# EDGAR Filing Document

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**Filing Date:** 2026-5
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## Filing Summary
**0001628280-26-036955.hdr.sgml**: 20260520

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001628280-26-036955

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 65

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20260519

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Other Events

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Financial Statements and Exhibits

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260520

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260520

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** CURTISS WRIGHT CORP
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000026324
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** MISC INDUSTRIAL & COMMERCIAL MACHINERY & EQUIPMENT [3590]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 06 Technology
- **EIN:** 130612970
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-00134
- **FILM NUMBER:** 261004713

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 130 HARBOUR PLACE DRIVE
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 300
- **CITY:** DAVIDSON
- **STATE:** NC
- **ZIP:** 28036
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 7048694600

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 130 HARBOUR PLACE DRIVE
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 300
- **CITY:** DAVIDSON
- **STATE:** NC
- **ZIP:** 28036

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**UNITED STATES**

**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**

**Washington, D.C. 20549**

**FORM 8-K**

**CURRENT REPORT**

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 19, 2026

**CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION**

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware 1-134 13-0612970 <br> (State or OtherJurisdiction ofIncorporation) (Commission FileNumber) (IRS EmployerIdentification No.)

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| 130 Harbour Place Drive, Suite 300 | 130 Harbour Place Drive, Suite 300 | |
| Davidson, | North Carolina | 28036 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |

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Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (704) 869-4600

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Not applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered <br> Common Stock CW New York Stock Exchange

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| Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2). | Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2). | |
| | Emerging growth company | ☐ |
| If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. | If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. | ☐ |

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**Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreemen**t

On May 19, 2026, Curtiss-Wright Corporation (the "Company") entered into a Credit Agreement (the "Credit Agreement") evidencing a new syndicated $1 billion revolving credit facility (the "Credit Facility"). The Credit Agreement was entered into by and among the Company and certain of its subsidiaries, as borrowers, the lenders party thereto, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent for the lenders. The obligations under the Credit Facility are guaranteed by certain other subsidiaries of the Company.

The Credit Facility, which matures on May 19, 2031, replaces the Company's existing $750 million revolving credit facility under its existing Credit Agreement, entered into May 17, 2022, by and among the Company and certain of its subsidiaries, as borrowers, the lenders party thereto, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent for the lenders (the "Terminated Credit Facility"), which was terminated concurrent with the Company's entry into the Credit Facility. The Terminated Credit Facility was scheduled to mature on May 17, 2027. No early termination penalties or fees were incurred by the Company as a result of the termination of the Terminated Credit Facility. Certain letters of credit issued and outstanding under the Terminated Credit Facility remain outstanding and are deemed issued under the Credit Facility.

The Company plans to use the credit facility for general corporate purposes, which may include the funding of possible future acquisitions or supporting internal growth initiatives. Revolving loans under the Credit Facility may be borrowed, repaid and re-borrowed. Up to $200 million of the borrowing capacity under the Credit Facility may be used for letters of credit. The Credit Agreement also permits the Company to add incremental term loans to the Credit Facility or to increase the revolving credit commitments thereunder in an aggregate amount (for both incremental term loans and additional revolving credit commitments) not to exceed $500 million, provided that issuance of any such incremental term loan or any such increase in commitments is subject to the discretion of any lenders that may elect to participate in the same.

Borrowings under the Credit Facility are subject to customary conditions to borrowing and may be denominated in U.S. dollars or certain foreign currencies. Borrowings under the Credit Facility may be, at the election of the Company, (i) Term Benchmark loans, which shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the applicable Term Benchmark rate (determined by reference to the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate, the Adjusted EURIBOR Rate, the Adjusted Term CORRA Rate, the Adjusted STIBOR Rate, the Adjusted CIBOR Rate or the Adjusted TIBOR Rate, as applicable, and as described in further detail in the Credit Agreement) plus the Applicable Rate for Term Benchmark loans (ranging from 0.675% to 1.225%), (ii) Base Rate Loans or Swing Line Loans, which shall each bear interest at a rate per annum equal to, for any day, the greatest of (a) the Prime Rate for such day, (b) the NYFRB Rate for such day plus .50%, or (c) Adjusted Daily Term SOFR for a one-month tenor plus 1.00%, plus in each case the applicable rate for base rate loans (ranging from 0% to 0.225%), (iii) RFR Loans, which shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the applicable Adjusted Daily Simple RFR (determined by reference to SONIA, SARON, Daily Simple SOFR, and, in certain instances, Daily Simple SOFR, as applicable, and as described in further detail in the Credit Agreement) plus the Applicable Rate for RFR Loans (ranging from 0.675% to 1.225%), or (iv) Adjusted Daily Term SOFR Rate Loans, which shall bear interest at a daily fluctuating rate equal, on each applicable day, to the Term SOFR Rate for a one month Interest Period as published two U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to such day, plus the Applicable Rate for Adjusted Daily Term SOFR Rate Loans (ranging from 0.675% to 1.225%). The Applicable Rate will be determined based on the Company's consolidated leverage ratio. Capitalized terms in this paragraph are used as defined in the Credit Agreement.

The Credit Agreement contains customary representations and warranties and affirmative and negative covenants, including, among other things, limitations on the Company and its subsidiaries' granting of liens, incurrence of indebtedness, disposition of assets, and entry into mergers and similar transactions. The Credit Agreement also contains financial covenants that require the Company to maintain a consolidated interest coverage ratio and a consolidated leverage ratio. A breach of any of these representations and warranties or a violation of any of these covenants could result in an event of default under the Credit Agreement. Upon the occurrence of such an event of default, or certain other customary events of default set forth in the Credit Agreement, the administrative

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agent may accelerate payment of any outstanding amounts under the Credit Facility, require cash collateralization of any obligations with respect to outstanding letters of credit, or terminate their commitments to extend further credit.

The foregoing is a summary of certain terms of the Credit Agreement. It is not complete, and it does not address all material terms of the Credit Agreement. The foregoing summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Credit Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

**Item 1.02. Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement**

The information included in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K regarding the Terminated Credit Facility is incorporated by reference into this Item 1.02.

**Item 2.03. Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation**

The information included in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K regarding the Credit Agreement and the Credit Facility is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.

**Item 8.01 Other Events**

On May 20, 2026, the Company issued a press release announcing its entrance into the new Credit Agreement. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this current report and is incorporated herein by reference.

**ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.**

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit 10.1 - <u>[Credit Agreement dated as of May](curtiss-wrightxcreditagr.htm)[19](curtiss-wrightxcreditagr.htm)[, 2026 among the Company and certain of its subsidiaries, as borrowers, the lenders party thereto, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent for the lenders.](curtiss-wrightxcreditagr.htm)</u>

Exhibit 99.1 – <u>[Press Release dated May](ex991_cwxpressreleasedated.htm)[20](ex991_cwxpressreleasedated.htm)[, 2026](ex991_cwxpressreleasedated.htm)</u>

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

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| | CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION |
| | <u>By: /s/ K. Christopher Farkas</u> |
| | K. Christopher Farkas |
| | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
| Date: May 20, 2026 |  |

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## Exhibit 10.1

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Execution Version CREDIT AGREEMENT Dated as of May 19, 2026 among CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION and CERTAIN SUBSIDIARIES THEREOF, as Borrowers, JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent and Swing Line Lender, and the other Lenders Party hereto JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., BOFA SECURITIES, INC., and WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC, as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. and WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Syndication Agents, and M&T BANK, PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, and US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Documentation Agents v. i **TABLE OF CONTENTS** Section Page ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS ....................................................................................... 1 1.01 Defined Terms. ............................................................................................................................ 1 1.02 Other Interpretive Provisions. .................................................................................................... 40 1.03 Accounting Terms. .................................................................................................................... 41 1.04 Rounding. .................................................................................................................................. 42 1.05 Exchange Rates; Currency Equivalents. .................................................................................... 42 1.06 Additional Alternative Currencies. ............................................................................................ 42 1.07 Interest Rates; Benchmark Notification..................................................................................... 43 1.08 Times of Day. ............................................................................................................................ 44 1.09 Letter of Credit Amounts. .......................................................................................................... 44 1.10 Limited Condition Transaction Provisions. ............................................................................... 44 1.11 Termination of Prior Agreement. .............................................................................................. 45 ARTICLE II COMMITMENTS AND CREDIT EXTENSIONS ................................................................................ 45 2.01 Revolving Loans. ....................................................................................................................... 45 2.02 Borrowings, Conversions and Continuations of Revolving Loans............................................ 45 2.03 Letters of Credit. ........................................................................................................................ 47 2.04 Swing Line Loans. ..................................................................................................................... 57 2.05 Prepayments. ............................................................................................................................. 60 2.06 Termination or Reduction of Commitments. ............................................................................. 61 2.07 Repayment of Loans. ................................................................................................................. 61 2.08 Interest. ...................................................................................................................................... 61 2.09 Fees. ........................................................................................................................................... 62 2.10 Computation of Interest and Fees; Retroactive Adjustments of Applicable Rate. .................... 63 2.11 Evidence of Debt. ...................................................................................................................... 64 2.12 Payments Generally; Administrative Agent's Clawback. ......................................................... 64 2.13 Sharing of Payments by Lenders. .............................................................................................. 66 2.14 Designated Borrowers. .............................................................................................................. 66 2.15 Increase in Commitments. ......................................................................................................... 68 2.16 Defaulting Lenders. ................................................................................................................... 69 ii ARTICLE III TAXES, YIELD PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY ......................................................................... 71 3.01 Taxes.......................................................................................................................................... 71 3.02 Illegality. .................................................................................................................................... 75 3.03 Inability to Determine Rates. ..................................................................................................... 76 3.04 Increased Costs; Reserves on Loans. ......................................................................................... 80 3.05 Compensation for Losses........................................................................................................... 81 3.06 Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders. ..................................................................... 82 3.07 Survival...................................................................................................................................... 82 ARTICLE IV CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO Credit Extensions ........................................................................... 82 4.01 Conditions of Initial Credit Extension. ...................................................................................... 82 4.02 Conditions to all Credit Extensions. .......................................................................................... 84 ARTICLE V REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES ....................................................................................... 85 5.01 Existence, Qualification and Power. .......................................................................................... 85 5.02 Authorization; No Contravention. ............................................................................................. 85 5.03 Governmental Authorization; Other Consents. ......................................................................... 86 5.04 Binding Effect. .......................................................................................................................... 86 5.05 Financial Statements; No Material Adverse Effect; Beneficial Ownership Certification. ........ 86 5.06 Litigation. .................................................................................................................................. 86 5.07 No Default. ................................................................................................................................ 87 5.08 Ownership of Property; Liens. ................................................................................................... 87 5.09 Environmental Compliance. ...................................................................................................... 87 5.10 Insurance. ................................................................................................................................... 87 5.11 Taxes.......................................................................................................................................... 87 5.12 ERISA Compliance. .................................................................................................................. 87 5.13 Subsidiaries; Equity Interests. ................................................................................................... 88 5.14 Margin Regulations; Investment Company Act. ....................................................................... 89 5.15 Disclosure. ................................................................................................................................. 89 5.16 Compliance with Laws. ............................................................................................................. 89 5.17 Intellectual Property; Licenses, Etc. .......................................................................................... 89 5.18 Sanctions; Anti-Corruption Laws; Export Controls. ................................................................. 89 5.19 Taxpayer Identification Number; Other Identifying Information.............................................. 90 5.20 No Affected Financial Institution. ............................................................................................. 90 iii 5.21 Outbound Investment Rules. ..................................................................................................... 90 ARTICLE VI AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS .............................................................................................................. 90 6.01 Financial Statements. ................................................................................................................. 90 6.02 Certificates; Other Information. ................................................................................................ 91 6.03 Notices. ...................................................................................................................................... 92 6.04 Payment of Obligations. ............................................................................................................ 93 6.05 Preservation of Existence, Etc. .................................................................................................. 93 6.06 Maintenance of Properties. ........................................................................................................ 93 6.07 Maintenance of Insurance. ......................................................................................................... 94 6.08 Compliance with Laws. ............................................................................................................. 94 6.09 Books and Records. ................................................................................................................... 94 6.10 Inspection Rights. ...................................................................................................................... 94 6.11 Use of Proceeds. ........................................................................................................................ 94 6.12 Approvals and Authorizations. .................................................................................................. 95 6.13 Additional Subsidiary Guarantors. ............................................................................................ 95 6.14 Anti-Corruption Laws, Sanctions and Export Controls. ............................................................ 95 ARTICLE VII NEGATIVE COVENANTS ..................................................................................................................... 95 7.01 Liens. ......................................................................................................................................... 95 7.02 [Reserved]. ................................................................................................................................. 97 7.03 Indebtedness. ............................................................................................................................. 97 7.04 Fundamental Changes................................................................................................................ 98 7.05 Dispositions. .............................................................................................................................. 98 7.06 Restricted Payments. ................................................................................................................. 99 7.07 Change in Nature of Business. .................................................................................................. 99 7.08 Transactions with Affiliates. ...................................................................................................... 99 7.09 Burdensome Agreements. .......................................................................................................... 99 7.10 Use of Proceeds. ...................................................................................................................... 100 7.11 Financial Covenants. ............................................................................................................... 100 7.12 Material Subsidiaries. .............................................................................................................. 100 7.13 Mergers; Acquisitions; Investments. ....................................................................................... 101 7.14 Sanctions and Anti-Corruption Laws. ..................................................................................... 101 7.15 Outbound Investment Rules. ................................................................................................... 101

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;iv ARTICLE VIII EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES ........................................................................................ 101 8.01 Events of Default. .................................................................................................................... 101 8.02 Remedies Upon Event of Default. ........................................................................................... 103 8.03 Application of Funds. .............................................................................................................. 104 ARTICLE IX ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT ............................................................................................................... 105 9.01 Appointment and Authority. .................................................................................................... 105 9.02 Rights as a Lender. .................................................................................................................. 105 9.03 Exculpatory Provisions. ........................................................................................................... 105 9.04 Reliance by Administrative Agent. ......................................................................................... 106 9.05 Delegation of Duties. ............................................................................................................... 107 9.06 Resignation of Administrative Agent. ..................................................................................... 107 9.07 Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent and Other Lenders. ................................................... 109 9.08 Guaranty Matters. .................................................................................................................... 109 9.09 No Other Duties, Etc. .............................................................................................................. 109 9.10 ERISA Representations; Lender Acknowledgment. ............................................................... 110 ARTICLE X MISCELLANEOUS ............................................................................................................................... 112 10.01 Amendments, Etc. ................................................................................................................... 112 10.02 Notices; Effectiveness; Electronic Communication. ............................................................... 113 10.03 Borrower Communications...................................................................................................... 117 10.04 Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver. .................................................................................. 118 10.05 Payments Set Aside. ................................................................................................................ 119 10.06 Successors and Assigns. .......................................................................................................... 120 10.07 Treatment of Certain Information; Confidentiality. ................................................................ 125 10.08 Right of Setoff. ........................................................................................................................ 125 10.09 Interest Rate Limitation. .......................................................................................................... 126 10.10 Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness. ................................................................................ 126 10.11 Survival of Representations and Warranties. ........................................................................... 127 10.12 Severability. ............................................................................................................................. 127 10.13 Replacement of Lenders. ......................................................................................................... 128 10.14 Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Etc. ........................................................................................... 128 10.15 Waiver of Jury Trial. ............................................................................................................... 129 10.16 No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility. ............................................................................... 130 v 10.17 [Reserved]. ............................................................................................................................... 131 10.18 USA PATRIOT Act. ............................................................................................................... 131 10.19 Time of the Essence. ................................................................................................................ 131 10.20 Judgment Currency. ................................................................................................................. 131 10.21 Designation of Loans Under Private Placements. ................................................................... 132 10.22 Entire Agreement. .................................................................................................................... 132 10.23 Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of Affected Financial Institutions. ....................... 132 10.24 Acknowledgment Regarding Any Supported QFCs. ............................................................... 133 SCHEDULES Schedule 1.01(A) Existing Letters of Credit Schedule 2.01 Commitments and Applicable Percentages Schedule 4.01(A) Loan Parties; Formation and Qualifications Schedule 5.05 Supplement to Interim Financial Statements Schedule 5.06 Litigation Schedule 5.09 Environmental Matters Schedule 5.13 Subsidiaries; Equity Interests Schedule 5.17 Intellectual Property Matters Schedule 7.01 Existing Liens Schedule 7.03 Existing Indebtedness Schedule 10.02 Administrative Agent's Office; Certain Addresses for Notices; Loan Parties' U.S. Tax Identification Numbers EXHIBITS Exhibit A [Reserved] Exhibit B [Reserved] Exhibit C Form of Note Exhibit D Form of Compliance Certificate Exhibit E Form of Assignment and Assumption Exhibit F [Reserved] Exhibit G Form of Subsidiary Guaranty Exhibit H Form of Designated Borrower Request and Assumption Agreement Exhibit I Form of Designated Borrower Notice Exhibit J-1 to J-4 Forms of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificates CREDIT AGREEMENT This CREDIT AGREEMENT ("Agreement") is entered into as of May 19, 2026, by and among CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), CERTAIN SUBSIDIARIES OF THE COMPANY PARTY HERETO PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.14 (each a "Designated Borrower" and, together with the Company, the "Borrowers" and, each a "Borrower"), EACH LENDER FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY HERETO (collectively, the "Lenders" and individually, a "Lender"), JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer (as each term is defined herein), BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. and WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as syndication agents (in such capacity, the "Syndication Agents") and L/C Issuers, and M&T BANK, PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION and U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION as documentation agents (each, in such capacity, a "Documentation Agent"). R E C I T A L S In consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, the parties hereto covenant and agree as follows: ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS 1.01 Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below: "Act" has the meaning specified in Section 10.17. "Additional Indebtedness" means additional Indebtedness of the Company and Subsidiary Guarantors described in Section 7.03(f). "Adjusted CIBOR Rate" means, with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in Danish Krone for any Interest Period, an interest rate per annum equal to (a) the CIBOR Rate for such Interest Period multiplied by (b) the Statutory Reserve Rate; provided that if the Adjusted CIBOR Rate as so determined would be less than the Floor, such rate shall be deemed to be equal to the Floor for the purposes of this Agreement. "Adjusted Daily Simple RFR" means, (i) with respect to any RFR Borrowing denominated in Sterling, an interest rate per annum equal to the Daily Simple RFR for Sterling, (ii) with respect to any RFR Borrowing denominated in Swiss Francs, an interest rate per annum equal to the Daily Simple RFR for Swiss Francs, (iii) with respect to any RFR Borrowing denominated in Dollars, an interest rate per annum equal to the Daily Simple RFR for Dollars; and (iv) with respect to any RFR Borrowing denominated in Canadian Dollars, an interest rate per annum equal to the Daily Simple RFR for Canadian Dollars; provided that if the Adjusted Daily Simple RFR as so determined would be less than the Floor, such rate shall be deemed to be equal to the Floor for the purposes of this Agreement. "Adjusted Daily Term SOFR Rate" means for any day a fluctuating rate of interest, which can change on each Business Day, equal to the Term SOFR Rate for a one month Interest Period as published two U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to such day (or if such day is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day) or, subject to the terms, conditions, and provisions of Section 3.03, 2 a comparable or successor rate which rate is approved by the Administrative Agent; provided that if the Adjusted Daily Term SOFR Rate would be less than the Floor, such rate shall be deemed to be equal to the Floor for the purposes of this Agreement. "Adjusted Daily Term SOFR Rate Borrowing" means, as to any Borrowing, the Adjusted Daily Term SOFR Rate Loans comprising such Borrowing. "Adjusted Daily Term SOFR Rate Loan" means a Revolving Loan that bears interest based on the Adjusted Daily Term SOFR Rate. "Adjusted EURIBOR Rate" means, with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in Euros for any Interest Period, an interest rate per annum equal to (a) the EURIBOR Rate for such Interest Period multiplied by (b) the Statutory Reserve Rate; provided that if the Adjusted EURIBOR Rate as so determined would be less than the Floor, such rate shall be deemed to be equal to the Floor for the purposes of this Agreement. "Adjusted STIBOR Rate" means, with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in Swedish Kroner for any Interest Period, an interest rate per annum equal to (a) the STIBOR Rate for such Interest Period multiplied by (b) the Statutory Reserve Rate; provided that if the Adjusted STIBOR Rate as so determined would be less than the Floor, such rate shall be deemed to be equal to the Floor for the purposes of this Agreement. "Adjusted Term CORRA Rate" means, for purposes of any calculation, the rate per annum equal to Term CORRA for such calculation; provided that if the Adjusted Term CORRA Rate as so determined would be less than the Floor, such rate shall be deemed to be equal to the Floor for the purposes of this Agreement. "Adjusted Term SOFR Rate" means, with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in Dollars for any Interest Period, an interest rate per annum equal to the Term SOFR Rate for such Interest Period; provided that if the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate as so determined would be less than the Floor, such rate shall be deemed to be equal to the Floor for the purposes of this Agreement. "Adjusted TIBOR Rate" means, with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in Yen for any Interest Period, an interest rate per annum equal to (a) the TIBOR Rate for such Interest Period multiplied by (b) the Statutory Reserve Rate; provided that if the Adjusted TIBOR Rate as so determined would be less than the Floor, such rate shall be deemed to be equal to the Floor for the purposes of this Agreement. "Administrative Agent" means JPMorgan in its capacity as administrative agent under any of the Loan Documents, or any successor administrative agent. "Administrative Agent's Office" means, with respect to any currency, the Administrative Agent's address and, as appropriate, account as set forth on Schedule 10.02 with respect to such currency, or such other address or account with respect to such currency as the Administrative Agent may from time to time notify to the Company and the Lenders. "Administrative Questionnaire" means an Administrative Questionnaire in a form approved by the Administrative Agent. "Affected Financial Institution" means (a) any EEA Financial Institution or (b) any UK Financial Institution.

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3 "Affiliate" means, with respect to a specified Person, another Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled by or is under common Control with the Person specified. "Aggregate Commitments" means the Commitments of all the Lenders, not to exceed One Billion Dollars ($1,000,000,000.00) as of the Closing Date, and thereafter subject to increase pursuant to Section 2.15 (but not, in any event, in excess of the amount permitted by Section 2.15) and reduction pursuant to Section 2.06. "Agreed Currency" means (i) Dollars and (ii) each Alternative Currency. "Agreement" means this Credit Agreement, as it may be from time to time amended, modified, extended, renewed, substituted, and/or supplemented. "Alternative Currency" means each of Euro, Canadian Dollars, Sterling, Swiss Francs, Danish Krone, Swedish Krona, Yen and each other currency (other than Dollars) that is approved in accordance with Section 1.06; provided, however, that each Alternative Currency must satisfy the requirements of the definition of "Eligible Currency". "Alternative Currency Equivalent" means, at any time, with respect to any amount denominated in Dollars, the equivalent amount thereof in the applicable Alternative Currency as determined by the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, at such time on the basis of the Exchange Rate (determined in respect of the most recent Revaluation Date) for the purchase of such Alternative Currency with Dollars. "Ancillary Document" has the meaning specified in Section 10.10. "Anti-Corruption Laws" means all laws, rules, and regulations of any jurisdiction applicable to any Loan Party or any Subsidiaries of any of them from time to time concerning or relating to bribery or corruption, including but not limited to the U.K. Bribery Act 2010, the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 or other similar legislation in other jurisdictions. "Applicable Percentage" means with respect to any Lender at any time, the percentage (carried out to the ninth decimal place) of the Aggregate Commitments represented by such Lender's Commitment at such time, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 2.15. If the commitment of each Lender to make Loans and the obligation of the L/C Issuer to make L/C Credit Extensions have been terminated pursuant to Section 8.02 or if the Aggregate Commitments have expired, then the Applicable Percentage of each Lender shall be determined based on the Applicable Percentage of such Lender most recently in effect, giving effect to any subsequent assignments and to any Lender's status as a Defaulting Lender at the time of determination. The initial Applicable Percentage of each Lender is set forth opposite the name of such Lender on Schedule 2.01 or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender becomes a party hereto, as applicable. "Applicable Rate" means, from time to time, the following percentages per annum, based upon the Consolidated Leverage Ratio as set forth in the most recent Compliance Certificate received by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 6.02(b): Applicable Rate Pricing Level Consolidated Leverage Ratio Facility Fee For Base Rate Loans, Canadian Prime Loans and For Term Benchmark Loans, Adjusted Letter of Credit Fee 4 Japanese Prime Loans Daily Term SOFR Rate Loans and RFR Loans 1 >55% 0.150% 0.225% 1.225% 1.225% 2 < 55%, but >45% 0.125% 0.125% 1.125% 1.125% 3 < 45%, but >35% 0.100% 0.000% 0.900% 0.900% 4 <35% 0.075% 0.000% 0.675% 0.675% Any increase or decrease in the Applicable Rate resulting from a change in the Consolidated Leverage Ratio shall become effective as of the third Business Day immediately following the date a Compliance Certificate is delivered pursuant to Section 6.02(b); provided, however, that if a Compliance Certificate is not delivered when due in accordance with such Section 6.02(b), then Pricing Level 1 shall apply as of the third Business Day after the date on which such Compliance Certificate was required to have been delivered and shall remain in effect until such time as the Compliance Certificate has been delivered and the proper Pricing Level can be determined and implemented. The Applicable Rate as in effect from the Closing Date through the date a Compliance Certificate for the period ending June 30, 2026 is delivered shall be determined based upon Pricing Level 4. "Applicable Time" means, with respect to any borrowings and payments in any Alternative Currency, the local time in the place of settlement for such Alternative Currency as may be determined by the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, to be necessary for timely settlement on the relevant date in accordance with normal banking procedures in the place of payment. "Applicant Borrower" has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(b). "Approved Borrower Portal" has the meaning specified in Section 10.03(a). "Approved Electronic Platform" has the meaning specified in Section 10.02(b). "Approved Fund" means any Fund that is administered or managed by (a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate of a Lender or (c) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers or manages a Lender. "Assignee Group" means two or more Eligible Assignees that are Affiliates of one another or two or more Approved Funds managed by the same investment advisor. "Assignment and Assumption" means an assignment and assumption entered into by a Lender and an Eligible Assignee (with the consent of any party whose consent is required by Section 10.06(b)), and accepted by the Administrative Agent, in substantially the form of Exhibit E or any other form (including electronic documentation generated by use of an electronic platform) approved by the Administrative Agent. "Assured Obligation" means any Indebtedness or other obligation or liability. "Attributable Indebtedness" means, on any date, (a) in respect of any capital or financing lease of any Person, the capitalized amount thereof that would appear on a balance sheet of such Person prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP, and (b) in respect of any Synthetic Lease Obligation, the capitalized amount of the remaining lease payments under the relevant lease that would appear on a balance sheet of such Person prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP if such lease were accounted for as a capital or financing lease. 5 "Audited Financial Statements" means the audited consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, and the related consolidated statements of income or operations, shareholders' equity and cash flows for such fiscal year of the Company and its Subsidiaries, including the notes thereto. "Auto-Extension Letter of Credit" has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(b)(iii). "Auto-Reinstatement Letter of Credit" has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(b)(iv). "Availability Period" means the period from and including the Closing Date to the earliest of (a) the Maturity Date, (b) the date of termination of the Aggregate Commitments pursuant to Section 2.06, and (c) the date of termination of the commitment of each Lender to make Loans and of the obligation of the L/C Issuer to make L/C Credit Extensions pursuant to Section 8.02. "Available Tenor" means, as of any date of determination and with respect to the then-current Benchmark for any Agreed Currency, as applicable, any tenor for such Benchmark (or component thereof) or payment period for interest calculated with reference to such Benchmark (or component thereof), as applicable, that is or may be used for determining the length of an Interest Period for any term rate or otherwise, for determining any frequency of making payments of interest calculated pursuant to this Agreement as of such date and not including, for the avoidance of doubt, any tenor for such Benchmark that is then-removed from the definition of "Interest Period" pursuant to clause (e) of Section 3.03. "Bail-In Action" means the exercise of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable Resolution Authority in respect of any liability of an Affected Financial Institution. "Bail-In Legislation" means (a) with respect to any EEA Member Country implementing Article 55 of Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union, the implementing law, regulation, rule or requirement for such EEA Member Country from time to time which is described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, Part I of the United Kingdom Banking Act 2009 (as amended from time to time) and any other law, regulation or rule applicable in the United Kingdom relating to the resolution of unsound or failing banks, investment firms or other financial institutions or their affiliates (other than through liquidation, administration or other insolvency proceedings). "Base Rate" means, for any day, a rate per annum equal to the greatest of (a) the Prime Rate in effect on such day, (b) the NYFRB Rate in effect on such day plus ½ of 1% and (c) the Adjusted Daily Term SOFR Rate (for the avoidance of doubt, for a one month Interest Period as published two U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to such day or if such day is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day) plus 1%; provided that for the purpose of this definition, the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate for any day shall be based on the Term SOFR Reference Rate at approximately 5:00 a.m. Chicago time on such day (or any amended publication time for the Term SOFR Reference Rate, as specified by the CME Term SOFR Administrator in the Term SOFR Reference Rate methodology). Any change in the Base Rate due to a change in the Prime Rate, the NYFRB Rate or the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate shall be effective from and including the effective date of such change in the Prime Rate, the NYFRB Rate or the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate, respectively. If the Base Rate is being used as an alternate rate of interest pursuant to Section 3.03 (for the avoidance of doubt, only until the Benchmark Replacement has been determined pursuant to Section 3.03), then the Base Rate shall be the greater of clauses (a) and (b) above and shall be determined without reference to clause (c) above. For the avoidance of doubt, if the Base Rate as determined pursuant to the foregoing would be less than 1.00%, such rate shall be deemed to be 1.00% for purposes of this Agreement. 6 "Base Rate Revolving Loan" means a Revolving Loan that is a Base Rate Loan. "Base Rate Loan" means a Loan or Borrowing that bears interest based on the Base Rate. All Base Rate Loans shall be denominated in Dollars. "Benchmark" means, initially, with respect to any (i) RFR Loan in any Agreed Currency, the applicable Relevant Rate for such Agreed Currency, or (ii) Term Benchmark Loan or Adjusted Daily Term SOFR Rate Loan, the Relevant Rate for the applicable Agreed Currency; provided that if a Benchmark Transition Event and the related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred with respect to the applicable Relevant Rate or the then-current Benchmark for such Agreed Currency, then "Benchmark" means the applicable Benchmark Replacement to the extent that such Benchmark Replacement has replaced such prior benchmark rate pursuant to clause (b) of Section 3.03. "Benchmark Replacement" means, for any Available Tenor, the first alternative set forth in the order below that can be determined by the Administrative Agent for the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date; provided that, in the case of any Loan denominated in an Alternative Currency (other than any Loan denominated in Canadian Dollars), "Benchmark Replacement" shall mean the alternative set forth in (2) below: (1) in the case of any Loan denominated in Dollars, Daily Simple SOFR and/or in the case of any Loan denominated in Canadian Dollars, the Adjusted Daily Simple RFR for Canadian Dollars, or, (2) the sum of: (a) the alternate benchmark rate that has been selected by the Administrative Agent and the Company as the replacement for the then-current Benchmark for the applicable Corresponding Tenor giving due consideration to (i) any selection or recommendation of a replacement benchmark rate or the mechanism for determining such a rate by the Relevant Governmental Body or (ii) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a benchmark rate as a replacement for the then-current Benchmark for syndicated credit facilities denominated in the applicable Agreed Currency at such time in the United States and (b) the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment; If the Benchmark Replacement as determined pursuant to clause (1) or (2) above would be less than the Floor, the Benchmark Replacement will be deemed to be the Floor for the purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. "Benchmark Replacement Adjustment" means, with respect to any replacement of the then-current Benchmark with an Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for any applicable Interest Period and Available Tenor for any setting of such Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement, the spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) that has been selected by the Administrative Agent and the Company for the applicable Corresponding Tenor giving due consideration to (i) any selection or recommendation of a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of such Benchmark with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement by the Relevant Governmental Body on the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date and/or (ii) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of such Benchmark with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for syndicated credit facilities denominated in the applicable Agreed Currency at such time. "Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes" means, with respect to any Benchmark Replacement and/or any Term Benchmark Revolving Loan denominated in Dollars or Adjusted Daily Term SOFR Rate Loan, any technical, administrative or operational changes (including changes to the definition of "Base Rate," the definition of "Business Day", the definition of "U.S. Government Securities Business

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;7 Day", the definition of "RFR Business Day", the definition of "Interest Period," timing and frequency of determining rates and making payments of interest, timing of borrowing requests or prepayment, conversion or continuation notices, length of lookback periods, the applicability of breakage provisions, and other technical, administrative or operational matters) that the Administrative Agent decides may be appropriate to reflect the adoption and implementation of such Benchmark and to permit the administration thereof by the Administrative Agent in a manner substantially consistent with market practice (or, if the Administrative Agent decides that adoption of any portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or if the Administrative Agent determines that no market practice for the administration of such Benchmark exists, in such other manner of administration as the Administrative Agent decides is reasonably necessary in connection with the administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents). "Benchmark Replacement Date" means, with respect to any Benchmark, the earliest to occur of the following events with respect to such then-current Benchmark: (1) in the case of clause (1) or (2) of the definition of "Benchmark Transition Event," the later of (a) the date of the public statement or publication of information referenced therein and (b) the date on which the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) permanently or indefinitely ceases to provide all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof); or (2) in the case of clause (3) of the definition of "Benchmark Transition Event," the first date on which such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) has been or, if such Benchmark is a term rate, all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or component thereof) have been determined and announced by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) to be no longer representative; provided, that such non-representativeness will be determined by reference to the most recent statement or publication referenced in such clause (3) and even if such Benchmark (or component thereof) or, if such Benchmark is a term rate, any Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) continues to be provided on such date. For the avoidance of doubt, (i) if the event giving rise to the Benchmark Replacement Date occurs on the same day as, but earlier than, the Reference Time in respect of any determination, the Benchmark Replacement Date will be deemed to have occurred prior to the Reference Time for such determination and (ii) the "Benchmark Replacement Date" will be deemed to have occurred in the case of clause (1) or (2) with respect to any Benchmark upon the occurrence of the applicable event or events set forth therein with respect to all then-current Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof). "Benchmark Transition Event" means, with respect to any Benchmark, the occurrence of one or more of the following events with respect to such then-current Benchmark: (1) a public statement or publication of information by or on behalf of the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) announcing that such administrator has ceased or will cease to provide all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof), permanently or indefinitely, provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide such Benchmark (or such component thereof) or, if such Benchmark is a term rate, any Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof); (2) a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof), the FRB, the NYFRB, the CME Term SOFR Administrator, the CORRA Administrator, the central bank for the Agreed Currency applicable to such Benchmark, an insolvency official with jurisdiction over the 8 administrator for such Benchmark (or such component), a resolution authority with jurisdiction over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component), in each case, or a court or an entity with similar insolvency or resolution authority over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component), in each case which states that the administrator of such Benchmark (or such component) has ceased or will cease to provide such Benchmark (or such component thereof) or, if such Benchmark is a term rate, all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) permanently or indefinitely; provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide such Benchmark (or such components thereof) or, if such Benchmark is a term rate, any Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof); or (3) a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) announcing that such Benchmark (or such component thereof) or, if such Benchmark is a term rate, all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) are no longer, or as of a specified future date will no longer be, representative. For the avoidance of doubt, a "Benchmark Transition Event" will be deemed to have occurred with respect to any Benchmark if a public statement or publication of information set forth above has occurred with respect to each then-current Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof). "Benchmark Unavailability Period" means, with respect to any Benchmark, the period (if any) (x) beginning at the time that a Benchmark Replacement Date pursuant to clauses (1) or (2) of that definition has occurred if, at such time, no Benchmark Replacement has replaced such then-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in accordance with Section 2.14 and (y) ending at the time that a Benchmark Replacement has replaced such then-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in accordance with Section 2.14. "Beneficial Ownership Certification" means a certification regarding beneficial ownership required by the Beneficial Ownership Regulation. "Beneficial Ownership Regulation" means 31 C.F.R. § 1010.230. "Benefit Plan" means any of (a) an "employee benefit plan" (as defined in ERISA) that is subject to Title I of ERISA, (b) a "plan" as defined in and subject to Section 4975 of the Code or (c) any Person whose assets include (for purposes of ERISA Section 3(42) or otherwise for purposes of Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) the assets of any such "employee benefit plan" or "plan". "BHC Act Affiliate" of a party means an "affiliate" (as such term is defined under, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. 1841(k)) of such party. "Borrower" and "Borrowers" each has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereto. "Borrower Account" has the meaning specified in Section 2.12(a). "Borrower Materials" has the meaning specified in Section 6.02. "Borrowing" means a Revolving Borrowing or a Swing Line Borrowing, as the context may require. 9 "Business Day" means any day (other than a Saturday or a Sunday) on which banks are open for business in New York City or Chicago, provided that, (a) in relation to Loans denominated in Sterling "Business Day" shall also mean any day (other than a Saturday or a Sunday) on which banks are open for business in London, (b) in relation to Loans denominated in Yen and in relation to the calculation or computation of the TIBOR Rate, "Business Day" shall also mean any day (other than a Saturday or a Sunday) on which banks are open for business in Japan, (c) in relation to Loans denominated in Canadian Dollars and in relation to the calculation and computation of CORRA or the Canadian Prime Rate, "Business Day" shall also mean any day (other than a Saturday or Sunday) on which banks are open for business in Toronto, Canada, (d) in relation to Loans denominated in Swiss Francs and in relation to the calculation or computation of SARON, "Business Day" shall also mean any day (other than a Saturday or a Sunday) on which banks are open for business in Zurich, Switzerland, (e) in relation to Loans denominated in Euros and in relation to the calculation or computation of the EURIBOR Rate, "Business Day" shall also mean any day which is a TARGET Day, (f) in relation to Loans denominated in Swedish Krona and in relation to the calculation and computation of the STIBOR Rate, "Business Day" shall also mean any day (other than a Saturday or Sunday) on which banks are open for business in Stockholm, Sweden, (g) in relation to Loans denominated in Danish Krone and in relation to the calculation and computation of the CIBOR Rate, "Business Day" shall also mean any day (other than a Saturday or Sunday) on which banks are open for business in Copenhagen, Denmark, (h) in relation to RFR Loans and any interest rate settings, fundings, disbursements, settlements or payments of any such RFR Loan, or any other dealings in the applicable Agreed Currency of such RFR Loan, "Business Day" shall also mean any such day that is only an RFR Business Day, (i) in relation to Loans determined based on any form of SOFR, "Business Day" shall also mean a U.S. Securities Business Day and (j) in relation to Loans denominated in any other Agreed Currency or any interest rate settings, fundings, disbursements, settlements or payments of any CBR Loan, "Business Day" shall also mean any date on which dealings in such Agreed Currency are carried on in the principal financial center of such Agreed Currency. "Canadian Dollars" and "C$" mean the lawful currency of Canada. "Canadian Prime" when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing denominated in Canadian Dollars, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the Canadian Prime Rate. "Canadian Prime Rate" means, on any day, a rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent to be the rate equal to the PRIMCAN Index rate that appears on the Bloomberg screen at 10:15 a.m. Toronto, Ontario time on such day (or, in the event that the PRIMCAN Index is not published by Bloomberg, any other information services that publishes such index from time to time, as selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion; provided, that if any of the above rates shall be less than 1% per annum, such rate shall be deemed to be 1% per annum for purposes of this Agreement. Any change in the Canadian Prime Rate due to a change in the PRIMCAN Index shall be effective from and including the effective date of such change in the PRIMCAN Index. "Cash Collateralize" has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(g)(iii). "CBR Borrowing" means, as to any Borrowing, the CBR Loans comprising such Borrowing. "CBR Loan" means a Loan that bears interest at a rate determined by reference to the Central Bank Rate. "CBR Spread" means the Applicable Rate, applicable to such Loan that is replaced by a CBR Loan. 10 "Central Bank Rate" means, (A) the greater of (i) for any Loan denominated in (a) Sterling, the Bank of England (or any successor thereto)'s "Bank Rate" as published by the Bank of England (or any successor thereto) from time to time, (b) Euro, one of the following three rates as may be selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion: (1) the fixed rate for the main refinancing operations of the European Central Bank (or any successor thereto), or, if that rate is not published, the minimum bid rate for the main refinancing operations of the European Central Bank (or any successor thereto), each as published by the European Central Bank (or any successor thereto) from time to time, (2) the rate for the marginal lending facility of the European Central Bank (or any successor thereto), as published by the European Central Bank (or any successor thereto) from time to time, or (3) the rate for the deposit facility of the central banking system of the Participating Member States, as published by the European Central Bank (or any successor thereto) from time to time, (c) Swiss Francs, the policy rate of the Swiss National Bank (or any successor thereto) as published by the Swiss National Bank (or any successor thereto) from time to time and (d) any other Alternative Currency determined after the Effective Date, a central bank rate as determined by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion and (ii) the Floor; plus (B) the applicable Central Bank Rate Adjustment. "Central Bank Rate Adjustment" means for any day, for any Loan denominated in (a) Euro, a rate equal to the difference (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) of (i) the average of the Adjusted EURIBOR Rate for the five most recent Business Days preceding such day for which the EURIBOR Screen Rate was available (excluding, from such averaging, the highest and the lowest Adjusted EURIBOR Rate applicable during such period of five Business Days) minus (ii) the Central Bank Rate in respect of Euro in effect on the last Business Day in such period, (b) Sterling, a rate equal to the difference (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) of (i) the average of Adjusted Daily Simple RFR for Sterling Borrowings for the five most recent RFR Business Days preceding such day for which SONIA was available (excluding, from such averaging, the highest and the lowest such Adjusted Daily Simple RFR applicable during such period of five RFR Business Days) minus (ii) the Central Bank Rate in respect of Sterling in effect on the last RFR Business Day in such period, (c) Swiss Francs, a rate equal to the difference (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) of (i) the average of Adjusted Daily Simple RFR for Swiss Franc Borrowings for the five most recent RFR Business Days preceding such day for which SARON was available (excluding, from such averaging, the highest and the lowest such Adjusted Daily Simple RFR applicable during such period of five RFR Business Days) minus (ii) the Central Bank Rate in respect of Swiss Francs in effect on the last RFR Business Day in such period, and (d) any other Alternative Currency determined after the Effective Date, a Central Bank Rate Adjustment as determined by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion. For purposes of this definition, (x) the term Central Bank Rate shall be determined disregarding clause (B) of the definition of such term and (y) the EURIBOR Rate on any day shall be based on the EURIBOR Screen Rate on such day at approximately the time referred to in the definition of such term for deposits in the applicable Agreed Currency for a maturity of one month. "Change in Law" means the occurrence, after the date of this Agreement, of any of the following: (a) the adoption or taking effect of any law, rule, regulation or treaty, (b) any change in any law, rule, regulation or treaty or in the administration, interpretation, implementation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority or (c) the making or issuance of any request, rule, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) by any Governmental Authority; provided that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (i) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith or in the implementation thereof and (ii) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall in each case be deemed to be a "Change in Law", regardless of the date enacted, adopted, issued, or implemented.

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;11 "Change of Control" means an event or series of events by which: (a) any "person" or "group" (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, but excluding any employee benefit plan of such person or its subsidiaries, and any person or entity acting in its capacity as trustee, agent or other fiduciary or administrator of any such plan) becomes the "beneficial owner" (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, except that a person or group shall be deemed to have "beneficial ownership" of all securities that such person or group has the right to acquire, whether such right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time (such right, an "option right")), directly or indirectly, of fifty percent (50%) or more of the equity securities of the Company entitled to vote for members of the board of directors or equivalent governing body of the Company on a fully-diluted basis (and taking into account all such securities that such person or group has the right to acquire pursuant to any option right); (b) during any period of twenty-four (24) consecutive months, a majority of the members of the board of directors or other equivalent governing body of the Company ceases to be composed of individuals (i) who were members of that board or equivalent governing body on the first day of such period, (ii) whose election or nomination to that board or equivalent governing body was approved by individuals referred to in clause (i) above constituting at the time of such election or nomination at least a majority of that board or equivalent governing body or (iii) whose election or nomination to that board or other equivalent governing body was approved by individuals referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) above constituting at the time of such election or nomination at least a majority of that board or equivalent governing body (excluding, in the case of both clause (ii) and clause (iii) above, any individual whose initial nomination for, or assumption of office as, a member of that board or equivalent governing body occurs as a result of an actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents for the election or removal of one or more directors by any person or group other than a solicitation for the election of one or more directors by or on behalf of the board of directors); or (c) any Person or two or more Persons acting in concert shall have acquired by contract or otherwise, or shall have entered into a contract or arrangement that, upon consummation thereof, will result in its or their acquisition of the power to exercise, directly or indirectly, a controlling influence over the management or policies of the Company, or control over the equity securities of the Company entitled to vote for members of the board of directors or equivalent governing body of the Company on a fully-diluted basis (and taking into account all such securities that such Person or group has the right to acquire pursuant to any option right) representing fifty percent (50%) or more of the combined voting power of such securities. "CIBOR Rate" means, with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in Danish Krone and for any Interest Period, the CIBOR Screen Rate at approximately 11:00 a.m. Copenhagen local time on the first day of such Interest Period (and, if such day is not a Business Day, then on the immediately preceding Business Day (as adjusted by Administrative Agent after 11:00 a.m. Copenhagen, Denmark time to reflect any error in the posted rate of interest or in the posted average annual rate of interest)), rounded to the nearest 1/100th of 1% (with .005% being rounded up). "CIBOR Screen Rate" means, with respect to any Interest Period, the Copenhagen interbank offered rate administered by the Danish Banker's Association (or any other Person that takes over the administration of such rate) for Danish Krone with a tenor equal in length to such Interest Period as displayed on page CIBOR of the Reuters screen (or, in the event such rate does not appear on such Reuters page on any successor or substitute page on such screen that displays such rate, or on the appropriate page of such other information service that publishes such rate as shall be selected by the Administrative Agent from time to time in its reasonable discretion) as of 11:00 a.m. Copenhagen, Denmark time two business days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period. 12 "Closing Date" means the first date all the conditions precedent in Section 4.01 are satisfied or waived in accordance with Section 10.01. "CME Term SOFR Administrator" means CME Group Benchmark Administration Limited as administrator of the forward-looking term Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) (or a successor administrator). "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. "Commitment" means, as to each Lender, its obligation to (a) make Revolving Loans to the Borrowers pursuant to Section 2.01 and, if and to the extent applicable, Section 2.15, (b) purchase participations in L/C Obligations, and (c) purchase participations in Swing Line Loans, in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed the Dollar amount set forth opposite such Lender's name on Schedule 2.01 or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender becomes a party hereto, as applicable, as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with this Agreement. "Committed LC Amount" means $50,000,000. The Committed LC Amount shall be a portion of, and not in addition to, the Letter of Credit Sublimit. "Commodity Exchange Act" shall mean the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. §1 et seq.), as amended from time to time, and any successor statute. "Communications" means, collectively, any notice, demand, communication, information (including, without limitation, any Borrower Materials), document or other material provided by or on behalf of any Loan Party pursuant to any Loan Document or the transactions contemplated therein which is distributed by the Administrative Agent or any Lender by means of electronic communications pursuant to Section 10.02, including through the Approved Electronic Platform and the Approved Borrower Portal. "Company" has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereto. "Compliance Certificate" means a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit D. "Connection Income Taxes" means Other Connection Taxes that are imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated) or that are franchise Taxes or branch profits Taxes. "Consolidated Capitalization" means, as of any date of determination, an amount equal to Shareholders' Equity plus Consolidated Funded Indebtedness. "Consolidated EBITDA" means, for any period, for the Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, the sum of (a) Consolidated Net Income for such period, plus (b) Consolidated Interest Charges for such period, plus (c) consolidated foreign, federal and state income tax expenses for such period, plus (d) depreciation and amortization for such period, plus (e) extraordinary losses for such period, minus (f) extraordinary gains for such period. "Consolidated Funded Indebtedness" means, as of any date of determination, for the Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, the sum of (without duplication) (a) the outstanding principal amount of all obligations, whether current or long-term, for borrowed money (including Obligations hereunder) and all obligations evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, loan agreements or other similar instruments, (b) all purchase money Indebtedness, (c) all direct obligations arising under letters of credit (including standby and commercial), bankers' acceptances, bank guaranties, surety bonds and similar 13 instruments, (d) all obligations in respect of the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than trade accounts payable in the ordinary course of business), (e) Attributable Indebtedness, (f) all liabilities secured by any Lien (other than a Lien permitted pursuant to Section 7.01(j)) on any property owned by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, to the extent attributable to its interest in such property, even though such liabilities had not been assumed or neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries have become liable for it; (g) all Guarantees with respect to outstanding Indebtedness of the types specified in clauses (a) through (f) above of Persons other than the Company or any Subsidiary, (h) all Indebtedness of the types referred to in clauses (a) through (g) above of any partnership or joint venture (other than a joint venture that is itself a corporation or limited liability company) in which the Company or a Subsidiary is a general partner or joint venturer, unless such Indebtedness is expressly made non-recourse to the Company and its Subsidiaries, and (i) Deemed Debt. "Consolidated Interest Charges" means, for any period, for the Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, the sum of interest expense (whether cash or non-cash) determined in accordance with GAAP for the relevant period ended on such date, including, in any event, interest expense with respect to Indebtedness of the Company and its Subsidiaries, interest expense for the relevant period that has been capitalized on the balance sheet and interest expense with respect to any Deemed Debt. "Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio" means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (a) Consolidated EBITDA for the period of the immediately preceding four full fiscal quarters, to (b) Consolidated Interest Charges for such period. "Consolidated Leverage Ratio" means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of, (a) Consolidated Funded Indebtedness as of such date to (b) Consolidated Capitalization of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of that date. "Consolidated Net Income" means, for any period, the net income (or loss) of the Company and its Subsidiaries for such period (taken as a cumulative whole), as determined in accordance with GAAP, after eliminating all offsetting debits and credits between the Company and its Subsidiaries and all other items required to be eliminated in the course of the preparation of consolidated financial statements of the Company and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP. "Contractual Obligation" means, as to any Person, any provision of any security issued by such Person or of any agreement, instrument or other undertaking to which such Person is a party or by which it or any of its property is bound. "Control" means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise. "Controlling" and "Controlled" have meanings correlative thereto. "CORRA" means the Canadian Overnight Repo Rate Average administered and published by the Bank of Canada (or any successor administrator). "CORRA Administrator" means the Bank of Canada (or any successor administrator). "CORRA Determination Date" has the meaning specified in the definition of "Daily Simple CORRA". "CORRA Rate Day" has the meaning specified in the definition of "Daily Simple CORRA". 14 "Corresponding Tenor" with respect to any Available Tenor means, as applicable, either a tenor (including overnight) or an interest payment period having approximately the same length (disregarding business day adjustment) as such Available Tenor. "Covered Entity" means any of the following: (i) a "covered entity" as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 252.82(b); (ii) a "covered bank" as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 47.3(b); or (iii) a "covered FSI" as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 382.2(b). "Covered Party" has the meaning assigned to it in Section 10.23. "Credit Extension" means each of the following: (a) a Borrowing and (b) an L/C Credit Extension. "Daily Simple CORRA" means, for any day (a "CORRA Rate Day"), a rate per annum equal to CORRA for the day (such day "CORRA Determination Date") that is five (5) RFR Business Days prior to (i) if such CORRA Rate Day is an RFR Business Day, such CORRA Rate Day or (ii) if such CORRA Rate Day is not an RFR Business Day, the RFR Business Day immediately preceding such CORRA Rate Day, in each case, as such CORRA is published by the CORRA Administrator on the CORRA Administrator's website. Any change in Daily Simple CORRA due to a change in CORRA shall be effective from and including the effective date of such change in CORRA without notice to the Borrower. If by 5:00 p.m. (Toronto time) on any given CORRA Determination Date, CORRA in respect of such CORRA Determination Date has not been published on the CORRA Administrator's website and a Benchmark Replacement Date with respect to the Daily Simple CORRA has not occurred, then CORRA for such CORRA Determination Date will be CORRA as published in respect of the first preceding RFR Business Day for which such CORRA was published on the CORRA Administrator's website, so long as such first preceding RFR Business Day is not more than five (5) Business Days prior to such CORRA Determination Date. "Daily Simple RFR" means, for any day (an "RFR Interest Day"), an interest rate per annum equal to, for any RFR Loan denominated in (i) Sterling, SONIA for the day that is 5 RFR Business Days prior to (A) if such RFR Interest Day is an RFR Business Day, such RFR Interest Day or (B) if such RFR Interest Day is not an RFR Business Day, the RFR Business Day immediately preceding such RFR Interest Day, (ii) Swiss Francs, SARON for the day that is 5 RFR Business Days prior to (A) if such RFR Interest Day is an RFR Business Day, such RFR Interest Day or (B) if such RFR Interest Day is not an RFR Business Day, the Business Day immediately preceding such RFR Interest Day, (iii) Dollars, Daily Simple SOFR and (iv) Canadian Dollars, Daily Simple CORRA (following a Benchmark Transition Event and a Benchmark Replacement Date with respect to Term CORRA). "Daily Simple SOFR" means, for any day (a "SOFR Rate Day"), a rate per annum equal to SOFR for the day (such day "SOFR Determination Date") that is five (5) RFR Business Days prior to (i) if such SOFR Rate Day is an RFR Business Day, such SOFR Rate Day or (ii) if such SOFR Rate Day is not an RFR Business Day, the RFR Business Day immediately preceding such SOFR Rate Day, in each case, as such SOFR is published by the SOFR Administrator on the SOFR Administrator's Website. Any change in Daily Simple SOFR due to a change in SOFR shall be effective from and including the effective date of such change in SOFR without notice to the Company. If by 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the second

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;15 (2nd) RFR Business Day immediately following any SOFR Determination Date, SOFR in respect of such SOFR Determination Date has not been published on the SOFR Administrator's Website and a Benchmark Replacement Date with respect to the Daily Simple SOFR has not occurred, then SOFR for such SOFR Determination Date will be SOFR as published in respect of the first preceding RFR Business Day for which such SOFR was published on the SOFR Administrator's Website. "Danish Krone" means the lawful currency of Denmark. "Debtor Relief Laws" means the Bankruptcy Code of the United States, and all other liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, or similar debtor relief Laws of the United States or other applicable jurisdictions from time to time in effect and affecting the rights of creditors generally. "Deemed Debt" means the amount of indebtedness incurred by the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries and any special purpose corporation or trust which is an Affiliate of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with any accounts receivable or inventory financing facility, whether or not shown on the balance sheet of the Company or such Subsidiary in accordance with GAAP to the extent not included in the definition of Indebtedness. For purposes of determining the amount of Deemed Debt incurred by any Person in connection with any accounts receivable or inventory financing transaction, the amount of all contingent obligations of such Person shall be included as well as non-recourse indebtedness incurred in connection with such transaction. Deemed Debt shall not include operating leases. "Deemed Guarantor" means a Person who is deemed subject to a Guarantee in respect of any Assured Obligation of another Person (the "Deemed Obligor") because such Person directly or indirectly guarantees, becomes surety for, endorses, assumes, agrees to indemnify the Deemed Obligor against, or otherwise agrees, becomes or remains liable (contingently or otherwise) for, such Assured Obligation. "Deemed Obligor" shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of "Deemed Guarantor" in this Section 1.01. "Default" means any event or condition that constitutes an Event of Default or that, with the giving of any notice, the passage of time, or both, would be an Event of Default. "Default Rate" means when used with respect to (a) a Base Rate Loan, an interest rate equal to the sum of (i) the Base Rate plus (ii) the Applicable Rate, if any, applicable to Base Rate Loans plus (iii) two percent (2%) per annum, (b) a Canadian Prime Loan, an interest rate equal to the sum of (i) the Canadian Prime Rate plus (ii) the Applicable Rate, if any, applicable to Canadian Prime Loans plus (iii) two percent (2%) per annum, (c) a Japanese Prime Loan, an interest rate equal to the sum of (i) the Japanese Prime Rate plus (ii) the Applicable Rate, if any, applicable to Japanese Prime Loans plus (iii) two percent (2%) per annum, (d) a Term Benchmark Loan, Adjusted Daily Term SOFR Rate Loan or an RFR Loan, an interest rate equal to the sum of (i) the interest rate (including any Applicable Rate) otherwise applicable to such Term Benchmark Loan, Adjusted Daily Term SOFR Rate Loan or an RFR Loan plus (ii) two percent (2%) per annum, and (e) when used with respect to Letter of Credit Fees, a rate equal to the sum of (i) the Applicable Rate plus (ii) two percent (2%) per annum. "Default Right" has the meaning assigned to that term in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §§ 252.81, 47.2 or 382.1, as applicable. "Defaulting Lender" means, subject to Section 2.16(b), any Lender that (a) has failed to (i) fund all or any portion of its Loans within two Business Days of the date such Loans were required to be funded hereunder unless such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Company in writing that such 16 failure is the result of such Lender's determination that one or more conditions precedent to funding (each of which conditions precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing) has not been satisfied, or (ii) pay to the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer, the Swing Line Lender or any other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder (including in respect of its participation in Letters of Credit or Swing Line Loans) within two Business Days of the date when due, (b) has notified the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or the Swing Line Lender in writing that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations hereunder, or has made a public statement to that effect (unless such writing or public statement relates to such Lender's obligation to fund a Loan hereunder and states that such position is based on such Lender's determination that a condition precedent to funding (which condition precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing or public statement) cannot be satisfied), (c) has failed, within three Business Days after written request by the Administrative Agent or the Borrower, to confirm in writing to the Administrative Agent and the Company that it will comply with its prospective funding obligations hereunder (provided that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (c) upon receipt of such written confirmation by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower), or (d) has, or has a direct or indirect parent company that has, (i) become the subject of a proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, (ii) had appointed for it a receiver, custodian, conservator, trustee, administrator, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with reorganization or liquidation of its business or assets, including the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other state or federal regulatory authority acting in such a capacity, or (iii) become the subject of a Bail-in Action; provided that a Lender shall not be a Defaulting Lender solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any Equity Interest in that Lender or any direct or indirect parent company thereof by a Governmental Authority so long as such ownership interest does not result in or provide such Lender with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit such Lender (or such Governmental Authority) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made with such Lender. Any determination by the Administrative Agent that a Lender is a Defaulting Lender under any one or more of clauses (a) through (d) above, and of the effective date of such status, shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error, and such Lender shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender (subject to Section 2.16(b)) as of the date established therefor by the Administrative Agent in a written notice of such determination, which shall be delivered by the Administrative Agent to the Borrower, the L/C Issuer, the Swing Line Lender and each other Lender promptly following such determination. "Delaware LLC" means, individually and collectively, any limited liability company organized or formed under the laws of the State of Delaware. "Delaware Divided LLC" means any Delaware LLC which has been formed upon consummation of a Delaware LLC Division. "Delaware LLC Division" means the statutory division of any Delaware LLC into two or more Delaware LLCs pursuant to Section 18-217 of the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act. "Designated Borrower" has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereto. "Designated Borrower Notice" has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(b). "Designated Borrower Request and Assumption Agreement" has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(b). "Disposition" or "Dispose" means the sale, transfer, license, lease or other disposition (including any sale and leaseback transaction) of any property by any Person, including any sale, assignment, transfer or other disposal, with or without recourse, of any notes or accounts receivable or any rights and claims 17 associated therewith and including any disposition of property to a Delaware Divided LLC pursuant to a Delaware LLC Division. "Documentation Agent" has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereto. "Dollar" and "$" mean lawful money of the United States. "Dollar Equivalent" means, for any amount, at the time of determination thereof, (a) if such amount is expressed in Dollars, such amount, (b) if such amount is expressed in an Alternative Currency, the equivalent of such amount in Dollars determined by using the rate of exchange for the purchase of Dollars with the Alternative Currency last provided (either by publication or otherwise provided to the Administrative Agent) by Reuters on the Business Day (New York City time) immediately preceding the date of determination or if such service ceases to be available or ceases to provide a rate of exchange for the purchase of Dollars with the Alternative Currency, as provided by such other publicly available information service which provides that rate of exchange at such time in place of Reuters chosen by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion (or if such service ceases to be available or ceases to provide such rate of exchange, the equivalent of such amount in Dollars as determined by the Administrative Agent using any method of determination it deems appropriate in its sole discretion) and (c) if such amount is denominated in any other currency, the equivalent of such amount in Dollars as determined by the Administrative Agent using any method of determination it deems appropriate in its sole discretion. "Domestic Subsidiary" means any Subsidiary that is organized under the laws of any political subdivision of the United States. "EEA Financial Institution" means (a) any credit institution or investment firm established in any EEA Member Country which is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority, (b) any entity established in an EEA Member Country which is a parent of an institution described in clause (a) of this definition, or (c) any financial institution established in an EEA Member Country which is a subsidiary of an institution described in clauses (a) or (b) of this definition and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent. "EEA Member Country" means any of the member states of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway. "EEA Resolution Authority" means any public administrative authority or any Person entrusted with public administrative authority of any EEA Member Country (including any delegee) having responsibility for the resolution of any EEA Financial Institution. "Electronic Signature" means an electronic sound, symbol, or process attached to, or associated with, a contract or other record and adopted by a Person with the intent to sign, authenticate or accept such contract or record. "Eligible Assignee" means any Person that meets the requirements to be an assignee under Section 10.06(b)(iii), and (v) (subject to such consents, if any, as may be required under Section 10.06(b)(iii)). "Eligible Currency" means any lawful currency other than Dollars that is readily available, freely transferable and convertible into Dollars in the international interbank market available to the Lenders in such market and as to which a Dollar Equivalent may be readily calculated. If, after the designation by the Lenders of any currency as an Alternative Currency, any change in currency controls or exchange regulations or any change in the national or international financial, political or economic conditions are 18 imposed in the country in which such currency is issued, result in, in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent (in the case of any Loans to be denominated in an Alternative Currency) or the L/C Issuer (in the case of any Letter of Credit to be denominated in an Alternative Currency), (a) such currency no longer being readily available, freely transferable and convertible into Dollars, (b) a Dollar Equivalent is no longer readily calculable with respect to such currency, (c) providing such currency is impracticable for the Lenders or (d) no longer a currency in which the Required Lenders are willing to make such Credit Extensions (hereinafter each of the foregoing clauses (a), (b), (c), and (d) shall be referred to as a "Disqualifying Event"), then the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Lenders and the Borrowers, and such country's currency shall no longer be an Alternative Currency until such time as the Disqualifying Event(s) no longer exist. Within, five (5) Business Days after receipt of such notice from the Administrative Agent, the Borrowers shall repay all Loans in such currency to which the Disqualifying Event applies or convert such Loans into the Dollar Equivalent of Loans in Dollars, subject to the other terms contained herein. "EMU" means the economic and monetary union in accordance with the Treaty of Rome 1957, as amended by the Single European Act 1986, the Maastricht Treaty of 1992 and the Amsterdam Treaty of 1998. "EMU Legislation" means the legislative measures of the European Council for the introduction of, changeover to or operation of a single or unified European currency. "Environmental Laws" means any and all Federal, state, local, and foreign statutes, laws, regulations, ordinances, rules, judgments, orders, decrees, permits, concessions, grants, franchises, licenses, agreements or governmental restrictions relating to pollution and the protection of the environment or the release of any materials into the environment, including those related to hazardous substances or wastes, air emissions and discharges to waste or public systems. "Environmental Liability" means any liability, contingent or otherwise (including any liability for damages, costs of environmental remediation, fines, penalties or indemnities), of the Company, any other Loan Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries directly or indirectly resulting from or based upon (a) violation of any Environmental Law, (b) the generation, use, handling, transportation, storage, treatment or disposal of any Hazardous Materials, (c) exposure to any Hazardous Materials, (d) the release or threatened release of any Hazardous Materials into the environment or (e) any contract, agreement or other consensual arrangement pursuant to which liability is assumed or imposed with respect to any of the foregoing. "Equity Interests" means, with respect to any Person, all of the shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person, all of the warrants, options or other rights for the purchase or acquisition from such Person of shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person, all of the securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person or warrants, rights or options for the purchase or acquisition from such Person of such shares (or such other interests), and all of the other ownership or profit interests in such Person (including partnership, member or trust interests therein), whether voting or nonvoting, and whether or not such shares, warrants, options, rights or other interests are outstanding on any date of determination. "ERISA" means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. "ERISA Affiliate" means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) under common control with the Company within the meaning of Section 4001 of ERISA, Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;19 (or Sections 414(m) and (o) of the Code for purposes of provisions relating to Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA). "ERISA Event" means (a) a Reportable Event with respect to a Pension Plan; (b) a withdrawal by the Company or any ERISA Affiliate from a Pension Plan subject to Section 4063 of ERISA during a plan year in which it was a substantial employer (as defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA) or a cessation of operations that is treated as such a withdrawal under Section 4062(e) of ERISA; (c) a complete or partial withdrawal by the Company or any ERISA Affiliate from a Multiemployer Plan or determination that a Multiemployer Plan is insolvent (within the meaning of Section 4245 of ERISA); (d) the filing of a notice of intent to terminate, the treatment of an amendment as a termination under Sections 4041 or 4041A of ERISA of, or the commencement of proceedings by the PBGC to terminate, in each case, a Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan; (e) an event or condition which constitutes grounds under Section 4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan; or (f) the imposition of any liability under Title IV of ERISA, other than for PBGC premiums due but not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA, upon the Company or any ERISA Affiliate. "EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule" means the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule published by the Loan Market Association (or any successor person), as in effect from time to time. "EURIBOR Rate" means, with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in Euros and for any Interest Period, the EURIBOR Screen Rate two (2) TARGET Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period. "EURIBOR Screen Rate" means the euro interbank offered rate administered by the European Money Markets Institute (or any other person which takes over the administration of that rate) for the relevant period displayed (before any correction, recalculation or republication by the administrator) on page EURIBOR01 of the Thomson Reuters screen (or any replacement Thomson Reuters page which displays that rate) or on the appropriate page of such other information service which publishes that rate from time to time in place of Thomson Reuters as published at approximately 11:00 a.m. Brussels time on the applicable date of determination prior to the commencement of such Interest Period. If such page or service ceases to be available, the Administrative Agent may specify another page or service displaying the relevant rate after consultation with the Company. "Euro" and "EUR" mean the lawful currency of the Participating Member States introduced in accordance with the EMU Legislation. "Event of Default" has the meaning specified in Section 8.01. "Exchange Rate" means, for any Alternative Currency, the rate of exchange therefor that is described in clause (b) of the definition of "Dollar Equivalent"; provided, that if requested by the applicable L/C Issuer, the Exchange Rate shall be the Spot Rate with respect to any Letters of Credit issued by such L/C Issuer. "Excluded Swap Obligation" shall mean with respect to any Loan Party, any Swap Obligation if, and to the extent that, all or a portion of the guarantee of such Loan Party of such Swap Obligation (or any guarantee thereof) is or becomes illegal under the Commodity Exchange Act or any rule, regulation or order of the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (or any of the application or official interpretation of any thereof) by virtue of such Loan Party's failure for any reason to constitute an "eligible contract participant" as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act and the regulations thereunder at the time the guarantee of such Loan Party becomes effective with respect to such Swap Obligation. If a Swap Obligation arises under a 20 master agreement governing more than one swap, such exclusion shall apply only to the portion of such Swap Obligation that is attributable to swaps for which such guarantee is or becomes illegal. "Excluded Taxes" means any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to any Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to a Recipient, (a) Taxes imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated), franchise Taxes, and branch profits Taxes, in each case, (i) imposed as a result of such Recipient being organized under the laws of, or having its principal office or, in the case of any Lender, its Lending Office located in, the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (or any political subdivision thereof) or (ii) that are Other Connection Taxes, (b) in the case of a Lender, U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of such Lender with respect to an applicable interest in a Loan or Commitment pursuant to a law in effect on the date on which (i) such Lender acquires such interest in the Loan or Commitment (other than pursuant to an assignment request by the Borrowers under Section 10.12) or (ii) such Lender changes its Lending Office, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Section 3.01(a)(ii), (a)(iii), or (c), amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to such Lender's assignor immediately before such Lender became a party hereto or to such Lender immediately before it changed its Lending Office, (c) Taxes attributable to such Recipient's failure to comply with Section 3.01(e) and (d) any withholding Taxes imposed pursuant to FATCA. "Existing Letters of Credit" means those irrevocable letters of credit previously issued under the Prior Agreement which remain outstanding on the date hereof, will be deemed to be Letters of Credit issued under this Agreement, and which are set forth on Schedule 1.01(A) hereto. "Export Controls" means the Arms Export Control Act and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations administered by the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls of the U.S. Department of State, the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 and Export Administration Regulations administered by the Bureau of Industry and Security of the U.S. Department of Commerce, and any other (i) U.S. laws and regulations or, (ii) except where inconsistent with U.S. laws and regulations, non-U.S. laws and regulations, in each case related to export controls and applicable to any Borrowers. "FATCA" means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with) and any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof and any agreement entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code and any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or practices adopted pursuant to any intergovernmental agreement, treaty or convention among Governmental Authorities entered into in connection with the implementation of the foregoing. "Federal Funds Effective Rate" means, for any day, the rate calculated by the NYFRB based on such day's federal funds transactions by depositary institutions, as determined in such manner as shall be set forth on the NYFRB's Website from time to time, and published on the next succeeding Business Day by the NYFRB as the effective federal funds rate; provided that if the Federal Funds Effective Rate as so determined would be less than 0.00%, such rate shall be deemed to be 0.00% for the purposes of this Agreement. "Floor" means the benchmark rate floor, if any, provided in this Agreement (as of the execution of this Agreement, the modification, amendment or renewal of this Agreement or otherwise) with respect to the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate, Adjusted EURIBOR Rate, Adjusted TIBOR Rate, Adjusted CIBOR Rate, Adjusted STIBOR Rate, Adjusted Term CORRA Rate, the Adjusted Daily Term SOFR Rate, each Adjusted Daily Simple RFR or the Central Bank Rate, as applicable. For the avoidance of doubt the initial Floor for each of Adjusted Term SOFR Rate, Adjusted EURIBOR Rate, Adjusted TIBOR Rate, Adjusted CIBOR Rate, Adjusted STIBOR Rate, Adjusted Term CORRA Rate, each Adjusted Daily Simple RFR and the Central Bank Rate shall be 0.00%. 21 "Foreign Lender" means (a) if any Borrower is a U.S. Person, a Lender that is not a U.S. Person, and (b) if any Borrower is not a U.S. Person, a Lender that is resident or organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than that in which such Borrower is resident for tax purposes (including such a Lender when acting in the capacity of the L/C Issuer). For purposes of this definition, the United States, each State thereof and the District of Columbia shall be deemed to constitute a single jurisdiction. "Foreign Subsidiary" means any Subsidiary that is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than the United States, a State thereof or the District of Columbia. "FRB" means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States. "Fronting Exposure" means, at any time there is a Defaulting Lender (a) with respect to the L/C Issuer, such Defaulting Lender's Applicable Percentage of the Outstanding Amount of all outstanding L/C Obligations other than L/C Obligations as to which such Defaulting Lender's participation obligation has been reallocated to other Lenders or Cash Collateralized in accordance with the terms hereof, and (b) with respect to the Swing Line Lender, such Defaulting Lender's Applicable Percentage of outstanding Swing Line Loans made by the Swing Line Lender other than Swing Line Loans as to which such Defaulting Lender's participation obligation has been reallocated to other Lenders in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. "Fund" means any Person (other than a natural Person) that is (or will be) engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its activities. "GAAP" means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or such other principles as may be approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession in the United States, that are applicable to the circumstances as of the date of determination, consistently applied. "Governmental Authority" means the government of the United States or any other nation, or of any political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government (including any supra- national bodies such as the European Union or the European Central Bank). "Granting Lender" has the meaning specified in Section 10.06(g). "Guarantee" means (a) to purchase or assume, or to supply funds for the payment, purchase or satisfaction of, an Assured Obligation, (b) to make any loan, advance, capital contribution or other investment in, or to purchase or lease any property or services from, a Deemed Obligor (i) to maintain the solvency of a Deemed Obligor, (ii) to enable a Deemed Obligor to meet any other financial condition, (iii) to enable a Deemed Obligor to satisfy any Assured Obligation or to make any Restricted Payment or any other payment, or (iv) to assure the holder of such Assured Obligation against loss, (c) to purchase or lease property or services from a Deemed Obligor regardless of the nondelivery of or failure to furnish of such property or services, or (d) in respect of any other transaction the effect of which is to assure the payment or performance (or payment of damages or other remedy in the event of nonpayment or nonperformance) of any Assured Obligation. Without limitation, a Guarantee shall be deemed to exist if a Deemed Guarantor agrees, becomes or remains liable (contingently or otherwise), directly or indirectly for any of the foregoing. "Guaranty" means the Subsidiary Guaranty. 22 "Hazardous Materials" means all explosive or radioactive substances or wastes and all hazardous or toxic substances, wastes or other pollutants, including petroleum or petroleum distillates, asbestos or asbestos-containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas, infectious or medical wastes and all other substances or wastes of any nature regulated pursuant to any Environmental Law. "Honor Date" has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(c). "IFRS" means international accounting standards within the meaning of IAS Regulation 1606/2002 to the extent applicable to the relevant financial statements delivered under or referred to herein. "Increase Effective Date" has the meaning specified in Section 2.15(d). "Incremental Term Loan" has the meaning specified in Section 2.15(a). "Incremental Term Loan Amendment" has the meaning specified in Section 2.15(e). "Indebtedness" means, as to any Person at a particular time, without duplication, all of the following, whether or not included as indebtedness or liabilities in accordance with GAAP: (a) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money and all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, loan agreements or other similar instruments; (b) all direct or contingent obligations of such Person arising under letters of credit (including standby and commercial but excluding standby letters of credit issued for the account of such Person in connection with bids on proposed contracts by such Person), bankers' acceptances, bank guaranties, surety bonds and similar instruments; (c) net obligations of such Person under any Swap Contract; (d) all obligations of such Person to pay the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than trade accounts payable in the ordinary course of business); (e) indebtedness (excluding prepaid interest thereon) secured by a Lien on property owned or being purchased by such Person (including indebtedness arising under conditional sales or other title retention agreements), whether or not such indebtedness shall have been assumed by such Person or is limited in recourse; (f) capital or financing leases and Synthetic Lease Obligations; (g) all obligations of such Person to purchase, redeem, retire, defease or otherwise make any payment in respect of any Equity Interest in such Person or any other Person, valued, in the case of a redeemable preferred interest, at the greater of its voluntary or involuntary liquidation preference plus accrued and unpaid dividends; and (h) all Guarantees of such Person in respect of any of the foregoing. For all purposes hereof, the Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any partnership or joint venture (other than a joint venture that is itself a corporation or limited liability company) in which such Person is a general partner or a joint venturer, unless such Indebtedness is expressly made non-recourse to such Person. The amount of any net obligation under any Swap Contract on any date shall be deemed to be the Swap Termination Value as of such date. The amount of any capital or financing

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;23 lease or Synthetic Lease Obligation as of any date shall be deemed to be the amount of Attributable Indebtedness in respect thereof as of such date. "Indemnified Taxes" means (a) Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party under any Loan Document and (b) to the extent not otherwise described in clause (a), Other Taxes. "Indemnitee" has the meaning specified in Section 10.04(b). "Information" has the meaning specified in Section 10.07. "Interest Payment Date" means (a) with respect to any Base Rate Loan (other than a Swing Line Loan), Adjusted Daily Term SOFR Rate Loan, Japanese Prime Loan or Canadian Prime Loan, the last day of each March, June, September and December and the Maturity Date, (b) with respect to any Term Benchmark Loan, the last day of each Interest Period applicable to the Borrowing of which such Loan is a part and, in the case of a Term Benchmark Borrowing with an Interest Period of more than three months' duration, each day prior to the last day of such Interest Period that occurs at intervals of three months' duration after the first day of such Interest Period, and the Maturity Date, (c) with respect to any RFR Loan, (1) each date that is on the numerically corresponding day in each calendar month that is one month after the Borrowing of such Loan (or, if there is no such numerically corresponding day in such month, then the last day of such month) and (2) the Maturity Date, and (d) with respect to any Swing Line Loan, the day that such Loan is required to be repaid and the Maturity Date. "Interest Period" means, with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing, the period commencing on the date of such Borrowing and ending on the numerically corresponding day in the calendar month that is one, three or six months (or, solely in the case of any Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in Canadian Dollars, one or three months) thereafter (in each case, subject to the availability for the Benchmark applicable to the relevant Loan or Commitment for any Agreed Currency), as the Company on behalf of the applicable Borrower may elect; provided, that (i) if any Interest Period would end on a day other than a Business Day, such Interest Period shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless such next succeeding Business Day would fall in the next calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day, (ii) any Interest Period that commences on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the last calendar month of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the last calendar month of such Interest Period, (iii) no tenor that has been removed from this definition pursuant to Section 3.03(e) shall be available for specification in such Revolving Loan Notice and (iv) no Interest Period shall extend beyond the Maturity Date. For purposes hereof, the date of a Borrowing initially shall be the date on which such Borrowing is made and, in the case of a Revolving Borrowing, thereafter shall be the effective date of the most recent conversion or continuation of such Borrowing. "Investment" means, as to any Person, any direct or indirect acquisition or investment by such Person, whether by means of (a) the purchase or other acquisition of capital stock or other securities of another Person, (b) a loan, advance or capital contribution to, Guarantee or assumption of debt of, or purchase or other acquisition of any other debt or equity participation or interest in, another Person, including any partnership or joint venture interest in such other Person and any arrangement pursuant to which the investor Guarantees Indebtedness of such other Person, or (c) the purchase or other acquisition (in one transaction or a series of transactions) of assets of another Person that constitute a business unit. For purposes of covenant compliance, the amount of any Investment shall be the amount actually invested, without adjustment for subsequent increases or decreases in the value of such Investment. "IP Rights" has the meaning specified in Section 5.17. 24 "IRS" means the United States Internal Revenue Service. "ISP" means the International Standby Practices, International Chamber of Commerce Publication No. 590 (or such later version thereof as may be in effect at the applicable time). "Issuer Documents" means with respect to any Letter of Credit, the Letter of Credit Application, and any other document, agreement and instrument entered into by the L/C Issuer and the Company (or any Subsidiary) or in favor of the L/C Issuer and relating to such Letter of Credit. "Japanese Prime" when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing denominated in Yen, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the Japanese Prime Rate. "Japanese Prime Rate" means for any Loan denominated in Yen the greater of (a) (i) the Japanese local bank prime rate plus (ii) the Japanese Prime Rate Adjustment and (b) 1% per annum. "Japanese Prime Rate Adjustment" means, for any day, for any Loan denominated in Yen, a rate equal to the difference (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) of (i) the average of the TIBOR Rate for the five most recent Business Days preceding such day for which the TIBOR Screen Rate was available (excluding, from such averaging, the highest and the lowest TIBOR Rate applicable during such period of five Business Days) minus (ii) the Japanese Prime Rate in effect on the last Business Day in such period; provided, that for purposes of this definition, the Japanese Prime Rate shall be determined disregarding clause (a)(ii) of the definition of such term. For purposes of this definition, the TIBOR Rate on any day shall be based on the TIBOR Screen Rate on such day at approximately the time referred to in the definition of such term for deposits in Yen for a maturity of one month. "Joint Bookrunners" means JPMorgan, BofA Securities, Inc. and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC each in its capacity as Joint Bookrunner on the cover page to this Agreement. "Joint Lead Arrangers" means JPMorgan, BofA Securities, Inc. and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, each in its capacity as Joint Lead Arranger on the cover page to this Agreement. "JPMorgan" means JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (including its branches and affiliates) and their respective successors and assigns. "Laws" means, collectively, all international, foreign, Federal, state and local statutes, treaties, rules, guidelines, regulations, ordinances, codes and administrative or judicial precedents or authorities, including the interpretation or administration thereof by any Governmental Authority charged with the enforcement, interpretation or administration thereof, and all applicable administrative orders, directed duties, requests, licenses, authorizations and permits of, and agreements with, any Governmental Authority, in each case whether or not having the force of law. "L/C Advance" means, with respect to each Lender, such Lender's funding of its participation in any L/C Borrowing in accordance with its Applicable Percentage. All L/C Advances shall be denominated in Dollars. "L/C Borrowing" means an extension of credit resulting from a drawing under any Letter of Credit which has not been reimbursed on the date when made or refinanced as a Revolving Borrowing. All L/C Borrowings shall be denominated in Dollars. 25 "L/C Credit Extension" means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the issuance thereof or extension of the expiry date thereof, or the increase of the amount thereof. "L/C Issuer" means each of JPMorgan, Bank of America, N.A. and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association in its capacity as issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder, or any respective successor as issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder, and any other Lender which is also an issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder. Any L/C Issuer may, in its discretion, arrange for one or more Letters of Credit to be issued by its Affiliates, in which case the term "L/C Issuer" shall include any such Affiliate with respect to Letters of Credit issued by such Affiliate (it being agreed that such L/C Issuer shall, or shall cause such Affiliate to, comply with the requirements of Section 2.03 with respect to such Letters of Credit). Each reference herein to the "L/C Issuer" in connection with a Letter of Credit or other matter shall be deemed to be a reference to the relevant L/C Issuer with respect thereto. "L/C Obligations" means, as at any date of determination, the sum of (a) the aggregate amount available to be drawn under all outstanding Letters of Credit plus (b) the aggregate of all Unreimbursed Amounts (including all L/C Borrowings). The L/C Exposure of any Lender at any time shall be its Applicable Percentage of the aggregate L/C Obligations at such time. For purposes of computing the amount available to be drawn under any Letter of Credit, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be determined in accordance with Section 1.06. For all purposes of this Agreement, if on any date of determination a Letter of Credit has expired by its terms but any amount may still be drawn thereunder by reason of the operation of Article 29(a) of the Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits, International Chamber of Commerce Publication No. 600 (or such later version thereof as may be in effect at the applicable time) or Rule 3.13 or Rule 3.14 of the ISP, International Chamber of Commerce Publication No. 590 (or such later version thereof as may be in effect at the applicable time) or similar terms of the Letter of Credit itself, or if compliant documents have been presented but not yet honored, such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be "outstanding" and "undrawn" in the amount so remaining available to be paid, and the obligations of the Borrowers and each Lender shall remain in full force and effect until such L/C Issuer and the Lenders shall have no further obligations to make any payments or disbursements under any circumstances with respect to any Letter of Credit. "LCT Election" has the meaning specified in Section 1.10. "LCT Test Date" has the meaning specified in Section 1.10. "Lender" means, as of any date of determination, a Person that has a Commitment at such time or, if the Commitments have terminated or expired, a Person holding or having Revolving Credit Exposure, and any other Person that shall have become a Lender hereunder pursuant to Section 2.15 or an Assignment and Assumption that becomes a "Lender" in accordance with this Agreement and their successors and assigns. Unless the context otherwise requires, the term "Lenders" includes the Swing Line Lender and the L/C Issuer. "Lender-Provided Swap Contract" means a Swap Contract not prohibited under Section 7.03(g) of this Agreement and entered into by the Company (and/or one or more Designated Borrowers or Guarantors) with a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender, as to which written notice of the existence thereof has been provided by such Lender to the Administrative Agent. "Lender-Related Person" has the meaning specified in Section 10.04(d). "Lending Office" means, as to any Lender, the office or offices of such Lender described as such in such Lender's Administrative Questionnaire, or such other office or offices as a Lender may from time to time notify the Company and the Administrative Agent. 26 "Letter of Credit" and "Letters of Credit" means any standby or commercial letter of credit issued hereunder and shall include the Existing Letters of Credit. Letters of Credit may be issued in Dollars or in an Alternative Currency. "Letter of Credit Application" means an application and agreement for the issuance or amendment of a Letter of Credit in the form from time to time in use by the L/C Issuer. "Letter of Credit Expiration Date" means the day that is one (1) year after the Maturity Date then in effect (or, if such day is not a Business Day, the next preceding Business Day). "Letter of Credit Fee" has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(i). "Letter of Credit Sublimit" means an aggregate amount equal to the lesser of (a) Two Hundred Million Dollars ($200,000,000.00) and (b) the Aggregate Commitments for all L/C Issuers. The Letter of Credit Sublimit is part of, and not in addition to, the Aggregate Commitments. The initial amount of each L/C Issuer's individual Letter of Credit Sublimit is set forth on Schedule 2.01. Any L/C Issuer shall be permitted at any time to increase or reduce its Letter of Credit Sublimit upon providing five (5) days' prior written notice thereof to the Administrative Agent and the Company; provided further that any decrease in the Letter of Credit Sublimit of any L/C Issuer to an amount less than such L/C Issuer's Letter of Credit Sublimit as of the Closing Date (or such later date as such Person shall have initially become an L/C Issuer hereunder), shall require the consent of the Company, the Administrative Agent and such L/C Issuer. "Liabilities" means any losses, claims (including intraparty claims), demands, damages or liabilities of any kind. "Lien" means any mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement, encumbrance, lien (statutory or other), charge, or preference, priority or other security interest or preferential arrangement in the nature of a security interest of any kind or nature whatsoever (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any easement, right of way or other encumbrance on title to real property, and any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing). "Limited Condition Eligible Transaction" means any acquisition or investment (or series of related acquisitions or investments), by transfer, merger, amalgamation, consolidation or otherwise, by the Company and/or any Subsidiary of (i) assets comprising all or substantially all or any portion of the property or business of (or all or substantially all or any portion of the property constituting a business unit, division, product line or line of business of) any Person, or (ii) outstanding capital stock of any Person, in any such case, that the Company and/or any Subsidiary is contractually obligated to consummate and the consummation of which is not conditioned on the availability of, or on obtaining, third party financing (or, if such a condition does exist, the Company or any affiliate, as applicable, would be required to pay any fee, liquidated damages or other amount or be subject to any indemnity, claim or other liability as a result of such third party financing not having been available or obtained). "Limited Condition Transaction" means a Limited Condition Eligible Transaction with respect to which the Company has made an LCT Election. "Limited Condition Transaction Representations" means such representations and warranties regarding the target company or relevant assets in the applicable transaction agreement that are material to the interests of the applicable Lenders (in their capacities as such), but only to the extent that the Company or a Subsidiary, as applicable, has the right (taking into account any applicable cure provisions) to terminate

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;27 its obligations under such transaction agreement or to decline to consummate such Limited Condition Transaction as a result of a breach of such representations and warranties. "Loan" and "Loans" means an extension of credit by a Lender to a Borrower under Article II in the form of a Revolving Loan or a Swing Line Loan. "Loan Documents" means this Agreement, each Designated Borrower Request and Assumption Agreement, each Note, each Issuer Document and the Guaranty. "Loan Parties" means, collectively, the Company, each Subsidiary Guarantor and each Designated Borrower. "Material Adverse Effect" means (a) a material adverse change in, or a material adverse effect upon, the operations, business, properties, liabilities (actual or contingent), or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole; (b) a material impairment of the ability of any Loan Party to perform its material obligations under any Loan Document to which it is a party; or (c) a material adverse effect upon the legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability against any Loan Party of any Loan Document to which it is a party. "Material Acquisition" means any acquisition (or series of related acquisitions) by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of a Person, business or undertaking for which the consideration, including all cash, equity, assumption of liabilities or other forms of consideration, whenever payable or given, is at least $100,000,000 (or its equivalent in any other currency). "Material Subsidiary" means each of (a) Curtiss-Wright Controls, Inc., Metal Improvement Company, LLC, Curtiss-Wright Flow Control Corporation, Curtiss-Wright Flow Control Service LLC, Curtiss-Wright Electro-Mechanical Corporation, and Curtiss-Wright Surface Technologies LLC, and (b) any other Subsidiary of the Company (i) which together with its Subsidiaries (determined on a consolidated basis), has assets with a book value greater than or equal to twenty percent (20%) of the total assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, as of the end of the most recently completed fiscal quarter for which financial information is then available, (ii) which, together with its Subsidiaries (determined on a consolidated basis), has greater than twenty percent (20%) of the net revenues of the Company and Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis for the most recent fiscal quarter for which financial information is then available, all determined in accordance with GAAP, or (iii) designated as a Material Subsidiary pursuant to Section 7.12, or a wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Company that is reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and that becomes a Designated Borrower pursuant to Section 2.14(b). "Maturity Date" means May 19, 2031 (or, if such date is not a Business Day, the Maturity Date shall be the next preceding Business Day), or any earlier date on which the Commitments are reduced to zero or otherwise terminated pursuant to the terms hereof. "Multiemployer Plan" means any employee benefit plan of the type described in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA, to which the Company or any ERISA Affiliate makes or is obligated to make contributions, or has or could reasonably be expected to have any liability or contingent liability. "Non-Consenting Lender" means any Lender that does not approve any consent, waiver or amendment that (i) requires the approval of all Lenders or all affected Lenders in accordance with the terms of Section 10.01 and (ii) has been approved by the Required Lenders. 28 "Non-Defaulting Lender" means, at any time, each Lender that is not a Defaulting Lender at such time. "Non-Extension Notice Date" has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(b)(iii). "Non-Reinstatement Deadline" has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(b)(iv). "Note" means a promissory note made by a Borrower in favor of a Lender evidencing Loans made by such Lender to such Borrower, substantially in the form of Exhibit C. "NYFRB" means the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. "NYFRB's Website" means the website of the NYFRB at http://www.newyorkfed.org or any successor source. "NYFRB Rate" means, for any day, the greater of (a) the Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect on such day and (b) the Overnight Bank Funding Rate in effect on such day (or for any day that is not a Business Day, for the immediately preceding Business Day); provided that if none of such rates are published for any day that is a Business Day, the term "NYFRB Rate" means the rate for a federal funds transaction quoted at 11:00 a.m. on such day received by the Administrative Agent from a federal funds broker of recognized standing selected by it; provided, further, that if any of the aforesaid rates as so determined would be less than 0.0%, such rate shall be deemed to be 0.0% for purposes of this Agreement. "Obligations" means all advances to, and debts, liabilities, obligations, covenants and duties of, any Loan Party arising under any Loan Document or otherwise with respect to any Loan or Letter of Credit and all Swap Obligations under Lender-Provided Swap Contracts, in any such case whether direct or indirect (including those acquired by assumption), absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising and including interest and fees that accrue after the commencement by or against any Loan Party or any Affiliate thereof of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Laws naming such Person as the debtor in such proceeding, regardless of whether such interest and fees are allowed claims in such proceeding, which in any event, shall include, without limitation, any amounts due from time to time in respect of (i) loans and interest thereon under the Credit Agreement and the Notes, (ii) fees payable under the Credit Agreement and (iii) indemnifications provided for, and other amounts payable, under the Credit Agreement or other Loan Documents; provided that the definition of "Obligations" shall not create or include any guarantee by any Loan Party of (or grant of security interest by any Loan Party to support, as applicable) any Excluded Swap Obligations of such Loan Party for purposes of determining any obligations of any Loan Party. "Organization Documents" means, (a) with respect to any corporation, the certificate or articles of incorporation and the bylaws (or equivalent or comparable constitutive documents with respect to any non- U.S. jurisdiction); (b) with respect to any limited liability company, the certificate or articles of formation or organization and operating agreement; and (c) with respect to any partnership, joint venture, trust or other form of business entity, the partnership, joint venture or other applicable agreement of formation or organization and any agreement, instrument, filing or notice with respect thereto filed in connection with its formation or organization with the applicable Governmental Authority in the jurisdiction of its formation or organization and, if applicable, any certificate or articles of formation or organization of such entity. "Other Connection Taxes" means, with respect to any Recipient, Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between such Recipient and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising from such Recipient having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged in any 29 other transaction pursuant to or enforced any Loan Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Loan or Loan Document). "Other Taxes" means all present or future stamp, court or documentary, intangible, recording, filing or similar Taxes that arise from any payment made under, from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document, except any such Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment (other than an assignment made pursuant to Section 3.06). "Outbound Investment Rules" means the regulations administered and enforced, together with any related public guidance issued, by the United States Treasury Department under U.S. Executive Order 14105 of August 9, 2023, or any similar law or regulation; as of the date of this Agreement, and as codified at 31 C.F.R. § 850.101 et seq. "Outstanding Amount" means (a) with respect to Revolving Loans on any date, the Dollar Equivalent amount of the aggregate outstanding principal amount thereof after giving effect to any borrowings and prepayments or repayments of such Revolving Loans occurring on such date; (b) with respect to Swing Line Loans on any date, the aggregate outstanding principal amount thereof after giving effect to any borrowings and prepayments or repayments of such Swing Line Loans occurring on such date; and (c) with respect to any L/C Obligations on any date, the Dollar Equivalent amount of the aggregate outstanding amount of such L/C Obligations on such date after giving effect to any L/C Credit Extension occurring on such date and any other changes in the aggregate amount of the L/C Obligations as of such date, including as a result of any reimbursements by the Company of Unreimbursed Amounts. "Overnight Bank Funding Rate" means, for any day, the rate comprised of both overnight federal funds and overnight eurodollar transactions denominated in Dollars by U.S.-managed banking offices of depository institutions, as such composite rate shall be determined by the NYFRB as set forth on the NYFRB's Website from time to time, and published on the next succeeding Business Day by the NYFRB as an overnight bank funding rate. "Overnight Rate" means, for any day, (a) with respect to any amount denominated in Dollars, the NYFRB Rate and (b) with respect to any amount denominated in an Alternative Currency, an overnight rate determined by the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer as the case may be, in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation. "Participant" has the meaning specified in Section 10.06(d). "Participant Register" has the meaning specified in Section 10.06(d). "Participating Member State" means each state so described in any EMU Legislation. "Payment" has the meaning specified in Section 9.11. "Payment Notice" has the meaning specified in Section 9.11. "PBGC" means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation. "Pension Funding Rules" means the rules of the Code and ERISA regarding minimum funding standards with respect to Pension Plans and set forth in Sections 412, 430, 431, 432 and 436 of the Code and Sections 302, 303, 304 and 305 of ERISA. 30 "Pension Plan" means any "employee pension benefit plan" (as such term is defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA), other than a Multiemployer Plan, that is subject to Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA and is sponsored or maintained by the Company or any ERISA Affiliate or to which the Company or any ERISA Affiliate has or could reasonably be expected to have any liability or contingent liability. "Periodic Term CORRA Determination Day" has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of "Term CORRA". "Person" means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, association, company, partnership, Governmental Authority or other entity. "Plan" means any "employee benefit plan" (as such term is defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) established by the Company or, with respect to any such plan that is subject to Section 412 of the Code, Section 302 of ERISA or Title IV of ERISA, any ERISA Affiliate. "Prime Rate" means the rate of interest last quoted by The Wall Street Journal as the "Prime Rate" in the U.S. or, if The Wall Street Journal ceases to quote such rate, the highest per annum interest rate published by the FRB in Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (519) (Selected Interest Rates) as the "bank prime loan" rate or, if such rate is no longer quoted therein, any similar rate quoted therein (as determined by the Administrative Agent) or any similar release by the FRB (as determined by the Administrative Agent). Each change in the Prime Rate shall be effective from and including the date such change is publicly announced or quoted as being effective. "Prior Agreement" means that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of May 17, 2022, among the Company, the other loan parties party thereto, the lenders party thereto and JPMorgan, as administrative agent, as amended. "Private Placement" and "Private Placements" means each of (a) the 4.24% Series E Senior Guaranteed Notes due December 1, 2026 in the original principal amount of $200,000,000.00, (b) the 4.05% Series H Senior Guaranteed Notes due February 26, 2028 in the original principal amount of $75,000,000.00, (c) the 4.11% Series I Senior Guaranteed Notes due September 26, 2028 in the original principal amount of $100,000,000.00, (d) the 3.10% Series J Senior Guaranteed Notes due August 13, 2030 in the original principal amount of $150,000,000.00, (e) the 3.20% Series K Senior Guaranteed Notes due August 13, 2032 in the original principal amount of $150,000,000.00, (f) the 4.49% Series L Senior Guaranteed Notes due October 27, 2032 in the original principal amount of $200,000,000.00, (g) the 4.64% Series M Senior Guaranteed Notes due October 27, 2034 in the original principal amount of $100,000,000.00, and (h) each of the term notes issued pursuant to a private placement of Additional Indebtedness. "Proceeding" means any claim, litigation, investigation, action, suit, arbitration or administrative, judicial or regulatory action or proceeding in any jurisdiction. "PTE" means a prohibited transaction class exemption issued by the U.S. Department of Labor, as any such exemption may be amended from time to time. "Public Lender" has the meaning specified in Section 6.02. "Purchase Money Security Interest" has the meaning specified in Section 7.01(i).

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;31 "QFC" has the meaning assigned to the term "qualified financial contract" in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. 5390(c)(8)(D). "QFC Credit Support" has the meaning assigned to it in Section 10.23. "Recipient" means the Administrative Agent, any Lender, the Swing Line Lender, the L/C Issuer or any other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party hereunder. "Reference Time" with respect to any setting of the then-current Benchmark means (1) if such Benchmark is the Term SOFR Rate or the Adjusted Daily Term SOFR Rate, 5:00 a.m. (Chicago time) on the day that is two U.S. Government Securities Business Days preceding the date of such setting, (2) if such Benchmark is EURIBOR Rate, 11:00 a.m. Brussels time two TARGET Days preceding the date of such setting, (3) if such Benchmark is TIBOR Rate, 11:00 a.m. Japan time two Business Days preceding the date of such setting, (4) if the RFR for such Benchmark is SONIA, then four Business Days prior to such setting, (5) if the RFR for such Benchmark is SARON, then five Business Days prior to such setting, (6) if the RFR for such Benchmark is Daily Simple SOFR, then four Business Days prior to such setting, (7) if, following a Benchmark Transition Event and Benchmark Replacement Date with respect to Term CORRA, the RFR for such Benchmark is Daily Simple CORRA, then four RFR Business Days prior to such setting, (8) if such Benchmark is the Adjusted Term CORRA Rate, 1:00 p.m. Toronto local time on the day that is two Business Day preceding the date of such setting, (9) if such Benchmark is CIBOR Rate, 11:00 a.m. Copenhagen, Denmark time two Business Days preceding the date of such setting, (10) if such Benchmark is STIBOR Rate, 11:00 a.m. Stockholm, Sweden time two Business Days preceding the date of such setting, or (11) if such Benchmark is none of the Term SOFR Rate, the EURIBOR Rate, the TIBOR Rate, , the STIBOR Rate, the CIBOR Rate, SONIA, SARON, Daily Simple SOFR, Daily Simple CORRA or the Adjusted Term CORRA Rate, the time determined by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion. "Register" has the meaning specified in Section 10.06(c). "Related Parties" means, with respect to any Person, such Person's Affiliates and the partners, directors, officers, employees, agents, trustees, administrators, managers, advisors and representatives of such Person and of such Person's Affiliates. "Relevant Governmental Body" means (i) with respect to a Benchmark Replacement in respect of Loans denominated in Dollars, the FRB and/or the NYFRB, as applicable, or a committee officially endorsed or convened by the FRB and/or the NYFRB or, in each case, any successor thereto, (ii) with respect to a Benchmark Replacement in respect of Loans denominated in Sterling, the Bank of England, or a committee officially endorsed or convened by the Bank of England or, in each case, any successor thereto, (iii) with respect to a Benchmark Replacement in respect of Loans denominated in Euros, the European Central Bank, or a committee officially endorsed or convened by the European Central Bank or, in each case, any successor thereto, (iv) with respect to a Benchmark Replacement in respect of Loans denominated in Swiss Francs, the Swiss National Bank, or a committee officially endorsed or convened by the Swiss National Bank or, in each case, any successor thereto, (v) with respect to a Benchmark Replacement in respect of Loans denominated in Yen, the Bank of Japan, or a committee officially endorsed or convened by the Bank of Japan or, in each case, any successor thereto, (vi) with respect to a Benchmark Replacement in respect of Loans denominated in Canadian dollars, the Bank of Canada, or a committee officially endorsed or convened by the Bank of Canada or, in each case, any successor thereto and (vii) with respect to a Benchmark Replacement in respect of Loans denominated in any other currency, (a) the central bank for the currency in which such Benchmark Replacement is denominated or any central bank or other supervisor which is responsible for supervising either (1) such Benchmark Replacement or (2) the administrator of such Benchmark Replacement or (b) any working group or committee officially endorsed 32 or convened by (1) the central bank for the currency in which such Benchmark Replacement is denominated, (2) any central bank or other supervisor that is responsible for supervising either (A) such Benchmark Replacement or (B) the administrator of such Benchmark Replacement, (3) a group of those central banks or other supervisors or (4) the Financial Stability Board or any part thereof. "Relevant Rate" means (i) with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in Dollars, the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate, (ii) with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in Euros, the Adjusted EURIBOR Rate, (iii) with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in Yen, the Adjusted TIBOR Rate, (iv) with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in Canadian Dollars, the Adjusted Term CORRA Rate, (v) with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in Danish Krone, the Adjusted CIBOR Rate, (vi) with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in Swedish Krona, the Adjusted STIBOR Rate, (vii) with respect to any Adjusted Daily Term SOFR Rate Loan, the Adjusted Daily Term SOFR Rate or (viii) with respect to any RFR Borrowing denominated in Sterling, Swiss Francs, Canadian Dollars or Dollars, the applicable Adjusted Daily Simple RFR, as applicable. "Relevant Screen Rate" means (i) with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in Dollars or any Adjusted Daily Term SOFR Rate Borrowing, the Term SOFR Reference Rate, (ii) with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in Euros, the EURIBOR Screen Rate, (iii) with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in Canadian Dollars, the Term CORRA, (iv) with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in Yen, the TIBOR Screen Rate, (v) with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in Swedish Krona, the STIBOR Screen Rate and (vi) with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in Danish Krone, CIBOR Screen Rate, as applicable. "Reportable Event" means any of the events set forth in Section 4043(c) of ERISA, other than events for which the thirty (30) day notice period has been automatically waived by the regulations promulgated thereunder. "Request for Credit Extension" means (a) with respect to a Borrowing, conversion or continuation of Revolving Loans, a Revolving Loan Notice, (b) with respect to an L/C Credit Extension, a Letter of Credit Application, and (c) with respect to a Swing Line Loan, a Swing Line Loan Notice. "Required Lenders" means, as of any date of determination, Lenders having Total Credit Exposures representing more than fifty percent (50%) of the Total Credit Exposures of all Lenders; provided that (a) solely for purposes of declaring the Loans to be due and payable pursuant to Section 8.02, the unused Commitment of each Lender shall be deemed to be zero in determining the Required Lenders and (b) for all purposes after the Loans become due and payable pursuant to Section 8.02 or the Commitments expire or terminate, any determination of Required Lenders shall be based on Revolving Credit Exposure and not Total Credit Exposure. The Total Credit Exposure of any Defaulting Lender shall be disregarded in determining Required Lenders at any time; provided, that the amount of any participation in any Swing Line Loan and Unreimbursed Amounts that such Defaulting Lender has failed to fund that have not been reallocated to and funded by another Lender shall be deemed to be held by the Lender that is the Swing Line Lender or L/C Issuer, as the case may be, in making such determination. "Resolution Authority" means an EEA Resolution Authority or, with respect to any UK Financial Institution, a UK Resolution Authority. "Responsible Officer" means the chief executive officer, president, chief financial officer, treasurer, assistant treasurer, corporate controller, corporate secretary, or assistant secretary of a Loan Party, and, solely for purposes of notices given pursuant to Article II, any other officer or employee of the 33 applicable Loan Party so designated by any of the foregoing officers in a notice to the Administrative Agent or any other officer or employee of the applicable Loan Party designated in or pursuant to an agreement between the applicable Loan Party and the Administrative Agent. Any document delivered hereunder that is signed by a Responsible Officer of a Loan Party shall be conclusively presumed to have been authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership and/or other action on the part of such Loan Party and such Responsible Officer shall be conclusively presumed to have acted on behalf of such Loan Party. To the extent requested by the Administrative Agent, any Responsible Officer executing and delivering documents or notices on behalf of the Company hereunder will provide an incumbency certificate and, to the extent reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, appropriate authorization documentation, in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent. "Restricted Payment" means any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, securities or other property) with respect to any capital stock or other Equity Interest of the Company or any Subsidiary, or any payment (whether in cash, securities or other property), including any sinking fund or similar deposit, on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, acquisition, cancellation or termination of any such capital stock or other Equity Interest, or on account of any return of capital to the Company's stockholders, partners or members (or the equivalent Person thereof). "Reuters" means, as applicable, Thomson Reuters Corp., Refinitiv, or any successor thereto. "Revaluation Date" means (a) with respect to any Loan denominated in any Alternative Currency, each of the following: (i) the date of the Borrowing of such Loan and (ii) (A) with respect to any Term Benchmark Loan, each date of a conversion into or continuation of such Loan pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and (B) with respect to any RFR Loan, each date that is on the numerically corresponding day in each calendar month that is one month after the Borrowing of such Loan (or, if there is no such numerically corresponding day in such month, then the last day of such month); (b) with respect to any Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency, each of the following: (i) the date on which such Letter of Credit is issued, (ii) the first Business Day of each calendar month and (iii) the date of any amendment of such Letter of Credit that has the effect of increasing the face amount thereof; and (c) any additional date as the Administrative Agent may determine at any time when an Event of Default exists. "Revolving Borrowing" means a borrowing consisting of simultaneous Revolving Loans of the same Type, in the same currency and, in the case of Term Benchmark Loans, having the same Interest Period made by each of the Lenders pursuant to Section 2.01. "Revolving Credit Exposure" means, as to any Lender at any time, the aggregate principal amount at such time of its outstanding Revolving Loans and such Lender's participation in L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans at such time. "Revolving Loan" has the meaning specified in Section 2.01. "Revolving Loan Notice" means a notice of (a) a Revolving Borrowing, (b) a conversion of Revolving Loans from one Type to the other, or (c) a continuation of Term Benchmark Loans, pursuant to Section 2.02(a), which shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A or such other form as may be approved by the Administrative Agent (including any form on an electronic platform or electronic transmission system as shall be approved by the Administrative Agent, appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Company. "RFR" means, for any RFR Loan denominated in (a) Sterling, SONIA, (b) Swiss Francs, SARON (c) Dollars, Daily Simple SOFR and (d) Canadian dollars, (solely following a Benchmark Transition Event and a Benchmark Replacement Date with respect to Term CORRA) Daily Simple CORRA. 34 "RFR Administrator" means the SONIA Administrator, the SARON Administrator or the SOFR Administrator. "RFR Borrowing" means, as to any Borrowing, the RFR Loans comprising such Borrowing. "RFR Business Day" means, for any Loan denominated in (a) Sterling, any day except for (i) a Saturday, (ii) a Sunday or (iii) a day on which banks are closed for general business in London, (b) Swiss Francs, any day except for (i) a Saturday, (ii) a Sunday or (iii) a day on which banks are closed for the settlement of payments and foreign exchange transactions in Zurich, (c) Dollars, a U.S. Government Securities Business Day and (d) Canadian dollars, any day except for (i) a Saturday, (ii) a Sunday or (iii) a day on which commercial banks in Toronto are authorized or required by law to remain closed. "RFR Interest Day" has the meaning specified in the definition of "Daily Simple RFR". "RFR Loan" means a Loan that bears interest at a rate based on the Adjusted Daily Simple RFR. "Same Day Funds" means (a) with respect to disbursements and payments in Dollars, immediately available funds, and (b) with respect to disbursements and payments in an Alternative Currency, same day or other funds as may be determined by the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, to be customary in the place of disbursement or payment for the settlement of international banking transactions in the relevant Alternative Currency. "Sanctioned Country" means, at any time, a country, region or territory which is itself the subject or target of any Sanctions (at the time of this Agreement, the so-called Donetsk People's Republic, the so- called Luhansk People's Republic, the Crimea Region of Ukraine, Cuba, Iran, and North Korea). "Sanctioned Person" means, at any time, (a) any Person listed in any Sanctions-related list of designated Persons maintained by OFAC, the U.S. Department of State, the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, any European Union member state, or His Majesty's Treasury of the United Kingdom or any other relevant Sanctions authority, (b) any Person operating, organized or resident in a Sanctioned Country, (c) any Person owned or controlled by any such Person or Persons described in the foregoing clauses (a) or (b), or (d) any Person otherwise the subject of any Sanctions (including, without limitation for purposes of defining a Sanctioned Person, as ownership and control may be defined and/or established in and/or by any applicable laws, rules, regulations, or orders). "Sanctions" means all economic or financial sanctions or trade embargoes or similar restrictions imposed, administered or enforced from time to time by (a) the U.S. government, including those administered by OFAC or the U.S. Department of State, or (b) the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, any European Union member state or His Majesty's Treasury of the United Kingdom or any other relevant Sanctions authority. "SARON" means, with respect to any Business Day, a rate per annum equal to the Swiss Average Rate Overnight for such Business Day published by the SARON Administrator on the SARON Administrator's Website. "SARON Administrator" means the SIX Swiss Exchange AG (or any successor administrator of the Swiss Average Rate Overnight). "SARON Administrator's Website" means SIX Swiss Exchange AG's website, currently at https://www.six-group.com, or any successor source for the Swiss Average Rate Overnight identified as such by the SARON Administrator from time to time.

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;35 "SEC" means the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any Governmental Authority succeeding to any of its principal functions. "Shareholders' Equity" means, as of any date of determination, consolidated shareholders' equity of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of that date determined in accordance with GAAP. "SOFR" means a rate equal to the secured overnight financing rate as administered by the SOFR Administrator. "SOFR Administrator" means the NYFRB (or a successor administrator of the secured overnight financing rate). "SOFR Administrator's Website" means the NYFRB's Website, currently at http://www.newyorkfed.org, or any successor source for the secured overnight financing rate identified as such by the SOFR Administrator from time to time. "SOFR Determination Date" has the meaning specified in the definition of "Daily Simple SOFR". "SOFR Rate Day" has the meaning specified in the definition of "Daily Simple SOFR". "SONIA" means, with respect to any Business Day, a rate per annum equal to the Sterling Overnight Index Average for such Business Day published by the SONIA Administrator on the SONIA Administrator's Website on the immediately succeeding Business Day. "SONIA Administrator" means the Bank of England (or any successor administrator of the Sterling Overnight Index Average). "SONIA Administrator's Website" means the Bank of England's website, currently at http://www.bankofengland.co.uk, or any successor source for the Sterling Overnight Index Average identified as such by the SONIA Administrator from time to time. "SPC" has the meaning specified in Section 10.06(g). "Special Notice Currency" means at any time an Alternative Currency, other than the currency of a country that is a member of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development at such time located in North America or Europe. "Spot Rate" for a currency means the rate determined by the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer, as applicable, to be the rate quoted by the Person acting in such capacity as the spot rate for the purchase by such Person of such currency with another currency through its principal foreign exchange trading office at approximately 11:00 a.m. on the date two Business Days prior to the date as of which the foreign exchange computation is made; provided that the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer may obtain such spot rate from another financial institution designated by the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer if the Person acting in such capacity does not have as of the date of determination a spot buying rate for any such currency; and provided further that the L/C Issuer may use such spot rate quoted on the date as of which the foreign exchange computation is made in the case of any Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency. "Statutory Reserve Rate" means 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 percentage (including any marginal, special, emergency or supplemental reserves) expressed as a decimal 36 established by the FRB to which the Administrative Agent is subject with respect to the Adjusted EURIBOR Rate, Adjusted TIBOR Rate, Adjusted CIBOR Rate or Adjusted STIBOR Rate, as applicable, for eurocurrency funding (currently referred to as "Eurocurrency liabilities" in Regulation D) or any other reserve ratio or analogous requirement of any central banking or financial regulatory authority imposed in respect of the maintenance of the Commitments or the funding of the Loans. Such reserve percentage shall include those imposed pursuant to Regulation D. Term Benchmark Loans for which the associated Benchmark is adjusted by reference to the Statutory Reserve Rate (per the related definition of such Benchmark) shall be deemed to constitute eurocurrency funding and to be subject to such reserve requirements without benefit of or credit for proration, exemptions or offsets that may be available from time to time to any Lender under Regulation D or any comparable regulation. The Statutory Reserve Rate shall be adjusted automatically on and as of the effective date of any change in any reserve percentage. "Sterling" and "£" mean the lawful currency of the United Kingdom. "STIBOR Rate" means, with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in Swedish Krona and for any Interest Period, the STIBOR Screen Rate at approximately 11:00 a.m. Stockholm local time on the first day of such Interest Period (and, if such day is not a Business Day, then on the immediately preceding Business Day (as adjusted by Administrative Agent after 11:00 a.m. Stockholm, Sweden time to reflect any error in the posted rate of interest or in the posted average annual rate of interest)), rounded to the nearest 1/100th of 1% (with .005% being rounded up). "STIBOR Screen Rate" means, with respect to any Interest Period, the Stockholm interbank offered rate administered by the Swedish Bankers' Association (or any other person that takes over the administration of that rate) for deposits in Swedish Krona with a term equivalent to such Interest Period as displayed on the Reuters screen page that displays such rate (or, in the event such rate does not appear on such Reuters page, on any successor or substitute page on such screen that displays such rate, or on the appropriate page of such other information service that publishes such rate as shall be selected by the Administrative Agent from time to time in its reasonable discretion) as of 11:00 a.m. Stockholm, Sweden time two business days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period. "Subsidiary" of a Person means a corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or other business entity of which a majority of the shares of securities or other interests having ordinary voting power for the election of directors or other governing body (other than securities or interests having such power only by reason of the happening of a contingency) are at the time beneficially owned, or the management of which is otherwise controlled, directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, or both, by such Person. Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to a "Subsidiary" or to "Subsidiaries" shall refer to a Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of the Company. "Subsidiary Guarantors" means, collectively, any Subsidiary that is or becomes party to a Subsidiary Guaranty pursuant to Section 6.13; provided, however, that the term "Subsidiary Guarantors" shall not include any Foreign Subsidiary that is not required to become a party to a Subsidiary Guaranty pursuant to Section 6.13. "Subsidiary Guaranty" means the Subsidiary Guaranty made by the Subsidiary Guarantors in favor of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, substantially in the form of Exhibit G. "Substantial Portion" means, with respect to the properties of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries, property which (a) represents more than twenty percent (20%) of the consolidated assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, as would be shown in the consolidated financial statements of the Company and its Subsidiaries as at the end of the fiscal quarter next preceding the date on which such determination is made, or (b) is responsible for more than ten percent (10%) of the consolidated net revenues 37 or of the Consolidated Net Income of the Company and its Subsidiaries for the 12-month period ending as of the end of the fiscal quarter next preceding the date of determination. For purposes of the calculation of Consolidated Net Income for purposes of the definition of Substantial Portion only, there shall be excluded therefrom any extraordinary gains and gains from discontinued operations during such period and there shall be included therein any extraordinary losses and losses from discontinued operations during such period. "Supported QFC" has the meaning assigned to it in Section 10.23. "Swap Contract" means (a) any and all rate swap transactions, basis swaps, credit derivative transactions, forward rate transactions, commodity swaps, commodity options, forward commodity contracts, equity or equity index swaps or options, bond or bond price or bond index swaps or options or forward bond or forward bond price or forward bond index transactions, interest rate options, forward foreign exchange transactions, cap transactions, floor transactions, collar transactions, currency swap transactions, cross-currency rate swap transactions, currency options, spot contracts, or any other similar transactions or any combination of any of the foregoing (including any options to enter into any of the foregoing), whether or not any such transaction is governed by or subject to any master agreement, and (b) any and all transactions of any kind, and the related confirmations, which are subject to the terms and conditions of, or governed by, any form of master agreement published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., any International Foreign Exchange Master Agreement, or any other master agreement (any such master agreement, together with any related schedules, a "Master Agreement"), including any such obligations or liabilities under any Master Agreement. "Swap Termination Value" means, in respect of any one or more Swap Contracts, after taking into account the effect of any legally enforceable netting agreement relating to such Swap Contracts, (a) for any date on or after the date such Swap Contracts have been closed out and termination value(s) determined in accordance therewith, such termination value(s), and (b) for any date prior to the date referenced in clause (a), the amount(s) determined as the mark-to-market value(s) for such Swap Contracts, as determined based upon one or more mid-market or other readily available quotations provided by any recognized dealer in such Swap Contracts (which may include a Lender or any Affiliate of a Lender). "Swedish Krona" means the lawful currency of Sweden. "Swing Line" means the revolving credit facility made available by the Swing Line Lender pursuant to Section 2.04. "Swing Line Borrowing" means a borrowing of a Swing Line Loan pursuant to Section 2.04(b). "Swing Line Lender" means JPMorgan in its capacity as provider of Swing Line Loans, or any successor swing line lender hereunder. "Swing Line Loan" has the meaning specified in Section 2.04(a). "Swing Line Loan Notice" means a notice of Swing Line Borrowing pursuant to Section 2.04(b) which shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit B, or such other form as approved by the Administrative Agent (including any form on an electronic platform or electronic transmission system as shall be approved by the Administrative Agent), appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officers of the Company. 38 "Swing Line Sublimit" means an amount equal to the lesser of (a) One Hundred Million Dollars ($100,000,000.00) and (b) the Aggregate Commitments. The Swing Line Sublimit is part of, and not in addition to, the Aggregate Commitments. "Swiss Franc" means the lawful currency of the Swiss Confederation. "Syndication Agents" has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereto. "Synthetic Lease Obligation" means the monetary obligation of a Person under (a) a so-called synthetic, off-balance sheet or tax retention lease, or (b) an agreement for the use or possession of property creating obligations that do not appear on the balance sheet of such Person but which, upon the insolvency or bankruptcy of such Person, would be characterized as the indebtedness of such Person (without regard to accounting treatment). "T2" means the real time gross settlement system operated by Eurosystem, or any successor system. "TARGET Day" means any day on which T2 (or, if such payment system ceases to be operative, such other payment system, if any, determined by the Administrative Agent to be a suitable replacement) is open for the settlement of payments in Euro. "Taxes" means all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings (including backup withholding), assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto. "Term Benchmark" when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate (but, for the avoidance of doubt, not the Adjusted Daily Term SOFR Rate), the Adjusted EURIBOR Rate, the Adjusted Term CORRA Rate, the Adjusted STIBOR Rate, the Adjusted CIBOR Rate or the Adjusted TIBOR Rate. "Term CORRA" means, for any calculation with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in Canadian dollars, the Term CORRA Reference Rate for a tenor comparable to the applicable Interest Period on the day (such day, the "Periodic Term CORRA Determination Day") that is two (2) Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period, as such rate is published by the Term CORRA Administrator; provided, however, that if as of 1:00 p.m. (Toronto time) on any Periodic Term CORRA Determination Day the Term CORRA Reference Rate for the applicable tenor has not been published by the Term CORRA Administrator and a Benchmark Replacement Date with respect to the Term CORRA Reference Rate has not occurred, then Term CORRA will be the Term CORRA Reference Rate for such tenor as published by the Term CORRA Administrator on the first preceding Business Day for which such Term CORRA Reference Rate for such tenor was published by the Term CORRA Administrator so long as such first preceding Business Day is not more than five (5) Business Days prior to such Periodic Term CORRA Determination Day. "Term CORRA Administrator" means Candeal Benchmark Administration Services Inc., TSX Inc., or any successor administrator. "Term CORRA Reference Rate" means the forward-looking term rate based on CORRA. "Term SOFR Determination Day" has the meaning assigned to it under the definition of Term SOFR Reference Rate.

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;39 "Term SOFR Rate" means, with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in Dollars or any Adjusted Daily Term SOFR Rate Borrowing and for any tenor comparable to the applicable Interest Period, the Term SOFR Reference Rate at approximately 5:00 a.m., Chicago time, two U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to the commencement of such tenor comparable to the applicable Interest Period, as such rate is published by the CME Term SOFR Administrator. "Term SOFR Reference Rate" means, for any day and time (such day, the "Term SOFR Determination Day"), with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in Dollars or Adjusted Daily Term SOFR Rate Borrowing and for any tenor comparable to the applicable Interest Period, the rate per annum published by the CME Term SOFR Administrator and identified by the Administrative Agent as the forward-looking term rate based on SOFR. If by 5:00 pm (New York City time) on such Term SOFR Determination Day, the "Term SOFR Reference Rate" for the applicable tenor has not been published by the CME Term SOFR Administrator and a Benchmark Replacement Date with respect to the Term SOFR Rate has not occurred, then, so long as such day is otherwise a U.S. Government Securities Business Day, the Term SOFR Reference Rate for such Term SOFR Determination Day will be the Term SOFR Reference Rate as published in respect of the first preceding U.S. Government Securities Business Day for which such Term SOFR Reference Rate was published by the CME Term SOFR Administrator, so long as such first preceding U.S. Government Securities Business Day is not more than five (5) U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to such Term SOFR Determination Day. "TIBOR Rate" means, with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in Yen and for any Interest Period, the TIBOR Screen Rate two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period. "TIBOR Screen Rate" means the Tokyo interbank offered rate administered by the Ippan Shadan Hojin JBA TIBOR Administration (or any other person which takes over the administration of that rate) for the relevant currency and period displayed on page DTIBOR01 of the Reuters screen (or, in the event such rate does not appear on such Reuters page or screen, on any successor or substitute page on such screen that displays such rate, or on the appropriate page of such other information service that publishes such rate as selected by the Administrative Agent from time to time in its reasonable discretion) as published at approximately 1:00 p.m. Japan time on the applicable date of determination. "Threshold Amount" means $50,000,000.00. "Total Credit Exposure" means, as to any Lender at any time, the unused Commitments and Revolving Credit Exposure of such Lender at such time. "Total Outstandings" means the aggregate Outstanding Amount of all Loans and all L/C Obligations. "Type" means, with respect to a Revolving Loan, its character as a Term Benchmark Loan, an Adjusted Daily Term SOFR Rate Loan, a Base Rate Loan, a Canadian Prime Loan, a Japanese Prime Loan, an RFR Loan or a CBR Loan. "UCP" means the Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits, International Chamber of Commerce Publication No. 600 (or such later version thereof as may be in effect at the applicable time). "UK Financial Institutions" means any BRRD Undertaking (as such term is defined under the PRA Rulebook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Prudential Regulation Authority) or any person falling within IFPRU 11.6 of the FCA Handbook (as amended from time to time) 40 promulgated by the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority, which includes certain credit institutions and investment firms, and certain affiliates of such credit institutions or investment firms. "UK Resolution Authority" means the Bank of England or any other public administrative authority having responsibility for the resolution of any UK Financial Institution. "Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement" means the applicable Benchmark Replacement excluding the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment. "United States" and "U.S." mean the United States of America. "Unreimbursed Amount" has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(c)(i). "U.S. Government Securities Business Day" means any day except for (i) a Saturday, (ii) a Sunday or (iii) a day on which the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association recommends that the fixed income departments of its members be closed for the entire day for purposes of trading in United States government securities. "U.S. Person" means (i) for purposes of Sections 5.21 and 7.15 hereof, any United States citizen, lawful permanent resident, entity organized under the laws of the United States or any jurisdiction within the United States, including any foreign branch of any such entity, or any person in the United States and (ii) for all other purposes, any Person that is a "United States person" within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code. "U.S. Special Resolution Regime" has the meaning assigned to it in Section 10.23. "U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate" has the meaning specified in Section 3.01(e)(ii)(B)(III). "Write-Down and Conversion Powers" means (a) with respect to any EEA Resolution Authority, the write-down and conversion powers of such EEA Resolution Authority from time to time under the Bail- In Legislation for the applicable EEA Member Country, which write-down and conversion powers are described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule, and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, any powers of the applicable Resolution Authority under the Bail-In Legislation to cancel, reduce, modify or change the form of a liability of any UK Financial Institution or any contract or instrument under which that liability arises, to convert all or part of that liability into shares, securities or obligations of that person or any other person, to provide that any such contract or instrument is to have effect as if a right had been exercised under it or to suspend any obligation in respect of that liability or any of the powers under that Bail-In Legislation that are related to or ancillary to any of those powers. "Yen" and "¥" mean the lawful currency of Japan. 1.02 Other Interpretive Provisions. With reference to this Agreement and each other Loan Document, unless otherwise specified herein or in such other Loan Document: (a) The definitions of terms herein shall apply equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The words "include," "includes" and "including" shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase "without limitation." The word "will" shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word "shall." Unless the context requires otherwise, (i) any definition of or reference to 41 any agreement, instrument or other document (including any Organization Document) shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications set forth herein or in any other Loan Document), (ii) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person's successors and assigns, (iii) the words "hereto," "herein," "hereof" and "hereunder," and words of similar import when used in any Loan Document, shall be construed to refer to such Loan Document in its entirety and not to any particular provision thereof, (iv) all references in a Loan Document to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits and Schedules to, the Loan Document in which such references appear, (v) any reference to any law shall include all statutory and regulatory provisions consolidating, amending, replacing or interpreting such law and any reference to any law or regulation shall, unless otherwise specified, refer to such law or regulation as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, and (vi) the words "asset" and "property" shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash, securities, accounts and contract rights. To the extent the Company consummates any transaction that requires any pro forma calculation as a condition thereto or in connection therewith under the terms of this Agreement, then, in each case, any such calculation made by reference to, or requiring pro forma compliance with, the Consolidated Leverage Ratio or any financial covenants shall be made by reference to the Consolidated Leverage Ratio levels or the applicable financial covenant levels required under Section 7.11 (without giving effect to any Elevated Ratio Period (other than in the case of determining satisfaction of the conditions to a Material Acquisition)) for the quarter during which such acquisition, Disposition or other transaction was consummated (or, if there is no Consolidated Leverage Ratio or any financial covenant required to be tested during such fiscal quarter, the Consolidated Leverage Ratio or the financial covenant level for the first testing period scheduled to occur after the date of such calculation). (b) In the computation of periods of time from a specified date to a later specified date, the word "from" means "from and including;" the words "to" and "until" each mean "to but excluding;" and the word "through" means "to and including." (c) Section headings herein and in the other Loan Documents are included for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement or any other Loan Document. (d) Any reference herein to a merger, transfer, consolidation, amalgamation, assignment, sale, disposition or transfer, or similar term, shall be deemed to apply to a division of or by a Person, or an allocation of assets to a series of a Person (or the unwinding of such a division or allocation), as if it were a merger, transfer, consolidation, amalgamation, assignment, sale, disposition or transfer, or similar term, as applicable, to, of or with a separate Person. Any division of a Person shall constitute a separate Person hereunder (and each division of any Person that is a Subsidiary, joint venture or any other like term shall also constitute such a Person or entity). 1.03 Accounting Terms. (a) Generally. All accounting terms not specifically or completely defined herein shall be construed in conformity with, and all financial data (including financial ratios and other financial calculations) required to be submitted pursuant to this Agreement shall be prepared in conformity with, GAAP applied on a consistent basis, as in effect from time to time, applied in a manner consistent with that used in preparing the Audited Financial Statements, except as otherwise specifically prescribed herein. (b) Changes in GAAP. If at any time any change in GAAP (including the adoption of IFRS) would affect the computation of any financial ratio or requirement set forth in any Loan Document, and either the Company or the Required Lenders shall so request, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and 42 the Company shall negotiate in good faith to amend such ratio or requirement to preserve the original intent thereof in light of such change in GAAP (subject to the approval of the Required Lenders); provided that, until so amended, (i) such ratio or requirement shall continue to be computed in accordance with GAAP prior to such change therein and (ii) the Company shall provide to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders financial statements and other documents required under this Agreement or as reasonably requested hereunder setting forth a reconciliation between calculations of such ratio or requirement made before and after giving effect to such change in GAAP. (c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 1.03 or in any reference to capital lease obligations, any change in accounting for leases pursuant to GAAP resulting from the adoption of Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) ("FAS 842"), to the extent such adoption would require treating any lease (or similar arrangement conveying the right to use) as a capital lease where such lease (or similar arrangement) would not have been required to be so treated under GAAP as in effect on December 31, 2018, such lease shall not be considered a capital lease, and all calculations (including with respect to assets and liabilities associated with such lease) and deliverables under this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be made or delivered, as applicable, in accordance therewith. 1.04 Rounding. Any financial ratios required to be maintained by the Borrowers pursuant to this Agreement shall be calculated by dividing the appropriate component by the other component, carrying the result to one place more than the number of places by which such ratio is expressed herein and rounding the result up or down to the nearest number (with a rounding-up if there is no nearest number). 1.05 Exchange Rates; Currency Equivalents. (a) The Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer, as applicable, shall determine the Exchange Rates as of each Revaluation Date to be used for calculating Dollar Equivalent amounts of Credit Extensions and Outstanding Amounts denominated in Alternative Currencies. Such Exchange Rates shall become effective as of such Revaluation Date and shall be the Exchange Rates employed in converting any amounts between the applicable currencies until the next Revaluation Date to occur. Except for purposes of financial statements delivered by Loan Parties hereunder or calculating financial covenants hereunder or except as otherwise provided herein, the applicable amount of any currency (other than Dollars) for purposes of the Loan Documents shall be such Dollar Equivalent amount as so determined by the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer, as applicable. (b) Wherever in this Agreement in connection with a Revolving Borrowing, conversion, continuation or prepayment of a Term Benchmark Loan, Canadian Prime Loan, Japanese Prime Loan or an RFR Loan or the issuance, amendment or extension of a Letter of Credit, an amount, such as a required minimum or multiple amount, is expressed in Dollars, but such Revolving Borrowing, Term Benchmark Loan, Canadian Prime Loan, Japanese Prime Loan, RFR Loan, or Letter of Credit is denominated in an Alternative Currency, such amount shall be the relevant Alternative Currency Equivalent of such Dollar amount (rounded to the nearest unit of such Alternative Currency, with 0.5 of a unit being rounded upward), as determined by the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be. 1.06 Additional Alternative Currencies. (a) The Company may from time to time request that Term Benchmark Loans or RFR Loans be made and/or Letters of Credit be issued in a currency other than those specifically listed in the definition of "Alternative Currency;" provided that such requested currency is a lawful currency (other than Dollars)

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;43 that is an Eligible Currency. In the case of any such request with respect to the making of Term Benchmark Loans or RFR Loans, such request shall be subject to the approval of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders; and in the case of any such request with respect to the issuance of Letters of Credit, such request shall be subject to the approval of the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer. (b) Any such request shall be made to the Administrative Agent not later than 2:00 p.m., four (4) Business Days prior to the date of the desired Credit Extension (or such other time or date as may be agreed by the Administrative Agent and, in the case of any such request pertaining to Letters of Credit, the L/C Issuer, in its or their sole discretion). In the case of any such request pertaining to Term Benchmark Loans or RFR Loans, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender thereof; and in the case of any such request pertaining to Letters of Credit, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the L/C Issuer thereof. Each Lender (in the case of any such request pertaining to Term Benchmark Loans or RFR Loans) or the L/C Issuer (in the case of a request pertaining to Letters of Credit) shall notify the Administrative Agent, not later than 2:00 p.m., one (1) Business Day after receipt of such request whether it consents, in its sole discretion, to the making of Term Benchmark Loans, RFR Loans or the issuance of Letters of Credit, as the case may be, in such requested currency. (c) Any failure by a Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, to respond to such request within the time period specified in the preceding sentence shall be deemed to be a refusal by such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, to permit Term Benchmark Loans or RFR Loans to be made or Letters of Credit to be issued in such requested currency. If the Administrative Agent and all the Lenders consent to making Term Benchmark Loans or RFR Loans in such requested currency, the Administrative Agent shall so notify the Company and such currency shall thereupon be deemed for all purposes to be an Alternative Currency hereunder for purposes of any Revolving Borrowings of Term Benchmark Loans or RFR Loans; and if the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer consent to the issuance of Letters of Credit in such requested currency, the Administrative Agent shall so notify the Company and such currency shall thereupon be deemed for all purposes to be an Alternative Currency hereunder for purposes of any Letter of Credit issuances. If the Administrative Agent shall fail to obtain consent to any request for an additional currency under this Section 1.06, the Administrative Agent shall promptly so notify the Company. Any specified currency of an Existing Letter of Credit that is neither Dollars nor one of the Alternative Currencies specifically listed in the definition of "Alternative Currency" shall be deemed an Alternative Currency with respect to such Existing Letter of Credit only. 1.07 Interest Rates; Benchmark Notification. The interest rate on a Loan denominated in Dollars or an Alternative Currency may be derived from an interest rate benchmark that may be discontinued or is, or may in the future become, the subject of regulatory reform. Upon the occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event, Section 3.03 provides a mechanism for determining an alternative rate of interest. The Administrative Agent does not warrant or accept any responsibility for, and shall not have any liability with respect to, the administration, submission, performance or any other matter related to any interest rate used in this Agreement, or with respect to any alternative or successor rate thereto, or replacement rate thereof, including without limitation, whether the composition or characteristics of any such alternative, successor or replacement reference rate will be similar to, or produce the same value or economic equivalence of, the existing interest rate being replaced or have the same volume or liquidity as did any existing interest rate prior to its discontinuance or unavailability. The Administrative Agent and its affiliates and/or other related entities may engage in transactions that affect the calculation of any interest rate used in this Agreement or any alternative, successor or alternative rate (including any Benchmark Replacement) and/or any relevant adjustments thereto, in each case, in a manner adverse to the Borrower. The Administrative Agent may select information sources or services in its reasonable discretion to ascertain any interest rate used in this Agreement, any component thereof, or rates referenced in the definition thereof, in each case pursuant to 44 the terms of this Agreement, and shall have no liability to the Borrower, any Lender or any other person or entity for damages of any kind, including direct or indirect, special, punitive, incidental or consequential damages, costs, losses or expenses (whether in tort, contract or otherwise and whether at law or in equity), for any error or calculation of any such rate (or component thereof) provided by any such information source or service. 1.08 Times of Day. Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to times of day shall be references to Eastern time (daylight or standard, as applicable). 1.09 Letter of Credit Amounts. Unless otherwise specified herein, the amount of a Letter of Credit at any time shall be deemed to be the Dollar Equivalent of the stated amount of such Letter of Credit in effect at such time; provided, however, that with respect to any Letter of Credit that, by its terms or the terms of any Issuer Document related thereto, provides for one or more automatic increases in the stated amount thereof, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be the Dollar Equivalent of the maximum stated amount of such Letter of Credit after giving effect to all such increases, whether or not such maximum stated amount is in effect at such time. 1.10 Limited Condition Transaction Provisions. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement and/or any other Loan Document to the contrary, for purposes of (a) determining compliance with any provision hereof that requires the calculation of a financial ratio or test, (b) determining compliance with representations and warranties or the absence of Defaults or Events of Defaults or (c) testing availability under baskets set forth in this Agreement for Indebtedness (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, for the incurrence of Revolving Loans but including any Incremental Term Loans (to the extent agreed by the Lenders providing such Incremental Term Loans), Liens, Investments or Restricted Payments, in each case in connection with a Limited Condition Eligible Transaction, at the Company's option on no more than two separate occasions during the term of this Agreement (the Company's election to exercise such option in connection with any Limited Condition Eligible Transaction, an "LCT Election") (except, as applicable, (x) in connection with the incurrence of any Incremental Term Loans, any Limited Condition Transaction Representations, and the representations set forth in Sections 5.01(a) and (b), 5.02(a), 5.04, 5.14 and 5.18 of this Agreement, or (y) any Event of Default under Section 8.01(a) or Section 8.01(f), which shall be tested as of the date such Limited Condition Transaction is consummated) the date of determination of whether any such action is permitted hereunder shall be tested, at the Company's election, (i) as of the date the definitive agreements for such Limited Condition Transaction are entered into or (ii) as of the date such Limited Condition Transaction is consummated (such testing date, the "LCT Test Date") and calculated as if the Limited Condition Transaction and other pro forma events in connection therewith (including any incurrence or repayment of Indebtedness) were consummated on such date. For the avoidance of doubt, if the Company makes an LCT Election and any of the ratios, baskets or other amounts for which compliance was determined or tested as of the LCT Test Date are exceeded, or any representation or warranty would be breached or any Default or Event of Default blocker would apply, as a result of fluctuations in any such ratio or basket (including due to fluctuations of the target entity or assets of any Limited Condition Eligible Transaction) or as a result of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default or other event, in each case at or prior to the consummation of the relevant transaction or action, such baskets or ratios will not be deemed to have been exceeded as a result of such fluctuations, such representation or warranty shall not be deemed to have been breached, and (solely for purposes of such Default or Event of Default blocker) such Default or Event of Default shall be deemed not to have occurred. If the Company makes an LCT Election, then, in 45 connection with any subsequent calculation of any ratio (other than for purposes of calculating actual compliance with Section 7.11) or any basket on or following such date and prior to the earlier of the date on which such Limited Condition Eligible Transaction is consummated or the definitive agreement for such Limited Condition Eligible Transaction is terminated, any such ratio or basket shall be calculated on a pro forma basis assuming such Limited Condition Eligible Transaction and other pro forma events in connection therewith (including any incurrence or repayment of Indebtedness) have been consummated. 1.11 Termination of Prior Agreement. Each of the signatories hereto that is also a party to the Prior Agreement hereby acknowledges that the "Aggregate Commitments" (as defined in the Prior Agreement) are being terminated on the date hereof concurrently with the effectiveness of this Agreement, and hereby agrees that any and all required notices and required notice periods under the Prior Agreement in connection with the foregoing shall be deemed satisfied. ARTICLE II COMMITMENTS AND CREDIT EXTENSIONS 2.01 Revolving Loans. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Lender severally agrees to make loans (each such loan, a "Revolving Loan") to the Borrowers in Agreed Currencies from time to time, on any Business Day during the Availability Period, in an aggregate amount not to exceed at any time outstanding the amount of such Lender's Commitment; provided, however, that after giving effect to any Revolving Borrowing, (a) the Total Outstandings shall not exceed the Aggregate Commitments, and (b) the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Revolving Loans of any Lender, plus such Lender's Applicable Percentage of the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations, plus such Lender's Applicable Percentage of the Outstanding Amount of all Swing Line Loans shall not exceed such Lender's Commitment. Within the limits of each Lender's Commitment, and subject to the other terms and conditions hereof, the Borrowers may borrow under this Section 2.01, prepay under Section 2.05, and reborrow under this Section 2.01. Revolving Loans may be Base Rate Loans, Term Benchmark Loans, Adjusted Daily Term SOFR Rate Loans or RFR Loans, as further provided herein. 2.02 Borrowings, Conversions and Continuations of Revolving Loans. (a) Each Revolving Borrowing, each conversion of Revolving Loans from one Type to the other, and each continuation of Term Benchmark Loans shall be made upon the Company's irrevocable notice to the Administrative Agent, which may be given by facsimile of a Revolving Loan Notice or telephone (or transmitted by electronic communication, including an Approved Borrower Portal, if arrangements for doing so have been approved by the Administrative Agent). Each such notice must be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 1:00 p.m. (i) three (3) Business Days prior to the requested date of any Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Term Benchmark Loans denominated in Dollars or of any conversion of Term Benchmark denominated in Dollars to Base Rate Revolving Loans or to Adjusted Daily Term SOFR Rate Loans or RFR Loans, (ii) four (4) Business Days (or five (5) Business Days in the case of a Special Notice Currency) prior to the requested date of any Borrowing or continuation of Term Benchmark Loans denominated in Alternative Currencies, (iii) five (5) Business Days prior to the requested date of any Borrowing or continuation of RFR Loans and (iv) on the requested date of any Borrowing of Base Rate Revolving Loans or Adjusted Daily Term SOFR Rate Loans. Each telephonic notice by the Company pursuant to this Section 2.02(a) must be confirmed promptly by delivery to the Administrative Agent of a written Revolving Loan Notice, appropriately completed and signed by a 46 Responsible Officer of the Company; provided that, if such Revolving Loan Notice is submitted through an Approved Borrower Portal, the foregoing signature requirement may be waived at the sole discretion of the Administrative Agent. Each Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Term Benchmark Loans shall be in a principal amount of $1,000,000.00 or a whole multiple of $1,000,000.00 in excess thereof. Except as provided in Sections 2.03(c) and 2.04(c), each Revolving Borrowing of or conversion to Base Rate Revolving Loans, Adjusted Daily Term SOFR Rate Loans or RFR Loans shall be in a principal amount of $500,000.00 or a whole multiple of $100,000.00 in excess thereof. Each Revolving Loan Notice (whether telephonic or written) shall specify (A) whether the Company is requesting a Revolving Borrowing, a conversion of Revolving Loans from one Type to the other, or a continuation of Term Benchmark Loans, (B) the requested date of the Borrowing, conversion or continuation, as the case may be (which shall be a Business Day), (C) the principal amount of Revolving Loans to be borrowed, converted or continued, (D) the Type of Revolving Loans to be borrowed or to which existing Revolving Loans are to be converted, (E) if applicable, the duration of the Interest Period with respect thereto, (F) the currency of the Revolving Loans to be borrowed, and (G) if applicable, the Designated Borrower. If the Company fails to specify a currency in a Revolving Loan Notice requesting a Borrowing, then the Revolving Loans so requested shall be made in Dollars. If the Company fails to specify a Type of Revolving Loan in a Revolving Loan Notice or if the Company fails to give a timely notice requesting a conversion or continuation, then the applicable Revolving Loans (if denominated in Dollars) shall be made as, or converted to, Base Rate Loans; provided, however, that in the case of a failure to timely request a continuation of Revolving Loans denominated in (x) Canadian Dollars, such Revolving Loans shall be converted to Canadian Prime Loans at the end of the Interest Period applicable thereto and (y) an Alternative Currency (other than Canadian Dollars), such Loans shall be continued as Term Benchmark Loans in their original currency with an Interest Period of one month. Any automatic conversion to Base Rate Loans shall be effective as of the last day of the Interest Period then in effect with respect to the applicable Term Benchmark Loans or Adjusted Daily Term SOFR Rate Loans. If the Company requests a Borrowing of, conversion to, or continuation of Term Benchmark Loans in any such Revolving Loan Notice, but fails to specify an Interest Period, it will be deemed to have specified an Interest Period of one month. No Revolving Loan may be converted into or continued as a Revolving Loan denominated in a different currency, but instead must be prepaid in the original currency of such Revolving Loan and reborrowed in the other currency. (b) Following receipt of a Revolving Loan Notice, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender of the amount (and currency) of its Applicable Percentage of the applicable Revolving Loans, and if no timely notice of a conversion or continuation is provided by the Company, the Administrative Agent shall notify each Lender of the details of any automatic conversion to Base Rate Loans or continuation of Revolving Loans denominated in a currency other than Dollars, in each case as described in the preceding subsection. In the case of a Revolving Borrowing, each Lender shall make the amount of its Revolving Loan available to the Administrative Agent in Same Day Funds at the Administrative Agent's Office for the applicable currency not later than 2:00 p.m., in the case of any Revolving Loan denominated in Dollars, and not later than the Applicable Time specified by the Administrative Agent in the case of any Revolving Loan in an Alternative Currency, in each case on the Business Day specified in the applicable Revolving Loan Notice. Each Lender at its option may make any Loan by causing any domestic or foreign branch or Affiliate of such Lender to make such Loan (and in the case of an Affiliate, the provisions of Sections 3.01, 3.03, 3.04 and 3.05 shall apply to such Affiliate to the same extent as to such Lender); provided that any exercise of such option shall not affect the obligation of the Borrowers to repay such Loan in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Upon satisfaction of the applicable conditions set forth in Section 4.02 (and, if such Borrowing is the initial Credit Extension, Section 4.01), the Administrative Agent shall make all funds so received available to the Company or the other applicable Borrower in like funds as received by the Administrative Agent either by (i) crediting the account of such Borrower on the books of JPMorgan with the amount of such funds or (ii) wire transfer of such funds, in each case in accordance with instructions provided to (and reasonably acceptable to) the

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;47 Administrative Agent by the Company; provided, however, that if, on the date the Revolving Loan Notice with respect to such Borrowing denominated in Dollars is given by the Company, there are L/C Borrowings outstanding, then the proceeds of such Borrowing, first, shall be applied to the payment in full of any such L/C Borrowings, and, second, shall be made available to the applicable Borrower as provided above. (c) Except as otherwise provided herein, a Term Benchmark Loan may be continued or converted only on the last day of an Interest Period for such Term Benchmark Loan. During the existence of a Default, no Loans may be requested as, converted to or continued as Term Benchmark Loans (whether in Dollars or any Alternative Currency) without the consent of the Required Lenders, and the Required Lenders may demand that any or all of the then outstanding Term Benchmark Loans denominated in an Alternative Currency be prepaid, or redenominated into Dollars in the amount of the Dollar Equivalent thereof, on the last day of the then current Interest Period with respect thereto. (d) The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Company and the Lenders of the interest rate applicable to any RFR Loans or any Interest Period for Term Benchmark Loans upon determination of such interest rate. (e) After giving effect to all Revolving Borrowings, all conversions of Revolving Loans from one Type to the other, and all continuations of Revolving Loans as the same Type, there shall not be more than ten (10) Interest Periods in effect with respect to Term Benchmark Revolving Loans. (f) Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall a Borrower be permitted to request pursuant to this Section 2.02 a Canadian Prime Loan, a Japanese Prime Loan, a CBR Loan or, prior to a Benchmark Transition Event and Benchmark Replacement Date with respect to Term CORRA, an RFR Loan bearing interest based on Daily Simple CORRA (it being understood and agreed that the Canadian Prime Rate, Japanese Prime Rate, a Central Bank Rate and Daily Simple CORRA shall only apply to the extent provided in Section 3.03). 2.03 Letters of Credit. (a) The Letter of Credit Commitment. (i) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, (A) each L/C Issuer, in reliance upon the agreements of the Lenders set forth in this Section 2.03, (1) from time to time on any Business Day during the period from the Closing Date until the Maturity Date, (x) agrees to issue Letters of Credit denominated in Dollars or in one or more Alternative Currencies for the account of the Company or its Subsidiaries in an amount up to one-third of the Committed LC Amount as in effect on the Closing Date (or such greater amount as agreed by the applicable L/C Issuer and notified to the Administrative Agent from time to time) (any such Letters of Credit, the "Committed Letters of Credit"), and (y) may, in its discretion, issue Letters of Credit denominated in Dollars or in one or more Alternative Currencies for the account of the Company or its Subsidiaries in addition to the Committed Letters of Credit in an amount which, together with the amount of any such Committed Letters of Credit, shall not exceed such L/C Issuer's Letter of Credit Sublimit (any such Letters of Credit issued on a discretionary basis pursuant to this clause (y), the "Discretionary Letters of Credit"), and in either case each such L/C Issuer agrees to amend or extend Letters of Credit previously issued by it, in accordance with subsection (b) below (in its discretion with respect to any Discretionary Letters of Credit), and (2) to honor drawings under the Letters of Credit; and (B) the Lenders severally agree to participate in Letters of Credit issued for the account of the Company or its Subsidiaries and any drawings thereunder; provided that after giving effect to any L/C Credit Extension with 48 respect to any Letter of Credit, (A) the Total Outstandings shall not exceed the Aggregate Commitments, (B) the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Revolving Loans of any Lender, plus such Lender's Applicable Percentage of the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations, plus such Lender's Applicable Percentage of the Outstanding Amount of all Swing Line Loans shall not exceed such Lender's Commitment, (C) the Outstanding Amount of the L/C Obligations shall not exceed the Letter of Credit Sublimit and (D) the Outstanding Amount of the L/C Obligations for any L/C Issuer shall not exceed its individual Letter of Credit Sublimit. Each request by the Company for the issuance or amendment of a Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be a representation by the Company that the L/C Credit Extension so requested complies with the conditions set forth in the provisos to the preceding sentence. Within the foregoing limits, and subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Company's ability to obtain Letters of Credit shall be fully revolving, and accordingly the Company may, during the foregoing period, obtain Letters of Credit to replace Letters of Credit that have expired or that have been drawn upon and reimbursed. All Existing Letters of Credit shall be deemed to have been issued pursuant hereto, and from and after the Closing Date shall be subject to and governed by the terms and conditions hereof. (ii) The L/C Issuer shall not issue or amend any Letter of Credit, if the expiry date of such requested or amended Letter of Credit would occur after the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, unless all the Lenders have approved such expiry date. (iii) The L/C Issuer shall not be under any obligation to issue any Letter of Credit if: (A) any order, judgment or decree of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator shall by its terms purport to enjoin or restrain the L/C Issuer from issuing such Letter of Credit, or any Law applicable to the L/C Issuer or any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any Governmental Authority with jurisdiction over the L/C Issuer shall prohibit, or request that the L/C Issuer refrain from, the issuance of letters of credit generally or such Letter of Credit in particular or shall impose upon the L/C Issuer with respect to such Letter of Credit any restriction, reserve or capital requirement (for which the L/C Issuer is not otherwise compensated hereunder) not in effect on the Closing Date, or shall impose upon the L/C Issuer any unreimbursed loss, cost or expense which was not applicable on the Closing Date and which the L/C Issuer in good faith deems material to it; (B) the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate one or more documented policies of the L/C Issuer applicable to letters of credit generally, as reasonably determined by the L/C Issuer; (C) [reserved]; (D) except as otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer, such Letter of Credit is to be denominated in a currency other than an Agreed Currency; (E) the L/C Issuer does not as of the issuance date of such requested Letter of Credit issue Letters of Credit in the requested currency; 49 (F) such Letter of Credit contains any provisions for automatic reinstatement of the stated amount after any drawing thereunder; or (G) a default of any Lender's obligations to fund under Section 2.03(c) exists or any Lender is at such time a Defaulting Lender hereunder, unless the L/C Issuer has entered into arrangements reasonably satisfactory to the L/C Issuer with the Company or such Lender to eliminate the L/C Issuer's risk with respect to such Lender. (iv) The L/C Issuer shall not amend any Letter of Credit if the L/C Issuer would not be permitted at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its amended form under the terms hereof. (v) The L/C Issuer shall be under no obligation to amend any Letter of Credit if (A) the L/C Issuer would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its amended form under the terms hereof, or (B) the beneficiary of such Letter of Credit does not accept the proposed amendment to such Letter of Credit. (vi) The L/C Issuer shall act on behalf of the Lenders with respect to any Letters of Credit issued by it and the documents associated therewith, and the L/C Issuer shall have all of the benefits and immunities (A) provided to the Administrative Agent in Article IX with respect to any acts taken or omissions suffered by the L/C Issuer in connection with Letters of Credit issued by it or proposed to be issued by it and Issuer Documents pertaining to such Letters of Credit as fully as if the term "Administrative Agent" as used in Article IX included the L/C Issuer with respect to such acts or omissions, and (B) as additionally provided herein with respect to the L/C Issuer. (b) Procedures for Issuance and Amendment of Letters of Credit; Auto-Extension Letters of Credit. (i) Each Letter of Credit shall be issued or amended, as the case may be, upon the request of the Company delivered to the L/C Issuer (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) in the form of a Letter of Credit Application, appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Company. Such Letter of Credit Application must be received by the L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent (A) not later than 2:00 p.m. at least two Business Days prior to the proposed issuance date or date of amendment, as the case may be, of any Letter of Credit denominated in Dollars, and (B) not later than 2:00 p.m. at least three Business Days prior to the proposed issuance date or date of amendment, as the case may be, of any Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency; or in each case such later date and time as the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer may agree in a particular instance in their sole discretion. In the case of a request for an initial issuance of a Letter of Credit, such Letter of Credit Application shall specify in form and detail satisfactory to the L/C Issuer: (1) the proposed issuance date of the requested Letter of Credit (which shall be a Business Day); (2) the amount and currency thereof; (3) the expiry date thereof; (4) the name and address of the beneficiary thereof; (5) the documents to be presented by such beneficiary in case of any drawing thereunder; (6) the full text of any certificate to be presented by such beneficiary in case of any drawing thereunder; and (7) such other matters as the L/C Issuer may require. In the case of a request for an amendment of any outstanding Letter of Credit, such Letter of Credit Application shall specify in form and detail satisfactory to the L/C Issuer (w) the Letter of Credit to be amended; (x) the proposed date of amendment thereof (which shall be a Business Day); (y) 50 the nature of the proposed amendment; and (z) such other matters as the L/C Issuer may require. Additionally, the Company shall furnish to the L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent such other documents and information pertaining to such requested Letter of Credit issuance or amendment, including any Issuer Documents, as the L/C Issuer or the Administrative Agent may require. (ii) Promptly after receipt of any Letter of Credit Application, the L/C Issuer will confirm with the Administrative Agent (by telephone or in writing) that the Administrative Agent has received a copy of such Letter of Credit Application from the Company and, if not, the L/C Issuer will provide the Administrative Agent with a copy thereof. Unless the L/C Issuer has received written notice from any Lender, the Administrative Agent or any Loan Party, at least one Business Day prior to the requested date of issuance or amendment of the applicable Letter of Credit, that one or more applicable conditions contained in Article IV shall not then be satisfied, then, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the L/C Issuer shall, on the requested date, issue a Letter of Credit for the account of the Company (or the applicable Subsidiary) or enter into the applicable amendment, as the case may be, in each case in accordance with the L/C Issuer's usual and customary business practices. Immediately upon the issuance of each Letter of Credit, each Lender shall be deemed to, and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to, purchase from the L/C Issuer a risk participation in such Letter of Credit in an amount equal to the product of such Lender's Applicable Percentage multiplied by the amount of such Letter of Credit. (iii) If the Company so requests in any applicable Letter of Credit Application, the L/C Issuer may, in its sole and absolute discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic extension provisions (each, an "Auto-Extension Letter of Credit"); provided that any such Auto-Extension Letter of Credit must permit the L/C Issuer to prevent any such extension at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day (the "Non-Extension Notice Date") in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by the L/C Issuer, the Company shall not be required to make a specific request to the L/C Issuer for any such extension. Once an Auto-Extension Letter of Credit has been issued, the Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the L/C Issuer to permit the extension of such Letter of Credit at any time to an expiry date not later than the Letter of Credit Expiration Date; provided, however, that the L/C Issuer shall not permit any such extension if (A) the L/C Issuer has determined that it would not be permitted, or would have no obligation, at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its revised form (as extended) under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of clause (ii) or (iii) of Section 2.03(a) or otherwise), or (B) it has received notice (which may be by telephone or in writing) on or before the day that is five (5) Business Days before the Non-Extension Notice Date (1) from the Administrative Agent that the Required Lenders have elected not to permit such extension or (2) from the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the Company that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 4.02 is not then satisfied, and in each such case directing the L/C Issuer not to permit such extension. (iv) If the Company so requests in any applicable Letter of Credit Application, the L/C Issuer may, in its sole and absolute discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit that permits the automatic reinstatement of all or a portion of the stated amount thereof after any drawing thereunder (each, an "Auto-Reinstatement Letter of Credit"). Unless otherwise directed by the L/C Issuer, the Company shall not be required to make a specific

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;51 request to the L/C Issuer to permit such reinstatement. Once an Auto-Reinstatement Letter of Credit has been issued, except as provided in the following sentence, the Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the L/C Issuer to reinstate all or a portion of the stated amount thereof in accordance with the provisions of such Letter of Credit. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if such Auto-Reinstatement Letter of Credit permits the L/C Issuer to decline to reinstate all or any portion of the stated amount thereof after a drawing thereunder by giving notice of such non-reinstatement within a specified number of days after such drawing (the "Non-Reinstatement Deadline"), the L/C Issuer shall not permit such reinstatement if it has received a notice (which may be by telephone or in writing) on or before the day that is seven (7) Business Days before the Non- Reinstatement Deadline (A) from the Administrative Agent that the Required Lenders have elected not to permit such reinstatement or (B) from the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the Company that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 4.02 is not then satisfied (treating such reinstatement as an L/C Credit Extension for purposes of this clause) and, in each case, directing the L/C Issuer not to permit such reinstatement. (v) Promptly after its delivery of any Letter of Credit or any amendment to a Letter of Credit to an advising bank with respect thereto or to the beneficiary thereof, the L/C Issuer will also deliver to the Company and the Administrative Agent a true and complete copy of such Letter of Credit or amendment. (c) Drawings and Reimbursements; Funding of Participations. (i) Upon receipt from the beneficiary of any Letter of Credit of any notice of a drawing under such Letter of Credit, the L/C Issuer shall notify the Company and the Administrative Agent thereof. In the case of a Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency, the Company shall reimburse the L/C Issuer in such Alternative Currency, unless (A) the L/C Issuer (at its option) shall have specified in such notice that it will require reimbursement in Dollars, or (B) in the absence of any such requirement for reimbursement in Dollars, the Company shall have notified the L/C Issuer promptly following receipt of the notice of drawing that the Company will reimburse the L/C Issuer in Dollars. In the case of any such reimbursement in Dollars of a drawing under a Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency, the L/C Issuer shall notify the Company of the Dollar Equivalent of the amount of the drawing promptly following the determination thereof. Not later than 12:00 p.m. on the date of any payment by the L/C Issuer under a Letter of Credit to be reimbursed in Dollars, or the Applicable Time on the date of any payment by the L/C Issuer under a Letter of Credit to be reimbursed in an Alternative Currency (each such date, an "Honor Date"), the Borrowers shall reimburse the L/C Issuer through the Administrative Agent in an amount equal to the amount of such drawing and in the applicable currency. If the Borrowers fail to so reimburse the L/C Issuer by such time the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender of the Honor Date, the amount of the unreimbursed drawing (expressed in Dollars in the amount of the Dollar Equivalent thereof in the case of a Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency) (the "Unreimbursed Amount"), and the amount of such Lender's Applicable Percentage thereof. In such event, the Company shall be deemed to have requested a Revolving Borrowing of Base Rate Loans to be disbursed on the Honor Date in an amount equal to the Unreimbursed Amount, without regard to the minimum and multiples specified in Section 2.02 for the principal amount of Base Rate Loans, but subject to the amount of the unutilized portion of the Aggregate Commitments and the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 (other than the delivery of a Revolving Loan Notice). Any notice given by the L/C Issuer or the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 2.03(c)(i) may be given 52 by telephone if immediately confirmed in writing; provided that the lack of such an immediate confirmation shall not affect the conclusiveness or binding effect of such notice. (ii) Each Lender shall upon any notice pursuant to Section 2.03(c)(i) make funds available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer, in Dollars, at the Administrative Agent's Office for Dollar-denominated payments in an amount equal to its Applicable Percentage of the Unreimbursed Amount not later than 3:00 p.m. on the Business Day specified in such notice by the Administrative Agent, whereupon, subject to the provisions of Section 2.03(c)(iii), each Lender that so makes funds available shall be deemed to have made a Base Rate Revolving Loan to the Company in such amount. The Administrative Agent shall remit the funds so received to the L/C Issuer in Dollars. (iii) With respect to any Unreimbursed Amount that is not fully refinanced by a Revolving Borrowing of Base Rate Loans because the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 cannot be satisfied or for any other reason, the Company shall be deemed to have incurred from the L/C Issuer an L/C Borrowing in the amount of the Unreimbursed Amount that is not so refinanced, which L/C Borrowing shall be due and payable on demand (together with interest) and shall bear interest at the Default Rate. In such event, each Lender's payment to the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer pursuant to Section 2.03(c)(ii) shall be deemed payment in respect of its participation in such L/C Borrowing and shall constitute an L/C Advance from such Lender in satisfaction of its participation obligation under this Section 2.03. (iv) Until each Lender funds its Revolving Loan or L/C Advance pursuant to this Section 2.03(c) to reimburse the L/C Issuer for any amount drawn under any Letter of Credit, interest in respect of such Lender's Applicable Percentage of such amount shall be solely for the account of the L/C Issuer. (v) Each Lender's obligation to make Revolving Loans or L/C Advances to reimburse the L/C Issuer for amounts drawn under Letters of Credit, as contemplated by this Section 2.03(c), shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including (A) any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which such Lender may have against the L/C Issuer, the Company, any Subsidiary or any other Person for any reason whatsoever; (B) the occurrence or continuance of a Default, or (C) any other occurrence, event or condition, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing; provided, however, that each Lender's obligation to make Revolving Loans pursuant to this Section 2.03(c) is subject to the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 (other than delivery by the Company of a Revolving Loan Notice). No such making of an L/C Advance shall relieve or otherwise impair the obligation of the Company to reimburse the L/C Issuer for the amount of any payment made by the L/C Issuer under any Letter of Credit, together with interest as provided herein. (vi) If any Lender fails to make available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer any amount required to be paid by such Lender pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.03(c) by the time specified in Section 2.03(c)(ii), the L/C Issuer shall be entitled to recover from such Lender (acting through the Administrative Agent), on demand, such amount with interest thereon for the period from the date such payment is required to the date on which such payment is immediately available to the L/C Issuer at a rate per annum equal to the applicable Overnight Rate from time to time in effect, plus any reasonable and customary administrative, processing or similar fees charged by the L/C Issuer in connection with the foregoing. If such Lender pays such 53 amount (with interest and fees as aforesaid), the amount so paid shall constitute such Lender's Revolving Loan included in the relevant Revolving Borrowing or L/C Advance in respect of the relevant L/C Borrowing, as the case may be. A certificate of the L/C Issuer submitted to any Lender (through the Administrative Agent) with respect to any amounts owing under this clause (vi) shall be conclusive absent manifest error. (d) Repayment of Participations. (i) At any time after the L/C Issuer has made a payment under any Letter of Credit and has received from any Lender such Lender's L/C Advance in respect of such payment in accordance with Section 2.03(c), if the Administrative Agent receives for the account of the L/C Issuer any payment in respect of the related Unreimbursed Amount or interest thereon (whether directly from the Company or otherwise, including proceeds of Cash Collateral applied thereto by the Administrative Agent), the Administrative Agent will distribute to such Lender its Applicable Percentage thereof (appropriately adjusted, in the case of interest payments, to reflect the period of time during which such Lender's L/C Advance was outstanding) in Dollars and in the same funds as those received by the Administrative Agent. (ii) If any payment received by the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer pursuant to Section 2.03(c)(i) is required to be returned under any of the circumstances described in Section 10.05 (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by the L/C Issuer in its discretion), each Lender shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer its Applicable Percentage thereof on demand of the Administrative Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such amount is returned by such Lender, at a rate per annum equal to the applicable Overnight Rate from time to time in effect. The obligations of the Lenders under this clause shall survive the payment in full of the Obligations and the termination of this Agreement. (e) Obligations Absolute. The obligation of the Company to reimburse the L/C Issuer for each drawing under each Letter of Credit and to repay each L/C Borrowing shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable, and shall be paid strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement under all circumstances, including the following: (i) any lack of validity or enforceability of such Letter of Credit, this Agreement, or any other Loan Document; (ii) the existence of any claim, counterclaim, setoff, defense or other right that the Company or any Subsidiary may have at any time against any beneficiary or any transferee of such Letter of Credit (or any Person for whom any such beneficiary or any such transferee may be acting), the L/C Issuer or any other Person, whether in connection with this Agreement, the transactions contemplated hereby or by such Letter of Credit or any agreement or instrument relating thereto, or any unrelated transaction; (iii) any draft, demand, certificate or other document presented under such Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent, invalid or insufficient in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect; or any loss or delay in the transmission or otherwise of any document required in order to make a drawing under such Letter of Credit; 54 (iv) any payment by the L/C Issuer under such Letter of Credit against presentation of a draft or certificate that does not strictly comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit; or any payment made by the L/C Issuer under such Letter of Credit to any Person purporting to be a trustee in bankruptcy, debtor-in-possession, assignee for the benefit of creditors, liquidator, receiver or other representative of or successor to any beneficiary or any transferee of such Letter of Credit, including any arising in connection with any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law; (v) any adverse change in the relevant exchange rates or in the availability of the relevant Alternative Currency to the Company or any Subsidiary or in the relevant currency markets generally; or (vi) any other circumstance or happening whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing, including any other circumstance that might otherwise constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, the Company or any Subsidiary. The Company shall promptly examine a copy of each Letter of Credit and each amendment thereto that is delivered to it and, in the event of any claim of noncompliance with the Company's instructions or other irregularity, the Company will immediately notify the L/C Issuer. The Company shall be conclusively deemed to have waived any such claim against the L/C Issuer and its correspondents unless such notice is given as aforesaid. (f) Role of L/C Issuer. Each Lender and the Company agree that, in paying any drawing under a Letter of Credit, the L/C Issuer shall not have any responsibility to obtain any document (other than any sight draft, certificates and documents expressly required by the Letter of Credit) or to ascertain or inquire as to the validity or accuracy of any such document or the authority of the Person executing or delivering any such document. None of the L/C Issuer, the Administrative Agent, any of their respective Related Parties nor any correspondent, participant or assignee of the L/C Issuer shall be liable to any Lender for (i) any action taken or omitted in connection herewith at the request or with the approval of the Lenders or the Required Lenders, as applicable; (ii) any action taken or omitted in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct; or (iii) the due execution, effectiveness, validity or enforceability of any document or instrument related to any Letter of Credit or Issuer Document. The Company hereby assumes all risks of the acts or omissions of any beneficiary or transferee with respect to its use of any Letter of Credit; provided, however, that this assumption is not intended to, and shall not, preclude the Company's pursuing such rights and remedies as it may have against the beneficiary or transferee at law or under any other agreement. None of the L/C Issuer, the Administrative Agent, any of their respective Related Parties nor any correspondent, participant or assignee of the L/C Issuer shall be liable or responsible for any of the matters described in clauses (i) through (v) of Section 2.03(e); provided, however, that anything in such clauses to the contrary notwithstanding, the Company may have a claim against the L/C Issuer, and the L/C Issuer may be liable to the Company, to the extent, but only to the extent, of any direct, as opposed to consequential or exemplary, damages suffered by the Company which the Company proves were caused by the L/C Issuer's willful misconduct or gross negligence or the L/C Issuer's willful failure to pay under any Letter of Credit after the presentation to it by the beneficiary of a sight draft and certificate(s) strictly complying with the terms and conditions of a Letter of Credit. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, the L/C Issuer may accept documents that appear on their face to be in order, without responsibility for further investigation, regardless of any notice or information to the contrary, and the L/C Issuer shall not be responsible for the validity or sufficiency of any instrument transferring or assigning or purporting to transfer or assign a Letter of Credit or the rights or benefits thereunder or proceeds thereof, in whole or in part, which may prove to be invalid or ineffective for any reason.

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;55 (g) Cash Collateral. (i) Upon the request of the Administrative Agent, if the L/C Issuer has honored any full or partial drawing request under any Letter of Credit and such drawing has resulted in an L/C Borrowing, (ii) if, as of the Maturity Date, any L/C Obligation for any reason remains outstanding, or (iii) if required under Section 2.16(a)(v) to reduce the L/C Issuers' Fronting Exposure, the Company shall, in each case, immediately Cash Collateralize the then Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations or the L/C Issuers' Fronting Exposure, as applicable (without duplication of any Cash Collateral applied pursuant to Section 2.16(a)(ii)). (A) In addition, if the Administrative Agent notifies the Company at any time that the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations (after taking into account all Cash Collateral then being held) at such time exceeds one hundred and five percent (105%) of the Letter of Credit Sublimit then in effect, then, within two Business Days after receipt of such notice, the Company shall Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations in an amount equal to the amount by which the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations exceeds the Letter of Credit Sublimit. (B) The Administrative Agent may, at any time and from time to time after the initial deposit of Cash Collateral pursuant to this Section 2.03(g), request that additional Cash Collateral be provided in order to protect against the results of exchange rate fluctuations. (C) Sections 2.05(c), 2.16(a)(ii) and 8.02(c) set forth certain additional requirements to deliver or apply Cash Collateral hereunder. For purposes of this Section 2.03, Section 2.05(c), Section 2.16 and Section 8.02(c), "Cash Collateralize" means to pledge and deposit with or deliver to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the L/C Issuer and the Lenders, as collateral for the L/C Obligations, cash or deposit account balances pursuant to documentation in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer (which documents are hereby consented to by the Lenders). Derivatives of such term have corresponding meanings. The Company hereby grants to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the L/C Issuer and the Lenders, a security interest in all such cash, deposit accounts and all balances therein and all proceeds of the foregoing. Cash Collateral shall be maintained in blocked, non-interest bearing deposit accounts at JPMorgan. (D) Cash Collateral (or the appropriate portion thereof) provided under this Agreement to reduce Fronting Exposure or to secure other obligations shall be released promptly following (1) the elimination of the applicable Fronting Exposure or other obligations giving rise thereto (including by the termination of Defaulting Lender status of the applicable Lender (or, as appropriate, its assignee following compliance with Section 10.06(b)(vi))) or (2) the determination by the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer that there exists excess Cash Collateral; provided, however, the Person providing Cash Collateral and the L/C Issuer may mutually agree that Cash Collateral shall not be released but instead held to support future anticipated Fronting Exposure or other obligations. (h) Applicability of ISP and UCP. Unless otherwise expressly agreed by the L/C Issuer and the Company when a Letter of Credit is issued (including any such agreement applicable to an Existing Letter of Credit), (i) the rules of the ISP shall apply to each standby Letter of Credit, and (ii) the rules of the UCP shall apply to each commercial Letter of Credit. 56 (i) Letter of Credit Fees. The Company shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender in accordance with its Applicable Percentage, in Dollars, a Letter of Credit fee (the "Letter of Credit Fee") in an amount equal to the Applicable Rate multiplied by the Dollar Equivalent of the daily amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit. For purposes of computing the daily amount available to be drawn under any Letter of Credit, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be determined in accordance with Section 1.09. Letter of Credit Fees shall be (i) computed on a quarterly basis in arrears and (ii) due and payable on the fifteenth day after the end of each March, June, September and December, commencing with the first such date to occur after the issuance of such Letter of Credit, on the Letter of Credit Expiration Date and thereafter on demand. If there is any change in the Applicable Rate during any quarter, the daily amount available to be drawn under each Letter of Credit shall be computed and multiplied by the Applicable Rate separately for each period during such quarter that such Applicable Rate was in effect. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, upon the request of the Required Lenders, while any Event of Default exists, all Letter of Credit Fees shall accrue at the Default Rate. (j) Fronting Fee and Documentary and Processing Charges Payable to L/C Issuer. The Company shall pay directly to the applicable L/C Issuer for Letters of Credit issued after the date hereof for such L/C Issuer's own account, in Dollars, a fronting fee (i) with respect to each commercial Letter of Credit, in an amount equal to 0.125% multiplied by the Dollar Equivalent of the amount of such Letter of Credit, and payable upon the issuance thereof, (ii) with respect to any amendment of a commercial Letter of Credit increasing the amount of such Letter of Credit, at a rate separately agreed between the Company and the L/C Issuer, computed on the Dollar Equivalent of the amount of such increase, and payable upon the effectiveness of such amendment, and (iii) with respect to each standby Letter of Credit, at the per annum rate of 0.125% computed on the Dollar Equivalent of the daily amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit on a quarterly basis in arrears, and due and payable on the fifteenth day after the end of each March, June, September and December in respect of the most recently ended quarterly period (or portion thereof in the case of the first payment), commencing with the first such date to occur after the issuance of such Letter of Credit, on the Letter of Credit Expiration Date and thereafter on demand. For purposes of computing the daily amount available to be drawn under any Letter of Credit, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be determined in accordance with Section 1.09. In addition, the Company shall pay directly to the L/C Issuer for its own account, in Dollars, the customary issuance, presentation, amendment and other processing fees, and other standard costs and charges, of the L/C Issuer relating to letters of credit as from time to time in effect. Such customary fees and standard costs and charges are due and payable on demand and are nonrefundable. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Borrower agrees that, in addition to regular invoicing, the L/C Issuer will send the Borrowers periodic summaries of such amounts owed (which summaries may be sent by electronic means), not more frequently than weekly. The Borrowers shall have four (4) Business Days after the L/C Issuer's delivery of such summary to reconcile, with the L/C Issuer's reasonable assistance, the amounts owed pursuant to such summary with the Borrowers' records. On the fourth (4th) Business Day after the L/C Issuer's delivery of such summary (for purposes hereof, the "Due Date"), the Administrative Agent (for the benefit of the L/C Issuer), or the L/C Issuer, is hereby authorized to debit the amount shown as due in such summary from such of the Company's or any Borrower's accounts with the Administrative Agent as designated in writing by the Company or any Borrower (for purposes of this Section, the "Designated Account"). The Company shall maintain sufficient funds in the Designated Account to cover such debits; provided that if sufficient funds are not maintained in the Designated Account on any Due Date, then the Borrowers shall immediately make the required payment in accordance with the L/C Issuer's instructions. (k) Conflict with Issuer Documents. In the event of any conflict between the terms hereof and the terms of any Issuer Document, the terms hereof shall control. (l) Letters of Credit Issued for Subsidiaries. Notwithstanding that a Letter of Credit issued or outstanding hereunder is in support of any obligations of, or is for the account of, a Subsidiary, the Company 57 shall be obligated to reimburse the L/C Issuer hereunder for any and all drawings under such Letter of Credit. The Company hereby acknowledges that the issuance of Letters of Credit for the account of Subsidiaries inures to the benefit of the Company, and that the Company's business derives substantial benefits from the businesses of such Subsidiaries. (m) Not Bankers Acceptances. Nothing contained herein, shall be deemed to or shall cause a Letter of Credit issued hereunder or an unreimbursed draw thereunder to be or become a bankers acceptance. (n) Letter of Credit Reports. Unless otherwise requested by the Administrative Agent, each L/C Issuer shall report in writing to the Administrative Agent (i) promptly following the end of each calendar month, the aggregate amount of Letters of Credit issued by it and outstanding at the end of such month, (ii) on or prior to each Business Day on which such L/C Issuer expects to issue, amend, renew or extend any Letter of Credit, the date of such issuance, amendment, renewal or extension, and the aggregate face amount of the Letter of Credit to be issued, amended, renewed or extended by it and outstanding after giving effect to such issuance, amendment, renewal or extension occurred (and whether the amount thereof changed), it being understood that such L/C Issuer shall not permit any issuance, renewal, extension or amendment resulting in an increase in the amount of any Letter of Credit to occur without first obtaining written confirmation from the Administrative Agent that it is then permitted under this Agreement, (iii) on each Business Day on which such L/C Issuer makes any payment under any Letter of Credit, the date of such payment under such Letter of Credit and the amount of such payment, (iv) on any Business Day on which the Borrower fails to reimburse any payment under any Letter of Credit required to be reimbursed to such L/C Issuer on such day, the date of such failure and the amount of such payment and (v) on any other Business Day, such other information as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request. 2.04 Swing Line Loans. (a) The Swing Line. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Swing Line Lender may in its sole discretion, in reliance upon the agreements of the other Lenders set forth in this Section 2.04, make loans in Dollars (each such loan, a "Swing Line Loan") to the Company from time to time on any Business Day during the Availability Period in an aggregate amount not to exceed at any time outstanding the amount of the Swing Line Sublimit, notwithstanding the fact that such Swing Line Loans, when aggregated with the Applicable Percentage of the Outstanding Amount of Revolving Loans and L/C Obligations of the Lender acting as Swing Line Lender, may exceed the amount of such Lender's Commitment; provided, however, that after giving effect to any Swing Line Loan, (i) the Total Outstandings shall not exceed the Aggregate Commitments, and (ii) the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Revolving Loans of any Lender, plus such Lender's Applicable Percentage of the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations, plus such Lender's Applicable Percentage of the Outstanding Amount of all Swing Line Loans shall not exceed such Lender's Commitment, and provided, further, that the Company shall not use the proceeds of any Swing Line Loan to refinance any outstanding Swing Line Loan. Within the foregoing limits, and subject to the other terms and conditions hereof, the Company may borrow under this Section 2.04, prepay under Section 2.05, and reborrow under this Section 2.04. Each Swing Line Loan shall be a Base Rate Loan. Immediately upon the making of a Swing Line Loan, each Lender shall be deemed to, and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to, purchase from the Swing Line Lender a risk participation in such Swing Line Loan in an amount equal to the product of such Lender's Applicable Percentage multiplied by the amount of such Swing Line Loan. (b) Borrowing Procedures. Each Swing Line Borrowing shall be made upon the Company's irrevocable notice to the Swing Line Lender and the Administrative Agent, which may be given by telephone. Each such notice must be received by the Swing Line Lender and the Administrative Agent not later than 2:00 p.m. on the requested borrowing date, and shall specify (i) the amount to be borrowed, which 58 shall be a minimum of $500,000.00 or a whole multiple of $100,000.00 in excess thereof, and (ii) the requested borrowing date, which shall be a Business Day. Each such telephonic notice must be confirmed promptly by delivery to the Swing Line Lender and the Administrative Agent of a written Swing Line Loan Notice, appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Company. Promptly after receipt by the Swing Line Lender of any telephonic Swing Line Loan Notice, the Swing Line Lender will confirm with the Administrative Agent (by telephone or in writing) that the Administrative Agent has also received such Swing Line Loan Notice and, if not, the Swing Line Lender will notify the Administrative Agent (by telephone or in writing) of the contents thereof. Unless the Swing Line Lender has received notice (by telephone or in writing) from the Administrative Agent (including at the request of any Lender) prior to 2:00 p.m. on the date of the proposed Swing Line Borrowing (A) directing the Swing Line Lender not to make such Swing Line Loan as a result of the limitations set forth in the proviso to the first sentence of Section 2.04(a), or (B) that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Article IV is not then satisfied, then, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Swing Line Lender will, not later than 3:00 p.m. on the borrowing date specified in such Swing Line Loan Notice, make the amount of its Swing Line Loan available to the Company at its office by crediting the account of the Company on the books of the Swing Line Lender in Same Day Funds. (c) Refinancing of Swing Line Loans. (i) The Swing Line Lender at any time in its sole and absolute discretion may request, on behalf of the Company (which hereby irrevocably authorizes the Swing Line Lender to so request on its behalf), that each Lender make a Base Rate Revolving Loan in an amount equal to such Lender's Applicable Percentage of the amount of Swing Line Loans then outstanding. Such request shall be made in writing (which written request shall be deemed to be a Revolving Loan Notice for purposes hereof) and in accordance with the requirements of Section 2.02, without regard to the minimum and multiples specified therein for the principal amount of Base Rate Loans, but subject to the unutilized portion of the Aggregate Commitments and the conditions set forth in Section 4.02. The Swing Line Lender shall furnish the Company with a copy of the applicable Revolving Loan Notice promptly after delivering such notice to the Administrative Agent. Each Lender shall make an amount equal to its Applicable Percentage of the amount specified in such Revolving Loan Notice available to the Administrative Agent in Same Day Funds for the account of the Swing Line Lender at the Administrative Agent's Office for Dollar- denominated payments not later than 2:00 p.m. on the day specified in such Revolving Loan Notice, whereupon, subject to Section 2.04(c)(ii), each Lender that so makes funds available shall be deemed to have made a Base Rate Revolving Loan to the Company in such amount. The Administrative Agent shall remit the funds so received to the Swing Line Lender. (ii) If for any reason any Swing Line Loan cannot be refinanced by such a Revolving Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.04(c)(i), the request for Base Rate Revolving Loans submitted by the Swing Line Lender as set forth herein shall be deemed to be a request by the Swing Line Lender that each of the Lenders fund its risk participation in the relevant Swing Line Loan and each Lender's payment to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Swing Line Lender pursuant to Section 2.04(c)(i) shall be deemed payment in respect of such participation. (iii) If any Lender fails to make available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Swing Line Lender any amount required to be paid by such Lender pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.04(c) by the time specified in Section 2.04(c)(i), the Swing Line Lender shall be entitled to recover from such Lender

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;59 (acting through the Administrative Agent), on demand, such amount with interest thereon for the period from the date such payment is required to the date on which such payment is immediately available to the Swing Line Lender at a rate per annum equal to the applicable Overnight Rate from time to time in effect, plus any reasonable and customary administrative, processing or similar fees charged by the Swing Line Lender in connection with the foregoing. If such Lender pays such amount (with interest and fees as aforesaid), the amount so paid shall constitute such Lender's Revolving Loan included in the relevant Revolving Borrowing or funded participation in the relevant Swing Line Loan, as the case may be. A certificate of the Swing Line Lender submitted to any Lender (through the Administrative Agent) with respect to any amounts owing under this clause (iii) shall be conclusive absent manifest error. (iv) Each Lender's obligation to make Revolving Loans or to purchase and fund risk participations in Swing Line Loans pursuant to this Section 2.04(c) shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including (A) any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which such Lender may have against the Swing Line Lender, the Company or any other Person for any reason whatsoever, (B) the occurrence or continuance of a Default, or (C) any other occurrence, event or condition, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing; provided, however, that each Lender's obligation to make Revolving Loans pursuant to this Section 2.04(c) is subject to the conditions set forth in Section 4.02. No such funding of risk participations shall relieve or otherwise impair the obligation of the Company to repay Swing Line Loans, together with interest as provided herein. (d) Repayment of Participations. (i) At any time after any Lender has purchased and funded a risk participation in a Swing Line Loan, if the Swing Line Lender receives any payment on account of such Swing Line Loan, the Swing Line Lender will distribute to such Lender its Applicable Percentage of such payment (appropriately adjusted, in the case of interest payments, to reflect the period of time during which such Lender's risk participation was funded) in the same funds as those received by the Swing Line Lender. (ii) If any payment received by the Swing Line Lender in respect of principal or interest on any Swing Line Loan is required to be returned by the Swing Line Lender under any of the circumstances described in Section 10.05 (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by the Swing Line Lender in its discretion), each Lender shall pay to the Swing Line Lender its Applicable Percentage thereof on demand of the Administrative Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such amount is returned, at a rate per annum equal to the applicable Overnight Rate. The Administrative Agent will make such demand upon the request of the Swing Line Lender. The obligations of the Lenders under this clause shall survive the payment in full of the Obligations and the termination of this Agreement. (e) Interest for Account of Swing Line Lender. The Swing Line Lender shall be responsible for invoicing the Company for interest on the Swing Line Loans. Until each Lender funds its Base Rate Revolving Loan or risk participation pursuant to this Section 2.04 to refinance such Lender's Applicable Percentage of any Swing Line Loan, interest in respect of such Applicable Percentage shall be solely for the account of the Swing Line Lender. 60 (f) Payments Directly to Swing Line Lender. The Company shall make all payments of principal and interest in respect of the Swing Line Loans directly to the Swing Line Lender. 2.05 Prepayments. (a) Each Borrower may, upon notice from the Company to the Administrative Agent (which shall be signed by a Responsible Officer and may be on an electronic platform or electronic transmission system, including an Approved Borrower Portal, as shall be approved by the Administrative Agent; provided that, if such notice is submitted through an Approved Borrower Portal, the foregoing signature requirement may be waived at the sole discretion of the Administrative Agent), at any time or from time to time voluntarily prepay Revolving Loans in whole or in part without premium or penalty; provided that (i) such notice must be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 2:00 p.m. (A) three (3) Business Days prior to any date of prepayment of Term Benchmark Loans denominated in Dollars, (B) four (4) Business Days (or five (5), in the case of prepayment of Loans denominated in Special Notice Currencies) prior to any date of prepayment of Term Benchmark Loans denominated in Alternative Currencies, (C) five (5) Business Days prior to any date of prepayment of RFR Loans and (D) on the date of prepayment of Adjusted Daily Term SOFR Rate Loans, Base Rate Revolving Loans or Canadian Prime Loans, as applicable; (ii) any prepayment of Term Benchmark Loans denominated in Dollars shall be in a principal amount of $1,000,000.00 or a whole multiple of $500,000.00 in excess thereof; (iii) any prepayment of Term Benchmark Loans, RFR Loans or Canadian Prime Loans denominated in Alternative Currencies shall be in a minimum principal amount of $500,000.00 or a whole multiple of $500,000.00 in excess thereof; and (iv) any prepayment of Base Rate Revolving Loans or Adjusted Daily Term SOFR Rate Loans shall be in a principal amount of $500,000.00 or a whole multiple of $100,000.00 in excess thereof or, in each case, if less, the entire principal amount thereof then outstanding. Each such notice shall specify the date and amount of such prepayment and the Type(s) of Revolving Loans to be prepaid and, if Term Benchmark Loans are to be prepaid, the Interest Period(s) of such Loans. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify each Lender of its receipt of each such notice, and of the amount of such Lender's Applicable Percentage of such prepayment. If such notice is given by the Company, the applicable Borrower shall make such prepayment and the payment amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable on the date specified therein. Any prepayment of a Loan shall be accompanied by all accrued interest on the amount prepaid, together with any additional amounts required pursuant to Section 3.05 (if applicable). Each such prepayment shall be applied to the Revolving Loans of the Lenders in accordance with their respective Applicable Percentages. (b) The Company may, upon notice to the Swing Line Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), at any time or from time to time, voluntarily prepay Swing Line Loans in whole or in part without premium or penalty; provided that (i) such notice must be received by the Swing Line Lender and the Administrative Agent not later than 2:00 p.m. on the date of the prepayment, and (ii) any such prepayment shall be in a minimum principal amount of $100,000.00 or a whole multiple of $100,000.00 in excess thereof. Each such notice shall specify the date and amount of such prepayment. If such notice is given by the Company, the Company shall make such prepayment and the payment amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable on the date specified therein. (c) If the Administrative Agent notifies the Company at any time that the Total Outstandings at such time exceed the Aggregate Commitments then in effect, then, within two (2) Business Days after receipt of such notice, the Borrowers shall prepay Loans and/or the Company shall Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations in an aggregate amount sufficient to reduce such Outstanding Amount as of such date of payment to an amount not to exceed one hundred percent (100%) of the Aggregate Commitments then in effect; provided, however, that, subject to the provisions of Section 2.03(g)(ii), the Company shall not be required to Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations pursuant to this Section 2.05(c) unless after the prepayment in full of the Loans the Total Outstandings exceed the Aggregate Commitments then in effect. 61 The Administrative Agent may, at any time and from time to time after the initial deposit of such Cash Collateral, request that additional Cash Collateral be provided in order to protect against the results of further exchange rate fluctuations. Notwithstanding the foregoing, so long as the Total Outstandings are not greater than one hundred and five percent (105%) of the Aggregate Commitments then in effect solely as a result of exchange rate fluctuations and not as a direct result of the making of a Loan or issuance of a Letter of Credit, the Borrowers shall not be required to prepay Loans and/or the Company shall not be required to Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations, provided, however, that, if and to the extent solely as a result of exchange rate fluctuations and not as a direct result of the making of a Loan or issuance of a Letter of Credit, the Total Outstandings are greater than one hundred and five percent (105%) of the Aggregate Commitments then in effect, the Borrowers shall prepay Loans and/or the Company shall Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations in an aggregate amount sufficient to reduce such Outstanding Amount as of such date of payment to an amount not to exceed the Aggregate Commitments then in effect. 2.06 Termination or Reduction of Commitments. The Company may, upon notice to the Administrative Agent, terminate the Aggregate Commitments, or from time to time permanently reduce the Aggregate Commitments; provided that (a) any such notice shall be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m. five Business Days prior to the date of termination or reduction, (b) any such partial reduction shall be in an aggregate amount of $10,000,000.00 or any whole multiple of $1,000,000.00 in excess thereof, (c) the Company shall not terminate or reduce the Aggregate Commitments if, after giving effect thereto and to any concurrent prepayments hereunder, the Total Outstandings plus any Alternative Currency reserve would exceed the Aggregate Commitments, and (d) if, after giving effect to any reduction of the Aggregate Commitments, the Letter of Credit Sublimit or the Swing Line Sublimit exceeds the amount of the Aggregate Commitments, such Sublimit shall be automatically reduced by the amount of such excess. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Lenders of any such notice of termination or reduction of the Aggregate Commitments. The amount of any such Aggregate Commitment reduction shall not be applied to the Swing Line Sublimit or the Letter of Credit Sublimit unless otherwise specified by the Company. Any reduction of the Aggregate Commitments shall be applied to the Commitment of each Lender according to its Applicable Percentage. All fees accrued until the effective date of any termination of the Aggregate Commitments shall be paid on the effective date of such termination. 2.07 Repayment of Loans. (a) Each Borrower shall repay to the Lenders on the Maturity Date the aggregate principal amount of Revolving Loans made to such Borrower outstanding on such date. (b) The Company shall repay each Swing Line Loan on the earlier to occur of (i) the date ten Business Days after such Loan is made and (ii) the Maturity Date. 2.08 Interest. (a) The Loans comprising each Base Rate Borrowing (including each Swingline Loan) shall bear interest at the Base Rate plus the Applicable Rate. Loans comprising each Canadian Prime Borrowing shall bear interest at the Canadian Prime Rate plus the Applicable Rate. Loans comprising each Japanese Prime Borrowing shall bear interest at the Japanese Prime Rate plus the Applicable Rate. (b) (i) The Loans comprising each Term Benchmark Borrowing shall bear interest at the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate, the Adjusted EURIBOR Rate, the Adjusted Term CORRA Rate, the Adjusted STIBOR Rate, the Adjusted CIBOR Rate or the Adjusted TIBOR Rate, as applicable, for the Interest Period in effect for such Borrowing plus the Applicable Rate. 62 (ii) The Loans comprising each Adjusted Daily Term SOFR Rate Loan shall bear interest at the Adjusted Daily Term SOFR Rate plus the Applicable Rate. (c) Each RFR Loan shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the applicable Adjusted Daily Simple RFR plus the Applicable Rate. Each CBR Loan (if any) shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the Central Bank Rate for the applicable Alternative Currency plus the CBR Spread. (d) (i) If any amount of principal of any Loan is not paid when due (without regard to any applicable grace periods), whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, such amount shall thereafter bear interest at a fluctuating interest rate per annum at all times equal to the Default Rate to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws. (ii) If any amount (other than principal of any Loan) payable by any Borrower under any Loan Document is not paid when due (without regard to any applicable grace periods), whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, then upon the request of the Required Lenders, such amount shall thereafter bear interest at a fluctuating interest rate per annum at all times equal to the Default Rate to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws. (iii) Upon the request of the Required Lenders, while any Event of Default exists, the Borrowers shall pay interest on the principal amount of all outstanding Obligations hereunder at a fluctuating interest rate per annum at all times equal to the Default Rate to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws. (iv) Accrued and unpaid interest on past due amounts (including interest on past due interest) shall be due and payable upon demand. (e) Borrowers shall pay interest on each Loan in arrears on each Interest Payment Date applicable thereto and at such other times as may be specified herein. Interest hereunder shall be due and payable in accordance with the terms hereof before and after judgment, and before and after the commencement of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law. (f) For the purposes of the Interest Act (Canada), (i) whenever a rate of interest or fee rate hereunder is calculated on the basis of a year (the "deemed year") that contains fewer days than the actual number of days in the calendar year of calculation, such rate of interest or fee rate shall be expressed as a yearly rate by multiplying such rate of interest or fee rate by the actual number of days in the calendar year of calculation and dividing it by the number of days in the deemed year, (ii) the principle of deemed reinvestment of interest shall not apply to any interest calculation hereunder and (iii) the rates of interest stipulated herein are intended to be nominal rates and not effective rates or yields. 2.09 Fees. In addition to certain fees described in subsections (i) and (j) of Section 2.03: (a) Facility Fee. The Company shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender in accordance with its Applicable Percentage, a facility fee in Dollars equal to the Applicable Rate multiplied by the actual daily amount of the Aggregate Commitments (or, if the Aggregate Commitments have terminated, on the Outstanding Amount of all Revolving Loans, Swing Line Loans and L/C Obligations), regardless of usage. The facility fee shall accrue at all times during the Availability Period (and thereafter so long as any Revolving Loans, Swing Line Loans or L/C Obligations remain outstanding), including at any time during which one or more of the conditions in Article IV is not met, and shall be due

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;63 and payable quarterly in arrears on the fifteenth day after the last day of each March, June, September and December, commencing with the first such date to occur after the Closing Date and on the Maturity Date (and, if applicable, thereafter on demand). The facility fee shall be calculated quarterly in arrears, and if there is any change in the Applicable Rate during any quarter, the actual daily amount shall be computed and multiplied by the Applicable Rate separately for each period during such quarter that such Applicable Rate was in effect. (b) Upfront Fee. The Company shall pay to the Administrative Agent, on the Closing Date, (i) for the account of the Lenders in accordance with their respective Applicable Percentages, an upfront fee as separately agreed between the Company and JPMorgan and (ii) such other fees in the amounts and at the times separately agreed between the Company and JPMorgan. Such fees shall be fully earned when paid and shall not be refundable for any reason. (c) Other Fees. The Company shall pay to the Lenders, in Dollars, such fees as shall have been separately agreed upon in writing in the amounts and at the times so specified. Such fees shall be fully earned when paid and shall not be refundable for any reason whatsoever. 2.10 Computation of Interest and Fees; Retroactive Adjustments of Applicable Rate. (a) Interest computed by reference to the Base Rate (except when based on the Prime Rate), the Term SOFR Rate, the EURIBOR Rate, the CIBOR Rate, the STIBOR Rate or Daily Simple RFR with respect to Swiss Francs and Dollars hereunder shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days. Interest computed by reference to the Daily Simple RFR with respect to Sterling, the TIBOR Rate, the Japanese Prime Rate, Term CORRA, or Daily Simple CORRA, the Canadian Prime Rate or the Base Rate at times when the Base Rate is based on the Prime Rate shall be computed on the basis of a year of 365 days (or 366 days in a leap year). In each case interest shall be payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day). All interest hereunder on any Loan shall be computed on a daily basis based upon the outstanding principal amount of such Loan as of the applicable date of determination. The applicable Base Rate, Canadian Prime Rate, Term SOFR Rate, Adjusted Term SOFR Rate, EURIBOR Rate, Adjusted EURIBOR Rate, TIBOR Rate, Adjusted TIBOR Rate, Japanese Prime Rate, CIBOR Rate, Adjusted CIBOR Rate, STIBOR Rate, Adjusted STIBOR Rate, Term CORRA Rate, Term CORRA, Adjusted Daily Simple RFR or Daily Simple RFR shall be determined by the Administrative Agent, and such determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error. (b) If, as a result of any restatement of or other adjustment to the financial statements of the Company or for any other reason, the Company or the Lenders determine that (i) the Consolidated Leverage Ratio as calculated by the Company as of any applicable date was inaccurate and (ii) a proper calculation of the Consolidated Leverage Ratio would have resulted in higher pricing for such period, each Borrower shall immediately and retroactively be obligated to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of the applicable Lenders or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, promptly on demand by the Administrative Agent (or, after the occurrence of an actual or deemed entry of an order for relief with respect to any Borrower under the Bankruptcy Code of the United States, automatically and without further action by the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the L/C Issuer), an amount equal to the excess of the amount of interest and fees that should have been paid for such period over the amount of interest and fees actually paid for such period. This paragraph shall not limit the rights of the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, under Section 2.03(c)(iii), 2.03(i) or 2.08(c) or under Article VIII. Each Borrower's obligations under this paragraph shall survive the termination of the Aggregate Commitments and the repayment of all other Obligations hereunder. 64 2.11 Evidence of Debt. (a) The Credit Extensions made by each Lender shall be evidenced by one or more accounts or records maintained by such Lender and by the Administrative Agent in the ordinary course of business. The accounts or records maintained by the Administrative Agent and each Lender shall be conclusive absent manifest error of the amount of the Credit Extensions made by the Lenders to the Borrowers and the interest and payments thereon. Any failure to so record or any error in doing so shall not, however, limit or otherwise affect the obligation of the Borrowers hereunder to pay any amount owing with respect to the Obligations. In the event of any conflict between the accounts and records maintained by any Lender and the accounts and records of the Administrative Agent in respect of such matters, the accounts and records of the Administrative Agent shall control in the absence of manifest error. Upon the request of any Lender to a Borrower made through the Administrative Agent, such Borrower shall execute and deliver to such Lender (through the Administrative Agent) a Note, which shall evidence such Lender's Loans to such Borrower in addition to such accounts or records. Each Lender may attach schedules to a Note and endorse thereon the date, Type (if applicable), amount, currency and maturity of its Loans and payments with respect thereto. (b) In addition to the accounts and records referred to in subsection (a), each Lender and the Administrative Agent shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice accounts or records evidencing the purchases and sales by such Lender of participations in Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans. In the event of any conflict between the accounts and records maintained by the Administrative Agent and the accounts and records of any Lender in respect of such matters, the accounts and records of the Administrative Agent shall control in the absence of manifest error. 2.12 Payments Generally; Administrative Agent's Clawback. (a) General. All payments to be made by the Borrowers shall be made without condition or deduction for any counterclaim, defense, recoupment or setoff. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein and except with respect to principal of and interest on Loans denominated in an Alternative Currency, all payments by the Borrowers hereunder shall be made to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the respective Lenders to which such payment is owed, at the applicable Administrative Agent's Office in Dollars and in Same Day Funds not later than 2:00 p.m. on the date specified herein. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all payments by the Borrowers hereunder with respect to principal and interest on Loans denominated in an Alternative Currency shall be made to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the respective Lenders to which such payment is owed, at the applicable Administrative Agent's Office in such Alternative Currency and in Same Day Funds not later than the Applicable Time specified by the Administrative Agent on the dates specified herein. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrative Agent may require that any payments due under this Agreement be made in the United States. If, for any reason, any Borrower is prohibited by any Law from making any required payment hereunder in an Alternative Currency, such Borrower shall make such payment in Dollars in the Dollar Equivalent of the Alternative Currency payment amount. The Administrative Agent will promptly distribute to each Lender its Applicable Percentage (or other applicable share as provided herein) of such payment in like funds as received by wire transfer to such Lender's Lending Office. All payments received by the Administrative Agent (i) after 2:00 p.m., in the case of payments in Dollars, or (ii) after the Applicable Time specified by the Administrative Agent in the case of payments in an Alternative Currency, shall in each case be deemed received on the next succeeding Business Day and any applicable interest or fee shall continue to accrue. If any payment to be made by any Borrower shall come due on a day other than a Business Day, payment shall be made on the next following Business Day, and such extension of time shall be reflected in computing interest or fees, as the case may be. 65 (b) (i) Funding by Lenders; Presumption by Administrative Agent. Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a Lender prior to the proposed date of any Revolving Borrowing that such Lender will not make available to the Administrative Agent such Lender's share of such Revolving Borrowing, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such share available on such date in accordance with Section 2.02 and may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the applicable Borrower a corresponding amount. In such event, if a Lender has not in fact made its share of the applicable Revolving Borrowing available to the Administrative Agent, then the applicable Lender and the applicable Borrower severally agree to pay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand such corresponding amount in Same Day Funds with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is made available to such Borrower to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at (A) in the case of a payment to be made by such Lender, the Overnight Rate, plus any reasonable and customary administrative, processing or similar fees charged by the Administrative Agent in connection with the foregoing, and (B) in the case of a payment to be made by such Borrower, the interest rate applicable to Base Rate Loans. If such Borrower and such Lender shall pay such interest to the Administrative Agent for the same or an overlapping period, the Administrative Agent shall promptly remit to such Borrower the amount of such interest paid by such Borrower for such period. If such Lender pays its share of the applicable Revolving Borrowing to the Administrative Agent, then the amount so paid shall constitute such Lender's Revolving Loan included in such Revolving Borrowing. Any payment by such Borrower shall be without prejudice to any claim such Borrower may have against a Lender that shall have failed to make such payment to the Administrative Agent. (ii) Payments by Borrowers; Presumptions by Administrative Agent. Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a Borrower prior to the date on which any payment is due to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders or the L/C Issuer hereunder that such Borrower will not make such payment, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Borrower has made such payment on such date in accordance herewith and may, in reliance upon such assumption, distribute to the Lenders or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, the amount due. In such event, if such Borrower has not in fact made such payment, then each of the Lenders or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, severally agrees to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand the amount so distributed to such Lender or the L/C Issuer, in Same Day Funds with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is distributed to it to, but excluding, the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at the Overnight Rate. A notice of the Administrative Agent to any Lender or Borrower with respect to any amount owing under this subsection (b) shall be conclusive, absent manifest error. (c) Failure to Satisfy Conditions Precedent. If any Lender makes available to the Administrative Agent funds for any Loan to be made by such Lender to any Borrower as provided in the foregoing provisions of this Article II, and such funds are not made available to such Borrower by the Administrative Agent because the conditions to the applicable Credit Extension set forth in Article IV are not satisfied or waived in accordance with the terms hereof, the Administrative Agent shall return such funds (in like funds as received from such Lender) to such Lender, without interest. (d) Obligations of Lenders Several. The obligations of the Lenders hereunder to make Revolving Loans, to fund participations in Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans and to make payments pursuant to Section 10.04(c) are several and not joint. The failure of any Lender to make any Revolving Loan, to fund any such participation or to make any payment under Section 10.04(c) on any date required hereunder shall not relieve any other Lender of its corresponding obligation to do so on such date, and no 66 Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to so make its Revolving Loan, to purchase its participation or to make its payment under Section 10.04(c). (e) Funding Source. Nothing herein shall be deemed to obligate any Lender to obtain the funds for any Loan in any particular place or manner or to constitute a representation by any Lender that it has obtained or will obtain the funds for any Loan in any particular place or manner. 2.13 Sharing of Payments by Lenders. If any Lender shall, by exercising any right of setoff or counterclaim or otherwise, obtain payment in respect of any principal of or interest on any of the Revolving Loans made by it, or the participations in L/C Obligations or in Swing Line Loans held by it resulting in such Lender's receiving payment of a proportion of the aggregate amount of such Revolving Loans or participations and accrued interest thereon greater than its pro rata share thereof as provided herein, then the Lender receiving such greater proportion shall (a) notify the Administrative Agent of such fact, and (b) purchase (for cash at face value) participations in the Revolving Loans and subparticipations in L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans of the other Lenders, or make such other adjustments as shall be equitable, so that the benefit of all such payments shall be shared by the Lenders ratably in accordance with the aggregate amount of principal of and accrued interest on their respective Revolving Loans and other amounts owing them, provided that: (i) if any such participations or subparticipations are purchased and all or any portion of the payment giving rise thereto is recovered, such participations or subparticipations shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery, without interest; and (ii) the provisions of this Section shall not be construed to apply to (A) any payment made by a Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement or (B) any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Revolving Loans or subparticipations in L/C Obligations or Swing Line Loans to any assignee or participant, other than to the Company or any Subsidiary thereof (as to which the provisions of this Section 2.13 shall apply). Each Borrower consents to the foregoing and agrees, to the extent it may effectively do so under applicable law, that any Lender acquiring a participation pursuant to the foregoing arrangements may exercise against such Borrower rights of setoff and counterclaim with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were a direct creditor of such Borrower in the amount of such participation. 2.14 Designated Borrowers. (a) Effective as of the date hereof, (i) Curtiss-Wright Controls, Inc., a Delaware corporation, (ii) Metal Improvement Company, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, (iii) Curtiss-Wright Flow Control Corporation, a New York corporation, (iv) Curtiss-Wright Flow Control Service LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, (v) Curtiss-Wright Electro-Mechanical Corporation, a Delaware corporation, and (vi) Curtiss-Wright Surface Technologies LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, shall each be a "Designated Borrower" hereunder and may receive Loans for its account on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. (b) The Company may at any time, upon not less than fifteen (15) Business Days' notice from the Company to the Administrative Agent (or such shorter period as may be agreed by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion), designate any Material Subsidiary of the Company (an "Applicant Borrower") as a Designated Borrower to receive Loans hereunder by delivering to the Administrative Agent (which

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;67 shall promptly deliver counterparts thereof to each Lender) a duly executed notice and agreement in substantially the form of Exhibit H (a "Designated Borrower Request and Assumption Agreement"). The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that prior to any Applicant Borrower becoming entitled to utilize the credit facilities provided for herein the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall have received such supporting resolutions, incumbency certificates, opinions of counsel and other documents or information, in form, content and scope reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, as may be required by the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders in their sole discretion, and Notes signed by such new Borrowers to the extent any Lenders so require. If the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders agree that an Applicant Borrower shall be entitled to receive Loans hereunder, then promptly following receipt of all such requested resolutions, incumbency certificates, opinions of counsel and other documents or information, the Administrative Agent shall send a notice in substantially the form of Exhibit I (a "Designated Borrower Notice") to the Company and the Lenders specifying the effective date upon which the Applicant Borrower shall constitute a Designated Borrower for purposes hereof, whereupon each of the Lenders agrees to permit such Designated Borrower to receive Loans hereunder, on the terms and conditions set forth herein, and each of the parties agrees that such Designated Borrower otherwise shall be a Borrower for all purposes of this Agreement. (c) The Obligations of the Company and each Designated Borrower that is a Domestic Subsidiary shall be joint and several in nature. (d) Each Subsidiary of the Company that is or becomes a "Designated Borrower" pursuant to this Section 2.14 hereby irrevocably appoints the Company as its agent for all purposes relevant to this Agreement and each of the other Loan Documents, including (i) the giving and receipt of notices, (ii) the execution and delivery of all documents, instruments and certificates contemplated herein and all modifications hereto, and (iii) the receipt of the proceeds of any Loans made by the Lenders to any such Designated Borrower hereunder. Any acknowledgment, consent, direction, certification or other action which might otherwise be valid or effective only if given or taken by all Borrowers, or by each Borrower acting singly, shall be valid and effective if given or taken only by the Company, whether or not any such other Borrower joins therein. Any notice, demand, consent, acknowledgement, direction, certification or other communication delivered to the Company in accordance with the terms of this Agreement shall be deemed to have been delivered to each Designated Borrower. (e) The Company may from time to time, upon not less than fifteen (15) Business Days' notice from the Company to the Administrative Agent (or such shorter period as may be agreed by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion), terminate a Designated Borrower's status as such, provided that there are no outstanding Loans payable by such Designated Borrower, or other amounts payable by such Designated Borrower on account of any Loans made to it, as of the effective date of such termination. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Lenders of any such termination of a Designated Borrower's status. (f) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 2.14, no Subsidiary of the Company shall become a "Designated Borrower" unless and until (x) each Lender has determined, after its review of all materials and information it has reasonably requested, that such Lender can extend credit to such Designated Borrower under all Laws applicable to such Lender, including, without limitation, applicable "know your customer" and anti-money-laundering rules and regulations, including, without limitation, the PATRIOT Act, and (y) any such Subsidiary that qualifies as a "legal entity customer" under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation shall deliver, to each Lender that so requests, a Beneficial Ownership Certification in relation to such Subsidiary. 68 2.15 Increase in Commitments. (a) Request for Increase. Provided there exists no Default, upon written notice to the Administrative Agent (which shall promptly notify the Lenders), the Company may from time to time, request an increase in the Aggregate Commitments or enter into one or more tranches of term loans (each an "Incremental Term Loan"), in each case by an amount (for all such requests) not exceeding $500,000,000.00; provided that (i) any such request for an increase shall be in a minimum amount of $25,000,000.00, and (ii) the Company may make a maximum of three such requests. At the time of sending such notice, the Company (in consultation with the Administrative Agent) shall specify the time period within which each Lender is requested to respond (which shall in no event be less than ten (10) Business Days from the date of delivery of such notice to the Lenders). (b) Lender Elections to Increase. Each Lender shall notify the Administrative Agent within such time period whether or not it agrees to increase its Commitment or to participate in such Incremental Term Loans and, if so, whether by an amount equal to, greater than, or less than its Applicable Percentage of such requested increase. Any Lender not responding within such time period shall be deemed to have declined to increase its Commitment or to participate in such Incremental Term Loans, as applicable. (c) Notification by Administrative Agent; Additional Lenders. The Administrative Agent shall notify the Company and each Lender of the Lenders' responses to each request made hereunder. To achieve the full amount of a requested increase and subject to the approval of the Administrative Agent and, in the case of any increase in Commitments, the L/C Issuer and the Swing Line Lender (in each case, which approvals shall not be unreasonably withheld), the Company may also invite additional Eligible Assignees to become Lenders pursuant to a joinder agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and its counsel. (d) Effective Date and Allocations. If the Aggregate Commitments are increased or Incremental Term Loans are established in accordance with this Section, the Administrative Agent and the Company shall determine the effective date (the "Increase Effective Date") and the final allocation of such increase and/or such establishment of Incremental Term Loans. The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Company and the Lenders of the final allocation of such increase and/or Incremental Term Loans and the Increase Effective Date. (e) Conditions to Effectiveness of Increase. As a condition precedent to such increase, the Company shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a certificate executed by each Loan Party dated as of the Increase Effective Date (in sufficient copies for each Lender) signed by a Responsible Officer of such Loan Party (i) certifying and attaching the resolutions adopted by such Loan Party approving or consenting to such increase, and (ii) in the case of the Company, certifying that, before and after giving effect to such increase, (A) the representations and warranties contained in Article V and the other Loan Documents are true and correct on and as of the Increase Effective Date, except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they are true and correct as of such earlier date, and except that for purposes of this Section 2.15, the representations and warranties contained in subsections (a) and (b) of Section 5.05 shall be deemed to refer to the most recent statements furnished pursuant to clauses (a) and (b), respectively, of Section 6.01, and (B) no Default exists. The Borrowers shall prepay any Revolving Loans outstanding on the Increase Effective Date (and pay any additional amounts required pursuant to Section 3.05) to the extent reasonably deemed to be necessary by the Administrative Agent to keep the outstanding Revolving Loans ratable with any revised Applicable Percentages arising from any nonratable increase in the Commitments under this Section; provided that the Administrative Agent and the Borrowers may designate an Increase Effective Date that will reduce or minimize the payment of additional amounts required pursuant to Section 3.05; and provided further that, for purposes of clarification, use of the phrase "reasonably deemed necessary by the Administrative Agent" 69 in the preceding portion of this sentence is not intended to give the Administrative Agent discretion to allocate Revolving Loans non-ratably. The Incremental Term Loans (a) shall rank pari passu in right of payment with the Revolving Loans, (b) shall not mature earlier than the Maturity Date (but may have amortization prior to such date) and (c) shall be treated substantially the same as (and in any event no more favorably than) the Revolving Loans; provided that (i) the terms and conditions applicable to any tranche of Incremental Term Loans maturing after the Maturity Date may provide for material additional or different financial or other covenants or prepayment requirements applicable only during periods after the Maturity Date and (ii) the Incremental Term Loans may be priced differently than the Revolving Loans. Incremental Term Loans may be made hereunder pursuant to an amendment or restatement (an "Incremental Term Loan Amendment") of this Agreement and, as appropriate, the other Loan Documents, executed by the Borrowers, each Lender participating in such tranche and the Administrative Agent. The Incremental Term Loan Amendment may, without the consent of any other Lenders, effect such amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as may be necessary or appropriate, in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent, to effect the provisions of this Section 2.15. (f) Conflicting Provisions. This Section shall supersede any provisions in Section 2.13 or 10.01 to the contrary. 2.16 Defaulting Lenders. (a) Adjustments. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then, until such time as that Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender, to the extent permitted by applicable Law: (i) Waivers and Amendments. Such Defaulting Lender's right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent with respect to this Agreement shall be restricted as set forth in the definition of "Required Lenders" and Section 10.01. (ii) Defaulting Lender Waterfall. Any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts received by the Administrative Agent for the account of such Defaulting Lender (whether voluntary or mandatory, at maturity, pursuant to Article VIII or otherwise) or received by the Administrative Agent from a Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 10.08 shall be applied at such time or times as may be determined by the Administrative Agent as follows: first, to the payment of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent hereunder; second, to the payment on a pro rata basis of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to the L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender hereunder; third, to Cash Collateralize the L/C Issuer's Fronting Exposure with respect to such Defaulting Lender; fourth, as the Borrowers may request (so long as no Default or Event of Default exists), to the funding of any Loan in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has failed to fund its portion thereof as required by this Agreement, as determined by the Administrative Agent; fifth, if so determined by the Administrative Agent and the Company, to be held in a deposit account and released pro rata in order to (A) satisfy such Defaulting Lender's potential future funding obligations with respect to Loans under this Agreement and (B) Cash Collateralize the L/C Issuer's future Fronting Exposure with respect to such Defaulting Lender with respect to future Letters of Credit issued under this Agreement; sixth, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Lenders, the L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by any Lender, the L/C Issuer or the Swing Line Lender against such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lender's breach of its obligations under this Agreement; seventh, so long as no Default or Event of Default exists, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Borrowers as a result of any judgment of a court of competent 70 jurisdiction obtained by the Borrowers against such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lender's breach of its obligations under this Agreement; and eighth, to such Defaulting Lender or as otherwise directed by a court of competent jurisdiction; provided that if (1) such payment is a payment of the principal amount of any Loans or L/C Borrowings in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has not fully funded its appropriate share, and (2) such Loans were made or the related Letters of Credit were issued at a time when the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 were satisfied or waived, such payment shall be applied solely to pay the Loans of, and L/C Obligations owed to, all Non-Defaulting Lenders on a pro rata basis prior to being applied to the payment of any Loans of, or L/C Obligations owed to, such Defaulting Lender until such time as all Loans and funded and unfunded participations in L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans are held by the Lenders pro rata in accordance with the Commitments hereunder. Any payments, prepayments or other amounts paid or payable to a Defaulting Lender that are applied (or held) to pay amounts owed by a Defaulting Lender or to post Cash Collateral pursuant to this Section and Section 2.03(g) shall be deemed paid to and redirected by such Defaulting Lender, and each Lender irrevocably consents hereto. (iii) Certain Fees. (A) Each Defaulting Lender shall be entitled to receive fees payable under Sections 2.09(a) and 2.09(b)(i) for any period during which that Lender is a Defaulting Lender only to extent allocable to the sum of (1) the outstanding principal amount of the Revolving Loans funded by it, and (2) its Applicable Percentage of the stated amount of Letters of Credit for which it has provided Cash Collateral. (B) Each Defaulting Lender shall be entitled to receive Letter of Credit Fees for any period during which that Lender is a Defaulting Lender only to the extent allocable to its Applicable Percentage of the stated amount of Letters of Credit for which it has provided Cash Collateral. (C) With respect to any fee payable under Section 2.09(a) or (b)(i) or any Letter of Credit Fee not required to be paid to any Defaulting Lender pursuant to clause (A) or (B) above, the Borrowers shall (1) pay to each Non-Defaulting Lender that portion of any such fee otherwise payable to such Defaulting Lender with respect to such Defaulting Lender's participation in L/C Obligations or Swing Line Loans that has been reallocated to such Non-Defaulting Lender pursuant to clause (iv) below, (2) pay to the L/C Issuer and Swing Line Lender, as applicable, the amount of any such fee otherwise payable to such Defaulting Lender to the extent allocable to such L/C Issuer's or Swing Line Lender's Fronting Exposure to such Defaulting Lender, and (3) not be required to pay the remaining amount of any such fee. (iv) Reallocation of Applicable Percentages to Reduce Fronting Exposure. All or any part of such Defaulting Lender's participation in L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans shall be reallocated among the Non-Defaulting Lenders in accordance with their respective Applicable Percentages (calculated without regard to such Defaulting Lender's Commitment) but only to the extent that (A) the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 are satisfied at the time of such reallocation (and, unless the Borrowers shall have otherwise notified the Administrative Agent at such time, the Borrowers shall be deemed to have represented and warranted that such conditions are satisfied at such time), and (B) such

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;71 reallocation does not cause the aggregate Revolving Credit Exposure of any Non- Defaulting Lender to exceed such Non-Defaulting Lender's Commitment. Subject to Section 10.23, no reallocation hereunder shall constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder against a Defaulting Lender arising from that Lender having become a Defaulting Lender, including any claim of a Non-Defaulting Lender as a result of such Non-Defaulting Lender's increased exposure following such reallocation. (v) Cash Collateral. If the reallocation described in clause (a)(iv) above cannot, or can only partially, be effected, the Borrowers shall, without prejudice to any right or remedy available to it hereunder or under applicable Law, Cash Collateralize the L/C Issuers' remaining Fronting Exposure after taking into effect all Cash Collateral applied under clause (a)(ii) above and otherwise provided under Section 2.03(g). (b) Defaulting Lender Cure. If a Borrower, the Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender and the L/C Issuer agree in writing that a Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender, the Administrative Agent will so notify the parties hereto, whereupon as of the effective date specified in such notice and subject to any conditions set forth therein (which may include arrangements with respect to any Cash Collateral), that Lender will, to the extent applicable, purchase at par that portion of outstanding Loans of the other Lenders or take such other actions as the Administrative Agent may determine to be necessary to cause the Revolving Loans and funded and unfunded participations in Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans to be held on a pro rata basis by the Lenders in accordance with their Applicable Percentages, whereupon such Lender will cease to be a Defaulting Lender; provided that no adjustments will be made retroactively with respect to fees accrued or payments made by or on behalf of such Borrower while that Lender was a Defaulting Lender; and provided, further, that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no change hereunder from Defaulting Lender to Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from that Lender's having been a Defaulting Lender. ARTICLE III TAXES, YIELD PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY 3.01 Taxes. (a) Payments Free of Taxes; Obligation to Withhold; Payments on Account of Taxes. (i) Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of any Borrower under any Loan Document shall be made without deduction or withholding for any Taxes, except as required by applicable Laws. If any applicable Laws (as determined in the good faith discretion of the Administrative Agent) require the deduction or withholding of any Tax from any such payment by the Administrative Agent or a Borrower, then the Administrative Agent or such Borrower shall be entitled to make such deduction or withholding, upon the basis of the information and documentation to be delivered pursuant to subsection (e) below. (ii) If any Borrower or the Administrative Agent shall be required by the Code to withhold or deduct any Taxes, including both United States Federal backup withholding and withholding taxes, from any payment, then (A) the Administrative Agent shall withhold or make such deductions as are determined by the Administrative Agent to be required based upon the information and documentation it has received pursuant to subsection (e) below, (B) the Administrative Agent shall timely pay the full amount withheld or deducted to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with the Code, and (C) to the extent that the withholding or deduction is made on account of Indemnified Taxes, the sum payable by the applicable Borrower shall be increased as necessary so that after any required withholding or the making of all required deductions (including 72 deductions applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 3.01) the applicable Recipient receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such withholding or deduction been made. (iii) If any Borrower or the Administrative Agent shall be required by any applicable Laws other than the Code to withhold or deduct any Taxes from any payment, then (A) such Borrower or the Administrative Agent, as required by such Laws, shall withhold or make such deductions as are determined by it to be required based upon the information and documentation it has received pursuant to subsection (e) below, (B) such Borrower or the Administrative Agent, to the extent required by such Laws, shall timely pay the full amount withheld or deducted to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with such Laws, and (C) to the extent that the withholding or deduction is made on account of Indemnified Taxes, the sum payable by the applicable Borrower shall be increased as necessary so that after any required withholding or the making of all required deductions (including deductions applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 3.01) the applicable Recipient receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such withholding or deduction been made. (b) Payment of Other Taxes by the Borrowers. Without limiting the provisions of subsection (a) above, the Borrowers shall timely pay to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law, or at the option of the Administrative Agent timely reimburse it for the payment of, any Other Taxes. (c) Tax Indemnifications. (i) Each of the Borrowers shall, and does hereby, jointly and severally indemnify each Recipient, and shall make payment in respect thereof within 10 days after demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section 3.01) payable or paid by such Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to such Recipient, and any penalties, interest and reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to the Company by a Lender or the L/C Issuer (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), or by the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Lender or the L/C Issuer, shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Each of the Borrowers shall, and does hereby, jointly and severally indemnify the Administrative Agent, and shall make payment in respect thereof within ten (10) days after demand therefor, for any amount which a Lender or the L/C Issuer for any reason fails to pay indefeasibly to the Administrative Agent as required pursuant to Section 3.01(c)(ii) below. (ii) Each Lender and the L/C Issuer shall, and does hereby, severally indemnify, and shall make payment in respect thereof within ten (10) days after demand therefor, (A) the Administrative Agent against any Indemnified Taxes attributable to such Lender or the L/C Issuer (but only to the extent that any Borrower has not already indemnified the Administrative Agent for such Indemnified Taxes and without limiting the obligation of the Borrowers to do so), (B) the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, as applicable, against any Taxes attributable to such Lender's failure to comply with the provisions of Section 10.06(d) relating to the maintenance of a Participant Register and (C) the Administrative Agent and the Borrowers, as applicable, against any Excluded Taxes attributable to such Lender or the L/C Issuer, in each case, that are payable or paid by the Administrative Agent or a Borrower in connection with any Loan Document, and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any 73 Lender by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Each Lender and the L/C Issuer hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, under this Agreement or any other Loan Document against any amount due to the Administrative Agent under this clause (ii). (d) Evidence of Payments. Upon request by the Company or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, after any payment of Taxes by any Borrower or by the Administrative Agent to a Governmental Authority as provided in this Section 3.01, the Company shall deliver to the Administrative Agent or the Administrative Agent shall deliver to the Company, as the case may be, the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of any return required by Laws to report such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to the Company or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be. (e) Status of Lenders; Tax Documentation. (i) Any Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding Tax with respect to payments made under any Loan Document shall deliver to the Company and the Administrative Agent, at the time or times reasonably requested by the Company or the Administrative Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation prescribed by applicable law or the taxing authorities of a jurisdiction pursuant to such applicable law or reasonably requested by the Company or the Administrative Agent as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding. In addition, any Lender, if reasonably requested by the Company or the Administrative Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by applicable law or reasonably requested by the Company or the Administrative Agent as will enable the Company or the Administrative Agent to determine whether or not such Lender is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding two sentences, the completion, execution and submission of such documentation (other than such documentation either (A) set forth in Section 3.01(e)(ii)(A), (ii)(B) and (ii)(D) below or (B) required by applicable law other than the Code or the taxing authorities of the jurisdiction pursuant to such applicable law to comply with the requirements for exemption or reduction of withholding tax in that jurisdiction) shall not be required if in the Lender's reasonable judgment such completion, execution or submission would subject such Lender to any material unreimbursed cost or expense or would materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of such Lender. (ii) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, in the event that the Company is a U.S. Person, (A) any Lender that is a U.S. Person shall deliver to the Company and the Administrative Agent on or prior to the date on which such Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Company or the Administrative Agent), executed originals of IRS Form W-9 certifying that such Lender is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding tax; (B) any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Company and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the request of the Company on behalf of such Borrowers or the Administrative Agent), whichever of the following is applicable: 74 (1) in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party (x) with respect to payments of interest under any Loan Document, executed originals of IRS Form W-8BEN-E (or W-8BEN, as applicable) establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the "interest" article of such tax treaty and (y) with respect to any other applicable payments under any Loan Document, IRS Form W-8BEN-E (or W-8BEN, as applicable) establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the "business profits" or "other income" article of such tax treaty; (2) executed originals of IRS Form W-8ECI; (3) in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Code, (x) a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit J-1 to the effect that such Foreign Lender is not a "bank" within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, a "10 percent shareholder" of the Company within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code, or a "controlled foreign corporation" described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code (a "U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate") and (y) executed originals of IRS Form W-8BEN-E (or W-8BEN, as applicable); or (4) to the extent a Foreign Lender is not the beneficial owner, executed originals of IRS Form W-8IMY, accompanied by IRS Form W- 8ECI, IRS Form W-8BEN, IRS Form W-8BEN-E, a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit J-2 or Exhibit J-3, IRS Form W-9, and/or other certification documents from each beneficial owner, as applicable; provided that if the Foreign Lender is a partnership and one or more direct or indirect partners of such Foreign Lender are claiming the portfolio interest exemption, such Foreign Lender may provide a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit J-4 on behalf of each such direct and indirect partner; (C) any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Company and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Company or the Administrative Agent), executed originals of any other form prescribed by applicable law as a basis for claiming exemption from or a reduction in U.S. federal withholding Tax, duly completed, together with such supplementary documentation as may be prescribed by applicable law to permit the Company or the Administrative Agent to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made; and (D) if a payment made to a Lender under any Loan Document would be subject to U.S. federal withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if such Lender were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Code, as applicable), such Lender shall deliver to the Company and the Administrative Agent at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;75 requested by the Company or the Administrative Agent such documentation prescribed by applicable law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by the Company or the Administrative Agent as may be necessary for the Company and the Administrative Agent to comply with their obligations under FATCA and to determine that such Lender has complied with such Lender's obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for purposes of this clause (D), "FATCA" shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement. (iii) Each Lender agrees that if any form or certification it previously delivered pursuant to this Section 3.01 expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect, it shall update such form or certification or promptly notify the Company and the Administrative Agent in writing of its legal inability to do so. (f) Treatment of Certain Refunds. Unless required by applicable Laws, at no time shall the Administrative Agent have any obligation to file for or otherwise pursue on behalf of a Lender or the L/C Issuer, or have any obligation to pay to any Lender or the L/C Issuer, any refund of Taxes withheld or deducted from funds paid for the account of such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be. If any Recipient determines that it has received a refund of any Taxes as to which it has been indemnified by any Borrower or with respect to which any Borrower has paid additional amounts pursuant to this Section 3.01, it shall pay to such Borrower an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made, or additional amounts paid, by a Borrower under this Section 3.01 with respect to the Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all documented out-of-pocket expenses (including Taxes) incurred by such Recipient, and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund), provided that each Borrower, upon the request of the Recipient, agrees to pay the refunded amount paid to such Borrower (plus any refunded penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) to the Recipient in the event the Recipient is required to repay the refunded amount to such Governmental Authority. This subsection shall not be construed to require any Recipient to make available its tax returns (or any other information relating to its taxes that it deems confidential) to any Borrower or any other Person. (g) Survival. Each party's obligations under this Section 3.01 shall survive the resignation or replacement of the Administrative Agent or any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender or the L/C Issuer, the termination of the Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all other Obligations. 3.02 Illegality. If any Lender determines that any Law has made it unlawful, or that any Governmental Authority has asserted that it is unlawful, for any Lender or its Lending Office to make, maintain or fund any Term Benchmark Loans, Adjusted Daily Term SOFR Rate Loans or RFR Loans (whether denominated in Dollars or an Alternative Currency), or to determine or charge interest rates based on the Relevant Rate for any Term Benchmark Loan, Adjusted Daily Term SOFR Rate Loans or RFR Loan, or any Governmental Authority has imposed material restrictions on the authority of such Lender to purchase or sell, or to take deposits of, Dollars or any Alternative Currency in the applicable interbank market, then, on notice thereof by such Lender to the Company through the Administrative Agent, (a) any obligation of such Lender to make or continue Term Benchmark Loans, Adjusted Daily Term SOFR Rate Loans or RFR Loans in the affected currency or currencies or, in the case of Term Benchmark Loans, Adjusted Daily Term SOFR Rate Loans or RFR Loans in Dollars, to convert Base Rate Loans to Term Benchmark Loans, Adjusted Daily Term SOFR Rate Loans or RFR Loans shall be suspended, and (b) if such notice asserts the illegality of 76 such Lender making or maintaining Base Rate Loans the interest rate on which is determined by reference to the Adjusted Term SOFR component of the Base Rate, the interest rate on Base Rate Loans of such Lender shall, if necessary to avoid such illegality, be determined by the Administrative Agent without reference to the Adjusted Term SOFR component of the Base Rate, in each case until such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Company that the circumstances giving rise to such determination no longer exist. Upon receipt of such notice, (i) the Company shall, upon demand from such Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), convert all Term Benchmark Loans, Adjusted Daily Term SOFR Rate Loans or RFR Loans of such Lender to Base Rate Loans (or in the case of Revolving Loans denominated in Canadian Dollars, Canadian Prime Loans) (the interest rate on which Base Rate Loans of such Lender shall, if necessary to avoid such illegality, be determined by the Administrative Agent without reference to the Adjusted Term SOFR component of the Base Rate) either on the last day of the Interest Period therefor, if such Lender may lawfully continue to maintain such Term Benchmark Loans Adjusted Daily Term SOFR Rate Loans or RFR Loans to such day, or immediately, if such Lender may not lawfully continue to maintain such Term Benchmark Loans, Adjusted Daily Term SOFR Rate Loans or RFR Loans and (ii) if such notice asserts the illegality of such Lender determining or charging interest rates based upon the Term SOFR Reference Rate or Adjusted Daily Term SOFR Rate, the Administrative Agent shall during the period of such suspension compute the Base Rate applicable to such Lender without reference to the Adjusted Term SOFR component thereof until the Administrative Agent is advised in writing by such Lender that it is no longer illegal for such Lender to determine or charge interest rates based upon Adjusted Term SOFR. Upon any such conversion, the Company shall also pay accrued interest on the amount so converted. 3.03 Inability to Determine Rates. (a) Subject to clauses (b) (c), (d), (e) and (f) of this Section 3.03, if: (i) the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) (A) prior to the commencement of any Interest Period for a Term Benchmark Borrowing or Adjusted Daily Term SOFR Rate Borrowing, that adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the Term SOFR Rate, Adjusted Term SOFR Rate, Adjusted Daily Term SOFR Rate, EURIBOR Rate, Adjusted EURIBOR Rate, TIBOR Rate, Adjusted TIBOR Rate, CIBOR Rate, Adjusted CIBOR Rate, STIBOR Rate, Adjusted STIBOR Rate, Term CORRA or the Adjusted Term CORRA Rate (including because the Relevant Screen Rate is not available or published on a current basis), for the applicable Agreed Currency and such Interest Period or (B) at any time, that adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the applicable Adjusted Daily Simple RFR, Daily Simple RFR or RFR for the applicable Agreed Currency; or (ii) the Administrative Agent is advised by the Required Lenders that (A) prior to the commencement of any Interest Period for a Term Benchmark Borrowing or Adjusted Daily Term SOFR Rate Borrowing, Term SOFR Rate, Adjusted Term SOFR Rate, Adjusted Daily Term SOFR Rate, EURIBOR Rate, Adjusted EURIBOR Rate, TIBOR Rate, Adjusted TIBOR Rate, CIBOR Rate, Adjusted CIBOR Rate, STIBOR Rate, Adjusted STIBOR Rate, Term CORRA or the Adjusted Term CORRA Rate for the applicable Agreed Currency and such Interest Period will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of making or maintaining their Loans included in such Borrowing for the applicable Agreed Currency and such Interest Period or (B) at any time, the applicable Adjusted Daily Simple RFR or RFR for the applicable Agreed Currency will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of making or maintaining their Loans included in such Borrowing for the applicable Agreed Currency; 77 (b) then the Administrative Agent shall give notice thereof to the Company and the Lenders by telephone, telecopy or electronic mail as promptly as practicable thereafter and, until (x) the Administrative Agent notifies the Company and the Lenders that the circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer exist with respect to the relevant Benchmark and (y) the applicable Borrower or the Company on behalf of such Borrower delivers a new Revolving Loan Notice in accordance with the terms of Section 2.02, (A) for Loans denominated in Dollars, (1) any Revolving Loan Notice that requests the conversion of any Borrowing to, or continuation of any Borrowing as, a Term Benchmark Borrowing or Adjusted Daily Term SOFR Rate Borrowing and any Revolving Loan Notice that requests a Term Benchmark Borrowing or Adjusted Daily Term SOFR Rate Borrowing shall instead be deemed to be a Revolving Loan Notice, as applicable, for (x) an RFR Borrowing denominated in Dollars so long as the Adjusted Daily Simple RFR for Dollar Borrowings is not also the subject of Section 3.03(a)(i) or (ii) above or (y) a Base Rate Borrowing if the Adjusted Daily Simple RFR for Dollar Borrowings also is the subject of Section 3.03(a)(i) or (ii) above, and (2) any Revolving Loan Notice that requests an RFR Borrowing shall instead be deemed to be a Revolving Loan Notice, as applicable, for a Base Rate Borrowing and (B) for Loans denominated in an Alternative Currency, any Revolving Loan Notice that requests the conversion of any Borrowing to, or continuation of any Borrowing as, a Term Benchmark Borrowing and any Revolving Loan Notice that requests a Term Benchmark Borrowing or an RFR Borrowing, in each case, for the relevant Benchmark shall be ineffective; provided that if the circumstances giving rise to such notice affect only one Type of Borrowings, then all other Types of Borrowings shall be permitted. Furthermore, if any Term Benchmark Loan or RFR Loan in any Agreed Currency is outstanding on the date of the Company's receipt of the notice from the Administrative Agent referred to in this Section 3.03(a) with respect to a Relevant Rate applicable to such Term Benchmark Loan, Adjusted Daily Term SOFR Rate Loan or RFR Loan, then until (x) the Administrative Agent notifies the Company and the Lenders that the circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer exist, with respect to the relevant Benchmark and (y) the applicable Borrower or the Company on behalf of such Borrower delivers a new Revolving Loan Notice in accordance with the terms of Section 2.02, (A) for Loans denominated in Dollars, (1) any Term Benchmark Loan or Adjusted Daily Term SOFR Rate Loan shall on the last day of the Interest Period applicable to such Loan (or the next succeeding Business Day if such day is not a Business Day), be converted by the Administrative Agent to, and shall constitute, (x) an RFR Borrowing denominated in Dollars so long as the Adjusted Daily Simple RFR for Dollar Borrowings is not also the subject of Section 3.03(a)(i) or (ii) above or (y) a Base Rate Loan if the Adjusted Daily Simple RFR for Dollar Borrowings also is the subject of Section 3.03(a)(i) or (ii) above, on such day, and (2) any RFR Loan shall on and from such day be converted by the Administrative Agent to, and shall constitute a Base Rate Loan, (B) for Loans denominated in Canadian Dollars, any Term Benchmark Loan shall on the last day of the Interest Period applicable to such Loan (or the next succeeding Business Day if such day is not a Business Day), be converted by the Administrative Agent to, and shall constitute, a Canadian Prime Borrowing, (B) for Loans denominated in Yen, any Term Benchmark Loan shall on the last day of the Interest Period applicable to such Loan (or the next succeeding Business Day if such day is not a Business Day), be converted by the Administrative Agent to, and shall constitute, a Japanese Prime Borrowing and (C) for Loans denominated in an Alternative Currency (other than Canadian Dollars or Yen), any Term Benchmark Loan (other than those denominated in Canadian Dollars or Yen) shall, on the last day of the Interest Period applicable to such Loan (or the next succeeding Business Day if such day is not a Business Day) bear interest at the Central Bank Rate for the applicable Alternative Currency plus the CBR Spread; provided, that, if the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error) that the Central Bank Rate for the applicable Alternative Currency cannot be determined, any outstanding affected Term Benchmark Loans denominated in any Alternative Currency shall, at the Company's election prior to such day: (A) be prepaid by the Company on such day or (B) solely for the purpose of calculating the interest rate applicable to such Term Benchmark Loan, such Term Benchmark 78 Loan denominated in any Alternative Currency shall be deemed to be a Term Benchmark Loan denominated in Dollars and shall accrue interest at the same interest rate applicable to Term Benchmark Loans denominated in Dollars at such time, and (2) any RFR Loan shall bear interest at the Central Bank Rate for the applicable Alternative Currency plus the CBR Spread; provided that, if the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error) that the Central Bank Rate for the applicable Alternative Currency cannot be determined, any outstanding affected RFR Loans denominated in any Alternative Currency, at the Company's election, shall either (A) be converted into Base Rate Loans denominated in Dollars (in an amount equal to the Dollar Equivalent of such Alternative Currency) immediately or (B) be prepaid in full immediately. (c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, if a Benchmark Transition Event and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred prior to the Reference Time in respect of any setting of the then-current Benchmark, then (x) if a Benchmark Replacement is determined in accordance with clause (1) of the definition of "Benchmark Replacement" with respect to Dollars for such Benchmark Replacement Date, such Benchmark Replacement will replace such Benchmark (including any related adjustments) for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in respect of such Benchmark setting and subsequent Benchmark settings without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document and (y) if a Benchmark Replacement is determined in accordance with clause (2) of the definition of "Benchmark Replacement" with respect to any Agreed Currency for such Benchmark Replacement Date, such Benchmark Replacement will replace such Benchmark (including any related adjustments) for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in respect of any Benchmark setting at or after 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the fifth (5th) Business Day after the date notice of such Benchmark Replacement is provided to the Lenders without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document so long as the Administrative Agent has not received, by such time, written notice of objection to such Benchmark Replacement from Lenders comprising the Required Lenders. (d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, the Administrative Agent will have the right to make Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, any amendments implementing such Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement or any other Loan Document. (e) The Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Company and the Lenders of (i) any occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event, (ii) the implementation of any Benchmark Replacement, (iii) the effectiveness of any Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes, (iv) the removal or reinstatement of any tenor of a Benchmark pursuant to clause (f) below and (v) the commencement or conclusion of any Benchmark Unavailability Period. Any determination, decision or election that may be made by the Administrative Agent or, if applicable, any Lender (or group of Lenders) pursuant to this Section 3.03, including any determination with respect to a tenor, rate or adjustment or of the occurrence or non- occurrence of an event, circumstance or date and any decision to take or refrain from taking any action or any selection, will be conclusive and binding absent manifest error and may be made in its or their sole discretion and without consent from any other party to this Agreement or any other Loan Document, except, in each case, as expressly required pursuant to this Section 3.03. (f) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, at any time (including in connection with the implementation of a Benchmark Replacement), (i) if the then-current Benchmark is a term rate (including the Term SOFR Rate, STIBOR Rate, CIBOR Rate, Term CORRA, EURIBOR Rate or TIBOR Rate) and either (A) any tenor for such Benchmark is not displayed on a screen

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;79 or other information service that publishes such rate from time to time as selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion or (B) the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark has provided a public statement or publication of information announcing that any tenor for such Benchmark is or will be no longer representative, then the Administrative Agent may modify the definition of "Interest Period" for any Benchmark settings at or after such time to remove such unavailable or non- representative tenor and (ii) if a tenor that was removed pursuant to clause (i) above either (A) is subsequently displayed on a screen or information service for a Benchmark (including a Benchmark Replacement) or (B) is not, or is no longer, subject to an announcement that it is or will no longer be representative for a Benchmark (including a Benchmark Replacement), then the Administrative Agent may modify the definition of "Interest Period" for all Benchmark settings at or after such time to reinstate such previously removed tenor. (g) Upon the Company's receipt of notice of the commencement of a Benchmark Unavailability Period, the Company may revoke any request for a Term Benchmark Borrowing, an Adjusted Daily Term SOFR Rate Borrowing or a RFR Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Term Benchmark Loans, Adjusted Daily Term SOFR Rate Loans or RFR Loans to be made, converted or continued during any Benchmark Unavailability Period and, failing that, either (w) the Company will be deemed to have converted any request for (x) a Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in Dollars or an Adjusted Daily Term SOFR Rate Borrowing into a request for a Borrowing of or conversion to (A) an RFR Borrowing denominated in Dollars so long as the Adjusted Daily Simple RFR for Dollar Borrowings is not the subject of a Benchmark Transition Event or (B) a Base Rate Borrowing if the Adjusted Daily Simple RFR for Dollar Borrowings is the subject of a Benchmark Transition Event, (x) a Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in Canadian Dollars into a request for a Borrowing of or conversion to Canadian Prime Loans, (y) a Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in Yen into a request for a Borrowing of or conversion to Japanese Prime Loans, or (z) a Term Benchmark Borrowing or RFR Borrowing denominated in an Alternative Currency (other than Canadian Dollars or Yen) shall be ineffective. During any Benchmark Unavailability Period or at any time that a tenor for the then-current Benchmark is not an Available Tenor, the component of Base Rate based upon the then-current Benchmark or such tenor for such Benchmark, as applicable, will not be used in any determination of Base Rate. Furthermore, if any Term Benchmark Loan, Adjusted Daily Term SOFR Rate Loan or RFR Loan in any Agreed Currency is outstanding on the date of the Company's receipt of notice of the commencement of a Benchmark Unavailability Period with respect to a Relevant Rate applicable to such Term Benchmark Loan, Adjusted Daily Term SOFR Rate Loan or RFR Loan, then until such time as a Benchmark Replacement for such Agreed Currency is implemented pursuant to this Section 3.03, (A) for Loans denominated in Dollars, (1) any Term Benchmark Loan shall on the last day of the Interest Period applicable to such Loan (or the next succeeding Business Day if such day is not a Business Day), and any Adjusted Daily Term SOFR Rate Loan shall on and from such day, be converted by the Administrative Agent to, and shall constitute, (x) an RFR Borrowing denominated in Dollars so long as the Adjusted Daily Simple RFR for Dollar Borrowings is not the subject of a Benchmark Transition Event or (y) a Base Rate Loan if the Adjusted Daily Simple RFR for Dollar Borrowings is the subject of a Benchmark Transition Event, on such day and (2) any RFR Loan shall on and from such day, be converted by the Administrative Agent to, and shall constitute a Base Rate Loan, (B) for Loans denominated in Canadian Dollars, any Term Benchmark Loan shall on the last day of the Interest Period applicable to such Loan (or the next succeeding Business Day if such day is not a Business Day), be converted by the Administrative Agent to, and shall constitute, a Canadian Prime Borrowing, (C) (B) for Loans denominated in Yen, any Term Benchmark Loan shall on the last day of the Interest Period applicable to such Loan (or the next succeeding Business Day if such day is not a Business Day), be converted by the Administrative Agent to, and shall constitute, a Japanese Prime Borrowing and (C) for Loans denominated in any Alternative Currency (other than Canadian Dollars or Yen), (1) any Term Benchmark Loan shall, 80 on the last day of the Interest Period applicable to such Loan (or the next succeeding Business Day if such day is not a Business Day) bear interest at the Central Bank Rate for the applicable Alternative Currency plus the CBR Spread; provided that if the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error) that the Central Bank Rate for the applicable Alternative Currency cannot be determined, any outstanding affected Term Benchmark Loans denominated in any Alternative Currency shall, at the Company's election prior to such day: (A) be prepaid by the Company on such day or (B) solely for the purpose of calculating the interest rate applicable to such Term Benchmark Loan, such Term Benchmark Loan denominated in any Alternative Currency shall be deemed to be a Term Benchmark Loan denominated in Dollars and shall accrue interest at the same interest rate applicable to Term Benchmark Loans denominated in Dollars at such time and (2) any RFR Loan shall bear interest at the Central Bank Rate for the applicable Alternative Currency plus the CBR Spread; provided that, if the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error) that the Central Bank Rate for the applicable Alternative Currency cannot be determined, any outstanding affected RFR Loans denominated in any such Alternative Currency, at the Company's election, shall either (A) be converted into Base Rate Loans denominated in Dollars (in an amount equal to the Dollar Equivalent of such Alternative Currency) immediately or (B) be prepaid in full immediately. 3.04 Increased Costs; Reserves on Loans. (a) Increased Costs Generally. If any Change in Law shall: (i) impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit, compulsory loan, insurance charge or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended or participated in by, any Lender or the L/C Issuer; (ii) subject any Recipient to any Taxes (other than (A) Indemnified Taxes, (B) Taxes described in clauses (b) through (d) of the definition of Excluded Taxes and (C) Connection Income Taxes) on its loans, loan principal, letters of credit, commitments, or other obligations, or its deposits, reserves, other liabilities or capital attributable thereto; or (iii) impose on any Lender or the L/C Issuer or any applicable interbank market any other condition, cost or expense affecting this Agreement or Term Benchmark Loans, Adjusted Daily Term SOFR Rate Loans or RFR Loans made by such Lender or any Letter of Credit or participation therein; and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Lender of making, converting to, continuing or maintaining any Loan (or of maintaining its obligation to make any such Loan), or to increase the cost to such Lender or the L/C Issuer of participating in, issuing or maintaining any Letter of Credit (or of maintaining its obligation to participate in or to issue any Letter of Credit), or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Lender or the L/C Issuer hereunder (whether of principal, interest or any other amount) then, upon request of such Lender or the L/C Issuer, the Company will pay (or cause the applicable Designated Borrower to pay) to such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered. (b) Capital Requirements. If any Lender or the L/C Issuer determines that any Change in Law affecting such Lender or the L/C Issuer or any Lending Office of such Lender or such Lender's or the L/C Issuer's holding company, if any, regarding capital or liquidity requirements has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender's or the L/C Issuer's capital or on the capital of such Lender's 81 or the L/C Issuer's holding company, if any, as a consequence of this Agreement, the Commitments of such Lender or the Loans made by, or participations in Letters of Credit or Swing Line Loans held by, such Lender, or the Letters of Credit issued by the L/C Issuer, to a level below that which such Lender or the L/C Issuer or such Lender's or the L/C Issuer's holding company could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration such Lender's or the L/C Issuer's policies and the policies of such Lender's or the L/C Issuer's holding company with respect to capital adequacy and liquidity requirements), then from time to time the Company will pay (or cause the applicable Designated Borrower to pay) to such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or the L/C Issuer or such Lender's or the L/C Issuer's holding company for any such reduction suffered. (c) Certificates for Reimbursement. A certificate of a Lender or the L/C Issuer setting forth the amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Lender or the L/C Issuer or its holding company, as the case may be, as specified in subsection (a) or (b) of this Section and delivered to the Company shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Company shall pay (or cause the applicable Designated Borrower to pay) such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, the amount shown as due on any such certificate within 10 days after receipt thereof. (d) Delay in Requests. Failure or delay on the part of any Lender or the L/C Issuer to demand compensation pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 3.04 shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender's or the L/C Issuer's right to demand such compensation, provided that no Borrower shall be required to compensate a Lender or the L/C Issuer pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section for any increased costs incurred or reductions suffered more than six months prior to the date that such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, notifies the Company of the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions and of such Lender's or the L/C Issuer's intention to claim compensation therefor (except that, if the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the six-month period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof). 3.05 Compensation for Losses. Upon demand of any Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) from time to time, the Company shall promptly compensate (or cause the applicable Designated Borrower to compensate) such Lender for and hold such Lender harmless from any loss, cost or expense incurred by it as a result of: (a) any continuation, conversion, payment or prepayment of any Loan other than a Base Rate Loan on a day other than the last day of the Interest Period for such Loan (whether voluntary, mandatory, automatic, by reason of acceleration, or otherwise); (b) any failure by any Borrower (for a reason other than the failure of such Lender to make a Loan) to prepay, borrow, continue or convert any Loan other than a Base Rate Loan on the date or in the amount notified by the Company or the applicable Designated Borrower; (c) any failure by any Borrower to make payment of any Loan or drawing under any Letter of Credit (or interest due thereon) denominated in an Alternative Currency on its scheduled due date or any payment thereof in a different currency; or (d) any assignment of a Term Benchmark Loan on a day other than the last day of the Interest Period therefor as a result of a request by the Company pursuant to Section 10.12; 82 including any loss of anticipated profits, any foreign exchange losses and any loss or expense arising from the liquidation or reemployment of funds obtained by it to maintain such Loan, from fees payable to terminate the deposits from which such funds were obtained or from the performance of any foreign exchange contract. The Company shall also pay (or cause the applicable Designated Borrower to pay) any customary administrative fees charged by such Lender in connection with the foregoing. For purposes of calculating amounts payable by the Company (or the applicable Designated Borrower) to the Lenders under this Section 3.05, each Lender shall be deemed to have funded each Loan made by it at the Relevant Rate used in determining the rate for such Loan by a matching deposit or other borrowing in the offshore interbank market for such currency for a comparable amount and for a comparable period, whether or not such Loan was in fact so funded. 3.06 Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders. (a) Designation of a Different Lending Office. If any Lender requests compensation under Section 3.04, or requires any Borrower to pay any Indemnified Taxes or additional amounts to any Lender, the L/C Issuer, or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender or the L/C Issuer pursuant to Section 3.01, or if any Lender gives a notice pursuant to Section 3.02, then at the request of the Company such Lender or the L/C Issuer shall, as applicable, use reasonable efforts to designate a different Lending Office for funding or booking its Loans hereunder or to assign its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or affiliates, if, in the judgment of such Lender or the L/C Issuer, such designation or assignment (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Section 3.01 or 3.04, as the case may be, in the future, or eliminate the need for the notice pursuant to Section 3.02, as applicable, and (ii) in each case, would not subject such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, to any unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be. The Company hereby agrees to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Lender or L/C Issuer in connection with any such designation or assignment. (b) Replacement of Lenders. If any Lender requests compensation under Section 3.04, or if any Borrower is required to pay any Indemnified Taxes or additional amounts to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 3.01 and, in each case, such Lender has declined or is unable to designate a different lending office in accordance with Section 3.06(a), the Company may replace such Lender in accordance with Section 10.12. 3.07 Survival. All of the Borrowers' obligations under this Article III shall survive termination of the Aggregate Commitments, repayment of all other Obligations hereunder, and resignation of the Administrative Agent. ARTICLE IV CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO CREDIT EXTENSIONS 4.01 Conditions of Initial Credit Extension. The obligation of the L/C Issuer and each Lender to make its initial Credit Extension hereunder is subject to satisfaction of the following conditions precedent: (a) The Administrative Agent's receipt of the following, each of which shall be originals or telecopies (followed promptly by originals) unless otherwise specified, each properly executed by a Responsible Officer of the signing Loan Party, each dated the Closing Date (or, in the case of certificates

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;83 of governmental officials, a recent date before the Closing Date) and each in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders: (i) executed counterparts of this Agreement and the Guaranty, sufficient in number for distribution to the Administrative Agent, each Lender and the Company; (ii) Notes executed by the Borrowers in favor of each Lender requesting Notes; (iii) such certificates of resolutions or other action, incumbency certificates and/or other certificates of Responsible Officers of each Loan Party as the Administrative Agent may require evidencing the identity, authority and capacity of each Responsible Officer thereof authorized to act as a Responsible Officer in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which such Loan Party is a party; (iv) such documents and certifications as the Administrative Agent may reasonably require to evidence that each Loan Party as listed on Schedule 4.01(A) is duly organized or formed, and that each of the Borrowers as listed on Schedule 4.01(A) is validly existing, in good standing and qualified to engage in business in each of the jurisdictions' as listed on Schedule 4.01(A) where its ownership, lease or operation of properties or the conduct of its business requires such qualification, except to the extent that failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; (v) a favorable opinion of Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP, outside counsel to the Borrowers, addressed to the Administrative Agent and each Lender, as to such matters concerning the Loan Parties and the Loan Documents as the Required Lenders may reasonably request; (vi) a certificate of a Responsible Officer of each Loan Party either (A) attaching copies of all consents, licenses and approvals required in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by such Loan Party and the validity against such Loan Party of the Loan Documents to which it is a party, and such consents, licenses and approvals shall be in full force and effect, or (B) stating that no such consents, licenses or approvals are so required; (vii) a certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of the Company certifying (A) that the conditions specified in Sections 4.02(a) and (b) have been satisfied and (B) that there has been no event or circumstance since December 31, 2025 that has had or could be reasonably expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect; and (C) a calculation of the Consolidated Leverage Ratio as of the last day of the fiscal quarter of the Company most recently ended prior to the Closing Date; (viii) a duly completed Compliance Certificate as of March 31, 2026, signed by a Responsible Officer of the Company; (ix) upon the reasonable request of any Lender made at least five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall have provided to such Lender, and such Lender shall be reasonably satisfied with, the documentation and other information so requested in connection with applicable "know your customer" and anti-money-laundering rules and regulations, including, without limitation, the PATRIOT Act, in each case at least 10 Business Days prior to the Closing Date, and at least five (5) Business Days prior to the 84 Closing Date, any Borrower that qualifies as a "legal entity customer" under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation shall deliver, to each Lender that so requests, a Beneficial Ownership Certification in relation to such Borrower; and (x) such other assurances, certificates, documents, consents or opinions as the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer, the Swing Line Lender or the Required Lenders reasonably may require. (b) The Company shall have paid to the Lenders, the Administrative Agent, the Joint Lead Arrangers and the Joint Bookrunners all fees required to be paid and all reasonable expenses for which invoices have been presented, on or before the Closing Date. (c) All of the existing Indebtedness for borrowed money of the Company and its Subsidiaries (including, without limitation, the credit facilities evidenced by the Prior Agreement) (other than Indebtedness permitted to exist pursuant to Section 7.03) shall be repaid in full, terminated and cancelled (and any and all Indebtedness thereunder shall have been fully repaid (except to the extent being so repaid with the proceeds of the initial Loans hereunder)) and all guarantees related thereto shall be terminated and released on or prior to the Closing Date. (d) Unless waived by the Administrative Agent, the Company shall have paid all fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent as required under the Loan Documents, to the extent invoiced prior to or on the Closing Date, plus such additional amounts of such fees, charges and disbursements as shall constitute its reasonable estimate of such fees, charges and disbursements incurred or to be incurred by it through the closing proceedings (provided that such estimate shall not thereafter preclude a final settling of accounts between the Company and the Administrative Agent). Without limiting the generality of the provisions of the last paragraph of Section 9.03, for purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified in this Section 4.01, each Lender that has signed this Agreement shall be deemed to have consented to, approved or accepted or to be satisfied with, each document of which it has received a copy (including receipt by electronic means) or other matter required thereunder as to which it has knowledge to be consented to or approved by or acceptable or satisfactory to a Lender unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from such Lender prior to the proposed Closing Date specifying its objection thereto. 4.02 Conditions to all Credit Extensions. The obligation of each Lender to honor any Request for Credit Extension (other than a Revolving Loan Notice requesting only a conversion of Revolving Loans to the other Type, or a continuation of Term Benchmark Loans) is subject to the following conditions precedent: (a) The representations and warranties of (i) the Borrowers contained in Article V and (ii) each Loan Party contained in each other Loan Document or in any document furnished at any time under or in connection herewith or therewith, shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date of such Credit Extension, except (A) that any such representations and warranties that are qualified by reference to materiality or Material Adverse Effect shall be true and correct in all respects; (B) to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they shall be true and correct as of such earlier date, and (C) that for purposes of this Section 4.02, the representations and warranties contained in subsections (a) and (b) of Section 5.05 shall be deemed to refer to the most recent statements furnished pursuant to clauses (a) and (b), respectively, of Section 6.01. 85 (b) No Default shall exist, or would result from such proposed Credit Extension or the application of the proceeds thereof. (c) The Administrative Agent and, if applicable, the L/C Issuer or the Swing Line Lender shall have received a Request for Credit Extension in accordance with the requirements hereof. (d) If the applicable Borrower is a Designated Borrower, then the conditions of Section 2.14 to the designation of such Borrower as a Designated Borrower shall have been met to the satisfaction of the Administrative Agent. (e) In the case of a Credit Extension to be denominated in an Alternative Currency, such currency remains an Eligible Currency. Each Request for Credit Extension (other than a Revolving Loan Notice requesting only a conversion of Revolving Loans to the other Type or a continuation of Term Benchmark Loans) submitted by the Company shall be deemed to be a representation and warranty that the conditions specified in Sections 4.02(a) and (b) have been satisfied on and as of the date of the applicable Credit Extension. ARTICLE V REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES Each Borrower represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that: 5.01 Existence, Qualification and Power. Each Loan Party (a) is duly organized or formed, validly existing and, as applicable, in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, (b) has all requisite power and authority and all requisite governmental licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals to (i) own or lease its assets and carry on its business and (ii) execute, deliver and perform its obligations under the Loan Documents to which it is a party, and (c) is duly qualified and is licensed and, as applicable, in good standing under the Laws of each jurisdiction where its ownership, lease or operation of properties or the conduct of its business requires such qualification or license; except in each case referred to in clause (b)(i) or (c), to the extent that failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. 5.02 Authorization; No Contravention. The execution, delivery and performance by each Loan Party of each Loan Document to which such Person is party, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or other organizational action, and do not and will not (a) contravene the terms of any of such Person's Organization Documents; (b) conflict with or result in any breach or contravention of, or the creation of any Lien under, or require any payment to be made under (i) any Contractual Obligation to which such Person is a party or by which such Person or the properties of such Person or any of its Subsidiaries are bound or (ii) any order, injunction, writ or decree of any Governmental Authority or any arbitral award to which such Person or its property is subject; or (c) violate any Law. Each Loan Party is in compliance with all Contractual Obligations referred to in clause (b)(i) hereof, except to the extent that failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. 86 5.03 Governmental Authorization; Other Consents. No approval, consent, exemption, authorization, or other action by, or notice to, or filing with, any Governmental Authority or any other Person is necessary or required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by, or enforcement against, any Loan Party of this Agreement or any other Loan Document. 5.04 Binding Effect. This Agreement has been, and each other Loan Document, when delivered hereunder, will have been, duly executed and delivered by each Loan Party that is party thereto. This Agreement constitutes, and each other Loan Document when so delivered will constitute, a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Loan Party, enforceable against each Loan Party that is party thereto in accordance with its terms, except in each case as such enforcement may be limited by principles of equity, bankruptcy, insolvency or other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights generally. 5.05 Financial Statements; No Material Adverse Effect; Beneficial Ownership Certification. (a) The Audited Financial Statements (i) were prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the period covered thereby, except as otherwise expressly noted therein; (ii) fairly present the financial condition of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of the date thereof and their results of operations for the period covered thereby in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the period covered thereby, except as otherwise expressly noted therein; and (iii) show all material indebtedness and other material liabilities, direct or contingent, of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of the date thereof, including liabilities for taxes, material commitments and Indebtedness. (b) The unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries dated March 31, 2026, and the related consolidated statements of income or operations, shareholders' equity and cash flows for the fiscal quarter ended on that date (i) were prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the period covered thereby, except as otherwise expressly noted therein, and (ii) fairly present the financial condition of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of the date thereof and their results of operations for the period covered thereby, subject, in the case of clauses (i) and (ii), to the absence of footnotes and to normal year-end audit adjustments. Schedule 5.05 sets forth all material indebtedness and other material liabilities, direct or contingent, of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of the date of such financial statements, including liabilities for taxes, material commitments and Indebtedness. (c) Since the date of the Audited Financial Statements, there has been no event or circumstance, either individually or in the aggregate, that has had or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. (d) As of the Closing Date, the information included in the Beneficial Ownership Certification, if applicable, is true and correct in all respects. 5.06 Litigation. There are no actions, suits, proceedings, claims or disputes pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened or contemplated, at law, in equity, in arbitration or before any Governmental Authority, by or against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or against any of their properties or revenues that (a) purport to affect or pertain to this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or any of the transactions contemplated hereby, or (b) except as specifically disclosed in Schedule 5.06, either individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and there has been no material

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;87 adverse change in the status, or financial effect on any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof, of the matters described on Schedule 5.06. 5.07 No Default. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in default under or with respect to any Contractual Obligation that could, either individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No Default has occurred and is continuing or would result from the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any other Loan Document. 5.08 Ownership of Property; Liens. Each of the Company and each Subsidiary has good record and marketable title in fee simple to, or valid leasehold interests in, all real property necessary or used in the ordinary conduct of its business, except for such defects in title as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The property of the Company and its Subsidiaries is subject to no Liens, other than Liens permitted by Section 7.01. 5.09 Environmental Compliance. The Company and its Subsidiaries conduct in the ordinary course of business a review of the effect of existing Environmental Laws and claims alleging potential liability or responsibility for violation of any Environmental Law on their respective businesses, operations and properties, and as a result thereof the Company has reasonably concluded that, except as specifically disclosed in Schedule 5.09, such Environmental Laws and claims would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. 5.10 Insurance. The properties of the Company and its Subsidiaries are insured in accordance with customary industry practice, in such amounts, with such deductibles and covering such risks as are customarily carried by companies engaged in similar businesses and owning similar properties in localities where the Company or the applicable Subsidiary operates. 5.11 Taxes. The Company and its Subsidiaries have filed all Federal, state and other tax returns, extension and reports required to be filed, and have paid all Federal, state and other taxes, assessments, fees and other governmental charges levied or imposed upon them or their properties, income or assets otherwise due and payable, except those which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted and for which adequate reserves have been provided in accordance with GAAP or which, individually or in the aggregate, have not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect. There is no proposed tax assessment against the Company or any Subsidiary that would, if made, have a Material Adverse Effect. Neither any Loan Party nor any Subsidiary thereof is party to any tax sharing agreement. 5.12 ERISA Compliance. (a) Each Plan is in compliance in all material respects with the applicable provisions of ERISA, the Code and other Federal or state Laws. Each Pension Plan that is intended to be a qualified plan under Section 401(a) of the Code has received a favorable determination letter from the IRS to the effect that the 88 form of such Plan is qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code and the trust related thereto has been determined by the IRS to be exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(a) of the Code, or an application for such a letter is currently being processed by the IRS. To the best knowledge of the Company, nothing has occurred that would prevent or cause the loss of such tax-qualified status. (b) There are no pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened claims, actions or lawsuits, or action by any Governmental Authority, with respect to any Plan that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. There has been no prohibited transaction or violation of the fiduciary responsibility rules with respect to any Plan that has resulted or would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. (c) (i) No ERISA Event has occurred, and neither the Company nor any ERISA Affiliate is aware of any fact, event or circumstance that could reasonably be expected to constitute or result in an ERISA Event with respect to any Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan; (ii) the Company and each ERISA Affiliate has met all applicable requirements under the Pension Funding Rules in respect of each Pension Plan, and no waiver of the minimum funding standards under the Pension Funding Rules has been applied for or obtained; (iii) as of the most recent valuation date for any Pension Plan, the funding target attainment percentage (as defined in Section 430(d)(2) of the Code) is sixty percent (60%) or higher and neither the Company nor any ERISA Affiliate knows of any facts or circumstances that could reasonably be expected to cause the funding target attainment percentage for any such plan to drop below sixty percent (60%) as of the most recent valuation date; (iv) neither the Company nor any ERISA Affiliate has incurred any liability to the PBGC other than for the payment of premiums, and there are no premium payments which have become due that are unpaid; (v) neither the Company nor any ERISA Affiliate has engaged in a transaction that could be subject to Section 4069 or Section 4212(c) of ERISA; and (vi) no Pension Plan has been terminated by the plan administrator thereof nor by the PBGC, and no event or circumstance has occurred or exists that could reasonably be expected to cause the PBGC to institute proceedings under Title IV of ERISA to terminate any Pension Plan. (d) Neither the Company nor any ERISA Affiliate maintains or contributes to, or has any unsatisfied obligation to contribute to, or liability under, any active or terminated Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan on the Closing Date, other than those liabilities and obligations set forth in the most recently filed 10-K and 10-Q delivered to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders. (e) The Company represents and warrants as of the Closing Date that the Company and its Subsidiaries are not using "plan assets" (within the meaning of 29 CFR § 2510.3-101, as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA) of one or more Benefit Plans in connection with payment of the Loans, the Letters of Credit or the Commitments. 5.13 Subsidiaries; Equity Interests. As of the Closing Date, the Company has no Subsidiaries other than those specifically disclosed in Part (a) of Schedule 5.13, and all of the outstanding Equity Interests in such Subsidiaries have been validly issued, are fully paid and nonassessable and are owned by a Loan Party in the amounts specified on Part (a) of Schedule 5.13 free and clear of all Liens. As of the Closing Date, the Company has no equity investments in any other corporation or entity other than those specifically disclosed in Part (b) of Schedule 5.13. All of the outstanding Equity Interests in the Company have been validly issued, and are fully paid and nonassessable. The Company represents and warrants that the Material Subsidiaries identified in this Agreement are the only Material Subsidiaries in existence, and that each Subsidiary that is a guarantor of a Private Placement is party to the Guaranty. 89 5.14 Margin Regulations; Investment Company Act. (a) No Borrower is engaged or will engage, principally or as one of its important activities, in the business of purchasing or carrying margin stock (within the meaning of Regulation U issued by the FRB), or extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying margin stock. (b) None of the Company, any Person Controlling the Company, or any Subsidiary is or is required to be registered as an "investment company" under the Investment Company Act of 1940. 5.15 Disclosure. The Company has disclosed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders all agreements, instruments and corporate or other restrictions to which it or any of its Subsidiaries is subject, and all other matters known to it, that, individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. No report, financial statement, certificate or other information furnished (whether in writing or orally) by or on behalf of any Loan Party to the Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and the negotiation of this Agreement or delivered hereunder or under any other Loan Document (in each case, as modified or supplemented by other information so furnished) contains any material misstatement of fact or omits to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that, with respect to projected financial information, the Company represents only that such information was prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed to be reasonable at the time. 5.16 Compliance with Laws. Each of the Company and each Subsidiary is in compliance in all material respects with the requirements of all Laws and all orders, writs, injunctions and decrees applicable to it or to its properties, except in such instances in which (a) such requirement of Law or order, writ, injunction or decree is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted or (b) the failure to comply therewith, either individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. 5.17 Intellectual Property; Licenses, Etc. The Company and its Subsidiaries own, or possess the right to use, all of the trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights, patents, patent rights, franchises, licenses and other intellectual property rights (collectively, "IP Rights") that are reasonably necessary for the operation of their respective businesses, without conflict with the rights of any other Person. To the knowledge of the Company, no material slogan or other advertising device, product, process, method, substance, part or other material now employed, or now contemplated to be employed, by the Company or any Subsidiary infringes in any material respect upon any rights held by any other Person. Except as specifically disclosed in Schedule 5.17, no claim or litigation regarding any of the foregoing is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened, which, either individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. 5.18 Sanctions; Anti-Corruption Laws; Export Controls. The Company has implemented and maintains in effect policies and procedures reasonably designed to ensure material compliance by the Company, its Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents with Anti-Corruption Laws, Export Controls and applicable Sanctions, and 90 the Company, its Subsidiaries and their respective officers and directors and to the knowledge of the Company its employees and agents, are in compliance with Anti-Corruption Laws, Export Controls and applicable Sanctions in all material respects. None of (a) the Company, any Subsidiary, any of their respective directors or officers, or (b) to the knowledge of the Company, any employee or agent of the Company or any Subsidiary that will act in any capacity in connection with or benefit from the credit facility established hereby, is a Sanctioned Person. No Borrowing or Letter of Credit or use of proceeds will directly or, to the knowledge of the Loan Parties, indirectly violate any Anti-Corruption Law, Export Controls or applicable Sanctions. 5.19 Taxpayer Identification Number; Other Identifying Information. The true and correct U.S. taxpayer identification number of the Company and each Designated Borrower party hereto on the Closing Date is set forth on Schedule 10.02. 5.20 No Affected Financial Institution. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is an Affected Financial Institution. 5.21 Outbound Investment Rules. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a 'covered foreign person' as that term is used in the Outbound Investment Rules. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries currently engages, or has any present intention to engage in the future, directly or indirectly, in (i) a "covered activity" or a "covered transaction", as each such term is defined in the Outbound Investment Rules, (ii) any activity or transaction that would constitute a "covered activity" or a "covered transaction", as each such term is defined in the Outbound Investment Rules, if the Borrower were a U.S. Person or (iii) any other activity that would cause the Administrative Agent or any Lender to be in violation of the Outbound Investment Rules or cause the Administrative Agent or any Lender to be legally prohibited by the Outbound Investment Rules from performing under this Agreement. ARTICLE VI AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS So long as any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, any Loan or other Obligation hereunder shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied, or any Letter of Credit shall remain outstanding, the Company shall, and shall (except in the case of the covenants set forth in Sections 6.01, 6.02, and 6.03) cause each Subsidiary to: 6.01 Financial Statements. Deliver to the Administrative Agent and each Lender, in form and detail satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders: (a) as soon as available, but in any event within ninety (90) days after the end of each fiscal year of the Company, a consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such fiscal year, and the related consolidated statements of income or operations, shareholders' equity and cash flows for such fiscal year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal year, all in reasonable detail and prepared in accordance with GAAP, such consolidated statements

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;91 to be audited and accompanied by a report and opinion of Deloitte & Touche LLP or another independent certified public accountant of nationally recognized standing reasonably acceptable to the Required Lenders, which report and opinion shall be prepared in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards and shall not be subject to any "going concern" or like qualification or exception or any qualification or exception as to the scope of such audit; and (b) as soon as available, but in any event within sixty (60) days after the end of each of the first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year of the Company, a consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such fiscal quarter, and the related consolidated statements of income or operations, shareholders' equity and cash flows for such fiscal quarter and for the portion of the Company's fiscal year then ended, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the corresponding fiscal quarter of the previous fiscal year and the corresponding portion of the previous fiscal year, all in reasonable detail, certified by a Responsible Officer of the Company as fairly presenting the financial condition, results of operations, shareholders' equity and cash flows of the Company and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP, subject only to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes. As to any information contained in materials furnished pursuant to Section 6.02(c), the Company shall not be separately required to furnish such information under clause (a) or (b) above, but the foregoing shall not be in derogation of the obligation of the Company to furnish the information and materials described in clauses (a) and (b) above at the times specified therein. 6.02 Certificates; Other Information. Deliver to the Administrative Agent and each Lender, in form and detail satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders: (a) concurrently with the delivery of the financial statements referred to in Section 6.01(a), a certificate of its independent certified public accountants certifying such financial statements; (b) concurrently with the delivery of the financial statements referred to in Sections 6.01(a) and (b) a duly completed Compliance Certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of the Company; (c) promptly after the same are available, copies of each annual report, proxy or financial statement or other report or communication sent to the stockholders of the Company, and copies of all annual, regular, periodic and special reports and registration statements which the Company may file or be required to file with the SEC under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and not otherwise required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant hereto; (d) promptly, and in any event within five (5) Business Days after receipt thereof by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof, copies of any notice received from the SEC (or comparable agency in any applicable non-U.S. jurisdiction) concerning any investigation of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof; (e) promptly following any request therefor, provide information and documentation reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent or any Lender for purposes of compliance with applicable "know your customer" and anti-money-laundering rules and regulations, including, without limitation, the PATRIOT Act and the Beneficial Ownership Regulation; and (f) promptly, such additional information regarding the business, financial or corporate affairs of the Company or any Subsidiary, or compliance with the terms of the Loan Documents, as the Administrative Agent or any Lender may from time to time reasonably request. 92 Documents required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or (b) or Section 6.02(c) (to the extent any such documents are included in materials otherwise filed with the SEC) may be delivered electronically and if so delivered, shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date (i) on which the Company posts such documents, or provides a link thereto on the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval system (EDGAR) or the Company's website on the Internet at the website address listed on Schedule 10.02; or (ii) on which such documents are posted on the Company's behalf on an Internet or intranet website, if any, to which each Lender and the Administrative Agent have access (whether a commercial, third-party website or whether sponsored by the Administrative Agent); provided that: (i) the Company shall deliver paper copies of such documents to the Administrative Agent or any Lender that requests the Company to deliver such paper copies and shall continue to provide such paper copies until a written request to cease delivering paper copies is given by the Administrative Agent or such Lender and (ii) the Company shall notify the Administrative Agent and each Lender (by facsimile or electronic mail) of the posting of any such documents and provide to the Administrative Agent by electronic mail electronic versions (i.e., soft copies) of such documents. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, in every instance the Company shall be required to provide paper copies of the Compliance Certificates required by Section 6.02(b) to the Administrative Agent. Except for such Compliance Certificates, the Administrative Agent shall have no obligation to request the delivery or to maintain copies of the documents referred to above, and in any event shall have no responsibility to monitor compliance by the Company with any such request for delivery, and each Lender shall be solely responsible for requesting delivery to it or maintaining its copies of such documents. Each Borrower hereby acknowledges that (a) the Administrative Agent and/or the Joint Lead Arrangers will make available to the Lenders and the L/C Issuer materials and/or information provided by or on behalf of such Borrower hereunder (collectively, "Borrower Materials") by posting the Borrower Materials on an Approved Electronic Platform and (b) certain of the Lenders (each, a "Public Lender") may have personnel who do not wish to receive material non-public information with respect to any of the Borrowers or their respective Affiliates, or the respective securities of any of the foregoing, and who may be engaged in investment and other market-related activities with respect to such Persons' securities. Each Borrower hereby agrees that so long as such Borrower is the issuer of any outstanding debt or equity securities that are registered or issued pursuant to a private offering or is actively contemplating issuing any such securities (i) all Borrower Materials that are to be made available to Public Lenders shall be clearly and conspicuously marked "PUBLIC" which, at a minimum, shall mean that the word "PUBLIC" shall appear prominently on the first page thereof; (ii) by marking Borrower Materials "PUBLIC," the Borrowers shall be deemed to have authorized the Administrative Agent, the Joint Lead Arrangers, the L/C Issuer and the Lenders to treat such Borrower Materials as not containing any material non-public information with respect to the Borrowers or their respective securities for purposes of United States Federal and state securities laws (provided, however, that to the extent such Borrower Materials constitute Information, they shall be treated as set forth in Section 10.07); (iii) all Borrower Materials marked "PUBLIC" are permitted to be made available through a portion of the Approved Electronic Platform designated "Public Side Information;" and (iv) the Administrative Agent and the Joint Lead Arrangers shall be entitled to treat any Borrower Materials that are not marked "PUBLIC" as being suitable only for posting on a portion of the Approved Electronic Platform not designated "Public Side Information." Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Borrower shall be under any obligation to mark any Borrower Materials "PUBLIC." 6.03 Notices. Promptly notify the Administrative Agent and each Lender: (a) of the occurrence of any Default; provided however that, no notice shall be required of any Default under any covenant contained in Article VI if the Company reasonably believes that such Default will be cured within the applicable cure period, if any; 93 (b) of the occurrence of (i) any breach or non-performance of, or any default under, a Contractual Obligation of the Company or any Subsidiary; (ii) any dispute, litigation, investigation, proceeding or suspension between the Company or any Subsidiary and any Governmental Authority; or (iii) the commencement of, or any material development in, any litigation or proceeding affecting the Company or any Subsidiary, including pursuant to any applicable Environmental Laws, which in the case of each of clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) has resulted or would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; (c) of the occurrence of (i) any ERISA Event or (ii) of any liabilities or obligations with respect to a "employee pension benefit plan" (as such term is defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA) subject to Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA or an employee benefit plan of the type described in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA that were not included amongst the liabilities and obligations set forth in the most recently filed 10-K and 10-Q delivered to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders as described in Section 5.12(d); and (d) of any material change in accounting policies or financial reporting practices by the Company or any Subsidiary. Each notice pursuant to this Section shall be accompanied by a statement of a Responsible Officer of the Company setting forth details of the occurrence referred to therein and stating what action the Company has taken and proposes to take with respect thereto. Each notice pursuant to Section 6.03(a) shall describe with particularity any and all provisions of this Agreement and any other Loan Document that have been breached. 6.04 Payment of Obligations. Pay and discharge as the same shall become due and payable, all its obligations and liabilities, including (a) all tax liabilities, assessments and governmental charges or levies upon it or its properties or assets, and (b) all lawful claims which, if unpaid, would by law become a Lien upon its property, unless in any such case, the same are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted and for which adequate reserves have been set aside and are being maintained in accordance with GAAP by the Company or such Subsidiary or which, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Pay and discharge as the same shall become due and payable all Indebtedness, but subject to any subordination provisions contained in any instrument or agreement evidencing such Indebtedness. 6.05 Preservation of Existence, Etc. (a) Preserve, renew and maintain in full force and effect its legal existence and good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its organization except in a transaction permitted by Section 7.04 or 7.05; (b) take all reasonable action to maintain all rights, privileges, permits, licenses and franchises necessary or desirable in the normal conduct of its business, except to the extent that failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and (c) preserve or renew all of its registered patents, trademarks, trade names and service marks, the non-preservation of which would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. 6.06 Maintenance of Properties. (a) Maintain, preserve and protect all of its material properties and equipment necessary in the operation of its business in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted; (b) make all necessary repairs thereto and renewals and replacements thereof except where the failure to do so would 94 not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and (c) use the standard of care typical in the industry in the operation and maintenance of its facilities. 6.07 Maintenance of Insurance. Maintain with financially sound and reputable insurance companies not Affiliates of the Company (other than self-insurance through a captive insurance Subsidiary insuring against the payment of deductibles under third party insurance policies), insurance with respect to its properties and business against loss or damage of the kinds customarily insured against by Persons engaged in the same or similar business, of such types and in such amounts as are customarily carried under similar circumstances by such other Persons and providing to the Administrative Agent for not less than thirty (30) days' prior notice of termination or lapse of such insurance or ten (10) days' prior notice for cancellation of such insurance for non-payment of premium. 6.08 Compliance with Laws. Comply in all material respects with the requirements of all Laws and all orders, writs, injunctions and decrees applicable to it or to its business or property, except in such instances in which (a) such requirement of Law or order, writ, injunction or decree is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted; or (b) the failure to comply therewith would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. 6.09 Books and Records. (a) Maintain proper books of record and account, in which full, true and correct entries in conformity with GAAP consistently applied shall be made of all financial transactions and matters involving the assets and business of the Company or such Subsidiary, as the case may be; and (b) maintain such books of record and account in material conformity with all applicable requirements of any Governmental Authority having regulatory jurisdiction over the Company or such Subsidiary, as the case may be. 6.10 Inspection Rights. Permit representatives and independent contractors of the Administrative Agent and each Lender to visit any of its properties, all at the expense of the Company and at such reasonable times during normal business hours and as often as may be reasonably desired, upon reasonable advance notice to the Company; provided, however, that when an Event of Default exists the Administrative Agent or any Lender (or any of their respective representatives or independent contractors) may visit and inspect any of its properties, to examine its corporate, financial and operating records, and make copies thereof or abstracts therefrom, and to discuss its affairs, finances and accounts with its directors, officers, and independent public accountants at the expense of the Company at any time during normal business hours and without advance notice. 6.11 Use of Proceeds. Use the proceeds of the Credit Extensions (a) for working capital, capital expenditures, and other general corporate purposes not in contravention of any Law or of any Loan Document, including acquisitions, and (b) to refinance in full the obligations under the Prior Agreement (other than the Existing Letters of Credit) and to carry forward the Existing Letters of Credit hereunder.

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;95 6.12 Approvals and Authorizations. Maintain all material authorizations, consents, approvals and licenses from, exemptions of, and filings and registrations with, each Governmental Authority of the jurisdiction in which each Borrower is organized and existing, and all material approvals and consents of each other Person in such jurisdiction, in each case that are required in connection with the Loan Documents. 6.13 Additional Subsidiary Guarantors. Notify the Administrative Agent at the time that any Person becomes a Subsidiary, and promptly thereafter (and in any event within thirty (30) days), cause such Person (a) if such Person is a Material Subsidiary or a guarantor of a Private Placement, to become a Subsidiary Guarantor, on a joint and several basis with all other Subsidiary Guarantors, by executing and delivering to the Administrative Agent a counterpart of the Subsidiary Guaranty or such other document as the Administrative Agent shall deem appropriate for such purpose, and (b) to deliver to the Administrative Agent documents of the types referred to in clauses (iii) and (iv) of Section 4.01(a) and favorable opinions of counsel to such Person (which shall cover, among other things, the legality, validity, binding effect and enforceability of the documentation referred to in clause (a) and shall be addressed to the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders), all in form, content and scope reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent. No Foreign Subsidiary may become a Designated Borrower if it would be illegal for any Lender to lend to such Foreign Subsidiary, as reasonably determined by such Lender. A Foreign Subsidiary that (a) can become a Subsidiary Guarantor for all the Obligations without adverse tax consequences, shall become a Subsidiary Guarantor for all of the Obligations, or (b) cannot become a Subsidiary Guarantor for all of the Obligations, but can become a Subsidiary Guarantor for a portion of the Obligations, without adverse tax consequences, shall become a Subsidiary Guarantor for only such portion of the Obligations as will not result in adverse tax consequences; provided, however, that if such Foreign Subsidiary is a guarantor of a Private Placement, it shall become a Subsidiary Guarantor for all of the Obligations or, if its guaranty of such Private Placement is limited to avoid adverse tax consequences, it shall become a Subsidiary Guarantor for only such portion of the Obligations as will not result in adverse tax consequences consistent with the limitation on its guaranty of such Private Placement. 6.14 Anti-Corruption Laws, Sanctions and Export Controls. Conduct its businesses in material compliance with the Anti-Corruption Laws and Export Controls and maintain in effect and enforce policies and procedures reasonably designed to ensure material compliance by the Loan Parties, their Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents with Anti-Corruption Laws, Export Controls and applicable Sanctions. ARTICLE VII NEGATIVE COVENANTS So long as any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, any Loan or other Obligation hereunder shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied, or any Letter of Credit shall remain outstanding, the Company shall not, nor shall it permit any Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly: 7.01 Liens. Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon any of its property, assets or revenues, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, other than the following: 96 (a) Liens pursuant to any Loan Document; (b) Liens existing on the date hereof and listed on Schedule 7.01 and any renewals or extensions thereof, provided that (i) the property covered thereby is not changed, (ii) the amount secured or benefited thereby is not increased, (iii) the direct or any contingent obligor with respect thereto is not changed, and (iv) any renewal or extension of the obligations secured or benefited thereby is permitted by Section 7.03(b); (c) Liens for taxes not yet due or which are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted, if adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of the applicable Person in accordance with GAAP; (d) carriers', warehousemen's, mechanics', materialmen's, repairmen's or other like Liens arising in the ordinary course of business which are not overdue for a period of more than thirty (30) days or which are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted, if adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of the applicable Person; (e) pledges or deposits in the ordinary course of business in connection with workers' compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security legislation, other than any Lien imposed by ERISA; (f) deposits to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts and leases (other than Indebtedness), statutory obligations, surety bonds (other than bonds related to judgments or litigation), performance bonds and other obligations of a like nature incurred in the ordinary course of business; (g) easements, rights-of-way, restrictions and other similar encumbrances affecting real property which, in the aggregate, are not substantial in amount, and which do not in any case materially detract from the value of the property subject thereto or materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the applicable Person; (h) Liens securing judgments for the payment of money not constituting an Event of Default under Section 8.01(h) or securing appeal or other surety bonds related to such judgments; (i) Purchase money mortgages or purchase money security interests, Liens securing industrial revenue bonds, conditional sale arrangements and other similar security interests, on property or assets acquired by any Borrower or any Subsidiary of any Borrower simultaneously (hereinafter referred to individually as a "Purchase Money Security Interest") or replacements thereof, upon incurring Indebtedness the proceeds of which are used to acquire such property or asset; provided, however, that: (i) The transaction in which any Purchase Money Security Interest is proposed to be created is not then prohibited by this Agreement; (ii) Any Purchase Money Security Interest shall attach only to the property or asset so acquired in such transaction or any addition thereto or replacement thereof and shall not extend to or cover any other assets or properties of any Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries; and (iii) The Indebtedness secured or covered by any Purchase Money Security Interest together with any other Indebtedness secured by the property or asset acquired shall not exceed one hundred percent (100%) of the lesser of the cost or fair market value 97 of the property or asset acquired and shall not be renewed, extended or prepaid from the proceeds of any borrowing by any Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries; (j) Liens in favor of customers for amounts paid to any Borrower or any Subsidiary of any Borrower as progress payments; (k) Liens to secure non-recourse Indebtedness, subject to the restrictions set forth in Section 7.03; and (l) Liens to secure Deemed Debt; provided that, such Liens are limited to the accounts receivable and/or inventory financed in connection with the incurring of such Deemed Debt. If, for any reason, whether in violation of this Section 7.01 or upon consent of the Required Lenders in their discretion, any Lien shall secure any of the Private Placements, then the Obligations shall be equally and ratably secured by all property subject to such Lien, in each case pursuant to documentation reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent. 7.02 [Reserved]. 7.03 Indebtedness. Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Indebtedness, except: (a) Indebtedness under the Loan Documents; (b) Indebtedness outstanding (or committed to) on the date hereof and listed on Schedule 7.03 and any refinancings, refundings, renewals or extensions thereof; provided that (i) the amount of such Indebtedness is not increased at the time of such refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension except by an amount equal to a reasonable premium or other reasonable amount paid, and fees and expenses reasonably incurred, in connection with such refinancing and by an amount equal to any existing commitments unutilized thereunder and (ii) the terms relating to principal amount, amortization, maturity, collateral (if any) and subordination (if any), and other material terms taken as a whole, of any such refinancing, refunding, renewing or extending Indebtedness, and of any agreement entered into and of any instrument issued in connection therewith, are no less favorable in any material respect to the Loan Parties or the Lenders than the terms of any agreement or instrument governing the Indebtedness being refinanced, refunded, renewed or extended and the interest rate applicable to any such refinancing, refunding, renewing or extending Indebtedness does not exceed the then applicable market interest rate; (c) Guarantees by Subsidiary Guarantors of the Private Placements and of Additional Indebtedness; (d) Indebtedness which in the aggregate for all Subsidiaries of the Company at any one time does not exceed $100,000,000.00; (e) Deemed Debt which in the aggregate at any one time does not exceed $250,000,000.00; (f) Indebtedness of the Company and Subsidiary Guarantors incurred after the date hereof that: (i) is not senior to the Obligations; and (ii) is not, after taking into effect any simultaneous amendments to this Agreement, subject to additional or more restrictive covenants (other than a minimum net worth covenant, which covenant may be included in the documentation evidencing such Indebtedness), in either case, than those set forth herein in Articles VI and VII, unless such additional or more restrictive covenants 98 are substantially similar to covenants which were originally contained in the note purchase agreements for the Private Placements, without giving effect to any amendment thereof, in which case such additional or more restrictive covenants shall not violate the requirements of this clause (ii); provided that, subject to Section 1.10, on the date of the incurrence of such Indebtedness, and both before and after the existence thereof and the application of any proceeds related thereto, (A) there is no Default with respect to any Borrower or any Subsidiaries of any Borrower and (B) the Company must be in pro forma compliance with the financial covenants set forth in Section 7.11; (g) Capital or financing leases and purchase money Indebtedness; and (h) Swap Contracts entered into not for speculative purposes but in connection with hedging interest rate or currency exchange exposure of such Person. 7.04 Fundamental Changes. Merge, dissolve, liquidate, consolidate with or into another Person, or Dispose of (whether in one transaction or in a series of transactions) all or substantially all of its assets (whether now owned or hereafter acquired) to or in favor of any Person (including, in each case, pursuant to a Delaware LLC Division), except that, so long as no Default exists or would result therefrom: (a) any Subsidiary may merge with (i) the Company, provided that the Company shall be the continuing or surviving Person, or (ii) any one or more other Subsidiaries, provided that when any Subsidiary Guarantor is merging with another Subsidiary, the Subsidiary Guarantor shall be the continuing or surviving Person; and (b) any Subsidiary may Dispose of all or substantially all of its assets (upon voluntary liquidation or otherwise) to the Company or to another Subsidiary; provided that if the transferor in such a transaction is a Subsidiary Guarantor, then the transferee must either be the Company or a Subsidiary Guarantor. 7.05 Dispositions. Make any Disposition or enter into any agreement to make any Disposition, except: (a) Dispositions of Investments in the ordinary course of business by any Borrower or any Subsidiary of any Borrower, including without limitation, transactions undertaken for the purpose of restructuring all or a part of the portfolio of Investments owned by such Borrower or Subsidiary thereof; and (b) Dispositions of its property that, together with all other property of its Subsidiaries previously leased, sold or disposed of (other than Investments sold in the ordinary course of business by Subsidiaries of Borrowers) as permitted by this Section 7.05 since the date hereof, do not constitute a Substantial Portion of the property of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries; provided, however, that if a Material Subsidiary is sold or otherwise disposed of; or all or substantially all of the assets of a Material Subsidiary are sold or otherwise disposed of, then the net proceeds of such sale or other disposition shall be used, within 365 days of the receipt of such net proceeds, for general corporate purposes of the Company and its remaining Subsidiaries, including reinvestment in assets, funding of working capital, repayment of debt, and buy-back of capital stock (but excluding payment of dividends outside the ordinary course of business); and

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;99 (c) non-exclusive licenses of IP Rights or the Disposition of other property in the ordinary course of business, provided, however, that any Disposition pursuant to clauses (a) through (c) shall be for fair market value. 7.06 Restricted Payments. Declare or make, directly or indirectly, any Restricted Payment, or incur any obligation (contingent or otherwise) to do so, except that, so long as no Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of any action described below or would result therefrom (including pro forma compliance on a pre- and post-Restricted Payment basis with the financial covenants set forth in Section 7.11): (a) each Subsidiary may make Restricted Payments to the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors and any other Person that owns an Equity Interest in such Subsidiary, ratably according to their respective holdings of the type of Equity Interest in respect of which such Restricted Payment is being made; (b) the Company and each Subsidiary may declare and make dividend payments or other distributions payable in the common stock or other Equity Interests of such Person or cash; and (c) the Company and each Subsidiary may purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire Equity Interests issued by it. 7.07 Change in Nature of Business. Engage in any material line of business substantially different from those lines of business conducted by the Company and its Subsidiaries on the date hereof or any business substantially related or incidental thereto. 7.08 Transactions with Affiliates. Enter into any transaction of any kind with any Affiliate of the Company, whether or not in the ordinary course of business, other than on fair and reasonable terms substantially as favorable to the Company or such Subsidiary as would be obtainable by the Company or such Subsidiary at the time in a comparable arm's length transaction with a Person other than an Affiliate, provided that the foregoing restriction shall not apply to transactions between or among the Company and any Subsidiary Guarantor or between and among any Subsidiary Guarantors. 7.09 Burdensome Agreements. Enter into any Contractual Obligation (other than this Agreement or any other Loan Document) that: (a) limits the ability (i) of any Subsidiary to make Restricted Payments to the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor or to otherwise transfer property to the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor; (ii) of any Subsidiary to Guarantee the Indebtedness of the Company; or (iii) of the Company or any Subsidiary to create, incur, assume or suffer to exist Liens on property of such Person; or (b) requires the grant of a Lien to secure an obligation of such Person if a Lien is granted to secure another obligation of such Person; provided, however, that (A) the foregoing clause (iii) shall not prohibit any negative pledge incurred or provided in favor of any holder of Indebtedness permitted under Sections 7.03(e) and (g) solely to the extent any such negative pledge relates to the property financed by or the subject of such Indebtedness, and (B) the foregoing clauses (a)(ii) and (a)(iii) shall not prohibit the inclusion of negative covenants as to the incurrence of additional Indebtedness or Liens that do not prohibit the Loan Parties' incurrence of the 100 Obligations (as in effect from time to time) or the granting of Liens by the Loan Parties in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders in all or any portion of their respective assets and properties, and the foregoing clause (b) shall not prohibit the inclusion of a conditional covenant of any Loan Party to grant pari passu Liens to the holders of a Private Placement substantially the same as the covenant to such effect set forth at the end of Section 7.01. 7.10 Use of Proceeds. Use the proceeds of any Credit Extension, whether directly or indirectly, and whether immediately, incidentally or ultimately, to purchase or carry margin stock (within the meaning of Regulation U of the FRB) or to extend credit to others for the purpose of purchasing or carrying margin stock or to refund indebtedness originally incurred for such purpose. 7.11 Financial Covenants. (a) Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio. Permit the Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio as of the end of any fiscal quarter of the Company to be less than 3.0:1.0. (b) Consolidated Leverage Ratio. Permit the Consolidated Leverage Ratio at any time to exceed sixty percent (60.0%); provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be permitted, on no more than three separate occasions during the term of this Agreement, to increase the maximum Consolidated Leverage Ratio permitted under this Section 7.11(b) to sixty-five percent (65.0%) (the "Elevated Ratio") for the four consecutive fiscal quarter end dates following a Material Acquisition. Following the end of an Elevated Ratio Period (as defined below), the Company must be in compliance with Section 7.11(b) for at least one fiscal quarter end date before applying the Elevated Ratio for a subsequent time. Before or in connection with the delivery of financial statements in accordance with Section 6.01(a) or 6.01(b), as applicable, for the first fiscal quarter end date on which the Elevated Ratio will apply, the Company must deliver to the Administrative Agent a written notice from a Responsible Officer of the Company (an "Elevated Ratio Notice") (i) describing such Material Acquisition (including the name of the Person or details of the business or undertaking being acquired, the consideration therefor and the date of the closing of such Material Acquisition) and (ii) certifying that the Company is applying the Elevated Ratio in connection with such Material Acquisition and specifying the fiscal quarter end dates in respect of which the Elevated Ratio will apply (which such period shall commence with the fiscal quarter end date of the fiscal quarter in which such Material Acquisition occurred and continue for up to the next three consecutive fiscal quarter end dates, as specified by the Company) (the period commencing on the first day of the fiscal quarter in which such Material Acquisition occurred through the last day of the last consecutive fiscal quarter specified by the Company in the Elevated Ratio Notice, the "Elevated Ratio Period"). 7.12 Material Subsidiaries. Permit the total assets of all Loan Parties to be less than eighty-five percent (85%) of the total assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries (determined on a consolidated basis) as of the end of the most recently completed fiscal quarter for which financial information is then available, determined in accordance with GAAP; provided that the Company shall have the right to designate any of its Subsidiaries that is not then a Material Subsidiary as a Material Subsidiary in order to comply with this Section, so long as such designation is made no later than the last day of delivery of a quarterly Compliance Certificate hereunder for the end of the preceding fiscal quarter for which such designation is made and such Material Subsidiary becomes a Subsidiary Guarantor in accordance with the requirements of Section 6.13. 101 7.13 Mergers; Acquisitions; Investments. (a) Merge or consolidate with any Person; (b) acquire all or substantially all of the assets or any of the capital stock of any Person; or (c) make any other Investment; provided, however, that (i) any Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries may merge or consolidate with another Person or acquire all or substantially all of the assets or capital stock of another Person if (A) such Borrower or such Subsidiary, as the case may be, is the surviving corporation, (B) the Person whose capital stock or assets are being acquired or that is merging into a Borrower or any Subsidiary of a Borrower is in a similar line of business as such Borrower, as determined by the Administrative Agent, (C) subject to Section 1.10, the Company and its Subsidiaries will be in compliance, on a pro forma basis, both before and after the merger, consolidation or acquisition, with each of the financial covenants in Section 7.11, and (D) subject to Section 1.10, after giving effect to any such merger, consolidation or acquisition, no Default would then exist and (ii) any Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries may make any other Investment if, subject to Section 1.10, the Company and its Subsidiaries will be in compliance, on a pro forma basis, both before and after such Investment, with each of the financial covenants in Section 7.11 and subject to compliance with Section 6.13 with respect to Subsidiaries as Guarantors. 7.14 Sanctions and Anti-Corruption Laws. Request any Borrowing, or use, or permit the other Loan Parties, their Subsidiaries and the Loan Parties or their said Subsidiaries, their respective directors, officers, employees and agents, in each case, to use, the proceeds of any Borrowing (including without limitation, any Letter of Credit) directly or, to the knowledge of any Borrower, indirectly (a) in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay, or authorization of the payment or giving of money, or anything else of value, to any Person in violation of any Anti-Corruption Laws, (b) for the purpose of funding, financing or facilitating any activities, business or transaction of or with any Sanctioned Person, or in any Sanctioned Country, in each case, in violation of any Sanctions, (c) in any manner that would reasonably result in the violation of any Sanctions applicable to any party hereto or (d) to finance any activity in violation of Export Controls. 7.15 Outbound Investment Rules. The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, (a) be or become a "covered foreign person", as that term is defined in the Outbound Investment Rules, or (b) engage, directly or indirectly, in (i) a "covered activity" or a "covered transaction", as each such term is defined in the Outbound Investment Rules, (ii) any activity or transaction that would constitute a "covered activity" or a "covered transaction", as each such term is defined in the Outbound Investment Rules, if the Borrower were a U.S. Person or (iii) any other activity that would cause the Administrative Agent or any Lender to be in violation of the Outbound Investment Rules or cause the Administrative Agent or any Lender to be legally prohibited by the Outbound Investment Rules from performing under this Agreement. ARTICLE VIII EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES 8.01 Events of Default. Any of the following shall constitute an Event of Default: 102 (a) Non-Payment. Any Borrower or any other Loan Party fails to pay (i) when and as required to be paid herein, and in the currency required hereunder, any amount of principal of any Loan or any L/C Obligation, or (ii) within five (5) days after the same becomes due, any interest on any Loan or on any L/C Obligation, or any fee due hereunder or any other amount payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document; or (b) Specific Covenants. (i) The Company fails to perform or observe any term, covenant or agreement contained in (A) any of Sections 6.10, 6.11, 7.01, 7.03, 7.06, 7.11, 7.12 or 7.14, or (B) any of Sections 6.01, 6.02, 6.03, or 6.13 and, with respect to those sections identified in clause (B), such failure continues for five (5) days, or (ii) any Subsidiary Guarantor fails to perform or observe any term, covenant or agreement contained in the Subsidiary Guaranty; or (c) Other Defaults. Any Loan Party fails to perform or observe any other covenant or agreement (not specified in subsection (a) or (b) above) contained in any Loan Document on its part to be performed or observed and such failure continues for thirty (30) days or if there occurs an "event of default" as defined in any other Loan Document after expiration of any applicable grace period contained therein; or (d) Representations and Warranties. Any representation, warranty, certification or statement of fact made or deemed made by or on behalf of the Company or any other Loan Party herein, in any other Loan Document, or in any document delivered in connection herewith or therewith shall be incorrect or misleading in any material respect when made or deemed made, except that it shall be an Event of Default if any such representation, warranty, certification or statement of fact that is qualified by reference to materiality or Material Adverse Effect shall be incorrect or misleading in any respect; or (e) Cross-Default. (i) The Company or any Subsidiary (A) fails to make any payment when due (whether by scheduled maturity, required prepayment, acceleration, demand, or otherwise) in respect of any Indebtedness or Guarantee (other than Indebtedness hereunder and Indebtedness under Swap Contracts) having an aggregate principal amount (including undrawn committed or available amounts and including amounts owing to all creditors under any combined or syndicated credit arrangement) of more than the Threshold Amount, or (B) fails to observe or perform any other agreement or condition relating to any such Indebtedness or Guarantee or contained in any instrument or agreement evidencing, securing or relating thereto, or any other event occurs, the effect of which default or other event is to cause, or to permit the holder or holders of such Indebtedness or the beneficiary or beneficiaries of such Guarantee (or a trustee or agent on behalf of such holder or holders or beneficiary or beneficiaries) to cause, with the giving of notice if required, such Indebtedness to be demanded or to become due or to be repurchased, prepaid, defeased or redeemed (automatically or otherwise), or an offer to repurchase, prepay, defease or redeem such Indebtedness to be made, prior to its stated maturity, or such Guarantee to become payable or cash collateral in respect thereof to be demanded; or (ii) there occurs under any Swap Contract an Early Termination Date (as defined in such Swap Contract) resulting from (A) any event of default under such Swap Contract as to which the Company or any Subsidiary is the Defaulting Party (as defined in such Swap Contract) or (B) any Termination Event (as so defined) under such Swap Contract as to which the Company or any Subsidiary is an Affected Party (as so defined) and, in either event, the Swap Termination Value owed by the Company or such Subsidiary as a result thereof is greater than the Threshold Amount; or (f) Insolvency Proceedings, Etc. Any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries institutes or consents to the institution of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, or makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors; or applies for or consents to the appointment of any receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator, liquidator, rehabilitator or similar officer for it or for all or any material part of its property; or any receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator, liquidator, rehabilitator or similar officer is appointed without the application or consent of such Person and the appointment continues undischarged or unstayed for 60

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;103 calendar days; or any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law relating to any such Person or to all or any material part of its property is instituted without the consent of such Person and continues undismissed or unstayed for 60 calendar days, or an order for relief is entered in any such proceeding; or (g) Inability to Pay Debts; Attachment. (i) The Company or any Subsidiary becomes unable or admits in writing its inability or fails generally to pay its debts as they become due, or (ii) any writ or warrant of attachment or execution or similar process is issued or levied against all or any material part of the property of any such Person and is not released, vacated or fully bonded within thirty (30) days after its issue or levy; or (h) Judgments. There is entered against the Company or any Subsidiary (i) any one final judgment or order for the payment of money in an amount exceeding $35,000,000.00 or any final judgments or orders for the payment of money in an aggregate amount exceeding $50,000,000.00 (in any case, to the extent not covered by independent third-party insurance as to which the insurer does not dispute coverage), or (ii) any one or more non-monetary final judgments that have, or could reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect and, in either case, (A) enforcement proceedings are commenced by any creditor upon such judgment or order, or (B) there is a period of thirty (30) consecutive days during which a stay of enforcement of such judgment, by reason of a pending appeal or otherwise, is not in effect; or (i) ERISA. (i) An ERISA Event occurs with respect to a Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan which has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in liability of the Company to the Pension Plan, Multiemployer Plan or the PBGC in an aggregate amount in excess of the Threshold Amount, or (ii) the Company or any ERISA Affiliate fails to pay when due, after the expiration of any applicable grace period, any installment payment with respect to its withdrawal liability under Section 4201 of ERISA under a Multiemployer Plan in an aggregate amount in excess of the Threshold Amount; or (j) Invalidity of Loan Documents. Any provision of any Loan Document, at any time after its execution and delivery and for any reason other than as expressly permitted hereunder or satisfaction in full of all the Obligations, ceases to be in full force and effect; or any Loan Party or any other Person contests in any manner the validity or enforceability of any provision of any Loan Document; or any Loan Party denies that it has any or further liability or obligation under any Loan Document, or purports to revoke, terminate or rescind any provision of any Loan Document; or (k) Change of Control. There occurs any Change of Control; or (l) Company Sale of any Borrower, etc. The Company shall cease to own, beneficially or of record, directly or indirectly, one hundred percent (100%) of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of all Material Subsidiaries, except as otherwise contemplated in Section 7.05(b) hereof, and subject to continued compliance at all times with the requirements of Section 7.12 hereof. 8.02 Remedies Upon Event of Default. If any Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Administrative Agent shall, at the request of, or may, with the consent of, the Required Lenders, take any or all of the following actions: (a) declare the commitment of each Lender to make Loans and any obligation of the L/C Issuer to make L/C Credit Extensions to be terminated, whereupon such commitments and obligation shall be terminated; 104 (b) declare the unpaid principal amount of all outstanding Loans, all interest accrued and unpaid thereon, and all other amounts owing or payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document to be immediately due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Borrowers; (c) require that the Company Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations (in an amount equal to the then Outstanding Amount thereof); and (d) exercise on behalf of itself, the Lenders and the L/C Issuer all rights and remedies available to it, the Lenders and the L/C Issuer under the Loan Documents; provided, however, that upon the occurrence of an Event of Default under Section 8.01(f), the obligation of each Lender to make Loans and any obligation of the L/C Issuer to make L/C Credit Extensions shall automatically terminate, the unpaid principal amount of all outstanding Loans and all interest and other amounts as aforesaid shall automatically become due and payable, and the obligation of the Company to Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations as aforesaid shall automatically become effective, in each case without further act of the Administrative Agent or any Lender. 8.03 Application of Funds. After the exercise of remedies provided for in Section 8.02 (or after the Loans have automatically become immediately due and payable and the L/C Obligations have automatically been required to be Cash Collateralized as set forth in the proviso to Section 8.02) or if at any time insufficient funds are received by and available to the Administrative Agent to pay fully all Obligations then due hereunder, any amounts received on account of the Obligations shall, subject to the provisions of Section 2.16, be applied by the Administrative Agent in the following order: First, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting fees, indemnities, expenses and other amounts (including fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Swing Line Lender and amounts payable under Article III) payable to the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Swing Line Lender in its capacity as such, ratably among them in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause First payable to them; Second, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting fees, indemnities, expenses and other amounts (other than principal, interest and Letter of Credit Fees) payable to the Lenders and the L/C Issuer (including fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the respective Lenders and the L/C Issuer) arising under the Loan Documents and amounts payable under Article III, ratably among them in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Second payable to them; Third, to the payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting accrued and unpaid Letter of Credit Fees and interest on Loans, L/C Borrowings and other Obligations arising under the Loan Documents ratably among the Lenders and the L/C Issuer in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Third payable to them; Fourth, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting unpaid principal of the Loans, L/C Borrowings and Obligations then owing under Lender-Provided Swap Contracts and to the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer, to Cash Collateralize that portion of L/C Obligations comprised of the aggregate undrawn amount of Letters of Credit to the extent not otherwise Cash Collateralized by the Borrowers pursuant to Article II, in each case ratably among the Administrative Agent, the Lenders (including without limitation with respect to Obligations owing to such Lenders' 105 respective Affiliates holding Obligations under Lender-Provided Swap Contracts), and the L/C Issuer, in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Fourth held by them; and Last, the balance, if any, after all of the Obligations have been indefeasibly paid in full, to the Borrowers or as otherwise required by Law. Notwithstanding the foregoing to the contrary, Excluded Swap Obligations with respect to any Loan Party shall not be paid with amounts received from such Loan Party or its assets, but appropriate adjustments shall be made with respect to payment from other Loan Parties to preserve the allocation to Obligations otherwise set forth above in this section. Subject to Article II, amounts used to Cash Collateralize the aggregate undrawn amount of Letters of Credit pursuant to clause Fourth above shall be applied to satisfy drawings under such Letters of Credit as they occur. If any amount remains on deposit as Cash Collateral after all Letters of Credit have either been fully drawn or expired, such remaining amount shall be applied to the other Obligations, if any, in the order set forth above. ARTICLE IX ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT 9.01 Appointment and Authority. Each of the Lenders and the L/C Issuer hereby irrevocably appoints JPMorgan to act on its behalf as the Administrative Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such actions on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms hereof or thereof, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The provisions of this Article IX are solely for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the L/C Issuer, and neither any Borrower nor any other Loan Party shall have rights as a third party beneficiary of any of such provisions. It is understood and agreed that the use of the term "agent" herein or in any other Loan Documents (or any other similar term) with reference to the Administrative Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable Law. Instead such term is used as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between contracting parties. 9.02 Rights as a Lender. The Person serving as the Administrative Agent hereunder shall have the same rights and powers in its capacity as a Lender as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not the Administrative Agent and the term "Lender" or "Lenders" shall, unless otherwise expressly indicated or unless the context otherwise requires, include the Person serving as the Administrative Agent hereunder in its individual capacity. Such Person and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to, own securities of, act as the financial advisor or in any other advisory capacity for and generally engage in any kind of business with the Borrowers or any Subsidiary or other Affiliate thereof as if such Person were not the Administrative Agent hereunder and without any duty to account therefor to the Lenders. 9.03 Exculpatory Provisions. The Administrative Agent shall not have any duties or obligations except those expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents, and its duties hereunder shall be administrative in nature. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrative Agent: 106 (a) shall not be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether a Default has occurred and is continuing; additionally, each Lender agrees that it will not assert any claim against the Administrative Agent based on an alleged breach of fiduciary duty by the Administrative Agent in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby; (b) shall not have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, except discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated hereby or by the other Loan Documents that the Administrative Agent is required to exercise as directed in writing by the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be expressly provided for herein or in the other Loan Documents), provided that the Administrative Agent shall not be required to take any action that, in its opinion or the opinion of its counsel, may expose the Administrative Agent to liability or that is contrary to any Loan Document or applicable law, including for the avoidance of doubt any action that may be in violation of the automatic stay under any Debtor Relief Law or that may effect a forfeiture, modification or termination of property of a Defaulting Lender in violation of any Debtor Relief Law; and (c) shall not, except as expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents, have any duty to disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to any of the Borrowers or any of their respective Affiliates that is communicated to or obtained by the Person serving as the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity. The Administrative Agent shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it (i) with the consent or at the request of the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary, or as the Administrative Agent shall believe in good faith shall be necessary, under the circumstances as provided in Sections 10.01 and 8.02) or (ii) in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct. The Administrative Agent shall be deemed not to have knowledge of any Default unless and until written notice (stating that it is a "notice of Default" or "notice of Event of Default" in respect of this Agreement and describing such Default and the Section under which it arises) is given in writing to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower, a Lender or the L/C Issuer. The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into (i) any statement, warranty or representation made in or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (ii) the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered hereunder or thereunder or in connection herewith or therewith, (iii) the performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth herein or therein or the occurrence of any Default, (iv) the validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other agreement, instrument or document or (v) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Article IV or elsewhere herein, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Administrative Agent shall not be liable for, or be responsible for any Liability, cost or expense suffered by the Borrower, any other Loan Party, any Subsidiary, any Lender or the L/C Issuer as a result of, any determination of any Revolving Exposure, any of the component amounts thereof or any portion thereof attributable to each Lender or the L/C Issuer. 9.04 Reliance by Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall not incur any liability for relying upon, any notice, request, certificate, consent, statement, instrument, document or other writing (including any electronic message, Internet or intranet website posting or other distribution) believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed, sent or otherwise authenticated by the proper Person. The Administrative Agent also may rely upon any statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed by it to have been made by the proper Person, and shall not incur any liability for relying thereon. Without limiting the

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;107 foregoing, the Administrative Agent (i) may treat the payee of any promissory note as its holder until such promissory note has been assigned in accordance with this Agreement, (ii) may rely on the Register to the extent set forth in Section 10.06, (iii) may consult with legal counsel (including counsel to the Borrowers), independent public accountants and other experts selected by it, and shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken in good faith by it in accordance with the advice of such counsel, accountants or experts, (iv) makes no warranty or representation to any Lender or L/C Issuer and shall not be responsible to any Lender or L/C Issuer for any statements, warranties or representations made by or on behalf of any Loan Party in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document, and (v) in determining compliance with any condition hereunder to the making of a Loan, or the issuance of a Letter of Credit, that by its terms must be fulfilled to the satisfaction of a Lender or an L/C Issuer, may presume that such condition is satisfactory to such Lender or L/C Issuer unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice to the contrary from such Lender or L/C Issuer sufficiently in advance of the making of such Loan or the issuance of such Letter of Credit. In determining compliance with any condition hereunder to the making of a Loan, or the issuance, extension, renewal or increase of a Letter of Credit, that by its terms must be fulfilled to the satisfaction of a Lender or the L/C Issuer, the Administrative Agent may presume that such condition is satisfactory to such Lender or the L/C Issuer unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice to the contrary from such Lender or the L/C Issuer prior to the making of such Loan or the issuance of such Letter of Credit. The Administrative Agent may consult with legal counsel (who may be counsel for the Company), independent accountants and other experts selected by it, and shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it in accordance with the advice of any such counsel, accountants or experts. 9.05 Delegation of Duties. The Administrative Agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers hereunder or under any other Loan Document by or through any one or more sub-agents appointed by the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers by or through their respective Related Parties. The exculpatory provisions of this Article shall apply to any such sub-agent and to the Related Parties of the Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent, and shall apply to their respective activities in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein as well as activities as Administrative Agent. 9.06 Resignation of Administrative Agent. (a) The Administrative Agent may at any time give notice of its resignation to the Lenders, the L/C Issuer and the Company. Upon receipt of any such notice of resignation, the Required Lenders shall have the right, in consultation with the Company, to appoint a successor, which shall be a bank with an office in the United States, or an Affiliate of any such bank with an office in the United States. If no such successor shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within thirty (30) days after the retiring Administrative Agent gives notice of its resignation (or such earlier day as shall be agreed by the Required Lenders) (for purposes hereof the "Resignation Effective Date"), then the retiring Administrative Agent may (but shall not be obligated to) on behalf of the Lenders and the L/C Issuer, appoint a successor Administrative Agent meeting the qualifications set forth above. Whether or not a successor has been appointed, such resignation shall become effective in accordance with such notice on the Resignation Effective Date. (b) If the Person serving as Administrative Agent is a Defaulting Lender pursuant to clause (d) of the definition thereof, the Required Lenders may, to the extent permitted by applicable law, by notice in writing to the Company and such Person remove such Person as Administrative Agent and, in consultation with the Company, appoint a successor. If no such successor shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within thirty (30) days (or such earlier day 108 as shall be agreed by the Required Lenders) (for purposes hereof, the "Removal Effective Date"), then such removal shall nonetheless become effective in accordance with such notice on the Removal Effective Date. (c) With effect from the Resignation Effective Date or the Removal Effective Date (as applicable) (i) the retiring or removed Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents (except that in the case of any collateral security held by the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders or the L/C Issuer under any of the Loan Documents, the retiring or removed Administrative Agent shall continue to hold such collateral security until such time as a successor Administrative Agent is appointed) and (ii) except for any indemnity payments or other amounts then owed to the retiring or removed Administrative Agent, all payments, communications and determinations provided to be made by, to or through the Administrative Agent shall instead be made by or to each Lender and the L/C Issuer directly, until such time, if any, as the Required Lenders appoint a successor Administrative Agent as provided for above. Upon the acceptance of a successor's appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring (or removed) Administrative Agent (other than as provided in Section 3.01(g) and other than any rights to indemnity payments or other amounts owed to the retiring or removed Administrative Agent as of the Resignation Effective Date or the Removal Effective Date, as applicable) and the retiring or removed Administrative Agent shall be discharged from all of its duties and obligations hereunder or under the other Loan Documents (if not already discharged therefrom as provided above in this Section 9.06). The fees payable by the Company to a successor Administrative Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed between the Company and such successor. After the retiring or removed Administrative Agent's resignation or removal hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, the provisions of this Article and Section 10.04 shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring or removed Administrative Agent, its sub agents and their respective Related Parties in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by any of them (A) while the retiring or removed Administrative Agent was acting as Administrative Agent and (B) after such resignation for as long as any of them continues to act in any capacity hereunder or under the other Loan Documents, including (1) acting as collateral agent or otherwise holding any collateral security on behalf of any of the Lenders and (2) in respect of any actions taken in connection with transferring the agency to any successor Administrative Agent. (d) Any resignation by JPMorgan as Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section shall also constitute its resignation as L/C Issuer and Swing Line Lender. If JPMorgan resigns as an L/C Issuer, it shall retain all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the L/C Issuer hereunder with respect to all Letters of Credit outstanding as of the effective date of its resignation as L/C Issuer and all L/C Obligations with respect thereto, including the right to require the Lenders to make Base Rate Loans or fund risk participations in Unreimbursed Amounts pursuant to Section 2.03(c). If JPMorgan resigns as Swing Line Lender, it shall retain all the rights of the Swing Line Lender provided for hereunder with respect to Swing Line Loans made by it and outstanding as of the effective date of such resignation, including the right to require the Lenders to make Base Rate Loans or fund risk participations in outstanding Swing Line Loans pursuant to Section 2.04(c). Upon the appointment by the Company of a successor L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender hereunder (which successor shall in all cases be a Lender other than a Defaulting Lender and shall have a right to accept or decline such appointment), (a) such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender, as applicable, (b) the retiring L/C Issuer and Swing Line Lender shall be discharged from all of their respective duties and obligations hereunder or under the other Loan Documents, and (c) the successor L/C Issuer shall issue letters of credit in substitution for the Letters of Credit, if any, outstanding at the time of such succession or make other arrangements satisfactory to JPMorgan to effectively assume the obligations of JPMorgan with respect to such Letters of Credit. 109 9.07 Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent and Other Lenders. Each Lender and the L/C Issuer represents and warrants that (i) the Loan Documents set forth the terms of a commercial lending facility, (ii) in participating as a Lender, it is engaged in making, acquiring or holding commercial loans and in providing other facilities set forth herein as may be applicable to such Lender or the L/C Issuer, in each case in the ordinary course of business and not for the purpose of investing in the general performance or operations of the Company, or for the purpose of purchasing, acquiring or holding any other type of financial instrument such as a security (and each Lender and the L/C Issuer agrees not to assert a claim in contravention of the foregoing such as a claim under the federal or state securities law), (iii) it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, any Joint Lead Arranger, any Syndication Agent, the Documentation Agent or any other Lender or any of the Related Parties of any of the foregoing and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement as a Lender, and to make, acquire, or hold Loans hereunder and (iv) it is sophisticated with respect to decisions to make, acquire and/or hold commercial loans and to provide other facilities set forth herein, as may be applicable to such Lender or the L/C Issuer, and either it, or the Person exercising discretion in making its decision to make, acquire and/or hold such commercial loans or to provide such other facilities, is experienced in making, acquiring or holding such commercial loans or providing such other facilities. Each Lender and the L/C Issuer also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, any Joint Lead Arranger, any Syndication Agent, the Documentation Agent or any other Lender or the L/C Issuer, or any of the Related Parties of any of the foregoing and based on such documents and information (which may contain material, non-public information within the meaning of the United States securities laws concerning the Company and its Affiliates) as it shall from time to time deem appropriate, continue to make its own decisions in taking or not taking action under or based upon this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any related agreement or any document furnished hereunder or thereunder. 9.08 Guaranty Matters. The Lenders and the L/C Issuer irrevocably authorize the Administrative Agent, at its option and in its discretion, to release any Subsidiary Guarantor from its obligations under the Subsidiary Guaranty if such Person ceases to be a Subsidiary as a result of a transaction permitted hereunder. Upon request by the Administrative Agent at any time, the Required Lenders will confirm in writing the Administrative Agent's authority to release any Subsidiary Guarantor from its obligations under the Subsidiary Guaranty pursuant to this Section 9.08. Any execution and delivery by the Administrative Agent of documents in connection with any such release shall be without recourse to or warranty by the Administrative Agent. 9.09 No Other Duties, Etc. Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, none of the Bookrunners, Arrangers, Syndication Agents or Documentation Agents listed on the cover page hereof shall have any powers, duties or responsibilities under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, except in its capacity, as applicable, as the Administrative Agent, a Lender or the L/C Issuer hereunder. The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for or have a duty to ascertain or inquire into any representation or warranty regarding the existence, value or collectability of any collateral, the existence, priority or perfection of the Administrative Agent's Lien thereon, or any certificate prepared by any Loan Party in connection therewith, nor shall the Administrative Agent be responsible or liable to the Lenders for any failure to monitor or maintain any portion of any collateral. 110 9.10 ERISA Representations; Lender Acknowledgment. (a) Each Lender (1) represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender party hereto, to, and (2) covenants, from the date such Person became a Lender party hereto to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party hereto, for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of the Borrowers or any other Loan Party, that at least one of the following is and will be true: (i) such Lender is not using "plan assets" (within the meaning of Section 3(42) of ERISA or otherwise) of one or more Benefit Plans with respect to such Lender's entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement; or (ii) the transaction exemption set forth in one or more PTEs, such as PTE 84- 14 (a class exemption for certain transactions determined by independent qualified professional asset managers), PTE 95-60 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving insurance company general accounts), PTE 90-1 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving insurance company pooled separate accounts), PTE 91-38 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving bank collective investment funds) or PTE 96- 23 (a class exemption for certain transactions determined by in-house asset managers), is applicable with respect to such Lender's entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement; or (iii) (A) such Lender is an investment fund managed by a "Qualified Professional Asset Manager" (within the meaning of Section VI of PTE 84-14), (B) such Qualified Professional Asset Manager made the investment decision on behalf of such Lender to enter into, participate in, administer and perform the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement, (C) the entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement satisfies the requirements of sub-sections (b) through (g) and (k) of Section I of PTE 84-14 and (D) to the best knowledge of such Lender, the requirements of subsection (a) of Section I of PTE 84-14 are satisfied with respect to such Lender's entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement; or (iv) such other representation, warranty and covenant as may be agreed in writing between the Administrative Agent, in its sole discretion, and such Lender. (b) In addition, unless either (i) sub-clause (i) in the immediately preceding clause (a) is true with respect to a Lender or (ii) a Lender has provided another representation, warranty and covenant in accordance with sub-clause (iv) in the immediately preceding clause (a), such Lender further (A) represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender party hereto, to, and (B) covenants, from the date such Person became a Lender party hereto to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party hereto, for the benefit of, the Administrative Agent and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of the Borrowers or any other Loan Party, that the Administrative Agent is not a fiduciary with respect to the assets of such Lender involved in such Lender's entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement (including in connection with the reservation or exercise of any rights by the Administrative Agent under this Agreement, any Loan Document or any documents related hereto or thereto).

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;111 (c) The Lenders acknowledge that there may be a constant flow of information (including information which may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of the Loan Parties) between the Loan Parties and their Affiliates, on the one hand, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and its Affiliates, on the other hand. Without limiting the foregoing, the Loan Parties or their Affiliates may provide information, including updates to previously provided information to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and/or its Affiliates acting in different capacities, including as Lender, lead bank, arranger or potential securities investor, independent of such entity's role as administrative agent hereunder. The Lenders acknowledge that neither JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. nor its Affiliates shall be under any obligation to provide any of the foregoing information to them. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein or in any other Loan Document, except for notices, reports and other documents expressly required to be furnished to the Lenders by the Administrative Agent herein, the Administrative Agent shall not have any duty or responsibility to provide, and shall not be liable for the failure to provide, any Lender with any credit or other information concerning the Loans, the Lenders, the business, prospects, operations, property, financial and other condition or creditworthiness of any of the Loan Parties or any of their respective Affiliates that is communicated to, obtained by, or in the possession of, the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity, including any information obtained by the Administrative Agent in the course of communications among the Administrative Agent and any Loan Party, any Affiliate thereof or any other Person. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any such information may (but shall not be required to) be shared by the Administrative Agent with one or more Lenders, or any formal or informal committee or ad hoc group of such Lenders, including at the direction of a Loan Party. 9.11 Erroneous Payments. Each Lender hereby agrees that (x) if the Administrative Agent notifies such Lender that the Administrative Agent has determined in its sole discretion that any funds received by such Lender from the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates (whether as a payment, prepayment or repayment of principal, interest, fees or otherwise; individually and collectively, a "Payment") were erroneously transmitted to such Lender (whether or not known to such Lender), and demands the return of such Payment (or a portion thereof), such Lender shall promptly, but in no event later than one Business Day thereafter (or such later date as the Administrative Agent may, in its sole discretion, specify in writing), return to the Administrative Agent the amount of any such Payment (or portion thereof) as to which such a demand was made in same day funds, together with interest thereon (except to the extent waived in writing by the Administrative Agent) in respect of each day from and including the date such Payment (or portion thereof) was received by such Lender to the date such amount is repaid to the Administrative Agent at the greater of the NYFRB Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation from time to time in effect, and (y) to the extent permitted by applicable law, such Lender shall not assert, and hereby waives, as to the Administrative Agent, any claim, counterclaim, defense or right of set-off or recoupment with respect to any demand, claim or counterclaim by the Administrative Agent for the return of any Payments received, including without limitation any defense based on "discharge for value" or any similar doctrine. A notice of the Administrative Agent to any Lender under this Section 9.11 shall be conclusive, absent manifest error. (i) Each Lender hereby further agrees that if it receives a Payment from the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates (x) that is in a different amount than, or on a different date from, that specified in a notice of payment sent by the Administrative Agent (or any of its Affiliates) with respect to such Payment (a "Payment Notice") or (y) that was not preceded or accompanied by a Payment Notice, it shall be on notice, in each such case, that an error has been made with respect to such Payment. Each Lender agrees that, in each such case, or if it otherwise becomes aware a Payment (or portion thereof) may have 112 been sent in error, such Lender shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent of such occurrence and, upon demand from the Administrative Agent, it shall promptly, but in no event later than one Business Day thereafter (or such later date as the Administrative Agent may, in its sole discretion, specify in writing), return to the Administrative Agent the amount of any such Payment (or portion thereof) as to which such a demand was made in same day funds, together with interest thereon (except to the extent waived in writing by the Administrative Agent) in respect of each day from and including the date such Payment (or portion thereof) was received by such Lender to the date such amount is repaid to the Administrative Agent at the greater of the NYFRB Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation from time to time in effect. (ii) Each Borrower and each other Loan Party hereby agrees that (x) in the event an erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) are not recovered from any Lender that has received such Payment (or portion thereof) for any reason, the Administrative Agent shall be subrogated to all the rights of such Lender with respect to such amount and (y) an erroneous Payment shall not pay, prepay, repay, discharge or otherwise satisfy any Obligations owed by such Borrower or any other Loan Party. (iii) Each party's obligations under this Section 9.11 shall survive the resignation or replacement of the Administrative Agent or any transfer of rights or obligations by, or the replacement of, a Lender, the termination of the Commitments or the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all Obligations under any Loan Document. ARTICLE X MISCELLANEOUS 10.01 Amendments, Etc. Except as otherwise provided in Section 2.15 with respect to an increase in Commitments or an Incremental Term Loan Amendment or as set forth in clauses (b) and (c) of Section 3.03, no amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, and no consent to any departure by the Company or any other Loan Party therefrom, shall be effective unless in writing signed by the Required Lenders and the Company or the applicable Loan Party, as the case may be, and acknowledged by the Administrative Agent, and each such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given; provided, however, that no such amendment, waiver or consent shall: (a) waive any condition set forth in Section 4.01(a) without the written consent of each Lender; (b) extend or increase the Commitment of any Lender (or reinstate any Commitment terminated pursuant to Section 8.02) without the written consent of such Lender; (c) postpone any date fixed by this Agreement or any other Loan Document for any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts due to the Lenders (or any of them) hereunder or under any other Loan Document without the written consent of each Lender directly affected thereby; (d) reduce the principal of, or the rate of interest specified herein on, any Loan or L/C Borrowing, or (subject to clause (iv) of the second proviso to this Section 10.01) any fees or other amounts payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document, or change the manner of computation of any 113 financial ratio (including any change in any applicable defined term) used in determining the Applicable Rate that would result in a reduction of any interest rate on any Loan or L/C Borrowing or any fee payable hereunder without the written consent of each Lender directly affected thereby; provided, however, that only the consent of the Required Lenders shall be necessary to amend the definition of "Default Rate" or to waive any obligation of any Borrower to pay interest or Letter of Credit Fees at the Default Rate; (e) change Section 2.13 or Section 8.03 in a manner that would alter the pro rata sharing of payments required thereby without the written consent of each Lender; (f) amend Section 1.06 or the definition of "Alternative Currency" without the written consent of each Lender; (g) change any provision of this Section or the definition of "Required Lenders" or any other provision hereof specifying the number or percentage of Lenders required to amend, waive or otherwise modify any rights hereunder or make any determination or grant any consent hereunder without the written consent of each Lender; or (h) release all or substantially all of the Subsidiary Guarantors from the Subsidiary Guaranty, amend Section 2.14(c) to limit the joint and several liability of any Borrower for the Obligations, or add a Foreign Subsidiary as a Borrower but not require the Company to guaranty such Foreign Subsidiary's Obligations, in each case without the written consent of each Lender; and, provided further that (i) no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by the L/C Issuer in addition to the Lenders required above, affect the rights or duties of the L/C Issuer under this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any Issuer Document relating to any Letter of Credit issued or to be issued by it; (ii) no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by the Swing Line Lender in addition to the Lenders required above, affect the rights or duties of the Swing Line Lender under this Agreement; (iii) no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by the Administrative Agent in addition to the Lenders required above, affect the rights or duties of the Administrative Agent under this Agreement or any other Loan Document; (iv) Section 10.06(h) may not be amended, waived or otherwise modified without the consent of each Granting Lender all or any part of whose Loans are being funded by an SPC at the time of such amendment, waiver or other modification; and (v) any fee letter with the Company may be amended, or rights or privileges thereunder waived, in a writing executed only by the parties thereto. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no Defaulting Lender shall have any right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent hereunder (and any amendment, waiver or consent which by its terms requires the consent of all Lenders or each affected Lender may be effected with the consent of the applicable Lenders other than Defaulting Lenders), except that (x) the Commitment of any Defaulting Lender may not be increased or extended without the consent of such Lender and (y) any waiver, amendment or modification requiring the consent of all Lenders or each affected Lender that by its terms affects any Defaulting Lender disproportionately adversely relative to other affected Lenders shall require the consent of such Defaulting Lender. 10.02 Notices; Effectiveness; Electronic Communication. (a) Notices Generally. Except in the case of notices and other communications expressly permitted to be given by telephone (and except as provided in subsection (b) below), all notices and other communications provided for herein shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand or overnight courier service, mailed by certified or registered mail or sent by facsimile as follows, and all notices and other communications expressly permitted hereunder to be given by telephone shall be made to the applicable telephone number, as follows: 114 (i) if to the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or the Swing Line Lender, to the address, facsimile number, electronic mail address or telephone number specified for such Person on Schedule 10.02; and (ii) if to any other Lender, to the address, facsimile number, electronic mail address or telephone number specified in its Administrative Questionnaire. Notices and other communications sent by hand or overnight courier service, or mailed by certified or registered mail, shall be deemed to have been given when received; notices and other communications sent by facsimile shall be deemed to have been given when sent (except that, if not given during normal business hours for the recipient, shall be deemed to have been given at the opening of business on the next business day for the recipient). Notices and other communications delivered through electronic communications to the extent provided in subsection (b) below, shall be effective as provided in such subsection (b). (b) Electronic Communications; Posting of Communications. (i) The Company agrees that the Administrative Agent may, but shall not be obligated to, make any Communications available to the Lenders and the L/C Issuer by posting the Communications on IntraLinks™, DebtDomain, SyndTrak, ClearPar or any other electronic system chosen by the Administrative Agent to be its electronic transmission system (the "Approved Electronic Platform"). (ii) Although the Approved Electronic Platform and its primary web portal are secured with generally-applicable security procedures and policies implemented or modified by the Administrative Agent from time to time (including, as of the Effective Date, a user ID/password authorization system) and the Approved Electronic Platform is secured through a per-deal authorization method whereby each user may access the Approved Electronic Platform only on a deal-by-deal basis, each of the Lenders, each of the Guarantors and the Company acknowledges and agrees that the distribution of material through an electronic medium is not necessarily secure, that the Administrative Agent is not responsible for approving or vetting the representatives or contacts of any Lender that are added to the Approved Electronic Platform, and that there may be confidentiality and other risks associated with such distribution. Each of the Lenders, each of the Guarantors and the Company hereby approves distribution of the Communications through the Approved Electronic Platform and understands and assumes the risks of such distribution. (iii) Each Lender agrees that notice to it (as provided in the next sentence) specifying that Communications have been posted to the Approved Electronic Platform shall constitute effective delivery of the Communications to such Lender for purposes of the Loan Documents. Each Lender agrees (x) to notify the Administrative Agent in writing (which could be in the form of electronic communication) from time to time of such Lender's email address to which the foregoing notice may be sent by electronic transmission and (y) that the foregoing notice may be sent to such email address. (iv) Each of the Lenders, each of the Guarantors and the Company agrees that the Administrative Agent may, but (except as may be required by applicable law) shall not be obligated to, store the Communications on the Approved Electronic Platform in accordance with the Administrative Agent's generally applicable document retention procedures and policies.

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;115 (v) Nothing herein shall prejudice the right of the Administrative Agent or any Lender to give any notice or other communication pursuant to any Loan Document in any other manner specified in such Loan Document. (vi) Notices and other communications to any Loan Party or any Lender hereunder may be delivered or furnished by using Approved Electronic Platform or Approved Borrower Portals (as applicable), in each case pursuant to procedures approved by the Administrative Agent; provided that the foregoing shall not apply to notices pursuant to Article II or to Compliance Certificates unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent. Each of the Administrative Agent and the Company (on behalf of the Loan Parties) may, in its discretion, agree to accept notices and other communications to it hereunder by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by it; provided that approval of such procedures may be limited to particular notices or communications. Unless the Administrative Agent otherwise prescribes, (x) notices and other communications sent to an email address shall be deemed received upon the sender's receipt of an acknowledgment from the intended recipient (such as by the "return receipt requested" function, as available, return email or other written acknowledgement) and (y) notices and other communications posted to an Internet or intranet website shall be deemed received by the intended recipient upon the sender's receipt of an acknowledgement from the intended recipient (such as by the "return receipt requested" function, as available, return email address or other written acknowledgement) indicating that such notice or communication is available and identifying the website address therefor; provided that for both clauses (x) and (y), if such notice or other communication is not sent during the normal business hours of the recipient, such notice, email or communication shall be deemed to have been sent at the opening of business on the next Business Day for the recipient. (c) The Approved Electronic Platform. THE APPROVED ELECTRONIC PLATFORM AND THE COMMUNICATIONS ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE". THE AGENT PARTIES (AS DEFINED BELOW) DO NOT WARRANT THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE COMMUNICATIONS, OR THE ADEQUACY OF THE APPROVED ELECTRONIC PLATFORM AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM LIABILITY FOR ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN THE APPROVED ELECTRONIC PLATFORM AND THE COMMUNICATIONS. NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS OR FREEDOM FROM VIRUSES OR OTHER CODE DEFECTS, IS MADE BY ANY AGENT PARTY IN CONNECTION WITH THE COMMUNICATIONS OR THE APPROVED ELECTRONIC PLATFORM. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT OR ANY OF ITS RELATED PARTIES (COLLECTIVELY, THE "AGENT PARTIES") HAVE ANY LIABILITY TO ANY BORROWER, ANY LENDER, THE L/C ISSUER OR ANY OTHER PERSON FOR LOSSES, CLAIMS, DAMAGES, LIABILITIES OR EXPENSES OF ANY KIND (WHETHER IN TORT, CONTRACT OR OTHERWISE) ARISING OUT OF ANY BORROWER'S OR THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT'S TRANSMISSION OF BORROWER MATERIALS THROUGH THE INTERNET OR THE APPROVED ELECTRONIC PLATFORM. EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THAT SUCH LOSSES, CLAIMS, DAMAGES, LIABILITIES OR EXPENSES ARE DETERMINED BY A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION BY A FINAL AND NONAPPEALABLE JUDGMENT TO HAVE RESULTED FROM THE GROSS NEGLIGENCE OR WILLFUL MISCONDUCT OF SUCH AGENT PARTY; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT IN NO EVENT SHALL ANY AGENT PARTY HAVE ANY LIABILITY TO ANY BORROWER, ANY LENDER, THE L/C ISSUER OR ANY OTHER PERSON FOR INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES (AS OPPOSED TO DIRECT OR ACTUAL DAMAGES). 116 (d) Change of Address, Etc. Each of the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Swing Line Lender may change its address, facsimile or telephone number for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the other parties hereto. Each other Lender may change its address, facsimile or telephone number for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the Company, the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Swing Line Lender. In addition, each Lender agrees to notify the Administrative Agent from time to time to ensure that the Administrative Agent has on record (i) an effective address, contact name, telephone number, facsimile number and electronic mail address to which notices and other communications may be sent and (ii) accurate wire instructions for such Lender. Furthermore, each Public Lender agrees to cause at least one individual at or on behalf of such Public Lender to at all times have selected the "Private Side Information" or similar designation on the content declaration screen of the Approved Electronic Platform in order to enable such Public Lender or its delegate, in accordance with such Public Lender's compliance procedures and applicable Law, including United States Federal and state securities Laws, to make reference to Borrower Materials that are not made available through the "Public Side Information" portion of the Approved Electronic Platform and that may contain material non-public information with respect to the Company or its securities for purposes of United States Federal or state securities laws. (e) Reliance by Administrative Agent, L/C Issuer and Lenders. The Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Lenders shall be entitled to rely and act upon any notices (including telephonic Revolving Loan Notices and Swing Line Loan Notices) purportedly given by or on behalf of any Borrower even if (i) such notices were not made in a manner specified herein, were incomplete or were not preceded or followed by any other form of notice specified herein, or (ii) the terms thereof, as understood by the recipient, varied from any confirmation thereof. The Company shall indemnify the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer, each Lender and the Related Parties of each of them from all losses, costs, expenses and liabilities resulting from the reliance by such Person on each notice purportedly given by or on behalf of any Borrower. All telephonic notices to and other telephonic communications with the Administrative Agent may be recorded by the Administrative Agent, and each of the parties hereto hereby consents to such recording. (f) No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies; Enforcement. No failure by any Lender or the Administrative Agent to exercise, and no delay by any such Person in exercising, any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege. The rights, remedies, powers and privileges herein provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights, remedies, powers and privileges provided by law. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any other Loan Document, the authority to enforce rights and remedies hereunder and under the other Loan Documents against the Loan Parties or any of them shall be vested exclusively in, and all actions and proceedings at law in connection with such enforcement shall be instituted and maintained exclusively by, the Administrative Agent in accordance with Section 8.02 for the benefit of all the Lenders and the L/C Issuer; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not prohibit (a) the Administrative Agent from exercising on its own behalf the rights and remedies that inure to its benefit (solely in its capacity as Administrative Agent) hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, (b) the L/C Issuer or the Swing Line Lender from exercising the rights and remedies that inure to its benefit (solely in its capacity as L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender, as the case may be) hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, (c) any Lender from exercising setoff rights in accordance with Section 10.08 (subject to the terms of Section 2.13), or (d) any Lender from filing proofs of claim or appearing and filing pleadings on its own behalf during the pendency of a proceeding relative to any Loan Party under any Debtor Relief Law; and provided, further, that if at any time there is no Person acting as Administrative Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, then (i) the Required Lenders shall have the rights otherwise ascribed to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 8.02 and (ii) in addition to the matters set forth in clauses (b), (c) and (d) of the preceding proviso and subject to 117 Section 2.13, any Lender may, with the consent of the Required Lenders, enforce any rights and remedies available to it and as authorized by the Required Lenders. 10.03 Borrower Communications. (a) The Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the L/C Issuer agree that the Borrowers may, but shall not be obligated to, make any Borrower Communications to the Administrative Agent through an electronic platform chosen by the Administrative Agent to be its electronic transmission system (the "Approved Borrower Portal"). (b) Although the Approved Borrower Portal and its primary web portal are secured with generally-applicable security procedures and policies implemented or modified by the Administrative Agent from time to time (including, as of the Effective Date, a user ID/password authorization system), each of the Lenders, the L/C Issuers and Borrowers acknowledges and agrees that the distribution of material through an electronic medium is not necessarily secure, that the Administrative Agent is not responsible for approving or vetting the representatives or contacts of the Borrowers that are added to the Approved Borrower Portal, and that there may be confidentiality and other risks associated with such distribution. Each of the Lenders, L/C Issuers and Borrowers hereby approves distribution of Borrower Communications through the Approved Borrower Portal and understands and assumes the risks of such distribution. (c) THE APPROVED BORROWER PORTAL IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE". THE APPLICABLE PARTIES (AS DEFINED BELOW) DO NOT WARRANT THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE BORROWER COMMUNICATION, OR THE ADEQUACY OF THE APPROVED BORROWER PORTAL AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM LIABILITY FOR ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN THE APPROVED BORROWER PORTAL AND THE BORROWER COMMUNICATIONS. NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS OR FREEDOM FROM VIRUSES OR OTHER CODE DEFECTS, IS MADE BY THE APPLICABLE PARTIES IN CONNECTION WITH THE BORROWER COMMUNICATIONS OR THE APPROVED BORROWER PORTAL. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, ANY ARRANGER, ANY CO- DOCUMENTATION AGENT, ANY SYNDICATION AGENT OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE RELATED PARTIES (COLLECTIVELY, "APPLICABLE PARTIES") HAVE ANY LIABILITY TO ANY LOAN PARTY, ANY LENDER, THE L/C ISSUER OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY FOR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING DIRECT OR INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, LOSSES OR EXPENSES (WHETHER IN TORT, CONTRACT OR OTHERWISE) ARISING OUT OF ANY BORROWER'S TRANSMISSION OF BORROWER COMMUNICATIONS THROUGH THE INTERNET OR THE APPROVED BORROWER PORTAL. "Borrower Communications" means, collectively, any Borrowing Request, Interest Election Request, notice of prepayment, notice requesting the issuance, amendment or extension of a Letter of Credit or other notice, demand, communication, information, document or other material provided by or on behalf of any Loan Party pursuant to any Loan Document or the transactions contemplated therein which is distributed by any Borrower to the Administrative Agent through an Approved Borrower Portal. (d) Each of the Lenders, L/C Issuers and Borrowers agrees that the Administrative Agent may, but (except as may be required by applicable law) shall not be obligated to, store the Borrower Communications on the Approved Borrower Portal in accordance with the Administrative Agent's generally applicable document retention procedures and policies. 118 (e) Nothing herein shall prejudice the right of any Borrower to give any notice or other communication pursuant to any Loan Document in any other manner specified in such Loan Document. 10.04 Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver. (a) Costs and Expenses. The Company shall pay (i) all reasonable out of pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent and its Affiliates (including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of counsel for the Administrative Agent), in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein, the preparation, negotiation, execution, delivery and administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as required under the Loan Documents or any amendments, modifications or waivers of the provisions hereof or thereof (whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby shall be consummated), (ii) all reasonable out of pocket expenses incurred by the L/C Issuer in connection with the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or any demand for payment thereunder and (iii) all out of pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the L/C Issuer (including the fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the L/C Issuer), and shall pay all fees and time charges for attorneys who may be employees of the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the L/C Issuer in connection with the enforcement or protection of its rights (A) in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, including its rights under this Section, or (B) in connection with the Loans made or Letters of Credit issued hereunder, including all such out of pocket expenses incurred during any workout, restructuring or negotiations in respect of such Loans or Letters of Credit. (b) Indemnification by the Company. The Company shall indemnify the Administrative Agent (and any sub-agent thereof), each Syndication Agent, the Documentation Agent, each Lender and the L/C Issuer, and each Related Party of any of the foregoing Persons (each such Person being called an "Indemnitee") against, and hold each Indemnitee harmless from, any and all Liabilities and related expenses (including the fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for any Indemnitee), and shall indemnify and hold harmless each Indemnitee from all fees and time charges and disbursements for attorneys who may be employees of any Indemnitee, incurred by any Indemnitee or asserted against any Indemnitee by any third party or by any Borrower or any other Loan Party arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of (i) the execution or delivery of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby, the performance by the parties hereto of their respective obligations hereunder or thereunder or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, (ii) any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use or proposed use of the proceeds therefrom (including any refusal by the L/C Issuer to honor a demand for payment under a Letter of Credit if the documents presented in connection with such demand do not strictly comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit), (iii) any actual or alleged presence or release of Hazardous Materials on or from any property owned or operated by any Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or any Environmental Liability related in any way to any Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or (iv) any actual or prospective claim, litigation, investigation or Proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether based on contract, tort or any other theory, whether brought by a third party or by the Company or any other Loan Party, and regardless of whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto, in all cases, whether or not caused by or arising, in whole or in part, out of the comparative, contributory or sole negligence of the Indemnitee; provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or related expenses (A) are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee or (B) result from a claim brought by the Company or any other Loan Party against an Indemnitee for breach in bad faith of such Indemnitee's obligations hereunder or under any other Loan Document, if the Company or such other Loan Party has obtained a final and nonappealable judgment in its favor on such claim as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction.

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;119 Without limiting the provisions of Section 3.01(c), this Section 10.04(b) shall not apply with respect to Taxes other than any Taxes that represent losses, claims, damages, etc. arising from any non-Tax claim. (c) Reimbursement by Lenders. To the extent that the Company for any reason fails to indefeasibly pay any amount required under subsection (a) or (b) of this Section to be paid by it to the Administrative Agent (or any sub-agent thereof), the L/C Issuer, the Swing Line Lender or any Related Party of any of the foregoing, each Lender severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent (or any such sub-agent), the L/C Issuer, the Swing Line Lender or such Related Party, as the case may be, such Lender's pro rata share (determined as of the time that the applicable unreimbursed expense or indemnity payment is sought based on each Lender's share of the Total Credit Exposure at such time) of such unpaid amount (including any such unpaid amount in respect of a claim asserted by such Lender), such payment to be made severally among them based on such Lender's Applicable Percentage (determined as of the time that the applicable unreimbursed expense or indemnity payment is sought), provided further that the unreimbursed expense or indemnified loss, claim, damage, liability or related expense, as the case may be, was incurred by or asserted against the Administrative Agent (or any such sub-agent), the L/C Issuer or the Swing Line Lender in its capacity as such, or against any Related Party of any of the foregoing acting for the Administrative Agent (or any such sub-agent), the L/C Issuer or the Swing Line Lender in connection with such capacity. The obligations of the Lenders under this subsection (c) are subject to the provisions of Section 2.12(d). (d) Waiver of Consequential Damages, Etc. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, no Borrower shall assert, and hereby waives, any claim against any Administrative Agent (and any sub- agent thereof), each Syndication Agent, the Documentation Agent, each Lender and the L/C Issuer, and each Related Party of any of the foregoing Persons (each such Person being called an "Lender-Related Person"), in each case, on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of, this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby, the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use of the proceeds thereof. No Lender- Related Person shall be liable for any Liabilities arising from the use by unintended recipients of any information or other materials distributed by it through telecommunications, electronic or other information transmission systems in connection with this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby. (e) Payments. All amounts due under this Section shall be payable not later than ten Business Days after demand therefor. (f) Survival. The agreements in this Section shall survive the resignation of the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Swing Line Lender, the replacement of any Lender, the termination of the Aggregate Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all the other Obligations. 10.05 Payments Set Aside. To the extent that any payment by or on behalf of any Borrower is made to the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or any Lender, or the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or any Lender exercises its right of setoff, and such payment or the proceeds of such setoff or any part thereof is subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside or required (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or such Lender in its discretion) to be repaid to a trustee, receiver or any other party, in connection with any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law or otherwise, then (a) to the extent of such recovery, the obligation or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if such payment had not been made 120 or such setoff had not occurred, and (b) each Lender and the L/C Issuer severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent upon demand its applicable share (without duplication) of any amount so recovered from or repaid by the Administrative Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such payment is made at a rate per annum equal to the NYFRB Rate from time to time in effect, in the applicable currency of such recovery or payment. The obligations of the Lenders and the L/C Issuer under clause (b) of the preceding sentence shall survive the payment in full of the Obligations and the termination of this Agreement. 10.06 Successors and Assigns. (a) Successors and Assigns Generally. The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, except that no Borrower or other Loan Party may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and each Lender and no Lender may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder except (i) to an assignee in accordance with the provisions of subsection (b) of this Section, (ii) by way of participation in accordance with the provisions of subsection (d) of this Section, (iii) by way of pledge or assignment of a security interest subject to the restrictions of subsection (f) of this Section, or (iv) to an SPC in accordance with the provisions of subsection (f) of this Section (and any other attempted assignment or transfer by any party hereto shall be null and void). Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, Participants to the extent provided in subsection (d) of this Section and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Related Parties of each of the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Lenders) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement. (b) Assignments by Lenders. Any Lender may at any time assign to one or more assignees all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and the Loans (including for purposes of this subsection (b), participations in L/C Obligations and in Swing Line Loans) at the time owing to it); provided that any such assignment shall be subject to the following conditions: (i) Minimum Amounts. (A) in the case of an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lender's Commitment or contemporaneous assignments to related Approved Funds that equal at least the amount specified in subsection (b)(i)(B) of this Section 10.06 in the aggregate and the Loans at the time owing to it or in the case of an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund, no minimum amount need be assigned; and (B) in any case not described in subsection (b)(i)(A) of this Section 10.06, the aggregate amount of the Commitment (which for this purpose includes Loans outstanding thereunder) or, if the Commitment is not then in effect, the principal outstanding balance of the Loans of the assigning Lender subject to each such assignment, determined as of the date the Assignment and Assumption with respect to such assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent or, if "Trade Date" is specified in the Assignment and Assumption, as of the Trade Date, shall not be less than $5,000,000.00 unless each of the Administrative Agent and, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Company otherwise consents (each such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed); provided, however that concurrent assignments to members of an 121 Assignee Group and concurrent assignments from members of an Assignee Group to a single Eligible Assignee (or to an Eligible Assignee and members of its Assignee Group) will be treated as a single assignment for purposes of determining whether such minimum amount has been met. (ii) Proportionate Amounts. Each partial assignment shall be made as an assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lender's rights and obligations under this Agreement with respect to the Loans or the Commitment assigned, except that this clause (ii) shall not apply to the Swing Line Lender's rights and obligations in respect of Swing Line Loans; (iii) Required Consents. No consent shall be required for any assignment except to the extent required by subsection (b)(i)(B) of this Section 10.06 and, in addition: (A) the consent of the Company (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required unless (1) an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing at the time of such assignment or (2) such assignment is to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund; provided that the Company shall be deemed to have consented to any such assignment unless it shall object thereto by written notice to the Administrative Agent within seven (7) Business Days after having received notice thereof; and provided, further, that the Company's consent shall not be required during the primary syndication of the revolving credit facility provided for in this Agreement; (B) the consent of the Administrative Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required if such assignment is to a Person that is not a Lender, an Affiliate of such Lender or an Approved Fund with respect to such Lender; and (C) the consent of the L/C Issuer (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) and the consent of the Swing Line Lender (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required for any assignment. (iv) Assignment and Assumption. The parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Assumption, together with a processing and recordation fee in the amount of $3,500.00; provided, however, that the Administrative Agent may, in its sole discretion, elect to waive such processing and recordation fee in the case of any assignment. The assignee, if it is not a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an Administrative Questionnaire. Each party hereto agrees that (x) an assignment made pursuant to Section 10.06 may be effected pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption executed by the Company, the Administrative Agent and the assignee (or, to the extent applicable, an agreement incorporating an Assignment and Assumption by reference pursuant to a Platform as to which the Administrative Agent and such parties are participants), and (y) the Lender required to make such assignment need not be a party thereto in order for such assignment to be effective and shall be deemed to have consented to and be bound by the terms thereof; provided that, following the effectiveness of any such assignment, the other parties to such assignment agree to execute and deliver such documents necessary to evidence such assignment as reasonably requested by the applicable Lender, provided that any such documents shall be without recourse to or warranty by the parties thereto. 122 (v) No Assignment to Certain Persons. No such assignment shall be made (A) to the Company or any of the Company's Affiliates or Subsidiaries, (B) to any Defaulting Lender or any of its Subsidiaries, or any Person who, upon becoming a Lender hereunder, would constitute any of the foregoing Persons described in this clause (B), (C) to a natural Person or (D) to a holding company, investment vehicle or trust for, or owned and operated by or for the primary benefit of, a natural Person. (vi) Certain Additional Payments. In connection with any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender hereunder, no such assignment shall be effective unless and until, in addition to the other conditions thereto set forth herein, the parties to the assignment shall make such additional payments to the Administrative Agent in an aggregate amount sufficient, upon distribution thereof as appropriate (which may be outright payment, purchases by the assignee of participations or subparticipations, or other compensating actions, including funding, with the consent of the Company and the Administrative Agent, the applicable pro rata share of Loans previously requested but not funded by the Defaulting Lender, to each of which the applicable assignee and assignor hereby irrevocably consent), to (A) pay and satisfy in full all payment liabilities then owed by such Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or any Lender hereunder (and interest accrued thereon) and (B) acquire (and fund as appropriate) its full pro rata share of all Loans and participations in Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans in accordance with its Applicable Percentage. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender hereunder shall become effective under applicable Law without compliance with the provisions of this paragraph, then the assignee of such interest shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender for all purposes of this Agreement until such compliance occurs. Subject to acceptance and recording thereof by the Administrative Agent pursuant to subsection (c) of this Section, from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Assumption, the assignee thereunder shall be a party to this Agreement and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement, and the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Assumption covering all of the assigning Lender's rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto) but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 3.01, 3.04, 3.05, and 10.05 with respect to facts and circumstances occurring prior to the effective date of such assignment; provided, that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no assignment by a Defaulting Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from that Lender's having been a Defaulting Lender. Upon request, each Borrower (at its expense) shall execute and deliver a Note to the assignee Lender. Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this subsection shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement as a sale by such Lender of a participation in such rights and obligations in accordance with subsection (d) of this Section. (c) Register. The Administrative Agent, acting solely for this purpose as an agent of the Borrowers (and such agency being solely for tax purposes), shall maintain at the Administrative Agent's Office in the United States a copy of each Assignment and Assumption delivered to it (or the equivalent thereof in electronic form) and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitments of, and principal amounts (and stated interest) of the Loans and L/C Obligations owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the "Register"). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;123 hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement. The Register shall be available for inspection by each of the Borrowers and any Lender, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice. (d) Participations. Any Lender may at any time, without the consent of, or notice to, any Borrower or the Administrative Agent, sell participations to any Person (other than a natural Person, a Defaulting Lender or the Company or any of the Company's Affiliates or Subsidiaries) (each, a "Participant") in all or a portion of such Lender's rights and/or obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and/or the Loans (including such Lender's participations in L/C Obligations and/or Swing Line Loans) owing to it); provided that (i) such Lender's obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations and (iii) the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the L/C Issuer shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender's rights and obligations under this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, each Lender shall be responsible for the indemnity under Section 10.04(c) without regard to the existence of any participation. Any agreement or instrument pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation shall provide that such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce this Agreement and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement; provided that such agreement or instrument may provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment, waiver or other modification described in the first proviso to Section 10.01 that affects such Participant. The Company agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 3.01, 3.04 and 3.05 to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to subsection (b) of this Section (it being understood that the documentation required under Section 3.01(e) shall be delivered to the Lender who sells the participation) to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to paragraph (b) of this Section; provided that such Participant (A) agrees to be subject to the provisions of Sections 3.06 and 10.13 as if it were an assignee under paragraph (b) of this Section and (B) shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Sections 3.01 or 3.04, with respect to any participation, than the Lender from whom it acquired the applicable participation would have been entitled to receive, except to the extent such entitlement to receive a greater payment results from a Change in Law that occurs after the Participant acquired the applicable participation. Each Lender that sells a participation agrees, at the Company's request and expense, to use reasonable efforts to cooperate with the Company to effectuate the provisions of Section 3.06 with respect to any Participant. To the extent permitted by law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 10.08 as though it were a Lender; provided that such Participant agrees to be subject to Section 2.13 as though it were a Lender. Each Lender that sells a participation shall, acting solely for this purpose as an agent of the Company, maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each Participant and the principal amounts (and stated interest) of each Participant's interest in the Loans or other obligations under the Loan Documents (the "Participant Register"); provided that no Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register (including the identity of any Participant or any information relating to a Participant's interest in any commitments, loans, letters of credit or its other obligations under any Loan Document) to any Person except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such commitment, loan, letter of credit or other obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103-1(c) of the United States Treasury Regulations. The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and such Lender shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register as the owner of such participation for all purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the contrary. For the avoidance of doubt, the Administrative Agent (in its capacity as Administrative Agent) shall have no responsibility for maintaining a Participant Register. (e) Certain Pledges. Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement (including under its Note(s), if any) to secure obligations of such Lender, including any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank; provided 124 that no such pledge or assignment shall release such Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or assignee for such Lender as a party hereto. (f) Special Purpose Funding Vehicles. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any Lender (a "Granting Lender") may grant to a special purpose funding vehicle identified as such in writing from time to time by the Granting Lender to the Administrative Agent and the Company (an "SPC") the option to provide all or any part of any Revolving Loan that such Granting Lender would otherwise be obligated to make pursuant to this Agreement; provided that (i) nothing herein shall constitute a commitment by any SPC to fund any Revolving Loan, and (ii) if an SPC elects not to exercise such option or otherwise fails to make all or any part of such Revolving Loan, the Granting Lender shall be obligated to make such Revolving Loan pursuant to the terms hereof or, if it fails to do so, to make such payment to the Administrative Agent as is required under Section 2.12(b)(ii). Each party hereto hereby agrees that (i) neither the grant to any SPC nor the exercise by any SPC of such option shall increase the costs or expenses or otherwise increase or change the obligations of the Borrowers under this Agreement (including its obligations under Section 3.04), (ii) no SPC shall be liable for any indemnity or similar payment obligation under this Agreement for which a Lender would be liable, and (iii) the Granting Lender shall for all purposes, including the approval of any amendment, waiver or other modification of any provision of any Loan Document, remain the lender of record hereunder. The making of a Revolving Loan by an SPC hereunder shall utilize the Commitment of the Granting Lender to the same extent, and as if, such Revolving Loan were made by such 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 commercial paper or other senior debt 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 proceeding under the laws of the United States or any State thereof. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any SPC may (A) with notice to, but without prior consent of the Company and the Administrative Agent and with the payment of a processing fee in the amount of $3,500.00 (which processing fee may be waived by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion), assign all or any portion of its right to receive payment with respect to any Revolving Loan to the Granting Lender and (B) disclose on a confidential basis any non-public information relating to its funding of Revolving Loans to any rating agency, commercial paper dealer or provider of any surety or Guarantee or credit or liquidity enhancement to such SPC. (g) Resignation as L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender after Assignment. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if at any time JPMorgan assigns all of its Commitment and Revolving Loans pursuant to subsection (b) above, JPMorgan may, upon thirty (30) days' notice to the Company and the Lenders, resign as L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender or both. In the event of any such resignation, the Company shall be entitled to appoint from among the Lenders a successor L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender hereunder, as applicable; provided, however, that no failure by the Company to appoint any such successor shall affect any such resignation of JPMorgan. If JPMorgan resigns as L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender, it shall, as applicable, retain all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the Swing Line Lender with respect to all outstanding Swing Line Loans as of the effective date of its resignation as Swing Line Lender (including the right to require the Lenders to fund risk participations in Swing Line Loans) or the L/C Issuer with respect to all Letters of Credit outstanding as of the effective date of its resignation as L/C Issuer and all L/C Obligations with respect thereto (including the right to require the Lenders to make Base Rate Loans or fund risk participations in Unreimbursed Amounts pursuant to Section 2.03(c)). Upon the appointment of a successor L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender, as the case may be, (i) such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender, as applicable, and (ii) in the case of a resignation of the L/C Issuer, the successor L/C Issuer shall issue letters of credit in substitution for the Letters of Credit, if any, outstanding at the time of such succession or make other arrangements satisfactory to JPMorgan to effectively assume the obligations of JPMorgan with respect to such Letters of Credit. 125 10.07 Treatment of Certain Information; Confidentiality. Each of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the L/C Issuer agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the Information (as defined below), except that Information may be disclosed (a) to its Affiliates and to its and its Affiliates' respective partners, directors, officers, employees, agents, trustees, advisors and representatives (it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Information and instructed to keep such Information confidential), (b) to the extent requested by any regulatory authority purporting to have jurisdiction over it (including any self-regulatory authority, such as the National Association of Insurance Commissioners), (c) to the extent required by applicable laws or regulations or by any subpoena or similar legal process, (d) to any other party hereto, (e) in connection with the exercise of any remedies hereunder or under any other Loan Document or any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the enforcement of rights hereunder or thereunder, (f) subject to an agreement containing provisions substantially the same as those of this Section 10.07, to (i) any assignee of or Participant in, or any prospective assignee of or Participant in, any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement or any Eligible Assignee invited to be a Lender pursuant to Section 2.15(c), or (ii) any actual or prospective counterparty (or its advisors) to any swap or derivative transaction relating to a Borrower and its obligations, (g) with the consent of the Company, or (h) to the extent such Information (i) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section or (ii) becomes available to the Administrative Agent, any Lender, the L/C Issuer or any of their respective Affiliates on a nonconfidential basis from a source other than the Company. For purposes of this Section, "Information" means all information received from the Company or any Subsidiary relating to the Company or any Subsidiary or any of their respective businesses, other than any such information that is available to the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the L/C Issuer on a nonconfidential basis prior to disclosure by the Company or any Subsidiary and other than information pertaining to this Agreement routinely provided by arrangers to data service providers, including league table providers, that serve the lending industry, provided that, in the case of information received from the Company or any Subsidiary after the date hereof, such information is clearly identified at the time of delivery as confidential. Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality of Information as provided in this Section shall be considered to have complied with its obligation to do so if such Person has exercised the same degree of care to maintain the confidentiality of such Information as such Person would accord to its own confidential information. Each of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the L/C Issuer acknowledges that (A) the Information may include material non-public information concerning the Company or a Subsidiary, as the case may be, (B) it has developed compliance procedures regarding the use of material non-public information, and (C) it will handle such material non-public information in accordance with applicable Law, including United States Federal and state securities Laws. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Section 10.07 shall prohibit any Person from voluntarily disclosing or providing any Information within the scope of this confidentiality provision to any governmental, regulatory or self-regulatory organization (any such entity, a "Regulatory Authority") to the extent that any such prohibition on disclosure set forth in this Section 10.07 shall be prohibited by the laws or regulations applicable to such Regulatory Authority. 10.08 Right of Setoff. If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Lender, the L/C Issuer and each of their respective Affiliates is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, to the fullest extent 126 permitted by applicable law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final, in whatever currency) at any time held and other obligations (in whatever currency) at any time owing by such Lender, the L/C Issuer or any such Affiliate to or for the credit or the account of any Borrower or any other Loan Party against any and all of the obligations of such Borrower or such Loan Party now or hereafter existing under this Agreement or any other Loan Document to such Lender or the L/C Issuer, irrespective of whether or not such Lender or the L/C Issuer shall have made any demand under this Agreement or any other Loan Document and although such obligations of such Borrower or such Loan Party may be contingent or unmatured or are owed to a branch or office of such Lender or the L/C Issuer different from the branch or office holding such deposit or obligated on such indebtedness. The rights of each Lender, the L/C Issuer and their respective Affiliates under this Section are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) that such Lender, the L/C Issuer or their respective Affiliates may have. Each Lender and the L/C Issuer agrees to notify the Company and the Administrative Agent promptly after any such setoff and application, provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such setoff and application. 10.09 Interest Rate Limitation. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any Loan Document, the interest paid or agreed to be paid under the Loan Documents shall not exceed the maximum rate of non-usurious interest permitted by applicable Law (the "Maximum Rate"). If the Administrative Agent or any Lender shall receive interest in an amount that exceeds the Maximum Rate, the excess interest shall be applied to the principal of the Loans or, if it exceeds such unpaid principal, refunded to the Company. In determining whether the interest contracted for, charged, or received by the Administrative Agent or a Lender exceeds the Maximum Rate, such Person may, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, (a) characterize any payment that is not principal as an expense, fee, or premium rather than interest, (b) exclude voluntary prepayments and the effects thereof, and (c) amortize, prorate, allocate, and spread in equal or unequal parts the total amount of interest throughout the contemplated term of the Obligations hereunder. 10.10 Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto in different counterparts), each of which shall be deemed to constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. This Agreement, the other Loan Documents, and any separate letter agreements with respect to fees payable to the Administrative Agent, the Arranger, the Swing Line Lender or the L/C Issuer, constitute the entire contract among the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersede any and all previous agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof. Except as provided in Section 4.01, this Agreement shall become effective when it shall have been executed by the Administrative Agent and when the Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts hereof that, when taken together, bear the signatures of each of the other parties hereto. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of (x) this Agreement, (y) any other Loan Document and/or (z) any document, amendment, approval, consent, information, notice (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any notice delivered pursuant to Section 10.02), certificate, request, statement, disclosure or authorization related to this Agreement, any other Loan Document and/or the transactions contemplated hereby and/or thereby (each an "Ancillary Document") that is an Electronic Signature transmitted by telecopy, emailed pdf. or any other electronic means that reproduces an image of an actual executed signature page shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement, such other Loan Document or such Ancillary Document, as applicable. The words "execution," "signed," "signature," "delivery," and words of like import in or relating to this Agreement, any other Loan Document and/or any Ancillary Document shall be deemed to include Electronic Signatures, deliveries or the keeping of records in any electronic form (including deliveries by telecopy, emailed pdf. or any other electronic

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;127 means that reproduces an image of an actual executed signature page), each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature, physical delivery thereof or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be; provided that nothing herein shall require the Administrative Agent to accept Electronic Signatures in any form or format without its prior written consent and pursuant to procedures approved by it; provided, further, without limiting the foregoing, (i) to the extent the Administrative Agent has agreed to accept any Electronic Signature, the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders shall be entitled to rely on such Electronic Signature purportedly given by or on behalf of the Company or any other Loan Party without further verification thereof and without any obligation to review the appearance or form of any such Electronic Signature and (ii) upon the request of the Administrative Agent or any Lender, any Electronic Signature shall be promptly followed by a manually executed counterpart. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company and each Loan Party hereby (A) agrees that, for all purposes, including without limitation, in connection with any workout, restructuring, enforcement of remedies, bankruptcy proceedings or litigation among the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, the Company and the Loan Parties, Electronic Signatures transmitted by telecopy, emailed pdf. or any other electronic means that reproduces an image of an actual executed signature page and/or any electronic images of this Agreement, any other Loan Document and/or any Ancillary Document shall have the same legal effect, validity and enforceability as any paper original, (B) the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders may, at its option, create one or more copies of this Agreement, any other Loan Document and/or any Ancillary Document in the form of an imaged electronic record in any format, which shall be deemed created in the ordinary course of such Person's business, and destroy the original paper document (and all such electronic records shall be considered an original for all purposes and shall have the same legal effect, validity and enforceability as a paper record), (C) waives any argument, defense or right to contest the legal effect, validity or enforceability of this Agreement, any other Loan Document and/or any Ancillary Document based solely on the lack of paper original copies of this Agreement, such other Loan Document and/or such Ancillary Document, respectively, including with respect to any signature pages thereto and (D) waives any claim against any Indemnitee for any Liabilities arising solely from the Administrative Agent's and/or any Lender's reliance on or use of Electronic Signatures and/or transmissions by telecopy, emailed pdf. or any other electronic means that reproduces an image of an actual executed signature page, including any Liabilities arising as a result of the failure of the Company and/or any Loan Party to use any available security measures in connection with the execution, delivery or transmission of any Electronic Signature. 10.11 Survival of Representations and Warranties. (a) All representations and warranties made hereunder and in any other Loan Document or other document delivered pursuant hereto or thereto or in connection herewith or therewith shall survive the execution and delivery hereof and thereof. Such representations and warranties have been or will be relied upon by the Administrative Agent and each Lender, regardless of any investigation made by the Administrative Agent or any Lender or on their behalf and notwithstanding that the Administrative Agent or any Lender may have had notice or knowledge of any Default at the time of any Credit Extension, and shall continue in full force and effect as long as any Loan or any other Obligation hereunder shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied or any Letter of Credit shall remain outstanding. 10.12 Severability. If any provision of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents is held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, (a) the legality, validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall not be affected or impaired thereby and (b) the parties shall endeavor in good faith negotiations to replace the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions. The invalidity of a provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render 128 unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. Without limiting the foregoing provisions of this Section 10.11, if and to the extent that the enforceability of any provisions in this Agreement relating to Defaulting Lenders shall be limited by Debtor Relief Laws, as determined in good faith by the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or the Swing Line Lender, as applicable, then such provisions shall be deemed to be in effect only to the extent not so limited. 10.13 Replacement of Lenders. If any Lender requests compensation under Section 3.04, or if any Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 3.01, or if any Lender is a Defaulting Lender or a Non-Consenting Lender or if any other circumstance exists hereunder that gives the Company the right to replace a Lender as a party hereto, then the Company may, at its sole expense and effort, upon notice to such Lender and the Administrative Agent, require such Lender to assign and delegate, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in, and consents required by, Section 10.06), all of its interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement and the related Loan Documents to an assignee that shall assume such obligations (which assignee may be another Lender, if a Lender accepts such assignment), provided that: (a) the Company shall have paid (or caused a Designated Borrower to pay) to the Administrative Agent the assignment fee specified in Section 10.06(b); (b) such Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal of its Loans, L/C Advances and funded participations in Swing Line Loans, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder and under the other Loan Documents (including any amounts under Section 3.05) from the assignee (to the extent of such outstanding principal and accrued interest and fees) or the Company or applicable Designated Borrower (in the case of all other amounts); (c) in the case of any such assignment resulting from a claim for compensation under Section 3.04 or payments required to be made pursuant to Section 3.01, such assignment will result in a reduction in such compensation or payments thereafter; and (d) such assignment does not conflict with applicable Laws. A Lender shall not be required to make any such assignment or delegation if, prior thereto, as a result of a waiver by such Lender or otherwise, the circumstances entitling the Company to require such assignment and delegation cease to apply. 10.14 Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Etc. (a) GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, AND SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE A CONTRACT MADE UNDER AND GOVERNED BY, CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (INCLUDING FOR SUCH PURPOSE SECTIONS 5-1401 AND 5-1402 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK), WITHOUT REGARD TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW. (b) SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION. EACH BORROWER IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY SUBMITS, FOR ITSELF AND ITS PROPERTY, TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK SITTING IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN (OR IF SUCH COURT LACKS SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION, THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK 129 SITTING IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN), AND ANY APPELLATE COURT FROM ANY THEREOF, IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT, OR FOR RECOGNITION OR ENFORCEMENT OF ANY JUDGMENT, AND EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS IN RESPECT OF ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE HEARD AND DETERMINED IN SUCH FEDERAL COURT OR, TO THE EXTENT REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN SUCH NEW YORK STATE COURT. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO AGREES THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS BY SUIT ON THE JUDGMENT OR IN ANY OTHER MANNER PROVIDED BY LAW. NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT OR IN ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT SHALL AFFECT ANY RIGHT THAT THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, ANY LENDER OR THE L/C ISSUER MAY OTHERWISE HAVE TO BRING ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT AGAINST ANY BORROWER OR ANY OTHER LOAN PARTY OR ITS PROPERTIES IN THE COURTS OF ANY JURISDICTION. (c) WAIVER OF VENUE. EACH BORROWER AND EACH OTHER LOAN PARTY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY OBJECTION THAT IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT IN ANY COURT REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH (b) OF THIS SECTION 10.13. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE DEFENSE OF AN INCONVENIENT FORUM TO THE MAINTENANCE OF SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT. (d) SERVICE OF PROCESS. EACH PARTY HERETO IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO SERVICE OF PROCESS IN THE MANNER PROVIDED FOR NOTICES IN SECTION 10.02. NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT WILL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF ANY PARTY HERETO TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW. (e) APPOINTMENT OF CURTISS-WRIGHT AS PROCESS AGENT. IN ADDITION TO THE CONSENT TO SERVICE SET FORTH IN CLAUSE (d) ABOVE, ANY SUBSIDIARY THAT IS NOT A SUBSIDIARY THAT IS ORGANIZED UNDER THE LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES OR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA THAT BECOMES A BORROWER HEREUNDER (INCLUDING CURTISS-WRIGHT ANTRIEBSTECHNIK GMBH) HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY APPOINTS THE COMPANY AS ITS AGENT TO RECEIVE, ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND ON BEHALF OF ITS PROPERTY, SERVICE OF COPIES OF THE SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT AND ANY OTHER PROCESS WHICH MAY BE SERVED IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING, AND THE COMPANY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY ACCEPTS SUCH APPOINTMENT. SUCH SERVICE MAY BE MADE BY MAILING OR DELIVERING A COPY OF SUCH PROCESS TO SUCH SUBSIDIARY IN CARE OF THE COMPANY AT ITS ADDRESS FOR NOTICES AS SET FORTH IN SECTION 10.02, AND SUCH SUBSIDIARY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AUTHORIZES AND DIRECTS THE COMPANY TO ACCEPT SUCH SERVICE ON ITS BEHALF. 10.15 Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS 130 AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PERSON HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PERSON WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION. 10.16 No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility. (a) In connection with all aspects of each transaction contemplated hereby (including in connection with any amendment, waiver or other modification hereof or of any other Loan Document), each Borrower and each other Loan Party acknowledges and agrees, and acknowledges its Affiliates' understanding, that: (a) (i) the arranging and other services regarding this Agreement provided by the Administrative Agent, the Joint Lead Arrangers and the Lenders are arm's-length commercial transactions between such Borrower, each other Loan Party and their respective Affiliates, on the one hand, and the Administrative Agent, the Joint Lead Arrangers and the Lenders, on the other hand, (ii) each of such Borrower and the other Loan Parties has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it has deemed appropriate, and (iii) such Borrower and each other Loan Party is capable of evaluating, and understands and accepts, the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the other Loan Documents; (b) (i) each of the Administrative Agent, the Joint Lead Arrangers and each Lender is and has been acting solely as a principal and, except as expressly agreed in writing by the relevant parties, has not been, is not, and will not be acting as an advisor, agent or fiduciary for such Borrower, any other Loan Party or any of their respective Affiliates, or any other Person and (ii) neither the Administrative Agent, nor any Joint Lead Arranger, nor any Lender has any obligation to such Borrower, any other Loan Party or any of their respective Affiliates with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby except those obligations expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents; and (c) the Administrative Agent, the Joint Lead Arrangers and the Lenders and their respective Affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of such Borrower, the other Loan Parties and their respective Affiliates, and neither the Administrative Agent, nor any Joint Lead Arranger, nor any Lender has any obligation to disclose any of such interests to the Borrowers, any other Loan Party or any of their respective Affiliates. To the fullest extent permitted by law, each of the Borrowers and the other Loan Parties hereby waives and releases any claims that it may have against the Administrative Agent, the Joint Lead Arrangers and any Lender with respect to any breach or alleged breach of agency or fiduciary duty in connection with any aspect of any transaction contemplated hereby. (b) Each Borrower and each other Loan Party further acknowledges and agrees, and acknowledges its Subsidiaries' understanding, that each of the Administrative Agent, each Joint Lead Arrangers and each Lender, together with its respective Affiliates, in addition to providing or participating in commercial lending facilities such as that provided hereunder, is a full service securities or banking firm engaged in securities trading and brokerage activities as well as providing investment banking and other financial services. In the ordinary course of business, any of the Administrative Agent, Joint Lead Arrangers and Lenders provide investment banking and other financial services to, and/or acquire, hold or sell, for its own accounts and the accounts of customers, equity, debt and other securities and financial instruments (including bank loans and other obligations) of, the Borrowers and other companies with which the Borrowers may have commercial or other relationships. With respect to any securities and/or financial instruments so held by any of the Administrative Agent, Joint Lead Arrangers and Lenders any of their customers, all rights in respect of such securities and financial instruments, including any voting rights, will be exercised by the holder of the rights, in its sole discretion.

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;131 (c) In addition, each Borrower and each other Loan Parties acknowledges and agrees, and acknowledges its Subsidiaries' understanding, that each of the Administrative Agent, each Joint Lead Arrangers and each Lender and its respective affiliates may be providing debt financing, equity capital or other services (including financial advisory services) to other companies in respect of which the Company or its Subsidiaries may have conflicting interests regarding the transactions described herein and otherwise. None of the Administrative Agent, Joint Lead Arrangers and Lenders will use confidential information obtained from the Company by virtue of the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents or its other relationships with the Company or its Subsidiaries in connection with the performance by such person of services for other companies, and no such person will furnish any such information to other companies. Each Borrower and each other Loan Party also acknowledges that no such person has any obligation to use in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents, or to furnish to the Company, confidential information obtained from other companies. 10.17 [Reserved]. 10.18 USA PATRIOT Act. Each Lender that is subject to the Act (as hereinafter defined) and the Administrative Agent (for itself and not on behalf of any Lender) hereby notifies the Borrowers that pursuant to the requirements of the USA PATRIOT Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)) (the "Act"), it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies the Borrowers, which information includes the name and address of each Borrower and other information that will allow such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, to identify such Borrower in accordance with the Act. Each Borrower shall, promptly following a request by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, provide all documentation and other information that the Administrative Agent or such Lender requests in order to comply with its ongoing obligations under applicable "know your customer" and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the Act and the Beneficial Ownership Regulation. 10.19 Time of the Essence. Time is of the essence of the Loan Documents. 10.20 Judgment Currency. IF, FOR THE PURPOSES OF OBTAINING JUDGMENT IN ANY COURT, IT IS NECESSARY TO CONVERT A SUM DUE HEREUNDER OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT IN ONE CURRENCY INTO ANOTHER CURRENCY, THE RATE OF EXCHANGE USED SHALL BE THAT AT WHICH IN ACCORDANCE WITH NORMAL BANKING PROCEDURES THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT COULD PURCHASE THE FIRST CURRENCY WITH SUCH OTHER CURRENCY ON THE BUSINESS DAY PRECEDING THAT ON WHICH FINAL JUDGMENT IS GIVEN. THE OBLIGATION OF EACH BORROWER IN RESPECT OF ANY SUCH SUM DUE FROM IT TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT OR ANY LENDER HEREUNDER OR UNDER THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS SHALL, NOTWITHSTANDING ANY JUDGMENT IN A CURRENCY (THE "JUDGMENT CURRENCY") OTHER THAN THAT IN WHICH SUCH SUM IS DENOMINATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT (THE "AGREEMENT CURRENCY"), BE DISCHARGED ONLY TO THE EXTENT THAT ON THE BUSINESS DAY FOLLOWING RECEIPT BY THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT OR SUCH LENDER, AS THE CASE MAY BE, OF ANY SUM ADJUDGED TO BE SO DUE IN THE JUDGMENT CURRENCY, THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT OR SUCH LENDER, AS THE CASE MAY BE, MAY IN ACCORDANCE WITH NORMAL BANKING PROCEDURES PURCHASE THE AGREEMENT CURRENCY WITH 132 THE JUDGMENT CURRENCY. IF THE AMOUNT OF THE AGREEMENT CURRENCY SO PURCHASED IS LESS THAN THE SUM ORIGINALLY DUE TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT OR ANY LENDER FROM ANY BORROWER IN THE AGREEMENT CURRENCY, SUCH BORROWER AGREES, AS A SEPARATE OBLIGATION AND NOTWITHSTANDING ANY SUCH JUDGMENT, TO INDEMNIFY THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT OR SUCH LENDER, AS THE CASE MAY BE, AGAINST SUCH LOSS. IF THE AMOUNT OF THE AGREEMENT CURRENCY SO PURCHASED IS GREATER THAN THE SUM ORIGINALLY DUE TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT OR ANY LENDER IN SUCH CURRENCY, THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT OR SUCH LENDER, AS THE CASE MAY BE, AGREES TO RETURN THE AMOUNT OF ANY EXCESS TO SUCH BORROWER (OR TO ANY OTHER PERSON WHO MAY BE ENTITLED THERETO UNDER APPLICABLE LAW). 10.21 Designation of Loans Under Private Placements. The Loans shall at all times be the "Principal Credit Facility" (or qualify under such other descriptive terms as may be used to describe designated senior debt) for purposes of and as defined in the note purchase agreements for each of the Private Placements. 10.22 Entire Agreement. THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS REPRESENT THE FINAL AGREEMENT AMONG THE PARTIES AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS, OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES. THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS AMONG THE PARTIES. 10.23 Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of Affected Financial Institutions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document or in any other agreement, arrangement or understanding among any such parties, each party hereto acknowledges that any liability of any Lender that is an Affected Financial Institution arising under any Loan Document, to the extent such liability is unsecured, may be subject to the Write-Down and Conversion Powers of the applicable Resolution Authority and agrees and consents to, and acknowledges and agrees to be bound by: (a) the application of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable Resolution Authority to any such liabilities arising hereunder which may be payable to it by any Lender that is an Affected Financial Institution; and (b) the effects of any Bail-in Action on any such liability, including, if applicable: (i) a reduction in full or in part or cancellation of any such liability; (ii) a conversion of all, or a portion of, such liability into shares or other instruments of ownership in such Affected Financial Institution, its parent entity, or a bridge institution that may be issued to it or otherwise conferred on it, and that such shares or other instruments of ownership will be accepted by it in lieu of any rights with respect to any such liability under this Agreement or any other Loan Document; or (iii) the variation of the terms of such liability in connection with the exercise of the write-down and conversion powers of any Resolution Authority. 133 10.24 Acknowledgment Regarding Any Supported QFCs. To the extent that the Loan Documents provide support, through a guarantee or otherwise, for any Swap Contract or other agreement or instrument that is a QFC (such support "QFC Credit Support" and each such QFC a "Supported QFC"), the parties acknowledge and agree as follows with respect to the resolution power of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation under the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and Title II of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (together with the regulations promulgated thereunder, the "U.S. Special Resolution Regimes") in respect of such Supported QFC and QFC Credit Support (with the provisions below applicable notwithstanding that the Loan Documents and any Supported QFC may in fact be stated to be governed by the laws of the State of New York and/or of the United States or any other state of the United States): In the event a Covered Entity that is party to a Supported QFC (each, a "Covered Party") becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, the transfer of such Supported QFC and the benefit of such QFC Credit Support (and any interest and obligation in or under such Supported QFC and such QFC Credit Support, and any rights in property securing such Supported QFC or such QFC Credit Support) from such Covered Party will be effective to the same extent as the transfer would be effective under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if the Supported QFC and such QFC Credit Support (and any such interest, obligation and rights in property) were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States. In the event a Covered Party or a BHC Act Affiliate of a Covered Party becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, Default Rights under the Loan Documents that might otherwise apply to such Supported QFC or any QFC Credit Support that may be exercised against such Covered Party are permitted to be exercised to no greater extent than such Default Rights could be exercised under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if the Supported QFC and the Loan Documents were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States. Without limitation of the foregoing, it is understood and agreed that rights and remedies of the parties with respect to a Defaulting Lender shall in no event affect the rights of any Covered Party with respect to a Supported QFC or any QFC Credit Support.

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Signature Page to Credit Agreement Curtiss-Wright Corporation CITIBANK, N.A, as a Lender By: Name: Megan Hand Title: Authorized Signatory Signature Page to Credit Agreement Curtiss-Wright Corporation RESTRICTED HSBC Bank USA, N.A., as a Lender By: Name: Priscilla Ortiz-Acevedo Title: Senior Vice President

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Signature Page to Credit Agreement Curtiss Wright Corporation KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Name: Cameron D. Gateman Title: Senior Vice President Schedule 1.01(A) SCHEDULE 1.01(A) ATTACHED TO AND MADE A PART OF THIS CREDIT AGREEMENT EXECUTED BY AND AMONG, AMONGST OTHERS, CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION, AS THE COMPANY, AND JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, DATED MAY 19, 2026 EXISTING LETTERS OF CREDIT Outstanding Alias Outstanding Effective Date Outstanding Entered Expiry Global Current Amount Beneficiary Name Lc Currency Issuing Bank 00000068148797 17-05-2022 17-10-2026 323,244.20 HANWHACORPORATION CAD Bank of America 68036905-BOA 17-05-2022 01-11-2026 70,000.00 NEWJERSEYDEPARTMENTOF USD Bank of America 68147082 17-05-2022 17-11-2026 202,808.35 CREDITAGRICOLECIB EUR Bank of America 68149971-BOA 17-05-2022 31-07-2026 10,278.00 NATIONALBANKOFEGYPT USD Bank of America NUSCGS042434 28-09-2022 30-04-2027 19,140.87 INDUSIND BANK LIMITE CAD JP Morgan NUSCGS042486 28-09-2022 30-06-2027 19,140.87 INDUSIND BANK LIMITE CAD JP Morgan NUSCGS042487 28-09-2022 30-07-2027 19,140.87 INDUSIND BANK LIMITE CAD JP Morgan NUSCGS042488 28-09-2022 30-08-2026 19,140.87 INDUSIND BANK LIMITE CAD JP Morgan NUSCGS042547 13-10-2022 24-03-2027 30,470.6 KASIKORNBANK PUBLIC USD JP Morgan NUSCGS042548 19-10-2022 30-10-2026 13,034.25 NATIONAL BANK OF EGY USD JP Morgan NUSCGS042551 28-10-2022 13-10-2026 19,140.87 INDUSIND BANK LIMITE CAD JP Morgan NUSCGS042552 28-10-2022 13-10-2026 19,140.87 INDUSIND BANK LIMITE CAD JP Morgan NUSCGS042553 10-11-2022 07-11-2026 19,140.87 INDUSIND BANK LIMITE CAD JP Morgan NUSCGS042635 23-11-2022 31-05-2026 2,618,437.32 Rheinmetall Landsyst CHF JP Morgan NUSCGS042643 08-12-2022 04-12-2026 19,140.87 INDUSIND BANK LIMITE CAD JP Morgan NUSCGS042834 28-02-2023 15-06-2027 18,063.6 UNICREDIT S.P.A USD JP Morgan NUSCGS042879 09-05-2023 31-01-2027 3,599,072.12 UNICREDIT BANK AUSTR CHF JP Morgan NUSCGS042956 27-04-2023 30-11-2026 12,809.3 NATIONAL BANK OF EGY USD JP Morgan NUSCGS042961 25-09-2023 15-11-2026 74,250 DOOSAN ENERBILITY CO., LTD. USD JP Morgan NUSCGS043899 22-08-2022 24-03-2027 30,470.6 KASIKORNBANK PUBLIC USD JP Morgan NUSCGS046666 10-11-2023 02-05-2027 48,750 KoreaHydro and Nuclear Power Co. Ltd. USD JP Morgan NUSCGS046668 29-11-2023 30-09-2026 23,138.25 NATIONAL BANK OF EGY USD JP Morgan NUSCGS046670 04-01-2024 17-05-2027 125,022.8 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, USD JP Morgan NUSCGS046791 20-02-2024 30-06-2027 582,744.38 INDUSIND BANK LTD. CAD JP Morgan NUSCGS046792 16-02-2024 26-07-2027 582,744.38 INDUSIND BANK LTD. CAD JP Morgan NUSCGS046793 22-02-2024 26-01-2028 582,744.38 INDUSIND BANK LIMITE CAD JP Morgan NUSCGS046794 21-08-2024 17-05-2027 352,618.99 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, CAD JP Morgan NUSCGS050174 22-08-2024 17-05-2027 1,057,856.96 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, CAD JP Morgan NUSCGS050180 06-06-2024 30-06-2027 50,492.7 LOS ANGELES COUNTY F USD JP Morgan NUSCGS050236 04-06-2024 05-06-2026 19,840.25 DEUTSCHE BANK S.P.A. CAD JP Morgan NUSCGS050238 07-06-2024 05-06-2026 9,920.12 DEUTSCHE BANK S.P.A. CAD JP Morgan NUSCGS050242 16-08-2024 23-06-2026 27,640.27 KOREAHYDRO AND NUCLEAR POWER CO LTD USD JP Morgan NUSCGS050243 09-10-2024 31-03-2028 724,728.45 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, CAD JP Morgan NUSCGS050264 08-11-2024 17-06-2027 724,728.45 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. CAD JP Morgan NUSCGS050265 05-08-2024 17-05-2027 17,329.6 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, USD JP Morgan NUSCGS050266 07-08-2024 22-08-2026 9,782.38 SN NUCLEARELECTRICA CAD JP Morgan NUSCGS050272 14-08-2024 11-08-2026 68,683.18 INDUSIND BANK LTD. CAD JP Morgan NUSCGS050273 08-08-2024 04-09-2026 25,693 KOREAHYDRO AND NUCLEAR POWER CO LTD USD JP Morgan NUSCGS050385 01-08-2024 30-06-2027 582,744.38 INDUSIND BANK LIMITE CAD JP Morgan NUSCGS050386 18-09-2024 17-05-2027 420.4 Coway EntTech Co., L USD JP Morgan NUSCGS050387 05-08-2024 26-07-2027 582,744.38 INDUSIND BANK LIMITE CAD JP Morgan NUSCGS050388 16-08-2024 26-01-2028 582,744.38 INDUSIND BANK LIMITE CAD JP Morgan NUSCGS050390 25-09-2024 11-09-2026 34,341.59 INDUSIND BANK LIMITED CAD JP Morgan NUSCGS050392 02-07-2025 05-05-2027 3,073 SN NUCLEARELECTRICA SA USD JP Morgan NUSCGS050393 15-08-2024 01-09-2026 310,033.61 BANCA POPULARE DI SONDRIO CAD JP Morgan NUSCGS050444 03-10-2024 17-05-2027 183,155.15 STATE BANK OF INDIA CAD JP Morgan NUSCGS050447 04-09-2024 30-06-2027 582,744.38 INDUSIND BANK LIMITE CAD JP Morgan NUSCGS050452 03-12-2024 30-12-2026 2,768.5 NATIONAL BANK OF EGYPT USD JP Morgan NUSCGS050526 07-02-2025 30-03-2028 1,393,799.19 Rheinmetall Defence CHF JP Morgan NUSCGS050527 15-11-2024 24-12-2027 22,894.39 STATE BANK OF INDIA CAD JP Morgan NUSCGS050533 12-03-2025 30-09-2027 7,800 SHANGHAI NUCLEAR ENG USD JP Morgan NUSCGS050575 18-02-2025 31-01-2027 51,095.42 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. USD JP Morgan NUSCGS050576 25-03-2025 31-01-2027 51,097.42 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. USD JP Morgan NUSCGS050578 18-12-2024 26-07-2027 582,744.38 INDUSIND BANK LTD CAD JP Morgan NUSCGS050579 20-12-2024 30-06-2027 291,372.19 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, CAD JP Morgan NUSCGS050581 21-03-2025 07-02-2027 11,213.8 KOREAHYDRO AND NUCLEAR POWER CO LTD USD JP Morgan NUSCGS050583 05-03-2025 26-07-2027 291,372.19 AXIS BANK LTD CAD JP Morgan NUSCGS050786 15-05-2025 20-06-2027 45,788.79 STATE BANK OF INDIA CAD JP Morgan NUSCGS050787 15-05-2025 22-06-2027 836,803.5 SCOTIABANK USD JP Morgan NUSCGS050788 25-04-2025 26-01-2028 582,744.38 AXIS BANK LTD CAD JP Morgan NUSCGS050789 07-05-2025 31-08-2026 415,945.82 BANCA POPULARE DI SONDRIO CAD JP Morgan NUSCGS050790 06-06-2025 26-01-2028 291,372.19 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, CAD JP Morgan NUSCGS050994 23-06-2025 09-09-2027 607,354.51 BANCA POPULARE DI SONDRIO CAD JP Morgan NUSCGS050995 23-06-2025 15-08-2027 607,354.51 BANCA POPULARE DI SONDRIO CAD JP Morgan NUSCGS050996 24-06-2025 30-07-2027 607,354.51 BANCA POPULARE DI SONDRIO CAD JP Morgan NUSCGS050997 24-06-2025 30-07-2027 607,354.51 BANCA POPULARE DI SONDRIO CAD JP Morgan NUSCGS051001 23-10-2025 02-03-2027 11,611.9 BANKA INTESA SANPAOLO D.D. USD JP Morgan NUSCGS051002 16-10-2025 02-08-2027 69,268.8 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, USD JP Morgan NUSCGS054861 12-11-2024 30-06-2026 248,676 ELECTROBRAS ELECTRON USD JP Morgan NUSCGS057450 26-01-2026 09-07-2027 10,599.8 SOCIETATEA NATIONALA USD JP Morgan NUSCGS057451 26-01-2026 27-11-2026 660,598.08 KOREAHYDRO AND NUCLEAR POWER CO LTD USD JP Morgan NUSCGS057453 06-02-2026 26-01-2027 277,000 KOREAHYDRO AND NUCLEAR POWER CO LTD USD JP Morgan NUSCGS057454 05-02-2026 26-01-2027 69,250 KoreaHydro and Nuclear Power Co LTD USD JP Morgan NUSCGS057455 29-01-2026 20-01-2027 595,800 KOREAHYDRO AND NUCLEAR POWER CO LTD USD JP Morgan NUSCGS057666 09-03-2026 21-12-2027 99,300 KoreaHydro and Nuclear Power Co LTD USD JP Morgan NUSCGS057667 23-03-2026 31-07-2027 207,667 DOOSAN ENERBILITY AMERICA, LLC USD JP Morgan NUSCGS057668 24-02-2026 18-01-2028 6,948.36 LIAISON SERVICES, INC. USD JP Morgan NUSCGS057669 24-02-2026 04-01-2028 11,507.85 LIAISON SERVICES, INC. USD JP Morgan NUSCGS057670 20-02-2026 31-07-2026 374,880 KOREAHYDRO AND NUCLEAR POWER CO LTD USD JP Morgan NUSCGS057671 25-02-2026 31-07-2027 62,480 KOREAHYDRO AND NUCLEAR POWER CO LTD USD JP Morgan NUSCGS057672 02-03-2026 31-07-2027 619,400 BHI CO, LTD USD JP Morgan NUSCGS057673 18-02-2026 31-07-2027 280,399 BHI CO, LTD USD JP Morgan NUSCGS057674 26-02-2026 31-07-2027 280,399 BHI Co, Ltd USD JP Morgan NUSCGS057675 26-02-2026 30-11-2027 619,400 BHI CO, LTD USD JP Morgan NUSCGS057776 26-02-2026 30-06-2026 1,105,465.48 KOREA HYDRO NUCLEAR POWER USD JP Morgan NUSCGS057777 19-03-2026 14-08-2027 100,800.00 Doosan Enerbility Co., Ltd USD JP Morgan NUSCGS057778 25-03-2026 16-07-2027 100,800.00 DOOSAN ENERBILITY CO., LTD. USD JP Morgan NUSCGS057779 25-03-2026 14-08-2027 64,953.2 DOOSAN ENERBILITY CO., LTD USD JP Morgan NUSCGS057780 31-03-2026 16-07-2027 64,953.2 Doosan Enerbility Co., Ltd USD JP Morgan NUSCGS057781 13-03-2026 31-08-2026 415,945.82 BANCA POPULARE DI SONDRIO CAD JP Morgan NUSCGS057782 12-03-2026 15-09-2027 312,327.34 BANCA POPULARE DI SO CAD JP Morgan

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;NUSCGS057783 26-03-2026 18-08-2027 782,424.6 KOREAHYDRO AND NUCLEAR POWER CO LTD USD JP Morgan NUSCGS057784 02-04-2026 23-06-2027 114,909.00 KoreaHydro and Nuclear Power Co LTD USD JP Morgan NUSCGS057785 15-04-2026 23-05-2027 57,454.5 KoreaHydro and Nuclear Power Co LTD USD JP Morgan NUSCGS057839 21-04-2026 01-03-2028 686,494.64 BANCA POPULARE DI SONDRIO CAD JP Morgan NUSCGS057840 28-04-2026 28-10-2027 686,494.64 BANCA POPULARE DI SONDRIO CAD JP Morgan Schedule 2.01 SCHEDULE 2.01 ATTACHED TO AND MADE A PART OF THIS CREDIT AGREEMENT EXECUTED BY AND AMONG, AMONGST OTHERS, CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION, AS THE COMPANY, AND JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, DATED MAY 19, 2026 COMMITMENTS AND APPLICABLE PERCENTAGES Lender Commitment Applicable Percentage Letter of Credit Sublimit (Discretionary above $50,000,000) Swing Line Sublimit (Discretionary) JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. $138,334,000.00 13.8% $66,666,666.67 $100,000,000 Bank of America, N.A. $138,333,000.00 13.8% $66,666,666.67 $0 Wells Fargo Bank, National Association $138,333,000.00 13.8% $66,666,666.66 $0 M&T Bank $115,000,000.00 11.5% $0 $0 PNC Bank, National Association $115,000,000.00 11.5% $0 $0 U.S. Bank National Association $115,000,000.00 11.5% $0 $0 Citibank, N.A. $80,000,000.00 8.0% $0 $0 HSBC Bank USA, N.A. $80,000,000.00 8.0% $0 $0 KeyBank National Association $80,000,000.00 8.0% $0 $0 Total $1,000,000,000.00 100.00% $200,000,000.00 $100,000,000.00 Schedule 4.01(A) Page 1 SCHEDULE 4.01(A) ATTACHED TO AND MADE A PART OF THIS CREDIT AGREEMENT EXECUTED BY AND AMONG, AMONGST OTHERS, CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION, AS THE COMPANY, AND JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, DATED MAY 19, 2026 List of Borrowers/Guarantors Organization/Formation/Qualification to do Business Name of Company Jurisdiction of Organization Curtiss-Wright Corporation Delaware Curtiss-Wright Controls, Inc. Delaware Metal Improvement Company, LLC Delaware Curtiss-Wright Flow Control Corporation New York Curtiss-Wright Flow Control Service, LLC Delaware Curtiss-Wright Electro-Mechanical Corporation Delaware Curtiss-Wright Surface Technologies LLC Delaware Curtiss-Wright DS, Inc. Delaware Williams Controls Industries, Inc. Delaware Williams Controls, Inc. Delaware The jurisdictions in which Curtiss-Wright Corporation and each of its borrowing subsidiaries, respectively, are qualified to do business as foreign entities are set forth below: Name of Company Qualifying Jurisdictions Curtiss-Wright Corporation Alabama Delaware New Jersey North Carolina South Carolina Curtiss-Wright Controls, Inc. Delaware New Jersey North Carolina South Carolina Texas Washington Metal Improvement Company, LLC. Arizona California Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Illinois Schedule 4.01(A) Page 2 Indiana Kansas Kentucky Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota New Jersey New York North Carolina Ohio Oregon Pennsylvania South Carolina Texas Utah Virginia Washington Wisconsin Ontario, Canada Curtiss-Wright Flow Control Corporation New York California North Carolina Ohio Texas Virginia Washington Curtiss-Wright Flow Control Service, LLC Alabama California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Idaho Iowa Louisiana Minnesota Mississippi New York North Carolina Ohio Pennsylvania South Carolina Tennessee Texas Washington Wisconsin

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Schedule 4.01(A) Page 3 Curtiss-Wright Electro-Mechanical Corporation California Delaware Florida New Jersey New York Pennsylvania South Carolina Virginia Curtiss-Wright Surface Technologies LLC Delaware Curtiss-Wright DS, Inc. Alabama California Colorado Connecticut Florida Delaware Idaho Indiana Maryland Massachusetts Mississippi Missouri New Mexico Ohio Oregon Pennsylvania Utah Virginia Washington Williams Controls Industries, Inc. Delaware Michigan Oregon Williams Controls, Inc. Delaware Oregon Schedule 5.05 SCHEDULE 5.05 ATTACHED TO AND MADE A PART OF THIS CREDIT AGREEMENT EXECUTED BY AND AMONG, AMONGST OTHERS, CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION, AS THE COMPANY, AND JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, DATED MAY 19, 2026 Financial Statements Consolidated Balance Sheet, Income Statement, and Cash Flow Statement for Fiscal Year 2025, and corresponding financial statements as filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission on Forms 10-K and 10-Q for same periods through March 31, 2026. Schedule 5.06 SCHEDULE 5.06 ATTACHED TO AND MADE A PART OF THIS CREDIT AGREEMENT EXECUTED BY AND AMONG, AMONGST OTHERS, CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION, AS THE COMPANY, AND JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, DATED MAY 19, 2026 None. Schedule 5.09 SCHEDULE 5.09 ATTACHED TO AND MADE A PART OF THIS CREDIT AGREEMENT EXECUTED BY AND AMONG, AMONGST OTHERS, CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION, AS THE COMPANY, AND JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, DATED MAY 19, 2026 None.

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Schedule 5.13 Page 1 SCHEDULE 5.13 ATTACHED TO AND MADE A PART OF THIS CREDIT AGREEMENT EXECUTED BY AND AMONG, AMONGST OTHERS, CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION, AS THE COMPANY, AND JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, DATED MAY 19, 2026 Subsidiaries and Other Equity Investments - - - Part (a): Curtiss-Wright Corporation and Subsidiaries Name of Company Jurisdiction of Organization Equity Interest Curtiss-Wright Corporation Delaware 100% Metal Improvement Company, LLC Delaware 100% Curtiss-Wright Surface Technologies LLC Delaware 100% Curtiss-Wright Electro-Mechanical Corporation Delaware 100% Curtiss-Wright Flow Control Corporation New York 100% Curtiss-Wright Flow Control Company Canada Nova Scotia, Canada 100% Curtiss-Wright Flow Control Service, LLC Delaware 100% Curtiss-Wright Flow Control (U.K.) Ltd. London, England 100% Curtiss-Wright Flow Control Korea Co., Ltd Korea 100% Curtiss-Wright Controls, Inc. Delaware 100% Curtiss-Wright Antriebstechnik, GmbH Switzerland 100% Curtiss-Wright Controls (UK) Ltd. UK 100% Curtiss-Wright Controls Integrated Sensing, Inc Delaware 100% Curtiss-Wright DS, Inc. Delaware 100% Dy 4 Systems, Inc. Ontario, Canada 100% Dy 4 Systems UK Limited England 100% Indal Technologies, Inc. Ontario, Canada 100% Novatronics, Inc. Prince Edward Is.,Ca 100% Peerless Instrument Co., Inc. New York 100% Penny & Giles Controls Limited England 100% Penny & Giles Aerospace Limited England 100% Penny & Giles GmbH Germany 100% Solenoid Valve Ltd Russia JV 50% Metal Improvement Company Technology Service (Suzhou) Co Ltd China 100% Metal Improvement Company Technology Service (Tianjin) Co Ltd China 100% Curtiss-Wright (Tianjin) Flow Control Co., Ltd. China 100% EST Group, Inc. Pennsylvania 100% EST Group B.V. Netherlands 100% Curtiss-Wright Controls de Mexico, S.A.de C.V. Mexico 100% Schedule 5.13 Page 2 Curtiss-Wright Controls Costa Rica, S.A. Costa Rica 100% IMR Test Labs – Singapore Pte. Ltd. Singapore 100% Curtiss Wright Surface Technologies India Private Limited India 100% ACRA Control Limited Ireland 100% Curtiss-Wright Surface Technologies SP. z o.o Poland 100% Curtiss-Wright Surface Technologies AB Sweden 100% Component Coating and Repair Services Limited England 100% Curtiss-Wright Surface Technologies, Unipessoal Lda. Portugal 100% Farris Brasil Industria de Valvulas Ltda. Brazil 100% Williams Controls, Inc. Delaware 100% Williams Controls Industries, Inc. Delaware 100% Williams Controls India Private Limited India 100% Williams (Suzhou) Controls Company Limited China 100% Exlar Corporation Minnesota 100% Arens Controls Company, L.L.C Illinois 100% Curtiss-Wright Surface Technologies Mexico, S.A. de C.V. Mexico 100% 901 D Holdings, LLC Delaware 100% 901 D, LLC New York 100% Curtiss-Wright Arresting Systems SAS France 100% Curtiss-Wright Surface Technologies Kft. Hungary 100% Keronite International Limited England 100% WSC, Inc. Maryland 100% WSC Federal, LLC Delaware 100% Curtiss-Wright Controls (UK) Finance Co., Limited England 100% Curtiss-Wright Controls (UK) Holding Co., Limited England 100% Weed Instrument Company, Inc. Delaware 100% Curtiss-Wright Wimborne Limited England 100% Curtiss-Wright (Thailand) Thailand 100% Part (b): None. Schedule 5.17 SCHEDULE 5.17 ATTACHED TO AND MADE A PART OF THIS CREDIT AGREEMENT EXECUTED BY AND AMONG, AMONGST OTHERS, CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION, AS THE COMPANY, AND JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, DATED MAY 19, 2026 Intellectual Property Matters. None. Schedule 7.01 SCHEDULE 7.01 ATTACHED TO AND MADE A PART OF THIS CREDIT AGREEMENT EXECUTED BY AND AMONG, AMONGST OTHERS, CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION, AS THE COMPANY, AND JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, DATED MAY 19, 2026 Liens on Property Or Assets Of The Company and Designated Borrowers None.

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Schedule 7.03 SCHEDULE 7.03 ATTACHED TO AND MADE A PART OF THIS CREDIT AGREEMENT EXECUTED BY AND AMONG, AMONGST OTHERS, CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION, AS THE COMPANY, AND JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, DATED MAY 19, 2026 Debt $300MM in privately placed fixed interest rate notes consisting of $150MM in 3.10% Series J Senior Guaranteed Notes due August 13, 2030 and $150MM in 3.20% Series K Senior Guaranteed Notes due August 13, 2032 $300MM in privately placed fixed interest rate notes consisting of $200MM in 4.49% Series L Senior Guaranteed Notes due October 27, 2032 and $100MM in 4.64% Series M Senior Guaranteed Notes due October 27, 2034 Privately placed fixed interest rate notes consisting of $200MM in 4.24% Series E Senior Guaranteed Notes due December 1, 2026. Privately placed fixed interest rate notes consisting of $75MM in 4.05% Series H Senior Guaranteed Notes due February 26, 2028 and $100MM in 4.11% Series I Senior Guaranteed Notes due September 26, 2028. Letters of Credit Revolving Credit Agreement. See Schedule 1.01A Schedule 10.02 Page 1 SCHEDULE 10.02 ATTACHED TO AND MADE A PART OF THIS CREDIT AGREEMENT EXECUTED BY AND AMONG, AMONGST OTHERS, CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION, AS THE COMPANY, AND JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, DATED MAY 19, 2026 ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT'S OFFICE; CERTAIN ADDRESSES FOR NOTICES COMPANY AND DESIGNATED BORROWERS: Curtiss-Wright Corporation 400 Interpace Parkway, Building D Parsippany, NJ 07054 Attention: Treasury Department Telephone: 973-541-3717 Telecopier: 973-541-3693 Electronic Mail: mocasal@curtisswright.com; khiggins@curtisswright.com Website Address: www.curtisswright.com U.S. Taxpayer Identification Number(s): Curtiss-Wright Corporation 13-0612970 Curtiss-Wright Controls, Inc. 22-2377871 Metal Improvement Company, LLC 22-1861245 Curtiss-Wright Flow Control Corporation 11-1640651 Curtiss-Wright Flow Control Service LLC 11-3444203 Curtiss-Wright Electro-Mechanical Corporation 41-2060969 Curtiss-Wright Surface Technologies LLC 45-2049725 ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT: Address separately provided to Company. Exhibit A - 1 EXHIBIT A ATTACHED TO AND MADE A PART OF THIS CREDIT AGREEMENT EXECUTED BY AND AMONG, AMONGST OTHERS, CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION, AS THE COMPANY, AND JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, DATED MAY 19, 2026 [RESERVED] Exhibit B - 1 EXHIBIT B ATTACHED TO AND MADE A PART OF THIS CREDIT AGREEMENT EXECUTED BY AND AMONG, AMONGST OTHERS, CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION, AS THE COMPANY, AND JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, DATED MAY 19, 2026 [RESERVED]

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Exhibit C - 1 EXHIBIT C ATTACHED TO AND MADE A PART OF THIS CREDIT AGREEMENT EXECUTED BY AND AMONG, AMONGST OTHERS, CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION, AS THE COMPANY, AND JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, DATED MAY 19, 2026 FORM OF NOTE FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned (the "Borrowers") hereby promises to pay to or registered assigns (the "Lender"), in accordance with the provisions of the Agreement (as hereinafter defined), the principal amount of each Loan from time to time made by the Lender to the Borrowers under that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of May 19, 2026 (as amended, restated, extended, supplemented or otherwise modified in writing from time to time, the "Agreement;" the terms defined therein being used herein as therein defined), among CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION, the Designated Borrowers from time to time party thereto, the Lenders from time to time party thereto, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, as an L/C Issuer and Swing Line Lender. Each Borrower promises to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount of each Loan to such Borrower from the date of such Loan until such principal amount is paid in full, at such interest rates and at such times as provided in the Agreement. Except as otherwise provided in Section 2.04(f) of the Agreement with respect to Swing Line Loans, all payments of principal and interest shall be made to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lender in the currency in which such Revolving Loan was denominated and in Same Day Funds at the Administrative Agent's Office for such currency. If any amount is not paid in full when due hereunder, such unpaid amount shall bear interest, to be paid upon demand, from the due date thereof until the date of actual payment (and before as well as after judgment) computed at the per annum rate set forth in the Agreement. This Note is one of the Notes referred to in the Agreement, is entitled to the benefits thereof and may be prepaid in whole or in part subject to the terms and conditions provided therein. This Note is also entitled to the benefits of the Subsidiary Guaranty. Upon the occurrence and continuation of one or more of the Events of Default specified in the Agreement, all amounts then remaining unpaid on this Note shall become, or may be declared to be, immediately due and payable all as provided in the Agreement. Loans made by the Lender shall be evidenced by one or more loan accounts or records maintained by the Lender in the ordinary course of business. The Lender may also attach schedules to this Note and endorse thereon the date, amount, currency and maturity of its Loans and payments with respect thereto. Each Borrower, for itself, its successors and assigns, hereby waives diligence, presentment, protest and demand and notice of protest, demand, dishonor and non-payment of this Note. Exhibit C - 2 THIS NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, AND SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE A CONTRACT MADE UNDER AND GOVERNED BY, CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (INCLUDING FOR SUCH PURPOSE SECTIONS 5-1401 AND 5-1402 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW. CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION CURTISS-WRIGHT CONTROLS, INC. METAL IMPROVEMENT COMPANY, LLC CURTISS-WRIGHT FLOW CONTROL CORPORATION CURTISS-WRIGHT FLOW CONTROL SERVICE LLC CURTISS-WRIGHT ELECTRO-MECHANICAL CORPORATION CURTISS-WRIGHT SURFACE TECHNOLOGIES LLC By: Robert Freda Treasurer of each of the entities listed above Exhibit C - 3 Loans and Payments with respect thereto Date Type of Loan Made Currency and Amount of Loan Made End of Interest Period Amount of Principal or Interest Paid This Date Outstanding Principal Balance This Date Notation Made By Exhibit D - 1 EXHIBIT D ATTACHED TO AND MADE A PART OF THIS CREDIT AGREEMENT EXECUTED BY AND AMONG, AMONGST OTHERS, CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION, AS THE COMPANY, AND JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, DATED MAY 19, 2026 FORM OF COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE Check for distribution to PUBLIC and Private side Lenders1 Financial Statement Date: ____________ To: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent Ladies and Gentlemen: Reference is made to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of May 19, 2026 (as amended, restated, extended, supplemented or otherwise modified in writing from time to time, the "Agreement;" the terms defined therein being used herein as therein defined), among CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), the Designated Borrowers from time to time party thereto, the Lenders from time to time party thereto, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, as an L/C Issuer and Swing Line Lender. The undersigned Responsible Officer hereby certifies as of the date hereof that he/she is the of the Company, and that, as such, he/she is authorized to execute and deliver this Certificate to the Administrative Agent on the behalf of the Company, and that: [Use following paragraph 1 for fiscal year-end financial statements] 1. The Company has delivered the year-end audited financial statements required by Section 6.01(a) of the Agreement for the fiscal year of the Company ended as of the above date, together with the report and opinion of an independent certified public accountant required by such section. [Use following paragraph 1 for fiscal quarter-end financial statements] 1. The Company has delivered the unaudited financial statements required by Section 6.01(b) of the Agreement for the fiscal quarter of the Company ended as of the above date. Such financial statements fairly present the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Company and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP as at such date and for such period, subject only to normal year- end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes. 1 If this is not checked, this certificate will only be posted to Private side Lenders.

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Exhibit D- 2 2. The undersigned has reviewed and is familiar with the terms of the Agreement and has made, or has caused to be made under his/her supervision, a detailed review of the transactions and condition (financial or otherwise) of the Company during the accounting period covered by such financial statements. 3. A review of the activities of the Company during such fiscal period has been made under the supervision of the undersigned with a view to determining whether during such fiscal period the Company performed and observed all its Obligations under the Loan Documents, and [select one:] [to the best knowledge of the undersigned, during such fiscal period the Company performed and observed each covenant and condition of the Loan Documents applicable to it, and no Default has occurred and is continuing.] --or-- [to the best knowledge of the undersigned, during such fiscal period the following covenants or conditions have not been performed or observed and the following is a list of each such Default and its nature and status:] 4. The representations and warranties of (i) the Borrowers contained in Article V of the Agreement and (ii) each Loan Party contained in each other Loan Document or in any document furnished at any time under or in connection with the Loan Documents, are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date hereof, except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they are true and correct as of such earlier date, and except that for purposes of this Compliance Certificate, the representations and warranties contained in subsections (a) and (b) of Section 5.05 of the Agreement shall be deemed to refer to the most recent statements furnished pursuant to clauses (a) and (b), respectively, of Section 6.01 of the Agreement, including the statements in connection with which this Compliance Certificate is delivered. 5. The financial covenant analyses and information set forth on Schedule 1 attached hereto are true and accurate on and as of the date of this Certificate. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Certificate as of , . CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION By: Name: Title: Schedule 1 - 1 For the Quarter/Year ended ___________________ ("Statement Date") SCHEDULE 1 to the Compliance Certificate ($ in 000's) I. Section 7.11 (a) – Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio. A. Consolidated EBITDA for four consecutive fiscal quarters ending on above date ("Subject Period"): 1. Consolidated Net Income for Subject Period: $2. Consolidated Interest Charges for Subject Period: $3. Consolidated foreign, federal and state income tax expenses for Subject Period: $4. Consolidated depreciation expenses for Subject Period: $5. Consolidated amortization expenses for Subject Period: $6. Extraordinary losses for Subject Period: $7. Extraordinary gains for Subject Period: $8. Consolidated EBITDA (Lines I.A.1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 – 7): $ B. Consolidated Interest Charges for Subject Period: $ C. Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio (Line I.A.8  Line I.B): _____ to 1.00 Minimum required as of the end of any fiscal quarter: 3.0:1.0. II. Section 7.11 (b) – Consolidated Leverage Ratio. A. Consolidated Funded Indebtedness at Statement Date: $ B. Consolidated Capitalization of the Company and its Subsidiaries for Subject Period: $ C. Consolidated Leverage Ratio (Line II.A  Line II.B): ________% Maximum permitted at any time: 60% Exhibit E-1 - 1 EXHIBIT E ATTACHED TO AND MADE A PART OF THIS CREDIT AGREEMENT EXECUTED BY AND AMONG, AMONGST OTHERS, CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION, AS THE COMPANY, AND JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, DATED MAY 19, 2026 ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION This Assignment and Assumption (this "Assignment and Assumption") is dated as of the Effective Date set forth below and is entered into by and between [the][each] Assignor identified in item 1 below ([the][each, an] "Assignor") and [the][each] Assignee identified in item 2 below ([the][each, an] "Assignee"). [It is understood and agreed that the rights and obligations of [the Assignors][the Assignees] hereunder are several and not joint.] Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement identified below (the "Credit Agreement"), receipt of a copy of which is hereby acknowledged by the Assignee. The Standard Terms and Conditions set forth in Annex 1 attached hereto are hereby agreed to and incorporated herein by reference and made a part of this Assignment and Assumption as if set forth herein in full. For an agreed consideration, [the][each] Assignor hereby irrevocably sells and assigns to [the Assignee][the respective Assignees], and [the][each] Assignee hereby irrevocably purchases and assumes from [the Assignor][the respective Assignors], subject to and in accordance with the Standard Terms and Conditions and the Credit Agreement, as of the Effective Date inserted by the Administrative Agent as contemplated below (i) all of [the Assignor's][the respective Assignors'] rights and obligations in [its capacity as a Lender][their respective capacities as Lenders] under the Credit Agreement and any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto to the extent related to the amount and percentage interest identified below of all of such outstanding rights and obligations of [the Assignor][the respective Assignors] under the respective facilities identified below (including, without limitation, the Letters of Credit and the Swing Line Loans included in such facilities) and (ii) to the extent permitted to be assigned under applicable law, all claims, suits, causes of action and any other right of [the Assignor (in its capacity as a Lender)][the respective Assignors (in their respective capacities as Lenders)] against any Person, whether known or unknown, arising under or in connection with the Credit Agreement, any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto or the loan transactions governed thereby or in any way based on or related to any of the foregoing, including, but not limited to, contract claims, tort claims, malpractice claims, statutory claims and all other claims at law or in equity related to the rights and obligations sold and assigned pursuant to clause (i) above (the rights and obligations sold and assigned by [the][any] Assignor to [the][any] Assignee pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) above being referred to herein collectively as [the][an] "Assigned Interest"). Each such sale and assignment is without recourse to [the][any] Assignor and, except as expressly provided in this Assignment and Assumption, without representation or warranty by [the][any] Assignor. 1. Assignor[s]: ______________________________ ______________________________ Exhibit E-1 - 2 2. Assignee[s]: ______________________________ ______________________________ [for each Assignee, indicate [Affiliate][Approved Fund] of [identify Lender]] 3. Borrower(s): CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION and certain Subsidiaries 4. Administrative Agent: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as the administrative agent under the Credit Agreement 5. Credit Agreement: Credit Agreement, dated as of May 19, 2026 among Curtiss-Wright Corporation, the Designated Borrowers from time to time party thereto, the Lenders from time to time party thereto, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, as an L/C Issuer, and Swing Line Lender 6. Assigned Interest[s]: Assignor[s] Assignee[s] Facility Assigned Aggregate Amount of Commitment/Loans for all Lenders Amount of Commitment/ Loans Assigned Percentage Assigned of Commitment/ Loans CUSIP Number $__________ $_________ ___% $__________ $_________ ___% $__________ $_________ ___% [7. Trade Date: __________________] Effective Date: __________________, 20__ [TO BE INSERTED BY ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND WHICH SHALL BE THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF RECORDATION OF TRANSFER IN THE REGISTER THEREFOR.] The Assignee agrees to deliver to the Administrative Agent a completed Administrative Questionnaire in which the Assignee designates one or more credit contacts to whom all syndicate-level information (which may contain material non-public information about the Company, the Loan Parties and their Related Parties or their respective securities) will be made available and who may receive such information in accordance with the Assignee's compliance procedures and applicable laws, including federal and state securities laws.

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Exhibit E-1 - 3 The terms set forth in this Assignment and Assumption are hereby agreed to: ASSIGNOR [NAME OF ASSIGNOR] By: _____________________________ Title: ASSIGNEE [NAME OF ASSIGNEE] By: _____________________________ Title: [Consented to and] Accepted: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent[, as L/C Issuer][and Swing Line Lender] By: _________________________________ Title: [Consented to:] CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION By: _________________________________ Title: [OTHER LC ISSUERS] By: _________________________________ Title: Exhibit E-2 – 1 ANNEX 1 TO ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION CREDIT AGREEMENT STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION 1. Representations and Warranties. 1.1. Assignor. [The][Each] Assignor (a) represents and warrants that (i) it is the legal and beneficial owner of [the][[the relevant] Assigned Interest, (ii) [the][such] Assigned Interest is free and clear of any lien, encumbrance or other adverse claim and (iii) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and Assumption and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby; and (b) assumes no responsibility with respect to (i) any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, (ii) the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of the Loan Documents or any collateral thereunder, (iii) the financial condition of the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person obligated in respect of any Loan Document or (iv) the performance or observance by the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person of any of their respective obligations under any Loan Document. 1.2. Assignee. [The][Each] Assignee (a) represents and warrants that (i) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and Assumption and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and to become a Lender under the Credit Agreement, (ii) it meets all the requirements to be an assignee under Section 10.06(b) of the Credit Agreement (subject to such consents, if any, as may be required under Section 10.06(b)(iii) of the Credit Agreement), (iii) from and after the Effective Date, it shall be bound by the provisions of the Credit Agreement as a Lender thereunder and, to the extent of [the][the relevant] Assigned Interest, shall have the obligations of a Lender thereunder, (iv) it is sophisticated with respect to decisions to acquire assets of the type represented by [the][such] Assigned Interest and either it, or the Person exercising discretion in making its decision to acquire [the][such] Assigned Interest, is experienced in acquiring assets of such type, (v) it has received a copy of the Credit Agreement, and has received or has been accorded the opportunity to receive copies of the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to Section __ thereof, as applicable, and such other documents and information as it deems appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment and Assumption and to purchase [the][such] Assigned Interest, (vi) it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative 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 Assignment and Assumption and to purchase [the][such] Assigned Interest, and (vii) if it is a Foreign Lender, attached hereto is any documentation required to be delivered by it pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement, duly completed and executed by [the][such] Assignee; and (b) agrees that (i) it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, [the][any] Assignor 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 the Loan Documents, and (ii) it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations which by the terms of the Loan Documents are required to be performed by it as a Lender. 2. Payments. From and after the Effective Date, the Administrative Agent shall make all payments in respect of [the][each] Assigned Interest (including payments of principal, interest, fees and other amounts) to [the][the relevant] Assignor for amounts which have accrued to but excluding the Exhibit E-1 - 2 Effective Date and to [the][the relevant] Assignee for amounts which have accrued from and after the Effective Date. 3. General Provisions. This Assignment and Assumption shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. This Assignment and Assumption may be executed in any number of counterparts, which together shall constitute one instrument. Acceptance and adoption of the terms of this Assignment and Assumption by the Assignee and the Assignor by Electronic Signature (as defined in the Credit Agreement) or delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Assignment and Assumption as provided in Section 10.02 of the Credit Agreement shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Assignment and Assumption. This Assignment and Assumption shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the State of New York. Exhibit F – 1 EXHIBIT F ATTACHED TO AND MADE A PART OF THIS CREDIT AGREEMENT EXECUTED BY AND AMONG, AMONGST OTHERS, CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION, AS THE COMPANY, AND JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, DATED MAY 19, 2026 [RESERVED]

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Exhibit G – 1 EXHIBIT G ATTACHED TO AND MADE A PART OF THIS CREDIT AGREEMENT EXECUTED BY AND AMONG, AMONGST OTHERS, CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION, AS THE COMPANY, AND JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, DATED MAY 19, 2026 Form of Subsidiary Guaranty SUBSIDIARY GUARANTY AND SURETYSHIP AGREEMENT THIS SUBSIDIARY GUARANTY AND SURETYSHIP AGREEMENT (hereinafter, as it may be from time to time amended, modified, extended, renewed, substituted, and/or supplemented, referred to as this "Agreement") made as of the ___ day of _________________, 20__ by the various guarantors signatory hereto either on the date hereof or by joinder after the date hereof (collectively, the "Guarantors" or, individually, a "Guarantor"), in favor of JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as administrative agent for the Guaranteed Parties (as such term is defined below) (in such capacity, together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the "Administrative Agent"). Capitalized terms used herein but not expressly defined herein shall have the same meanings assigned and ascribed to said terms as set forth in the "Credit Agreement" (as such term is defined below). BACKGROUND OF AGREEMENT Curtiss-Wright Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), the Designated Borrowers, the Lenders, the Administrative Agent, the Syndication Agents, the Documentation Agents, the Swing Line Lender, and the L/C Issuers, are parties to a Credit Agreement, dated May 19, 2026 (as amended, restated and otherwise modified, the "Credit Agreement"). The Administrative Agent, the Documentation Agent, the Syndication Agents, Lenders, Swing Line Lender, and the L/C Issuers and their respective successors and assigns shall be referred to herein as the "Guaranteed Parties". Pursuant to the Credit Agreement, the execution and delivery of this Agreement by each Guarantor is a condition to the Lenders' obligations to honor any Request for a Credit Extension made by the Company or any Designated Borrower. Each of the Guarantors is a Subsidiary of the Company. Each Guarantor has determined that (i) it will derive substantial direct and indirect benefit from the transactions contemplated by the Credit Agreement and (ii) it was and will be solvent both before and after giving effect to the transactions contemplated by the Credit Agreement and this Agreement. NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows: 1. Guaranty and Suretyship. 1.1 Guaranty of Payment. The Guarantors hereby jointly and severally agree to act as surety for the Guaranteed Obligations (as defined in Section 1.2 of this Agreement), and irrevocably and unconditionally guaranty to the Guaranteed Parties that the Guaranteed Obligations shall be paid in full when due and payable, whether at the stated or accelerated maturity thereof or upon any mandatory or voluntary prepayment or otherwise. Exhibit G - 2 1.2 Definitions. For the purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings: "Commodity Exchange Act" shall mean the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. §1 et seq.), as amended from time to time, and any successor statute. "Excluded Swap Obligation" shall mean with respect to any Guarantor, any Swap Obligation if, and to the extent that, all or a portion of the guarantee of such Guarantor of such Swap Obligation (or any guarantee thereof) is or becomes illegal under the Commodity Exchange Act or any rule, regulation or order of the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (or any of the application or official interpretation of any thereof) by virtue of such Guarantor's failure for any reason to constitute an "eligible contract participant" as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act and the regulations thereunder at the time the guarantee of such Guarantor becomes effective with respect to such Swap Obligation. If a Swap Obligation arises under a master agreement governing more than one swap, such exclusion shall apply only to the portion of such Swap Obligation that is attributable to swaps for which such guarantee is or becomes illegal. "Guaranteed Obligations" shall mean any "Obligations" as such term is defined in the Credit Agreement; provided that the definition of "Obligations" shall not create or include any guarantee by any Guarantor of (or grant of security interest by any Guarantor to support, as applicable) any Excluded Swap Obligations of such Guarantor for purposes of determining any obligations of any Guarantor. Notwithstanding the definition of "Guaranteed Obligations" herein, the liability of each Guarantor hereunder is limited to an amount equal to (x) the amount that would render this guaranty void, voidable or unenforceable against such Guarantor's creditors or creditors' representatives under any applicable fraudulent conveyance, fraudulent transfer or similar act or under Section 544 or 548 of the Bankruptcy Code of 1978, as amended, minus (y) $1.00 (one U.S. Dollar). "Qualified ECP Guarantor" means, in respect of any Swap Obligation, such Loan Party that has total assets exceeding $10,000,000 at the time the relevant guarantee becomes effective with respect to such Swap Obligation or such other person as constitutes an "eligible contract participant" under the Commodity Exchange Act or any regulations promulgated thereunder and can cause another person to qualify as an "eligible contract participant" at such time by entering into a keepwell under Section Ia(18)(A)(v)(II) of the Commodity Exchange Act. "Swap Obligation" means, with respect to any Guarantor, any obligation to pay or perform under any agreement, contract or transaction that constitutes a "swap" within the meaning of section la(47) of the Commodity Exchange Act. 1.3 Obligations of Guarantors Absolute, Etc. The obligations of each Guarantor hereunder shall be absolute and unconditional. Each Guarantor, jointly and severally, guarantees that the Guaranteed Obligations will be paid strictly in accordance with the terms of the agreement, instrument or document giving rise to such Guaranteed Obligations, regardless of any law, regulation or order now or hereafter in effect in any jurisdiction affecting any such terms or the rights of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders with respect thereto. The liability of each Guarantor hereunder shall be absolute and unconditional irrespective of: 1. any lack of validity or enforceability of any Loan Document; Exhibit G - 3 2. any change in the time, manner or place of payment of the Guaranteed Obligations; 3. any amendment or modification of or supplement to the Loan Documents (including, without limitation, any amendment which would increase the amount of the Guaranteed Obligations), or any furnishing or acceptance of any security, or any release of any security or the release of any Person's obligations (including without limitation, any Guarantor, any Designated Borrower or the Company), with respect to the Guaranteed Obligations; 4. any waiver, consent, extension, indulgence or other action or inaction under or in respect of any such instrument, document or agreement or any exercise or nonexercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege under or in respect of any such instrument; 5. any counterclaim, setoff, recoupment or defense based upon any claim any Guarantor, the Company, any Designated Borrower or any pledgor may have against the Administrative Agent or any Lender; 6. any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, arrangement, readjustment, composition, liquidation or similar proceeding with respect to the Company, any Affiliate of the Company or any Guarantor or their respective properties or creditors; 7. any invalidity or unenforceability, in whole or in part, of any term hereof or of the Loan Documents; 8. any failure on the part of the Company or any Affiliate or any Person that may have been an Affiliate for any reason to perform or comply with any term of the Loan Documents; or 9. any other occurrence whatsoever, whether similar or dissimilar to the foregoing. 1.4 Continuing Guaranty. This guaranty and suretyship is an absolute, unconditional, present and continuing guaranty and suretyship of payment and is in no way conditional or contingent; it shall remain in full force and effect until terminated pursuant to Section 5 of this Agreement. 1.5 Joint and Several Liability. Each and every representation, warranty, covenant and agreement made by the Guarantors, or any of them, under this Agreement shall be and constitute joint and several obligations of all of the Guarantors, whether or not so expressly stated herein. 1.6 Waivers. Each Guarantor hereby waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, (a) all presentments, demands for performance, notice of non-performance, protests, notices of protests and notices of dishonor in connection with the Guaranteed Obligations or any agreement relating thereto; (b) notice of acceptance of this Agreement; (c) any requirement of diligence or promptness on the part of the Administrative Agent or any Lender in the enforcement of its rights hereunder or under the Loan Documents; (d) any enforcement of any present or future agreement or instrument relating directly or indirectly to the Guaranteed Obligations; (e) notice of any of the matters referred to in Subsection 1.3 of this Agreement; (I) notices of every kind and description which may be required to be given by any statute or rule of Exhibit G - 4 law; and (g) any defense of any kind which it may now or hereafter have with respect to its liability under this Agreement to the fullest extent permitted by law. Without limiting the foregoing, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall not be required to make any demand upon, or to pursue or exhaust any rights or remedies against any Borrower, any other guarantor or any other Person, or against the collateral security, for the Guaranteed Obligations. No failure on the part of the Administrative Agent or the Lenders to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right. The remedies herein provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any remedies provided by law. Each Guarantor hereby agrees that it will not enforce or otherwise exercise or claim or assert any rights of subrogation or contribution against any Person with respect to the Guaranteed Obligations or any security therefor unless and until all the Guaranteed Obligations are paid in full. 2. Expenses. Whether or not the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are fully consummated, each Guarantor shall promptly pay (or reimburse, as the Administrative Agent may elect) all costs and expenses which the Administrative Agent has incurred or may incur in connection with the negotiation, preparation, reproduction, interpretation, administration and enforcement of this Agreement and all amendments, waivers, modifications and supplements hereto and the collection of all amounts due hereunder. 3. Additional Parties. In accordance with Section 6.13 of the Credit Agreement, additional Persons may become a Guarantor hereunder after the date hereof, and each Guarantor shall cause such Person to signify its acceptance of the terms hereof by execution and delivery to the Administrative Agent of one or more counterparts of the Joinder hereto, appropriately dated, along with such other documents as may be required under Section 6.13 of the Credit Agreement. 4. Right of Set-off. Each Lender shall have the right, without notice to each Guarantor, to set off against and apply to such due and payable amount of any Guaranteed Obligation of each Guarantor, including all deposits (whether time or demand, general or special, provisionally or finally credited, however evidenced) now or hereafter maintained by each Guarantor with such Lender. Such right shall be absolute and unconditional in all circumstances, regardless of the offices or branches through which the parties are acting with respect to the offset obligations, regardless of whether the offset obligations are denominated in the same or different currencies, and regardless of the existence or adequacy of any other direct or indirect security or any other right or remedy available to such Lender. Upon the occurrence of and throughout the period in which the Lenders reasonably believe there is continuing an Event of Default hereunder, each Guarantor hereby authorizes each Lender to apply any such deposit balances now or hereafter in the possession of such Lender to the payment of the Guaranteed Obligations. The provisions hereof shall not be deemed or construed to limit rights of set-off or liens or similar rights which any Lender may otherwise have by reason of applicable Law or other agreement. 5. Termination of Guaranty. 5.1 Termination of Guaranty Obligations of All Guarantors. At such time as (a) the Lenders have no further obligation to honor Requests for Credit Extensions under the terms of the Credit Agreement and (b) all the Guaranteed Obligations have been indefeasibly paid and/or performed in full, then the guaranty provided for herein and this Agreement shall terminate, provided, however, that (i) all indemnities of the Guarantors contained in this Agreement or any Loan Document shall survive and remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of the termination of this Agreement, and (ii) the guaranty provided for herein shall be reinstated if at any time any payment of any of the Guaranteed Obligations is rescinded or must otherwise be returned by any of the Administrative Agent, the Documentation Agent, the Syndication Agents, the Swing

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Exhibit G - 5 Line Lender, any L/C Issuer, any Lender or any other Person upon the insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization of any Guarantor or otherwise, all as though such payment had not been made. 5.2 Termination of Guaranty Obligations of Sold Guarantors. Effective upon the closing of a sale or other disposition by any Borrower of all the outstanding capital stock of, or all partnership interests or all other equity interests in, any of the Guarantors hereunder (any Guarantor being so sold is hereinafter the "Sold Guarantor") in conformity with the provisions of the Credit Agreement, and receipt by the Administrative Agent of a certification to such effect from the chief financial officer of the Company, the obligations of that Sold Guarantor hereunder (including, without limitation, obligations under Section 7 of this Agreement) shall terminate. However, all the obligations of the other Guarantors hereunder shall remain in full force and effect. 6. Miscellaneous. 6.1 Governing Law. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, AND SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE A CONTRACT MADE UNDER AND GOVERNED BY, CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (INCLUDING FOR SUCH PURPOSE SECTIONS 5-1401 AND 5-1402 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK), WITHOUT REGARD TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW. 6.2 Specific Performance. Each Guarantor hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent and the Lenders to demand specific performance of this Agreement at any time when such Guarantor shall have failed to comply with any provision hereof, and each Guarantor hereby irrevocably waives any defense based on the adequacy of a remedy at law which might be asserted as a bar to the remedy of specific performance hereof in any action brought therefor. 6.3 Non-Exclusive Remedies. No remedy or right herein conferred upon, or reserved to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders is intended to be to the exclusion of any other remedy or right, but each and every such remedy or right shall be cumulative and shall be in addition to every other remedy or right given hereunder or under any other contract or under law. 6.4 Delay and Non-Waiver. No delay or omission by the Administrative Agent or any Lender to exercise any remedy or right hereunder shall impair any such remedy or right or shall be construed to be a waiver of any Event of Default, or an acquiescence therein, nor shall it affect any subsequent Event of Default of the same or of a different nature. 6.5 Successors and Assigns. Except as otherwise provided in the Credit Agreement, the Administrative Agent may assign or transfer this Agreement and any or all rights or obligations hereunder without the consent of any Guarantor and without prior notice. Neither the Company nor any Guarantor shall assign or transfer this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent. The rights and privileges of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders under this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of their respective successors, assigns and participants. All promises, covenants and agreements of each Guarantor contained in this Agreement shall be binding upon the successors and assigns of such Person. Notwithstanding the foregoing to the contrary, if there shall become additional "Guarantors" or if there should be any assignment of any guaranty obligations by operation of law Or in contravention of the terms of this Agreement or otherwise, then all covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made herein or pursuant hereto by or on behalf of the Guarantors shall bind the successors and assigns of the Guarantors and any such additional Guarantors, jointly Exhibit G - 6 and severally, together with the preexisting Guarantors whether or not such new or additional Guarantors execute the Joinder as set forth in Section 3 of this Agreement. 6.6 Amendments and Waivers. This Agreement represents the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the transactions contemplated herein and, except as expressly provided herein, shall not be affected by reference to any other documents. Neither this Agreement nor any provision hereof may be changed, waived, discharged or terminated orally, but such may be accomplished only by an instrument in writing signed by the party against whom enforcement of the change, waiver, discharge or termination is sought. 6.7 Notices and Communications. Any notice contemplated herein or required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be made in the manner set forth in the Credit Agreement and delivered at the addresses set forth on Schedule 10.02 of the Credit Agreement, or to such other address as any party hereto may have last specified by written notice to the other party or parties. The Guaranteed Parties may rely on any notice (whether or not made in a manner contemplated by this Agreement) purportedly made by or on behalf of a Guarantor, and the Guaranteed Parties shall have no duty to verify the identity or authority of the Person giving such notice. 6.8 Headings; Counterparts. Headings to this Agreement are for purposes of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original, and all of which, taken together, shall constitute one instrument. Delivery of a photocopy or telecopy of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Agreement shall be as effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of such signature page. 6.9 Severability. If any of the provisions or terms of this Agreement shall for any reason be held to be invalid or unenforceable such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect any of the other terms hereof, but this Agreement shall be construed as if such invalid or unenforceable term had never been contained herein. Any such invalidity or unenforceability in a particular jurisdiction shall not be deemed to render a provision invalid or unenforceable in any other jurisdiction. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, any invalidity, illegality or unenforceability of any term or provision of this Agreement in any jurisdiction or as against any Guarantor shall not affect the validity, legality or enforceability of any other terms hereof or in any other jurisdiction or against any other Guarantor. 7. Indemnification. Each Guarantor, jointly and severally, shall indemnify, reimburse and hold harmless the Guaranteed Parties from and against any and all losses, claims, liabilities, damages, penalties, suits, reasonable costs and expenses, of any kind or nature, (including reasonable fees relating to the cost of investigating and defending any of the foregoing) imposed on, incurred by or asserted against the Guaranteed Parties in any way related to or arising from or alleged to arise from this Agreement or the guarantees provided herein except any such losses, claims, liabilities, damages, penalties, suits, costs and expenses which result from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Guaranteed Parties as determined by a final nonappealable decision of a court of competent jurisdiction. 8. Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial; Waiver of Venue; Service of Process, Appointment of Process Agent. 8.1 SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION. EACH GUARANTOR IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY SUBMITS, FOR ITSELF AND ITS PROPERTY, TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK SITTING IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN Exhibit G - 7 (OR IF SUCH COURT LACKS SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION, THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SITTING IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN), AND ANY APPELLATE COURT FROM ANY THEREOF, IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT, OR FOR RECOGNITION OR ENFORCEMENT OF ANY JUDGMENT, AND EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS IN RESPECT OF ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE HEARD AND DETERMINED IN SUCH FEDERAL COURT OR, TO THE EXTENT REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN SUCH NEW YORK STATE COURT. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO AGREES THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS BY SUIT ON THE JUDGMENT OR IN ANY OTHER MANNER PROVIDED BY LAW. NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT OR IN ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT SHALL AFFECT ANY RIGHT THAT ANY INDEMNIFIED PARTY MAY OTHERWISE HAVE TO BRING ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT AGAINST ANY GUARANTOR OR ITS PROPERTIES IN THE COURTS OF ANY JURISDICTION. 8.2 WAIVER OF VENUE. EACH GUARANTOR IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY OBJECTION THAT IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT IN ANY COURT REFERRED TO IN SECTION 8.1 OF THIS AGREEMENT. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE DEFENSE OF AN INCONVENIENT FORUM TO THE MAINTENANCE OF SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT. 8.3 SERVICE OF PROCESS. EACH PARTY HERETO IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO SERVICE OF PROCESS IN THE MANNER PROVIDED FOR NOTICES IN SECTION 10.02 OF THE CREDIT AGREEMENT. NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT WILL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF ANY PARTY HERETO TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW. 8.4 APPOINTMENT OF CURTISS-WRIGHT AS PROCESS AGENT. IN ADDITION TO THE CONSENT TO SERVICE SET FORTH IN SECTION 8.3 HEREOF, ANY GUARANTOR THAT IS NOT A SUBSIDIARY THAT IS ORGANIZED UNDER THE LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES OR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA THAT BECOMES A GUARANTOR HEREUNDER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY APPOINTS THE COMPANY AS ITS AGENT TO RECEIVE, ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND ON BEHALF OF ITS PROPERTY, SERVICE OF COPIES OF THE SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT AND ANY OTHER PROCESS WHICH MAY BE SERVED IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING, AND THE COMPANY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY ACCEPTS SUCH APPOINTMENT. SUCH SERVICE MAY BE MADE BY MAILING OR DELIVERING A COPY OF SUCH PROCESS TO SUCH GUARANTOR IN CARE OF THE COMPANY AT ITS ADDRESS FOR NOTICES AS SET FORTH IN SECTION 10.02 OF THE CREDIT AGREEMENT, AND SUCH GUARANTOR HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AUTHORIZES AND DIRECTS THE COMPANY TO ACCEPT SUCH SERVICE ON ITS BEHALF. Exhibit G - 8 8.5 Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PERSON HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PERSON WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION. 8.6 USA PATRIOT Act Notice. Each Lender that is subject to the Act (as hereinafter defined) and the Administrative Agent (for itself and not on behalf of any Lender) hereby notifies each Guarantor that pursuant to the requirements of the USA PATRIOT Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)) (the "Act"), it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each Guarantor, which information includes the name and address of each Guarantor and other information that will allow such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, to identify such Guarantor in accordance with the Act. Each Guarantor shall, promptly following a request by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, provide all documentation and other information that the Administrative Agent or such Lender requests in order to comply with its ongoing obligations under applicable "know your customer" and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the Act. 8.7 Limitation of Liability. No claim may be made by any Guarantor against the Guaranteed Parties or any affiliate, director, officer, employee, attorney or agent of the Guaranteed Parties for any special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages in respect of any claim arising from or relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or any statement, course of conduct, act, omission or event in connection with any of the foregoing (whether based on breach of contract, tort or any other theory of liability); and each Guarantor hereby waives, released and agrees not to sue upon any claim for any such damages, whether or not accrued and whether or not known or suspected to exist. 8.8 Keepwell. Each Qualified ECP Guarantor hereby jointly and severally absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably undertakes to provide such funds or other support as may be needed from time to time by each other Loan Party to honor all of its obligations under the Loan Documents in respect of Swap Obligations, provided, however that each Qualified ECP Guarantor shall only be liable under this Guaranty for the maximum amount of such liability that can be incurred without rendering its obligations under this Guaranty voidable under applicable Law. The obligations of each Qualified ECP Guarantor under this Guaranty shall remain in full force and effect until all Swap Obligations are fully satisfied. Each Qualified ECP Guarantor intends that this Section 8.8 constitutes, and this Section 8.8 shall constitute, a "keepwell, support or other agreement" for the benefit of each other Loan Party for all purposes of Section 1(a)(18)(A)(v)(II) of the Commodity Exchange Act. 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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Exhibit G – 1 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Subsidiary Guaranty and Suretyship Agreement, all as of the date and year first above written. GUARANTOR: [_______________________________] By: Name: Title: Exhibit G – 1 JOINDER The undersigned acknowledges that it is a Guarantor under the Subsidiary Guaranty and Suretyship Agreement dated _________________, 20__ (the "Guaranty Agreement") by certain SUBSIDIARIES of CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION as GUARANTORS in favor of JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent for the "Guaranteed Parties" (as such term is defined therein), and hereby agrees to be bound by the foregoing Guaranty Agreement and to perform the covenants applicable to Guarantors contained or incorporated therein, and hereby confirms the accuracy of the representations and warranties made or incorporated therein insofar as such representation and warranties purportedly relate to the undersigned. [Guarantor] By: Name: Title: Address: Exhibit H – 1 EXHIBIT H ATTACHED TO AND MADE A PART OF THIS CREDIT AGREEMENT EXECUTED BY AND AMONG, AMONGST OTHERS, CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION, AS THE COMPANY, AND JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, DATED MAY 19, 2026 FORM OF DESIGNATED BORROWER REQUEST AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT Date: ___________, _____ To: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent Ladies and Gentlemen: This Designated Borrower Request and Assumption Agreement is made and delivered pursuant to Section 2.14 of that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of May 19, 2026 (as amended, restated, extended, supplemented or otherwise modified in writing from time to time, the "Credit Agreement"), among Curtiss- Wright Corporation, Delaware corporation (the "Company"), the Designated Borrowers from time to time party thereto, the Lenders from time to time party thereto, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, L/C Issuer and Swing Line Lender, et al, and reference is made thereto for full particulars of the matters described therein. All capitalized terms used in this Designated Borrower Request and Assumption Agreement and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Credit Agreement. Each of ______________________ (the "Designated Borrower") and the Company hereby confirms, represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that the Designated Borrower is a Subsidiary of the Company. The documents required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent under Section 2.14 of the Credit Agreement will be furnished to the Administrative Agent in accordance with the requirements of the Credit Agreement. The parties hereto hereby confirm that with effect from the date hereof, the Designated Borrower shall have obligations, duties and liabilities toward each of the other parties to the Credit Agreement identical to those which the Designated Borrower would have had if the Designated Borrower had been an original party to the Credit Agreement as a Borrower. The Designated Borrower confirms its acceptance of, and consents to, all representations and warranties, covenants, and other terms and provisions of the Credit Agreement. The parties hereto hereby request that the Designated Borrower be entitled to receive Loans under the Credit Agreement, and understand, acknowledge and agree that neither the Designated Borrower nor the Company on its behalf shall have any right to request any Loans for its account unless and until the effective date designated by the Administrative Agent in a Designated Borrower Notice delivered to the Company and the Lenders pursuant to Section 2.14 of the Credit Agreement. Complete if the Designated Borrower is a Domestic Subsidiary: The true and correct U.S. taxpayer identification number of the Designated Borrower is _____________. Exhibit H - 2 Complete if the Designated Borrower is a Foreign Subsidiary: The true and correct unique identification number that has been issued to the Designated Borrower by its jurisdiction of organization and the name of such jurisdiction are set forth below: Identification Number Jurisdiction of Organization This Designated Borrower Request and Assumption Agreement shall constitute a Loan Document under the Credit Agreement. THIS DESIGNATED BORROWER REQUEST AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE TO AGREEMENTS MADE AND TO BE PERFORMED ENTIRELY WITHIN SUCH STATE; PROVIDED THAT THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND EACH LENDER SHALL RETAIN ALL RIGHTS ARISING UNDER FEDERAL LAW. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Designated Borrower Request and Assumption Agreement to be duly executed and delivered by their proper and duly authorized officers as of the day and year first above written. [DESIGNATED BORROWER] By: ________________________________ Title: _______________________________ CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION By: ________________________________ Title: _______________________________

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Exhibit I – 1 EXHIBIT I ATTACHED TO AND MADE A PART OF THIS CREDIT AGREEMENT EXECUTED BY AND AMONG, AMONGST OTHERS, CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION, AS THE COMPANY, AND JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, DATED MAY 19, 2026 FORM OF DESIGNATED BORROWER NOTICE Date: ___________, _____ To: CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION The Lenders party to the Credit Agreement referred to below Ladies and Gentlemen: This Designated Borrower Notice is made and delivered pursuant to Section 2.14 of that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of May 19, 2026 (as amended, restated, extended, supplemented or otherwise modified in writing from time to time, the "Credit Agreement"), among Curtiss-Wright Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), the Designated Borrowers from time to time party thereto, the Lenders from time to time party thereto, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, L/C Issuer and Swing Line Lender, et al. and reference is made thereto for full particulars of the matters described therein. All capitalized terms used in this Designated Borrower Notice and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Credit Agreement. The Administrative Agent hereby notifies Company and the Lenders that effective as of the date hereof [_________________________] shall be a Designated Borrower and may receive Loans for its account on the terms and conditions set forth in the Credit Agreement. This Designated Borrower Notice shall constitute a Loan Document under the Credit Agreement. JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent By: _________________________________ Title: ________________________________ Exhibit J-1 EXHIBIT J-1 [FORM OF] U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE (For Foreign Lenders That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes) Reference is made to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of May 19, 2026 (as amended, restated, extended, supplemented or otherwise modified in writing from time to time, the "Credit Agreement"), among CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), the Designated Borrowers from time to time party thereto, the Lenders from time to time party thereto, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, as an L/C Issuer and Swing Line Lender. Pursuant to the provisions of Section 3.01 of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record and Beneficial Owner of the Loan(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)) in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) it is not a bank within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iii) it is not a ten percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code and (iv) it is not a controlled foreign corporation related to the Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code. The undersigned has furnished the Administrative Agent and the Borrower with a certificate of its non-U.S. Person status on IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E, as applicable. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished the Borrower and the Administrative Agent with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments. Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement. [NAME OF LENDER] By:_________________________ Name:_______________________ Title:________________________ Date: ________ __, 20[ ] Exhibit J-2 EXHIBIT J-2 [FORM OF] U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE (For Foreign Participants That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes) Reference is made to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of May 19, 2026 (as amended, restated, extended, supplemented or otherwise modified in writing from time to time, the "Credit Agreement"), among CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), the Designated Borrowers from time to time party thereto, the Lenders from time to time party thereto, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, as an L/C Issuer and Swing Line Lender. Pursuant to the provisions of Section 3.01 of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record and Beneficial Owner of the participation in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) it is not a bank within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iii) it is not a ten percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code, and (iv) it is not a controlled foreign corporation related to the Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code. The undersigned has furnished its participating Lender with a certificate of its non-U.S. Person status on IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E, as applicable. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform such Lender in writing, and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished such Lender with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments. Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement. [NAME OF PARTICIPANT] By:_________________________ Name:_______________________ Title:________________________ Date: ________ __, 20[ ] Exhibit J-3 EXHIBIT J-3 [FORM OF] U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE (For Foreign Participants That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes) Reference is made to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of May 19, 2026 (as amended, restated, extended, supplemented or otherwise modified in writing from time to time, the "Credit Agreement"), among CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), the Designated Borrowers from time to time party thereto, the Lenders from time to time party thereto, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, as an L/C Issuer and Swing Line Lender. Pursuant to the provisions of Section 3.01 of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record owner of the participation in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) its direct or indirect partners/members are the sole Beneficial Owners of such participation, (iii) with respect such participation, neither the undersigned nor any of its direct or indirect partners/members is a bank extending credit pursuant to a loan agreement entered into in the ordinary course of its trade or business within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iv) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a ten percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code and (v) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a controlled foreign corporation related to the Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code. The undersigned has furnished its participating Lender with IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by one of the following forms from each of its partners/members that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption: (i) an IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E, as applicable, or (ii) an IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by an IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E, as applicable, from each of such partner's/member's Beneficial Owners that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform such Lender and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished such Lender with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments. Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement. [NAME OF PARTICIPANT] By:_________________________ Name:_______________________ Title:________________________ Date: ________ __, 20[ ]

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Exhibit J-4 EXHIBIT J-4 [FORM OF] U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE (For Foreign Lenders That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes) Reference is made to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of May 19, 2026 (as amended, restated, extended, supplemented or otherwise modified in writing from time to time, the "Credit Agreement"), among CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), the Designated Borrowers from time to time party thereto, the Lenders from time to time party thereto, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, as an L/C Issuer and Swing Line Lender. Pursuant to the provisions of Section 3.01 of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record owner of the Loan(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)) in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) its direct or indirect partners/members are the sole Beneficial Owners of such Loan(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)), (iii) with respect to the extension of credit pursuant to this Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, neither the undersigned nor any of its direct or indirect partners/members is a bank extending credit pursuant to a loan agreement entered into in the ordinary course of its trade or business within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iv) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a ten percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code and (v) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a controlled foreign corporation related to the Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code. The undersigned has furnished the Administrative Agent and the Borrower with IRS Form W- 8IMY accompanied by one of the following forms from each of its partners/members that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption: (i) an IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E, as applicable, or (ii) an IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by an IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E, as applicable, from each of such partner's/member's Beneficial Owners that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished the Borrower and the Administrative Agent with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments. Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement. [NAME OF LENDER] By:_________________________ Name:_______________________ Title:________________________ Date: ________ __, 20[ ]

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## Exhibit 99.1

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<u>NEWS RELEASE</u>

**FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE**

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**CURTISS-WRIGHT ANNOUNCES NEW AND EXPANDED REVOLVING CREDIT FACILITY TO SUPPORT FUTURE GROWTH INITIATIVES**

**DAVIDSON, N.C.– May 20, 2026** -- Curtiss-Wright Corporation (NYSE: CW) today announced that it has entered into a new credit agreement with a group of nine banks increasing the size of its revolving credit facility to $1 billion, while also expanding the accordion feature to $500 million. The new replacement credit facility has a five-year term set to mature in May 2031. The prior credit facility which was set to expire in May 2027 has been terminated.

"We are pleased to announce the successful execution of our new and expanded revolving credit facility, facilitating greater financial flexibility to deliver on our disciplined capital allocation strategy that consists of pursuing strategic acquisitions as an accelerator to organic growth, optimizing our operational investments, and returning capital to our shareholders," said Lynn M. Bamford, Chair and CEO of Curtiss-Wright Corporation. "This credit facility further reinforces our already strong and healthy balance sheet, and along with our continued strong cash flow generation, it underscores our ability to continue to deliver on our Pivot to Growth strategy."

Curtiss-Wright expects to use the credit facility for general corporate purposes, which may include the funding of possible future acquisitions or supporting internal growth initiatives. The new agreement provides for similar financial and debt covenants that are no more restrictive than those in the prior agreement.

**About Curtiss-Wright Corporation**

Curtiss-Wright Corporation (NYSE: CW) is a global integrated business that provides highly engineered products, solutions and services mainly to Aerospace & Defense markets, as well as critical technologies in demanding Commercial Nuclear Power, Process and Industrial markets. We leverage a workforce of approximately 9,100 highly skilled employees who develop, design and build what we believe are the best engineered solutions to the markets we serve. Building on the heritage of Glenn Curtiss and the Wright brothers, Curtiss-Wright has a long tradition of providing innovative solutions through trusted customer relationships. For more information, visit www.curtisswright.com.

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