish or cause to be furnished to Agent, copies of
technical reports prepared by the Borrower and its communications with any Governmental Authority
to determine whether the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is proceeding reasonably to correct,
cure or contest in good faith any such alleged non-compliance or environmental liability. Where a
material non-compliance or alleged non-compliance by a Governmental Authority with Environmental
Laws has occurred, the Loan Parties shall, at Agent’s or the Required Lenders’ request and at the
Loan Parties’ expense, (i) retain an independent environmental engineer acceptable to Agent to
evaluate the site, including tests if appropriate, and prepare and deliver to Agent, in sufficient
quantity for distribution by Agent to the Lenders, a report setting forth the results of such
evaluation, a proposed plan for responding to any environmental problems described therein, and an
estimate of the costs thereof, and (ii) provide to Agent and the Lenders a supplemental report of
such engineer whenever the scope of the environmental problems, or the response thereto or the
estimated costs thereof, shall increase in any material respect.




          (c) The Agent and its representatives will have the right at any reasonable time (accompanied
by a representative of the Borrower) to enter and visit the Real Estate and any other place where
any property of any Consolidated Member is located for the purposes of observing the Real Estate,
taking and removing soil or groundwater samples, and conducting tests on any part of the Real
Estate. The Agent is under no duty, however, to visit or observe the Real Estate or to conduct
tests, and any such acts by the Agent will be solely for the purposes of protecting the Agent’s
Liens and preserving the Agent and the Lenders’ rights under the Loan Documents. No site visit,
observation or testing by the Agent and the Lenders will result in a waiver of any Default or Event
of Default or impose any liability on the Agent or the Lenders. In no event will any site visit,
observation or testing by the Agent be a representation that hazardous substances are or are not
present in, on or under the Real Estate, or that there has been or will be compliance with any
Environmental Law. No Consolidated Member nor any other party is entitled to rely on any site
visit, observation or testing by the Agent. The Agent and the Lenders owe no duty of care to
protect the Consolidated Members or any other party against, or to inform any Consolidated Member
or any other party of, any hazardous substances or any other adverse condition affecting the Real
Estate. The Agent may in its discretion disclose to a Consolidated Member or to any other party if
so required by law any report or findings made as a result of, or in connection with, any site
visit, observation or testing by the Agent. The Loan Parties understand and agree that the Agent
makes no warranty or representation to the Consolidated Members or any other party regarding the
truth, accuracy or completeness of any such report or findings that may be disclosed. The Loan
Parties also understand that depending on the results of any site visit, observation or testing by
the Agent and disclosed to any Consolidated Member, a Consolidated Member may have a legal
obligation to notify one or more environmental agencies of the results, that such reporting
requirements are site-specific, and are to be evaluated by the Consolidated Members without advice
or assistance from the Agent. In each instance, the Agent will give the Borrower reasonable notice
before entering the Real Estate or any other place the Agent is permitted to enter under this
Section 7.7(c). The Agent will make reasonable efforts to avoid interfering with any
Consolidated Member’s use of the Real Estate or any other property in exercising any rights
provided hereunder.




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     7.8 Compliance with ERISA.



          Except as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, each Loan Party
shall, and shall cause each of its ERISA Affiliates to: (a) maintain each Plan in compliance in all
material respects with the applicable provisions of ERISA, the Code, the PBA and other federal,
provincial or state law; (b) cause each Plan which is qualified under Section 401 (a) of the Code
to maintain such qualification; (c) make all required contributions to any Plan subject to Section
412 of the Code; (d) not engage in a prohibited transaction or violation of the fiduciary
responsibility rules with respect to any Plan; (e) not engage in a transaction that could be
subject to Section 4069 or 4212(c) of ERISA and (f) not permit any Lien, choate or inchoate, to
arise or exist in connection with any Plan (save for contribution amounts not yet due).




     7.9 Asset Dispositions, Mergers, Dissolutions.



          (a) No Loan Party shall transfer, sell, assign, lease as lessor, or otherwise dispose of all
or any part of its property (including any Collateral), except, when no Default or Event of Default
exists and would not result therefrom, (i) for sales of Inventory in the ordinary course of its
business; (ii) dispositions of Equipment which (x) is replaced with Equipment of like kind,
function and value, provided the replacement Equipment shall be acquired prior to or substantially
contemporaneously with any disposition of the Equipment that is to be replaced, and the replacement
Equipment shall be free and clear of Liens other than Permitted Liens or (y) are in the ordinary
course of its business and involve Equipment that is obsolete or no longer useable by the Borrower
in its business but only if the aggregate orderly liquidation value of all such Equipment disposed
of in any Fiscal Year does not exceed $500,000; or (iii) the Permitted Mexico Facility
Disposition.




          (b) No Loan Party shall enter into a transaction of merger, reorganization, consolidation or
amalgamation except, when no Default or Event of Default exists and would not result therefrom,
that (i) any Domestic Subsidiary may merge into Borrower, with the Borrower as the survivor of such
merger; (ii) any Domestic Subsidiary may merge into any other Domestic Subsidiary, provided that if
a Borrowing Base Party is a party to such merger it shall be the survivor of such merger; and (iii)
any Loan Party that is not a Borrowing Base Party may merge into another Person that is not a
Subsidiary if the Loan Party is the surviving party to such merger, provided that the requirements
of the Security Agreement are at all times satisfied and such merger does not violate any other
provision of this Agreement. With respect to the currently contemplated merger of HP Intellectual
Corp. into Applica Consumer Products, the Borrower shall promptly be advise the Agent after the
consummation of such merger that such merger has occurred and shall take such steps as the Agent
may reasonably request from time to time to ensure the continued perfection and priority of the
Agent’s Liens with respect to the assets of HP Intellectual Corp. (including all patents,
trademarks and other items of intellectual property) and Applied Consumer Products shall take all
of the assets of HP Intellectual Corp. as part of such merger subject to all of the Liens in favor
of the Agent.




          (c) As long as no Default or Event of Default exists or would result therefrom and provided
the Borrower gives the Agent and the Lenders at least five (5) Business Days prior written notice,
a Loan Party, other than a Borrowing Base Party, may wind-up, dissolve, or

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liquidate if none of the Collateral (except Collateral having a fair value of $200,000 or
less, in aggregate) is sold or otherwise disposed of except on terms acceptable to the Agent
(acting at the direction or with the consent of the Required Lenders), any proceeds of Collateral
in connection with any such winding-up, dissolution or liquidation are promptly remitted to the
Agent for application to the Obligations, and any remaining property not sold or otherwise disposed
of is transferred to the Borrower or another Loan Party subject to the Agent’s Liens.




     7.10 Distributions; Capital Change; Restricted Investments.



          No Loan Party shall (i) directly or indirectly declare or make, or incur any liability to
make, any Distribution, except Distributions by a Loan Party to another Loan Party, (ii) make any
change in its capital structure which could have a Material Adverse Effect or (iii) make or have
any Restricted Investment.




     7.11 Acquisitions.



          No Loan Party shall make any Acquisition other than a Permitted Acquisition.




     7.12 Third Party Guaranties.



          No Loan Party shall make, issue, or become liable on any Guaranty, except (a) Guaranties of
the Obligations in favor of the Agent, (b) unsecured Guaranties of Debt incurred by a Foreign
Subsidiary in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding not to exceed $40,000,000, or
(c) Guaranties of the MAST Debt.




     7.13 Debt.



          No Loan Party shall incur or maintain any Debt, other than: (a) the Obligations; (b) Debt
described on Schedule 6.9; (c) Capital Leases of Equipment and purchase money secured Debt
incurred to purchase Equipment provided that (i) Liens securing the same attach only to the
Equipment acquired by the incurrence of such Debt, and (ii) the aggregate amount of such Debt
(including Capital Leases) outstanding does not exceed $5,000,000 at any time; (d) Debt consisting
of intercompany loans and advances made between the Loan Parties to the extent consistent with
Section 7.29; (e) Debt evidencing a refunding, renewal or extension of the Debt described
on Schedule 6.9; provided that (i) the principal amount thereof is not increased, (ii) the
Liens, if any, securing such refunded, renewed or extended Debt do not attach to any assets in
addition to those assets, if any, securing the Debt to be refunded, renewed or extended, (iii) no
Person that is not an obligor or guarantor of such Debt as of the Closing Date shall become an
obligor or guarantor thereof, and (iv) the terms of such refunding, renewal or extension are not
materially less favorable to such Consolidated Member, the Agent or the Lenders than the original
Debt; (f) Debt in respect of Hedge Agreements entered into for non-speculative purposes related to
hedging interest rates, currency values and commodities in connection with the Core Business; (g)
the endorsement of negotiable instruments for deposit or collection or similar transactions in the
ordinary course of business; (h) Debt arising by reason of Guaranties by a Loan Party permitted
under Section 7.12(b); (i) the MAST Debt in a principal amount not to exceed $20,000,000,
less any principal payments on the MAST Debt from time to time; and (j) other unsecured Debt in an
aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding not to exceed $1,000,000.




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     7.14 Prepayment.



          No Loan Party shall prepay voluntarily any Debt, except (a) the Obligations in accordance with
the terms of this Agreement or (b) Permitted Senior Subordinated Debt Prepayments.




     7.15 Transactions with Affiliates.



          Except as permitted under Section 7.9, Section 7.10, Section 7.12 or
Section 7.13 and except as set forth below, no Loan Party shall sell, transfer, distribute,
or pay any money or property, including, but not limited to, any fees or expenses of any nature
(including, but not limited to, any fees or expenses for management services) to any Affiliate that
is not a Loan Party or lend or advance money or property to any Affiliate that is not a Loan Party,
or invest in (by capital contribution or otherwise) or purchase or repurchase any Capital Stock or
indebtedness, or any property, of any Affiliate that is not a Loan Party, or become liable on any
Guaranty of the indebtedness, dividends, or other obligations of any Affiliate that is not a Loan
Party. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if no Default or Event of Default is in existence or would
result therefrom, any Consolidated Member may engage in transactions with an Affiliate in the
ordinary course of such Consolidated Member’s business consistent with past practices and upon
terms no less favorable to such Consolidated Member than would be obtained in a comparable
arm’s-length transaction with a third party who is not an Affiliate.




     7.16 Borrowing Base Certificates.



          The Borrower shall deliver to the Agent (and the Agent shall on request from a Lender,
promptly deliver to such Lender) a Borrowing Base Certificate each day, prepared as of the close of
business of the previous day.




     7.17 Reserved.



     7.18 Obligated Party Guaranties.



          Each Obligated Party, other than the Borrower, shall guarantee payment and performance of the
Obligations pursuant to a Guaranty (including the Applica Canada Guaranty and the Applica Asia
Guaranty) in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent, duly executed by each such Loan Party.




     7.19 Reserved.



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     7.20 Investment Banking and Finder’s Fees.



          No Consolidated Member shall pay or agree to pay, or reimburse any other party with respect
to, any investment banking or similar or related fee, underwriter’s fee, finder’s fee, or broker’s
fee to any Person in connection with this Agreement. The Loan Parties shall defend and indemnify
the Agent and the Lenders and their affiliates against and hold them harmless from all claims of
any Person that a Consolidated Member is obligated to pay for any such fees, and all costs and
expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by the Agent and/or any Lender and their affiliates
in connection therewith.




     7.21 Business Conducted.



          The Consolidated Members shall not and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, engage
directly or indirectly, in any line of business other than the Core Business or those businesses
that reasonably and rationally develop from such Core Business from time to time.




     7.22 Liens.



          No Loan Party shall create, incur, assume, or permit to exist any Lien on any property now
owned or hereafter acquired by any of them, except (a) Permitted Liens, and (b) Liens securing
Capital Leases and purchase money Debt permitted in Section 7.13.




     7.23 Sale and Leaseback Transactions.



          No Loan Party shall, directly or indirectly, enter into any arrangement with any Person
providing for a Loan Party to lease or rent property that a Loan Party has sold or will sell or
otherwise transfer to such Person, except with respect to the Permitted Mexico Facility
Disposition.




     7.24 New Subsidiaries.



          The Loan Parties shall not, directly or indirectly, organize, create, acquire, or permit to
exist any Subsidiary except as permitted by this Section 7.24. The Loan Parties shall (a)
in the event of the acquisition or creation of any Subsidiary (a “New Subsidiary”) cause to be
delivered to Agent, for the benefit of itself and the Lenders, a Pledge Agreement with respect to
the Capital Stock of such New Subsidiary substantially in the form of the Pledge Agreement executed
and delivered to Agent on the Closing Date within thirty (30) Business Days of the acquisition or
creation of a Subsidiary, provided, that if such New Subsidiary is a Foreign Subsidiary,
such pledge of Capital Stock shall be limited to 65% of the outstanding voting stock of such New
Subsidiary and shall only be required if it is a Direct Foreign Subsidiary; (b) in the event of the
acquisition or creation of any Domestic Subsidiary, cause to be delivered to the Agent, for the
benefit of itself and the Lenders, each of the following, in each case to be duly executed and
delivered by such Subsidiary within thirty (30) Business Days of the acquisition or creation of
such Subsidiary (i) a Subsidiary Guaranty, (ii) a security agreement in substantially the form of
the Security Agreement, (iii) if such Subsidiary has any material leased locations, a Collateral
Access Agreement with respect thereto, and (iv) if such Subsidiary owns any real property, a
mortgage or deed of trust in respect of such real property, executed by such Subsidiary in form and
substance acceptable to the Agent; and (c) in the event of the acquisition

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or creation of any Subsidiary subject to the provisions of clauses (a) or (b) above, cause to
be delivered to Agent for the benefit of the Lenders each of the following within the time periods
indicated therein: (i) an opinion of counsel to such Subsidiary dated as of the date of the
delivery of the other documents required to be delivered pursuant to this Section 7.24 and
addressed to the Agent and Lenders, in form and substance identical to the opinion of counsel
delivered pursuant to Section 8.1(a)(xviii) hereof on the Closing Date with respect to any
Guarantor; and (ii) current certified copies of the Organizational Documents and Operating
Documents of such Subsidiary, minutes of duly called and conducted meetings (or duly effected
consent actions) of the Board of Directors, or appropriate committees thereof (and, if required by
such Organizational Documents or Operating Documents or by applicable law, of the shareholders), of
such Subsidiary authorizing it to enter into the agreements required under this Section
7.24 and evidence satisfactory to Agent (confirmation of the receipt of which will be provided
by Agent to the Lenders) that such Subsidiary is Solvent as of such date after giving effect to
such Guaranty, Security Agreement and Pledge Agreement.




     7.25 Fiscal Year.



          The Borrower shall not change, and shall not permit any other Loan Party to change, its Fiscal
Year.




     7.26 Senior Subordinated Debt.



          On or before April 30, 2008, the Borrower shall have retired, defeased, refinanced (on terms
reasonably acceptable to the Required Lenders) the Senior Subordinated Debt or extended the
maturity date of the Senior Subordinated Debt beyond the Stated Termination Date.




     7.27 Minimum Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio.



          On each Fixed Charge Measurement Date that occurs, the Borrower shall maintain a Fixed Charge
Coverage Ratio of not less than 1.0 to 1.0, calculated as of such Fixed Charge Measurement Date.
Once activated, the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio requirement of this Section 7.27 shall
remain in effect until such time as (a) Borrower has achieved the Fixed Charge Availability
Requirements for two (2) consecutive calendar months and (b) no Default or Event of Default then
exists.




     7.28 Use of Proceeds.



          The Loan proceeds shall be used by the Borrower solely for one or more of the following
purposes: (i) to pay any of the Obligations, (ii) to satisfy reimbursement Debt in respect of
Letters of Credit and (iii) to finance the ongoing working capital and other general corporate
purposes of the Borrower, of Applica Consumer Products to the extent of the Applica Consumer
Products Formula Amount at any date, of Applica Canada to the extent of the Applica Canada Formula
Amount at any date and of Applica Americas to the extent of the Applica Americas Formula Amount at
any date. The financing of the ongoing working capital and other general corporate purposes of Loan
Parties other than the Borrower, Applica Consumer Products and Applica Canada shall be provided
solely by Applica Consumer Products to the extent expressly permitted under the terms of this
Agreement. In no event shall any portion of the Loan proceeds be used by a Loan Party or any
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Margin Stock, to repay or otherwise refinance indebtedness of a Loan Party or others incurred
to purchase or carry Margin Stock, to extend credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any
Margin Stock, or to acquire any security in any transaction that is subject to Section 13 or 14 of
the Exchange Act, other than a Permitted Acquisition.




     7.29 Changes to Senior Subordinated Debt Offering Documents.



          The Loan Parties shall not modify or amend the terms of the Senior Subordinated Debt Offering
Documents if the effect of such amendment would be to: (a) increase the maximum principal amount of
the Debt thereunder or the interest rate payable in respect thereof; (b) change the dates upon
which payments of principal or interest are due under the Senior Subordinated Debt Offering
Documents; (c) modify any event of default or add any covenant with respect to such Debt; (d)
modify the payment, redemption or prepayment provisions of such Debt; (e) modify the subordination
provisions under the Senior Subordinated Debt Offering Documents; or (f) modify any other term of
the Senior Subordinated Debt Offering Documents if such modification would materially increase the
obligations of any obligor thereunder or confer additional material rights to the holder of such
Debt in a manner adverse to the Loan Parties any of the other Consolidated Members, Agent or any
Lender.




     7.30 Anti-Terrorism Laws.



          No Loan Party shall conduct any business or engage in any transaction or dealing with any
Blocked Person (as defined in Section 6.31(b)), including the making or receiving any
contribution of funds, goods or services to or for the benefit of any Blocked Person; deal in, or
otherwise engage in any transaction relating to, any property or interests in property blocked
pursuant to Executive Order No. 13224; or engage in or conspire to engage in any transaction with
the intent to evade, avoid or violate, any of the prohibitions set forth in Executive Order No.
13224 or the USA Patriot Act. Loan Parties shall deliver to Agent and Lenders any certification or
other evidence reasonably requested from time to time by Agent or any Lender confirming Loan
Parties’ compliance with this Section 7.30.




     7.31 Intercompany Security Interest.



          At any time that Applica Consumer Products shall have a Tangible Net Worth of less than
$250,000,000, upon Agent’s request, each Loan Party (other than the Borrower) shall enter into a
security agreement pursuant to such each Loan Party shall grant to the Borrower a security interest
in such Loan Party’s assets that constitute Collateral to secure all Intercompany Accounts owing by
it from time to time to the Borrower and the Borrower shall collaterally assign such security
interest to the Agent for the benefit of the Lenders as additional security for the Obligations.




     7.32 Applica Canada and Applica Americas Blocked Accounts.



          For so long as (i) no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and (ii) Availability is
at all times at least $10,000,000, Applica Canada may retain all cash balances contained in the
Applica Canada Blocked Account and Applica Americas may retain all cash balances in the Applica
Americas Blocked Account. After the occurrence of an Event of Default or at any time on or after
the date on which Availability is less than $10,000,000, Applica

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Canada and Applica Americas shall not be entitled to retain any such balances and the Agent
shall have the sole and exclusive right to withdraw funds from time to time in the Applica Canada
Blocked Account and Applica Americas Blocked Account and all amounts so collected by the Agent
shall be remitted to the Payment Account in accordance with Section 3.7.




     7.33 MAST Loan Documents.



          The Borrower will not agree or consent to amend or modify any of the MAST Loan Documents if as
a result thereof MAST would be in breach of its covenants in the MAST Intercreditor Agreement;
agree to shorten the maturity date for the payment of any of the MAST Debt; fail to provide prompt
written notice to Agent of any amendment to or modification of any of the MAST Loan Documents,
including any amendment or modification that would have the effect of extending the maturity date
for payment of the MAST Debt; or make any voluntary or any mandatory prepayments of the MAST Debt
or make payments due upon default or acceleration in respect of the MAST Debt, except as expressly
permitted under the MAST Intercreditor Agreement. The Borrower covenants and agrees that it will
furnish to the Agent prompt written notice of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default as
defined in and occurring under the MAST Loan Documents.




     7.34 Applica Asia Covenants.



          (a) Applica Asia may from time to time be requested by Applica Consumer Products and Applica
Canada to collect, or otherwise be in possession of, payments in respect of Accounts of Applica
Consumer Products or Applica Canada owing by certain customers of Applica Consumer Products or
Applica Canada to which goods are sold and delivered from locations outside of the United States
and Canada to a customer in the United States or Canada (each such Account of Applica Consumer
Products or Applica Canada being referred to as an “Applica Asia Serviced Account”). The Borrower
shall promptly notify the Agent in writing of each Account of Applica Consumer Products or Applica
Canada that is an Applica Asia Serviced Account, to the extent that any such Account is to be
included in the Borrowing Base, at the time that any such Account is included in the Borrowing
Base. Applica Asia shall promptly cause all payments received by it with respect to any Applica
Asia Serviced Accounts to be deposited into one or more depository accounts (with each such
depository account to be subject to the Applica Asia Blocked Account Agreements, to be entered
into, in accordance with Section 7.35, on or before January 31, 2006) and shall cause each
depository bank in which it may deposit any such payments or proceeds to be automatically wire
transferred to the Payment Account or such other bank account as may be designated by the Agent in
writing from time to time. Pending any such remittance to the Agent, Applica Asia shall hold all
such payments (and any other proceeds of Collateral in its possession from time to time) as the
bailee and agent, for Lien perfection purposes, of the Agent and Lenders and in trust for the
benefit of the Agent and Lenders. Applica Asia shall not commingle any other monies with any
payments received in respect of the Applica Asia Serviced Accounts, except other proceeds of
Collateral, and shall promptly remit all such payments and other Collateral proceeds to the Agent
for application to the Obligations in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Each such
remittance by Applica Asia shall be without setoff, deduction or recoupment. In no event shall
Applica Asia permit any Lien or other encumbrance to exist with respect to any depository account
into which it may deposit such payments or Collateral proceeds. If payments are received by
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of Applica Consumer Products or Applica Canada in a currency other than Dollars, Applica Asia
shall promptly remit to the Agent, in accordance with the foregoing terms of this Section, the
Dollar Equivalent of the currency received by Applica Asia.




          (b) Applica Asia, Applica Consumer Products and Applica Canada acknowledge, represent,
stipulate and agree that (i) all goods sold and delivered by Applica Consumer Products to any
Person, irrespective of the name under which any invoice is rendered for such sale or the identity
of the Obligated Party that may collect any amount owing in connection with any such sale, shall be
and constitute Accounts owned solely by Applica Consumer Products and all such invoices shall in
any event indicate on their face that amounts due and payable in connection with such sale shall be
due and owing to Applica Consumer Products or Applica Asia on behalf of Applica Consumer Products,
whether or not amounts owing in connection therewith are to be remitted to or are collected by
Applica Asia; (ii) all goods sold and delivered by Applica Canada to any Person, irrespective of
the name under which any invoice is rendered for such sale or the identity of the Obligated Party
that may collect any amount owing in connection with any such sale, shall be and constitute
Accounts owned solely by Applica Canada and all such invoices shall in any event indicate on their
face that amounts due and payable in connection with such sale shall be due and owing to Applica
Canada or to Applica Asia on behalf of Applica Canada, whether or not amounts owing in connection
therewith are to be remitted to or are collected by Applica Asia; and (iii) all invoices with
respect to any Applica Asia Serviced Account shall show the seller and payee on the face of the
invoice as Applica Canada or Applica Consumer Products, as appropriate, or Applica Asia “as agent”
for either of them.




          (c) Applica Asia hereby subordinates any and all liabilities, claims or Debts at any time or
times owing by Applica Consumer Products or Applica Canada to Applica Asia, whether now owed or
hereafter incurred or arising, whether evidenced by any note, instrument or other agreement and
whether arising under the applicable Agency Agreement or otherwise, to the full and final payment
of the Obligations, provided that, prior to the occurrence of any Event of Default, Applica
Consumer Products and Applica Canada are authorized to make payments to Applica Asia pursuant to
the terms of the applicable Agency Agreement as in effect on the date hereof or as hereafter
amended with the consent of the Agent.




     7.35 Post-Closing Covenants.



          After the Closing Date, the Loan Parties shall cooperate with the Agent and Lenders,
diligently and in good faith, to cause to be executed, delivered or otherwise procured for the
benefit of itself and Lenders, the following documents and agreements:




          (a) Not later than January 31, 2006, all In-Transit Perfection Documents;




          (b) Not later than January 31, 2006, the Applica Asia Documents;




          (c) Not later than January 31, 2006, Collateral Access Agreements from each landlord,
processor or warehouseman at whose premises any of the Collateral may be located from time to time;




          (d) Not later than January 20, 2006, such filings and documents as may be

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necessary to perfect the Agent’s Liens with respect to any assets of a Loan Party located in the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the execution of the Applica Americas Blocked Account Agreement
with Bank to establish the Applica Americas Blocked Account for deposit of payments from Applica
Americas customers; and




          (e) Not later than January 31, 2006, evidence that all required Florida documentary stamps and
other taxes have been paid by the Loan Parties in connection with the filing of any UCC-1 financing
statements or other Lien perfection documents in any jurisdiction or with any Governmental
Authority.




     7.36 Further Assurances.



          The Loan Parties shall execute and deliver, or cause to be executed and delivered, to the
Agent such documents and agreements, and shall take or cause to be taken such actions as the Agent
may, from time to time, reasonably request to carry out the terms and conditions of this Agreement
and the other Loan Documents.




ARTICLE 8

CONDITIONS OF LENDING




     8.1 Conditions Precedent to Making of Initial Loans.



          The obligation of the Lenders to make the initial Loans hereunder, and the obligation of the
Agent to cause the Letter of Credit Issuer to issue the initial Letter of Credit or Credit Support
hereunder, are subject to the following conditions precedent having been satisfied in a manner
satisfactory to the Agent and each Lender:




          (a) The Agent shall have received each of the following documents, all of which shall
be satisfactory in form and substance to the Agent and the Lenders:





     (i) certified copies of the certificate of incorporation, certificate of the
organizational document of each of the Loan Parties, with all amendments, if any,
certified by the appropriate Governmental Authority (provided that upon
request by any Loan Party and with the consent of the Agent, any such certified
certificate of incorporation, certificate of limited partnership, or comparable
organizational document for such Loan Party to the extent not provided on the
Closing Date, may be provided within thirty (30) days of the Closing Date, so long
as that an uncertified copy thereof has been delivered to the Agent together with a
written statement by a Responsible Officer confirming that such copy is true,
correct, and complete), and the bylaws, regulations, operating agreement, or similar
governing document of each Loan Party, in each case certified by the corporate
secretary, general partner, or comparable authorized representative of such Loan
Party, as being true and correct and in effect on the Closing Date;




     (ii) certificates of incumbency and specimen signatures with respect to each
Person authorized to execute and deliver this Agreement and the other Loan Documents
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document, certificate, or instrument to be delivered in connection with this
Agreement and the other Loan Documents and, in the case of the Borrower, to request
Borrowings and the issuance of Letters of Credit or Credit Support;




     (iii) a certificate evidencing the existence of each Loan Party, and
certificates evidencing the good standing of each Loan Party in the jurisdiction of
its organization and in each other jurisdiction in which it is required to be
qualified as a foreign business entity to transact its business as presently
conducted, provided that upon request by any Loan Party and with the consent
of the Agent, certificates of good standing for any Loan Party from a Governmental
Authority other than the jurisdiction of its organization and chief executive
office, to the extent not provided on the Closing Date, may be provided within
thirty (30) days of the Closing Date;




     (iv) this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (excluding those Loan
Documents referred to in Section 7.35) duly executed and delivered by each
Loan Party and each other Person that is a party thereto;




     (v) certified copies of all action taken by each Loan Party to authorize the
execution, delivery, and performance of this Agreement, the other Loan Documents,
and with respect to the Borrower, the Borrowings and the issuance of Letters of
Credit and/or Credit Support;




     (vi) a certificate of each Loan Party signed by a Responsible Officer:




     (A) stating that all of the representations and warranties made or
deemed to be made under this Agreement are true and correct as of the
Closing Date, after giving effect to the Loans to be made at such time and
the application of the proceeds thereof and the issuance of any Letter(s) of
Credit and/or Credit Support at such time,




     (B) stating that no Default or Event of Default exists,




     (C) specifying the account of the Borrower which is a Designated
Account, and




     (D) certifying as to such other factual matters as may be reasonably
requested by the Agent;




     (vii) with respect to any Letter of Credit or Credit Support to be issued, all
documentation required by Section 1.3, duly executed and delivered by each
Loan Party, complying with the requirements of such Section;




     (viii) (A) UCC or PPSA financing statements and/or amendments to existing UCC
or PPSA financing statements with respect to all Collateral as may be requested by
the Agent (and in all events in each state of incorporation of an Obligated Party),
duly executed by the respective Loan Parties, to the extent any such Liens may be
perfected under the UCC or PPSA, and (B) with respect to any



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Loan Party located in, or organized under the laws of, Canada, all filings and
recordations required by Requirements of Law of Canada (including under the PPSA),
as the case may be, in all jurisdictions that the Agent may deem necessary or
desirable in order to perfect the Agent’s Lien in all the Collateral, including
Accounts and Deposit Accounts of such Loan Party;




     (ix) (A) duly executed UCC-3 termination statements or assignments with respect
to the UCC and such other releases or instruments, in each case in form and
substance satisfactory to the Agent, as in each case shall be necessary to terminate
and satisfy all Liens, except Permitted Liens, on the property of the Loan Parties,
to the extent the Agent’s Liens therein may be perfected under the UCC and (B)
releases, terminations or other instruments under the Requirements of Law of Canada
(including under the PPSA and other applicable law), and such other releases or
instruments, in each case in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent, in each
case as shall be necessary to terminate and satisfy all Liens, except Permitted
Liens, on all the Collateral, including the Accounts and Deposit Accounts of any
Loan Party;




     (x) as may be required by the Agent in its discretion, notifications of
security interests, in patents, trademarks and copyrights under the Security
Agreement, as applicable, with respect to any and all Proprietary Rights, if any,
owned by any Loan Party which must be registered with any Governmental Authority to
perfect the Agent’s Liens in such Proprietary Rights, duly executed by each such
Consolidated Member, as applicable;




     (xi) each Guaranty (other than the Applica Asia Guaranty, which shall be
delivered as required by Section 7.35), including the Applica Canada
Guaranty duly executed and delivered by each Person required pursuant to Section
7.18;




     (xii) (A) stock certificates and stock powers (duly executed in blank) for all
Capital Stock (to the extent certificated) owned by a Loan Party in any Loan Party,
in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent and (B) as may be required by the
Agent in its discretion, “control” agreements (pursuant to the UCC), each duly
executed, as the Agent may request with respect to any other Investment Property
listed in Schedule 6.27;




     (xiii) a Borrowing Base Certificate effective as of the Business Day preceding
the day such initial Loans are to be funded or any such Letter of Credit or Credit
Support is to be issued;




     (xiv) as requested by the Agent in its discretion, a Collateral Access
Agreement, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Agent, duly executed
on behalf of each landlord or mortgagee, as the case may be, of Real Estate on which
any Collateral is located provided, that the Agent may, in its discretion,
establish a reserve in an amount equal to three (3) months rent with respect to the
Collateral located on any Real Estate for which the Agent has not received an
acceptable waiver and consent agreement);



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     (xv) Each Blocked Account Agreement (including each Applica Canada Blocked
Account Agreement) duly executed as required by the Security Agreement;




     (xvi) the Applica Canada Security Agreement duly executed and delivered by
Applica Canada;




     (xvii) (A) the Agent shall have received satisfactory evidence that the Agent
has a valid, exclusive (other than Permitted Liens), and perfected first priority
security interest, lien, collateral assignment, and pledge as of such date in all
Collateral (except for a perfected Lien on Collateral located Puerto Pico, which
Lien must be perfected within the period specified in Section 7.35) as
security for all Obligations, to the extent any such Liens may be perfected under
the UCC (excluding any Liens on vehicles for which a certificate of title has been
issued and Liens perfected solely by possession, but only to the extent the Agent
has not requested perfection of its Liens in such vehicles or possession of such
Collateral), and (B) with respect to any Collateral located in Canada, the Agent
shall have received satisfactory evidence that the Agent has a valid, exclusive
(other than Permitted Liens), and perfected first priority Lien in all such
Collateral, to the extent any such Liens may be perfected under the Requirements of
Law of Canada, including under the PPSA and other applicable law, as the case may
be, in each case in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent; provided
further, that upon the Agent’s request, the Loan Parties shall provide any
additional agreement, document, instrument, certificate, or other item relating to
any Collateral as may be required for perfection under any Requirement of Law;




     (xviii) opinions of counsel for the Obligated Parties, each such opinion to be
in a form, scope, and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent, the Lenders,
and their respective counsel; and




     (xix) such other documents and instruments as the Agent or any Lender may
reasonably request.




     (b) After taking into account all outstanding Loans on the Closing Date, the initial
Loans to be made hereunder (including those to finance payment or reimbursement for fees,
costs, and expenses then payable under or pursuant to this Agreement), all outstanding
Letters of Credit and Credit Support on the Closing Date and any Letter of Credit to be
issued at the time of the initial Loans hereunder, and after deducting the amount of any
past due payables, remaining Availability shall be in an amount not less than $20,000,000.




     (c) All representations and warranties made hereunder and in the other Loan Documents
shall be true and correct as if made on the Closing Date.




     (d) No Event of Default shall exist or would exist after giving effect to the
Refinancing, the Loans to be made and the Letters of Credit and Credit Support to be issued.



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     (e) Subject to Section 14.7 hereof, the Loan Parties shall have paid all fees
and expenses of Agent and the Attorney Costs incurred in connection with any of the Loan
Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby to the extent invoiced.




     (f) Agent shall have received evidence, in form, scope, and substance, reasonably
satisfactory to the Agent, of all insurance coverage as required by this Agreement.




     (g) All proceedings taken in connection with the execution of this Agreement, the other
Loan Documents, and all documents and papers relating thereto shall be reasonably
satisfactory in form, scope, and substance to the Agent and the Lenders.




     (h) Agent shall have received, in form, scope and substance satisfactory to it, a legal
opinion from counsel to each Loan Party, favorably opining upon, among other things, the due
organization of each Loan Party, the authorization of each Loan Party to execute and deliver
and perform all of its obligations under the Loan Documents to which it is a party, the due
execution and delivery of each of the Loan Documents by such Loan Party, the validity and
legality of each of the Loan Documents, the enforceability of each of the Loan Documents
against such Loan Party in accordance with its terms (with standard exceptions), and the
absence of any known pending or threatened litigation (provided that a legal opinion from
counsel to Applica Asia regarding the Applica Asia Documents may be delivered in accordance
with the provisions of Section 7.35).




     (i) Without limiting the generality of the items described above, the Loan Parties and
each Person guaranteeing or securing payment of the Obligations shall have delivered or
caused to be delivered to the Agent (in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the
Agent), the financial statements, instruments, resolutions, documents, agreements,
certificates, opinions and other items required by the Agent.


The acceptance by the Borrower of any Loans made or Letters of Credit or Credit Support issued on
the Closing Date shall be deemed to be a representation and warranty made by the Loan Parties to
the effect that all of the conditions precedent to the making of such Loans or issuance of such
Letters of Credit or Credit Support have been satisfied, with the same effect as delivery to the
Agent and the Lenders of a certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of the Loan Parties, dated
the Closing Date, to such effect. Execution and delivery to the Agent by a Lender of a counterpart
of this Agreement shall be deemed confirmation by such Lender that (i) the decision of such Lender
to execute and deliver to the Agent an executed counterpart of this Agreement was made by such
Lender independently and without reliance on the Agent or any other Lender as to the satisfaction
of any condition precedent set forth in this Section 8.1, and (ii) all documents sent to
such Lender for approval, consent, or satisfaction were acceptable to such Lender.




     8.2 Conditions Precedent to Each Loan.



          The obligation of the Lenders to make each Loan, including the initial Loans on the Closing
Date, and the obligation of the Agent to cause the Letter of Credit Issuer to issue any Letter of
Credit or Credit Support shall be subject not only to the satisfaction of the conditions

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set forth in Section 8.1 (to the extent not otherwise satisfied on the Closing Date),
but also to the further conditions precedent that on and as of the date of any such extension of
credit the following statements shall be true, and the acceptance by the Borrower of any extension
of credit shall be deemed to be a statement to the effect set forth in clause (a), clause (b), and
clause (c) following with the same effect as the delivery to the Agent and the Lenders of a
certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of the Loan Parties, dated the date of such extension
of credit, stating that:




          (a) the representations and warranties contained in this Agreement and the other Loan
Documents are correct in all material respects on and as of the date of such extension of credit as
though made on and as of such date, other than any such representation or warranty which relates to
a specified prior date and except to the extent the Agent and the Lenders have been notified in
writing by the Loan Parties that any representation or warranty is not correct and the Required
Lenders have explicitly waived in writing compliance with such representation or warranty;




          (b) No Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, or would result from such
proposed Borrowing; and




          (c) The proposed Borrowing will not cause the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding
Revolving Loans plus the aggregate amount available for drawing under all outstanding
Letters of Credit and in respect of any Credit Support, to exceed the Borrowing Base or the
combined Commitments of the Lenders.



Except as provided by Section 11.1(a), no Borrowing or issuance of any Letter of Credit or
Credit Support shall exceed the Availability, provided, however, that the foregoing
conditions precedent are not conditions to the requirement for each Lender participating in or
reimbursing the Bank or the Agent for such Lenders’ Pro Rata Share of any Non-Ratable Loan or Agent
Advance made in accordance with the provisions of Section 1.2(h) and Section
1.2(i).




     8.3 Limited Waiver of Conditions Precedent



          If Lenders shall make any Loan or otherwise extend credit to Borrower at any time when any of
the conditions precedent set forth in Section 8.1 or Section 8.2 are not satisfied
(regardless of whether the failure of satisfaction of any such conditions precedent was known or
unknown to the Agent or any Lender), the funding of such Loan or other extension of credit shall
not operate as a waiver of the right of the Agent and Lenders to insist upon the satisfaction of
all conditions precedent with respect to each subsequent Borrowing requested by the Borrower or a
waiver of any Default or Event of Default as a consequence of the failure of any such conditions to
be satisfied, unless the Agent, with the prior written consent or at the direction of the Required
Lenders, in writing waives the satisfaction of any conditions precedent, in which event such waiver
shall only be applicable for the specific instance given and only to the extent and for the period
of time expressly stated in such waiver.





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ARTICLE 9

DEFAULT; REMEDIES




          9.1 Events of Default.




          It shall constitute an event of default (“Event of Default”) if any one or more of the
following shall occur for any reason:




          (a) any failure by the Borrower to pay the principal of or interest or premium on any of the
Obligations or any fee or other amount owing hereunder when due, whether upon demand or otherwise;




          (b) any representation or warranty made or deemed made by a Loan Party in this Agreement or by
a Loan Party in any of the other Loan Documents, any Financial Statement, or any certificate
furnished by any Consolidated Member at any time to the Agent or any Lender shall prove to be
untrue in any material respect as of the date on which made, deemed made, or furnished;




          (c) (i) any default shall occur in the observance or performance of any of the covenants and
agreements contained in Sections 5.2(l), 7.2, 7.5, 7.9-7.31, 7.33 or Section 11 of
the Security Agreement, or any Obligated Party shall fail to remit proceeds of Accounts or
Inventory of a Borrowing Base Party to the Agent as required by this Agreement or any of the other
Loan Documents, (ii) any default shall occur in the observance or performance of any of the
covenants and agreements contained in Sections 5.2 (a)-(f), 5.3 (a)-(j), or
7.34 (other than a default of a kind described in clause (i) of this Section
9.1(c)) or any Obligated Party shall fail to remit proceeds of Collateral (other than proceeds
of Accounts or Inventory of a Borrowing Base Party) to the Agent as required by any of the Loan
Documents; and such default shall continue for five (5) days or more; or (iii) any default shall
occur in the observance or performance of any of the other covenants or agreements contained in any
other Section of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, any other Loan Documents, or any other
agreement entered into at any time to which any Loan Party and the Agent or any Lender are a party
(including in respect of any Bank Products) and such default shall continue for twenty (20) days or
more;




          (d) any default which has not been waived shall occur with respect to (i) Debt of the Borrower
evidenced by or arising under the Senior Subordinated Debt Offering Documents or the MAST Loan
Documents or (ii) any Debt (other than the Obligations and Debt contemplated by clause (i) hereof)
of any Loan Party in an outstanding principal amount which exceeds $500,000, or under any agreement
or instrument under or pursuant to which any such Debt may have been issued, created, assumed, or
guaranteed by any Loan Party, and such default shall continue for more than the period of grace, if
any, therein specified, if the effect thereof (with or without the giving of notice or further
lapse of time or both) is to accelerate, or to permit the holders of any such Debt to accelerate,
the maturity of any such Debt; or any such Debt shall be declared due and payable or be required to
be prepaid (other than by a regularly scheduled required prepayment) prior to the stated maturity
thereof;




          (e) any Loan Party shall (i) file a voluntary petition in bankruptcy or file a voluntary
petition or an answer or file any proposal or notice of intent to file a proposal or




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otherwise
commence any action or proceeding seeking reorganization, arrangement, consolidation or
readjustment of its debts or which seeks to stay or has the effect of staying any creditor or for
any other relief under the Bankruptcy Code, as amended, or under any other bankruptcy, insolvency,
liquidation, winding up, corporate or similar act or law, provincial, state or federal (including
the BIA or the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (Canada)), now or hereafter existing, or
consent to, approve of, or acquiesce in, any such petition, proposal, action or proceeding; (ii)
apply for or acquiesce in the appointment of a receiver, assignee, liquidator, sequestrator,
custodian, monitor, administrator, trustee or similar officer for it or for all or any part of its
property; (iii) make an assignment for the benefit of creditors; or (iv) be unable generally to pay
its debts as they become due;




          (f) an involuntary petition shall be filed or an action or proceeding otherwise commenced
seeking reorganization, arrangement, consolidation or readjustment of the debts of any Loan Party
or for any other relief under the Bankruptcy Code, as amended, or under any other bankruptcy,
insolvency, liquidation, winding up, corporate or similar act or law (including, without
limitation, the BIA or the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (Canada)), provincial, state or
federal, now or hereafter existing and either such petition, proposal or proceeding shall not be
dismissed within forty-five (45) days after the filing or commencement thereof or an order of
relief shall be entered with respect thereto;




          (g) a receiver, assignee, liquidator, sequestrator, custodian, monitor, administrator, trustee
or similar officer for any Loan Party or for all or any part of its property shall be appointed or
a warrant of attachment, execution, writ of seizure or seizure and sale or similar process shall be
issued against any part of the property of any Loan Party or any distress or analogous process is
levied upon all or any part of any Loan Party;




          (h) any Loan Party shall file a certificate of dissolution or like process under applicable
state law or shall be liquidated, dissolved or wound-up or shall commence or have commenced against
it any action or proceeding for dissolution, winding-up or liquidation, or shall take any corporate
action in furtherance thereof, except as permitted under Section 7.9(x);




          (i) all or any material part of the property of any Loan Party shall be nationalized,
expropriated or condemned, seized or otherwise appropriated, or custody or control of such property
or of such Loan Party shall be assumed by any Governmental Authority or any court of competent
jurisdiction at the instance of any Governmental Authority or any other Person, except where
contested in good faith by proper proceedings diligently pursued where a stay of enforcement is in
effect;




          (j) any Loan Document (including the Subsidiary Guaranty, the Applica Canada Guaranty or the
Applica Asia Guaranty) shall be terminated, rescinded, revoked or declared void or invalid or
unenforceable (or any Loan Party shall attempt or purport to terminate, rescind, revoke or declare
void, invalid or unenforceable any Loan Document) or any material Loan Document is challenged by
any Loan Party or any Affiliate;




          (k) one or more judgments, orders, decrees or arbitration awards is entered against any one
or more Loan Parties for $1,000,000 or more in excess of the amount of insurance coverage provided
by independent third party insurers which do not dispute coverage




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and (whether or not covered by
insurance), any such judgment, order, decree or arbitration award shall remain unsatisfied,
unvacated and unstayed pending appeal for a period of thirty (30) days after the entry thereof;




          (l) payment by a Loan Party under an agreement of Guaranty issued by such Loan Party with
respect to any Debt of a Foreign Subsidiary, or entry of a judgment, order, decree or arbitration
award against a Loan Party with respect to any such agreement of Guaranty, in either case in an
aggregate amount in excess of $10,000,000 during the term of this Agreement;




          (m) any loss, theft, damage or destruction of any item or items of Collateral or other
property of any Loan Party occurs which could reasonably be expected to cause a Material Adverse
Effect and is not adequately covered by insurance;




          (n) there is filed against any Loan Party any action, suit or proceeding under any federal or
state racketeering statute (including the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization Act of
1970), which action, suit or proceeding (i) is not dismissed within one hundred twenty (120) days,
and (ii) could reasonably be expected to result in the confiscation or forfeiture of any material
portion of the Collateral;




          (o) for any reason other than the failure of the Agent after the Closing Date to take any
action available to it to maintain perfection of the Agent’s Liens, pursuant to the Loan Documents,
any material Loan Document ceases to be in full force and effect or any Lien with respect to any
material portion of the Collateral intended to be secured thereby ceases to be, or is not, valid,
perfected and prior to all other Liens (other than Permitted Liens) or is terminated, revoked or
declared void;




          (p) (i) an ERISA Event shall occur with respect to a Pension Plan or Multi-employer Plan which
has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in liability of the Loan Parties or any
ERISA Affiliate under applicable laws in an aggregate amount in excess of $500,000; (ii) the
aggregate amount of Unfunded Pension Liability among all Pension Plans at any time exceeds
$500,000; (iii) the Loan Parties or any ERISA Affiliate shall fail to pay when due, after the
expiration of any applicable grace period, any installment payment with respect to its withdrawal
liability under Section 4201 of ERISA under a Multi-employer Plan in an aggregate amount in excess
of $500,000; or (iv) any Lien (save for contribution amounts not yet due) arises in connection with
any Plan;




          (q) (i) a Change of Control shall occur or (ii) any Borrowing Base Party (other than the
Borrower) or Applica Asia ceases to be a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Borrower (whether directly
or indirectly through one or more other Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries);




          (r) the Black & Decker License Agreement shall be terminated, revoked or declared void or
invalid or unenforceable for any reason; or




          (s) there occurs an event having a Material Adverse Effect.




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     9.2 Remedies.



          (a) If a Default or an Event of Default exists, the Agent may, in its discretion, and shall,
at the direction of the Required Lenders, do one or more of the following at any time or times and
in any order, without notice to or demand on the Borrower: (i) reduce the Maximum Revolver Amount,
or the advance rates against Eligible Accounts and/or Eligible Inventory used in computing the
Borrowing Base, or reduce one or more of the other elements used in computing the Borrowing Base;
(ii) restrict the amount of or refuse to make Revolving Loans; and (iii) restrict or refuse to
provide Letters of Credit or Credit Support. If an Event of Default exists, the Agent shall, at
the direction of the Required Lenders, do one or more of the following, in addition to the actions
described in the preceding sentence, at any time or times and in any order, without notice to or
demand on the Borrower: (A) terminate the Commitments and this Agreement; (B) declare any or all
Obligations to be immediately due and payable; provided, however, that upon the occurrence
of any Event of Default described in Sections 9.1(e), 9.1(f), 9.1(g), or
9.1(h), the Commitments shall automatically and immediately expire and all Obligations
shall automatically become immediately due and payable without notice or demand of any kind; (C)
require the Loan Parties to cash collateralize all outstanding Letter of Credit Obligations in an
amount not less than 105% of the outstanding face amount of such Letter of Credit Obligations and,
if the Loan Parties fail to make such deposit promptly, the Lenders may (and shall upon the
direction of the Required Lenders) advance such amount as a Revolving Loan (whether or not such
Loan would be in excess of the Borrowing Base). Any such deposit or advance shall be held by the
Agent as a reserve to fund future payments on any Letter of Credit Obligations; and (D) pursue its
other rights and remedies under the Loan Documents and applicable law.




          (b) If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing: the Agent shall have for the
benefit of the Lenders, in addition to all other rights of the Agent and the Lenders, the rights
and remedies of a secured party under the Loan Documents, the UCC, the PPSA, and other applicable
law.




ARTICLE 10

TERM AND TERMINATION




     10.1 Term.



          The term of this Agreement (and the Commitments hereunder) shall end on the Stated Termination
Date unless sooner terminated by the Borrower pursuant to Section 3.2 or by the Agent
pursuant to Section 10.2.




     10.2 Termination by Agent.



          The Agent may (and, upon direction from the Required Lenders, shall) terminate this Agreement,
without notice, upon or after the occurrence of an Event of Default. Upon the effective date of
any such termination of this Agreement for any reason whatsoever, all Obligations (including all
unpaid principal, accrued and unpaid interest and any early termination or prepayment fees or
penalties) shall become immediately due and payable and




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shall be paid forthwith by the Borrower and
the Loan Parties shall immediately arrange for the cancellation and return of all Letters of Credit
then outstanding (and, pending such cancellation or return, the Borrower shall Cash Collateralize
all Letters of Credit and any other contingent Obligations). As used herein, the term “Cash
Collateralize” shall mean, with respect to any LC Obligations arising from Letters of Credit
outstanding on any date or other contingent Obligations on such date, the deposit with the Agent of
immediately available funds in an amount equal to 105% of the sum of the aggregate undrawn amount
of such Letters of Credit and other LC Obligations, and all contingent Obligations then
outstanding.




     10.3 Effect of Termination. Notwithstanding the termination of this Agreement (and
the Commitments hereunder), until all Obligations are indefeasibly paid and performed in full in
cash (or Borrower shall Cash Collateralize such Obligations as described in Section 10.2),
the Loan Parties shall remain bound by the terms of this Agreement and shall not be relieved of any
of their Obligations hereunder or under any other Loan Document, and the Agent and the Lenders
shall retain all their rights and remedies hereunder (including the Agent’s Liens in and all
rights and remedies with respect to all then existing and after-arising Collateral). In no event
shall any termination of this Agreement (or the Commitments hereunder), whether such termination is
made by the Borrower or the Agent, operate to terminate or otherwise affect any indemnification
liability or obligation of any Loan Party under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents,
all of which indemnification liabilities and obligations shall survive any such termination and
continue in full force and effect.



ARTICLE 11

AMENDMENTS; WAIVERS; PARTICIPATIONS; ASSIGNMENTS; SUCCESSORS




     11.1 Amendments and Waivers.



          (a) No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, and
no consent with respect to any departure by the Loan Parties therefrom, shall be effective unless
the same shall be in writing and signed by the Required Lenders (or by the Agent at the written
request of the Required Lenders) and the Loan Parties and then any such waiver or consent shall be
effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given; provided,
however, that no such waiver, amendment, or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by all
the Lenders and the Loan Parties and acknowledged by the Agent, do any of the following:





     (i) increase or extend the Commitment of any Lender);




     (ii) postpone or delay any date fixed by this Agreement or any other Loan
Document for any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts due to the
Lenders (or any of them) hereunder or under any other Loan Document;




     (iii) reduce the principal of, or the rate of interest specified herein on any
Loan, or any fees or other amounts payable hereunder or under any other Loan
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     (iv) change the percentage of the Commitments or of the aggregate unpaid
principal amount of the Loans which is required for the Lenders or any of them to
take any action hereunder;




     (v) increase any of the percentages set forth in the definition of the
Borrowing Base or in Section 1.2(i);




     (vi) amend this Section or any provision of this Agreement providing for
consent or other action by all Lenders;




     (vii) release any Loan Parties from their obligations under this Agreement or
any of the other Loan Documents, release any Guaranties of the Obligations or
release Collateral other than as permitted by Section 12.11;




     (viii) amend the definition of “Required Lenders;”




     (ix) increase the Maximum Revolver Amount, the Maximum Inventory Loan Amount,
Letter of Credit Subfacility or the maximum permitted amount of Non-Ratable Loans;




     (x) reduce, amend, waive or eliminate the minimum Availability requirement in
the definition of “Fixed Charge Availability Requirements”; or




     (xi) amend the definition of “Borrowing Base” (other than reduce the advance
rates set forth therein) or “In-Transit Inventory.”


provided, however, the Agent may, in its sole discretion and notwithstanding the
limitations contained in clauses (v) and (xi) above and any other terms of this
Agreement, make Agent Advances in accordance with Section 1.2(i) and, provided
further, that no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by the
Agent, affect the rights or duties of the Agent under this Agreement or any other Loan Document and
provided further, that Annex B hereto (Commitments) may be amended from
time to time by Agent alone to reflect assignments of Commitments in accordance herewith.




          (b) If, in connection with any proposed amendment, waiver or consent (a “Proposed Change”)
requiring the consent of all Lenders, the consent of Required Lenders is obtained, but the consent
of one or more other Lenders is not obtained (each such Lender whose consent is not obtained as
described in this clause (c) being referred to as a “Non-Consenting Lender”) within a period of
five (5) Business Days after the date of request for such consent by the Agent, then, so long as
the Agent is not a Non-Consenting Lender, at the Loan Parties’ request, the Agent or an Eligible
Assignee shall have the right (but not the obligation) with the Agent’s approval, to purchase from
the Non-Consenting Lenders, and the Non-Consenting Lenders agree that they shall sell, all the
Non-Consenting Lenders’ Commitments for an amount equal to the principal balances thereof and all
accrued interest and fees (except any fees arising in connection with such purchase that would
otherwise arise under Section 4.4, for which the Loan parties shall not be liable) with
respect thereto through the date of sale pursuant to Assignment and Acceptance Agreement(s),
without premium or discount.




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     11.2 Assignments; Participations.



          (a) Any Lender may, with the written consent of the Agent (which consent shall not be
unreasonably delayed or withheld), assign and delegate to one or more Eligible Assignees (provided
that no consent of the Agent shall be required in connection with any assignment and delegation by
a Lender to another Lender or an Affiliate of such Lender) (each an “Assignee”) all, or any
ratable part of all, of the Loans, the Commitments and the other rights and obligations of such
Lender hereunder, in a minimum amount of $10,000,000 (provided that, unless an assignor Lender has
assigned and delegated all of its Loans and Commitments, no such assignment and/or delegation shall
be permitted unless, after giving effect thereto, such assignor Lender retains a Commitment in a
minimum amount of $10,000,000; provided, however, that the Loan Parties and the Agent may
continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with the interest so assigned
to an Assignee until (i) written notice of such assignment, together with payment instructions,
addresses and related information with respect to the Assignee, shall have been given to the Loan
Parties and the Agent by such Lender and the Assignee; (ii) such Lender and its Assignee shall have
delivered to the Loan Parties and the Agent an Assignment and Acceptance in the form of Exhibit
D (“Assignment and Acceptance”) together with any note or notes subject to such assignment and
(iii) except for an assignment to an Affiliate, the assignor Lender or Assignee has paid to the
Agent a processing fee in the amount of $4,000.




          (b) From and after the date that the Agent notifies the assignor Lender that it has received
an executed Assignment and Acceptance and payment of the above-referenced processing fee, (i) the
Assignee thereunder shall be a party hereto and, to the extent that rights and obligations,
including, but not limited to, the obligation to participate in Letters of Credit and Credit
Support have been assigned to it pursuant to such Assignment and Acceptance, shall have the rights
and obligations of a Lender under the Loan Documents, and (ii) the assignor Lender shall, to the
extent that rights and obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents have been assigned
by it pursuant to such Assignment and Acceptance, relinquish its rights and be released from its
obligations under this Agreement (and in the case of an Assignment and Acceptance covering all or
the remaining portion of an assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such
Lender shall cease to be a party hereto).




          (c) By executing and delivering an Assignment and Acceptance, the assigning Lender thereunder
and the Assignee thereunder confirm to and agree with each other and the other parties hereto as
follows: (i) other than as provided in such Assignment and Acceptance, such assigning Lender makes
no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to any statements,
warranties or representations made in or in connection with this Agreement or the execution,
legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of this Agreement or any
other Loan Document furnished pursuant hereto or the attachment, perfection, or priority of any
Lien granted by the Loan Parties to the Agent or any Lender in the Collateral; (ii) such assigning
Lender makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to the
financial condition of the Consolidated Members or any of them or the performance or observance by
any Loan Party of any of its obligations under this Agreement or any other Loan Document furnished
pursuant hereto; (iii) such Assignee confirms that it has received a copy of this Agreement,
together with such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own
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into such Assignment and Acceptance; (iv) such Assignee will,
independently and without reliance upon the Agent, such assigning Lender or any other Lender, and
based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make
its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under this Agreement; (v) such Assignee
appoints and authorizes the Agent to take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such
powers under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as are delegated to the Agent by the terms
hereof, together with such powers, including the discretionary rights and incidental power, as are
reasonably incidental thereto; and (vi) such Assignee agrees that it will perform in accordance
with their terms all of the obligations which by the terms of this Agreement are required to be
performed by it as a Lender.




          (d) Immediately upon satisfaction of the requirements of Section 11.2(a), this
Agreement shall be deemed to be amended to the extent, but only to the extent, necessary to reflect
the addition of the Assignee and the resulting adjustment of the Commitments arising therefrom. The
Commitment allocated to each Assignee shall reduce such Commitments of the assigning Lender
pro tanto.




          (e) Any Lender may at any time sell to one or more commercial banks, financial institutions,
or other Persons not Affiliates of a Consolidated Member (a “Participant”) participating interests
in any Loans, the Commitment of that Lender and the other interests of that Lender (the
“originating Lender”) hereunder and under the other Loan Documents; provided, however, that
(i) the originating Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) the
originating Lender shall remain solely responsible for the performance of such obligations, (iii)
the Loan Parties and the Agent shall continue to deal solely and directly with the originating
Lender in connection with the originating Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement and
the other Loan Documents, and (iv) no Lender shall transfer or grant any participating interest
under which the Participant has rights to approve any amendment to, or any consent or waiver with
respect to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document except the matters set forth in Section
11.1(a) (i), (ii) and (iii), and all amounts payable by the Loan Parties hereunder shall be
determined as if such Lender had not sold such participation; except that, if amounts outstanding
under this Agreement are due and unpaid, or shall have become due and payable upon the occurrence
of an Event of Default, each Participant shall be deemed to have the right of set-off in respect of
its participating interest in amounts owing under this Agreement to the same extent and subject to
the same limitation as if the amount of its participating interest were owing directly to it as a
Lender under this Agreement.




          (f) Notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement, any Lender may at any time create a
security interest in, or pledge, all or any portion of its rights under and interest in this
Agreement in favor of any Federal Reserve Bank in accordance with Regulation A of the FRB or U.S.
Treasury Regulation 31 CFR §203.14, and such Federal Reserve Bank may enforce such pledge or
security interest in any manner permitted under applicable law.




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ARTICLE 12

THE AGENT




     12.1 Appointment and Authorization.



          Each Lender hereby designates and appoints Bank as its Agent under this Agreement and the
other Loan Documents and each Lender hereby irrevocably authorizes the Agent to take such action on
its behalf under the provisions of this Agreement and each other Loan Document and to exercise such
powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to it by the terms of this Agreement or
any other Loan Document, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. Each
Lender authorizes the Agent to enter into each of the Loan Documents described herein to which the
Agent is to be a party on or after the Closing Date, and each Lender acknowledges that prior to the
Closing Date Agent entered into certain Loan Documents as described herein or otherwise made
available to Lenders (including the MAST Intercreditor Agreement), and, to the extent that any
Lender is not otherwise a party to any such Loan Documents, acknowledges and agrees that Agent may
bind each Lender to the terms thereof and to take or refrain from taking all actions authorized or
permitted thereunder. The Agent agrees to act as such on the express conditions contained in this
Article 12. The provisions of this Article 12 are solely for the benefit of the
Agent and the Lenders and the Loan Parties shall have no rights as a third party beneficiary of any
of the provisions contained herein, nor shall anything contained in this Article 12 limit
any rights the Loan Parties have or may have as against Agent, Bank, any Lender, any Letter of
Credit Issuer or any other Agent-Related Person. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary
contained elsewhere in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document, the Agent shall not have any
duties or responsibilities, except those expressly set forth herein, nor shall the Agent have or be
deemed to have any fiduciary relationship with any Lender, and no implied covenants, functions,
responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this Agreement or any other
Loan Document or otherwise exist against the Agent. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing sentence, the use of the term “agent” in this Agreement with reference to the Agent is
not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under
agency doctrine of any applicable law. Instead, such term is used merely as a matter of market
custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between
independent contracting parties. Except as expressly otherwise provided in this Agreement, the
Agent shall have and may use its sole discretion with respect to exercising or refraining from
exercising any discretionary rights or taking or refraining from taking any actions which the Agent
is expressly entitled to take or assert under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents,
including (a) the determination of the applicability of ineligibility criteria with respect to the
calculation of the Borrowing Base, (b) the making of Agent Advances pursuant to Section
1.2(i), and (c) the exercise of remedies pursuant to Section 9.2, and, with respect to
any such action so taken, if exercised in good faith, Agent shall have no liability to the Lenders
for any errors in judgment.




     12.2 Delegation of Duties.



          The Agent may execute any of its duties under this Agreement or any other Loan Document by or
through agents, employees or attorneys-in-fact and shall be entitled to advice of counsel
concerning all matters pertaining to such duties. The Agent shall not be responsible for




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the negligence or misconduct of any agent or attorney-in-fact that it selects as long as such selection
was made without gross negligence or willful misconduct.




     12.3 Liability of Agent.



          None of the Agent-Related Persons shall (i) be liable for any action taken or omitted to be
taken by any of them under or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the
transactions contemplated hereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct), or
(ii) be responsible in any manner to any of the Lenders for any recital, statement, representation
or warranty made by any Loan Party or any other Consolidated Member, or any officer thereof,
contained in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document, or in any certificate, report, statement
or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Agent under or in connection
with, this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or the validity, effectiveness, genuineness,
enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or for any failure of
any Loan Party or any other Consolidated Member or any other party to any Loan Document to perform
its obligations hereunder or thereunder. No Agent-Related Person shall be under any obligation to
any Lender to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements
contained in, or conditions of, this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or to inspect the
properties, books or records of any Loan Party or any other Consolidated Member.




     12.4 Reliance by Agent.



          The Agent shall be entitled to rely, and shall be fully protected in relying, upon any
writing, resolution, notice, consent, certificate, affidavit, letter, telegram, facsimile, telex or
telephone message, statement or other document or conversation believed by it to be genuine and
correct and to have been signed, sent or made by the proper Person or Persons, and upon advice and
statements of legal counsel (including counsel to the Loan Parties), independent accountants and
other experts selected by the Agent. The Agent 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 as it deems appropriate and, if it so requests, 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. The
Agent shall in all cases be fully protected in acting, or in refraining from acting, under this
Agreement or any other Loan Document in accordance with a request or consent of the Required
Lenders (or all Lenders if so required by Section 11.1) and such request and any action
taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding upon all of the Lenders.




     12.5 Notice of Default.



          The Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Default or
Event of Default, unless the Agent shall have received written notice from a Lender or any of the
Loan Parties referring to this Agreement, describing such Default or Event of Default and stating
that such notice is a “notice of default.” The Agent will notify the Lenders of its receipt of any
such notice. The Agent shall promptly take such action with respect to such Default or Event of
Default as may be requested by the Required Lenders in accordance with Section 9;
provided, however, that unless and until the Agent has received any such request, the




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Agent may (but shall not be obligated to) take such action, or refrain from taking such action, with
respect to such Default or Event of Default as it shall deem advisable.




     12.6 Credit Decision.



          Each Lender acknowledges that none of the Agent-Related Persons has made any representation or
warranty to it, and that no act by the Agent hereinafter taken, including any review of the affairs
of the Loan Parties and their Affiliates, shall be deemed to constitute any representation or
warranty by any Agent-Related Person to any Lender. Each Lender represents to the Agent that it
has, independently and without reliance upon any Agent-Related Person and based on such documents
and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own appraisal of and investigation into the
business, prospects, operations, property, financial and other condition and creditworthiness of
the Loan Parties or the other Consolidated Members, and all applicable bank regulatory laws
relating to the transactions contemplated hereby, and made its own decision to enter into this
Agreement and to extend credit to the Loan Parties. Each Lender also represents that it will,
independently and without reliance upon any Agent-Related Person and based on such documents and
information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit analysis,
appraisals and decisions in taking or not taking action under this Agreement and the other Loan
Documents, and to make such investigations as it deems necessary to inform itself as to the
business, prospects, operations, property, financial and other condition and creditworthiness of
the Borrower. Except for notices, reports and other documents expressly herein required to be
furnished to the Lenders by the Agent, the Agent shall not have any duty or responsibility to
provide any Lender with any credit or other information concerning the business, prospects,
operations, property, financial and other condition or creditworthiness of any Loan Party or any
other Consolidated Member which may come into the possession of any of the Agent-Related Persons.




     12.7 Indemnification.



          Whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated, the Lenders shall
indemnify upon demand the Agent-Related Persons (to the extent not reimbursed by or on behalf of
the Loan Parties and without limiting the obligation of the Loan Parties to do so), in accordance
with their Pro Rata Shares, from and against any and all Indemnified Liabilities as such term is
defined in Section 14.11; provided, however, that no Lender shall be liable for the
payment to the Agent-Related Persons of any portion of such Indemnified Liabilities to the extent
resulting from such Person’s gross negligence or willful misconduct or from the breach of any
representation, warranty or covenant contained herein or in another Loan Document by such
Indemnified Person. Without limitation of the foregoing, each Lender shall reimburse the Agent
upon demand for its Pro Rata Share of any costs or out-of-pocket expenses (including Attorney
Costs) incurred by the Agent in connection with the preparation, execution, delivery,
administration, modification, amendment or enforcement (whether through negotiations, legal
proceedings or otherwise) of, or legal advice in respect of rights or responsibilities under, this
Agreement, any other Loan Document, or any document contemplated by or referred to herein, to the
extent that the Agent is not reimbursed for such expenses by or on behalf of the Loan Parties. The
undertaking in this Section shall survive the payment of all Obligations hereunder and the
resignation or replacement of the Agent.




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     12.8 Agent in Individual Capacity.



          The Bank and its Affiliates may make loans to, issue letters of credit for the account of,
accept deposits from, acquire equity interests in and generally engage in any kind of banking,
trust, financial advisory, underwriting or other business with the Consolidated Members and their
Affiliates as though the Bank were not the Agent hereunder and without notice to or consent of the
Lenders. The Bank or its Affiliates may receive information regarding the Consolidated Members,
their Affiliates and Account Debtors (including information that may be subject to confidentiality
obligations in favor of the Consolidated Members) and acknowledge that except as required by the
Loan Documents and applicable law, the Agent and the Bank shall be under no obligation to provide
such information to them. With respect to its Loans, the Bank shall have the same rights and
powers under this Agreement as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not the
Agent, and the terms “Lender” and “Lenders” include the Bank in its individual capacity.




     12.9 Successor Agent.



          The Agent may resign as Agent upon at least thirty (30) days prior notice to the Lenders and
the Borrower, such resignation to be effective upon the acceptance of a successor agent to its
appointment as Agent. In the event the Bank sells all of its Commitment and Revolving Loans as
part of a sale, transfer or other disposition by the Bank of substantially all of its loan
portfolio, the Bank shall resign as Agent and such purchaser or transferee shall become the
successor Agent hereunder. Subject to the foregoing, if the Agent resigns under this Agreement,
the Required Lenders shall appoint from among the Lenders a successor agent for the Lenders. If no
successor agent is appointed prior to the effective date of the resignation of the Agent, the Agent
may appoint, after consulting with the Lenders and the Loan Parties, a successor agent from among
the Lenders. Upon the acceptance of its appointment as successor agent hereunder, such successor
agent shall succeed to all the rights, powers and duties of the retiring Agent and the term “Agent”
shall mean such successor agent and the retiring Agent’s appointment, powers and duties as Agent
shall be terminated. After any retiring Agent’s resignation hereunder as Agent, the provisions of
this Article 12 shall continue to inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted
to be taken by it while it was Agent under this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything herein to the
contrary, the Borrower shall have the right to consult with the Agent and the Lenders in the choice
of any such successor Agent so long as no Event of Default exists.




     12.10 Withholding Tax.



          (a) If any Lender is a “foreign corporation, partnership or trust” within the meaning of the
Code and such Lender claims exemption from, or a reduction of, U.S. withholding tax under Sections
1441 or 1442 of the Code, such Lender agrees with and in favor of the Agent, to deliver to the
Agent:





     (i) if such Lender claims an exemption from, or a reduction of, withholding tax
under a United States of America tax treaty, properly completed IRS Forms W-8BEN and
W-8ECI before the payment of any interest in the first



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calendar year and before the
payment of any interest in each third succeeding calendar year during which interest
may be paid under this Agreement;




     (ii) if such Lender claims that interest paid under this Agreement is exempt
from United States of America withholding tax because it is effectively connected
with a United States of America trade or business of such Lender, two properly
completed and executed copies of IRS Form W-8ECI before the payment of any interest
is due in the first taxable year of such Lender and in each succeeding taxable year
of such Lender during which interest may be paid under this Agreement, and IRS Form
W-9; and




     (iii) such other form or forms as may be required under the Code or other laws
of the United States of America as a condition to exemption from, or reduction of,
United States of America withholding tax.



     Such Lender agrees to promptly notify the Agent of any change in circumstances which would
modify or render invalid any claimed exemption or reduction.



          (b) If any Lender claims exemption from, or reduction of, withholding tax under a United
States of America tax treaty by providing IRS Form FW-8BEN and such Lender sells, assigns, grants a
participation in, or otherwise transfers all or part of the Obligations owing to such Lender, such
Lender agrees to notify the Agent of the percentage amount in which it is no longer the beneficial
owner of Obligations of the Loan Parties to such Lender. To the extent of such percentage amount,
the Agent will treat such Lender’s IRS Form W-8BEN as no longer valid.




          (c) If any Lender claiming exemption from United States of America withholding tax by filing
IRS Form W-8ECI with the Agent sells, assigns, grants a participation in, or otherwise transfers
all or part of the Obligations owing to such Lender, such Lender agrees to undertake sole
responsibility for complying with the withholding tax requirements imposed by Sections 1441 and
1442 of the Code.




          (d) If any Lender is entitled to a reduction in the applicable withholding tax, the Agent may
withhold from any interest payment to such Lender an amount equivalent to the applicable
withholding tax after taking into account such reduction. If the forms or other documentation
required by subsection (a) of this Section are not delivered to the Agent, then the Agent
may withhold from any interest payment to such Lender not providing such forms or other
documentation an amount equivalent to the applicable withholding tax.




          (e) If the IRS or any other Governmental Authority of the United States of America or other
jurisdiction asserts a claim that the Agent did not properly withhold tax from amounts paid to or
for the account of any Lender (because the appropriate form was not delivered, was not properly
executed, or because such Lender failed to notify the Agent of a change in circumstances which
rendered the exemption from, or reduction of, withholding tax ineffective, or for any other reason)
such Lender shall indemnify the Agent fully for all amounts paid, directly or indirectly, by the
Agent as tax or otherwise, including penalties and interest, and including any taxes imposed by any
jurisdiction on the amounts payable to the Agent under this




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Section, together with all costs and
expenses (including Attorney Costs). The obligation of the Lenders under this subsection shall
survive the payment of all Obligations and the resignation or replacement of the Agent. For any
period with respect to which a Lender has failed to provide a Loan Parties and Agent with the
appropriate form pursuant to this Section 12.10 hereof (unless such failure is due to a
change in treaty, law, or regulation occurring subsequent to the date on which a form originally
was required to be provided), such Lender shall not be entitled to indemnification under
Section 4.1(a), 4.1(b) or 4.1(c) hereof with respect to Taxes imposed by
the United States; provided, however, that should a Lender, which is otherwise exempt from
or subject to a reduced rate of withholding tax, become subject to Taxes because of its failure to
deliver a form required hereunder, the Loan Parties shall take such steps as such Lender shall
reasonably request to assist such Lender to recover such Taxes at such Lender’s expense.




     12.11 Collateral Matters.



          (a) The Lenders hereby irrevocably authorize the Agent, at its option and in its sole
discretion, to release any Agent’s Liens upon any Collateral (i) upon the termination of the
Commitments and payment and satisfaction in full of all Loans and reimbursement obligations in
respect of Letters of Credit and Credit Support, and the termination of all outstanding Letters of
Credit (whether or not any of such obligations are due) and all other Obligations; (ii)
constituting property being sold or disposed of if the Loan Party certifies to the Agent that the
sale or disposition is made in compliance with Section 7.9 and Section 3.5 (and the
Agent may rely conclusively on any such certificate, without further inquiry); (iii) constituting
property in which no Loan Party owned an interest at the time the Lien was granted or at any time
thereafter; or (iv) constituting property leased to an Loan Party under a lease which has expired
or been terminated in a transaction permitted under this Agreement. Except as provided above, the
Agent will not release any of the Agent’s Liens without the prior written authorization of the
Lenders; provided that the Agent may, in its discretion, release the Agent’s Liens on
Collateral valued in the aggregate not in excess of $1,000,000 during each Fiscal Year without the
prior written authorization of the Lenders and the Agent may release the Agent’s Liens on
Collateral valued in the aggregate not in excess of $2,000,000 during each Fiscal Year with the
prior written authorization of Required Lenders. Upon request by the Agent or the Loan Parties at
any time, the Lenders will confirm in writing the Agent’s authority to release any Agent’s Liens
upon particular types or items of Collateral pursuant to this Section 12.11.




          (b) Upon receipt by the Agent of any authorization required pursuant to Section
12.11(a) from the Lenders of the Agent’s authority to release Agent’s Liens upon particular
types or items of Collateral, and upon at least five (5) Business Days prior written request by the
Loan Parties, the Agent shall (and is hereby irrevocably authorized by the Lenders to) execute such
documents as may be necessary to evidence the release of the Agent’s Liens upon such Collateral;
provided, however, 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 liability or create any material
obligation or entail any material consequence other than the release of such Liens without recourse
or warranty, and (ii) such release shall not in any manner discharge, affect or impair the
Obligations or any Liens (other than those expressly being released) upon (or obligations of the
Loan Parties in respect of) all interests retained by any Loan Party, including the proceeds of any
sale, all of which shall continue to constitute part of the Collateral.




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          (c) The Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to any of the Lenders to assure that the
Collateral exists or is owned by any Loan Party or is cared for, protected or insured or has been
encumbered, or that the Agent’s Liens have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created,
perfected, protected or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to exercise at all
or in any particular manner or under any duty of care, disclosure or fidelity, or to continue
exercising, any of the rights, authorities and powers granted or available to the Agent pursuant
to any of the Loan 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 in its
capacity as one of the Lenders and that the Agent shall have no other duty or liability whatsoever
to any Lender as to any of the foregoing.




     12.12 Restrictions on Actions by Lenders; Sharing of Payments.



          (a) Each of the Lenders agrees that it shall not, without the express consent of all Lenders,
and that it shall, to the extent it is lawfully entitled to do so, upon the request of all Lenders,
set off against the Obligations, any amounts owing by such Lender to an Loan Party or any accounts
of an Loan Party now or hereafter maintained with such Lender. Each of the Lenders further agrees
that it shall not, unless specifically requested to do so by the Agent, take or cause to be taken
any action to enforce its rights under this Agreement or against any Loan Party, including the
commencement of any legal or equitable proceedings, to foreclose any Lien on, or otherwise enforce
any security interest in, any of the Collateral.




          (b) If at any time or times any Lender shall receive (i) by payment, foreclosure, setoff or
otherwise, any proceeds of Collateral or any payments with respect to the Obligations of any Loan
Party to such Lender arising under, or relating to, this Agreement or the other Loan Documents,
except for any such proceeds or payments received by such Lender from the Agent pursuant to the
terms of this Agreement, or (ii) payments from the Agent in excess of such Lender’s ratable portion
of all such distributions by the Agent, such Lender shall promptly (1) turn the same over to the
Agent, in kind, and with such endorsements as may be required to negotiate the same to the Agent,
or in same day funds, as applicable, for the account of all of the Lenders and for application to
the Obligations in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Agreement, or (2) purchase,
without recourse or warranty, an undivided interest and participation in the Obligations owed to
the other Lenders so that such excess payment received shall be applied ratably as among the
Lenders in accordance with their Pro Rata Shares; provided, however, that if all or part of
such excess payment received by the purchasing party is thereafter recovered from it, those
purchases of participations shall be rescinded in whole or in part, as applicable, and the
applicable portion of the purchase price paid therefor shall be returned to such purchasing party,
but without interest except to the extent that such purchasing party is required to pay interest in
connection with the recovery of the excess payment.




     12.13 Agency for Perfection.



          Each Lender hereby appoints each other Lender as agent for the purpose of perfecting the
Lenders’ security interest in assets which, in accordance with Article 9 of the UCC or the
applicable provisions of the PPSA or other applicable law can be perfected only by possession.
Should any Lender (other than the Agent) obtain possession of any such Collateral,




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such 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.




     12.14 Payments by Agent to Lenders.



          All payments to be made by the Agent to the Lenders shall be made by bank wire transfer or
internal transfer of immediately available funds to each Lender pursuant to wire transfer
instructions delivered in writing to the Agent on or prior to the Closing Date (or if such Lender
is an Assignee, on the applicable Assignment and Acceptance), or pursuant to such other wire
transfer instructions as each party may designate for itself by written notice to the Agent.
Concurrently with each such payment, the Agent shall identify whether such payment (or any portion
thereof) represents principal, premium or interest on the Revolving Loans or otherwise. Unless the
Agent receives notice from the Loan parties prior to the date on which any payment is due to the
Lenders that the Loan Parties will not make such payment in full as and when required, the Agent
may assume that the Loan Parties has made such payment in full to the Agent on such date in
immediately available funds and the Agent may (but shall not be so required), in reliance upon such
assumption, distribute to each Lender on such due date an amount equal to the amount then due such
Lender. If and to the extent the Loan Parties have not made such payment in full to the Agent, each
Lender shall repay to the Agent on demand such amount distributed to such Lender, together with
interest thereon at the Federal Funds Rate for each day from the date such amount is distributed to
such Lender until the date repaid.




     12.15 Settlement.



          (a) (i) Each Lender’s funded portion of the Revolving Loans is intended by the Lenders to be
equal at all times to such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the outstanding Revolving Loans.
Notwithstanding such agreement, the Agent, the Bank, and the other Lenders agree (which agreement
shall not be for the benefit of or enforceable by the Loan Parties or any other Consolidated
Member) that in order to facilitate the administration of this Agreement and the other Loan
Documents, settlement among them as to the Revolving Loans, the Non-Ratable Loans and the Agent
Advances shall take place on a periodic basis in accordance with the following provisions:





     (ii) The Agent shall request settlement (“Settlement”) with the Lenders on at
least a weekly basis, or on a more frequent basis at Agent’s election, (A) on behalf
of the Bank, with respect to each outstanding Non-Ratable Loan, (B) for itself, with
respect to each Agent Advance, and (C) with respect to collections received, in each
case, by notifying the Lenders of such requested Settlement by telecopy, telephone
or other similar form of transmission, of such requested Settlement, no later than
12:00 noon (Atlanta, Georgia time) on the date of such requested Settlement (the
“Settlement Date”). Each Lender (other than the Bank, in the case of Non-Ratable
Loans and the Agent in the case of Agent Advances) shall transfer the amount of such
Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the outstanding principal amount of the Non-Ratable Loans
and Agent Advances with respect to each Settlement to the Agent, to Agent’s account,
not later than 2:00 p.m. (Atlanta, Georgia time), on the Settlement Date applicable
thereto. Settlements may occur during the continuation of a Default or an Event of
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whether or not the applicable conditions precedent set forth in
Article 8 have then been satisfied. Such amounts made available to the
Agent shall be applied against the amounts of the applicable Non-Ratable Loan or
Agent Advance and, together with the portion of such Non-Ratable Loan or Agent
Advance representing the Bank’s Pro Rata Share thereof, shall constitute Revolving
Loans of such Lenders. If any such amount is not transferred to the Agent by any
Lender on the Settlement Date applicable thereto, the Agent shall be entitled to
recover such amount on demand from such Lender together with interest thereon at the
Federal Funds Rate for the first three (3) days from and after the Settlement Date
and thereafter at the Interest Rate then applicable to the Revolving Loans (A) on
behalf of the Bank, with respect to each outstanding Non-Ratable Loan, and (B) for
itself, with respect to each Agent Advance.




     (iii) Notwithstanding the foregoing, not more than one (1) Business Day after
demand is made by the Agent (whether before or after the occurrence of a Default or
an Event of Default and regardless of whether the Agent has requested a Settlement
with respect to a Non-Ratable Loan or Agent Advance), each other Lender (A) shall
irrevocably and unconditionally purchase and receive from the Bank or the Agent, as
applicable, without recourse or warranty, an undivided interest and participation in
such Non-Ratable Loan or Agent Advance equal to such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of such
Non-Ratable Loan or Agent Advance and (B) if Settlement has not previously occurred
with respect to such Non-Ratable Loans or Agent Advances, upon demand by Bank or
Agent, as applicable, shall pay to Bank or Agent, as applicable, as the purchase
price of such participation an amount equal to one-hundred percent (100%) of such
Lender’s Pro Rata Share of such Non-Ratable Loans or Agent Advances. If such amount
is not in fact made available to the Agent by any Lender, the Agent shall be
entitled to recover such amount on demand from such Lender together with interest
thereon at the Federal Funds Rate for the first three (3) days from and after such
demand and thereafter at the Interest Rate then applicable to Base Rate Loans.




     (iv) From and after the date, if any, on which any Lender purchases an
undivided interest and participation in any Non-Ratable Loan or Agent Advance
pursuant to clause (iii) above, the Agent shall promptly distribute to such Lender,
such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of all payments of principal and interest and all
proceeds of Collateral received by the Agent in respect of such Non-Ratable Loan or
Agent Advance.




     (v) Between Settlement Dates, the Agent, to the extent no Agent Advances are
outstanding, may pay over to the Bank any payments received by the Agent, which in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement would be applied to the reduction of the
Revolving Loans, for application to the Bank’s Revolving Loans including Non-Ratable
Loans. If, as of any Settlement Date, collections received since the then
immediately preceding Settlement Date have been applied to the Bank’s Revolving
Loans (other than to Non-Ratable Loans or Agent Advances in which such Lender has
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participation pursuant to clause (iii) above), as
provided for in the previous sentence, the Bank shall pay to the Agent for the
accounts of the Lenders, to be applied to the outstanding Revolving Loans of such
Lenders, an amount such that each Lender shall, upon receipt of such amount, have,
as of such Settlement Date, its Pro Rata Share of the Revolving Loans. During the
period between Settlement Dates, the Bank with respect to Non-Ratable Loans, the
Agent with respect to Agent Advances, and each Lender with respect to the Revolving
Loans other than Non-Ratable Loans and Agent Advances, shall be entitled to interest
at the applicable rate or rates payable under this Agreement on the actual average
daily amount of funds employed by the Bank, the Agent and the other Lenders.



          (b) Lenders’ Failure to Perform. All Revolving Loans (other than Non-Ratable Loans
and Agent Advances) shall be made by the Lenders simultaneously and in accordance with their Pro
Rata Shares. It is understood that (i) no Lender shall be responsible for any failure by any other
Lender to perform its obligation to make any Revolving Loans hereunder, nor shall any Commitment of
any Lender be increased or decreased as a result of any failure by any other Lender to perform its
obligation to make any Revolving Loans hereunder, (ii) no failure by any Lender to perform its
obligation to make any Revolving Loans hereunder shall excuse any other Lender from its obligation
to make any Revolving Loans hereunder, and (iii) the obligations of each Lender hereunder shall be
several, not joint and several.




          (c) Defaulting Lenders. Unless the Agent receives notice from a Lender on or prior to
the Closing Date or, with respect to any Borrowing after the Closing Date, at least one Business
Day prior to the date of such Borrowing, that such Lender will not make available as and when
required hereunder to the Agent that Lender’s Pro Rata Share of a Borrowing, the Agent may assume
that each Lender has made such amount available to the Agent in immediately available funds on the
Funding Date. Furthermore, the Agent may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the
Loan Parties on such date a corresponding amount. If any Lender has not transferred its full Pro
Rata Share to the Agent in immediately available funds and the Agent has transferred corresponding
amount to the Loan Parties on the Business Day following such Funding Date that Lender shall make
such amount available to the Agent, together with interest at the Federal Funds Rate for that day.
A notice by the Agent submitted to any Lender with respect to amounts owing shall be conclusive,
absent manifest error. If each Lender’s full Pro Rata Share is transferred to the Agent as
required, the amount transferred to the Agent shall constitute that Lender’s Revolving Loan for all
purposes of this Agreement. If that amount is not transferred to the Agent on the Business Day
following the Funding Date, the Agent will notify the Loan Parties of such failure to fund and,
upon demand by the Agent, the Loan Parties shall pay such amount to the Agent for the Agent’s
account, together with interest thereon for each day elapsed since the date of such Borrowing, at a
rate per annum equal to the Interest Rate applicable at the time to the Revolving Loans comprising
that particular Borrowing. The failure of any Lender to make any Revolving Loan on any Funding
Date (any such Lender, prior to the cure of such failure, being hereinafter referred to as a
“Defaulting Lender”) shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligation hereunder to make a
Revolving Loan on that Funding Date. No Lender shall be responsible for any other Lender’s failure
to advance such other Lenders’ Pro Rata Share of any Borrowing.




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          (d) Retention of Defaulting Lender’s Payments. The Agent shall not be obligated to
transfer to a Defaulting Lender any payments made by Loan Parties to the Agent for the Defaulting
Lender’s benefit; nor shall a Defaulting Lender be entitled to the sharing of any payments
hereunder. Amounts payable to a Defaulting Lender shall instead be paid to or retained by the
Agent. In its discretion, the Agent may loan the amount of all such payments received or retained
by it for the account of such Defaulting Lender. Any amounts so loaned to the Loan Parties shall
bear interest at the rate applicable to Base Rate Loans and for all other purposes of this
Agreement shall be treated as if they were Revolving Loans, provided, however, that for
purposes of voting or consenting to matters with respect to the Loan Documents and determining Pro
Rata Shares, such Defaulting Lender shall be deemed not to be a “Lender”. Until a Defaulting
Lender cures its failure to fund its Pro Rata Share of any Borrowing (A) such Defaulting Lender
shall not be entitled to any portion of the Unused Line Fee and (B) the Unused Line Fee shall
accrue in favor of the Lenders which have funded their respective Pro Rata Shares of such requested
Borrowing and shall be allocated among such performing Lenders ratably based upon their relative
Commitments. This Section shall remain effective with respect to such Lender until such time as
the Defaulting Lender shall no longer be in default of any of its obligations under this Agreement.
The terms of this Section shall not be construed to increase or otherwise affect the Commitment of
any Lender, or relieve or excuse the performance by the Loan Parties of their duties and
obligations hereunder.




          (e) Removal of Defaulting Lender. At the Borrower’s request, the Agent or an Eligible
Assignee reasonably acceptable to the Agent and the Borrower shall have the right (but not the
obligation) to purchase from any Defaulting Lender, and each Defaulting Lender shall, upon such
request, sell and assign to the Agent or such Eligible Assignee, all of the Defaulting Lender’s
outstanding Commitments hereunder. Such sale shall be consummated promptly after Agent has
arranged for a purchase by Agent or an Eligible Assignee pursuant to an Assignment and Acceptance,
and at a price equal to the outstanding principal balance of the Defaulting Lender’s Loans, plus
accrued interest and fees (except any fees in connection with such sale that would otherwise arise
under Section 4.4 hereof, for which the Borrower shall not be liable), without premium or
discount.




     12.16 Letters of Credit; Intra-Lender Issues.



          (a) Notice of Letter of Credit Balance. On each Settlement Date, the Agent shall
notify each Lender of the issuance of all Letters of Credit since the prior Settlement Date and
indicate the expiry dates and terms of any evergreen provisions therein.




          (b) Participations in Letters of Credit.





         (i) Purchase of Participations. Immediately upon issuance of any Letter of
Credit in accordance with Section 1.3(d), each Lender shall be deemed to have
irrevocably and unconditionally purchased and received without recourse or warranty, an
undivided interest and participation equal to such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the face
amount of such Letter of Credit or the Credit Support provided through the Agent to the
Letter of Credit Issuer, if not the Bank, in connection with the issuance of such Letter of
Credit (including all obligations of the Borrower with respect thereto, and any security
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         (ii) Sharing of Reimbursement Obligation Payments. Whenever the Agent receives
a payment from the Loan Parties on account of reimbursement obligations in respect of a
Letter of Credit or Credit Support as to which the Agent has previously received for the
account of the Letter of Credit Issuer thereof payment from a Lender, the Agent shall
promptly pay to such Lender such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of such payment from the Borrower.
Each such payment shall be made by the Agent on the next Settlement Date.




         (iii) Documentation. Upon the request of any Lender, the Agent shall furnish
to such Lender copies of any Letter of Credit, Credit Support for any Letter of Credit,
reimbursement agreements executed in connection therewith, applications for any Letter of
Credit, and such other documentation as may reasonably be requested by such Lender.




         (iv) Obligations Irrevocable. The obligations of each Lender to make payments
to the Agent with respect to any Letter of Credit or with respect to their participation
therein or with respect to any Credit Support for any Letter of Credit or with respect to
the Revolving Loans made as a result of a drawing under a Letter of Credit and the
obligations of the Loan Parties for whose account the Letter of Credit or Credit Support was
issued to make payments to the Agent, for the account of the Lenders, shall be irrevocable
and shall not be subject to any qualification or exception whatsoever, including any of the
following circumstances:




         (1) any lack of validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any of the
other Loan Documents;




         (2) the existence of any claim, setoff, defense or other right which any Loan
Party may have at any time against a beneficiary named in a Letter of Credit or any
transferee of any Letter of Credit (or any Person for whom any such transferee may
be acting), any Lender, the Agent, the issuer of such Letter of Credit, or any other
Person, whether in connection with this Agreement, any Letter of Credit, the
transactions contemplated herein or any unrelated transactions (including any
underlying transactions between the Borrower or any other Person and the beneficiary
named in any Letter of Credit);




         (3) any draft, certificate or any other document presented under the 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;




         (4) the surrender or impairment of any security for the performance or
observance of any of the terms of any of the Loan Documents;




         (5) the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default; or




         (6) the failure of the Borrower to satisfy the applicable conditions precedent
set forth in Article 8.



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          (c) Recovery or Avoidance of Payments; Refund of Payments In Error. In the event any
payment by or on behalf of any Loan Party received by the Agent with respect to any Letter of
Credit or Credit Support provided for any Letter of Credit and distributed by the Agent to the
Lenders on account of their respective participations therein is thereafter set aside, avoided or
recovered from the Agent in connection with any receivership, liquidation, bankruptcy or other
insolvency or debt adjustment proceeding, the Lenders shall, upon demand by the Agent, pay to the
Agent their respective Pro Rata Shares of such amount set aside, avoided or recovered, together
with interest at the rate required to be paid by the Agent upon the amount required to be repaid by
it. Unless the Agent receives notice from the Borrower prior to the date on which any payment is
due to the Lenders that the Borrower will not make such payment in full as and when required, the
Agent may assume that the Borrower has made such payment in full to the Agent on such date in
immediately available funds and the Agent may (but shall not be so required), in reliance upon such
assumption, distribute to each Lender on such due date an amount equal to the amount then due such
Lender. If and to the extent the Borrower has not made such payment in full to the Agent, each
Lender shall repay to the Agent on demand such amount distributed to such Lender, together with
interest thereon at the Federal Funds Rate for each day from the date such amount is distributed to
such Lender until the date repaid. The foregoing provisions shall survive payment in full of the
Obligations and termination of this Agreement (including the Commitments hereunder).




          (d) Indemnification by Lenders. To the extent not reimbursed by the Loan Parties and
without limiting the obligations of the Loan Parties hereunder or under any other Loan Document,
the Lenders agree to indemnify the Letter of Credit Issuer ratably in accordance with their
respective Pro Rata Shares, for any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties,
actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses (including attorneys’ fees) or disbursements of any kind
and nature whatsoever that may be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against the Letter of Credit
Issuer in any way relating to or arising out of any Letter of Credit or the transactions
contemplated thereby or any action taken or omitted by the Letter of Credit Issuer under any Letter
of Credit or any Loan Document in connection therewith; provided that no Lender shall be
liable for any of the foregoing to the extent it arises from the gross negligence or willful
misconduct of the Person to be indemnified. Without limitation of the foregoing, each Lender
agrees to reimburse the Letter of Credit Issuer promptly upon demand for its Pro Rata Share of any
costs or expenses payable by any Loan Party to the Letter of Credit Issuer, to the extent that the
Letter of Credit Issuer is not promptly reimbursed for such costs and expenses by the Loan Parties.
The agreement contained in this Section shall survive payment in full of the Obligations and
termination of this Agreement (including the Commitments hereunder).




     12.17 Concerning the Collateral and the Related Loan Documents.



          Each Lender authorizes and directs the Agent to enter into the other Loan Documents, for the
ratable benefit and obligation of the Agent and the Lenders. Each Lender agrees that any action
taken by the Agent or Required Lenders in accordance with the terms of this Agreement or the other
Loan Documents, and the exercise by the Agent or the Required Lenders, as applicable, of their
respective powers set forth therein or herein, together with such other powers that are reasonably
incidental thereto, shall be binding upon all of the Lenders. The Lenders acknowledge that the
Revolving Loans, Agent Advances, Non-Ratable Loans, Hedge




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Agreements, Bank Products and all
interest, fees and expenses hereunder constitute one Debt, secured pari passu by all of the
Collateral.




     12.18 Field Audit and Examination Reports; Disclaimer by Lenders.



          By signing this Agreement, each Lender:




          (a) is deemed to have requested that the Agent furnish such Lender, promptly after it becomes
available, a copy of each field audit or examination report (each a “Report” and collectively,
“Reports”) prepared by or on behalf of the Agent;




          (b) expressly agrees and acknowledges that neither the Bank nor the Agent (i) makes any
representation or warranty as to the accuracy of any Report, or (ii) shall be liable for any
information contained in any Report;




          (c) expressly agrees and acknowledges that the Reports are not comprehensive audits or
examinations, that the Agent or the Bank or other party performing any audit or examination will
inspect only specific information regarding the Loan Parties and will rely significantly upon the
Loan Parties’ books and records, as well as on representations of the Loan Parties’ personnel;




          (d) agrees to keep all Reports confidential and strictly for its internal use, and not to
distribute except to its participants, or use any Report in any other manner; and




          (e) without limiting the generality of any other indemnification provision contained in this
Agreement, agrees: (i) to hold the Agent and any such other Lender preparing a Report harmless
from any action the indemnifying Lender may take or conclusion the indemnifying Lender may reach or
draw from any Report in connection with any loans or other credit accommodations that the
indemnifying Lender has made or may make to the Borrower, or the indemnifying Lender’s
participation in, or the indemnifying Lender’s purchase of, a loan or loans of the Borrower; and
(ii) to pay and protect, and indemnify, defend and hold the Agent and any such other Lender
preparing a Report harmless from and against, the claims, actions, proceedings, damages, costs,
expenses and other amounts (including Attorney Costs) incurred by the Agent and any such other
Lender preparing a Report as the direct or indirect result of any third parties who might obtain
all or part of any Report through the indemnifying Lender.




     12.19 Notice of Bank Products.



          Each Lender or its Affiliates (other than the Bank) providing Bank Products to a Loan Party
shall deliver to the Agent promptly following the end of each calendar month, notice setting forth
the aggregate amount of all obligations of any Loan Party on account of such Bank Products (whether
matured or unmatured, absolute or contingent) as of the end of such month. The obligations due
with respect to Bank Products provided by any such Person who fails to timely furnish the Agent
with such notice, at the option of the Agent shall not be included in the Bank Product Reserve.




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     12.20 Relation Among Lenders.



          The Lenders are not partners or co-venturers, and no Lender shall be liable for the acts or
omissions of, or (except as otherwise set forth herein in case of the Agent) authorized to act for,
any other Lender.




     12.21 Documentation and Syndication Agents.



          The Lenders identified on the facing page or signature pages of this Agreement as the “
Documentation Agent” or “Syndication Agent” shall not have any right, power, obligation, liability,
responsibility or duty under this Agreement other than those applicable to all Lenders as such.
Without limiting the foregoing, the Lenders so identified as the “Documentation Agent” and
“Syndication Agent” shall not have or be deemed to have any fiduciary relationship with any Lender.
Each Lender acknowledges that it has not relied, and will not rely, on either of the two Lenders
so identified as the “Documentation Agent” and “Syndication Agent” in deciding to enter into this
Agreement or in taking or not taking action hereunder.




ARTICLE 13

CURRENCY JUDGMENT; SERVICE OF PROCESS




     13.1 Judgment Currency.



          If for the purpose of obtaining judgment in any court it is necessary to convert an amount due
hereunder in the currency in which it is due (the “Original Currency”) into another currency (the
“Second Currency”), the rate of exchange applied shall be that at which, in accordance with normal
banking procedures, the Agent or any Lender could purchase in the New York foreign exchange market,
the Original Currency with the Second Currency on the date on which judgment is given, or the
preceding Business Day if such date is not a Business Day. Each Loan Party agrees that its
obligation in respect of any Original Currency due from it hereunder shall, notwithstanding any
judgment or payment in such other currency, be discharged only to the extent that, on the Business
Day following the date the Agent receives payment of any sum so adjudged to be due hereunder in the
Second Currency, the Agent may, in accordance with normal banking procedures, purchase, in the New
York foreign exchange market, the Original Currency with the amount of the Second Currency so paid;
and if the amount of the Original Currency so purchased or could have been so purchased is less
than the amount originally due in the Original Currency, each Loan Party agrees, as a separate
obligation and notwithstanding any such payment or judgment, to indemnify the Agent or any Lender
against such loss. The term “rate of exchange” in this Section 13.1 means the spot rate at
which Agent or any Lender, in accordance with normal practices, is able on the relevant date to
purchase the Original Currency with the Second Currency, and includes any premium and costs of
exchange payable in connection with such purchase.




     13.2 Agent for Service of Process.



          Applica Canada and Applica Asia each hereby irrevocably designates and appoints the Borrower,
at the address for Borrower shown herein, as the Agent of Applica




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Canada and Applica Asia to
receive service of process in legal actions arising out of or related to this Agreement or any of
the other Loan Documents and expressly agrees that service upon Borrower shall constitute service
upon Applica Canada and Applica Asia.




ARTICLE 14

MISCELLANEOUS




     14.1 No Waivers; Cumulative Remedies.



          No failure by the Agent or any Lender to exercise any right, remedy, or option under this
Agreement or any present or future supplement thereto, or in any other agreement between or among
the Loan Parties and the Agent and/or any Lender, or delay by the Agent or any Lender in exercising
the same, will operate as a waiver thereof. No waiver by the Agent or any Lender will be effective
unless it is in writing, and then only to the extent specifically stated. No waiver by the Agent
or the Lenders on any occasion shall affect or diminish the Agent’s and each Lender’s rights
thereafter to require strict performance by the Loan Parties of any provision of this Agreement.
The Agent and the Lenders may proceed directly to collect the Obligations without any prior
recourse to the Collateral. The Agent’s and each Lender’s rights under this Agreement will be
cumulative and not exclusive of any other right or remedy which the Agent or any Lender may have.




     14.2 Severability.



          The illegality or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement or any Loan Document or
any instrument or agreement required hereunder shall not in any way affect or impair the legality
or enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement or any instrument or agreement
required hereunder.




     14.3 Governing Law; Choice of Forum; Service of Process.



          (a) THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE INTERPRETED AND THE RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES OF THE PARTIES HERETO
DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS (AS OPPOSED TO THE CONFLICT OF LAWS PROVISIONS
PROVIDED THAT PERFECTION ISSUES WITH RESPECT TO ARTICLE 9 OF THE UCC MAY GIVE EFFECT TO APPLICABLE
CHOICE OR CONFLICT OF LAW RULES SET FORTH IN ARTICLE 9 OF THE UCC) OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK;
PROVIDED THAT THE AGENT AND THE LENDERS SHALL RETAIN ALL RIGHTS ARISING UNDER FEDERAL LAW.




          (b) ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING WITH RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT
MAY BE BROUGHT IN THE COURTS STATE OR FEDERAL COURTS LOCATED IN THE STATES OF NEW YORK, FLORIDA OR
GEORGIA, AND BY EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THIS AGREEMENT, EACH OF THE LOAN PARTIES, THE AGENT AND
THE LENDERS CONSENTS, FOR ITSELF AND IN RESPECT OF ITS PROPERTY, TO THE NON-EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION
OF THOSE COURTS. EACH OF THE LOAN PARTIES, THE




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AGENT AND THE LENDERS IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY
OBJECTION, INCLUDING ANY OBJECTION TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OR BASED ON THE GROUNDS OF FORUM NON
CONVENIENS, WHICH IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE BRINGING OF ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN
SUCH JURISDICTION IN RESPECT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY DOCUMENT RELATED HERETO. NOTWITHSTANDING THE
FOREGOING: (1) THE AGENT AND THE LENDERS SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO BRING ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING
AGAINST THE LOAN PARTIES OR THEIR PROPERTIES IN THE COURTS OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION THE AGENT OR
THE LENDERS DEEM NECESSARY OR APPROPRIATE IN ORDER TO REALIZE ON THE COLLATERAL OR OTHER SECURITY
FOR THE OBLIGATIONS AND (2) EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO ACKNOWLEDGES THAT ANY APPEALS FROM THE
COURTS DESCRIBED IN THE IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING SENTENCE MAY HAVE TO BE HEARD BY A COURT LOCATED
OUTSIDE THOSE JURISDICTIONS.




          (c) EACH OF THE LOAN PARTIES HEREBY WAIVES PERSONAL SERVICE OF ANY AND ALL PROCESS UPON IT AND
CONSENTS THAT ALL SUCH SERVICE OF PROCESS MAY BE MADE BY REGISTERED MAIL (RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED)
DIRECTED TO THE ADDRESS SET FORTH IN SECTION 14.8 AND SERVICE SO MADE SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE
COMPLETED SEVEN (7) DAYS AFTER THE SAME SHALL HAVE BEEN SO DEPOSITED IN THE U.S. MAILS POSTAGE
PREPAID. NOTHING CONTAINED HEREIN SHALL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF AGENT OR THE LENDERS TO SERVE LEGAL
PROCESS BY ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW.




     14.4 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH OF THE LOAN PARTIES, THE LENDERS AND THE AGENT EACH
IRREVOCABLY WAIVE THEIR RESPECTIVE RIGHTS TO A TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION BASED
UPON OR ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS, OR THE TRANSACTIONS
CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY, IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR OTHER LITIGATION OF ANY TYPE BROUGHT
BY ANY OF THE PARTIES AGAINST ANY OTHER PARTY OR ANY AGENT-RELATED PERSON, PARTICIPANT OR ASSIGNEE,
WHETHER WITH RESPECT TO CONTRACT CLAIMS, TORT CLAIMS, OR OTHERWISE. THE LOAN PARTIES, THE LENDERS
AND THE AGENT EACH AGREE THAT ANY SUCH CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION SHALL BE TRIED BY A COURT TRIAL
WITHOUT A JURY. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, THE PARTIES FURTHER AGREE THAT THEIR RESPECTIVE
RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IS WAIVED BY OPERATION OF THIS SECTION AS TO ANY ACTION, COUNTERCLAIM OR
OTHER PROCEEDING WHICH SEEKS, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, TO CHALLENGE THE VALIDITY OR ENFORCEABILITY OF
THIS AGREEMENT OR THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS OR ANY PROVISION HEREOF OR THEREOF. THIS WAIVER SHALL
APPLY TO ANY SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS, RENEWALS, SUPPLEMENTS OR MODIFICATIONS TO THIS AGREEMENT AND
THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS.



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     14.5 Survival of Representations and Warranties.



          All of the Loan Parties’ representations and warranties contained in this Agreement shall
survive the execution, delivery, and acceptance thereof by the parties, notwithstanding any
investigation by the Agent or the Lenders or their respective agents.




     14.6 Other Security and Guaranties.



          The Agent, may, without notice or demand and without affecting any Obligated Party’s
obligations hereunder or under any other Loan Document, from time to time: (a) take from any
Person and hold collateral (other than the Collateral) for the payment of all or any part of the
Obligations and exchange, enforce or release such collateral or any part thereof; and (b) accept
and hold any endorsement or guaranty of payment of all or any part of the Obligations and release
or substitute any such endorser or guarantor, or any Person who has given any Lien in any other
collateral as security for the payment of all or any part of the Obligations, or any other Person
in any way obligated to pay all or any part of the Obligations.




     14.7 Fees and Expenses.



          Each Loan Party agrees to pay to the Agent, for its benefit, on demand, all costs and expenses
that Agent pays or incurs in connection with the negotiation, preparation, syndication,
consummation, administration, enforcement, and termination of this Agreement or any of the other
Loan Documents, including: (a) Attorney Costs incurred by the Agent in connection with the
negotiation, preparation, syndication and consummation of this Agreement or any of the other Loan
Documents; (b) costs and expenses (including attorneys’ and paralegals’ fees and disbursements) for
any amendment, supplement, waiver, consent, or subsequent closing in connection with the Loan
Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby; (c) costs and expenses of lien and title
searches; (d) taxes, fees and other charges for filing financing statements and continuations, and
other actions to perfect, protect, and continue the Agent’s Liens (including costs and expenses
paid or incurred by the Agent in connection with the consummation of Agreement); (e) sums paid or
incurred to pay any amount or take any action required of any Loan Party under the Loan Documents
that such Loan Party fails to pay or take; (f) costs of appraisals, inspections, and verifications
of the Collateral, including reasonable travel, lodging, and meals for inspections of the
Collateral and the Loan Parties’ operations by the Agent plus the Agent’s then customary charge for
field examinations and audits and the preparation of reports thereof (such charge is currently $850
per day (or portion thereof) for each Person retained or employed by the Agent with respect to each
field examination or audit), provided, that unless an Event of Default have occurred and be
continuing, the Borrower shall not be obligated to the Agent for any expenses set forth in this
clause (f) for travel and visits to Consolidated Members’ facilities located in The People’s
Republic of China or Mexico; and (g) without duplication, costs and expenses of forwarding loan
proceeds, collecting checks and other items of payment, and establishing and maintaining Payment
Accounts and lock boxes, and costs and expenses of preserving and protecting the Collateral. In
addition, each Loan Party agrees to pay costs and expenses incurred by the Agent (including
Attorneys’ Costs) to the Agent, for its benefit, on demand, and to the other Lenders for their
benefit, on demand, and all reasonable fees, expenses and disbursements incurred by such other
Lenders, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements, in each case, paid or incurred to
obtain payment of




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the Obligations, enforce the Agent’s Liens, sell or otherwise realize upon the
Collateral, and otherwise enforce the provisions of the Loan Documents, or to defend any claims
made or threatened against the Agent or any Lender arising out of the transactions contemplated
hereby (including preparations for and consultations concerning any such matters). The foregoing
shall not be construed to limit any other provisions of the Loan Documents regarding costs and
expenses to be paid by the Loan Parties. All of the foregoing costs and expenses shall be charged
to the Loan Account as Revolving Loans as described in Section 3.8.




     14.8 Notices.



          Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all notices, demands and requests that any
party is required or elects to give to any other shall be in writing, or by a telecommunications
device capable of creating a written record, and any such notice shall become effective (a) upon
personal delivery thereof, including delivery by overnight mail and courier service, (b) four (4)
days after it shall have been mailed by United States mail, first class, certified or registered,
with postage prepaid, or (c) in the case of notice by such a telecommunications device, when
properly transmitted, in each case addressed to the party to be notified as follows:



If to the Agent or to the Bank:



Bank of America, N.A.

300 Galleria Parkway, N.W.

Suite 800

Atlanta, Georgia 30339

Attention: Applica Client Manager

Telecopy No.: (770) 857-2947



If to a Loan Party:



Applica Incorporated

3633 Flamingo Road

Miramar, Florida 33027

Attention: Chief Financial Officer

Telecopy No.: (954) 883-1694

Email: terry.polistina@applicamail.com



or to such other address as each party may designate for itself by like notice. Failure or delay
in delivering copies of any notice, demand, request, consent, approval, declaration or other
communication to the persons designated above to receive copies shall not adversely affect the
effectiveness of such notice, demand, request, consent, approval, declaration or other
communication.




     14.9 Waiver of Notices.



          Unless otherwise expressly provided herein, the Loan Parties waive presentment, and notice of
demand or dishonor and protest as to any instrument, notice of intent to accelerate the Obligations
and notice of acceleration of the Obligations, as well as any and all other notices





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to which they might otherwise be entitled. No notice to or demand on a Loan Party which the
Agent or any Lender may elect to give shall entitle the Loan Parties to any or further notice or
demand in the same, similar or other circumstances.




     14.10 Binding Effect.



          The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the
respective representatives, successors, and assigns of the parties hereto; provided,
however, that no interest herein may be assigned by any Loan Party without prior written
consent of the Agent and each Lender. The rights and benefits of the Agent and the Lenders
hereunder shall, if such Persons so agree, inure to any party acquiring any interest in the
Obligations or any part thereof.




     14.11 Indemnity of the Agent and the Lenders by the Borrower.



          (a) Each Loan Party agrees to defend, indemnify and hold the Agent-Related Persons, and each
Lender, its Affiliates, and each of their respective officers, directors, employees, counsel,
representatives, agents and attorneys-in-fact (each, an “Indemnified Person”) harmless from
and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments,
suits, costs, charges, expenses and disbursements (including Attorney Costs) of any kind or nature
whatsoever which may at any time (including at any time following repayment of the Loans and the
termination, resignation or replacement of the Agent or replacement of any Lender) be imposed on,
incurred by or asserted against any such Person in any way relating to or arising out of this
Agreement or any document contemplated by or referred to herein, or the transactions contemplated
hereby, or any action taken or omitted by any such Person under or in connection with any of the
foregoing, including with respect to any investigation, litigation or proceeding (including any
Insolvency Proceeding or appellate proceeding) related to or arising out of this Agreement, any
other Loan Document, or the Loans or the use of the proceeds thereof, whether or not any
Indemnified Person is a party thereto (all the foregoing, collectively, the “Indemnified
Liabilities”); provided that the Loan Parties shall have no obligation hereunder to any
Indemnified Person with respect to Indemnified Liabilities resulting solely from the gross
negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnified Person. The agreements in this Section shall
survive termination of the Commitments and payment of all other Obligations.




          (b) Each Loan Party agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Agent and the Lenders
and their Affiliates from any loss or liability directly or indirectly arising out of the use,
generation, manufacture, production, storage, release, threatened release, discharge, disposal or
presence of a hazardous substance relating to a Consolidated Member’s operations, business or
property. This indemnity will apply whether the hazardous substance is on, under or about the
Consolidated Member’s property or operations or property leased to a Consolidated Member. The
indemnity includes but is not limited to Attorneys Costs. The indemnity extends to the Agent and
the Lenders, their parents, affiliates, subsidiaries and all of their directors, officers,
employees, agents, successors, attorneys and assigns. “Hazardous substances” means any substance,
material or waste that is or becomes designated or regulated as “toxic,” “hazardous,” “pollutant,”
or “contaminant” or a similar designation or regulation under any federal, state or local law
(whether under common law, statute, regulation or otherwise) or




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judicial or administrative interpretation of such, including petroleum or natural gas. This
indemnity will survive repayment of all other Obligations.




     14.12 Amendment and Restatement of First Amended Agreement; Release.



          (a) This Agreement amends and restates, but does not discharge or satisfy any obligation of
any party under, the First Amended Credit Agreement and nothing herein shall constitute a novation
or accord and satisfaction with respect to the First Amended Credit Agreement or any of the
Obligations. All of the Loans, Letters of Credit and other Obligations outstanding under the First
Amended Credit Agreement shall be deemed to be outstanding hereunder. Each of the parties hereto
ratifies and reaffirms the First Amended Credit Agreement, as amended and restated hereby, and
agrees that this Agreement embodies the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the
subject matter hereof.




          (b) Each Loan Party hereby releases, acquits and forever discharges Agent and each Lender, and
their respective officers, directors, agents, consultants, legal counsel, successors and assigns,
from all claims, demands, suits, actions, causes of action, reckonings, and liabilities of any
nature, whether known or unknown, due or to become due, absolute or contingent, legal or equitable
or disputed or undisputed, that any Loan Party has or may claim to have against Agent or any Lender
and that arises out of or relates to any act, failure to act, transaction or occurrence under, in
connection with or related to the First Amended Credit Agreement or any of the other Loan
Documents, provided that nothing therein shall operate to release Agent or any Lender from
performing any of their agreements under this Agreement.




     14.13 Final Agreement.



          This Agreement, together with the other Loan Documents, is intended by the Loan Parties, the
Agent and the Lenders to be the final, complete, and exclusive expression of the agreement among
them. This Agreement and the other Loan Documents supersede any and all prior oral or written
agreements relating to the subject matter hereof, except for the Fee Letter. Nothing contained
herein shall be deemed to be or operate as a novation or an accord and satisfaction of any of the
Obligations. No modification, rescission, waiver, release, or amendment of any provision of this
Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be made, except by a written agreement signed by the
Loan Parties and a duly authorized officer of each of the Agent and the requisite Lenders.




     14.14 Counterparts.



          This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, including facsimile copies
thereof, and by the Agent, each Lender and the Loan Parties in separate counterparts, each of which
shall be an original, but all of which shall together constitute one and the same agreement;
signature pages may be detached from multiple separate counterparts and attached to a single
counterpart so that all signature pages are physically attached to the same document.




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     14.15 Captions.



          The captions contained in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only, are without
substantive meaning and should not be construed to modify, enlarge, or restrict any provision.




     14.16 Right of Setoff.



          In addition to any rights and remedies of the Lenders provided by law, if an Event of Default
exists or the Loans have been accelerated, each Lender is authorized (subject to the terms of
Section 12.12(b)) at any time and from time to time, without prior notice to the Loan
Parties, any such notice being waived by the Loan Parties to the fullest extent permitted by law,
to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or
final) at any time held by, and other indebtedness at any time owing by, such Lender or any
Affiliate of such Lender to or for the credit or the account of the Loan Parties against any and
all Obligations owing to such Lender or its Affiliates, now or hereafter existing, irrespective of
whether or not the Agent or such Lender shall have made demand under this Agreement or any Loan
Document and although such Obligations may be contingent or unmatured. Each Lender agrees promptly
to notify the Loan Parties and the Agent after any such set-off and application made by such
Lender; provided, however, that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the
validity of such set-off and application. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, NO LENDER SHALL EXERCISE
ANY RIGHT OF SET-OFF, BANKER’S LIEN, OR THE LIKE AGAINST ANY DEPOSIT ACCOUNT OR PROPERTY OF A LOAN
PARTY HELD OR MAINTAINED BY SUCH LENDER WITHOUT THE PRIOR WRITTEN UNANIMOUS CONSENT OF THE LENDERS.




     14.17 Confidentiality.



          The Agent and each Lender (each, a “Lending Party”) agrees to keep Confidential any
information furnished or made available to it by any Loan Party (each, a “Disclosing Party”) that
is marked as confidential or, with respect to verbal information, explicitly identified as
confidential when furnished (“Confidential Information”).





     (a) For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Confidential Information” shall not
include information that (i) is in the Lending Party’s possession prior to it being provided
by or on behalf of the Disclosing Party, provided that such information is not known by the
Lending Party to be subject to another confidentiality agreement with, or other legal or
contractual obligation of confidentiality to, a Disclosing Party (ii) is or becomes publicly
available (other than through a breach of this Agreement by any Lending Party), or (iii)
becomes available to the Lending Party on a non-confidential basis, provided that the source
of such information was not known by the Lending Party to be bound by a confidentiality
agreement or other legal or contractual obligation of confidentiality with respect to such
information.




     (b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Lending Party may disclose Confidential
Information to: (i) any governmental agency or regulatory body having or reasonably claiming
to have authority to regulate or oversee any aspect of the Lending Party’s



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business in connection with the exercise of such authority or claimed authority; (ii)
the extent necessary or appropriate to effect or preserve the Lending Party’s security (if
any) hereunder or to enforce any right or remedy provided pursuant to this Agreement or in
connection with any claims asserted by or against the Lending Party or the Borrower or any
other person or entity involved herewith; (iii) its directors, officers, employees,
attorneys, accountants, and auditors (collectively, the “Representatives”) whom it
reasonably determines need to know such information; and the Lending Party agrees inform the
Representatives to whom it discloses Confidential Information of the confidential nature of
the Confidential Information; (iv) pursuant to subpoena or other court process; (v) when
required to do so in accordance with the provisions of any applicable Requirement of Law;
(vi) to the extent reasonably required in connection with any litigation or proceeding
(including, but not limited to, any bankruptcy proceeding) to which any Lending Party or
their respective Affiliates may be party; and (vii) any bank or financial institution or
other entity to which the Lending Party has sold or desires to sell an interest or
participation in the Commitment and the Loan Documents, provided that any such recipient of
such Confidential Information agrees in writing to keep such Confidential Information
confidential as specified in this Section 14.17; provided, however, in the
event a Lending Party is requested or required (by interrogatory, court order, subpoena,
administrative proceeding, civil investigatory demand, or any similar legal process) to
disclose any of the Confidential Information, the Lending Party, in the absence of a
protective order, may disclose such information without liability. The Lending Party,
however, shall, to the extent permitted by law and as promptly as practicable, make
reasonable efforts to notify the Disclosing Party and the Borrower prior to such disclosure
by the Lending Party so that the Disclosing Party may seek at its sole expense a protective
order or other appropriate remedy.




     (c) Each Lending Party acknowledges that, under certain circumstances, the United
States securities laws may prohibit a person who has received material, non-public
information from an issuer from purchasing or selling securities of such issuer or from
communicating such information to any other person under circumstances in which it is
reasonably foreseeable that such other person is likely to purchase or sell such securities.
Each Lending Party further acknowledges that certain Confidential Information could be
considered material non-public information and agrees that it will not, and it will use
reasonable efforts to ensure that its Representatives will not, trade in the securities of
the Borrower on the basis of such information or communicate such information to any other
person under circumstances in which it is reasonably foreseeable that such other person is
likely to purchase or sell such securities.




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     14.18 Conflicts with Other Loan Documents.



          Unless otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement (or in another Loan Document by specific
reference to the applicable provision contained in this Agreement), if any provision contained in
this Agreement conflicts with any provision of any other Loan Document, the provision contained in
this Agreement shall govern and control.




     14.19 Agency of the Borrower for Each Other Loan Party.



          Each of the Loan Parties (other than the Borrower) irrevocably appoints the Borrower as its
agent for all purposes relevant to this Agreement, including the giving and receipt of notices and
execution and delivery of all documents, instruments, and certificates contemplated herein
(including, without limitation, execution and delivery to the Agent of Borrowing Base Certificates,
Notices of Borrowing, and Notices of Continuation/Conversion) and all modifications hereto. Any
agreement, acknowledgment, consent, direction, certification, or other action which might otherwise
be valid or effective only if given or taken by all or any of the Loan Parties or acting singly,
shall be valid and effective if given or taken only by the Borrower, whether or not any of the
other Loan Parties joins therein, and the Agent and the Lenders shall have no duty or obligation to
make further inquiry with respect to the authority of the Borrower under this Section
14.19, provided that nothing in this Section 14.19 shall limit the effectiveness of, or
the right of the Agent and the Lenders to rely upon, any notice (including a Notice of Borrowing or
a Notice of Continuation/Conversion), document, instrument, certificate, acknowledgment, consent,
direction, certification, or other action delivered by the Borrower or other Loan Party pursuant to
this Agreement.




     14.20 Express Waivers By Loan Parties In Respect of Cross Guaranties and Cross
Collateralization.



          Each Loan Party agrees as follows:




          (a) Each Loan Party hereby waives: (i) notice of acceptance of this Agreement; (ii) notice of
the making of any Loans, the issuance of any Letter of Credit or Credit Support, or any other
financial accommodations made or extended under the Loan Documents or the creation or existence of
any Obligations; (iii) notice of the amount of the Obligations, subject, however, to such Loan
Party’s right to make inquiry of the Agent to ascertain the amount of the Obligations at any
reasonable time; (iv) notice of any adverse change in the financial condition of any other
Obligated Party or of any other fact that might increase such Loan Party’s risk with respect to
such other Obligated Party under the Loan Documents; (v) notice of presentment for payment, demand,
protest, and notice thereof as to any promissory notes or other instruments among the Loan
Documents; and (vii) all other notices (except if such notice is specifically required to be given
to such Loan Party hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents to which such Loan Party is a
party) and demands to which such Loan Party might otherwise be entitled;




          (b) Each Loan Party hereby waives the right by statute or otherwise to require the Agent or
any Lender to institute suit against any other Obligated Party or to exhaust any rights and
remedies which the Agent or any Lender has or may have against any other Obligated




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Party. Each Loan Party further waives any defense arising by reason of any disability or other
defense of any other Obligated Party (other than the defense that the Obligations shall have been
fully and finally performed and indefeasibly paid) or by reason of the cessation from any cause
whatsoever of the liability of any such Obligated Party in respect thereof.




          (c) Each Loan Party hereby waives and agrees not to assert against the Agent, any Lender, or
the Letter of Credit Issuer: (i) any defense (legal or equitable), setoff, counterclaim, or claim
which such Loan Party may now or at any time hereafter have against any other Obligated Party; (ii)
any defense, setoff, counterclaim, or claim of any kind or nature available to any other Obligated
Party against the Agent, any Lender, the Bank, or the Letter of Credit Issuer, arising directly or
indirectly from the present or future lack of perfection, sufficiency, validity, or enforceability
of the Obligations or any security therefor; (iii) any right or defense arising by reason of any
claim or defense based upon an election of remedies by the Agent, any Lender, the Bank, or the
Letter of Credit Issuer under any applicable law; (iv) the benefit of any statute of limitations
affecting any other Loan Party’s liability hereunder;




          (d) Each Loan Party consents and agrees that, without notice to or by such Loan Party and
without affecting or impairing the obligations of such Loan Party hereunder, the Agent may (subject
to any requirement for consent of any of the Lenders to the extent required by this Agreement), by
action or inaction: (i) compromise, settle, extend the duration or the time for the payment of, or
discharge the performance of, or may refuse to or otherwise not enforce the Loan Documents; (ii)
release all or any one or more parties to any one or more of the Loan Documents or grant other
indulgences to any other Obligated Party in respect thereof, (iii) amend or modify in any manner
and at any time (or from time to time) any of the Loan Documents; or (iv) release or substitute any
Person liable for payment of the Obligations, or enforce, exchange, release, or waive any security
for the Obligations or any Guaranty of the Obligations;




          Each Loan Party represents and warrants to the Agent and the Lenders that such Loan Party is
currently informed of the financial condition of all other Consolidated Members and all other
circumstances which a diligent inquiry would reveal and which bear upon the risk of nonpayment of
the Obligations. Each Loan Party further represents and warrants that such Loan Party has read and
understands the terms and conditions of the Loan Documents. Each Loan Party agrees that neither the
Agent, any Lender, the Bank, nor the Letter of Credit Issuer has any responsibility to inform any
Loan Party of the financial condition of any other Obligated Party or of any other circumstances
which bear upon the risk of nonpayment or nonperformance of the Obligations.




     14.21 USA Patriot Act Notice.



          The Agent and Lenders each hereby notifies each Loan Party that, pursuant to the requirements
of the USA Patriot Act, it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies
such Loan Party, which information includes the name and address of each Loan Party and other
information that will allow the Agent and each Lender to identify such Loan Party in accordance
with the USA Patriot Act.




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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have entered into this Agreement on the date first
above written.



	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	“BORROWER”
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	APPLICA INCORPORATED, a Florida corporation
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	/s/ Terry Polistina
	 

	 	 	 
	 

	 	Name:
	 	Terry Polistina
	 

	 	Title:
	 	Senior Vice President and CFO
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	“GUARANTORS”
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	APPLICA CONSUMER PRODUCTS, INC.,
	 	 	a Florida corporation
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	/s/ Terry Polistina
	 

	 	 	 
	 

	 	Name:
	 	Terry Polistina
	 

	 	Title:
	 	Senior Vice President and CFO
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	APPLICA CANADA CORPORATION,
	 	 	a Nova Scotia corporation
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	/s/ Lisa R. Carstarphen
	 

	 	 	 
	 

	 	Name:
	 	Lisa R. Carstarphen
	 

	 	Title:
	 	Corporate Secretary
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	WD DELAWARE, INC., a Delaware corporation
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	/s/ Lisa R. Carstarphen
	 

	 	 	 
	 

	 	Name:
	 	Lisa R. Carstarphen
	 

	 	Title:
	 	Corporate Secretary
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	HP INTELLECTUAL CORP., a Delaware corporation
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	/s/ Lisa R. Carstarphen
	 

	 	 	 
	 

	 	Name:
	 	Lisa R. Carstarphen
	 

	 	Title:
	 	Corporate Secretary
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	WINDMERE HOLDINGS CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	/s/ Lisa R. Carstarphen
	 

	 	 	 
	 

	 	Name:
	 	Lisa R. Carstarphen
	 

	 	Title:
	 	Corporate Secretary






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	 	 	HP DELAWARE, INC.,
	 	 	a Delaware corporation
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	/s/ Lisa R. Carstarphen
	 

	 	 	 
	 

	 	Name:
	 	Lisa R. Carstarphen
	 

	 	Title:
	 	Corporate Secretary
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	HPG LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	/s/ Lisa R. Carstarphen
	 

	 	 	 
	 

	 	Name:
	 	Lisa R. Carstarphen
	 

	 	Title:
	 	Corporate Secretary
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	APPLICA AMERICAS, INC. (f/k/a HP Americas, Inc.),
	 	 	a Delaware corporation
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	/s/ Lisa R. Carstarphen
	 

	 	 	 
	 

	 	Name:
	 	Lisa R. Carstarphen
	 

	 	Title:
	 	Corporate Secretary
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	APPLICA MEXICO HOLDINGS, INC.,
	 	 	a Delaware corporation
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	/s/ Lisa R. Carstarphen
	 

	 	 	 
	 

	 	Name:
	 	Lisa R. Carstarphen
	 

	 	Title:
	 	Corporate Secretary
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	APPLICA ASIA LIMITED, a Hong Kong company
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	/s/ Lisa R. Carstarphen
	 

	 	 	 
	 

	 	Name:
	 	Lisa R. Carstarphen
	 

	 	Title:
	 	Corporate Secretary
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	“AGENT”
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as
	 	 	Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	/s/ Sherry Lail
	 

	 	 	 
	 

	 	Name:
	 	Sherry Lail
	 

	 	Title:
	 	Senior Vice President






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	 	 	“LEAD ARRANGER”
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC,
	 	 	as Sole Lead Arranger and Sole Book Manager
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	/s/ John Yankauskas
	 

	 	 	 
	 

	 	Name:
	 	John Yankauskas, for Janet Jarrett
	 

	 	Title:
	 	Senior Vice President
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	“DOCUMENTATION AGENT”
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION,
	 	 	as Documentation Agent
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	/s/ Wafa Shalabi
	 

	 	 	 
	 

	 	Name:
	 	Wafa Shalabi
	 

	 	Title:
	 	Its Duly Authorized Signatory
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	“SYNDICATION AGENT”
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
	 	 	as Syndication Agent
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	/s/ Roanne Disalvatore
	 

	 	 	 
	 

	 	Name:
	 	Roanne Disalvatore
	 

	 	Title:
	 	Vice President
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	“LENDERS”
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as a Lender
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	/s/ Sherry Lail
	 

	 	 	 
	 

	 	Name:
	 	Sherry Lail
	 

	 	Title:
	 	Senior Vice President
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
	 	 	as a Lender
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	/s/ Roanne Disalvatore
	 

	 	 	 
	 

	 	Name:
	 	Roanne Disalvatore
	 

	 	Title:
	 	Vice President
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION,
	 	 	as a Lender
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	/s/ Wafa Shalabi
	 

	 	 	 
	 

	 	Name:
	 	Wafa Shalabi
	 

	 	Title:
	 	Its Duly Authorized Signatory






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ANNEX A

to

Credit Agreement




          1. Definitions. Capitalized terms used in the Loan Documents shall have the following
respective meanings (unless otherwise defined therein), and all section references in the following
definitions shall refer to sections of this Agreement:




          “2005 Non-Recurring Charges” means non-recurring charges accrued in 2005 and arising
from (i) the write-down by Borrower with respect to certain Inventory of the Loan Parties, which
non-recurring charges shall not exceed $12,850,000, (ii) restructuring charges relating to the
Mexican operations, which non-recurring charges shall not exceed $17,900,000, of which no more than
$3,600,000 shall be cash charges, and (iii) warranty expenses of $5,200,000.




          “2006 Non-Recurring Non-Cash Charges” means non-recurring charges accrued in 2006 and
arising from Borrower’s key employee retention program, not to exceed in aggregate $1,500,000.




          “Accounts” means all of the Borrower’s now owned or hereafter acquired or arising
accounts, as defined in the UCC, including any rights to payment for the sale or lease of goods or
rendition of services, whether or not they have been earned by performance.




          “Account Debtor” means each Person obligated in any way on or in connection with an
Account, Chattel Paper or General Intangibles (including a payment intangible).




          “ACH Transactions” means any cash management or related services, including the
automatic clearing house transfer of funds by the Bank or any Lender for the account of any
Consolidated Member.




          “Acquisition” means the acquisition of (i) a controlling equity interest in another
Person (including the purchase of an option, warrant or convertible or similar type security to
acquire such a controlling interest at the time it becomes exercisable by the holder thereof),
whether by purchase of such equity interest or upon exercise of an option or warrant for, or
conversion of securities into, such equity interest, or (ii) assets of another Person which
constitute any material part of the assets of such Person or of a line or lines of business
conducted by such Person.




          “Adjusted Net Earnings from Operations” means, with respect to any relevant fiscal
period of the Borrower, the Consolidated Member’s net income after provision for income taxes for
such fiscal period, as determined in accordance with GAAP and reported on the Financial Statements
for such period, excluding any and all of the following included in such net income: (a) gain or
loss arising from the sale of any capital assets; (b) gain arising from any write-up in the book
value of any asset; (c) earnings of any Person, substantially all the assets of which have been
acquired by a Consolidated Member in any manner, to the extent realized by such other Person prior
to the date of acquisition; (d) earnings of any Person in which a Consolidated Member has an
ownership interest (other than a Subsidiary) unless (and only to the extent) such earnings shall
actually have been received by such Consolidated Member in the form of cash distributions; (e)
gains arising from any foreign currency translations or in




 









 







connection with Hedge Agreements to the extent not included as a component of the Borrower’s
consolidated operating profit or interest expense in the Financial Statements; (f) gain arising
from the acquisition of debt or equity securities of the Borrower or any other Consolidated Member
or from cancellation or forgiveness of Debt; and (g) gain arising from extraordinary items, as
determined in accordance with GAAP; provided, that Adjusted Net Earnings from Operations shall not
include any income arising from any settlement or purchase price adjustment relating to the sale of
the Loan Parties’ equity interests in the Anasazi Partners, L.P. joint venture investment
partnership.




          “Administration Fee” has the meaning specified in Section 2.7.




          “Affiliate” means, as to any Person, including any Consolidated Member (the “subject
Person”), any other Person which, directly or indirectly, is in control of, is controlled by, or is
under common control with, the subject Person or which owns, directly or indirectly, ten percent
(10%) or more of the outstanding equity interest of the subject Person. A Person shall be deemed to
control another Person if the controlling Person possesses, directly or indirectly, the power to
direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of the other Person, whether through
the ownership of voting securities, by contract, or otherwise.




          “Agency Agreement” means, when used with reference to Applica Consumer Products, the
Agency Agreement in effect between Applica Consumer Products and Applica Asia, pursuant to which
Applica Asia shall furnish to Applica Consumer Products various purchasing and handling services
with respect to the importation of various types of products from various countries as more fully
set forth therein; and, when used with reference to Applica Canada, the Agency Agreement in effect
between Applica Canada and Applica Asia, pursuant to which Applica Asia shall furnish to Applica
Canada various purchasing and handling services with respect to the importation of various types of
products from various countries as more fully set forth therein.




          “Agent” means the Bank, solely in its capacity as administrative and collateral agent
for the Lenders, and any successor administrative and collateral agent.




          “Agent Advances” has the meaning specified in Section 1.2(i).




          “Agent-Related Persons” means Agent, the Lead Arranger, together with their respective
Affiliates, and the officers, directors, employees, counsel, representatives, agents and
attorneys-in-fact of Agent and such Affiliates.




          “Agent’s Liens” means the Liens in the Collateral granted to the Agent, for the
benefit of the Lenders and the Agent, pursuant to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.




          “Aggregate Revolver Outstandings” means, at any time, the sum of (a) the unpaid
balance of the Revolving Loans, (b) 100% of the aggregate undrawn face amount of all Letters of
Credit and Credit Support, and (c) the aggregate amount of any unpaid reimbursement obligations in
respect of Letters of Credit and Credit Support.




          “Agreement” means this Agreement to which this Annex A is attached, as from time to
time amended, modified or restated.




 









 








          “Anniversary Date” means each anniversary of the Closing Date.




          “Anti-Terrorism Laws” mean any laws relating to terrorism or money laundering,
including Executive Order No. 13224 and the USA Patriot Act.




          “Applica Americas” means Applica Americas, Inc., formerly known as HP Americas, Inc.,
a Delaware corporation.




          “Applica Americas Blocked Account” means each blocked account established and
regulated pursuant to the Applica Americas Blocked Account Agreement.




          “Applica Americas Blocked Account Agreement” means each Blocked Account Agreement to
be entered into between Applica Americas and its depository banks.




          “Applica Americas Formula Amount” means, at any date of determination, that portion of
the Borrowing Base comprised of Eligible Accounts and Eligible Inventory owned by Applicable
Americas.




          “Applica Asia Guaranty” means a Guaranty to be executed by Applica Asia in favor of
the Agent and Lenders pursuant to which Applica Asia guarantees payment of the Obligations.




          “Applica Asia” means Applica Asia Limited, a Hong Kong company.




          “Applica Asia Blocked Account Agreements” means the Blocked Account Agreements to be
entered into between Applica Asia and Bank as its depository bank.




          “Applica Asia Documents” means the Applica Asia Guaranty, Applica Asia Blocked Account
Agreements, the Applica Asia Security Agreement, a favorable opinion letter from Applica Asia’s
legal counsel in form and scope acceptable to the Agent, and such other instruments, agreements and
other documents that may be requested by the Agent to give effect to any of the foregoing documents
or to perfect the Liens granted pursuant to the terms thereof.




          “Applica Asia Security Agreement” means the General Security Agreement to be executed
and delivered by Applica Asia in favor of Agent for the benefit of itself and the Lenders.




          “Applica Asia Serviced Account” shall have the meaning given to it in Section
7.34(a).




          “Applica Asia Serviced Account Sublimit” means, as of any date of determination, the
sum of $10,000,000.




          “Applica Canada” means Applica Canada Corporation, a Nova Scotia corporation.




 









 








          “Applica Canada Blocked Account” means the blocked account established and regulated
pursuant to the Applica Canada Blocked Account Agreement.




          “Applica Canada Blocked Account Agreement” means the Blocked Account Agreements
entered into between Applica Canada and Scotia Bank.




          “Applica Canada Formula Amount” means, on any date, that portion of the Borrowing Base
(prior to giving effect to the Applica Canada Sublimit) comprised of Eligible Accounts and Eligible
Inventory owned by Applica Canada on such date.




          “Applica Canada Guaranty” means the Amended and Restated Guarantee executed by Applica
Canada on the Closing Date pursuant to which Applica Canada guarantees the payment of the
Obligations.




          “Applica Canada Security Agreement” means the Amended and Restated General Security
Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, executed and delivered by Applica Canada in favor of Agent
for the benefit of itself and the Lenders.




          “Applica Canada Sublimit” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in the definition of
“Borrowing Base.”




          “Applica Consumer Products” means Applica Consumer Products, Inc., a Florida
corporation, and its successors and assigns.




          “Applica Consumer Products Formula Amount” means, at any date of determination, that
portion of the Borrowing Base comprised of Eligible Accounts and Eligible Inventory owned by
Applica Consumer Products.




          “Applicable Margin” means, as of the Closing Date,




          (i) with respect to Base Rate Loans, 0.0%; and




          (ii) with respect to LIBOR Revolving Loans, 1.75%.




          The Applicable Margin shall be adjusted (up or down) each Fiscal Quarter, based upon Average
Quarterly Availability for each Fiscal Quarter, commencing with the Fiscal Quarter ending June 30,
2006. Adjustments in Applicable Margin shall be determined by reference to the following grid:




	 	 	 
	If Average Quarterly	 	Level of
	Availability is :	 	Applicable Margin is:
	3 $27,000,000

	 	 Level I
	 
	< $27,000,000 but 3 $20,000,000

	 	 Level II
	 
	< $20,000,000

	 	 Level III






 









 






	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Applicable Margin	 
	 	 	Level I	 	 	Level II	 	 	Level III	 
	Base Rate Loans
	 	 	0	%	 	 	0	%	 	 	.25	%
	LIBOR Revolving Loans
	 	 	1.50	%	 	 	1.75	%	 	 	2.00	%





All adjustments to the Applicable Margin based upon Average Quarterly Availability for the Fiscal
Quarter ending June 30, 2006, and for each Fiscal Quarter ending thereafter, shall be effective for
the ensuing Fiscal Quarter and in each case shall be implemented five (5) Business Days after the
immediately preceding Fiscal Quarter. If a Default or Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing at the time any reduction in the Applicable Margin is to be implemented, no reduction
may occur until the first day of the first calendar month following the date on which such Default
or Event of Default is waived in writing by the Agent or cured.




          “Applicable Unused Line Fee” means, in respect of any month, the fee determined in
accordance with the following grid:




	 	 	 	 	 
	Average Monthly Utilization	 	Unused Line Fee	 
	 
	Greater than or equal to 66.67%
	 	 	.250%	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Greater than or equal to 33.33% But less than 66.67%
	 	 	.325%	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Less than 33.33%
	 	 	.375%	 





Where “Average Monthly Utilization” shall mean the percentage derived by dividing the Average
Credit Facility Outstandings for any applicable month by the Maximum Revolver Amount.




          “Asset Disposition” means, with respect to any Person, the sale, lease or other
disposition of any asset of such Person other than the sale of Inventory or the use of cash in the
ordinary course of business.




          “Assignee” has the meaning specified in Section 11.2(a).




          “Assignment and Acceptance” has the meaning specified in Section 11.2(a).




          “Attorney Costs” means and includes all reasonable fees, expenses and disbursements of
any law firm or other counsel engaged by the Agent.




          “Availability” means, at any time (a) the lesser of (i) the Maximum Revolver Amount,
or (ii) the Borrowing Base minus (b) the Aggregate Revolver Outstandings at such time;
provided that, for purposes of determining Availability, solely as such term is used in
Section 7.32 of this Agreement and in the definitions of “Average Monthly Excess
Availability,” “Average Quarterly Availability,” “Fixed Charge Availability Requirements,”
“Permitted




 









 







Acquisition,” “Permitted Senior Subordinated Debt Prepayments” and “Restricted Investment,”
Availability shall be computed as follows: at any time (a) the lesser of (i) the Maximum Revolver
Amount, or (ii) the Borrowing Base (calculated for this purpose without deducting the Availability
Reserve) minus (b) the Aggregate Revolver Outstandings at such time.




          “Availability Reserve” means $10,000,000.




          “Average Credit Facility Outstandings” means for any period, the average daily
Aggregate Revolver Outstandings at the end of each day during a month or during shorter periods if
the foregoing is calculated for the first month after the Closing Date or as of the Termination
Date.




          “Average Monthly Excess Availability” means, for any calendar month, an amount
obtained by adding the aggregate of the actual amount of Availability on each day during such month
(as determined by Agent in accordance with the terms of this Agreement) and by dividing such sum by
the number of days in such month .




          “Average Quarterly Availability” means, for any Fiscal Quarter, an amount
obtained by adding the aggregate of the actual amount of Availability on each day during such
Fiscal Quarter (as determined by Agent in accordance with the terms of this Agreement) and by
dividing such sum by the number of days in such Fiscal Quarter.




          “Bank” means Bank of America, N.A., a national banking association, or any successor
entity thereto.




          “Bank Products” means any one or more of the following types of services or facilities
extended to a Consolidated Member by the Bank, any Lender, any Affiliate of the Bank or a Lender,
and, solely in the case of an Affiliate of the Bank or a Lender, in reliance on the Bank’s or such
Lender’s agreement to indemnify such affiliate in connection with: (i) credit cards; (ii) ACH
Transactions; (iii) cash management, including controlled disbursement services; and (iv) Hedge
Agreements.




          “Bank Product Reserves” means all reserves which the Agent from time to time
establishes in its reasonable discretion for the Bank Products then provided by or outstanding from
Bank and, in the case of Bank Products provided by Persons other than the Bank, of which the Agent
shall have received timely notice pursuant to Section 12.19.




          “Bankruptcy Code” means Title 11 of the United States Code (11 U.S.C. § 101 et
seq.).




          “Base Rate” means, for any day, the rate of interest in effect for such day as
publicly announced from time to time by the Bank in Charlotte, North Carolina as its “prime rate”
(the “prime rate” being a rate set by the Bank based upon various factors including the Bank’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 the prime rate announced by the Bank shall take effect at the opening of business on the
day specified in the public announcement of such change. Each Interest Rate based upon the Base
Rate shall be adjusted simultaneously with any change in the Base Rate.




 









 








          “Base Rate Loans” means, collectively, the Base Rate Loans.




          “Base Rate Loan” means a Revolving Loan during any period in which it bears interest
based on the Base Rate.




          “BIA” means the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (Canada) and all regulations thereunder.




          “Black & Decker License Agreement” means the Trademark License Agreement, dated June
26, 1998, The Black & Decker Corporation and the Borrower.




          “Blocked Account Agreement” means an agreement, including, inter alia, a collection
account agreement, among one or more of the Loan Parties, the Agent and a Clearing Bank, in form
and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent, concerning the collection of payments which
represent the proceeds of Accounts or of any other Collateral.




          “Borrower” means Applica Incorporated, a Florida corporation, and its successors and
assigns.




          “Borrowing” means a borrowing hereunder consisting of Revolving Loans made on the same
day by the Lenders to the Borrower or by Bank (in the case of a Borrowing funded by Non-Ratable
Loans) or by the Agent in the case of a Borrowing consisting of an Agent Advance, or the issuance
of Letters of Credit or Credit Support hereunder.




          “Borrowing Base” means, at any time, an amount equal to:





	 	(a)	 	the sum of:






	 	(i)	 	85% of the Net Amount of Eligible Accounts of
each Borrowing Base Party;
	 
	 	 	 	plus
	 
	 	(ii)	 	the lesser of:






	 	(A)	 	$75,000,000, or
	 
	 	(B)	 	amount equal to the lesser of:






(I) 70% of the Cost Value of Eligible Inventory of each
Borrowing Base Party, or




(II) 85% of the Net Orderly Liquidation Value of Eligible
Inventory of each Borrowing Base Party;




minus




	 	(b)	 	without duplication, the Reserves.




 









 











          Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the amount of the Borrowing Base on any date
(a) attributable to Eligible In-Transit Inventory exceed (i) $24,500,000 with respect to Eligible
In-Transit Inventory destined for a United States port of entry or (ii) $3,500,000 with respect to
Eligible In-Transit Inventory destined for a Canadian port of entry; (b) attributable to Eligible
Accounts that are Applica Asia Serviced Accounts exceed the Applica Asia Serviced Account Sublimit;
or (c) attributable to Eligible Accounts of Account Debtors having their principal assets, chief
executive office or principal place of business in Puerto Rico and Eligible Inventory of Applica
Americas that is located in Puerto Rico exceed, in aggregate, $3,000,000. If, after calculating
the Borrowing Base as of any date as hereinabove described, it is determined that the portion of
the Borrowing Base attributable to Eligible Accounts and Eligible Inventory of Applica Canada
exceeds the lesser of (i) $54,000,000 or (ii) 30% of the Borrowing Base as so calculated (the
lesser of (i) and (ii) being referred to herein as the “Applica Canada Sublimit”), then such excess
shall be deducted from the amount of the Borrowing Base so calculated on such date and the
Borrowing Base as so adjusted shall be the Borrowing Base for all purposes of this Agreement on
such date.




          For purposes of the calculation of the Borrowing Base, (a) the value of Eligible Accounts and
Eligible Inventory shall be calculated based on Dollar Equivalents at any date of determination,
and (b) the value of Eligible Inventory consisting of In-Transit Inventory shall be net of all
duty, freight, taxes, costs, insurance and other charges and expenses which customarily pertain to
such In-Transit Inventory. In calculating the Applica Canada Sublimit, such sublimit shall be
shown in the Borrowing Base in Dollars, which shall be equal to the amount of Dollars on any date
that could be purchased on such date, at the applicable Exchange Rate on the immediately preceding
Business Day, with Canadian dollars.




          “Borrowing Base Certificate” means a certificate by a Responsible Officer of the
Borrower, substantially in the form of Exhibit A (or in another form acceptable to the
Agent) setting forth the calculation of the Borrowing Base, including a calculation of each
component thereof, all in such detail as shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Agent. All
calculations of the Borrowing Base in connection with the preparation of any Borrowing Base
Certificate shall originally be made by the Borrower and certified to the Agent; provided
that the Agent shall have the right to review and adjust, in the exercise of its reasonable credit
judgment, any such calculation (1) to reflect its reasonable estimate of declines in value of any
of the Collateral described therein and (2) to the extent that such calculation is not in
accordance with this Agreement. Each Borrowing Base Certificate shall separately calculate the
Applica Canada Sublimit in both Canadian dollars and Dollars, provided that in expressing the
Applica Canada Sublimit in Dollars, the Dollar amount with reference to Canadian dollars shall be
equal to the amount of Dollars that could be purchased on such date, at the applicable Exchange
Rate on the date immediately preceding the date of the Borrowing Base Certificate, with Canadian
dollars.




          “Borrowing Base Party” means Borrower, Applica Canada, Applica Consumer Products and
Applica Americas, or any of them.




          “Business Day” means (a) any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or a day on which
banks in Atlanta, Georgia are required or permitted to be closed, and (b) with respect to all
notices, determinations, fundings and payments in connection with the LIBOR Rate or LIBOR

 









 








Loans, any day that is a Business Day pursuant to clause (a) above and that is also a
day on which trading in Dollars is carried on by and between banks in the London interbank market.




          “Capital Adequacy Regulation” means any guideline, request or directive of any central
bank or other Governmental Authority, or any other law, rule or regulation, whether or not having
the force of law, in each case, regarding capital adequacy of any bank or of any corporation
controlling a bank.




          “Capital Expenditures” means all payments due (whether or not paid during any fiscal
period) in respect of the cost of any fixed asset or improvement, or replacement, substitution, or
addition thereto, which has a useful life of more than one year, including, without limitation,
those costs arising in connection with the direct or indirect acquisition of such asset by way of
increased product or service charges or in connection with a Capital Lease, and other items
presented in accordance with the GAAP.




          “Capital Lease” means any lease of property by a Consolidated Member which, in
accordance with GAAP, should be reflected as a capital lease on the consolidated balance sheet of
the Borrower.




          “Capital Stock” means, for any Person, any and all corporate stock, units, shares,
partnership interests, membership interests, equity interests, rights, securities, or other
equivalent evidences of ownership (however designated) issued to such Person.




          “Change of Control” means if any Person or group of Persons acting in concert, other
than the owners of more than 10% of outstanding securities of the Borrower as of Closing Date
having voting rights in the election of directors, shall own or control, directly or indirectly,
more than 30% of the outstanding securities of the Borrower having voting rights in the election of
directors, in each case to be determined on a fully diluted basis and taking into account any
outstanding securities or contract rights exercisable, exchangeable or convertible into equity
interests.




          “Chattel Paper” shall have the meaning specified in the Security Agreement.




          “Clearing Bank” means the Bank or any other banking institution with whom a Payment
Account has been established pursuant to a Blocked Account Agreement.




          “Closing Date” means December 23, 2005.




          “Closing Fee” has the meaning specified in Section 2.4.




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




          “Collateral” has the meaning specified in the Security Agreement.




          “Collateral Access Agreement” shall mean a Warehousemen’s Agreement or a Landlord
Agreement, among Agent, a Loan Party and/or a Loan Party’s Affiliate and certain third parties
named therein, as of the Closing Date and from time to time thereafter, in each case substantially
in the form attached hereto as Exhibit E.




 









 








          “Commitment” means, at any time with respect to a Lender, the principal amount set
forth beside such Lender’s name under the heading “Commitment” on Annex B attached
to the Agreement, or on the signature page of the Assignment and Acceptance pursuant to which such
Lender became a Lender hereunder in accordance with the provisions of Section 11.2, and
“Commitments” means, collectively, the aggregate amount of the Commitments of all of the
Lenders.




          “Confidential Information” has the meaning specified in Section 14.17.




          “Consolidated EBITDA” means, with respect to any fiscal period of the Borrower, the
Adjusted Net Earnings from Operations of the Borrower and the other Consolidated Members,
plus, to the extent deducted in the determination of Adjusted Net Earnings from Operations
for that fiscal period, interest expenses, federal, state, local and foreign income taxes,
depreciation, amortization, the 2005 Non-Recurring Charges and the 2006 Non-Recurring Charges
(until paid), in all cases as determined in accordance with GAAP.




          “Consolidated Members” means the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and “Consolidated
Member” means any of the foregoing.




          “Contaminant” means any waste, pollutant, hazardous substance, toxic substance,
hazardous waste, special waste, petroleum or petroleum-derived substance or waste, asbestos in any
form or condition, polychlorinated biphenyls (“PCBs”), or any constituent of any such substance or
waste.




          “Continuation/Conversion Date” means the date on which a Loan is converted into or
continued as a LIBOR Loan.




          “Core Business” means, with respect to the Consolidated Members, the business of
manufacturing and distributing of household and outdoor appliances, personal care products, pet
products and related items consistent with past practices.




          “Cost of Acquisition” means, with respect to any Acquisition, as at the date of
consummation of any such Acquisition, the sum of the following (without duplication): (i) the
value of the capital stock, warrants or options to acquire capital stock of a Loan Party to be
transferred in connection therewith, (ii) any cash or other property and the unpaid principal
amount of any debt instrument given as consideration, (iii) any Debt assumed by a Loan Party in
connection with such Acquisition, and (iv) out of pocket transaction costs for the services and
expenses of attorneys, accountants and other consultants incurred in effecting such a transaction,
and other similar transactions costs so incurred. For purposes of determining the Cost of
Acquisition for any transaction, (A) the capital stock of a Loan Party shall be valued (I) at its
market value as reported on the New York Stock Exchange with respect to shares that are freely
tradable, and (II) with respect to shares that are not freely tradable, as determined by the Board
of Directors of the Borrower and, if requested by Agent, determined to be a reasonable valuation by
the independent public accountants referred to in Section 5.2 hereof, (B) the capital stock
of any Subsidiary shall be valued as determined by the Board of Directors of the Borrower or such
Subsidiary and, if requested by Agent, determined to be a reasonable valuation by the independent
public accountants referred to in Section 5.2 hereof, and (C) with respect to any

 









 








Acquisition accomplished pursuant to the exercise of options or warrants or the conversion of
securities, the Cost of Acquisition shall include both the cost of acquiring such option, warrant
or convertible security as well as the cost of exercise or conversion.




          “Cost Value” means, with reference to Eligible Inventory, the applicable Borrowing
Base Party’s cost of such Eligible Inventory calculated on a first-in, first-out basis determined
in accordance with GAAP.




          “Credit Risk” means, with respect to any Factored Account, the risk that such Account
is not paid, in whole or in part, due to the Account Debtor’s financial inability to pay.




          “Credit Support” has the meaning specified in Section 1.3(a).




          Current Maturities of Long Term Debt shall mean all payments in respect of Long Term
Debt (other than the Obligations) that are required to be made within one year from the date of
determination, whether or not the obligation to make such payments would constitute a current
liability of the obligor under GAAP.




          “Debt” means, without duplication, with respect any Person (the “subject Person”), all
liabilities, obligations and indebtedness of the subject Person to any other Person, of any kind or
nature, now or hereafter owing, arising, due or payable, howsoever evidenced, created, incurred,
acquired or owing, whether primary, secondary, direct, contingent, fixed or otherwise, consisting
of indebtedness for borrowed money or the deferred purchase price of property, excluding purchases
of property, product, merchandise and services in the ordinary course of business, but including
(a) in the case of the Loan Parties, all Obligations; (b) all obligations and liabilities of any
Person secured by any Lien on the subject Person’s property, even though the subject Person shall
not have assumed or become liable for the payment thereof; (except unperfected Liens incurred in
the ordinary course of business and not in connection with the borrowing of money); provided,
however, that all such obligations and liabilities which are limited in recourse to such
property shall be included in Debt only to the extent of the book value of such property as would
be shown on a balance sheet of the subject Person prepared in accordance with GAAP; (c) all
obligations or liabilities created or arising under any Capital Lease or conditional sale or other
title retention agreement with respect to property used or acquired by the subject Person, even if
the rights and remedies of the lessor, seller or lender thereunder are limited to repossession of
such property, provided that all such obligations and liabilities which are limited in
recourse to such property shall be included in Debt only to the extent of the book value of such
property as would be shown on a balance sheet of the subject Person prepared in accordance with
GAAP; (d) all obligations and liabilities under Guaranties; (e) the present value (discounted at
the Base Rate) of lease payments due under synthetic leases; and (f) all obligations and
liabilities under any asset securitization or sale/leaseback transaction; provided,
further, however, that in no event shall the term Debt include the capital stock
surplus, retained earnings, minority interests in the common stock of Subsidiaries, lease
obligations (other than pursuant to (c) or (e) above), reserves for deferred income taxes and
investment credits, other deferred credits or reserves.




 









 








          “Default” means any event or circumstance which, with the giving of notice, the lapse
of time, or both, would (if not cured, waived, or otherwise remedied during such time) constitute
an Event of Default.




          “Default Rate” means a fluctuating per annum interest rate at all times equal to the
sum of (a) the otherwise applicable Interest Rate plus (b) two percent (2%) per annum.
Each Default Rate shall be adjusted simultaneously with any change in the applicable Interest Rate.
In addition, the imposition of the Default Rate shall result in an increase in the Letter of
Credit Fee by two percent (2%) per annum.




          “Defaulting Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 12.15(c).




          “Deposit Accounts” shall have the meaning specified in the Security Agreement.




          “Designated Account” has the meaning specified in Section 1.2(c).




          “Direct Foreign Subsidiary” means any Foreign Subsidiary whose outstanding voting
Capital Stock is owned by a Loan Party or a Domestic Subsidiary.




          “Disclosing Party” has the meaning specified in Section 14.17.




          “Distribution” means, in respect of any Person (other than a natural Person): (a) the
payment or making of any dividend or other distribution of property in respect of such Person’s
Capital Stock (excluding any options or warrants for, or other rights with respect to, such stock)
of such corporation, other than distributions in such Person’s Capital Stock of the same class; or
(b) the redemption or other acquisition by such corporation of any Capital Stock (or any options or
warrants for such Capital Stock) of such Person.




          “Documents” shall have the meaning specified in the Security Agreement, and include
bills of lading, warehouse receipts and other documents of title.




          “DOL” means the United States Department of Labor or any successor department or
agency.




          “Dollars” and “$” means dollars in the lawful currency of the United States.
Unless otherwise specified, all payments under the Agreements shall be made in Dollars.




          “Dollar(Cdn)” and “$(Cdn)” means dollars in the lawful currency of Canada.




          “Dollar Equivalent” means, on any date, with respect to any amount denominated in
Dollars, such amount in Dollars, and with respect to any stated amount in a currency other than
Dollars, the amount of Dollars that the Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive
and binding absent manifest error) would be necessary to be sold on such date at the applicable
Exchange Rate to obtain the stated amount of the other currency.




          “Domestic Subsidiaries” means the Subsidiaries of the Borrower organized or
incorporated under the laws of a state in the United States and denominated as a “Domestic
Subsidiary” in Schedule 6.5.




 









 








          “Eligible Accounts” means, with respect to each Borrowing Base Party, the Accounts of
such Borrowing Base Party which the Agent, in the exercise of its reasonable commercial discretion,
determines to be Eligible Accounts. Without limiting the discretion of the Agent to establish
additional criteria of ineligibility, Eligible Accounts shall not include any Account:




          (a) with respect to which more than 120 days have elapsed since the date of the original
invoice therefor or which is more than 60 days past due, whichever is sooner;




          (b) with respect to which any of the representations, warranties, covenants, and agreements
contained in the Security Agreement are incorrect or have been breached;




          (c) with respect to which Account (or any other Account due from such Account Debtor), in
whole or in part, a check, promissory note, draft, trade acceptance or other instrument for the
payment of money has been received, presented for payment and returned uncollected by reason of
insufficient funds;




          (d) which represents a progress billing (as hereinafter defined) or as to which such Borrowing
Base Party has materially extended the time for payment without the consent of the Agent; for the
purposes hereof, “progress billing” means any invoice for goods sold or leased or services rendered
under a contract or agreement pursuant to which the Account Debtor’s obligation to pay such invoice
is conditioned upon such Borrowing Base Party’s completion of any further performance under the
contract or agreement;




          (e) with respect to which any one or more of the following events has occurred to the Account
Debtor on such Account: the filing by or against the Account Debtor of a petition for liquidation,
reorganization, arrangement, adjustment of debts, adjudication as a bankrupt, winding-up, or other
relief under the bankruptcy, insolvency, or similar laws of the United States or Canada, any state,
province or territory thereof, or any foreign jurisdiction, now or hereafter in effect; the making
of any general assignment by the Account Debtor for the benefit of creditors; the appointment of a
receiver or trustee for the Account Debtor or for any of the assets of the Account Debtor,
including the appointment of or taking possession by a “custodian,” as defined in the Bankruptcy
Code; the institution by or against the Account Debtor of any other type of insolvency proceeding
(under the bankruptcy, insolvency or debt adjustment laws of the United States, Canada or any other
Governmental Authority) or of any formal or informal proceeding for the dissolution or liquidation
of, settlement of claims against, or winding up of affairs of, the Account Debtor; the nonpayment
generally by the Account Debtor of its debts as they become due; or the cessation of the business
of the Account Debtor as a going concern; provided, however, that none of the foregoing
exclusions from Eligible Accounts shall include any Account to the extent there is any
post-petition receivable that has the status of an administrative claim and is entitled to be paid
in the ordinary course;




          (f) if 50% or more of the aggregate Dollar amount of outstanding Accounts owed at such time to
all Borrowing Base Parties by the Account Debtor thereon is classified as ineligible under
clause (a) above;




 









 








          (g) owed by an Account Debtor which (i) does not maintain its chief executive office,
principal place of business and principal assets in the United States of America, Canada or the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; (ii) is not organized under the laws of the United States of America,
Canada, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico any state or province thereof; or (iii) is a Governmental
Authority except to the extent that such Account is secured or payable by an irrevocable letter of
credit satisfactory to the Agent in its discretion;




          (h) owed by an Account Debtor which is an Affiliate or employee of any Loan Party;




          (i) except as provided in clause (k) below, with respect to which either the
perfection, enforceability, or validity of the Agent’s Liens in such Account, or the Agent’s right
or ability to obtain direct payment to the Agent of the proceeds of such Account, is governed by
any federal, state, or local statutory requirements other than those of the UCC;




          (j) owed by an Account Debtor to which such Borrowing Base Party or any of its Subsidiaries,
is indebted in any way, or which is subject to any right of setoff or recoupment by the Account
Debtor, unless the Account Debtor has entered into an agreement acceptable to the Agent to waive
setoff rights; or if the Account Debtor thereon has disputed liability or made any claim with
respect to any other Account due from such Account Debtor; but in each such case only to the extent
of such indebtedness, setoff, recoupment, dispute, or claim;




          (k) owed by the any Government Authority, unless in the case of the United States of America,
the Federal Assignment of Claims Act of 1940 (31 U.S.C. § 3727 et seq.), and any
other steps necessary to perfect the Agent’s Liens therein, have been complied with to the Agent’s
satisfaction with respect to such Account;




          (l) owed by any Governmental Authority and as to which the Agent determines that its Lien
therein is not or cannot be perfected;




          (m) which represents a sale on a bill-and-hold, guaranteed sale, sale and return, sale on
approval, consignment, or other repurchase or return basis;




          (n) which is evidenced by a promissory note or other Instrument or by Chattel Paper;




          (o) if the Agent believes, in the exercise of its reasonable judgment, that the prospect of
collection of such Account is impaired or that the Account may not be paid by reason of the Account
Debtor’s financial inability to pay;




          (p) with respect to which the Account Debtor is located in any state requiring the filing of a
Notice of Business Activities Report or similar report in order to permit such Borrowing Base Party
to seek judicial enforcement in such State of payment of such Account, unless such Borrowing Base
Party has qualified to do business in such state or has filed a Notice of Business Activities
Report or equivalent report for the then current year;




          (q) which arises out of a sale not made in the ordinary course of such Borrowing Base Party’s
business;




 









 








          (r) with respect to which the goods giving rise to such Account have not been shipped and
delivered to and accepted by the Account Debtor or the services giving rise to such Account have
not been performed by such Borrowing Base Party, and, if applicable, accepted by the Account
Debtor, or the Account Debtor revokes its acceptance of such goods or services;




          (s) which is not subject to a first priority and perfected security interest in favor of the
Agent for the benefit of itself and the Lenders;




          (t) which is not payable in Dollars unless the Account is owned by Applica Canada and is
payable in Canadian dollars; or




          (u) which is an Applica Asia Serviced Account, unless Applica Asia and Applica Consumer
Products or Applica Asia and Applica Canada, as applicable, are in compliance with the provisions
Section 7.34 and the Applica Asia Documents have been duly executed and delivered to the
Agent as provided in Section 7.35.




          There shall be deducted from the amount of Eligible Accounts owed (x) by an Account Debtor
(other than Wal-Mart) to any one or more Borrowing Base Parties the amount (if any) by which the
aggregate unpaid balance of all Accounts of such Account Debtor to the Borrowing Base Parties on
any date exceeds 30% of the aggregate unpaid balance of all Accounts owed to such Borrowing Base
Parties on such date; and (y) by Wal-Mart to any one or more Borrowing Base Parties the amount (if
any) by which the aggregate unpaid balance of all Accounts of Wal-Mart to the Borrowing Base
Parties on any date exceeds 40% of the aggregate unpaid balance of all Accounts owed to such
Borrowing Base Parties on such date.




          If any Account at any time ceases to be an Eligible Account, then such Account shall promptly
be excluded from the calculation of Eligible Accounts until reinstated by the Agent as an Eligible
Account in the exercise of its reasonable credit judgment. Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of
the Accounts described in clauses (a) through (o) above shall be excluded from Eligible Accounts if
the payment of such Accounts is (i) fully covered and insured under credit insurance policies
naming the Agent as loss payee or (ii) secured or payable by an irrevocable standby letter of
credit, in each case as is satisfactory to Agent in its sole discretion.




          “Eligible Assignee” means (a) a commercial bank, commercial finance company, financial
institution or other asset based lender, having total assets in excess of $1,000,000,000; (b) any
Lender listed on the signature page of this Agreement; (c) any Affiliate of any Lender; and (d) if
an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, any Person reasonably acceptable to the Agent.
In no event shall MAST, any affiliate of MAST, any Obligated Party, any Affiliate of an Obligated
Party or any holder of any Senior Subordinated Debt be an Eligible Assignee except, in the case of
MAST, if MAST shall exercise its option to acquire the Obligations pursuant to the MAST
Intercreditor Agreement.




          “Eligible Inventory” means, with respect to each Borrowing Base Party, Inventory of
such Borrowing Base Party which the Agent, in its reasonable discretion, determines to be Eligible
Inventory. Without limiting the discretion of the Agent to establish additional criteria of
ineligibility, Eligible Inventory shall not include any Inventory:




          (a) that is not owned by such Borrowing Base Party;




 









 








          (b) that is not subject to the Agent’s Liens, which are perfected as to such Inventory, or
that are subject to any other Lien whatsoever (other than the Liens described in clause (d)
of the definition of Permitted Liens provided that such Permitted Liens (i) are junior in priority
to the Agent’s Liens or subject to Reserves and (ii) do not impair directly or indirectly the
ability of the Agent to realize on or obtain the full benefit of the Collateral);




          (c) that does not consist of finished goods;




          (d) that consists of work-in-process, chemicals, samples, prototypes, supplies, or packing and
shipping materials;




          (e) that is not in good condition, is unmerchantable, or does not meet all standards imposed
by any Governmental Authority having regulatory authority over such goods, their use or sale;




          (f) that is not currently either usable or salable, at prices approximating at least cost, in
the normal course of such Borrowing Base Party’s business, or that is slow moving or stale;




          (g) that is obsolete or returned (to the extent the aggregate Cost Value of returned Inventory
exceeds $5,000,000 and such returned Inventory otherwise satisfies the criteria applicable to
Eligible Inventory) or repossessed or used goods taken in trade;




          (h) that is located outside the United States of America, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or
Canada or that is in-transit from vendors or suppliers except to extent such Inventory is
In-Transit Inventory;




          (i) that is located in a public warehouse or in possession of a bailee or in a facility leased
by such Borrowing Base Party, if the warehouseman, or the bailee, or the lessor has not delivered
to the Agent, if requested by the Agent, a subordination agreement in form and substance
satisfactory to the Agent or if a Reserve for rents or storage charges has not been established for
Inventory at that location;




          (j) that contains or bears any Proprietary Rights licensed to such Borrowing Base Party by any
Person (including Proctor & Gamble or the Black & Decker Corporation or any of their respective
Affiliates, successors or assigns), if the Agent is not satisfied that it may sell or otherwise
dispose of such Inventory in accordance with the terms of the Security Agreement and Section
9.2 without infringing the rights of the licensor of such Proprietary Rights or violating any
contract with such licensor (and without payment of any royalties other than any royalties due with
respect to the sale or disposition of such Inventory pursuant to the existing license agreement),
and as to which such Borrowing Base Party has not delivered to the Agent a consent or sublicense
agreement from such licensor in form and substance acceptable to the Agent if requested;




          (k) that is not reflected in the details of a current perpetual inventory report; or




          (l) that is Inventory placed on consignment.




 









 








          If any Inventory at any time ceases to be Eligible Inventory, such Inventory shall promptly be
excluded from the calculation of Eligible Inventory until reinstated by Agent in the exercise of
its reasonable credit judgment as Eligible Inventory.




          “Eligible In-Transit Inventory” means In-Transit Inventory that constitutes Eligible
Inventory.




          “Environmental Claims” means all claims, however asserted, by any Governmental
Authority or other Person alleging potential liability or responsibility for violation of any
Environmental Law, or for a Release or injury to the environment.




          “Environmental Laws” means all federal, state, provincial or local laws, statutes,
common law duties, rules, regulations, ordinances and codes, together with all administrative
orders, directed duties, licenses, authorizations and permits of, and agreements with, any
Governmental Authority, in each case relating to environmental, health, safety and land use
matters.




          “Environmental Lien” means a Lien in favor of any Governmental Authority or any other
Person for (a) any liability under Environmental Laws, or (b) damages arising from, or costs
incurred by such Governmental Authority in response to, a Release or threatened Release of a
Contaminant into the environment.




          “Equipment” shall have the meaning specified in the Security Agreement.




          “ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and regulations
promulgated thereunder.




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




          “ERISA Event” means (a) a Reportable Event and or Termination Event with respect to a
Pension Plan, (b) a withdrawal by a Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate from a Pension Plan during a
plan year in which it was a substantial employer (as defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA) or
employer under the PBA or a cessation of operations which is treated as such a withdrawal, (c) a
complete or partial withdrawal by a Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate from a Multi-employer Plan or
notification that a Multi-employer Plan or plan regulated or governed by the PBA is in
reorganization, (d) the filing of a notice of intent to terminate, the treatment of a Plan
amendment as a termination or the commencement of proceedings by the PBGC or other applicable
Governmental Authority to terminate a Pension Plan or Multi-employer Plan, (e) the occurrence of an
event or condition which might reasonably be expected to constitute grounds for the termination of,
or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Pension Plan or Multi-employer Plan, (f) the
imposition of any liability under Title IV of ERISA, other than for PBGC premiums due but not
delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA or PBA or other applicable law of any jurisdiction, upon a
Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate; or (g) failure to make or remit any contribution when due in
respect of any Plan.




 









 








          “Event of Default” has the meaning specified in Section 9.1.




          “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and regulations promulgated
thereunder.




          “Exchange Rate” means on any date, (i) with respect to Canadian dollars or any other
foreign currency in relation to Dollars, the spot rate as quoted by Bank at its noon spot rate at
which Dollars are offered on such date for Canadian dollars or such other foreign currency, as
applicable, and (ii) with respect to Dollars in relation to Canadian dollars or any other foreign
currency, the spot rate as quoted by Bank at its noon spot rate at which Canadian dollars or such
other foreign currency, as applicable, are offered on such date for Dollars.




          “Executive Order No. 13224” means Executive Order No. 13224 on Terrorist Financing,
effective September 24, 2001, as the same has been, or shall hereafter be, renewed, extended,
amended or replaced.




          “FDIC” means the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and any Governmental Authority
succeeding to any of its principal functions.




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




          “Federal Reserve Board” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or
any successor thereto.




          “Fee Letter” means the letter from Agent to the Borrower, dated December 9, 2005,
setting forth certain fees and other charges payable by the Loan Parties in connection with the
provision and syndication of the credit facilities contemplated under this Agreement.




          “Financial Statements” means, according to the context in which it is used, the
financial statements referred to in Sections 5.2 and 6.6 or any other financial statements
required to be given to the Agent and the Lenders pursuant to this Agreement.




          “First Amended Credit Agreement” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in the Recitals
hereto.




          “Fiscal Quarter” means, with respect to the Loan Parties, a period ending on March 30,
June 30, September 30, or December 31 of each calendar year.




 









 








          “Fiscal Year” means, with respect to the Loan Parties, their fiscal year for financial
accounting purposes. The Fiscal Year of the Loan Parties is a calendar year.




          “Fixed Assets” means the Equipment and Real Estate of the Loan Parties.




          “Fixed Charge Availability Requirements” means, for any month, (i) Average Monthly
Excess Availability for such month of not less than $13,000,000 and (ii) on each day during such
month the Aggregate Revolver Outstandings does not exceed the lesser of the Borrowing Base on such
day or the Maximum Revolver Amount on such day.




          “Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio” shall mean, on a Consolidated basis for the Borrower and
the other Consolidated Members, the ratio of (i) Consolidated EBITDA as of the last day of any
month for the twelve month period then ending, minus, Unfinanced Capital Expenditures
incurred in such period, Taxes actually paid in such period, Permitted Senior Subordinated Debt
Prepayments in such period (except for Net Proceeds from permitted Asset Dispositions used for said
prepayments in such period), and cash Distributions made or accrued in such period, to (ii) the sum
of Interest Expense and Current Maturities of Long Term Debt paid or payable during such period, in
each case on a Consolidated basis.




          “Fixed Charge Measurement Date” means the last day of the month which immediately
precedes a month in which Borrower fails to achieve the Fixed Charge Availability Requirements, and
the last day of each month thereafter. The first day that may constitute a Fixed Charge
Measurement Date shall be December 31, 2005.




          “Foreign Security Document” means a Guaranty, pledge, mortgage, personal property
mortgage, security agreement, assignment, security instrument, hypothecation, charge or other
agreement or document by which any Foreign Subsidiary grants or otherwise conveys to the Agent or
any Affiliate of the Agent for the benefit of the Agent, or any agent or trustee for or on behalf
of the Agent or any such Affiliate, any Guaranty, pledge, lien, security interest, mortgage,
charge, collateral assignment or similar interest in property of such Foreign Subsidiary as
security for the Obligations or any portion thereof, and any and all renewals, extensions,
modifications, amendments or restatements thereof.




          “Foreign Subsidiary” means any direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Borrower other
than the Domestic Subsidiaries, which shall include Applica Canada, Applica Asia and such other
Foreign Subsidiaries as are designated in Schedule 6.5.




          “Funded Debt” of the Borrower or a Consolidated Member shall mean at any date, without
duplication, (i) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money, (ii) all obligations of such
Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments, (iii) all obligations of
such Person to pay the deferred price of property or services, except trade accounts payable
arising in the ordinary course of business, (iv) all obligations of such Person as lessee under
Capitalized Leases, (v) all obligations of such Person to reimburse any bank or other Person in
respect of amounts payable under a banker’s acceptance, and (vi) all obligations of such Person to
reimburse any bank or other Person in respect of amounts paid or to be paid under a letter of
credit or similar instrument.




          “Funding Date” means the date on which a Borrowing occurs.




 









 








          “GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles and practices set forth from
time to time in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board and the American
Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial
Accounting Standards Board (or agencies with similar functions of comparable stature and authority
within the U.S. accounting profession), which are applicable to the circumstances as of the date of
the report.




          “General Intangible” shall have the meaning specified in the Security Agreement.




          “Goods” shall have the meaning specified in the Security Agreement.




          “Governmental Authority” means any nation or government; any state county, province,
municipality, region or other political subdivision thereof; any central bank (or similar monetary
or regulatory authority) thereof; any entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial,
regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to any government or court; any corporation
or other entity owned or controlled, through stock or capital ownership or otherwise, by any of the
foregoing and any department, agency, board, commission, tribunal, committee or instrumentality of
any of the foregoing.




          “Guarantor” means Applica Canada, Applica Asia and any other Subsidiary or Affiliate
of the Borrower that has executed and delivered to the Agent the Subsidiary Guaranty or any other
agreement of Guaranty in respect of the Obligations.




          “Guaranty” means, with respect to any Person, all obligations of such Person which in
any manner directly or indirectly guarantee or assure, or in effect guarantee or assure, the
payment or performance of any indebtedness, dividend or other obligations of any other Person (the
“guaranteed obligations”), or assure or in effect assure the holder of the guaranteed obligations
against loss in respect thereof, including any such obligations incurred through an agreement,
contingent or otherwise: (a) to purchase the guaranteed obligations or any property constituting
security therefor; (b) to advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of the guaranteed
obligations or to maintain a working capital or other balance sheet condition; or (c) to lease
property or to purchase any debt or equity securities or other property or services.




          “Hedge Agreements” means any and all transactions, agreements or documents now
existing or hereafter entered into, which provides for an interest rate, credit, commodity or
equity swap, cap, floor, collar, forward foreign exchange transaction, currency swap, cross
currency rate swap, currency option, or any combination of, or option with respect to, these or
similar transactions, for the purpose of hedging a Person’s exposure to fluctuations in interest or
exchange rates, loan, credit exchange, security or currency valuations or commodity prices.




          “Imported Inventory Agreement” means an agreement among the Agent, one or more
Borrowing Base Parties, and a Customs Broker providing for, among other things, the handling and
disposition of imported goods to a Borrowing Base Party and all Documents related to such goods and
directing the disposition of such goods and related Documents, all to be in form and substance
satisfactory to the Agent.




          “Indemnified Liabilities” shall have the meaning given to it in Section
14.11(a) of this Agreement.




 









 








          “Instruments” shall have the meaning specified in the Security Agreement.




          “Intercompany Accounts” has the meaning specified in Section 5.2(l).




          “Interest Expense” shall mean, for any period, interest expense (including capitalized
interest) in respect of Indebtedness of Borrower and the other Consolidated Members as determined
in accordance with GAAP.




          “Interest Period” means, as to any LIBOR Loan, the period commencing on the Funding
Date of such Loan or on the Continuation/Conversion Date on which the Loan is converted into or
continued as a LIBOR Loan, and ending on the date one, two, three or six months thereafter as
selected by the Borrower in its Notice of Borrowing, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
B, or Notice of Continuation/Conversion, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C,
provided that:





     (a) if any Interest Period would otherwise end on a day that is not a Business Day,
that Interest Period shall be extended to the following Business Day unless the result of
such extension would be to carry such Interest Period into another calendar month, in which
event such Interest Period shall end on the preceding Business Day;




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




     (c) no Interest Period shall extend beyond the Stated Termination Date.



          “Interest Rate” means each or any of the interest rates, including the Default Rate,
set forth in Section 2.1.




          “In-Transit Inventory” means Inventory of Applica Canada or Applica Consumer Products
(i) consisting of finished goods that is in transit to Applica Canada or Applica Consumer Products;
(ii) with respect to which Agent has received from the vendor of such Inventory and Applica Canada
or Applica Consumer Products, as appropriate, a duly executed letter agreement in substantially the
form of Exhibit F and such vendor and the Borrowing Base Parties are in compliance with the
terms and provisions of such letter agreement, as Agent may determine in its sole discretion; (iii)
the In-Transit Perfection Documents with respect thereto have been presented to and are in the
possession of Agent or its authorized bailees; (iv) such Inventory is fully insured by marine cargo
or other insurance on terms in an amount and subject to deductibles satisfactory to the Agent and
with respect to which the Agent has been named additional insured and loss payee pursuant to a
policy endorsement reasonably acceptable to it; and (v) and the originals of the Documents with
respect to such Inventory (which Documents shall be negotiable bills of lading) are in the custody
and control, in the United States, of the Agent or a customs broker that is a party to an Imported
Inventory Agreement with the Agent.




          “In-Transit Perfection Documents” mean all filings, agreements or other documents
requested and deemed necessary by Agent to perfect (or continue the perfection of) a first priority
Lien in favor of Agent (except for possessory liens upon such goods in the

 









 








possession of a freight carrier or shipping company securing only the freight charges for the
transportation of such goods to Applica Canada or Applica Consumer Products) upon Inventory
in-transit to Applica Canada or Applica Consumer Products, including delivery to the Agent or a
bailee of the Agent of all original Documents issued with respect to such Inventory (which shall in
each instance be negotiable (as defined in the UCC) and shall designate Applica Canada or Applica
Consumer Products or, if requested by Agent, the Agent, as Consignee) and such other agreements as
may be requested by Agent with each common carrier, shipper, customs agent (including an Imported
Inventory Agreement), freight forwarder or other Person, in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to Agent.




          “Inventory” shall have the meaning specified in the Security Agreement.




          “Investment Property” shall have the meaning specified in the Security Agreement.




          “IRS” means the Internal Revenue Service and any Governmental Authority succeeding to
any of its principal functions under the Code.




          “Latest Projections” means: (a) on the Closing Date and thereafter until the Agent
receives new projections pursuant to Section 5.2(e), the projections of the Borrower’s
balance sheets, income statements and cash flows, for the period commencing on January 1, 2006 and
ending on December 31, 2006 and delivered to Agent prior to the Closing Date; and (b) thereafter,
the projections most recently received by Agent pursuant to Section 5.2(f).




          “LC Obligations” means, on any date, an amount equal to the sum of (without
duplication) (a) all amounts then due and payable by the Borrower (together with any other Loan
Party) on such date by reason of any payment that is made under a Letter of Credit or Credit
Support that has not been repaid in accordance with this Agreement, plus (b) the aggregate
undrawn amount of all Letters of Credit and Credit Supports which are then outstanding or in
respect of which an application therefor has been delivered to the Agent or any Letter of Credit
Issuer, plus (c) all fees and other amounts due or to become due in respect of Letters of
Credit outstanding on such date.




          “Lender” and “Lenders” have the meanings specified in the introductory
paragraph hereof and shall include Agent to the extent of any Agent Advance outstanding and the
Bank to the extent of any Non-Ratable Loan outstanding; provided that no such Agent Advance
or Non-Ratable Loan shall be taken into account in determining any Lender’s Pro Rata Share.




          “Lending Party” has the meaning specified in Section 14.17.




          “Letter of Credit” has the meaning specified in Section 1.3(a).




          “Letter of Credit Fee” has the meaning specified in Section 2.6.




          “Letter of Credit Issuer” means the Bank, any Affiliate of the Bank, a Lender or any
other financial institution that issues any Letter of Credit pursuant to this Agreement.




 









 








          “Letter-of-Credit Rights” shall have the meaning specified in the Security Agreement.




          “Letter of Credit Subfacility” means $10,000,000.




          “LIBOR Interest Payment Date” means, with respect to a LIBOR Loan, the Termination
Date and the last day of each Interest Period applicable to such Loan or, with respect to each
Interest Period of greater than three months in duration, the last day of the third month of such
Interest Period and the last day of such Interest Period.




          “LIBOR Rate” means, for any Interest Period, with respect to LIBOR Loans, the rate of
interest per annum determined pursuant to the following formula:




	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	LIBOR Rate =
	 	Offshore Base Rate
	 

	 	 	 	1.00
– Eurodollar Reserve Percentage







          Where,





               “Offshore Base Rate” means, for any Revolving Loan bearing interest at the
LIBOR Rate the rate per annum appearing on Telerate Page 3750 (or any successor page) as the
London interbank offered rate for deposits in Dollars at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London
time) two Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period for a term comparable
to such Interest Period. If for any reason such rate is not available, the Offshore Base
Rate shall be, for any Interest Period, the rate per annum appearing on Reuters Screen LIBO
Page as the London interbank offered rate for deposits in Dollars at approximately 11:00
a.m. (London time) two Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period for a
term comparable to such Interest Period; provided, however, if more than one rate is
specified on Reuters Screen LIBO Page, the applicable rate shall be the arithmetic mean of
all such rates. If for any reason none of the foregoing rates is available, the Offshore
Base Rate shall be, for any Interest Period, the rate per annum determined by Agent as the
rate of interest at which dollar deposits in the approximate amount of the LIBOR Loan
comprising part of such Borrowing would be offered by the Bank’s London Branch to major
banks in the offshore dollar market at their request at or about 11:00 a.m. (London time)
two Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period for a term comparable to
such Interest Period.




               “Eurodollar Reserve Percentage” means, for any day during any Interest Period,
the reserve percentage (expressed as a decimal, rounded upward to the next
1/100th of 1%) in effect on such day applicable to member banks under Regulation
D or any successor regulation issued from time to time by the Federal Reserve Board for
determining the maximum reserve requirement (including any emergency, supplemental or other
marginal reserve requirement) applicable with respect to Eurocurrency funding (currently
referred to as “Eurocurrency liabilities” under Regulation D). The Offshore Rate for each
outstanding LIBOR Loan shall be adjusted automatically as of the effective date of any
change in the Eurodollar Reserve Percentage.



          “LIBOR Loans” means, the LIBOR Revolving Loans.




 









 








          “LIBOR Revolving Loan” means a Revolving Loan during any period in which it bears
interest based on the LIBOR Rate.




          “Lien” means (a) any interest in property securing an obligation owed to, or a claim
by, a Person other than the owner of the property, whether such interest is based on the common
law, statute, or contract, and including a security interest, hypothec, charge, claim, or lien
arising from a mortgage, deed of trust, encumbrance, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit
arrangement, agreement, security agreement, conditional sale or trust receipt or a lease,
consignment or bailment for security purposes; and (b) any contingent or other agreement to provide
any of the foregoing.




          “Loan Account” means the loan account of the Borrower, which account shall be
maintained by the Agent.




          “Loan Documents” means this Agreement, the Security Agreement, Subsidiary Guaranties,
the Applica Asia Documents, Applica Canada Guaranty, the Applica Canada Security Agreement, the
Pledge Agreement, the Fee Letter, the Collateral Access Agreements, the MAST Intercreditor
Agreement, Blocked Account Agreements, the In-Transit Perfection Documents, each Imported Inventory
Agreement and any other agreements, instruments, and documents heretofore, now or hereafter
evidencing, securing, guaranteeing or otherwise relating to the Obligations, the Collateral, or any
other aspect of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.




          “Loan Party” means each of the Borrower and the Guarantors and “Loan Parties”
means any two or more of the foregoing.




          “Loans” means, collectively, all loans and advances provided for in Article 1.




          “Long Term Debt” shall mean at any date all Funded Debt which matures (or the maturity
of which may at the option of the Borrower or any Consolidated Member be extended such that it
matures) more than one year after such date.




          “Margin Stock” means “margin stock” as such term is defined in Regulation T, U or X of
the Federal Reserve Board.




          “MAST” means MAST Credit Opportunities I (Master), Ltd., a Cayman Island corporation,
and its successors and assigns.




          “MAST Debt” means the Debt owing to MAST under the MAST Loan Documents at any time.




          “MAST Intercreditor Agreement” means the Intercreditor Agreement, dated on or about
October 21, 2005, between MAST and the Agent.




          “MAST Loan Documents” means: (i) the Promissory Note, executed by the Borrower to the
order of MAST, dated on or about October 21, 2005, in the principal amount of $20,000,000; (ii) the
Term Loan Agreement, dated on or about October 21, 2005, between the Borrower and MAST; (iii) the
Security Agreement between the Borrower and MAST, dated on

 









 








or about October 21, 2005, and (iv) all other agreements, instruments or documents executed or
delivered by the Borrower or the Guarantors in connection with the foregoing.




          “Material Adverse Effect” means (a) a material adverse change in, or a material
adverse effect upon, the operations, business, properties or condition (financial or otherwise) or
prospects of the Consolidated Members taken as a whole, or the Collateral; (b) a material
impairment of the ability of any Obligated Party to perform under any Loan Document to which it is
a party; or (c) a material adverse effect upon the legality, validity, binding effect or
enforceability against any Obligated Party of any material Loan Document to which it is a party.




          “Material Contracts” means an agreement to which a Loan Party is a party (other than a
Loan Document) (i) which would be deemed to be a material contract as provided in Regulation S-K
promulgated by the SEC under the Securities Act of 1933 or (ii) for which breach, termination,
cancellation, non-performance or failure to renew could reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect.




          “Maximum Rate” has the meaning specified in Section 2.3.




          “Maximum Revolver Amount” means $125,000,000.




          “Mexico Facility” means the manufacturing facility and related real Property, plant
and equipment owned by Applica Manufacturing S. de R.L. de C.V. located in Queretaro, Mexico.




          “Multi-employer Plan” means a “multi-employer plan” as defined in Section 4001(a)(3)
of ERISA which is or was at any time during the current year or the immediately preceding six (6)
years contributed to by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate.




          “Net Amount of Eligible Accounts” means, at any time, the gross amount of Eligible
Accounts less, unless already included as a Reserve, sales, excise or similar taxes, returns,
discounts, claims, credits, allowances accrued rebates, offsets, deductions, counterclaims,
disputes and other defenses of any nature at any time issued, owing, granted, outstanding,
available or claimed.




          “Net Inventory Proceeds” means, with regard to any sale or disposition of Inventory,
the gross cash proceeds received from such sale or disposition, net of the reasonable costs of such
sale (including attorneys fees, charges and commissions), and all transfer, sales and other taxes
paid or payable as a result of such sale.




          “Net Orderly Liquidation Value” shall mean at any date of determination the Net
Inventory Proceeds expected to be realized at an orderly, negotiated sale of applicable items of
Inventory located in the United States, Puerto Rico or Canada as determined by a “desktop”
professional opinion of Ozer Valuation Services or other appraisal company of similar
qualifications and standing acceptable to the Agent, with each such opinion assuming that such sale
is held within a reasonable period of time after the date of the opinion.




          “Net Proceeds” means, in respect of an Asset Disposition of by a Person, all proceeds
received by and/or payable to such Person in consideration thereof, net of




 









 







(A) commissions and other reasonable and customary transaction costs, fees and expenses
properly attributable to such transaction and payable by such Person in connection therewith (in
each case, paid to non-Affiliates), (B) transfer taxes, (C) amounts payable to holders of senior
Liens (other than the Agent’s Liens and to the extent such Liens constitute Permitted Liens), if
any, and (D) an appropriate reserve for income taxes in accordance with GAAP in connection
therewith.




          “New Subsidiary” has the meaning specified in Section 7.24.




          “Net Worth” means with respect to any Person, such Person’s total shareholder’s equity
(including capital stock, additional paid-in capital and retained earnings, after deducting
treasury stock) which would appear as such on a balance sheet of such Person prepared in accordance
with GAAP.




          “Non-Ratable Loan” and “Non-Ratable Loans” have the meanings specified in
Section 1.2(h).




          “Notice of Borrowing” has the meaning specified in Section 1.2(b).




          “Notice of Continuation/Conversion” has the meaning specified in Section
2.2(b).




          “Obligated Parties” means (i) the Loan Parties and (ii) any other Consolidated Member
that executes and delivers to the Agent any Foreign Security Document, and “Obligated
Party” means any of the foregoing.




          “Obligations” means the following, in each case whether now in existence or hereafter
incurred or arising and whether or not evidenced by any note or other document: (a) the principal
of, and interest and premium, if any, on the Revolving Loans; (b) all LC Obligations and other
indebtedness and obligations of Borrower in connection with any Letter of Credit or Credit Support;
(c) all liabilities and obligations under any indemnity given by any Obligated Party under any of
the Loan Documents, including all of the Indemnified Liabilities; (d) all debts, liabilities or
obligations now or hereafter arising from or in connection with Bank Products provided by Bank or
another Lender; and (e) all other advances, liabilities, obligations, covenants, duties, and debts
owing by the Borrower or any of the other Loan Parties, or any of them, to the Agent and/or any
Lender, arising under or pursuant to this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, whether
arising from an extension of credit, opening of a letter of credit, acceptance, loan, guaranty,
indemnification or otherwise, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become
due, primary or secondary, as principal or guarantor, including all principal, interest, charges,
expenses, fees, attorneys’ fees, filing fees and any other sums chargeable to the Borrower or other
Loan Party hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents.




          “Operating Documents” means with respect to any corporation, limited liability
company, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability partnership or other legally
authorized incorporated or unincorporated entity, the bylaws, operating agreement, partnership
agreement or limited agreement of such entity.




 









 








          “Organization Documents” means with respect to any corporation, limited liability
company, partnership, limited liability partnership or other legally authorized incorporated or
unincorporated entity, the articles of incorporation, certificate of incorporation, articles of
organization or certificate of limited partnership of such entity.




          “Out-of-Formula Loan” shall have the meaning given to it in Section 3.1 of
this Agreement.




          “Participant” means any Person who shall have been granted the right by any Lender to
participate in the financing provided by such Lender under this Agreement, and who shall have
entered into a participation agreement in form and substance satisfactory to such Lender.




          “Payment Account” has the meaning specified in the Security Agreement.




          “PBA” means the Pension Benefits Act of Ontario and all regulations thereunder as
amended from time to time, and any successor legislation.




          “PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or any Governmental Authority
succeeding to the functions thereof.




          “Pending Revolving Loans” means, at any time, the aggregate principal amount of all
Revolving Loans requested in any Notice of Borrowing received by the Agent which have not yet been
advanced.




          “Pension Plan” means a pension plan (as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA or the
applicable laws of any other jurisdiction including the PBA) subject to Title IV of ERISA or the
applicable laws of any other jurisdiction including the PBA which any Loan Party or any ERISA
Affiliate sponsors, maintains, or to which it makes, is making, or is obligated to make
contributions, or has made contributions at any time during the immediately preceding five (5) plan
years.




          “Permitted Acquisition” means an Acquisition effected with the consent and approval of
the board of directors or other applicable governing body of the Person being acquired (“Target”),
and with the duly obtained approval of such shareholders or other holders of equity interest as
such Target may be required to obtain, so long as (i) immediately prior to and after giving effect
to the consummation of such Acquisition, no Event of Default has or would exist; (ii) with respect
to an Acquisition where the Cost of Acquisition exceeds $2,500,000, substantially all of the sales
and operating profits generated by the Target (or its assets) so acquired or invested are derived
from a line or lines of business that are consistent with the Core Business; (iii) pro forma
historical financial statements as of the end of the most recent fiscal quarter for the trailing
twelve-month period giving effect to such Acquisition are delivered to Agent not less than ten (10)
Business Days prior to the consummation of such Acquisition, together with a certificate of an
Responsible Officer stating that no Default or Event of Default exists before or after giving
effect to such Acquisition and demonstrating that Borrower shall have a Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio
of not less than 1.1 to 1.0 and after giving effect to such Acquisition on a pro forma basis; (iv)
appropriate phase I environmental reports in respect of any real property of the Target shall have
been delivered to the Agent not less than ten (10) days




 









 







prior to the consummation of such Acquisition and such reports shall be acceptable to the
Agent in its sole discretion; (v) after giving effect to the consummation of such Acquisition
(including any Loans made hereunder to finance such Acquisition), Availability for each of the 60
days immediately preceding the date of the consummation of such Acquisition is greater than the sum
of $30,000,000 plus the cash Cost of Acquisition, provided that no assets of the
Target shall be included in the calculation of Availability for purposes of this clause
(v), or for purposes of Section 7.27 or otherwise until the Agent has completed a
satisfactory field examination with respect to the Target and its assets; (vi) after giving effect
to the consummation of such Acquisition (including any Loans made hereunder to finance such
acquisition) the Aggregate Revolver Outstandings shall not exceed the amount of the Maximum
Revolver Amount minus $10,000,000; (vii) if the Target will become a Domestic Subsidiary of
a Loan Party in connection with such Acquisition, the Loan Parties shall cause the Target to become
a Guarantor hereunder and grant to the Agent, for the benefit of the Agent and the Lenders, a
perfected, first priority Lien on substantially all of the assets of the Target, all pursuant to
documentation in form and substance acceptable to the Agent in its discretion; and (viii) if the
Target will become a Foreign Subsidiary of a Loan Party in connection with such Acquisition, the
Loan Parties shall cause the parent Loan Party to pledge to Agent, for the benefit of the Agent and
Lenders, 65% of the Capital Stock of the Target.




          “Permitted Liens” means:




          (a) Liens for Taxes, fees, assessments or other charges of a Governmental Authority which are
not (i) delinquent or (ii) statutory Liens for taxes, fees, assessments or other charges in an
amount not to exceed $500,000; provided that the payment of such taxes which are due and
payable is being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings diligently pursued and as
to which adequate financial reserves have been established on the applicable Loan Party’s books and
records and a stay of enforcement of any such Lien is in effect;




          (b) the Agent’s Liens;




          (c) Liens incurred or deposits made in the ordinary course of business in connection with, or
to secure payment of, obligations under worker’s compensation, unemployment insurance, social
security and other similar laws, or to secure the performance of bids, tenders or contracts (other
than for the repayment of Debt) or to secure indemnity, performance or other similar bonds for the
performance of bids, tenders or contracts (other than for the repayment of Debt) or to secure
statutory obligations (other than liens arising under ERISA or Environmental Liens) or other
similar obligations or arising as a result of progress payments under government contracts or
surety or appeal bonds, or to secure indemnity, performance or other similar bonds;




          (d) Liens securing the claims or demands of materialmen, mechanics, carriers, warehousemen,
landlords and other like Persons, provided that if any such Lien arises from the nonpayment
of such claims or demand when due, such claims or demands do not exceed $200,000 in the aggregate;




          (e) Liens constituting encumbrances in the nature of reservations, exceptions, encroachments,
easements, rights of way, covenants running with the land, and other similar title

 









 








exceptions or encumbrances affecting any Real Estate; provided that they do not in the
aggregate materially detract from the value of the Real Estate or materially interfere with its use
in the ordinary conduct of the applicable Loan Party’s business;




          (f) Liens arising from judgments and attachments in connection with court proceedings provided
that the attachment or enforcement of such Liens would not result in an Event of Default hereunder
and such Liens are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, adequate reserves have
been set aside and no material Property is subject to a material risk of loss or forfeiture and the
claims in respect of such Liens are fully covered by insurance (subject to ordinary and customary
deductibles) and a stay of execution pending appeal or proceeding for review is in effect;




          (g) Liens in respect of purchase-money Debt permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section
7.13(c) hereof in connection with the acquisition of Equipment; provided that (a) the original
principal balance of the Debt secured by such Lien constitutes not more than 100% of the purchase
price of the Equipment acquired and (b) such Lien extends only to the Equipment acquired with the
proceeds of the Debt so secured;




          (h) Liens on real property securing Debt permitted under Section 7.13(a), (c),
(k) hereof;




          (i) Liens, if any, which are described in Schedule A-1 on the Closing Date and Liens
resulting from the refinancing of the related Debt, provided that such refinancing is on the same
or substantially similar terms, the Debt secured thereby shall not be increased, and the Liens
shall not cover any additional property of the any Loan Party; and




          (j) Liens to secure the MAST Debt to the extent permitted by the MAST Intercreditor Agreement.




          “Permitted Mexico Facility Disposition” means a Loan Party’s sale of the Mexico
Facility if (a) at the time of such sale no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing, (b) the transaction is structured as a fee simple sale, a sale and leaseback, or a
significant reduction in operations at the Mexico Facility      , (c) the buyer is a Person who
is not an Affiliate of a Consolidated Member, (d) upon the consummation of such sale the
Consolidated Member who is the seller shall receive not less than the lesser of (i) $8,000,000 in
Net Proceeds or (ii) cash sufficient to cover all cash severance and other wind-down costs of the
Mexico Facility.




          “Permitted Senior Subordinated Debt Prepayments” means a prepayment of principal in
respect of Senior Subordinated Debt (i) of which Agent shall have been given not less than five (5)
Business Days prior written notice, (ii) no Event of Default has occurred or is continuing after
giving effect to any such prepayment, (iii) for sixty (60) consecutive days prior to the effective
date of such prepayment, Availability is not less than $30,000,000 at any time, plus the
amount of anticipated prepayment; and (iv) immediately prior to and after giving effect to such
prepayment the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio is not less than 1.1 to 1.0. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, (x) no proceeds from the Permitted Mexico Facility Disposition may be used to prepay
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of the Mexico Facility shall have been paid and funded in full, and (y) the Net Proceeds from
other Asset Dispositions, to the extent such dispositions are expressly permitted by the Agreement
or otherwise consented to by Agent in writing, may be used to prepay Senior Subordinated Debt if
and only if each of the conditions set forth in clauses (i) through (iv) above are satisfied.




          “Person” means any individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, limited liability
company, joint venture, trust, unincorporated organization, association, corporation, Governmental
Authority, or any other entity.




          “Plan” means an employee benefit plan (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA or the
applicable laws of any other jurisdiction) which the Borrower or any other Loan Party sponsors or
maintains or to which the Borrower or any other Loan Party makes, is making, or is obligated to
make contributions and includes any Pension Plan.




          “Pledge Agreement” means the Amended and Restated Stock Pledge Agreement, dated as of
the Closing Date, executed by the Borrower and certain of the Domestic Subsidiaries in favor of
Agent, with respect of all of the Capital Stock of the Domestic Subsidiaries referenced therein,
all of the Capital Stock of Applica Asia and Applica Canada, and 65% of the Capital Stock of the
other Direct Foreign Subsidiaries.




          “PPSA” means, collectively, the Personal Property Security Acts of the Provinces of
Ontario and Nova Scotia, and all regulations thereunder, as amended from time to time, and any
successor legislation.




          “Proposed Change” has the meaning specified in Section 11.1(c).




          “Proprietary Rights” shall have the meaning specified in the Security Agreement.




          “Pro Rata Share” means, with respect to a Lender, a fraction (expressed as a
percentage), the numerator of which is the amount of such Lender’s Commitment and the denominator
of which is the sum of the amounts of all of the Lenders’ Commitments, or if no Commitments are
outstanding, a fraction (expressed as a percentage), the numerator of which is the amount of
Obligations (exclusive indebtedness in respect of Bank Products) owed to such Lender and the
denominator of which is the aggregate amount of the Obligations (exclusive indebtedness in respect
of Bank Products) owed to the Lenders, in each case giving effect to a Lender’s participation in
Non-Ratable Loans and Agent Advances.




          “Real Estate” means, with respect to any Person, all of such Person’s now or hereafter
owned or leased estates in real property, including, without limitation, all fees, leaseholds and
future interests, together with all of such Person’s now or hereafter owned or leased interests in
the improvements thereon, the fixtures attached thereto and the easements appurtenant thereto.




          “Regulation D” means Regulation D of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System (or any successor body) as the same may be amended or supplemented from time to time.




 









 








          “Release” means a release, spill, emission, leaking, pumping, injection, deposit,
disposal, discharge, dispersal, leaching or migration of a Contaminant into the indoor or outdoor
environment or into or out of any Real Estate or other property, including the movement of
Contaminants through or in the air, soil, surface water, groundwater or Real Estate or other
property.




          “Reportable Event” means, any of the events set forth in Section 4043(b) of ERISA or
the regulations thereunder, other than any such event for which the 30-day notice requirement under
ERISA has been waived in regulations issued by the PBGC.




          “Representatives” has the meaning specified in Section 14.16.




          “Required Lenders” means at any time Lenders whose Pro Rata Shares aggregate more than
50%, provided that during any period that Bank’s Pro Rata Share is more than 50%, the term
“Required Lenders” shall mean Bank and at least one other Lender.




          “Requirement of Law” means, as to any Person, any law (statutory or common), treaty,
rule or regulation or determination of an arbitrator declared final and binding by a Governmental
Authority or of a Governmental Authority, in each case applicable to or binding upon the Person or
any of its property or to which the Person or any of its property is subject.




          “Reserves” means reserves that limit, without duplication, the availability of credit
hereunder, consisting of the Availability Reserve, and other reserves against Availability,
Eligible Accounts or Eligible Inventory, established by Agent from time to time in Agent’s
reasonable credit judgment. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing or in duplication
thereof, the following reserves shall be deemed to be a reasonable exercise of Agent’s credit
judgment: (a) Bank Product Reserves, (b) a reserve for accrued, unpaid interest on the Obligations,
(c) reserves for rent at leased locations subject to statutory or contractual landlord liens, (d)
Inventory shrinkage consistent with the Borrower’s standard accounting practices, (e) customs
charges, (f) dilution, and (g) warehousemen’s or bailees’ charges.




          “Responsible Officer” means, with respect to any Loan Party, the chief executive
officer, the president, the senior treasury officer, the chief financial officer, the treasurer,
the controller or any senior vice president or any other officer having substantially the same
authority and responsibility; or, with respect to compliance with financial covenants and the
preparation of Borrowing Base Certificates, the chief financial officer or the treasurer of the
Borrower, or any other officer having substantially the same authority and responsibility.




          “Restricted Investment” means, with respect to any Loan Party, any acquisition of
property by such Loan Party in exchange for cash or other property, whether in the form of an
acquisition of stock, debt, or other indebtedness or obligation, or the purchase or acquisition of
any other property, or a loan, advance, capital contribution, or subscription, except the
following: (a) acquisitions of Equipment to be used in the business of such Loan Party so long as
the acquisition costs thereof constitute Capital Expenditures permitted hereunder; (b) acquisitions
of Inventory in the ordinary course of business of such Loan Party; (c) acquisitions of current
assets acquired in the ordinary course of business of the Loan Parties; (d) direct obligations of
the United States of America, or any agency thereof, or obligations guaranteed by the United States

 









 








of America, provided that such obligations mature within one year from the date of
acquisition thereof; (e) acquisitions of certificates of deposit maturing within one year from the
date of acquisition, bankers’ acceptances, Eurodollar bank deposits, or overnight bank deposits, in
each case issued by, created by, or with a bank or trust company organized under the laws of the
United States of America or any state thereof having capital and surplus aggregating at least
$100,000,000; (f) acquisitions of commercial paper given a rating of “A2” or better by Standard &
Poor’s Corporation or “P2” or better by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and maturing not more than
90 days from the date of creation thereof; (g) Hedge Agreements; (h) investments, loans and
advances existing as of the date hereof and as set forth in Schedule A -2; (i) Accounts
arising and trade credit granted in the ordinary course of business and any securities received in
satisfaction or partial satisfaction thereof in connection with accounts of financially troubled
Persons to the extent reasonably necessary in order to prevent or limit loss; (j) investments
consisting of loans and advances between any Loan Party and another Loan Party to the extent funded
in a manner consistent with Section 7.28; (k) Permitted Acquisitions; (l) for so long as no
Event of Default exists and the Borrower has Availability of not less than $15,000,000 after giving
effect thereto, other loans, advances and investments in an aggregate principal amount at any time
outstanding not to exceed $10,000,000; (m) the Senior Subordinated Debt; and (n) shares of mutual
funds, the shares of which mutual funds are at all times rated “AAA” by Standard & Poor’s; (o) cash
or other cash equivalents owned by the Borrower and in the possession or control of the Agent or an
Affiliate of Agent invested in short terms vehicles such as repurchase agreements, overnight bank
deposits, bankers’ acceptances or other investments as may be mutually acceptable to the Borrower
and the Agent; and (q) obligations of any corporation organized under the laws of any state of the
United States of America or under the laws of any other nation, payable in the United States of
America, expressed to mature not later than 180 days following the date of issuance thereof and
rated in an investment grade rating category by Standard & Poor’s and Moody’s; provided,
however, that with respect to clauses (d) – (h) and clauses (n) – (q), such investments are not
subject to rights of offset (other than nominal amounts for brokerage fees and other, similar
charges of financial intermediaries) in favor of any Person other than the Agent or a Lender.




          “Revolving Loans” has the meaning specified in Section 1.2 and includes each
Agent Advance and Non-Ratable Loan.




          “Security Agreement” means the Amended and Restated Security Agreement dated as of the
Closing Date among the Borrower and certain of its Domestic Subsidiaries referenced therein and
Agent, for the benefit of the Agent and the Lenders.




          “Senior Subordinated Debt” means the Debt evidenced by the Senior Subordinated Debt
Offering Documents at any time.




          “Senior Subordinated Debt Offering Documents” means: (i) the 10% Senior Subordinated
Notes due 2008, executed by Windmere-Durable Holdings, Inc., now known as Applica Incorporated,
dated July 27, 1998, in the principal amount of $130,000,000; (ii) the 10% Senior Subordinated
Notes due 2008 Supplemental Indenture, dated as of July 27, 1998, by and among the Borrower,
certain Affiliates listed on the signature pages thereof and State Street Bank and Trust Company;
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delivered by Borrowers in connection with the foregoing, as any of the foregoing may be at any
time amended or modified.




          “Settlement” and “Settlement Date” have the meanings specified in Section
12.15(a)(ii).




          “Solvent” means, when used with respect to any Person, that at the time of
determination:




          (a) the assets of such Person, at a fair valuation, are in excess of the total amount
of its debts (including contingent liabilities); and




          (b) the present fair saleable value of its assets is greater than its probable
liability on its existing debts as such debts become absolute and matured; and




          (c) it is then able and expects to be able to pay its debts (including contingent debts
and other commitments) as they mature; and




          (d) it has capital sufficient to carry on its business as conducted and as proposed to
be conducted.




          For purposes of determining whether a Person is Solvent, the amount of any contingent
liability shall be computed as the amount that, in light of all the facts and circumstances
existing at such time, represents the amount that can reasonably be expected to become an actual or
matured liability.




          “Stated Termination Date” means November 17, 2009.




          “Subsidiary” of a Person, with respect to any Person (the “subject Person”), means any
corporation, association, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture or other business
entity of which more than fifty percent (50%) of the voting stock or other equity interests (in the
case of Persons other than corporations), is owned or controlled directly or indirectly by the
subject Person, or one or more of the Subsidiaries of the subject Person, or a combination thereof.
Unless the context otherwise clearly requires, references herein to a “Subsidiary” refer to a
Subsidiary of the Borrower.




          “Subsidiary Guaranty” means the Amended and Restated Continuing Guaranty Agreement to
be executed on the Closing Date by the Domestic Subsidiaries of Borrower pursuant to which such
Subsidiaries shall jointly and severally guarantee payment of the Obligations.




          “Supporting Obligations” shall have the meaning specified in the Security Agreement.




          “Tangible Net Worth” shall mean, as applied to any Person, the Net Worth of such
Person at the time in question, after deducting therefrom the amount of all intangible items
reflected therein, including all unamortized debt discount and expense, unamortized research and
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service marks, trade names, copyrights, unamortized excess cost of investment in Subsidiaries
over equity at dates of acquisition, and all similar items which should properly be treated as
intangibles in accordance with GAAP.




          “Taxes” means any and all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, fees,
assessments, deductions, withholdings or other charges of whatever nature and all liabilities with
respect thereto, including any present or future income, receipts, excise, property, sales, use,
transfer, goods and services, license, payroll, withholding, social security, franchise, stamp or
documentary taxes or similar levies imposed or levied at any time by any Governmental Authority,
but excluding, in the case of each Lender and the Agent, such taxes (including income taxes or
franchise taxes) as are imposed on or measured by the Agent’s or each Lender’s net income in any
the jurisdiction (whether federal, state or local and including any political subdivision thereof)
under the laws of which such Lender or the Agent, as the case may be, is organized or maintains a
lending office.




          “Termination Date” means the earliest to occur of (i) the Stated Termination Date,
(ii) the date the Total Facility is terminated either by the Borrower pursuant to Section
3.2 or by the Required Lenders pursuant to Section 9.2, and (iii) the date this
Agreement is otherwise terminated for any reason whatsoever pursuant to the terms of this
Agreement.




          “Termination Event” means (a) the whole or partial withdrawal of the Borrower(s) or
any Subsidiary from a Plan during a plan year; or (b) the filing of a notice of intent to terminate
in whole or in part a Plan or the treatment of a Plan amendment as a termination or partial
termination; or (c) the institution of proceedings by any Governmental Authority to terminate in
whole or in part or have a trustee appointed to administer a Plan; or (d) any other event or
condition which might constitute grounds for the termination of, winding up or partial termination
or winding up or the appointment of trustee to administer any Plan.




          “Total Facility” has the meaning specified in Section 1.1.




          “UCC” has the meaning specified in the Security Agreement.




          “Unfinanced Capital Expenditures” means Capital Expenditures net of purchase money
Debt incurred and Capital Leases entered into in connection therewith.




          “Unfunded Pension Liability” means the sum of (1) the amount by which a Pension Plan
(other than a Multi-employer Plan) fails to satisfy the minimum funding standard pursuant to
Section 412 of the Code for the applicable plan year, exclusive of any waived funding deficiency,
as that term is defined in Section 412(d)((3) of the Code, and (2) with respect to any Pension
Plan regulated or governed by the PBA or applicable laws of any jurisdiction, any unfunded
liability or solvency deficiency as determined under the PBA or other applicable laws.




          “United States” means the United States of America.




          “Unused Letter of Credit Subfacility” means an amount equal to $10,000,000
minus the sum of (a) the aggregate undrawn amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit
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without duplication, (b) the aggregate unpaid reimbursement obligations with respect to all
Letters of Credit.




          “Unused Line Fee” has the meaning specified in Section 2.5.




          “USA Patriot Act” means the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate
Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001, Pub. L. No. 107-56, 115 Stat. 272
(2001), as the same has been, or shall hereafter be, renewed, extended, amended or replaced.




          “Wal-Mart” means Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. or any affiliate of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.




          “Wholly-Owned Subsidiary” when used to determine the relationship of a Subsidiary to a
Person, means a Subsidiary all of the issued and outstanding Capital Stock (other than directors’
qualifying shares) of which shall at the time be owned by such Person or one or more of such
Person’s Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries or by such Person and one or more of such Person’s Wholly-Owned
Subsidiaries.




          2. Accounting Terms. Any accounting term used in the Agreement shall have, unless
otherwise specifically provided herein, the meaning customarily given in accordance with GAAP, and
all financial computations in the Agreement shall be computed, unless otherwise specifically
provided therein, in accordance with GAAP as consistently applied and using the same method for
inventory valuation as used in the preparation of the Financial Statements.




          3. Interpretive Provisions. (a) The meanings of defined terms are equally applicable
to the singular and plural forms of the defined terms.




          (b) The words “hereof,” “herein,” “hereunder” and similar words refer to the Agreement as a
whole and not to any particular provision of the Agreement; and Subsection, Section, Schedule and
Exhibit references are to the Agreement unless otherwise specified.




          (c) (i) The term “documents” includes any and all instruments, documents, agreements,
certificates, indentures, notices and other writings, however evidenced.





         (ii) The term “including” is not limiting and means “including without limitation.”




         (iii) In the computation of periods of time from a specified date to a later specified
date, the word “from” means “from and including,” the words “to” and “until” each mean “to
but excluding” and the word “through” means “to and including.”




         (iv) The word “or” is not exclusive.



          (d) Unless otherwise expressly provided herein, (i) references to agreements (including any of
the Loan Documents) and other contractual instruments shall be deemed to include all subsequent
amendments and other modifications thereto and restatements thereof, but only to the extent such
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the terms of any Loan Document, and (ii) references to any statute or regulation are to be
construed as including all statutory and regulatory provisions consolidating, amending, replacing,
supplementing or interpreting the statute or regulation.




          (e) The captions and headings of the Agreement and other Loan Documents are for convenience of
reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of the Agreement.




          (f) The Agreement and other Loan Documents may use several different limitations, tests or
measurements to regulate the same or similar matters. All such limitations, tests and measurements
are cumulative and shall each be performed in accordance with their terms.




          (g) For purposes of Section 9.1, a breach of a financial covenant contained in
Sections 7.27 shall be deemed to have occurred as of any date of determination thereof by
Agent or as of the last day of any specified measuring period, regardless of when the Financial
Statements reflecting such breach are delivered to Agent.




          (h) The Agreement and the other Loan Documents are the result of negotiations among and have
been reviewed by counsel to the Agent, the Borrower and the other parties, and are the products of
all parties. Accordingly, they shall not be construed against the Lenders or the Agent merely
because of the Agent’s or Lenders’ involvement in their preparation.




          (i) As used in this Agreement, and the other Loan Documents, “knowledge” of the Borrower shall
mean the actual knowledge (after due inquiry) of any Responsible Officer.