Document:

Credit Agreement

 Exhibit 10.3 
 PUBLISHED CUSIP NUMBER:                      

CREDIT AGREEMENT 
 dated as of September 30, 2011 
 among 

CAPELLA EDUCATION COMPANY, 
 as the Borrower, 
 U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, 

as Syndication Agent, 
 BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., 
 as Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender

 and 

L/C Issuer, 
 and

 The Other Lenders Party Hereto 
 MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED, 
 as

 Sole Lead Arranger and Sole Book Manager 
  

 
  

 TABLE OF CONTENTS 

 

					
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	 ARTICLE I. DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS
	  	 	1	  
	 1.01 Defined Terms
	  	 	1	  
	 1.02 Other Interpretive Provisions
	  	 	26	  
	 1.03 Accounting Terms
	  	 	26	  
	 1.04 Rounding
	  	 	27	  
	 1.05 Exchange Rates; Currency Equivalents
	  	 	27	  
	 1.06 Additional Alternative Currencies
	  	 	27	  
	 1.07 Change of Currency
	  	 	28	  
	 1.08 Times of Day
	  	 	28	  
	 1.09 Letter of Credit Amounts
	  	 	29	  
	 ARTICLE II. THE COMMITMENTS AND CREDIT EXTENSIONS
	  	 	29	  
	 2.01 Revolving Loans
	  	 	29	  
	 2.02 Borrowings, Conversions and Continuations of Revolving Loans
	  	 	29	  
	 2.03 Letters of Credit
	  	 	31	  
	 2.04 Swing Line Loans
	  	 	39	  
	 2.05 Prepayments
	  	 	42	  
	 2.06 Termination or Reduction of Commitments
	  	 	43	  
	 2.07 Repayment of Loans
	  	 	44	  
	 2.08 Interest
	  	 	44	  
	 2.09 Fees
	  	 	45	  
	 2.10 Computation of Interest and Fees
	  	 	45	  
	 2.11 Evidence of Debt
	  	 	46	  
	 2.12 Payments Generally; Administrative Agent’s Clawback
	  	 	46	  
	 2.13 Sharing of Payments by Lenders
	  	 	48	  
	 2.14 Increase in Commitments
	  	 	49	  
	 2.15 Cash Collateral
	  	 	50	  
	 2.16 Defaulting Lenders
	  	 	52	  
	 ARTICLE III. TAXES, YIELD PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY
	  	 	53	  
	 3.01 Taxes
	  	 	53	  
	 3.02 Illegality
	  	 	57	  
	 3.03 Inability to Determine Rates
	  	 	58	  

  
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	 3.04 Increased Costs; Reserves on Eurocurrency Rate Loans
	  	 	59	  
	 3.05 Compensation for Losses
	  	 	60	  
	 3.06 Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders
	  	 	61	  
	 3.07 Survival
	  	 	61	  
	 ARTICLE IV. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO CREDIT EXTENSIONS
	  	 	62	  
	 4.01 Conditions of Initial Credit Extension
	  	 	62	  
	 4.02 Conditions to all Credit Extensions
	  	 	63	  
	 ARTICLE V. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
	  	 	64	  
	 5.01 Existence, Qualification and Power
	  	 	64	  
	 5.02 Authorization; No Contravention
	  	 	64	  
	 5.03 Governmental Authorization; Other Consents
	  	 	65	  
	 5.04 Binding Effect
	  	 	65	  
	 5.05 Financial Statements; No Material Adverse Effect
	  	 	65	  
	 5.06 Litigation
	  	 	65	  
	 5.07 No Default
	  	 	65	  
	 5.08 Ownership of Property; Liens
	  	 	66	  
	 5.09 Environmental Compliance
	  	 	66	  
	 5.10 Insurance
	  	 	66	  
	 5.11 Taxes
	  	 	66	  
	 5.12 ERISA Compliance
	  	 	66	  
	 5.13 Subsidiaries; Equity Interests
	  	 	67	  
	 5.14 Margin Regulations; Investment Company Act
	  	 	67	  
	 5.15 Disclosure
	  	 	67	  
	 5.16 Compliance with Laws
	  	 	68	  
	 5.17 Taxpayer Identification Number
	  	 	68	  
	 5.18 Intellectual Property; Licenses, Etc
	  	 	68	  
	 5.19 Solvent
	  	 	68	  
	 ARTICLE VI. AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
	  	 	69	  
	 6.01 Financial Statements
	  	 	69	  
	 6.02 Certificates; Other Information
	  	 	69	  

  
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	 6.03 Notices
	  	 	71	  
	 6.04 Payment of Obligations
	  	 	72	  
	 6.05 Preservation of Existence, Etc
	  	 	72	  
	 6.06 Maintenance of Properties
	  	 	72	  
	 6.07 Maintenance of Insurance
	  	 	72	  
	 6.08 Compliance with Laws
	  	 	72	  
	 6.09 Books and Records
	  	 	73	  
	 6.10 Inspection Rights
	  	 	73	  
	 6.11 Use of Proceeds
	  	 	73	  
	 6.12 Additional Guarantors.
	  	 	73	  
	 ARTICLE VII. NEGATIVE COVENANTS
	  	 	74	  
	 7.01 Liens
	  	 	75	  
	 7.02 Investments
	  	 	75	  
	 7.03 Indebtedness
	  	 	76	  
	 7.04 Fundamental Changes
	  	 	77	  
	 7.05 Dispositions
	  	 	77	  
	 7.06 Restricted Payments
	  	 	78	  
	 7.07 Change in Nature of Business
	  	 	78	  
	 7.08 Transactions with Affiliates
	  	 	78	  
	 7.09 Burdensome Agreements
	  	 	79	  
	 7.10 Use of Proceeds
	  	 	79	  
	 7.11 Financial Covenants
	  	 	79	  
	 ARTICLE VIII. EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES
	  	 	80	  
	 8.01 Events of Default
	  	 	80	  
	 8.02 Remedies Upon Event of Default
	  	 	81	  
	 8.03 Application of Funds
	  	 	82	  
	 ARTICLE IX. ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
	  	 	83	  
	 9.01 Appointment and Authority
	  	 	83	  
	 9.02 Rights as a Lender
	  	 	83	  
	 9.03 Exculpatory Provisions
	  	 	83	  

  
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	 9.04 Reliance by Administrative Agent
	  	 	84	  
	 9.05 Delegation of Duties
	  	 	85	  
	 9.06 Resignation of Administrative Agent
	  	 	85	  
	 9.07 Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent and Other Lenders
	  	 	86	  
	 9.08 No Other Duties, Etc
	  	 	86	  
	 9.09 Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim
	  	 	86	  
	 9.10 Guaranty and Collateral Matters
	  	 	87	  
	 ARTICLE X. MISCELLANEOUS
	  	 	87	  
	 10.01 Amendments, Etc
	  	 	87	  
	 10.02 Notices; Effectiveness; Electronic Communication
	  	 	88	  
	 10.03 No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies; Enforcement
	  	 	90	  
	 10.04 Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver
	  	 	91	  
	 10.05 Payments Set Aside
	  	 	93	  
	 10.06 Successors and Assigns
	  	 	93	  
	 10.07 Treatment of Certain Information; Confidentiality
	  	 	98	  
	 10.08 Right of Setoff
	  	 	98	  
	 10.09 Interest Rate Limitation
	  	 	99	  
	 10.10 Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness
	  	 	99	  
	 10.11 Survival of Representations and Warranties
	  	 	100	  
	 10.12 Severability
	  	 	100	  
	 10.13 Replacement of Lenders
	  	 	100	  
	 10.14 Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Etc
	  	 	101	  
	 10.15 Waiver of Jury Trial
	  	 	102	  
	 10.16 No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility
	  	 	102	  
	 10.17 Electronic Execution of Assignments and Certain Other Documents
	  	 	103	  
	 10.18 USA PATRIOT Act
	  	 	103	  
	 10.19 Judgment Currency
	  	 	103	  

  
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 SCHEDULES 
  

	 	1.01	Mandatory Costs 

	 	2.01	Commitments and Applicable Percentages 

	 	5.13	Subsidiaries; Other Equity Investments 

	 	7.01	Existing Liens 

	 	7.03	Existing Indebtedness 

	 	10.02	Administrative Agent’s Office; Certain Addresses for Notices 

 EXHIBITS 
  

	 	    	Form of 

  

	 	A	Revolving Loan Notice 

	 	B	Swing Line Loan Notice 

	 	C	Note 

	 	D	Compliance Certificate 

	 	E-1	Assignment and Assumption 

	 	E-2	Administrative Questionnaire 

	 	F	Guaranty 

  
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 CREDIT AGREEMENT 

This CREDIT AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) is entered into as of September 30, 2011, among CAPELLA EDUCATION COMPANY,
a Minnesota corporation (the “Borrower”), each lender from time to time party hereto (collectively, the “Lenders” and individually, a “Lender”), U.S. Bank National Association, as syndication
agent, and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer. 
 The Borrower has
requested that the Lenders provide a revolving credit facility, and the Lenders are willing to do so on the terms and conditions set forth herein. 
 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: 
 “Accreditation” means
the status of public recognition granted by any Accrediting Body to an educational institution that meets the Accrediting Body’s standards and requirements. 
 “Accrediting Body” means any non-governmental entity or organization that has been recognized by the DOE as a reliable authority as to the quality of training offered by a postsecondary
institution, and is an “institutional accrediting agency” as defined in 34 C.F.R. Part 602, including but not limited to, The Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. 

“Acquired Entity” means any Person or assets, as the case may be, acquired through an Acquisition. 

“Acquisition” means any transaction or series of related transactions for the purpose of or resulting, directly or
indirectly, in (a) the acquisition of all or substantially all of the assets of a Person, or of any business or division of a Person, (b) the acquisition of in excess of 50% of the capital stock, partnership interests, membership interests
or equity of any Person, or otherwise causing any Person to become a Subsidiary, or (c) a merger or consolidation or any other combination with another Person (other than a Person that is a Subsidiary before giving effect to such merger or
consolidation, provided that the Borrower or the Subsidiary is the surviving entity). 
 “Administrative Agent”
means Bank of America in its capacity as administrative agent under any of the Loan Documents, or any successor administrative agent. 
 “Administrative Agent’s Office” means, 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 the Borrower and the Lenders. 

 “Administrative Questionnaire” means an Administrative Questionnaire in
substantially the form of Exhibit E-2 or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent. 

“Affiliate” means, with respect to any 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. 
 “Agreement” means this Credit Agreement.

 “Alternative Currency” means each of Euro, Sterling, Canadian Dollars and each other currency (other than
Dollars) that is approved in accordance with Section 1.06. 
 “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 Spot Rate (determined in respect of the most recent Revaluation Date) for the purchase of such Alternative Currency with Dollars. 
 “Alternative Currency Sublimit” means an amount equal to the lesser of the Aggregate Commitments and $50,000,000. The Alternative Currency Sublimit is part of, and not in addition to, the
Aggregate Commitments. 
 “Applicable Percentage” means with respect to any Lender at any time, the percentage
(carried out to the ninth decimal place) of the Aggregate Commitments represented by such Lender’s Commitment at such time, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 2.16. If the commitment of each Lender to make 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. 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 below: 
  

											
	LEVEL	 	CONSOLIDATED
LEVERAGE RATIO	 	EUROCURRENCY LOANS	 	 BASE RATE
 LOANS
	 	LETTER OF CREDIT FEE	 	COMMITMENT FEE
	1	 	3 1.50 to 1.0	 	2.25%	 	1.25%	 	2.25%	 	0.40%
	2	 	 3 1.00 to 1.0 but

< 1.50 to 1.0
	 	2.00%	 	1.00%	 	2.00%	 	0.35%
	3	 	< 1.00 to 1.0	 	1.75%	 	0.75%	 	1.75%	 	0.30%

  
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 Initially, the Applicable Rate shall be determined based upon the Consolidated Leverage
Ratio specified in the certificate delivered pursuant to Section 4.01(a)(viii). Any increase or decrease in the Applicable Rate resulting from a change in the Consolidated Leverage Ratio shall become effective as of the first Business
Day immediately following the date a Compliance Certificate is delivered pursuant to Section 6.02(a); provided, however, that if a Compliance Certificate is not delivered when due in accordance with such Section, then, upon
the request of the Required Lenders, Pricing Level 1 shall apply as of the first Business Day after the date on which such Compliance Certificate was required to have been delivered and shall remain in effect until the date on which such Compliance
Certificate is delivered. 
 “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. 
 “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. 
 “Arranger” means Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, in its capacity as sole lead arranger and sole book manager. 

“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 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-1 or any other form approved
by the Administrative Agent. 
 “Attributable Indebtedness” means, on any date, (a) in respect of any
Capital Lease of any Person, the capitalized amount thereof that would appear on a balance sheet of such Person prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP, and (b) in respect of any Synthetic Lease Obligation, the capitalized amount of
the remaining lease payments under the relevant lease that would appear on a balance sheet of such Person prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP if such lease were accounted for as a Capital Lease. 

“Audited Financial Statements” means the audited consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2010, and the related consolidated statements of income or operations, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for such fiscal year of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, including the notes thereto. 

“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. 

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

 “Bankruptcy Code” means the Federal Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978 (11 U.S.C. § 101, et. seq.).

 “Base Rate” means for any day a fluctuating rate per annum equal to the highest of (a) the Federal
Funds Rate plus 1/2 of 1%, (b) the rate of interest in effect for such day as publicly announced from time to time by Bank of America as its “prime rate,” and (c) the Eurocurrency Rate plus 1.00%. The “prime rate” is a
rate set by Bank of America based upon various factors including Bank of America’s costs and desired return, general economic conditions and other factors, and is used as a reference point for pricing some loans, which may be priced at, above,
or below such announced rate. Any change in such prime rate announced by Bank of America shall take effect at the opening of business on the day specified in the public announcement of such change. 

“Base Rate Loan” means a Loan that bears interest based on the Base Rate. 

“Base Rate Revolving Loan” means a Revolving Loan that is a Base Rate Loan. All Base Rate Loans shall be denominated in
Dollars. 
 “Borrower” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereto. 

“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. 

“Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks are authorized to
close under the Laws of, or are in fact closed in, the state where the Administrative Agent’s Office with respect to Obligations denominated in Dollars is located and: 

(a) if such day relates to any interest rate settings as to a Eurocurrency Rate Loan denominated in Dollars, any fundings,
disbursements, settlements and payments in Dollars in respect of any such Eurocurrency Rate Loan, or any other dealings in Dollars to be carried out pursuant to this Agreement in respect of any such Eurocurrency Rate Loan, means any such day on
which dealings in deposits in Dollars are conducted by and between banks in the London interbank eurodollar market; 
 (b) if such day relates to any interest rate settings as to a Eurocurrency Rate Loan denominated in Euro, any fundings, disbursements, settlements and payments in Euro in respect of any such Eurocurrency
Rate Loan, or any other dealings in Euro to be carried out pursuant to this Agreement in respect of any such Eurocurrency Rate Loan, means a TARGET Day; 
 (c) if such day relates to any interest rate settings as to a Eurocurrency Rate Loan denominated in a currency other than Dollars or Euro, means any such day on which dealings in deposits in the relevant
currency are conducted by and between banks in the London or other applicable offshore interbank market for such currency; and 

  
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 (d) if such day relates to any fundings, disbursements, settlements and
payments in a currency other than Dollars or Euro in respect of a Eurocurrency Rate Loan denominated in a currency other than Dollars or Euro, or any other dealings in any currency other than Dollars or Euro to be carried out pursuant to this
Agreement in respect of any such Eurocurrency Rate Loan (other than any interest rate settings), means any such day on which banks are open for foreign exchange business in the principal financial center of the country of such currency. 

“Canadian Dollar” means the lawful currency of Canada. 

“Capella University” means Capella University, Inc., a Minnesota corporation and Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the
Borrower. 
 “Capital Expenditures” means amounts paid or Indebtedness incurred by the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries in connection with the purchase or lease by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of assets that would be required to be capitalized and shown on the balance sheet of such Person in accordance with GAAP, other than any amounts paid or
Indebtedness incurred by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with Permitted Acquisitions. 
 “Capital
Lease” means any lease which is or which should be capitalized on the balance sheet of the lessee in accordance with GAAP. 
 “Cash Collateralize” means to pledge and deposit with or deliver to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender (as applicable)
and the Lenders, as collateral for L/C Obligations, Obligations in respect of Swing Line Loans, or obligations of Lenders to fund participations in respect of either thereof (as the context may require), cash or deposit account balances or, if the
L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender benefitting from such collateral shall agree in its sole discretion, other credit support, in each case pursuant to documentation in form and substance satisfactory to (a) the Administrative Agent and
(b) the L/C Issuer or the Swing Line Lender (as applicable). “Cash Collateral” shall have a meaning correlative to the foregoing and shall include the proceeds of such cash collateral and other credit support. 

“Change in Law” means the occurrence, after the date of this Agreement, of any of the following: (a) the adoption
or taking effect of any law, rule, regulation or treaty, (b) any change in any law, rule, regulation or treaty or in the administration, interpretation, implementation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority or (c) the making
or issuance of any request, rule, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) by any Governmental Authority; provided that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (x) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and
Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith and (y) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated by the Bank for International settlements, the Basel
Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall in each case be deemed to be a “Change in Law”, regardless of the date enacted,
adopted or issued. 

  
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 “Change of Control” means an event or series of events by which:

 (a) any “person” or “group” (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, but excluding any employee benefit plan of such person or its subsidiaries, and any person or entity acting in its capacity as trustee, agent or other fiduciary or administrator of any such plan) becomes the
“beneficial owner” (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, except that a person or group shall be deemed to have “beneficial ownership” of all securities that such person or group has the
right to acquire, whether such right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time (such right, an “option right”)), directly or indirectly, of 25% or more of the equity securities of the Borrower entitled to vote for
members of the board of directors or equivalent governing body of the Borrower 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); or 

(b) during any period of 12 consecutive months, a majority of the members of the board of directors or other equivalent
governing body of the Borrower cease to be composed of individuals (i) who were members of that board or equivalent governing body on the first day of such period, (ii) whose election or nomination to that board or equivalent governing
body was approved by individuals referred to in clause (i) above constituting at the time of such election or nomination at least a majority of that board or equivalent governing body or (iii) whose election or nomination to that board or
other equivalent governing body was approved by individuals referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) above constituting at the time of such election or nomination at least a majority of that board or equivalent governing body (excluding, in the
case of both clause (ii) and clause (iii), any individual whose initial nomination for, or assumption of office as, a member of that board or equivalent governing body occurs as a result of an actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or
consents for the election or removal of one or more directors by any person or group other than a solicitation for the election of one or more directors by or on behalf of the board of directors)). 

“Closing Date” means the first date all the conditions precedent in Section 4.01 are satisfied or waived in
accordance with Section 10.01. 
 “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 “Cohort Default Rate” shall have the meaning as provided in 34 C.F.R. Section 668 Subpart M.

 “Commitment” means, as to each Lender, its obligation to (a) make Revolving Loans to the Borrower
pursuant to Section 2.01, (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 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.

  
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 “Compliance Certificate” means a certificate substantially in the form of
Exhibit D. 
 “Consolidated EBITDA” means, for any period, for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a
consolidated basis, an amount equal to Consolidated Net Income for such period, plus 
 (a) the following
to the extent deducted in calculating such Consolidated Net Income: (i) Consolidated Interest Charges for such period, (ii) the provision for federal, state, local and foreign income taxes based on or measured by income used or included in
the determination of such Consolidated Net Income, (iii) the amount of depreciation and amortization expense deducted in determining such Consolidated Net Income, (iv) all non-cash expenses incurred for the issuance of employee stock
options and other stock based compensation in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 123 (revised 2004), and (v) all non-cash and nonrecurring charges, minus 

(b) to the extent included in such Consolidated Net Income, all nonrecurring and non-cash gains for such period;

 provided that for purposes of calculating Consolidated EBITDA for the financial covenants set forth in
Section 7.11(a) and (b), (i) the Consolidated Net Income of any Person or business unit acquired in connection with a Permitted Acquisition by the Borrower or any Subsidiary during such period (plus, to the extent
deducted in determining such Consolidated Net Income, Consolidated Interest Charges, state, local and foreign income taxes, depreciation and amortization expenses, and non-cash expenses incurred for the issuance of employee stock options and other
stock based compensation of such Person or business unit) shall be included on a pro forma basis for such period (assuming the consummation of each such acquisition and the incurrence or assumption of any Indebtedness in connection therewith
occurred on the first day of such period) in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation S-X of the SEC and (ii) in the event that at any time when it is not a Guarantor Sophia Learning contributes $15,000,000 or more of Consolidated EBITDA for
any relevant period, Consolidated EBITDA shall be reduced by the amount of Consolidated EBITDA attributable to Sophia Learning for the relevant period. 
 “Consolidated EBITDAR” means, for any period, for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, an amount equal to (i) Consolidated EBITDA for such period, plus
(ii) Consolidated Rental Payments deducted in the determination of Consolidated Net Income for such period. 

“Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio” means as of any date of determination, the ratio of: 

(a) an amount equal to (i) Consolidated EBITDAR for the period of the four fiscal quarters then most recently ended,
minus (ii) Capital Expenditures during such period (other than Capital Expenditures financed with Capital Leases or purchase money Indebtedness), minus (iii) the provision for federal, state, local and foreign income taxes
based on or measured by income included in the calculation of Consolidated EBITDA for such period, minus (iv) all dividends paid in cash during such period, to 

  
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 (b) the sum of, (i) all principal payments (including Attributable
Indebtedness but excluding required prepayments of the Loans pursuant to Section 2.05) required to be paid during the four fiscal quarters then most recently ended, plus (ii) Consolidated Interest Charges paid or required to
be paid during such period, plus (iii) all Consolidated Rental Payments paid or required to be paid during such period. 
 “Consolidated Funded Indebtedness” means, as of any date of determination, for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, the sum of (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 obligations (whether direct or contingent) arising under standby letters of credit and bank guaranties (whether or not drawn), bankers’ acceptances, surety bonds and similar 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), including non-contingent earn out obligations but excluding contingent earn out obligations regardless of whether
such earn out obligations constitute indebtedness under GAAP; (e) Attributable Indebtedness in respect of Capital Leases and Synthetic Lease Obligations, (f) without duplication, all Guarantees with respect to outstanding Indebtedness of
the types specified in clauses (a) through (e) above of Persons other than the Borrower or any Subsidiary, and (g) all Indebtedness of the types referred to in clauses (a) through (f) above of any partnership or joint
venture (other than a joint venture that is itself a corporation or limited liability company) in which the Borrower or a Subsidiary is a general partner or joint venturer, unless such Indebtedness is expressly made non-recourse to the Borrower or
such Subsidiary. 
 “Consolidated Interest Charges” means, for any period, for the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, the sum of (a) all interest, premium payments, debt discount, fees, charges and related expenses of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in connection with borrowed money (including capitalized interest) or in
connection with the deferred purchase price of assets, in each case to the extent treated as interest in accordance with GAAP, and (b) the portion of rent expense of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries with respect to such period under Capital
Leases that is treated as interest in accordance with GAAP. 
 “Consolidated Leverage Ratio” means, as of any
date of determination, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Funded Indebtedness as of such date to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for the period of the four fiscal quarters most recently ended. 

“Consolidated Net Income” means, for any period, for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, the net
income of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (excluding extraordinary gains and extraordinary losses) for that period. 

“Consolidated Net Worth” means, as of any date of determination, for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated
basis, the consolidated shareholders’ equity of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of that date determined in accordance with GAAP. 

  
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 “Consolidated Rental Payments” means, for any period, for the Borrower and
its Subsidiaries, all payments under all operating leases (including subleases but excluding payments under Capital Leases and Synthetic Leases). 
 “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. 
 “Credit Extension” means each of the following: (a) a Borrowing and (b) an
L/C Credit Extension. 
 “Debtor Relief Laws” means the Bankruptcy Code, and all other liquidation,
conservatorship, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, or similar debtor relief Laws of the United States or other applicable jurisdictions from time to time in
effect and affecting the rights of creditors generally. 
 “Default” means any event or condition that
constitutes an Event of Default or that, with the giving of any notice, the passage of time, or both, would be an Event of Default. 
 “Default Rate” means (a) when used with respect to Obligations other than Letter of Credit Fees, an interest rate equal to (i) the Base Rate plus (ii) the Applicable
Rate, if any, applicable to Base Rate Loans plus (iii) 2% per annum; provided, however, that with respect to a Eurocurrency Rate Loan, the Default Rate shall be an interest rate equal to the interest rate (including
any Applicable Rate and any Mandatory Costs) otherwise applicable to such Eurocurrency Rate Loan plus 2% per annum, and (b) when used with respect to Letter of Credit Fees, a rate equal to the Applicable Rate plus 2% per annum.

 “Defaulting Lender” means, subject to Section 2.16(b), any Lender that (a) has failed to
perform any of its funding obligations hereunder, including in respect of its Loans or participations in respect of Letters of Credit or Swing Line Loans, within three Business Days of the date required to be funded by it hereunder, (b) has
notified the Borrower, the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations or has made a public statement to that effect with respect to its funding obligations hereunder or under other
agreements in which it commits to extend credit, (c) has failed, within three Business Days after request by the Administrative Agent, to confirm in a manner satisfactory to the Administrative Agent that it will comply with its funding
obligations (provided that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (c) upon receipt of such written confirmation by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower), or (d) has, or has a direct or
indirect parent company that has, (i) become the subject of a proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, or (ii) had appointed for it a receiver, custodian, conservator, trustee, administrator, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar
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assets, including the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other state or federal regulatory authority acting in such a capacity; provided that a Lender shall not be a Defaulting
Lender solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any equity interest in that Lender or any direct or indirect parent company thereof by a Governmental Authority so long as such ownership interest does not result in or provide such Lender
with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit such Lender (or such Governmental Authority) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any
contracts or agreements made with such Lender. 
 “Disposition” or “Dispose” means the sale,
transfer, grant of exclusive license, lease or other disposition (including any sale and leaseback transaction) of any property by any Person, including any sale, assignment, transfer or other disposal, with or without recourse, of any notes or
accounts receivable or any rights and claims associated therewith. 
 “DOE” means the United States Department
of Education and any successor agency administering federal student financial assistance under Title IV. 
 “DOE
Ratio” means the Borrower’s composite score as of any fiscal year end, as determined by the Secretary of the DOE pursuant to Section 668.172 of 34 C.F.R. 

“Dollar” and “$” mean lawful money of the United States. 

“Dollar Equivalent” means, at any time, (a) with respect to any amount denominated in Dollars, such amount, and
(b) with respect to any amount denominated in any Alternative Currency, the equivalent amount thereof in Dollars as determined by the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, at such time on the basis of the Spot Rate
(determined in respect of the most recent Revaluation Date) for the purchase of Dollars with such Alternative Currency. 

“Domestic Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary organized under the laws of any state of the United States or the District of
Columbia. 
 “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)). 
 “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. 
 “EMU” means the economic and monetary union in accordance with
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 “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
Liability” means any liability, contingent or otherwise (including any liability for damages, costs of environmental remediation, fines, penalties or indemnities), of the Borrower or any of its 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. 

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

“ERISA Event” means (a) a Reportable Event with respect to a Pension Plan; (b) the withdrawal of the Borrower
or any ERISA Affiliate from a Pension Plan subject to Section 4063 of ERISA during a plan year in which such entity was a “substantial employer” as defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA or a cessation of operations that is
treated as such a withdrawal under Section 4062(e) of ERISA; (c) a complete or partial withdrawal by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from a Multiemployer Plan or notification that a Multiemployer Plan is in reorganization; (d) the
filing of a notice of intent to terminate, the treatment of a Pension Plan amendment as a termination under Section 4041 or 4041A of ERISA; (e) the institution by the PBGC of proceedings to terminate a Pension Plan; (f) any event or
condition which constitutes grounds under Section 4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Pension Plan; (g) the determination that any Pension Plan is considered an at-risk plan or a plan in
endangered or critical status within the meaning of Sections 430, 431 and 432 of the Code or Sections 303, 304 and 305 of ERISA; or (h) the imposition of any liability under Title IV of ERISA, other than for PBGC premiums due but not delinquent
under Section 4007 of ERISA, upon the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate. 
 “Euro” and
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 “Eurocurrency Rate” means, (a) for any Interest Period with respect to
a Eurocurrency Rate Loan, the rate per annum equal to the British Bankers Association LIBOR Rate (“BBA LIBOR”), as published by Reuters (or other commercially available source providing quotations of BBA LIBOR as designated by the
Administrative Agent from time to time) at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period, for deposits in the relevant currency (for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period) with
a term equivalent to such Interest Period. If such rate is not available at such time for any reason, then the “Eurocurrency Rate” for such Interest Period shall be the rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent to be the rate
at which deposits in the relevant currency for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period in Same Day Funds in the approximate amount of the Eurocurrency Rate Loan being made, continued or converted by Bank of America and with a term
equivalent to such Interest Period would be offered by Bank of America’s London Branch (or other Bank of America branch or Affiliate) to major banks in the London or other offshore interbank market for such currency at their request at
approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period; and 

(b) for any interest calculation with respect to a Base Rate Loan on any date, the rate per annum equal to (i) BBA
LIBOR, at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time determined two London Banking Days prior to such date for Dollar deposits being delivered in the London interbank market for a term of one month commencing that day or (ii) if such published rate
is not available at such time for any reason, the rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent to be the rate at which deposits in Dollars for delivery on the date of determination in same day funds in the approximate amount of the Base
Rate Loan being made or maintained and with a term equal to one month would be offered by Bank of America’s London Branch to major banks in the London interbank Eurocurrency market at their request at the date and time of determination.

 “Eurocurrency Rate Loan” means a Revolving Loan that bears interest at a rate based on clause (a) of
the definition of “Eurocurrency Rate”. Eurocurrency Rate Loans may be denominated in Dollars or in an Alternative Currency. 
 “Event of Default” has the meaning specified in Section 8.01. 
 “Excluded Taxes” means, with respect to the Administrative Agent, any Lender, the L/C Issuer or any other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any obligation of the
Borrower hereunder, (a) taxes imposed on or measured by its overall net income (however denominated), and franchise taxes imposed on it (in lieu of net income taxes), by the jurisdiction (or any political subdivision thereof) under the Laws of
which such recipient is organized or in which its principal office is located or, in the case of any Lender, in which its applicable Lending Office is located, (b) any branch profits taxes imposed by the United States or any similar tax imposed
by any other jurisdiction in which the Borrower is located, (c) any backup withholding tax that is required by the Code to be withheld from amounts payable to a Lender that has failed to comply with clause (A) of
Section 3.01(e)(ii), and (d) in the case of a Foreign Lender (other than an assignee pursuant to a request by the Borrower under Section 10.13), any United States withholding tax that (i) is required to be imposed
on amounts payable to such Foreign Lender pursuant to the Laws in force at the time such Foreign Lender becomes a party hereto (or designates a new Lending Office), (ii) is attributable to such Foreign Lender’s failure or inability

  
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(other than as a result of a Change in Law) to comply with clause (B) of Section 3.01(e)(ii), except to the extent that such Foreign Lender (or its assignor, if any) was
entitled, at the time of designation of a new Lending Office (or assignment), to receive additional amounts from the Borrower with respect to such withholding tax pursuant to Section 3.01(a)(ii) or (c), or (iii) is attributable to
such Foreign Lender’s failure to satisfy the applicable requirements as in effect after December 31, 2012 of FATCA to establish that such payment is exempt from withholding under FATCA. 

“Existing Credit Agreement” means that certain Credit Agreement between Borrower and Wells Fargo Bank, National
Association dated as of April 8, 2011, as amended from time to time. 
 “FASB ASC” means the Accounting
Standards Codification of the Financial Accounting Standards Board. 
 “FATCA” means Sections 1471 through 1474
of the Code, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with) and any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof.

 “Federal Funds Rate” means, for any day, the rate per annum equal to the weighted average of the rates on
overnight Federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by Federal funds brokers on such day, as published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on the Business Day next succeeding such day; provided that
(a) if such day is not a Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be such rate on such transactions on the next preceding Business Day as so published on the next succeeding Business Day, and (b) if no such rate is so
published on such next succeeding Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be the average rate (rounded upward, if necessary, to a whole multiple of 1/100 of 1%) charged to Bank of America on such day on such transactions as
determined by the Administrative Agent. 
 “Fee Letter” means the fee letter, dated September 30, 2011,
among the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Arranger. 
 “Foreign Lender” means any Lender that is
organized under the Laws of a jurisdiction other than that in which the 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 not a Domestic Subsidiary. 
 “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 L/C Obligations other than L/C Obligations as to which such Defaulting Lender’s participation obligation has
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terms hereof, and (b) with respect to the Swing Line Lender, such Defaulting Lender’s Applicable Percentage of Swing Line Loans other than Swing Line Loans as to which such Defaulting
Lender’s participation obligation has been reallocated to other Lenders or Cash Collateralized in accordance with the terms hereof. 
 “Fund” means any Person (other than a natural person) that is (or will be) engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans and similar extensions of
credit in the ordinary course of its activities. 
 “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, 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) and any group or body charged with setting financial accounting or regulatory capital rules or standards (including, without limitation, the
Financial Accounting Standards Board, the Bank for International Settlements or the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision or any successor or similar authority to any of the foregoing). 

“Guarantee” means, as to any Person, (a) any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of such Person guaranteeing or
having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness or other obligation payable or performable by another Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of such Person,
direct or indirect, (i) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or other obligation, (ii) to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the
obligee in respect of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment or performance of such Indebtedness or other obligation, (iii) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity or
level of income or cash flow of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness or other obligation, or (iv) entered into for the purpose of assuring in any other manner the obligee in respect of such
Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment or performance thereof or to protect such obligee against loss in respect thereof (in whole or in part), or (b) any Lien on any assets of such Person securing any Indebtedness or other obligation
of any other Person, whether or not such Indebtedness or other obligation is assumed by such Person. The amount of any Guarantee shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the related primary obligation, or portion
thereof, in respect of which such Guarantee is made or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof as determined by the guaranteeing Person in good faith; provided, however, with
respect to any Guaranty described in clause (b) above, to the extent the Indebtedness or obligation secured thereby has not been assumed by the guarantor or is nonrecourse to the guarantor, the amount of

  
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such Guarantee shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the lesser of the fair market value of the assets subject to such Lien or the Indebtedness or obligation secured thereby. The term
“Guarantee” as a verb has a corresponding meaning. 
 “Guarantor” means Capella University and any
other Subsidiary who subsequently executes the Guaranty. 
 “Guaranty” means the Guaranty made by the
Guarantors in favor of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, substantially in the form of Exhibit F. 

“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. 
 “HEA” means the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended. 

“Honor Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(c)(i). 

“Indebtedness” means, as to any Person at a particular time, without duplication, all of the following, whether or not
included as indebtedness or liabilities in accordance with GAAP: 
 (a) all obligations of such Person for
borrowed money and all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, loan agreements or other similar instruments; 
 (b) all direct or contingent obligations of such Person arising under letters of credit (including standby and commercial), bankers’ acceptances, 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), including non-contingent earn out obligations but excluding contingent earn out obligations regardless of whether such earn out obligations constitute indebtedness under GAAP; 

(e) indebtedness (excluding prepaid interest thereon) secured by a Lien on property owned or being purchased by such
Person (including indebtedness arising under conditional sales or other title retention agreements), whether or not such indebtedness shall have been assumed by such Person or is limited in recourse; 

(f) Capital Leases 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 

  
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 (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 thereof as of such date. The amount of any Capital Lease or Synthetic Lease Obligation as of any date shall be deemed to be the amount of Attributable
Indebtedness in respect thereof as of such date. The amount of any Indebtedness described in clause (e), if such Indebtedness has not been assumed or is limited in recourse to the property subject to such Lien, shall be deemed to be an amount equal
to the lesser of the fair market value of the asset subject to such Lien or the Indebtedness secured thereby. 

“Indemnified Taxes” means Taxes other than Excluded Taxes. 

“Indemnitees” has the meaning specified in Section 10.04(b). 

“Information” has the meaning specified in Section 10.07. 

“Interest Payment Date” means, (a) as to any Loan other than a Base Rate Loan, the last day of each Interest Period
applicable to such Loan and the Maturity Date; provided, however, that if any Interest Period for a Eurocurrency Rate Loan exceeds three months, the respective dates that fall every three months after the beginning of such Interest
Period shall also be Interest Payment Dates; and (b) as to any Base Rate Loan (including a Swing Line Loan), on the tenth Business Day after the end of each March, June, September and December and on the Maturity Date. 

“Interest Period” means as to each Eurocurrency Rate Loan, the period commencing on the date such Eurocurrency Rate Loan
is disbursed or (in the case of any Eurocurrency Rate Revolving Loan) converted to or continued as a Eurocurrency Rate Loan and ending on the date one, two, three or six months thereafter, as selected by the Borrower in its Revolving Loan Notice or,
in the case of Eurocurrency Rate Loans, such other period that is twelve months or less requested by the Borrower and consented to by all the Lenders; provided that: 

(i) any Interest Period that would otherwise end on a day that is not a Business Day shall be extended to the next
succeeding Business Day unless, in the case of a Eurocurrency Rate Loan, such Business Day falls in another calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day; 

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

  
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 (iii) no Interest Period shall extend beyond the Maturity Date. 

“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 5.18. 
 “IRS” means the United States Internal Revenue Service.

 “ISP” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the “International Standby Practices 1998”
published by the Institute of International Banking Law & Practice, Inc. (or such later version thereof as may be in effect at the time of issuance). 
 “Issuer Documents” means with respect to any Letter of Credit, the Letter of Credit Application, and any other document, agreement and instrument entered into by the L/C Issuer and the
Borrower (or any Subsidiary) or in favor of the L/C Issuer and relating to such Letter of Credit. 
 “Laws”
means, collectively, all international, foreign, Federal, state and local statutes, treaties, rules, guidelines, regulations, ordinances, codes and administrative or judicial precedents or authorities, including the interpretation or administration
thereof by any Governmental Authority charged with the enforcement, interpretation or administration thereof, and all applicable administrative orders, directed duties, requests, licenses, authorizations and permits of, and agreements with, any
Governmental Authority, in each case whether or not having the force of law. 
 “L/C Advance” means, with
respect to each Lender, such Lender’s funding of its participation in any L/C Borrowing in accordance with its Applicable Percentage. 
 “L/C Borrowing” means an extension of credit resulting from a drawing under any Letter of Credit which has not been reimbursed on the date when made or refinanced as a Revolving
Borrowing. 
 “L/C Credit Extension” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the issuance thereof or
extension of the expiry date thereof, or the increase of the amount thereof. 
 “L/C Issuer” means Bank of
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 “L/C Obligations” means, as at any date of determination, the aggregate
amount available to be drawn under all outstanding Letters of Credit plus the aggregate of all Unreimbursed Amounts, including all L/C Borrowings. For purposes of computing the amount available to be drawn under any Letter of Credit, the
amount of such Letter of Credit shall be determined in accordance with Section 1.09. For all purposes of this Agreement, if on any date of determination a Letter of Credit has expired by its terms but any amount may still be drawn
thereunder by reason of the operation of Rule 3.14 of the ISP, such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be “outstanding” in the amount so remaining available to be drawn. 

“Lender” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereto and, as the context requires, includes the Swing
Line Lender. 
 “Lending Office” means, as to any Lender, the office or offices of such Lender described as
such in such Lender’s Administrative Questionnaire, or such other office or offices as a Lender may from time to time notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent. 
 “Letter of Credit” means any standby letter of credit issued hereunder. All Letters of Credit shall be issued in Dollars. 

“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 seven days prior to the Maturity Date then in effect (or, if such day is not a Business Day, the next preceding Business Day). 
 “Letter of Credit Fee” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(h). 
 “Letter of Credit Sublimit” means an amount equal to $20,000,000. The Letter of Credit Sublimit is part of, and not in addition to, the Aggregate Commitments. 

“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). 
 “Loan” means an extension of credit by a Lender to the Borrower under Article II in the form of a Revolving Loan or a Swing Line Loan. 

“Loan Documents” means this Agreement, each Note, each Issuer Document, any agreement creating or perfecting rights in
Cash Collateral pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.15 of this Agreement, the Fee Letter, and the Guaranty. 

“Loan Parties” means, collectively, the Borrower and each Guarantor. 

“London Banking Day” means any day on which dealings in Dollar deposits are conducted by and between banks in the London
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 “Mandatory Cost” means, with respect to any period, the percentage rate per
annum determined in accordance with Schedule 1.01. 
 “Material Adverse Effect” means (a) a
material adverse change in, or a material adverse effect upon, the business, assets, properties, liabilities (actual or contingent), operations or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Borrower or the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a
whole; (b) a material impairment of the ability of any Loan Party to perform its 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. 
 “Maturity Date” means September 30,
2016 provided, however, that if such date is not a Business Day, the Maturity Date shall be the next preceding Business Day. 
 “Multiemployer Plan” means any employee benefit plan that is subject to ERISA and which is of the type described in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA, to which the Borrower or any ERISA
Affiliate makes or is obligated to make contributions, or during the preceding five plan years, has made or been obligated to make contributions. 
 “Multiple Employer Plan” means a Plan which has two or more contributing sponsors (including the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate) at least two of whom are not under common control, as
such a plan is described in Section 4064 of ERISA. 
 “Net Institutional Student Loans” means loans to
students made under Capella University’s or any other Subsidiary’s institutional loan program net of allowances for credit losses. 
 “Note” means a promissory note made by the Borrower in favor of a Lender evidencing Loans made by such Lender, substantially in the form of Exhibit C. 

“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, 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. 
 “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
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 “Other Taxes” means all present or future stamp or documentary taxes or any
other excise or property taxes, charges or similar levies arising from any payment made hereunder or under any other Loan Document or from the execution, delivery or enforcement of, or otherwise with respect to, this Agreement or any other Loan
Document. 
 “Outstanding Amount” means (i) with respect to Revolving Loans, the Dollar Equivalent of the
aggregate outstanding principal amount thereof after giving effect to any borrowings and prepayments or repayments of Revolving Loans occurring on such date, (ii) 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 Swing Line Loans occurring on such date; and (iii) with respect to any L/C Obligations on any date, the amount of such L/C Obligations on such date after
giving effect to any L/C Credit Extension occurring on such date and any other changes in the aggregate amount of the L/C Obligations as of such date, including as a result of any reimbursements by the Borrower of Unreimbursed Amounts. 

“Overnight Rate” means, for any day, (a) with respect to any amount denominated in Dollars, the greater of
(i) the Federal Funds Rate and (ii) an overnight rate determined by the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer, or the Swing Line Lender, as the case may be, in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation, and
(b) with respect to any amount denominated in an Alternative Currency, the rate of interest per annum at which overnight deposits in the applicable Alternative Currency, in an amount approximately equal to the amount with respect to which such
rate is being determined, would be offered for such day by a branch or Affiliate of Bank of America in the applicable offshore interbank market for such currency to major banks in such interbank market. 

“Participant” has the meaning specified in Section 10.06(d). 

“Participating Member State” means each state so described in any EMU Legislation. 

“PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation. 

“Pension Act” means the U.S. Pension Protection Act of 2006. 

“Pension Funding Rules” means the rules of the Code and ERISA regarding minimum required contributions (including any
installment payment thereof) to Pension Plans and set forth in, with respect to plan years ending prior to the effective date of the Pension Act, Section 412 of the Code and Section 302 of ERISA, each as in effect prior to the Pension Act
and, thereafter, Section 412, 430, 431, 432 and 436 of the Code and Sections 302, 303, 304 and 305 of ERISA. 

“Pension Plan” means any employee pension benefit plan (including a Multiple Employer Plan or a Multiemployer Plan) that
is maintained or is contributed to by the Borrower and any ERISA Affiliate and is either covered by Title IV of ERISA or is subject to the minimum funding standards under Section 412 of the Code. 

  
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 “Permitted Acquisition” means an Acquisition which meets each of the
following conditions: 
 (i) the Borrower shall have given to the Administrative Agent 10 days’ notice of
the proposed closing date thereof (together with a summary thereof), it being understood that promptly upon receipt of such notice the Administrative Agent shall furnish a copy thereof to the Lenders or post a copy thereof on IntraLinks/IntraAgency
or another relevant website for access thereto by each Lender; 
 (ii) such Acquisition is non-hostile (i.e., the
prior, effective written consent or approval to such Acquisition of the board of directors or equivalent governing body of the Acquired Entity is obtained); 
 (iii) the Acquired Entity represents a line of business substantially the same as or related or incidental to the lines of business carried on by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on the date hereof;

 (iv) if the Acquired Entity is an accredited, Title IV eligible institution and the total consideration
for the Acquisition exceeds $25,000,000, such Acquired Entity is in good standing with all applicable Accrediting Bodies (it being understood that, for purposes hereof, an Acquired Entity shall be deemed not to be in good standing if it shall have
received an order, notice or other decision from an Accrediting Body in a jurisdiction in which such Acquired Entity provides post secondary education, to the effect that the authority of such Acquired Entity to provide postsecondary education in
such jurisdiction is or will be withdrawn, revoked or terminated); 
 (v) immediately before and after giving
effect to such Acquisition, (a) no Default shall exist, and (b) the Consolidated Leverage Ratio, both before and as determined on a pro forma basis, shall not exceed 1.75:1.0; and 

(vi) the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent a certificate of a Responsible Officer satisfactory to
the Administrative Agent to the effect of the matters set forth in clauses (ii) through (v) above (it being understood that such certificate shall include reasonable calculations supporting the matters set forth therein). 

“Person” means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, association, company,
partnership, Governmental Authority or other entity. 
 “Plan” means any employee benefit plan within the
meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA (including a Pension Plan), maintained for employees of the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate or any such Plan to which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate is required to contribute on behalf of any of its
employees. 
 “Platform” has the meaning specified in Section 6.02. 

“Pledged Foreign Subsidiary” shall mean a Subsidiary of which (i) 66 2/3% (or such greater percentage that, due to
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determined for United States federal income tax purposes to be treated as a deemed dividend to such Foreign Subsidiary’s United States parent) of its issued and outstanding Equity Interests
entitled to vote (within the meaning of Treas. Reg. Section 1.956-2(c)(2)) and (ii) 100% of the issued and outstanding Equity Interests not entitled to vote (within the meaning of Treas. Reg. Section 1.956-2(c)(2)) have been pledged
to the Administrative Agent. 
 “Public Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 6.02.

 “RDI” means Resource Development International (USA), Limited, Inc., a Florida corporation. 

“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 and advisors of such Person and of such Person’s Affiliates. 
 “Reportable
Event” means any of the events set forth in Section 4043(c) of ERISA, other than events for which the 30 day notice period has been waived. 
 “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 more than 50% of the Aggregate Commitments or,
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, Lenders holding in the aggregate more than 50% of the Total Outstandings
(with the aggregate amount of each Lender’s risk participation and funded participation in L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans being deemed “held” by such Lender for purposes of this definition); provided that the Commitment
of, and the portion of the Total Outstandings held or deemed held by, any Defaulting Lender shall be excluded for purposes of making a determination of Required Lenders. 
 “Responsible Officer” means the chief executive officer, president, chief financial officer, treasurer, assistant treasurer or controller of a Loan Party, and solely for purposes of the
delivery of incumbency certificates pursuant to Section 4.01, the secretary or any assistant secretary of a Loan Party. Any document delivered hereunder that is signed by a Responsible Officer of a Loan Party shall be conclusively
presumed to have been authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership and/or other action on the part of such Loan Party and such Responsible Officer shall be conclusively presumed to have acted on behalf of such Loan Party. 

“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 Borrower 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 Borrower’s stockholders, partners or members (or the equivalent Person thereof). 

  
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 “Revaluation Date” means with respect to any Revolving Loan, each of the
following: (i) each date of a Borrowing of a Eurocurrency Rate Loan denominated in an Alternative Currency, (ii) each date of a continuation of a Eurocurrency Rate Loan denominated in an Alternative Currency pursuant to
Section 2.02, and (iii) such additional dates as the Administrative Agent shall determine or the Required Lenders shall require. 
 “Revolving Borrowing” means a borrowing consisting of simultaneous Revolving Loans of the same Type, in the same currency and, in the case of Eurocurrency Rate Loans, having the same
Interest Period made by each of the Lenders pursuant to Section 2.01. 
 “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 Eurocurrency Rate Loans, pursuant to Section 2.02(a), which, if in writing, shall be substantially in the form of
Exhibit A. 
 “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 to be customary in the place of disbursement or payment for the
settlement of international banking transactions in the relevant Alternative Currency. 
 “School” means a
postsecondary institution of higher education and its additional locations, taken together, operated by the Borrower or any Subsidiary that participates in Title IV Programs. 
 “SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any Governmental Authority succeeding to any of its principal functions. 

“Solvent” means, as to any Person at any time, that (a) the fair value of the property of such Person is greater
than the amount of such Person’s liabilities (including disputed, contingent and unliquidated liabilities) as such value is established and liabilities evaluated for purposes of Section 101(31) of the Bankruptcy Code and, in the
alternative, for purposes of the New York Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act; (b) the present fair saleable value of the property of such Person is not less than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liability of such Person on its
debts as they become absolute and matured; (c) such Person is able to realize upon its property and pay its debts and other liabilities (including disputed, contingent and unliquidated liabilities) as they mature in the normal course of
business; (d) such Person does not intend to, and does not believe that it will, incur debts or liabilities beyond such Person’s ability to pay as such debts and liabilities mature; and (e) such Person is not engaged in business or a
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 “Sophia Learning” means Sophia Learning, LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company. 
 “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 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 may obtain such spot rate from another financial institution designated by the Administrative Agent if the Person acting in such capacity does not have as of the date of determination a spot buying rate for any such
currency. 
 “Sterling” and “£” mean the lawful currency of the United Kingdom.

 “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 Borrower. 

“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

  
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other readily available quotations provided by any recognized dealer in such Swap Contracts (which may include a Lender or any Affiliate of a Lender). 

“Swing Line Borrowing” means a borrowing of a Swing Line Loan pursuant to Section 2.04. 

“Swing Line Lender” means Bank of America 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 a Swing Line Borrowing pursuant to Section 2.04(b), which, if in
writing, shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit B. 
 “Swing Line Sublimit” means an amount equal
to the lesser of (a) $10,000,000 and (b) the Aggregate Commitments. The Swing Line Sublimit is part of, and not in addition to, the Aggregate Commitments. 
 “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). 
 “TARGET Day” means any day on which the Trans-European Automated Real-time Gross
Settlement Express Transfer (TARGET) payment system (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. 

“Threshold Amount” means $10,000,000. 
 “Title IV” means Title IV of HEA, and any amendments or successor statutes thereto. 
 “Title IV Programs” means the Title IV Programs as defined in Section 668.1(c) of 34 C.F.R. 
 “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 Base Rate Loan or a Eurocurrency Rate Loan. 
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 “Unreimbursed Amount” has the meaning specified in
Section 2.03(c)(i). 
 “Wholly-Owned Subsidiary” of a Person means (i) any Subsidiary all of
the outstanding voting securities of which shall at the time be owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or more Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries of such Person, or by such Person and one or more Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries of such
Person, or (ii) any partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture or similar business organization 100% of the ownership interests having ordinary voting power of which shall at the time be so owned or controlled.

 1.02 Other Interpretive Provisions. With reference to this Agreement and each other Loan Document, unless otherwise
specified herein or in such other Loan Document: 
 (a) The definitions of terms herein shall apply equally to the singular and
plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The words “include,” “includes” and “including”
shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation.” The word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall.” Unless the context requires otherwise,
(i) any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document (including any Organization Document) shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended, supplemented
or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications set forth herein or in any other Loan Document), (ii) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s
successors and assigns, (iii) the words “hereto,” “herein,” “hereof” and “hereunder,” and words of similar import when used in any Loan Document, shall be construed to refer to
such Loan Document in its entirety and not to any particular provision thereof, (iv) all references in a Loan Document to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits and
Schedules to, the Loan Document in which such references appear, (v) any reference to any law shall include all statutory and regulatory provisions consolidating, amending, replacing or interpreting such law and any reference to any law or
regulation shall, unless otherwise specified, refer to such law or regulation as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, and (vi) the words “asset” and “property” shall be construed to have the
same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash, securities, accounts and contract rights. 
 (b) In the computation of periods of time from a specified date to a later specified date, the word “from” means “from and including;” the words “to” and
“until” each mean “to but excluding;” and the word “through” means “to and including.” 
 (c) Section headings herein and in the other Loan Documents are included for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement or any other Loan Document. 

1.03 Accounting Terms. 
 (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
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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. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of determining compliance with any covenant (including the computation of any financial covenant) contained herein, Indebtedness of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries shall be deemed to be carried at 100% of the outstanding principal amount thereof, and the effects of FASB ASC 825 on financial liabilities shall be disregarded. 
 (b) Changes in GAAP. If at any time any change in GAAP would affect the computation of any financial ratio or requirement set forth in any Loan Document, and either the Borrower or the Required
Lenders shall so request, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Borrower shall negotiate in good faith to amend such ratio or requirement to preserve the original intent thereof in light of such change in GAAP (subject to the approval of the
Required Lenders); provided that, until so amended, (i) such ratio or requirement shall continue to be computed in accordance with GAAP prior to such change therein and (ii) the Borrower shall provide to the Administrative Agent and
the Lenders financial statements and other documents required under this Agreement or as reasonably requested hereunder setting forth a reconciliation between calculations of such ratio or requirement made before and after giving effect to such
change in GAAP. 
 1.04 Rounding. Any financial ratios required to be maintained by the Borrower 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 shall determine the Spot 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 Spot Rates shall become
effective as of such Revaluation Date and shall be the Spot 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 the Borrower
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. 
 (b) Wherever in this Agreement in connection with a Borrowing, conversion, continuation or
prepayment of a Eurocurrency Rate Loan, an amount, such as a required minimum or multiple amount, is expressed in Dollars, but such Borrowing or Eurocurrency Rate Loan 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. 

1.06 Additional Alternative Currencies. (a) The Borrower may from time to time request that Eurocurrency Rate Loans be made
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currency (other than Dollars) that is readily available and freely transferable and convertible into Dollars. In the case of any such request with respect to the making of Eurocurrency Rate
Loans, such request shall be subject to the approval of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders. 
 (b) Any such request shall
be made to the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m., 20 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 in its sole discretion). The Administrative
Agent shall promptly notify each Lender thereof. Each Lender shall notify the Administrative Agent, not later than 11:00 a.m., ten Business Days after receipt of such request whether it consents, in its sole discretion, to the making of Eurocurrency
Rate Loans in such requested currency. 
 (c) Any failure by a Lender to respond to such request within the time period specified
in the preceding sentence shall be deemed to be a refusal by such Lender to permit Eurocurrency Rate Loans to be made in such requested currency. If the Administrative Agent and all the Lenders consent to making Eurocurrency Rate Loans in such
requested currency, the Administrative Agent shall so notify the Borrower and such currency shall thereupon be deemed for all purposes to be an Alternative Currency hereunder for purposes of any Borrowings of Eurocurrency Rate Loans. 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 Borrower. 

1.07 Change of Currency. (a) Each obligation of the Borrower to make a payment denominated in the national currency unit of
any member state of the European Union that adopts the Euro as its lawful currency after the date hereof shall be redenominated into Euro at the time of such adoption (in accordance with the EMU Legislation). If, in relation to the currency of any
such member state, the basis of accrual of interest expressed in this Agreement in respect of that currency shall be inconsistent with any convention or practice in the London interbank market for the basis of accrual of interest in respect of the
Euro, such expressed basis shall be replaced by such convention or practice with effect from the date on which such member state adopts the Euro as its lawful currency; provided that if any Borrowing in the currency of such member state is
outstanding immediately prior to such date, such replacement shall take effect, with respect to such Borrowing, at the end of the then current Interest Period. 
 (b) Each provision of this Agreement shall be subject to such reasonable changes of construction as the Administrative Agent may from time to time specify to be appropriate to reflect the adoption of the
Euro by any member state of the European Union and any relevant market conventions or practices relating to the Euro. 
 (c) Each
provision of this Agreement also shall be subject to such reasonable changes of construction as the Administrative Agent may from time to time specify to be appropriate to reflect a change in currency of any other country and any relevant market
conventions or practices relating to the change in currency. 
 1.08 Times of Day. Unless otherwise specified, all
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 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 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 maximum stated amount of such Letter of Credit after giving effect to all such increases, whether or
not such maximum stated amount is in effect at such time. 
 ARTICLE II. THE COMMITMENTS AND CREDIT EXTENSIONS

 2.01 Revolving 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 Borrower in Dollars or in one or more Alternative 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, (i) the Total Outstandings shall not exceed the Aggregate Commitments, (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 (iii) the aggregate Outstanding Amount of all Revolving Loans denominated in Alternative Currencies shall not exceed the Alternative Currency Sublimit. Within the limits of
each Lender’s Commitment, and subject to the other terms and conditions hereof, the Borrower may borrow under this Section 2.01, prepay under Section 2.05, and reborrow under this Section 2.01. Revolving
Loans may be Base Rate Loans or Eurocurrency Rate Loans, as further provided herein. 
 2.02 Borrowings, Conversions
and Continuations of Revolving Loans. 
 (a) Each Borrowing, each conversion of Revolving Loans from one Type to the other,
and each continuation of Eurocurrency Rate Loans shall be made upon the Borrower’s irrevocable notice to the Administrative Agent, which may be given by telephone. Each such notice must be received by the Administrative Agent not later than
11:00 a.m. (i) three Business Days prior to the requested date of any Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Eurocurrency Rate Loans denominated in Dollars, (ii) four Business Days (or five Business Days in the case of a Special
Notice Currency) prior to the requested date of any Borrowing or continuation of Eurocurrency Rate Loans denominated in Alternative Currencies, and (iii) on the requested date of any Borrowing of or conversion to Base Rate Revolving Loans;
provided, however, that if the Borrower wishes to request Eurocurrency Rate Loans having an Interest Period other than one, two, three or six months in duration as provided in the definition of “Interest Period,” the applicable notice must
be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m. (i) four Business Days prior to the requested date of such Borrowing, conversion or continuation of Eurocurrency Rate Loans denominated in Dollars, or (ii) five Business
Days (or six Business days in the case of a Special Notice Currency) prior to the requested date of such Borrowing, conversion or continuation of Eurocurrency Rate Loans denominated in Alternative Currencies, whereupon the Administrative Agent shall
give prompt notice to the Lenders of such request and determine whether the requested Interest Period is acceptable to all of them. Not later than 11:00 a.m., (i) three Business Days before the requested date of such Borrowing,

  
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conversion or continuation of Eurocurrency Rate Loans denominated in Dollars, or (ii) four Business Days (or five Business days in the case of a Special Notice Currency) prior to the
requested date of such Borrowing, conversion or continuation of Eurocurrency Rate Loans denominated in Alternative Currencies, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower (which notice may be by telephone) whether or not the requested
Interest Period has been consented to by all the Lenders. Each telephonic notice by the Borrower pursuant to this Section 2.02(a) must be confirmed promptly by delivery to the Administrative Agent of a written Revolving Loan Notice,
appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower. Each Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Eurocurrency Rate Loans shall be in a principal amount of $5,000,000 or a whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess
thereof. Except as provided in Sections 2.03(c) and 2.04(c), each Borrowing of or conversion to Base Rate Revolving Loans shall be in a principal amount of $500,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof. Each Revolving Loan
Notice (whether telephonic or written) shall specify (i) whether the Borrower is requesting a Borrowing of or a conversion of Revolving Loans from one Type to the other, or a continuation of Eurocurrency Rate Loans, (ii) the requested date
of the Borrowing, conversion or continuation, as the case may be (which shall be a Business Day), (iii) the principal amount of Revolving Loans to be borrowed, converted or continued, (iv) the Type of Revolving Loans to be borrowed or to
which existing Revolving Loans are to be converted, (v) if applicable, the duration of the Interest Period with respect thereto, and (vi) the currency of the Revolving Loans to be borrowed. If the Borrower 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 Borrower fails to specify a Type of Revolving Loan in a Revolving Loan Notice or if the Borrower fails to give a timely notice
requesting a conversion or continuation, then the applicable Revolving Loans 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 an
Alternative Currency, such Loans shall be continued as Eurocurrency Rate 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 Eurocurrency Rate Loans. If the Borrower requests a Borrowing of, conversion to, or continuation of Eurocurrency Rate 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 Borrower, 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 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 1:00 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

  
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applicable Revolving Loan Notice. 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 Borrower in like funds as received by the Administrative Agent either by (i) crediting the account of the Borrower on the books of Bank of
America with the amount of such funds or (ii) wire transfer of such funds, in each case in accordance with instructions provided to (and reasonably acceptable to) the Administrative Agent by the Borrower; provided, however, that if, on the date
the Revolving Loan Notice with respect to such Borrowing denominated in Dollars is given by the Borrower, there are L/C Borrowings outstanding, then the proceeds of such Borrowing, first, shall be applied to the payment in full of any such L/C
Borrowings, and, second, shall be made available to the Borrower as provided above. 
 (c) Except as otherwise provided herein,
a Eurocurrency Rate Loan may be continued or converted only on the last day of an Interest Period for such Eurocurrency Rate Loan. During the existence of a Default, no Loans may be requested as, converted to or continued as Eurocurrency Rate 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 Eurocurrency Rate 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 Borrower and the Lenders of the interest rate applicable to any Interest Period for Eurocurrency Rate Loans upon determination of such interest rate.
At any time that Base Rate Loans are outstanding, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower and the Lenders of any change in Bank of America’s prime rate used in determining the Base Rate promptly following the public announcement of
such change. 
 (e) After giving effect to all 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 five Interest Periods in effect with respect to Revolving Loans. 
 2.03 Letters of Credit. 
 (a) The Letter of Credit Commitment.

 (i) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, (A) the L/C Issuer agrees, in reliance upon the
agreements of the Lenders set forth in this Section 2.03, (1) from time to time on any Business Day during the period from the Closing Date until the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, to issue Letters of Credit for the account of
the Borrower or its Subsidiaries, and to amend or extend Letters of Credit previously issued by it, in accordance with subsection (b) below, and (2) to honor drawings under the Letters of Credit; and (B) the Lenders severally agree to
participate in Letters of Credit issued for the account of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries and any drawings thereunder; provided that after giving effect to any L/C Credit Extension with respect to any Letter of Credit, (x) the Total
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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 (z) the Outstanding Amount of the L/C Obligations shall not exceed the Letter of Credit Sublimit. Each request by the Borrower for the issuance or amendment of a Letter of Credit shall be deemed to
be a representation by the Borrower that the L/C Credit Extension so requested complies with the conditions set forth in the proviso to the preceding sentence. Within the foregoing limits, and subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the
Borrower’s ability to obtain Letters of Credit shall be fully revolving, and accordingly the Borrower may, during the foregoing period, obtain Letters of Credit to replace Letters of Credit that have expired or that have been drawn upon and
reimbursed. 
 (ii) The L/C Issuer shall not issue any Letter of Credit, if: 

(A) subject to Section 2.03(b)(iii), the expiry date of the requested Letter of Credit would occur more than
twelve months after the date of issuance or last extension, unless the Required Lenders have approved such expiry date; or 
 (B) the expiry date of the requested Letter of Credit would occur after the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, unless all the Lenders have approved such expiry date. 

(iii) The L/C Issuer shall not be under any obligation to issue any Letter of Credit if: 

(A) any order, judgment or decree of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator shall by its terms purport to enjoin or
restrain the L/C Issuer from issuing the Letter of Credit, or any Law applicable to the L/C Issuer or any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any Governmental Authority with jurisdiction over the L/C Issuer shall
prohibit, or request that the L/C Issuer refrain from, the issuance of letters of credit generally or the Letter of Credit in particular or shall impose upon the L/C Issuer with respect to the Letter of Credit any restriction, reserve or capital
requirement (for which the L/C Issuer is not otherwise compensated hereunder) not in effect on the 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 the Letter of Credit would violate one or
more policies of the L/C Issuer applicable to letters of credit generally; 
 (C) except as otherwise agreed by
the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer, the Letter of Credit is in an initial stated amount less than $100,000, in the case of a commercial Letter of Credit, or $500,000, in the case of a standby Letter of Credit; 

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 (E) any Lender is at that time a Defaulting Lender, unless the L/C Issuer
has entered into arrangements, including the delivery of Cash Collateral, satisfactory to the L/C Issuer (in its sole discretion) with the Borrower or such Lender to eliminate the L/C Issuer’s actual or potential Fronting Exposure (after giving
effect to Section 2.16(a)(iv)) with respect to the Defaulting Lender arising from either the Letter of Credit then proposed to be issued or that Letter of Credit and all other L/C Obligations as to which the L/C Issuer has actual or
potential Fronting Exposure, as it may elect in its sole discretion; or 
 (F) the Letter of Credit contains any
provisions for automatic reinstatement of the stated amount after any drawing thereunder. 
 (iv) The L/C Issuer
shall not amend any Letter of Credit if the L/C Issuer would not be permitted at such time to issue the Letter of Credit in its amended form under the terms hereof. 

(v) The L/C Issuer shall be under no obligation to amend any Letter of Credit if the beneficiary of the Letter of Credit
does not accept the proposed amendment to the Letter of Credit. 
 (vi) The L/C Issuer shall act on behalf of
the Lenders with respect to any Letters of Credit issued by it and the documents associated therewith, and the L/C Issuer shall have all of the benefits and immunities (A) provided to the Administrative Agent in Article IX with respect
to any acts taken or omissions suffered by the L/C Issuer in connection with Letters of Credit issued by it or proposed to be issued by it and Issuer Documents pertaining to such Letters of Credit as fully as if the term “Administrative
Agent” as used in Article IX included the L/C Issuer with respect to such acts or omissions, and (B) as additionally provided herein with respect to the L/C Issuer. 

(b) Procedures for Issuance and Amendment of Letters of Credit; Auto-Extension Letters of Credit. 

(i) Each Letter of Credit shall be issued or amended, as the case may be, upon the request of the Borrower delivered to
the L/C Issuer (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) in the form of a Letter of Credit Application, appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower. Such Letter of Credit Application must be received by the L/C Issuer
and the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m. at least two Business Days (or such later date and time as the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer may agree in a particular instance in their sole discretion) prior to the proposed issuance
date or date of amendment, as the case may be. In the case of a request for an initial issuance of a Letter of Credit, such Letter of Credit Application shall specify in form and detail satisfactory to the L/C Issuer: (A) the proposed issuance
date of the requested Letter of Credit (which shall be a Business Day); (B) the amount thereof; (C) the expiry date thereof; (D) the name and address of the beneficiary thereof; (E) the documents to be presented by such
beneficiary in case of any drawing thereunder; (F) the full text of any certificate to be presented by such beneficiary in case of any drawing thereunder; (G) the purpose and nature of the requested Letter of Credit; and (H) such

  
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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 (A) the Letter of Credit to be amended; (B) the proposed date of amendment thereof (which shall be a Business Day); (C) the nature of the proposed amendment; and (D) such other matters as the L/C
Issuer may require. Additionally, the Borrower shall furnish to the L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent such other documents and information pertaining to such requested Letter of Credit issuance or amendment, including any Issuer
Documents, as the L/C Issuer or the Administrative Agent may require. 
 (ii) Promptly after receipt of any
Letter of Credit Application, the L/C Issuer will confirm with the Administrative Agent (by telephone or in writing) that the Administrative Agent has received a copy of such Letter of Credit Application from the Borrower and, if not, the L/C Issuer
will provide the Administrative Agent with a copy thereof. Unless the L/C Issuer has received written notice from any Lender, the Administrative Agent or any Loan Party, at least one Business Day prior to the requested date of issuance or amendment
of the applicable Letter of Credit, that one or more applicable conditions contained in Article IV shall not then be satisfied, then, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the L/C Issuer shall, on the requested date, issue a Letter of
Credit for the account of the Borrower (or the applicable Subsidiary) or enter into the applicable amendment, as the case may be, in each case in accordance with the L/C Issuer’s usual and customary business practices. Immediately upon the
issuance of each Letter of Credit, each Lender shall be deemed to, and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to, purchase from the L/C Issuer a risk participation in such Letter of Credit in an amount equal to the product of such
Lender’s Applicable Percentage times the amount of such Letter of Credit. 
 (iii) If the Borrower
so requests in any applicable Letter of Credit Application, the L/C Issuer may, in its sole discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic extension provisions (each, an “Auto-Extension Letter of Credit”);
provided that any such Auto-Extension Letter of Credit must permit the L/C Issuer to prevent any such extension at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice
to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day (the “Non-Extension Notice Date”) in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by the L/C Issuer, the
Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to the L/C Issuer for any such extension. Once an Auto-Extension Letter of Credit has been issued, the Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the L/C Issuer to
permit the extension of such Letter of Credit at any time to an expiry date not later than the Letter of Credit Expiration Date; provided, however, that the L/C Issuer shall not permit any such extension if (A) the L/C Issuer has
determined that it would not be permitted, or would have no obligation, at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its revised form (as extended) under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of clause (ii) or (iii) of
Section 2.03(a) or otherwise), or (B) it has received notice (which may be by telephone or in writing) on or before the day that is seven Business Days before the Non-Extension Notice Date (1) from the Administrative Agent that
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Lender or the Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 4.02 is not then satisfied, and in each such case directing the L/C Issuer not to permit such
extension. 
 (iv) Promptly after its delivery of any Letter of Credit or any amendment to a Letter of Credit to
an advising bank with respect thereto or to the beneficiary thereof, the L/C Issuer will also deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent a true and complete copy of such Letter of Credit or amendment. 

(c) Drawings and Reimbursements; Funding of Participations. 

(i) Upon receipt from the beneficiary of any Letter of Credit of any notice of a drawing under such Letter of Credit, the
L/C Issuer shall notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent thereof. Not later than 11:00 a.m. on the date of any payment by the L/C Issuer under a Letter of Credit (each such date, an “Honor Date”), the Borrower shall
reimburse the L/C Issuer through the Administrative Agent in an amount equal to the amount of such drawing. If the Borrower fails to so reimburse the L/C Issuer by such time, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender of the Honor
Date, the amount of the unreimbursed drawing (the “Unreimbursed Amount”), and the amount of such Lender’s Applicable Percentage thereof. In such event, the Borrower shall be deemed to have requested a 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 by telephone if immediately confirmed in writing; provided that the lack of such an immediate confirmation shall not affect the conclusiveness or binding effect of such notice. 

(ii) Each Lender shall upon any notice pursuant to Section 2.03(c)(i) make funds available (and the
Administrative Agent may apply Cash Collateral provided for this purpose) for the account of the L/C Issuer at the Administrative Agent’s Office in an amount equal to its Applicable Percentage of the Unreimbursed Amount not later than 1:00 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 Borrower in such amount. The Administrative Agent shall remit the funds so received to the L/C Issuer. 

(iii) With respect to any Unreimbursed Amount that is not fully refinanced by a Revolving Borrowing of Base Rate Loans
because the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 cannot be satisfied or for any other reason, the Borrower shall be deemed to have incurred from the L/C Issuer an L/C Borrowing in the amount of the Unreimbursed Amount that is not so
refinanced, which L/C Borrowing shall be due and payable on demand (together with interest) and shall bear interest at the Default Rate. In such event, each Lender’s payment to the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer

  
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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 Borrower or any other Person for any reason whatsoever; (B) the occurrence or continuance of a Default, or (C) any other occurrence, event or
condition, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing; provided, however, that each Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Loans pursuant to this Section 2.03(c) is subject to the conditions set forth in
Section 4.02 (other than delivery by the Borrower of a Revolving Loan Notice). No such making of an L/C Advance shall relieve or otherwise impair the obligation of the Borrower to reimburse the L/C Issuer for the amount of any payment
made by the L/C Issuer under any Letter of Credit, together with interest as provided herein. 
 (vi) If any
Lender fails to make available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer any amount required to be paid by such Lender pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.03(c) by the time specified in
Section 2.03(c)(ii), then, without limiting the other provisions of this Agreement, the L/C Issuer shall be entitled to recover from such Lender (acting through the Administrative Agent), on demand, such amount with interest thereon for
the period from the date such payment is required to the date on which such payment is immediately available to the L/C Issuer at a rate per annum equal to the Overnight Rate from time to time in effect, plus any administrative, processing or
similar fees customarily charged by the L/C Issuer in connection with the foregoing. If such Lender pays such amount (with interest and fees as aforesaid), the amount so paid shall constitute such Lender’s Revolving 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 Borrower or otherwise, including proceeds of Cash Collateral applied thereto by the Administrative Agent), the Administrative Agent will distribute to such Lender its Applicable Percentage thereof in the same funds as
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 (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 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 Borrower to reimburse the L/C Issuer for each drawing under each Letter of Credit
and to repay each L/C Borrowing shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable, and shall be paid strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement under all circumstances, including the following: 

(i) any lack of validity or enforceability of such Letter of Credit, this Agreement, or any other Loan Document;

 (ii) the existence of any claim, counterclaim, setoff, defense or other right that the Borrower or any
Subsidiary may have at any time against any beneficiary or any transferee of such Letter of Credit (or any Person for whom any such beneficiary or any such transferee may be acting), the L/C Issuer or any other Person, whether in connection with
this Agreement, the transactions contemplated hereby or by such Letter of Credit or any agreement or instrument relating thereto, or any unrelated transaction; 
 (iii) any draft, demand, certificate or other document presented under such Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent, invalid or insufficient in any respect or any statement therein being untrue
or inaccurate in any respect; or any loss or delay in the transmission or otherwise of any document required in order to make a drawing under such Letter of Credit; 

(iv) any payment by the L/C Issuer under such Letter of Credit against presentation of a draft or certificate that does
not strictly comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit; or any payment made by the L/C Issuer under such Letter of Credit to any Person purporting to be a trustee in bankruptcy, debtor-in-possession, assignee for the benefit of creditors,
liquidator, receiver or other representative of or successor to any beneficiary or any transferee of such Letter of Credit, including any arising in connection with any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law; or 

(v) any other circumstance or happening whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing, including any other
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 The Borrower shall promptly examine a copy of each Letter of Credit and each amendment
thereto that is delivered to it and, in the event of any claim of noncompliance with the Borrower’s instructions or other irregularity, the Borrower will immediately notify the L/C Issuer. The Borrower shall be conclusively deemed to have
waived any such claim against the L/C Issuer and its correspondents unless such notice is given as aforesaid. 
 (f) Role of
L/C Issuer. Each Lender and the Borrower agree that, in paying any drawing under a Letter of Credit, the L/C Issuer shall not have any responsibility to obtain any document (other than any sight draft, certificates and documents expressly
required by the Letter of Credit) or to ascertain or inquire as to the validity or accuracy of any such document or the authority of the Person executing or delivering any such document. None of the L/C Issuer, the Administrative Agent, any of their
respective Related Parties nor any correspondent, participant or assignee of the L/C Issuer shall be liable to any Lender for (i) any action taken or omitted in connection herewith at the request or with the approval of the Lenders or the
Required Lenders, as applicable; (ii) any action taken or omitted in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct; or (iii) the due execution, effectiveness, validity or enforceability of any document or instrument related to any
Letter of Credit or Issuer Document. The Borrower hereby assumes all risks of the acts or omissions of any beneficiary or transferee with respect to its use of any Letter of Credit; provided, however, that this assumption is not
intended to, and shall not, preclude the Borrower’s pursuing such rights and remedies as it may have against the beneficiary or transferee at law or under any other agreement. None of the L/C Issuer, the Administrative Agent, any of their
respective Related Parties nor any correspondent, participant or assignee of the L/C Issuer shall be liable or responsible for any of the matters described in clauses (i) through (v) of Section 2.03(e); provided,
however, that anything in such clauses to the contrary notwithstanding, the Borrower may have a claim against the L/C Issuer, and the L/C Issuer may be liable to the Borrower, to the extent, but only to the extent, of any direct, as opposed
to consequential or exemplary, damages suffered by the Borrower which the Borrower proves were caused by the L/C Issuer’s willful misconduct or gross negligence or the L/C Issuer’s willful failure to pay under any Letter of Credit after
the presentation to it by the beneficiary of a sight draft and certificate(s) strictly complying with the terms and conditions of a Letter of Credit. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, the L/C Issuer may accept documents that
appear on their face to be in order, without responsibility for further investigation, regardless of any notice or information to the contrary, and the L/C Issuer shall not be responsible for the validity or sufficiency of any instrument
transferring or assigning or purporting to transfer or assign a Letter of Credit or the rights or benefits thereunder or proceeds thereof, in whole or in part, which may prove to be invalid or ineffective for any reason. 

(g) Applicability of ISP. Unless otherwise expressly agreed by the L/C Issuer and the Borrower when a Letter of Credit is issued
the rules of the ISP shall apply to each standby Letter of Credit. 
 (h) Letter of Credit Fees. The Borrower shall pay
to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender in accordance with its Applicable Percentage a Letter of Credit fee (the “Letter of Credit Fee”) for each Letter of Credit equal to the Applicable Rate times the
daily amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit; provided, however, any Letter of Credit Fees otherwise payable for the account of a Defaulting Lender with respect to any Letter of Credit as to which such Defaulting Lender has
not provided Cash Collateral satisfactory to the L/C Issuer pursuant to this Section 2.03 shall, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable Law, (i) be payable to the other Lenders in accordance with the upward adjustments in
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respective Applicable Percentages allocable to such Letter of Credit pursuant to Section 2.16(a)(iv), (ii) be payable to the L/C Issuer for its own account to the extent
allocable to its Fronting Exposure to such Defaulting Bank arising from such Letter of Credit and (iii) with regard to the remaining amount of any such fee, not be required to be paid. 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 (x) due and payable in arrears on the tenth Business Day after the end of each
March, June, September and December, commencing with the first such date to occur after the issuance of such Letter of Credit, on the Letter of Credit Expiration Date and thereafter on demand and (y) computed on a quarterly basis in arrears. If
there is any change in the Applicable Rate during any quarter, the daily amount available to be drawn under each Letter of Credit shall be computed and multiplied by the Applicable Rate separately for each period during such quarter that such
Applicable Rate was in effect. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, upon the request of the Required Lenders, while any Event of Default exists, all Letter of Credit Fees shall accrue at the Default Rate. 

(i) Fronting Fee and Documentary and Processing Charges Payable to L/C Issuer. The Borrower shall pay directly to the L/C Issuer
for its own account a fronting fee with respect to each Letter of Credit, at the rate per annum specified in the Fee Letter, computed on the daily amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit on a quarterly basis in arrears. Such
fronting fee shall be due and payable on the tenth Business Day after the end of each March, June, September and December in respect of the most recently-ended quarterly period (or portion thereof, in the case of the first payment), commencing with
the first such date to occur after the issuance of such Letter of Credit, on the Letter of Credit Expiration Date and thereafter on demand. For purposes of computing the daily amount available to be drawn under any Letter of Credit, the amount of
such Letter of Credit shall be determined in accordance with Section 1.09. In addition, the Borrower shall pay directly to the L/C Issuer for its own account the customary issuance, presentation, amendment and other processing fees, and
other standard costs and charges, of the L/C Issuer relating to letters of credit as from time to time in effect. Such customary fees and standard costs and charges are due and payable one Business Day after receipt by the Borrower of an invoice for
the same and are nonrefundable. 
 (j) Conflict with Issuer Documents. In the event of any conflict between the terms
hereof and the terms of any Issuer Document, the terms hereof shall control. 
 (k) Letters of Credit Issued for
Subsidiaries. Notwithstanding that a Letter of Credit issued or outstanding hereunder is in support of any obligations of, or is for the account of, a Subsidiary, the Borrower shall be obligated to reimburse the L/C Issuer hereunder for any and
all drawings under such Letter of Credit. The Borrower hereby acknowledges that the issuance of Letters of Credit for the account of Subsidiaries inures to the benefit of the Borrower, and that the Borrower’s business derives substantial
benefits from the businesses of such Subsidiaries. 
 2.04 Swing Line Loans. 

(a) The Swing Line. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Swing Line Lender, in reliance upon the agreements of
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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 Borrower 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
Borrower 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
times the amount of such Swing Line Loan. 
 (b) Borrowing Procedures. Each Swing Line Borrowing shall be made
upon the Borrower’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 1:00 p.m. on
the requested borrowing date, and shall specify (i) the amount to be borrowed, which shall be a minimum of $100,000 or, if less, the unused Swing Line Sublimit, 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 Borrower. 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 first 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 Borrower at its office by crediting the account of the Borrower on the books of the Swing Line Lender in immediately available
funds. 
 (c) Refinancing of Swing Line Loans. 

(i) The Swing Line Lender at any time in its sole discretion may request, on behalf of the Borrower (which hereby
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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 Borrower 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 immediately available funds (and the Administrative Agent may
apply Cash Collateral available with respect to the applicable Swing Line Loan) for the account of the Swing Line Lender at the Administrative Agent’s Office not later than 1:00 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 Borrower 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 (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 Overnight Rate in effect from time to time, plus any administrative, processing or similar fees customarily 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
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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 Borrower 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 thereof 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 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 Borrower 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. 
 (f) Payments Directly to Swing Line
Lender. The Borrower 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) The Borrower may, upon notice from the Borrower to
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 11:00 a.m.
(A) three Business Days prior to any date of prepayment of Eurocurrency Rate Loans denominated in Dollars, (B) four Business Days (or five, in the case of prepayment of Loans denominated in Special Notice Currencies) prior to any date of
prepayment of Eurocurrency Rate Loans denominated in Alternative Currencies, and (C) on the date of prepayment of Base Rate Revolving Loans; (ii) any prepayment of Eurocurrency Rate Loans denominated in Dollars shall be in a principal
amount of $5,000,000 or a whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof; (iii) any prepayment of Eurocurrency Rate Loans denominated in Alternative Currencies shall be in a minimum principal amount of $5,000,000 or a whole

  
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multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof; and (iv) any prepayment of Base Rate Revolving Loans shall be in a principal amount of $500,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof
or, in each case, if less, the entire principal amount thereof then outstanding. Each such notice shall specify the date and amount of such prepayment and the Type(s) of Revolving Loans to be prepaid and, if Eurocurrency Rate 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 Borrower, the Borrower shall make such prepayment and the payment amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable on the date specified therein. Any prepayment of a Eurocurrency Rate Loan shall be accompanied by all accrued interest on
the amount prepaid, together with any additional amounts required pursuant to Section 3.05. Each such prepayment shall be applied to the Revolving Loans of the Lenders in accordance with their respective Applicable Percentages.

 (b) The Borrower 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 1:00 p.m. on the date
of the prepayment, and (ii) any such prepayment shall be in a minimum principal amount of $100,000. Each such notice shall specify the date and amount of such prepayment. If such notice is given by the Borrower, the Borrower shall make such
prepayment and the payment amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable on the date specified therein. 
 (c) If the
Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower at any time that the Total Outstandings at such time exceed an amount equal to 102% of the Aggregate Commitments then in effect, then, within two Business Days after receipt of such notice, the Borrower
shall prepay Loans and/or the Borrower 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 100% of the Aggregate Commitments then in
effect; provided, however, that, subject to the provisions of Section 2.03(g)(ii), the Borrower 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. 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. 
 (d) If the
Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower at any time that the Outstanding Amount of all Loans denominated in Alternative Currencies at such time exceeds an amount equal to 105% of the Alternative Currency Sublimit then in effect, then, within two
Business Days after receipt of such notice, the Borrower shall prepay Loans in an aggregate amount sufficient to reduce such Outstanding Amount as of such date of payment to an amount not to exceed 100% of the Alternative Currency Sublimit then in
effect. 
 2.06 Termination or Reduction of Commitments. The Borrower may, upon notice to the Administrative
Agent, terminate the Aggregate Commitments, or from time to time permanently reduce the Aggregate Commitments; provided that (i) any such notice shall be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m. five Business Days prior to
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date of termination or reduction, (ii) any such partial reduction shall be in an aggregate amount of $10,000,000 or any whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof, (iii) the
Borrower shall not terminate or reduce the Aggregate Commitments if, after giving effect thereto and to any concurrent prepayments hereunder, the Total Outstandings would exceed the Aggregate Commitments, and (iv) if, after giving effect to any
reduction of the Aggregate Commitments, the Alternative Currency Sublimit, 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 Alternative Currency
Sublimit or the Letter of Credit Sublimit unless otherwise specified by the Borrower. 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) The Borrower shall repay to the Lenders on the Maturity Date the aggregate principal amount of Revolving Loans outstanding on such date. 

(b) The Borrower 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) Subject to the provisions of subsection (b) below, (i) each Eurocurrency Rate Revolving Loan shall bear interest on the
outstanding principal amount thereof for each Interest Period at a rate per annum equal to the Eurocurrency Rate for such Interest Period plus the Applicable Rate, plus (in the case of a Eurocurrency Rate Loan of any Lender which is
lent from a Lending Office in the United Kingdom or a Participating Member State) the Mandatory Cost; (ii) each Base Rate Revolving Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof from the applicable borrowing date at a
rate per annum equal to the Base Rate plus the Applicable Rate; and (iii) each Swing Line Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof from the applicable borrowing date at a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate
plus the Applicable Rate. 
 (b)   (i) 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 the 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
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 (iii) Upon the request of the Required Lenders, the Borrower shall, while
any Event of Default exists, 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. 
 (c) Interest on each Loan shall be due and payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date
applicable thereto and at such other times as may be specified herein. Interest hereunder shall be due and payable in accordance with the terms hereof before and after judgment, and before and after the commencement of any proceeding under any
Debtor Relief Law. 
 2.09 Fees. In addition to certain fees described in subsections (h) and (i) of
Section 2.03: 
 (a) Commitment Fee. The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of
each Lender in accordance with its Applicable Percentage, a commitment fee in Dollars equal to the Applicable Rate times the actual daily amount by which the Aggregate Commitments exceed the sum of (i) the Outstanding Amount of Revolving
Loans and (ii) the Outstanding Amount of L/C Obligations, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 2.16. The commitment fee shall accrue at all times during the Availability Period, including at any time during which one or more
of the conditions in Article IV is not met, and shall be due and payable quarterly in arrears on the tenth Business Day after the end of each March, June, September and December, commencing with the first such date to occur after the Closing
Date, and on the last day of the Availability Period. The commitment 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) Other
Fees. (i) The Borrower shall pay to the Arranger and the Administrative Agent for their own respective accounts in Dollars fees in the amounts and at the times specified in the Fee Letter. Such fees shall be fully earned when paid and shall
not be refundable for any reason whatsoever. 
 (ii) The Borrower shall pay to the Lenders 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. All computations of interest for Base Rate Loans (including Base Rate Loans determined by
reference to the Eurocurrency Rate) shall be made on the basis of a year of 365 or 366 days, as the case may be, and actual days elapsed. All other computations of fees and interest shall be made on the basis of a 360-day year and actual

  
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days elapsed (which results in more fees or interest, as applicable, being paid than if computed on the basis of a 365-day year), or, in the case of interest in respect of Revolving Loans
denominated in Alternative Currencies as to which market practice differs from the foregoing, in accordance with such market practice. Interest shall accrue on each Loan for the day on which the Loan is made, and shall not accrue on a Loan, or any
portion thereof, for the day on which the Loan or such portion is paid, provided that any Loan that is repaid on the same day on which it is made shall, subject to Section 2.12(a), bear interest for one day. Each determination by
the Administrative Agent of an interest rate or fee hereunder shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error. 
 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 Borrower and the interest and payments thereon. Any failure to so record or any error in doing so shall not, however, limit or otherwise affect the obligation of the
Borrower hereunder to pay any amount owing with respect to the Obligations. In the event of any conflict between the accounts and records maintained by any Lender and the accounts and records of the Administrative Agent in respect of such matters,
the accounts and records of the Administrative Agent shall control in the absence of manifest error. Upon the request of any Lender made through the Administrative Agent, the Borrower shall execute and deliver to such Lender (through the
Administrative Agent) a Note, which shall evidence such Lender’s Loans in addition to such accounts or records. Each Lender may attach schedules to its Note and endorse thereon the date, Type (if applicable), currency, amount 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 Borrower 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 Borrower 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 Borrower hereunder with respect to principal and interest on Loans denominated in an Alternative Currency shall be made to the Administrative Agent, for the

  
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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, the Borrower is prohibited by any Law from making any required payment hereunder in an Alternative Currency, the 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 the Borrower shall come due on a day other than a Business Day, payment shall be made on the next following
Business Day, and such extension of time shall be reflected in computing interest or fees, as the case may be. 

(b)  (i) Funding by Lenders; Presumption by Administrative Agent. Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received
notice from a Lender prior to the proposed date of any Revolving Borrowing of Eurocurrency Rate Loans (or, in the case of any Revolving Borrowing of Base Rate Loans, prior to 12:00 noon on the date of such 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 (or, in
the case of a Revolving Borrowing of Base Rate Loans, that such Lender has made such share available in accordance with and at the time required by Section 2.02) and may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Borrower a
corresponding amount. In such event, if a Lender has not in fact made its share of the applicable Revolving Borrowing available to the Administrative Agent, then the applicable Lender and the Borrower severally agree to pay to the Administrative
Agent forthwith on demand such corresponding amount in Same Day Funds with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is made available to the Borrower to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at
(A) in the case of a payment to be made by such Lender, the Overnight Rate, plus any administrative, processing or similar fees customarily charged by the Administrative Agent in connection with the foregoing, and (B) in the case of a
payment to be made by the Borrower, the interest rate applicable to Base Rate Loans. If the Borrower and such Lender shall pay such interest to the Administrative Agent for the same or an overlapping period, the Administrative Agent shall promptly
remit to the Borrower the amount of such interest paid by the Borrower for such period. If such Lender pays its share of the applicable 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 the Borrower shall be without prejudice to any claim the Borrower may have against a Lender that shall have failed to make such payment to the Administrative Agent. 

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or the L/C Issuer hereunder that the Borrower will not make such payment, the Administrative Agent may assume that the Borrower has made such payment on such date in accordance herewith and may,
in reliance upon such assumption, distribute to the Lenders or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, the amount due. In such event, if the Borrower has not in fact made such payment, then each of the Lenders or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be,
severally agrees to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand the amount so distributed to such Lender or the L/C Issuer, in 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 Overnight Rate. 
 A notice of the Administrative Agent to
any Lender or the Borrower with respect to any amount owing under this subsection (b) shall be conclusive, absent manifest error. 
 (c) Failure to Satisfy Conditions Precedent. If any Lender makes available to the Administrative Agent funds for any Loan to be made by such Lender as provided in the foregoing provisions of this
Article II, and such funds are not made available to the Borrower by the Administrative Agent because the conditions to the applicable Credit Extension set forth in Article IV are not satisfied or waived in accordance with the terms
hereof, the Administrative Agent shall return such funds (in like funds as received from such Lender) to such Lender, without interest. 
 (d) Obligations of Lenders Several. The obligations of the Lenders hereunder to make Revolving 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 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: 

  
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 (i) if any such participations or subparticipations are purchased and all or
any portion of the payment giving rise thereto is recovered, such participations or subparticipations shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery, without interest; and 

(ii) the provisions of this Section shall not be construed to apply to (x) any payment made by or on behalf of the
Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement (including the application of funds arising from the existence of a Defaulting Lender), (y) the application of Cash Collateral provided for in
Section 2.15, or (z) any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Revolving Loans or subparticipations in L/C Obligations or Swing Line Loans to any assignee or
participant, other than an assignment to the Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof (as to which the provisions of this Section shall apply). 
 Each Loan Party consents to the foregoing and agrees, to the extent it may effectively do so under applicable law, that any Lender acquiring a participation pursuant to the foregoing arrangements may
exercise against such Loan Party rights of setoff and counterclaim with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were a direct creditor of such Loan Party in the amount of such participation. 

2.14 Increase in Commitments. 
 (a) Request for Increase. Provided there exists no Default, upon notice to the Administrative Agent (which shall promptly notify the Lenders), the Borrower may from time to time, request an
increase in the Aggregate Commitments by an amount (for all such requests) not exceeding $50,000,000; by adding to this Agreement one or more other Eligible Assignees (which may include any existing Lender, with the consent of such Lender in its
sole discretion) (each such bank, a “Supplemental Lender”) with the approval of (x) the Administrative Agent (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed); provided that no consent of the Administrative
Agent will be required in the case of any such Eligible Assignee that is a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender and (y) the L/C Issuer (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), provided that (i) each Supplemental
Lender shall have entered into an agreement pursuant to which such Supplemental Lender shall undertake a Commitment (or, if such Supplemental Lender is an existing Lender, pursuant to which its Commitment shall be increased), (ii) such
Commitment of any Supplemental Lender that is not an existing Lender shall be in an amount of at least $5,000,000, and (iii) such Commitment (together with the increased Commitment(s) of all other Supplemental Lenders being provided at such
time) shall be in an aggregate amount of at least $5,000,000. 
 (b) Required Supplemental Lender Documentation. Each
such Supplemental Lender shall enter into an agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent and its counsel pursuant to which such Supplemental Lender shall, as of the effective date of such increase in the
Commitments (which shall be a Business Day and, unless the Administrative Agent otherwise agrees, on which no issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit is scheduled to occur or no Borrowing is scheduled to be made, each a
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Supplemental Lender is an existing Lender, its Commitment shall be in addition to such Lender’s Commitment hereunder on such date) and such Supplemental Lender shall thereupon become (or
continue to be) a “Lender” for all purposes hereof. 
 (c) Conditions to Effectiveness of Increase.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, no increase in the Aggregate Commitments hereunder pursuant to this Section shall be effective unless: 
 (i) The Borrower shall have given the Administrative Agent notice of any such increase at least ten Business Days prior to the applicable Supplemental Commitment Date; 

(ii) no Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the applicable Supplemental Commitment Date; 

(iii) the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a certificate of each Loan Party dated as of the
Supplemental Commitment Date signed by a Responsible Officer of such Loan Party (x) certifying and attaching the resolutions adopted by such Loan Party approving or consenting to such increase, and (y) in the case of the Borrower,
certifying that, before and after giving effect to such increase, (A) the representations and warranties contained in Article V and the other Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Supplemental
Commitment 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 2.14, 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; and 
 (iv) The Borrower shall prepay any Revolving
Loans outstanding on the Supplemental Commitment Date (and pay any additional amounts required pursuant to Section 3.05) to the extent necessary to keep the outstanding Revolving Loans ratable with any revised Applicable Percentages
arising from the Supplemental Commitment. 
 (d) Notice to Lenders. If the Aggregate Commitments are increased in
accordance with this Section, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Lenders of the amount of the Supplemental Commitment and the revised Applicable Percentages after giving effect to the same. 

(e) Conflicting Provisions. This Section shall supersede any provisions in Section 2.13 or 10.01 to the
contrary. 
 2.15 Cash Collateral. 
 (a) Certain Credit Support Events. Upon the request of the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer (i) 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, or (ii) if, as of the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, any L/C Obligation for any reason remains outstanding, the Borrower 

  
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shall, in each case, immediately Cash Collateralize the then Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations. At any time that there shall exist a Defaulting Lender, immediately upon the request of the
Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or the Swing Line Lender, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent Cash Collateral in an amount sufficient to cover all Fronting Exposure (after giving effect to Section 2.16(a)(iv) and
any Cash Collateral provided by the Defaulting Lender). 
 (b) Grant of Security Interest. All Cash Collateral (other
than credit support not constituting funds subject to deposit) shall be maintained in blocked, non-interest bearing deposit accounts at Bank of America. The Borrower, and to the extent provided by any Lender, such Lender, hereby grants to (and
subjects to the control of) the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Lenders (including the Swing Line Lender), and agrees to maintain, a first priority security interest in all such cash, deposit
accounts and all balances therein, and all other property so provided as collateral pursuant hereto, and in all proceeds of the foregoing, all as security for the obligations to which such Cash Collateral may be applied pursuant to
Section 2.15(c). If at any time the Administrative Agent determines that Cash Collateral is subject to any right or claim of any Person other than the Administrative Agent as herein provided, or that the total amount of such Cash
Collateral is less than the applicable Fronting Exposure and other obligations secured thereby, the Borrower or the relevant Defaulting Lender will, promptly upon demand by the Administrative Agent, pay or provide to the Administrative Agent
additional Cash Collateral in an amount sufficient to eliminate such deficiency. 
 (c) Application. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, Cash Collateral provided under any of this Section 2.15 or Sections 2.03, 2.04, 2.05, 2.16 or 8.02 in respect of Letters of Credit or Swing Line
Loans shall be held and applied to the satisfaction of the specific L/C Obligations, Swing Line Loans, obligations to fund participations therein (including, as to Cash Collateral provided by a Defaulting Lender, any interest accrued on such
obligation) and other obligations for which the Cash Collateral was so provided, prior to any other application of such property as may be provided for herein. 
 (d) Release. Cash Collateral (or the appropriate portion thereof) provided to reduce Fronting Exposure or other obligations shall be released promptly following (i) the elimination of the
applicable Fronting Exposure or other obligations giving rise thereto (including by the termination of Defaulting Lender status of the applicable Lender (or, as appropriate, its assignee following compliance with Section 10.06(b)(vi)))
or (ii) the Administrative Agent’s good faith determination that there exists excess Cash Collateral; provided, however, (x) that Cash Collateral furnished by or on behalf of a Loan Party shall not be released during the
continuance of a Default or Event of Default (and following application as provided in this Section 2.15 may be otherwise applied in accordance with Section 8.03), and (y) the Person providing Cash Collateral and the L/C
Issuer or Swing Line Lender, as applicable, may agree that Cash Collateral shall not be released but instead held to support future anticipated Fronting Exposure or other obligations. 

  
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 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. That 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
Section 10.01. 
 (ii) Reallocation of Payments. Any payment of principal, interest, fees or
other amounts received by the Administrative Agent for the account of that Defaulting Lender (whether voluntary or mandatory, at maturity, pursuant to Article VIII or otherwise, and including any amounts made available to the Administrative
Agent by that 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 that Defaulting Lender
to the Administrative Agent hereunder; second, to the payment on a pro rata basis of any amounts owing by that Defaulting Lender to the L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender hereunder; third, if so determined by the Administrative Agent or
requested by the L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender, to be held as Cash Collateral for future funding obligations of that Defaulting Lender of any participation in any Swing Line Loan or Letter of Credit; fourth, as the Borrower may request (so
long as no Default or Event of Default exists), to the funding of any Loan in respect of which that Defaulting Lender has failed to fund its portion thereof as required by this Agreement, as determined by the Administrative Agent; fifth, if
so determined by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, to be held in a non-interest bearing deposit account and released in order to satisfy obligations of that Defaulting Lender to fund Loans 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 Swing Line Lender against that Defaulting Lender as a result
of that Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; seventh, so long as no Default or Event of Default exists, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Borrower as a result of any judgment of a court of
competent jurisdiction obtained by the Borrower against that Defaulting Lender as a result of that Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; and eighth, to that Defaulting Lender or as otherwise directed by a
court of competent jurisdiction; provided that if (x) such payment is a payment of the principal amount of any Loans or L/C Borrowings in respect of which that Defaulting Lender has not fully funded its appropriate share and
(y) such Loans or L/C Borrowings were made 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 Borrowings 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 Borrowings owed to, that Defaulting Lender. Any payments, prepayments or other amounts paid or payable to a Defaulting Lender that are applied (or held) to pay
amounts owed by a Defaulting Lender or to post Cash Collateral pursuant to this Section 2.16(a)(ii) shall be deemed paid to and redirected by that Defaulting Lender, and each Lender irrevocably consents hereto. 

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is a Defaulting Lender (and the Borrower shall not be required to pay any such fee that otherwise would have been required to have been paid to that Defaulting Lender) and (y) shall be
limited in its right to receive Letter of Credit Fees as provided in Section 2.03(h). 
 (iv)
Reallocation of Applicable Percentages to Reduce Fronting Exposure. During any period in which there is a Defaulting Lender, for purposes of computing the amount of the obligation of each non-Defaulting Lender to acquire, refinance or fund
participations in Letters of Credit or Swing Line Loans pursuant to Sections 2.03 and 2.04, the “Applicable Percentage” of each non-Defaulting Lender shall be computed without giving effect to the Commitment of that
Defaulting Lender; provided, that, (i) each such reallocation shall be given effect only if, at the date the applicable Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, no Default or Event of Default exists; and (ii) the aggregate obligation of
each non-Defaulting Lender to acquire, refinance or fund participations in Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans shall not exceed the positive difference, if any, of (1) the Commitment of that non-Defaulting Lender minus (2) the
aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Revolving Loans of that Lender. 
 (b) Defaulting Lender Cure. If the
Borrower, the Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender and the L/C Issuer agree in writing in their sole discretion that a Defaulting Lender should no longer be deemed to be 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 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 (without giving effect to Section 2.16(a)(iv)), whereupon that Lender will cease to be a Defaulting Lender; provided that no adjustments
will be made retroactively with respect to fees accrued or payments made by or on behalf of the Borrower while that Lender was a Defaulting Lender; and provided, further, that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the
affected parties, no change hereunder from Defaulting Lender to Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from that Lender’s having been a Defaulting Lender. 

ARTICLE III. TAXES, YIELD PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY 
 3.01 Taxes. 
 (a) Payments Free of Taxes; Obligation to Withhold;
Payments on Account of Taxes. Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall to the extent permitted by applicable Laws be made free and clear of and without reduction or
withholding for any Taxes. If, however, applicable Laws require the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to withhold or deduct any Tax, such Tax shall be withheld or deducted in accordance with such Laws as determined by the Borrower or the
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 (i) If the 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 or Other Taxes, the sum payable by the 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) the Administrative Agent, Lender or L/C Issuer, as the case may be, receives an amount equal to the sum
it would have received had no such withholding or deduction been made. 
 (ii) If the 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) the 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) the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, to the extent required by such Laws, shall
timely pay the full amount so withheld or deducted by it 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 or Other Taxes, the
sum payable by the 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) the Administrative Agent,
Lender or L/C Issuer, as the case may be, receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such withholding or deduction been made. 
 (b) Payment of Other Taxes by the Borrower. Without limiting the provisions of subsection (a) above, the Borrower shall timely pay any Other Taxes to the relevant Governmental Authority in
accordance with applicable Laws. 
 (c) Tax Indemnifications. (i) Without limiting the provisions of subsection
(a) or (b) above, the Borrower shall, and does hereby, indemnify the Administrative Agent, each Lender and the L/C Issuer, and shall make payment in respect thereof within 10 days after demand therefor, for the full amount of any
Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section) withheld or deducted by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent or paid by the Administrative
Agent, such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, and any penalties, interest and reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or
asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. The Borrower shall also, and does hereby, indemnify the Administrative Agent, and shall make payment in respect thereof within 10 days after demand therefor, for any amount which a Lender or the L/C
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certificate as to the amount of any such payment or liability delivered to the Borrower by a Lender or the L/C Issuer (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), or by the Administrative Agent on
its own behalf or on behalf of a Lender or the L/C Issuer, shall be conclusive absent manifest error. 
 (ii)
Without limiting the provisions of subsection (a) or (b) above, each Lender and the L/C Issuer shall, and does hereby, indemnify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, and shall make payment in respect thereof within 10 days after
demand therefor, against any and all Taxes and any and all related losses, claims, liabilities, penalties, interest and expenses (including the fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for the Borrower or the Administrative Agent) incurred by
or asserted against the Borrower or the Administrative Agent by any Governmental Authority as a result of the failure by such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, to deliver, or as a result of the inaccuracy, inadequacy or deficiency of,
any documentation required to be delivered by such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, to the Borrower or the Administrative Agent pursuant to subsection (e). 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). The agreements in
this clause (ii) shall survive the resignation and/or replacement of the Administrative Agent, any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender or the L/C Issuer, the termination of the Aggregate Commitments and the repayment,
satisfaction or discharge of all other Obligations. 
 (d) Evidence of Payments. Upon request by the Borrower or the
Administrative Agent, as the case may be, after any payment of Taxes by the Borrower or by the Administrative Agent to a Governmental Authority as provided in this Section 3.01, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent or
the Administrative Agent shall deliver to the Borrower, as the case may be, the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of any return required by Laws to report such payment or
other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be. 
 (e)
Status of Lenders; Tax Documentation. (i) Each Lender shall deliver to the Borrower and to the Administrative Agent, at the time or times prescribed by applicable Laws or when reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative
Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation prescribed by applicable Laws or by the taxing authorities of any jurisdiction and such other reasonably requested information as will permit the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, as the
case may be, to determine (A) whether or not payments made hereunder or under any other Loan Document are subject to Taxes, (B) if applicable, the required rate of withholding or deduction, and (C) such Lender’s entitlement to
any available exemption from, or reduction of, applicable Taxes in respect of all payments to be made to such Lender by the Borrower pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise to establish such Lender’s status for withholding tax purposes in the
applicable jurisdiction. 
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 (A) any Lender that is a “United States person” within the meaning
of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent executed originals of Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 or such other documentation or information prescribed by applicable Laws or reasonably
requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will enable the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, to determine whether or not such Lender is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements; and

 (B) each Foreign Lender that is entitled under the Code or any applicable treaty to an exemption from or
reduction of withholding tax with respect to payments hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on
which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, but only if such Foreign Lender is legally entitled to do so), whichever of the following
is applicable: 
 (I) executed originals of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN claiming eligibility for
benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party, 
 (II) executed originals of Internal
Revenue Service Form W-8ECI, 
 (III) executed originals of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8IMY and all
required supporting documentation, 
 (IV) 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 to the effect that such Foreign Lender is not (A) a “bank” within the meaning of section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (B) a “10 percent
shareholder” of the Borrower within the meaning of section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code, or (C) a “controlled foreign corporation” described in section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code and (y) executed originals of Internal Revenue
Service Form W-8BEN, or 
 (V) executed originals of any other form prescribed by applicable Laws as a basis
for claiming exemption from or a reduction in United States Federal withholding tax together with such supplementary documentation as may be prescribed by applicable Laws to permit the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine the
withholding or deduction required to be made. 
 (iii) If a payment made to a Lender under this Agreement would
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1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Code, as applicable), such Foreign Lender shall deliver to the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, at the time or times prescribed law and at such time or times
reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, such documentation prescribed by applicable law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by the
Borrower or the Administrative Agent to comply with its obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from any such payments. 
 (iv) Each Lender shall promptly (A) notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent of any change in circumstances which would modify or render invalid any claimed exemption or reduction, and
(B) take such steps as shall not be materially disadvantageous to it, in the reasonable judgment of such Lender, and as may be reasonably necessary (including the re-designation of its Lending Office) to avoid any requirement of applicable Laws
of any jurisdiction that the Borrower or the Administrative Agent make any withholding or deduction for taxes from amounts payable to such Lender. 
 (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 the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the L/C
Issuer determines, in its sole discretion, that it has received a refund of any Taxes or Other Taxes as to which it has been indemnified by the Borrower or with respect to which the Borrower has paid additional amounts pursuant to this Section, it
shall pay to the Borrower an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made, or additional amounts paid, by the Borrower under this Section with respect to the Taxes or Other Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of
all out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent, such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund),
provided that the Borrower, upon the request of the Administrative Agent, such Lender or the L/C Issuer, agrees to repay the amount paid over to the Borrower (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental
Authority) to the Administrative Agent, such Lender or the L/C Issuer in the event the Administrative Agent, such Lender or the L/C Issuer is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. This subsection shall not be construed to
require the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the L/C Issuer to make available its tax returns (or any other information relating to its taxes that it deems confidential) to the Borrower or any other Person. 

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 applicable Lending Office to make, maintain or fund Eurocurrency Rate Loans (whether denominated in Dollars or an Alternative Currency) or to determine or charge interest rates based upon the Eurocurrency Rate,
or any Governmental Authority has imposed material restrictions on the authority of such Lender to purchase or sell, or to take deposits of, Dollars or any Alternative Currency in the applicable interbank market, then, on notice thereof by such
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Borrower through the Administrative Agent, (i) any obligation of such Lender to make or continue Eurocurrency Rate Loans in the affected currency or currencies or, in the case of
Eurocurrency Rate Loans in Dollars, or to convert Base Rate Revolving Loans to Eurocurrency Rate Loans shall be suspended, and (ii) if such notice asserts the illegality of such Lender making or maintaining Base Rate Loans the interest rate on
which is determined by reference to the Eurocurrency Rate component of the Base Rate, the interest rate on which Base Rate Loans of such Lender shall, if necessary to avoid such illegality, be determined by the Administrative Agent without reference
to the Eurocurrency Rate component of the Base Rate, in each case until such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that the circumstances giving rise to such determination no longer exist. Upon receipt of such notice,
(x) the Borrower shall, upon demand from such Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), prepay or, if applicable, and such Loans are denominated in Dollars, convert all Eurocurrency Rate Loans of such Lender to Base Rate Loans (the
interest rate on which Base Rate Loans of such Lender shall, if necessary to avoid such illegality, be determined by Administrative Agent without reference to the Eurocurrency Rate component of the Base Rate), either on the last day of the Interest
Period therefor, if such Lender may lawfully continue to maintain such Eurocurrency Rate Loans to such day, or immediately, if such Lender may not lawfully continue to maintain such Eurocurrency Rate Loans and (y) if such notice asserts the
illegality of such Lender determining or charging interest rates based upon the Eurocurrency Rate, the Administrative Agent shall during the period of such suspension compute the Base Rate applicable to such Lender without reference to the
Eurocurrency Rate component thereof until the Administrative Agent is advised in writing by such Lender that it is no longer illegal for such Lender to determine or charge interest rates based upon the Eurocurrency Rate. Upon any such prepayment or
conversion, the Borrower shall also pay accrued interest on the amount so prepaid or converted. 
 3.03 Inability to
Determine Rates. If the Required Lenders determine that for any reason in connection with any request for a Eurocurrency Rate Loan or a conversion to or continuation thereof that (a) deposits (whether in Dollars or an Alternative Currency)
are not being offered to banks in the applicable offshore interbank market for such currency for the applicable amount and Interest Period of such Eurocurrency Rate Loan, (b) adequate and reasonable means do not exist for determining the
Eurocurrency Rate for any requested Interest Period with respect to a proposed Eurocurrency Rate Revolving Loan (whether denominated in Dollars or an Alternative Currency) or in connection with an existing or proposed Base Rate Loan, or (c) the
Eurocurrency Rate for any requested Interest Period with respect to a proposed Eurocurrency Rate Revolving Loan does not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of funding such Loan, the Administrative Agent will promptly so notify
the Borrower and each Lender. Thereafter, (x) the obligation of the Lenders to make or maintain Eurocurrency Rate Loans in the affected currency or currencies shall be suspended, and (y) in the event of a determination described in the
preceding sentence with respect to the Eurocurrency Rate component of the Base Rate, the utilization of the Eurocurrency Rate component in determining the Base Rate shall be suspended, in each case until the Administrative Agent (upon the
instruction of the Required Lenders) revokes such notice. Upon receipt of such notice, the Borrower may revoke any pending request for a Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Eurocurrency Rate Loans in the affected currency or currencies
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 3.04 Increased Costs; Reserves on Eurocurrency Rate Loans. 

(a) Increased Costs Generally. If any Change in Law shall: 

(i) impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit, compulsory loan, insurance charge or similar
requirement against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended or participated in by, any Lender (except (A) any reserve requirement contemplated by Section 3.04(e) and (B) the requirements of the Bank
of England and the Financial Services Authority or the European Central Bank reflected in the Mandatory Cost, other than as set forth below) or the L/C Issuer; 
 (ii) subject any Lender or the L/C Issuer to any tax of any kind whatsoever with respect to this Agreement, any Letter of Credit, any participation in a Letter of Credit or any Eurocurrency Rate Loan made
by it, or change the basis of taxation of payments to such Lender or the L/C Issuer in respect thereof (except for Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes covered by Section 3.01 and the imposition of, or any change in the rate of, any Excluded
Tax payable by such Lender or the L/C Issuer); 
 (iii) result in the failure of the Mandatory Cost, as
calculated hereunder, to represent the cost to any Lender of complying with the requirements of the Bank of England and/or the Financial Services Authority or the European Central Bank in relation to its making, funding or maintaining Eurocurrency
Rate Loans; or 
 (iv) impose on any Lender or the L/C Issuer or the London interbank market any other condition,
cost or expense affecting this Agreement or Eurocurrency Rate Loans made by such Lender or any Letter of Credit or participation therein; 
 and
the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Lender of making or maintaining any Eurocurrency Rate 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 Borrower will pay to such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or
the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered. 
 (b) Capital
Requirements. If any Lender or the L/C Issuer determines that any Change in Law affecting such Lender or the L/C Issuer or any Lending Office of such Lender or such Lender’s or the L/C Issuer’s holding company, if any, regarding
capital requirements has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s or the L/C Issuer’s capital or on the capital of such Lender’s or the L/C Issuer’s holding company, if any, as a consequence of
this Agreement, the Commitments of such Lender or the Loans made by, or participations in Letters of Credit held by, such Lender, or the Letters of Credit issued by the L/C Issuer, to a level below that which such Lender or the L/C Issuer or such
Lender’s or the L/C Issuer’s holding company could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration such Lender’s or the L/C Issuer’s policies and the policies of such Lender’s or the L/C Issuer’s

  
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holding company with respect to capital adequacy), then from time to time the Borrower will pay to such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will
compensate such Lender or the L/C Issuer or such Lender’s or the L/C Issuer’s holding company for any such reduction suffered. 
 (c) Certificates for Reimbursement. A certificate of a Lender or the L/C Issuer setting forth the amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Lender or the L/C Issuer or its holding company, as
the case may be, as specified in subsection (a) or (b) of this Section and delivered to the Borrower shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Borrower shall pay such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, the amount shown as
due on any such certificate within 10 days after receipt thereof. 
 (d) Delay in Requests. Failure or delay on the part
of any Lender or the L/C Issuer to demand compensation pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender’s or the L/C Issuer’s right to demand such compensation, provided that the
Borrower shall not be required to compensate a Lender or the L/C Issuer pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section for any increased costs incurred or reductions suffered more than 120 days prior to the date that such Lender or the L/C
Issuer, as the case may be, notifies the Borrower of the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions and of such Lender’s or the L/C Issuer’s intention to claim compensation therefor (except that, if the Change in Law
giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the 120-day period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof). 

(e) Additional Reserve Requirements. The Borrower shall pay to each Lender, (i) as long as such Lender shall be required to
maintain reserves with respect to liabilities or assets consisting of or including Eurocurrency funds or deposits (currently known as “Eurocurrency Liabilities”), additional interest on the unpaid principal amount of each Eurocurrency Rate
Loan equal to the actual costs of such reserves allocated to such Loan by such Lender (as determined by such Lender in good faith, which determination shall be conclusive), and (ii) as long as such Lender shall be required to comply with any
reserve ratio requirement or analogous requirement of any other central banking or financial regulatory authority imposed in respect of the maintenance of the Commitments or the funding of the Eurocurrency Rate Loans, such additional costs
(expressed as a percentage per annum and rounded upwards, if necessary, to the nearest five decimal places) equal to the actual costs allocated to such Commitment or Loan by such Lender (as determined by such Lender in good faith, which
determination shall be conclusive), which in each case shall be due and payable on each date on which interest is payable on such Loan, provided the Borrower shall have received at least 10 days’ prior notice (with a copy to the
Administrative Agent) of such additional interest or costs from such Lender. If a Lender fails to give notice 10 days prior to the relevant Interest Payment Date, such additional interest or costs shall be due and payable 10 days from receipt of
such notice. 
 3.05 Compensation for Losses. Upon demand of any Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) from
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 (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 the 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 Borrower; or 
 (c) any assignment of a Eurocurrency Rate Loan on a day other than the last day of the Interest
Period therefor as a result of a request by the Borrower pursuant to Section 10.13; 
 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 or from fees payable to terminate the deposits from which such funds were obtained or from the performance
of any foreign exchange contract. The Borrower shall also pay any customary administrative fees charged by such Lender in connection with the foregoing. 
 For purposes of calculating amounts payable by the Borrower to the Lenders under this Section 3.05, each Lender shall be deemed to have funded each Eurocurrency Rate Revolving Loan made by it
at the Eurocurrency Rate for such Loan by a matching deposit or other borrowing in the London offshore interbank market for a comparable amount and for a comparable period, whether or not such Eurocurrency Rate Revolving 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 the Borrower
is required to pay any additional amount 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 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 Borrower hereby agrees to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Lender or the L/C Issuer in connection with any such designation or
assignment. 
 (b) Replacement of Lenders. If any Lender requests compensation under Section 3.04, or if the
Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 3.01, the Borrower may replace such Lender in accordance with Section 10.13.

 3.07 Survival. All of the Borrower’s obligations under this Article III shall survive termination of the
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 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 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 in such number as the Administrative Agent may request;

 (ii) a Note executed by the Borrower in favor of each Lender requesting a Note; 

(iii) such certificates of resolutions or other action, incumbency certificates and/or other certificates of Responsible
Officers of each Loan Party as the Administrative Agent may require evidencing the identity, authority and capacity of each Responsible Officer thereof authorized to act as a Responsible Officer in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan
Documents to which such Loan Party is a party; 
 (iv) such documents and certifications as the Administrative
Agent may reasonably require to evidence that each Loan Party is duly organized or formed, and that each Loan Party is validly existing, in good standing and qualified to engage in business in each jurisdiction where its ownership, lease or
operation of properties or the conduct of its business requires such qualification, except to the extent that failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; 

(v) a favorable opinion of Faegre & Benson LLP, counsel to the Loan Parties, addressed to the Administrative
Agent and each Lender, as to the matters 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 Borrower 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 the date of the Audited Financial Statements that has had or could be reasonably expected to have, either individually
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 (viii) a duly completed Compliance Certificate as of the last day of the
fiscal quarter of the Borrower ended on June 30, 2011 (giving effect to the closing of this Agreement and termination and repayment of the Existing Credit Agreement), signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower; 

(ix) evidence that the Existing Credit Agreement has been or concurrently with the Closing Date is being terminated;

 (x) such UCC, tax and other lien searches with respect to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as the
Administrative Agent may request; and 
 (xi) 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) Any fees required to be paid on or before the Closing Date shall have been paid. 

(c) Unless waived by the Administrative Agent, the Borrower shall have paid all reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to
the Administrative Agent (directly to such counsel if requested by the Administrative Agent) 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 Borrower 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 or other matter required thereunder to be consented to or approved by or acceptable or satisfactory to a Lender unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from such Lender prior to the proposed 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 Eurocurrency Rate Loans) is subject to the following conditions precedent: 

(a) The representations and warranties of the Borrower and each other Loan Party contained in Article V or any other Loan
Document, or which are contained in any document furnished at any time under or in connection herewith or therewith, shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date of such Credit Extension, except 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 except 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. 

  
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 (b) No Default shall exist, or would result from such proposed Credit Extension or from the
application of the proceeds thereof. 
 (c) The Administrative Agent and, if applicable, the L/C Issuer or the Swing Line Lender
shall have received a Request for Credit Extension in accordance with the requirements hereof. 
 (d) In the case of a Credit
Extension to be denominated in an Alternative Currency, there shall not have occurred any change in national or international financial, political or economic conditions or currency exchange rates or exchange controls which in the reasonable opinion
of the Administrative Agent, the Required Lenders (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) would make it
impracticable for such Credit Extension to be denominated in the relevant Alternative 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 Eurocurrency Rate Loans) submitted by the Borrower 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 
 The 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 could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. 

5.02 Authorization; No Contravention. The execution, delivery and performance by each Loan Party of each Loan Document to which
such Person is party, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or other organizational action, and do not and will not (a) contravene the terms of any of such Person’s Organization Documents; (b) conflict with or result in
any breach or contravention of, or the creation of any Lien under, or require any payment to be made under (i) any Contractual Obligation to which such Person is a party or affecting such Person or the properties of such Person or any of its
Subsidiaries or (ii) any order, injunction, writ or decree of any Governmental Authority or any arbitral award to which such Person or its property is subject; or (c) violate any Law. 

  
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 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 to be made or obtained by any Loan Party 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 as such enforceability may be limited by (i) applicable Debtor Relief Laws and
(ii) general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law). 
 5.05 Financial Statements; No Material Adverse Effect. 
 (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 Borrower 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 liabilities, direct or contingent, of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the date thereof, including liabilities for taxes, material commitments and Indebtedness. 

(b) The unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries dated June 30, 2011, 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 Borrower 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. 
 (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 could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. 
 5.06 Litigation. There are no actions, suits, proceedings, claims or disputes pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower after due and diligent investigation, threatened or contemplated, at law,
in equity, in arbitration or before any Governmental Authority, by or against the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or against any of their properties or revenues that (a) purport to affect or pertain to this Agreement or any other Loan
Document, or any of the transactions contemplated hereby, or (b) either individually or in the aggregate, if determined adversely, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. 

5.07 No Default. Neither any Loan Party nor any Subsidiary thereof is in default under or with respect to any Contractual
Obligation that could, either individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No Default has occurred and is continuing or would result from the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
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 5.08 Ownership of Property; Liens. Each of the Borrower and each Subsidiary has good
and marketable title in fee simple to, or valid leasehold interests in, all real property necessary or used in the ordinary conduct of its business, except for such defects in title as could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The property of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries is subject to no Liens, other than Liens permitted by Section 7.01. 
 5.09 Environmental Compliance. The Borrower 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 Borrower has reasonably concluded that such Environmental Laws and claims could not,
individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. 
 5.10 Insurance. The
properties of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries are insured with financially sound and reputable insurance companies not Affiliates of the Borrower, 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 Borrower or the applicable Subsidiary operates. 
 5.11 Taxes. The Borrower and its Subsidiaries have filed all Federal, state and other material tax returns and reports required to be filed, and have paid all Federal, state and other material
taxes, assessments, fees and other governmental charges levied or imposed upon them or their properties, income or assets otherwise due and payable, except those which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted
and for which adequate reserves have been provided in accordance with GAAP. There is no proposed tax assessment against the Borrower or any Subsidiary that would, if made, have a Material Adverse Effect. 

5.12 ERISA Compliance. 
 (a) Each “employee pension benefit plan” (as defined in ERISA Section 3(2)) is in compliance in all material respects with the applicable provisions of ERISA, the Code and other Federal or
state laws. Each Pension Plan that is intended to be a qualified plan under Section 401(a) of the Code has received a favorable determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service to the effect that the form of such Plan is qualified under
Section 401(a) of the Code and the trust related thereto has been determined by the Internal Revenue Service to be exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(a) of the Code, or an application for such a letter is currently being
processed by the Internal Revenue Service. To the best knowledge of the Borrower, nothing has occurred that would prevent or cause the loss of such tax-qualified status. 
 (b) There are no pending or, to the best knowledge of the Borrower, threatened claims, actions or lawsuits, or action by any Governmental Authority, with respect to any Plan that could 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 could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
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 (c) (i) No ERISA Event has occurred, and neither the Borrower 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; (ii) the Borrower and each ERISA Affiliate has met all applicable requirements under the
Pension Funding Rules in respect of each Pension Plan, and no waiver of the minimum funding standards under the Pension Funding Rules has been applied for or obtained; (iii) as of the most recent valuation date for any Pension Plan, the funding
target attainment percentage (as defined in Section 430(d)(2) of the Code) is 60% or higher and neither the Borrower nor any ERISA Affiliate knows of any facts or circumstances that could reasonably be expected to cause the funding target
attainment percentage for any such plan to drop below 60% as of the most recent valuation date; (iv) neither the Borrower 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 Borrower 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. 
 5.13 Subsidiaries; Equity Interests. As of the Closing Date, the Borrower 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 the Borrower or its Subsidiaries in the
amounts specified on Part (a) of Schedule 5.13 free and clear of all Liens. As of the Closing Date, the Borrower has no equity investments in any other corporation or entity other than those specifically disclosed in Part (b) of
Schedule 5.13. 
 5.14 Margin Regulations; Investment Company Act. 

(a) The Borrower is not engaged and will not engage, principally or as one of its important activities, in the business of purchasing or
carrying margin stock (within the meaning of Regulation U issued by the FRB), or extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying margin stock. 
 (b) None of the Borrower, any Person Controlling the Borrower, 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 Borrower has disclosed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders all agreements, instruments
and corporate or other restrictions set forth within or as exhibits to the Borrower’s most recent Form 10-K filed with the SEC and each Form 10-Q or Form 8-K filed with the SEC after such Form 10-K that, individually or in the aggregate, could
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
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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 Borrower 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. The Borrower 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 could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, of the operations of the Borrower and each Subsidiary are in compliance
with (i) all applicable Laws the violation of which would terminate or materially impair the eligibility of the Borrower or any Subsidiary for participation, if applicable, in student financial assistance programs under Title IV,
(ii) the federal Truth-in-Lending Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1601 et seq., and all other consumer credit laws applicable to The Borrower or any Subsidiary in connection with the advancing of student loans, except for such laws and
regulations the violation of which, in the aggregate, will not have a Material Adverse Effect, (iii) all statutory and regulatory requirements for authorization to provide post-secondary education in the jurisdictions in which its educational
facilities are located, except for such requirements the violation of which would not have a Material Adverse Effect, (iv) if applicable, all requirements for continuing its Accreditations, except for such requirements the violation of which
would not have a Material Adverse Effect and (v) all requirements concerning the limitation on the receipt of Title IV Program funding under the “90/10 Rule” codified at 34 C.F.R. § 600.5(d) and HEA except for such requirements
the violation of which would not have a Material Adverse Effect. 
 5.17 Taxpayer Identification Number. The
Borrower’s true and correct U.S. taxpayer identification number is set forth on Schedule 10.02. 
 5.18
Intellectual Property; Licenses, Etc. The Borrower 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 Borrower, no slogan or other
advertising device, product, process, method, substance, part or other material now employed, or now contemplated to be employed, by the Borrower or any Subsidiary infringes upon any rights held by any other Person. No claim or litigation regarding
any of the foregoing is pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened, which, either individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. 

5.19 Solvent. Each of the Borrower and Capella University is Solvent, and the Loan Parties, taken as a whole, are Solvent.

  
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 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 Borrower 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, in form and detail satisfactory to the Administrative Agent
and the Required Lenders: 
 (a) as soon as available, but in any event within 90 days after the end of each fiscal year of the
Borrower, a consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such fiscal year, and the related consolidated statements of income or operations, changes in shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for such fiscal
year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal year, all in reasonable detail and prepared in accordance with GAAP, audited and accompanied by a report and opinion of an independent certified public
accountant of nationally recognized standing reasonably acceptable to the Required Lenders, which report and opinion shall be prepared in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards and shall not be subject to any “going concern”
or like qualification or exception or any qualification or exception as to the scope of such audit; and 
 (b) as soon as
available, but in any event within 45 days after the end of each of the first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year of the Borrower, a consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such fiscal quarter, the
related consolidated statements of income or operations for such fiscal quarter and for the portion of the Borrower’s fiscal year then ended, and the related consolidated statements of changes in shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for
the portion of the Borrower’s fiscal year then ended, in each case setting forth in comparative form, as applicable, the figures for the corresponding fiscal quarter of the previous fiscal year and the corresponding portion of the previous
fiscal year, all in reasonable detail, certified by the chief executive officer, chief financial officer, treasurer or controller of the Borrower as fairly presenting the financial condition, results of operations, shareholders’ equity and cash
flows of the Borrower 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 Borrower 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 Borrower 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, 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
Sections 6.01(a) and (b), a duly completed Compliance Certificate signed by the chief executive officer, chief financial officer, treasurer or controller of the Borrower which delivery may be by electronic communication including
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originals of Compliance Certificates, the Borrower shall provide such Lender an executed original of each Compliance Certificate delivered hereunder until such time as the Lender notifies the
Borrower that executed originals are not required; 
 (b) promptly after any request by the Administrative Agent or any Lender,
copies of any detailed audit reports, management letters or written recommendations submitted to the board of directors (or the audit committee of the board of directors) of the Borrower by independent accountants in connection with the accounts or
books of the Borrower or any Subsidiary, or any audit of any of them; 
 (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 Borrower, and copies of all annual, regular, periodic and special reports and registration statements which the Borrower 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; and 

(d) promptly, such additional information regarding the business, financial or corporate affairs of the Borrower 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. 
 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 Borrower posts such documents, or provides a link thereto on the Borrower’s website on the Internet at
the website address listed on Schedule 10.02; or (ii) on which such documents are posted on the Borrower’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 Borrower shall deliver paper copies of such documents to the Administrative Agent or any Lender upon its request to the Borrower to
deliver such paper copies until a written request to cease delivering paper copies is given by the Administrative Agent or such Lender and (ii) the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent and each Lender (by telecopier or electronic
mail) of the posting of any such documents and provide to the Administrative Agent by electronic mail electronic versions (i.e., soft copies) of such documents. The Administrative Agent shall have no obligation to request the delivery of or
to maintain paper copies of the documents referred to above, and in any event shall have no responsibility to monitor compliance by the Borrower with any such request by a Lender for delivery, and each Lender shall be solely responsible for
requesting delivery to it or maintaining its copies of such documents. 
 The Borrower hereby acknowledges that (a) the
Administrative Agent and/or the Arranger will make available to the Lenders and the L/C Issuer materials and/or information provided by or on behalf of the Borrower hereunder (collectively, “Borrower Materials”) by posting the
Borrower Materials on IntraLinks or another similar electronic system (the “Platform”) and (b) certain of the Lenders (each, a “Public Lender”) may have personnel who do

  
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not wish to receive material non-public information with respect to the Borrower or its Affiliates, or the respective securities of any of the foregoing, and who may be engaged in investment and
other market-related activities with respect to such Persons’ securities. The Borrower hereby agrees that so long as it 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 (w) all Borrower Materials that are to be made available to Public Lenders shall be clearly and conspicuously marked “PUBLIC” which, at a minimum, shall mean that the word
“PUBLIC” shall appear prominently on the first page thereof; (x) by marking Borrower Materials “PUBLIC,” the Borrower shall be deemed to have authorized the Administrative Agent, the Arranger, the L/C Issuer and the Lenders
to treat the Borrower Materials as not containing any material non-public information with respect to the Borrower or its securities for purposes of United States Federal and state securities laws (provided, however, that to the extent
the Borrower Materials constitute Information, they shall be treated as set forth in Section 10.07); (y) all Borrower Materials marked “PUBLIC” are permitted to be made available through a portion of the Platform
designated “Public Side Information;” and (z) the Administrative Agent and the Arranger shall be entitled to treat the Borrower Materials that are not marked “PUBLIC” as being suitable only for posting on a portion of the
Platform not designated “Public Side Information.” Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrower shall not be under any obligation to mark any Borrower Materials “PUBLIC.” 

6.03 Notices. Promptly upon becoming aware, notify the Administrative Agent: 

(a) of the occurrence of any Default; 
 (b) of any matter that has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, including (i) breach or non-performance of, or any default under, a Contractual Obligation
of the Borrower or any Subsidiary; (ii) any dispute, litigation, investigation, proceeding or suspension between the Borrower or any Subsidiary and any Governmental Authority; or (iii) the commencement of, or any material development in,
any litigation or proceeding affecting the Borrower or any Subsidiary, including pursuant to any applicable Environmental Laws, in each case which matter that has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;

 (c) of the occurrence of any ERISA Event; and 
 (d) of any material change in accounting policies or financial reporting practices by the Borrower or any Subsidiary other than such change as is required by GAAP and disclosed in the financial statements
delivered pursuant to Section 6.01. 
 Each notice pursuant to this Section 6.03 shall be accompanied by
a statement of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower setting forth details of the occurrence referred to therein and stating what action the Borrower has taken and proposes to take with respect thereto. Each notice pursuant to
Section 6.03(a) shall describe with particularity any and all provisions of this Agreement and any other Loan Document that have been breached. 

  
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 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, unless the same are being contested in good faith by appropriate
proceedings diligently conducted and adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP are being maintained by the Borrower or such Subsidiary; (b) all lawful claims which, if unpaid, would by law become a Lien upon its property unless the same are
being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted and adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP are being maintained by the Borrower or such Subsidiary; and (c) all Indebtedness, as and when due and payable, but
subject to any subordination provisions contained in any instrument or agreement evidencing such Indebtedness. 
 6.05
Preservation of Existence, Etc. (a) (i) 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; (ii) 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 (iii) preserve or renew all of its registered patents, trademarks, trade names and service marks, the non-preservation of which could reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect. 
 (b) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing and notwithstanding any limitation contained
therein, maintain in full force and effect (i) its status as an “eligible institution,” as defined in 34 C.F.R. Sections 600.2 and 600.5 (to the extent applicable), (ii) its eligibility to participate in all Title IV
Programs in which and to the extent that it currently participates, (iii) its Accreditations, and (iv) all approvals to operate in each jurisdiction where the failure to have such approvals could reasonably be expected to result in 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; and (b) make all necessary repairs thereto and renewals and replacements thereof except where the
failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. 
 6.07 Maintenance of
Insurance. Maintain with financially sound and reputable insurance companies not Affiliates of the Borrower, 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. 
 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 properties
(including, without limitation (i) all applicable Laws, the violation of which would terminate or materially impair the eligibility of the Borrower or any Subsidiary for participation, if applicable, in student financial assistance programs
under Title IV, (ii) the federal Truth-in-Lending Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1601 et seq., and all other consumer credit laws applicable to the Borrower or any Subsidiary in connection with the advancing of student loans,
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for continuing its Accreditations, and (v) all requirements concerning the limitation on the receipt of Title IV Program funding under the “90/10 Rule” codified at 34 C.F.R. §
600.5(d) and HEA), except in such instances in which the failure to comply therewith could 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 Borrower 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 Borrower or such Subsidiary, as the case may be. 
 6.10
Inspection Rights. Permit representatives and independent contractors of the Administrative Agent and each Lender to visit and inspect any of its properties, to examine its corporate, financial and operating records, and make copies thereof
or abstracts therefrom, and to discuss its affairs, finances and accounts with its directors, officers, and independent public accountants, all at such reasonable times during normal business hours and as often as may be reasonably desired, upon
reasonable advance notice to the Borrower; provided, however, that when an Event of Default exists the Administrative Agent or any Lender (or any of their respective representatives or independent contractors) may do any of the
foregoing at the expense of the Borrower at any time during normal business hours and without advance notice. 
 6.11
Use of Proceeds. Use the proceeds of the Credit Extensions to (i) finance working capital and Capital Expenditures, (ii) make Restricted Payments to the extent permitted in Section 7.6, (iii) make Permitted
Acquisitions and (iv) for other general corporate purposes not in contravention of any Law or of any Loan Document. 

6.12 Additional Guarantors. 
 (a) (i) Cause Capella University to remain a Guarantor at all times and (ii) take such action as may be necessary to cause the Obligations to be guaranteed by all other Domestic Subsidiaries (other
than (A) Sophia Learning unless and until Sophia Learning is a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary, and (B) RDI unless RDI has not been dissolved or merged into the Borrower or a Subsidiary within six months of the Closing Date). 

(b) Cause each Foreign Subsidiary acquired or formed by the Borrower after the Closing to become a Guarantor unless such Foreign
Subsidiary is a “controlled foreign corporation” under Section 957 of the Code and the Borrower delivers a certificate stating that there would be material adverse consequences to the Borrower if such Foreign Subsidiary executed the
Guaranty. On the Closing Date, Resource Development International Limited shall not be a Guarantor. 
 (c) In the event that
Foreign Subsidiaries which are not Guarantors or Pledged Foreign Subsidiaries provide 20% or more of Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and all its Subsidiaries for any period of four fiscal quarters, the Borrower shall cause one or more of such
Foreign Subsidiaries to either (i) become a Pledged Foreign Subsidiary, or (ii) guarantee the Obligations, in each case only to the extent necessary to reduce the amount of Consolidated

  
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EBITDA contributed by Foreign Subsidiaries for such period (on a pro forma basis) which are not Guarantors or Pledged Foreign Subsidiaries to not more than 20% of Consolidated EBITDA of the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such period in accordance with clause (d). 
 (d) Notify the Administrative Agent
(i) when any Person becomes a Subsidiary and (ii) if at the time of delivery of a Compliance Certificate the Consolidated EBITDA of Foreign Subsidiaries that are not Guarantors or Foreign Pledged Subsidiaries exceeds 20% of the
Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and all its Subsidiaries with respect to the most recently ended four fiscal quarters, setting forth the Foreign Subsidiaries which will either become Foreign Pledged Subsidiaries or a Guarantor and 

(A) promptly thereafter (and in any event within 30 days or such longer period as may be acceptable to the Administrative Agent) cause
each new Domestic Subsidiary to become a Guarantor by executing and delivering to the Administrative a counterpart to the Guaranty or such other document as the Administrative Agent shall deem appropriate for such purpose; 

(B) promptly thereafter (and in any event within 30 days or such longer period as may be acceptable to the Administrative Agent) either
(A) pledge or cause to be pledged stock of the applicable Foreign Subsidiary as required under clause (c) pursuant to a pledge agreement, together any filings and deliveries reasonably necessary in connection therewith to perfect
the Liens therein, or (B) cause the applicable Foreign Subsidiary to guarantee the Obligations, all pursuant to documents in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent; 

(C) 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 clause
(B), all in form, content and scope reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent; and 
 (D) from time to time upon
reasonable request of the Administrative Agent, at the Borrower’s expense, deliver or cause to be delivered to the Administrative Agent such supplements, share certificates, stock powers, UCC filings, control agreements and other documents, and
take or cause to be taken such other action (including the filing of documents, and the payment of taxes and charges) as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request. 
 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 Borrower shall not, nor shall it permit any Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly: 

  
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 7.01 Liens. Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon any of its
property, assets or revenues, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, other than the following: 
 (a) Liens pursuant to any
Loan Document; 
 (b) Liens existing on the date hereof and listed on Schedule 7.01 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 except as contemplated by Section 7.03(b), (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 30 days or which are being contested in good
faith and by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted, if adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of the applicable Person; 
 (e) pledges or deposits in the ordinary course of business in connection with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security legislation, other than any Lien imposed by
ERISA; 
 (f) deposits to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts and leases (other than Indebtedness), statutory
obligations, surety and appeal bonds, performance bonds and other obligations of a like nature incurred in the ordinary course of business; 
 (g) easements, rights-of-way, restrictions and other similar encumbrances affecting real property which, 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); 
 (i) Liens securing Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.03(e); provided that (i) such Liens do not at any time encumber any property other than the property financed by such
Indebtedness and (ii) the Indebtedness secured thereby does not exceed the cost or fair market value, whichever is lower, of the property being acquired on the date of acquisition; and 

(j) Liens securing Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount outstanding at any time that does not exceed $10,000,000 and such Liens
do not encumber the Equity Interests of any Subsidiary. 
 7.02 Investments. Make any Investments, except:

 (a) Investments held by the Borrower or such Subsidiary in the form of cash equivalents or short-term marketable debt
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 (b) advances to officers, directors and employees of the Borrower and Subsidiaries in an
aggregate amount not to exceed $1,000,000 at any time outstanding, for travel, entertainment, relocation and analogous ordinary business purposes; 
 (c) Investments of the Borrower in any Guarantor and Investments of any Guarantor in the Borrower or in another Guarantor; 
 (d) Investments by the Borrower or any Guarantor in any Subsidiary which is not a Guarantor; provided, however, that such Investments shall not at any time exceed 25% of Consolidated Net
Worth; 
 (e) Permitted Acquisitions; 
 (f) Investments consisting of extensions of credit in the nature of accounts receivable or notes receivable arising from the grant of trade credit in the ordinary course of business, and Investments
received in satisfaction or partial satisfaction thereof from financially troubled account debtors to the extent reasonably necessary in order to prevent or limit loss; 
 (g) Guarantees permitted by Section 7.03; and 
 (h) Investments in
addition to the Investments described in Sections 7.03(a)-(g) above not exceeding (x) $25,000,000 in the aggregate in any fiscal year of the Borrower or (y) $50,000,000 in the aggregate since the Closing Date. 

7.03 Indebtedness. Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Indebtedness, except: 

(a) Indebtedness under the Loan Documents; 
 (b) Indebtedness outstanding on the date hereof and listed on Schedule 7.03 and any refinancings, refundings, renewals or extensions thereof; provided that 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; 
 (c) Guarantees of the Borrower or any Guarantor in respect of
Indebtedness otherwise permitted hereunder; 
 (d) obligations (contingent or otherwise) of the Borrower or any Subsidiary
existing or arising under any Swap Contract, provided that (i) such obligations are (or were) entered into by such Person in the ordinary course of business for the purpose of directly mitigating risks associated with liabilities,
commitments, investments, assets, or property held or reasonably anticipated by such Person, or changes in the value of securities issued by such Person, and not for purposes of speculation or taking a “market view;” and (ii) such
Swap Contract does not contain any provision exonerating the non-defaulting party from its obligation to make payments on outstanding transactions to the defaulting party; 

  
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 (e) Indebtedness in respect of Capital Leases, Synthetic Lease Obligations and purchase
money obligations for fixed or capital assets within the limitations set forth in Section 7.01(i); provided, however, that the aggregate amount of all such Indebtedness at any one time outstanding shall not exceed
$10,000,000; and 
 (f) Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $35,000,000 at any time outstanding which is
either (i) unsecured or (ii) secured within the limitations set forth in Section 7.01(j). 
 7.04
Fundamental Changes. Merge, dissolve, liquidate, consolidate with or into another Person, or, except as permitted by Section 7.05, Dispose of (whether in one transaction or in a series of transactions) all or substantially all of
its assets (whether now owned or hereafter acquired) to or in favor of any Person, except that, so long as no Default exists or would result therefrom: 
 (a) any Subsidiary may merge with (i) the Borrower, provided that the Borrower shall be the continuing or surviving Person, or (ii) any one or more other Subsidiaries, provided
that when any Guarantor is merging with another Subsidiary, the Guarantor shall be the continuing or surviving Person; 
 (b)
any Subsidiary may Dispose of all or substantially all of its assets (upon voluntary liquidation or otherwise) to the Borrower or to another Subsidiary; provided that if the transferor in such a transaction is a Guarantor, then the transferee
must either be the Borrower or a Guarantor; and 
 (c) RDI may dissolve or liquidate, or consolidate or merge with another
Subsidiary; and 
 (d) in connection with a Permitted Acquisition, any Person may merge (i) with the Borrower,
provided that the Borrower shall be the continuing or surviving Person or (ii) any Subsidiary many merge with or into or consolidate with any other Person provided that (A) if such Subsidiary is a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary, the
surviving Person shall be a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary and (B) if such Subsidiary is a Guarantor, the surviving Person shall be a Guarantor. 
 7.05 Dispositions. Make any Disposition or enter into any agreement to make any Disposition, except: 
 (a) Dispositions of obsolete, worn out or excess property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, in the ordinary course of business; 

(b) Dispositions of inventory in the ordinary course of business; 

(c) Dispositions of equipment or real property to the extent that (i) such property is exchanged for credit against the purchase
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 (d) Dispositions of property by any Subsidiary to the Borrower or to a Wholly-Owned
Subsidiary; provided that if the transferor of such property is a Guarantor, the transferee thereof must either be the Borrower or a Guarantor; 
 (e) Dispositions permitted by Section 7.04; and 
 (f) Dispositions by
the Borrower and its Subsidiaries not otherwise permitted under this Section 7.05; provided that (i) at the time of such Disposition, no Default shall exist or would result from such Disposition and (ii) the aggregate
book value of all property Disposed of in reliance on this clause (h) in any fiscal year shall not exceed $25,000,000; 
 provided,
however, that any Disposition pursuant to clauses (a) through (c), and (f) 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: 

(a) each Subsidiary may make Restricted Payments to the Borrower, the 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 Borrower and each Subsidiary may declare and make dividend payments or other distributions payable solely in the common stock or other common Equity Interests of such Person; 

(c) the Borrower and each Subsidiary may purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire Equity Interests issued by it with the proceeds received
from the substantially concurrent issue of new shares of its common stock or other common Equity Interests; 
 (d) the Borrower
may declare or pay cash dividends to its stockholders; and 
 (e) the Borrower may repurchase and purchase its Equity Interests
and any Subsidiary that is not a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary may repurchase and purchase its Equity Interests from minority owners so long as (i) no Default exists immediately before and after giving effect thereto and (ii) after giving effect
to such repurchase or purchase on a pro forma basis, the Consolidated Leverage Ratio is less than 1:00:1. 
 7.07
Change in Nature of Business. Engage in any material line of business substantially different from those lines of business conducted by the Borrower 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
Borrower, whether or not in the ordinary course of business, other than on fair and reasonable terms substantially as favorable to the Borrower or such Subsidiary as would be obtainable by the Borrower or such Subsidiary at the time in a comparable
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transaction with a Person other than an Affiliate, provided that the foregoing restriction shall not apply to transactions between or among the Borrower and any Guarantor or Wholly-Owned
Subsidiary or between and among any Guarantor or Wholly-Owned Subsidiary. 
 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 (other than Sophia Learning) to make Restricted Payments to the Borrower or any Guarantor or to
otherwise transfer property to the Borrower or any Guarantor, (ii) of any Subsidiary (other than Sophia Learning) to Guarantee the Obligations or (iii) of the Borrower or any Subsidiary to create, incur, assume or suffer to exist Liens on
property of such Person in favor of the Administrative Agent; provided, however, that this clause (iii) shall not prohibit any negative pledge incurred or provided in favor of any holder of Indebtedness permitted under
(x) Section 7.03(e) solely to the extent any such negative pledge relates to the property financed by or the subject of such Indebtedness, or (y) if such Indebtedness is secured, Section 7.03(f) solely to the extent
such negative pledge relates to the property securing such Indebtedness; 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. 

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 Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio. Permit the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio as of the end of any fiscal quarter of the Borrower (commencing with the fiscal quarter ending
September 30, 2011) to be less than 1.50:1.0. 
 (b) Consolidated Leverage Ratio. Permit the Consolidated Leverage
Ratio as of the end of any fiscal quarter of the Borrower (commencing with the fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2011) to exceed 2.0:1. 
 (c) Composite DOE Financial Responsibility Ratio. Permit the DOE Ratio to be less than 1.50:1 as of the end of any fiscal year of the Borrower. 

(d) Cohort Default Rate. Permit the Cohort Default Rate for any School to exceed: (i) the maximum percentage permitted by the
DOE for the applicable three consecutive cohort fiscal years in order for such school to participate in Title IV Programs or (ii) the maximum percentage permitted by the DOE for the applicable cohort fiscal year in order for such school to
participate in Title IV Programs. For purposes of this Section 7.11(d), a “cohort fiscal year” is a twelve month period commencing on October 1 of a year and ending on September 30 of the following year. 

(e) Institutional Student Loans. Permit the aggregate Net Institutional Student Loans as of the end of any fiscal quarter to
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 ARTICLE VIII. EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES 

8.01 Events of Default. Any of the following shall constitute an Event of Default: 

(a) Non-Payment. The Borrower or any other Loan Party fails to pay (i) when and as required to be paid herein, any amount of
principal of any Loan or any L/C Obligation, or (ii) within three days after the same becomes due, any interest on any Loan or on any L/C Obligation, or any fee due hereunder, or (iii) within five Business Days after the same becomes due,
any other amount payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document; or 
 (b) Specific Covenants. The Borrower fails to
perform or observe any term, covenant or agreement contained in any of Section 6.01, 6.02, 6.03(a), 6.05, 6.10, 6.11, 6.12 or Article VII; or 

(c) Other Defaults. Any Loan Party fails to perform or observe any other covenant or agreement (not specified in subsection
(a) or (b) above) contained in any Loan Document on its part to be performed or observed and such failure continues for 30 days; or 
 (d) Representations and Warranties. Any representation, warranty, certification or statement of fact made or deemed made by or on behalf of the Borrower or any other Loan Party herein, in any other
Loan Document, or in any document delivered in connection herewith or therewith shall be incorrect or misleading in any material respect when made or deemed made; or 
 (e) Cross-Default. (i) The Borrower 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 Borrower 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 Borrower or any Subsidiary is an Affected Party (as so defined) and, in either event, the Swap Termination Value owed by the
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 (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 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 Borrower 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 30 days after its issue or levy; or 

(h) Judgments. There is entered against the Borrower or any Subsidiary (i) one or more final judgments or orders for the
payment of money in an aggregate amount (as to all such judgments or orders) exceeding the Threshold Amount (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 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 Borrower under Title IV of ERISA to the Pension Plan, Multiemployer Plan or the PBGC in an aggregate amount in excess of the Threshold Amount, or (ii) the Borrower 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 Loan Document, at any time after its execution and delivery
and for any reason other than as expressly permitted hereunder or thereunder or satisfaction in full of all the Obligations, ceases to be in full force and effect; or any Loan Party or any other Person contests in any manner the validity or
enforceability of any 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 Loan Document; or 

(k) Change of Control. There occurs any Change of Control. 

8.02 Remedies Upon Event of Default. If any Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Administrative Agent shall, at
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 (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; 
 (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 Borrower; 
 (c) require that the Borrower 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 actual or deemed entry of an order for relief with respect to the Borrower under the
Bankruptcy Code, 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 Borrower to Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations as aforesaid shall automatically become effective, in each case without further act of the Administrative Agent or any
Lender. 
 8.03 Application of Funds. After the exercise of remedies provided for in Section 8.02 (or
after the Loans have automatically become immediately due and payable and the L/C Obligations have automatically been required to be Cash Collateralized as set forth in the proviso to Section 8.02), any amounts received on account of the
Obligations shall, subject to the provisions of Sections 2.15 and 2.16, be applied by the Administrative Agent in the following order: 
 First, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting fees, indemnities, expenses and other amounts (including fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent and
amounts payable under Article III) payable to the Administrative Agent in its capacity as such; 
 Second, to
payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting fees, indemnities and other amounts (other than principal, interest and Letter of Credit Fees) payable to the Lenders and the L/C Issuer (including fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to
the respective Lenders and the L/C Issuer (including fees and time charges for attorneys who may be employees of any Lender or the L/C Issuer) and amounts payable under Article III), ratably among them in proportion to the respective amounts
described in this clause Second payable to them; 
 Third, to payment of that portion of the Obligations
constituting accrued and unpaid Letter of Credit Fees and interest on the Loans, L/C Borrowings and other Obligations, ratably among the Lenders and the L/C Issuer in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Third payable
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 Fourth, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting unpaid principal
of the Loans and L/C Borrowings, ratably among the Lenders and the L/C Issuer in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Fourth held by them; 
 Fifth, to the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer, to Cash Collateralize that portion of L/C Obligations comprised of the aggregate undrawn amount of Letters of Credit to the
extent not otherwise Cash Collateralized by the Borrower pursuant to Sections 2.03 and 2.15; and 
 Last, the
balance, if any, after all of the Obligations have been indefeasibly paid in full, to the Borrower or as otherwise required by Law. 
 Subject to Sections 2.03(c) and 2.15, amounts used to Cash Collateralize the aggregate undrawn amount of Letters of Credit pursuant to clause Fifth above shall be applied to satisfy drawings
under such Letters of Credit as they occur. If any amount remains on deposit as Cash Collateral after all Letters of Credit have either been fully drawn or expired, such remaining amount shall be applied to the other Obligations, if any, in the
order set forth above. 
 ARTICLE IX. ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT 

9.01 Appointment and Authority. Each of the Lenders and the L/C Issuer hereby irrevocably appoints Bank of America to act
on its behalf as the Administrative Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such actions on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms
hereof or thereof, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The provisions of this Article are solely for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the L/C Issuer, and neither the Borrower nor any
other Loan Party shall have rights as a third party beneficiary of any of such provisions. 
 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, act as the financial advisor or in any other advisory capacity for and generally engage in any kind of business with the Borrower or any Subsidiary or other Affiliate thereof as if such Person were
not the 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. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrative Agent: 

(a) shall not be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether a Default has occurred and is continuing;

 (b) shall not have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, except discretionary
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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; 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 the Borrower or any of its Affiliates that is communicated to or obtained by the Person serving as the
Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity. 
 The Administrative Agent shall not be liable for any action
taken or not taken by it (i) with the consent or at the request of the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary, or as the Administrative Agent shall believe in good faith shall be necessary,
under the circumstances as provided in Sections 10.01 and 8.02) or (ii) in the absence of its own gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith breach. The Administrative Agent shall be deemed not to have knowledge of any
Default unless and until notice describing such Default is given to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower, a Lender or the L/C Issuer. 
 The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into (i) any statement, warranty or representation made in or in connection with this Agreement or any
other Loan Document, (ii) the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered hereunder or thereunder or in connection herewith or therewith, (iii) the performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements or other
terms or conditions set forth herein or therein or the occurrence of any Default, (iv) the validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other agreement, instrument or document or
(v) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Article IV or elsewhere herein, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent. 

9.04 Reliance by Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall not incur any
liability for relying upon, any notice, request, certificate, consent, statement, instrument, document or other writing (including any electronic message, Internet or intranet website posting or other distribution) believed by it to be genuine and
to have been signed, sent or otherwise authenticated by the proper Person. The Administrative Agent also may rely upon any statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed by it to have been made by the proper Person, and shall not incur any
liability for relying thereon. In determining compliance with any condition hereunder to the making of a Loan, or the issuance 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 Borrower), independent accountants and other experts selected by it, and shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken
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 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. The Administrative Agent may at any time give notice of its resignation to the Lenders, the L/C Issuer and the Borrower. Upon receipt of any such
notice of resignation, the Required Lenders shall have the right (subject, so long as no Event of Default exists, to the consent of the Borrower) to appoint a successor, which shall be a bank with an office in the United States, or an Affiliate of
any such bank with an office in the United States. If no such successor shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days after the retiring Administrative Agent gives notice of its
resignation, then the retiring Administrative Agent may on behalf of the Lenders and the L/C Issuer, appoint a successor Administrative Agent meeting the qualifications set forth above; provided that if the Administrative Agent shall notify
the Borrower and the Lenders that no qualifying Person has accepted such appointment, then such resignation shall nonetheless become effective in accordance with such notice and (1) the retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its
duties and obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents and (2) 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 as the Required Lenders appoint a successor Administrative Agent as provided for above in this Section. 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 retired) Administrative Agent, and the retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged from all of its duties and obligations hereunder or under
the other Loan Documents (if not already discharged therefrom as provided above in this Section). The fees payable by the Borrower to a successor Administrative Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed
between the Borrower and such successor. After the retiring Administrative Agent’s resignation 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 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 while the retiring Administrative Agent was acting as Administrative Agent. 

(a) Any resignation by Bank of America as Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section shall also constitute its resignation as L/C
Issuer and Swing Line Lender. Upon the acceptance of a successor’s appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder, (a) such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring
L/C Issuer and Swing Line Lender, (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 the retiring L/C Issuer to effectively assume the obligations of the retiring L/C Issuer
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 9.07 Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent and Other Lenders. Each Lender and
the L/C Issuer acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender or any of their Related Parties and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own
credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement. Each Lender and the L/C Issuer also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender or any of their Related Parties and based
on such documents and information as it shall from time to time deem appropriate, continue to make its own decisions in taking or not taking action under or based upon this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any related agreement or any document
furnished hereunder or thereunder. 
 9.08 No Other Duties, Etc. Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding,
none of the bookrunners or arrangers 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. 
 9.09 Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim. In case of the pendency
of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law or any other judicial proceeding relative to any Loan Party, the Administrative Agent (irrespective of whether the principal of any Loan or L/C Obligation shall then be due and payable as herein
expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether the Administrative Agent shall have made any demand on the Borrower) shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise 

(a) to file and prove a claim for the whole amount of the principal and interest owing and unpaid in respect of the Loans, L/C
Obligations and all other Obligations that are owing and unpaid and to file such other documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Lenders, the L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent (including any claim for the
reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Lenders, the L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent and their respective agents and counsel and all other amounts due the Lenders, the L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent
under Sections 2.03(i) and (j), 2.09 and 10.04) allowed in such judicial proceeding; and 
 (b) to
collect and receive any monies or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same; 
 and any custodian,
receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Lender and the L/C Issuer to make such payments to the Administrative Agent and, in the event that the
Administrative Agent shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Lenders and the L/C Issuer, to pay to the Administrative Agent any amount due for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the
Administrative Agent and its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Administrative Agent under Sections 2.09 and 10.04. 

  
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 Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to authorize the Administrative Agent to authorize
or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Lender or the L/C Issuer any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Obligations or the rights of any Lender or the L/C Issuer to authorize the Administrative
Agent to vote in respect of the claim of any Lender or the L/C Issuer in any such proceeding. 
 9.10 Guaranty and
Collateral Matters. The Lenders and the L/C Issuer irrevocably authorize the Administrative Agent, at its option and in its discretion, to release any Guarantor (other than Capella University) from its obligations under the Guaranty and release
any Lien on the Equity Interests of any Pledged Foreign Subsidiary if such Person is no longer a Subsidiary as a result of a transaction permitted hereunder or after giving effect to such release, the Borrower would be in compliance with
Section 6.12. 
 Upon request by the Administrative Agent at any time, the Required Lenders will confirm in writing
the Administrative Agent’s authority to release any Guarantor from its obligations under the Guaranty or any Lien with respect to a Pledged Foreign Subsidiary under any pledge agreement pursuant to this Section 9.10. 

ARTICLE X. MISCELLANEOUS 
 10.01 Amendments, Etc. No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, and no consent to any departure by the Borrower or any other Loan Party
therefrom, shall be effective unless in writing signed by the Required Lenders and the Borrower or the applicable Loan Party, as the case may be, and acknowledged by the Administrative Agent, and each such waiver or consent shall be effective only
in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given; provided, however, that no such amendment, waiver or consent shall: 
 (a) except as provided in Section 4.01, 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 without the written consent of each Lender directly affected thereby; provided, however, that only the
consent of the Required Lenders shall be necessary (i) to amend the definition of “Default Rate” or to waive any obligation of the Borrower to pay interest or Letter of Credit Fees at the Default Rate or (ii) to amend any
financial covenant hereunder (or any defined term used therein) even if the effect of such amendment would be to reduce the rate of interest on any Loan or L/C Borrowing or to reduce any fee payable hereunder; 

  
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 (e) change 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 any Guarantor from the Guaranty or release the Lien on the Equity
Interests of any Pledged Foreign Subsidiary without the written consent of each Lender, except to the extent the release of any Guarantor or Lien is permitted pursuant to Section 9.10 (in which case such release may be made by the
Administrative Agent acting alone); 
 and, provided further, that (i) no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and
signed by the L/C Issuer in addition to the Lenders required above, affect the rights or duties of the L/C Issuer under this Agreement or any Issuer Document relating to any Letter of Credit issued or to be issued by it; (ii) no amendment,
waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by the 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; and (iv) the Fee Letter may be amended,
or rights or privileges thereunder waived, in a writing executed only by the parties thereto directly affected thereby. 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 more adversely than 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 telecopier as follows, and all notices and other communications expressly permitted hereunder to be given by telephone shall be made to
the applicable telephone number, as follows: 
 (i) if to the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer
or the Swing Line Lender, to the address, telecopier number, electronic mail address or telephone number specified for such Person on Schedule 10.02; and 

  
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 (ii) if to any other Lender, to the address, telecopier number, electronic
mail address or telephone number specified in its Administrative Questionnaire (including, as appropriate, notices delivered solely to the Person designated by a Lender on its Administrative Questionnaire then in effect for the delivery of notices
that may contain material non-public information relating to the Borrower). 
 Notices and other communications sent by hand or overnight
courier service, or mailed by certified or registered mail, shall be deemed to have been given when received; notices and other communications sent by telecopier shall be deemed to have been given when sent (except that, if not given during normal
business hours for the recipient, shall be deemed to have been given at the opening of business on the next business day for the recipient). Notices and other communications delivered through electronic communications to the extent provided in
subsection (b) below, shall be effective as provided in such subsection (b). 
 (b) Electronic Communications.
Notices and other communications to the Lenders and the L/C Issuer hereunder may be delivered or furnished by electronic communication (including e-mail and Internet or intranet websites) pursuant to procedures approved by the Administrative Agent,
provided that the foregoing shall not apply to notices to any Lender or the L/C Issuer pursuant to Article II if such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as applicable, has notified the Administrative Agent that it is incapable of receiving
notices under such Article by electronic communication. The Administrative Agent or the Borrower may, in its discretion, agree to accept notices and other communications to it hereunder by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by
it, provided that approval of such procedures may be limited to particular notices or communications. 
 Unless the
Administrative Agent otherwise prescribes, (i) notices and other communications sent to an e-mail address shall be deemed received upon the sender’s receipt of an acknowledgement from the intended recipient (such as by the “return
receipt requested” function, as available, return e-mail or other written acknowledgement), provided that if such notice or other communication is not sent during the normal business hours of the recipient, such notice or communication
shall be deemed to have been sent at the opening of business on the next business day for the recipient, and (ii) notices or communications posted to an Internet or intranet website shall be deemed received upon the deemed receipt by the
intended recipient at its e-mail address as described in the foregoing clause (i) of notification that such notice or communication is available and identifying the website address therefor. 

(c) The Platform. THE PLATFORM IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE.” THE AGENT PARTIES (AS DEFINED BELOW) DO
NOT WARRANT THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE BORROWER MATERIALS OR THE ADEQUACY OF THE PLATFORM, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM LIABILITY FOR ERRORS IN OR OMISSIONS FROM THE BORROWER MATERIALS. NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY,
INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS OR FREEDOM FROM VIRUSES OR OTHER CODE DEFECTS, IS MADE BY ANY AGENT PARTY IN CONNECTION WITH THE BORROWER MATERIALS OR THE PLATFORM.
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Borrower, any Lender, the L/C Issuer or any other Person for losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses of any kind (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) arising out of the
Borrower’s or the Administrative Agent’s transmission of Borrower Materials through the Internet, except to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction 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 the 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). 
 (d) Change of Address, Etc. Each of the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Swing Line Lender may change its address, telecopier or telephone number for notices and other
communications hereunder by notice to the other parties hereto. Each other Lender may change its address, telecopier or telephone number for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the Borrower, the 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, telecopier
number and electronic mail address to which notices and other communications may be sent and (ii) accurate wire instructions for such Lender. Furthermore, each Public Lender agrees to cause at least one individual at or on behalf of such Public
Lender to at all times have selected the “Private Side Information” or similar designation on the content declaration screen of the Platform in order to enable such Public Lender or its delegate, in accordance with such Public
Lender’s compliance procedures and applicable Law, including United States Federal and state securities Laws, to make reference to Borrower Materials that are not made available through the “Public Side Information” portion of the
Platform and that may contain material non-public information with respect to the Borrower or its securities for purposes of United States Federal or state securities laws. 
 (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 the Borrower even if (i) such notices were not made in a manner specified herein, were incomplete or were not preceded or followed by any other form of
notice specified herein, or (ii) the terms thereof, as understood by the recipient, varied from any confirmation thereof. The Borrower shall indemnify the 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 the Borrower. All telephonic notices to and other telephonic communications with the Administrative Agent
may be recorded by the Administrative Agent, and each of the parties hereto hereby consents to such recording. 
 10.03
No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies; Enforcement. No failure by any Lender, the L/C Issuer or the Administrative Agent to exercise, and no delay by any such Person in exercising, any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder 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
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 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 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. 
 10.04 Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver. 
 (a) Costs and Expenses.
The Borrower 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 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
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against, and hold each Indemnitee harmless from, any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and related expenses (including the fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for any
Indemnitee), and shall indemnify and hold harmless each Indemnitee from all fees and time charges and disbursements for attorneys who may be employees of any Indemnitee, incurred by any Indemnitee or asserted against any Indemnitee by any third
party or by the 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, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, or, in the case of the Administrative Agent (and any sub-agent thereof) and its Related
Parties only, the administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (including in respect of any matters addressed in Section 3.01), (ii) any 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 the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or any Environmental Liability related in any way to the 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 Borrower or any other Loan Party, and regardless
of whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto; provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or related expenses (x) are determined by a court of
competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith breach of such Indemnitee or (y) result from a claim brought by the Borrower or any other Loan Party against
an Indemnitee for breach in bad faith of such Indemnitee’s obligations hereunder or under any other Loan Document, if the Borrower or such other Loan Party has obtained a final and nonappealable judgment in its favor on such claim as determined
by a court of competent jurisdiction. 
 (c) Reimbursement by Lenders. To the extent that the Borrower 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 or any Related Party of any of the foregoing, each Lender
severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent (or any such sub-agent), the L/C Issuer or such Related Party, as the case may be, such Lender’s Applicable Percentage (determined as of the time that the applicable unreimbursed expense or
indemnity payment is sought) of such unpaid amount, provided that the unreimbursed expense or indemnified loss, claim, damage, liability or related expense, as the case may be, was incurred by or asserted against the Administrative Agent (or
any such sub-agent) or the L/C Issuer in its capacity as such, or against any Related Party of any of the foregoing acting for the Administrative Agent (or any such sub-agent) or L/C Issuer in connection with such capacity. The obligations of the
Lenders under this subsection (c) are subject to the provisions of Section 2.12(d). 
 (d) Waiver of
Consequential Damages, Etc. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the Borrower shall not assert, and hereby waives, any claim against any Indemnitee, on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive
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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 Indemnitee referred to in subsection (b) above shall be liable for any damages arising from the use by unintended recipients of any information or other materials distributed to such unintended recipients by such Indemnitee through
telecommunications, electronic or other information transmission systems in connection with this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby other than for direct or actual damages resulting from the
gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith breach of such Indemnitee as determined by a final and nonappealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction. 
 (e) Payments. All amounts due under this Section shall be payable not later than ten Business Days after demand therefor. 
 (f) Survival. The agreements in this Section 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 the Borrower is made to the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or any Lender, or the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or any Lender exercises its right of setoff, and such
payment or the proceeds of such setoff or any part thereof is subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside or required (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer
or such Lender in its discretion) to be repaid to a trustee, receiver or any other party, in connection with any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law or otherwise, then (a) to the extent of such recovery, the obligation or part thereof
originally intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if such payment had not been made or such setoff had not occurred, and (b) each Lender and the L/C Issuer severally agrees to pay to the
Administrative Agent upon demand its applicable share (without duplication) of any amount so recovered from or repaid by the Administrative Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such payment is made at a rate per
annum equal to the Overnight Rate from time to time in effect. The obligations of the Lenders and the L/C Issuer under clause (b) of the preceding sentence shall survive the payment in full of the Obligations and the termination of this
Agreement. 
 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 neither the Borrower nor any other Loan Party may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and each Lender and no Lender may assign or
otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder except (i) to an assignee in accordance with the provisions of subsection (b) of this Section, (ii) by way of participation in accordance with the provisions of subsection
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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 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; 
 (B) 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 unless each of
the Administrative Agent and, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Borrower otherwise consents (each such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed); provided, however, that concurrent assignments
to members of an Assignee Group and concurrent assignments from members of an Assignee Group to a single Eligible Assignee (or to an Eligible Assignee and members of its Assignee Group) will be treated as a single assignment for purposes of
determining whether such minimum amount has been met. 
 (ii) Proportionate Amounts. Each partial
assignment shall be made as an assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement with respect to the Loans or the Commitment assigned, except that this clause (ii) shall not apply
to rights in respect of 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 and, in addition: 
 (A) the consent of the Borrower (such consent not to be
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continuing at the time of such assignment or (2) such assignment is to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund; provided that the Borrower shall be deemed to have
consented to any such assignment unless it shall object thereto by written notice to the Administrative Agent within five (5) Business Days after having received notice thereof; in any case not described in subsection (b)(i)(A) of this Section;

 (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; 
 (C) the consent of the L/C Issuer (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required for any assignment that increases the obligation of the assignee to participate in exposure
under one or more Letters of Credit (whether or not then outstanding); and 
 (D) 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; provided,
however, that the Administrative Agent may, in its sole discretion, elect to waive such processing and recordation fee in the case of any assignment. The assignee, if it is not a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an
Administrative Questionnaire. 
 (v) No Assignment to Certain Persons. No such assignment shall be made
(A) to the Borrower or any of the Borrower’s Subsidiaries, or (B) to any Defaulting Lender or any of its Subsidiaries, or any Person who, upon becoming a Lender hereunder, would constitute any of the foregoing Persons described in
this clause (B), or (C) to a natural person. 
 (vi) Certain Additional Payments. In connection with
any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender hereunder, no such assignment shall be effective unless and until, in addition to the other conditions thereto set forth herein, the parties to the assignment shall make such
additional payments to the Administrative Agent in an aggregate amount sufficient, upon distribution thereof as appropriate (which may be outright payment, purchases by the assignee of participations or subparticipations, or other compensating
actions, including funding, with the consent of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, the applicable pro rata share of Loans previously requested but not funded by the Defaulting Lender, to each of which the applicable assignee and assignor
hereby irrevocably consent), to (x) pay and satisfy in full all payment liabilities then owed by such Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent or any Lender hereunder (and interest accrued thereon) and (y) acquire (and fund as
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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 10.04 with respect to facts and circumstances occurring prior to the effective
date of such assignment. Upon request, the Borrower (at its expense) shall execute and deliver a Note to the assignee Lender. Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this
subsection shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement as a sale by such Lender of a participation in such rights and obligations in accordance with subsection (d) of this Section. 

(c) Register. The Administrative Agent, acting solely for this purpose as an agent of the Borrower (and such agency being solely
for tax purposes), shall maintain at the Administrative Agent’s Office a copy of each Assignment and Assumption delivered to it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitments of, and principal
amounts of the Loans and 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, and the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the
Lenders may treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the contrary. In addition, the Administrative Agent shall maintain
on the Register information regarding the designation, and revocation of designation, of any Lender as a Defaulting Lender. The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrower and any Lender, at any reasonable time and from time to
time upon reasonable prior notice. 
 (d) Participations. Any Lender may at any time, without the consent of, or notice
to, the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, sell participations to any Person (other than a natural person, a Defaulting Lender or the Borrower or any of the Borrower’s Affiliates or Subsidiaries) (each, a “Participant”) in
all or a portion of such Lender’s rights and/or obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and/or the 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 Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the L/C Issuer shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement. 

  
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 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. Subject to subsection (e) of this Section, the
Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 3.01, 3.04 and 3.05 to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to subsection (b) of
this Section. 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 such Participant agrees to be subject to Section 2.13 as
though it were a Lender. 
 (e) Limitations upon Participant Rights. A Participant shall not be entitled to receive any
greater payment under Section 3.01 or 3.04 than the applicable Lender would have been entitled to receive with respect to the participation sold to such Participant, unless the sale of the participation to such Participant is made
with the Borrower’s prior written consent. A Participant that would be a Foreign Lender if it were a Lender shall not be entitled to the benefits of Section 3.01 unless the Borrower is notified of the participation sold to such
Participant and such Participant agrees, for the benefit of the Borrower, to comply with Section 3.01(e) as though it were a Lender. 
 (f) Certain Pledges. Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement (including under its Note, if any) to secure
obligations of such Lender, including any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank; provided that no such pledge or assignment shall release such Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such
pledgee or assignee for such Lender as a party hereto. 
 (g) Resignation as L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender after
Assignment. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if at any time Bank of America assigns all of its Commitment and Loans pursuant to subsection (b) above, Bank of America may, (i) upon 30 days’ notice to the
Borrower and the Lenders, resign as L/C Issuer and/or (ii) upon 30 days’ notice to the Borrower, resign as Swing Line Lender. In the event of any such resignation as L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender, the Borrower shall be entitled to
appoint from among the Lenders a successor L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender hereunder; provided, however, that no failure by the Borrower to appoint any such successor shall affect the resignation of Bank of America as L/C Issuer or
Swing Line Lender, as the case may be. If Bank of America resigns as L/C Issuer, it shall retain all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the L/C Issuer hereunder with respect to all Letters of Credit outstanding as of the effective date of
its resignation as L/C Issuer and all L/C Obligations with respect thereto (including the right to require the Lenders to make Base Rate Revolving Loans or fund risk participations in Unreimbursed Amounts pursuant to Section 2.03(c)). If
Bank of America 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 Revolving Loans or fund risk participations in outstanding Swing Line Loans pursuant to Section 2.04(c). Upon the appointment of a successor L/C Issuer and/or Swing Line Lender,
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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 the case may be, and (b) the successor L/C Issuer shall
issue letters of credit in substitution for the Letters of Credit, if any, outstanding at the time of such succession or make other arrangements satisfactory to Bank of America to effectively assume the obligations of Bank of America with respect to
such Letters of Credit. 
 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, 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 2.14(c) or (ii) any actual or
prospective counterparty (or its advisors) to any swap or derivative transaction relating to the Borrower and its obligations, (g) with the consent of the Borrower or (h) to the extent such Information (x) becomes publicly available
other than as a result of a breach of this Section or (y) becomes available to the Administrative Agent, any Lender, the L/C Issuer or any of their respective Affiliates on a nonconfidential basis from a source other than the Borrower. For
purposes of this Section, “Information” means all information received from the Borrower or any Subsidiary relating to the Borrower 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 Borrower or any Subsidiary, provided that, in the case of information received from the Borrower 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 Borrower 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. 
 10.08 Right of Setoff. If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing,
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any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final, in whatever currency) at any time held and other obligations (in whatever currency) at any time owing by such
Lender, the L/C Issuer or any such Affiliate to or for the credit or the account of the Borrower or any other Loan Party against any and all of the obligations of the Borrower or such Loan Party now or hereafter existing under this Agreement or any
other Loan Document to such Lender or the L/C Issuer, 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 the 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; provided, that in the event that any Defaulting
Lender shall exercise any such right of setoff, (x) all amounts so set off shall be paid over immediately to the Administrative Agent for further application in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.16 and, pending such
payment, shall be segregated by such Defaulting Lender from its other funds and deemed held in trust for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, and (y) the Defaulting Lender shall provide promptly to the Administrative Agent a
statement describing in reasonable detail the Obligations owing to such Defaulting Lender as to which it exercised such right of setoff. The rights of each Lender, the L/C Issuer and their respective Affiliates under this Section are in addition to
other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) that such Lender, the L/C Issuer or their respective Affiliates may have. Each Lender and the L/C Issuer agrees to notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent promptly after any such
setoff and application, provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such setoff and application. 
 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 Borrower. In determining whether the interest contracted for, charged, or received by the Administrative Agent or a Lender exceeds the Maximum Rate, such
Person may, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, (a) characterize any payment that is not principal as an expense, fee, or premium rather than interest, (b) exclude voluntary prepayments and the effects thereof, and
(c) amortize, prorate, allocate, and spread in equal or unequal parts the total amount of interest throughout the contemplated term of the Obligations hereunder. 
 10.10 Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto in different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an
original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. This Agreement and the other Loan Documents constitute the entire contract among the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersede any and all previous
agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof. Except as provided in Section 4.01, this Agreement shall become effective when it shall have been executed by the Administrative Agent and when the
Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts hereof that, when taken together, bear the signatures of each of the other parties hereto. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by telecopy or other
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 10.11 Survival of Representations and Warranties. All representations and
warranties made hereunder and in any other Loan Document or other document delivered pursuant hereto or thereto or in connection herewith or therewith shall survive the execution and delivery hereof and thereof. Such representations and warranties
have been or will be relied upon by the Administrative Agent and each Lender, regardless of any investigation made by the Administrative Agent or any Lender or on their behalf and notwithstanding that the Administrative Agent or any Lender may have
had notice or knowledge of any Default at the time of any Credit Extension, and shall continue in full force and effect as long as any 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 unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. Without limiting the foregoing provisions of this Section 10.12, if and to the extent that the enforceability
of any provisions in this Agreement relating to Defaulting Lenders shall be limited by Debtor Relief Laws, as determined in good faith by the Administrative Agent, 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 (i) any Lender
requests compensation under Section 3.04, (ii) if the Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 3.01, (iii) any
Lender (a “Non-Consenting Lender”) does not consent to a proposed change, waiver, discharge or termination with respect to any Loan Document that has been approved by the Required Lenders as provided in Section 10.1 but
requires the unanimous consent of all Lenders or all Lenders directly affected thereby (as applicable), or (iv) any Lender is a Defaulting Lender, then the Borrower may, at its sole expense and effort, upon notice to such Lender and the
Administrative Agent, require such Lender to assign and delegate, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in, and consents required by, Section 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 Borrower shall have paid 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 100% of the outstanding principal of its Loans and L/C Advances,
accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder and under the other Loan Documents (including any amounts under Section 3.05) from the assignee (to the extent of such outstanding principal and accrued
interest and fees) or the Borrower (in the case of all other amounts); 

  
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 (c) in the case of any such assignment resulting from a claim for compensation under
Section 3.04 or payments required to be made pursuant to Section 3.01, such assignment will result in a reduction in such compensation or payments thereafter; 

(d) such assignment does not conflict with applicable Laws; and 
 (e) in the case of any such assignment resulting from a Non-Consenting Lender’s failure to consent to a proposed change, waiver, discharge or termination with respect to any Loan Document, the
applicable replacement bank, financial institution or fund consents to the proposed change, waiver, discharge or termination; provided that the failure by such Non-Consenting Lender to execute and deliver an Assignment and Assumption shall not
impair the validity of the removal of such Non-Consenting Lender and the mandatory assignment of such Non-Consenting Lender’s Commitments and outstanding Loans and participations in L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans pursuant to this
Section 10.16 shall nevertheless be effective without the execution by such Non-Consenting Lender of an Assignment and Assumption. A Lender shall not be required to make any such assignment or delegation if, prior thereto, as a result of
a waiver by such Lender or otherwise, the circumstances entitling the Borrower to require such assignment and delegation cease to apply. 
 10.14 Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Etc. 
 (a) GOVERNING LAW. THIS
AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REFERENCE TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW OTHER THAN SECTIONS 5-1401 AND 5-1402 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW. 

(b) SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION. THE BORROWER AND EACH OTHER LOAN PARTY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY SUBMITS, FOR ITSELF AND ITS
PROPERTY, TO THE NONEXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SITTING IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN AND OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT OF THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, 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 NEW YORK STATE COURT OR, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN SUCH FEDERAL COURT. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO AGREES THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT IN ANY SUCH ACTION 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
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HAVE TO BRING ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT AGAINST THE BORROWER OR ANY OTHER LOAN PARTY OR ITS PROPERTIES IN THE COURTS OF ANY JURISDICTION.

 (c) WAIVER OF VENUE. THE BORROWER AND EACH OTHER LOAN PARTY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST
EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY OBJECTION THAT IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT IN ANY COURT REFERRED TO IN
PARAGRAPH (B) OF THIS SECTION. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST 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. 
 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 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. In connection with all aspects of each transaction contemplated hereby (including in connection with any amendment, waiver or other
modification hereof or of any other Loan Document), the Borrower and each other Loan Party acknowledges and agrees that: (i) (A) the arranging and other services regarding this Agreement provided by the Administrative Agent and the
Arranger, are arm’s-length commercial transactions between the Borrower , each other Loan Party and their respective Affiliates, on the one hand, and the Administrative Agent and the Arranger, on the other hand, (B) each of the Borrower
and the other Loan Parties has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it has deemed appropriate, and (C) the Borrower and each other Loan Party is capable of evaluating, and understands and accepts, the
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Agent and the Arranger each is and has been acting solely as a principal and, except as expressly agreed in writing by the relevant parties, has not been, is not, and will not be acting as an
advisor, agent or fiduciary for the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any of their respective Affiliates, or any other Person and (B) neither the Administrative Agent nor the Arranger has any obligation to the Borrower, any other Loan Party or
any of their respective Affiliates with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby except those obligations expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents; and (iii) the Administrative Agent and the Arranger and their
respective Affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Borrower, the other Loan Parties and their respective Affiliates, and neither the Administrative Agent nor the Arranger has
any obligation to disclose any of such interests to the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any of their respective Affiliates. To the fullest extent permitted by law, each of the Borrower and the other Loan Parties hereby waives and releases any
claims that it may have against the Administrative Agent and the Arranger with respect to any breach or alleged breach of agency or fiduciary duty in connection with any aspect of any transaction contemplated hereby. 

10.17 Electronic Execution of Assignments and Certain Other Documents. The words “execution,” “signed,”
“signature,” and words of like import in any Assignment and Assumption or in any amendment or other modification hereof (including waivers and consents) shall be deemed to include electronic signatures or the keeping of records in
electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any applicable
law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act, or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act. 

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 Borrower that pursuant to the requirements of the USA PATRIOT Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)) (the “Act”), it is required to obtain,
verify and record information that identifies the Borrower, which information includes the name and address of the Borrower and other information that will allow such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, to identify the Borrower in
accordance with the Act. The 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. 
 10.19 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 the 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”)
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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 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 the Borrower in the Agreement Currency, the 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 the Borrower (or to any other Person who may be entitled thereto under applicable law). 

  
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed
as of the date first above written. 

  
 1Management Severance Pay Plan and Summary Plan Description

 Exhibit 10.1 
 Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc. 
 Management Severance
Pay Plan 
 and 
 Summary Plan Description 
 As Amended and Restated Effective

 December 31, 2010 

 HEIDRICK & STRUGGLES INTERNATIONAL, INC. 

MANAGEMENT SEVERANCE PAY PLAN 
 AND 
 SUMMARY PLAN DESCRIPTION 

TABLE OF CONTENTS 
  

							
	ARTICLE 1.	 	 ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE
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	ARTICLE 2.	 	 DEFINITIONS
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	ARTICLE 3.	 	 ELIGIBILITY AND BENEFITS
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	ARTICLE 4.	 	 RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS
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	ARTICLE 5.	 	 ADMINISTRATION
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	ARTICLE 6.	 	 CLAIMS PROCEDURE
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	ARTICLE 7.	 	 AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION OF THE PLAN
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	ARTICLE 8.	 	 UNFUNDED STATUS OF PLAN
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	ARTICLE 9.	 	 MISCELLANEOUS
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	ARTICLE 10.	 	 GENERAL INFORMATION
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	ARTICLE 11.	 	 STATEMENT OF ERISA RIGHTS
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 Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc. 

Management Severance Pay Plan 
 Article 1. Establishment and Purpose. 
 1.1 Establishment of the
Plan. Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc. (the “Company”) initially established the Heidrick & Struggles, Inc. Severance Pay Plan (the “Plan”), effective June 14, 2001. The Company has amended and
restated the Plan effective as of July 31, 2003 and December 31, 2008, and hereby further amends and restates the Plan effective as of December 31, 2010 as it pertains to Executives. This document also constitutes the summary plan
description of the Plan. 
 1.2 Purpose of the Plan. The purpose of the Plan is to provide severance benefits to
eligible Executives of the Company and its Subsidiaries upon certain terminations of employment, as described below. Benefits under the Plan are intended to be supplemental unemployment benefits. The Plan is intended to constitute a “severance
pay plan” within the meaning of regulations published by the Secretary of Labor at Title 29, Code of Federal Regulations, §2510.3-2(b). No employee or other person shall have a vested right to any benefits under the Plan. 

The Plan supersedes any existing severance pay plan, practice or policy of the Company. No severance benefits, other than those provided
by the Plan and described below, will be paid by the Company to an eligible Executive other than as may be provided under collective bargaining agreements or written agreements individually negotiated between the Company and the Executive.

 Article 2. Definitions. 
 When used herein, the following terms shall have the following meanings: 

2.1 “Affiliate” means any entity in which the Company, directly or indirectly, has at least a five percent
ownership interest. 
 2.2 “Base Salary” means the Executive’s annual base salary rate, including
any amounts deferred by the Executive, in effect as of the Executive’s Termination Date, but excluding bonuses, awards and any other form of additional compensation. 
 2.3 “Bonus Amount” means the annual target bonus for the Executive under the Company’s Management Incentive Plan or any successor management plan as of the Executive’s
Termination Date (but not the Fee/SOB Bonus Plan or any successor plan thereto). 
 2.4 “Cause” means
any of the following: (a) the Executive’s engagement, during the performance of his or her duties for the Company or a Subsidiary, in acts or omissions constituting dishonesty, fraud, intentional breach of fiduciary obligation or
intentional wrongdoing or malfeasance; (b) the Executive’s conviction for a felony; (c) the Executive’s unauthorized use or disclosure of confidential information pertaining to the Company’s or Subsidiary’s business;
(d) the Executive’s conduct causing demonstrable injury to the Company 

 
or a Subsidiary or its reputation; (e) the Executive’s unreasonable failure or refusal to perform his or her duties as the Company or Subsidiary reasonably requires, to meet goals
reasonably established by the Company or Subsidiary, or to abide by the Company’s or Subsidiary’s policies for the operation of its business, and the continuation thereof after the receipt by the Executive of written notice from the
Company or Subsidiary; or (f) the Executive’s illegal use of drugs or use of alcohol or intoxication on work premises, during working time, or which interferes with the performance of his or her duties and obligations on behalf of the
Company. The determination of whether the Executive has been terminated for “Cause” will be made at the sole discretion of the Committee. 
 2.5 “Committee” means the Human Resources and Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company. 

2.6 “Company” means Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc., organized under the laws of the state of
Delaware, including any successor or successors thereto. 
 2.7 “Executive” means any employee of the
Company or a Subsidiary who immediately prior to his or her Termination Date is employed (a) as the Chief Executive Officer of the Company; or (b) in a Tier I, Tier II, Tier III or Tier IV position as defined in the Company’s
Management Incentive Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term “Executive” does not include any individual who receives benefits under the Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc. Change In Control Severance Plan. 

2.8 “ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as now in effect or as hereafter amended.

 2.9 “Health Benefits” means the health, dental and/or vision benefits provided under a benefit plan
maintained by the Company or a Subsidiary in which the Executive was participating immediately prior to his or her Termination Date. 
 2.10 “Severance Factor” means a number equal to (a) two, for an Executive with the title of Chief Executive Officer of the Company immediately prior to his or her
Termination Date; (b) one and one-half, for an Executive in a Tier I position immediately prior to his or her Termination Date; (c) one, for an Executive in a Tier II position immediately prior to his or her Termination Date;
(d) one-half, for an Executive in a Tier III position immediately prior to his or her Termination Date; and (e) one-third, for an Executive in a Tier IV position immediately prior to his or her Termination Date. 

2.11 “Severance Period” means the period of time beginning on the Executive’s Termination Date and
continuing for a number of years (or portion thereof) equal to the Executive’s Severance Factor. 
 2.12
“Subsidiary” means an entity of which the Company is the direct or indirect beneficial owner of not less than 50% of an issued and outstanding equity interest of such entity. 

2.13 “Termination Date” means the effective date of an Executive’s termination of employment with the
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 Article 3. Eligibility and Benefits. 

3.1 Termination of Employment By the Company Without Cause. Subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in
Section 3.3 and Article 4, and the limitations of Section 3.4, if an Executive’s employment with the Company and its Subsidiaries is terminated by the Company or Subsidiary without Cause, the Company shall provide severance benefits
to the Executive as follows: 
 (a) The Company shall pay to the Executive an amount equal to the Executive’s Severance
Factor multiplied by the sum of the Executive’s Base Salary and Bonus Amount. Such amount will be paid to the Executive in equal installments over the Severance Period, in accordance with payroll procedures applicable to similarly situated
employees of the Company, commencing no later than 30 days after the Executive delivers to the Company an executed Release as described in Section 3.3. 
 (b) Until the earlier of one year following the Termination Date or the end of the Severance Period, the Company shall maintain in full force and effect with respect to the Executive (and, to the extent
applicable, his or her spouse or dependents) the Health Benefits, upon the same terms in effect immediately prior to the Termination Date, provided that the Executive’s continued participation is possible under the terms of the benefit plans
providing such Health Benefits. The Company shall pay the full cost of the continuation of such Health Benefits. In the event that such continued participation in the benefits plans providing the Health Benefits is prohibited, the Company shall
arrange to provide the Executive (and to the extent applicable, his or her spouse or dependents) with benefits substantially similar to those which the Executive is entitled to receive under such benefit plans. Continued Health Benefits shall cease
on the date the Executive becomes employed and covered under another employer’s benefit plan. The last day of the Health Benefit continuation period described above shall be considered a “qualifying event” as defined in
Section 601 et seq. of ERISA (“COBRA”), and if on such date the Executive or his spouse or dependents are covered by the benefit plan providing Health Benefits, they shall be eligible for continued benefits pursuant to COBRA (to the
extent such benefit plan is subject to COBRA), in which case the Executive shall be responsible for paying the full cost of such coverage during the applicable COBRA period. If on the last day of the Health Benefit continuation period described
above the Executive or his or her spouse or dependents are receiving substantially similar Health Benefits outside of the benefit plans due to the inability of the benefit plans to provide such Health Benefits, and such benefit plans are subject to
COBRA, the Company shall continue to make such Health Benefits available, at the Executive’s full cost, for a period of time equal to the COBRA period that would have applied had the Executive been eligible for COBRA as described in the
preceding sentence. 
 3.2 Events Not Constituting Termination of Employment Without Cause. Severance benefits
shall not be provided under the Plan for any Executive in the following instances: 
 (a) the Executive’s voluntary
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 (b) the Executive’s death; 

(c) the Executive’s commencement of a leave of absence (including military service leave); 

(d) a physical or mental condition entitling the Executive to benefits under any sick pay or disability income policy or program of the
Company or a Subsidiary or to which the Company or Subsidiary contributes; 
 (e) the transfer of the Executive from employment
with the Company or a Subsidiary to employment with an Affiliate who is not a Subsidiary; 
 (f) the sale of the stock of the
Company or a Subsidiary employing the Executive, if the Executive’s employment continues thereafter; 
 (g) the sale of all
or part of the assets of the Company or a Subsidiary employing the Executive, if the Executive has been offered employment by the buyer of such assets (regardless of whether the Executive accepts such offer of employment); or 

(h) the outsourcing of a division, department, business unit or function if the Executive has been offered employment by the entity to
which the division, department, business unit or function has been outsourced (regardless of whether the Executive accepts such offer of employment). 
 3.3 Benefits Conditioned on Release. 
 (a) Receipt of the severance
benefits described in Section 3.1 is conditioned upon the Executive’s execution of a written release and separation agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the Company in its sole discretion (the “Release”), and the
Release becoming effective in accordance with its terms and applicable law. The Release also shall contain the Executive’s agreement to the restrictive covenants as described in Article 4 of the Plan. The severance benefits described in
Section 3.1 shall not be paid or provided to the Executive until the Release is executed and becomes effective, and any severance payments described in Section 3.1(a) that are suspended as a result of the Release not being effective until
after the Termination Date shall be included in the next regularly scheduled payroll date applicable to the Executive. The failure or refusal of an Executive to timely sign the Release, or the Executive’s revocation of the Release, will
disqualify the Executive from receiving the severance benefits described in Section 3.1. The Company shall provide the Release to the Executive not later than the Executive’s Termination Date. 

(b) An Executive who is otherwise entitled to severance benefits described in Section 3.1, but within 60 days of his Termination
Date does not execute, or revokes, the Release described in 3.3(a) above shall not be eligible to receive such benefits but shall be eligible to receive a severance benefit under the Plan in an amount equal to two weeks of the Executive’s Base
Salary. Such amount will be paid within 10 days after it is determined that the Executive has failed to timely execute the Release or has revoked the Release. 

  
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 3.4 Offset of Severance Benefits. To the extent not otherwise prohibited by
applicable law: 
 (a) If any federal, state, or local law, including, without limitation, “plant closing” and
“anti-takeover” laws, as well as the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, 29 U.S.C. §2101 et seq. or any otherwise applicable statute, requires the Company or a Subsidiary to give advance notice or make a payment of any
kind to an Executive because of that individual’s involuntary termination due to a layoff, reduction in force, plant or facility closing, sale of business, or similar event, the benefits provided under the Plan will either be reduced or
eliminated, as the case may be, by an amount equal to the payment due thereunder. 
 (b) Severance benefits payable hereunder
will be reduced by any and all severance or other similar post-termination payments that are required to be made by the Company or a Subsidiary pursuant to any applicable law, under any collective bargaining agreement, or pursuant to any employment
agreement or severance arrangement between the Company or a Subsidiary and the Executive. 
 3.5 Withholding
Taxes. The Company or Subsidiary may withhold from all payments due to an Executive (or his or her beneficiary, representative or estate) hereunder all taxes which, by applicable federal, state, local or other law, the Company or a Subsidiary is
required to withhold therefrom. 
 3.6 Other Benefits. The Executive’s entitlement to benefits under any
other plan or arrangement maintained or provided by the Company or Subsidiary shall be determined in accordance with the terms thereof; provided that no Executive shall accrue or be entitled to any additional employee benefits under any plans,
programs or arrangements, vacation days, paid holidays, paid sick days or other similar benefits, all of which will terminate as of the date of the Executive’s Termination Date, and no severance benefits shall be taken into account in
determining benefits under any retirement or pension plan. 
 3.7 Death. If the Executive dies before receiving
the severance benefits described herein: 
 (a) the severance pay to which the Executive is entitled pursuant to
Section 3.1(a) or 3.3(b) shall be distributed to the Executive’s designated beneficiary, or if none, then to his representative or estate; and 
 (b) the Executive’s eligible spouse and dependents shall continue to be eligible for continued Health Benefits during the Severance Period and for continued Health Benefits pursuant to COBRA at the
end of the Severance Period, in accordance with Section 3.1(b). 
 Article 4. Restrictive Covenants. 

4.1 Acknowledgement and Agreement. As a condition to receiving the severance benefits described in the Plan, the Executive
must, as part of the Release described in Section 3.3, either (a) expressly acknowledge and agree that the Executive will continue to remain subject to any confidentiality, non-solicitation and/or non-competition provisions entered into in
connection with any other agreement or compensation award with the Company or (b) in the absence of such provisions in any such agreement or award, expressly agree that the Executive will be subject to the restrictive covenants described in
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 4.2 Covenant Not to Compete; Covenant Not to Solicit. An Executive to which
Section 4.1(b) applies shall agree that for six months after the Executive’s Termination Date: 
 (a) the Executive
shall not work on the account of any client of the Company with whom such Executive had a direct relationship or as to which the Executive had a significant supervisory responsibility or otherwise was significantly involved at any time during the
two years prior to such Termination Date; 
 (b) the Executive shall not hire, solicit for hire, or assist any other person in
soliciting or hiring any employment candidate with whom the Executive has had contact while at the Company during the two years prior to such Termination Date; 
 (c) with respect to an Executive whose principal responsibilities are of a corporate nature or for a corporate department (e.g., finance, tax, treasury, legal, business affairs, etc.) and do not
principally involve client service related functions, such Executive shall not work for or provide services to a principal competitor of the Company in a substantially similar corporate function as such Executive held with the Company during the
two-year period prior to the Executive’s Termination Date, or with respect to an Executive whose principal responsibilities are of a client service related nature (e.g., executive recruiting or search, etc.), such Executive shall not work for
or provide services to a competitor of the Company on the account of any substantial competitor of any client of the Company for which such Executive had substantial responsibility during the two-year period prior to the Termination Date and shall
not work directly for such a competitor of such a client; and 
 (d) the Executive may not (i) directly or indirectly
solicit or hire, or assist any other person in soliciting or hiring, any person who, as of the Executive’s Termination Date, was employed by the Company or was in the process of being recruited for employment by the Company, or (ii) induce
any such person to terminate his or her employment with or recruitment by the Company. 
 4.3 Remedies.

 (a) If the Company in good faith determines that the Executive has breached any of the restrictive covenants described in
Section 4.1 or 4.2 as applicable, the Company shall cease providing any of the severance benefits described in Section 3.1 and the Executive shall promptly repay to the Company any amount equal to the aggregate of the severance payments
described in Section 3.1(a) previously received from the Company. 
 (b) These restrictive covenants are in addition to any
other rights the Company may have in law or at equity or under any other agreement. 
 (c) The Executive shall further agree
that it is impossible to measure in money the damages which will accrue to the Company in the event the Executive breaches the restrictive covenants. Therefore, if the Company shall institute any action or proceeding to enforce the provisions
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an adequate remedy at law and the Executive shall agree not to assert in any such action or proceeding the claim or defense that the Company has an adequate remedy at law. The foregoing shall not
prejudice the Company’s right to require the Executive to account for and pay over to the Company any profit obtained by the Executive as a result of any transaction constituting a breach of the restrictive covenants. 

Article 5. Administration. 
 5.1 Committee. The Plan shall be administered by the Committee. The Committee shall have full authority, consistent with the Plan, to administer the Plan, including the authority to make
participation decisions and the authority to interpret and construe any provisions of the Plan. The Committee may, subject to the provisions of the Plan, establish such rules and regulations as it deems necessary or advisable for the proper
administration of the Plan, and may make determinations and may take such other action in connection with or in relation to the Plan as it deems necessary or advisable. The decisions of the Committee shall be final and binding on all parties.

 5.2 Indemnification. No member of the Board of the Directors of the Company or the Committee shall be liable
for any action taken or determination made hereunder in good faith. Service on the Committee shall constitute service as a member of the Board so that the members of the Committee shall be entitled to indemnification and reimbursement as directors
of the Company pursuant to the Company’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws. 
 Article 6. Claims Procedure.

 6.1 Claims Procedures. 
 (a) An Executive claiming a benefit under the Plan that has been denied for any reason may file a written claim with the Committee. The Executive will be notified in writing within 90 days after the claim
is filed (or the Executive will receive a written notice within such 90 days stating an additional 90 days is needed to rule upon the claim, in which case the Executive will receive a written notice within 180 days). If the claim is denied, the
notification will (i) indicate the reasons for the denial and cite the specific Plan provisions on which the denial is based; (ii) describe any additional information that may be needed for approval of the Executive’s claim; and
(iii) explain the review procedure. 
 (b) If this claim is denied, the Executive may request a review of the claim denial
within 60 days after receipt of the denial notice. The Executive may request in writing the opportunity to review pertinent documents prior to submission of a written appeal. Within 60 days after receiving the written appeal, the Committee will
notify the Executive in writing of its final decision (or the Executive will receive a written notice within such 60 days stating an additional 60 days is needed to rule upon the claim, in which case the Executive will receive a written notice
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 6.2 Arbitration of Disputes. 

(a) Any disagreement, dispute, controversy or claim arising out of or relating to the Plan or the interpretation or validity hereof not
settled under the claims procedure in Section 6.1 shall be settled exclusively and finally by binding arbitration. It is specifically understood and agreed that any disagreement, dispute or controversy which cannot be resolved between the
parties, including without limitation any matter relating to the interpretation of the Plan, shall be submitted to arbitration irrespective of the magnitude thereof, the amount in controversy or whether such disagreement, dispute or controversy
would otherwise be considered justifiable or ripe for resolution by a court or arbitral tribunal. 
 (b) The arbitration shall
be conducted in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules (the “Arbitration Rules”) of the American Arbitration Association (the “AAA”), except as otherwise provided below. 

(c) The arbitral tribunal shall consist of one arbitrator. The parties to the arbitration jointly shall directly appoint such arbitrator
within 30 days of initiation of the arbitration. If the parties shall fail to appoint such arbitrator as provided above, such arbitrator shall be appointed in accordance with the Arbitration Rules of the AAA and shall be a person who
(i) maintains his or her or her principal place of business within 30 miles of the location of the arbitration as set forth in Section (d) of this Section 6.2 and (ii) has had substantial experience in mergers and acquisitions.
The party who does not prevail in the arbitration shall pay all of the fees and expenses of such arbitrator and any related costs. 
 (d) The arbitration shall be conducted within 30 miles of the Participant’s principal work location, or in such other city in the United States of America as the parties to the dispute may designate
by mutual written consent. 
 (e) At any oral hearing of evidence in connection with the arbitration, each party thereto or its
legal counsel shall have the right to examine its witnesses and to cross-examine the witnesses of any opposing party. No evidence of any witness shall be presented unless the opposing party or parties shall have the opportunity to cross-examine such
witness, except as the parties to the dispute otherwise agree in writing. 
 (f) Any decision or award of the arbitral tribunal
shall be final and binding upon the parties to the arbitration proceeding. The parties hereto hereby waive to the extent permitted by law any rights to appeal or to seek review of such award by any court or tribunal. The parties hereto agree that
the arbitral award may be enforced against the parties to the arbitration proceeding or their assets wherever they may be found and that a judgment upon the arbitral award may be entered in any court having jurisdiction. 

(g) Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to give the arbitral tribunal any authority, power, or right to alter, change, amend,
modify, add to, or subtract from any of the provisions of the Plan. 

  
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 6.3 Limitations on Claims. The claims procedure described in Section 6.1
herein must be exhausted before the Executive or his representative can pursue the claim further. All claims, including claims not subject to the claims procedures, must be commenced within three years after the cause of action accrues; provided,
however, that all claims for penalties for failure of the Committee to provide documents the Executive has requested must be commenced within one year after the first time the Executive requested the documents. 

Article 7. Amendment and Termination of the Plan. 
 The Board of Directors of the Company has the right in its sole discretion to amend, reduce, suspend, modify and/or terminate the Plan in whole or in part at any time by formal written action, without
either the consent of, or prior notification to, any Executive. Executives have no vested rights to any benefits under the Plan. 
 Article
8. Unfunded Status of Plan. 
 The Plan is intended to constitute an “unfunded” plan and Executives shall have no
claim against the Company or its assets other than as unsecured general creditors. 
 Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company
may establish a trust or purchase other property to assist it in meeting its obligations hereunder; provided, however, that in no event shall any Executive have any interest in such trust or property other than as an unsecured general creditor, and
this provision shall not apply to the extent funding would result in noncompliance with Section 409A(b) of the Code. 
 Article 9.
Miscellaneous. 
 9.1 Nonalienation of Benefits. No Executive shall have the right to alienate, anticipate,
commute, plead, encumber or assign any of the benefits or payments which he or she has not yet actually received under this Plan. 
 9.2 Employment Status. The employment of the Executive by the Company or Subsidiary is “at will.” The Plan does not constitute a contract of employment or impose on the Company or
a Subsidiary any obligation to retain the Executive as an employee, to change the status of the Executive’s employment, or to change the policies of the Company or Subsidiary regarding termination of employment. 

9.3 Payment Limitations. It is intended that all or most of the severance benefits payable under the Plan will be exempt
from Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code (“409A”) pursuant to Treas. Reg. §1.409A-1(b)(4) or §1.409A-1(b)(9)(iii) and (iv). If, however, on the Executive’s Termination Date he or she is a “Key Employee”
as determined in accordance with the procedures set forth in Treas. Reg. §1.409A-1(i), any amounts payable to the Executive that are subject to Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code shall not be paid until six months following the
Executive’s Termination Date, or if earlier, the Executive’s subsequent death. For purposes of Treas. Reg. §1.409A-2(b)(2), each installment payment shall be treated as a separate payment. 

  
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 9.4 Indemnification. The Company shall indemnify the Executive and hold the
Executive harmless from and against any claim, loss or cause of action arising from or out of the Executive’s performance as an officer, director or employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or in any other capacity, including any
fiduciary capacity, in which the Executive serves at the request of the Company to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law and the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws, provided that in no event shall the protection
afforded to the Executive hereunder be less than that afforded under the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws. 
 9.5 Beneficiaries. Each Executive may designate one or more persons or entities as the primary and/or contingent beneficiaries of any amounts owing to the Executive under the Plan. Such
designation must be in the form of a signed writing acceptable to the Committee. Executives may make or change such designations at any time. 
 9.6 Number. Except where otherwise indicated by the context, the plural shall include the singular, and the singular shall include the plural. 

9.7 Severability. In the event any provision of the Plan shall be held illegal or invalid for any reason, the illegality or
invalidity shall not affect the remaining parts of the Plan, and the Plan shall be construed and enforced as if the illegal or invalid provision had not been included. Further, the captions of the Plan are not part of the provisions hereof and shall
have no force and effect. 
 9.8 Applicable Law. To the extent not preempted by the laws of the United States, the
laws of the State of Illinois shall be the controlling law in all matters relating to the Plan. 
 9.9 Notices.
All notices and other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered or five days after deposit in the United States mail, certified and return receipt requested, postage
prepaid, addressed as follows: 
 If to the Company: 

Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc. 

233 South Wacker Drive, Suite 4200 

Chicago, Illinois 60606 
 Attention: General Counsel 
 If to an Executive, the Executive’s last known
address as indicated in the Company’s personnel records, or to such other address as either party may have provided to the other in writing in accordance herewith, except that notices of change of address shall be effective only upon receipt.

 9.10 Effective Date. The effective date of this Plan as amended and restated is December 31, 2010.
The Plan shall apply with respect to any Executive’s termination of employment occurring on and after such date. 

  
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 Article 10. General Information. 

 

			
	Plan Name:	  	 Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc.
 Management Severance Pay Plan

		
	Type of Plan:	  	Welfare
		
	Name and Address Plan Sponsor:	  	 Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc.
 233 S. Wacker Drive, Suite 4200
 Chicago, IL 60606

		
	Plan Sponsor EIN:	  	 36-2681268
 (Heidrick &
Struggles International, Inc.)

		
	Plan Administrator:	  	 Human Resources & Compensation Committee
 Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc.
 233 S. Wacker Drive, Suite 4200

Chicago, IL 60606
 Attn: General
Counsel

		
	Plan Number:	  	506
		
	Plan Year:	  	The 12-month period ending each December 31.
		
	Agent for Service of Legal Process:	  	Service of legal process may be made upon the Company at the above address.
		
	Plan Costs:	  	Costs of the Plan are paid by the Company out of its general assets.
		
	Insurance:	  	Benefits provided by the Plan are not insured by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation under Title IV of ERISA, because the insurance provisions under ERISA are not applicable to
the Plan.

 Article 11. Statement of ERISA Rights. 
 As a participant in the Plan, an Executive is entitled to certain rights and protections under ERISA. ERISA provides that all Plan participants will be entitled to: 

 

	 	(1)	examine, without charge, at the Committee’s office and at other specified locations, all Plan documents, including a copy of the latest annual report (Form 5500
Series), if any, filed by the Plan with the U. S. Department of Labor; and 

  
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	 	(2)	obtain, upon written request, copies of all Plan documents and other Plan information, including a copy of the latest annual report (Form 5500 Series). The Committee
may make a reasonable charge for the copies. 

 In addition to creating rights for Plan participants, ERISA
imposes duties upon the people who are responsible for the operation of the Plan. The people who operate the Plan, called “fiduciaries” of the Plan, have a duty to do so prudently and in the interest of Executives and their beneficiaries.
No one, including an employer, union, or any other person, may fire an Executive or otherwise discriminate against an Executive in any way to prevent him or her from obtaining a benefit or from exercising their rights under ERISA. 

If a claim for a benefit is denied or ignored in whole or in part, the Executive must receive a written explanation of the reason for the
denial. In addition, the Executive has a right to obtain copies of documents relating to the decision without charge. An Executive has the right to have the Committee review and reconsider the claim. 

Under ERISA, there are steps the Executive can take to enforce the above rights. For instance, if the Executive requests a copy of Plan
documents or the latest annual report for the Plan from the Committee and does not receive them within 30 days, he or she may file suit in a federal court. In such a case, the court may require the Committee to provide the materials and pay the
Executive up to $110 a day until he or she receives the materials, unless the materials were not sent because of reasons beyond the control of the Committee. 
 If the Executive has a claim for benefits which is denied or ignored, in whole or in part, the Executive may file suit in a state or federal court, subject to the Plan’s claims procedures, including
any arbitration requirements. If it should happen that Plan fiduciaries misuse the Plan’s money (if any), or if the Executive is discriminated against for asserting his or her rights, the Executive may seek assistance from the U.S. Department
of Labor, or the Executive may file suit in a federal court, subject to the Plan’s claims procedures, including any arbitration requirements. 
 If an Executive has any questions about the Plan, he or she should contact the Committee. If an Executive has any questions about this statement, or about his or her rights under ERISA, or if the
Executive needs assistance in obtaining documents from the Committee, the Executive should contact the nearest office of the Employee Benefits Security Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, listed in the telephone directory or at 200
Constitution Avenue N.W., Washington, D.C. 20210. The Executive may also obtain certain publications about his or her rights and responsibilities under ERISA by calling the publications hotline of the Employee Benefits Security Administration.

  
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