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EXHIBIT 10.1




EXECUTION COPY




 

 








THREE-YEAR COMPETITIVE ADVANCE AND

REVOLVING CREDIT FACILITY AGREEMENT




Dated as of October 19, 2005




among




JANUS CAPITAL GROUP INC.,




THE LENDERS NAMED HEREIN,




JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. as Syndication Agent,




and




CITIBANK, N.A.,

as Administrative Agent and Swingline Lender



 




CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC., as Advisor, Co-Arranger and Co-Book Manager




J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES INC., as Co-Arranger and Co-Book Manager




 

 














 



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TABLE OF CONTENTS




	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	Page	 
	ARTICLE I

	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	DEFINITIONS

	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	SECTION 1.01.
	 	Defined Terms	 	 	1	 
	SECTION 1.02.
	 	Terms Generally	 	 	17	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE II

	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	THE CREDITS

	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	SECTION 2.01.
	 	Commitments	 	 	17	 
	SECTION 2.02.
	 	Loans	 	 	18	 
	SECTION 2.03.
	 	Competitive Bid Procedure	 	 	19	 
	SECTION 2.04.
	 	Standby Borrowing Procedure	 	 	21	 
	SECTION 2.05.
	 	Swingline Loans	 	 	22	 
	SECTION 2.06.
	 	Interest Elections	 	 	23	 
	SECTION 2.07.
	 	Fees	 	 	24	 
	SECTION 2.08.
	 	Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt	 	 	25	 
	SECTION 2.09.
	 	Interest on Loans	 	 	26	 
	SECTION 2.10.
	 	Default Interest	 	 	27	 
	SECTION 2.11.
	 	Alternate Rate of Interest	 	 	27	 
	SECTION 2.12.
	 	Termination and Reduction of Commitments	 	 	28	 
	SECTION 2.13.
	 	Prepayment	 	 	28	 
	SECTION 2.14.
	 	Reserve Requirements; Change in Circumstances	 	 	29	 
	SECTION 2.15.
	 	Change in Legality	 	 	30	 
	SECTION 2.16.
	 	Indemnity	 	 	31	 
	SECTION 2.17.
	 	Pro Rata Treatment	 	 	31	 
	SECTION 2.18.
	 	Sharing of Setoffs	 	 	32	 
	SECTION 2.19.
	 	Payments	 	 	32	 
	SECTION 2.20.
	 	Taxes	 	 	33	 
	SECTION 2.21.
	 	Termination or Assignment of Commitments Under Certain Circumstances	 	 	35	 
	SECTION 2.22.
	 	Lending Offices and Lender Certificates; Survival of Indemnity	 	 	36	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE III

	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	SECTION 3.01.
	 	Corporate Existence and Standing	 	 	36	 
	SECTION 3.02.
	 	Authorization and Validity	 	 	36	 
	SECTION 3.03.
	 	No Conflict; Governmental Consent	 	 	36	 












 



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	SECTION 3.04.
	 	Compliance with Laws; Environmental and Safety Matters	 	 	37	 
	SECTION 3.05.
	 	Financial Statements	 	 	37	 
	SECTION 3.06.
	 	No Material Adverse Change	 	 	38	 
	SECTION 3.07.
	 	Subsidiaries	 	 	38	 
	SECTION 3.08.
	 	Litigation; Contingent Obligations	 	 	38	 
	SECTION 3.09.
	 	Material Agreements	 	 	38	 
	SECTION 3.10.
	 	Regulation U	 	 	38	 
	SECTION 3.11.
	 	Investment Company Act; Public Utility Holding Company Act	 	 	38	 
	SECTION 3.12.
	 	Use of Proceeds	 	 	39	 
	SECTION 3.13.
	 	Taxes	 	 	39	 
	SECTION 3.14.
	 	Accuracy of Information	 	 	39	 
	SECTION 3.15.
	 	No Undisclosed Dividend Restrictions	 	 	39	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE IV

	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	CONDITIONS

	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	SECTION 4.01.
	 	All Borrowings	 	 	39	 
	SECTION 4.02.
	 	Conditions Precedent to Closing	 	 	40	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE V

	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	SECTION 5.01.
	 	Conduct of Business; Maintenance of Ownership of Subsidiaries and	 	 	41	 
	 
	 	Maintenance of Properties	 	 	 	 
	SECTION 5.02.
	 	Insurance	 	 	42	 
	SECTION 5.03.
	 	Compliance with Laws and Payment of Material Obligations and Taxes	 	 	42	 
	SECTION 5.04.
	 	Financial Statements, Reports, etc	 	 	42	 
	SECTION 5.05.
	 	Other Notices	 	 	43	 
	SECTION 5.06.
	 	Books and Records; Access to Properties and Inspections	 	 	44	 
	SECTION 5.07.
	 	Use of Proceeds	 	 	44	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE VI

	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	NEGATIVE COVENANTS

	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	SECTION 6.01.
	 	Indebtedness	 	 	44	 
	SECTION 6.02.
	 	Liens	 	 	46	 
	SECTION 6.03.
	 	Sale and Lease-Back Transactions	 	 	47	 
	SECTION 6.04.
	 	Mergers, Consolidations and Transfers of Assets	 	 	48	 
	SECTION 6.05.
	 	Transactions with Affiliates	 	 	48	 
	SECTION 6.06.
	 	Certain Other Agreements	 	 	48	 
	SECTION 6.07.
	 	Certain Financial Covenants	 	 	49	 
	SECTION 6.08.
	 	Margin Stock	 	 	49	 
	SECTION 6.09.
	 	Limitation on Investments in Capital Group Partners	 	 	50	 
	SECTION 6.10.
	 	Conduct of Business of Capital Group Partners	 	 	50	 












 



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	ARTICLE VII

	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	EVENTS OF DEFAULT

	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE VIII

	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	THE AGENT

	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE IX

	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	MISCELLANEOUS

	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	SECTION 9.01.
	 	Notices	 	 	55	 
	SECTION 9.02.
	 	Survival of Agreement	 	 	55	 
	SECTION 9.03.
	 	Binding Effect	 	 	56	 
	SECTION 9.04.
	 	Successors and Assigns	 	 	56	 
	SECTION 9.05.
	 	Expenses; Indemnity	 	 	59	 
	SECTION 9.06.
	 	Right of Setoff	 	 	61	 
	SECTION 9.07.
	 	Applicable Law	 	 	61	 
	SECTION 9.08.
	 	Waivers; Amendment	 	 	61	 
	SECTION 9.09.
	 	Interest Rate Limitation	 	 	62	 
	SECTION 9.10.
	 	Entire Agreement	 	 	62	 
	SECTION 9.11.
	 	Waiver of Jury Trial	 	 	62	 
	SECTION 9.12.
	 	Severability	 	 	62	 
	SECTION 9.13.
	 	Counterparts	 	 	62	 
	SECTION 9.14.
	 	Headings	 	 	62	 
	SECTION 9.15.
	 	Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process	 	 	63	 
	SECTION 9.16.
	 	Confidentiality	 	 	63	 
	SECTION 9.17.
	 	Electronic Communications	 	 	64	 
	SECTION 9.18.
	 	USA Patriot Act	 	 	65	 












 



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	Schedule 2.01
	 	Commitments
	Schedule 3.07
	 	Subsidiaries
	Schedule 3.08
	 	Litigation
	Schedule 3.15
	 	Dividend Restrictions
	Schedule 6.02
	 	Liens
	Schedule 6.03
	 	Sale -- Leaseback Transactions
	 
	 	 
	Exhibit A-1
	 	Form of Competitive Bid Request
	Exhibit A-2
	 	Form of Notice of Competitive Bid Request
	Exhibit A-3
	 	Form of Competitive Bid
	Exhibit A-4
	 	Form of Competitive Bid Accept/Reject Letter
	Exhibit A-5
	 	Form of Standby Borrowing Request
	Exhibit B
	 	Form of Assignment and Acceptance
	Exhibit C-1
	 	Form of Opinion of Hogan & Hartson LLP
	Exhibit C-2
	 	Form of Opinion of Assistant General Counsel  of the Borrower
	Exhibit D
	 	Form of Compliance Certificate
	Exhibit E
	 	Form of Confidentiality Agreement
	Exhibit F
	 	Form of LLC Guarantee
	Exhibit G
	 	Form of Administrative Questionnaire












 



 



     THREE-YEAR COMPETITIVE ADVANCE AND REVOLVING CREDIT FACILITY
AGREEMENT dated as of October 19, 2005 (the “Agreement”), among JANUS
CAPITAL GROUP INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), the lenders
party hereto (the “Lenders”), CITIBANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent for
the Lenders (in such capacity, the “Agent”) and as Swingline Lender, and
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. as Syndication Agent for the Lenders.



          The Borrower has requested the Lenders to extend credit in order to enable it to borrow on a
standby revolving credit basis on and after the date hereof and at any time and from time to time
prior to the Maturity Date (such term and each other capitalized term used but not otherwise
defined herein having the meaning assigned to it in Article I) a principal amount not in excess of
$200,000,000 at any time outstanding. The Borrower has also requested the Lenders to provide a
procedure pursuant to which the Lenders may be invited to bid on an uncommitted basis on short-term
borrowings by the Borrower.



          The proceeds of borrowings hereunder are to be used for working capital and general corporate
purposes including, without limitation, (a) to repurchase outstanding shares of capital stock of
the Borrower or its subsidiaries, (b) to finance non-hostile acquisitions by the Borrower and (c)
to repay maturing commercial paper or repay debt.



          The Lenders are willing to extend such credit to the Borrower on the terms and subject to the
conditions herein set forth. Accordingly, the Borrower, the Lenders and the Agent agree as
follows:



ARTICLE I




DEFINITIONS




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



          “ABR Borrowing” shall mean a Borrowing comprised of ABR Loans.



          “ABR Loan” shall mean any Standby Loan bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to
the Alternate Base Rate in accordance with the provisions of Article II.



          “Adjusted LIBO Rate” shall mean, with respect to any Eurodollar Borrowing for any Interest
Period, an interest rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/16 of 1%) equal to
the product of (a) the LIBO Rate in effect for such Interest Period and (b) Statutory Reserves.









 



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          “Administrative Questionnaire” shall mean an Administrative Questionnaire supplied by the
Agent in the form of Exhibit G.



          “Affiliate” shall mean, when used with respect to a specified person, another person that
directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled by or is
under common Control with the person specified and in any case shall include, when used with
respect to the Borrower or any Subsidiary, any joint venture in which the Borrower or such
Subsidiary holds an equity interest.



          “Agent’s Fees” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.07(c).



          “Alternate Base Rate” shall mean, for any day, a rate per annum (rounded upwards, if
necessary, to the next 1/16 of 1%) equal to the greatest of (a) the Prime Rate in effect on such
day and (b) the Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect on such day plus 1/2 of 1%. For purposes
hereof, “Prime Rate” shall mean the rate of interest per annum publicly announced from time to time
by the Agent as its prime rate in effect at its principal office in New York City; the Prime Rate
is not intended to be the lowest rate of interest charged by the Agent in connection with
extensions of credit to debtors; each change in the Prime Rate shall be effective on the date such
change is publicly announced as effective. “Federal Funds Effective Rate” shall mean, for any day,
the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with members of the
Federal Reserve System arranged by Federal funds brokers, as published on the next succeeding
Business Day by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or, if such rate is not so published for any
day which is a Business Day, the average of the quotations for the day of such transactions
received by the Agent from three Federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by it. If
for any reason the Agent shall have determined (which determination shall be conclusive absent
manifest error) that it is unable to ascertain the Federal Funds Effective Rate for any reason,
including the inability or failure of the Agent to obtain sufficient quotations in accordance with
the terms thereof, the Alternate Base Rate shall be determined without regard to clause (b) of the
first sentence of this definition until the circumstances giving rise to such inability no longer
exist. Any change in the Alternate Base Rate due to a change in the Prime Rate or the Federal
Funds Effective Rate shall be effective on the effective date of such change in the Prime Rate or
the Federal Funds Effective Rate, respectively.



          “Applicable Rate” shall mean, for any day, with respect to any Eurodollar Standby Loan, or
with respect to the Facility Fee or Utilization Fee payable hereunder, the applicable rate per
annum set forth below under the caption “Eurodollar Spread”, “Facility Fee Rate” or “Utilization
Fee Rate”, as the case may be, based upon the ratings by Moody’s and S&P, respectively, applicable
on such day to the Index Debt:









 



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	Index Debt Ratings:	 	Eurodollar Spread	 	 	Facility Fee Rate	 	 	Utilization Fee Rate	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Category 1
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	A-/A3 or higher
	 	 	.295	%	 	 	.080	%	 	 	.125	%
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Category 2
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	BBB+/Baa1
	 	 	.400	%	 	 	.100	%	 	 	.125	%
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Category 3
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	BBB/Baa2
	 	 	.500	%	 	 	.125	%	 	 	.125	%
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Category 4
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	BBB-/Baa3
	 	 	.600	%	 	 	.150	%	 	 	.125	%
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Category 5
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	lower than BBB-/Baa3 or unrated
	 	 	.750	%	 	 	.250	%	 	 	.250	%





For purposes of the foregoing, (i) if either Moody’s or S&P shall not have in effect a rating
for the Index Debt (other than by reason of the circumstances referred to in the last sentence of
this definition), then such rating agency shall be deemed to have established a rating in Category
5; (ii) if the ratings established or deemed to have been established by Moody’s and S&P for the
Index Debt shall fall within different Categories, the Applicable Rate shall be based on the higher
of the two ratings unless one of the two ratings is two or more Categories above the other, in
which case the Applicable Rate shall be determined by reference to the Category one level above the
Category corresponding to the lower rating; and (iii) if the ratings established or deemed to have
been established by Moody’s and S&P for the Index Debt shall be changed (other than as a result of
a change in the rating system of Moody’s or S&P), such change shall be effective as of the date on
which it is first announced by the applicable rating agency, irrespective of when notice of such
change shall have been furnished by the Borrower to the Agent and the Lenders. Each change in the
Applicable Rate shall apply during the period commencing on the effective date of such change and
ending on the date immediately preceding the effective date of the next such change. If the rating
system of Moody’s or S&P shall change, or if either such rating agency shall cease to be in the
business of rating corporate debt obligations, the Borrower and the Lenders shall negotiate in good
faith to amend this definition to reflect such changed rating system or the unavailability of
ratings from such rating agency and, pending the effectiveness of any such amendment, the
Applicable Rate shall be determined by reference to the rating of the other rating agency (or, if
the circumstances referred to in this sentence shall affect both rating agencies, the ratings most
recently in effect prior to such changes or cessations).




          “Assignment and Acceptance” shall mean an assignment and acceptance entered into by a Lender
and an assignee, and accepted by the Agent, in the form of Exhibit B.



          “Attributable Debt” shall mean, in connection with a Sale and Leaseback Transaction, the
present value (discounted in accordance with GAAP at the debt rate implied in the lease) of the
obligations of the lessee for rental payments during the term of the Lease month most recently
ended prior to such date and in the same manner described herein.









 



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          “B Share Fees” shall mean (a) the contingent deferred sales charges payable by an investor in
a load fund offered by the Borrower upon any redemption by such investor prior to a certain number
of years after such investor’s investment in such fund and (b) the distribution fees payable by an
investor in a load fund offered by the Borrower, in each case payable at the times and in the
amounts described in the Janus World Funds plc prospectus dated October 23, 2000, the Janus
Universal Funds prospectus dated March 8, 2000, in each case as amended from time to time, or the
prospectus for any other substantially similar fund.



          “B Share Purchaser” shall mean either a Finance Subsidiary or a financial institution or trust
that purchases B Share Fees in connection with a Permitted B Share True Sale Transaction.



          “Board” shall mean the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States.



          “Borrower” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the heading of this Agreement.



          “Borrowing” shall mean (a) a group of Loans of a single Type made by the Lenders (or, in the
case of a Competitive Borrowing, by the Lender or Lenders whose Competitive Bids have been accepted
pursuant to Section 2.03) on a single date and as to which a single Interest Period is in effect or
(b) a Swingline Loan.



          “Business Day” shall mean any day (other than a day which is a Saturday, Sunday or legal
holiday in the State of New York) on which banks are open for business in New York City;
provided, however, that, when used in connection with a Eurodollar Loan, the term
“Business Day” shall also exclude any day on which banks are not open for dealings in dollar
deposits in the London interbank market.



          “Capital Group Partners” shall mean Capital Group Partners, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of
the Borrower.



          “Capitalized Lease Obligations” of any person shall mean the obligations of such person under
any lease that would be capitalized on a balance sheet of such person prepared in accordance with
GAAP, and the amount of such obligations at any time shall be the capitalized amount thereof at
such time determined in accordance with GAAP.



          “CERCLA” shall mean the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act
of 1980, as amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986.



          A “Change in Control” shall be deemed to have occurred if (i) at any time, less than 75% of
the members of the board of directors of the Borrower shall be (A) individuals who are members of
such board on the date hereof or (B) individuals whose election, or nomination for election by the
Borrower’s stockholders, was approved by a vote of at least 75% of the members of the board then in
office who are individuals









 



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described in this clause (B) or in the preceding clause (A) or (ii) at any time, any person or
any two or more persons acting as a partnership, limited partnership, syndicate, or other group for
the purpose of acquiring, holding or disposing of securities of the Borrower, shall become,
according to public announcement or filing, the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 issued
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended), directly or indirectly, of securities of
the Borrower representing 30% or more (calculated in accordance with such Rule 13d-3) of the
combined voting power of the Borrower’s then outstanding voting securities.



          “Citibank” shall mean Citibank, N.A.



          “Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as the same may be amended from time to
time.



          “Commitment” shall mean, with respect to each Lender, the commitment of such Lender to make
Standby Loans and to acquire participations in Swingline Loans hereunder, expressed as an amount
representing the maximum aggregate amount of such Lender’s Revolving Credit Exposure hereunder, as
such commitment may be (a) reduced from time to time pursuant to Section 2.12 and (b) reduced or
increased from time to time pursuant to assignments by or to such Lender pursuant to Section 9.04.
The initial amount of each Lender’s Commitment is set forth on Schedule 2.01, or in the Assignment
and Acceptance pursuant to which such Lender shall have assumed its Commitment, as applicable. As
of the date hereof, the aggregate amount of the Lenders’ Commitments is $200,000,000.



          “Competitive Bid” shall mean an offer by a Lender to make a Competitive Loan pursuant to
Section 2.03.



          “Competitive Bid Accept/Reject Letter” shall mean a notification made by the Borrower pursuant
to Section 2.03(d) in the form of Exhibit A-4.



          “Competitive Bid Rate” shall mean, as to any Competitive Bid made by a Lender pursuant to
Section 2.03(b), (i) in the case of a Eurodollar Loan, the Margin, and (ii) in the case of a Fixed
Rate Loan, the fixed rate of interest offered by the Lender making such Competitive Bid.



          “Competitive Bid Request” shall mean a request made pursuant to Section 2.03 in the form of
Exhibit A-1.



          “Competitive Borrowing” shall mean a borrowing consisting of a Competitive Loan or concurrent
Competitive Loans from a Lender or Lenders whose Competitive Bids for such Borrowing have been
accepted by the Borrower under the bidding procedure described in Section 2.03.



          “Competitive Loan” shall mean a Loan from a Lender to the Borrower pursuant to the bidding
procedure described in Section 2.03. Each Competitive Loan shall be a Eurodollar Competitive Loan
or a Fixed Rate Loan.









 



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          “Confidential Memorandum” shall mean the Confidential Information Memorandum of the Borrower
dated September 2005.



          “Consolidated Adjusted Net Worth” shall mean, on any date, the stockholders’ equity of the
Borrower and the Consolidated Subsidiaries on such date, computed and consolidated in accordance
with GAAP, minus “accumulated other comprehensive income” as shown on the Borrower’s consolidated
balance sheet under stockholders’ equity.



          “Consolidated EBITDA” shall mean, for any period, the sum for such period of (a) Consolidated
Net Income, (b) Consolidated Interest Expense, (c) provision for income taxes for the Borrower and
the Consolidated Subsidiaries, (d) any amount which in the determination of Consolidated Net Income
has been deducted for depreciation expense or amortization expense and (e) to the extent not
included in clause (d), writeoffs of goodwill (excess of purchase cost over net assets acquired),
in each case determined in accordance with GAAP.



          “Consolidated Interest Expense” shall mean, for any period, total interest expense of the
Borrower and the Consolidated Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis for such period, determined in
accordance with GAAP, including (i) the amortization of debt discounts to the extent included in
interest expense in accordance with GAAP, (ii) the amortization of all fees (including fees with
respect to interest rate protection agreements or other interest rate hedging arrangements) payable
in connection with the incurrence of Indebtedness to the extent included in interest expense in
accordance with GAAP and (iii) the portion of any rents payable under capital leases allocable to
interest expense in accordance with GAAP.



          “Consolidated Net Income” shall mean, for any period, the net income of the Borrower and the
Consolidated Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis for such period, determined in accordance with
GAAP, but without giving effect to (a) any extraordinary gains, (b) any gains during such period
relating to the sale, transfer or other disposition of any assets of the Borrower or any subsidiary
(other than in the ordinary course of business), (c) any costs, expenses or losses incurred during
such period (which for each annual period commencing on the date hereof or any anniversary thereof
shall not exceed $200,000,000, and in the aggregate for all such periods shall not exceed
$400,000,000) consisting of or relating or attributable to (i) the sale, transfer or other
disposition, in whole or in part, of any subsidiary or Affiliate of the Borrower or the
Consolidated Subsidiaries, (ii) any exchange, repayment, prepayment, purchase or redemption by the
Borrower or any Subsidiary of the outstanding Indebtedness of the Borrower, and (iii) any fines,
penalties, damages, or restitution or other settlement payments related to regulatory
investigations into trading practices in the mutual fund industry, and (d) any costs, expenses or
losses incurred during such period consisting of or relating or attributable to (i) reserves
established for GAAP purposes for or settlement with and payments to any taxation Governmental
Authority in connection with the DST Equity Exchange (such amounts under this clause (d)(i) not to
exceed the amounts held in or attributed to, from time to time, the Reserve Account), (ii) non-cash
write-downs of goodwill and intangible assets, and (iii) any non-cash amortization of long term incentive
compensation.









 



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          “Consolidated Net Loss” shall mean, for any period, the net loss of the Borrower and the
Consolidated Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis for such period plus writeoffs of goodwill for
such period (excess of purchase cost over net assets acquired), in each case determined in
accordance with GAAP.



          “Consolidated Net Worth” shall mean, on any date, the stockholders’ equity of the Borrower and
the Consolidated Subsidiaries on such date, computed and consolidated in accordance with GAAP.



          “Consolidated Subsidiary” shall mean each Subsidiary the financial statements of which shall
be required to be consolidated with the financial statements of the Borrower in accordance with
GAAP.



          “Consolidated Total Indebtedness” shall mean at any date all Indebtedness of the Borrower and
the Consolidated Subsidiaries at such date, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with
GAAP.



          “Control” shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause
the direction of the management or policies of a person, whether through the ownership of voting
securities, by contract or otherwise, and “Controlling” and “Controlled” shall have meanings
correlative thereto.



          “Controlled Group” shall mean all members of a controlled group of corporations and all trades
or businesses (whether or not incorporated) under common control which, together with the Borrower
or any Subsidiary, are treated as a single employer under Section 414(b) or 414(c) of the Code or,
solely for purposes of Section 302 of ERISA and Section 412 of the Code, are treated as a single
employer under Section 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code.



          “Default” shall mean any event or condition which upon notice, lapse of time or both would
constitute an Event of Default.



          “Disclosed Matter” shall mean the existence or occurrence of any matter which has been
disclosed by the Borrower (i) on Schedule 3.08 hereto, (ii) in any filing on Form 10-K, 10-Q or 8-K
made with the Securities and Exchange Commission prior to October 19, 2005, or (iii) in the
Confidential Memorandum; provided, that no matter shall constitute a “Disclosed Matter” to
the extent it shall prove to be, or shall become, materially more adverse to the Borrower and the
Subsidiaries taken as a whole or to the Lenders than it would have reasonably appeared to be on the
basis of the disclosure contained in any of the documents referred to above in this definition.



          “dollars” or “$” shall mean lawful money of the United States of America.









 



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          “DST Equity Exchange” shall mean the exchange by the Borrower of 32,300,000 shares of the
common stock of DST Systems owned by it for equity of equal value of Capital Group Partners.



          “DST Systems” shall mean DST Systems, Inc., a Delaware corporation.



          “Eligible Assignee” shall mean (a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate of a Lender, or (c) any other
Person approved by (i) the Agent, (ii) unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing at
the time any assignment is effected in accordance with Section 9.04, the Borrower and (iii) in the
case of an assignment of all or a portion of a Commitment or any Lender’s obligations in respect of
its Swingline Exposure, the Swingline Lender, such approval by the Agent, the Borrower and the
Swingline Lender, as applicable, not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed; provided,
however, that none of (1) the Borrower, (2) any Affiliate of the Borrower or (3) an
investment manager, an investment company or any similar entity shall qualify as an Eligible
Assignee .



          “Environmental Lien” shall mean a Lien in favor of any governmental entity for (a) any
liability under Federal or state environmental laws or regulations (including, without limitation,
RCRA and CERCLA) or (b) damages arising from costs incurred by such governmental entity in response
to a release of a hazardous or toxic waste, substance or constituent, or other substance into the
environment.



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



          “Eurodollar Borrowing” shall mean a Borrowing comprised of Eurodollar Loans.



          “Eurodollar Competitive Borrowing” shall mean a Borrowing comprised of Eurodollar Competitive
Loans.



          “Eurodollar Competitive Loan” shall mean any Competitive Loan bearing interest at a rate
determined by reference to the LIBO Rate in accordance with the provisions of Article II.



          “Eurodollar Loan” shall mean any Eurodollar Competitive Loan or Eurodollar Standby Loan.



          “Eurodollar Standby Borrowing” shall mean a Borrowing comprised of Eurodollar Standby Loans.



          “Eurodollar Standby Loan” shall mean any Standby Loan bearing interest at a rate determined by
reference to the Adjusted LIBO Rate in accordance with the provisions of Article II.



          “Event of Default” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Article VII.









 



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          “Excess Margin Stock” shall mean that portion, if any, of the Margin Stock owned by the
Borrower and the Subsidiaries that must be excluded from the restrictions imposed by Section 6.02
and Section 6.04 in order for the value (determined in accordance with Regulation U) of the Margin
Stock subject to such Sections to account for less than 25% of the aggregate value (as so
determined) of all assets subject to such Sections.



          “Existing Credit Agreement” shall mean the Borrower’s 364-Day Competitive Advance and
Revolving Credit Facility Agreement dated as of October 20, 2004.



          “Facility Fee” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.07(a).



          “Fee Letter” shall mean the letter agreement dated as of September 27, 2005, among the
Borrower, the Agent and Citigroup Global Markets Inc.



          “Fees” shall mean the Facility Fee, the Utilization Fee and the Agent’s Fees.



          “Finance Subsidiary” shall mean a special purpose subsidiary engaged solely in purchasing,
owning and financing receivables as part of a Permitted B Share True Sale Transaction.



          “Financial Officer” of any corporation shall mean the chief financial officer, principal
accounting officer, vice-president-finance, treasurer, assistant treasurer or controller of such
corporation.



          “Fixed Rate Borrowing” shall mean a Borrowing comprised of Fixed Rate Loans.



          “Fixed Rate Loan” shall mean any Competitive Loan bearing interest at a fixed percentage rate
per annum (expressed in the form of a decimal to no more than four decimal places) specified by the
Lender making such Loan in its Competitive Bid.



          “GAAP” shall mean U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, applied on a consistent
basis.



          “Governmental Authority” shall mean any Federal, state, local or foreign court or governmental
agency, authority, instrumentality or regulatory body.



          “Guarantee” of a person shall mean any agreement by which such person assumes, guarantees,
endorses, contingently agrees to purchase or provide funds for the payment of, or otherwise becomes
liable upon, the obligation of any other person, or agrees to maintain the net worth or working
capital or other financial condition of any other person or otherwise assures any creditor of such
other person against loss, including, without limitation, any comfort letter, operating agreement
or take-or-pay contract, and shall include, without limitation, the contingent liability of such
person in connection with any application for a Letter of Credit. The term “Guarantee” used as a verb
has a corresponding meaning.









 



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          “Indebtedness” of any person shall mean, without duplication, (a) all obligations of such
person for borrowed money, (b) all obligations of such person evidenced by bonds, debentures,
notes, acceptances, equipment trust certificates or similar instruments, (c) all obligations of
such person issued or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property or services other than
accounts payable arising in the ordinary course of such person’s business on terms customary in the
trade, (d) all obligations of such person, whether or not assumed, secured by (or for which the
holder of such Indebtedness has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any
Lien or payable out of the proceeds or production from property owned or acquired by such person,
(e) Capitalized Lease Obligations of such person, (f) all Guarantees by such person of Indebtedness
of others and (g) any other obligations or securities which such person is directly or indirectly
obligated to repay, redeem, retire, extinguish or repurchase on or prior to the Maturity Date (i)
at a fixed or determinable date, whether by operation of a sinking fund or otherwise, (ii) at the
option of any person other than the issuer thereof or (iii) upon the occurrence of a condition not
solely within the control of the issuer thereof or obligor thereon, such as a redemption out of
future earnings. The Indebtedness of any person shall include the Indebtedness of any other entity
(including any partnership in which such person is a general partner) to the extent such person is
liable therefor as a result of such person’s ownership interest in or other relationship with such
entity, except to the extent the terms of such Indebtedness provide that such person is not liable
therefor.



          “Index Debt” shall mean senior, unsecured, long-term indebtedness for borrowed money of the
Borrower that is not guaranteed by any other Person or subject to any other credit enhancement.



          “Interest Coverage Ratio” shall mean for any period of four consecutive fiscal quarters ended
on the last day of any fiscal quarter, the ratio of (a) Consolidated EBITDA for such period to (b)
Consolidated Interest Expense for such period.



          “Interest Election Request” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.06(b).



          “Interest Payment Date” shall mean, with respect to any Loan, the last day of the Interest
Period applicable thereto and, in the case of a Eurodollar Loan with an Interest Period of more
than three months’ duration or a Fixed Rate Loan with an Interest Period of more than 90 days’
duration, each day that would have been an Interest Payment Date for such Loan had successive
Interest Periods of three months’ duration or 90 days duration, as the case may be, been applicable
to such Loan and, in addition, the date of any refinancing with a Loan of a different Type.



          “Interest Period” shall mean (a) as to any Eurodollar Borrowing, the period commencing on the
date of such Borrowing and ending on the numerically corresponding day (or, if there is no
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the calendar month that is 1, 2, 3, 6 or, if available to all the Lenders, 9 or 12, months
thereafter, as the Borrower may elect, (b) as to any ABR Borrowing, the period commencing on the
date of such Borrowing and ending on the date 90 days thereafter or, if earlier, on the Maturity
Date or the date of prepayment of such Borrowing, (c) as to any Fixed Rate Borrowing, the period
commencing on the date of such Borrowing and ending on the date specified in the Competitive Bids
in which the offer to make the Fixed Rate Loans comprising such Borrowing were extended, which
shall not be earlier than seven days after the date of such Borrowing or later than 360 days after
the date of such Borrowing and (d) as to any Swingline Loan, the period commencing on the date of
such Swingline Loan and ending on the earlier of (x) the Maturity Date and (y) the fifth Business
Day after the date of such Swingline Loan; provided, however, that if any Interest
Period would end on a day other than a Business Day, such Interest Period shall be extended to the
next succeeding Business Day unless, in the case of Eurodollar Loans only, such next succeeding
Business Day would fall in the next calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on
the next preceding Business Day. Interest shall accrue from and including the first day of an
Interest Period to but excluding the last day of such Interest Period.



          “Janus Capital Management LLC” shall mean Janus Capital Management LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company.



          “Lenders” shall mean (a) the financial institutions listed on Schedule 2.01 (other than any
such financial institution that has ceased to be a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and
Acceptance) and (b) any financial institution that has become a party hereto pursuant to an
Assignment and Acceptance. Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the term “Lenders”
shall include the Swingline Lender.



          “Letter of Credit” of a person shall mean a letter of credit or similar instrument that is
issued upon the application of such person or upon which such person is an account party or for
which such person is in any way liable.



          “Leverage Ratio’’ shall mean, on any date, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Total Indebtedness as
of such date to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of the
Borrower ended on such date (or, if such date is not the last day of a fiscal quarter, on the last
day of the fiscal quarter of the Borrower most recently ended prior to such date).



          “LIBO Rate” shall mean, with respect to any Eurodollar Borrowing for any Interest Period, the
rate appearing on Page 3750 of the Telerate Service (or on any successor or substitute page of such
Service, or any successor to or substitute for such Service, providing rate quotations comparable
to those currently provided on such page of such Service, as determined by the Agent from time to
time for purposes of providing quotations of interest rates applicable to dollar deposits in the
London interbank market) at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two Business Days prior to the
commencement of such Interest Period, as the rate for dollar deposits with a maturity comparable to
such Interest Period. In the event that such rate is not available at such time for any reason,
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for such Interest Period shall be the average (rounded upward to the nearest whole multiple of
1/16 of 1% per annum, if such average is not such a multiple) of the rate per annum at which dollar
deposits are offered by the principal office of each of the Reference Banks in London, England to
prime banks in the London interbank market at 11:00 A.M. (London time) two Business Days before the
first day of such Interest Period in an amount substantially equal to the amount that would be the
Reference Banks’ respective ratable shares of such Eurodollar Borrowing if such Eurodollar
Borrowing were to be a Standby Borrowing to be outstanding during such Interest Period and for a
period equal to such Interest Period.



          “Lien” shall mean, with respect to any asset, (a) any mortgage, deed of trust, lien, pledge,
encumbrance, charge or security interest in or on such asset, (b) the interest of a vendor or a
lessor under any conditional sale agreement, capital lease or title retention agreement relating to
such asset and (c) in the case of securities, any purchase option, call or similar right of a third
party with respect to such securities.



          “LLC Guarantee” shall mean a Guarantee Agreement in the form of Exhibit F hereto between Janus
Capital Management LLC and the Agent.



          “Loan” shall mean a Competitive Loan or a Standby Loan, whether made as a Eurodollar Loan, an
ABR Loan, a Fixed Rate Loan or a Swingline Loan, each as permitted hereby.



          “Loan Documents” shall mean this Agreement, the Fee Letter (and the commitment letter executed
in connection therewith) and the LLC Guaranty.



          “Margin” shall mean, as to any Eurodollar Competitive Loan, the margin (expressed as a
percentage rate per annum in the form of a decimal to no more than four decimal places) to be added
to or subtracted from the LIBO Rate in order to determine the interest rate applicable to such
Loan, as specified in the Competitive Bid relating to such Loan.



          “Margin Stock” shall have the meaning given such term under Regulation U.



          “Material Adverse Effect” shall mean a material adverse effect on (a) the business, assets,
liabilities, operations, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of the Borrower and the
Subsidiaries taken as a whole, (b) the ability of the Borrower to perform any of its obligations
under any Loan Document or to complete the Transactions in any material respect or (c) the rights
of or benefits available to the Lenders under any Loan Document; provided that no Disclosed
Matter shall constitute a Material Adverse Effect.



          “Maturity Date” shall mean October 19, 2008.



          “Moody’s” shall mean Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.









 



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          “Multiemployer Plan” shall mean a Plan that is a “multiemployer plan” as defined in Section
4001(a)(3) of ERISA as to which the Borrower or any member of the Controlled Group may have any
liability.



          “Multiple Employer Plan” shall mean a Plan that is a single-employer plan which has two or
more contributing sponsors at least two of whom are not under common control or who made
contributions under such Plan during the preceding five years.



          “Obligations” shall mean all unpaid principal of and accrued and unpaid interest on the Loans,
all accrued and unpaid Fees and all other obligations of the Borrower to the Lenders or to any
Lender or the Agent arising under the Loan Documents.



          “PBGC” shall mean the Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation referred to and defined in ERISA.



          “Permitted B Share Recourse Financing Transaction” shall mean any pledge by the Borrower of
the B Share Fees to third parties in order to secure Indebtedness extended by such third parties;
provided that the Agent shall be satisfied with the structure and documentation for such
transaction and that the terms of such transaction, including the advance rate and any termination
events, shall be consistent with those prevailing in the market at the time for similar
transactions.



          “Permitted B Share Transaction” shall mean a Permitted B Share True Sale Transaction or a
Permitted B Share Recourse Financing Transaction.



          “Permitted B Share True Sale Transaction” shall mean any sale by the Borrower of B Share Fees
to a B Share Purchaser in a true sale transaction without any recourse based upon the
collectibility of the B Share Fees sold and the sale or pledge of such B Share Fees (or an interest
therein) by such B Share Purchaser, in each case without any Guarantee by, or other recourse to, or
credit support by, the Borrower or any Subsidiary (other than to such B Share Purchaser, if it is a
Finance Subsidiary) or recourse to any assets of the Borrower or any Subsidiary; provided
that the Agent shall be satisfied with the structure and documentation for such transaction and
that the terms of such transaction, including the price at which B Share Fees are sold to such B
Share Purchaser and any termination events, shall be consistent with those prevailing in the market
at the time for similar transactions.



          “Permitted Subordinated Debt” shall mean any unsecured Indebtedness of the Borrower (a) the
principal of which is not by its terms required to be repaid, prepaid, redeemed, repurchased or
defeased, in whole or in part, at the option of any holder thereof or on any date prior to the
Maturity Date, (b) that is not guaranteed by any Subsidiary, (c) that is fully subordinated to the
Obligations of the Borrower in the event of any bankruptcy, reorganization or insolvency proceeding
with respect to the Borrower, (d) that provides that no payments of interest will be made during
the continuance of any Default in the payment of the principal of or interest on the Obligations,
(e) that provides on customary terms that payments of interest may be suspended for a period of 180
days









 



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during the continuance of non-payment Defaults upon notice given by the Agent on behalf of the
Lenders and (f) the subordination provisions of which, insofar as they relate to the Obligations,
are otherwise customary for publicly offered subordinated debt securities.



          “Person” shall mean any natural person, corporation, business trust, joint venture,
association, company, partnership, limited liability company or government, or any agency or
political subdivision thereof.



          “Plan” shall mean any employee pension benefit plan that is covered by Title IV of ERISA or
subject to the minimum funding standards under Section 412 of the Code as to which the Borrower or
any member of the Controlled Group may have any liability.



          “Pro Rata Percentage” of any Lender at any time shall mean the percentage of the Total
Commitment represented by such Lender’s Commitment. In the event that the Total Commitment shall
have expired or been terminated, the Pro Rata Percentage with respect to any Lender shall be such
Lender’s Pro Rata Percentage most recently in effect prior to such expiration or termination of the
Total Commitment, giving effect to any subsequent assignments pursuant to Section 9.04.



          “RCRA” shall mean the Resources Conservation and Recovery Act, as the same may be amended from
time to time.



          “Reference Banks” shall mean Citibank, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.



          “Register” shall have the meaning given such term in Section 9.04(d).



          “Regulation D” shall mean Regulation D of the Board as from time to time in effect and all
official rulings and interpretations thereunder or thereof.



          “Regulation U” shall mean Regulation U of the Board as from time to time in effect and all
official rulings and interpretations thereunder or thereof.



          “Replacement Indebtedness” shall mean, in respect of any Indebtedness (“Original
Indebtedness”), Indebtedness extending the maturity of or refunding, refinancing or replacing, in
whole or in part, such Original Indebtedness; provided that (i) the principal amount of
such Replacement Indebtedness shall not exceed the principal amount of such Original Indebtedness;
(ii) no Subsidiaries shall be liable for any such Replacement Indebtedness that shall not have been
liable for such Original Indebtedness; (iii) if such Original Indebtedness shall have been
subordinated to the Obligations, such Replacement Indebtedness shall be subordinated to the
Obligations on terms not less favorable to the Lenders; (iv) such Replacement Indebtedness shall
not have a shorter maturity than such Original Indebtedness or be subject to any requirement not
applicable to such Original Indebtedness that such Replacement Indebtedness be prepaid, redeemed,
repurchased or defeased on one or more scheduled dates or upon the happening of one or more events
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of such Original Indebtedness; and (v) the incurrence of any Replacement Indebtedness that
refunds, refinances or replaces Original Indebtedness under any revolving credit or similar
facility shall be accompanied by the termination of commitments under such facility equal in amount
to such Original Indebtedness.



          “Reportable Event” shall mean any reportable event as defined in Section 4043 of ERISA and the
regulations issued under such Section with respect to a Plan (other than a Multiemployer Plan),
excluding, however, such events as to which the PBGC by regulation or by technical update waived
the requirement of Section 4043(a) of ERISA that it be notified within 30 days of the occurrence of
such event; provided that a failure to meet the minimum funding standard of Section 412 of
the Code and of Section 302 of ERISA shall be a reportable event regardless of the issuance of any
waiver in accordance with Section 412(d) of the Code.



          “Required Lenders” shall mean, at any time, Lenders in the aggregate holding more than 50% of
the Total Commitment or, for purposes of acceleration pursuant to clause (ii) of Article VII or if
the Total Commitment has been terminated, Lenders in the aggregate representing more than 50% of
the sum of the Revolving Credit Exposure and the principal amount of the outstanding Competitive
Loans.



          “Reserve Account” shall mean an amount, determined from time to time by the Borrower in its
sole discretion (but not to exceed $430,000,000 plus any accrued interest from March 15, 2004 to
the then-current date), held or maintained by the Borrower as a contingency reserve in respect of
any potential or actual settlement with or payments to any taxation Governmental Authority in
connection with the DST Equity Exchange.



          “Responsible Officer” of any corporation shall mean any executive officer or Financial Officer
of such corporation and any other officer or similar official thereof responsible for the
administration of the obligations of such corporation in respect of this Agreement.



          “Revolving Credit Exposure” shall mean, with respect to any Lender at any time, the aggregate
principal amount at such time of all outstanding Standby Loans of such Lender plus the aggregate
amount at such time of such Lender’s Swingline Exposure.



          “Sale and Leaseback Transaction” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.03.



          “S&P” shall mean Standard & Poor’s Ratings Service.



          “Standby Borrowing” shall mean a borrowing consisting of simultaneous Standby Loans from each
of the Lenders.



          “Standby Borrowing Request” shall mean a request made pursuant to Section 2.04 in the form of
Exhibit A-5.









 



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          “Standby Loans” shall mean the revolving loans made by the Lenders to a Borrower pursuant to
Sections 2.01 and 2.04. Each Standby Loan shall be a Eurodollar Standby Loan or an ABR Loan.



          “Statutory Reserves” shall mean a fraction (expressed as a decimal), the numerator of which is
the number one and the denominator of which is the number one minus the aggregate of the maximum
reserve percentages (including any marginal, special, emergency or supplemental reserves) expressed
as a decimal established by the Board and any other banking authority to which the Agent is subject
for Eurocurrency Liabilities (as defined in Regulation D). Such reserve percentages shall include
any imposed pursuant to Regulation D. Eurodollar Loans shall be deemed to constitute Eurocurrency
Liabilities and to be subject to such reserve requirements without benefits of or credit for
proration, exemptions or offsets. Statutory Reserves shall be adjusted automatically on and as of
the effective date of any change in any reserve percentage.



          “subsidiary” shall mean, with respect to any person, any corporation, partnership, limited
liability company, association or other business entity of which securities or other ownership
interests representing more than 50% of the equity or more than 50% of the ordinary voting power or
more than 50% of the general partnership interests or limited liability company interests or other
ownership interests are, at the time any determination is being made, owned, controlled or held.



          “Subsidiary” shall mean any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Borrower.



          “Swingline Exposure” shall mean, at any time, the aggregate principal amount of all Swingline
Loans outstanding at such time. The Swingline Exposure of any Lender at any time shall equal its
Pro Rata Percentage of the aggregate Swingline Exposure at such time.



          “Swingline Lender” shall mean Citibank, in its capacity as lender of Swingline Loans
hereunder, or another Lender that has agreed to provide Swingline Loans hereunder; provided
that the Borrower shall have delivered to the Agent a written notice that it has elected to replace
Citibank as Swingline Lender (it being understood that there shall be only one Swingline Lender
hereunder at any time).



          “Swingline Loan” shall mean a Loan made pursuant to Section 2.05.



          “Total Commitment” shall mean at any time the aggregate amount of the Lenders’ Commitments
under this Agreement, as in effect at such time.



          “Transactions” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.02.



          “Type”, when used in respect of any Loan or Borrowing, shall refer to the Rate by reference to
which interest on such Loan or on the Loans comprising such Borrowing is determined. For purposes
hereof, “Rate” shall include the Adjusted LIBO Rate, the LIBO Rate, the Alternate Base Rate and the
Fixed Rate.









 



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          “Unfunded Liabilities” shall mean, on any date of determination, (a) in the case of
Multiemployer Plans and Multiple Employer Plans, the liability of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries
if they were to incur a complete withdrawal from each such plan and (b) in the case of all other
Plans, all “unfunded benefit liabilities” as defined in Section 4001(a)(18) of ERISA.



          “Utilization Fee” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.07(b).



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



          SECTION 1.02. Terms Generally. The definitions in Section 1.01 shall apply equally to
both the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any
pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The words “include”,
“includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation”. All
references herein to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be deemed references to
Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits and Schedules to, this Agreement unless the context shall
otherwise require. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all terms of an accounting or
financial nature shall be construed in accordance with GAAP, as in effect from time to time;
provided, however, that, for purposes of determining compliance with any covenant
set forth in Article VI, such terms shall be construed in accordance with GAAP as in effect on the
date of this Agreement applied on a basis consistent with the application used in preparing the
Borrower’s audited financial statements referred to in Section 3.05. In the event that any change
in GAAP materially affects any provision of this Agreement, the parties hereto agree that, at the
request of the Borrower or the Required Lenders, they shall negotiate in good faith in order to
amend the affected provisions in such a way as will restore the parties to their respective
positions prior to such change, and, following any such request, until such amendment becomes
effective, the Borrower’s compliance with such provisions shall be determined on the basis of GAAP
as in effect immediately before such change in GAAP became effective.



ARTICLE II




THE CREDITS




          SECTION 2.01. Commitments. Subject to the terms and conditions and relying upon the
representations and warranties herein set forth, each Lender agrees, severally and not jointly, to
make Standby Loans to the Borrower, at any time and from time to time on and after the date hereof
and until the earlier of the Maturity Date and the termination of the Commitment of such Lender, in
an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding that will not result in (a) the Revolving
Credit Exposure of any Lender exceed such Lender’s Commitment or (b) the sum of the total Revolving
Credit Exposures plus the outstanding aggregate principal amount of all Competitive Loans exceed
the Total Commitment. Within the foregoing limits, the Borrower may borrow,
pay or prepay and reborrow hereunder, on and after the date hereof and prior to the Maturity
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          SECTION 2.02. Loans. (a) Each Standby Loan shall be made as part of a Borrowing
consisting of Loans made by the Lenders ratably in accordance with their Commitments;
provided, however, that the failure of any Lender to make any Standby Loan shall
not in itself relieve any other Lender of its obligation to lend hereunder (it being understood,
however, that no Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to make any Loan
required to be made by such other Lender). Each Competitive Loan shall be made in accordance with
the procedures set forth in Section 2.03. The Standby Loans or Competitive Loans or Swingline
Loans comprising any Borrowing shall be (i) in the case of Competitive Loans, in an aggregate
principal amount which is an integral multiple of $1,000,000 and not less than $10,000,000, (ii) in
the case of Standby Loans, in an aggregate principal amount which is an integral multiple of
$1,000,000 and not less than (A) $5,000,000 in the case of Eurodollar Standby Loans and (B)
$1,000,000 in the case of ABR Loans (or, in each case, an aggregate principal amount equal to the
remaining balance of the available Commitments) and (iii) in the case of Swingline Loans, in an
aggregate principal amount which is an integral multiple of $1,000,000.



          (b) Each Competitive Borrowing shall be comprised entirely of Eurodollar Competitive Loans or
Fixed Rate Loans, and each Standby Borrowing shall be comprised entirely of Eurodollar Standby
Loans or ABR Loans, as the Borrower may request pursuant to Section 2.03 or 2.04, as applicable,
and each Swingline Loan shall be comprised entirely of ABR Loans unless otherwise agreed by the
Borrower and the Swingline Lender. Each Lender may at its option make any Eurodollar Loan by
causing any domestic or foreign branch or Affiliate of such Lender to make such Loan;
provided that any exercise of such option shall not affect the obligation of the Borrower
to repay such Loan in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Borrowings of more than one
Type may be outstanding at the same time;  provided, however, that the Borrower
shall not be entitled to request any Borrowing which, if made, would result in an aggregate of more
than eight separate Standby Loans of any Lender being outstanding hereunder at any one time. For
purposes of the foregoing, Loans having different Interest Periods, regardless of whether they
commence on the same date, shall be considered separate Loans.



          (c) Subject to Section 2.06, each Lender shall make each Loan to be made by it hereunder on
the proposed date thereof by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the Agent in New York,
New York, not later than 12:00 noon, New York City time, and the Agent shall by 3:00 p.m., New York
City time, credit the amounts so received to the general deposit account of the Borrower with the
Agent or, if a Borrowing shall not occur on such date because any condition precedent herein
specified shall not have been met, return the amounts so received to the respective Lenders;
provided that Swingline Loans shall be made as provided in Section 2.05. Competitive Loans
shall be made by the Lender or Lenders whose Competitive Bids therefor are accepted pursuant to
Section 2.03 in the amounts so accepted and Standby Loans shall be made by the Lenders pro rata in
accordance with Section 2.17. The failure of any Lender to make any Loan









 



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required to be made by it shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligations hereunder;
provided that the Commitments and Competitive Bids of the Lenders are several and no Lender
shall be responsible for any other Lender’s failure to make Loans as required. Unless the Agent
shall have received notice from a Lender prior to the date of any Borrowing that such Lender will
not make available to the Agent such Lender’s portion of such Borrowing, the Agent may assume that
such Lender has made such portion available to the Agent on the date of such Borrowing in
accordance with this paragraph (c) and the Agent may, in reliance upon such assumption, make
available to the Borrower on such date a corresponding amount. If and to the extent that such
Lender shall not have made such portion available to the Agent, such Lender and the Borrower
severally agree to repay to the Agent forthwith on demand such corresponding amount together with
interest thereon, for each day from the date such amount is made available to the Borrower until
the date such amount is repaid to the Agent at (i) in the case of the Borrower, the interest rate
applicable at the time to the Loans comprising such Borrowing and (ii) in the case of such Lender,
the Federal Funds Effective Rate. If such Lender shall repay to the Agent such corresponding
amount, such amount shall constitute such Lender’s Loan as part of such Borrowing for purposes of
this Agreement.



          (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Borrower shall not be entitled
to request any Borrowing if the Interest Period requested with respect thereto would end after the
Maturity Date.



          SECTION 2.03. Competitive Bid Procedure. (a) In order to request Competitive Bids,
the Borrower shall hand deliver or telecopy to the Agent a duly completed Competitive Bid Request
in the form of Exhibit A-1 hereto, to be received by the Agent (i) in the case of a Eurodollar
Competitive Borrowing, not later than 10:00 a.m., New York City time, four Business Days before a
proposed Competitive Borrowing and (ii) in the case of a Fixed Rate Borrowing, not later than 10:00
a.m., New York City time, one Business Day before a proposed Competitive Borrowing. No ABR Loan
shall be requested in, or made pursuant to, a Competitive Bid Request. A Competitive Bid Request
that does not conform substantially to the format of Exhibit A-1 may be rejected in the Agent’s
sole discretion, and the Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower of such rejection by telecopier.
Such request shall in each case refer to this Agreement and specify (x) whether the Borrowing then
being requested is to be a Eurodollar Borrowing or a Fixed Rate Borrowing, (y) the date of such
Borrowing (which shall be a Business Day) and the aggregate principal amount thereof which shall be
in a minimum principal amount of $10,000,000 and in an integral multiple of $1,000,000, and (z) the
Interest Period with respect thereto (which may not end after the Maturity Date). Promptly after
its receipt of a Competitive Bid Request that is not rejected as aforesaid, the Agent shall invite
by telecopier (in the form set forth in Exhibit A-2 hereto) the Lenders to bid, on the terms and
conditions of this Agreement, to make Competitive Loans pursuant to the Competitive Bid Request.
Competitive Borrowings may not be made in an aggregate principal amount outstanding at any time
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          (b) Each Lender may, in its sole discretion, make one or more Competitive Bids to the
Borrower responsive to a Competitive Bid Request. Each
Competitive Bid by a Lender must be received by the Agent via telecopier, in the form of
Exhibit A-3 hereto, (i) in the case of a Eurodollar Competitive Borrowing, not later than 9:30
a.m., New York City time, three Business Days before a proposed Competitive Borrowing and (ii) in
the case of a Fixed Rate Borrowing, not later than 9:30 a.m., New York City time, on the day of a
proposed Competitive Borrowing. Multiple bids will be accepted by the Agent. Competitive Bids
that do not conform substantially to the format of Exhibit A-3 may be rejected by the Agent after
conferring with, and upon the instruction of, the Borrower, and the Agent shall notify the Lender
making such nonconforming bid of such rejection as soon as practicable. Each Competitive Bid shall
refer to this Agreement and specify (x) the principal amount (which shall be in a minimum principal
amount of $10,000,000 and in an integral multiple of $1,000,000 and which may equal the entire
principal amount of the Competitive Borrowing requested by the Borrower) of the Competitive Loan or
Loans that the Lender is willing to make to the Borrower, (y) the Competitive Bid Rate or Rates at
which the Lender is prepared to make the Competitive Loan or Loans and (z) the Interest Period and
the last day thereof. If any Lender shall elect not to make a Competitive Bid, such Lender shall
so notify the Agent via telecopier (I) in the case of Eurodollar Competitive Loans, not later than
9:30 a.m., New York City time, three Business Days before a proposed Competitive Borrowing, and
(II) in the case of Fixed Rate Loans, not later than 9:30 a.m., New York City time, on the day of a
proposed Competitive Borrowing; provided, however, that failure by any Lender to
give such notice shall not cause such Lender to be obligated to make any Competitive Loan as part
of such Competitive Borrowing. A Competitive Bid submitted by a Lender pursuant to this paragraph
(b) shall be irrevocable.



          (c) The Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower by telecopier of all the Competitive Bids
made, the Competitive Bid Rate and the principal amount of each Competitive Loan in respect of
which a Competitive Bid was made and the identity of the Lender that made each bid. The Agent
shall send a copy of all Competitive Bids to the Borrower for its records as soon as practicable
after completion of the bidding process set forth in this Section 2.03.



          (d) The Borrower may in its sole and absolute discretion, subject only to the provisions of
this paragraph (d), accept or reject any Competitive Bid referred to in paragraph (c) above. The
Borrower shall notify the Agent by telephone, confirmed by telecopier in the form of a Competitive
Bid Accept/Reject Letter in the form of Exhibit A-4 hereto, whether and to what extent it has
decided to accept or reject any of or all the bids referred to in paragraph (c) above, (x) in the
case of a Eurodollar Competitive Borrowing, not later than 10:30 a.m., New York City time, three
Business Days before a proposed Competitive Borrowing, and (y) in the case of a Fixed Rate
Borrowing, not later than 10:30 a.m., New York City time, on the day of a proposed Competitive
Borrowing;  provided, however, that (i) the failure by the Borrower to give such
notice shall be deemed to be a rejection of all the bids referred to in paragraph (c) above, (ii)
the Borrower shall not accept a bid made at a particular Competitive Bid Rate if it has decided to
reject a bid made at a lower Competitive Bid Rate, (iii) the aggregate amount of the Competitive
Bids accepted by the Borrower shall not exceed the principal amount specified in the Competitive
Bid Request and shall be in a minimum principal amount of $10,000,000, (iv) if the Borrower shall
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Competitive Bid Rate but the amount of such bid or bids shall cause the total amount of bids
to be accepted by the Borrower to exceed the amount specified in the Competitive Bid Request, then
the Borrower shall accept a portion of such bid or bids in an amount equal to the amount specified
in the Competitive Bid Request less the amount of all other Competitive Bids accepted with respect
to such Competitive Bid Request, which acceptance, in the case of multiple bids at such Competitive
Bid Rate, shall be made pro rata in accordance with the amount of each such bid at such Competitive
Bid Rate, and (v) except pursuant to clause (iv) above, no bid shall be accepted for a Competitive
Loan unless such Competitive Loan is in a minimum principal amount of $10,000,000 and an integral
multiple of $1,000,000; provided further, however, that if a Competitive Loan must
be in an amount less than $10,000,000 because of the provisions of clause (iv) above, such
Competitive Loan may be for a minimum of $1,000,000 or any integral multiple thereof, and in
calculating the pro rata allocation of acceptances of portions of multiple bids at a particular
Competitive Bid Rate pursuant to clause (iv) the amounts shall be rounded to integral multiples of
$1,000,000 in a manner which shall be in the discretion of the Borrower. A notice given by the
Borrower pursuant to this paragraph (d) shall be irrevocable.




          (e) The Agent shall promptly notify each bidding Lender whether or not its Competitive Bid
has been accepted (and if so, in what amount and at what Competitive Bid Rate) by telecopy sent by
the Agent, and each successful bidder will thereupon become bound, subject to the other applicable
conditions hereof, to make the Competitive Loan in respect of which its bid has been accepted.



          (f) A Competitive Bid Request shall not be made within five Business Days after the date of
any previous Competitive Bid Request.



          (g) If the Agent shall elect to submit a Competitive Bid in its capacity as a Lender, it
shall submit such bid directly to the Borrower one quarter of an hour earlier than the latest time
at which the other Lenders are required to submit their bids to the Agent pursuant to paragraph (b)
above.



          (h) All notices required by this Section 2.03 shall be given in accordance with Section 9.01.



          SECTION 2.04. Standby Borrowing Procedure. In order to request a Standby Borrowing,
the Borrower shall hand deliver or telecopy to the Agent in the form of Exhibit A-5 (a) in the case
of a Eurodollar Standby Borrowing, not later than 10:30 a.m., New York City time, three Business
Days before a proposed borrowing and (b) in the case of an ABR Borrowing, not later than 10:30
a.m., New York City time, on the day of a proposed borrowing. No Fixed Rate Loan shall be
requested or made pursuant to a Standby Borrowing Request. Such notice shall be irrevocable and
shall in each case specify (i) whether the Borrowing then being requested is to be a Eurodollar
Standby Borrowing or an ABR Borrowing; (ii) the date of such Standby Borrowing (which shall be a
Business Day) and the amount thereof; and (iii) if such Borrowing is to be a Eurodollar Standby
Borrowing, the Interest Period with respect thereto. If no election as to the Type of Standby
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Standby Borrowing shall be an ABR Borrowing. If no Interest Period with respect to any
Eurodollar Standby Borrowing is specified in any such notice, then the Borrower shall be deemed to
have selected an Interest Period of one month’s duration. If the Borrower shall not have given
notice in accordance with this Section 2.04 of its election to refinance a Standby Borrowing prior
to the end of the Interest Period in effect for such Borrowing, then the Borrower shall (unless
such Borrowing is repaid at the end of such Interest Period) be deemed to have given notice of an
election to refinance such Borrowing with an ABR Borrowing. The Agent shall promptly advise the
Lenders of any notice given pursuant to this Section 2.04 and of each Lender’s portion of the
requested Borrowing.



          SECTION 2.05. Swingline Loans. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth
herein, the Swingline Lender agrees to make Swingline Loans to the Borrower from time to time on
and after the date hereof and until the earlier of the Maturity Date and the termination of the
Commitments in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding that will not result in (i)
the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Swingline Loans exceeding $40,000,000 or (ii) the
sum of the total Revolving Credit Exposures plus the aggregate principal amount of outstanding
Competitive Loans exceeding the Total Commitment then in effect. Each Swingline Loan shall bear
interest at a rate described in Section 2.09(d). Within the foregoing limits and subject to the
terms and conditions set forth herein, the Borrower may borrow, repay and reborrow Swingline Loans.



          (b) To request a Swingline Loan, the Borrower shall notify the Agent of such request by
telephone (confirmed by telecopy), not later than 3:00 p.m., New York City time, on the day of a
proposed Swingline Loan. Each such notice shall be irrevocable and shall specify (i) the requested
date of such Swingline Loan (which shall be a Business Day), (ii) the Interest Period with respect
to the requested Swingline Loan (which may not end after the Maturity Date), (iii) the amount of
the requested Swingline Loan and (iv) the maturity of the requested Swingline Loan (which shall be
no later than five Business Days after the date of such Swingline Loan). The Agent will promptly
advise the Swingline Lender of any such notice received from the Borrower. The Swingline Lender
shall make each Swingline Loan available to the Borrower by wire transfer of immediately available
funds to account number 4945027308 maintained by the Borrower with Wells Fargo Bank (ABA 121000248)
by 6:00 p.m., New York City time, on the requested date of such Swingline Loan. The Borrower shall
have the right at any time and from time to time to prepay any Swingline Loan, in whole or in part,
upon giving written or telecopy notice (or telephone notice promptly confirmed by written or
telecopy notice) to the Swingline Lender and to the Agent before 12:00 (noon), (New York time) on
the date of prepayment at the Swingline Lender’s address for notices in the Administrative
Questionnaire.



          (c) The Swingline Lender may by written notice given to the Agent not later than 10:00 a.m.,
New York City time, on any Business Day require the Lenders to acquire participations on such
Business Day in all or a portion of the Swingline Loans outstanding. Such notice shall specify the
aggregate amount of Swingline Loans in which Lenders will participate. Promptly upon receipt of
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give notice thereof to each Lender, specifying in such notice such Lender’s percentage of such
Swingline Loan or Loans (which shall be equal to such Lender’s Pro Rata Percentage). Each Lender
hereby absolutely and unconditionally agrees, upon receipt of notice as provided above, to pay to
the Agent, for the account of the Swingline Lender, such Lender’s Pro Rata Percentage of such
Swingline Loan or Loans. Each Lender acknowledges and agrees that its obligation to acquire
participations in Swingline Loans pursuant to this paragraph is absolute and unconditional and
shall not be affected by any circumstance whatsoever, including the occurrence and continuance of
an Event of Default or a Default or reduction or termination of the Total Commitment, and that each
such payment shall be made without any offset, abatement, withholding or reduction whatsoever.
Each Lender shall comply with its obligation under this paragraph by wire transfer of immediately
available funds, in the same manner as provided in Section 2.02(c) with respect to Loans made by
such Lender (and Section 2.02(c) shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to the payment obligations of the
Lenders), and the Agent shall promptly pay to the Swingline Lender the amounts so received by it
from the Lenders. The Agent shall notify the Borrower of any participations in any Swingline Loan
acquired pursuant to this paragraph, and thereafter payments in respect of such Swingline Loan
shall be made to the Agent and not to the Swingline Lender. Any amounts received by the Swingline
Lender from the Borrower (or other party on behalf of the Borrower) in respect of a Swingline Loan
after receipt by the Swingline Lender of the proceeds of a sale of participations therein shall be
promptly remitted to the Agent; any such amounts received by the Agent shall be promptly remitted
by the Agent to the Lenders that shall have made their payments pursuant to this paragraph and to
the Swingline Lender, as their interests may appear. The purchase of participations in a Swingline
Loan pursuant to this paragraph shall not relieve the Borrower of any default in the payment
thereof.



          SECTION 2.06. Interest Elections. (a) Each Standby Borrowing initially shall be of
the Type specified in the applicable Standby Borrowing Request and, in the case of a Eurodollar
Standby Borrowing, shall have an initial Interest Period as specified in such Standby Borrowing
Request. Thereafter, the Borrower may elect to convert such Borrowing to a Borrowing of a
different Type or to continue such Borrowing and, in the case of a Eurodollar Standby Borrowing,
may elect Interest Periods therefor, all as provided in this Section. The Borrower may elect
different options with respect to different portions of the affected Borrowing, in which case each
such portion shall be allocated ratably among the Lenders holding the Loans comprising such
Borrowing, and the Loans comprising each such portion shall be considered a separate Borrowing.
This Section shall not apply to Competitive Borrowings or Swingline Borrowings, which may not be
converted or continued.



          (b) To make an election pursuant to this Section, the Borrower shall notify the Agent of such
election (each, an “Interest Election Request”) by telephone by the time that a Standby Borrowing
Request would be required under Section 2.04 if the Borrower were requesting a Standby Borrowing of
the Type resulting from such election to be made on the effective date of such election. Each such
telephonic Interest Election Request shall be irrevocable and shall be confirmed promptly by hand
delivery or telecopy to the Agent of a written Interest Election Request in a form approved by the
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          (c) Each telephonic and written Interest Election Request shall specify the following
information in compliance with Section 2.02:




    (i) the Borrowing to which such Interest Election Request applies and, if different
options are being elected with respect to different portions thereof, the portions thereof
to be allocated to each resulting Borrowing (in which case the information to be specified
pursuant to clauses (iii) and (iv) below shall be specified for each resulting Borrowing);




    (ii) the effective date of the election made pursuant to such Interest Election
Request, which shall be a Business Day;




    (iii) whether the resulting Borrowing is to be an ABR Borrowing or a Eurodollar
Borrowing; and




    (iv) if the resulting Borrowing is to be a Eurodollar Borrowing, the Interest Period
to be applicable thereto after giving effect to such election, which shall be a period
contemplated by the definition of the term “Interest Period”.


If any such Interest Election Request requests a Eurodollar Borrowing but does not specify an
Interest Period, then the Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one
month’s duration.




          (d) Promptly following receipt of an Interest Election Request, the Agent shall advise each
Lender of the details thereof and of such Lender’s portion of each resulting Borrowing.



          (e) If the Borrower fails to deliver a timely Interest Election Request with respect to a
Eurodollar Standby Borrowing prior to the end of the Interest Period applicable thereto, then,
unless such Borrowing is repaid as provided herein, at the end of such Interest Period such
Borrowing shall be converted to an ABR Borrowing. Notwithstanding any contrary provision hereof,
if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and the Agent, at the request of the Required
Lenders, so notifies the Borrower, then, so long as an Event of Default is continuing (i) no
outstanding Standby Borrowing may be converted to or continued as a Eurodollar Borrowing and (ii)
unless repaid, each Eurodollar Standby Borrowing shall be converted to an ABR Borrowing at the end
of the Interest Period applicable thereto.



          SECTION 2.07. Fees. (a) The Borrower agrees to pay to each Lender, through the
Agent, a facility fee (a “Facility Fee”) at a rate per annum equal to the Applicable Rate from time
to time in effect on the amount of the Commitment of such Lender, whether used or unused, during
the period commencing with the date hereof to but excluding the date on which such Commitment
terminates; provided that if such Lender continues to have any Revolving Credit Exposure
after its Commitment terminates, then such Facility Fee shall continue to accrue on the daily
amount of such Lender’s Revolving Credit Exposure from and including the date on which its
Commitment terminates to but excluding the date on which such Lender ceases to have any Revolving
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first day of January, April, July and October of each year and on the date on which the
Commitments terminate, commencing on the first such date to occur after the date hereof;
provided that any Facility Fees accruing after the date on which the Commitments terminate
shall be payable on demand. All Facility Fees shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days
and shall be payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding
the last day).



          (b) For any day on which the outstanding principal amount of Loans shall be greater than 50%
of the Total Commitment under this Agreement, the Borrower shall pay to the Agent for the account
of each Lender a utilization fee (a “Utilization Fee”) equal to the Applicable Rate on the
aggregate amount of each Lender’s outstanding Loans to the Borrower on such day. The accrued
Utilization Fees, if any, shall be payable in arrears on the first day of January, April, July and
October of each year and on the date or dates on which the Commitments terminate and any
outstanding Loans are repaid. All Utilization Fees shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360
days and shall be payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but
excluding the last day).



          (c) The Borrower agrees to pay the Agent, for its own account, the fees (the “Agent’s Fees”)
at the times and in the amounts agreed by the Borrower in the Fee Letter.



          (d) All Fees shall be paid on the dates due, in immediately available funds, to the Agent for
distribution, if and as appropriate, among the Lenders. Once paid, none of the Fees shall be
refundable under any circumstances absent manifest error.



          SECTION 2.08. Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt. (a) The Borrower hereby
unconditionally promises to pay (i) on the Maturity Date to the Agent for the account of each
Lender the then unpaid principal amount of each Standby Loan and (ii) on the last day of the
Interest Period applicable thereto to the Agent for the applicable Lender(s) the then unpaid
principal amount of each Competitive Loan. The Borrower hereby unconditionally promises to pay to
the Swingline Lender the then unpaid principal amount of each Swingline Loan on the earlier of the
Maturity Date and the fifth Business Day after such Swingline Loan is made; provided that
on each date that a Standby Borrowing or Competitive Borrowing is made, the Borrower shall repay
all Swingline Loans then outstanding.



          (b) Each Lender shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice an account or accounts
evidencing the indebtedness to such Lender resulting from each Loan made by such Lender from time
to time, including the amounts of principal and interest payable and paid to such Lender from time
to time under this Agreement. The Agent shall maintain accounts in which it will record (i) the
amount of each Loan made hereunder, the Type of each Loan made and the Interest Period applicable
thereto, (ii) the amount of any principal or interest due and payable or to become due and payable
from the Borrower to each Lender hereunder and (iii) the amount of any sum received by the Agent
hereunder from the Borrower and each Lender’s share thereof. The entries made in the accounts
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applicable law, be prima facie evidence of the existence and amounts of the obligations
therein recorded; provided, however, that the failure of any Lender or the Agent to
maintain such accounts or any error therein shall not in any manner (i) affect the obligations of
the Borrower to repay the Loans in accordance with their terms or (ii) cause the Borrower’s
obligations to be greater than they would have been absent such failure or error.



          (c) Any Lender may request that Loans made by it to the Borrower be evidenced by a promissory
note of the Borrower. In such event, the Borrower shall prepare, execute and deliver to such
Lender a promissory note payable to the order of such Lender (or, if requested by such Lender, to
such Lender and its registered assigns) and in a form approved by the Agent. Thereafter, the Loans
evidenced by such promissory note and interest thereon shall at all times (including after
assignment pursuant to Section 9.04) be represented by one or more promissory notes in such form
payable to the order of the payee named therein (or, if such promissory note is a registered note,
to such payee and its registered assigns).



          SECTION 2.09. Interest on Loans. (a) Subject to the provisions of Section 2.10, the
Loans comprising each Eurodollar Borrowing shall bear interest (computed on the basis of the actual
number of days elapsed over a year of 360 days) at a rate per annum equal to (i) in the case of
each Eurodollar Standby Loan, the Adjusted LIBO Rate for the Interest Period in effect for such
Borrowing plus the Applicable Rate, and (ii) in the case of each Eurodollar Competitive Loan, the
LIBO Rate for the Interest Period in effect for such Borrowing plus the Margin offered by the
Lender making such Loan and accepted by the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.03. Interest on each
Eurodollar Borrowing shall be payable on each applicable Interest Payment Date. Each Reference
Bank agrees upon the request of the Agent to furnish to the Agent timely information for the
purpose of determining the LIBO Rate and the Adjusted LIBO Rate. If any one or more of the
Reference Banks shall not furnish such timely information to the Agent for the purpose of
determining any such interest rate, the Agent shall determine such interest rate on the basis of
timely information furnished by the remaining Reference Banks.



          (b) Subject to the provisions of Section 2.10, the Loans comprising each ABR Borrowing shall
bear interest (computed on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed over a year of 365 or 366
days, as the case may be) at a rate per annum equal to the Alternate Base Rate. Interest on each
ABR Borrowing shall be payable on each applicable Interest Payment Date. The Alternate Base Rate
shall be determined by the Agent, and such determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error.



          (c) Subject to the provisions of Section 2.10, each Fixed Rate Loan shall bear interest at a
rate per annum (computed on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed over a year of 360 days)
equal to the fixed rate of interest offered by the Lender making such Loan and accepted by the
Borrower pursuant to Section 2.03. Interest on each Fixed Rate Loan shall be payable on the
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          (d) Subject to the provisions of Section 2.10, each Swingline Loan shall bear interest
(computed on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed over a year of 365 or 366 days, as the
case may be) at the Alternate Base Rate. Interest on each Swingline Loan shall be payable on each
applicable Interest Payment Date.



          (e) Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, if the Required
Lenders shall so determine, (i) each outstanding Eurodollar Borrowing will, on the last day of the
then existing Interest Period therefor, convert into an ABR Borrowing if all such Events of Default
shall not have been cured by such time and (ii) the obligation of the Lenders to make, or to
convert into, Eurodollar Borrowings shall be suspended.



          SECTION 2.10. Default Interest. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an
Event of Default, the Borrower shall pay interest on (a) the unpaid principal amount of each of
its Standby Borrowings and each Swingline Borrowing, payable in arrears on the dates referred to in
Section 2.09, at a rate per annum (computed on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed over
a year of 360 days) equal at all times to 2% per annum above the rate per annum required to be paid
on such Standby Borrowings and such Swingline Borrowings pursuant to Section 2.09(a), (b) or (d),
as applicable, and (b) to the fullest extent permitted by law, the amount of any interest, fee or
other amount payable hereunder that is not paid when due, from the date such amount shall be due
until such amount shall be paid in full, payable in arrears on the date such amount shall be paid
in full and on demand, at a rate per annum (computed on the basis of the actual number of days
elapsed over a year of 365 or 366 days, as the case may be) equal at all times to 2% per annum
above the rate per annum required to be paid on ABR Borrowings pursuant to Section 2.09(b).



          SECTION 2.11. Alternate Rate of Interest. In the event, and on each occasion, that
on the day two Business Days prior to the commencement of any Interest Period for a Eurodollar
Borrowing the Agent shall have determined that dollar deposits in the principal amounts of the
Eurodollar Loans comprising such Borrowing are not generally available in the London interbank
market, or that the rates at which such dollar deposits are being offered will not adequately and
fairly reflect the cost to any Lender of making or maintaining its Eurodollar Loan during such
Interest Period, or that reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the Adjusted LIBO Rate or
the LIBO Rate, the Agent shall, as soon as practicable thereafter, give written or telecopy notice
of such determination to the Borrower and the Lenders. In the event of any such determination,
until the Agent shall have advised the Borrower and the Lenders that the circumstances giving rise
to such notice no longer exist, (i) any request by the Borrower for a Eurodollar Competitive
Borrowing pursuant to Section 2.03 shall be of no force and effect and shall be denied by the Agent
and (ii) any request by the Borrower for a Eurodollar Standby Borrowing pursuant to Section 2.04
shall be deemed to be a request for an ABR Borrowing. In the event of any such determination, the
Lenders shall negotiate with the Borrower, at its request, as to the interest rate which the Loans
comprising such an ABR Borrowing shall bear; provided that such Loans shall bear interest
as provided in Section 2.09(b) pending the execution by the Borrower and the Lenders of a written
agreement providing for a different interest rate. Each determination by the Agent hereunder shall be
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          SECTION 2.12. Termination and Reduction of Commitments. (a) Unless previously
terminated, the Commitments shall terminate on the Maturity Date.



          (b) Upon at least three Business Days’ prior irrevocable written or telecopy notice to the
Agent, the Borrower may at any time in whole permanently terminate, or from time to time in part
permanently reduce, without penalty but subject to Section 2.16, the Total Commitment;
provided, however, that (i) each partial reduction of the Total Commitment shall be
in an integral multiple of $1,000,000 and in a minimum principal amount of $5,000,000 and (ii) no
such termination or reduction shall be made if, after giving effect to any concurrent prepayment of
the Loans in accordance with Section 2.13, the sum of the Revolving Credit Exposures plus the
aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Competitive Loans would exceed the Total Commitment.



          (c) Each reduction in the Total Commitment hereunder shall be made ratably among the Lenders
in accordance with their respective Commitments. The Borrower shall pay to the Agent for the
account of the Lenders, on the date of each termination or reduction, the Facility Fees on the
amount of the Commitments so terminated or reduced accrued through the date of such termination or
reduction.



          SECTION 2.13. Prepayment. (a) The Borrower shall have the right at any time and
from time to time to prepay, without penalty but subject to Section 2.16, any Standby Borrowing, in
whole or in part, upon giving written or telecopy notice (or telephone notice promptly confirmed by
written or telecopy notice) to the Agent: (i) before 10:00 a.m., New York City time, two Business
Days prior to prepayment, in the case of Eurodollar Loans, and (ii) before 10:00 a.m., New York
City time, on the Business Day of prepayment, in the case of ABR Loans; provided,
however, that each partial prepayment shall be in an amount which is an integral multiple
of $1,000,000 and not less than (A) $5,000,000 in the case of a Eurodollar Standby Borrowing and
(B) $1,000,000 in the case of an ABR Borrowing or, if less, the aggregate principal amount of such
Standby Borrowing. The Borrower shall not have the right to prepay any Competitive Borrowing.



          (b) On the date of any termination or reduction of the Commitments pursuant to Section 2.12
or Section 6.01(a)(iii), the Borrower shall pay or prepay so much of the Standby Borrowings as
shall be necessary in order that the aggregate principal amount of the Competitive Loans and the
total Revolving Credit Exposures will not exceed the Total Commitment after giving effect to such
termination or reduction. In the event of any termination of all of the Commitments, the Borrower
shall repay or prepay all the outstanding Standby Loans and Swingline Loans on the date of such
termination.



          (c) Each notice of prepayment shall specify the prepayment date and the principal amount of
each Borrowing (or portion thereof) to be prepaid, shall be irrevocable and shall commit the
Borrower to prepay such Borrowing (or portion thereof) by the amount stated therein on the date
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Section 2.13 shall be subject to Section 2.16 but shall otherwise be without premium or
penalty. All prepayments under this Section 2.13 shall be accompanied by accrued interest on the
principal amount being prepaid to the date of payment.



          SECTION 2.14. Reserve Requirements; Change in Circumstances. (a) Notwithstanding
any other provision herein, if after the date of this Agreement any change in applicable law or
regulation or in the interpretation or administration thereof by any Governmental Authority charged
with the interpretation or administration thereof (whether or not having the force of law) shall
change the basis of taxation of payments to any Lender of the principal of or interest on any
Eurodollar Loan or Fixed Rate Loan made by such Lender or any Fees or other amounts payable
hereunder (other than changes in respect of taxes imposed on the overall net income of such Lender
by the jurisdiction in which such Lender has its principal or applicable lending office or by any
political subdivision or taxing authority therein), or shall impose, modify or deem applicable any
reserve, special deposit or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or for the account
of or credit extended by such Lender (except any such reserve requirement which is reflected in the
Adjusted LIBO Rate), or shall impose on such Lender or the London interbank market any other
condition affecting this Agreement or any Eurodollar Loan or Fixed Rate Loan made by such Lender,
and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the direct cost to such Lender of
making or maintaining any Eurodollar Loan or Fixed Rate Loan or to reduce the amount of any sum
received or receivable by such Lender hereunder (whether of principal, interest or otherwise) by an
amount reasonably deemed by such Lender to be material, then the Borrower will pay to such Lender
upon demand such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender for such additional
costs incurred or reduction suffered. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Lender shall be entitled
to request compensation under this paragraph with respect to any Competitive Loan if it shall have
been aware of the change giving rise to such request at the time of submission of the Competitive
Bid pursuant to which such Competitive Loan shall have been made.



          (b) If any Lender shall have determined that the applicability of any law, rule, regulation
or guideline adopted pursuant to or arising out of the July 1988 report of the Basle Committee on
Banking Regulations and Supervisory Practices entitled “International Convergence of Capital
Measurement and Capital Standards”, or the adoption after the date hereof of any other law, rule,
regulation or guideline regarding capital adequacy, or any change in any of the foregoing or in the
interpretation or administration of any of the foregoing by any Governmental Authority, central
bank or comparable agency charged with the interpretation or administration thereof, or compliance
by any Lender (or any lending office of such Lender) or any Lender’s holding company with any
request or directive regarding capital adequacy (whether or not having the force of law) of any
such Governmental Authority, central bank or comparable agency, has or would have the effect of
reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s capital or on the capital of such Lender’s holding
company, if any, as a consequence of this Agreement or the Loans made by such Lender pursuant
hereto to a level below that which such Lender or such Lender’s holding company could have achieved
but for such applicability, adoption, change or compliance (taking into consideration such Lender’s
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with respect to capital adequacy) by an amount reasonably deemed by such Lender to be
material, then from time to time the Borrower shall pay to such Lender such additional amount or
amounts as will compensate such Lender or such Lender’s holding company for any such reduction
suffered.



          (c) Failure on the part of any Lender to demand compensation for any increased costs or
reduction in amounts received or receivable or reduction in return on capital with respect to any
period shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender’s right to demand compensation with respect to
such period or any other period. The protection of this Section shall be available to each Lender
regardless of any possible contention of the invalidity or inapplicability of the law, rule,
regulation, guideline or other change or condition which shall have occurred or been imposed.



          SECTION 2.15. Change in Legality. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision herein,
if any change in any law or regulation or in the interpretation thereof by any Governmental
Authority charged with the administration or interpretation thereof shall make it unlawful for any
Lender to make or maintain any Eurodollar Loan or to give effect to its obligations as contemplated
hereby with respect to any Eurodollar Loan, then, by written notice to the Borrower and to the
Agent, such Lender may:




    (i) declare that Eurodollar Loans will not thereafter be made by such Lender
hereunder, whereupon such Lender shall not submit a Competitive Bid in response to a
request for Eurodollar Competitive Loans and any request by the Borrower for a Eurodollar
Standby Borrowing shall, as to such Lender only, be deemed a request for an ABR Loan unless
such declaration shall be subsequently withdrawn; and




    (ii) require that all outstanding Eurodollar Loans made by it be converted to ABR
Loans, in which event all such Eurodollar Loans shall be automatically converted to ABR
Loans as of the effective date of such notice as provided in paragraph (b) below.


In the event any Lender shall exercise its rights under (i) or (ii) above, and (x) all payments and
prepayments of principal which would otherwise have been applied to repay the Eurodollar Loans that
would have been made by such Lender or the converted Eurodollar Loans of such Lender shall instead
be applied to repay the ABR Loans made by such Lender in lieu of, or resulting from the conversion
of, such Eurodollar Loans and (y) such Lender shall negotiate with the Borrower, at its request, as
to the interest rate which such ABR Loans shall bear; provided that such Loans shall bear
interest as provided in Section 2.09(b) pending the execution by the Borrower and such Lender of a
written agreement providing for a different interest rate.




          (b) For purposes of this Section 2.15, a notice to the Borrower by any Lender shall be
effective as to each Eurodollar Loan, if lawful, on the last day of the Interest Period currently
applicable to such Eurodollar Loan; in all other cases such notice shall be effective on the date
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          SECTION 2.16. Indemnity. The Borrower shall indemnify each Lender against any loss
(other than loss of profits) or expense which such Lender may sustain or incur as a consequence of
(a) any failure by the Borrower to fulfill on the date of any borrowing hereunder the applicable
conditions set forth in Article IV, (b) any failure by the Borrower to borrow or to refinance or
continue any Loan hereunder, for any reason other than a default by such Lender, after irrevocable
notice of such borrowing, refinancing or continuation has been given pursuant to Section 2.03, 2.04
or 2.06, (c) any payment, prepayment or conversion of a Eurodollar Loan or Fixed Rate Loan required
by any other provision of this Agreement or otherwise made or deemed made on a date other than the
last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto, (d) any default in payment or prepayment by the
Borrower of the principal amount of any Loan or any part thereof or interest accrued thereon, as
and when due and payable (at the due date thereof, whether by scheduled maturity, acceleration,
irrevocable notice of prepayment or otherwise) or (e) the occurrence of any Event of Default,
including, in each such case, any loss (other than loss of profits) or reasonable expense sustained
or incurred or to be sustained or incurred in liquidating or employing deposits from third parties
acquired to effect or maintain such Loan or any part thereof as a Eurodollar Loan or Fixed Rate
Loan. Such loss or reasonable expense shall include an amount equal to the excess, if any, as
reasonably determined by such Lender, of (i) its cost of obtaining the funds for the Loan being
paid, prepaid, converted or not borrowed (assumed to be the Adjusted LIBO Rate or, in the case of a
Fixed Rate Loan, the fixed rate of interest applicable thereto) for the period from the date of
such payment, prepayment or failure to borrow to the last day of the Interest Period for such Loan
(or, in the case of a failure to borrow, the Interest Period for such Loan which would have
commenced on the date of such failure) over (ii) the amount of interest (as reasonably determined
by such Lender) that would be realized by such Lender in reemploying the funds so paid, prepaid or
not borrowed for such period or Interest Period, as the case may be.



          SECTION 2.17. Pro Rata Treatment. Except as required under Section 2.12(d) or
Section 2.15, each Standby Borrowing, each payment or prepayment of principal of any Standby
Borrowing, each payment of interest on the Standby Loans, each payment of the Facility Fees, each
payment of the Utilization Fees insofar as it relates to Standby Loans, each reduction of the
Commitments and each refinancing of any Borrowing with a Standby Borrowing of any Type, shall be
allocated pro rata among the Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitments (or, if such
Commitments shall have expired or been terminated, in accordance with the respective principal
amounts of their outstanding Standby Loans). Each payment of principal of any Competitive
Borrowing and each payment of the Utilization Fees insofar as they relate to any Competitive
Borrowing shall be allocated pro rata among the Lenders participating in such Borrowing in
accordance with the respective principal amounts of their outstanding Competitive Loans comprising
such Borrowing. Each payment of interest on any Competitive Borrowing shall be allocated pro rata
among the Lenders participating in such Borrowing in accordance with the respective amounts of
accrued and unpaid interest on their outstanding Competitive Loans comprising such Borrowing. For
purposes of determining the available Commitments of the Lenders at any time, each outstanding
Competitive Borrowing and each outstanding Swingline Loan shall be deemed to have utilized the
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made Loans as part of such Competitive Borrowing and those Lenders that shall not have made
Swingline Loans) pro rata in accordance with such respective Commitments. Each Lender agrees that
in computing such Lender’s portion of any Borrowing to be made hereunder, the Agent may, in its
discretion, round each Lender’s percentage of such Borrowing to the next higher or lower whole
dollar amount.



          SECTION 2.18. Sharing of Setoffs. Each Lender agrees that if it shall, through the
exercise of a right of banker’s lien, setoff or counterclaim against the Borrower, or pursuant to a
secured claim under Section 506 of Title 11 of the United States Code or other security or interest
arising from, or in lieu of, such secured claim, received by such Lender under any applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law or otherwise, or by any other means, obtain payment
(voluntary or involuntary) in respect of any Standby Loan or Loans or participations in Swingline
Loans as a result of which the unpaid principal portion of the Standby Loans or participations in
Swingline Loans of such Lender shall be proportionately less than the unpaid principal portion of
the Standby Loans or participations in Swingline Loans of any other Lender, it shall be deemed
simultaneously to have purchased from such other Lender at face value, and shall promptly pay to
such other Lender the purchase price for, a participation in the Standby Loans and participations
in Swingline Loans of such other Lender, so that the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the
Standby Loans and participations in the Standby Loans and participations in Swingline Loans held by
each Lender shall be in the same proportion to the aggregate unpaid principal amount of all Standby
Loans and participations in Swingline Loans then outstanding as the principal amount of its Standby
Loans and participations in Swingline Loans prior to such exercise of banker’s lien, setoff or
counterclaim or other event was to the principal amount of all Standby Loans and participations in
Swingline Loans outstanding prior to such exercise of banker’s lien, setoff or counterclaim or
other event; provided, however, that, if any such purchase or purchases or
adjustments shall be made pursuant to this Section 2.18 and the payment giving rise thereto shall
thereafter be recovered, such purchase or purchases or adjustments shall be rescinded to the extent
of such recovery and the purchase price or prices or adjustment restored without interest. The
Borrower expressly consents to the foregoing arrangements and agrees that any Lender holding a
participation pursuant to the foregoing arrangements deemed to have been so purchased may exercise
any and all rights of banker’s lien, setoff or counterclaim with respect to any and all moneys
owing by the Borrower to such Lender by reason thereof as fully as if such Lender had made a
Standby Loan or Swingline Loan directly to the Borrower in the amount of such participation.



          SECTION 2.19. Payments. (a) The Borrower shall make each payment (including
principal of or interest on any Borrowing or any Fees or other amounts but excluding principal and
interest on Swingline Loans, which shall be paid directly to the Swingline Lender except as
provided in Section 2.05(c)) hereunder and under any other Loan Document not later than 12:00
(noon), New York City time, on the date when due in dollars to the Agent at its offices at Two
Penns Way, Suite 200, New Castle, DE 19720, ABA 021 00 00 89, Account No. 36852248, Attention:
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          (b) Whenever any payment (including principal of or interest on any Borrowing or any Fees or
other amounts) hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall become due, or otherwise would
occur, on a day that is not a Business Day, such payment may be made on the next succeeding
Business Day, and such extension of time shall in such case be included in the computation of
interest or Fees, if applicable.



          SECTION 2.20. Taxes. (a) Any and all payments by the Borrower hereunder shall be
made, in accordance with Section 2.19, free and clear of and without deduction for any and all
present or future taxes, levies, imposts, deductions, charges or withholdings, and all liabilities
with respect thereto, excluding taxes imposed on the Agent’s or any Lender’s (or any
transferee’s or assignee’s, including a participation holder’s (any such entity a “Transferee”))
net income and franchise taxes imposed on the Agent or any Lender (or Transferee) by the United
States or any jurisdiction under the laws of which it is organized or in which its applicable
lending office is located or any political subdivision thereof (all such nonexcluded taxes, levies,
imposts, deductions, charges, withholdings and liabilities being hereinafter referred to as
“Taxes”). If the Borrower shall be required by law to deduct any Taxes from or in respect of any
sum payable hereunder to the Lenders (or any Transferee) or the Agent, (i) the sum payable shall be
increased by the amount necessary so that after making all required deductions (including
deductions applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 2.20) such Lender (or
Transferee) or the Agent (as the case may be) shall receive an amount equal to the sum it would
have received had no such deductions been made, (ii) the Borrower shall make such deductions and
(iii) the Borrower shall pay the full amount deducted to the relevant taxing authority or other
Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law.



          (b) In addition, the Borrower agrees to pay any 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 Document (hereinafter referred to as “Other Taxes”).



          (c) The Borrower will indemnify each Lender (or Transferee) and the Agent for the full amount
of Taxes and Other Taxes (including any Taxes or Other Taxes imposed by any jurisdiction on amounts
payable under this Section 2.20) paid by such Lender (or Transferee) or the Agent, as the case may
be, and any liability (including penalties, interest and expenses) arising therefrom or with
respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes or Other Taxes were correctly or legally asserted by the
relevant taxing authority or other Governmental Authority. Such indemnification shall be made
within 30 days after the date any Lender (or Transferee) or the Agent, as the case may be, makes
written demand therefor. If a Lender (or Transferee) or the Agent shall become aware that it is
entitled to receive a refund in respect of Taxes or Other Taxes, it shall promptly notify the
Borrower of the availability of such refund and shall, within 30 days after receipt of a request by
the Borrower, apply for such refund at the Borrower’s expense. If any Lender (or Transferee) or
the Agent receives a refund in respect of any Taxes or Other Taxes for which such Lender (or
Transferee) or the Agent has received payment from the Borrower hereunder it shall promptly notify
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shall, within 30 days after receipt of a request by the Borrower (or promptly upon receipt, if
the Borrower has requested application for such refund pursuant hereto), repay such refund to the
Borrower (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made, or additional amounts paid, by the
Borrower under this Section 2.20 with respect to the Taxes or Other Taxes giving rise to such
refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses of such Lender (or Transferee) or the Agent and without
interest; provided that the Borrower, upon the request of such Lender (or Transferee) or
the Agent, agrees to return such refund (plus penalties, interest or other charges) to such Lender
(or Transferee) or the Agent in the event such Lender (or Transferee) or the Agent is required to
repay such refund. This Section 2.20 shall not be construed to require the Agent or any Lender to
make available its tax returns (or any other information relating to its taxes which it deems
confidential) to the Borrower or any other Person.



          (d) Within 30 days after the date of any payment of Taxes or Other Taxes withheld by the
Borrower in respect of any payment to any Lender (or Transferee) or the Agent, the Borrower will
furnish to the Agent, at its address referred to in Section 9.01, the original or a certified copy
of a receipt issued by the appropriate Governmental Authority evidencing payment thereof.



          (e) Without prejudice to the survival of any other agreement contained herein, the agreements
and obligations contained in this Section 2.20 shall survive the payment in full of the principal
of and interest on all Loans made hereunder.



          (f) Each Lender (or Transferee) which is organized outside the United States shall deliver to
the Borrower two copies of either Internal Revenue Service Form W-8 BEN or Form W-8 ECI, or, in the
case of a Lender (or Transferee) claiming exemption from U.S. Federal withholding tax under Section
871(h) or 881(c) of the Code with respect to payments of “portfolio interest”, a Form W-8, or any
subsequent versions thereof or successors thereto (and, if such Non-U.S. Lender delivers a Form
W-8, a certificate representing that such Non-U.S. Lender is not a bank for purposes of Section
881(c) of the Code, is not a 10-percent shareholder (within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of
the Code) of the Borrower and is not a controlled foreign corporation related to the Borrower
(within the meaning of Section 864(d)(4) of the Code)) properly completed and duly executed by such
Lender (or Transferee) establishing that such payment is totally exempt from, or is eligible for a
reduced rate of, United States Federal withholding tax. Such forms shall be delivered by each
Lender organized outside the United States on or before the date it becomes a party to this
Agreement (or, in the case of a Transferee that is a participation holder, on or before the date
such participation holder becomes a Transferee hereunder) and on or before the date, if any, such
Lender changes its applicable lending office by designating a different lending office (a “New
Lending Office”). In addition, each Lender (or Transferee) organized outside the United States
shall deliver such forms promptly upon the obsolescence or invalidity of any form previously
delivered by such Lender (or Transferee). Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section
2.20(f), a Lender (or Transferee) organized outside the United States shall not be required to
deliver any form pursuant to this Section 2.20(f) that it is not legally able to deliver. Unless
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that payments hereunder are not subject to United States withholding tax or are subject to such tax at a rate reduced by an applicable
tax treaty, the Borrower or the Agent shall withhold taxes from such payments at the applicable
statutory rate in the case of payments to or for any Lender (or Transferee) organized under the
laws of a jurisdiction outside the United States.



          (g) The Borrower shall not be required to pay any additional amounts to any Lender (or
Transferee) in respect of United States Federal withholding tax pursuant to paragraph (a) above to
the extent that the obligation to pay such additional amounts (1) existed on the date such Lender
(or Transferee) became a party to this Agreement (or in the case of a Transferee that is a
participation holder, on the date such participation holder became a Transferee hereunder) or (2)
would not have arisen but for a failure by such Lender (or Transferee) to comply with the
provisions of paragraph (f) above unless in the case of this clause (2) such failure results from
(i) a change in applicable law, regulation or official interpretation thereof, (ii) an amendment,
modification or revocation of any applicable tax treaty or a change in official position regarding
the application or interpretation thereof, in each case after the date hereof (and, in the case of
a Transferee, after the date of assignment or transfer) or (iii) an assignment, participation,
transfer or designation made at the request of the Borrower; provided, however, the
Borrower shall be required to pay those amounts to any Lender (or Transferee) that it was required
to pay hereunder prior to the failure of such Lender (or Transferee) to comply with the provisions
of such paragraph (f).



          (h) Any Lender (or Transferee) claiming any additional amounts payable pursuant to this
Section 2.20 shall use reasonable efforts (consistent with legal and regulatory restrictions) to
file any certificate or document requested by the Borrower or to change the jurisdiction of its
applicable lending office if the making of such a filing or change would avoid the need for or
reduce the amount of any such additional amounts which may thereafter accrue and would not, in the
sole determination of such Lender, be otherwise disadvantageous to such Lender (or Transferee).



          SECTION 2.21. Termination or Assignment of Commitments Under Certain Circumstances.
In the event that any Lender shall fail to pay the Agent amounts due it pursuant to Section 2.02(c)
or any Lender shall have delivered a notice or certificate pursuant to Section 2.14 or Section
2.15, or the Borrower shall be required to make additional payments to any Lender under Section
2.20, and provided that no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the
Borrower shall have the right, at its own expense, upon notice to such Lender and the Agent, to
require such Lender to transfer and assign without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the
restrictions contained in Section 9.04) all its interests, rights and obligations under this
Agreement to another financial institution which shall assume such obligations; provided
that (i) no such termination or assignment shall conflict with any law, rule or regulation or order
of any Governmental Authority, (ii) the Borrower or the assignee, as the case may be, shall pay to
the affected Lender in immediately available funds on the date of such termination or assignment
the principal of and interest accrued to the date of payment on the Loans (other than Competitive
Loans) made by it hereunder and all other amounts accrued for its account or owed to it hereunder,
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institution is not a Lender, the Agent shall have given its
prior written consent to such replacement (which consent will not be unreasonably withheld) and the Borrower or such
financial institution shall have paid a processing and recordation fee of $3500 to the Agent and
(iv) if a Commitment is being assigned, the Swingline Lender shall have consented in writing to
such assignment (which consent will not be unreasonably withheld).



          SECTION 2.22. Lending Offices and Lender Certificates; Survival of Indemnity. To the
extent reasonably possible, each Lender shall designate an alternate lending office with respect to
its Eurodollar Loans and Fixed Rate Loans to reduce any liability of the Borrower to such Lender
under Section 2.14 or to avoid the unavailability of Eurodollar Loans under Section 2.11 or 2.15,
so long as such designation is not disadvantageous to such Lender. A good faith certificate of a
Lender setting forth a reasonable basis of computation and allocation of the amount due under
Section 2.14 or 2.16 shall be final, conclusive and binding on the Borrower in the absence of
manifest error. The amount specified in any such certificate shall be payable on demand after
receipt by the Borrower of such certificate. The obligations of the Borrower under Sections 2.14
and 2.16 shall survive the payment of all amounts due under any Loan Document and the termination
of this Agreement.



ARTICLE III




REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES




          The Borrower represents and warrants as to itself and its subsidiaries to each of the Lenders
that:



          SECTION 3.01. Corporate Existence and Standing. The Borrower and each of its
subsidiaries is a corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the
laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation and has all requisite authority to conduct its business
in each jurisdiction in which its business is conducted where the failure to so qualify would have
a Material Adverse Effect.



          SECTION 3.02. Authorization and Validity. The Borrower has the corporate power and
authority and legal right to execute and deliver the Loan Documents to which it is a party and to
perform its obligations thereunder (collectively, the “Transactions”). The Transactions have been
duly authorized by proper corporate proceedings, and the Loan Documents constitute legal, valid and
binding obligations of the Borrower enforceable against the Borrower in accordance with their
terms, except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium or similar
laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally.



          SECTION 3.03. No Conflict; Governmental Consent. None of the Transactions will
violate any law, rule, regulation, order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree or award binding on
the Borrower or any of its subsidiaries or the Borrower’s or any of its subsidiaries’ articles or
certificate of incorporation or by-laws or the provisions of any indenture, instrument or agreement
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party or is subject, or by which it, or its property,
is bound, or conflict therewith or constitute a default thereunder, or result in the creation or imposition of any Lien in, of or
on the property of the Borrower or any subsidiary pursuant to the terms of any such indenture,
instrument or agreement. No order, consent, approval, license, authorization, or validation of, or
filing, recording or registration with, or exemption by, any governmental or public body or
authority, or any subdivision thereof, is required to authorize, or is required in connection with
the execution, delivery and performance of, or the legality, validity, binding effect or
enforceability of, any of the Loan Documents.



          SECTION 3.04. Compliance with Laws; Environmental and Safety Matters. (a) The
Borrower and each of its subsidiaries has, to the best knowledge and belief of the Borrower,
complied in all material respects with all applicable statutes, rules, regulations, orders and
restrictions of any domestic or foreign government or any instrumentality or agency thereof, having
jurisdiction over the conduct of their respective businesses or the ownership of their respective
properties, except to the extent that the failure to comply therewith could not, in the aggregate,
be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.



          (b) The Borrower and each of its subsidiaries has complied in all material respects with all
Federal, state, local and other statutes, ordinances, orders, judgments, rulings and regulations
relating to environmental pollution or to environmental regulation or control or to employee health
or safety. Neither the Borrower nor any subsidiary has received notice of any material failure so
to comply which could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. The
Borrower’s and the subsidiaries’ facilities do not manage any hazardous wastes, hazardous
substances, hazardous materials, toxic substances, toxic pollutants or substances similarly
denominated, as those terms or similar terms are used in the Resource Conservation and Recovery
Act, the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act, the Toxic Substance
Control Act, the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act or any other applicable law relating to
environmental pollution or employee health and safety, in violation in any material respect of any
law or any regulations promulgated pursuant thereto. The Borrower is aware of no events,
conditions or circumstances involving environmental pollution or contamination or employee health
or safety that could reasonably be expected to result in liability on the part of the Borrower or
any subsidiary which could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.



          SECTION 3.05. Financial Statements. The Borrower has heretofore furnished to the
Lenders its (a) consolidated balance sheet and statements of income, changes in stockholders’
equity and cash flows as of and for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004, audited by and
accompanied by the opinion of Deloitte & Touche LLP, independent public accountants and (b) its
unaudited consolidated balance sheets and statements of income as of and for the fiscal quarter and
the six-month period ended June 30, 2005, certified by its chief financial officer. Such financial
statements present fairly the financial condition and results of operations of the Borrower and its
Consolidated Subsidiaries as of such dates and for such periods. Such balance sheets and the notes
thereto disclose all material liabilities, direct or contingent, of the Borrower and the
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in clause (a) above were prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent
basis, and the financial statements referred to in clause (b) above were prepared in
accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis subject to year-end adjustments.



          SECTION 3.06. No Material Adverse Change. Except for any Disclosed Matter, no
material adverse change in the business, properties, financial condition, prospects or results of
operations of the Borrower and the Consolidated Subsidiaries has occurred since December 31, 2004.
It is understood that downgrades or negative pronouncements by rating agencies and volatility in
the capital markets generally shall not in and of themselves be considered material adverse
changes, but that the antecedents or consequences thereof may constitute such changes (except to
the extent the same constitute Disclosed Matters).



          SECTION 3.07. Subsidiaries. Schedule 3.07 contains an accurate list of all the (a)
significant joint ventures and (b) Subsidiaries which have any assets or operations, in each case
on the date hereof, setting forth their respective jurisdictions of organization and the percentage
of their respective ownership interests held by the Borrower or other Subsidiaries.



          SECTION 3.08. Litigation; Contingent Obligations. Except for any Disclosed Matter,
(a) there is no litigation, arbitration, governmental investigation, proceeding or inquiry pending
or, to the knowledge of any of their officers, threatened against or affecting the Borrower or any
Consolidated Subsidiary that (i) is required to be disclosed and has not been so disclosed in any
filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended, or (ii) could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and (b) neither
the Borrower nor any Consolidated Subsidiary has any material contingent obligations.



          SECTION 3.09. Material Agreements. Neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary is in
default in the performance, observance or fulfillment of any of the obligations, covenants or
conditions contained in (a) any agreement to which it is a party, which default could reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or (b) any agreement or instrument evidencing or
governing Indebtedness which default would result in an Event of Default under clause (f) of
Article VII.



          SECTION 3.10. Regulation U. (a) Margin Stock constitutes less than 25% of those
assets of the Borrower and its subsidiaries that are subject to any limitation on sale or pledge
hereunder.



          (b) As of the date hereof, the only Margin Stock owned by the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries is Margin Stock with an aggregate value not in excess of $1,000,000.



          SECTION 3.11. Investment Company Act; Public Utility Holding Company Act. (a)
Neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary is an “investment company” or a company “controlled” by an
“investment company”, within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.









 



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          (b) Neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary is a “holding company” or a “subsidiary company”
of a “holding company”, or an “affiliate” of a “holding company” or of a “subsidiary company” of a
“holding company”, within the meaning of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as
amended.



          SECTION 3.12. Use of Proceeds. The Borrower will use the proceeds of the Loans only
for the purposes set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.



          SECTION 3.13. Taxes. The Borrower and each Subsidiary have filed all United States
federal tax returns and all other tax returns which are required to be filed and have paid all
taxes due pursuant to said returns or pursuant to any assessment received by the Borrower or any
Subsidiary, including without limitation all federal and state withholding taxes and all taxes
required to be paid pursuant to applicable law, except such taxes, if any, as are being contested
in good faith and as to which adequate reserves have been provided. The charges, accruals and
reserves on the books of the Borrower and the Consolidated Subsidiaries in respect of any taxes or
other governmental charges are adequate.



          SECTION 3.14. Accuracy of Information. As of the date hereof, no information,
exhibit or report, taken as a whole, furnished by the Borrower or any Subsidiary to the Agent or to
any Lender in connection with the negotiation of the Loan Documents contained any material
misstatement of fact or omitted to state a material fact or any fact necessary to make the
statements contained therein not misleading; provided, that all financial projections, if any, that
have been prepared by the Borrower and made available to the Agent, any Lender or any potential
Lender have been prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed by the management of the
Borrower to be reasonable at the time of preparation (it being understood such projections are
subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond the Borrower’s
control, and that no assurance can be given that the projections will be realized).



          SECTION 3.15. No Undisclosed Dividend Restrictions. Except as set forth in Schedule
3.15 and except for limitations on the payment of dividends under applicable law, none of the
Subsidiaries is subject to any agreement, amendment, covenant or understanding that directly or
indirectly (through the application of financial covenants or otherwise) restricts the ability of
such entity to declare or pay dividends.



ARTICLE IV




CONDITIONS




          The obligations of the Lenders to make Loans hereunder are subject to the satisfaction of the
following conditions under Sections 4.01 and 4.02:



          SECTION 4.01. All Borrowings. On the date of each Borrowing:




        (a) The Agent (or in the case of a Swingline Loan, the Swingline Lender and the
Agent) shall have received a notice of such Borrowing as required by Section 2.03,
2.04 or 2.05, as applicable.









 



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        (b) The representations and warranties set forth in Article III hereof and in
Section 7 of the LLC Guaranty shall be true and correct in all material respects on
and as of the date of, and after giving effect to, such Borrowing with the same effect
as though made on and as of such date, except to the extent such representations and
warranties expressly relate to an earlier date (it being understood that this Section
4.01(b) shall not apply to or in connection with any Interest Election Request).




        (c) At the time of and immediately after such Borrowing, no Event of Default or
Default shall have occurred and be continuing.


Each Borrowing shall be deemed to constitute a representation and warranty by the Borrower on the
date of such Borrowing as to the matters specified in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this Section 4.01.




          SECTION 4.02. Conditions Precedent to Closing. On the date hereof (or, in the case
of the items listed in paragraphs (b) and (d) of this Section, on or prior to the date of the first
Borrowing under this Agreement):




        (a) The Agent (or its counsel) shall have received either (i) a counterpart of
this Agreement and of the LLC Guarantee signed on behalf of each party thereto, or
(ii) written evidence satisfactory to the Agent (which may include telecopy
transmissions of signed signature pages) that this Agreement and of the LLC Guarantee
have been signed on behalf of each party thereto.




        (b) The Agent shall have received a favorable written opinion of (i) Hogan &
Hartson LLP, counsel to the Borrower, to the effect and covering those matters set
forth in Exhibit C-1 hereto, and (ii) Curt R. Foust, Assistant General Counsel of the
Borrower, to the effect and covering those matters set forth in Exhibit C-2 hereto.
The Borrower hereby instructs its counsel to deliver such opinions to the Agent.




        (c) All legal matters incidental to this Agreement and the Borrowings hereunder
shall be satisfactory to the Lenders and to Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, counsel for
the Agent.




        (d) The Agent shall have received such documents and certificates as the Agent
or its counsel shall reasonably have requested relating to the organization, existence
and good standing of the Borrower and Janus Capital Management LLC, the authorization
of the Transactions and any other legal matters relating to the Borrower, Janus
Capital Management LLC, this Agreement or the Transactions, all in form and substance
satisfactory to the Agent and its counsel.




        (e) The Agent shall have received a certificate, dated the date hereof and
signed by a Financial Officer of the Borrower, confirming compliance with the
conditions precedent set forth in paragraphs (b) and (c) of Section 4.01.









 



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        (f) The Agent shall have received all Fees and other amounts due and payable on
or prior to the date hereof.




        (g) The Agent shall have received evidence satisfactory to it that the
commitments under the Existing Credit Agreement shall have been terminated and all
amounts outstanding or accrued thereunder, including all fees, shall have been paid in
full.



ARTICLE V




AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS




          The Borrower covenants and agrees with each Lender with respect to itself and the Subsidiaries
that, until the Commitments have expired or been terminated and the principal of or interest on
each Loan, all Fees or all other expenses or amounts payable under any Loan Document shall have
been paid in full, unless the Required Lenders shall otherwise consent in writing:



          SECTION 5.01. Conduct of Business; Maintenance of Ownership of Subsidiaries and
Maintenance of Properties. (a) The Borrower will, and will cause each Subsidiary to, carry on
and conduct its business in substantially the same manner and in substantially the same fields of
enterprise as it is presently conducted; provided that no sale, transfer or disposition of
assets (including by means of a merger) permitted under Sections 6.03, 6.04 and 6.05 will be
prohibited by this paragraph (a).



          (b) The Borrower will, and will cause each Subsidiary to do all things necessary to remain
duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing as a domestic corporation in its
jurisdiction of incorporation and maintain all requisite authority to conduct its business in each
jurisdiction in which its business is conducted, except where the failure to do so could not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or in connection with a dissolution,
merger, or disposition of a Subsidiary permitted under Section 6.04.



          (c) The Borrower will at all times own, directly or indirectly, all the outstanding voting
securities or membership interests, as appropriate, of each of Capital Group Partners and Janus
Capital Management LLC, in each case free and clear of any Liens on such securities or interests.



          (d) The Borrower will, and will cause each Subsidiary to, do all things necessary to
maintain, preserve, protect and keep their properties material to the conduct of their businesses
in good repair, working order and condition, and make all necessary and proper repairs, renewals
and replacements so that their businesses carried on in connection therewith may be properly
conducted at all times; provided that no sale, transfer or disposition of assets (including
by means of a merger) permitted under Sections 6.03, 6.04 and 6.05 will be prohibited by this
paragraph (d).









 



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          SECTION 5.02. Insurance. The Borrower will, and will cause each Subsidiary to,
maintain with financially sound and reputable insurance companies insurance on all their property
in such amounts and covering such risks as is consistent with sound business practice and customary
with companies engaged in similar lines of business, and the Borrower will (or will cause each
Subsidiary to) furnish to any Lender upon request full information as to the insurance carried.



          SECTION 5.03. Compliance with Laws and Payment of Material Obligations and Taxes.
(a) The Borrower will, and will cause each Subsidiary to, comply in all material respects with all
laws (including, without limitation, ERISA and the Fair Labor Standards Act, as amended), rules,
regulations, orders, writs, judgments, injunctions, decrees or awards to which it may be subject if
noncompliance therewith could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.



          (b) The Borrower will, and will cause each Subsidiary to, pay when due its material
obligations including all taxes, assessments and governmental charges and levies upon it or its
income, profits or property, except (i) those which are being contested in good faith by
appropriate proceedings and with respect to which adequate reserves have been set aside or (ii)
where any failure to pay could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.



          SECTION 5.04. Financial Statements, Reports, etc. The Borrower will maintain, for
itself and each Subsidiary, a system of accounting established and administered in accordance with
GAAP and will furnish to the Agent and each Lender:




        (a) within 90 days after the close of each of its fiscal years, an unqualified
(except for qualifications relating to changes in accounting principles or practices
reflecting changes in GAAP and required or approved by the Borrower’s independent
certified public accountants) audit report certified by independent certified public
accountants of nationally recognized standing, prepared in accordance with GAAP on a
consolidated basis for itself and the Consolidated Subsidiaries, including balance
sheets as of the end of such period and related statements of income and changes in
stockholders’ equity and cash flows;




        (b) within 45 days after the close of each of the first three quarterly periods
of each of its fiscal years, for itself and the Consolidated Subsidiaries, unaudited
consolidated balance sheets as at the close of each such period, and consolidated
statements of income and a consolidated statement of cash flows for the period from
the beginning of such fiscal year to the end of such quarter, all certified by its
chief financial officer;




        (c) together with the financial statements required hereunder, a compliance
certificate in substantially the form of Exhibit D signed by the Borrower’s chief
financial officer showing the calculations necessary to determine compliance with this
Agreement and stating that no Default or Event of Default exists, or if any Default or
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        (d) as soon as possible and in any event within 10 days after any Responsible
Officer of the Borrower knows that (i) any Reportable Event has occurred with respect
to any Plan, (ii) any Withdrawal Liability has been incurred with respect to any
Multiemployer Plan or (iii) the Borrower or any member of the Controlled Group has
received any notice concerning the imposition of Withdrawal Liability or a
determination that a Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected to be, insolvent or in
reorganization within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA, a statement, signed by the
chief financial officer of the Borrower, describing such Reportable Event, Withdrawal
Liability or notice and the action which the Borrower proposes to take with respect
thereto;




        (e) promptly upon the furnishing thereof to the shareholders of the Borrower,
copies of all financial statements, reports and proxy statements so furnished;




        (f) promptly upon the filing thereof, copies of all registration statements and
annual, quarterly, monthly or other regular reports which the Borrower or any
Consolidated Subsidiary files with the Securities and Exchange Commission or financial
reports material to the interests of the Lenders or to the ability of the Borrower to
perform its obligations under the Loan Documents; and




        (g) such other information (including financial information) as the Agent or any
Lender may from time to time reasonably request.


The financial statements required to be delivered by the Borrower pursuant to Section 5.04(a) and
(b) and the reports and statements required to be delivered by the Borrower pursuant to Section
5.04(e) and (f) shall be deemed to have been delivered (i) when reports containing such financial
statements or other materials are posted on the Borrower’s website on the internet at
http://ir.janus.com (or any successor page identified in a notice given to the Agent and the
Lenders) or on the SEC’s website on the internet at
www.sec.gov and the Borrower has notified the
Agent (who in turn shall notify the Lenders) that such reports have been so posted or (ii) when
such financial statements, reports or statements are delivered in accordance with Section 9.17(a).




          SECTION 5.05. Other Notices. Promptly and in any event within five Business Days
after a Responsible Officer of the Borrower becomes aware thereof, the Borrower will, and will
cause each Subsidiary to, give notice in writing to the Lenders of the occurrence of any Default or
Event of Default and of any other development, financial or otherwise, which could reasonably be
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          SECTION 5.06. Books and Records; Access to Properties and Inspections. The Borrower
will, and will cause each Subsidiary to, keep proper books and account in which full, true and correct entries are made of all dealings and transactions
in relation to its business and activities. The Borrower will, and will cause each Subsidiary to,
permit the Agent and the Lenders to make reasonable inspections of the properties, corporate books
and financial records of the Borrower and each Subsidiary, to make reasonable examinations and
copies of the books of accounts and other financial records of the Borrower and each Subsidiary,
and to discuss the affairs, finances and accounts of the Borrower and each Subsidiary with, and to
be advised as to the same by, their respective officers at such reasonable times and intervals as
the Lenders may designate; provided that (a) any inspection by any Lender shall be at such
Lender’s own expense and (b) the Lenders shall coordinate the timing of their inspections through
the Agent and provide reasonable notice thereof.



          SECTION 5.07. Use of Proceeds. The Borrower will use the proceeds of the Loans for
the purposes set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.



ARTICLE VI




NEGATIVE COVENANTS




          The Borrower covenants and agrees with each Lender with respect to itself and the Subsidiaries
that, until the Commitments have expired or been terminated and the principal of or interest on
each Loan, all Fees or all other expenses or amounts payable under any Loan Document shall have
been paid in full, unless the Required Lenders shall otherwise consent in writing:



          SECTION 6.01. Indebtedness. (a) The Borrower will not and will not permit any
Subsidiary to incur, create or suffer to exist any Indebtedness, except:




    (i) Indebtedness incurred to finance all or a portion of the purchase price of assets
acquired in the ordinary course of their financial services businesses (and any Replacement
Indebtedness in respect thereof), which Indebtedness or Replacement Indebtedness is secured
solely by a Lien on the assets being acquired; provided that the amount of such
Indebtedness or Replacement Indebtedness does not exceed such purchase price and such
Indebtedness or Replacement Indebtedness would not cause a Default or an Event of Default
under any other Section of this Agreement;




    (ii) Indebtedness of the Borrower to any Subsidiary and of any Subsidiary to the
Borrower or any Subsidiary (including $445,000,000 of the Borrower’s 6.119% Senior Notes
due 2014 held by Capital Group Partners on the date hereof for so long as such Notes
continue to be held by Capital Group Partners or any other wholly-owned Subsidiary of the
Borrower);




    (iii) other Indebtedness of the Borrower not secured by any Liens and incurred in the
ordinary course of business and refinancings thereof, in an aggregate principal amount at
any one time outstanding not in excess of $250,000,000; provided that if at any
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Indebtedness outstanding under this clause (iv) shall exceed $200,000,000, the
Borrower shall (x) reduce the Total Commitment by an amount equal to (A) the amount of
such excess minus (B) the aggregate amount of all prior reductions of the Total Commitment
under Section 2.12 and pursuant to this proviso and (y) prepay Borrowings to the extent
required by Section 2.13(b);




    (iv) Indebtedness under the Loan Documents;




    (v) Indebtedness of the Borrower in respect of Permitted B Share Recourse Financing
Transactions; provided that the aggregate principal amount of all such Indebtedness
shall not exceed $100,000,000 at any time outstanding;




    (vi) Indebtedness of the Borrower in respect of Permitted B Share True Sale
Transactions;




    (vii) Permitted Subordinated Debt; provided that the Borrower shall have
delivered to the Agent a copy of all documentation relating to such Permitted Subordinated
Debt;




    (viii) Guarantees of the Obligations in favor of the Agent and the Lenders as
required under paragraph (b) below;




    (ix) other Indebtedness of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries that is not secured by
any Lien in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding that does not exceed
$376,600,000 minus the aggregate principal amount of any Indebtedness outstanding under
this paragraph that shall have been repaid, prepaid, redeemed, purchased, refinanced,
replaced or defeased by the Borrower or any Subsidiary, including any such Indebtedness
originally owed to third parties and purchased by the Borrower or any Subsidiary (other, in
each case, than Indebtedness repaid, prepaid, redeemed, purchased, refinanced, replaced or
defeased with the proceeds of new Indebtedness issued for the specific purpose of providing
funds for any such repayment, prepayment, redemption, purchase, refinancing, replacement or
defeasance); provided that with respect to any such Indebtedness issued or incurred
to extend, renew, refinance or replace existing Indebtedness, (A) the principal thereof is
not by its terms required to be repaid, prepaid, redeemed, purchased or defeased, in whole
or in part, at the option of any holder thereof or on any date prior to the Maturity Date
and (B) no Subsidiary shall be liable for any such Indebtedness that shall not have been
liable for such existing Indebtedness; provided further that the incurrence
of such Indebtedness would not cause a Default or an Event of Default under any other
Section of this Agreement;




    (x) Indebtedness deemed to exist in connection with any Sale-Leaseback Transaction
permitted pursuant to Section 6.03;




    (xi) Indebtedness under repurchase agreements or reverse repurchase agreements
secured by Liens permitted pursuant to Section 6.02(j); and









 



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    (xii) Indebtedness of a Person existing at the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary
and any Replacement Indebtedness in respect thereof; provided, that such
Indebtedness was not created in contemplation of such Person becoming a Subsidiary.



          (b) The Borrower will not permit (i) any Subsidiary to Guarantee any Indebtedness of the
Borrower or (ii) any Subsidiary to Guarantee any Indebtedness Guaranteed by the Borrower, unless,
in the case of each of the preceding clauses (i) and (ii), (A) the Indebtedness which is the
subject of such Guaranty could have been incurred directly by such Subsidiary pursuant to clause
(a)(ii) or (a)(iv) above or (B) prior thereto such Subsidiary shall have executed and delivered to
the Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, an unconditional Guarantee with respect to the
Obligations satisfactory in form and substance to the Agent.



          SECTION 6.02. Liens. The Borrower will not, nor will it permit any Subsidiary to,
create, incur, or suffer to exist any Lien in or on its property (now or hereafter acquired), or on
any income or revenues or rights in respect of any thereof, except:




        (a) Liens for taxes, assessments or governmental charges or levies on its
property if the same shall not at the time be delinquent or thereafter can be paid
without penalty, or are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings;




        (b) Liens imposed by law, such as carriers’, warehousemen’s and mechanics’ liens
and other similar liens arising in the ordinary course of business that secure payment
of obligations not more than 60 days past due except for such Liens as are being
contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings;




        (c) Liens arising out of pledges or deposits under worker’s compensation laws,
unemployment insurance, old age pensions, or other social security or retirement
benefits, or similar legislation;




        (d) Utility easements, building restrictions and such other encumbrances or
charges against real property as are of a nature generally existing with respect to
properties of a similar character and that do not in any material way affect the
marketability of the same or interfere with the use thereof in the business of the
Borrower or the Subsidiaries;




        (e) Liens existing on the date hereof and described in Schedule 6.02 hereto and
Liens extending or replacing such Liens; provided that such Liens (including
any such extension or replacement Liens) shall secure only those obligations that they
secure on the date hereof and Replacement Indebtedness in respect thereof and shall
encumber only the assets that they encumber on the date hereof);









 



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        (f) Liens granted on property or assets solely to secure Indebtedness
evidencing all or a portion of the purchase price of such property or assets or
any refinancing thereof; provided that such Liens attach only to the property
or assets being acquired and that any such refinancing does not increase the aggregate
principal amount of such Indebtedness, but only to the extent that such Indebtedness
would not result in a Default or an Event of Default under any other Section of this
Agreement;




        (g) any Lien on Excess Margin Stock;




        (h) Liens deemed to exist in connection with Permitted B Share Transactions;
provided that such Liens extend only to such B Share Fees and not to any other
assets of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries;




        (i) Environmental Liens securing clean-up costs or fines not in excess of
$25,000,000 in aggregate principal amount, excluding Environmental Liens that are
being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and the enforcement of which
is stayed;




        (j) Liens deemed to exist in connection with repurchase agreements or reverse
repurchase agreements entered into by the Borrower or any Subsidiary in connection
with the investment of available cash;




        (k) judgment Liens in respect of judgments that have not resulted in an Event of
Default under clause (i) of Article VII hereof; and




        (l) any Lien existing on any property before the acquisition thereof or existing
on any property of any Person that becomes a Subsidiary after the date hereof before
the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary and Liens extending or replacing such Liens;
provided that (a) no such Lien is created in contemplation of or in connection
with such acquisition or such Person becoming a Subsidiary, as the case may be, (b) no
such Lien shall apply to any other property and (c) no such Lien shall secure
obligations other than those obligations which it secures on the date of such
acquisition or the date such Person becomes a Subsidiary and Replacement Indebtedness
in respect thereof, as the case may be.



          SECTION 6.03. Sale and Lease-Back Transactions. The Borrower will not, and will not
permit any Subsidiary to, enter into any arrangement, directly or indirectly, with any person
whereby it shall sell or transfer any property, real or personal, used or useful in its business,
whether now owned or hereafter acquired, and thereafter rent or lease such property or other
property which it intends to use for substantially the same purpose or purposes as the property
being sold or transferred (a “Sale and Leaseback Transaction”); except that the Borrower or any
Subsidiary may enter into any Sale and Leaseback Transaction if (i) at the time of such transaction
no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (ii) the proceeds from the
sale of the subject property shall be at least equal to its fair market value on the date of such
sale and (iii) the aggregate amount of all Attributable Debt in connection with all Sale and









 



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Leaseback Transactions of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries (other than Sale and Leaseback
Transactions consummated prior to October 19, 2005, and set forth on Schedule 6.03) does not at any
time exceed $100,000,000.



          SECTION 6.04. Mergers, Consolidations and Transfers of Assets. The Borrower will
not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, merge into or consolidate with any other person, or
permit any other person to merge into or consolidate with it, or sell, transfer, lease or otherwise
dispose of (in one transaction or in a series of transactions) all or any substantial part of its
assets (whether now owned or hereafter acquired) or any capital stock of any Subsidiary, except
that (a) the Borrower and any Subsidiary may sell assets in the ordinary course of business, (b)
the Borrower may sell or transfer assets in connection with Permitted B Share True Sale
Transactions and (c) if at the time thereof and immediately after giving effect thereto no Event of
Default or Default shall have occurred and be continuing (i) any wholly owned Subsidiary may merge
into the Borrower in a transaction in which the Borrower is the surviving corporation, (ii) any
wholly owned Subsidiary may merge into or consolidate with any other wholly owned Subsidiary in a
transaction in which the surviving entity is a wholly owned Subsidiary and no person other than the
Borrower or a wholly owned Subsidiary receives any consideration, (iii) the Borrower and the
Subsidiaries may sell, transfer, lease or dispose of the assets of or any ownership interests
(including options) held in a certain entity identified to the Lenders on the date hereof and (iv)
the Borrower and the Subsidiaries may sell, transfer, lease or dispose of assets out of the
ordinary course of business having depreciated book values (determined in accordance with GAAP)
that in the aggregate for all assets so disposed of during the term of this Agreement do not exceed
10% of Consolidated Net Worth on any date of determination to any other person.



          SECTION 6.05. Transactions with Affiliates. The Borrower will not, and will not
permit any Subsidiary to, sell or transfer any property or assets to, or purchase or acquire any
property or assets from, or otherwise engage in any other transactions with, any of its Affiliates
(other than the Borrower or any Subsidiary), except that the Borrower or any Subsidiary may engage
in any of the foregoing transactions in the ordinary course of business at prices and on terms and
conditions which, taken as a whole, are not less favorable to the Borrower or such Subsidiary than
would prevail in an arm’s-length transaction with unrelated third parties.



          SECTION 6.06. Certain Other Agreements. The Borrower will not, and will not permit
any Subsidiary to (i) be bound by or enter into any agreement, amendment, covenant, understanding
or revision to any agreement which directly or indirectly (through the application of financial
covenants or otherwise) prohibits or restricts the ability of such Subsidiary to declare and pay
dividends or make any loans or advances or any other distribution to the Borrower (except for
limitations on the payment of dividends set forth in Schedule 3.15 or imposed by applicable law) or
(ii) be bound by or enter into any agreement, indenture, contract, instrument, amendment or lease
containing any covenant restricting the incurrence of Indebtedness or governing the Borrower’s and
the Subsidiaries’ financial condition if such covenant is more restrictive than the analogous
provision of this Agreement unless (A) the Borrower has delivered a copy of such document to the
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same and (B) the Borrower enters into an amendment to this Agreement to add the more
restrictive covenant or to conform the analogous provision of this Agreement to such more
restrictive covenant; provided, that the foregoing shall not apply to prohibitions,
restrictions and conditions contained in agreements relating (x) to secured Indebtedness permitted
hereunder, if such prohibitions, restrictions and conditions apply only to (1) assets other than
cash securing such Indebtedness or (2) cash in an amount not greater than the principal amount of
such Indebtedness that has been deposited in a collateral or similar account to cash collateralize
such Indebtedness or (y) to the sale of a Subsidiary or any assets pending such sale, if such
prohibitions, restrictions and conditions apply only to the Subsidiary or asset that is to be sold
and such sale is permitted hereunder.



          SECTION 6.07. Certain Financial Covenants. The Borrower will not:




        (a) permit the Leverage Ratio on any date to be in excess of 2.50 to 1.00;




        (b) permit the Interest Coverage Ratio to be less than 4.00 to 1.00 on the last
day of any fiscal quarter; and




        (c) permit Consolidated Adjusted Net Worth to be less than $1,500,000,000 at any
time.



          SECTION 6.08. Margin Stock. (a) The Borrower will not, nor will it permit any
Subsidiary to, purchase or otherwise acquire Margin Stock if, after giving effect to any such
purchase or acquisition, Margin Stock owned by the Borrower and the Subsidiaries would represent
more than 25% of the assets of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis (valued in
accordance with Regulation U); provided that notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) the
Borrower may repurchase its capital stock pursuant to the Borrower’s stock buyback program
described in the Borrower’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on July 25, 2000, and (ii) the Borrower and the Subsidiaries may purchase Margin Stock
in an aggregate amount of $1,000,000 during any fiscal year. For purposes of this Section 6.08(a),
on any date of determination, Margin Stock will be valued at its current market price and the total
assets of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries will be valued at the higher of (x) the market
capitalization of the Borrower and (y) such amount as the management of the Borrower reasonably
determines could be obtained for the Borrower and the Subsidiaries in an arm’s-length transaction
with a third party purchaser treating the Borrower and the Subsidiaries as a going concern.



          (b) The Borrower will not, nor will it permit any Subsidiary to, cause any capital stock
owned by it to become Margin Stock unless prior to such time this Agreement shall have been amended
in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Borrower and the Agent (i) to cause all Margin Stock
owned by the Borrower and the Subsidiaries to be subject to the restrictions of Section 6.02 and
Section 6.04 and (ii) to require the Regulation U margin requirements to be met at all times.









 



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          SECTION 6.09. Limitation on Investments in Capital Group Partners. The Borrower
shall not make, or permit any Subsidiary to make, any loans, advances or capital contributions to,
or other investments of any kind in, Capital Group Partners or any of its subsidiaries, except that
the Borrower may (i) make regularly scheduled payments of interest and principal in respect of any
Indebtedness of the Borrower that shall have been purchased or otherwise acquired by Capital Group
Partners from third parties and (ii) contribute any of the Borrower’s ownership interests
(including options) of Perkins, Wolf, McDonnell and Company, LLC.



          SECTION 6.10. Conduct of Business of Capital Group Partners. The Borrower shall not
permit Capital Group Partners to engage in any business or business activity other than those in
which the Borrower, the Subsidiaries or Capital Group Partners are engaged as of the date hereof
and other businesses and business activities reasonably related thereto.



ARTICLE VII




EVENTS OF DEFAULT




          In case of the happening of any of the following events (“Events of Default”):




        (a) any representation or warranty made or deemed made by or on behalf of the
Borrower or any Subsidiary to the Lenders or the Agent, or any information or report
furnished by the Borrower or any Subsidiary to the Lenders or the Agent, in each case
under or in connection with any Loan Document, shall be materially false on the date
as of which made or furnished;




        (b) nonpayment by the Borrower of principal of any Loan when due;




        (c) nonpayment by the Borrower of interest upon any Loan or of any Fee or other
Obligations (other than an amount referred to in (b) above) under any of the Loan
Documents within five Business Days after the same becomes due;




        (d) the breach by the Borrower of any of the terms or provisions of Section
5.01(c) or 5.07 or Article VI;




        (e) the breach by the Borrower (other than a breach which constitutes an Event
of Default under (a), (b), (c) or (d) above) of any of the terms or provisions of this
Agreement or any other Loan Document which is not remedied within 30 days after
written notice from the Agent or any Lender;




        (f) the failure of the Borrower or any Subsidiary to pay any Indebtedness in
excess of $25,000,000 (or its equivalent in any other currency) in aggregate principal
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agreement or instrument governing any Indebtedness of the Borrower or any
Subsidiary in excess of $25,000,000 (or its equivalent in any other currency) in
aggregate principal amount shall cause, or to permit the holder or holders of such
Indebtedness or a trustee or other representative acting on their behalf to cause,
such Indebtedness to become due prior to its stated maturity or permit the holder or
holders of such Indebtedness or a trustee or other representative acting on their
behalf to require such Indebtedness to be repurchased or redeemed prior to its stated
maturity;




        (g) the Borrower or any Subsidiary shall (i) have an order for relief entered
with respect to it under the Federal Bankruptcy Code, (ii) not pay, or admit in
writing its inability to pay, its debts generally as they become due, (iii) make a
general assignment for the benefit of creditors, (iv) apply for, seek, consent to, or
acquiesce in, the appointment of a receiver, custodian, trustee, examiner, liquidator
or similar official for it or any substantial part of its property, (v) institute any
proceeding seeking an order for relief under the Federal Bankruptcy Code or seeking to
adjudicate it a bankrupt or insolvent, or seeking dissolution, winding up,
liquidation, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition of it or its debts
under any law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization or relief of
debtors or fail to file an answer or other pleading denying the material allegations
of any such proceeding filed against it, (vi) take any corporate action to authorize
or effect any of the foregoing actions set forth in this paragraph (g) or (vii) fail
to contest in good faith any appointment or proceeding described in the following
paragraph (h);




        (h) without the application, approval or consent of the Borrower or any
Subsidiary, a receiver, trustee, examiner, liquidator or similar official shall be
appointed for the Borrower or any Subsidiary or any substantial part of its property,
or a proceeding described in clause (v) of the preceding paragraph (g) shall be
instituted against the Borrower or any Subsidiary and such appointment shall continue
undischarged or such proceeding shall continue undismissed or unstayed for a period of
60 consecutive days;




        (i) any court, government or governmental agency shall condemn, seize or
otherwise appropriate, or take custody or control of all of the property of the
Borrower or any Subsidiary or an amount of such property or assets having depreciated
book values (determined in accordance with GAAP) that in the aggregate for all
properties and assets so appropriated or taken during the term of this Agreement
exceed 15% of Consolidated Net Worth on any date of determination;




        (j) the Borrower or any Subsidiary shall fail within 30 days to pay, bond or
otherwise discharge any judgment or order for the payment of money in excess of
$25,000,000 (or its equivalent in any other currency) that is not stayed on appeal or
otherwise being appropriately contested in good faith; provided, that any such
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Event of Default under this clause (j) if and so long as (A) the amount of such
judgment or order which remains unsatisfied is covered by a valid and binding policy
of insurance between the Borrower or such Subsidiary and a financially responsible
insurer covering full payment of such unsatisfied amount and (B) such insurer has
acknowledged coverage of the amount of such judgment or order;




        (k) the Unfunded Liabilities of all Plans shall exceed in the aggregate
$25,000,000, or any Reportable Event shall occur in connection with any Plan or any
Withdrawal Liability in excess of $15,000,000 shall be incurred with respect to any
Multiemployer Plan or the Borrower or any member of the Controlled Group has received
any notice concerning the imposition of Withdrawal Liability in excess of $5,000,000
or a determination that a Multiemployer Plan with respect to which the potential
Withdrawal Liability of the Borrower or any member of the Controlled Group would
exceed $10,000,000 is, or is expected to be, insolvent or in reorganization, within
the meaning of Title IV of ERISA;




        (l) a Change in Control shall have occurred;




        (m) the Borrower shall cease to be the owner, directly or indirectly, of all the
outstanding voting securities or membership interests, as appropriate, of Capital
Group Partners or Janus Capital Management LLC; or




        (n) any Loan Document shall cease at any time to be valid, enforceable or in
full force and effect, or the Borrower or any Subsidiary shall so assert in writing;


then, and in every such event (other than an event with respect to the Borrower described in
paragraph (g) or (h) above), and at any time thereafter during the continuance of such event, the
Agent, at the request of the Required Lenders, shall, by notice to the Borrower, take either or
both of the following actions, at the same or different times: (i) terminate forthwith the
Commitments and (ii) declare the Loans then outstanding to be forthwith due and payable in whole or
in part, whereupon the principal of the Loans so declared to be due and payable, together with
accrued interest thereon and any unpaid accrued Fees and all other liabilities accrued hereunder
and under any other Loan Document, shall become forthwith due and payable, without presentment,
demand, protest or any other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the
Borrower, anything contained herein or in any other Loan Document to the contrary notwithstanding;
and in any event with respect to the Borrower described in paragraph (g) or (h) above, the
Commitments shall automatically terminate and the principal of the Loans then outstanding, together
with accrued interest thereon and any unpaid accrued Fees and all other liabilities accrued
hereunder and under any other Loan Document, shall automatically become due and payable, without
presentment, demand, protest or any other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly
waived by the Borrower,
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ARTICLE VIII




THE AGENT




          In order to expedite the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, Citibank is hereby
appointed to act as Agent on behalf of the Lenders. Each of the Lenders hereby irrevocably
authorizes the Agent to take such actions on behalf of such Lender and to exercise such powers as
are specifically delegated to the Agent by the terms and provisions hereof and of the other Loan
Documents, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The Agent
is hereby expressly authorized by the Lenders, without hereby limiting any implied authority; (a)
to receive on behalf of the Lenders all payments of principal of and interest on the Loans and all
other amounts due to the Lenders hereunder, and promptly to distribute to each Lender its proper
share of each payment so received; (b) to give notice on behalf of each of the Lenders to the
Borrower of any Event of Default of which the Agent has actual knowledge acquired in connection
with its agency hereunder; and (c) to distribute to each Lender copies of all notices, financial
statements and other materials delivered by the Borrower pursuant to this Agreement as received by
the Agent.



          Neither the Agent nor any of its directors, officers, employees or agents shall be liable for
any action taken or omitted by any of them except for its or his own gross negligence or wilful
misconduct, or be responsible for any statement, warranty or representation herein or the contents
of any document delivered in connection herewith, or be required to ascertain or to make any
inquiry concerning the performance or observance by the Borrower of any of the terms, conditions,
covenants or agreements contained in any Loan Document. The Agent shall not be responsible to the
Lenders for the due execution, genuineness, validity, enforceability or effectiveness of this
Agreement or any other Loan Document, instrument or agreement. The Agent shall in all cases be
fully protected in acting, or refraining from acting, in accordance with written instructions
signed by the Required Lenders and, except as otherwise specifically provided herein, such
instructions and any action or inaction pursuant thereto shall be binding on all the Lenders. The
Agent shall, in the absence of knowledge to the contrary, be entitled to rely on any instrument or
document believed by it in good faith to be genuine and correct and to have been signed or sent by
the proper person or persons. Neither the Agent nor any of its directors, officers, employees or
agents shall have any responsibility to the Borrower on account of the failure of or delay in
performance or breach by any Lender of any of its obligations hereunder or to any Lender on account
of the failure of or delay in performance or breach by any other Lender or the Borrower of any of
their respective obligations hereunder or under any other Loan Document or in connection herewith
or therewith. The Agent may execute any and all duties hereunder by or through agents or employees
and shall be entitled to rely upon the advice of legal counsel selected by it with respect to all
matters arising hereunder and shall not be liable for any action taken or suffered in good faith by
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          The Lenders hereby acknowledge that the Agent shall be under no duty to take any discretionary
action permitted to be taken by it pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement unless it shall be
requested in writing to do so by the Required Lenders.



          Subject to the appointment and acceptance of a successor Agent as provided below, the Agent
may resign at any time by notifying the Lenders and the Borrower. Upon any such resignation, the
Required Lenders shall have the right, after consultation with the Borrower, to appoint a
successor. If no successor shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders and shall have
accepted such appointment within 30 days after the retiring Agent gives notice of its resignation,
then the retiring Agent may, on behalf of the Lenders, appoint a successor Agent which shall be a
bank with an office in New York, New York, having a combined capital and surplus of at least
$500,000,000 or an Affiliate of any such bank. Upon the acceptance of any appointment as Agent
hereunder by a successor bank, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all the
rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Agent and the retiring Agent shall be
discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder. After the Agent’s resignation hereunder, the
provisions of this Article and Section 9.05 shall continue in effect for its benefit in respect of
any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was acting as Agent.



          With respect to the Loans made by it hereunder, the Agent in its individual capacity and not
as Agent shall have the same rights and powers as any other Lender and may exercise the same as
though it were not the Agent, and the Agent and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money
to and generally engage in any kind of business with the Borrower or any Subsidiary or other
Affiliate thereof as if it were not the Agent.



          Each Lender agrees (i) to reimburse the Agent, on demand, in the amount of its pro rata share
(based on its Commitment hereunder or, if the Total Commitment shall be terminated, the percentage
it holds of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Loans and participations in Swingline
Loans) of any expenses incurred for the benefit of the Lenders by the Agent, including counsel fees
and compensation of agents and employees paid for services rendered on behalf of the Lenders, which
shall not have been reimbursed by the Borrower and (ii) to indemnify and hold harmless the Agent
and any of its directors, officers, employees, agents or advisors, on demand, in the amount of such
pro rata share, from and against any and all liabilities, taxes, obligations, losses, damages,
penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or nature
whatsoever which may be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against it in its capacity as the Agent
or any of them in any way relating to or arising out of this Agreement or any other Loan Document
or any action taken or omitted by it or any of them under this Agreement or any other Loan
Document, to the extent the same shall not have been reimbursed by the Borrower; provided
that no Lender shall be liable to the Agent for any portion of such liabilities, obligations,
losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements resulting
from the gross negligence or wilful misconduct of the Agent or any of its directors, officers,
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          Each Lender acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Agent or any
other Lender and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own
credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement. Each Lender also acknowledges that it
will, independently and without reliance upon the Agent or any other Lender and based on such
documents and information as it shall from time to time deem appropriate, continue to make its own
decisions in taking or not taking action under or based upon this Agreement, the other Loan
Documents, any related agreement or any document furnished hereunder or thereunder.



          Each Lender hereby acknowledges that the Syndication Agent has no duties or responsibilities
hereunder other than in its capacity as a Lender.



ARTICLE IX




MISCELLANEOUS




          SECTION 9.01. Notices. Except as otherwise specifically provided for in this
Agreement (including, without limitation, in Sections 5.04 and 9.17), notices and other
communications provided for herein shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand or overnight
courier service, mailed or sent by facsimile transmission or other telegraphic communications
equipment of the sending party, as follows:




        (a) if to the Borrower, to it at 151 Detroit Street, Denver, CO 80206 Attention
of Senior Vice President and Treasurer (Telecopy No. (303) 316-5651) with a copy to
General Counsel (Telecopy No. (303) 316-5728);




        (b) if to the Agent or the Swingline Lender, to it at Citibank, N.A., Two Penns
Way, Suite 200, New Castle, DE 19720, Attention of Barbara Fellure (Telecopy No. (212)
994-0961); and




        (c) if to a Lender, to it at its address (or telecopy number) set forth in its
Administrative Questionnaire.


All notices and other communications given to any party hereto in accordance with the provisions of
this Agreement shall be deemed to have been given on the date of receipt if delivered by hand or
overnight courier service or sent by facsimile or other telegraphic communications equipment of the
sender, or on the date five Business Days after dispatch by certified or registered mail if mailed,
in each case delivered, sent or mailed (properly addressed) to such party as provided in this
Section 9.01 or in accordance with the latest unrevoked direction from such party given in
accordance with this Section 9.01; provided, that, unless otherwise specifically provided
in Article II, all notices given under Article II shall be delivered by hand or overnight courier
service or sent by facsimile.




          SECTION 9.02. Survival of Agreement. All covenants, agreements, representations and
warranties made by the Borrower herein and in the certificates or other instruments prepared or
delivered in connection with or pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be
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and shall survive the making by the Lenders of the Loans, regardless of any investigation made
by the Lenders or on their behalf, and shall continue in full force and effect as long as the
principal of or any accrued interest on any Loan or any Fee or any other amount payable under this
Agreement or any other Loan Document is outstanding and unpaid and so long as the Commitments have
not been terminated.



          SECTION 9.03. Binding Effect. This Agreement shall become effective when it shall
have been executed by the Borrower and the Agent and when the Agent shall have received copies
hereof which, when taken together, bear the signatures of all the Lenders, and thereafter shall be
binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Borrower, the Agent and each Lender and their
respective successors and assigns, except that the Borrower shall not have the right to assign its
rights hereunder or any interest herein without the prior consent of all the Lenders. Delivery of
an executed signature page of any Loan Document by facsimile transmission shall be effective as
delivery of a manually executed counterpart thereof.



          SECTION 9.04. Successors and Assigns. (a) Whenever in this Agreement any of the
parties hereto is referred to, such reference shall be deemed to include the successors and assigns
of such party; and all covenants, promises and agreements by or on behalf of the Borrower, the
Agent or the Lenders that are contained in this Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of
their respective successors and assigns.



          (b) Each Lender may assign to one or more assignees all or a portion of its interests, rights
and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and the Standby
Loans at the time owing to it); provided, however, that (i) each such assignment
shall be to an Eligible Assignee, (ii) each such assignment shall be of a constant, and not a
varying, percentage of all the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement,
(iii) the amount of the Commitment of the assigning Lender subject to each such assignment
(determined as of the date the Assignment and Acceptance with respect to such assignment is
delivered to the Agent) shall not be less than $10,000,000 (or, if less, the remaining amount of
such Lender’s Loans and Commitments) and shall be an integral multiple of $1,000,000, (iv) the
parties to each such assignment shall execute and deliver to the Agent an Assignment and Acceptance
and the Lenders party to such Assignment and Acceptance shall pay to the Agent a processing and
recordation fee of $3,500 (except that no recordation fee shall be required if the assignee is an
Affiliate of the assignor) and (v) the assignee, if it shall not be a Lender, shall deliver to the
Agent an Administrative Questionnaire. Upon acceptance and recording pursuant to paragraph (e) of
this Section 9.04, from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Acceptance,
which effective date shall be at least five Business Days after the execution thereof, (A) the
assignee thereunder shall be a party hereto and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such
Assignment and Acceptance, have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement and (B)
the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment
and Acceptance, 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
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to be a party hereto (but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.14,
2.16, 2.20 and 9.05, as well as to any Fees accrued for its account hereunder and not yet paid)).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Lender assigning its rights and obligations under this Agreement
may retain any Competitive Loans made by it outstanding at such time, and in such case shall retain
its rights hereunder in respect of any Loans so retained until such Loans have been repaid in full
in accordance with this Agreement.



          (c) By executing and delivering an Assignment and Acceptance, the assigning Lender thereunder
and the assignee thereunder shall be deemed to confirm to and agree with each other and the other
parties hereto as follows: (i) such assigning Lender warrants that it is the legal and beneficial
owner of the interest being assigned thereby free and clear of any adverse claim and that its
Commitment, and the outstanding balances of its Standby Loans and Competitive Loans, in each case
without giving effect to assignments thereof which have not become effective, are as set forth in
such Assignment and Acceptance, (ii) except as set forth in (i) above, 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, any other
Loan Document or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto or the financial
condition of the Borrower or any Subsidiary or the performance or observance by the Borrower or any
Subsidiary of any of its obligations under this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other
instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto; (iii) such assignee represents and warrants that
it is an Eligible Assignee and is legally authorized to enter into such Assignment and Acceptance;
(iv) such assignee confirms that it has received a copy of this Agreement, together with copies of
the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 5.04 and such other documents
and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter
into such Assignment and Acceptance; (v) 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; (vi) such assignee appoints and authorizes the Agent to take
such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers under this Agreement as are
delegated to the Agent by the terms hereof, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental
thereto; and (vii) such assignee agrees that it will perform in accordance with their terms all the
obligations which by the terms of this Agreement are required to be performed by it as a Lender.



          (d) The Agent shall maintain at one of its offices in The City of New York a copy of each
Assignment and Acceptance delivered to it and a register for the recordation of the names and
addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitment of, and principal amount of the Loans owing to, each
Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “Register”). The entries in the Register
shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error and the Borrower, the Agent and the Lenders
may treat each person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a
Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement. The Register shall be available for
inspection by the Borrower and any Lender, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon
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          (e) Upon its receipt of a duly completed Assignment and Acceptance executed by an assigning
Lender and an assignee and, if applicable, the Swingline Lender, an Administrative Questionnaire
completed in respect of the assignee (unless the assignee shall already be a Lender hereunder), the
processing and recordation fee referred to in paragraph (b) above and, if required, the written
consent of the Borrower and the Agent to such assignment, the Agent shall (i) accept such
Assignment and Acceptance, (ii) record the information contained therein in the Register and (iii)
give prompt notice thereof to the Lenders.



          (f) Each Lender may without the consent of the Borrower, the Swingline Lender or the Agent
sell participations to one or more banks or other entities in all or a portion of its rights and
obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and the Loans owing
to it); provided, however, that (i) such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement
shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties
hereto for the performance of such obligations, (iii) the participating banks or other entities
shall be entitled to the benefit of the cost protection provisions contained in Sections 2.14, 2.16
and 2.20 to the same extent as if they were Lenders, provided that the participating banks
or other entities shall not be entitled to receive any more than the selling Lender would have
received had it not sold the participation and (iv) the Borrower, the Agent and the other Lenders
shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights
and obligations under this Agreement, and such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce the
obligations of the Borrower relating to the Loans and to approve any amendment, modification or
waiver of any provision of this Agreement (other than amendments, modifications or waivers
decreasing any fees payable hereunder or the amount of principal of or the rate at which interest
is payable on the Loans, extending any scheduled principal payment date or date fixed for the
payment of interest on the Loans or changing or extending the Commitments).



          (g) Any Lender or participant may, in connection with any assignment or participation or
proposed assignment or participation pursuant to this Section 9.04, disclose to the assignee or
participant or proposed assignee or participant any information relating to the Borrower furnished
to such Lender by or on behalf of the Borrower; provided that, prior to any such disclosure
of information designated by the Borrower as confidential, each such proposed assignee or
participant shall execute a confidentiality agreement in the form of Exhibit E hereto.



          (h) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any Lender (a “Granting
Lender”) may grant to a special purpose funding vehicle (an “SPC”) of such Granting
Lender, identified as such in writing from time to time by the Granting Lender to the Agent and the
Borrower, the option to provide to the Borrower all or any part of any Loan that such Granting
Lender would otherwise be obligated to make to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01, provided that
(i) nothing herein shall constitute a commitment to make any Loan by any SPC, (ii) if an SPC elects
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option or otherwise fails to provide all or any part of such Loan, the Granting Lender shall
be obligated to make such Loan pursuant to the terms hereof, (iii) such Granting Lender’s other
obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (iv) such Granting Lender shall remain
solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations and (v) the
Borrower, the Agent and the other Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with such
Granting Lender in connection with such Granting Lender’s rights and obligations under this
Agreement. The making of a Loan by an SPC hereunder shall utilize the Commitment of the Granting
Lender to the same extent, and as if, such Loan were made by the Granting Lender. Each party
hereto hereby agrees that no SPC shall be liable for any indemnity or similar payment obligation
under this Agreement (all liability for which shall remain with the related Granting Lender). In
furtherance of the foregoing, each party hereto hereby agrees (which agreement shall survive the
termination of this Agreement) that, prior to the date that is one year and one day after the
payment in full of all outstanding senior indebtedness of any SPC, it will not institute against,
or join any other person in instituting against, such SPC any bankruptcy, reorganization,
arrangement, insolvency or liquidation proceedings or similar proceedings under the laws of the
United States or any State thereof. In addition, notwithstanding anything to the contrary
contained in this Section 9.04 or in Section 9.16, any SPC may (i) with notice to, but without the
prior written consent of, the Borrower or the Agent and without paying any processing fee therefor,
assign all or a portion of its interests in any Loans to its Granting Lender or to any financial
institutions providing liquidity and/or credit facilities to or for the account of such SPC to fund
the Loans made by such SPC or to support the securities (if any) issued by such SPC to fund such
Loans and (ii) disclose on a confidential basis, to the extent such disclosure would be permitted
under Section 9.16 if such SPC were a Lender, any non-public information relating to its Loans to
any rating agency, commercial paper dealer or provider of a surety, guarantee or credit or
liquidity enhancement to such SPC.



          (i) Any Lender may at any time assign all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement
to a Federal Reserve Bank; provided that no such assignment shall release a Lender from any
of its obligations hereunder. In order to facilitate such an assignment to a Federal Reserve Bank,
the Borrower shall, at the request of the assigning Lender, duly execute and deliver to the
assigning Lender a promissory note or notes evidencing the Loans made by the assigning Lender
hereunder.



          (j) The Borrower shall not assign or delegate any of its rights or duties hereunder.



          SECTION 9.05. Expenses; Indemnity. (a) The Borrower agrees to pay all reasonable
out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Agent and its Affiliates in connection with the arrangement
and syndication of the credit facility established hereby, the preparation of this Agreement and
the other Loan Documents and any amendments, modifications or waivers of the provisions hereof or
thereof (whether or not the transactions hereby contemplated shall be consummated and except for
such costs and expenses incurred after the termination of this Agreement), or incurred by the Agent
or any Lender in connection with the enforcement or protection of their rights in connection with
this Agreement, the other Loan Documents or the Loans made hereunder, including









 



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the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP and, in
connection with any such enforcement or protection, the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements
of any other counsel for the Agent or any Lender (it being agreed that, except in connection with
any such enforcement or protection, the Borrower shall be responsible for the fees, charges and
disbursements of only one counsel unless, in the judgment of the Agent, additional counsel shall be
required as a result of any conflict of interests). The Borrower further agrees that it shall
indemnify the Lenders from and hold them harmless against any documentary taxes, assessments or
charges made by any Governmental Authority by reason of the execution and delivery of this
Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents.



          (b) The Borrower agrees to indemnify the Agent, each Lender and each of their respective
directors, officers, employees, agents and advisors (each such person being called an “Indemnitee”)
against, and to hold each Indemnitee harmless from, any and all claims, liabilities and expenses
(including, without limitation, reasonable counsel fees, charges and disbursements of one counsel
selected by the Agent for all the Indemnitees, such local counsel as the Agent may in good faith
deem advisable and, in the event a conflict of interest makes it inadvisable for a single counsel
to represent all the Indemnitees, such additional counsel as may be required by reason of such
conflict), incurred by or asserted against any Indemnitee arising out of or in connection with (i)
the execution or delivery of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or any agreement or
instrument contemplated thereby, the performance by the parties thereto of their respective
obligations thereunder or the consummation of the Transactions and the other transactions
contemplated thereby, (ii) the use of the proceeds of the Loans or (iii) any claim, litigation,
investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether or not any Indemnitee is a
party thereto; provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available
to the extent that such claim (whether brought by a Lender or any other person), damage, liability
or expense is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment
to have resulted from (x) the gross negligence or wilful misconduct of such Indemnitee or (y) the
material breach of such Indemnitee’s obligations under this Agreement or any other Loan Document or
any agreement or instrument contemplated thereby. The Borrower also agrees not to assert any claim
for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages against the Agent, any Lender, any of
their Affiliates, or any of their respective directors, officers, employees, attorneys and agents,
on any theory of liability, arising out of or otherwise relating to this Agreement, any of the
transactions contemplated herein or the actual or proposed use of proceeds of the Loans.



          (c) The provisions of this Section 9.05 shall remain operative and in full force and effect
regardless of the expiration of the term of this Agreement, the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby, the repayment of any of the Loans, the invalidity or unenforceability of any
term or provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or any investigation made by or on
behalf of the Agent or any Lender. All amounts due under this Section 9.05 shall be payable on
written demand therefor.









 



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          SECTION 9.06. Right of Setoff. If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be
continuing, each Lender is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, to the fullest
extent permitted by law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or
demand, provisional or final) at any time held and other indebtedness at any time owing by such
Lender to or for the credit or the account of the Borrower against any of and all the obligations
of the Borrower now or hereafter existing under this Agreement and other Loan Documents held by
such Lender, irrespective of whether or not such Lender shall have made any demand under this
Agreement or such other Loan Document and although such obligations may be unmatured. The rights
of each Lender under this Section are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other
rights of setoff) which such Lender may have.



          SECTION 9.07. Applicable Law. THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS SHALL BE
CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.



          SECTION 9.08. Waivers; Amendment. (a) No failure or delay of the Agent or any
Lender in exercising any power or right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any
single or partial exercise of any such right or power, or any abandonment or discontinuance of
steps to enforce such a right or power, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the
exercise of any other right or power. The rights and remedies of the Agent and the Lenders
hereunder and under the other Loan Documents are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or
remedies which they would otherwise have. No waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any
other Loan Document or consent to any departure by the Borrower therefrom shall in any event be
effective unless the same shall be permitted by paragraph (b) below, and then such waiver or
consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose for which given. No
notice or demand on the Borrower in any case shall entitle the Borrower to any other or further
notice or demand in similar or other circumstances.



          (b) Neither this Agreement nor any provision hereof may be waived, amended or modified except
pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by the Borrower and the Required
Lenders; provided, however, that no such agreement shall (i) decrease the principal
amount of, or extend the maturity of or any scheduled principal payment date or date for the
payment of any interest on any Loan, or waive or excuse any such payment or any part thereof, or
decrease the rate of interest on any Loan, without the prior written consent of each Lender
affected thereby, (ii) change or extend the Commitment or decrease or extend the date for payment
of the Facility Fees or Utilization Fees of any Lender without the prior written consent of such
Lender, (iii) amend or modify the provisions of Section 2.17, the provisions of this Section or the
definition of “Required Lenders” without the prior written consent of each Lender or (iv) release
Janus Capital Management LLC from the LLC Guaranty, or limit its liability in respect of the LLC
Guaranty, in any case without the prior written consent of each Lender; provided further
that no such agreement shall amend, modify or otherwise affect the rights or duties of the Agent or
the Swingline Lender hereunder without the prior written consent of the Agent or the Swingline
Lender, as the case may be. Each Lender shall be bound by any waiver, amendment or modification
authorized by this Section and
any consent by any Lender pursuant to this Section shall bind any person subsequently
acquiring a Loan from it.









 



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          SECTION 9.09. Interest Rate Limitation. Notwithstanding anything herein to the
contrary, if at any time the applicable interest rate, together with all fees and charges which are
treated as interest under applicable law (collectively the “Charges”), as provided for herein or in
any other document executed in connection herewith, or otherwise contracted for, charged, received,
taken or reserved by any Lender, shall exceed the maximum lawful rate (the “Maximum Rate”) which
may be contracted for, charged, taken, received or reserved by such Lender in accordance with
applicable law, the rate of interest payable on the Loans made by such Lender, together with all
Charges payable to such Lender, shall be limited to the Maximum Rate.



          SECTION 9.10. Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the other Loan Documents
constitute the entire contract between the parties relative to the subject matter hereof. Any
previous agreement among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof is superseded by
this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. Nothing in this Agreement or in the other Loan
Documents, expressed or implied, is intended to confer upon any party other than the parties hereto
and thereto any rights, remedies, obligations or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement
or the other Loan Documents.



          SECTION 9.11. Waiver of Jury Trial. Each party hereto hereby waives, to the fullest
extent permitted by applicable law, any right it may have to a trial by jury in respect of any
litigation directly or indirectly arising out of, under or in connection with this Agreement or any
of the other Loan Documents. Each party hereto (a) certifies that no representative, agent or
attorney of any other party has represented, expressly or otherwise, that such other party would
not, in the event of litigation, seek to enforce the foregoing waiver and (b) acknowledges that it
and the other parties hereto have been induced to enter into this Agreement and the other Loan
Documents, as applicable, by, among other things, the mutual waivers and certifications in this
Section 9.11.



          SECTION 9.12. Severability. In the event any one or more of the provisions contained
in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document should be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in
any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein
and therein shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby. The parties shall endeavor in
good-faith negotiations to replace the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions with valid
provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the invalid, illegal
or unenforceable provisions.



          SECTION 9.13. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more
counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original but all of which when taken together shall
constitute but one contract, and shall become effective as provided in Section 9.03.



          SECTION 9.14. Headings. Article and Section headings and the Table of Contents used
herein are for convenience of reference only, are not part of this
Agreement and are not to affect the construction of, or to be taken into consideration in
interpreting, this Agreement.









 



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          SECTION 9.15. Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process. (a) The Borrower hereby
irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to the nonexclusive
jurisdiction of any New York State court or Federal court of the United States of America sitting
in New York City, and any appellate court from any thereof, in any action or proceeding arising out
of or relating to this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, or for recognition or enforcement of
any judgment, and each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that all
claims in respect of any such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in such New York
State or, to the extent permitted by law, in such Federal court. Each of the parties hereto agrees
that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in
other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law. Nothing in
this Agreement shall affect any right that any party may otherwise have to bring any action or
proceeding relating to this Agreement or the other Loan Documents against any other party or its
properties in the courts of any jurisdiction.



          (b) The Borrower hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent it may
legally and effectively do so, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of
venue of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the other
Loan Documents in any New York State or Federal court. Each of the parties hereto hereby
irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to
the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court.



          (c) Each party to this Agreement irrevocably consents to service of process in the manner
provided for notices in Section 9.01. Nothing in this Agreement will affect the right of any party
to this Agreement to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.



          SECTION 9.16. Confidentiality. (a) Each Lender agrees to keep confidential and not
to disclose (and to cause its officers, directors, employees, agents, Affiliates and
representatives to keep confidential and not to disclose) all Information (as defined below),
except that such Lender shall be permitted to disclose Information (i) to such of its officers,
directors, employees, advisors, agents, Affiliates and representatives as need to know such
Information in connection with the servicing and protection of its interests in respect of its
Loans and Commitments, the Loan Documents and the Transactions; (ii) to the extent required by
applicable laws and regulations or by any subpoena or similar legal process or requested by any
Governmental Authority having or claiming to have jurisdiction over such Lender; (iii) to the
extent such Information (A) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach by such
Lender of this Agreement, (B) is generated by such Lender or becomes available to such Lender on a
nonconfidential basis from a source other than the Borrower or its Affiliates or the Agent, or (C)
was available to such Lender on a nonconfidential basis prior to its disclosure to such Lender by
the Borrower or its Affiliates or the Agent; (iv) as provided in Section 9.04(g); or (v) to the
extent the Borrower shall have consented to such disclosure









 



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in writing. As used in this Section 9.16, “Information” shall mean the Confidential Memorandum
and any other confidential materials, documents and information relating to the Borrower that the
Borrower or any of its Affiliates may have furnished or made available or may hereafter furnish or
make available to the Agent or any Lender in connection with this Agreement.



          (b) Each Transferee shall be deemed, by accepting any assignment or participation hereunder,
to have agreed to be bound by this Section 9.16.



          SECTION 9.17. Electronic Communications. (a) The Borrower hereby agrees that,
unless otherwise requested by the Agent, it will provide to the Agent all information, documents
and other materials that it is obligated to furnish to the Agent pursuant to Section 5.04(a), (b),
(e) and (f) the “Communications”) by transmitting the Communications in an electronic/soft
medium (provided such Communications contain any required signatures) in a format reasonably
acceptable to the Agent to oploanswebadmin@citigroup.com (or such other e-mail address as
shall be designated by the Agent from time to time); provided, that any delay or failure to comply
with the requirements of this Section 9.17(a) shall not constitute a Default or an Event of Default
hereunder.



          (b) Each party hereto agrees that the Agent may make the Communications available to the
Lenders by posting the Communications on IntraLinks or another relevant website, if any, to which
each Lender and the Agent have access (whether a commercial, third-party website or whether
sponsored by the Agent) (the “Platform”). Nothing in this Section 9.17 shall prejudice the
right of the Agent to make the Communications available to the Lenders in any other manner
specified in the Loan Documents.



          (c) Each Lender agrees that e-mail notice to it (at the address provided pursuant to the next
sentence and deemed delivered as provided in the next paragraph) specifying that Communications
have been posted to the Platform shall constitute effective delivery of such Communications to such
Lender for purposes of the Loan Documents. Each Lender agrees (i) to notify the Agent in writing
(including by electronic communication) from time to time to ensure that the Agent has on record an
effective e-mail address for such Lender to which the foregoing notice may be sent by electronic
transmission and (ii) that the foregoing notice may be sent to such e-mail address.



          (d) Each party hereto agrees that any electronic communication referred to in this Section
9.17 shall be deemed delivered upon the posting of a record of such communication (properly
addressed to such party at the e-mail address provided to the Agent) as “sent” in the e-mail system
of the sending party or, in the case of any such communication to the Agent or any Lender, upon the
posting of a record of such communication as “received” in the e-mail system of the Agent or any
Lender; provided that if such communication is not so received by the Agent or a Lender during the
normal business hours of the Agent or applicable Lender, such communication shall be deemed
delivered at the opening of business on the next Business Day for the Agent or applicable
Lender.









 



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          (e) Each party hereto acknowledges that (i) the distribution of material through an
electronic medium is not necessarily secure and that there are confidentiality and other risks
associated with such distribution, (ii) the Communications and the Platform are provided “as is”
and “as available,” (iii) none of the Agent, its affiliates or any of their respective officers,
directors, employees, agents, advisors or representatives (collectively, the “Citigroup
Parties”) warrants the adequacy of the Platform or the accuracy or completeness of the
Communications or the Platform, and each Citigroup Party expressly disclaims liability for errors
or omissions in any Communications or the Platform, and (iv) no warranty of any kind, express,
implied or statutory, including, without limitation, any warranty of merchantability, fitness for a
particular purpose, non-infringement of third party rights or freedom from viruses or other code
defects, is made by any Citigroup Party in connection with any Communications or the Platform.



          SECTION 9.18. USA Patriot Act. Each Lender that is subject to Section 326 of the USA
Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)) (the “Act”) hereby
notifies the Borrower that pursuant to the requirements of the Act it is required to obtain, verify
and record information that identifies the Borrower, which information includes the name and
address of the Borrower and other information that will allow such Lender to identify the Borrower
in accordance with the Act.









 



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



	 	 	 	 	 
	 	JANUS CAPITAL GROUP INC.,

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ David R. Martin
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	David R. Martin 	 
	 	 	Title:  	EVP and CFO 	 
	 
	 	CITIBANK, N.A., individually and as

Administrative Agent and as Swingline Lender,

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Matthew Nicholls
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Matthew Nicholls 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Director 	 
	 
	 	JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., individually and as

Syndication Agent,

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Marybeth Mullen
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Marybeth Mullen 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Managing Director 	 









 



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	 	SIGNATURE PAGE TO THE THREE-YEAR
COMPETITIVE ADVANCE AND REVOLVING CREDIT FACILITY AGREEMENT DATED AS
OF OCTOBER 19, 2005, OF JANUS CAPITAL GROUP INC.



NAME OF LENDER: Bank of America, N.A.,

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Sean Cassidy
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Sean Cassidy 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Senior Vice President 	 










 



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	 	SIGNATURE PAGE TO THE THREE-YEAR COMPETITIVE ADVANCE AND REVOLVING CREDIT
FACILITY AGREEMENT DATED AS OF OCTOBER 19, 2005, OF JANUS CAPITAL GROUP INC.

 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 
	 	NAME OF LENDER: Credit Suisse

First Boston, Acting Through Its

Cayman Islands Branch,

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Jay Chall
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Jay Chall 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Director 	 
	 
	 	 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ James Niera
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	James Niera 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Associate 	 










 



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	 	SIGNATURE PAGE TO THE THREE-YEAR
COMPETITIVE ADVANCE AND REVOLVING CREDIT FACILITY AGREEMENT DATED AS OF OCTOBER 19, 2005, OF JANUS CAPITAL GROUP INC.

 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 
	 	NAME OF LENDER: HSBC Bank USA, N.A.,

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Scott M. Buitekant
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Scott M. Buitekant 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Senior Vice President 	 










 



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	 	SIGNATURE PAGE TO THE THREE-YEAR
COMPETITIVE ADVANCE AND REVOLVING CREDIT FACILITY AGREEMENT DATED AS OF OCTOBER 19, 2005, OF JANUS CAPITAL GROUP INC.

 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 
	 	NAME OF LENDER: State Street Bank

and Trust Company,

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ John Stankard
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	John Stankard 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Vice President 	 










 



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	 	SIGNATURE PAGE TO THE THREE-YEAR
COMPETITIVE ADVANCE AND REVOLVING CREDIT FACILITY AGREEMENT DATED AS
OF OCTOBER 19, 2005, OF JANUS CAPITAL GROUP INC.

 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 
	 	NAME OF LENDER: UBS Loan Finance LLC,

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Joselin Fernandes
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Joselin Fernandes 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Associate Director Banking
Products Services, US 	 
	 
	 	 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Toba Lumbantobing
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Toba Lumbantobing 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Associate Director Banking
Products Services, US 	 










 



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	 	SIGNATURE PAGE TO THE THREE-YEAR
COMPETITIVE ADVANCE AND REVOLVING CREDIT FACILITY AGREEMENT DATED AS OF OCTOBER 19, 2005, OF JANUS CAPITAL GROUP INC.

 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 
	 	NAME OF LENDER: Wells Fargo Bank,

N.A.,

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Randall Schmidt
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Randall Schmidt 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Vice President 	 










 





Schedule 2.01




Commitments




	 	 	 	 	 
	Lender	 	Allocation	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Citibank, N.A.
	 	$	32,500,000	 
	JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
	 	$	32,500,000	 
	Bank of America, N.A.
	 	$	27,500,000	 
	State Street Bank and Trust Company
	 	$	27,500,000	 
	Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
	 	$	27,500,000	 
	Credit Suisse First Boston
	 	$	17,500,000	 
	HSBC Bank USA, N.A.
	 	$	17,500,000	 
	UBS Loan Finance LLC
	 	$	17,500,000	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Total:
	 	$	200,000,000	 

















 






Schedule 3.07




	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Company	 	State of Incorporation	 	 	Owner(s)	 	 	% Owned	 
	Janus Capital Group Inc.
	 	Delaware	 	publicly held	 	 	100.0	%
	Bay Isle Financial LLC
	 	Delaware	 	Berger Financial Group LLC	 	 	100.0	%
	Berger Financial Group LLC
	 	Nevada	 	Janus Capital Management LLC	 	 	100.0	%
	Capital Group Partners, Inc.
	 	New York	 	Janus Capital Group Inc.	 	 	100.0	%
	Enhanced Investment Technologies, LLC
	 	Delaware	 	Berger Financial Group LLC	 	 	77.5	%
	Janus Capital International LLC
	 	Delaware	 	Janus Capital Management LLC	 	 	100.0	%
	Janus Capital Management LLC
	 	Delaware	 	Janus Capital Group Inc.	 	 	95.0	%
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	Janus Management Holdings Corp.	 	 	5.0	%
	Janus Capital Trust Manager Limited
	 	Irish/Dublin	 	Janus International Holding LLC	 	 	100.0	%
	Janus Distributors LLC
	 	Delaware	 	Janus Capital Management LLC	 	 	100.0	%
	Janus Holdings Corporation
	 	Nevada	 	Janus Capital Group Inc.	 	 	100.0	%
	Janus Institutional Services LLC
	 	Delaware	 	Janus Capital Management LLC	 	 	100.0	%
	Janus International (Asia) Limited
	 	Hong Kong	 	Janus International Holding LLC	 	 	100.0	%
	Janus International Holding LLC
	 	Nevada	 	Janus Holdings Corporation	 	 	100% - A	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	Janus Capital Management LLC	 	 	100% - B	 
	Janus International Limited
	 	England/Wales	 	Janus International Holding LLC	 	 	100.0	%
	Janus Management Holdings Corporation
	 	Delaware	 	Janus Capital Group Inc.	 	 	100.0	%
	Janus Services LLC
	 	Delaware	 	Janus Capital Management LLC	 	 	100.0	%
	The Janus Foundation
	 	Colorado	 	 	N/A	 	 	 	N/A	 
	 
	Perkins,
Wolf, McDonnell and Company, LLC
	 	 	 	 	 	Mac-Per-Wolf Corp (not	 	 	 	 
	
	 	Delaware	 	affiliated w/Janus)	 	 	70.00	%
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	Janus Capital Management LLC	 	 	30.00	%
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	NON STRATEGIC SUBSIDIARIES (POTENTIALLY LIQUIDATED/DISSOLVED)	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Loess Corporation
	 	Missouri	 	Janus Capital Group Inc.	 	 	100.0	%
	Martec Pharmaceutical, Inc.
	 	Missouri	 	PVI, Inc.	 	 	49.0	%
	PVI, Inc.
	 	Missouri	 	Janus Capital Group Inc.	 	 	100.0	%
	SERA, Inc.
	 	Missouri	 	Central Biomedia, Inc.	 	 	100.0	%
	Z-Guard, Inc.
	 	Missouri	 	PVI, Inc.	 	 	100.0	%
	Animal Resources Inc.
	 	Missouri	 	PVI, Inc.	 	 	49.0	%
	Brookside Water Treatment, Inc.
	 	Missouri	 	Loess Corporation	 	 	100.0	%
	Central Biomedia, Inc.
	 	Missouri	 	Animal Resources, Inc.	 	 	45.0	%
	Immunomatrix, Inc.
	 	Missouri	 	SERA, Inc.	 	 	100.0	%







 









 







Schedule 3.08




MDL Market Timing Litigation — Maryland Federal.



The five market timing complaints pending before the MDL panel are: (i) claims by a putative class
of fund investors; (ii) “derivative” claims by fund investors ostensibly on behalf of the funds;
(iii) claims by participants in the JCG 401(k) plan; (iv) claims by a putative class of JCG equity
shareholders; and (v) “derivative” claims by JCG shareholders against the Board of Directors.
Omnibus motions to dismiss in the fund class action and fund derivative cases and a motion to
dismiss in the Janus parent investor class action were filed on February 25, 2005.

Hearings on these motions occurred on June 16-17, 2005, but the Court has yet to make a decision.
Janus has also filed a motion to dismiss the ERISA claims by participants in the JCG401(k) plan; a
hearing on that motion is scheduled for September 21, 2005.



On August 25, 2005, the Court entered orders dismissing most of the claims asserted against the
Company and its affiliates by fund investors (actions (i) and (ii) described above). In the fund
investor class action, the Court dismissed all claims except one claim under Section 10(b) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and one claim under Section 36(b) of the Investment Company Act of
1940. The state-law claims were dismissed with leave to amend; all other claims were dismissed
without leave to amend. In the fund derivative action, the court dismissed all claims except one
claim under Section 36(b) of the Investment Company Act of 1940. All other claims were dismissed
without leave to amend.



Further, the plaintiff’s counsel in the 401(k) plan case (action (iii) above) voluntarily dismissed
the matter due to lack of standing. However on September 30, 2005, the plaintiff’s counsel refiled
using a new named plaintiff (Wangberger v. Janus Capital Group Inc., Advisory Committee, Steven
Scheid, Paul Balser and Andrew Cox) asserting similar claims as the initial complaint.



IPO Antitrust Litigation — Southern District of NY.



On September 28, 2005, the New York Court of Appeals reversed and remanded a decision by the
District Court to dismiss the Pfeiffer v. Credit Suisse First Boston complaint, brought under the
Robinson-Patman Act (“IPO Antitrust Litigation”). The District Court decision resulted in the
prevention of such claims from being consolidated with a separate class action in the Southern
District of New York against underwriters related to initial public offerings (“IPOs”) allocations
brought under the Sherman Act (“IPO Allocations Litigation”). Janus was only named in the IPO
Antitrust Litigation, not the IPO Allocation Litigation. The IPO Antitrust Litigation alleges a
pattern of bribery and market manipulation in connection with IPOs. The plaintiff counsel had
attempted to have the complaint consolidated with the IPO Allocations Litigation. The District
Court determined that discovery in this case is stayed until a final decision is made regarding the
dismissal of the Robinson-Patman Act claims.



 









 





Schedule 3.15




Capital Group Partners, Inc.




 









 







Schedule 6.02




None.



 









 





Schedule 6.03




None.




 









 





EXHIBIT A-1




FORM OF COMPETITIVE BID REQUEST




Citibank, N.A., as Agent

     for the Lenders referred to below

Two Penns Way, Suite 200

New Castle, DE 19720

Attention: [          ]




[Date]




     Re:     Three-Year Credit Agreement Referred to Below



Dear Sirs:




          The undersigned, Janus Capital Group Inc. (the “Borrower”), refers to the Three-Year
Competitive Advance and Revolving Credit Facility Agreement dated as of October 19, 2005 (as it may
hereafter be amended, modified, extended or restated from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”),
among the Borrower, the Lenders from time to time party thereto, Citibank, N.A., as Administrative
Agent and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Syndication Agent. Capitalized terms used herein and not
otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement.
The Borrower hereby gives you notice pursuant to Section 2.03(a) of the Credit Agreement that it
requests a Competitive Borrowing under the Credit Agreement, and in that connection sets forth
below the terms on which such Competitive Borrowing is requested to be made:




	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	(A)	 	Date of Competitive Borrowing	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	(which is a Business Day)	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	(B)	 	Principal Amount of	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	Competitive Borrowing1	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	(C)	 	Interest rate basis2	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	(D)	 	Interest Period and the last	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	day thereof3	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 








 




			
	1⁄	 	Not less than $10,000,000 (and in integral
multiples $1,000,000) or greater than the Total Commitment then available.
	 
	2⁄	 	Eurodollar Loan or Fixed Rate Loan.
	 
	3⁄	 	Which shall be subject to the definition of
“Interest Period” and end not later than the Maturity Date.




 









 









          Upon acceptance of any or all of the Loans offered by the Banks in response to this request,
the Borrower shall be deemed to have represented and warranted that the conditions to lending
specified in Section 4.01(b) and (c) of the Credit Agreement have been satisfied.




	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Very truly yours,
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	JANUS CAPITAL GROUP INC.,
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Title: [Responsible Officer]







 









 







EXHIBIT A-2




FORM OF NOTICE OF COMPETITIVE BID REQUEST




[Name of Bank]

[Address]




Attention:




[Date]




     Re:     Three-Year Credit Agreement Referred to Below



Dear Sirs:




          Reference is made to the Three-Year Competitive Advance and Revolving Credit Facility
Agreement dated as of October 19, 2005 (as it may hereafter be amended, modified, extended or
restated from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among Janus Capital Group Inc., the Lenders
from time to time party thereto, Citibank, N.A., as Administrative Agent and JPMorgan Chase Bank,
N.A., as Syndication Agent. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall
have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement. Janus Capital Group Inc. made a
Competitive Bid Request on      , 20 , pursuant to Section 2.03(a) of the Credit Agreement,
and in that connection you are invited to submit a Competitive Bid by [Date]/[Time].1
Your Competitive Bid must comply with Section 2.03(b) of the Credit Agreement and the terms set
forth below on which the Competitive Bid Request was made:




	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	(A)	 	Date of Competitive Borrowing	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	(B)	 	Principal amount of	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	Competitive Borrowing	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	(C)	 	Interest rate basis	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	(D)	 	Interest Period and the last	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	day thereof	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 








 




			
	1⁄	 	The Competitive Bid must be received by the Agent
(i) in the case of Eurodollar Loans, not later than 9:30 a.m., New York City
time, three Business Days before a proposed Competitive Borrowing, and (ii) in
the case of Fixed Rate Loans, not later than 9:30 a.m., New York City time, on
the Business Day of a proposed Competitive Borrowing.




 









 









	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Very truly yours,
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	CITIBANK, N.A., as Agent,
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	by	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Title:






 









 





EXHIBIT A-3




FORM OF COMPETITIVE BID




Citibank, N.A., as Agent

     for the Lenders referred to below

Two Penns Way, Suite 200

New Castle, DE 19720

Attention: [          ]




[Date]




     Re:     Three-Year Credit Agreement Referred to Below



Dear Sirs:




     The undersigned, [Name of Bank], refers to the Three-Year Competitive Advance and Revolving
Credit Facility Agreement dated as of October 19, 2005 (as it may hereafter be amended, modified,
extended or restated from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among Janus Capital Group Inc.
(the “Borrower”), the Lenders from time to time party thereto, Citibank, N.A., as Administrative
Agent and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Syndication Agent. Capitalized terms used herein and not
otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement.
The undersigned hereby makes a Competitive Bid pursuant to Section 2.03(b) of the Credit Agreement,
in response to the Competitive Bid Request made by the Borrower on      , 20 , and in that
connection sets forth below the terms on which such Competitive Bid is made:



	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	(A)	 	Principal Amount1	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	(B)	 	Competitive Bid Rate2	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	(C)	 	Interest Period and last	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	day thereof	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 








 




			
	1⁄	 	Not less than $10,000,000 or greater than the
requested Competitive Borrowing and in integral multiples of $1,000,000.
Multiple bids will be accepted by the Agent.
	 
	2⁄	 	LIBO Rate + or -%, in the case of Eurodollar
Loans or %, in the case of Fixed Rate Loans.




 









 









          The undersigned hereby confirms that it is prepared, subject to the conditions set forth in
the Credit Agreement, to extend credit to the Borrower upon acceptance by the Borrower of this bid
in accordance with Section 2.03(d) of the Credit Agreement.




	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Very truly yours,
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	[NAME OF BANK],
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	by	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	Title:







 









 







EXHIBIT A-4




FORM OF COMPETITIVE BID ACCEPT/REJECT LETTER




[Date]




Citibank, N.A., as Agent

     for the Lenders referred to below

Two Penns Way, Suite 200

New Castle, DE 19720

Attention: [          ]




     Re:     Three-Year Credit Agreement Referred to Below



Dear Sirs:




          The undersigned, Janus Capital Group Inc. (the “Borrower”), refers to the Three-Year
Competitive Advance and Revolving Credit Facility Agreement dated as of October 19, 2005 (as it may
hereafter be amended, modified, extended or restated from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”),
among the Borrower, the Lenders from time to time party thereto, Citibank, N.A., as Administrative
Agent and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Syndication Agent.




          In accordance with Section 2.03(c) of the Credit Agreement, we have received a summary of bids
in connection with our Competitive Bid Request dated                                          and in accordance with Section
2.03(d) of the Credit Agreement, we hereby accept the following bids for maturity on [date]:




	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Principal Amount	 	Fixed Rate/Margin	 	Lender	 	 
	$

	 	[%]/[+/-. %]	 	 	 	 
	$
	 	 	 	 	 	 





We hereby reject the following bids:




	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Principal Amount	 	Fixed Rate/Margin	 	Lender	 	 
	$

	 	[%]/[+/-. %]	 	 	 	 
	$
	 	 	 	 	 	 






 









 





          The $           should be deposited in Citibank, N.A. account number [          ] on [date].




	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Very truly yours,
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	JANUS CAPITAL GROUP INC.,
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	by	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	Name:
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	Title:






 









 





EXHIBIT A-5




FORM OF STANDBY BORROWING REQUEST




Citibank, N.A., as Agent

     the Lenders referred to below

Two Penns Way, Suite 200

New Castle, DE 19720

Attention: [          ]




[Date]




     Re:     Three-Year Credit Agreement Referred to Below



Dear Sirs:




          The undersigned, Janus Capital Group Inc. (the “Borrower”), refers to the Three-Year
Competitive Advance and Revolving Credit Facility Agreement dated as of October 19, 2005 (as it may
hereafter be amended, modified, extended or restated from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”),
among the Borrower, the Lenders from time to time party thereto and Citibank, N.A., as
Administrative Agent and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Syndication Agent. Capitalized terms used
herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the
Credit Agreement. The Borrower hereby gives you notice pursuant to Section 2.04 of the Credit
Agreement that it requests a Standby Borrowing under the Credit Agreement, and in that connection
sets forth below the terms on which such Standby Borrowing is requested to be made:




	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	(A)	 	Date of Standby Borrowing	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	(which is a Business Day)	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	(B)	 	Principal Amount of	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	Standby Borrowing1	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	(C)	 	Interest rate basis2	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	(D)	 	Interest Period and the last	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	day thereof3	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 








 




			
	1⁄	 	Not less than $5,000,000 (and in integral
multiples of $1,000,000) or greater than the Total Commitment then available.
	 
	2⁄	 	Eurodollar Loan or ABR Loan.
	 
	3⁄	 	Which shall be subject to the definition of
“Interest Period” and end not later than the Maturity Date.




 









 









          Upon acceptance of any or all of the Loans made by the Lenders in response to this request,
the Borrower shall be deemed to have represented and warranted that the conditions to lending
specified in Section 4.01(b) and (c) of the Credit Agreement have been satisfied.




	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Very truly yours,
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	JANUS CAPITAL GROUP INC.,
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	by	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	Title: [Responsible Officer]







 









 







EXHIBIT B




[FORM OF]




ASSIGNMENT AND ACCEPTANCE




          Reference is made to the Three-Year Competitive Advance and Revolving Credit Facility
Agreement dated as of October 19, 2005 (the “Credit Agreement”), among Janus Capital Group Inc., a
Delaware corporation, the lenders from time to time party thereto (the “Lenders”), Citibank, N.A.,
as agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, the “Agent”) and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as
Syndication Agent. Terms defined in the Credit Agreement are used herein with the same meanings.




          1. The Assignor hereby sells and assigns, without recourse, to the Assignee, and the Assignee
hereby purchases and assumes, without recourse, from the Assignor, effective as of the Effective
Date set forth on the reverse hereof, the interests set forth on the reverse hereof (the “Assigned
Interest”) in the Assignor’s rights and obligations under the Credit Agreement, including, without
limitation, the interests set forth on the reverse hereof in the Commitment of the Assignor on the
Effective Date and the Competitive Loans and Standby Loans and Swingline Loans owing to the
Assignor which are outstanding on the Effective Date. Each of the Assignor and the Assignee hereby
makes and agrees to be bound by all the representations, warranties and agreements set forth in
Section 9.04(c) of the Credit Agreement, a copy of which has been received by each such party.
From and after the Effective Date (i) the Assignee shall be a party to and be bound by the
provisions of the Credit Agreement and, to the extent of the interests assigned by this Assignment
and Acceptance, have the rights and obligations of a Lender thereunder and under the Loan Documents
and (ii) the Assignor shall, to the extent of the interests assigned by this Assignment and
Acceptance, relinquish its rights and be released from its obligations under the Credit Agreement.




          2. This Assignment and Acceptance is being delivered to the Agent together with (i) if the
Assignee is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction outside the United States, the forms
specified in Section 2.20(f) of the Credit Agreement, duly completed and executed by such Assignee,
(ii) if the Assignee is not already a Lender under the Credit Agreement, an Administrative
Questionnaire, and (iii) a processing and recordation fee of $3,500.




          3. This Assignment and Acceptance shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the
laws of the State of New York.




Date of Assignment:




Legal Name of Assignor:




Legal Name of Assignee:




Assignee’s Address for Notices:




 









 





 2




Effective Date of Assignment

(may not be fewer than 5 Business

Days after the Date of Assignment):





	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	Percentage Assigned
	 	 	 	 	of
	 	 	 	 	Facility/Commitment
	 	 	 	 	(set forth, to at
	 	 	 	 	least 8 decimals,
	 	 	 	 	as a percentage of
	 	 	Principal Amount assigned	 	the Facility and
	 	 	(and identifying information	 	the aggregate
	 	 	as to individual Competitive	 	Commitments of all
	Facility	 	Loans)	 	Lenders thereunder)
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Commitment Assigned:

	 	$
	 	 	%	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Standby Loans:
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Competitive Loans:
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Swingline Loans:
	 	 	 	 	 	 






	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	The terms set forth above and on the
reverse side hereof are hereby agreed
to:	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	Accepted */
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	, as Assignor	 	CITIBANK, N.A., as Agent
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	By:

	 	 	 	 	 	By:	 	 
	 

	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Name:

	 	 	 	 	 	Name:	 	 
	Title:

	 	 	 	 	 	Title:	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	, as Assignee	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	JANUS CAPITAL GROUP INC., as Borrower
	By:

	 	 	 	 	 	By:	 	 
	 

	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Name:

	 	 	 	 	 	Name:	 	 
	Title:

	 	 	 	 	 	Title:	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	CITIBANK, N.A., as Swingline Lender
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	By:	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	Name:	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	Title:	 	 











 




			
	*/	 	To be completed only if consents are required under Section 9.04(b).



 









 





	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	Percentage Assigned
	 	 	 	 	of
	 	 	 	 	Facility/Commitment
	 	 	 	 	(set forth, to at
	 	 	 	 	least 8 decimals,
	 	 	 	 	as a percentage of
	 	 	Principal Amount assigned	 	the Facility and
	 	 	(and identifying information	 	the aggregate
	 	 	as to individual Competitive	 	Commitments of all
	Facility	 	Loans)	 	Lenders thereunder)
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Commitment Assigned:

	 	$
	 	 	%	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Standby Loans:
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Competitive Loans:
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Swingline Loans:
	 	 	 	 	 	 






	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	The terms set forth above and on the
reverse side hereof are hereby agreed
to:	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	Accepted */
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	, as Assignor	 	CITIBANK, N.A., as Agent
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	By:

	 	 	 	 	 	By:	 	 
	 

	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Name:

	 	 	 	 	 	Name:	 	 
	Title:

	 	 	 	 	 	Title:	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	, as Assignee	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	JANUS CAPITAL GROUP INC., as Borrower
	By:

	 	 	 	 	 	By:	 	 
	 

	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Name:

	 	 	 	 	 	Name:	 	 
	Title:

	 	 	 	 	 	Title:	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	CITIBANK, N.A., as Swingline Lender
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	By:	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	Name:	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	Title:	 	 






 









 





 3






 




			
	*/	 	To be completed only if consents are required under Section 9.04(b).






 








 





October 21, 2005




Addressees listed on Schedule A




	 	 	 
	Re:

	 	Three-Year Competitive Advance and
Revolving Credit Facility Agreement






Ladies and Gentlemen:




     This firm has acted as counsel to Janus Capital Group Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
“Company”), in connection with the Three-Year Competitive Advance and Revolving Credit Facility
Agreement, dated as of October 19, 2005 (the “Credit Agreement”), among the Company, JPMorgan Chase
Bank, N.A., as Syndication Agent, Citibank, N.A., individually, as Swingline Lender and as
Administrative Agent, and the Lenders from time to time party thereto. This opinion letter is
being furnished to you pursuant to the requirements set forth in Section 4.02(b) of the Credit
Agreement. Capitalized terms used herein that are defined in the Credit Agreement shall have the
meanings set forth in the Credit Agreement, unless otherwise defined herein.



     For purposes of this opinion letter, we have examined copies of the following documents (the
“Documents”):




	 	1.	 	An executed copy of the Credit Agreement.
	 
	 	2.	 	The Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the
Company as of June 14, 2000, as certified by the Secretary of State of the
State of Delaware on October 18, 2005 and as certified by the Assistant
Secretary of the Company on the date hereof as being complete and in effect.
	 
	 	3.	 	The Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company as of January 1,
2004, as certified by the Assistant Secretary of the Company on the date hereof
as being complete and in effect.
	 
	 	4.	 	A certificate of good standing of the Company issued by the
Secretary of State of the State of Delaware dated October 17, 2005.






 









 







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	 	5.	 	Certain resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Company
adopted on October 21, 2005, as certified by the Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer of the Company on the date hereof as being complete and in
effect, relating to, among other things, authorization of the Credit
Agreement and arrangements in connection therewith.
	 
	 	6.	 	Certificates of certain officers of the Company, dated October
21, 2005, as to certain facts relating to the Company and as to the incumbency
and signature of certain officers of the Company.





     In our examination of the Credit Agreement and the other Documents, we have assumed the
genuineness of all signatures, the legal capacity of all natural persons, the accuracy and
completeness of all of the Documents, the authenticity of all originals of the Documents and the
conformity to authentic originals of all of the Documents submitted to us as copies (including
telecopies). As to matters of fact relevant to the opinions expressed herein, we have relied on
the representations and statements of fact made in the Documents, we have not independently
established the facts so relied on and we have not made any investigation or inquiry other than our
examination of the Documents. This opinion letter is given, and all statements herein are made, in
the context of the foregoing.



     As used in this opinion letter, the phrase “to our knowledge” means the actual knowledge (that
is, the conscious awareness of facts or other information) of lawyers currently in the firm who
have given substantive legal attention to representation of the Company in connection with the
Credit Agreement.



     For purposes of this opinion letter, we have assumed that (i) the Agent and each other party
to the Credit Agreement (other than the Company) has all requisite power and authority under all
applicable laws, regulations and governing documents to execute, deliver and perform its
obligations under the Credit Agreement and the Agent and each of such other parties has complied
with all legal requirements pertaining to their status as such status relates to their rights to
enforce the Credit Agreement against the Company, (ii) the Agent and each of such other parties has
duly authorized, executed and delivered the Credit Agreement, (iii) the Agent and each of such
other parties is validly existing and in good standing in all necessary jurisdictions, (iv) the
Credit Agreement constitutes the valid and binding obligation, enforceable against the Agent and
each of such other party in accordance with its terms, (v) there has been no mutual mistake of fact
or misunderstanding or fraud, duress or undue influence in connection with the negotiation,
execution or delivery of the Credit Agreement, and the conduct of all parties to the Credit
Agreement has complied with any requirements of good faith, fair dealing and conscionability, and
(vi) there are and have been no agreements or understandings among the parties, written or oral,
and there is and has been no usage of trade or course of prior dealing among the parties that
would, in either case, define, supplement or qualify the terms of the Credit Agreement. We have
assumed that there would be no change to the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company referenced
as item 2 above and the certificate of good standing of the Company
referenced as item 4 above if certified and issued by the Secretary of State of Delaware as of the
date hereof. We have also assumed the validity and constitutionality of each relevant statute,
rule, regulation and agency action covered by this opinion letter.



 









 





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     For purposes of the opinions expressed in paragraphs (d) and (e) below, we have made the
following further assumptions: (i) that all orders, judgments, decrees, agreements and contracts
would be enforced as written; (ii) that the Company will not in the future take any discretionary
action (including a decision not to act) permitted under the Credit Agreement that would result in
a violation of law or constitute a breach or default under any order, judgment, decree, agreement
or contract; (iii) that the Company and its Affiliates are in compliance with all applicable
provisions of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended; (iv) that the Company will obtain all
permits and governmental approvals required in the future, and take all actions required, relevant
to subsequent consummation of the transactions contemplated under the Credit Agreement or
performance of the Credit Agreement; (v) that all parties to the Credit Agreement will act in
accordance with, and will refrain from taking any action that is forbidden by, the terms and
conditions of the Credit Agreement; and (vi) the execution, delivery and performance by the Company
of the Credit Agreement does not and will not conflict with, contravene, violate or constitute a
default under (a) any lease, indenture, instrument or other agreement to which the Company or its
property is subject, or (b) any judicial or administrative order or decree of any governmental
authority.



     This opinion letter is based as to matters of law solely on applicable provisions of the
following, as currently in effect: (i) as to the opinions expressed in paragraphs (a), (b), (c)(i)
and (d)(i), the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware; and (ii) as to the opinions
expressed in paragraph (c), (d)(ii) and (e), except to the extent excluded below, New York contract
law (but not including any statutes, ordinances, administrative decisions, rules or regulations of
any political subdivision of the State of New York); provided, however, that we express no opinion
as to federal or state securities, antitrust, unfair competition, banking or tax laws or
regulations and we express no opinion as to any other laws, statutes, rule, or regulations not
specifically identified above; and further provided that, with respect to clause (ii) above, the
opinions expressed herein are based upon a review of those laws, statutes and regulations that, in
our experience, are generally recognized as applicable to the transactions contemplated in the
Credit Agreement. The law identified in clause (ii) above, subject to the exclusions and
limitations set forth above, is referred to herein as “Applicable State Law.”



     Based upon, subject to and limited by the foregoing, we are of the opinion that:



     (a) The Company is validly existing as a corporation under the laws of the State of Delaware.



 









 





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     (b) The Company has the corporate power to execute, deliver and perform the Credit Agreement.
The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of the Credit Agreement have been duly
authorized by all necessary corporate action of the Company.



     (c) The Credit Agreement (i) has been duly executed and delivered on behalf of the Company and
(ii) constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in
accordance with its terms.



     (d) The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of the Credit Agreement do not (i)
violate the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, or (ii) violate any
provision of Applicable State Law.



     (e) Without having made any independent investigation with respect thereto, no approval or
consent of, or registration or filing with, the Secretary of State of the State of New York or any
New York state regulatory agency is required to be obtained or made by the Company under Applicable
State Law in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of the Credit
Agreement.



     In addition to the qualifications, exceptions and limitations elsewhere set forth in this
opinion letter, the opinions expressed in paragraph (c) above are subject to the qualification that
certain rights, remedies, obligations, waivers and other provisions of the Credit Agreement may not
be enforceable in accordance with their terms, but, subject to the exceptions, qualifications and
limitations set forth elsewhere in this opinion letter, such unenforceability would not render the
Credit Agreement invalid as a whole or preclude (i) the judicial enforcement of the obligations of
the Company to pay the principal and interest on the respective Loans at the rate or rates (but not
including any increase in rate after default) set forth in the Credit Agreement, or (ii) the
acceleration by the Lender of the Company’s obligation to pay such principal, together with such
interest, after a default by the Company (A) in the payment of such principal or interest, or (B)
in the performance of any other obligations of the Company in circumstances in which a court will
provide a remedy.



     In addition to the qualifications, exceptions and limitations elsewhere set forth in this
opinion letter, our opinions expressed above are also subject to the effect of: (i) bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium and other laws affecting creditors’ rights
(including, without limitation, the effect of statutory and other law regarding fraudulent
conveyances, fraudulent transfers and preferential transfers); and (ii) the exercise of judicial
discretion and the application of principles of equity, good faith, fair dealing, reasonableness,
conscionability and materiality (regardless of whether the applicable agreements are considered in
a proceeding in equity or at law).



 









 





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     We assume no obligation to advise you of any changes in the foregoing subsequent to the
delivery of this opinion letter. This opinion letter has been prepared solely for your use in
connection with the Closing under the Credit Agreement on the date hereof, and should not be quoted
in whole or in part or otherwise be referred to, and should not be filed with or furnished to any
governmental agency or other person or entity, without the prior written consent of this firm.



Very truly yours,





 









 







Schedule A




Citibank, N.A.

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

Bank of America, N.A.

Credit Suisse, Cayman Islands Branch

HSBC Bank USA, N.A.

State Street Bank and Trust Company

UBS Loan Finance LLC

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association





 










 





October 21, 2005




Addressees listed on Schedule A




	 	 	 
	Re:

	 	Guaranty between Janus Capital Management LLC and Citibank,
N.A.






Ladies and Gentlemen:




     This firm has acted as special counsel to Janus Capital Management LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company (the “Company”), and has represented the Company in that capacity in connection
with the Guaranty, dated as of October 19, 2005 (the “Guaranty”), between the Company and Citibank,
N.A., as agent for the Lenders (the “Agent”). The Guaranty is being entered as a condition to
closing of the Three-Year Competitive Advance and Revolving Credit Facility Agreement, dated as of
October 19, 2005 (the “Credit Agreement”) among Janus Capital Group Inc. (“JCGI” and the “Managing
Member”), JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Syndication Agent, Citibank, N.A., individually, as
Swingline Lender and as Administrative Agent, and the Lenders from time to time party thereto.
This opinion letter is being furnished to you pursuant to the requirements set forth in Section
4.02(b) of the Credit Agreement. Capitalized terms used herein that are defined in the Credit
Agreement shall have the meanings set forth in the Credit Agreement, unless otherwise defined
herein.



     For purposes of this opinion letter, we have examined copies of the following documents (the
“Documents”):




	 	1.	 	An executed copy of the Guaranty.
	 
	 	2.	 	An executed copy of the Credit Agreement.
	 
	 	3.	 	The Amended Certificate of Formation of the Company, as
certified by the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on October 17,
2005, and as certified by the Assistant Secretary of the Managing Member on the
date hereof as being complete and in effect.
	 
	 	4.	 	The Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of
the Company, dated as of March 13, 2003, as certified by the Assistant
Secretary of the Managing Member on the date hereof as being complete and in
effect.






 









 







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	 	5.	 	A certificate of good standing of the Company issued by the
Secretary of State of the State of Delaware dated October 17, 2005.
	 
	 	6.	 	Certain resolutions of the Managing Member of the Company, as
certified by the Assistant Secretary of the Managing Member on the date hereof
as being complete and in effect, relating to, among other things, authorization
of the Guaranty and arrangements in connection therewith.
	 
	 	7.	 	Certificates of the certain officers of the Company and the
Managing Member as to certain facts relating to the Company and as to the
incumbency and signature of certain officers of the Managing Member.





     The Guaranty and the Credit Agreement are sometimes referred to collectively as the “Loan
Documents.”



     In our examination of the Guaranty and the other Documents, we have assumed the genuineness of
all signatures, the legal capacity of all natural persons, the accuracy and completeness of all of
the Documents, the authenticity of all originals of the Documents and the conformity to authentic
originals of all of the Documents submitted to us as copies (including telecopies). As to matters
of fact relevant to the opinions expressed herein, we have relied on the representations and
statements of fact made in the Documents. We have not independently established the facts so
relied on and we have not made any investigation or inquiry other than our examination of the
Documents. This opinion letter is given, and all statements herein are made, in the context of the
foregoing.



     As used in this opinion letter, the phrase “to our knowledge” means the actual knowledge (that
is, the conscious awareness of facts or other information) of lawyers currently in the firm who
have given substantive legal attention to representation of the Company in connection with the
Guaranty.



     For purposes of this opinion letter, we have assumed that (i) the Agent and each other party
to the Loan Documents (other than the Company in the case of the Guaranty) has all requisite power
and authority under all applicable laws, regulations and governing documents to execute, deliver
and perform its obligations under the Loan Documents to which it is a party and the Agent and each
of such other parties has complied with all legal requirements pertaining to its status as such
status relates to its rights to enforce the Credit Agreement against JCGI and the Guaranty against
the Company, (ii) the Agent and each of such other parties has duly authorized, executed and
delivered the Loan Documents to which it is a party, (iii) the Agent and each of such other parties
is validly existing and in good standing in all necessary jurisdictions, (iv) the Loan Documents to
which each of such other parties is a party constitute the valid and binding obligations,
enforceable against the Agent and each of such other parties in accordance with their respective
terms, (v) there has been no mutual mistake of fact or misunderstanding or fraud,



 









 





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duress or undue influence in connection with the negotiation, execution or delivery of the Loan
Documents, and the conduct of all parties to the Loan Documents has complied with any requirements
of good faith, fair dealing and conscionability, and (vi) there are and have been no agreements or
understandings among the parties, written or oral, and there is and has been no usage of trade or
course of prior dealing among the parties that would, in either case, define, supplement or qualify
the terms of the Loan Documents. We have assumed that there would be no change to the Certificate
of Formation of the Company referenced as item 3 above and the certificate of good standing of the
Company referenced as item 5 above if certified and issued by the Secretary of State of Delaware as
of the date hereof. We have also assumed that (a) JCGI duly authorized, executed and delivered the
Credit Agreement and that, as of the date it was entered into and all relevant times thereafter,
the Credit Agreement constituted and constitutes a valid and binding obligation of JCGI,
enforceable against JCGI in accordance with its terms, and (b) the Company has received from the
Lenders consideration adequate to support the Company’s obligations under the Guaranty. We have
further assumed the validity and constitutionality of each relevant statute, rule, regulation and
agency action covered by this opinion letter.




     For purposes of the opinions set forth in paragraphs (d) and (e) below, we have made the
following further assumptions: (i) that all orders, judgments and decrees would be enforced as
written; (ii) that the Company will not in the future take any discretionary action (including a
decision not to act) permitted under the Loan Documents that would result in a violation of law or
constitute a breach or default under any order, judgment, decree, agreement or contract; (iii) that
the Company and its Affiliates are in compliance with all applicable provisions of the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended; (iv) that the Company will obtain all permits and governmental
approvals required in the future, and take all actions required, relevant to subsequent
consummation of the transactions contemplated under the Loan Documents or performance of the Loan
Documents; (v) that all parties to the Loan Documents will act in accordance with, and will refrain
from taking any action that is forbidden by, the terms and conditions of the Loan Documents; and
(vi) the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of the Guaranty does not and will not
conflict with, contravene, violate or constitute a default under (a) any lease, indenture,
instrument or other agreement to which the Company or its property is subject, or (b) any judicial
or administrative order or decree of any governmental authority.



     This opinion letter is based as to matters of law solely on applicable provisions of the
following, as currently in effect: (i) as to the opinions expressed in paragraphs (a), (b), (c)(i)
and (d)(i), the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act; and (ii) as to the opinions given in
paragraph (c), (d)(ii) and (e), except to the extent excluded below, New York contract law (but not
including any statutes, ordinances, administrative decisions, rules or regulations of any political
subdivision of the State of New York); provided, however, that we express no opinion as to federal
or state securities, antitrust, unfair competition, banking or tax laws or regulations and we
express no opinion as to any other laws, statutes, rule, or regulations not specifically



 









 





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identified above; and further provided that, with respect to clause (ii) above, the opinions
expressed herein are based upon a review of those laws, statutes and regulations that, in our
experience, are generally recognized as applicable to the transactions contemplated in the Loan
Documents. The law identified in clause (ii) above, subject to the exclusions and limitations set
forth above, is referred to herein as “Applicable State Law.”




     Based upon, subject to and limited by the foregoing, we are of the opinion that:



     (a) The Company is validly existing as a limited liability company under the laws of the State
of Delaware.



     (b) The Company has the limited liability company power to execute, deliver and perform the
Guaranty. The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of the Guaranty have been duly
authorized by all necessary limited liability company action of the Company.



     (c) The Guaranty (i) has been duly executed and delivered on behalf of the Company and (ii)
constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in
accordance with its terms.



     (d) The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of the Guaranty do not (i) violate
the Amended Certificate of Formation of the Company, or (ii) violate any provision of Applicable
State Law.



     (e) Without having made any independent investigation with respect thereto, no approval or
consent of, or registration or filing with, the Secretary of State of the State of New York or any
New York state regulatory agency is required to be obtained or made by the Company under Applicable
State Law in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of the
Guaranty.



     In addition to the qualifications, exceptions and limitations elsewhere set forth in this
opinion letter, the opinion expressed in paragraph (c) above is subject to the qualification that
certain rights, remedies, obligations, waivers and other provisions of the Guaranty may not be
enforceable in accordance with their terms, but, subject to the exceptions, qualifications and
limitations set forth elsewhere in this opinion letter, such unenforceability would not render the
Guaranty invalid as a whole or preclude (i) the judicial enforcement of the obligations of the
Company to pay, upon the occurrence of the conditions specified in the Guaranty, the principal and
interest on the respective Loans made to JCGI at the rate or rates (but not including any increase
in rate after default) set forth in the Credit Agreement, or (ii) the acceleration by the Lender of
the Company’s obligation to pay such principal, together with such interest, after a default by the
Company (A) in the payment of such principal or interest, or (B) in the
performance of any other obligations of the Company in circumstances in which a court will provide
a remedy.



 









 





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     In addition to the qualifications, exceptions and limitations elsewhere set forth in this
opinion letter, the opinions expressed above are also subject to the effect of: (i) bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium and other laws affecting creditors’ rights
(including, without limitation, the effect of statutory and other law regarding fraudulent
conveyances, fraudulent transfers and preferential transfers); and (ii) the exercise of judicial
discretion and the application of principles of equity good faith, fair dealing, reasonableness,
conscionability and materiality (regardless of whether the applicable agreements are considered in
a proceeding in equity or at law).



     We assume no obligation to advise you of any changes in the foregoing subsequent to the
delivery of this opinion letter. This opinion letter has been prepared solely for your use in
connection with the execution of the Guaranty, and should not be quoted in whole or in part or
otherwise be referred to, and should not be filed with or furnished to any governmental agency or
other person or entity, without the prior written consent of this firm.



Very truly yours,





 









 







Schedule A




Citibank, N.A.

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

Bank of America, N.A.

Credit Suisse, Cayman Islands Branch

HSBC Bank USA, N.A.

State Street Bank and Trust Company

UBS Loan Finance LLC

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association





 










 





EXHIBIT D




[FORM OF]




COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE




	 	 	 
	To:

	 	The Lenders party to the
	 

	 	Credit Agreement described below
	 
	 	 
	 

	 	care of
	 
	 	 
	 

	 	Citibank, N.A., as Agent
	 

	 	for the Lenders referred to below
	 

	 	Two Penns Way, Suite 200
	 

	 	New Castle, DE 19720
	 

	 	Attention: [     ]






          This Compliance Certificate is furnished pursuant to the Three-Year Competitive Advance and
Revolving Credit Facility Agreement dated as of October 19, 2005 (the “Agreement”), among Janus
Capital Group Inc., (the “Borrower”), the Lenders from time to time party thereto, Citibank, N.A.,
as Agent and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Syndication Agent. Unless otherwise defined herein, the
terms used in this Compliance Certificate have the meanings assigned to them in the Agreement.




          THE UNDERSIGNED HEREBY CERTIFIES THAT:




          1. I am the duly elected chief financial officer of the Borrower;




          2. I have reviewed the terms of the Agreement and I have made, or have caused to be made
under my supervision, a detailed review of the transactions and conditions of the Borrower and the
Subsidiaries during the accounting period covered by the attached financial statements;




          3. The form attached hereto sets forth financial data and computations evidencing the
Borrower’s and the Subsidiaries’ compliance with certain covenants of the Agreement, including
Section 6.07, all of which data and computations are true, complete and correct; and




          4. The examinations described in paragraph 2 did not disclose, and I have no knowledge of,
the existence of any condition or event which constitutes a Default or an Event of Default during
or at the end of the accounting period covered by the attached financial statements or as of the
date of this Compliance Certificate, except as set forth below:





[Describe the exceptions by listing, in detail, the nature of the condition or
event, the period during which it has existed and the action which the Borrower has
taken, is taking, or proposes to take with respect to each such condition or event]



 









 





          The foregoing certifications, together with the computations required by the Agreement
attached hereto and the financial statements delivered with this Compliance Certificate in support
hereof, are made and delivered this          day of               , 20 .




	 	 	 
	 
	 	 
	 

	 	 
	 

	 	Name:
	 

	 	Title:






 









 





EXHIBIT E




[Letterhead of Prospective Assignee or Participant]




[FORM OF]




CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT




[Date]




Citibank, N.A., as Agent

     for the Lenders referred to below

Two Penns Way, Suite 200

New Castle, DE 19720

Attention: [               ]




Janus Capital Group Inc.

Confidentiality Agreement




Dear Sirs:




          In connection with our possible acquisition of an interest in the credit facility (the
“Facility”) established by the Three-Year Competitive Advance and Revolving Credit Facility
Agreement dated as of October 19, 2005 (the “Agreement”), among the Borrower as defined therein,
the lenders from time to time party thereto (the “Lenders”), Citibank, N.A., as Agent and JPMorgan
Chase Bank, N.A., as Syndication Agent, you, the Borrower or any Lender may furnish us with
confidential documents, materials and information (the “Information”) relating to the Borrower.
Unless otherwise defined herein, the terms used in this agreement have the meanings assigned to
them in the Agreement.




          We agree to keep confidential and not to disclose (and to cause our officers, directors,
employees, agents, Affiliates and representatives to keep confidential and not to disclose) and, at
the request of you or the Borrower, promptly to return or destroy, the Information and all copies
thereof, extracts therefrom and analyses or other materials based thereon, except that we shall be
permitted to disclose Information (i) to such of our officers, directors, employees, advisors,
agents, Affiliates and representatives as need to know such Information in connection with such
acquisition; (ii) to the extent required by applicable laws and regulations or by any subpoena or
similar legal process, or requested by any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over us;
(iii) to the extent such Information (A) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a
breach by us of this letter, (B) is generated by us or becomes available to us on a nonconfidential
basis from a source other than you, the Borrower or its Affiliates or any Lender or (C)
was available to us on a nonconfidential basis prior to its disclosure to us by you, the
Borrower or its Affiliates or any Lender; or (iv) to the extent the Borrower shall have consented
in writing to such disclosure.




 









 







          Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained above, we shall be entitled to retain all
Information to use for the administration of our interests and the protection of our rights under
the Facility.




          The Borrower shall be a third party beneficiary of this Agreement.




	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Very truly yours,
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	[Name of potential participant/assignee]
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	by	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	Name:
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	Title:







 









 





EXHIBIT F





     GUARANTY dated as of October 19, 2005, between JANUS CAPITAL
MANAGEMENT LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the
"Guarantor”), and CITIBANK, N.A., as Agent for the Lenders (as
such terms are defined in the Credit Agreement referred to below).



          Reference is made to the Three-Year Competitive Advance and Revolving Credit Facility
Agreement dated as of October 19, 2005, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified
from time to time (the “Credit Agreement”), among Janus Capital Group Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the “Borrower”), the Lenders from time to time party thereto, the Agent, and
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Syndication Agent. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined
herein have the meanings assigned to them in the Credit Agreement.




          The Lenders have agreed to extend credit to the Borrower on the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth in the Credit Agreement. The Guarantor will derive substantial benefits from
the extension of credit to the Borrower pursuant to the Credit Agreement and is willing to execute
and deliver this Agreement in order to induce the Lenders to continue to extend such credit.




          Accordingly, the parties hereto agree as follows:




          SECTION 1. Guarantee. The Guarantor unconditionally guarantees, as a primary obligor
and not merely as a surety, the due and punctual payment and performance of all of the Obligations
from time to time outstanding under the Credit Agreement. The Guarantor further agrees that the
due and punctual payment of the Obligations may be extended or renewed, in whole or in part,
without notice to or further assent from it, and that it will remain bound upon its guaranty
hereunder notwithstanding any such extension or renewal of any Obligation of the Borrower pursuant
to the Credit Agreement.




          SECTION 2. Obligations Not Waived. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law,
the Guarantor waives presentment to, demand of payment from and protest to the Borrower or to any
other guarantor of any of the Obligations, and also waives notice of acceptance of its guarantee
and notice of protest for nonpayment. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the
obligations of the Guarantor hereunder shall not be affected by (a) the failure of the Agent or any
Lender to assert any claim or demand or to enforce or exercise any right or remedy against the
Borrower or any other guarantor under the provisions of the Credit Agreement, any other Loan
Document or otherwise, (b) any extension or renewal of any of the Obligations, (c) any rescission,
waiver, amendment or modification of, or any release from any of the terms or provisions of any
other Loan Document or any other guaranty, (d) the failure or delay of any Lender to exercise any
right or remedy against any other guarantor of the Obligations, (e) the failure of any Lender to
assert any claim or demand or to enforce any remedy under any Loan Document or any other agreement
or instrument, (f) any default, failure or delay, wilful or otherwise, in the performance of the
Obligations; or (g) any other act, omission or delay to do any other act which may or might in any
manner or to any extent vary the risk of the Guarantor or otherwise operate as a discharge of the
Guarantor as a matter of law or equity.




 









 





          SECTION 3. Guaranty of Payment. The Guarantor further agrees that its guaranty
constitutes a guaranty of payment when due (whether or not any bankruptcy or similar proceeding
shall have stayed the accrual or collection of any of the Obligations or operated as a discharge
thereof) and not merely of collection, and waives any right to require that any resort be had by
the Agent or any Lender to any balance of any deposit account or credit on the books of the Agent
or any Lender in favor of the Borrower, any other guarantor or any other Person.




          SECTION 4. No Discharge or Diminishment of Guaranty. The obligations of the Guarantor
hereunder shall not be subject to any reduction, limitation, impairment, recoupment or termination
for any reason (other than the payment in full in cash of all of the Obligations), including any
claim of waiver, release, surrender, alteration or compromise of any of the Obligations, and shall
not be subject to any defense or setoff, counterclaim, recoupment or termination whatsoever by
reason of the invalidity, illegality or unenforceability of the Obligations, any impossibility in
the performance of the Obligations or otherwise.




          SECTION 5. Agreement to Pay; Subordination. In furtherance of the foregoing and not
in limitation of any other right that the Agent or any Lender has at law or in equity against the
Guarantor by virtue hereof, upon the failure of the Borrower to pay any Obligation when and as the
same shall become due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, after notice of prepayment or
otherwise, the Guarantor hereby promises to and will forthwith pay, or cause to be paid, to the
Agent or such Lender as designated thereby in cash the amount of such unpaid Obligation. Upon
payment by the Guarantor of any sums as provided above, all rights of the Guarantor against the
Borrower arising as a result thereof by way of right of subrogation, contribution, reimbursement,
indemnity or otherwise shall in all respects be subordinated and junior in right of payment to the
prior indefeasible payment in full of all the Obligations (it being understood that, after the
discharge of all the Obligations, such rights may be exercised by the Guarantor notwithstanding
that the Borrower may remain contingently liable for indemnity or other Obligations). If any
amount shall erroneously be paid to the Guarantor on account of such subrogation such amount shall
be held in trust for the benefit of the Lenders and shall forthwith be paid to the Agent to be
credited against the payment of the Obligations, whether matured or unmatured, in accordance with
the terms of the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document.




          SECTION 6. Information. The Guarantor assumes all responsibility for being and
keeping itself informed of the Borrower’s financial condition and assets, and of all other
circumstances bearing upon the risk of nonpayment of the Obligations and the nature, scope and
extent of the risks that the Guarantor assumes and incurs hereunder, and agrees that none of the
Agent and the Lenders will have any duty to advise the Guarantor of information known to it or any
of them regarding such circumstances or risks.




          SECTION 7. Representations and Warranties. The Guarantor represents and warrants as
to itself that:




          (a) The Guarantor is a limited liability company duly formed, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of formation and has all requisite authority to conduct
its business in each jurisdiction in which its business is conducted where the failure to so
qualify would have a Material Adverse Effect.




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          (b) The Guarantor has the full power and authority and legal right to execute and deliver this
Guaranty and to perform its obligations hereunder (collectively, the “Transactions”). The
Transactions have been duly authorized by proper corporate proceedings, and this Guaranty
constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Guarantor, enforceable against the
Guarantor in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy,
insolvency, moratorium or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally.




          (c) None of the Transactions will violate any law, rule, regulation, order, writ, judgment,
injunction, decree or award binding on the Guarantor or the Guarantor’s certificate of formation or
limited liability company agreement or the provisions of any indenture, instrument or agreement to
which the Guarantor is a party or is subject, or by which it, or its property, is bound, or
conflict therewith or constitute a default thereunder, or result in the creation or imposition of
any Lien in, of or on the property of the Guarantor pursuant to the terms of any such indenture,
instrument or agreement. No order, consent, approval, license, authorization, or validation of, or
filing, recording or registration with, or exemption by, any governmental or public body or
authority, or any subdivision thereof, is required to authorize, or is required in connection with
the execution, delivery and performance of, or the legality, validity, binding effect or
enforceability of this Guaranty.




          (d) The Guarantor has, to its best knowledge and belief, complied in all material respects
with all applicable statutes, rules, regulations, orders and restrictions of any domestic or
foreign government or any instrumentality or agency thereof, having jurisdiction over the conduct
of its businesses or the ownership of its properties, except to the extent that the failure to
comply therewith could not, in the aggregate, be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect. The Guarantor has complied in all material respects with all Federal, state, local and
other statutes, ordinances, orders, judgments, rulings and regulations relating to environmental
pollution or to environmental regulation or control or to employee health or safety. The Guarantor
has not received notice of any material failure so to comply which could reasonably be expected to
result in a Material Adverse Effect. The Guarantor’s facilities do not manage any hazardous
wastes, hazardous substances, hazardous materials, toxic substances, toxic pollutants or substances
similarly denominated, as those terms or similar terms are used in the Resource Conservation and
Recovery Act, the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act, the Toxic
Substance Control Act, the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act or any other applicable law relating
to environmental pollution or employee health and safety, in violation in any material respect of
any law or any regulations promulgated pursuant thereto. The Guarantor is aware of no events,
conditions or circumstances involving environmental pollution or contamination or employee health
or safety that could reasonably be expected to result in liability on the part of the Guarantor
which could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.




          (e) Except for any Disclosed Matter, there is no litigation, arbitration, governmental
investigation, proceeding or inquiry pending or, to the knowledge of any of its officers,
threatened against or affecting the Guarantor that (i) is required to be disclosed in any filing
with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, or (ii) could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.




          SECTION 8. Termination. The obligations of the Guarantor hereunder (a) shall, subject
to clause (b) below, terminate when all the Obligations have been paid in full and the

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Lenders have no further commitment to lend under the Credit Agreement and (b) shall continue
to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment, or any part thereof,
of any Obligation is rescinded or must otherwise be restored by the Agent or any Lender upon the
bankruptcy or reorganization of the Borrower or otherwise.




          SECTION 9. Binding Agreement; Assignments. Whenever in this Guaranty any of the
parties hereto is referred to, such reference shall be deemed to include the successors and assigns
of such party; and all covenants, promises and agreements by or on behalf of the Guarantor that are
contained in this Guaranty shall bind and inure to the benefit of each party hereto and their
respective successors and assigns. This Guaranty shall become effective when a counterpart hereof
executed on behalf of the Guarantor shall have been delivered to the Agent and a counterpart hereof
shall have been executed on behalf of the Agent, and thereafter shall be binding upon the Guarantor
and the Agent and their respective successors and assigns, and shall inure to the benefit of the
Guarantor, the Agent and the Lenders, and their respective successors and assigns, except that the
Guarantor shall not have the right to assign its rights or obligations hereunder or any interest
herein and any such attempted assignment shall be void.




          SECTION 10. Waivers; Amendment. (a) No failure or delay of the Agent or any Lender
in exercising any power or right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single
or partial exercise of any such right or power, or any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to
enforce such a right or power, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of
any other right or power. The rights and remedies of the Agent or any Lender hereunder or under
the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights
or remedies that they would otherwise have. No waiver of any provision of this Guaranty shall in
any event be effective unless the same shall be permitted by paragraph (b) below, and then such
waiver shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose for which given. No
notice or demand on the Guarantor in any case shall entitle the Guarantor to any other or further
notice or demand in similar or other circumstances.




          (a) Neither this Guaranty nor any provision hereof may be waived, amended or modified except
pursuant to a written agreement entered into between the Guarantor and the Agent (with the prior
written consent of the Lenders if required under the Credit Agreement).




          SECTION 11. GOVERNING LAW. THIS GUARANTY SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.




          SECTION 12. Notices. All communications and notices hereunder shall be in writing and
given as provided in Section 9.01 of the Credit Agreement. All communications and notices
hereunder to the Guarantor shall be given to it in care of the Borrower.




          SECTION 13. Survival of Agreement; Severability. (a) All covenants, agreements,
representations and warranties made by the Guarantor herein and in the certificates or other
instruments prepared or delivered in connection with or pursuant to this Guaranty shall be
considered to have been relied upon by the Agent and the Lenders and shall survive the making by
the Lenders of the Loans regardless of any investigation made by any of them or on their behalf,
and shall continue in full force and effect as long as the principal of or any accrued

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interest on any Loan or any other fee or amount payable under this Guaranty or any other Loan
Document is outstanding and unpaid and as long as the Commitments have not been terminated.




          (a) In the event any one or more of the provisions contained in this Guaranty should be held
invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the
remaining provisions contained herein shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby (it
being understood that the invalidity of a particular provision in a particular jurisdiction shall
not in and of itself affect the validity of such provision in any other jurisdiction). The parties
shall endeavor in good-faith negotiations to replace the invalid, illegal or unenforceable
provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of
the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions.




          SECTION 14. Counterparts. This Guaranty may be executed in counterparts, each of
which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single
contract, and shall become effective as provided herein. Delivery of an executed signature page to
this Guaranty by facsimile transmission shall be as effective as delivery of a manually executed
counterpart of this Guaranty.




          SECTION 15. Rules of Interpretation. The rules of interpretation specified in Section
1.02 of the Credit Agreement shall be applicable to this Guaranty.




          SECTION 16. Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process. (a) The Guarantor hereby
irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to the nonexclusive
jurisdiction of any New York State court or Federal court of the United States of America sitting
in New York City, and any appellate court from any thereof, in any action or proceeding arising out
of or relating to this Guaranty, or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment, and each of the
parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that all claims in respect of any such
action or proceeding may be heard and determined in such New York State or, to the extent permitted
by law, in such Federal court. Each of the parties hereto agrees that a final judgment in any such
action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the
judgment or in any other manner provided by law. Nothing in this Guaranty shall affect any right
that the Agent or any Lender may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding relating to this
Guaranty against the Guarantor or its properties in the courts of any jurisdiction.




          (a) The Guarantor hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent it may
legally and effectively do so, any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the laying of
venue of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Guaranty in any New York
State or Federal court. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest
extent permitted by law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or
proceeding in any such court.




          (b) Each party to this Guaranty irrevocably consents to service of process in the manner
provided for notices in Section 12. Nothing in this Guaranty will affect the right of any party to
this Guaranty to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.




          SECTION 17. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST
EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE




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LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR
INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS GUARANTY. EACH PARTY HERETO (A)
CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY
OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE
FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO
ENTER INTO THIS GUARANTY BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS
SECTION.




          SECTION 18. Right of Setoff. If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be
continuing, each of the Agent and the Lenders is hereby authorized at any time and from time to
time, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or
special, time or demand, provisional or final) at any time held and other Indebtedness at any time
owing by such Person to or for the credit or the account of the Guarantor against any or all the
obligations of the Guarantor now or hereafter existing under this Guaranty held by such Person,
irrespective of whether or not such Person shall have made any demand under this Guaranty and
although such obligations may be unmatured. The rights of each Person under this Section are in
addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) which such Person may
have.




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                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Guaranty as of the day and year
first above written.




	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	JANUS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC,
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	By: JANUS CAPITAL GROUP INC., as managing member,
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	     /s/ David R. Martin
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	Name: David R. Martin
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	Title: EVP and CFO
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	By: CITIBANK, N.A., as Agent,
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	     /s/ Matthew Nicholls
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	Name: Matthew Nicholls
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	Title: Director







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EXHIBIT G




     Administrative Details Form


Deal Name: Janus




General Information



	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Your Institutions Legal Name:
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Tax Withholding:
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Note: To avoid the
potential of having interest income withheld, all investors must
deliver all current and appropriate tax forms.
	Tax ID #:
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Sub-Allocation:
(United States only)
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Note: If your institution is sub-allocating its allocation, please fill out the information below. Additionally, an administrative detail form is required
for each legal entity. Execution copies (e.g. Credit
Agreement/Assignment Agreement) will be sent for signature to the
Sub-Allocation Contact below.
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Sub-Allocated Amount:

	 	$	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	Signing Credit Agreement?

	 	Yes

	 	No	 	 
	Coming In Via Assignment?

	 	Yes

	 	No	 	 





Sub-Allocation Contact:




	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	NAME:	 	 
	Address:

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	E-mail:	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	City:

	 	 	 	State:
	 	 	 	Phone #:	 	 
	 

	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	Postal Code:

	 	 	 	Country:
	 	 	 	Fax #:	 	 
	 

	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 






Contact List


Business/Credit Matters: (Responsible for trading and credit approval process of the deal) 




Primary:




	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	NAME:	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Address:

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	E-mail:	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	City:

	 	 	 	State:
	 	 	 	Phone #:	 	 
	 

	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	Postal Code:

	 	 	 	Country:
	 	 	 	Fax #:	 	 
	 

	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 






Backup:




	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	NAME:	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Address:

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	E-mail:	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	City:

	 	 	 	State:
	 	 	 	Phone #:	 	 
	 

	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	Postal Code:

	 	 	 	Country:
	 	 	 	Fax #:	 	 
	 

	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 




 



Admin Details can be submitted online, via Citigroup’s Global Loans Web Site.
Send an e-mail to oploanswebadmin@citigroup.com with your contact information and the
deal name to request a user ID/password to submit/modify Admin Details online.




 









 





Administrative Details Form


Admin/Operations Matters: (Responsible for interest, fee, principal payment, borrowing & pay-downs)




Primary:




	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	NAME:	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Address:

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	E-mail:	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	City:

	 	 	 	State:
	 	 	 	Phone #:	 	 
	 

	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	Postal Code:

	 	 	 	Country:
	 	 	 	Fax #:	 	 
	 

	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 






Backup:




	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	NAME:	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Address:

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	E-mail:	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	City:

	 	 	 	State:
	 	 	 	Phone #:	 	 
	 

	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	Postal Code:

	 	 	 	Country:
	 	 	 	Fax #:	 	 
	 

	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 





Closing
Contact: (Responsible for Deal Closing matters) 




	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	NAME:	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Address:

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	E-mail:	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	City:

	 	 	 	State:
	 	 	 	Phone #:	 	 
	 

	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	Postal Code:

	 	 	 	Country:
	 	 	 	Fax #:	 	 
	 

	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 





Disclosure Contact: ( Receives disclosure materials, such as financial reports, via our web site)




	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	NAME:	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Address:

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	E-mail:	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	City:

	 	 	 	State:
	 	 	 	Phone #:	 	 
	 

	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	Postal Code:

	 	 	 	Country:
	 	 	 	Fax #:	 	 
	 

	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 




 



Admin Details can be submitted online, via Citigroup’s Global Loans Web Site.
Send an e-mail to oploanswebadmin@citigroup.com with your contact information and the
deal name to request a user ID/password to submit/modify Admin Details online.




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Administrative Details Form



Routing Instructions


Routing Instructions for this deal:




	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Correspondent Bank:	 	 
	City:

	 	 	 	State:
	 	 	 	Account Name:	 	 
	 

	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	Postal Code:

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Account#:	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Payment Type:

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Benef. Acct. Name:	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Fed

	 	ABA
	 	CHIPS
	 	 	 	Benef. Acct. #:	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ABA/CHIPS
#:
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 






Reference:                                                             

Attention:                                                             




Administrative Agent Information



	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Bank Loans
Syndication — Agent Contact	 	 	 	Agent Wiring Instructions
	 

	 	Name:
	 	Barbara Fellure
	 	 
	 

	 	Telephone:
	 	302-894-6021
	 	Citibank, N.A.
	 

	 	Fax:
	 	212-994-0961
	 	ABA #: 021-00-0089
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 	Acct Name:
	 

	 	Address:
	 	2 Penns Way
	 	Medium Term Finance
	 

	 	 	 	Suite 200
	 	Acct #: 36852248
	 

	 	 	 	New Castle, De 19720	 	 






Initial
Funding Standards: LIBOR — Fund 2 days after rates are set.



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Send an e-mail to oploanswebadmin@citigroup.com with your contact information and the
deal name to request a user ID/password to submit/modify Admin Details online.





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SECTION 4.02(e) CERTIFICATE

OF

JANUS CAPITAL GROUP INC.




          The undersigned, David R. Martin, does hereby certify that he is a Financial Officer (as such
term is defined in the Three-Year Competitive Advance and Revolving Credit Facility Agreement dated
as of October 19, 2005 among Janus Capital Group Inc. and various parties (the “Credit Agreement”))
of Janus Capital Group Inc. Pursuant to Section 4.02 (e) of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned
is delivering this Certificate and hereby certifies as follows:




          (a) The representations and warranties made by Janus Capital Group Inc. in Article III of the
Credit Agreement are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date hereof with
the same effect as if made on the date hereof.




          (b) No Event of Default or Default (as such terms are defined in the Credit Agreement) has
occurred or is continuing as of the date hereof.




          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto signed his name this 19 day of
October, 2005.




	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	JANUS CAPITAL GROUP INC.
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	/s/ David R. Martin
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Name:
	 	David R. Martin
	 

	 	Title:
	 	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

















 





INCUMBENCY CERTIFICATE

OF

JANUS CAPITAL GROUP INC.




          The undersigned, Curt R. Foust, does hereby certify that he is the duly elected Assistant
Secretary of Janus Capital Group Inc., a Colorado corporation (the “Company”), and that the
following individual is the duly elected or appointed, qualified and acting officer of the Company,
holding the office set forth opposite his name, and that the signature set forth opposite such
officer’s name is the genuine signature of such person:




	 	 	 	 	 
	Name	 	Office	 	Signature
	 
	 	 	 	 
	David R. Martin

	 	Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
	 	/s/ David R. Martin
	 

	 	 	 	 






          IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto signed his name
this 19 day of
October, 2005.




	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	JANUS CAPITAL GROUP INC.
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	/s/ Curt R. Foust
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Name:
	 	Curt R. Foust
	 

	 	Title:
	 	Assistant Secretary






          The
undersigned, David R. Martin, Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer of the Company, does hereby certify that Curt R.
Foust is the duly elected Assistant Secretary of the Company and that
the signature set forth immediately above is his genuine
signature.




          IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto signed his name
this 19 day of
October, 2005.




	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	JANUS CAPITAL GROUP INC.
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	/s/ David R. Martin
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Name:
	 	David R. Martin
	 

	 	Title:
	 	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer