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20220731 Offer Letter - Albert Sutera

		
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			Exhibit 10.2
		

		
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			July 27, 2022
		

		
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			Dear AJ:
		

		
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			It is my pleasure to extend the following offer of employment to you on behalf of Duluth Trading Company. This letter will highlight some of the details of your employment. If you are in agreement with the terms of this offer, please acknowledge your acceptance verbally by end of business on 8/1/2022 and subsequently by signing and returning a copy of this letter to me.
		

		
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			Position Title: Senior Vice President, Chief Technology Officer & Logistics
		

		
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			Start Date:  8/14/2022
		

		
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			Reporting Relationship: Sam Sato, President & CEO
		

		
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			Base Salary: Your annual base salary will be $370,000, which is paid bi-weekly and is subject to deductions for taxes and other withholdings that are required by law. Your salary will be reviewed annually starting April 2023.
		

		
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			Bonus Potential:  You will be eligible to participate in the Company's bonus plan for executive level employees as then in effect. For fiscal 2022, your bonus target is at 65% of your base salary and is contingent upon us meeting certain financial thresholds that are established annually. The maximum bonus award will be 130% of your base salary. Bonus payout is in March or April following year-end and your payout will be prorated for fiscal 2022 based on your start date.
		

		
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			Initial Stock Grant: You will receive an initial restricted stock grant with a grant date fair value of $370,000, with the number of Class B shares to be determined based on the closing market price on the date of the stock grant, which will be your first date of employment. The grant will vest 100% on the 3rd anniversary of the initial grant date, provided that you have been continuously employed through the vesting date.
		

		
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			LTI: In March or April of each year, you will be entitled to an annual grant of restricted stock, subject to Compensation Committee approval and Board ratification. Your target grant will have a grant date fair value equal to 50% of your base salary. The grant will vest 25% each year on a 4 year schedule, provided you are still employed on each vesting date.
		

		
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			Benefits: You will be eligible to participate in the Company’s health, dental, life, disability, 401(K), and flex spending plans. You are also eligible for the BeniComp Select Executive Medical Reimbursement Plan for you and your eligible dependents up to $15,000 per year. A summary of these plans is attached.
		

		
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		Severance Benefits: As a member of the Executive team you will be a participant in the Executive General Severance Plan and the Executive Change in Control Severance Plan. A summary of these plans is attached.
		

		
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			Time Off: Eligible employees are free to take leave when they require it, for vacation time, personal days, and sick leave, including, but not limited to, time off required under applicable local and state sick leave laws, subject to the limitations described in the Unlimited Time Off Policy for Exempt Employees.
		

		
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			Employee Purchase Program: The employee purchase program provides you with a 40% discount for personal use, including gift giving and can be redeemed online or at any one of our retail locations.
		

		
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			Relocation: Duluth Trading Company’s relocation policy is designed to assist you and your family by providing you with a comprehensive relocation package that facilitates your move while minimizing personal disruption and expense.
		

		
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			We have outsourced the day-to-day relocation administration to NEI Global Relocation Company (“NEI”). You will work with one point of coordination, your NEI Account Executive, throughout the relocation process. NEI is familiar with our policy, and the specific benefits provided to you.
		

		
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			NEI is able to answer any relocation-related questions you or your family may have along the way. Before listing your home for sale or purchasing a new home, you are asked to contact your NEI Account Executive to discuss the appropriate procedures to follow and the benefits for which you qualify. Using NEI selected vendors for the various aspects of your move will help make your relocation as smooth as possible and result in cost savings for Duluth Trading Company.
		

		
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			Background Check: This offer is contingent upon your passing a background check, reference check and signing a confidentiality and business ideas agreement. Your employment with Duluth Trading Company is at-will and either party can terminate the relationship at any time with or without cause and with or without notice.
		

		
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			Consistent with Duluth’s policy, we will commence a background check as a condition of employment. If our third-party vendor is unable to complete your background check due to office closures and/or the temporary inability to gather all relevant background information, we will wait an additional five (5) business days to see if we receive a complete background check. If we do not receive a complete report, we would like to move forward with your onboarding; however, we reserve the right to end your employment based on the result of the background check when it is completed.
		

		
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			I  trust this letter confirms your understanding of the major items related to our offer of employment. If not, please contact me to resolve any outstanding items.
		

		
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			We look forward to you being a part of our growing company and anticipate wonderful contributions from you in your new role.
		

		
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			Sincerely,
		

		
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			/s/ Sam Sato            
		

		
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			/s/ AJ Sutera                                                                                                                                                       8/1/2022      
		

		
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Execution Version  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596 ═══════════════════════════════════════  $500,000,000  AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT  Dated as of September 1, 2022  among  LIVENT CORPORATION  and  LIVENT USA CORP.  as Borrowers  THE GUARANTORS PARTY HERETO FROM TIME TO TIME  as Guarantors  THE LENDERS AND ISSUING BANKS PARTY HERETO  and  CITIBANK, N.A.,  as Administrative Agent,  * * * CITIBANK, N.A.,  BOFA SECURITIES, INC.,  CREDIT SUISSE LOAN FUNDING LLC  and  SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORPORATION,   as Joint Lead Arrangers and as Joint Bookrunners,  BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,  CREDIT SUISSE LOAN FUNDING LLC,  and  SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORPORATION,  as Co-Syndication Agents,  and   CITIZENS BANK, N.A.,  and  GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA,  as Co-Documentation Agents  ═══════════════════════════════════════  Exhibit 10.1     WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  TABLE OF CONTENTS    PAGE  ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS .............................1  Section 1.01. Certain Defined Terms .............................................................................. 1  Section 1.02. Computation of Time Periods ................................................................. 42  Section 1.03. Accounting Terms and Principles ........................................................... 42  Section 1.04. Certain Terms .......................................................................................... 42  Section 1.05. Times of Day ........................................................................................... 43  Section 1.06. Timing of Payment or Performance ........................................................ 43  Section 1.07. Interpretive Provisions Relating to Divisions ......................................... 43  ARTICLE II AMOUNTS AND TERMS OF THE LOANS...............................44  Section 2.01. The Revolving Loans .............................................................................. 44  Section 2.02. The Letters of Credit ............................................................................... 44  Section 2.03. Fees ......................................................................................................... 45  Section 2.04. Reductions and Increases of the Commitments and Term Loan  Tranches .................................................................................................. 46  Section 2.05. Repayment ............................................................................................... 51  Section 2.06. Interest ..................................................................................................... 53  Section 2.07. Interest Rate Determinations ................................................................... 53  Section 2.08. Prepayments ............................................................................................ 54  Section 2.09. Payments and Computations ................................................................... 55  Section 2.10. Taxes ....................................................................................................... 57  Section 2.11. Sharing of Payments, Etc ........................................................................ 60  Section 2.12. Conversion or Continuation of Revolving Loans .................................... 61  Section 2.13. Defaulting Lender ................................................................................... 61  Section 2.14. Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of Affected Financial  Institutions ............................................................................................... 64  Section 2.15. Joint and Several Liability of the Borrowers ........................................... 64  Section 2.16. Benchmark Replacement Setting ............................................................ 65  ARTICLE III MAKING THE LOANS AND ISSUING THE LETTERS  OF CREDIT ...................................................................................68  Section 3.01. Making the Revolving Loans .................................................................. 68  Section 3.02. Issuance of Letters of Credit ................................................................... 69  Section 3.03. Increased Costs ........................................................................................ 73    ii  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  Section 3.04. Illegality .................................................................................................. 75  Section 3.05. Reasonable Efforts to Mitigate ................................................................ 76  Section 3.06. Right to Replace Affected Person or Lender ........................................... 76  Section 3.07. Use of Proceeds ....................................................................................... 76  ARTICLE IV CONDITIONS ...............................................................................76  Section 4.01. Conditions Precedent to Effective Date .................................................. 76  Section 4.02. Conditions Precedent to Each Borrowing and Letter of Credit  Issuance ................................................................................................... 78  ARTICLE V REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES..............................79  Section 5.01. Corporate Existence; Compliance with Law; No Default ....................... 79  Section 5.02. Corporate Power; Authorization; Enforceable Obligations .................... 80  Section 5.03. Financial Statements ............................................................................... 80  Section 5.04. Material Adverse Change ........................................................................ 80  Section 5.05. Litigation ................................................................................................. 80  Section 5.06. Taxes ....................................................................................................... 81  Section 5.07. Full Disclosure ........................................................................................ 81  Section 5.08. Margin Regulations and Investment Company Act ................................ 81  Section 5.09. ERISA ..................................................................................................... 81  Section 5.10. Environmental Matters ............................................................................ 82  Section 5.11. Ownership of Properties; Liens ............................................................... 82  Section 5.12. Insurance ................................................................................................. 83  Section 5.13. Corporate Structure ................................................................................. 83  Section 5.14. Labor Matters .......................................................................................... 83  Section 5.15. Solvency .................................................................................................. 83  Section 5.16. Status of Loan as Senior Indebtedness .................................................... 83  Section 5.17. No Default or Event of Default ............................................................... 83  Section 5.18. Sanctions ................................................................................................. 83  Section 5.19. Anti-Corruption Laws; Anti-Money Laundering Laws; USA  PATRIOT Act ......................................................................................... 84  Section 5.20. Security Interest in Collateral .................................................................. 84  Section 5.21. Not an Affected Financial Institution ...................................................... 84  Section 5.22. Material Agreements ............................................................................... 84  ARTICLE VI COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY ...........................................85  Section 6.01. Financial Covenants ................................................................................ 85    iii  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  Section 6.02. Reporting Covenants ............................................................................... 85  Section 6.03. Affirmative Covenants ............................................................................ 88  Section 6.04. Negative Covenants ................................................................................. 92  ARTICLE VII EVENTS OF DEFAULT .............................................................103  Section 7.01. Events of Default ................................................................................... 103  Section 7.02. Actions in Respect of the Letters of Credit Upon Event of  Default; L/C Cash Collateral Account; Investing of Amounts in  the L/C Cash Collateral Account; Release ............................................ 105  ARTICLE VIII THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT ............................................108  Section 8.01. Authorization and Action ...................................................................... 108  Section 8.02. Reliance, Etc.......................................................................................... 108  Section 8.03. The Administrative Agent and their Affiliates as Lenders .................... 109  Section 8.04. Lender Credit Decision ......................................................................... 109  Section 8.05. Indemnification ..................................................................................... 109  Section 8.06. Successor Administrative Agent ........................................................... 110  Section 8.07. No Other Duties, Etc ............................................................................. 110  Section 8.08. Certain ERISA Matters ......................................................................... 110  Section 8.09. Incorrect Payment ................................................................................. 111  ARTICLE IX MISCELLANEOUS ....................................................................114  Section 9.01. Amendments, Etc .................................................................................. 114  Section 9.02. Notices, Etc ........................................................................................... 116  Section 9.03. No Waiver; Remedies ........................................................................... 119  Section 9.04. Costs and Expenses ............................................................................... 119  Section 9.05. Rights of Set-off; Payments Set Aside .................................................. 120  Section 9.06. Binding Effect ....................................................................................... 121  Section 9.07. Assignments and Participations............................................................. 121  Section 9.08. No Liability of the Issuing Banks.......................................................... 126  Section 9.09. Governing Law ...................................................................................... 126  Section 9.10. Execution in Counterparts ..................................................................... 126  Section 9.11. Confidentiality ....................................................................................... 127  Section 9.12. Submission to Jurisdiction; Service of Process ..................................... 127  Section 9.13. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL ................................................................. 128  Section 9.14. Judgment Currency ............................................................................... 128  Section 9.15. European Monetary Union .................................................................... 129  

 

  iv  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  Section 9.16. USA PATRIOT Act .............................................................................. 129  Section 9.17. Appointment of Livent as Representative ............................................. 129  Section 9.18. Entire Agreement .................................................................................. 129  Section 9.19. No Fiduciary Duty ................................................................................. 130  Section 9.20. Appointment for Perfection ................................................................... 130  Section 9.21. MIRE Events ......................................................................................... 130  Section 9.22. Acknowledgement Regarding any Supported QFCs ............................. 131  Section 9.23. Amendment and Restatement ................................................................ 131  ARTICLE X LOAN GUARANTY ...................................................................132  Section 10.01. Loan Guaranty ....................................................................................... 132  Section 10.02. Authorization; Other Agreements ......................................................... 132  Section 10.03. Loan Guaranty Absolute and Unconditional ......................................... 133  Section 10.04. Waivers.................................................................................................. 134  Section 10.05. Reliance ................................................................................................. 135  Section 10.06. Waiver of Subrogation and Contribution Rights ................................... 135  Section 10.07. Subordination ........................................................................................ 135  Section 10.08. Default; Remedies ................................................................................. 136  Section 10.09. Irrevocability ......................................................................................... 136  Section 10.10. Setoff ..................................................................................................... 136  Section 10.11. No Marshaling ....................................................................................... 136  Section 10.12. Enforcement; Amendments; Waivers ................................................... 136  Section 10.13. Keepwell................................................................................................ 137      v  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  SCHEDULES AND EXHIBITS  SCHEDULES  Schedule I  - Commitments  Schedule 5.02   - Consents  Schedule 5.13  - Subsidiaries  Schedule 5.22  - Material Agreements  Schedule 6.03(o) - Post-Closing Deliverables  Schedule 6.04(a)(ii)  - Existing Debt  Schedule 6.04(b)(iii) - Existing Liens  Schedule 6.04(d)(ii)  - Existing Investments    EXHIBITS  Exhibit A - Form of Revolving Loan Note  Exhibit B-1 - Form of Notice of Borrowing  Exhibit B-2 - Form of Notice of Conversion or Continuation  Exhibit C-1 - Form of Assignment and Acceptance  Exhibit C-2 - Form of Participation Agreement  Exhibit C-3 - Form of New Commitment Acceptance  Exhibit D-1 -  Form of Perfection Certificate  Exhibit D-2 - Form of Perfection Certificate Supplement  Exhibit E -  Form of Joinder Agreement  Exhibit F -  Form of Amended and Restated Security Agreement  Exhibit G -  Form of Compliance Certificate        WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT  AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”),  dated as of September 1, 2022, among LIVENT CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation  (“Livent”), LIVENT USA CORP., a Delaware corporation (“Lithium Opco”, together with Livent,  collectively, the “Borrowers” and, each, a “Borrower”), the Guarantors (as defined below) party  hereto from time to time, the lenders and issuing banks listed on the signature pages hereof under  the heading “Lenders” (the “Lenders”) and the other Lenders party hereto from time to time, and  CITIBANK, N.A., as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”) for the  Lenders hereunder.  WHEREAS, the Borrowers, the Guarantors, the lenders from time to time party  thereto and the Administrative Agent are party to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of  September 28, 2018 (as amended by the First Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of May  6, 2020, the Second Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of August 3, 2020, the Third  Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of November 5, 2021, and the Fourth Amendment to  Credit Agreement, dated as of December 28, 2021, the “Existing Credit Agreement”); and  WHEREAS, the Borrowers have requested, among other things, that the Lenders  make certain changes to the Existing Credit Agreement as contained herein and amend and restate  the Existing Credit Agreement in whole, without constituting a novation.  NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements, provisions and  covenants contained herein, the parties hereto agree to amend and restate the Existing Credit  Agreement in its entirety without constituting a novation, effective on the Effective Date, as  follows:  ARTICLE I  DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS  SECTION 1.01.  Certain Defined Terms.  As used in this Agreement, the following terms  shall have the following meanings (such meanings to be equally applicable to both the singular and  plural forms of the terms defined):  “Acceptance” means an Assignment and Acceptance or a New Commitment  Acceptance.  “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 Stock of any Person, or otherwise causing any Person to become a Subsidiary, or (c) a  merger, amalgamation or consolidation or any other combination with another Person (other than  a Person that is a Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary); provided, that the applicable Borrower or  Restricted Subsidiary is the surviving entity.  “Adjusted Term SOFR” means, for purposes of any calculation, the rate per annum  equal to (a) Term SOFR for such calculation plus (b) the Term SOFR Adjustment; provided that if  Adjusted Term SOFR as so determined shall ever be less than the Floor, then Adjusted Term SOFR  shall be deemed to be the Floor.    2  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  “Administrative Agent” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph  to this Agreement.  “Administrative Agent’s Account” means, in respect of any Currency, such  account as the Administrative Agent shall designate in a notice to Livent and the Lenders.  “Affected Financial Institution” means (a) any EEA Financial Institution or (b) any  UK Financial Institution.  “Affected Person” has the meaning specified in Sections 3.03(e), 3.04 and 3.06.  “Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person directly or  indirectly controlling or that is controlled by or is under common control with such Person, each  officer, director, general partner or joint-venturer of such Person, and each Person that is the  beneficial owner of 5% or more of any class of Voting Stock of such Person.  For the purposes of  this definition, “control” means the possession of the power to direct or cause the direction of the  management and policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by  contract or otherwise.  “Agreement” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph to this  Agreement.  “Alternate Currency” means any lawful currency other than Dollars or Euros  (approved by the Administrative Agent and each Lender) which is freely transferable into Dollars.  “Anti-Corruption Laws” means all laws, rules, and regulations of any jurisdiction  applicable to any Borrower or its Subsidiaries from time to time concerning or relating to bribery  or corruption, including the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, 15 U.S.C. §§ 78dd-1, et seq.  “Anti-Money Laundering Laws” means all laws, rules, and regulations of any  jurisdiction applicable to any Borrower or its Subsidiaries from time to time concerning or relating  to money laundering, including the Patriot Act.  “Applicable Lending Office” means, with respect to each Lender, and for each  Type and Currency of Loan, such Lender’s Domestic Lending Office in the case of a Base Rate  Loan or a SOFR Loan and such Lender’s EURIBOR Lending Office in the case of a EURIBOR  Loan.   “Applicable Margin” means, as of any date, the applicable margin set forth under  the Adjusted Term SOFR/EURIBOR or Base Rate column set forth below, as applicable, based  upon Livent’s First Lien Leverage Ratio as of the most recent determination date; provided, that  until the delivery to the Administrative Agent, pursuant to Section 6.02(a), of Livent’s annual or  quarterly consolidated financial statements and compliance certificate for Livent’s first Fiscal  Quarter ending after the Effective Date, the “Applicable Margin” shall be the applicable rate per  annum set forth below in Pricing Level I:  

 

  3  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  Pricing Level  First Lien  Leverage Ratio  Applicable Margin  ADJUSTED TERM SOFR  LOANS/EURIBOR LOANS Base Rate Loans  I ≤ 1.00 to 1.00 1.75% 0.75%  II > 1.00 to 1.00 but  ≤ 2.00 to 1.00  2.00% 1.00%  III > 2.00 to 1.00 but  ≤ 3.00 to 1.00  2.25% 1.25%  IV > 3.00 to 1.00 2.50% 1.50%  For purposes of the foregoing, the Applicable Margin shall be determined as of the  end of each Fiscal Quarter of Livent based upon Livent’s annual or quarterly consolidated financial  statements and compliance certificate delivered pursuant to Section 6.02(a) each change in the  Applicable Margin resulting from a change in the First Lien Leverage Ratio shall be effective three  (3) Business Days after the Administrative Agent has received the annual or quarterly consolidated  financial statements and compliance certificate delivered pursuant to Section 6.02(a) and shall  apply during the period commencing on and including the effective date of such change and ending  on the date immediately preceding the effective date of the next such change; provided, that the  First Lien Leverage Ratio shall be deemed to be in Pricing Level IV if Livent fails to deliver the  annual or quarterly consolidated financial statements or compliance certificate required to be  delivered by it pursuant to Section 6.02(a) during the period commencing three (3) Business Days  from the expiration of the time for delivery thereof until three (3) Business Days after such  consolidated financial statements are delivered.   “Approved Fund” means any Person (other than a natural person) that is engaged  in making, purchasing, holding or investing in bank loans and similar extensions of credit in the  ordinary course of its business and 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.  “Arrangers” means Citibank, BofA Securities, Inc., Credit Suisse Loan Funding  LLC and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, in their respective capacities as joint lead  arrangers.  “Assignment and Acceptance” means an assignment and acceptance entered into  by a Lender and an Eligible Assignee, and accepted by the Administrative Agent, in accordance  with Section 9.07 and in substantially the form of Exhibit C-1 hereto.  “Available Amount Basket” means, at any date (the “Reference Date”), an amount,  not less than zero in the aggregate, determined on a cumulative basis equal to:  (a) $25.0 million, plus  (b) 50% of Livent’s and its Restricted Subsidiaries Consolidated net income  (determined in accordance with GAAP) (or if Consolidated net income (determined in accordance  with GAAP) is negative, 100% of such deficit) determined for the period (taken as one accounting  period) commencing with the Fiscal Quarter ending on December 31, 2018, plus    4  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  (c) the cumulative amount of cash and the fair market value of returns  (including dividends, interest, distributions, interest payments, returns of principal, repayments,  income and similar amounts) received by Livent or any Restricted Subsidiary in respect of any  Investments made using the Available Amount Basket during the period from and including the  Business Day immediately following the Effective Date through and including the Reference Date,  provided, that in no event shall the amount added to the Available Amount Basket pursuant to this  clause (c) exceed the original amount of the applicable Investment made using the Available  Amount Basket; plus  (d) in the case of the redesignation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a  Restricted Subsidiary, the fair market value at the time of the redesignation of such Unrestricted  Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary of the amount of all Investments in such Unrestricted  Subsidiary made using the Available Amount Basket during the period from and including the  Business Day immediately following the Effective Date through and including the Reference Date,  provided, that in no event shall the amount added to the Available Amount Basket pursuant to this  clause (d) exceed the lesser of (i) the original amount of the applicable Investment made using the  Available Amount Basket, and (ii) the fair market value at the time of the redesignation of such  Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, minus  (e) an amount equal to the sum of (i) Investments made in respect of the  Available Amount Basket, plus (ii) Restricted Payments made in respect of the Available Amount  Basket, in each case, after the Effective Date and prior to such time or contemporaneously  therewith.  “Available LC Amount” means, at any time, with respect to any Letter of Credit,  the maximum amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit at such time (assuming  compliance at such time with all conditions to drawing), provided, that if any Letter of Credit  provides for future increases in the maximum amount available to be drawn under such Letter of  Credit, then the “Available LC Amount” of such Letter of Credit shall mean, at any time, the  maximum amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit after taking into account all  increases in the availability thereunder.  “Available Tenor” means, as of any date of determination and with respect to the  then-current Benchmark, as applicable, (x) if such Benchmark is a term rate, any tenor for such  Benchmark (or component thereof) that is or may be used for determining the length of an Interest  Period pursuant to this Agreement or (y) otherwise, any payment period for interest calculated with  reference to such Benchmark (or component thereof) that is or may be used for determining any  frequency of making payments of interest calculated with reference to such Benchmark pursuant  to this Agreement, in each case, as of such date and not including, for the avoidance of doubt, any  tenor for such Benchmark that is then-removed from the definition of “Interest Period” pursuant to  Section 2.16(d).  “Bail-In Action” means the exercise of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers  by the applicable Resolution Authority in respect of any liability of an Affected Financial  Institution.  “Bail-In Legislation” means (a) with respect to any EEA Member Country  implementing Article 55 of Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council  of the European Union, the implementing law, regulation or requirement for such EEA Member  Country from time to time which is described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule and (b) with    5  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  respect to the United Kingdom, Part I of the United Kingdom Banking Act 2009 (as amended from  time to time) and any other law, regulation or rule applicable in the United Kingdom relating to the  resolution of unsound or failing banks, investment firms or other financial institutions or their  affiliates (other than through liquidation, administration or other insolvency proceedings).  “Base Rate” means, for any period, a fluctuating interest rate per annum as shall  be in effect from time to time which rate per annum shall at all times be equal to the highest of:  (a) the rate of interest announced publicly by Citibank in New York, New  York, from time to time, as its “base rate”;   (b) the Federal Funds Rate plus 1/2 of 1%; and  (c) Adjusted Term SOFR for a one-month tenor in effect on such day  (including the interest rate floors set forth therein) plus 1%;  provided that the Base Rate shall not be less than the Floor.  “Base Rate Loan” means a Loan denominated in Dollars which bears interest as  provided in Section 2.06(a)(i).  “Base Rate Term SOFR Determination Day” has the meaning specified in the  definition of “Term SOFR”.   “Benchmark” means, initially (i) with respect to any amounts denominated in  Dollars, the Term SOFR Reference Rate and (ii) with respect to any amounts denominated in Euros,  EURIBOR; provided that if a Benchmark Transition Event has occurred with respect to the Term  SOFR Reference Rate, EURIBOR or the then-current Benchmark for the applicable Currency, then  “Benchmark” means the applicable Benchmark Replacement to the extent that such Benchmark  Replacement has replaced such prior benchmark rate pursuant to Section 2.16(a).  “Benchmark Replacement” means, with respect to any Benchmark Transition  Event for any then-current Benchmark, the sum of: (a) the alternate benchmark rate that has been  selected by the Administrative Agent and the Borrowers as the replacement for such Benchmark  giving due consideration to (i) any selection or recommendation of a replacement benchmark rate  or the mechanism for determining such a rate by the Relevant Governmental Body or (ii) any  evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a benchmark rate as a replacement  for such Benchmark for syndicated credit facilities denominated in the applicable Currency at such  time and (b) the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment; provided that, if such Benchmark  Replacement as so determined would be less than the Floor, such Benchmark Replacement will be  deemed to be the Floor for the purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.  “Benchmark Replacement Adjustment” means, with respect to any replacement of  any then current Benchmark with an Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for any applicable  Interest Period and Available Tenor for any setting of such Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement,  the spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, (which  may be a positive or negative value or zero) that has been selected by the Administrative Agent and  the Borrowers giving due consideration to (a) any selection or recommendation of a spread  adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement  of such Benchmark with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement by the Relevant    6  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  Governmental Body or (b) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a  spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the  replacement of such Benchmark with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for  syndicated credit facilities denominated in the applicable Currency at such time.   “Benchmark Replacement Date” means the earliest to occur of the following  events with respect to the then-current Benchmark for any Currency:  (a) in the case of clause (a) or (b) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition  Event,” the later of (i) the date of the public statement or publication of information referenced  therein and (ii) the date on which the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component  used in the calculation thereof) permanently or indefinitely ceases to provide all Available Tenors  of such Benchmark (or such component thereof); or  (b) in the case of clause (c) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event,”  the first date on which such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation  thereof) has been determined and announced by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of  such Benchmark (or such component thereof) to be non-representative; provided that such non- representativeness will be determined by reference to the most recent statement or publication  referenced in such clause (c) and even if any Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such  component thereof) continues to be provided on such date.  For the avoidance of doubt, the “Benchmark Replacement Date” will be deemed  to have occurred in the case of clause (a) or (b) with respect to any Benchmark upon the occurrence  of the applicable event or events set forth therein with respect to all then-current Available Tenors  of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof).  “Benchmark Transition Event” means, with respect to the then-current Benchmark  for any Currency, the occurrence of one or more of the following events with respect to such  Benchmark:    (a) a public statement or publication of information by or on behalf of the  administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof)  announcing that such administrator has ceased or will cease to provide all Available Tenors of such  Benchmark (or such component thereof), permanently or indefinitely; provided that, at the time of  such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide any  Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof);  (b) a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory  supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the  calculation thereof), the Federal Reserve Board, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, the central  bank for the Currency applicable to such Benchmark, an insolvency official with jurisdiction over  the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component), a resolution authority with jurisdiction  over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component) or a court or an entity with similar  insolvency or resolution authority over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component),  which states that the administrator of such Benchmark (or such component) has ceased or will cease  to provide all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) permanently or  indefinitely, provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor  administrator that will continue to provide any Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such  component thereof); or  

 

  7  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  (c) a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory  supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the  calculation thereof) announcing that all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component  thereof) are not, or as of a specified future date will not be, representative.  For the avoidance of doubt, a “Benchmark Transition Event” will be deemed to  have occurred with respect to any Benchmark if a public statement or publication of information  set forth above has occurred with respect to each then-current Available Tenor of such Benchmark  (or the published component used in the calculation thereof).  “Benchmark Transition Start Date” means, with respect to any Benchmark, in the  case of a Benchmark Transition Event, the earlier of (a) the applicable Benchmark Replacement  Date and (b) if such Benchmark Transition Event is a public statement or publication of information  of a prospective event, the 90th day prior to the expected date of such event as of such public  statement or publication of information (or if the expected date of such prospective event is fewer  than 90 days after such statement or publication, the date of such statement or publication).  “Benchmark Unavailability Period” means, with respect to any then-current  Benchmark for any Currency, the period (if any) (a) beginning at the time that a Benchmark  Replacement Date with respect to such Benchmark has occurred if, at such time, no Benchmark  Replacement has replaced such Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan  Document in accordance with Section 2.16 and (b) ending at the time that a Benchmark  Replacement has replaced such Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan  Document in accordance with Section 2.16.  “BHC Act Affiliate” means an “affiliate” (as such term is defined under, and  interpreted in accordance with 12 U.S.C. 1841(k)) of a party.  “Borrowers” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph to this  Agreement.   “Borrowing” means a borrowing consisting of simultaneous Revolving Loans of  the same Type and, in the case of a SOFR Borrowing or a EURIBOR Borrowing, having the same  Interest Period, made by each of the Lenders pursuant to Section 2.01(a).  “Business Day” means a day of the year on which banks are not required or  authorized by law to close in New York City and, if the applicable Business Day relates to any  EURIBOR Loans, on which the Trans-European Automated Real-Time Gross Settlement Express  Transfer (TARGET) System is open.  “Capital Lease” means, with respect to any Person, any lease of, or other  arrangement conveying the right to use, property by such Person as lessee that would be accounted  for as a capital or finance lease on a balance sheet of such Person prepared in conformity with  GAAP.  “Capital Lease Obligations” means, with respect to any Person, the capitalized  amount of all Consolidated obligations of such Person or any of its Subsidiaries under Capital  Leases.    8  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  “Cash Collateralize” means, in respect of an obligation, to provide and pledge (as  a first priority perfected security interest) cash collateral in Dollars or Alternate Currency specified  by the Administrative Agent, at a location and pursuant to documentation in form and substance  reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (and “Cash Collateral” has the corresponding  meaning).  “Cash Equivalents” means:  (a) direct obligations of, or obligations the principal of and interest on which  are unconditionally guaranteed by, the United States of America (or by any agency thereof to the  extent such obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States of America), in  each case maturing within one year from the date of acquisition thereof;  (b) investments in commercial paper maturing within one (1) year from the  date of acquisition thereof and having, at such date of acquisition, the highest credit rating  obtainable from S&P or from Moody’s;  (c) investments in certificates of deposit, bankers’ acceptances and time  deposits maturing within one (1) year from the date of acquisition thereof issued or guaranteed by  or placed with, and money market deposit accounts issued or offered by any domestic office of any  commercial bank organized under the laws of the United States of America or any State thereof  which has a combined capital and surplus and undivided profits of not less than $500 million;  (d) fully collateralized repurchase agreements with a term of not more than 30  days for securities described in clause (a) above and entered into with a financial institution  satisfying the criteria described in clause (c) above;  (e) money market funds that (i) comply with the criteria set forth in Securities  and Exchange Commission Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, (ii) are rated  AAA by S&P and Aaa by Moody’s and (iii) have portfolio assets of at least $5 billion;   (f) marketable direct obligations issued by any state of the United States or  any political subdivision of any such state or any public instrumentality thereof maturing within  one (1) year from the date of acquisition thereof and, at the time of acquisition, having one of the  two highest ratings obtainable from either S&P or Moody’s; and  (g) other short-term investments made by Restricted Subsidiaries that are not  Domestic Subsidiaries in accordance with normal investment practices for cash management in the  relevant jurisdiction in investments of a credit quality and tenor comparable, in each case, in such  Restricted Subsidiary’s ordinary course of business, to the foregoing.  “Cash Pooling Arrangements” means a deposit account arrangement among a  single depository institution, any Borrower and one or more Restricted Subsidiaries involving the  pooling of cash deposits in and overdrafts in respect of one or more deposit accounts with such  institution by the Borrower and such Restricted Subsidiaries for cash management purposes and  treasury operations in the ordinary course of business.   “CFC” means a “controlled foreign corporation” as defined in Section 957 of the  Code.    9  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  “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 or foreign regulatory authorities in each case  pursuant to Basel III, shall in each case be deemed to be a “Change in Law”, regardless of the date  enacted, adopted or issued.  “Change of Control” means the occurrence of any of the following:  (a) any Person  or group of Persons (within the meaning of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) shall have  acquired beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 of the SEC under the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934) of 30% or more of the issued and outstanding Voting Stock of Livent,  (b) Livent shall fail to own directly 100% of the issued and outstanding Stock of Lithium Opco or  (c) during any period of twenty-four (24) consecutive calendar months, individuals who at the  beginning of such period constituted the board of directors of Livent (together with any new  directors whose election by the board of directors of Livent or whose nomination for election by  the stockholders of Livent was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the directors then still  in office who either were directors at the beginning of such period or whose elections or nomination  for election was previously so approved) cease for any reason other than death or disability to  constitute a majority of the directors then in office.  “Citibank” means Citibank, N.A., a national banking association, and its  successors.  “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the regulations promulgated  and rulings issued thereunder.  “Collateral” has the meaning given to “Collateral” in the Security Agreement.  “Collateral Documents” means collectively, the Security Agreement, each  Mortgage, each Intellectual Property Security Agreement (as defined in the Security Agreement),  all security agreements, pledge agreements, collateral assignments, mortgages, deeds of trust,  collateral agency agreements, control agreements or other grants or transfers for security executed  and delivered by any Borrower or any other Loan Party creating (or purporting to create) a Lien  upon Collateral in favor of the Administrative Agent and any supplement or amendment to any of  the foregoing delivered to any Administrative Agent pursuant to the terms hereof or any other Loan  Document.  “Commitment” means, as to any Lender, (a) the Dollar amount set forth opposite  its name on Schedule I hereto (it being understood that such Commitment shall also constitute a  Commitment with respect to Euros based on the then applicable Dollar Equivalent) or (b) if such  Lender has entered into one or more Acceptances, the amount set forth for such Lender in the  Register, in each case as the same may be increased or reduced as expressly provided herein  (including pursuant to Sections 2.04, 3.06 and 9.07).    10  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  “Commitment Fee” means, as of any date, the commitment fee set forth below,  based upon Livent’s First Lien Leverage Ratio as of the most recent determination date; provided,  that until the delivery to the Administrative Agent, pursuant to Section 6.02(a), of Livent’s annual  or quarterly consolidated financial statements and related compliance certificate for Livent’s first  Fiscal Quarter ending after the Effective Date, the “Commitment Fee” shall be the applicable rate  per annum set forth below in Pricing Level I:  Pricing Level  First Lien Leverage  Ratio  Commitment  Fee  I ≤ 1.00 to 1.00 0.25%  II > 1.00 to 1.00 but  ≤ 2.00 to 1.00  0.30%  III > 2.00 to 1.00 but  ≤ 3.00 to 1.00  0.35%  IV > 3.00 to 1.00 0.40%  For purposes of the foregoing, (a) the Commitment Fee shall be determined as of  the end of each Fiscal Quarter of Livent based upon Livent’s annual or quarterly consolidated  financial statements and compliance certificate delivered pursuant to Section 6.02(a) and each  change in the Commitment Fee resulting from a change in the First Lien Leverage Ratio shall be  effective three (3) Business Days after the Administrative Agent has received the annual or  quarterly consolidated financial statements and compliance certificate delivered pursuant to Section  6.02(a) and shall apply during the period commencing on and including the effective date of such  change and ending on the date immediately preceding the effective date of the next such change;  provided, that the First Lien Leverage Ratio shall be deemed to be in Pricing Level IV if Livent  fails to deliver the annual or quarterly consolidated financial statements or compliance certificate  required to be delivered by it pursuant to Section 6.02(a) during the period commencing three (3)  Business Days from the expiration of the time for delivery thereof until three (3) Business Days  after such consolidated financial statements are delivered.   “Compliance Certificate” has the meaning specified in Section 6.02(a)(iii).  “Confidential Information” has the meaning specified in Section 9.11.  “Conforming Changes” means, with respect to either the use or administration of  an initial Benchmark or the use, administration, adoption or implementation of any Benchmark  Replacement, any technical, administrative or operational changes (including changes to the  definition of “Base Rate” (if applicable), the definition of “Business Day,” the definition of “U.S.  Government Securities Business Day,” the definition of “Interest Period” or any similar or  analogous definition (or the addition of a concept of “interest period”), timing and frequency of  determining rates and making payments of interest, timing of borrowing requests or prepayment,  conversion or continuation notices, the applicability and length of lookback periods, the  applicability of Section 9.04(c) and other technical, administrative or operational matters) that the  Administrative Agent decides may be appropriate to reflect the adoption and implementation of  any such rate or to permit the use and administration thereof by the Administrative Agent in a  manner substantially consistent with market practice (or, if the Administrative Agent decides that  adoption of any portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or if the  

 

  11  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  Administrative Agent determines that no market practice for the administration of any such rate  exists, in such other manner of administration as the Administrative Agent decides is reasonably  necessary in connection with the administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents).  “Connection Income Taxes” means Other Connection Taxes that are imposed on  or measured by Consolidated net income (determined in accordance with GAAP) (however  denominated) or that are franchise Taxes or branch profits Taxes.  “Consolidated” refers to the consolidation of accounts of each Borrower and its  Subsidiaries (or Restricted Subsidiaries where applicable) in accordance with GAAP.  “Consolidated Total Assets” means, at any date, all amounts that would, in  conformity with GAAP, be set forth opposite the caption “total assets” (or any like caption) on a  consolidated balance sheet of the applicable Person at such date.  “Constituent Documents” means, with respect to any Person, (a) the articles of  incorporation and/or organization, certificate of incorporation or certificate of formation (or the  equivalent organizational documents) of such Person, (b) the by-laws, operating agreement (or the  equivalent governing documents) of such Person and (c) any document setting forth the manner of  election and duties of the directors or managing members of such Person (if any) and the  designation, amount or relative rights, limitations and preferences of any class or series of such  Person’s Stock.  “Contaminant” means any material, substance or waste that is classified, regulated  or otherwise characterized under any Environmental Law as hazardous, toxic, a contaminant or a  pollutant or by other words of similar meaning or regulatory effect, including any greenhouse gas,  petroleum or petroleum-derived substance or waste, asbestos and polychlorinated biphenyls, and  any Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS).  “Continuation”, “Continue” and “Continued” each refer to a continuation of SOFR  Loans or EURIBOR Loans for an additional Interest Period pursuant to Section 2.12.  “Contractual Obligation” means, as to any Person, any agreement, instrument or  other undertaking to which such Person is a party or by which it or any of its tangible or intangible  property is bound.  “Covered Entity” means any of the following: (i) a “covered entity” as that term is  defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 252.82(b), (ii) a “covered bank” as that  term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with 12 C.F.R. § 47.3(b), or (iii) a “covered FSI”  as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 382.2(b).  “Covered Party” has the meaning specified in Section 9.22(a).  “Conversion”, “Convert” and “Converted” each refer to a conversion of Revolving  Loans of one Type into Revolving Loans of the other Type pursuant to Section 2.12.  “Convertible Indebtedness” means Indebtedness of Livent (which may be  guaranteed by the Guarantors) permitted to be incurred hereunder that is either (a) convertible into  common equity of Livent (and cash in lieu of fractional shares) or cash (in an amount determined  by reference to the price of such common equity) or (b) sold as units with call options, warrants or    12  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  rights to purchase (or substantially equivalent derivative transactions) that are exercisable for  common equity of Livent or cash (in an amount determined by reference to the price of such  common equity).  “Currency” means Dollars, Euros or any Alternate Currency.  “Customary Permitted Liens” means, with respect to any Person, any of the  following Liens:  (a) Liens for taxes, assessments, governmental charges, claims or levies in  each case that are not yet due or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings  and with respect to which adequate reserves (in the good faith judgment of the management of the  respective Person) have been established;  (b) Liens of landlords, liens in favor of utilities and liens of suppliers,  mechanics, carriers, materialmen, warehousemen or workmen and other liens imposed by law or  contract which were incurred in the ordinary course of business and (i) which secure amounts not  yet due or (ii)(A) which do not in the aggregate materially detract from the value of such property  (other than immaterial property) or materially impair the use thereof in the operation of the business  of any Person or (B) which Liens (or the amounts secured thereby) are being contested in good  faith by appropriate proceedings, which proceedings have the effect of preventing the forfeiture or  sale of the property subject to such Lien and with respect to which adequate reserves (in the good  faith judgment of the management of the respective Person) have been established;  (c) Liens incurred or deposits made in the ordinary course of business in  connection with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance or other types of social security  benefits or to secure the performance of trade contracts, bids, tenders, statutory and regulatory  obligations, sales, contracts (other than for the repayment of borrowed money), performance bonds,  bid bonds, appeal bonds, leases, government contracts or customs bonds and other similar  obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business;  (d) encumbrances arising by reason of zoning restrictions, easements,  licenses, reservations, covenants, rights-of-way, utility easements, building restrictions and other  similar encumbrances on the use of real property not materially detracting from the value of such  real property or not materially interfering with the ordinary conduct of the business conducted and  proposed to be conducted at such real property;  (e) encumbrances, easements, rights-of-way, restrictions, minor defects or  irregularities in title and other similar charges or encumbrances not interfering in any material  respect with the ordinary conduct of the business of any Person;  (f) encumbrances arising under leases or subleases of real property that do  not, in the aggregate, materially detract from the value of such real property or interfere with the  ordinary conduct of the business conducted at such real property;   (g) financing statements with respect to a lessor’s rights in and to personal  property leased to such Person in the ordinary course of such Person’s business;  (h) Liens arising from judgments, decrees or attachments and Liens securing  appeal bonds arising from judgments, in each case in circumstances not constituting an Event of    13  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  Default, provided, that no cash or property is deposited or delivered to secure any such judgment  or award;  (i) Liens encumbering goods under production and arising from progress or  partial payments by any Borrower or any of its respective Restricted Subsidiaries relating to the  underlying goods;  (j) Liens arising out of conditional sale, title retention, consignment or similar  arrangements for the sale of goods entered into by any Borrower or any of its respective Restricted  Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business;   (k) Liens of a collecting bank arising in the ordinary course of business under  Section 4-208 of the UCC in effect in the relevant jurisdiction covering only the items being  collected upon;  (l) Liens granted by a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party in favor  of any Borrower or another Loan Party in respect of Indebtedness owed by such Restricted  Subsidiary;  (m) Liens arising by operation of law under Article 2 of the UCC in favor of a  reclaiming seller of goods or buyer of goods;  (n) broker’s Liens, bankers’ Liens, rights of setoff and other similar Liens  existing solely with respect to cash and Cash Equivalents on deposit in one or more accounts  maintained by each Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, in each case, granted in the  ordinary course of business in favor of the bank or banks with which such accounts are maintained,  including any such Liens or rights of setoff securing amounts owing in the ordinary course of  business to such bank with respect to cash management and operating account arrangements,  including those involving pooled accounts and netting arrangements;  (o) licenses, sub-licenses and other similar encumbrances incurred in the  ordinary course of business that do not materially detract from the value of the property subject  thereto or materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of either Borrower or any  Restricted Subsidiary;  (p) Liens on cash or Cash Equivalents constituting earnest money deposits  made by any Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with any letter of intent  or purchase agreement for a Permitted Acquisition;   (q) non-exclusive licenses of intellectual property granted by the Borrowers  or any of their respective Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business that do not  interfere in any material respect with the ordinary conduct of the businesses of the Borrowers or  any of their respective Restricted Subsidiaries; and  (r) Liens in favor of customs and revenue authorities arising as a matter of  law to secure payment of customs duties in connection with the importation of goods in the ordinary  course of business.  “Default” means any Event of Default or any event that would constitute an Event  of Default but for the requirement that notice be given or time elapse or both.    14  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  “Default Interest” has the meaning specified in Section 2.06(b).  “Default Right” has the meaning assigned to such term in, and shall be interpreted  in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §§ 252.81, 47.2 or 382.1, as applicable.  “Defaulting Lender” means at any time, subject to Section 2.13(e), (a) any Lender  that has failed to comply with its obligations under this Agreement to make a Loan, make a payment  to any Issuing Bank in respect of a Letter of Credit, or pay to the Administrative Agent or any other  Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder (each a “Funding Obligation”) within  two (2) Business Days of the date such Funding Obligation was required to be funded hereunder  unless such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and Livent in writing that such failure is the  result of such Lender’s good faith determination that one or more conditions precedent to funding  (each of which conditions precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically  identified in such writing) has not been satisfied, (b) any Lender that has notified the Administrative  Agent, Livent or the Issuing Bank in writing, or has stated publicly, that it does not intend to comply  with its Funding Obligations hereunder (unless such writing or public statement relates to such  Lender’s obligation to fund a Loan hereunder and states that such position is based on such Lender’s  good faith determination that a condition precedent to funding (which condition precedent, together  with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing or public statement)  cannot be satisfied), (c) any Lender that has defaulted on its funding obligations under any other  loan agreements or credit agreements generally, (d) any Lender that has, for three or more Business  Days after written request of the Administrative Agent or Livent, failed to confirm in writing to the  Administrative Agent and Livent that it will comply with its prospective funding obligations  hereunder (provided, that such Lender will cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause  (d) upon the Administrative Agent’s and Livent’s receipt of such written confirmation), (e) any  Lender with respect to which a Lender Insolvency Event has occurred and is continuing with  respect to such Lender or its Parent Company or (f) any Lender that has, or has a Parent Company  that has, become the subject of a Bail-In Action (provided, in each case, that neither the reallocation  of Funding Obligations provided for in Section 2.13 as a result of a Lender’s being a Defaulting  Lender nor the performance by Non-Defaulting Lenders of such reallocated Funding Obligations  will by themselves cause the relevant Defaulting Lender to become a Non-Defaulting Lender).   Notwithstanding anything to the contrary above, any determination by the Administrative Agent  that a Lender is a Defaulting Lender under any of clauses (a) through (e) above will be conclusive  and binding absent manifest error, and such Lender will be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender  (subject to Section 2.13(e)) upon notification of such determination by the Administrative Agent  to Livent, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders.  “Designated Non-Cash Consideration” means the fair market value of non-cash  consideration received by any Borrower or any of its respective Restricted Subsidiaries in  connection with a Disposition made pursuant to Section 6.04(e)(xii) that is designated as  “Designated Non-Cash Consideration” on the date received pursuant to a certificate of a responsible  officer of Livent setting forth the basis of such fair market value (with the amount of Designated  Non-Cash Consideration in respect of any Disposition being reduced for purposes of Section  6.04(e)(xii) upon such Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary converting the same to cash or Cash  Equivalents following the closing of the applicable Disposition).  “Disclosure Documents” means Livent’s (i) annual report on Form 10-K for  December 31, 2021, (ii) quarterly report on Form 10-Q for March 31, 2022, and (iii) quarterly  report on Form 10-Q for June 30, 2022, in each case, together with any amendments thereto filed  by Livent with the SEC.   

 

  15  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  “Disposition” means the sale, transfer, license, lease or other disposition of any  property by any Person (or the granting of any option or other right to do any of the foregoing),  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.  “Documentary Letter of Credit” means any Letter of Credit that is drawable upon  presentation of documents evidencing the sale or shipment of goods purchased by any Borrower or  any of its respective Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of its business; provided, that  Credit Suisse Loan Funding LLC nor any of its Affiliates shall be required to provide Documentary  Letters of Credit.  “Dollar Equivalent” means, with respect to any amount denominated in an  Alternate Currency, the amount of Dollars that would be required to purchase such amount of such  Alternate Currency, based upon the rate at which such Alternate Currency may be exchanged for  Dollars (a) in the case of an amount denominated in any Alternate Currency other than Euros, in  the London foreign exchange market at approximately 11:00 A.M. London time or (b) in the case  of an amount denominated in Euros, in the London foreign exchange market at approximately  10:00 A.M. London time or, at the request of Livent, 11:00 A.M., Brussels time, in each case for  delivery two (2) Business Days thereafter; provided, that, solely for purposes of calculating the  amount of any fronting fee payable to any Issuing Bank pursuant to Section 2.03(b)(ii) that is  otherwise calculated in Euros or the amount of any Reimbursement Obligations owing to any  Issuing Bank pursuant to Section 3.02(g) or 3.02(h) in respect of any Letter of Credit denominated  in Euros, “Dollar Equivalent” shall be the amount of Dollars that would be required to purchase  such amount of Euros, based upon the rate determined by such Issuing Bank through its principal  foreign exchange trading office at approximately 11:00 A.M. on the date two (2) Business Days  prior to the date as of which the foreign exchange computation is made.  “Dollar Revolving Loan” has the meaning specified in Section 2.01(a).  “Dollars” and “$” mean lawful money of the United States of America.  “Domestic Lending Office” means, with respect to any Lender, the office of such  Lender specified as its “Domestic Lending Office” in its administrative questionnaire delivered to  the Administrative Agent or in the Acceptance pursuant to which it became a Lender, or such other  office of such Lender as such Lender may from time to time specify to Livent and the  Administrative Agent.  “Domestic Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of any Borrower organized under  the laws of any state of the United States of America or the District of Columbia or any entity  disregarded for U.S. tax purposes wholly owned by any Borrower or a Domestic Subsidiary.  “EBITDA” means, with respect to Livent and its Restricted Subsidiaries, for any  period,  (a) Consolidated net income (determined in accordance with GAAP) for such  period, plus, without duplication and to the extent deducted from revenues in determining  Consolidated net income (determined in accordance with GAAP) for such period, the sum of:  (i) the aggregate amount of interest expense for such period;    16  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  (ii) the aggregate amount of income and franchise tax expense for such period;  (iii) all amounts attributable to depreciation and amortization for such period;  (iv) all other non-cash charges and non-cash losses for such period;  (v) all Non-Recurring Items for such period;  (vi) all fees, expenses and charges incurred in connection with or arising as a  result of any proposed or actual acquisitions, investments, asset sales or divestitures; and  minus, without duplication and to the extent added to revenues in determining Consolidated  net income (determined in accordance with GAAP) for such period,  (b) the sum of:  (i) all non-recurring non-cash gains during such period;  (ii) the amount of cash used during such period to the extent charged against  Consolidated net income (determined in accordance with GAAP) in a different period  (excluding any item under clause (a)(vi) above); and   (iii) the amount of cash used during such period relating to a Non-Recurring  Item, all as determined on a consolidated basis with respect to Livent and its Restricted  Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP.    For the purposes of calculating EBITDA for any period, if during such period Livent or any of its  Restricted Subsidiaries shall have made a material Acquisition, EBITDA for such period shall be  calculated after giving pro forma effect thereto as if such material Acquisition occurred on the first  day of such period.  “ECP” means an “eligible contract participant” as defined in Section 1(a)(18) of  the Commodity Exchange Act or any regulations promulgated thereunder and the applicable rules  issued by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and/or the SEC.  “EEA Financial Institution” means (a) any credit institution or investment firm  established in any EEA Member Country which is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution  Authority, (b) any entity established in an EEA Member Country which is a parent of an institution  described in clause (a) of this definition, or (c) any financial institution established in an EEA  Member Country which is a subsidiary of an institution described in clause (a) or (b) of this  definition and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent.  “EEA Member Country” means any of the member states of the European Union,  Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.  “EEA Resolution Authority” means any public administrative authority or any  person entrusted with public administrative authority of any EEA Member Country (including any  delegee) having responsibility for the resolution of any EEA Financial Institution.  “Effective Date” has the meaning specified in Section 4.01.    17  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  “Eligible Assignee” means a Lender and any Affiliate of such Lender or any other  Person approved in writing by the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks (to the extent an  assignment relates to Revolving Loans and related Commitments) and Livent (in the case of Livent,  such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned); provided, that none of the  following shall be an Eligible Assignee:  (a) any natural person (or a holding company, investment  vehicle or trust for, or owned and operated for the primary benefit of, a natural person), (b) any  Borrower or any Affiliates of such Borrower or (c) any Defaulting Lender.  “EMU” means economic and monetary union as contemplated in the Treaty on  European Union.  “EMU Legislation” means legislative measures of the European Council for the  introduction of, changeover to or operation of a single or unified European currency (whether  known as the euro or otherwise), being in part the implementation of the third stage of EMU.  “Environmental Law” means any federal, state or local law, rule, regulation, order,  writ, judgment, injunction, decree, determination or award relating to the environment, health,  safety or hazardous materials, including the Comprehensive Environmental Response,  Compensation and Liability Act, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, the Hazardous  Materials Transportation Act, the Clean Water Act, the Toxic Substances Control Act, the Clean  Air Act, the Safe Drinking Water Act, the Atomic Energy Act, the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide  and Rodenticide Act, the Occupational Safety and Health Act and  Regulation (EC) No. 1907/2006  – Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restrictions of Chemicals.  “Environmental Liabilities and Costs” means, with respect to any Person, all  liabilities, obligations, responsibilities, Remedial Actions, losses, damages, punitive damages,  consequential damages, treble damages, costs and expenses (including all fees, disbursements and  expenses of counsel, experts and consultants and costs of investigation and feasibility studies),  fines, penalties, sanctions and interest, whether based in contract, tort, implied or express warranty,  strict liability, criminal or civil statute and whether arising under any Environmental Law, Permit,  order or agreement with any Governmental Authority or other Person, in each case relating to any  environmental, health or safety condition or to any Release or threatened Release and resulting  from the past, present or future operations of, or ownership of property by, such Person or any of  its Subsidiaries.  “Environmental Lien” means any Lien in favor of any Governmental Authority for  Environmental Liabilities and Costs.  “ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as  amended from time to time, and the regulations promulgated and rulings issued thereunder.  “ERISA Affiliate” means any Person, trade or business (whether or not  incorporated) who for purposes of Title IV of ERISA is a member of any Borrower’s controlled  group, or is treated as a “single employer” within the meaning of Section 414(b) or 414(c) of the  Code, or, solely for purposes of Section 302 of ERISA and Section 412 of the Code, is treated as a  single employer under Section 414 of the Code.  “ERISA Event” means, with respect to any Person, (a) the occurrence of a  reportable event, within the meaning of Section 4043(b) or (c) of ERISA, with respect to any Plan  of such Person or any of its ERISA Affiliates unless the thirty (30) day notice requirement with    18  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  respect to such event has been waived by the PBGC; (b) the provision by the administrator of any  Plan of such Person or any of its ERISA Affiliates of a notice of intent to terminate such Plan  pursuant to Section 4041(a)(2) of ERISA with respect to a termination described in  Section 4041(c)(2) of ERISA (including any such notice with respect to a plan amendment referred  to in Section 4041(e) of ERISA); (c) the cessation of operations at a facility of such Person or any  of its ERISA Affiliates in the circumstances described in Section 4062(e) of ERISA; (d) the  complete or partial withdrawal by such Person or any of its ERISA Affiliates from a Plan or  Multiemployer Plan subject to Section 4063 of ERISA Multiple Employer Plan during a plan year  for which it was a substantial employer, as defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA; (e) the failure  by such Person or any of its ERISA Affiliates to make any payment or contribution to a Plan  required under the minimum funding standards of ERISA; (f) a determination that any Plan is in  “at risk” status (within the meaning of Section 303 of ERISA or Section 430 of the Code); (g) the  institution by the PBGC of proceedings to terminate a Plan of such Person or any of its ERISA  Affiliates, pursuant to Section 4042 of ERISA; or (h) any other event or condition with respect to  a Plan that could result in the liability of any Borrower or ERISA Affiliate.  “Erroneous Payment” has the meaning specified in Section 8.09(a).  “Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment” has the meaning specified in  Section 8.09(d)(i).  “Erroneous Payment Impacted Class” has the meaning specified in  Section 8.09(d)(i).  “Erroneous Payment Return Deficiency” has the meaning specified in  Section 8.09(d)(i).  “Erroneous Payment Subrogation Rights” has the meaning specified in  Section 8.09(e).  “EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule” means the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule  published by the Loan Market Association (or any successor person), as in effect from time to time.  “EURIBOR” means, for any Interest Period, the rate per annum appearing on the  applicable Bloomberg screen (or on any successor or substitute page of such service, or any  successor to or substitute for such service, providing rate quotations comparable to those currently  provided on such page, as determined by the Administrative Agent from time to time for purposes  of providing quotations of interest rates applicable to dollar deposits in the Euro interbank market,  the “Screen Rate”) as the Euro interbank offered rate administered by the European Money Markets  Institute (or any other Person which takes over administration of that rate) for deposits in Euros at  approximately 11:00 A.M. (Brussels time) on the second TARGET Day immediately preceding the  first day of such Interest Period, for a term comparable to such Interest Period; provided that if  EURIBOR as so determined shall ever be less than the Floor, then EURIBOR shall be deemed to  be the Floor; provided further, that if the applicable Screen Rate shall not be available at such time  for such Interest Period (an “Impacted Interest Period”) with respect to the relevant currency, then  EURIBOR shall be the Interpolated Rate at such time.  “EURIBOR Lending Office” means, with respect to any Lender, the office of such  Lender specified as its “EURIBOR Lending Office” in its administrative questionnaire delivered  to the Administrative Agent or in the Acceptance pursuant to which it became a Lender (or, if no  

 

  19  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  such office is specified, its Domestic Lending Office), or such other office of such Lender as such  Lender may from time to time specify to the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent.  “EURIBOR Loan” means a Loan denominated in Euros which bears interest as  provided in Section 2.06(a)(iii).  “EURIBOR Reserve Percentage” of any Lender for any Interest Period for any  EURIBOR Loan means the reserve percentage applicable during such Interest Period (or if more  than one such percentage shall be so applicable, the daily average of such percentages for those  days in such Interest Period during which any such percentage shall be so applicable) under  regulations issued from time to time the Federal Reserve Board (or any successor) for determining  the maximum reserve requirement (including, without limitation, any emergency, supplemental or  other marginal reserve requirement) for such Lender with respect to liabilities or assets consisting  of or including Eurocurrency Liabilities having a term equal to such Interest Period.  “Euro” means the single currency of Participating Member States of the European  Union.  “Euro Revolving Loan” has the meaning specified in Section 2.01(a).  “Eurocurrency Liabilities” has the meaning assigned to that term in Regulation D  of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, as in effect from time to time.  “Events of Default” has the meaning specified in Section 7.01.  “Excluded Domestic Holdco” means a Domestic Subsidiary that has no material  assets other than Stock (and, if applicable, Stock and Indebtedness) of one or more Excluded  Foreign Subsidiaries described in clause (a) of the definition of “Excluded Foreign Subsidiary.”  “Excluded Foreign Subsidiary” means a Foreign Subsidiary which is (a) a CFC  that has not guaranteed or pledged any of its assets to secure, or with respect to which there shall  not have been pledged two-thirds or more of the voting Stock to secure, any Indebtedness (other  than the Loans) of a Loan Party or any other Subsidiary of Livent which is a United States person  within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code, or (b) a Foreign Subsidiary owned by a  Foreign Subsidiary described in clause (a).  “Excluded Hedging Contract” means, with respect to any Guarantor, any Hedging  Obligation if, and to the extent that, all or a portion of the Guarantee of such Guarantor of, or the  grant by such Guarantor of a security interest to secure, such Hedging Obligation (or any Guarantee  thereof) is or becomes illegal under the Commodity Exchange Act or any rule, regulation or order  of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (or the application or official interpretation of any  thereof) by virtue of such Guarantor’s failure for any reason to constitute an ECP at the time the  Guarantee of such Guarantor or the grant of such security interest becomes or would become  effective with respect to such Hedging Obligation.  If a Hedging Obligation arises under a master  agreement governing more than one swap, such exclusion shall apply only to the portion of such  Hedging Obligation that is attributable to swaps for which such Guarantee or security interest is or  becomes illegal.  “Excluded Subsidiary” means each Excluded Domestic Holdco and each Excluded  Foreign Subsidiary.    20  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  “Excluded Taxes” means any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect  to a Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to a Recipient, (a) Taxes  imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated), franchise Taxes, and branch profits  Taxes, in each case, (i) imposed as a result of such Recipient being organized under the laws of, or  having its principal office or, in the case of any Lender, its applicable lending office located in, the  jurisdiction imposing such Tax (or any political subdivision thereof) or (ii) that are Other  Connection Taxes, (b) in the case of a Lender, U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed on amounts  payable to or for the account of such Lender with respect to an applicable interest in a Loan or  Commitment pursuant to a law in effect on the date on which (i) such Lender acquires such interest  in the Loan or Commitment (other than pursuant to an assignment request by Livent under Section  3.06) or (ii) such Lender changes its lending office, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant  to Section 2.10, amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to such Lender's assignor  immediately before such Lender became a party hereto or to such Lender immediately before it  changed its lending office, (c) Taxes attributable to such Recipient’s failure to comply with Section  2.10(g) and (d) any U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA.  “Existing Credit Agreement” has the meaning assigned to such term in the  preliminary statements to this Agreement.  “Existing Obligations” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.23.  “Facility” means the Commitments and the provisions herein relating to the  Revolving Loans and Letters of Credit.  “Factoring or Receivables Transaction” means (a) any transaction or series of  transactions that may be entered into by any Person pursuant to which such Person may directly or  indirectly sell, convey or otherwise transfer Receivables to any buyer, purchaser or lender of  interests in Receivables, including any factoring agreement, discounting arrangement or similar  transaction, and (b) any transaction or series of transactions that may be entered into by any Person  pursuant to which such Person may directly or indirectly sell, convey or otherwise transfer  Receivables to another Person, or may grant a security interest in, any Receivables of such Person,  and any assets related thereto including all collateral securing such Receivables, proceeds of such  Receivables and other assets which are customarily transferred or in respect of which security  interests are customarily granted in connection with asset securitization transactions involving  Receivables.  “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), any current or future regulations or official  interpretations thereof, any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code and  any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or practices adopted pursuant to any intergovernmental  agreement, treaty or convention among Governmental Authorities and  implementing such Sections  of the Code.  “Federal Funds Rate” means, for any period, a fluctuating interest rate per annum  equal for each day during such period to the weighted average of the rates on overnight federal  funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System, as published for such day (or, if  such day is not a Business Day, for the next preceding Business Day) by the Federal Reserve Bank  of New York, or, if such rate is not so published for any day that is a Business Day, the average of  the quotations for such day on such transactions received by the Administrative Agent from three    21  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by it; provided, that the Federal Funds Rate  shall not be less than zero.  “Fee Letter” means that certain Fee Letter in respect of the Facility, dated as of  August 1, 2022, between Livent and Citigroup Global Markets Inc.  “Final Maturity Date” means the date that is five (5) years after the Effective Date  (or if such day is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day).  “Financial Covenant Debt” of any Person means Indebtedness of the type specified  in clauses (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g) and (h) of the definition of “Indebtedness”; provided,  however, that (a) in the case of clause (c), such obligations shall be included in this definition of  Financial Covenant Debt only to the extent such obligations are in respect of unreimbursed  drawings under letters of credit, and (b) any obligations supported by a Letter of Credit shall not,  to the extent so supported, be included in this definition of Financial Covenant Debt.  “First Lien Leverage Ratio” means, with respect to Livent and its Restricted  Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis as of any date, the ratio of (a) Financial Covenant Debt as of  such date that is secured by a Lien on any asset or property of Livent or its Restricted Subsidiaries  on a pari passu or senior basis with the Loans and the Commitments, minus the amount of cash and  Cash Equivalents that are or would be included on a balance sheet of Livent and its Restricted  Subsidiaries as of such date to the extent such cash and Cash Equivalents is not or would not be  listed as “restricted” on such balance sheet in accordance with GAAP to (b) EBITDA for the last  four Fiscal Quarters ending on or before such date.  “Fiscal Quarter” means each of the three- (3) month periods ending on March 31,  June 30, September 30 and December 31.  “Fiscal Year” means the twelve- (12) month period ending on December 31.   “Flood Insurance” means, for any Material Real Property (including any personal  property Collateral located on such Material Real Property) located in a Special Flood Hazard Area,  Federal Flood Insurance or private insurance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent,  in either case, that (a) meets the requirements of FEMA and any other applicable federal agencies,  (b) includes a deductible not to exceed $50,000 and (c) has a coverage amount equal to the lesser  of (i) the insurable value of the buildings and any personal property Collateral located on the  Material Real Property as determined by the Administrative Agent or (ii) the maximum policy  limits set under the National Flood Insurance Program.  “Flood Insurance Requirements” means, with respect to any Mortgages,  Administrative Agent shall have received: (i) evidence as to whether the applicable Material Real  Property is located in a Special Flood Hazard Area pursuant to a standard flood hazard  determination form ordered and received by the Administrative Agent, and (ii) if such Material  Real Property is located in a Special Flood Hazard Area, (A) evidence as to whether the community  in which such Material Real Property is located is participating in the National Flood Insurance  Program, (B) the applicable Loan Party’s written acknowledgment of receipt of written notification  from Administrative Agent as to the fact that such Material Real Property is located in a Special  Flood Hazard Area and as to whether the community in which such Material Real Property  is  located is participating in the National Flood Insurance Program and (C) copies of the applicable  Loan Party’s application for a flood insurance policy plus proof of premium payment, a declaration    22  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  page confirming that flood insurance has been issued, or such other evidence of flood insurance  satisfactory to Administrative Agent and naming Administrative Agent as sole loss payee on behalf  of the Secured Parties in the amounts required by an applicable Requirement of Law.  “Floor” means a rate of interest equal to 0.0%.  “Foreign Currency Equivalent” means, with respect to any amount in Dollars, the  amount of an Alternate Currency that could be purchased with such amount of Dollars using the  reciprocal of foreign exchange rate(s) specified in the definition of the term “Dollar Equivalent”,  as determined by the Administrative Agent.  “Foreign Lender” means any Lender that is not a “United States person” as defined  in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.  “Foreign Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of Livent that is not a Domestic  Subsidiary.  “GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of  America as in effect from time to time, except that, with respect to the determination of compliance  by the Borrowers with the covenants set forth in Section 6.01, “GAAP” shall mean such principles  in the United States of America as in effect as of the date of, and used in, the preparation of the  audited combined financial statements of Livent referred to in Section 5.03.  “Governmental Authority” means any nation, sovereign or government, any state  or other political subdivision thereof and any entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial,  regulatory, taxing or administrative functions of or pertaining to government, including any central  bank and any supra-national bodies (such as the European Union or the European Central Bank).  “Granting Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 9.07(a).  “Guarantee” means, as applied to any Person, any direct or indirect liability,  contingent or otherwise, of such Person with respect to any Indebtedness of another Person, if the  purpose or intent of such Person in incurring the Guarantee is to provide assurance to the obligee  of such Indebtedness that such Indebtedness will be paid or discharged, or that any agreement  relating thereto will be complied with, or that any holder of such Indebtedness will be protected (in  whole or in part) against loss in respect thereof, including (a) the direct or indirect guaranty,  endorsement (other than for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business), co-making,  discounting with recourse or sale with recourse by such Person of Indebtedness of another Person  and (b) any liability of such Person for Indebtedness of another Person through any agreement  (contingent or otherwise) (i) to purchase, repurchase or otherwise acquire such Indebtedness or any  security therefor, or to provide funds for the payment or discharge of such Indebtedness (whether  in the form of a loan, advance, stock purchase, capital contribution or otherwise), (ii) to maintain  the solvency or any balance sheet item, level of income or financial condition of another Person,  (iii) to make take-or-pay or similar payments outside of the ordinary course of business, if required,  regardless of non-performance by any other party or parties to an agreement, (iv) to purchase, sell  or lease (as lessor or lessee) property, or to purchase or sell services, primarily for the purpose of  enabling the debtor to make payment of such Indebtedness or to assure the holder of such  Indebtedness against loss or (v) to supply funds to, or in any other manner invest in, such other  Person (including to pay for property or services irrespective of whether such property is received  or such services are rendered), if in the case of any agreement described under clause (b)(i), (ii),  

 

  23  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  (iii), (iv) or (v) above the primary purpose or intent thereof is to provide assurance that Indebtedness  of another Person will be paid or discharged, that any agreement relating thereto will be complied  with or that any holder of such Indebtedness will be protected (in whole or in part) against loss in  respect thereof.  The amount of any Guarantee shall be equal to the amount of the Indebtedness so  guaranteed or otherwise supported.  “Guarantied Obligations” has the meaning specified in Section 10.01(a).   “Guarantor” means (a) each of Livent’s Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries which is a  Material Domestic Subsidiary (other than Lithium Opco) and (b) each Borrower (other than as to  its direct obligations); provided, that subject to any administrative requirements of the  Administrative Agent and the Lenders (including with respect to any “know your client” or similar  requirements), Livent may elect to add additional Domestic Subsidiaries as Guarantors so long as  each such added Guarantor complies with Section 6.03(m) of this Agreement as if it were a newly  acquired Wholly-Owned Subsidiary that is a Material Domestic Subsidiary at the time of such  designation.  “Hedging Contracts” means all Interest Rate Contracts, foreign exchange  contracts, currency swap or option agreements, forward contracts, commodity swap, purchase or  option agreements, other commodity price hedging arrangements, and all other similar agreements  or arrangements designed to alter the risks of any Person arising from fluctuations in interest rates,  currency values or commodity prices.  “Hedging Obligation” means, with respect to any Person any obligation to pay or  perform under any agreement, contract or transaction that constitutes a “swap” within the meaning  of section 1a(47) of the Commodity Exchange Act or any rules or regulations promulgated  thereunder. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing, any Permitted Bond Hedge  Transaction, any Permitted Warrant Transaction, and any obligations thereunder, in each case, shall  not constitute Hedging Obligations.  “Immaterial Domestic Subsidiary” means, as of any date, any Domestic Subsidiary  of Livent (a) having total assets of less than 5.0% of Consolidated Total Assets of Livent and its  Restricted Subsidiaries, and (b) the contribution to EBITDA of which does not exceed 5.0% of  EBITDA of Livent and its Restricted Subsidiaries, in each case, as of the last day of the most recent  Fiscal Year for which financial statements have been delivered to the Administrative Agent  pursuant to Section 6.02(a)(ii); provided, that (i) the Consolidated Total Assets of all Immaterial  Domestic Subsidiaries shall not exceed 7.5% of Consolidated Total Assets of Livent and its  Material Domestic Subsidiaries at any time, and (ii) the contribution to EBITDA of all Immaterial  Domestic Subsidiaries shall not exceed 7.5% of EBITDA of Livent and its Material Domestic  Subsidiaries at any time.  “Increase Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.04(b)(ii).  “Increase Notice” has the meaning specified in Section 2.04(b)(ii).  “Increase Notice Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.04(b)(ii).  “Increasing Lender” means, in connection with any increase in the aggregate  amount of the Commitments pursuant to Section 2.04(b), a Lender whose Commitment is increased  pursuant to Section 2.04(b)(vi).    24  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  “Incremental Term Loan Amendment” has the meaning specified in Section  2.04(c)(vii).  “Incremental Term Loan Commitments” has the meaning specified in Section  2.04(c)(i).  “Incremental Term Loan Facility” has the meaning specified in Section 2.04(c)(i).   “Incremental Term Loan Facility Date” has the meaning specified in Section  2.04(c)(ii).  “Incremental Term Loan Facility Notice” has the meaning specified in Section  2.04(c)(ii).  “Incremental Term Loan Facility Notice Date” has the meaning specified in  Section 2.04(c)(ii).  “Indebtedness” of any Person means, as of any date of determination, without  duplication,  (a) indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money;  (b)  all obligations of such Person evidenced by notes, bonds (other than  surety and performance bonds, which are covered in clause (c) below), debentures or similar  instruments or that bear interest;  (c) all reimbursement and other obligations with respect to letters of credit,  bankers’ acceptances, surety bonds and performance bonds, whether or not matured;  (d) all indebtedness for the deferred purchase price of property or services,  other than trade payables incurred in the ordinary course of business that are not overdue;  (e) all indebtedness of such Person created or arising under any conditional  sale or other title retention agreement with respect to property acquired by such Person (even  though the rights and remedies of the seller or lender under such agreement in the event of default  are limited to repossession or sale of such property);  (f) all Capital Lease Obligations of such Person and the present value of  future rental payments under all synthetic leases;  (g) all Guarantees of such Person;  (h) all obligations of such Person to purchase, redeem, retire, defease or  otherwise acquire for value any Stock or Stock Equivalents of such Person, valued, in the case of  redeemable preferred stock, at the greater of its voluntary liquidation preference and its involuntary  liquidation preference plus accrued and unpaid dividends;  (i) all net obligations payable by such Person in respect of Hedging Contracts  of such Person; and     25  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  (j) all Indebtedness of the type referred to above secured by (or for which the  holder of such Indebtedness has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any  Lien upon or in property (including accounts and general intangibles) owned by such Person, even  though such Person has not assumed or become liable for the payment of such Indebtedness.  “Indemnified Party” has the meaning specified in Section 9.04(b).  “Indemnified Taxes” means (a) Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or  with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of the Borrowers under any  Loan Document and (b) to the extent not otherwise described in clause (a), Other Taxes.  “Interest Coverage Ratio” means, with respect to Livent and its Restricted  Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis for any period, the ratio of EBITDA for such period to Net  Consolidated Interest Expense for such period.  “Interest Income” means, with respect to any Person, on a Consolidated basis for  any period, total interest income for such period on a Consolidated basis in conformity with GAAP.  “Interest Period” means, with respect to each SOFR Loan and EURIBOR Loan,  the period commencing on the date of such SOFR Loan and EURIBOR Loan and ending one, three  or six calendar months thereafter (in each case, subject to the availability for the interest rate  applicable to the relevant Currency), as any Borrower (on its own behalf and on behalf of the other  Borrower) may, upon notice received by the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 A.M. on the  third U.S. Government Securities Business Day or the third Business Day, as applicable, prior to  the first day of such Interest Period, select; provided, that:  (a) the Borrowers may not select any Interest Period that ends after the Final  Maturity Date;  (b) Interest Periods commencing on the same date for Revolving Loans  comprising part of the same Borrowing shall be of the same duration;  (c) whenever the last day of any Interest Period would otherwise occur on a  day other than a Business Day, the last day of such Interest Period shall be extended to occur on  the next succeeding Business Day, provided, in the case of any Interest Period for a SOFR Loan or  a EURIBOR Loan, that if such extension would cause the last day of such Interest Period to occur  in the next following calendar month, the last day of such Interest Period shall occur on the next  preceding Business Day;   (d) any Interest Period 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  (e) no tenor that has been removed from this definition pursuant to Section  2.16(d) shall be available for specification in such Notice of Revolving Loan Borrowing or Notice  of Conversion or Continuation.  “Interest Rate Contracts” means all interest rate swap agreements, interest rate cap  agreements, interest rate collar agreements and interest rate insurance.    26  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  “Interpolated Rate” means, at any time, the rate per annum determined by the  Administrative Agent (which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error)  to be equal to the rate that results from interpolating on a linear basis between: (a) the applicable  Screen Rate for the longest period (for which that Screen Rate is available in the relevant currency)  that is shorter than the Impacted Interest Period and (b) the applicable Screen Rate for the shortest  period (for which that Screen Rate is available in the relevant currency) that exceeds the Impacted  Interest Period, in each case, at such time; provided, that, if any Interpolated Rate shall be less than  zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement.  “Investment” means, with respect to any Person, (a) any purchase or other  acquisition by such Person of (i) any security issued by, (ii) a beneficial interest in any security  issued by, or (iii) any other equity ownership interest in, any other Person, (b) any purchase by such  Person of all or a significant part of the assets of a business conducted by any other Person, or all  or substantially all of the assets constituting the business of a division, branch or other unit  operation of any other Person, (c) any loan, advance (other than deposits with financial institutions  available for withdrawal on demand, prepaid expenses, accounts receivable and similar items made  or incurred in the ordinary course of business as presently conducted) or capital contribution by  such Person to any other Person, including all Indebtedness of any other Person to such Person  arising from a sale of property by such Person other than in the ordinary course of its business, and  (d) any Guarantees incurred by such Person in respect of Indebtedness of any other Person.  “IRS” means the United States Internal Revenue Service.  “Issue” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, to issue, extend the expiry of  or increase the maximum amount (including by deleting or reducing any scheduled decrease in  such maximum amount) of, such Letter of Credit.  The terms “Issued” and “Issuance” shall have a  corresponding meaning  “Issuing Bank” means each Lender or Affiliate of a Lender that (a) is listed on the  signature pages hereof as an “Issuing Bank” or (b) hereafter becomes an Issuing Bank with the  approval of the Administrative Agent and Livent by agreeing pursuant to an agreement with and in  form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and Livent to be bound by the terms  hereof applicable to Issuing Banks.  “Joinder Agreement” has the meaning specified in Section 6.03(m)(i).  “JV Investment” has the meaning specified in Section 6.04(d)(xi).  “JV Investment Basket” has the meaning specified in Section 6.04(d)(xi).  “L/C Cash Collateral Account” has the meaning specified in Section 7.02(b).  “L/C Cash Collateral Account Collateral” has the meaning specified in Section  7.02(b).  “L/C Cash Collateral Account Investments” has the meaning specified in Section  7.02(c).  “L/C Cash Collateral Account Obligations” has the meaning specified in  Section 7.02(e)(i).  

 

  27  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  “Leaseholds” of any Person means all the right, title and interest of such Person as  lessee or licensee in, to and under leases or licenses of land, improvements and/or fixtures.  “Lender Insolvency Event” shall mean that (a) a Lender or its Parent Company is  insolvent, or is generally unable to pay its debts as they become due, or admits in writing its inability  to pay its debts as they become due, or makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors,  or (b) such Lender or its Parent Company is the subject of a bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,  liquidation or similar proceeding, or a receiver, trustee, conservator, intervenor or sequestrator or  the like has been appointed for such Lender or its Parent Company.  Notwithstanding anything to  the contrary above, a Lender will not be a Defaulting Lender solely by virtue of the ownership or  acquisition of any Stock in such Lender or its Parent Company by any 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 or instrumentality)  to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made with such Lender.  “Lenders” means the Lenders listed on the signature pages hereof and each Eligible  Assignee that shall become a party hereto pursuant to Section 9.07 and shall include the Issuing  Banks.  “Letter of Credit” has the meaning specified in Section 2.02.  “Letter of Credit Commitment” means, as to any Issuing Bank, (a) the Dollar  amount set forth opposite its name on Schedule I hereto or (b) such other amount as agreed to by  the Issuing Bank and Livent.  “Letter of Credit Loan” means a payment by an Issuing Bank of a drawing under  any Letter of Credit pursuant to Section 3.02 or, without duplication, a payment by a Lender in  respect thereof pursuant to Section 3.02.  “Letter of Credit Obligations” means, at any time, the aggregate of all liabilities at  such time of the Borrowers to all Issuing Banks with respect to Letters of Credit, whether or not  any such liability is contingent, including, without duplication, the sum of (a) the Reimbursement  Obligations in respect of the Letters of Credit at such time and (b) Available LC Amount at such  time.  “Letter of Credit Reimbursement Agreement” has the meaning specified in Section  3.02(d).  “Letter of Credit Request” has the meaning specified in Section 3.02(b).  “Letter of Credit Sub-Facility” has the meaning specified in Section 2.02.  “Letter of Credit Sublimit” has the meaning specified in Section 2.02.  “Lien” means any mortgage, deed of trust, pledge, hypothecation, assignment,  charge, deposit arrangement, encumbrance, lien (statutory or other), intellectual property license,  security interest or preference, priority or other security agreement or preferential arrangement of  any kind or nature whatsoever intended to assure payment of any Indebtedness or the performance  of any other obligation, including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, the interest    28  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  of a lessor under a Capital Lease and any financing lease having substantially the same economic  effect as any of the foregoing, and the filing of any financing statement under the UCC or  comparable law of any jurisdiction naming the owner of the asset to which such Lien relates as  debtor.  “Lithium Opco” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph to this  Agreement.  “Livent” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph to this  Agreement.  “Livent’s Accountants” means KPMG LLP or other independent nationally- recognized public accountants acceptable to the Administrative Agent.  “Livent’s Business” means Livent’s business of developing, manufacturing and/or  selling, and providing research and development, marketing and/or other services and support for,  lithium products and related organic and inorganic materials and any business reasonably related,  incidental, complementary or ancillary thereto, as further detailed in the Disclosure Documents.  “Loan Documents” means this Agreement, each Note, each Letter of Credit, the  Collateral Documents, the Perfection Certificate, any Perfection Certificate Supplement and each  certificate, agreement, instrument or document executed by a Loan Party and delivered to the  Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection with or pursuant to any of the foregoing,  including all other pledges, powers of attorney, consents, assignments, contracts, notices, letter of  credit agreements and all other written matter whether heretofore, now or hereafter executed by or  on behalf of any Loan Party.  “Loan Guaranty” means Article X (Loan Guaranty) of this Agreement.  “Loan Parties” means each Borrower and each Guarantor and their respective  successors and assigns.  “Loans” means all Revolving Loans and all Letter of Credit Loans.  “Local Time” means, with respect to any Loan denominated, or any payment to be  made, in Dollars, New York City time, and with respect to any Loan denominated, or any payment  to be made, in an Alternate Currency, the local time in the Principal Financial Center for such  Alternate Currency.  “Margin Regulations” means, collectively, Regulations T, U and X, as from time  to time in effect, and any regulation replacing the same, of the Board of Governors of the Federal  Reserve System, or any successor thereto.   “Material Adverse Change” means a material adverse change in any of (a) the  business, condition (financial or otherwise), operations or properties of Livent and its Subsidiaries  taken as a whole, (b) the legality, validity or enforceability of any Loan Document, (c) the ability  of the Loan Parties to repay the Obligations or to perform their respective obligations under the  Loan Documents or (d) the rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent or the Lenders under  the Loan Documents.    29  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  “Material Adverse Effect” means an effect that results in or causes, or could  reasonably be expected to result in or cause, a Material Adverse Change.  “Material Contract” means (a) Agreement, dated as of February 21, 1991, as  amended, among the Province of Catamarca, Argentina, FMC Corporation and Minera del  Altiplano S.A., as such agreement may be further amended, restated, amended and restated or  otherwise modified from time to time, and (b) all contracts or agreements the loss of which could  reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect on any Borrower or any of its  respective Restricted Subsidiaries.  “Material Domestic Subsidiary” means any Domestic Subsidiary of Livent that is  not an Immaterial Domestic Subsidiary.  “Material Real Property” means (a) the North Carolina Facility, and (b) any parcel  of Real Property owned in fee by any Loan Party and acquired after the Effective Date by such  Loan Party having a fair market value in excess of $10 million.    “Mine OpCo” means (a) Minera del Altiplano S.A., a corporation formed under  the laws of Argentina, which is involved in lithium mining and processing in Argentina and (b) any  Subsidiary of Livent to which the assets of such Person are transferred at any point.  “Mine OpCo Group Member” means (a) Mine OpCo, (b) any other Restricted  Subsidiary that owns substantially all or a material portion of the assets of Mine OpCo owned on  the Effective Date and (c) any direct or indirect parent or holding company of Mine OpCo or such  other Restricted Subsidiary (other than Livent).  “Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., or any successor by merger or  consolidation to its business.  “Mortgages” means collectively, the deeds of trust, trust deeds, hypothecs and  mortgages made by any Loan Party in favor or for the benefit of the Administrative Agent on behalf  of the Secured Parties creating and evidencing a Lien on Material Real Property in form and  substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and any other mortgage executed  and delivered pursuant to Section 6.03(m), in each case, as the same may from time to time be  amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified.  “Mortgage Requirements” means, with respect to any Material Real Property, (i)  provision of (a) a policy or policies of title insurance together with customary endorsements  requested by Administrative Agent  issued by a nationally recognized title insurance company  insuring the Lien of each Mortgage as a first priority Lien on the Material Real Property described  therein free of any other Liens other than those permitted by this Agreement, (b) a Mortgage  executed by the applicable Loan Party in recordable form and otherwise in form and substance  reasonably acceptable to Livent and the Administrative Agent, (c) a UCC fixture filing and (d) an  ALTA survey which shall include all endorsements and certifications requested by Administrative  Agent, (ii) recording of such Mortgage in the land records of the county in which such Material  Real Property to be so encumbered is located and the filing of the UCC fixture filing, (iii) the Flood  Insurance Requirements and (iv) a local counsel opinion as to the enforceability of such Mortgage  in the state in which the Material Real Property described in such Mortgage is located in form and  substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent.    30  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  “Multiemployer Plan” means a multiemployer plan as defined in Section  4001(a)(3) of ERISA.  “National Flood Insurance Program” means the program created by the U.S.  Congress pursuant to the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 and the Flood Disaster Protection  Act of 1973, as revised by the National Flood Insurance Reform Act of 1994, that, among other  things, mandates the purchase of flood insurance to cover real property improvements and contents  located in Special Flood Hazard Areas in participating communities and may provide protection to  property owners through a federal insurance program.  “Net Consolidated Interest Expense” means, for any Person for any period,  Consolidated interest expense for such period less the sum of (a) amortization of debt discount and  premium for such period and (b) Interest Income for such period.  “New Commitment Acceptance” means a New Commitment Acceptance executed  and delivered by a New Lender, and accepted by the Administrative Agent, in accordance with  Section 9.07 and in substantially the form of Exhibit C-3 hereto.  “New Lender” means, for purposes of Sections 2.04(b), 2.04(c), and 9.07(c), an  Eligible Assignee, approved by the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Banks (which approval  shall not be unreasonably withheld), that Livent has requested to become a Lender hereunder  pursuant to said Section 2.04(b) or 2.04(c), as applicable.  “North Carolina Facility” means those parcels of real property located in Gaston  County, North Carolina, and owned by Lithium Opco in fee simple as listed on Schedule 5(a) of  the Perfection Certificate executed and delivered by the Loan Parties as of the Effective Date.  “Non-Consenting Lender” means any Lender that does not approve any consent,  waiver or amendment that (a) requires the approval of all affected Lenders in accordance with the  terms of Section 9.01 and (b) has been approved by the Required Lenders.  “Non-Defaulting Lender” means, at any time, a Lender that is not a Defaulting  Lender.  “Non-Recurring Items” means, to the extent reflected in the determination of  Consolidated net income (determined in accordance with GAAP) for any period, provisions for  restructuring, discontinued operations, special reserves or other similar charges, including write- downs or write-offs of assets (other than write-downs resulting from foreign currency translations).  “Note” means a Revolving Loan Note.  “Notice of Borrowing” has the meaning specified in Section 3.01(a).  “Obligations” means principal of and interest on the Loans made by each Lender  to, and the Notes held by each Lender of, each Borrower (including interest accruing during the  pendency of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other similar proceeding, regardless of  whether allowed or allowable in such proceeding) and all accrued and unpaid fees and all expenses  (including fees and expenses accruing during the pendency of any bankruptcy, insolvency,  reorganization or other similar proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in such  proceeding), reimbursements, indemnities and all other 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  31  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  obligations of the Loan Parties, including any obligations owed pursuant to a Loan Guaranty by a  Loan Party, to the Lenders or to any Lender, the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any  indemnified party arising under the Loan Documents in respect of any Loan or Letter of Credit,  whether direct or indirect (including those acquired by assumption), absolute, contingent, due or to  become due, now existing or hereafter arising, and any Erroneous Payment Subrogation Rights.  “OFAC” means the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets  Control.  “Other Connection Taxes” means, with respect to any Recipient, Taxes imposed  as a result of a present or former connection between such Recipient and the jurisdiction imposing  such Tax (other than connections arising from such Recipient having executed, delivered, become  a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a  security interest under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to or enforced any Loan  Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Loan or Loan Document).  “Other Taxes” means all present or future stamp, court or documentary, intangible,  recording, filing or similar Taxes that arise from any payment made under, from the execution,  delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, from the receipt or perfection of a security  interest under, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document, except any such Taxes that are  Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment (other than an assignment made  pursuant to Section 3.06).   “Parent Company” means, with respect to a Lender, the bank holding company (as  defined in Federal Reserve Board Regulation Y), if any, that is the direct or indirect parent of such  Lender, and/or any Person owning, beneficially or of record, directly or indirectly, a majority of  the Stock of such Lender.  “Participant” has the meaning specified in Section 9.07(f).  “Participant Register” has the meaning specified in Section 9.07(f).  “Participating Member State” means each state so described in any EMU  Legislation.  “Participation Agreement” means a loan participation agreement in substantially  the form of Exhibit C-2 hereto.  “Patriot Act” has the meaning specified in Section 9.16.  "Payment Recipient" has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 8.09(a).  “PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or any successor.  “Periodic Term SOFR Determination Day” has the meaning specified in the  definition of “Term SOFR”.  “Perfection Certificate” means that certain perfection certificate in the form of  Exhibit D-1 to be executed and delivered by the Loan Parties, as it may be supplemented from time  to time by a Perfection Certificate Supplement or otherwise.    32  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  “Perfection Certificate Supplement” means a perfection certificate supplement in  the form of Exhibit D-2 to be executed and delivered by the Loan Parties, or any other form  approved by the Administrative Agent  “Permit” means any permit, approval, authorization, license, variance or  permission required from a Governmental Authority under an applicable Requirement of Law.  “Permitted Acquisition” means any Acquisition in which each of the following  conditions is satisfied:  (a) the Person or business which is the subject of such Acquisition is in a  similar or complementary line of business as those of Livent and its Restricted Subsidiaries on the  Effective Date or in a business reasonably related, incidental or ancillary thereto;  (b) all governmental, corporate and material third-party approvals and  consents necessary in connection with such Acquisition shall have been obtained and be in full  force and effect;  (c) if acquiring a Person, unless such Person is contemporaneously merged  with and into Lithium OpCo or a Restricted Subsidiary of Livent, such Person becomes a Wholly- Owned Subsidiary of Livent and, simultaneously with such Acquisition, a Loan Party to the extent  required by Section 6.03(m), with such Person’s Stock being pledged as Collateral to the extent  required by Section 6.03(m);  (d) such Acquisition shall be consummated in accordance with the terms of  the purchase or acquisition agreement executed in connection therewith and with all other material  agreements, instruments and documents implementing such Acquisition and in compliance with  applicable law and regulatory approvals;  (e) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or  would result therefrom and all representations and warranties contained in the Loan Documents  shall be true and correct in all material respects on the date of the consummation of such  Acquisition, except to the extent that any such representation or warranty specifically refers to an  earlier date, in which case they shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier  date; and  (f) after giving effect to such Acquisition (including the incurrence,  assumption or acquisition of any Indebtedness in connection therewith), Livent shall be in pro  forma compliance (as if such Acquisition had been consummated at the beginning of such period)  with Section 6.01(a).   “Permitted Bond Hedge Transaction” means any call or capped call option (or  substantively equivalent derivative transaction) on Livent’s common stock (or other securities or  property following a merger event, reclassification or other change of the common stock of Livent)  purchased by Livent in connection with the issuance of any Convertible Indebtedness; provided  that the purchase price for such Permitted Bond Hedge Transaction, less the proceeds received by  Livent from the sale of any related Permitted Warrant Transaction, does not exceed the net cash  proceeds received by Livent or any other Loan Party from the sale of such Convertible Indebtedness  issued in connection with the Permitted Bond Hedge Transaction.    33  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  “Permitted Factoring or Receivables Transaction” means one or more Factoring or  Receivables Transactions, but for those Factoring or Receivables Transactions that result in  Indebtedness, only to the extent that the aggregate outstanding principal amount of such  Indebtedness in relation thereto does not exceed $100 million.   “Permitted Warrant Transaction” means any call option, warrant or right to  purchase (or substantively equivalent derivative transaction) on Livent’s common stock (or other  securities or property following a merger event, reclassification or other change of the common  stock of Livent) sold by Livent in connection with and substantially concurrently with any purchase  by Livent of a related Permitted Bond Hedge Transaction.  “Person” means an individual, partnership, corporation (including a business  trust), joint stock company, trust, unincorporated association, limited liability company, joint  venture or other entity, or a government or any political subdivision or agency thereof.  “Plan” means any of (a) an “employee benefit plan” (as defined in Section 3(2) of  ERISA) that is subject to Title I of ERISA, (b) a “plan” as defined in Section 4975 of the Code to  which Section 4975 of the Code applies, and (c) any Person whose assets include (for purposes of  the Plan Asset Regulations or otherwise for purposes of Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the  Code) the assets of any such “employee benefit plan” or “plan”.  “Plan Asset Regulations” means 29 CFR § 2510.3-101 et seq., as modified by  Section 3(42) of ERISA.  “Principal Financial Center” means, in the case of any Currency, the principal  financial center of the country of issue of such Currency, as determined by the Administrative  Agent.  “property” or “properties” means any right or interest in or to property of any kind  whatsoever, whether real, personal or mixed and whether tangible or intangible.  “Proposed Aggregate Commitment Increase” has the meaning specified in Section  2.04(b)(i).  “Proposed Increased Commitment” has the meaning specified in Section  2.04(b)(iv).  “Proposed Existing Lender Incremental Term Loan Commitment” has the  meaning specified in Section 2.04(c)(iv).  “Proposed New Commitment” has the meaning specified in Sections 2.04(b)(iii).   “Proposed New Lender Incremental Term Loan Commitment” has the meaning  specified in Section 2.04(c)(iii).  “PTE” means a prohibited transaction class exemption issued by the U.S.  Department of Labor, as any such exception may be amended from time to time.  “QFC” has the meaning assigned to the term “qualified financial contract” in, and  shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. 5390(c)(8)(D).    34  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  “QFC Credit Support” has the meaning specified in Section 9.22.  “Qualified ECP Guarantor” means, in respect of any Hedging Obligation, each  Loan Party that has total assets exceeding $10 million at the time the relevant Loan Guaranty or  grant of the relevant security interest becomes or would become effective with respect to such  Hedging Obligation or such other person as constitutes an “eligible contract participant” under the  Commodity Exchange Act or any regulations promulgated thereunder and can cause another person  to qualify as an “eligible contract participant” at such time by entering into a keepwell under Section  1a(18)(A)(v)(II) of the Commodity Exchange Act.  “Quarterly Dates” means the first Business Day of each April, July, October and  January, commencing on the first such date to occur after the Effective Date.  “Receivable” means (a) a right to receive payment arising from the sale or lease of  goods or services by a Person to another Person and (b) a right to receive payment arising under a  bank acceptance draft or similar payment instrument issued by a bank in connection with the  purchase of goods or services by a Person to another Person.  “Recipient” means (a) the Administrative Agent, (b) any Lender or (c) any Issuing  Bank, as applicable.  “Reference Date” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Available  Amount Basket”.  “Register” has the meaning specified in Section 9.07(d).  “Reimbursement Date” has the meaning specified in Section 3.02(g).  “Reimbursement Obligations” means all matured reimbursement or repayment  obligations of the Borrowers to any Issuing Bank with respect to amounts drawn under Letters of  Credit.  “Related Party” has the meaning specified in Section 9.04(b).  “Real Property” of any Person shall mean all of the right, title and interest of such  Person in and to land, improvements and fixtures, including Leaseholds and surface rights.  “Release” means, with respect to any Person, any release, spill, emission, leaking,  pumping, injection, deposit, disposal, discharge, dispersal, leaching or migration, in each case, of  any Contaminant into the indoor or outdoor environment or into or out of any property owned by  such Person, including the movement of Contaminants through or in the air, soil, surface water,  ground water or property.  “Relevant Governmental Body” means (i) with respect to a Benchmark or  Benchmark Replacement in respect of any Benchmark applicable to Dollars, the Board of  Governors of the Federal Reserve System or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or a  committee officially endorsed or convened by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve  System or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or any successor thereto, and (ii) with respect  to a Benchmark Replacement for any Benchmark applicable to a currency other than Dollars, (a)  the central bank for the applicable currency or any central bank or other supervisor which is  

 

  35  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  responsible for supervising (1) such Benchmark or Benchmark Replacement for such currency or  (2) the administrator of such Benchmark or Benchmark Replacement for such currency or (b) any  working group or committee officially endorsed or convened by: (1) the central bank for such  currency, (2) any central bank or other supervisor that is responsible for supervising either (x) such  Benchmark or Benchmark Replacement for such currency or (y) the administrator of such  Benchmark or Benchmark Replacement for such currency, or (3) the Financial Stability Board, or  a committee officially endorsed or convened by the Financial Stability Board, or any successor  thereto.  “Remedial Action” means all actions required to (a) clean up, remove, treat or in  any other way address any Contaminant in the indoor or outdoor environment, (b) prevent the  Release or threat of Release or minimize the further Release so that a Contaminant does not migrate  or endanger or threaten to endanger public health or welfare or the indoor or outdoor environment  or (c) perform pre-remedial studies and investigations and post-remedial monitoring and care.  “Required Lenders” means Lenders having more than 50% of the aggregate  amount of the Commitments or, if the Commitments shall have terminated, Lenders holding more  than 50% of the sum of (a) the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Loans, plus (b) the  aggregate Available LC Amount of all Letters of Credit (computed, in the case of Loans  denominated in an Alternate Currency and Letters of Credit denominated in Euros, as the Dollar  Equivalent thereof, as determined by the Administrative Agent); provided, that, for purposes  hereof, neither any Borrower, nor any of its Affiliates, if a Lender, shall be included in (i) the  Lenders holding such amount of the Loans or Available LC Amount of Letters of Credit or having  such amount of the Commitments or (ii) determining the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the  Loans or Available LC Amount of Letters of Credit or the total Commitments.  For purposes of  this definition, (A) the Available LC Amount of each Letter of Credit and the outstanding amount  of each Letter of Credit Loan shall be considered to be owed to the Lenders ratably according to  the amounts of their respective Revolving Loan Notes and Commitments (less, in the case of any  Lender which is a Defaulting Lender as a result of a breach of its obligations under Section 3.02(c),  the amount in respect of which such Lender is in default) and (B) the unused Commitment of any  Defaulting Lender shall be disregarded in determining Required Lenders at any time in accordance  with the second paragraph of Section 9.01.  “Requirement of Law” means, with respect to any Person, the common law and all  federal, state, local and foreign laws, rules and regulations, orders, judgments, decrees and other  determinations of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator, applicable to or binding upon such  Person or any of its property or to which such Person or any of its property is subject.  “Resolution Authority” means an EEA Resolution Authority or, with respect to  any UK Financial Institution, a UK Resolution Authority.   “Restricted Payment” means any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash,  securities or other property) with respect to any Stock in or any of its respective Restricted  Subsidiaries, 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 Stock in or any of its respective Restricted Subsidiaries or  any option, warrant or other right to acquire any such Stock in or any of its respective Restricted  Subsidiaries.    36  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  “Restricted Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of any of Livent (including Lithium  Opco) other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary.  “Revolving Loan” means a Dollar Revolving Loan or a Euro Revolving Loan.  “Revolving Loan Note” means a promissory note of a Borrower payable to the  order of any Lender, in substantially the form of Exhibit A hereto, evidencing the aggregate  indebtedness of such Borrower to such Lender resulting from the Revolving Loans made by such  Lender to such Borrower.  “Revolving Loan Outstandings” means, at any time, the then aggregate  outstanding principal amount of all Revolving Loans (which shall be, in the case of Revolving  Loans denominated in a Currency other than Dollars, the Dollar Equivalent thereof at such time).  “S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC, a subsidiary of S&P  Global Inc., or any successor by merger or consolidation to its business.  “Sanctioned Country” means a country or territory that is subject or the target of a  sanctions program administered or enforced by OFAC, the European Union, Her Majesty’s  Treasury of the United Kingdom or the United Nations Security Council (at the time of this  Agreement, the so - called Donetsk People’s Republic, the so- called Luhansk People’s Republic,  the Crimea Region of Ukraine, Cuba, Iran, North Korea and Syria).  “Sanctioned Person” means a Person that is the subject or target of Sanctions,  including (a) an entity that is directly or indirectly controlled or owned 50% or more by the  government of a Sanctioned Country, (b) a Person located, organized, or resident in a Sanctioned  Country, to the extent the target of Sanctions or (c) any Person listed in any Sanctions-related list  of designated Persons maintained by OFAC, the U.S. Department of State, the European Union,  Her Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom, or the United Nations Security Council.  Any  Person directly or indirectly controlled or owned 50 percent or more by any Sanctioned Person is  also a Sanctioned Person.  “Sanctions” means economic sanctions administered or enforced by OFAC, the  U.S. Department of State, the European Union, Her Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom, or  the United Nations Security Council.  “SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.  “Secured Obligations” means all Obligations, together with all (a) obligations  owing to any Person under any Specified Cash Management Agreement and (b) Hedging  Obligations owing to any Person that, in each case under clauses (a) or (b), as applicable, at the  time of entering into such arrangement with a Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary, was the  Administrative Agent, a Lender or an Affiliate thereof; provided, that (i) with respect to such  Hedging Obligations, to the extent designated by Livent in a written statement (including by way  of email) to the Administrative Agent as constituting Secured Obligations (provided, that, a single  notice with respect to a specified Hedging Contract may designate all transactions thereunder as  being Secured Obligations, without the need for separate notices for each individual transaction  thereunder) and (ii) the definition of “Secured Obligations” shall not create any guarantee by any  Guarantor of (or grant of security interest by any Guarantor to support, as applicable) any Excluded  Hedging Contract of such Guarantor for purposes of determining any obligations of any Guarantor.    37  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  “Secured Parties” means the Administrative Agent, each Lender, each Issuing  Bank, each provider under a Specified Cash Management Agreement, each counterparty to a  Hedging Contract and each other provider of Secured Obligations as permitted pursuant to the  definition thereof.  “Security Agreement” means that certain Amended and Restated Pledge and  Security Agreement, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit F, appropriately  completed, to be entered into among the Loan Parties and the Administrative Agent, for the benefit  of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the other Secured Parties, and any other pledge  agreement or security agreement entered into, after the date of this Agreement by any Loan Party  (as required by this Agreement or any other Loan Document), each as may be amended, restated,  amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.  “SOFR” means a rate equal to the secured overnight financing rate as administered  by the SOFR Administrator.  “SOFR Administrator” means the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (or a  successor administrator of the secured overnight financing rate).  “SOFR Borrowing” means, as to any Borrowing, the SOFR Loans comprising  such Borrowing.  “SOFR Loan” means a Loan that bears interest at a rate based on Adjusted Term  SOFR, other than pursuant to clause (c) of the definition of “Base Rate”.  “SPC” has the meaning specified in Section 9.07(a).  “Special Flood Hazard Area” means an area that FEMA has designated as an area  subject to special flood hazards, the current standard for which is at least a one percent (1%) chance  of a flood equal to or exceeding the base flood elevation (a 100-year flood) in any given year, as  per the applicable flood maps.  “Specified Cash Management Agreement” means any agreement providing for  treasury, depositary, cash management or commercial, credit or debit card services, including in  connection with any automated clearing house transactions, controlled disbursements, return items,  overdrafts, interstate depository network services or any similar transactions between any Person  (or guaranteed by any Person) and any other Person that (a) was a Lender (or any affiliate thereof)  at the time such agreement was entered into or (b) with respect to any such agreement in effect as  of the Effective Date, is, as of the Effective Date or within ninety (90) days thereafter, a Lender or  an affiliate of such a Lender.  Such designation shall not create in favor of such Lender or affiliate  of a Lender any rights in connection with the management or release of any Collateral or of the  obligations of any Loan Party hereunder or under any Collateral Document.  “Standby Letter of Credit” means any Letter of Credit that is not a Documentary  Letter of Credit.  “Stock” means shares of capital stock (whether denominated as common stock or  preferred stock), beneficial, partnership or membership interests, participations or other equivalents  (regardless of how designated) of or in a corporation, partnership, limited liability company or  equivalent entity, whether voting or non-voting.    38  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  “Stock Equivalent” means all securities convertible into or exchangeable for Stock  and all warrants, options or other rights to purchase or subscribe for any Stock, whether or not  presently convertible, exchangeable or exercisable.  “Subsidiary” of any Person means any corporation, partnership, limited liability  company, joint venture, trust or estate of which more than 50% of (a) the issued and outstanding  capital stock having ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors of such  corporation (irrespective of whether at the time capital stock of any other class or classes of such  corporation shall or might have voting power upon the occurrence of any contingency), (b) the  interest in the capital or profits of such partnership, limited liability company or joint venture or  (c) the beneficial interest in such trust or estate is at the time directly or indirectly owned or  controlled by such Person, by such Person and one or more of its other Subsidiaries or by one or  more of such Person’s other Subsidiaries.    “Subsidiary Redesignation” has the meaning specified in the definition  “Unrestricted Subsidiary.”  “Supported QFC” has the meaning specified in Section 9.22.  “TARGET Day” means any day on which TARGET2 (or, if such payment system  ceases to be operative, such other payment system, if any, reasonably determined by the  Administrative Agent to be a suitable replacement) is open for the settlement of payments in Euros.  “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.  “Termination Date” means the earlier of (a) the date of termination in whole of the  Commitments pursuant to the second sentence of Section 2.04(a), pursuant to Section 2.08(b) or  pursuant to Section 7.01, or (b) the Final Maturity Date.   “Term SOFR” means,   (a) for any calculation with respect to a SOFR Loan, the Term SOFR  Reference Rate for a tenor comparable to the applicable Interest Period on the day (such day, the  “Periodic Term SOFR Determination Day”) that is two (2) U.S. Government Securities Business  Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period, as such rate is published by the Term SOFR  Administrator; provided, however, that if as of 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on any Periodic  Term SOFR Determination Day the Term SOFR Reference Rate for the applicable tenor has not  been published by the Term SOFR Administrator and a Benchmark Replacement Date with respect  to the Term SOFR Reference Rate has not occurred, then Term SOFR will be the Term SOFR  Reference Rate for such tenor as published by the Term SOFR Administrator on the first preceding  U.S. Government Securities Business Day for which such Term SOFR Reference Rate for such  tenor was published by the Term SOFR Administrator so long as such first preceding U.S.  Government Securities Business Day is not more than three (3) U.S. Government Securities  Business Days prior to such Periodic Term SOFR Determination Day, and  (b) for any calculation with respect to an Base Rate Loans on any day, the  Term SOFR Reference Rate for a tenor of one month on the day (such day, the “Base Rate Term  SOFR Determination Day”) that is two (2) U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to such  

 

  39  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  day, as such rate is published by the Term SOFR Administrator; provided, however, that if as of  5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on any Base Rate Term SOFR Determination Day the Term SOFR  Reference Rate for the applicable tenor has not been published by the Term SOFR Administrator  and a Benchmark Replacement Date with respect to the Term SOFR Reference Rate has not  occurred, then Term SOFR will be the Term SOFR Reference Rate for such tenor as published by  the Term SOFR Administrator on the first preceding U.S. Government Securities Business Day for  which such Term SOFR Reference Rate for such tenor was published by the Term SOFR  Administrator so long as such first preceding U.S. Government Securities Business Day is not more  than three (3) U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to such Base Rate Term SOFR  Determination Day.  “Term SOFR Adjustment” means a percentage rate equal to 0.10% per annum.  “Term SOFR Administrator” means CME Group Benchmark Administration  Limited (CBA) (or a successor administrator of the Term SOFR Reference Rate selected by the  Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion).  “Term SOFR Reference Rate” means the forward-looking term rate based on  SOFR.  “Total Committed Increase” has the meaning specified in Section 2.04(b)(v).  “Total Committed Incremental Term Loan” has the meaning specified in Section  2.04(c)(v).  “Total Commitments” means $500 million, as such amount may be increased or  reduced as provided in Section 2.04 or as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement.  “Total Outstandings” means, at any time, the sum of (a) the Revolving Loan  Outstandings and (b) the Letter of Credit Obligations, at such time.   “Transactions” means the execution, delivery and performance by the Borrowers  of this Agreement, the borrowing of Loans and other credit extensions, the use of the proceeds  thereof and the issuance of Letters of Credit hereunder, including, the payment of taxes, fees and  expenses incurred in connection therewith and the other transactions contemplated by or related to  the foregoing.  “Treaty on European Union” means the Treaty of Rome of March 25, 1957, as  amended by the Single European Act 1986 and the Maastricht Treaty (which was signed at  Maastricht on February 7, 1992, and came into force on November 1, 1993).  “Type” means a Base Rate Loan, a SOFR Loan or a EURIBOR Loan.  “UCC” has the meaning specified in Section 7.02(e)(ii).  “UK Financial Institution” means any BRRD Undertaking (as such term is defined  under the PRA Rulebook (as amended form time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom  Prudential Regulation Authority) or any person falling within IFPRU 11.6 of the FCA Handbook  (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority,    40  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  which includes certain credit institutions and investment firms, and certain affiliates of such credit  institutions or investment firms.  “UK Resolution Authority” means the Bank of England or any other public  administrative authority having responsibility for the resolution of any UK Financial Institution.  “Unrestricted Subsidiary” means,  (a) any Subsidiary of Livent designated by Livent as an Unrestricted  Subsidiary after the Effective Date pursuant to Section 6.03(n), provided, that Livent shall only be  permitted to so designate an Unrestricted Subsidiary so long as:  (i) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would  result therefrom;  (ii) immediately after giving effect to such designation, Livent shall be in pro  forma compliance with (A) the First Lien Leverage Ratio specified in Section 6.01(a) and  (B) the Interest Coverage Ratio specified in Section 6.01(b), in each case, after giving effect  to such designation;  (iii) such Unrestricted Subsidiary shall be capitalized (to the extent capitalized  by Livent or any Restricted Subsidiary) through Investments as permitted by, and in  compliance with, Section 6.04(d) (valued at the fair market value of such Investments at  the time of such designation);  (iv) without duplication of preceding clause (iii), any assets owned by such  Unrestricted Subsidiary at the time of the initial designation thereof shall be treated as  Investments pursuant to Section 6.04(d) (valued at the fair market value of such  Investments at the time of such designation);  (v) Livent shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent a certificate  executed by Livent, certifying compliance with the requirements of preceding clauses (i)  through (iv), and containing the calculations required by the preceding clause (ii);  (b) any Subsidiary of an Unrestricted Subsidiary.  Additionally, Livent may designate any Unrestricted Subsidiary to be a Restricted Subsidiary for  purposes of this Agreement by written notice to the Administrative Agent (each, a “Subsidiary  Redesignation”); provided, that   (a) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would  result therefrom;  (b) Livent shall be in pro forma compliance with (A) the First Lien Leverage  Ratio specified in Section 6.01(a) and (B) the Interest Coverage Ratio specified in Section 6.01(b),  in each case, after giving effect to such designation;   (c) any Indebtedness of the applicable Subsidiary and any Liens encumbering  its property existing as of the time of such Subsidiary Redesignation shall be deemed newly  incurred or established, as applicable, at such time;    41  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  (d) Livent shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent a certificate  certifying compliance with the requirements of preceding clauses (a) and (b), and containing the  calculations required by the preceding clause (b).    In addition to the foregoing, (i) Livent may not designate any Mine OpCo Group Member to be an  Unrestricted Subsidiary, (ii) Livent may not designate Lithium OpCo (or any direct or indirect  parent or holding company thereof) to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary and (iii) no Restricted  Subsidiary may be designed as an Unrestricted Subsidiary if it was previously designated an  Unrestricted Subsidiary.  “Unused Commitments” means, at any time, the aggregate amount of the  Commitments then unused and outstanding after deducting the Total Outstandings.  “U.S. Government Securities Business Day” means any day except for (a) a  Saturday, (b) a Sunday or (c) a day on which the Securities Industry and Financial Markets  Association recommends that the fixed income departments of its members be closed for the entire  day for purposes of trading in United States government securities.   “U.S. Special Resolution Regimes” has the meaning specified in Section 9.22.  “U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate” has the meaning specified in Section  2.10(g)(ii)(B)(3).  “Voting Stock” means capital stock issued by a corporation or equivalent interests  in any other Person, the holders of which are ordinarily, in the absence of contingencies, entitled to  vote for the election of directors (or persons performing similar functions) of such Person, even  though the right to so vote has been suspended by the happening of such contingency.  “Wholly-Owned Subsidiary” of any Person means any Subsidiary of such Person  100% of the Voting Stock of which (other than directors’ qualifying shares or other shares held to  satisfy legal or regulatory requirements) are directly or indirectly owned by such Person, or by one  or more Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries of such Person, or by such Person and one or more Wholly- Owned Subsidiaries of such Person.  “Withdrawal Liability” means liability to a Multiemployer Plan as a result of a  complete or partial withdrawal from such Multiemployer Plan, as such terms are defined in Part I  of Subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA.  “Withholding Agent” means any Loan Party, the Administrative Agent and any  other withholding agent as applicable.  “Write-Down and Conversion Powers” means (a) with respect to any EEA  Resolution Authority, the write-down and conversion powers of such EEA Resolution Authority  from time to time under the Bail-In Legislation for the applicable EEA Member Country, which  write-down and conversion powers are described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule and (b)  with respect to the United Kingdom, any powers of the applicable Resolution Authority under the  Bail-In Legislation to cancel, reduce, modify or change the form of a liability of any UK Financial  Institution or any contract or instrument under which that liability arises, to convert all or part of  that liability into shares, securities or obligations of that person or any other person, to provide that  any such contract or instrument is to have effect as if a right had been exercised under it or to    42  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  suspend any obligation in respect of that liability or any of the powers under that Bail-In Legislation  that are related to or ancillary to any of those powers.  SECTION 1.02.  Computation of Time Periods.  In this Agreement in the computation of  periods of time from a specified date to a later specified date, the word “from” means “from and  including” and the words “to” and “until” each means “to but excluding” and the word “through”  means “to and including.”  SECTION 1.03.  Accounting Terms and Principles.  (a) Except as set forth below, all accounting terms not specifically defined herein shall  be construed in conformity with GAAP and all accounting determinations required to be made  pursuant hereto (including for purpose of measuring compliance with Section 6.01 shall, unless  expressly otherwise provided herein, be made in conformity with GAAP.  (b) If any change in the accounting principles used in the preparation of the most recent  financial statements referred to in Section 6.02(a) is hereafter required or permitted by the rules,  regulations, pronouncements and opinions of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or the  American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (or any successors thereto) and such change is  adopted by Livent with the agreement of the Livent’s Accountants and results in a change in any  of the calculations required by Article V (Representations and Warranties or Section 6.01 had such  accounting change not occurred, for purposes of the calculation of such covenants and the  definitions related thereto, such calculation shall be made using GAAP as used by each Borrower  in its December 31, 2021 financial statements.  (c) Notwithstanding any other provision contained herein, all terms of an accounting  or financial nature used herein shall be construed and all computations of amounts and ratios  referred to in Article VI (Covenants of the Company) shall be made, without giving effect to any  election under Accounting Standards Codification 825-10 (or any other Financial Accounting  Standard having a similar result or effect) to value any Indebtedness or other liabilities of any  Borrower or any of its respective Restricted Subsidiaries at “fair value”.  (d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 1.03 or in the  definitions of “Capital Lease Obligations” or “Capital Lease,” in the event of an accounting change  requiring all leases to be capitalized, only those leases (assuming for purposes hereof that such  leases were in existence on the date hereof) that would constitute Capital Leases in conformity with  GAAP on the date hereof shall be considered Capital Leases, and all calculations and deliverables  under this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be made or delivered, as applicable, in  accordance therewith (provided, that together with all financial statements delivered to the  Administrative Agent in accordance with the terms of this Agreement after the date of any such  accounting change, the Borrowers shall deliver a schedule showing the adjustments necessary to  reconcile such financial statements with GAAP as in effect immediately prior to such accounting  change).  SECTION 1.04.  Certain Terms.    (a) The terms “herein,” “hereof” and “hereunder” and similar terms refer to this  Agreement as a whole, and not to any particular Article, Section, subsection or clause in, this  Agreement.  

 

  43  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  (b) Unless otherwise expressly indicated herein, (i) references in this Agreement to an  Exhibit, Schedule, Article, Section, clause or sub-clause refer to the appropriate Exhibit or Schedule  to, or Article, Section, clause or sub-clause in this Agreement and (ii) the words “above” and  “below”, when following a reference to a clause or a sub-clause of any Loan Document, refer to a  clause or sub-clause within, respectively, the same Section or clause.  (c) Each agreement defined in this Article I shall include all appendices, exhibits and  schedules thereto.  Unless the prior written consent of the Required Lenders is required hereunder  for an amendment, restatement, supplement or other modification to any such agreement and such  consent is not obtained, references in this Agreement to such agreement shall be to such agreement  as so amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or modified.  (d) References in this Agreement to any statute shall be to such statute as amended or  modified from time to time and to any successor legislation thereto, in each case as in effect at the  time any such reference is operative.  (e) The term “including” when used in any Loan Document means “including without  limitation” except when used in the computation of time periods.  (f) The terms “Lender,” “Issuing Bank” and “Administrative Agent” include, without  limitation, their respective successors.  SECTION 1.05.  Times of Day.  Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to times  of day shall be references to New York City Time (daylight savings or standard, as applicable).  SECTION 1.06.  Timing of Payment or Performance.  When the payment of any obligation  or the performance of any covenant, duty or obligation is stated to be due or performance required  on a day which is not a Business Day, the date of such payment (other than as specifically provided  herein (including in the definition of Interest Period) or performance shall extend to the  immediately succeeding Business Day.  SECTION 1.07.  Interpretive Provisions Relating to Divisions.  Any reference herein to a  merger, transfer, consolidation, amalgamation, assignment, sale, disposition or transfer, or similar  term, shall be deemed to apply to a division of or by a limited liability company, limited partnership  or trust, or an allocation of assets to a series of a limited liability company, limited partnership or  trust (or the unwinding of such a division or allocation), as if it were a merger, transfer,  amalgamation, consolidation, assignment, sale or transfer, or similar term, as applicable, to, of or  with a separate Person. Any series of a limited liability company, limited partnership or trust and  any entity surviving or resulting from the division of a limited liability company, limited  partnership or trust shall constitute a separate Person hereunder (and each series of a limited liability  company or entity surviving or resulting from the division of any limited liability company that is  a Subsidiary, Material Domestic Subsidiary, Restricted Subsidiary, Unrestricted Subsidiary, joint  venture or any other like term shall also constitute such a Person or entity).    44  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  ARTICLE II  AMOUNTS AND TERMS OF THE LOANS  SECTION 2.01.  The Revolving Loans.  (a) Each Lender severally agrees, on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, to  make Revolving Loans denominated in Dollars (each, a “Dollar Revolving Loan”) or Euros (each  a “Euro Revolving Loan”, and collectively with any Dollar Revolving Loans, the “Revolving  Loans”) to either Borrower from time to time on any Business Day during the period from the  Effective Date until the Termination Date of such Lender in an aggregate amount as to all  Borrowers not to exceed at any time outstanding the amount of such Lender’s Commitment.  (b) Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, the Total  Outstandings shall (1) not on the date of any extension of credit under this Agreement nor on the  last day of an Interest Period for any outstanding Borrowing exceed the Total Commitments or  (2) not on the last Business Day of any week exceed 103% of the Total Commitments.  (c) Each Borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount of not less than the Dollar  Equivalent of $1 million and integral multiples of the Dollar Equivalent of $500,000 in excess  thereof (or, if less, an aggregate amount equal to the then remaining Unused Commitments of the  Lenders participating in such Borrowing, as applicable).  (d) Each Borrowing shall consist of Revolving Loans of the same Type in the same  Currency made on the same day by the Lenders ratably according to their respective Commitments.  (e) Within the limits set forth above and subject to Section 2.13, each Borrower may  from time to time borrow, repay pursuant to Section 2.05 or prepay pursuant to Section 2.08 and  reborrow under this Section 2.01.  (f) Each Lender may, at its option, make any Revolving Loan available to any  Borrower by causing any branch or Affiliate of such Lender to make such Revolving Loan;  provided that any exercise of such option shall not affect the obligation of such Borrower to repay  such Revolving Loan in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Each reference to any Lender  shall be deemed to include any of such Lender’s Affiliates which make Revolving Loans; provided  that no such Lender shall be relieved of its obligations hereunder until such Lender’s Affiliates  have actually performed such Lender’s obligations. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrowers  and the Administrative Agent shall be permitted to deal solely and directly with, and may rely  conclusively on, such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this  Agreement.   SECTION 2.02.  The Letters of Credit.  On the terms and subject to the conditions  contained in this Agreement, $50 million of the Facility is available (the “Letter of Credit  Sublimit”) for the issuance of letters of credit, in Dollars or Euros, for the account of each Borrower  (the “Letter of Credit Sub-Facility”), and each Issuing Bank agrees to Issue at the request of any  Borrower one or more Standby Letters of Credit and, at the sole discretion of the relevant Issuing  Bank, Documentary Letters of Credit (each a “Letter of Credit”) from time to time on any Business  Day during the period commencing on the Effective Date and ending on or before the day that is  thirty (30) days prior to the Final Maturity Date in an amount not to exceed at any time outstanding  the amount of such Issuing Bank’s Letter of Credit Commitment; provided, however, that each    45  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  Letter of Credit shall expire (or be subject to termination or non-renewal by notice from the  applicable Issuing Bank to the beneficiary thereof) at or prior to the close of business on the earlier  of (a) the date that is one (1) year after the date of the issuance of such Letter of Credit and (b) the  date that is five (5) Business Days prior to the Final Maturity Date. Upon any Borrower’s request  (a) any Letter of Credit which is issued in the final year prior to the Final Maturity Date may have  an expiry date which is one (1) year after the Final Maturity Date if cash collateralized or covered  by standby letter(s) of credit five (5) Business Days prior to the Final Maturity Date and (b) any  Letter of Credit with a one-year tenor may provide for the extension thereof for additional one (1)  calendar year periods, which shall in no event extend beyond the Final Maturity Date (after giving  effect to the foregoing clause (a)).  SECTION 2.03.  Fees.  (a) Commitment Fee.  Each Borrower agrees on a joint and several basis to pay to the  Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender a Commitment Fee on the average daily  amount of the Unused Commitment of such Lender from the Effective Date (in the case of each  Lender), and from the effective date specified in the Acceptance pursuant to which it became a  Lender (in the case of each other Lender), until the Termination Date of such Lender, payable in  Dollars in arrears on each Quarterly Date during the term of such Lender’s Commitment, and on  the Termination Date of such Lender, at a rate per annum equal to the applicable rate for  Commitment Fees in effect from time to time.  (b) Letter of Credit Compensation.  (i) Each Borrower agrees on a joint and several basis to pay to the  Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender a commission on such Lender’s pro  rata share of the average daily aggregate Available LC Amount of (A) all Standby Letters  of Credit outstanding from time to time and (B) all Documentary Letters of Credit  outstanding from time to time, in each case at the Applicable Margin in effect from time to  time for SOFR Loans, payable in Dollars (the amount of which commission shall be  determined, in the case of the Available LC Amount of Letters of Credit denominated in  Euros on the basis of the Dollar Equivalent of such amount on the date payable) in arrears  quarterly on each Quarterly Date and on the Termination Date of such Lender,  commencing on the first Quarterly Date after the date hereof.   (ii) Each Borrower agrees on a joint and several basis to pay to each Issuing  Bank, for its own account, (x) a fronting fee with respect to each Letter of Credit issued by  such Issuing Bank, payable quarterly in arrears on each Quarterly Date during which such  Issuing Bank has acted in such capacity, and on the scheduled Termination Date of such  Issuing Bank (if such Issuing Bank acted in such capacity up to such date), in an amount  equal to the product of fifteen (15) basis points per annum of the average daily Available  LC Amount of such Letter of Credit multiplied by the actual number of days such Letter  of Credit was outstanding in such period, divided by 360, as applicable, which amount shall  be payable in Dollars and calculated based on the Dollar Equivalent of any amount  otherwise calculated in Euros on the date when such amount is payable, and (y) such  customary fees and charges in connection with the issuance or administration of each Letter  of Credit as may be agreed in writing between any Borrower and such Issuing Bank from  time to time.     46  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  (c) Defaulting Lender Fees.  Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the  contrary, if any Lender is a Defaulting Lender, such Defaulting Lender will not be entitled to any  fees accruing pursuant to clauses (a) and (b) above, in each case with respect to the entire accrual  period with respect to such fees (without prejudice to the rights of the Non-Defaulting Lenders in  respect of such fees); provided, that (i) to the extent that a ratable portion of the Letter of Credit  Obligations of such Defaulting Lender has been reallocated in accordance with Section 2.13(a)(i)  to the Non-Defaulting Lenders, the fees that would have accrued for the benefit of such Defaulting  Lender will instead accrue for the benefit of and be payable to such Non-Defaulting Lenders, pro  rata in accordance with their respective Commitments, and (ii) to the extent any portion of such  Letter of Credit Obligations cannot be so reallocated to such Non-Defaulting Lenders, such fees  will instead accrue for the benefit of and be payable to the Issuing Bank as its interests appear (and  the pro rata payment provisions of Section 2.09 will automatically be deemed adjusted to reflect  the provisions of this Section 2.03(c)).  (d) Other Fees.  Each Borrower agrees on a joint and several basis to pay to the  Administrative Agent such fees as from time to time may be separately agreed between any  Borrower and the Administrative Agent, including as set forth in the Fee Letter.  SECTION 2.04.  Reductions and Increases of the Commitments and Term Loan Tranches.    (a) Commitment Reductions, Etc. The Commitment of each Lender shall be  automatically reduced to zero on the Termination Date of such Lender.  In addition, Livent shall  have the right, upon at least three (3) Business Days’ notice to the Administrative Agent, to  terminate in whole or reduce ratably in part the unused portions of the respective Commitments of  the Lenders, provided, that (A) the Total Commitments shall not be reduced pursuant to this  sentence to an amount which is less than the Total Outstandings, (B) each partial reduction shall be  in an aggregate amount of at least $10 million or any integral multiple of $1 million in excess  thereof and (C) a reduction in the Commitments shall not be allowed if, as a result thereof, the  Commitments would be reduced to an amount which is less than the sum of the Letter of Credit  Sub-Facility.  Each Commitment reduction pursuant to this Section 2.04(a) shall be permanent  (subject, however, to the rights of the Borrowers under Sections 2.04(b) and 2.04(c)).   (b) Optional Increases of Commitments.    (i) Subsequent to the Effective Date and not more than twice in any calendar  year, Livent may propose to increase the Total Commitments by an aggregate amount of  not less than $20 million or an integral multiple of $10 million in excess thereof (a  “Proposed Aggregate Commitment Increase”) in the manner set forth below, provided,  that:  (A) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be  continuing either as of the date on which Livent shall notify the Administrative  Agent of its request to increase the Total Commitments or as of the related Increase  Date (as hereinafter defined);  (B) the representations and warranties contained in the Loan  Documents shall be correct in all material respects (except any representations and  warranties that are qualified by materiality, which shall be true and correct in all  respects) both as of the date on which Livent shall notify the Administrative Agent  of its request to increase the Total Commitments and as of the related Increase  

 

  47  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  Date, as though made on and as of such date, other than any such representations  or warranties that, by their terms, refer to a different date, which shall be true and  correct as of such earlier date; and  (C) after giving effect to such Proposed Aggregate Commitment  Increase, the aggregate amount of all such Proposed Aggregate Commitment  Increases and Incremental Term Loan Facilities entered into since the Effective  Date shall not exceed $200 million.  (ii) Livent may request an increase in the aggregate amount of the  Commitments by delivering to the Administrative Agent a notice (an “Increase Notice”,  the date of delivery thereof to the Administrative Agent being the “Increase Notice Date”)  specifying (1) the Proposed Aggregate Commitment Increase, (2) the proposed date (the  “Increase Date”) on which the Commitments would be so increased (which Increase Date  may not be fewer than thirty (30) nor more than sixty (60) days after the Increase Notice  Date) and (3) the New Lenders, if any, to whom Livent desires to offer the opportunity to  commit to all or a portion of the Proposed Aggregate Commitment Increase.  The  Administrative Agent shall in turn promptly notify each Lender of Livent’s request by  sending each Lender a copy of such notice.   (iii) Not later than the date that is five (5) days after the Increase Notice Date,  the Administrative Agent shall notify each New Lender, if any, identified in the related  Increase Notice of the opportunity to commit to all or any portion of the Proposed  Aggregate Commitment Increase.  Each such New Lender may irrevocably commit to all  or a portion of the Proposed Aggregate Commitment Increase, representing Commitments  and Incremental Term Loan Commitments, as applicable (such New Lender’s “Proposed  New Commitment”) by notifying the Administrative Agent (which shall give prompt  notice thereof to Livent) before 11:00 A.M. on the date that is ten (10) days after the  Increase Notice Date; provided, that:  (A) the Proposed New Commitment of each New Lender shall be in  an aggregate amount not less than $10 million; and  (B) each New Lender that submits a Proposed New Commitment shall  execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent (for its acceptance and recording  in the Register) a New Commitment Acceptance in accordance with the provisions  of Section 9.07 hereof.  (iv) If the aggregate Proposed New Commitments of all of the New Lenders  shall be less than the Proposed Aggregate Commitment Increase, then (unless Livent  otherwise requests) the Administrative Agent shall, on or prior to the date that is fifteen  (15) days after the Increase Notice Date, notify each Lender of the opportunity to so commit  to all or any portion of the Proposed Aggregate Commitment Increase not committed to by  New Lenders pursuant to Section 2.04(b)(iii).  Each Lender may, if, in its sole discretion,  it elects to do so, irrevocably offer to commit to all or a portion of such remainder,  representing Commitments (such Lender’s “Proposed Increased Commitment”), by  notifying the Administrative Agent (which shall give prompt notice thereof to Livent) no  later than 11:00 A.M. on the date five (5) days before the Increase Date.  In no event shall  any Lender be obligated to increase its Commitments hereunder.    48  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  (v) If the aggregate amount of Proposed New Commitments and Proposed  Increased Commitments (such aggregate amount, the “Total Committed Increase”) equals  or exceeds $20 million, then, subject to the conditions set forth in Section 2.04(b)(i):  (A) effective on and as of the Increase Date, the Total Commitments  shall be increased by the Total Committed Increase (provided, that the aggregate  amount of the Commitments shall in no event be increased pursuant to this  Section 2.04(b) to more than $700 million, less the amount of any reductions of  the Total Commitments under Section 2.04(a)) and shall be allocated among the  New Lenders and the Lenders as provided in Section 2.04(b)(vi); and  (B) on the Increase Date, if any Revolving Loans are then outstanding,  the Borrowers shall borrow Revolving Loans from all or certain of the Lenders  and/or (subject to compliance by the Borrowers with Section 9.04(c)) prepay  Revolving Loans of all or certain of the Lenders (other than any Defaulting Lender)  such that, after giving effect thereto, the Revolving Loans (including the Types,  Currencies and Interest Periods thereof) shall be held by the Lenders (including for  such purposes New Lenders) ratably in accordance with their respective  Commitments.   If the Total Committed Increase is less than $20 million, then the Total Commitments shall  not be changed.   (vi) The Total Committed Increase shall be allocated among New Lenders  having Proposed New Commitments and Lenders having Proposed Increased  Commitments as follows:  (A) If the Total Committed Increase shall be at least $20 million and  less than or equal to the Proposed Aggregate Commitment Increase, then (1) the  initial Commitment of each New Lender shall be such New Lender’s Proposed  New Commitment and (2) the Commitment of each Lender shall be increased by  such Lender’s Proposed Increased Commitment.  (B) If the Total Committed Increase shall be greater than the Proposed  Aggregate Commitment Increase, then the Total Committed Increase shall be  allocated:  (1) first to New Lenders (to the extent of their respective  Proposed New Commitments) in such a manner as Livent and the  Administrative Agent shall agree; and  (2) then to Lenders (to the extent of their respective Proposed  Increased Commitments, if any) in such a manner as Livent shall  determine in its sole discretion upon consultation with the Administrative  Agent.   (vii) No increase in the Commitments contemplated hereby shall become  effective until the Administrative Agent shall have received (A) to the extent requested,  Revolving Loan Notes payable by each of the Borrowers to each New Lender and each  Increasing Lender, (B) evidence satisfactory to the Administrative Agent that such    49  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  increases in the Commitments, and Borrowings thereunder, have been duly authorized and  (C) a favorable opinion of counsel to the Loan Parties, in form and substance reasonably  acceptable to the Administrative Agent, Lender, if any, and New Lenders, if any, and  covering such customary matters relating to the Proposed Increased Commitments as the  Administrative Agent may request including as to continuing perfection.  (c) Incremental Term Loan Tranches.  (i) Subsequent to the Effective Date and not more than twice, Livent may  request one or more incremental term loan tranches in an aggregate amount of not less than  $50 million or an integral multiple of $10 million in excess thereof (a “Incremental Term  Loan Facility”; and the commitments with in respect thereof, the “Incremental Term Loan  Commitments”) in the manner set forth below, provided, that:  (A) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be  continuing either as of the date on which Livent shall notify the Administrative  Agent of their request for an Incremental Term Loan Facility or as of the related  Incremental Term Loan Facility Notice Date (as hereinafter defined);  (B) the representations and warranties contained in the Loan  Documents shall be correct in all material respects (except any representations and  warranties that are qualified by materiality, which shall be true and correct in all  respects) both as of the date on which Livent shall notify the Administrative Agent  of their request for an Incremental Term Loan Facility and as of the related  Incremental Term Loan Facility Notice Date, as though made on and as of such  date, other than any such representations or warranties that, by their terms, refer to  a different date, which shall be true and correct as of such earlier date;   (C) after giving effect to such Incremental Term Loan Facility, the  aggregate amount of all such Incremental Term Loan Facilities and Proposed  Aggregate Commitment Increases entered into since the Effective Date shall not  exceed $200 million; and  (D) after giving effect to such Incremental Term Loan Facility, Livent  shall be in pro forma compliance with Section 6.01.  (ii) Livent may request an incremental term loan facility by delivering to the  Administrative Agent a notice (an “Incremental Term Loan Facility Notice”, the date of  delivery thereof to the Administrative Agent being the “Incremental Term Loan Facility  Notice Date”) specifying (1) the Incremental Term Loan Facility, (2) the proposed date  (the “Incremental Term Loan Facility Date”) on which the Incremental Term Loan Facility  would become effective (which Incremental Term Loan Facility Date may not be fewer  than thirty (30) nor more than sixty (60) days after the Incremental Term Loan Facility  Notice Date) and (3) the New Lenders, if any, to whom Livent desires to offer the  opportunity to commit to all or a portion of the Incremental Term Loan Facility.  The  Administrative Agent shall in turn promptly notify each Lender of Livent’s request by  sending each Lender a copy of such notice.   (iii) Not later than the date that is five (5) days after the Incremental Term Loan  Facility Notice Date, the Administrative Agent shall notify each New Lender, if any,    50  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  identified in the related Incremental Term Loan Facility Notice of the opportunity to  commit to all or any portion of the Incremental Term Loan Facility.  Each such New Lender  may irrevocably commit to all or a portion of the Incremental Term Loan Facility (such  New Lender’s “Proposed New Lender Incremental Term Loan Commitment”) by notifying  the Administrative Agent (which shall give prompt notice thereof to Livent) before  11:00 A.M. on the date that is ten (10) days after the Incremental Term Loan Facility Notice  Date; provided, that:  (A) the Proposed New Lender Incremental Term Loan Commitment  of each New Lender shall be in an aggregate amount not less than $10 million; and  (B) each New Lender that submits a Proposed New Lender  Incremental Term Loan Commitment shall execute and deliver to the  Administrative Agent (for its acceptance and recording in the Register) a New  Commitment Acceptance in accordance with the provisions of Section 9.07 hereof.  (iv) If the aggregate Proposed New Lender Incremental Term Loan  Commitments of all of the New Lenders shall be less than the Incremental Term Loan  Facility, then (unless Livent otherwise requests) the Administrative Agent shall, on or prior  to the date that is fifteen (15) days after the Incremental Term Loan Notice Date, notify  each Lender of the opportunity to so commit to all or any portion of the Incremental Term  Loan Facility not committed to by New Lenders pursuant to Section 2.04(c)(iii).  Each  Lender may, if, in its sole discretion, it elects to do so, irrevocably offer to commit to all  or a portion of such remainder (such Lender’s “Proposed Existing Lender Incremental  Term Loan Commitment”), by notifying the Administrative Agent (which shall give  prompt notice thereof to Livent) no later than 11:00 A.M. on the date five (5) days before  the Incremental Term Loan Facility Notice Date.  In no event shall any Lender be obligated  to increase its Commitments hereunder.  (v) If the aggregate amount of Proposed New Lender Incremental Term Loan  Commitments and Proposed Existing Lender Incremental Term Loan Commitments (such  aggregate amount, the “Total Committed Incremental Term Loan”) equals or exceeds $50  million, then, subject to the conditions set forth in Section 2.04(c)(i), effective on and as of  the Incremental Term Loan Facility Date, the Total Commitments shall be increased by the  Total Committed Incremental Term Loan (provided, that the aggregate amount of the  Commitments shall in no event be increased pursuant to this Section 2.04(c) to more than  $700 million, less the amount of any reductions of the Total Commitments under Section  2.04(a)) and shall be allocated among the New Lenders and the Lenders as provided in  Section 2.04(c)(vi).  If the Total Committed Incremental Term Loan is less than $50 million, then the Total  Commitments shall not be changed.   (vi) The Total Committed Incremental Term Loan shall be allocated among  New Lenders having Proposed New Lender Incremental Term Loan Commitments and  Lenders having Proposed Existing Lender Incremental Term Loan Commitments as  follows:  (A) If the Total Committed Incremental Term Loan shall be at least  $20 million and less than or equal to the Incremental Term Loan Facility, then  

 

  51  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  (1) the initial Commitment of each New Lender shall be such New Lender’s  Proposed New Lender Incremental Term Loan Commitment and (2) the  Commitment of each Lender shall be increased by such Lender’s Proposed  Existing Lender Incremental Term Loan Commitment.  (B) If the Total Committed Incremental Term Loan shall be greater  than the Incremental Term Loan Facility, then the Total Committed Incremental  Term Loan shall be allocated as determined by Livent in consultation with the  Administrative Agent.  (vii) No increase in the Commitments contemplated hereby shall become  effective until the Administrative Agent shall have received (A) an amendment (an  “Incremental Term Loan Amendment”) to this Agreement and, as appropriate, the other  Loan Documents, executed by the Borrowers, each Lender agreeing to provide such   Incremental Term Loan Commitments, if any, each New Lender, if any, and the  Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 9.07, provided, the Incremental Term Loan  Amendment may, without need for the consent of any other Lenders, effect such  amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as may be necessary or  appropriate, in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent and Livent, to effect the  provisions of this Section 2.04(c), (B) to the extent requested, term loan notes payable by  each of the Borrowers to each Lender or each New Lender, as applicable, (C) evidence  satisfactory to the Administrative Agent that such Incremental Term Loan Amendment has  been duly authorized by each of the Loan Parties and (D) a favorable opinion of counsel to  the Loan Parties, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent,  Lender, if any, and New Lenders, if any, and covering such customary matters relating to  the Incremental Term Loan Amendment as the Administrative Agent may request  including as to continuing perfection.    (viii) Any Incremental Term Loan Facility shall (A) be ratably secured with the  Loans, (B) not mature earlier than the Final Maturity Date nor have amortization of greater  than 1.00% or less of the original principal amount of such Incremental Term Loan Facility  per year, (C) bear interest and other fees as agreed between Livent and the Lenders, if any,  or New Lenders, if any, providing such Incremental Term Loan Facility and (D) otherwise  be on terms and pursuant to documentation to be determined by Livent and the Persons  willing to provide such Incremental Term Loan Facility; provided, that to the extent such  terms and documentation are not consistent with the then existing Commitments or  Incremental Term Loan Commitments (other than with respect to pricing, amortization and  maturity) they shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (it being agreed  that Incremental Term Loan Facilities may contain customary mandatory prepayments,  voting rights and prepayment premiums).  (ix) The Borrowers may use the proceeds of the Incremental Term Loan  Facility for any purpose not prohibited by this Agreement.  SECTION 2.05.  Repayment.  (a) Revolving Loans.  Subject to Section 2.13(a), each Borrower shall repay to the  Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender the principal amount of each Revolving Loan  made by such Lender to such Borrower, and each Revolving Loan made by such Lender shall  mature on the Termination Date of such Lender.    52  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  (b) Letter of Credit Loans.  The Letters of Credit shall be repaid as set forth in Section  3.02.  (c) Certain Prepayments.    (i) If, as of the last Business Day of any week during the period from the  Effective Date until the Final Maturity Date, (A) the sum of (1) the aggregate amount of  all Loans (for which purpose the amount of any Loan that is denominated in an Alternate  Currency shall be deemed to be the Dollar Equivalent thereof) plus (2) the Available LC  Amount of all Letters of Credit (for which purpose the Available LC Amount of any Letter  of Credit denominated in an Alternate Currency shall be deemed to be the Dollar  Equivalent thereof as of the date of determination) exceeds (B) 103% of the then Total  Commitments, the Administrative Agent shall use all reasonable efforts to give prompt  written notice thereof to Livent, specifying the amount to be prepaid under this clause (i),  and the Borrowers shall, within two (2) Business Days of the date of such notice, prepay  the Loans in an amount so that after giving effect thereto the aggregate outstanding  principal amount of the Loans (determined as aforesaid) plus the Available LC Amount of  all Letters of Credit (determined as aforesaid) does not exceed the Total Commitments;  provided, that any such payment shall be accompanied by any amounts payable under  Section 9.04(c).   (ii) In addition, if on the last day of any Interest Period the aggregate  outstanding principal amount of the Loans (after giving effect to any Loans being made to  repay Loans maturing on that date) plus the Available LC Amount of all Letters of Credit  would exceed 100% of the aggregate amount of the Commitments, the Administrative  Agent shall use all reasonable efforts to give prompt written notice thereof to Livent,  specifying the amount to be prepaid under this clause (ii), and the Borrowers shall, within  two (2) Business Days of the date of such notice, prepay the Loans, or cause Loans to be  prepaid, or reduce the requested Loans in such amounts that after giving effect to such  action the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Loans (after giving effect to any  Loans being made to repay Loans maturing on that date) plus the Available LC Amount of  all Letters of Credit does not exceed the aggregate amount of the Commitments; provided,  that any such payment shall be accompanied by any amounts payable under  Section 9.04(c).    (iii) The determinations of the Administrative Agent under this Section 2.05(c)  shall be conclusive and binding on each Borrower in the absence of manifest error.   (d) If any Lender is a Defaulting Lender, such Defaulting Lender shall be deemed to  have assigned any and all payments in respect of the Obligations due to it from or for the benefit  of any Borrower pursuant to this Section 2.05 to the Non-Defaulting Lenders for application to,  and reduction of, their ratable portion of all Obligations until such Non-Defaulting Lenders have  been repaid in full.  Such Defaulting Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to  distribute such payments in accordance with Section 2.13(a)(iii).  This Section 2.05 shall (i) apply  and be effective regardless of whether an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and  notwithstanding (A) any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary or (B) any instruction of  any Borrower as to its desired application of payments and (ii) not be deemed to relieve or otherwise  release any Borrower from any of its Obligations due or owing to any Lender, including a  Defaulting Lender.    53  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  SECTION 2.06.  Interest.   (a) Ordinary Interest.  Each Borrower shall pay interest on the unpaid principal amount  of each Loan made by each Lender to such Borrower, from the date of such Loan until such  principal amount shall be paid in full, at the following rates per annum and in each case subject to  Section 2.13(a)(iii):  (i) Base Rate Loans and Letter of Credit Loans.  If such Loan is either a  Revolving Loan or a Letter of Credit Loan which, in each case, bears interest at the Base  Rate, a rate per annum equal at all times to the Base Rate in effect from time to time plus  the Applicable Margin, payable on (A) each Quarterly Date while such Base Rate Loan is  outstanding or (B) the last day of each month during which such Letter of Credit Loan is  outstanding, and in each case, on the date such Base Rate Loan or Letter of Credit Loan  shall be paid in full.  (ii) SOFR Loans.  If such Loan is a SOFR Loan, a rate per annum equal at all  times during each Interest Period for such Loan to the sum of the Adjusted Term SOFR for  such Interest Period plus the Applicable Margin, payable on the last day of such Interest  Period and, if such Interest Period has a duration of more than three (3) months, at three-  (3) month intervals following the first day of such Interest Period.  (iii) EURIBOR Loans.  If such Loan is a EURIBOR Loan, a rate per annum  equal at all times during each Interest Period for such Loan to the sum of the applicable  EURIBOR for such Interest Period plus the Applicable Margin, payable on the last day of  such Interest Period and, if such Interest Period has a duration of more than three (3)  months, at three- (3) month intervals following the first day of such Interest Period.  (b) Default Interest.  Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of  Default under Section 7.01(a) or Section 7.01(e) that has not been waived, the Administrative Agent  may, and upon the request of the Required Lenders shall, require the Borrowers to pay to the fullest  extent permitted by law interest (“Default Interest”) on all outstanding Obligations at the rate then  applicable to Base Rate Loans plus two percentage points (2%) per annum; provided, however, that  following the acceleration of the Loans and other Obligations pursuant to Section 7.01, Default  Interest shall accrue and be payable hereunder whether or not previously required by the  Administrative Agent.  SECTION 2.07.  Interest Rate Determinations.  (a) The Administrative Agent shall give prompt notice to Livent and the Lenders of  the applicable interest rate determined by the Administrative Agent for purposes of  Section 2.06(a)(i), (ii) and (iii).  (b) (i) Subject to Section 2.16, if prior to 10:00 A.M. (New York City time) on any  date on which an interest rate is to be determined pursuant to the definition of Adjusted Term  SOFR, (i) the Administrative Agent shall have determined (which determination shall be  conclusive and binding absent manifest error) that Adjusted Term SOFR for any requested Interest  Period with respect to a proposed SOFR Loan does not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such  Lenders of funding such Loan, or the Required Lenders have provided notice of such determination  to the Administrative Agent, then the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Borrowers  and each Lender of such circumstances. Upon notice thereof by the Administrative Agent to the    54  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  Borrowers, any right of the Borrowers to select SOFR Loans for any requested Revolving Loan  Borrowing or any subsequent Revolving Loan Borrowing shall be suspended (to the extent of the  affected SOFR Loans or affected Interest Periods) until the Administrative Agent revokes such  notice.  Upon receipt of such notice, (i) the Borrowers may revoke any pending request for a  borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of SOFR Loans (to the extent of the affected SOFR  Loans or affected Interest Periods) or, failing that, the Borrowers will be deemed to have converted  any such request into a request for a Borrowing of or conversion to Base Rate Loans in the amount  specified therein and (ii) any outstanding affected SOFR Loans will be deemed to have been  converted into Base Rate Loans at the end of the applicable Interest Period.  Upon any such  conversion, the Borrowers shall also pay accrued interest on the amount so converted, together with  any additional amounts required pursuant to Section 9.04(c). Subject to Section 2.16, if the  Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent  manifest error) that “Adjusted Term SOFR” cannot be determined pursuant to the definition thereof  on any given day, the interest rate on Base Rate Loans shall be determined by the Administrative  Agent without reference to clause (c) of the definition of “Base Rate” until the Administrative  Agent revokes such determination.  (ii) If prior to 10:00 A.M. on any date on which an interest rate is to be determined  pursuant to the definition of “EURIBOR”, (i) the Administrative Agent shall have determined  (which determination shall be conclusive and binding on each Borrower) that adequate and  reasonable means do not exist for determining EURIBOR for any requested Interest Period with  respect to a proposed EURIBOR Loan, or (ii) the Administrative Agent shall have received notice  from the Required Lenders in respect of the relevant facility that EURIBOR for any requested  Interest Period with respect to a proposed EURIBOR Loan does not adequately and fairly reflect  the cost to such Lenders of funding such EURIBOR Loan for such Interest Period, then the  Administrative Agent shall promptly notify Livent and each Lender of such circumstances,  whereupon the right of Livent to select EURIBOR Loans for any requested Borrowing (or for the  purposes of Section 2.12, any requested Conversion or Continuance) or any subsequent Borrowing  (or for the purposes of Section 2.12, any subsequent Conversion or Continuance) shall be  suspended until the first date on which the circumstances causing such suspension cease to exist.   If Livent shall not, in turn, before 11:00 A.M. on such date notify the Administrative Agent that a  Notice of Borrowing with respect to such EURIBOR shall be converted to a Notice of Borrowing  for a Base Rate Loan, such Notice of Borrowing shall be deemed to be canceled and of no force or  effect, and no Borrower shall be liable to the Administrative Agent or any Lender with respect  thereto except as set forth in Section 3.01(c). Any outstanding affected EURIBOR Loans will be  deemed to have been converted into Base Rate Loans (in an amount that is then equal to the Dollar  Equivalent of such EURIBOR Loans) at the end of the applicable Interest Period. In the event of  such a suspension, the Administrative Agent shall review the circumstances giving rise to such  suspension at least weekly and shall notify Livent and the Lenders promptly of the end of such  suspension, and thereafter Livent shall be entitled, on the terms and subject to the conditions set  forth herein, to borrow EURIBOR Loans.  SECTION 2.08.  Prepayments.  (a) The Borrowers shall have no right to prepay any principal amount of any  Revolving Loan other than as provided in subsection (b) below.  (b) Each Borrower may without premium or penalty, upon (i) in the case of Base Rate  Loans, same day notice, (ii) in the case of EURIBOR Loans, at least two Business Day prior notice  and (iii) in the case of SOFR Loans, two U.S. Governmental Securities Business Days’ prior notice  

 

  55  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  with respect to any Revolving Loan of the same Type given to the Administrative Agent stating the  proposed date and aggregate principal amount of the prepayment, and if such notice is given, such  Borrower shall, prepay the outstanding principal amounts of the Loans made to such Borrower  comprising part of the same Borrowing in whole or ratably in part, together with accrued interest  to the date of such prepayment on the principal amount prepaid; provided, however, that (i) each  partial prepayment shall be in an aggregate principal amount not less than $1 million or an integral  multiple of $500,000 in excess thereof (or the Foreign Currency Equivalent of such respective  amounts in the case of Loans denominated in an Alternate Currency) and (ii) if any prepayment of  any SOFR Loans or any EURIBOR Loans shall be made on a date which is not the last day of an  Interest Period for such Loans, such Borrower shall also pay any amounts owing to each Lender  pursuant to Section 9.04(c) so long as such Lender makes written demand upon such Borrower  therefor (with a copy of such demand to the Administrative Agent) within twenty (20) Business  Days after such prepayment.  SECTION 2.09.  Payments and Computations.  (a) All payments of principal of and interest on each Loan in a particular Currency  shall be made in such Currency.  (b) (i) All payments of principal of and interest on the Loans and all other  amounts whatsoever payable by a Borrower under this Agreement and the Notes shall be made in  immediately available funds, without deduction, setoff or counterclaim, to the Administrative  Agent’s Account for the relevant Currency, not later than 11:00 A.M. (in the case of amounts  payable in Dollars) or 11:00 A.M. Local Time in the location of the Administrative Agent’s  Account (in the case of amounts payable in an Alternate Currency), on the day when due.  (ii) The Administrative Agent will promptly thereafter cause to be distributed  like funds relating to the payment of principal or interest or fees ratably (other than amounts  payable pursuant to Section 2.10 or 3.03 or as contemplated by Section 2.03(c) or 2.13) to  the Lenders entitled thereto for the account of their respective Applicable Lending Offices,  and like funds relating to the payment of any other amount payable to any Lender to such  Lender for the account of its Applicable Lending Office, in each case to be applied in  accordance with the terms of this Agreement.  (iii) Upon its acceptance of an Acceptance and recording of the information  contained therein in the Register pursuant to Section 9.07(d), from and after the effective  date specified in such Acceptance the Administrative Agent shall make all payments  hereunder and under the Notes in respect of the interest assigned or assumed thereby to the  Lender assignee or New Lender thereunder (as the case may be).  The parties to each  Assignment and Acceptance shall make all appropriate adjustments in such payments for  periods prior to such effective date directly between themselves.   (c) All computations of interest based on the Base Rate (other than if the Base Rate is  computed on the basis of the Federal Funds Rate) and of commitment fees and letter of credit  commission shall be made by the Administrative Agent on the basis of a year of 365 or 366 days,  as the case may be, and all computations of interest based on Term SOFR, EURIBOR or the Base  Rate based on the Federal Funds Rate shall be made by the Administrative Agent on the basis of a  year of 360 days, in each case for the actual number of days (including the first day but excluding  the last day) occurring in the period for which such interest or fees are payable. All interest  hereunder on any Loan shall be computed on a daily basis based upon the outstanding principal    56  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  amount of such Loan as of the applicable date of determination. Each determination by the  Administrative Agent of an interest rate hereunder shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes,  absent manifest error.  (d) Whenever any payment hereunder or under the Notes shall be stated to be due on  a day other than a Business Day, such payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day,  and such extension of time shall in such case be included in the computation of payment of interest,  commitment fees or, letter of credit commission, as the case may be; provided, however, if such  extension would cause payment of interest on or principal of SOFR Loans or EURIBOR Loans to  be made in the next following calendar month, such payment shall be made on the next preceding  U.S. Government Securities Business Day or Business Days, as applicable.  (e) Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a Borrower prior  to the date on which any payment is due to the Lenders hereunder that such Borrower will not make  such payment in full, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Borrower has made such  payment in full to the Administrative Agent on such date and the Administrative Agent may, in  reliance upon such assumption, cause to be distributed to each relevant Lender on such due date an  amount equal to the amount then due such Lender.  If and to the extent that such Borrower shall  not have so made such payment in full to the Administrative Agent, each such Lender shall repay  to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand such amount distributed to such Lender together  with interest thereon, for each day from the date such amount is distributed to such Lender until the  date such Lender repays such amount to the Administrative Agent, at the Federal Funds Rate.  (f) Anything in Section 2.05 or 2.06 to the contrary notwithstanding, and without  prejudice to Section 2.06(b) or 7.01(a), if any Borrower shall fail to pay any principal or interest  denominated in an Alternate Currency within one (1) Business Day after the due date therefor in  the case of principal and three (3) Business Days after the due date therefor in the case of interest  (without giving effect to any acceleration of maturity under Article VII (Events of Default)), the  amount so in default shall automatically be redenominated in Dollars on the day one (1) Business  Day after the due date therefor in the case of a principal payment and three (3) Business Days after  the due date therefor in the case of an interest payment in an amount equal to the Dollar Equivalent  of such principal or interest.  (g) If any Lender is a Defaulting Lender, such Defaulting Lender shall be deemed to  have assigned any and all payments in respect of the Obligations subject to this Section 2.09 due  to it from and for the benefit of the Borrowers to the Non-Defaulting Lenders for application to,  and reduction of, the Non-Defaulting Lenders’ ratable portion of all Obligations until such Non- Defaulting Lenders have been repaid in full.  Each Defaulting Lender hereby authorizes the  Administrative Agent to distribute such payments in accordance with Section 2.13(a)(iii).  This  Section 2.09(g) shall (i) apply at any time such Lender is a Defaulting Lender and be effective  regardless of whether an Event of Default has occurred or is continuing and notwithstanding (A)  any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary or (B) any instruction of any Borrower as to  its desired application of payments and (ii) not be deemed to relieve or otherwise release any  Borrower from any of its Obligations due or owing to any Lender, including a Defaulting Lender.  (h) In connection with the use or administration of Term SOFR or EURIBOR, the  Administrative Agent will have the right to make Conforming Changes from time to time and,  notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, any amendments  implementing such Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action or  consent of any other party to this Agreement or any other Loan Document.  The Administrative    57  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  Agent will promptly notify the Borrowers and the Lenders of the effectiveness of any Conforming  Changes in connection with the use or administration of Term SOFR or EURIBOR.  SECTION 2.10.  Taxes.  (a) Defined Terms.  For purposes of this Section 2.10, the term “Lender” includes any  Issuing Bank and the term “Requirement of Law” includes FATCA.  (b) Payments Free of Taxes.  Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation  of the Loan Parties under any Loan Document shall be made without deduction or withholding for  any Taxes, except as required by Requirement of Law.  If any Requirement of Law (as determined  in the good faith discretion of an applicable Withholding Agent) requires the deduction or  withholding of any Tax from any such payment by a Withholding Agent, then the applicable  Withholding Agent shall be entitled to make such deduction or withholding and shall timely pay  the full amount deducted or withheld to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with  any Requirement of Law and, if such Tax is an Indemnified Tax, then the sum payable by the Loan  Parties shall be increased as necessary so that after such deduction or withholding has been made  (including such deductions and withholdings applicable to additional sums payable under this  Section 2.10) the applicable Recipient receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received  had no such deduction or withholding been made.  (c) Payment of Other Taxes by Borrower.  The Borrowers shall timely pay to the  relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with the applicable Requirements of Law, or at the  option of the Administrative Agent timely reimburse it for the payment of, any Other Taxes.  (d) Indemnification by Loan Parties.  The Loan Parties shall indemnify each Recipient,  within 10 days after demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes (including  Indemnified Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section  2.10) payable or paid by such Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to  such Recipient and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or  not such Indemnified Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant  Governmental Authority.  A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to  the Loan Parties by a Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), or by the Administrative  Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Lender, shall be conclusive absent manifest error.  (e) Indemnification by the Lenders.  Each Lender shall severally indemnify the  Administrative Agent, within 10 days after demand therefor, for (i) any Indemnified Taxes  attributable to such Lender (but only to the extent that the Borrowers have not already indemnified  the Administrative Agent for such Indemnified Taxes and without limiting the obligation of the  Borrowers to do so), (ii) any Taxes attributable to such Lender’s failure to comply with the  provisions of Section 9.07(f) relating to the maintenance of a Participant Register and (iii) any  Excluded Taxes attributable to such Lender, in each case, that are payable or paid by the  Administrative Agent in connection with any Loan Document, and any reasonable expenses arising  therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or  asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority.  A certificate as to the amount of such payment  or liability delivered to any Lender by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest  error.  Each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off and apply any and all  amounts at any time owing to such Lender under any Loan Document or otherwise payable by the  Administrative Agent to the Lender from any other source against any amount due to the  Administrative Agent under this clause (e).    58  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  (f) Evidence of Payments.  As soon as practicable after any payment of Taxes by the  Borrowers to a Governmental Authority pursuant to this Section 2.10, the Borrowers shall deliver  to the Administrative Agent the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such  Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of the return reporting such payment or  other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.  (g) Status of Lenders.  (i) Any Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or  reduction of withholding Tax with respect to payments made under any Loan Document shall  deliver to Livent and the Administrative Agent, at the time or times reasonably requested by Livent  or the Administrative Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation reasonably  requested by Livent or the Administrative Agent as will permit such payments to be made without  withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding.  In addition, any Lender, if reasonably requested  by Livent or the Administrative Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by the  applicable Requirements of Law or reasonably requested by Livent or the Administrative Agent as  will enable Livent or the Administrative Agent to determine whether or not such Lender is subject  to backup withholding or information reporting requirements.  Notwithstanding anything to the  contrary in the preceding two sentences, the completion, execution and submission of such  documentation (other than such documentation set forth in clauses (g)(ii)(A), (ii)(B) and (ii)(D) of  this Section 2.10) shall not be required if in the Lender’s reasonable judgment such completion,  execution or submission would subject such Lender to any material unreimbursed cost or expense  or would materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of such Lender.  (ii) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,  (A) any Lender that is a U.S. Person shall deliver to Livent and the  Administrative Agent on or about the date on which such Lender becomes a Lender  under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request  of Livent or the Administrative Agent), executed copies of IRS Form W-9  certifying that such Lender is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding tax;  (B) any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do  so, deliver to Livent and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as  shall be requested by the recipient) on or about the date on which such Foreign  Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter  upon the reasonable request of Livent or the Administrative Agent), whichever of  the following is applicable:  (1) in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of  an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party (x) with respect  to payments of interest under any Loan Document, executed copies of IRS  Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E establishing an exemption from,  or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “interest”  article of such tax treaty and (y) with respect to any other applicable  payments under any Loan Document, IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS  Form W-8BEN-E establishing an exemption from, or reduction of,  U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “business profits” or “other  income” article of such tax treaty;  (2) executed copies of IRS Form W-8ECI;  

 

  59  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  (3) in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of  the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Code, (x) a  certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit B-1 to the effect that such  Foreign Lender is not a “bank” within the meaning of  Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, a “10 percent shareholder” of either  Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code, or a  “controlled foreign corporation” related to the Borrowers as described in  Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code (a “U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate”)  and (y) executed copies of IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E;  or  (4) to the extent a Foreign Lender is not the beneficial owner,  executed copies of IRS Form W-8IMY, accompanied by IRS Form W- 8ECI, IRS Form W-8BEN, IRS Form W-8BEN-E, a U.S. Tax  Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit B-2 or  Exhibit B-3, IRS Form W-9, and/or other certification documents from  each beneficial owner, as applicable; provided that if the Foreign Lender  is a partnership and one or more direct or indirect partners of such Foreign  Lender are claiming the portfolio interest exemption, such Foreign Lender  may provide a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form  of Exhibit B-4 on behalf of each such direct and indirect partner;  (C) any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do  so, deliver to Livent and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as  shall be requested by the recipient) on or about the date on which such Foreign  Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter  upon the reasonable request of Livent or the Administrative Agent), executed  copies of any other form prescribed by the applicable Requirements of Law as a  basis for claiming exemption from or a reduction in U.S. federal withholding Tax,  duly completed, together with such supplementary documentation as may be  prescribed by the applicable Requirements of Law to permit Livent or the  Administrative Agent to determine the withholding or deduction required to be  made; and  (D) if a payment made to a Lender under any Loan Document would  be subject to U.S. federal withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if such Lender  were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA  (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Code, as  applicable), such Lender shall deliver to Livent and the Administrative Agent at  the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably requested  by Livent or the Administrative Agent such documentation prescribed by the  applicable Requirements of Law (including as prescribed by  Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Code) and such additional documentation  reasonably requested by Livent or the Administrative Agent as may be necessary  for Livent and the Administrative Agent to comply with their obligations under  FATCA and to determine that such Lender has complied with such Lender’s  obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount, if any, to deduct and  withhold from such payment.  Solely for purposes of this clause (D), “FATCA”  shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement.    60  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  Each Lender agrees that if any form or certification it previously delivered expires  or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect, it shall update such form or certification or  promptly notify Livent and the Administrative Agent in writing of its legal inability to do so.  (h) Treatment of Certain Refunds.  If any party determines, in its sole discretion  exercised in good faith, that it has received a refund of any Taxes as to which it has been  indemnified pursuant to this Section 2.10 (including by the payment of additional amounts pursuant  to this Section 2.10), it shall pay to the indemnifying party an amount equal to such refund (but  only to the extent of indemnity payments made under this Section 2.10 with respect to the Taxes  giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses (including Taxes) of such indemnified  party and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority  with respect to such refund).  Such indemnifying party, upon the request of such indemnified party,  shall repay to such indemnified party the amount paid over pursuant to this clause (h) (plus any  penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) in the event  that such indemnified party is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority.   Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this clause (h), in no event will the indemnified party  be required to pay any amount to an indemnifying party pursuant to this clause (h) the payment of  which would place the indemnified party in a less favorable net after-Tax position than the  indemnified party would have been in if the Tax subject to indemnification and giving rise to such  refund had not been deducted, withheld or otherwise imposed and the indemnification payments or  additional amounts with respect to such Tax had never been paid.  This clause (h) shall not be  construed to require any indemnified party to make available its Tax returns (or any other  information relating to its Taxes that it deems confidential) to the indemnifying party or any other  Person.  (i) Survival.  Each party’s obligations under this Section 2.10 shall survive the  resignation or replacement of the Administrative Agent or any assignment of rights by, or the  replacement of, a Lender, the termination of the Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or  discharge of all obligations under any Loan Document.  SECTION 2.11.  Sharing of Payments, Etc.  If any Lender shall obtain any payment  (whether voluntary, involuntary, through the exercise of any right of set-off, or otherwise) on  account of the Revolving Loans or the Letter of Credit Loans made by it (other than as expressly  provided herein) in excess of its ratable share of payments on account of the Revolving Loans or  the Letter of Credit Loans obtained by all such Lenders, such Lender shall forthwith purchase from  such other Lenders such participations in the Revolving Loans or the Letter of Credit Loans made  by them as shall be necessary to cause such purchasing Lender to share the excess payment ratably  with each of them, provided, however, that, if all or any portion of such excess payment is thereafter  recovered from such purchasing Lender, such purchase from each Lender shall be rescinded and  such Lender shall repay to the purchasing Lender the purchase price to the extent of such recovery  together with an amount equal to such Lender’s ratable share (according to the proportion of (i) the  amount of such Lender’s required repayment to (ii) the total amount so recovered from the  purchasing Lender) of any interest or other amount paid or payable by the purchasing Lender in  respect of the total amount so recovered.  Each Borrower agrees that any Lender so purchasing a  participation from another Lender pursuant to this Section 2.11 may, to the fullest extent permitted  by law, exercise all its rights of payment (including the right of set-off) with respect to such  participation as fully as if such Lender were the direct creditor of such Borrower in the amount of  such participation.    61  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  SECTION 2.12.  Conversion or Continuation of Revolving Loans.    (a) Each Borrower may elect (i) at any time on any Business Day to Convert Base  Rate Loans or any portion thereof to SOFR Loans or (ii) at the end of any applicable Interest Period,  to Convert SOFR Loans or any portion thereof into Base Rate Loans or to Continue SOFR Loans  or EURIBOR Loans or any portion thereof for an additional Interest Period; provided, however,  that the aggregate amount of the SOFR Loans Converted or SOFR Loans or EURIBOR Loans  Continued for each Interest Period must be in the amount of at least $5 million or an integral  multiple of $1 million in excess thereof.  Each Conversion or Continuation shall be allocated among  the Revolving Loans of each Lender in accordance with such Lender’s pro rata share.  Subject to  clause (b) below, each such election shall be in substantially the form of Exhibit B-2 (Form of  Notice of Conversion or Continuation) (a “Notice of Conversion or Continuation”) and shall be  made by giving the Administrative Agent (A) in the case of a Continuation or Conversion into  SOFR Loans, at least three U.S Government Securities Business Days’ prior written notice, (B) in  the case of a Continuation of EURIBOR Loans, at least three (3) Business Days’ prior written  notice, and (C) in the case of a Conversion into Base Rate Loans, at least one (1) Business Day’s  prior written notice, in each case, specifying (1) the amount and Type of Revolving Loan being  Converted or Continued, (2) in the case of a Conversion to SOFR Loans or a Continuation of SOFR  Loans or EURIBOR Loans, the applicable Interest Period and (3) in the case of a Conversion, the  date of Conversion (which date shall be a Business Day and, if a Conversion from SOFR Loans,  shall also be the last day of the applicable Interest Period).  (b) The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender of its receipt of a  Notice of Conversion or Continuation and of the options selected therein.  Notwithstanding the  foregoing, no Conversion in whole or in part of Base Rate Loans to SOFR Loans, and no  Continuation in whole or in part of SOFR Loans or EURIBOR Loans upon the expiration of any  applicable Interest Period, shall be permitted at any time at which (i) a Default or an Event of  Default shall have occurred and be continuing or (ii) the Continuation of a SOFR Loan or a  EURIBOR Loan, or Conversion into, a SOFR Loan would violate any provision of Section 2.07,  3.03 or 3.04.  If, within the time period required under the terms of this Section 2.12, the  Administrative Agent does not receive a Notice of Conversion or Continuation from the applicable  Borrower containing a permitted election to Continue any SOFR Loans or EURIBOR Loans for an  additional Interest Period or to Convert any such Revolving Loans, then, upon the expiration of the  applicable Interest Period, such Revolving Loans, if denominated in Dollars, shall be automatically  Converted to Base Rate Loans and such Revolving Loans, if denominated in Euros, shall be  automatically Continued as EURIBOR Loans with an interest period of one (1) month (or if  consented by all Lenders, seven (7) days).  Each Notice of Conversion or Continuation shall be  irrevocable.  (c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of  any Event of Default, each SOFR Loan and each EURIBOR Loan shall, upon the expiration of the  applicable Interest Period, be automatically Converted to a Base Rate Loan.  SECTION 2.13.  Defaulting Lender.  (a) Reallocation of Defaulting Lender Commitments.  If a Lender becomes, and during  the period it remains, a Defaulting Lender, the following provisions shall apply:  (i) in the case of each Defaulting Lender, the ratable portion of such  Defaulting Lender with respect to any such outstanding Obligations will, subject to the    62  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  limitation in the first proviso below, automatically be reallocated (effective on the date  such Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender) among the Lenders that are Non-Defaulting  Lenders pro rata in accordance with such Non-Defaulting Lenders’ respective  Commitments; provided, that (A) the sum of each Non-Defaulting Lender’s ratable portion  of the Total Outstandings may not in any event exceed the Commitment of such Non- Defaulting Lender as in effect at the time of such reallocation and (B) neither such  reallocation nor any payment by a Non-Defaulting Lender pursuant thereto will constitute  a waiver or release of any claim any Borrower, the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank  or any other Lender may have against such Defaulting Lender, or cause such Defaulting  Lender to be a Non-Defaulting Lender; and provided, further, any such reallocation shall  only be permitted to the extent that the conditions set forth in Section 4.02(a)(i) and Section  4.02(a)(ii) have been satisfied at the time of such reallocation.   (ii) in the case of each Defaulting Lender, to the extent that any portion (the  “unreallocated portion”) of the ratable portion of such Defaulting Lender with respect to  any such outstanding and future Letter of Credit Obligations cannot be so reallocated,  whether by reason of the first proviso in clause (i) above or otherwise, the Borrowers will  (on a joint and several basis), not later than five (5) Business Days after demand by the  Administrative Agent (at the direction of the Issuing Banks), (A) Cash Collateralize  (pursuant to procedures similar to those detailed in Section 7.02 and reasonably acceptable  to the Administrative Agent) the Obligations of the Borrowers to the Issuing Banks in  respect of such Obligations or (B) make other arrangements reasonably satisfactory to the  Administrative Agent and to the Issuing Banks, in their reasonable discretion, to protect  them against the risk of non-payment by such Defaulting Lender; and  (iii) in the case of each Defaulting Lender, any amount paid by any Borrower  for the account of such Defaulting Lender under this Agreement (whether on account of  principal, interest, fees, indemnity payments or other amounts) will not be paid or  distributed to such Defaulting Lender, but will instead be retained by the Administrative  Agent in a segregated, non-interest bearing account until (subject to Section 2.03(c)) the  termination of the Commitments and payment in full of all the Obligations and will be  applied by the Administrative Agent, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to the making  of payments from time to time in the following order of priority: first to the payment of  any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent under this  Agreement, second to the payment of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to  any Issuing Bank (pro rata as to the respective amounts owing to any Issuing Bank) under  this Agreement, third to the payment of post-default interest and then current interest due  and payable to the Lenders hereunder other than Defaulting Lenders as a result of such  Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement as determined in any  judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by any Lender or the Issuing Banks  against such Defaulting Lender, ratably among them in accordance with the amounts of  such interest then due and payable to them, fourth to the payment of fees then due and  payable to the Non-Defaulting Lenders hereunder as a result of such Defaulting Lender’s  breach of its obligations under this Agreement as determined in any judgment of a court of  competent jurisdiction obtained by any Lender or the Issuing Banks against such  Defaulting Lender, ratably among them in accordance with the amounts of such fees then  due and payable to them, fifth to pay principal and Reimbursement Obligations in respect  of the Letters of Credit at such time then due and payable to the Non-Defaulting Lenders  hereunder ratably in accordance with the amounts thereof then due and payable to them,  

 

  63  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  sixth to the ratable payment of other amounts then due and payable to the Non-Defaulting  Lenders as a result of such Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this  Agreement as determined in any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by  any Lender or the Issuing Banks against such Defaulting Lender, seventh after the  termination of the Commitments and payment in full of all the Obligations, to pay amounts  owing under this Agreement to such Defaulting Lender or as a court of competent  jurisdiction may otherwise direct.  (b) Cash Collateral Call.  If any Lender becomes, and during the period it remains, a  Defaulting Lender, if any Letter of Credit is at the time outstanding, the Issuing Banks may (except,  in the case of a Defaulting Lender, to the extent the Commitments have been fully reallocated  pursuant to Section 2.13(a)), by notice to Livent and such Defaulting Lender through the  Administrative Agent, require any Borrower (i) to deposit in a cash collateral account maintained  by the Administrative Agent an amount at least equal to 105% of the aggregate amount of the  unreallocated obligations (contingent or otherwise) of such Defaulting Lender to be applied pro  rata in respect thereof, or (ii) to make other arrangements satisfactory to the Administrative Agent,  and to the Issuing Banks, as the case may be, in their sole discretion to protect them against the risk  of non-payment by such Defaulting Lender.  (c) Right to Give Drawdown Notices.  In furtherance of the foregoing, if any Lender  becomes, and during the period it remains, a Defaulting Lender, and the applicable Borrower fails  to Cash Collateralize (pursuant to procedures similar to those detailed in Section 7.02 and  reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent) or prepay its obligations in respect of Letter of  Credit Obligations within five (5) Business Days after demand by the Administrative Agent  pursuant to this Section 2.13, any Issuing Bank is hereby authorized by the Borrowers (which  authorization is irrevocable and coupled with an interest) to give, in its discretion, through the  Administrative Agent, Notices of Borrowing pursuant to Section 3.01 in such amounts and in such  times as may be required to (i) pay matured Reimbursement Obligations and/or (ii) Cash  Collateralize (pursuant to procedures similar to those detailed in Section 7.02 and reasonably  acceptable to the Administrative Agent) the Obligations of the applicable Borrower in respect of  Letters of Credit Obligations in an amount at least equal to the aggregate amount of the obligations  (contingent or otherwise) of such Defaulting Lender in respect of such Letter of Credit.  (d) Termination of Defaulting Lender Commitments.  Livent may terminate the  unused amount of the Commitment of a Defaulting Lender upon not less than ten (10) Business  Days’ prior notice to the Administrative Agent (who will promptly notify the Lenders thereof), and  in such event the provisions of Section 2.09 will apply to all amounts thereafter paid by any  Borrower for the account of such Defaulting Lender under this Agreement (whether on account of  principal, interest, fees, indemnity or other amounts); provided, that such termination will not be  deemed to be a waiver or release of any claim any Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing  Banks or any Lender may have against such Defaulting Lender.  (e) Cure.  If Livent, Administrative Agent and the Issuing Banks, as applicable, agree  in writing in their discretion that a Lender that is a Defaulting Lender should no longer be deemed  to be a Defaulting Lender, as the case may be, 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 amounts then held in the  segregated account referred to in Section 2.13(a)), such Lender will, to the extent applicable,  purchase such portion of outstanding Loans (including the purchase at par of any Revolving Loans  and related Commitments that were reallocated pursuant to Section 2.13(a)) of the other Lenders    64  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  and/or make such other adjustments as the Administrative Agent may determine to be necessary to  cause such Lender’s ratable portion to be on a pro rata basis in accordance with their respective  Commitment, whereupon such Lender will cease to be a Defaulting Lender and will become a Non- Defaulting Lender; provided, that no adjustments will be made retroactively with respect to fees  accrued or payments made by or on behalf of the Borrowers while such 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 Non-Defaulting Lender will constitute a  waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from such Lender having been a  Defaulting Lender.  (f) Non-Defaulting Lender.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the occurrence of any  Lender becoming a Defaulting Lender shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligations to make  such Loan or payment on any date required under this Agreement and no other Lender shall be  responsible for the failure of any Defaulting Lender to make any Loan or payment required under  this Agreement.  SECTION 2.14.  Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of Affected Financial  Institutions.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document or in any other  agreement, arrangement or understanding among any such parties, each party hereto acknowledges  that any liability of any Affected Financial Institution arising under any Loan Document, to the  extent such liability is unsecured, may be subject to the write-down and conversion powers of the  applicable Resolution Authority and agrees and consents to, and acknowledges and agrees to be  bound by:  (a) the application of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable  Resolution Authority to any such liabilities arising hereunder which may be payable to it by any  party hereto that is an Affected Financial Institution; and  (b) the effects of any Bail-In Action on any such liability, including, if applicable:  (i) a reduction in full or in part or cancellation of any such liability;  (ii) a conversion of all, or a portion of, such liability into shares or other  instruments of ownership in such Affected Financial Institution, its parent undertaking, or  a bridge institution that may be issued to it or otherwise conferred on it, and that such shares  or other instruments of ownership will be accepted by it in lieu of any rights with respect  to any such liability under this Agreement or any other Loan Document; or  (iii) the variation of the terms of such liability in connection with the exercise  of the write-down and conversion powers of the applicable Resolution Authority.  SECTION 2.15.  Joint and Several Liability of the Borrowers.  (a) Each of the Borrowers is accepting joint and several liability with respect to the  Loans and all other Secured Obligations in consideration of the financial accommodation to be  provided by the Lenders under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, for the mutual  benefit, directly and indirectly, of each of the Borrowers and in consideration of the undertakings  of each of the Borrowers to accept joint and several liability for the obligations of each of them,  regardless of which Borrower actually receives the benefit of such Loan or other Secured  Obligations or the manner in which the Lenders account for such Loans or other Secured    65  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  Obligations on their books and records. Each Borrower’s obligations with respect to the Loans  made to it, and each Borrower’s obligations arising as a result of the joint and several liability of  such Borrower hereunder, with respect to the Loans of the other Borrower hereunder, shall be  separate and distinct obligations, but all such obligations shall be primary obligations of each  Borrower.  (b) Each Borrower’s obligations arising as a result of the joint and several liability of  such Borrower hereunder with respect to the Secured Obligations in respect of the other Borrower  hereunder shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be unconditional irrespective of (i) the  validity or enforceability or subordination of such Secured Obligations of the other Borrower, (ii)  the absence of any attempt to collect such Secured Obligations from the other Borrower, any other  guarantor, or any other security therefor, or the absence of any other action to enforce the same,  (iii) the waiver, consent, extension, forbearance or granting of any indulgence by the  Administrative Agent or the Lenders with respect to such Secured Obligations of the other  Borrower, or any part thereof, or any other agreement now or hereafter executed by the other  Borrower and delivered to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders, (iv) the failure by the  Administrative Agent or the Lenders to take any steps to perfect and maintain their security interest  in, or to preserve their rights to, any security or collateral for such Secured Obligations of the other  Borrower or (v) any other circumstances which might constitute a legal or equitable discharge or  defense of a guarantor or of the other Borrower (other than the occurrence of the Termination Date  and the irrevocable payment in full of the Secured Obligations). With respect to each Borrower’s  obligations arising as a result of the joint and several liability of such Borrower hereunder with  respect to the Loans and other Secured Obligations of the other Borrower hereunder, such Borrower  waives, until the Termination Date and the irrevocable payment in full of the Secured Obligations,  any right to enforce any right of subrogation or any remedy which the Administrative Agent or any  Lender now has or may hereafter have against such Borrower, any endorser or any guarantor of all  or any part of such Secured Obligations, and any benefit of, and any right to participate in, any  security or collateral given to the Administrative Agent or any Lender to secure payment of such  Secured Obligations or any other liability of the Borrowers to the Administrative Agent or the  Lenders.  (c) Upon the occurrence and during the continuation of any Event of Default, the  Lenders may proceed directly and at once, without notice, against either Borrower to collect and  recover the full amount, or any portion of, the Secured Obligations, without first proceeding against  the other Borrower or any other Person, or against any security or collateral for such Secured  Obligations. Each Borrower consents and agrees that the Lenders shall be under no obligation to  marshal any assets in favor of any Borrower or against or in payment of any or all of such Secured  Obligations.  SECTION 2.16.  Benchmark Replacement Setting.  (a) Benchmark Replacement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein  or in any other Loan Document, upon the occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event with respect  to any Benchmark, the Administrative Agent and the Borrowers may amend this Agreement to  replace such Benchmark with a Benchmark Replacement.  Any such amendment with respect to a  Benchmark Transition Event will become effective at 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the fifth  (5th) Business Day after the Administrative Agent has posted such proposed amendment to all  affected Lenders and the Borrowers so long as the Administrative Agent has not received, by such  time, written notice of objection to such amendment from Lenders comprising the Required    66  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  Lenders.  No replacement of a Benchmark with a Benchmark Replacement pursuant to this Section  2.16(a) will occur prior to the applicable Benchmark Transition Start Date.  (b) Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes. In connection with the  use, administration, adoption or implementation of a Benchmark Replacement, the Administrative  Agent will have the right to make Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding  anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, any amendments implementing  such Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action or consent of any other  party to this Agreement or any other Loan Document.  (c) Notices; Standards for Decisions and Determinations. The Administrative  Agent will promptly notify the Borrowers and the Lenders of (i) the implementation of any  Benchmark Replacement and (ii) the effectiveness of any Conforming Changes in connection with  the use, administration, adoption or implementation of a Benchmark Replacement.  The  Administrative Agent will notify the Borrowers of (x) the removal or reinstatement of any tenor of  a Benchmark pursuant to Section 2.16(d) and (y) the commencement of any Benchmark  Unavailability Period.  Any notice required to be delivered by the Administrative Agent as set forth  in this Section 2.16 may be provided, at the option of the Administrative Agent (in its sole  discretion), in one or more notices and may be delivered together with, or as part of any amendment  which implements any Benchmark Replacement or Conforming Changes.  Any determination,  decision or election that may be made by the Administrative Agent or, if applicable, any Lender  (or group of Lenders) pursuant to this Section 2.16, including any determination with respect to a  tenor, rate or adjustment or of the occurrence or non-occurrence of an event, circumstance or date  and any decision to take or refrain from taking any action or any selection, will be conclusive and  binding absent manifest error and may be made in its or their sole discretion and without consent  from any other party to this Agreement or any other Loan Document, except, in each case, as  expressly required pursuant to this Section 2.16.  (d) Unavailability of Tenor of Benchmark. Notwithstanding anything to the  contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, at any time (including in connection with the  implementation of a Benchmark Replacement), (i) if any then-current Benchmark is a term rate  (including the Term SOFR Reference Rate or EURIBOR) and either (A) any tenor for such  Benchmark is not displayed on a screen or other information service that publishes such rate from  time to time as selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion or (B) the  regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark has provided a public statement or  publication of information announcing that any tenor for such Benchmark is not or will not be  representative, then the Administrative Agent may modify the definition of “Interest Period” (or  any similar or analogous definition) for any Benchmark settings at or after such time to remove  such unavailable or non-representative tenor and (ii) if a tenor that was removed pursuant to clause  (i) above either (A) is subsequently displayed on a screen or information service for a Benchmark  (including a Benchmark Replacement) or (B) is not, or is no longer, subject to an announcement  that it is not or will not be representative for a Benchmark (including a Benchmark Replacement),  then the Administrative Agent may modify the definition of “Interest Period” (or any similar or  analogous definition) for all Benchmark settings at or after such time to reinstate such previously  removed tenor  (e) Benchmark Unavailability Period. Upon the Borrowers’ receipt of notice  of the commencement of a Benchmark Unavailability Period, the Borrowers may revoke any  pending request for a SOFR Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of SOFR Loans, or a  EURIBOR Borrowing of, or continuation of EURIBOR Loans, in each case, to be made, converted  

 

  67  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  or continued during any Benchmark Unavailability Period denominated in the applicable Currency  and, failing that, (A) in the case of any request for any affected SOFR Loan, the Borrowers will be  deemed to have converted any such request into a request for a Borrowing of or conversion to Base  Rate Loans and (B) in the case of any request for any affected EURIBOR Loan, if applicable, then  such request shall be ineffective and shall, at the Borrowers’ election, (I) be converted into Base  Rate Loans denominated in Dollars (in an amount that is then equal to the Dollar Equivalent of  such EURIBOR Loans) at the end of the applicable Interest Period or (II) be prepaid in full at the  end of the applicable Interest Period; provided that, with respect to any EURIBOR Loan, if no  election is made by the Borrowers by the earlier of (x) that date this is three Business Days after  receipt by the Borrowers of such notice and (y) the last day of the current Interest Period for the  applicable EURIBOR Loan, the Borrowers shall be deemed to have elected clause (I) above. Upon  any such prepayment or conversion, the Borrowers shall also pay accrued interest on the amount  so prepaid or converted, together with any additional amounts required pursuant to Section 9.04(c).  During a Benchmark Unavailability Period with respect to any Benchmark or at any time that a  tenor for any then-current Benchmark is not an Available Tenor, the component of Base Rate based  upon the then-current Benchmark that is the subject of such Benchmark Unavailability Period or  such tenor for such Benchmark, as applicable, will not be used in any determination of Base Rate.  During such Benchmark Unavailability Period, any outstanding SOFR Loans or EURIBOR Loans,  as applicable, shall be deemed to have been converted into Base Rate Loans (in the case of such  EURIBOR Loans, in an amount that is then equal to the Dollar Equivalent of such EURIBOR  Loans) at the end of the applicable Interest Period.  (f) Disclaimer. The Administrative Agent does not warrant or accept  responsibility for, and shall not have any liability with respect to (a) the continuation of,  administration of, submission of, calculation of or any other matter related to Base Rate, the Term  SOFR Reference Rate, Adjusted Term SOFR, Term SOFR or EURIBOR, or any component  definition thereof or rates referred to in the definition thereof, or any alternative, successor or  replacement rate thereto (including any Benchmark Replacement), including whether the  composition or characteristics of any such alternative, successor or replacement rate (including any  Benchmark Replacement) will be similar to, or produce the same value or economic equivalence  of, or have the same volume or liquidity as, Base Rate, the Term SOFR Reference Rate, Adjusted  Term SOFR, Term SOFR, EURIBOR or any other Benchmark prior to its discontinuance or  unavailability, or (b) the effect, implementation or composition of any Conforming Changes.  The  Administrative Agent and its affiliates or other related entities may engage in transactions that  affect the calculation of Base Rate, the Term SOFR Reference Rate, Term SOFR, Adjusted Term  SOFR, EURIBOR, any alternative, successor or replacement rate (including any Benchmark  Replacement) or any relevant adjustments thereto, in each case, in a manner adverse to the  Borrowers.  The Administrative Agent may select information sources or services in its reasonable  discretion to ascertain Base Rate, the Term SOFR Reference Rate, Term SOFR, Adjusted Term  SOFR, EURIBOR or any other Benchmark, in each case pursuant to the terms of this Agreement,  and shall have no liability to the Borrowers, any Lender or any other person or entity for damages  of any kind, including direct or indirect, special, punitive, incidental or consequential damages,  costs, losses or expenses (whether in tort, contract or otherwise and whether at law or in equity),  for any error or calculation of any such rate (or component thereof) provided by any such  information source or service.    68  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  ARTICLE III  MAKING THE LOANS AND ISSUING THE LETTERS OF CREDIT  SECTION 3.01.  Making the Revolving Loans.  (a) Each Borrowing shall be made on notice, given not later than (i) 11:00 A.M. on  the third Business Day prior to the date of a EURIBOR Loan Borrowing, (ii) 11:00 A.M. on the  third U.S. Government Securities Business Day prior to the date of a SOFR Loan Borrowing, and  (iii) 11:00 A.M. on the day of a Base Rate Loan Borrowing, by Livent to the Administrative Agent,  which shall give to each Lender prompt notice thereof by telecopier.  Each notice of a Borrowing  (a “Notice of Borrowing”) shall be made in writing by telecopier or electronic mail in substantially  the form of Exhibit B-1 hereto, specifying therein the requested (A) date of such Borrowing (which  shall be a Business Day), (B) Currency and Type of Revolving Loan comprising such Borrowing,  (C) aggregate amount of such Borrowing, (D) in the case of a Borrowing comprised of SOFR Loans  or EURIBOR Loans, the Interest Period for each such Revolving Loan; provided that if no Interest  Period is specified with respect to any requested SOFR Loan or EURIBOR Loan, the applicable  Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month’s duration, and and (E)  the name of the applicable Borrower.  Each Lender shall (1) before 11:00 A.M. Local Time on the  date of such Borrowing (in the case of a either a SOFR Loan Borrowing or a EURIBOR Loan  Borrowing) and (2) before 1:00 P.M. on the date of such Borrowing (in the case of a Base Rate  Loan Borrowing), make available for the account of its Applicable Lending Office to the  Administrative Agent at the Administrative Agent’s Account for the relevant Currency in same day  funds, such Lender’s ratable portion of such Borrowing.  After the Administrative Agent’s receipt  of such funds and upon fulfillment of the applicable conditions set forth in Article IV (Conditions),  the Administrative Agent will make such funds available to the relevant Borrower in such manner  as the Administrative Agent and such Borrower may agree; provided, however, that the  Administrative Agent shall first make a portion of such funds equal to the aggregate principal  amount of any Letter of Credit Loans as to which a Borrower has received timely notice made by  the Issuing Banks and by any other Lender and outstanding on the date of such Borrowing, plus  interest accrued and unpaid thereon to and as of such date, available to the relevant Issuing Banks  and such other Lenders for repayment of such Letter of Credit Loans.  (b) Anything in clause (a) above to the contrary notwithstanding, a Borrower may not  select SOFR Loans or EURIBOR Loans for any Borrowing if the aggregate amount of such  Borrowing is less than $1 million or the Foreign Currency Equivalent thereof.  (c) Subject to Sections 2.07(a) and 3.04, each Notice of Borrowing shall be  irrevocable and binding on the Borrowers.  In the case of any Borrowing by a Borrower which the  related Notice of Borrowing specifies is to be comprised of SOFR Loans or EURIBOR Loans, such  Borrower shall indemnify each relevant Lender against any loss, cost or expense incurred by such  Lender as a result of any failure to fulfill on or before the date specified in such Notice of Borrowing  for such Borrowing the applicable conditions set forth in Article IV (Conditions), including any  loss (excluding loss of anticipated profits), cost or expense incurred by reason of the liquidation or  reemployment of deposits or other funds acquired by such Lender to fund the Revolving Loan to  be made by such Lender as part of such Borrowing when such Revolving Loan, as a result of such  failure, is not made on such date.  (d) Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a Lender prior to  the time any Borrowing is required to be made that such Lender will not make available to the    69  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  Administrative Agent such Lender’s ratable portion of such Borrowing, the Administrative Agent  may assume that such Lender has made such portion available to the Administrative Agent on the  date of such Borrowing in accordance with clause (a) of this Section 3.01 and the Administrative  Agent may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the relevant Borrower on such  date a corresponding amount.  If and to the extent that such Lender shall not have so made such  ratable portion available to the Administrative Agent, such Lender and the relevant Borrower  severally agree to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand such corresponding  amount together with interest thereon, for each day from the date such amount is made available to  such Borrower until the date such amount is repaid to the Administrative Agent, at (i) in the case  of such Borrower, the interest rate applicable at the time to Revolving Loans comprising such  Borrowing and (ii) in the case of such Lender, the Federal Funds Rate, provided, that such Borrower  retains its rights against such Lender with respect to any damages it may incur as a result of such  Lender’s failure to fund, and notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event shall such  Borrower be liable to such Lender or any other Person for the interest payable by such Lender to  the Administrative Agent pursuant to this sentence.  If such Lender shall repay to the  Administrative Agent such corresponding amount, such amount so repaid shall constitute such  Lender’s Revolving Loan as part of such Borrowing for purposes of this Agreement.  (e) The failure of any Lender to make the Revolving Loan to be made by it as part of  any Borrowing shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligation, if any, hereunder to make its  Revolving Loan on the date of such Borrowing, but no Lender shall be responsible for the failure  of any other Lender to make the Revolving Loan to be made by such other Lender on the date of  any Borrowing.    SECTION 3.02.  Issuance of Letters of Credit.  (a) No Issuing Bank shall be under any obligation to Issue any Letter of Credit upon  the occurrence of any of the following:    (i) any order, judgment or decree of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator  shall purport by its terms to enjoin or restrain such Issuing Bank from Issuing such Letter  of Credit or any Requirement of Law applicable to such Issuing Bank or any request or  directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any Governmental Authority with  jurisdiction over such Issuing Bank shall prohibit, or request that such Issuing Bank refrain  from, the Issuance of letters of credit generally or such Letter of Credit in particular or shall  impose upon such Issuing Bank with respect to such Letter of Credit any restriction or  reserve or capital requirement (for which such Issuing Bank is not otherwise compensated)  not in effect on the date of this Agreement or that would result in any unreimbursed loss,  cost or expense that was not applicable, in effect or known to such Issuing Bank as of the  date of this Agreement and that such Issuing Bank in good faith deems material to it;  (ii) such Issuing Bank shall have received any written notice of the type  described in clause (c) below;  (iii) after giving effect to the Issuance of such Letter of Credit, (A) the  aggregate Total Outstandings would exceed the aggregate of the Commitments in effect at  such time, (B) the Letter of Credit Obligations at such time would exceed the Letter of  Credit Sublimit or (C) the aggregate of all liabilities of the Borrowers to such Issuing Bank  with respect to Letters of Credit would exceed the Letter of Credit Commitment of such  Issuing Bank;    70  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  (iv) any fees due in connection with any Issuance have not been paid;  (v) such Letter of Credit is requested to be Issued in a form that is not  acceptable to such Issuing Bank or such issuance would violate any policies of the Issuing  Bank applicable to Letters of Credit, including, without limitation, any “know your client”  or similar requirements;   (vi) such Letter of Credit is a Documentary Letter of Credit unless such Issuing  Bank has agreed in its sole discretion to provide Documentary Letters of Credit; or  (vii) such Letter of Credit is requested to be denominated in any currency other  than Dollars or Euros.  None of the Lenders (other than the Issuing Banks in their capacity as such) shall have any  obligation to Issue any Letter of Credit.  (b) In connection with the Issuance of each Letter of Credit, a Borrower shall give the  relevant Issuing Bank and the Administrative Agent at least two (2) Business Days’ prior written  notice, in form and substance acceptable to the applicable Issuing Bank, of the requested Issuance  of such Letter of Credit (a “Letter of Credit Request”).  Such notice shall be irrevocable and shall  specify the Issuing Bank of such Letter of Credit, the Currency of Issuance (Dollars or Euros) and  face amount of the Letter of Credit requested, the date of Issuance of such requested Letter of  Credit, the date on which such Letter of Credit is to expire (which date shall be a Business Day)  and the Person for whose benefit the requested Letter of Credit is to be issued.  Such notice, to be  effective, must be received by the relevant Issuing Bank and the Administrative Agent not later  than 11:00 A.M. on the second Business Day prior to the date of the requested Issuance of such  Letter of Credit.  (c) Subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in this Section 3.02 and in  Section 2.02 (including, for certainty, the completion of any “know your client” or similar  requirements), the relevant Issuing Bank shall, on the requested date, Issue a Letter of Credit for  the account of the applicable Borrower in accordance with such Issuing Bank’s usual and  customary business practices.  No Issuing Bank shall Issue any Letter of Credit in the period  commencing on the first Business Day after it receives written notice from any Lender that one or  more of the conditions precedent contained in Section 4.02 shall not on such date be satisfied or  duly waived and ending when such conditions are satisfied or duly waived.  The relevant Issuing  Bank shall not otherwise be required to determine that, or take notice whether, the conditions  precedent set forth in Section 4.02 have been satisfied in connection with the Issuance of any Letter  of Credit.  (d) If requested by the relevant Issuing Bank, prior to the issuance of each Letter of  Credit by such Issuing Bank, and as a condition of such Issuance and of the participation of each  Lender in the Letter of Credit Obligations arising with respect thereto in accordance with clause (f)  below, the applicable Borrower shall have delivered to such Issuing Bank a letter of credit  reimbursement agreement, in such form as the Issuing Bank may employ in its ordinary course of  business for its own account (a “Letter of Credit Reimbursement Agreement”), signed by such  Borrower, and such other documents or items as may be required pursuant to the terms thereof.  In  the event of any conflict between the terms of any Letter of Credit Reimbursement Agreement and  this Agreement, the terms of this Agreement shall govern.  

 

  71  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  (e) Each Issuing Bank shall:  (i) give the Administrative Agent written notice (or telephonic notice  confirmed promptly thereafter in writing, which writing may be a telecopy or electronic  mail) of the Issuance of a Letter of Credit Issued by it, of all drawings under a Letter of  Credit Issued by it and the payment (or the failure to pay when due) by the applicable  Borrower of any Reimbursement Obligation when due;  (ii) upon the request of any Lender, furnish to such Lender, copies of any  Letter of Credit Reimbursement Agreement to which such Issuing Bank is a party and such  other documentation as may reasonably be requested by such Lender; and  (iii) no later than ten (10) Business Days following the last day of each calendar  month, provide to the Administrative Agent (and the Administrative Agent shall provide a  copy to each Lender requesting the same) and Livent separate schedules for Documentary  Letters of Credit and Standby Letters of Credit issued by it under the Letter of Credit Sub- Facility, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, setting  forth the aggregate Letter of Credit Obligations outstanding at the end of each month and  any information requested by any Borrower or the Administrative Agent relating thereto.  (f) Immediately upon the issuance by an Issuing Bank of a Letter of Credit in  accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, such Issuing Bank shall be deemed to  have sold and transferred to each Lender, and each Lender shall be deemed irrevocably and  unconditionally to have purchased and received from such Issuing Bank, without recourse or  warranty, an undivided interest and participation, to the extent of such Lender’s pro rata share of  the Commitments, in such Letter of Credit and the obligations of the applicable Borrower with  respect thereto (including all Letter of Credit Obligations with respect thereto) and any security  therefor and guaranty pertaining thereto.  (g) Each Borrower agrees to pay to the Issuing Bank of any Letter of Credit the Dollar  Equivalent of the amount of all Reimbursement Obligations owing to such Issuing Bank under any  Letter of Credit issued for its account no later than the date that is the next succeeding Business  Day after such Borrower receives written notice from such Issuing Bank that payment has been  made under such Letter of Credit (the “Reimbursement Date”), irrespective of any claim, set-off,  defense or other right that such Borrower may have at any time against such Issuing Bank or any  other Person.  (h) In the event that any Issuing Bank makes any payment under any Letter of Credit  and the applicable Borrower shall not have repaid the Dollar Equivalent of such amount to such  Issuing Bank pursuant to clause (g) or any such payment by such Borrower is rescinded or set aside  for any reason, such Reimbursement Obligation shall be payable on demand with interest thereon  computed (i) from the date on which such Reimbursement Obligation arose to the Reimbursement  Date, at the rate of interest applicable during such period to Revolving Loans that are Base Rate  Loans and (ii) from the Reimbursement Date until the date of repayment in full, at the rate of  interest applicable during such period to past due Revolving Loans that are Base Rate Loans, and  such Issuing Bank shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent, which shall promptly notify  each Lender of such failure, and each Lender shall promptly and unconditionally pay to the  Administrative Agent for the account of such Issuing Bank the amount of such Lender’s pro rata  share of such payment in Dollars (based upon the Dollar Equivalent of such amount on the date of  such payment) and in immediately available funds.  If the Administrative Agent so notifies such    72  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  Lender prior to 11:00 A.M. on any Business Day, such Lender shall make available to the  Administrative Agent for the account of such Issuing Bank its pro rata share of the amount of such  payment on such Business Day in immediately available funds.  Upon such payment by a Lender,  such Lender shall, except during the continuance of a Default or Event of Default under Section  7.01(e) and notwithstanding whether or not the conditions precedent set forth in Section 4.02 shall  have been satisfied (which conditions precedent the Lenders hereby irrevocably waive), be deemed  to have made a Revolving Loan to applicable Borrower in the principal amount of such payment.   Whenever any Issuing Bank receives from any Borrower a payment of a Reimbursement Obligation  as to which the Administrative Agent has received for the account of such Issuing Bank any  payment from a Lender pursuant to this clause (h), such Issuing Bank shall pay to the  Administrative Agent and the Administrative Agent shall promptly pay to each Lender, in  immediately available funds, an amount equal to such Lender’s pro rata share of the amount of  such payment adjusted, if necessary, to reflect the respective amounts the Lenders have paid in  respect of such Reimbursement Obligation.  (i) If and to the extent such Lender shall not have so made its pro rata share of the  amount of the payment required by clause (h) above, as applicable, available to the Administrative  Agent for the account of such Issuing Bank, such Lender agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent  for the account of such Issuing Bank forthwith on demand any such unpaid amount together with  interest thereon, for the first Business Day after payment was first due at the Federal Funds Rate  and, thereafter until such amount is repaid to the Administrative Agent for the account of such  Issuing Bank, at the rate per annum applicable to Base Rate Loans under the Facility.  (j) Each Borrower’s obligation to pay each Reimbursement Obligation and the  obligations of the Lenders to make payments to the Administrative Agent for the account of the  Issuing Banks with respect to Letters of Credit shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable,  and shall be performed strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, under any and all  circumstances whatsoever, including the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default, and  irrespective of any of the following:  (i) any lack of validity or enforceability of any Letter of Credit or any Loan  Document, or any term or provision therein;  (ii) any amendment or waiver of or any consent to departure from all or any  of the provisions of any Letter of Credit or any Loan Document;  (iii) the existence of any claim, set off, defense or other right that such  Borrower, any other party guaranteeing, or otherwise obligated with, such Borrower, any  Subsidiary or other Affiliate thereof or any other Person may at any time have against the  beneficiary under any Letter of Credit, any Issuing Bank, the Administrative Agent or any  other Lender or any other Person, whether in connection with this Agreement, any other  Loan Document or any other related or unrelated agreement or transaction;  (iv) any drawing or document presented under a 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;  (v) payment by the Issuing Bank under a Letter of Credit against presentation  of a drawing or document that does not comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit; and    73  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  (vi) any other act or omission to act or delay of any kind of the Issuing Bank,  the other Lenders, the Administrative Agent or any other Person or any other event or  circumstance whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing, that might, but  for the provisions of this Section 3.02 or Section 2.02, constitute a legal or equitable  discharge of such Borrower’s obligations hereunder.  Any action taken or omitted to be taken by the relevant Issuing Bank under or in connection with  any Letter of Credit, if taken or omitted in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct,  as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final non-appealable judgment, shall not put  such Issuing Bank under any resulting liability to the applicable Borrower or any Lender.  In  determining whether drawings and documents presented under a Letter of Credit comply with the  terms thereof, the Issuing Bank 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, in making any payment under any Letter of Credit, the Issuing Bank may rely  exclusively on the documents presented to it under such Letter of Credit as to any and all matters  set forth therein, including reliance on the amount of any drawing presented under such Letter of  Credit, whether or not the amount due to the beneficiary thereunder equals the amount of such  drawing and whether or not any document presented pursuant to such Letter of Credit proves to be  insufficient in any respect, if such document on its face appears to be in order, and whether or not  any other statement or any other document presented pursuant to such Letter of Credit proves to be  forged or invalid or any statement therein proves to be inaccurate or untrue in any respect  whatsoever and any noncompliance in any immaterial respect of the documents presented under  such Letter of Credit with the terms thereof shall, in each case, be deemed not to constitute willful  misconduct or gross negligence, as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final non- appealable judgment, of the Issuing Bank.  SECTION 3.03.  Increased Costs.  (a) If, due to either (i) the introduction of or any change in or in the interpretation of  any law or regulation, in each case after the date hereof or (ii) the compliance with any guideline  or request from any central bank or other governmental authority (whether or not having the force  of law) which implements any introduction or change specified in clause (i) above, there shall be  (x) any increase in the cost to any Lender of agreeing to make or making, funding or maintaining  SOFR Loans or EURIBOR Loans or (y) subject any Recipient to any Taxes (other than (A)  Indemnified Taxes, or (B) Taxes described in clauses (b) through (d) of the definition of “Excluded  Taxes” and (C) Connection Income Taxes) on its loans, loan principal, letters of credit,  commitments, or other obligations, or its deposits, reserves (including pursuant to regulations  issued from time to time by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (or any  successor) for determining the maximum reserve requirement (including, without limitation, any  emergency, supplemental or other marginal reserve requirement) for such Lender with respect to  liabilities or assets which are Eurocurrency Liabilities), other liabilities or capital attributable  thereto, then the Borrowers (on a joint and several basis) shall from time to time, within ten (10)  Business Days after written demand by such Lender (with a copy of such demand to the  Administrative Agent), pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of such Lender additional  amounts sufficient to compensate such Lender for such increased cost incurred during the six (6)  month period prior to the date of such demand.  A certificate as to the amount of such increased  cost, submitted to Livent and the Administrative Agent by such Lender and showing in reasonable  detail the basis for the calculation thereof, shall be prima facie evidence of such costs.    74  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  (b) If any Lender determines that compliance with (i) the introduction of or any change  in or in the interpretation of, any law or regulation, in each case after the date hereof, or (ii) any  guideline or request from any central bank or other governmental authority (whether or not having  the force of law) which implements any introduction or change specified in clause (i) above, affects  or would affect the amount of capital or liquidity required or expected to be maintained by such  Lender or any corporation controlling such Lender and that the amount of such capital or liquidity  is increased by or based upon the existence of such Lender’s commitment to lend or to issue or  participate in Letters of Credit hereunder and other commitments of this type, then, within ten (10)  Business Days after written demand by such Lender (with a copy of such demand to the  Administrative Agent), the Borrowers (on a joint and several basis) shall from time to time pay to  the Administrative Agent for the account of such Lender, additional amounts sufficient to  compensate such Lender or such corporation in the light of such circumstances for such increase in  capital or liquidity incurred during the six (6) month period prior to the date of such demand, to the  extent that such Lender reasonably determines such increase in capital or liquidity to be allocable  to the existence of such Lender’s commitment to lend or to issue or participate in Letters of Credit  hereunder.  A certificate as to such amounts submitted to Livent and the Administrative Agent by  such Lender and showing in reasonable detail the basis for the calculation thereof shall be prima  facie evidence of such costs.  (c) Failure or delay on the part of any Lender to demand compensation pursuant to the  foregoing provisions of this Section 3.03 shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender’s right to  demand such compensation, provided, that no Borrower shall be required to compensate a Lender  pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 3.03 for any increased costs incurred or  reductions suffered more than six (6) months prior to the date that such Lender notifies Livent of  the circumstances giving rise to such increased costs or reductions and of such Lender’s intention  to claim compensation therefor (except that, if the circumstances giving rise to such increased costs  or reductions is retroactive, then the six (6) month period referred to above shall be extended to  include the period of retroactive effect thereof).  (d) Without limiting the effect of the foregoing, the Borrowers shall, on a joint and  several basis, pay to each Lender on the last day of each Interest Period so long as such Lender is  maintaining reserves against Eurocurrency Liabilities (or so long as such Lender is maintaining  reserves against any other category of liabilities that includes deposits by reference to which the  interest rate on EURIBOR Loans is determined as provided in this Agreement or against any  category of extensions of credit or other assets of such Lender that includes any EURIBOR Loans)  an additional amount (determined by such Lender and notified to Livent through the Administrative  Agent) equal to the product of the following for each EURIBOR Loan for each day during such  Interest Period:  (i) the principal amount of such EURIBOR Loan outstanding on such day;  and  (ii) the remainder of (A) a fraction the numerator of which is the rate  (expressed as a decimal) at which interest accrues on such EURIBOR Loan for such  Interest Period as provided in this Agreement (less the Applicable Margin) and the  denominator of which is one minus the EURIBOR Reserve Percentage in effect on such  day minus (B) such numerator; and  (iii) 1/360.  

 

  75  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  (e) If any Borrower is required to pay any Lender any amounts under this Section 3.03,  the applicable Lender shall be an “Affected Person”, and each Borrower shall have the rights set  forth in Section 3.06 to replace such Affected Person.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, for purposes of this Section 3.03, each of (i) the Dodd- Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, and all requests, rules, guidelines and  directives promulgated thereunder and (ii) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives concerning  capital adequacy or liquidity effective after the date hereof promulgated by the Bank for  International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Regulations and Supervisory Practices  (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities in each  case pursuant to Basel III, are deemed to have been introduced or adopted after the date hereof,  regardless of the date enacted or adopted.  SECTION 3.04.  Illegality.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if any  Lender shall notify the Administrative Agent that the introduction of or any change in or in the  interpretation of any law or regulation makes it unlawful, or any central bank or other governmental  authority asserts that it is unlawful, for such Lender or its Applicable Lending Office to perform its  obligations hereunder to make SOFR Loans or EURIBOR Loans or to fund or maintain SOFR  Loans or EURIBOR Loans, then, subject to the provisions of Section 3.06, (i) the obligation of  such Lender to make SOFR Loans or EURIBOR Loans hereunder shall be suspended until the first  date on which the circumstances causing such suspension cease to exist (and, to the extent required  by applicable law, cancelled), (ii) any SOFR Loans or EURIBOR Loans made or to be made by  such Lender shall be converted automatically to Base Rate Loans (in the case of such EURIBOR  Loans, in an amount that is then equal to the Dollar Equivalent of such EURIBOR Loans) and (iii)  such Lender shall be an “Affected Person”, and each Borrower shall have the right set forth in  Section 3.06 to replace such Affected Person.  In the event of such a suspension, such Lender shall  review the circumstances giving rise to such suspension at least weekly and shall notify Livent, the  Administrative Agent and the Lenders promptly of the end of such suspension, and thereafter the  applicable Borrower shall be entitled to borrow SOFR Loans or EURIBOR Loans from such  Lender. During such suspension period, the Borrowers shall, if necessary to avoid such illegality,  upon demand from any Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), prepay or, if applicable,  (i) convert all affected SOFR Loans to Base Rate Loans or (ii) convert all EURIBOR Loans to Base  Rate Loans denominated in Dollars (in an amount that is then equal to the Dollar Equivalent of  such EURIBOR Loans) (in each case, if necessary to avoid such illegality, the Administrative  Agent shall compute the Base Rate without reference to clause (c) of the definition of “Base Rate”),  (A) with respect to SOFR Loans, on the Interest Payment Date therefor, if all affected Lenders may  lawfully continue to maintain such SOFR Loans to such day, or immediately, if any Lender may  not lawfully continue to maintain such SOFR Loans to such day or (B) with respect to EURIBOR  Loans, on the last day of the Interest Period therefor, if all affected Lenders may lawfully continue  to maintain such EURIBOR Loans, to such day, or immediately, if any Lender may not lawfully  continue to maintain such EURIBOR Loans, as applicable, to such day.  Upon any such prepayment  or conversion, the Borrower shall also pay accrued interest on the amount so prepaid or converted,  together with any additional amounts required pursuant to Section 9.04(c).  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, for purposes of this Section 3.04, each of (A) the Dodd- Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, and all requests, rules, guidelines and  directives promulgated thereunder and (B) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives concerning  capital adequacy or liquidity effective after the date hereof promulgated by the Bank for  International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Regulations and Supervisory Practices    76  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities in each  case pursuant to Basel III, are deemed to have been introduced or adopted after the date hereof,  regardless of the date enacted or adopted.  SECTION 3.05.  Reasonable Efforts to Mitigate.  Each Lender shall use its commercially  reasonable efforts (consistent with its internal policy and legal and regulatory restrictions) to  minimize any amounts payable by the Borrowers under Section 3.03 and to minimize any period  of illegality described in Section 3.04.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each  Lender agrees that, to the extent reasonably possible to such Lender, it will change its Applicable  Lending Office if such change would eliminate or reduce amounts payable to it under Section 3.03  or eliminate any illegality of the type described in Section 3.04, as the case may be.  Each Lender  further agrees to notify Livent promptly after such Lender learns of the circumstances giving rise  to such a right to payment or such illegality have changed such that such right to payment or such  illegality, as the case may be, no longer exists.  SECTION 3.06.  Right to Replace Affected Person or Lender.  In the event (i) the  Borrowers are required to pay any Taxes with respect to an Affected Person pursuant to Section  2.10 or any amounts with respect to an Affected Person pursuant to Section 3.03, (ii) any Borrower  receives a notice from an Affected Person pursuant to Section 3.04, or (iii) any Lender is a  Defaulting Lender or Non-Consenting Lender (treating such Lender as an “Affected Person” for  purposes of this Section 3.06), Livent may elect, if such amounts continue to be charged or such  notice is still effective, to replace such Affected Person as a party to this Agreement, provided, that,  concurrently therewith, (A) another financial institution which is an Eligible Assignee and is  reasonably satisfactory to Livent and the Administrative Agent (or if the Lender then serving as  Administrative Agent is the Person to be replaced and the Administrative Agent has resigned its  position, the Lender becoming the successor Administrative Agent) and satisfactory to the Issuing  Banks, shall agree, as of such date, to purchase for cash and at par the Loans and participation in  Letters of Credit of the Affected Person, pursuant to an Assignment and Acceptance and to become  a Lender for all purposes under this Agreement and to assume all obligations (including all  outstanding Loans) of the Affected Person to be terminated as of such date and to comply with the  requirements of Section 9.07 applicable to assignments and (B) the Borrowers shall, on a joint and  several basis, pay to such Affected Person in same day funds on the day of such replacement all  interest, fees and other amounts then due and owing to such Affected Person by any Borrower  hereunder to and including the date of termination, including payments due such Affected Person  under Section 2.10, costs incurred under Section 3.03 or 9.15 and payments owing under  Section 9.04(c).  SECTION 3.07.  Use of Proceeds.  The Letters of Credit and the proceeds of the Loans  shall be available (and each Borrower agrees that it shall use such proceeds) for general corporate  purposes (including capital expenditures and Permitted Acquisitions) of each Borrower and its  Subsidiaries; provided, that neither any Lender nor the Administrative Agent shall have any  responsibility for the use of any of the Letters of Credit or the proceeds of Loans.  ARTICLE IV  CONDITIONS  SECTION 4.01.  Conditions Precedent to Effective Date.  Each Lender’s respective  Commitments hereunder shall become effective, on the terms and subject to the other conditions    77  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  set forth herein, on the date (the “Effective Date”) that each of the following conditions is satisfied  (or waived in accordance with Section 9.01):  (a) Each of the following documents, which shall be dated the Effective Date and in  form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent:  (i) Upon request of any Lender, the Revolving Loan Notes payable by any  Borrower to the order of each such Lender;  (ii) This Agreement, duly executed and delivered by each of the Loan Parties,  pursuant to which each of the Loan Parties guarantee the Secured Obligations, and the Loan  Parties shall duly executed and delivered copies of any other Loan Documents (including  any amendments to existing Mortgages on any Material Real Property) as the  Administrative Agent shall reasonably request;  (iii) Certified copies of (A) the charter and by-laws of each Loan Party, (B) the  resolutions of the board of directors (or equivalent governing body) of each Loan Party  authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of each of the Loan Documents to  which it is a party, (C) all documents evidencing other necessary corporate action and  governmental approvals, if any, with respect to the Loan Documents and (D) a long form  good standing certificate (or its equivalent) for each such Loan Party from its jurisdiction  of organization;  (iv) A certificate of the secretary or an assistant secretary (or equivalent  officer) of each Loan Party certifying the names and true signatures of the officers of each  Loan Party authorized to sign this Agreement, the Loan Guaranty and the Notes and the  other documents to be delivered hereunder;   (v) A favorable opinion of (A) Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, counsel to the  Loan Parties, and (B) McGuireWoods LLP, local counsel to the Loan Parties, in each case,  in form and substance reasonably accepted to the Administrative Agent and Lenders and  covering such customary matters relating hereto as any Lender, through the Administrative  Agent, may reasonably request;   (vi) A certificate of an officer or any authorized person of Livent to the effect  that (A) the representations and warranties contained in the Loan Documents are correct  (other than any such representations or warranties which, by their terms, refer to a prior  date) and (B) no event has occurred and is continuing which constitutes a Default; and  (vii) A completed Perfection Certificate duly executed and delivered by each  Loan Party, together with all attachments contemplated thereby;  (b) The results of recent customary lien searches, which shall reveal no Liens on any  of the assets of any Loan Party except for Liens permitted by Section 6.04(b);   (c) The Administrative Agent shall have received (i) the certificates representing the  shares of Stock pledged pursuant to the Security Agreement, together with an undated stock power  for each such certificate executed in blank by a duly authorized officer of the pledgor thereof and  (ii) to the extent required to be delivered pursuant to the Security Agreement, each promissory note    78  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  (if any) pledged to the Administrative Agent pursuant to the Security Agreement endorsed (without  recourse) in blank (or accompanied by an executed transfer form in blank) by the pledgor thereof;  (d) Each document (including any UCC financing statement) required by the  Collateral Documents or under law or reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent to be filed,  registered or recorded in order to create in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the  Lenders, a perfected Lien on the Collateral described therein (but only to the extent required  therein), prior and superior in right to any other Person (other than with respect to Liens expressly  permitted by Section 6.04(b), shall be in proper form for filing, registration or recordation;  (e) Evidence of insurance coverage in form, scope, and substance reasonably  satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and otherwise in compliance with the terms of Section  6.03(e) of this Agreement and Section 4.10 of the Security Agreement;  (f) Confirmation that the Borrowers have paid all fees (including amounts then  payable under the Fee Letter) required to be paid on or before the Effective Date and all expenses  of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders (including the fees and expenses of counsel to the  Administrative Agent) for which invoices have been presented at least one (1) Business Day prior  to the Effective Date;  (g) The representations and warranties contained in the Loan Documents are correct  in all material respects (except any representations and warranties that are qualified by materiality,  which shall be true and correct in all respects) on and as of the Effective Date;   (h) Such certificates, documents, agreements and information respecting any  Borrowers as any Lender through the Administrative Agent may reasonably request at least three  (3) Business Days prior to the Effective Date, all documentation and other information relating to  the Loan Parties required by bank regulatory authorities under applicable “know-your-customer”  and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the Patriot Act and to the extent  applicable to any Borrower that constitutes a “legal entity customer” under 31 C.F.R. §1010.230,  a certification regarding beneficial ownership as required by 31 C.F.R. §1010.230, in each case, as  reasonably requested by any of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders at least ten (10) Business  Days prior to the Effective Date, and a properly completed and signed IRS Form W-9 for each  Loan Party;  (i) The Administrative Agent shall have received satisfactory evidence of Livent and  its Restricted Subsidiaries compliance with the Flood Insurance Requirements, copies of which  have been provided to the Lenders who have requested such evidence; and  (j) All material governmental and third-party consents or approvals necessary in  connection with this Agreement or material to the continuing operations of the Borrowers and their  respective Subsidiaries shall have been obtained and be in full force and effect, and all applicable  waiting periods shall have expired without any action being taken or threatened by any  governmental authority having appropriate jurisdiction which would restrain or prevent or  otherwise impose materially adverse conditions thereon or the financing thereof.  SECTION 4.02.  Conditions Precedent to Each Borrowing and Letter of Credit Issuance.   The obligation of each Lender to make a Loan (other than a Letter of Credit Loan made by a Lender  pursuant to Section 3.02(c)) on the occasion of each Borrowing (including the initial Borrowing),  

 

  79  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  and the right of the Borrowers to request the issuance of a Letter of Credit, shall be subject to the  further conditions precedent that:  (a) On the date of such Borrowing or issuance of a Letter of Credit the following  statements shall be true (and the acceptance by a Borrower of the proceeds of such Borrowing or  of such Letter of Credit shall constitute a representation and warranty by such Borrower that on the  date of such Borrowing or issuance such statements are true):  (i) The representations and warranties contained in the Loan Documents are  correct in all material respects (except any representations and warranties that are qualified  by materiality, which shall be true and correct in all respects) on and as of the date of such  Borrowing or issuance, before and after giving effect to such Borrowing or issuance and to  the application of the proceeds therefrom, as though made on and as of such date, other  than any such representations or warranties that, by their terms, refer to a date other than  the date of such Borrowing or issuance, which are true and correct as of such earlier date;   (ii) No event has occurred and is continuing, or would result from such  Borrowing or issuance or from the application of the proceeds therefrom, which constitutes  a Default; and  (iii) delivery of a Notice of Borrowing in accordance with Section 3.01(a) or  Letter of Credit Request in accordance with Section 3.02(b).  ARTICLE V  REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES  Each Loan Party represents and warrants to the Lenders as follows:  SECTION 5.01.  Corporate Existence; Compliance with Law; No Default.  Each Borrower  and each of their respective Restricted Subsidiaries (a) is duly organized, validly existing and in  good standing (where such concept is legally relevant) under the laws of the jurisdiction of its  organization, (b) is duly qualified to do business as a foreign corporation and in good standing  (where such concept is legally relevant) under the laws of each jurisdiction where such qualification  is necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing (where such concept is  legally relevant) would not, in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse  Effect, (c) has all requisite power and authority and the legal right to own, pledge, mortgage and  operate its properties, to lease the property it operates under lease and to conduct its business as  now or currently proposed to be conducted, (d) is in compliance with its Constituent Documents,  (e) is in compliance with all applicable Requirements of Law except where the failure to be in  compliance would not, in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect,  and (f) has all necessary licenses, permits, consents or approvals from or by, has made all necessary  filings with, and has given all necessary notices to, each Governmental Authority having  jurisdiction, to the extent required for such ownership, operation and conduct, except for licenses,  permits, consents, approvals or filings that can be obtained or made by the taking of ministerial  action to secure the grant or transfer thereof or the failure to obtain or make would not, in the  aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.    80  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  SECTION 5.02.  Corporate Power; Authorization; Enforceable Obligations.  (a) The execution, delivery and performance by each Loan Party of the Loan  Documents to which it is a party and the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby:  (i) are within such Loan Party’s corporate, limited liability company,  partnership or other powers;  (ii) have been or, at the time of delivery thereof pursuant to Article IV  (Conditions) will have been, duly authorized by all necessary action, including the consent  of shareholders, partners and members where required;  (iii) do not and will not (A) contravene such Loan Party’s or any other  Restricted Subsidiaries’ respective Constituent Documents, (B) violate any other  Requirement of Law applicable to such Loan Party or any other Restricted Subsidiary  (including the Margin Regulations), or any order or decree of any Governmental Authority  or arbitrator applicable to such Loan Party or any other Restricted Subsidiary, (C) conflict  with or result in the breach of, or constitute a default under, or result in or permit the  termination or acceleration of, any Contractual Obligation of such Loan Party or any other  Restricted Subsidiary, or (D) result in the creation or imposition of any Lien upon any  property of such Loan Party or any other Restricted Subsidiary;  (iv) do not require the consent of, authorization by, approval of, notice to,  permit from or filing or registration with, any Governmental Authority or any other Person,  other than those listed on Schedule 5.02 (Consents) and that have been or will be, prior to  the Effective Date, obtained or made, copies of which have been or will be delivered to the  Administrative Agent pursuant to Sections 4.01(a)(iii)(C) and Section 4.01(j), and each of  which on the Effective Date will be in full force and effect.  (b) This Agreement has been, and each of the other Loan Documents will have been  upon delivery thereof pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, duly executed and delivered by each  Loan Party party thereto.  This Agreement is, and the other Loan Documents will be, when  delivered hereunder, the legal, valid and binding obligation of each Loan Party party thereto,  enforceable against such Loan Party in accordance with its terms.  SECTION 5.03.  Financial Statements.  The annual combined financial statements  included in the Disclosure Documents fairly present the combined financial condition of Livent  and its Subsidiaries as at such dates and the combined results of the operations of Livent and its  Subsidiaries for the period ended on such date, all in conformity with GAAP.  SECTION 5.04.  Material Adverse Change.  Since December 31, 2021, there has been no  Material Adverse Change and there have been no events or developments that, in the aggregate,  have had a Material Adverse Effect.  SECTION 5.05.  Litigation.  There are no pending or, to the knowledge of each Borrower  and its respective Restricted Subsidiaries, threatened actions, investigations or proceedings  affecting any Borrower and its respective Restricted Subsidiaries before any court, Governmental  Authority or arbitrator other than those that, in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to  have a Material Adverse Effect.  The performance of any action by any Borrower and its respective    81  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  Restricted Subsidiaries required or contemplated by any Loan Document is not restrained or  enjoined (either temporarily, preliminarily or permanently).  SECTION 5.06.  Taxes.  Each Borrower and its respective Restricted Subsidiaries have  filed, have caused to be filed or have been included in all tax returns (federal, state, local and  foreign) required to be filed, all such tax returns are true and correct in all material respects and  have paid (or have accrued any taxes shown that are not due with the filing of such returns) all taxes  shown thereon to be due, together with applicable interest and penalties, except in any case where  the failure to file any such return or pay any such tax is not in any respect material to any Borrower  or any Borrower and its respective Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole.  SECTION 5.07.  Full Disclosure.  The information prepared or furnished by or on behalf  of each Borrower and its respective Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with this Agreement or  the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder taken as a whole, including the  information contained in the Disclosure Documents, does not contain any untrue statement of a  material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements contained therein or  herein in light of the time and circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.   SECTION 5.08.  Margin Regulations and Investment Company Act.  None of the  Borrowers nor any of their respective Restricted Subsidiary (a) are engaged in the business of  extending credit for the purpose of “purchasing” or “carrying” “margin stock” within the respective  meanings of each of the quoted terms under Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal  Reserve System and (b) is an “investment company” or an “affiliated Person” of, or “promoter” or  “principal underwriter” for, an “investment company,” as such terms are defined in the Investment  Company Act of 1940.  No proceeds of any Loan hereunder will be used by the Borrowers or any  of their respective Restricted Subsidiaries for any purpose that violates the Margin Regulations.  SECTION 5.09.  ERISA.  (a) No ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur with respect to  any Plan that, when taken individually or together with all such other ERISA Events, has resulted  or would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.  (b) None of the Loan Parties or other Restricted Subsidiary nor any of its  ERISA Affiliates has been notified by the sponsor of a Multiemployer Plan that it has incurred any  Withdrawal Liability, and none of the Loan Parties or other Restricted Subsidiary nor any of their  respective ERISA Affiliates, to the best of each Loan Party’s or other Restricted Subsidiary’s  knowledge and belief, is reasonably expected to incur any Withdrawal Liability to any  Multiemployer Plan, in each case other than any Withdrawal Liability that would not have a  Material Adverse Effect.  (c) None of the Loan Parties or other Restricted Subsidiary nor any of their respective  ERISA Affiliates has been notified by the sponsor of a Multiemployer Plan that such  Multiemployer Plan is insolvent or in endangered or critical status within the meaning of Title IV  of ERISA, or has been terminated, within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA, except where such  event would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.  (d) Subject to the accuracy of Sections 8.08(a)(i) through (iii), no Loan Party is or will  be using “plan assets” (within the meaning of the Plan Asset Regulations).    82  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  SECTION 5.10.  Environmental Matters.  Except as disclosed in the Disclosure  Documents:  (a) The operations of each Borrower and each of their Restricted Subsidiaries have  been and are in compliance with all Environmental Laws, including obtaining and complying with  all required Permits required under or by Environmental Laws (collectively, “Environmental  Permits”), other than non-compliances that, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably  be expected to result in the Borrowers or their respective Restricted Subsidiaries incurring material  Environmental Liabilities and Costs.  (b) None of the Borrowers nor any of their respective Restricted Subsidiaries or any  real property currently or, to the knowledge of each Borrower, previously owned, operated or leased  by or for such Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is subject to any pending or, to the  knowledge of such Borrower, threatened, claim, order, agreement, notice of potential liability or is  the subject of any pending or threatened proceeding or governmental investigation under or  pursuant to Environmental Laws, including any Remedial Action, other than those that,  individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to result in the Borrowers or  their Restricted Subsidiaries incurring material Environmental Liabilities and Costs.  (c) None of the real property owned or operated by any Borrower or any of its  respective Restricted Subsidiaries that is a Domestic Subsidiary is a treatment, storage or disposal  facility requiring an Environmental Permit under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 42  U.S.C. § 6901 et seq. and the regulations thereunder.  (d) There are no facts, circumstances or conditions arising out of or relating to the  operations or ownership of any Borrower or of real property owned, operated or leased by any  Borrower or any of its respective Material Domestic Subsidiaries that are not specifically included  in the financial information furnished to the Lenders other than those that, individually or in the  aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to result in the Borrowers or their respective  Restricted Subsidiaries incurring material Environmental Liabilities and Costs.  (e) As of the date hereof, no Environmental Lien has attached to any property of any  Borrower or any of its respective Material Domestic Subsidiaries and, to the knowledge of each  Borrower, no facts, circumstances or conditions exist that could reasonably be expected to result in  any such Environmental Lien attaching to any such property.  SECTION 5.11.  Ownership of Properties; Liens.  (a) Each Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries has good title to, a valid leasehold  interest in, or other valid legal rights to use, all of the real and personal property used in the ordinary  course of its business, and none of such property is subject to any Lien (other than as permitted by  Section 6.04(b)), except to the extent that the absence of such title, leasehold interest or legal right,  in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.  (b) Each Borrower and its respective Restricted Subsidiaries owns, or is licensed to  use, all trademarks, tradenames, copyrights, patents and other intellectual property material to its  business, and the use thereof by each Borrower and its respective Restricted Subsidiaries does not  infringe upon the rights of any other Person, except for any such infringements that, individually  or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.  

 

  83  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  SECTION 5.12.  Insurance.  Each Borrower maintains for itself and for each of its  Restricted Subsidiaries, insurance with responsible and reputable insurance companies or  associations in such amounts (subject to customary retentions and deductibles) and covering such  risks as is usually carried by companies engaged in similar businesses and owning similar  properties in the same general areas in which such Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary operates.  SECTION 5.13.  Corporate Structure.  Schedule 5.13 sets forth, as of the date hereof, (a)  all equity ownership of Livent, (b) a correct and complete list of the name and relationship to each  Borrower and such Borrower’s Subsidiaries, (c) the type of entity and jurisdiction of organization  of each Borrower and each of their respective Subsidiaries, and (d) which of each Borrower’s  Subsidiaries are Material Domestic Subsidiaries.  As of the date hereof, there are no Unrestricted  Subsidiaries.  All of the issued and outstanding Stock owned by any Loan Party has been (to the  extent such concepts are relevant with respect to such ownership interests) duly authorized and  issued and is fully paid and non assessable.  SECTION 5.14.  Labor Matters.  Except as individually or in the aggregate would not  reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect: (a) there are no strikes or other labor  disputes against any Borrower or any of its respective Restricted Subsidiaries pending or, to the  knowledge of any Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, threatened and (b) hours worked  by and payment made to employees of any Borrower or any of its respective Restricted Subsidiaries  have not been in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act or any other Requirements of Law  dealing with such matters.  SECTION 5.15.  Solvency.  As of the Effective Date, (a) the fair value of the assets of each  Borrower and its respective Restricted Subsidiaries, at a fair valuation, exceeds its debts and  liabilities, subordinated, contingent or otherwise; (b) the present fair saleable value of the property  of each Borrower and its respective Restricted Subsidiaries  is greater than the amount that will be  required to pay the probable liability of its debts and other liabilities, subordinated, contingent or  otherwise, as such debts and other liabilities become absolute and matured; (c) each Borrower and  its respective Restricted Subsidiaries will be able to pay its debts and liabilities, subordinated,  contingent or otherwise, as such debts and liabilities become absolute and matured; and (d) no  Borrower nor any of its respective Restricted Subsidiaries will have unreasonably small capital  with which to conduct the business in which it is engaged as such business is now conducted and  is proposed to be conducted after the Effective Date.  SECTION 5.16.  Status of Loan as Senior Indebtedness.  The Obligations under this  Agreement constitute “senior debt,” “senior indebtedness,” “guarantor senior debt,” “senior  secured financing” and “designated senior indebtedness” (or any comparable term) under the  documentation for all Indebtedness that is subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations (if  applicable).  SECTION 5.17.  No Default or Event of Default.  No Default or Event of Default has  occurred and is continuing under this Agreement or Loan Documents.  SECTION 5.18.  Sanctions.  Each of the Borrowers and their respective Restricted  Subsidiaries are in compliance with applicable Sanctions.  None of the Borrowers, their respective  Subsidiaries or any of their respective directors, officers, employees, agents, brokers or affiliates,  or other Persons acting for or on behalf of a Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of a Borrower  is a Sanctioned Person.  The Letters of Credit or the proceeds of any Loan, directly or indirectly,  will not be used and have not been used, (a) to fund any operations in or with, finance any    84  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  investments or activities in or with, or make any payments to, a Sanctioned Person or a Sanctioned  Country or (b) in any other manner that would result in a violation by any Person of any Sanctions.  SECTION 5.19.  Anti-Corruption Laws; Anti-Money Laundering Laws; USA PATRIOT  Act.  (a) Each of the Borrowers and its respective Subsidiaries has implemented and  maintains in effect policies and procedures designed to ensure compliance by such Borrower, its  Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees, brokers and agents with Anti- Corruption Laws and Anti-Money Laundering Laws and applicable Sanctions, and the Borrowers,  their Subsidiaries and their respective officers and employees and to the knowledge of the  Borrowers, their and their respective Subsidiaries’ respective directors, brokers and agents, are in  compliance with Anti-Corruption Laws and Anti-Money Laundering Laws in all material respects.   No part of any Letter of Credit, Borrowing, the use of proceeds therefrom or any other transaction  contemplated by this Agreement will violate Anti-Corruption Laws or Anti-Money Laundering  Laws.  (b) To the extent applicable, each Borrower and its respective Subsidiaries is in  compliance, in all material respects, with the Patriot Act.  SECTION 5.20.  Security Interest in Collateral.  The provisions of this Agreement and the  other Loan Documents create legal and valid Liens on all of the Collateral in favor of the  Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, and, upon filing a UCC financing statement  in each of the Loan Parties’ applicable jurisdiction of organization such Liens, will constitute  perfected and continuing Liens on the Collateral in which a security interest can be perfected by  filing a UCC financing statement, securing the Secured Obligations, enforceable against the  applicable Loan Party and all third parties, and having priority over all other Liens on the Collateral  except in the case of (a) Customary Permitted Liens or other Liens permitted by Section 6.04(b),  to the extent any such Liens would have priority over the Liens in favor of the Administrative Agent  pursuant to any applicable law or agreement, and (b) Liens perfected only by possession (including  possession of any certificate of title), to the extent the Administrative Agent has not obtained or  does not maintain possession of such Collateral.  SECTION 5.21.  Not an Affected Financial Institution.  No Loan Party is an Affected  Financial Institution.  SECTION 5.22.  Material Agreements.  Schedule 5.22 sets forth, as of the date hereof, a  complete and accurate list of all Material Contracts of the Borrowers and each of their respective  Restricted Subsidiaries, showing the parties and subject matter thereof and amendments and  modifications thereto.  Each such Material Contract (a) is in full force and effect and is binding  upon and enforceable against each Borrower and Restricted Subsidiary party thereto and, to the  knowledge of such Borrower or Restricted Subsidiary, all other parties thereto in accordance with  its terms, (b) has not been otherwise amended or modified, and (c) both before and after giving  effect to the transactions contemplated in the Loan Documents (including any grant of security over  such Material Contract to the extent constituting Collateral), is not in default or subject to early  termination or cancellation, in each case due to the action of any Borrower or any of its respective  Restricted Subsidiaries.     85  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  ARTICLE VI  COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY  SECTION 6.01.  Financial Covenants.  So long as any obligations under this Agreement  or any Note shall remain unpaid, any Letter of Credit shall be outstanding or any Lender shall have  any Commitment hereunder, the Borrowers agree with the Administrative Agent to each of the  following, unless the Required Lenders shall otherwise consent in writing:  (a) Maximum First Lien Leverage Ratio. Livent shall maintain on the last day of each  such Fiscal Quarter a First Lien Leverage Ratio of not more than a ratio of 3.50 to 1.00.  (b) Minimum Interest Coverage Ratio.  Livent shall maintain an Interest Coverage  Ratio, as determined as of the last day of each Fiscal Quarter, for the four Fiscal Quarters ending  on such day, of at least a minimum ratio of 3.50 to 1.00.   SECTION 6.02.  Reporting Covenants.  So long as any obligations under this Agreement  or any Note shall remain unpaid, any Letter of Credit shall be outstanding or any Lender shall have  any Commitment hereunder, each Loan Party agrees with the Administrative Agent to each of the  following, unless the Required Lenders shall otherwise consent in writing:  (a) Financial Statements.  Livent shall furnish to the Administrative Agent (with  sufficient copies for each of the Lenders or in electronic, readable and duplicable form) each of the  following:  (i) Quarterly Reports.  Within forty-five (45) days after the end of each Fiscal  Quarter of each Fiscal Year, other than the fourth Fiscal Quarter of such Fiscal Year,  financial information regarding Livent and its Subsidiaries consisting of Consolidated  unaudited balance sheets as of the close of such quarter and the related statements of  income and cash flows for such quarter and that portion of the Fiscal Year ending as of the  close of such quarter (provided, that if Livent has designated one or more of its Subsidiaries  as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, Livent shall include reasonably detailed reconciliation  statements with respect to Livent and its Restricted Subsidiaries), setting forth in  comparative form the figures for the corresponding period in the prior year, in each case  certified by a responsible officer of Livent as fairly presenting the Consolidated financial  position of Livent and its Subsidiaries as at the dates indicated and the results of their  operations and cash flow for the periods indicated in accordance with GAAP (subject to  the absence of footnote disclosure and normal year-end audit adjustments).  (ii) Annual Reports.  Within ninety (90) days after the end of each Fiscal Year,  audited financial information regarding Livent and its Subsidiaries consisting of  Consolidated balance sheets of Livent and its Subsidiaries as of the end of such year and  related statements of income, changes in stockholders’ equity and cash flows of Livent and  its Subsidiaries for such Fiscal Year (provided, that if Livent has designated one or more  of its Subsidiaries as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, Livent shall include reasonably detailed  reconciliation statements with respect to Livent and its Restricted Subsidiaries), all  prepared in conformity with GAAP and certified without a “going concern” or like  qualification or exception and without any qualification as to the scope of the audit by  Livent’s Accountants, together with the report of such accounting firm stating that (A) such  financial statements fairly present the Consolidated financial position of Livent and its    86  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  Subsidiaries as at the dates indicated and the results of their operations and cash flow for  the periods indicated in conformity with GAAP applied on a basis consistent with prior  years (except for changes with which Livent’s Accountants shall concur and that shall have  been disclosed in the notes to the financial statements) and (B) the examination by Livent’s  Accountants in connection with such Consolidated financial statements has been made in  accordance with generally accepted auditing standards.  (iii) Compliance Certificate. Together with each delivery of any financial  statement pursuant to clause (i) or (ii) above, a certificate of a responsible officer of Livent  in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit G (or such other form approved by the  Administrative Agent) (each, a “Compliance Certificate”) (A) showing in reasonable detail  the calculations used in determining the First Lien Leverage Ratio, and demonstrating  compliance with each of the financial covenants contained in Section 6.01 that is tested on  a quarterly basis, and (B) stating that no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is  continuing or, if a Default or an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, stating  the nature thereof and the action that Livent proposes to take with respect thereto.  (iv) Budget.  Within ninety (90) days after the start of each Fiscal Year, a copy  of the plan and forecast (including a projected consolidated balance sheet, income  statement and funds flow statement) of Livent and its Subsidiaries for each month of such  fiscal year in form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.  (b) Default Notices.    (i) As soon as practicable, and in any event within five (5) Business Days  after a responsible officer of any Borrower has actual knowledge of the existence of any  Default, Event of Default or other event having had a Material Adverse Effect or having  any reasonable likelihood of causing or resulting in a Material Adverse Change, Livent  shall give the Administrative Agent notice specifying the nature of such Default or Event  of Default or other event, including the anticipated effect thereof, which notice, if given by  telephone, shall be promptly confirmed in writing on the next Business Day; and  (ii) As soon as practicable, and in any event within five (5) Business Days  after a responsible officer of any Borrower or any of its respective Restricted Subsidiaries  has actual knowledge of the existence of any default under any Indebtedness of any  Borrower or any of its respective Restricted Subsidiaries which is outstanding in a principal  amount of at least $25 million in the aggregate, the Borrowers shall give the Administrative  Agent notice specifying the nature of such default, including the anticipated effect thereof,  which notice, if given by telephone, shall be promptly confirmed in writing on the next  Business Day.  (c) Litigation.  Promptly after the commencement thereof, the Borrowers shall give  the Administrative Agent written notice of the commencement of all actions, suits and proceedings  before any domestic or foreign Governmental Authority or arbitrator, affecting any Borrower or  any of such Borrower’s Restricted Subsidiaries that (i) seeks injunctive or similar relief that, if  granted, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) in the reasonable  judgment of such Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary, exposes such Borrower or such  Restricted Subsidiary to liability that, if adversely determined, would reasonably be expected to  have a Material Adverse Effect.  

 

  87  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  (d) SEC Filings; Press Releases.  Promptly after the sending or filing thereof, each  Borrower shall send the Administrative Agent copies, electronic or otherwise, of (i) all reports that  such Borrower sends to its security holders generally, (ii) all reports and registration statements  that such Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries files with the SEC or any national or foreign  securities exchange or the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., (iii) all financial  (including any updates to the annual combined financial statements contained in the Disclosure  Documents as in effect on the Effective Date) and other material press releases and (iv) all other  statements concerning material changes or developments in the business of any Borrower or any  of its Restricted Subsidiaries made available by any Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries  to the public or any other creditor.  (e) ERISA Matters.  Each Borrower shall furnish the Administrative Agent (with  sufficient copies for each of the Lenders or in electronic, readable and duplicable form) each of the  following:  (i) promptly and in any event within thirty (30) days after such Borrower or  any ERISA Affiliate knows or should reasonably know that any ERISA Event with respect  to such Borrower has occurred, a statement of a principal financial officer of such Borrower  describing such ERISA Event and the action, if any, which such Borrower or such ERISA  Affiliate proposes to take with respect thereto;   (ii) promptly and in any event within ten (10) Business Days after receipt  thereof by such Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate, copies of each notice from the PBGC  stating its intention to terminate any Plan or to have a trustee appointed to administer any  Plan where such action would have a Material Adverse Effect;   (iii) promptly and in any event within twenty (20) Business Days after receipt  thereof by such Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from the sponsor of a Multiemployer  Plan, a copy of each notice received by such Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate (A) that it  has incurred a Withdrawal Liability to a Multiemployer Plan, (B) of being insolvent or in  endangered or critical status or termination, within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA, of  any Multiemployer Plan or (C) the amount of liability incurred, or which may be incurred,  by such Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate in connection with any event described in  clause (A) or (B) above.  (f) Perfection Certificate. Concurrently with the delivery of a Compliance Certificate,  a Perfection Certificate Supplement (or a certificate confirming that there has been no change in  information since the date of the Perfection Certificate or latest Perfection Certificate Supplement),  signed by each Borrower and in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.  (g) Other Information.  Each Borrower shall provide the Administrative Agent and  each requesting Lender with such other information respecting the business, properties, condition,  financial or otherwise, or operations of such Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries  (including any additional requests relating to “know your client” or similar requirements) as the  Administrative Agent or such Lender through the Administrative Agent may from time to time  reasonably request.  (h) Deemed Delivery. Information required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.02(a)  or (d) above shall be deemed to have been delivered if such information, or one or more annual or  quarterly reports containing such information, shall have been posted by the Administrative Agent    88  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  on DebtDomain or a similar site to which the Lenders have been granted access or such reports  shall be available on the website of the SEC at http://www.sec.gov or on Livent’s website at  www.livent.com.  SECTION 6.03.  Affirmative Covenants.  So long as any obligations under this Agreement  or any Note shall remain unpaid, any Letter of Credit shall be outstanding or any Lender shall have  any Commitment hereunder, each Loan Party agrees with the Administrative Agent to each of the  following, unless the Required Lenders shall otherwise consent in writing:  (a) Preservation of Corporate Existence, Etc.  Each Borrower shall, and shall cause  each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, preserve and maintain its legal existence, rights (charter and  statutory), franchises and Permits, except as permitted by Section 6.04(c).  (b) Compliance with Laws, Etc.  Each Borrower shall, and shall cause each of its  Restricted Subsidiaries to, comply with all applicable Requirements of Law, Contractual  Obligations and Permits, including ERISA, except where the failure so to comply would not, in the  aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.  (c) Conduct of Business.  Each Borrower shall, and shall cause each of its Restricted  Subsidiaries to, (i) conduct its business in the ordinary course consistent with past practice and  (ii) use its reasonable efforts, in the ordinary course and consistent with past practice, to preserve  its business and the goodwill and business of the customers, advertisers, suppliers and others having  business relations with such Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, except in each case  where the failure to comply with the covenants in each of clauses (i) and (ii) above would not, in  the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.  (d) Payment of Taxes, Etc.  Each Borrower shall, and shall cause each of its Restricted  Subsidiaries to, pay and discharge before the same shall become delinquent, all U.S. federal taxes  and all other material and lawful governmental claims, taxes, assessments, charges and levies,  except where contested in good faith, by proper proceedings and adequate reserves therefor have  been established on the books of the such Borrower or the appropriate Restricted Subsidiary in  conformity with GAAP or locally applicable accounting principles.  (e) Maintenance of Insurance.    (i) Each Borrower shall maintain for itself, and cause to be maintained for  each of its Restricted Subsidiaries, insurance with responsible and reputable insurance  companies or associations in such amounts (subject to customary retentions and  deductibles) and covering such risks as is usually carried by companies engaged in similar  businesses and owning similar properties in the same general areas in which such Borrower  or such Restricted Subsidiary operates.  (ii) Each Borrower will furnish to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders  prompt written notice of any casualty or other insured damage to any material portion of  the Collateral or the commencement of any action or proceeding for the taking of any  material portion of the Collateral or interest therein under power of eminent domain or by  condemnation or similar proceeding.  (iii) Each such policy of insurance maintained by any Loan Party shall (A)  name the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders as an additional insured    89  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  thereunder as its interests may appear and (B) in the case of each casualty insurance policy  (including any business interruption insurance policy), contain a loss payable clause or  endorsement that names the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Lenders as the loss  payee thereunder and provides for at least 30 days’ prior written notice to the  Administrative Agent of any modification or cancellation of such policy (or 10 days’ prior  written notice in the case of the failure to pay any premiums thereunder).  (iv) Each Borrower shall, if at any time the area in which any Material Real  Property is located is designated (A) a Special Flood Hazard Area, obtain Flood Insurance  in an amount required by any applicable Requirement of Law, or (B) a “Zone 1” area,  obtain earthquake insurance in such total amount as customary for similarly situated  Persons engaged in the same or similar businesses as Livent and its Restricted Subsidiaries.  (f) Access.  Each Borrower shall from time to time permit the Administrative Agent  and the Lenders, or any agents or representatives thereof, within two (2) Business Days after written  notification of the same (except that during the continuance of an Event of Default, no such notice  shall be required) to (i) examine and make copies of and abstracts from the records and books of  account of each Borrower and each of its Restricted  Subsidiaries, (ii) visit the properties of each  Borrower and each of their Restricted Subsidiaries, (iii) discuss the affairs, finances and accounts  of each Borrower and each of their Restricted Subsidiaries with any of their respective officers or  directors and (iv) communicate directly with any of its certified public accountants (including  Livent’s Accountants).  Each Borrower shall authorize its certified public accountants (including  Livent’s Accountants) to disclose to the Administrative Agent or any Lender any and all financial  statements and other information of any kind, as the Administrative Agent or any Lender  reasonably requests from each Borrower and that such accountants may have with respect to the  business, financial condition, results of operations or other affairs of each Borrower or any of its  Restricted Subsidiaries; provided, that any such disclosures shall be considered Confidential  Information governed by Section 9.11 hereof.  (g) Keeping of Books.  Each Borrower shall, and shall cause each of its Restricted  Subsidiaries to, keep proper books of record and account, in which full and correct entries shall be  made in conformity with GAAP of all financial transactions and the assets and business of such  Borrower and such Restricted Subsidiary.  (h) Maintenance of Properties, Etc.  Each Borrower shall, and shall cause each of its  Restricted Subsidiaries to, maintain and preserve (i) in good working order and condition all of its  properties necessary in the conduct of its business, (ii) all rights, permits, licenses, approvals and  privileges (including all Permits) used or useful or necessary in the conduct of its business and  (iii) all intellectual property rights used in or otherwise related to the business of the Borrowers and  their respective Restricted Subsidiaries, except where failure to so maintain and preserve the items  set forth in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) above would not, in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to  have a Material Adverse Effect.  (i) Application of Proceeds.  The entire amount of the Letters of Credit or the proceeds  of the Loans shall be used by each Borrower for general corporate purposes (including capital  expenditures and Permitted Acquisitions).  (j) Environmental.  Each Borrower shall, and shall cause all of its Restricted  Subsidiaries to, comply in all material respects with Environmental Laws and, without limiting the  foregoing, each Borrower shall, at its sole cost and expense, upon receipt of any notification or    90  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  otherwise obtaining knowledge of any Release or other event (including noncompliance with  Environmental Law) that has any reasonable likelihood of any Borrower and any Restricted  Subsidiary incurring material Environmental Liabilities and Costs, (i) conduct or pay for  consultants to conduct, such tests or assessments of environmental conditions at such operations or  properties as the applicable Borrower deems appropriate under the circumstances and (ii) take such  Remedial Action and undertake such investigation or other action as required by Environmental  Laws or as any Governmental Authority requires or as is appropriate and consistent with good  business practice to address the Release or event and otherwise ensure compliance with  Environmental Laws and (iii) promptly notify the Administrative Agent of such Release or other  event. Without limiting the foregoing, if an Event of Default is continuing or if the Administrative  Agent at any time has a reasonable basis to believe that there exist violations of Environmental  Laws by any Borrower or any of its respective Restricted Subsidiaries or that there exist any  material Environmental Liabilities and Costs, then each Borrower shall, and shall cause all of its  Restricted Subsidiaries to, promptly upon receipt of request from the Administrative Agent, cause  the performance of, and allow the Administrative Agent, each Lender and its Related Parties access  to such real property for the purpose of conducting, such environmental audits and assessments,  including subsurface sampling of soil and groundwater, and cause the preparation of such reports,  in each case as the Administrative Agent and the Lenders may from time to time reasonably request,  the cost of which shall be the sole responsibility of the Borrowers (on a joint and several basis).  Such audits, assessments and reports, to the extent not conducted by the Administrative Agent, the  Lenders or any of their respective Related Parties, shall be conducted and prepared by reputable  environmental consulting firms reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and shall be in  form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent.  (k) Designation as Senior Debt.  Each Borrower shall, and shall cause all of its  Restricted Subsidiaries to ensure that the Obligations under this Agreement are and at all times  remain “senior debt,” “senior indebtedness,” “guarantor senior debt,” “senior secured financing”  and “designated senior indebtedness” (or any comparable term) under the documentation for all  Indebtedness that is subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations (if applicable).  (l) Sanctions, etc.  Each Borrower will maintain in effect and enforce policies and  procedures designed to ensure compliance by such Borrower, its respective Restricted Subsidiaries  and its and their respective directors, officers, employees, brokers, agents and any other Persons  acting for or on behalf of a Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary thereof with Anti-Corruption  Laws, Anti-Money Laundering Laws, applicable Sanctions.  (m) Additional Collateral; Further Assurances.  (i) Subject to applicable law, each Borrower shall cause each of its wholly- owned Material Domestic Subsidiaries formed or acquired on or after the date of this  Agreement in accordance with the terms of this Agreement to become a Guarantor  (provided, that any Subsidiary Redesignation resulting in an Unrestricted Subsidiary that  is a wholly-owned Material Domestic Subsidiary becoming a Restricted Subsidiary shall  be deemed to be an acquisition for the purposes of this Agreement), within thirty (30) days  (or such later date as the Administrative Agent may agree) after the date of such formation  or acquisition, by executing the joinder agreement set forth as Exhibit E hereto (the  “Joinder Agreement”).  Upon execution and delivery thereof, each such Person shall  automatically become a Guarantor hereunder and thereupon shall have all of the rights,  benefits, duties, and obligations in such capacity under the Loan Documents.   

 

  91  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  (ii) Subject to applicable law, each Borrower and other Loan Party shall cause  each of its wholly-owned Material Domestic Subsidiaries formed or acquired after the date  of this Agreement in accordance with the terms of this Agreement (provided, that any  Subsidiary Redesignation resulting in an Unrestricted Subsidiary that is a wholly-owned  Material Domestic Subsidiary becoming a Restricted Subsidiary shall be deemed to be an  acquisition for the purposes of this Agreement) and each Subsidiary who hereafter becomes  a Material Domestic Subsidiary, in each case, (A) within thirty (30) days (or such later date  as the Administrative Agent may agree) after the date of such formation or acquisition (or  after the date on which such Subsidiary becomes a Material Domestic Subsidiary, as  applicable) to execute a joinder to the Security Agreement, pursuant to which such Material  Domestic Subsidiary shall grant Liens to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the  Administrative Agent and the Lenders, in any property of such Loan Party which  constitutes Collateral, and (B) within sixty (60) days (or such later date as the  Administrative Agent may agree) after the date of such formation or acquisition (or after  the date on which such Subsidiary becomes a Material Domestic Subsidiary, as applicable)  to execute a Mortgage, pursuant to which such Material Domestic Subsidiary shall grant  Liens to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the  Lenders, in any property of such Loan Party which constitutes Material Real Property and  satisfy all Mortgage Requirements in connection therewith.  (iii) Subject to the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii), each Loan Party will cause  (A) 100% of the issued and outstanding Stock of each of its Domestic Subsidiaries and (B)  65% of the issued and outstanding Stock entitled to vote (within the meaning of Treas.  Reg. Section 1.956-2(c)(2)) and 100% of the issued and outstanding Stock not entitled to  vote (within the meaning of Treas. Reg. Section 1.956-2(c)(2)) in each Excluded  Subsidiary (including any Subsidiary who becomes an Excluded Subsidiary after the  Effective Date) directly owned by any Loan Party to be subject at all times to a first priority,  perfected Lien in favor of the Administrative Agent pursuant to the terms and conditions  of the Loan Documents or other security documents as the Administrative Agent shall  reasonably request.  (iv) Without limiting the foregoing, each Loan Party will, and will cause each  Subsidiary to, execute and deliver, or cause to be executed and delivered, to the  Administrative Agent such documents, agreements and instruments, and will take or cause  to be taken such further actions (including the filing and recording of financing statements  and other documents and such other actions or deliveries of the type required by Section  4.011, as applicable), which may be required by law or which the Administrative Agent  may, from time to time, reasonably request to carry out the terms and conditions of this  Agreement and the other Loan Documents and, to the extent required by the Security  Agreement, to ensure perfection and priority of the Liens created or intended to be created  by the Collateral Documents, all at the expense of the Loan Parties.  (n) Designation of Subsidiaries.  Livent may at any time designate any Restricted  Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary or any Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary;  provided, that each such designation satisfies the applicable requirements set forth in the definition  of “Unrestricted Subsidiary”.    (o) Post-Closing Deliverables. As promptly as practicable, and in any event within the  time periods after the Effective Date specified in Schedule 6.03(o) (or such later date as the    92  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  Administrative Agent reasonably agrees to in writing), Livent shall deliver, or cause to be delivered,  the documents or take the actions specified on Schedule 6.03(o).  SECTION 6.04.  Negative Covenants.  So long as any obligations under this Agreement or  any Note shall remain unpaid, any Letter of Credit shall be outstanding or any Lender shall have  any Commitment hereunder, the Loan Parties agree with the Administrative Agent to each of the  following unless the Required Lenders shall otherwise consent in writing:  (a) Indebtedness. No Borrower shall, nor shall it permit any Restricted Subsidiary to,  create, incur or suffer to exist any Indebtedness, except for the following:  (i) the Secured Obligations including additional Indebtedness incurred  hereunder in accordance with the provision of Section 2.04;  (ii) Indebtedness existing on the date hereof and set forth in  Schedule 6.04(a)(ii);  (iii) Indebtedness of any Borrower to any Restricted Subsidiary and of any  Restricted Subsidiary to any Borrower or any other Restricted Subsidiary; provided, that  (A) Indebtedness of any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party to any Borrower or  to any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Loan Party shall be subject to Section 6.04(d) and (B)  Indebtedness of any Borrower to any Restricted Subsidiary and Indebtedness of any  Restricted Subsidiary that is a Loan Party to any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan  Party shall be subordinated to the Secured Obligations on terms reasonably satisfactory to  the Administrative Agent;  (iv) Guarantees by any Borrower of Indebtedness of any Restricted Subsidiary  and by any Restricted Subsidiary of Indebtedness of any Borrower or any other Restricted  Subsidiary; provided, that (A) the Indebtedness so Guaranteed is permitted by this  Section  6.04(a), (B) Guarantees by any Borrower or any of its respective Restricted  Subsidiaries that is a Loan Party of Indebtedness of any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a  Loan Party shall be subject to Section 6.04(d) and (C) Guarantees permitted under this  clause (iv) shall be subordinated to the Obligations on the same terms as the Indebtedness  so Guaranteed is subordinated to the Obligations;  (v) Indebtedness of any Borrower or any of its respective Restricted  Subsidiaries incurred to finance the acquisition, construction or improvement of any fixed  or capital assets (including equipment and whether or not constituting purchase money  Indebtedness), including Capital Lease Obligations and any Indebtedness assumed in  connection with the acquisition (including by way of any Permitted Acquisition) of any  such assets or secured by a Lien on any such assets prior to the acquisition thereof, and  extensions, renewals and replacements of any such Indebtedness in accordance with clause  (vi) hereof; provided, that, (A) such Indebtedness is incurred prior to or within ninety (90)  days after such acquisition or the completion of such construction or improvement and (B)  after giving effect to Indebtedness permitted by this clause (v) (including any refinancing  thereof permitted by clause (vi)), Livent shall be in pro forma compliance with Section  6.01(b).  (vi) Indebtedness which represents an extension, refinancing, or renewal of  any of the Indebtedness described in clauses (ii) and (v) hereof; provided, that, (A) the    93  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  aggregate principal amount of such Indebtedness does not exceed the principal amount of  such Indebtedness being refinanced plus the amount of any interest, premiums or penalties  required to be paid, plus fees and expenses associated therewith, (B) any Liens securing  such Indebtedness are not extended to any additional property of any Loan Party, (C) no  Loan Party that is not originally obligated (or required to become obligated) with respect  to repayment of such Indebtedness is required to become obligated with respect thereto,  (D) such extension, refinancing or renewal does not result in a shortening of the average  weighted maturity of the Indebtedness so extended, refinanced or renewed, (E) the terms  of any such extension, refinancing, or renewal are not materially less favorable to the  obligor thereunder than the original terms of such Indebtedness, taken as a whole, and (F)  if the Indebtedness that is refinanced, renewed, or extended was subordinated in right of  payment to the Secured Obligations, then the terms and conditions of the refinancing,  renewal, or extension Indebtedness must include subordination terms and conditions that  are at least as favorable to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders as those that were  applicable to the refinanced, renewed, or extended Indebtedness;   (vii) Indebtedness owed to any Person providing workers’ compensation,  health, disability or other employee benefits or property, casualty or liability insurance,  pursuant to reimbursement or indemnification obligations to such person, in each case  incurred in the ordinary course of business;  (viii) Indebtedness of any Borrower or any of its respective Restricted  Subsidiaries in respect of performance bonds, bid bonds, appeal bonds, surety bonds and  similar obligations, in each case provided in the ordinary course of business;  (ix) Indebtedness or Guarantees of any Borrower or any of its respective  Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with any Hedging Contract, in each case entered into  in the ordinary course of business;  (x) Indebtedness arising from customary agreements providing for  indemnification, adjustment of purchase price, earnout, deferred purchase price or similar  obligations in connection with acquisitions or dispositions of any business or assets by or  of any Borrower or any of its respective Restricted Subsidiaries permitted hereunder;  (xi) Judgments entered against any Borrower or any of its respective Restricted  Subsidiaries to the extent not constituting an Event of Default;  (xii) Indebtedness or Guarantees incurred in the ordinary course of business in  connection with Cash Pooling Arrangements and other netting and cash management  arrangements consisting of overdrafts or similar arrangements;  (xiii) Indebtedness of a Person or Indebtedness attaching to assets of a Person  that, in either case, becomes a Restricted Subsidiary (other than any Mine OpCo Group  Member) or Indebtedness attaching to assets that are acquired by any Borrower or any of  its respective Restricted Subsidiaries (other than any Mine OpCo Group Member), in each  case as the result of a Permitted Acquisition; provided, that (A) such Indebtedness existed  at the time such Person became a Restricted Subsidiary or at the time such assets were  acquired and, in each case, was not created in anticipation thereof and (B) immediately  after giving effect thereto, Livent shall be in pro forma compliance with Section 6.01(b);    94  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  (xiv) Indebtedness of any Borrower or any of its respective Restricted  Subsidiaries in connection with a Permitted Factoring or Receivables Transaction;   (xv) Indebtedness incurred under any credit card facility in an aggregate  amount not exceeding $5 million at any time outstanding plus any accrued and unpaid  interest thereon;  (xvi) Indebtedness of Restricted Subsidiaries (other than any Mine OpCo Group  Member) that are not Domestic Subsidiaries provided that the aggregate principal amount  of such Indebtedness shall not exceed $25 million outstanding at any time;  (xvii) Indebtedness of any Borrower or any of its respective Restricted  Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business under guarantees of Indebtedness  of suppliers, licensees, franchisees or customers provided that the aggregate principal  amount of such Indebtedness shall not exceed $10 million outstanding at any time; and  (xviii) other Indebtedness of Livent or its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than any  Mine OpCo Group Member) in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $50 million  at any time outstanding; and  (xix) other unsecured Indebtedness of Livent and its Restricted Subsidiaries  (other than any Mine OpCo Group Member) in an aggregate principal amount not  exceeding $600 million at any time outstanding; provided, however, (i) any such  Indebtedness shall not be incurred by any Person other than a Loan Party, (ii) if such  Indebtedness is Guaranteed, it shall not be Guaranteed by any Person other than a Loan  Party, (iii) any such Indebtedness shall not mature or require any scheduled amortization  or scheduled payments of principal and shall not be subject to any mandatory redemption,  repurchase, repayment or sinking fund obligation (other than customary offers to  repurchase in connection with any change of control, Disposition or casualty event), in  each case, prior to the date that is 91 days after the Final Maturity Date, and (iv) to the  extent any such Indebtedness is convertible into any Stock, such Indebtedness shall  constitute Convertible Indebtedness.  (b) Liens, Etc.  No Borrower shall, nor shall it permit any Restricted Subsidiary to,  create or suffer to exist, any Lien upon or with respect to any of their respective properties or assets,  whether now owned or hereafter acquired, or assign, or permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to  assign, any right to receive income, except for the following:  (i) Liens created pursuant to any Loan Document (including, for the  avoidance of doubt, any Cash Collateral granted with respect thereto);   (ii) Customary Permitted Liens;  (iii) any Lien on any property or asset of the Borrowers or any of their  respective Restricted Subsidiaries existing on the date hereof and set forth in Schedule  6.04(b)(iii); provided, that (A) such Lien shall not apply to any other property or asset of  the Borrowers or their respective Restricted Subsidiaries and (B) such Lien shall secure  only those obligations which it secures on the date hereof and extensions, renewals and  replacements thereof that do not increase the outstanding principal amount thereof;  

 

  95  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  (iv) any Lien existing on any property or asset prior to the acquisition thereof  (including by way of any Permitted Acquisition) by the Borrowers or any of their  respective Restricted Subsidiaries or existing on any property or asset of any Person that  becomes a Restricted Subsidiary after the date hereof prior to the time such Person becomes  a Restricted Subsidiary; provided, that (A) such Lien is not created in contemplation of or  in connection with such acquisition or such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary, as  the case may be, (B) such Lien shall not apply to any other property or assets of Livent or  any Restricted Subsidiary thereof and (C) such Lien shall secure only those obligations  which it secures on the date of such acquisition or the date such Person becomes a  Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be and extensions, renewals and replacements  thereof that do not increase the outstanding principal amount thereof;  (v) Liens on fixed or capital assets acquired, constructed or improved by a  Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary; provided, that (A) such security interests secure  Indebtedness permitted by clause (v) of Section 6.04(a), (B) such security interests and the  Indebtedness secured thereby are incurred prior to or within ninety (90) days after such  acquisition or the completion of such construction or improvement, (C) the Indebtedness  secured thereby does not exceed 110% of the cost of acquiring, constructing or improving  such fixed or capital assets and (D) such security interests shall not apply to any other  property or assets of the Borrowers or their respective Restricted Subsidiaries;   (vi) Liens on property or assets of Restricted Subsidiaries (other than any Mine  OpCo Group Member) that are not Domestic Subsidiaries securing Indebtedness of such  Foreign Subsidiary permitted by clause (xvi) of Section 6.04(a);   (vii) Liens not otherwise permitted hereunder which relate to obligations not  exceeding $50 million at any time outstanding; provided, that such Liens shall not extend  or apply to any assets or property of any Mine OpCo Group Member; and  (viii) Liens securing Indebtedness permitted by clause (xiv) of Section 6.04(a);  provided, that such Liens shall only relate to the underlying assets that are the subject of  the Permitted Factoring or Receivables Transaction.  (c) Restriction on Fundamental Changes.    (i) No Borrower will, nor will it permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, merge  into or consolidate with any other Person, or permit any other Person to merge into or  consolidate with it, or liquidate or dissolve, and no Borrower will sell, transfer, lease or  otherwise dispose of (in one transaction or in a series of transactions) all or substantially  all of its assets on a consolidated basis (in each case, whether now owned or hereafter  acquired), except that, if at the time thereof and immediately after giving effect thereto no  Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing,  (A) any Restricted Subsidiary of any Borrower may merge into any  Borrower in a transaction in which such Borrower is the surviving corporation;  (B) any Restricted Subsidiary may merge into any Loan Party in a  transaction in which the surviving entity is a Loan Party;    96  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  (C) any Person may merge with or into any Loan Party or any of its  Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with a Permitted Acquisition so long as, in  the case of a merger involving any Loan Party, such Loan Party is the surviving  entity;  (D) any Restricted Subsidiary may (x) sell, transfer, lease or otherwise  dispose of its assets to any Borrower or to another Restricted Subsidiary, (y) be  dissolved or liquidated into another Loan Party; provided, that the surviving Person  is a Loan Party and (z) otherwise have their existence terminated to the extent that  the assets of such Restricted Subsidiary are distributed, upon such termination, to  one or more Borrowers or Restricted Subsidiaries; provided, that to the extent that  any assets that are distributed by a Loan Party shall be distributed to another Loan  Party (or another Person who concurrently becomes a Loan Party); and  (E) any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party may liquidate  or dissolve if the Loan Party which owns such Restricted Subsidiary determines in  good faith that such liquidation or dissolution is in the best interests of such Loan  Party and is not materially disadvantageous to the Lenders; provided, that any such  merger involving a Person that is not a wholly owned Restricted Subsidiary  immediately prior to such merger shall not be permitted unless also permitted by  Section 6.04(d).  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing, each Borrower and each of its  Restricted Subsidiaries shall be permitted to enter into an agreement to effect any  transaction of merger or consolidation that is not otherwise permitted under this Section  6.04(c) at a future time; provided, that such agreement shall be conditioned on (1) obtaining  requisite approvals permitting the respective transaction (and any related financing or other  transactions) in accordance with the requirements of Section 9.01 or (2) the satisfaction  and discharge of all outstanding Obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan  Documents; provided, further that such agreement shall (x) not contain any provision  imposing fees or damages on any Borrower or any of its respective Restricted Subsidiaries  for failure to meet the conditions set forth above and (y) contain termination provisions  which will provide for the termination of the agreement within a reasonable time if the  conditions described in the preceding proviso have not been satisfied by such time.   (ii) No Borrower will, nor will it permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to,  engage to any material extent in any business other than businesses of the type conducted  by Livent and its Restricted Subsidiaries on the date of execution of this Agreement and  businesses which are, in the good faith judgment of the Board of Directors, similar,  complimentary or substantially related thereto or are reasonable extensions thereof.  (iii) Livent and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries will not change their  respective Fiscal Year.  (d) Investments, Loans, Advances, Guarantees and Acquisitions.  No Borrower shall,  nor shall it permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, purchase, hold or acquire (including pursuant to  any merger with any Person that was not a Borrower and a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary that is a  Restricted Subsidiary prior to such merger) any Stock, evidences of Indebtedness or other securities  (including any option, warrant or other right to acquire any of the foregoing) of, make or permit to  exist any loans or advances to, Guarantee any obligations of, or make or permit to exist any    97  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  investment or any other interest in, any other Person, or purchase or otherwise acquire (in one  transaction or a series of transactions) any assets of any other Person constituting a business unit,  except for the following:  (i) Investments in cash and Cash Equivalents;  (ii) Investments in existence on the date of this Agreement or committed to be  made pursuant to an agreement existing on the date of this Agreement, in each case  described in Schedule 6.04(d)(ii);  (iii) Investments by any Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in any other  Borrower or any other Loan Party;  (iv) Guarantees constituting Indebtedness permitted by Section 6.04(a);  (v) Permitted Acquisitions;  (vi) loans and advances to directors, officers and employees of any Borrower  or any of its respective Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business (including  for travel, entertainment and relocation expenses and analogous ordinary business purposes  and to finance the purchase of Stock of Livent) in an aggregate amount for any Borrower  and any Restricted Subsidiaries not to exceed $10 million at any time outstanding;  (vii) investments received in connection with the bankruptcy or reorganization  of any Person or in settlement of obligations of, or disputes with, any Person arising in the  ordinary course of business;  (viii) Hedging Contracts permitted by Section 6.04(k);  (ix) (A) 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 or (B) 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;  (x) to the extent constituting Investments, performance guarantees of  obligations of any Borrower or any of its respective Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary  course of business;   (xi) Investments made in respect of joint ventures (“JV Investment”) or other  similar agreements or partnership not to exceed $150 million in any fiscal year (the “JV  Investment Basket”);  (xii) any Investment so long as, after giving effect thereto on a pro forma basis,  (A) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom  and (B) the First Lien Leverage Ratio, as of the last day of the most recently ended Fiscal  Quarter, does not exceed 2.50:1.00;  (xiii) Investments made by any Borrower and/or any of its Restricted  Subsidiaries in an aggregate outstanding amount not to exceed the portion, if any, of the    98  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  Available Amount Basket on such date that such Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary  elects to apply to this clause (xiii), provided, that no Event of Default shall have occurred  and be continuing or would result therefrom;  (xiv) Investments made in Restricted Subsidiaries, which are not also Loan  Parties, or in Nemaska Lithium Inc., a corporation amalgamated and existing under the  federal laws of Canada, in an aggregate amount (valued at cost) not to exceed $200 million  (net of any return or repayment) during the term of this Agreement; provided, however,  that any Investment in Restricted Subsidiaries which are not also Loan Parties made in  order to make an ultimate JV Investment shall not be included within this clause (xiv) to  the extent such Investment is included within the JV Investment Basket;   (xv) in addition to Investments otherwise expressly permitted by this Section  6.04(d), Investments by any Borrower or any of its respective Restricted Subsidiaries in an  aggregate amount (valued at cost) not to exceed $50 million (net of any return or  repayment) during the term of this Agreement;   (xvi) Investments to the extent that payment for such investments is made solely  with newly issued Stock of Livent;   (xvii) Investments in or by a qualified receivables or factoring entity in  connection with a Permitted Factoring or Receivables Transaction;   (xviii)  Investments made by any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party  in any other Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party; and  (xix) Investments in connection with Cash Pooling Arrangements incurred in  the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practice.  (e) Asset Dispositions; Sale and Leaseback Transactions.  No Borrower shall, nor shall  it permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, make any Disposition, except for the following:   (i) Dispositions of obsolete or worn out property, whether now owned or  hereafter acquired, in the ordinary course of business;  (ii) Dispositions (including non-exclusive licenses) of inventory in the  ordinary course of business;  (iii) Dispositions of property by any Borrower to any other Borrower or any  Restricted Subsidiary and by any Restricted Subsidiary to any Borrower or any other  Restricted Subsidiary; provided, that if such property is subject to any Lien under any  Collateral Document prior to any such Disposition, such property shall remain subject to  valid and perfected Liens under the Collateral Documents after such Disposition;  (iv) Dispositions permitted by Sections 6.04(c), 6.04(d), 6.04(f) and 6.04(n);  (v) Dispositions of overdue accounts receivable solely in connection with the  collection or compromise thereof;  

 

  99  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  (vi) Dispositions pursuant to operating leases (not in connection with any sale  and leaseback transactions or other Capital Lease Obligations) entered into in the ordinary  course of business;  (vii) Dispositions of property and assets subject to condemnation and casualty  events;  (viii) Dispositions of cash and Cash Equivalents in the ordinary course of  business;   (ix) Dispositions consisting of the licensing or sublicensing of intellectual  property and licenses, leases or subleases of other property, in each case in the ordinary  course of business;  (x) Dispositions to a receivables or factoring entity of accounts receivable and  related assets in connection with a Permitted Factoring or Receivables Transaction;  (xi) Dispositions of Investments (including Stock) in joint ventures to the  extent required by, or made pursuant to customary buy/sell arrangements between, the joint  venture parties set forth in joint venture arrangements and similar binding arrangements;  (xii) Dispositions by any Borrower and any Restricted Subsidiary not otherwise  permitted under this Section 6.04(e); provided, that (A) at the time of such Disposition, no  Default shall exist or would result from such Disposition, and (B) at least 75% of the  consideration for such Disposition shall consist of cash or Cash Equivalents, provided,  however, that for the purposes of this clause (xii), the following shall be deemed to be cash:   (1) any securities received by any Borrower or any of its respective Restricted Subsidiaries  from such transferee that are converted by such Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary  into cash or Cash Equivalents (to the extent of the cash or Cash Equivalents received in the  conversion) within one hundred eighty (180) days following the closing of the applicable  Disposition and (2) any Designated Non-Cash Consideration in respect of such Disposition  having an aggregate fair market value, taken together with the Designated Non-Cash  Consideration in respect of all other Dispositions, not in excess of $5 million (with the fair  market value of each item of Designated Non-Cash Consideration being measured as of  the time received); and  (xiii) Dispositions in connection with any Cash Pooling Arrangement in the  ordinary course of business and consistent with past practice.  provided, however, that any Disposition pursuant to Section 6.04(e)(i), Section 6.04(e)(ii) and  Section 6.04(e)(iv) (except insofar as it relates to any transaction solely between Livent and any  Restricted Subsidiary or Section 6.04(f)), Section 6.04(e)(v) (except to the extent determined by  the applicable Person making such Disposition in good faith to be appropriate in accordance with  its usual practice), Section 6.04(e)(vi) and Section 6.04(e)(xii) shall be for fair market value (or, in  respect of Section 6.04(e)(xii), where the fair market value cannot reasonably be determined, such  disposition shall otherwise be in accordance with the terms of Section 6.04(e)(xii)).  (f) Restricted Payments.  No Borrower shall, nor shall it permit any of its Restricted  Subsidiaries to, declare or make, or agree to pay or make, directly or indirectly, any Restricted  Payment, or incur any obligation (contingent or otherwise) to do so, except for the following:    100  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  (i) (A) any Borrower may declare and pay dividends with respect to its  common stock payable solely in additional shares of its common stock, and, with respect  to its preferred stock, payable solely in additional shares of such preferred stock or in shares  of its common stock, and (B) Subsidiaries may declare and pay dividends ratably with  respect to their Stock;  (ii) Restricted Payments paid in cash to shareholders of Livent, so long as (A)  no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, and (B) the First Lien Leverage Ratio,  as of the last day of the most recently ended Fiscal Quarter, calculated on pro forma basis,  shall not exceed 2.50 to 1.00;  (iii) Restricted Payment paid in cash to shareholders of Livent, so long as the  aggregate amount of such Restricted Payments does not exceed $25 million in any Fiscal  Year;  (iv) issuances of Stock to sellers of Permitted Acquisitions in satisfaction of  obligations of the type described in Section 6.04(a)(x);  (v) Livent may repurchase, redeem, retire or otherwise acquire for value its  Stock (including any stock appreciation rights in respect thereof) from current or former  employees or directors; provided, that the aggregate annual cash payments in respect of  such repurchases, redemptions, retirements and acquisitions shall not exceed $10 million;  (vi) Livent may purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire shares of its Stock or  other common equity interests or warrants or options to acquire any such shares with the  proceeds received from the substantially concurrent issue of new shares of its Stock or  other common equity interests;  (vii) Repurchases of Stock deemed to occur upon the exercise of options to  purchase Stock if such shares of Stock represent a portion of the exercise price of such  options;  (viii) [reserved];  (ix) Livent may make Restricted Payments in an amount not to exceed the  portion, if any, of the Available Amount Basket on such date that Livent elects to apply to  this clause (ix), so long as (A) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing  or would result therefrom, and (B) after giving effect to any such Restricted Payment,  Livent shall be in pro forma compliance with Section 6.01.   (g) Change in Nature of Business.  No Borrower shall, nor shall it permit any of its  Restricted Subsidiaries to, make any material change in the nature or conduct of Livent’s Business,  whether in connection with a transaction permitted by Section 6.04(c) or otherwise; provided,  however, that nothing in this Section 6.04(g) shall prohibit any Borrower or any of its respective  Restricted Subsidiaries from consummating the Transactions.  (h) Modification of Constituent Documents.  No Borrower shall, nor shall it permit  any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, amend its Constituent Documents, except for changes and  amendments that would not reasonably be expected to be materially adverse to the interest of the  Lenders.    101  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  (i) Accounting Changes.  No Borrower shall, nor shall it permit any of its Restricted  Subsidiaries to, change its accounting treatment and reporting practices or tax reporting treatment,  except as required or permitted by GAAP.  (j) Margin Regulations.  No Borrower shall, nor shall it permit any of its Restricted  Subsidiaries to, use all or any portion of the proceeds of any credit extended hereunder to purchase  or carry margin stock (within the meaning of Regulation U of the Federal Reserve Board) in  contravention of Regulation U of the Federal Reserve Board.  (k) No Speculative Transactions.  No Borrower shall, nor shall it permit any of its  Restricted Subsidiaries to, enter into any Hedging Contract solely for speculative purposes or other  than for the purpose of hedging risks associated with the businesses of any Borrower and any of its  Restricted Subsidiaries, as done in the ordinary course of such businesses; provided, however, this  that this Section 6.04(k) shall not restrict, and Livent shall be permitted to enter into, Permitted  Bond Hedge Transactions and Permitted Warrant Hedge Transactions.  (l) Compliance with ERISA.  No Borrower shall cause or permit to occur, nor shall it  permit any of its ERISA Affiliates to cause or permit to occur, (i) an event that could result in the  imposition of a Lien under Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 or 4068 of ERISA or (ii) ERISA  Events that would have a Material Adverse Effect in the aggregate.  (m) Sanctions, etc.  No Borrower shall request or obtain any Loan or Letter of Credit,  and no Borrower shall use (and such Borrower shall ensure that its Restricted Subsidiaries and its  or their respective directors, officers, employees, brokers, agents and other Persons acting for or on  behalf of a Borrower or any Subsidiary of a Borrower shall not use) the proceeds of any Loan or  Letter of Credit, (i) in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay, or authorization of the  payment or giving of money, or anything else of value, to any Person in violation of any Anti- Corruption Laws or Anti-Money Laundering Laws, (ii) to fund, finance or facilitate any activities,  business or transaction of or with any Sanctioned Person, or in any Sanctioned Country, except to  the extent permissible for a Person required to comply with Sanctions or (iii) with any other effect  or in any other manner that would result in the violation by any Person of any Sanctions.   (n) Transactions with Affiliates.  No Borrower shall, nor shall it permit any of its  Restricted Subsidiary to, sell, lease or otherwise transfer any property or assets to, or purchase,  lease or otherwise acquire any property or assets from, or otherwise engage in any other transactions  with, any of its Affiliates, except (i) transactions that (A) are in the ordinary course of business and  (B) are at prices and on terms and conditions not less favorable to such Borrower or such Restricted  Subsidiary than could be obtained on an arm’s-length basis from unrelated third parties,  (ii) transactions between or among any Borrower and any Restricted Subsidiary not involving any  other Affiliate, (iii) any Restricted Payment permitted by Section 6.04(f) and (iv) reasonable and  customary director, officer and employee compensation (including bonuses) and other benefits  (including retirement, health, stock option and other benefit plans) and indemnification  arrangements.   (o) Restrictive Agreements. No Borrower will, nor will it permit any Restricted  Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, enter into, incur or permit to exist any agreement or other  arrangement that prohibits, restricts or imposes any condition upon (i) the ability of such Borrower  or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to create, incur or permit to exist any Lien upon any of its  property or assets, or (ii) the ability of any Restricted Subsidiary to pay dividends or other  distributions with respect to any shares of its capital stock or to make or repay loans or advances to    102  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  any Borrower or any other Restricted Subsidiary or to Guarantee Indebtedness of any Borrower or  any other Restricted Subsidiary; except for:   (A) such encumbrances or restrictions existing under or by reason of  Requirements of Law or any Loan Document;   (B) customary restrictions and conditions contained in agreements  relating to the sale of a Restricted Subsidiary or other property pending such sale,  provided such restrictions and conditions apply only to the Restricted Subsidiary  or other property that is to be sold and such sale is permitted hereunder;   (C) restrictions or conditions imposed by any agreement relating to  secured Indebtedness permitted by this Agreement if such restrictions or  conditions apply only to the property or assets securing such Indebtedness;   (D) customary provisions in leases and other contracts restricting the  assignment thereof;   (E) restrictions or conditions imposed on any Foreign Subsidiary by  the terms of any Indebtedness of such Foreign Subsidiary permitted to exist or be  incurred hereunder;  (F) restrictions and conditions imposed on any Restricted Subsidiary  by the terms of any Indebtedness of such Subsidiary existing at the time it became  a Restricted Subsidiary, if such restriction or condition was not created in  connection with or in anticipation of the transaction or series of transactions  pursuant to which that Restricted Subsidiary became a Restricted Subsidiary of the  Borrower;  (G) restrictions and conditions relating to property of any Borrower or  any Restricted Subsidiary existing at the time such property was acquired, so long  as the restriction relates solely to the property so acquired and was not created in  connection with or in anticipation of the acquisition;  (H) customary restrictions and conditions contained in agreements  relating to a Permitted Factoring or Receivables Transaction;   (I) restrictions imposed by any holder of a Lien permitted by Section  6.04(b) restricting the transfer of the property subject thereto; and  (J) restrictions and conditions contained in any agreement with a  customer that require a Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary (i) to build and  maintain a safety stock of goods or product to satisfy future deliveries under such  agreement and (ii) not to sell, transfer, encumber, use or create a Lien upon such  safety stock for any purpose other than to meet the obligations under such  agreement.  (p) Sale Leaseback Transactions.  No Borrower will, nor will it permit any Restricted  Subsidiary to, enter into any arrangement, directly or indirectly, whereby it shall sell or transfer  any owned property, real or personal, used or useful in its business, whether now owned or hereafter  

 

  103  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  acquired, and thereafter rent or lease such property or other property that it intends to use for  substantially the same purpose or purposes as the property sold or transferred, except for any such  sale of any fixed or capital assets by any Borrower or any of its respective Restricted Subsidiaries  that is made for cash consideration in an amount not less than the fair market value of such fixed  or capital asset and is consummated within ninety (90) days after such Borrower or such Restricted  Subsidiary acquires or completes the construction of such fixed or capital asset.   (q) Disclosure Documents and Material Contracts. No Borrower shall, nor shall it  permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, amend, supplement or otherwise directly or indirectly  modify any Disclosure Documents or Material Contracts, in each case, as in effect on the Effective  Date, or any Separation Agreements and corresponding amendments, supplements or modifications  delivered pursuant to Section 6.03(p), except for changes and amendments, supplements or  modifications that would not reasonably be expected to be materially adverse to the interest of the  Lenders.   ARTICLE VII  EVENTS OF DEFAULT  SECTION 7.01.  Events of Default.  If any of the following events (“Events of Default”)  shall occur and be continuing:  (a) (i) Any Borrower shall fail to pay any principal of any Loan or Reimbursement  Obligation when the same becomes due and payable; or (ii) any Borrower shall fail to pay any  interest on any Loan or Reimbursement Obligation, or any other payment under any Loan  Document, for a period of three (3) Business Days after the same becomes due and payable; or  (b) Any representation or warranty made or deemed made by any Loan Party herein  or by any Loan Party (or any of its officers) under or in connection with any Loan Document shall  prove to have been incorrect in any material respect when made or deemed made; or  (c) Any Borrower shall fail to perform or observe (i) any term, covenant or agreement  contained in Section 6.01, Section 6.02(a), Section 6.02(b), Section 6.03(a), Section 6.03(i),  Section 6.03(m)(i), Section 6.03(m)(ii), Section 6.03(o) or Section 6.04, or (ii) any other term,  covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement on its part to be performed or observed if the  failure to perform or observe such other term, covenant or agreement shall remain unremedied for  thirty (30) days after written notice thereof shall have been given to Livent by the Administrative  Agent or the Required Lenders; or  (d) (i) Any Borrower or any of its respective Restricted Subsidiaries shall fail to pay  any principal of or premium or interest on any Indebtedness which is outstanding in a principal  amount of at least $50 million in the aggregate (but excluding Indebtedness evidenced by the Notes)  of such Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary (as the case may be), when the same becomes due  and payable (whether by scheduled maturity, required prepayment, acceleration, demand or  otherwise), and such failure shall continue after the applicable grace period, if any, specified in the  agreement or instrument relating to such Indebtedness, (ii) any such Indebtedness shall become or  be declared to be due and payable, or be required to be prepaid or repurchased (other than by a  regularly scheduled required prepayment), prior to the stated maturity thereof and such Borrower  or such Restricted Subsidiary shall have failed to make such payment or effect such repurchase,  and such failure shall continue after the applicable grace period, if any, specified in the agreement    104  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  or instrument relating to such Indebtedness, or (iii) any other event shall occur or condition shall  exist under any agreement or instrument relating to any such Indebtedness, if the effect of such  event or condition is to accelerate, or to permit the acceleration of, the maturity of such  Indebtedness, provided, that any required notice of such event or condition shall have been given  or any applicable grace period shall have expired; provided, however, that if there is acceleration  of any Indebtedness which is included under this clause (d) solely because of a Guarantee by any  Borrower or any of its respective Restricted Subsidiaries, an Event of Default will not exist under  this clause (d) so long as such Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, fully  performs its obligations in a timely manner under such Guarantee upon demand therefor by the  beneficiary thereof; or  (e) Any Borrower or any of its respective Restricted Subsidiaries shall generally not  pay its debts as such debts become due, or shall admit in writing its inability to pay its debts  generally, or shall make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors; or any proceeding shall  be instituted by or against any Borrower or any of its respective Restricted Subsidiaries seeking to  adjudicate it a bankrupt or insolvent, or seeking liquidation, winding up, reorganization,  arrangement, adjustment, protection, relief, or composition of it or its debts under any law relating  to bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization or relief of debtors, or seeking the entry of an order for  relief or the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian or other similar official for it or for any  substantial part of its property and, in the case of any such proceeding instituted against it (but not  instituted by it), either such proceeding shall remain undismissed or unstayed for a period of sixty  (60) days, or any of the actions sought in such proceeding (including the entry of an order for relief  against, or the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian or other similar official for, it or for any  substantial part of its property) shall occur; or any Borrower or any of its respective Restricted  Subsidiaries shall take any corporate action to authorize any of the actions set forth above in this  subsection (e); or  (f) One or more judgments or orders for the payment of money in excess of $50  million in the aggregate and not covered by insurance shall be rendered against any Borrower or  any of its respective Restricted Subsidiaries and either (i) enforcement proceedings shall have been  commenced by any creditor upon such judgment or order or (ii) there shall be any period of thirty  (30) consecutive days during which a stay of enforcement of such judgment or order, by reason of  a pending appeal or otherwise, shall not be in effect; or  (g) Any ERISA Event with respect to any Borrower shall have occurred and the  amount of all liabilities and deficiencies resulting therefrom, whether or not assessed, could  reasonably be expected to exceed $50 million in the aggregate;  (h) Any Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate shall have been notified by the sponsor of  a Multiemployer Plan that it has incurred Withdrawal Liability to such Multiemployer Plan which  would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;   (i) Any Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate shall have been notified by the sponsor of  a Multiemployer Plan that such Multiemployer Plan is insolvent or in endangered or critical status  or is being terminated, within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA, and such reorganization or  termination would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;  (j) The Loan Guaranty set forth in Article X hereof shall cease to be valid and binding  on, or enforceable against, any Loan Party or any Loan Party shall so state in writing;    105  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  (k) there shall occur any Change of Control;  (l) (i) any Collateral Document shall for any reason fail to create a valid and perfected  first priority security interest in any Collateral purported to be covered thereby, except (A) as  permitted by the terms of any Collateral Document or other Loan Document or (B) as a result of  the Administrative Agent’s failure to (1) maintain possession of any stock certificates, promissory  notes or other instruments delivered to it under the Collateral Documents, or (2) file UCC  continuation statements, (ii) any material provision of any Collateral Document shall fail to remain  in full force or effect or (iii) any action shall be taken to discontinue or to assert the invalidity or  unenforceability of any Collateral Document; or  (m) any material provision of any Loan Document for any reason ceases to be valid,  binding and enforceable in accordance with its terms (or any Loan Party shall challenge the  enforceability of any Loan Document or shall assert in writing, or engage in any action or inaction  based on any such assertion, that any provision of any of the Loan Documents has ceased to be or  otherwise is not valid, binding and enforceable in accordance with its terms);  then, and in any such event, the Administrative Agent (i) shall at the request, or may with the  express consent, of the Required Lenders, by notice to Livent, declare the obligation of each Lender  to make Loans and of the Issuing Banks to issue Letters of Credit to be terminated, whereupon the  same shall forthwith terminate, and (ii) shall at the request, or may with the express consent, of the  Required Lenders, by notice to Livent, declare the Loans and other Obligations to be forthwith due  and payable, whereupon the Loans and other Obligations shall become and be forthwith due and  payable, without presentment, demand, protest or further notice of any kind, all of which are hereby  expressly waived by each Borrower; provided, however, that upon the occurrence of any Event of  Default specified in Section 7.01(e), (A) the obligation of each Lender to make Loans and of each  Issuing Bank to issue Letters of Credit shall automatically be terminated and (B) the Loans and  other Obligations shall automatically become and be due and payable, without presentment,  demand, protest or any notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by each  Borrower.  SECTION 7.02.  Actions in Respect of the Letters of Credit Upon Event of Default; L/C  Cash Collateral Account; Investing of Amounts in the L/C Cash Collateral Account; Release.  (a) Upon (i) the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default and  (ii) the making of the request or the granting of the consent specified by Section 7.01 to authorize  the Administrative Agent to declare the Loans due and payable pursuant to the provisions of  Section 7.01, the Administrative Agent may, and at the request of the Required Lenders shall,  irrespective of whether it is taking any of the actions described in Section 7.01 or otherwise, make  demand upon any Borrower to, and forthwith upon such demand such Borrower will, pay to the  Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders in same day funds at the Administrative Agent’s  office designated in such demand, for deposit in the L/C Cash Collateral Account, an amount equal  to the aggregate Available LC Amount of all Letters of Credit then outstanding in the Currency of  such Letters of Credit; provided, however, that upon the occurrence of any Event of Default  specified in Section 7.01(e), such payments by any Borrower pursuant to this Section 7.02(a) shall  automatically be required to be made.  If at any time the Administrative Agent determines that any  funds held in the L/C Cash Collateral Account are subject to any equal or prior right or claim of  any Person other than the Administrative Agent and the Lenders pursuant to this Agreement or that  the total amount of such funds is less than the aggregate Available LC Amount of all Letters of  Credit, any Borrower will, forthwith upon demand by the Administrative Agent, pay to the    106  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  Administrative Agent, as additional funds to be deposited and held in the L/C Cash Collateral  Account, an amount equal to the excess of (A) such aggregate Available LC Amount over (B) the  total amount of funds, if any, then held in the L/C Cash Collateral Account that the Administrative  Agent determines to be free and clear of any such equal or prior right and claim.   (b) The Borrowers hereby authorize the Administrative Agent to open at any time  upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default a non-interest bearing  account with the Administrative Agent at its address designated in Section 9.02 in the name of the  any Borrower but in connection with which the Administrative Agent shall be the sole entitlement  holder or customer (the “L/C Cash Collateral Account”), and hereby pledges and assigns and grants  to the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders a security interest in the following collateral  (the “L/C Cash Collateral Account Collateral”):  (i) the L/C Cash Collateral Account, all funds held therein and all certificates  and instruments, if any, from time to time representing or evidencing the investment of  funds held therein,  (ii) all L/C Cash Collateral Account Investments from time to time, and all  certificates and instruments, if any, from time to time representing or evidencing the L/C  Cash Collateral Account Investments,   (iii) all notes, certificates of deposit, deposit accounts, checks and other  instruments from time to time delivered to or otherwise possessed by the Administrative  Agent for or on behalf of any Borrower in substitution for or in addition to any or all of the  then existing L/C Cash Collateral Account Collateral,   (iv) all interest, dividends, cash, instruments and other property from time to  time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of or in exchange for any or  all of the then existing L/C Cash Collateral Account Collateral, and  (v) all proceeds of any and all of the foregoing L/C Cash Collateral Account  Collateral.   (c) If requested by any Borrower, the Administrative Agent will, subject to the  provisions of clause (e) below, from time to time (i) invest amounts on deposit in the L/C Cash  Collateral Account in such notes, certificates of deposit and other debt instruments as such  Borrower may select and the Administrative Agent may approve and (ii) invest interest paid on the  notes, certificates of deposit and other instruments referred to in clause (i) above, and reinvest other  proceeds of any such notes, certificates of deposit and other instruments which may mature or be  sold, in each case in such notes, certificates of deposit and other debt instruments any Borrower  may select and the Administrative Agent may approve (the notes, certificates of deposit and other  instruments referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) above being collectively “L/C Cash Collateral Account  Investments”).  Interest and proceeds that are not invested or reinvested in L/C Cash Collateral  Account Investments as provided above shall be deposited and held in the L/C Cash Collateral  Account.  (d) Upon such time as (i) the aggregate Available LC Amount of all Letters of Credit  is reduced to zero and such Letters of Credit are expired with no pending drawings or terminated  by their terms and all amounts payable in respect thereof, including but not limited to principal,  interest, commissions, fees and expenses, have been paid in full in cash, and (ii) no Event of Default  

 

  107  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  has occurred and is continuing under this Agreement, the Administrative Agent will pay and release  to the applicable Borrower or at its order (A) accrued interest due and payable on the L/C Cash  Collateral Account Investments and in the L/C Cash Collateral Account, and (B) the balance  remaining in the L/C Cash Collateral Account after the application, if any, by the Administrative  Agent of funds in the L/C Cash Collateral Account to the payment of amounts described in  clause (i) of this subsection (d).  (e) (i) The Administrative Agent may, without notice to any Borrower or any  other Person except as required by law and at any time or from time to time, charge, set-off and  otherwise apply all or any part of the L/C Cash Collateral Account against the obligations of the  Borrowers in respect of Letters of Credit (collectively, the “L/C Cash Collateral Account  Obligations”) or any part thereof.  The Administrative Agent agrees to notify Livent promptly after  any such set-off and application, provided, that the failure of the Administrative Agent to give such  notice shall not affect the validity of such set-off and application.  (ii) The Administrative Agent may also exercise in respect of the L/C Cash  Collateral Account Collateral, in addition to other rights and remedies provided for herein  or otherwise available to it, all the rights and remedies of a secured party on default under  the Uniform Commercial Code in effect in the State of New York at that time (the “UCC”)  (whether or not the UCC applies to the affected L/C Cash Collateral Account Collateral),  and may also, without notice except as specified below, sell the L/C Cash Collateral  Account Collateral or any part thereof in one or more parcels at public or private sale, at  any of the Administrative Agent’s offices or elsewhere, for cash, on credit or for future  delivery, and upon such other terms as the Administrative Agent may deem commercially  reasonable.  Each Borrower agrees that, to the extent notice of sale shall be required by  law, at least ten (10) days’ notice to Livent of the time and place of any public sale or the  time after which any private sale is to be made shall constitute reasonable notification.  The  Administrative Agent shall not be obligated to make any sale of L/C Cash Collateral  Account Collateral regardless of notice of sale having been given.  The Administrative  Agent may adjourn any public or private sale from time to time by announcement at the  time and place fixed therefor, and such sale may, without further notice, be made at the  time and place to which it was so adjourned.  (iii) Any cash held by the Administrative Agent as L/C Cash Collateral  Account Collateral and all cash proceeds received by the Administrative Agent in respect  of any sale of, collection from, or other realization upon all or any part of the L/C Cash  Collateral Account Collateral may, in the discretion of the Administrative Agent, be held  by the Administrative Agent as collateral for, and/or then or at any time thereafter be  applied in whole or in part by the Administrative Agent against, all or any part of the L/C  Cash Collateral Account Obligations in such order as the Administrative Agent shall elect.   Any surplus of such cash or cash proceeds held by the Administrative Agent and remaining  after payment in full of all the L/C Cash Collateral Account Obligations shall be paid over  to the applicable Borrower or to whomsoever may be lawfully entitled to receive such  surplus.   (f) Upon the permanent reduction from time to time of the aggregate Available LC  Amount of all Letters of Credit in accordance with the terms thereof, the Administrative Agent  shall release to the applicable Borrower amounts from the L/C Cash Collateral Account in an  amount equal to each such permanent reduction; provided, that the Administrative Agent shall not  be obligated to reduce the funds or other L/C Cash Collateral Account Collateral then held in the    108  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  L/C Cash Collateral Account below that level that the Administrative Agent reasonably determines  is required to be maintained after taking into consideration any rights or claims of any Persons other  than the Administrative Agent and the Lenders.  (g) In furtherance of the grant of the pledge and security interest pursuant to this  Section 7.02, each Borrower hereby agrees with each Lender and the Administrative Agent that  each Borrower shall give, execute, deliver, file and/or record any financing statement, notice,  instrument, document, agreement or other papers that may be necessary or desirable (in the  reasonable judgment of the Administrative Agent) to create, preserve, perfect or validate the  security interest granted pursuant hereto or to enable the Administrative Agent to exercise and  enforce its rights hereunder with respect to such pledge and security interests.  ARTICLE VIII  THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT  SECTION 8.01.  Authorization and Action.  Each Lender hereby appoints and authorizes  the Administrative Agent to take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers  under this Agreement as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms hereof, together  with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto.  As to any matters not expressly provided  for by this Agreement (including enforcement or collection of the Notes), the Administrative Agent  shall not be required to exercise any discretion or take any action, but shall be required to act or to  refrain from acting (and shall be fully protected in so acting or refraining from acting) upon the  instructions of 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), and such instructions shall be  binding upon all Lenders and all holders of Notes; provided, that the Administrative Agent shall  not be required to take any action which exposes the Administrative Agent to personal liability or  which is contrary to this Agreement or applicable law.  The Administrative Agent agrees to give to  each Lender prompt notice of each notice given to it by any Borrower pursuant to the terms of this  Agreement.  SECTION 8.02.  Reliance, Etc.  (a) None of the Administrative Agent nor any of its respective directors, officers,  agents or employees shall be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by it or them under  or in connection with the Loan Documents, except for its own gross negligence or willful  misconduct (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final non-appealable  judgment).  Without limitation of the generality of the foregoing, the Administrative Agent:  (i)  may treat the payee of any Note as the holder thereof until the Administrative Agent receives and  accepts an Assignment and Acceptance entered into by the Lender which is the payee of such Note,  as assignor, and an Eligible Assignee, as assignee, as provided in Section 9.07; (ii) may consult  with legal counsel (including counsel for any Borrower), independent public accountants and other  experts selected by it and shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken in good  faith by it in accordance with the advice of such counsel, accountants or experts; (iii) makes no  warranty or representation to any Lender and shall not be responsible to any Lender for any  statements, warranties or representations (whether written or oral) made in or in connection with  this Agreement; (iv) shall not have any duty to ascertain or to inquire as to the performance or  observance of any of the terms, covenants or conditions of this Agreement on the part of any  Borrower or to inspect the property (including the books and records) of any Borrower; (v) shall  not be responsible to any Lender for the due execution, legality, validity, enforceability,    109  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  genuineness, sufficiency or value of this Agreement or any other instrument or document furnished  pursuant hereto; and (vi) shall incur no liability under or in respect of this Agreement by acting  upon any notice, consent, certificate or other instrument or writing (which may be by telecopier,  telegram, cable or telex) believed by it to be genuine and signed or sent by the proper party or  parties.  (b) The Arrangers each referred to on the cover page hereto, shall have no duties or  obligations whatsoever to the Lenders under or with respect to this Agreement, the Notes or any  other document or any matter related thereto.  SECTION 8.03.  The Administrative Agent and their Affiliates as Lenders.  With respect  to its respective Commitment as a Lender, the Loans made by it as a Lender, the Letters of Credit  issued by it as an Issuing Bank and the Notes issued to it as a Lender, the Administrative Agent as  Lender and/or Issuing Bank shall have the same rights and powers under this Agreement as any  other Lender in its capacity as a Lender and/or any other Issuing Bank in its capacity as Issuing  Bank and may exercise the same as though it were not the Administrative Agent; and the term  “Lender” or “Lenders” shall, unless otherwise expressly indicated, include the Administrative  Agent in its individual capacity as a Lender and/or an Issuing Bank.  The Administrative Agent, in  its individual capacity as a Lender and/or an Issuing Bank, and its affiliates may accept deposits  from, lend money to, act as trustee under indentures of, and generally engage in any kind of business  with, any Borrower, any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and any Person who may do business with  or own securities of any Borrower or any such Restricted Subsidiary, all as if the Administrative  Agent was not the Administrative Agent under this Agreement and without any duty to account  therefor to the Lenders.  SECTION 8.04.  Lender Credit Decision.  Each Lender acknowledges that it has,  independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender and based  on the financial statements referred to in Section 5.03 and such other documents and information  as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement.   Each Lender also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the  Administrative Agent or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it shall  deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking  action under this Agreement.  SECTION 8.05.  Indemnification.  The Lenders severally agree to indemnify the  Administrative Agent and each Issuing Bank (in each case to the extent any Borrower fails to pay  the same pursuant to Section 9.04(b) or otherwise), ratably according to their respective pro rata   share, from and against any and all claims, damages, losses, liabilities and expenses of any kind or  nature whatsoever which may be imposed on, incurred by, or asserted against such Person in any  way relating to or arising out of this Agreement or any action taken or omitted by such Person  under this Agreement in its respective capacity as an agent hereunder, provided, that no Lender  shall be liable for any portion of such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, actions, judgments,  suits, costs, expenses or disbursements resulting from the gross negligence or willful misconduct,  as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final non-appealable judgment, of the  Administrative Agent or such Issuing Bank.  Without limitation of the foregoing, each Lender  agrees to reimburse the Administrative Agent promptly upon demand for its ratable share of any  out-of-pocket expenses (including counsel fees but excluding normal administrative expenses  expressly excluded under Section 9.04(a)) incurred by the Administrative Agent in connection with  the preparation, execution, delivery, administration, modification, amendment or enforcement  (whether through negotiations, legal proceedings or otherwise) of, or legal advice in respect of    110  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  rights or responsibilities under, this Agreement, to the extent that the Administrative Agent is not  reimbursed for such expenses by any Borrower as required under Section 9.04(a).  SECTION 8.06.  Successor Administrative Agent.  The Administrative Agent may resign  at any time by giving written notice thereof to the Lenders and Livent and may be removed at any  time with or without cause by the Required Lenders.  Upon any such resignation or removal, the  Required Lenders shall have the right to appoint a successor Administrative Agent with the consent  of each Borrower, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.  If no successor  Administrative Agent shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders, and shall have  accepted such appointment, within thirty (30) days after the retiring Administrative Agent’s giving  of notice of resignation or the Required Lenders’ removal of the retiring Administrative Agent,  then the retiring Administrative Agent may, on behalf of the Lenders appoint a successor  Administrative Agent, which shall be an Eligible Assignee and a commercial bank organized under  the laws of the United States of America or of any State thereof and having a combined capital and  surplus of at least $50 million.  Upon the acceptance of any appointment as Administrative Agent  hereunder by a successor Administrative Agent, such successor Administrative Agent shall  thereupon succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the  retiring Administrative Agent, and the retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its  duties and obligations under this Agreement.  After any retiring Administrative Agent’s resignation  or removal hereunder as Administrative Agent, the provisions of this Article VIII (The  Administrative Agent) shall inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it  while it was Administrative Agent under this Agreement.  SECTION 8.07.  No Other Duties, Etc.  Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding,  none of the 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 a Lender hereunder.  SECTION 8.08.  Certain ERISA Matters.  (a) Each Lender (x) represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a  Lender party hereto, to, and (y) covenants, from the date such Person became a Lender party hereto  to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party hereto, for the benefit of, the Administrative  Agent and its respective Affiliates, and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of the  Borrowers or the other Loan Parties, that at least one of the following is and will be true:  (i) such Lender is not using “plan assets” (within the meaning of the Plan  Asset Regulations) of one or more Plans with respect to such Lender’s entrance into,  participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit or  the Commitments,  (ii) the transaction exemption set forth in one or more PTEs, such as PTE 84- 14 (a class exemption for certain transactions determined by independent qualified  professional asset managers), PTE 95-60 (a class exemption for certain transactions  involving insurance company general accounts), PTE 90-1 (a class exemption for certain  transactions involving insurance company pooled separate accounts), PTE 91-38 (a class  exemption for certain transactions involving bank collective investment funds) or PTE 96- 23 (a class exemption for certain transactions determined by in-house asset managers), is  applicable with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of  and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement,  

 

  111  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  (iii) (A) such Lender is an investment fund managed by a “Qualified  Professional Asset Manager” (within the meaning of Part VI of PTE 84-14), (B) such  Qualified Professional Asset Manager made the investment decision on behalf of such  Lender to enter into, participate in, administer and perform the Loans, the Letters of Credit,  the Commitments and this Agreement, (C) the entrance into, participation in,  administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments  and this Agreement satisfies the requirements of subsections (b) through (g) of Part I of  PTE 84-14 and (D) to the best knowledge of such Lender, the requirements of subsection  (a) of Part I of PTE 84-14 are satisfied with respect to such Lender’s entrance into,  participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the  Commitments and this Agreement, or  (iv) such other representation, warranty and covenant as may be agreed in  writing between the Administrative Agent, in its sole discretion, and such Lender.  (b) In addition, unless sub-clause (i) in the immediately preceding clause (a) is true  with respect to a Lender or such Lender has not provided another representation, warranty and  covenant as provided in sub-clause (iv) in the immediately preceding clause (a), such Lender further  (A) represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender party hereto, to, and (B)  covenants, from the date such Person became a Lender party hereto to the date such Person ceases  being a Lender party hereto, for the benefit of, the Administrative Agent and its respective  Affiliates, and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of the Borrowers, that: none of  the Administrative Agent or any of its respective Affiliates is a fiduciary with respect to the assets  of such Lender involved in such Lender’s entrance into, participation in administration of and  performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement (including  in connection with the reservation or exercise of any rights by the Administrative Agent under this  Agreement, any Loan Document or any documents related hereto or thereto).  SECTION 8.09.  Incorrect Payment.  (a) If the Administrative Agent (x) notifies a Lender or any Person who has  received funds on behalf of a Lender (any such Lender or other recipient, a “Payment Recipient”)  that the Administrative Agent has determined in its sole discretion (whether or not after receipt of  any notice under immediately succeeding clause (b)) that any funds (as set forth in such notice from  the Administrative Agent) received by such Payment Recipient from the Administrative Agent or  any of its Affiliates were erroneously or mistakenly transmitted to, or otherwise erroneously or  mistakenly received by, such Payment Recipient (whether or not known to such Lender or other  Payment Recipient on its behalf) (any such funds, whether  transmitted or received as a payment,  prepayment or repayment of principal, interest, fees, distribution or otherwise, individually and  collectively, an “Erroneous Payment”) and (y) demands in writing the return of such Erroneous  Payment (or a portion thereof), such Erroneous Payment shall at all times remain the property of  the Administrative Agent pending its return or repayment as contemplated below in this Section  8.09 and held in trust for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, and such Lender shall (or, with  respect to any Payment Recipient who received such funds on its behalf, shall cause such Payment  Recipient to) promptly, but in no event later than two Business Days thereafter (or such later date  as the Administrative Agent may, in its sole discretion, specify in writing), return to the  Administrative Agent the amount of any such Erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) as to which  such a demand was made, in same day funds (in the currency so received), together with interest  thereon (except to the extent waived in writing by the Administrative Agent) in respect of each day  from and including the date such Erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) was received by such    112  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  Payment Recipient to the date such amount is repaid to the Administrative Agent in same day funds  at the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in  accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation from time to time in effect. A  notice of the Administrative Agent to any Payment Recipient under this clause (a) shall be  conclusive, absent manifest error.  (b) Without limiting immediately preceding clause (a), each Lender or any  Person who has received funds on behalf of a Lender, agrees that if it receives a payment,  prepayment or repayment (whether received as a payment, prepayment or repayment of principal,  interest, fees, distribution or otherwise) from the Administrative Agent (or any of its Affiliates) (x)  that is in a different amount than, or on a different date from, that specified in this Agreement or in  a notice of payment, prepayment or repayment sent by the Administrative Agent (or any of its  Affiliates) with respect to such payment, prepayment or repayment, (y) that was not preceded or  accompanied by a notice of payment, prepayment or repayment sent by the Administrative Agent  (or any of its Affiliates), or (z) that such Lender or other such recipient, otherwise becomes aware  was transmitted, or received, in error or by mistake (in whole or in part), then in each such case:  (i) it acknowledges and agrees that (A) in the case of immediately  preceding clauses (x) or (y), an error and mistake shall be presumed to have been made  (absent written confirmation from the Administrative Agent to the contrary) or (B) an error  and mistake has been made (in the case of immediately preceding clause (z)), in each case,  with respect to such payment, prepayment or repayment; and  (ii) such Lender shall (and shall cause any other recipient that receives  funds on its respective behalf to) promptly (and, in all events, within one Business Day of  its knowledge of the occurrence of any of the circumstances described in immediately  preceding clauses (x), (y) and (z)) notify the Administrative Agent of its receipt of such  payment, prepayment or repayment, the details thereof (in reasonable detail) and that it is  so notifying the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 8.09(b).  For the avoidance of doubt, the failure to deliver a notice to the Administrative Agent  pursuant to this Section 8.09(b) shall not have any effect on a Payment Recipient’s  obligations pursuant to Section 8.09(a) or on whether or not an Erroneous Payment has  been made.  (c) Each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off, net and  apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender under any Loan Document, or  otherwise payable or distributable by the Administrative Agent to such Lender under any Loan  Document with respect to any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts, against any  amount that the Administrative Agent has demanded to be returned under immediately preceding  clause (a).  (d) (i) In the event that an Erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) is not  recovered by the Administrative Agent for any reason, after demand therefor in accordance with  immediately preceding clause (a), from any Lender that has received such Erroneous Payment (or  portion thereof) (and/or from any Payment Recipient who received such Erroneous Payment (or  portion thereof) on its respective behalf)  (such unrecovered amount, an “Erroneous Payment  Return Deficiency”), upon the Administrative Agent’s notice to such Lender at any time, then  effective immediately (with the consideration therefor being acknowledged by the parties hereto),  (A) such Lender shall be deemed to have assigned its Loans (but not its Commitments) with respect    113  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  to which such Erroneous Payment was made (the “Erroneous Payment Impacted Class”) in an  amount equal to the Erroneous Payment Return Deficiency (or such lesser amount as the  Administrative Agent may specify) (such assignment of the Loans (but not Commitments) of the  Erroneous Payment Impacted Class, the “Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment”) (on a  cashless basis and such amount calculated at par plus any accrued and unpaid interest (with the  assignment fee to be waived by the Administrative Agent in such instance)), and is hereby (together  with the Borrowers) deemed to execute and deliver an Assignment and Acceptance (or, to the extent  applicable, an agreement incorporating an Assignment and Acceptance by reference pursuant to a  Platform as to which the Administrative Agent and such parties are participants) with respect to  such Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment, and such Lender  shall deliver any Notes  evidencing such Loans to the Borrowers or the Administrative Agent (but the failure of such Person  to deliver any such Notes shall not affect the effectiveness of the foregoing assignment), (B) the  Administrative Agent as the assignee Lender shall be deemed to have acquired the Erroneous  Payment Deficiency Assignment, (C) upon such deemed acquisition, the Administrative Agent as  the assignee Lender shall become a Lender, as applicable, hereunder with respect to such Erroneous  Payment Deficiency Assignment and the assigning Lender shall cease to be a Lender, as applicable,  hereunder with respect to such Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment, excluding, for the  avoidance of doubt, its obligations under the indemnification provisions of this Agreement and its  applicable Commitments which shall survive as to such assigning Lender, (D) the Administrative  Agent and the Borrowers shall each be deemed to have waived any consents required under this  Agreement to any such Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment, and (E) the Administrative  Agent will reflect in the Register its ownership interest in the Loans subject to the Erroneous  Payment Deficiency Assignment. For the avoidance of doubt, no Erroneous Payment Deficiency  Assignment will reduce the Commitments of any Lender and such Commitments shall remain  available in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.  (ii) Subject to Section 9.07 (but excluding, in all events, any  assignment consent or approval requirements (whether from the Borrowers or otherwise)),  the Administrative Agent may, in its discretion, sell any Loans acquired pursuant to an  Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment and upon receipt of the proceeds of such sale,  the Erroneous Payment Return Deficiency owing by the applicable Lender shall be reduced  by the net proceeds of the sale of such Loan (or portion thereof), and the Administrative  Agent shall retain all other rights, remedies and claims against such Lender (and/or against  any recipient that receives funds on its respective behalf). In addition, an Erroneous  Payment Return Deficiency owing by the applicable Lender (x) shall be reduced by the  proceeds of prepayments or repayments of principal and interest, or other distribution in  respect of principal and interest, received by the Administrative Agent on or with respect  to any such Loans acquired from such Lender pursuant to an Erroneous Payment  Deficiency Assignment (to the extent that any such Loans are then owned by the  Administrative Agent) and (y) may, in the sole discretion of the Administrative Agent, be  reduced by any amount specified by the Administrative Agent in writing to the applicable  Lender from time to time.  (e) The parties hereto agree that (x) irrespective of whether the Administrative Agent  may be equitably subrogated, in the event that an Erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) is not  recovered from any Payment Recipient that has received such Erroneous Payment (or portion  thereof) for any reason, the Administrative Agent shall be subrogated to all the rights and interests  of such Payment Recipient (and, in the case of any Payment Recipient who has received funds on  behalf of a Lender to the rights and interests of such Lender) under the Loan Documents with    114  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  respect to such amount (the “Erroneous Payment Subrogation Rights”) (provided that any Loan  Parties’ Obligations under the Loan Documents in respect of the Erroneous Payment Subrogation  Rights shall not be duplicative of such Obligations in respect of Loans that have been assigned to  the Administrative Agent under an Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment) and (y) an  Erroneous Payment shall not pay, prepay, repay, discharge or otherwise satisfy any Obligations  owed by any Borrower or any other Loan Party; provided that this Section 8.09(e) shall not be  interpreted to increase (or accelerate the due date for), or have the effect of increasing (or  accelerating the due date for), the Obligations of any Borrower relative to the amount (and/or timing  for payment) of the Obligations that would have been payable had such Erroneous Payment not  been made by the Administrative Agent; provided, further, that for the avoidance of doubt,  immediately preceding clauses (x) and (y) shall not apply to the extent any such Erroneous Payment  is, and solely with respect to the amount of such Erroneous Payment that is, comprised of funds  received by the Administrative Agent from the Borrowers for the purpose of making such  Erroneous Payment.   (f) To the extent permitted by applicable law, no Payment Recipient shall  assert any right or claim to an Erroneous Payment, and hereby waives, and is deemed to waive, any  claim, counterclaim, defense or right of set-off or recoupment with respect to any demand, claim  or counterclaim by the Administrative Agent for the return of any Erroneous Payment received,  including, without limitation, any defense based on “discharge for value” or any similar doctrine.  (g) Each party’s obligations, agreements and waivers under this Section 8.09 shall  survive the resignation or replacement of the Administrative Agent, any transfer of rights or  obligations by, or the replacement of, a Lender, the termination of the Commitments and/or the  repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all Obligations (or any portion thereof) under any Loan  Document.  ARTICLE IX  MISCELLANEOUS  SECTION 9.01.  Amendments, Etc.  Except as otherwise expressly set forth in this  Agreement (including Section 2.16), no amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement  or the Notes, nor consent to any departure by any Borrower or other Loan Party therefrom, shall in  any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Required Lenders, and  then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific  purpose for which given; provided, however, that no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless  in writing and signed by all the Lenders, do any of the following:   (a) waive any of the conditions specified in Section 4.01 or Section 4.02;  (b) reduce or forgive any interest, fees, principal amount or other amounts payable  hereunder;  (c) postpone any date fixed for any payment of any interest, fees, principal amount or  other amounts payable hereunder;  (d) change the percentage of the Commitments or of the aggregate unpaid principal  amount of the Loans, or the number of Lenders, or the definition of Required Lenders, which shall  be required for the Lenders or any of them to take any action hereunder;  

 

  115  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  (e) release the Loan Guaranty set forth in Article X (Loan Guaranty);  (f) amend this Section 9.01 or any other Section of this Agreement or any other Loan  Document, the effect of which amendment is to alter the pro rata sharing of payments or pro rata  funding required thereby;   (g) except as provided for in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document, release  all or substantially all of the Collateral; or  (h) (i) subordinate any Obligations hereunder to any other Indebtedness, (ii)  subordinate the Liens granted hereunder or under the other Loan Documents to any other Lien or  (iii) amend Section 5.4 of the Security Agreement;   provided, further, that   (i) no amendment, waiver or consent shall affect the rights or duties of the  Administrative Agent, and any Issuing Bank, under this Agreement or any Note, unless  such amendment, waiver or consent is in writing and signed by the Administrative Agent  or such Issuing Bank, as applicable, in addition to the Lenders required above to take such  action;  (ii) subject to the provisions of Section 2.04, no amendment, waiver or  consent shall reduce the principal of, or interest on, the Revolving Loans or Notes or  postpone any date fixed for any payment of principal of, or interest on, the Revolving Loans  or Notes, unless in each case signed by all of the Lenders;  (iii) no amendment, waiver or consent shall reduce the principal of, or interest  on, the Letter of Credit Loans or postpone any date fixed for any payment of principal of,  or interest on, the Letter of Credit Loans, unless in each case signed by each affected  Lender;  (iv) subject to the provisions of Section 2.04, no amendment, waiver or  consent shall extend the Termination Date of the Commitment or increase the Commitment  of any Lender or subject any Lender to any additional obligations, unless signed by such  Lender; and  (v) no amendment, waiver or consent shall be made to Section 2.02, unless  signed by each Lender affected by such amendment, waiver or consent; provided, however,  that, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in connection with any Incremental  Term Loan Amendment, the Administrative Agent, the Loan Parties and the other parties  thereto may (A) introduce the concept of class voting with respect to matters that only  apply to the relevant Incremental Term Loan Facility and (B) amend the definition of  “Required Lenders” hereunder to incorporate the commitments and term loans held by the  relevant Lenders under the Incremental Term Loan Amendment.  Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, during such period as a Lender  is a Defaulting Lender, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, such Defaulting Lender  will not be entitled to vote in respect of amendments and waivers hereunder and the Commitment  and the outstanding Loans or other extensions of credit of such Lender hereunder will not be taken  into account in determining whether the Required Lenders or all of the Lenders, as required, have    116  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  approved any such amendment or waiver (and the definition of “Required Lenders” will  automatically be deemed modified accordingly for the duration of such period); provided, that any  such amendment or waiver that would increase or extend the term of the Commitment of such  Defaulting Lender, extend the date fixed for the payment of principal or interest owing to such  Defaulting Lender hereunder, reduce the principal amount of any obligation owing to such  Defaulting Lender, reduce the amount of or the rate or amount of interest on any amount owing to  such Defaulting Lender or of any fee payable to such Defaulting Lender hereunder, or alter the  terms of this proviso, will require the consent of such Defaulting Lender.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Administrative Agent may,  with the consent of the Livent only, amend, modify or supplement this Agreement or any of the  other Loan Documents to cure any ambiguity, omission, mistake, defect or inconsistency.  SECTION 9.02.  Notices, Etc.  (a) All notices and other communications provided for hereunder shall be in writing  (including telecopy communication) and mailed, emailed, telecopied or delivered as follows:  (i) if to the Borrowers:   Livent Corporation  1818 Market Street, Suite 2550  Philadelphia, PA 19103,   Attention: Gilberto Antoniazzi                    Chief Financial Officer  Fax Number: (215) 299-6557  E-Mail Address: Gilberto.Antoniazzi@livent.com   with a copy to:  Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP  1701 Market Street  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103  Attention: Andrew T. Budreika  Fax Number: (215) 963-5001  E-Mail Address: andrew.budreika@morganlewis.com    (ii) if to the Administrative Agent:  Citibank, N.A.  One Penns Way, OPS II, Floor 2  New Castle, DE 19720   Attention: Bank Loan Syndications Department  Fax Number: (646) 274-5080  E-Mail Address: AgencyABTFSupport@citi.com (with a copy to  GLAgentOfficeOps@citi.com)  E-Mail Address: oploanswebadmin@citi.com (for materials required to  be delivered pursuant to Section 6.02(a))    117  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  with a copy to:    388 Greenwich Street  New York, NY 10013  Attention: David Jaffe  Telephone: (212) 816-4880  Email: david.jaffe@citi.com   with a copy to:    Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP  767 Fifth Avenue  New York, NY 10153  Attention: Danek Freeman, Esq.  Facsimile: (212) 310-8007  Email: Danek.Freeman@weil.com  (iii) if to a Lender, to it at its address (or email or telecopy number) set forth in  the applicable administrative questionnaire or in the applicable Acceptance.  Any party may subsequently change its notice address by a written notice to the  other parties as herein provided.  All such notices and communications shall, (A) when  mailed, be effective three (3) Business Days after the same is deposited in the mails,  (B) when mailed for next day delivery by a reputable freight company or reputable  overnight courier service, be effective one (1) Business Day thereafter, and (C) when sent  by telegraph, telecopy, telex or cable, be effective when the same is telegraphed, telecopied  and receipt thereof is confirmed by telephone or return telecopy, confirmed by telex  answerback or delivered to the cable company, respectively, except that notices and  communications to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Article II (Amounts and Terms  of Loans), III (Making the Loans and Issuing the Letters of Credit) or VIII (The  Administrative Agent) shall not be effective until received by the Administrative Agent.  (b) Electronic Communications.  (i) Delivery of Communications by the Borrowers.  Each Borrower agrees  that, unless otherwise requested by the Administrative Agent, it will provide to the  Administrative Agent all information, documents and other materials that it is obligated to  furnish to the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Agreement and the other Loan  Documents, including all notices, requests, financial statements, financial and other  reports, certificates and other information materials, but excluding any such  communication that (A) relates to a request for a new, or a Conversion of an existing,  Borrowing (including any election of an interest rate or Interest Period relating thereto),  (B) relates to the payment of any principal or other amount due under this Agreement prior  to the scheduled date therefor, (C) provides notice of any Default or Event of Default under  this Agreement, (D) is required to be delivered to satisfy any condition precedent in Article  IV (Conditions of Lending) relating to the effectiveness of this Agreement and/or any  Borrowing or (E) initiates or responds to legal process (all such non-excluded information  being referred to herein collectively as the “Communications”), by transmitting the  Communications in an electronic/soft medium (provided, that such Communications  contain any required signatures) in a format acceptable to the Administrative Agent to the    118  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  email address specified in Section 9.02(a) above or such other e-mail address designated  by the Administrative Agent from time to time.   (ii) Use of Web Platforms.  Each party hereto agrees that the Administrative  Agent may make the Communications available to the Lenders by posting the  Communications on DebtDomain, IntraLinks, SyndTrak or another similar website, if any,  to which each Lender and the Administrative Agent have access (the “Platform”).  Nothing  in this Section 9.02 shall prejudice the right of the Administrative Agent to make the  Communications available to the Lenders in any other manner specified in this Agreement.  (iii) E-mail Notification to Lenders.  Each Lender agrees that e-mail notice to  it (at the address provided pursuant to the next sentence and deemed delivered as provided  in the next paragraph) specifying that Communications have been posted to the Platform  shall constitute effective delivery of such Communications to such Lender for purposes of  this Agreement.  Each Lender agrees (A) to notify the Administrative Agent in writing  (including by electronic communication) from time to time to ensure that the  Administrative Agent has on record an effective e-mail address for such Lender to which  the foregoing notice may be sent by electronic transmission, and (B) that the foregoing  notice may be sent to such e-mail address.  (iv) Presumption as to Delivery of E-Mail.  Each party agrees that any  electronic communication referred to in this Section 9.02 shall be deemed delivered upon  the posting of a record of such communication as “received” in the e-mail system of the  recipient; provided, that if such communication is not so received during normal business  hours, such communication shall be deemed delivered at the opening of business on the  next Business Day.  (v) Waiver of Responsibility.  Each party acknowledges that (A) the  distribution of material through an electronic medium is not necessarily secure and that  there are confidentiality and other risks associated with such distribution, (B) the  Communications and the Platform are provided “as is” and “as available,” (C) none of the  Administrative Agent, its affiliates nor any of their respective officers, directors,  employees, agents, advisors or representatives (collectively, the “Citigroup Parties”)  warrants the adequacy, accuracy or completeness of the Communications or the Platform,  and each Citigroup Party expressly disclaims liability for errors or omissions in any  Communications or the Platform, and (D) 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 Citigroup Party in connection with any Communications or the Platform.  (vi) Limitation on use of Platform.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any  Borrower has any reason to believe that either the confidentiality of the Platform, the  confidentiality of electronic transmissions to the Administrative Agent, or the integrity of  Communications posted on the Platform has, may have or may in the future be  compromised, then Livent may upon notice to the Administrative Agent delivered in any  manner permitted under this Agreement, either (A) suspend their obligation hereunder to  transmit Communications to the Administrative Agent by electronic/soft medium,  (B) instruct the Administrative Agent not to transmit to the Platform any as yet un-posted  Communications, and/or (C) instruct the Administrative Agent to take commercially  reasonable steps to remove any currently posted Communications from the Platform.  In  

 

  119  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  the event that the use of the Platform should be suspended due to any of the circumstances  described in this clause (vi), each Borrower agrees to deliver the Communications to each  Lender via e-mail.  The Lenders agree that the delivery of the Communications via e-mail  shall be deemed effective upon the posting of a record of such electronic transmission as  “sent” in the e-mail system of any Borrower.  The Administrative Agent agrees to  immediately inform Livent of any security issue or Communications integrity issue that  comes to its attention and relates to the Platform or the Administrative Agent’s receipt of  electronic Communications.  SECTION 9.03.  No Waiver; Remedies.  No failure on the part of any Lender the  Administrative Agent to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right hereunder or under any  Note shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right  preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right.  The remedies  herein provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any remedies provided by law.  SECTION 9.04.  Costs and Expenses.  (a) Each Borrower agrees to pay, whether or not any of the transactions contemplated  hereby are consummated, on demand (i) all reasonable costs and expenses in connection with the  preparation (excluding normal travel and related expenses incurred by the personnel of the  Administrative Agent), execution, delivery, syndication, administration (excluding those which are  customarily borne by the Administrative Agent), modification and amendment of this Agreement,  the Notes and the other documents to be delivered hereunder, and (ii) the reasonable fees and  expenses of one outside counsel and one local counsel in each relevant jurisdiction to the  Administrative Agent (and any other counsel retained with each Borrower’s consent, such consent  not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) and with respect to advising the Administrative Agent  as to its rights and responsibilities under this Agreement.  Each Borrower further agrees to pay on  demand all reasonable expenses of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders (including,  reasonable counsel (including, without duplication, internal counsel) fees and expenses) in  connection with the enforcement (whether through negotiations, legal proceedings or otherwise) of  this Agreement, the Notes and the other documents to be delivered hereunder, including reasonable  counsel fees and expenses in connection with the enforcement of rights under this Section 9.04(a).  (b) Each Borrower agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Administrative Agent,  each Lender and each of their Affiliates and their officers, directors, employees, agents and advisors  (each, an “Indemnified Party”) from and against any and all claims, damages, penalties, losses,  liabilities and expenses (including reasonable fees and expenses of counsel) that may be incurred  by or asserted or awarded against any Indemnified Party in its agent or lending capacity under, or  otherwise in connection with, the Loan Documents, in each case arising out of or in connection  with or by reason of, or in connection with the preparation for a defense of, any investigation,  litigation or proceeding arising out of, related to or in connection with the Loan Documents, the  proposed or actual use of the proceeds therefrom or any of the other transactions contemplated  thereby, whether or not such investigation, litigation or proceeding is brought by a Borrower, its  shareholders or creditors or an Indemnified Party or any other person or an Indemnified Party is  otherwise a party thereto and whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby are  consummated, except to the extent such claim, damage, loss, liability or expense is found in a final,  non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from (i) the gross  negligence or willful misconduct, as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final non- appealable judgment, of such Indemnified Party or any of its Related Parties, (ii) a material breach  of such Indemnified Party’s or any of its Related Parties’ obligations hereunder or under any other    120  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  Loan Document or (iii) any dispute solely among Indemnified Parties that does not involve any act  or omission by any Loan Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries; provided, that, with respect  to clause (iii), each of the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Banks shall remain indemnified in  their capacities as such.  Each Borrower also agrees not to assert any claim against the  Administrative Agent, any Lender, any of their Affiliates, or any of their respective directors,  officers, employees, attorneys and agents, on any theory of liability, for consequential, indirect,  special or punitive damages arising out of or otherwise relating to any of the Loan Documents or  any of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or the actual or proposed use of the proceeds  of the Loans; provided, that such waiver of consequential, indirect, special or punitive damages  shall not limit the indemnification obligations of the Borrowers under this Section 9.04(b).  Each  of the Lenders and the Administrative Agent agrees not to assert any claim against any Borrower,  their Affiliates or any of their respective directors, officers, employees, attorneys and agents, on  any theory of liability, for consequential, indirect, special or punitive damages arising out of or  otherwise relating to any of the Loan Documents or any of the transactions contemplated hereby or  thereby or the actual or proposed use of the proceeds of the Loans or the Letters of Credit.  For  purposes of this Section 9.04(b), a “Related Party” of an Indemnified Party means (A) any  controlling Person, controlled Affiliate or Subsidiary of such Indemnified Party and (B) the  respective directors, officers or employees of such Indemnified Party or any of its Subsidiaries,  controlled Affiliates or controlling Persons; provided, that each reference to a controlling Person,  controlled Affiliate, director, officer or employee in this sentence pertains to a controlling Person,  controlled Affiliate, director, officer or employee involved in the preparation of the Loan  Documents or the other transactions contemplated thereby.    (c) If (i) any payment of principal of any SOFR Loan or EURIBOR Loan is made  other than on the last day of the Interest Period for such Loan, as a result of a payment pursuant to  Section 3.03 or acceleration of the maturity of the Loans pursuant to Section 7.01 or for any other  reason (including as a result of an Event of Default), (ii) any Borrower gives notice of a Loan  conversion pursuant to Section 2.07(a), or (iii) a SOFR Loan or EURIBOR Loan is assigned other  than on the last day of the Interest Period for such Loan as a result of a request of Livent pursuant  to Section 3.06, then the Borrowers shall, upon demand by any Lender (with a copy of such demand  to the Administrative Agent), pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of such Lender any  amounts required to compensate such Lender for any additional losses, costs or expenses which it  may reasonably incur as a result of such payment, including any loss (excluding loss of anticipated  profits), cost or expense incurred by reason of the liquidation or reemployment of deposits or other  funds acquired (or from any fees payable) by any Lender to fund or maintain such Loan.  (d) Without prejudice to the survival of any other agreement of any Borrowers or the  Lenders hereunder, the agreements and obligations of any Borrower contained in Sections 2.10,  3.03 and 9.04, and the agreements and obligations of each Lender under Section 9.11, shall survive  the payment in full of principal, interest and all other amounts payable hereunder and under the  Notes.  SECTION 9.05.  Rights of Set-off; Payments Set Aside.  (a) Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default each  Lender and each Affiliate of a Lender is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, to  the fullest extent permitted by law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special,  time or demand, provisional or final) at any time held and other indebtedness at any time owing by  such Lender or its Affiliates to or for the credit or the account of any Borrower or another Loan  Party against any and all of its obligations under the Loan Documents now or hereafter existing    121  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  whether or not such Lender shall have made any demand under this Agreement or any other Loan  Document and even though such Obligations may be unmatured; provided, that in the event that  any Defaulting Lender shall exercise any such right of setoff, (i) all amounts so set off shall be paid  over immediately to the Administrative Agent for further application in accordance with the  provisions of Section 2.13(a)(iii) 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 (ii) 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. Each Lender agrees promptly to  notify Livent after any such set-off and application made by such Lender or its Affiliates; provided,  however, that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such set-off and  application.  The rights of each Lender under this Section 9.05 are in addition to the other rights  and remedies (including other rights of set-off) that such Lender may have.  (b) To the extent that any Borrower makes a payment or payments to the  Administrative Agent or the Lenders or any such Person exercise their rights of setoff, and such  payment or payments or the proceeds of such enforcement or setoff or any part thereof are  subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside or required to be repaid  to a trustee, receiver or any other party, then 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 enforcement or setoff had not occurred.  SECTION 9.06.  Binding Effect.  This Agreement shall become effective when it shall  have been executed by each Borrower and the other Loan Parties, the Administrative Agent and  each Lender and thereafter shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Borrowers, the  Administrative Agent and each Lender and their respective successors and assigns, except that no  Loan Party shall have the right to assign its rights or obligations hereunder or any interest herein  without the prior written consent of each Lender.  SECTION 9.07.  Assignments and Participations.   (a) Each Lender may assign to one or more banks or other entities all or a portion of  its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitments, the  Loans owing to it and the Note or Notes held by it); provided, however, that:  (i) each such assignment shall be of a constant, and not a varying, percentage  of all rights and obligations under this Agreement,  (ii) the amount of the Commitments and/or Loans of the assigning Lender  being assigned pursuant to each such assignment other than an assignment to another  Lender (determined as of the date of the Assignment and Acceptance with respect to such  assignment) shall in no event be less than $5 million and shall be an integral multiple of $1  million in excess thereof, unless, in each case, each Borrower and the Administrative Agent  otherwise consent,   (iii) each such assignment shall be to an Eligible Assignee, and Livent, the  Administrative Agent (in each case, unless such assignment shall be to a Lender, an  Affiliate of such Lender, a Subsidiary of the assigning Lender, to the bank holding  company or a Subsidiary of the bank holding company of which the assigning Lender is a  Subsidiary or an Approved Fund) and the Issuing Banks (solely to the extent such    122  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  assignment relates to Revolving Loans or Letter of Credit Loans) shall have consented to  such assignment (which consents shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed); provided,  that no consent of Livent shall be required if any Event of Default has occurred and is  continuing; provided, further, that Livent shall be deemed to have consented to such  assignment unless Livent objects thereto by written notice to the Administrative Agent  within ten (10) Business Days after receiving notice thereof, and  (iv) the parties to each such assignment shall execute and deliver to the  Administrative Agent, for its acceptance and recording in the Register, an Assignment and  Acceptance, together with any Note or Notes subject to such assignment and a processing  and recordation fee of $3,500 paid by either the assigning Lender or the assignee; provided,  that the Administrative Agent may, in its sole discretion, elect to waive such recordation  fee in the case of any such assignment.  Upon such execution, delivery, acceptance and recording, from and after the effective date  specified in each Assignment and Acceptance, (A) the assignee thereunder shall be a party hereto  and, to the extent that rights and obligations hereunder have been assigned to it pursuant to such  Assignment and Acceptance, have the rights and obligations of a Lender hereunder and (B) the  Lender assignor thereunder shall relinquish its rights and be released from its obligations under this  Agreement, to the extent that rights and obligations hereunder have been assigned by it pursuant to  such Assignment and Acceptance.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein except for the  conditions set for in clause (iv) of this Section 9.07(a), any Lender (a “Granting Lender”) may grant  to a special purpose funding vehicle (a “SPC”), identified as such in writing from time to time by  the Granting Lender to the Administrative Agent and Livent, the option to provide to either  Borrower all or any part of a Loan that such Granting Lender would otherwise be obligated to make  to such Borrower pursuant to this Agreement; provided, that (1) nothing herein shall constitute a  commitment by any SPC to make any Loan, (2) if an SPC elects not to exercise such option or  otherwise fails to provide all or any part of such Loan, the Granting Lender shall be obligated to  make such Loan pursuant to the terms hereof.  The making of a Loan by an SPC hereunder shall  utilize the Commitment of the Granting Lender to the same extent, and as if, such Loan were made  by such Granting Lender.  Each party hereto hereby agrees that no SPC shall be liable for any  indemnity or similar payment obligation under this Agreement (all liability for which shall remain  with the Granting Lender).  In furtherance of the foregoing, each party hereto hereby agrees (which  agreement shall survive the termination of this Agreement) that, prior to the date that is one (1)  year and one (1) day after the payment in full of all outstanding commercial paper or other senior  indebtedness of any SPC, it will not institute against, or join any other person in instituting against,  such SPC any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency or liquidation proceedings  under the laws of the United States or any State thereof.  In addition, notwithstanding anything to  the contrary contained in this Section 9.07 except for the conditions set forth in clause (iii) of this  Section 9.07(a), any SPC may (i) with notice to, but without the prior written consent of, Livent  and the Administrative Agent and without paying any processing fee therefor, assign all or a portion  of its interests in any Loans to the Granting Lender or to any Eligible Assignee (consented to by  each Borrower and the Administrative Agent) providing liquidity and/or credit support to or for the  account of such SPC to support the funding or maintenance of Loans and (ii) disclose on a  confidential basis any non-public information relating to its Loans to any rating agency,  commercial paper dealer or provider of any surety, guarantee or credit or liquidity enhancement to  such SPC.  This paragraph may not be amended without the written consent of the SPC.  

 

  123  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  (b) By executing and delivering an Assignment and Acceptance, the Lender assignor  thereunder and the assignee thereunder confirm to and agree with each other and the other parties  hereto as follows: (i) other than as provided in such Assignment and Acceptance, such assigning  Lender makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to any  statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with this Agreement or the  execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of this Agreement or  any other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto; (ii) such assigning Lender makes no  representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to the financial condition of  any Borrower or the performance or observance by any Borrower of any of its obligations under  this Agreement or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto; (iii) such assignee  confirms that it has received a copy of this Agreement, together with copies of the financial  statements referred to in Section 5.03, the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to  Section 6.02(a) and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make  its own credit analysis and decision to enter into such Assignment and Acceptance; (iv) such  assignee will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, such assigning  Lender or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it shall deem  appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action  under this Agreement; (v) such assignee confirms that it is an Eligible Assignee; (vi) such assignee  appoints and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such action as agent on its behalf and to  exercise such powers under this Agreement as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the  terms hereof, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto; and (vii) such assignee  agrees that it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations which by the terms  of this Agreement are required to be performed by it as a Lender.  (c) Each New Lender shall submit a New Commitment Acceptance in accordance with  the provisions of Sections 2.04(b) or 2.04(c), as applicable.  Upon the execution, delivery,  acceptance and recording of a New Commitment Acceptance, from and after the Increase Date or  Incremental Term Loan Facility Date, as applicable, related thereto such New Lender shall be a  party hereto and have the rights and obligations of a Lender hereunder having the Commitment  specified therein (or such lesser Commitment as shall be allocated to such New Lender in  accordance with Section 2.04(b)(vi) or Section 2.04(c)(vi)).  By executing and delivering a New  Commitment Acceptance, the New Lender thereunder confirms to and agrees with the other parties  hereto as follows:  (i) such New Lender hereby agrees that no Lender has made any representation  or warranty, or assumes any responsibility with respect to, (A) any statements, warranties or  representations made in or in connection with this Agreement or the execution, legality, validity,  enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of this Agreement or any other instrument or  document furnished pursuant hereto or (B) the financial condition of any Borrower or the  performance or observance by any Borrower of any of its obligations under this Agreement or any  other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto; (ii) such New Lender confirms that it has  received a copy of this Agreement, together with copies of the financial statements referred to in  Section 5.03, the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 6.02(a) and such  other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and  decision to enter into such New Commitment Acceptance; (iii) such New Lender will,  independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender and based  on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its  own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under this Agreement; (iv) such New Lender  confirms that it is an Eligible Assignee; (v) such New Lender appoints and authorizes the  Administrative Agent to take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers under  this Agreement as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms hereof, together with    124  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto; and (vi) such New Lender agrees that it will  perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations which by the terms of this Agreement  are required to be performed by it as a Lender.  (d) The Administrative Agent, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent  of the Borrowers, shall maintain a copy of each Assignment and Acceptance and each New  Commitment Acceptance delivered to and accepted by it and a register for the recordation of the  names and addresses of the Lenders and the Commitments of, and principal and interest amounts  of the Loans owing to, each Lender from time to time (the “Register”).  The entries in the Register  shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error, and each Borrower, the  Administrative Agent and the Lenders may treat each Person whose name is recorded in the  Register as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement.  The Register shall be available  for inspection by any Borrower or any Lender at any reasonable time and from time to time upon  reasonable prior notice.  The Administrative Agent shall provide any Borrower with a copy of the  Register upon reasonable request.  (e) (i) Upon its receipt of an Assignment and Acceptance executed by an  assigning Lender and an assignee representing that it is an Eligible Assignee, together with any  Revolving Loan Note or Notes subject to such assignment, the Administrative Agent shall, if such  Assignment and Acceptance has been completed and is in substantially the form of Exhibit C-1  hereto, (A) accept such Assignment and Acceptance, (B) record the information contained therein  in the Register and (C) give prompt notice thereof to Livent.  Within five (5) Business Days after  its receipt of such notice, the relevant Borrower, at its own expense, shall execute and deliver to  the Administrative Agent in exchange for the surrendered Revolving Loan Note or Notes a new  Revolving Loan Note to the order of such Eligible Assignee in an amount equal to the  Commitments and/or Loans assumed by it pursuant to such Assignment and Acceptance and a new  Revolving Loan Note to the order of the assigning Lender in an amount equal to the Commitments  and/or Loans retained by it hereunder.  Such new Revolving Loan Notes shall be in an aggregate  principal amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of such surrendered Revolving Loan Note  or Notes, shall be dated the effective date of such Assignment and Acceptance and shall otherwise  be in substantially the form of Exhibit A hereto.  Such surrendered Revolving Loan Note or Notes  shall be marked “canceled” and shall be returned promptly to Livent.  (ii) Upon its receipt of a New Commitment Acceptance executed by a New  Lender representing that it is an Eligible Assignee, the Administrative Agent shall, if such  New Commitment Acceptance has been completed and is in substantially the form of  Exhibit C-3 hereto, (A) accept such New Commitment Acceptance, (B) record the  information contained therein in the Register and (C) give prompt notice thereof to Livent.   Within five (5) Business Days after its receipt of such notice, the relevant Borrower, at its  own expense, shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent a new Revolving Loan  Note to the order of such New Lender in an amount equal to the Commitments assumed  by it pursuant to such New Commitment Acceptance.  Such new Revolving Loan Note  shall be dated the relevant Increase Date and shall otherwise be in substantially the form  of Exhibit A hereto.    (f) Each Lender may sell participations to one or more banks or other entities (other  than (x) any natural person (or a holding company, investment vehicle or trust for, or owned and  operated for the primary benefit of, a natural person), (y) any Borrower or any Affiliates of such  Borrower or (z) any Defaulting Lender) (a “Participant”) in or to a portion of its rights and  obligations under this Agreement (including a portion of its Commitments, the Loans owing to it    125  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  and the Note or Notes held by it); provided, however, that (i) such Lender’s obligations under this  Agreement (including its Commitments hereunder) shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Lender shall  remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations, (iii)  such Lender shall remain the holder of any such Note for all purposes of this Agreement, (iv) the  Borrowers, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks and the other Lenders shall continue to  deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations  under this Agreement, (v) except in the case of a participation involving a Lender and one of its  Affiliates (and this exception shall apply only so long as the participant remains an Affiliate of such  Lender), the parties to each such participation shall execute a participation agreement in  substantially the form of the Participation Agreement, and (vi) no participant under any such  participation shall have any right to approve any amendment to or waiver of any provision of any  Loan Document, or any consent to any departure by any Borrower therefrom, except to the extent  that such amendment, waiver or consent would alter the principal of, or interest on, the Loan or  Loans in which such participant is participating or any fees or other amounts payable to the Lenders  hereunder, or postpone any date fixed for any payment of principal of, or interest on, the Loans or  any fees or other amounts payable hereunder.  The Borrowers agree that each Participant shall be  entitled to the benefits of Section 2.10 and Section 3.03 (subject to the requirements and limitations  therein, including the requirements under Section 2.10, it being understood that the documentation  required under Section 2.10 shall be delivered to the participating Lender)) to the same extent as if  it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to this Section 9.07(a);  provided that such Participant (A) agrees to be subject to the provisions of Section 3.05 as if it were  an assignee under this Section 9.07(f); and (B) shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment  under Section 2.10 or Section 3.03, with respect to any participation, than its participating Lender  would have been entitled to receive, except to the extent such entitlement to receive a greater  payment results from a Change in Law that occurs after the Participant acquired the applicable  participation.  Each Lender that sells a participation shall, acting solely for this purpose as a non- fiduciary agent of the Borrowers, maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of  each participant and the principal and interest amounts of each participant’s interest in the Loans  or other obligations hereunder (the “Participant Register”); provided, that no Lender shall have any  obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register to any Person (including the  identity of any participant or any information relating to a participant’s interest in any Loan or other  obligation hereunder) except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such  Loan or other obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103−1(c) of the United States  Treasury Regulations.  The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive and binding for  all purposes, absent manifest error, and such Lender shall treat each Person whose name is recorded  in the Participant Register as the owner of such participation for all purposes of this Agreement  notwithstanding any notice to the contrary.  For the avoidance of doubt, the Administrative Agent  (in its capacity as Administrative Agent) shall have no responsibility for maintaining a Participant  Register.  (g) Any Lender may, in connection with any assignment or participation or proposed  assignment or participation pursuant to this Section 9.07, disclose to the assignee or participant or  proposed assignee or participant, any information, including Confidential Information, relating to  the Borrowers furnished to such Lender by or on behalf of the Borrowers; provided, that, prior to  any such disclosure of Confidential Information, the assignee or participant or proposed assignee  or participant shall be informed of the confidential nature of such Confidential Information and  shall agree to (i) preserve the confidentiality of any Confidential Information relating to the  Borrowers received by it from such Lender and (ii) be bound by the provisions of Section 9.11.    126  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  (h) Notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement, an Eligible Assignee shall  not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section 2.10 or Section 3.03 than the assigning  Lender would have been entitled to receive, except to the extent such entitlement to receive a  greater payment results from a change in law that occurs after the effective date of such assignment.  (i) Notwithstanding any other provision set forth in this Agreement, any Lender may  at any time and without the consent of the Administrative Agent or any Borrower create a security  interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement (including the Loans owing to it and  the Notes held by it), including in favor of any Federal Reserve Bank in accordance with  Regulation A of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or any other central banking  authority.  SECTION 9.08.  No Liability of the Issuing Banks.  Each Borrower assumes all risks of  the acts or omissions of any beneficiary or transferee of any Letter of Credit with respect to its use  of such Letter of Credit.  Neither any Issuing Bank nor any of their respective officers or directors  shall be liable or responsible for:  (a) the use that may be made of any Letter of Credit or any acts  or omissions of any beneficiary or transferee in connection therewith; (b) the validity, sufficiency  or genuineness of documents, or of any endorsement thereon, even if such documents should prove  to be in any or all respects invalid, insufficient, fraudulent or forged; (c) payment by any Issuing  Bank against presentation of documents that do not comply with the terms of a Letter of Credit,  including failure of any documents to bear any reference or adequate reference to the Letter of  Credit; or (d) any other circumstances whatsoever in making or failing to make payment under any  Letter of Credit, except that each Borrower shall have a claim against an Issuing Bank, and such  Issuing Bank shall be liable to such Borrower, to the extent of any direct, but not consequential,  damages suffered by such Borrower that were caused by (i) such Issuing Bank’s willful misconduct  or gross negligence, as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final non-appealable  judgment, in determining whether documents presented under any Letter of Credit comply with the  terms of the Letter of Credit or (ii) such Issuing Bank’s willful failure to make lawful payment  under a Letter of Credit after the presentation to it of a draft and certificates strictly complying with  the terms and conditions of the Letter of Credit.  In furtherance and not in limitation of the  foregoing, each Issuing Bank acting in good faith 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.  SECTION 9.09.  Governing Law.  THIS AGREEMENT, AND ALL CLAIMS OR  CAUSES OF ACTION (WHETHER IN CONTRACT OR TORT OR OTHERWISE) THAT MAY  BE BASED UPON, ARISE OUT OF OR RELATE IN ANY WAY TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE  EXECUTION OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS  CONTEMPLATED HEREBY, SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN  ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD  TO ANY PRINCIPLE OF CONFLICTS OF LAW THAT COULD REQUIRE THE  APPLICATION OF ANY OTHER LAW.    SECTION 9.10.  Execution in Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in any  number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when  so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one  and the same agreement.  Delivery of an executed counterpart of this Agreement by telecopier shall  be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.  The words  “execution,” “executed,” “signed,” “signature,” and words of like import in this Agreement shall  be deemed to include electronic signatures or the keeping of records in electronic form each of  

 

  127  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  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; provided, that, without limiting the  foregoing, upon the request of the Administrative Agent, any electronic signature shall be promptly  followed by such manually executed counterpart.  SECTION 9.11.  Confidentiality.  Each of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders  agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the Confidential Information (as defined below), except  that Confidential Information may be disclosed (a) to its Affiliates and to its and its Affiliates’  respective managers, administrators, trustees, partners, directors, officers, employees, agents,  advisors and other representatives (it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is  made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Confidential Information and instructed  to keep such Confidential 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 9.11, 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 (ii) any actual  or prospective party (or its managers, administrators, trustees, partners, directors, officers,  employees, agents, advisors and other representatives) to any swap or derivative or similar  transaction under which payments are to be made by reference  to any Borrower and its obligations,  this Agreement or payments hereunder, (iii) any rating agency, or (iv) the CUSIP Service Bureau  or any similar organization, (g) with the consent of the each Borrower, (h) any credit insurance  provider or (i) to the extent such Confidential Information (A) becomes publicly available other  than as a result of a breach of this Section 9.11 or (B) becomes available to the Administrative  Agent, any Lender or any of their respective Affiliates on a nonconfidential basis from a source  other than any Borrower.  For purposes of this Section 9.11, “Confidential Information” means all information received from  any Borrower or any of its respective Subsidiaries or any of their respective certified public  accountants (including Livent’s Accountants) relating to any Borrower or any of its respective  Subsidiaries or any of their respective businesses, other than any such information that is available  to the Administrative Agent or any Lender on a nonconfidential basis prior to disclosure by any  Borrower or any of its respective Subsidiaries, provided, that, in the case of information received  from any Borrower or any of its respective Subsidiaries after the date hereof, such information is  clearly identified at the time of delivery as confidential.  Any Person required to maintain the  confidentiality of Confidential Information as provided in this Section 9.11 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 Confidential Information as such Person would accord to its  own confidential information.  SECTION 9.12.  Submission to Jurisdiction; Service of Process.    (a) Any legal action or proceeding brought by any Borrower or any of its respective  Affiliates with respect to this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be brought exclusively    128  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  in the courts of the State of New York located in the City of New York, borough of Manhattan, or  of the United States of America for the Southern District of New York.  By execution and delivery  of this Agreement, each Loan Party hereby accepts for itself and in respect of its property, generally  and unconditionally, the jurisdiction of the aforesaid courts.  The parties hereto hereby irrevocably  waive any objection, including any objection to the laying of venue or based on the grounds of  forum non conveniens, that any of them may now or hereafter have to the bringing of any such  action or proceeding in such respective jurisdictions.  (b) Each Loan Party hereby irrevocably consents to the service of any and all legal  process, summons, notices and documents in any suit, action or proceeding brought in the United  States of America arising out of or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document  by the mailing (by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid) or delivering of a copy of such  process to the Loan Parties at its address specified in Section 9.02.  Each Loan Party 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.  (c) Nothing contained in this Section 9.12 shall affect the right of the Administrative  Agent or any Lender to serve process in any other manner permitted by law or commence legal  proceedings or otherwise proceed against the Loan Parties in any other jurisdiction.  SECTION 9.13.  WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL.  EACH LOAN PARTY, THE  ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, EACH ISSUING BANK AND EACH OF THE LENDERS  HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION,  PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR  OTHERWISE) ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO ANY OF THE LOAN DOCUMENTS,  THE LOANS, THE LETTERS OF CREDIT OR THE ACTIONS OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE  AGENT, ANY ISSUING BANK OR ANY LENDER IN THE NEGOTIATION,  ADMINISTRATION, PERFORMANCE OR ENFORCEMENT THEREOF.  SECTION 9.14.  Judgment Currency.  This is an international loan transaction in which  the specification of Dollars or an Alternate Currency, as the case may be (the “Specified  Currency”), any payment in New York City or the country of the Specified Currency, as the case  may be (the “Specified Place”), is of the essence, and the Specified Currency shall be the currency  of account in all events relating to Loans denominated in the Specified Currency.  The payment  obligations of the Borrowers or any other Loan Party under this Agreement and the Notes shall not  be discharged by an amount paid in another currency or in another place, whether pursuant to a  judgment or otherwise, to the extent that the amount so paid on conversion to the Specified  Currency and transfer to the Specified Place under normal banking procedures does not yield the  amount of the Specified Currency at the Specified Place due hereunder.  If for the purpose of  obtaining judgment in any court it is necessary to convert a sum due hereunder in the Specified  Currency into another currency (the “Second Currency”), the rate of exchange which shall be  applied shall be that at which in accordance with normal banking procedures the Administrative  Agent could purchase the Specified Currency with the Second Currency on the Business Day next  preceding that on which such judgment is rendered.  The obligation of each Borrower or any other  Loan Party in respect of any such sum due from it to the Administrative Agent or any Lender  hereunder (an “Entitled Person”) shall, notwithstanding the rate of exchange actually applied in  rendering such judgment, be discharged only to the extent that on the Business Day following  receipt by such Entitled Person of any sum adjudged to be due hereunder or under the Notes in the  Second Currency such Entitled Person may in accordance with normal banking procedures  purchase and transfer to the Specified Place the Specified Currency with the amount of the Second    129  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  Currency so adjudged to be due; and each Borrower and other Loan Party hereby, as a separate  obligation and notwithstanding any such judgment, agrees to indemnify such Entitled Person  against, and to pay such Entitled Person on demand in the Specified Currency, any difference  between the sum originally due to such Entitled Person in the Specified Currency and the amount  of the Specified Currency so purchased and transferred.  SECTION 9.15.  European Monetary Union.  (a) Payments by the Administrative Agent Generally.  With respect to the payment of  any amount denominated in Euro, the Administrative Agent shall not be liable to any of the  Borrowers or any of the Lenders in any way whatsoever for any delay, or the consequences of any  delay, in the crediting to any account of any amount required by this Agreement to be paid by the  Administrative Agent if the Administrative Agent shall have taken all relevant steps to achieve, on  the date required by this Agreement, the payment of such amount in immediately available, freely  transferable, cleared funds (in Euro) to the account of any Borrower or any Lender in the Principal  Financial Center in the Participating Member State which such Borrower or such Lender, as the  case may be, shall have specified for such purpose.  For the purposes of this clause (a), “all relevant  steps” means all such steps as may be prescribed from time to time by the regulations or operating  procedures of such clearing or settlement system as the Administrative Agent may from time to  time determine for the purpose of clearing or settling payments in Euro.  (b) Other Consequential Changes.  Without prejudice to the respective liabilities of  the Borrowers to the Lenders and the Lenders to the Borrowers under or pursuant to this Agreement,  except as expressly provided in this Section 9.15, each provision of this Agreement shall be subject  to such reasonable changes of construction as the Administrative Agent may from time to time  reasonably specify to be necessary or appropriate to reflect the introduction of or changeover to  Euros in Participating Member States.  SECTION 9.16.  USA PATRIOT Act.  Each Lender subject to the Patriot Act hereby  notifies each Borrower that, pursuant to Section 326 of the USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L.  107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)) (the “Patriot Act”), it is required to obtain, verify and  record information that identifies the Borrower, including the name and address of such Borrower  and other information that will allow such Lender to identify each Borrower in accordance with the  Patriot Act.  SECTION 9.17.  Appointment of Livent as Representative.  Each Borrower hereby  designates Livent to act as its representative hereunder.  Livent will be acting as agent on each of  the Borrowers behalf for the purposes of issuing notices of Borrowing and notices of  conversion/continuation of any Loans or Letters of Credit or similar notices, giving instructions  with respect to the disbursement of the proceeds of the Loans and the Letters of Credit, selecting  interest rate options, giving and receiving all other notices and consents hereunder or under any of  the other Loan Documents and taking all other actions on behalf of any Borrower or the Borrowers  under the Loan Documents.  Livent hereby accepts such appointment.  Each Borrower agrees that  each notice, election, representation and warranty, covenant, agreement and undertaking made on  its behalf by Livent shall be deemed for all purposes to have been made by such Borrower and shall  be binding upon and enforceable against such Borrower to the same extent as if the same had been  made directly by such Borrower.  SECTION 9.18.  Entire Agreement.  This Agreement, the other Loan Documents, and any  separate letter agreements with respect to fees payable to the Administrative Agent or any Issuing    130  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  Bank, 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.  SECTION 9.19.  No Fiduciary Duty.  The Administrative Agent, each Lender, each  Issuing Bank and their respective Affiliates (collectively, solely for purposes of this Section 9.19,  the “Lenders”), may have economic interests that conflict with those of any Borrowers, its  stockholders and/or its Affiliates.  Each Borrower agrees that nothing in the Loan Documents or  otherwise will be deemed to create an advisory, fiduciary or agency relationship or fiduciary or  other implied duty between any Lender, on the one hand, and any Borrower, its stockholders or its  Affiliates, on the other.  Each Borrower acknowledges and agrees that (a) the transactions  contemplated by the Loan Documents (including the exercise of rights and remedies hereunder and  thereunder) are arm’s-length commercial transactions between the Lenders, on the one hand, and  the Borrowers and its Affiliates, on the other, and (b) in connection therewith and with the process  leading thereto, (i) no Lender has assumed an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of any  Borrower, its stockholders or its Affiliates with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby (or  the exercise of rights or remedies with respect thereto) or the process leading thereto (irrespective  of whether any Lender has advised, is currently advising or will advise any Borrower, its  stockholders or its Affiliates on other matters) or any other obligation to any Borrower and its  Affiliates except the obligations expressly set forth in the Loan Documents and (ii) each Lender is  acting solely as principal and not as the agent or fiduciary of any Borrower or any of its Affiliates,  their management, stockholders, creditors or any other Person.  Each Borrower acknowledges and  agrees that it has consulted its own legal and financial advisors to the extent it deemed appropriate  and that it is responsible for making its own independent judgment with respect to such transactions  and the process leading thereto.  Each Borrower agrees that it will not claim that any Lender has  rendered advisory services of any nature or respect, or owes a fiduciary or similar duty to such  Borrower and its Affiliates, in connection with such transaction or the process leading thereto.  SECTION 9.20.  Appointment for Perfection.  Each Lender hereby appoints each other  Lender as its agent for the purpose of perfecting Liens, for the benefit of the Administrative Agent  and the other Secured Parties, in assets which, in accordance with Article 9 of the UCC or any other  Requirement of Law can be perfected only by possession or control.  Should any Lender (other  than the Administrative Agent) obtain possession or control of any such Collateral, such Lender  shall notify the Administrative Agent thereof, and, promptly upon the Administrative Agent’s  request therefor shall deliver such Collateral to the Administrative Agent or otherwise deal with  such Collateral in accordance with the Administrative Agent’s instructions.  SECTION 9.21.  MIRE Events.  Each of the parties hereto acknowledges and agrees that,  if there are any Mortgages at such time, any increase, extension or renewal of any of the  Commitments hereunder (including the provision of any increase pursuant to Section 2.04), but  excluding (a) any continuation or conversion of borrowings, (b) the making of any Revolving Loans  or (c) the issuance, renewal or extension of Letters of Credit shall, to the extent such increased,  extended or renewed Commitments are secured by such Mortgages (having regard to the final  sentence of this Section 9.21), be subject to (and conditioned upon): (i) the prior delivery of all  flood hazard determination certifications, acknowledgements and evidence of flood insurance and  other flood-related documentation with respect to such Material Real Property as required by Flood  Insurance Laws and (ii) the Administrative Agent shall have received written confirmation from  each Lender that flood insurance due diligence and flood insurance compliance has been completed  by such Lender (such written confirmation not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or  

 

131  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596 delayed).  Notwithstanding any provision herein or in any other Loan Document to the contrary,  no increase, extension or renewal of any of the Commitments hereunder (including the provision  of any increase pursuant to Section 2.04) shall be secured by any such Mortgage unless and until  the requirements of clauses (i) and (ii) of the immediately preceding sentence have been satisfied.  SECTION 9.22.  Acknowledgement Regarding any Supported QFCs.  To the extent that  the Loan Documents provide support, through a guarantee or otherwise, for Hedging Contract or  any other agreement or instrument that is a QFC (such support, “QFC Credit Support” and each  such QFC a “Supported QFC”), the parties acknowledge and agree as follows with respect to the  resolution power of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation under the Federal Deposit Insurance  Act and Title II of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (together with  the regulations promulgated thereunder, the “U.S. Special Resolution Regimes”) in respect of such  Supported QFC and QFC Credit Support (with the provisions below applicable notwithstanding  that the Loan Documents and any Supported QFC may in fact be stated to be governed by the laws  of the State of New York and/or of the United States or any other state of the United States):  (a) In the event a Covered Entity that is party to a Supported QFC (each, a “Covered Party”) becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, the transfer of  such Supported QFC and the benefit of such QFC Credit Support (and any interest and obligation  in or under such Supported QFC and such QFC Credit Support, and any rights in property securing  such Supported QFC or such QFC Credit Support) from such Covered Party will be effective to the  same extent as the transfer would be effective under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if the  Supported QFC and such QFC Credit Support (and any such interest, obligation and rights in  property) were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States.   (b) In the event a Covered Party or a BHC Act Affiliate of a Covered Party becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, Default Rights under the Loan  Documents that might otherwise apply to such Supported QFC or any QFC Credit Support that  may be exercised against such Covered Party are permitted to be exercised to no greater extent than  such Default Rights could be exercised under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if the Supported  QFC and the Loan Documents were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the  United States.  Without limitation of the foregoing, it is understood and agreed that rights and  remedies of the parties with respect to a Defaulting Lender shall in no event affect the rights of any  Covered Party with respect to a Supported QFC or any QFC Credit Support.  SECTION 9.23.  Amendment and Restatement.  This Agreement is an amendment and  restatement of the Existing Credit Agreement, it being acknowledged and agreed that as of the  Effective Date all obligations outstanding under or in connection with the Existing Credit  Agreement and any of the other Loan Documents (such obligations, collectively, the “Existing  Obligations”) constitute obligations under this Agreement.  This Agreement is in no way intended  to constitute a novation of the Existing Credit Agreement or the Existing Obligations.  With respect  to (i) any date or time period occurring and ending prior to the Effective Date, the Existing Credit  Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall govern the respective rights and obligations of any  party or parties hereto also party thereto and shall for such purposes remain in full force and effect;  and (ii) any date or time period occurring or ending on or after the Effective Date, the rights and  obligations of the parties hereto shall be governed by this Agreement (including, without limitation,  the exhibits and schedules hereto) and the other Loan Documents.  From and after the Effective  Date, any reference to the Existing Credit Agreement in any of the other Loan Documents executed  or issued by and/or delivered to any one or more parties hereto pursuant to or in connection  therewith shall be deemed to be a reference to this Agreement, and the provisions of this Agreement    132  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  shall prevail in the event of any conflict or inconsistency between such provisions and those of the  Existing Credit Agreement.  ARTICLE X  LOAN GUARANTY  SECTION 10.01.  Loan Guaranty.  (a) Each Guarantor (other than those that have delivered a separate Guarantee) hereby  agrees that it is jointly and severally liable for, and, as a primary obligor and not merely as surety,  absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably guarantees to the Secured Parties, the prompt payment  when due, whether at stated maturity, upon acceleration or otherwise, and at all times thereafter, of  the Secured Obligations and all costs and expenses including all court costs and attorneys’ and  paralegals’ fees (including allocated costs of in-house counsel and paralegals) and expenses paid  or incurred by the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders in endeavoring to  collect all or any part of the Secured Obligations from, or in prosecuting any action against, the  Borrowers, any Guarantor or any other guarantor of all or any part of the Secured Obligations (such  costs and expenses, together with the Secured Obligations, collectively the “Guarantied  Obligations”), whether or not from time to time reduced or extinguished or hereafter increased or  incurred, whether or not recovery may be or hereafter may become barred by any statute of  limitations, and whether enforceable or unenforceable as against any Borrower, now or hereafter  existing, or due or to become due, including principal, interest (including interest at the contract  rate applicable upon default accrued or accruing after the commencement of any proceeding under  the Bankruptcy Code, whether or not such interest is an allowed claim in such proceeding),  provided, however, that the definition of “Guarantied Obligations” shall not create any guarantee  by any Guarantor of (or grant of security interest by any Guarantor to support, as applicable) any  Excluded Hedging Contract of such Guarantor for purposes of determining any obligations of any  Guarantor).  This guaranty constitutes a guaranty of payment and not of collection.  (b) Each Guarantor further agrees that, (i) if any payment made by any of the  Borrowers or any other person and applied to the Guarantied Obligations is at any time annulled,  avoided, set aside, rescinded, invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential or otherwise  required to be refunded or repaid, or (ii) if any payment is made by any Lender or any other holder  of Guarantied Obligations (the “Guarantied Parties”) to any Borrower, its estate, trustee, receiver  or any other party, including the Guarantors, under any bankruptcy law, state or federal law,  common law or equitable cause, then, in each case, to the extent of such payment or repayment,  each Guarantor’s liability under this Section 10.01 shall be and remain in full force and effect, as  fully as if such payment had never been made or, if prior thereto this guaranty set forth in this  Section 10.01 shall have been cancelled or surrendered, the guaranty set forth in this Section 10.01  shall be reinstated in full force and effect, and such prior cancellation or surrender shall not  diminish, release, discharge, impair or otherwise affect the obligations of each Guarantor in respect  of the amount of such payment.  SECTION 10.02.  Authorization; Other Agreements.  The Guarantied Parties are hereby  authorized, without notice to or demand upon the Guarantors, which notice or demand is expressly  waived hereby, and without discharging or otherwise affecting the obligations of the Guarantors  hereunder (which shall remain absolute and unconditional notwithstanding any such action or  omission to act), from time to time, to:    133  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  (a) supplement, renew, extend, accelerate or otherwise change the time for payment  of, or other terms relating to, the Guarantied Obligations, or any part of them, or otherwise modify,  amend or change the terms of any promissory note or other agreement, document or instrument  (including this Agreement and the other Loan Documents) now or hereafter executed by any  Borrower and delivered to the Guarantied Parties or any of them, including any increase or decrease  of principal or the rate of interest thereon;  (b) waive or otherwise consent to noncompliance with any provision of any instrument  evidencing the Guarantied Obligations, or any part thereof, or any other instrument or agreement  in respect of the Guarantied Obligations (including this Agreement and the other Loan Documents)  now or hereafter executed by any Borrower and delivered to the Guarantied Parties or any of them;  (c) accept partial payments on the Guarantied Obligations;  (d) receive, take and hold additional security or collateral for the payment of the  Guarantied Obligations or any part of them and exchange, enforce, waive, substitute, liquidate,  terminate, abandon, fail to perfect, subordinate, transfer, otherwise alter and release any such  additional security or collateral;  (e) settle, release, compromise, collect or otherwise liquidate the Guarantied  Obligations or accept, substitute, release, exchange or otherwise alter, affect or impair any security  or collateral for the Guarantied Obligations or any part of them or any other guaranty therefor, in  any manner;  (f) add, release or substitute any one or more other guarantors, makers or endorsers of  the Guarantied Obligations or any part of them and otherwise deal with any Borrower or any other  guarantor, maker or endorser;  (g) apply to the Guarantied Obligations any and all payments or recoveries from any  Borrower, from any other guarantor, maker or endorser of the Guarantied Obligations or any part  of them to the Guarantied Obligations in such order as provided herein whether such Guarantied  Obligations are secured or unsecured or guaranteed or not guaranteed by others; and  (h) refund at any time any payment received by any Guarantied Party in respect of any  of the Guarantied Obligations, and payment to such Person of the amount so refunded shall be fully  guaranteed hereby even though prior thereto this Loan Guaranty shall have been cancelled or  surrendered, and such prior cancellation or surrender shall not diminish, release, discharge, impair  or otherwise affect the obligations of any Guarantor hereunder in respect of the amount so refunded;  even if any right of reimbursement or subrogation or other right or remedy of any Guarantor is  extinguished, affected or impaired by any of the foregoing (including any election of remedies by  reason of any judicial, non-judicial or other proceeding in respect of the Guarantied Obligations  which impairs any subrogation, reimbursement or other right of any Guarantor).  SECTION 10.03.  Loan Guaranty Absolute and Unconditional.  Each Guarantor hereby  waives any defense of a surety or guarantor or any other obligor on any obligations arising in  connection with or in respect of any of the following and hereby agrees that its obligations under  this Article X (Loan Guaranty) are absolute and unconditional and shall not be discharged or  otherwise affected as a result of:    134  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  (a) the invalidity or unenforceability of any of any Borrower’s obligations under this  Agreement or any other Loan Document or any other agreement or instrument relating thereto, or  any security for, or other guaranty of the Guarantied Obligations or any part of them, or the lack of  perfection or continuing perfection or failure of priority of any security for the Guarantied  Obligations or any part of them;  (b) the absence of any attempt to collect the Guarantied Obligations or any part of  them from any Borrower or other action to enforce the same;  (c) any Guarantied Parties’ election, in any proceeding instituted under chapter 11 of  the Bankruptcy Code, of the application of Section 1111(b)(2) of the Bankruptcy Code;  (d) any borrowing or grant of a Lien by any Borrower, as debtor-in-possession, or  extension of credit, under Section 364 of the Bankruptcy Code;  (e) the disallowance, under Section 502 of the Bankruptcy Code, of all or any portion  of the Administrative Agent’s, any Issuing Bank’s or Lender’s claim (or claims) for repayment of  the Guarantied Obligations;  (f) any use of cash collateral under Section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code;  (g) any agreement or stipulation as to the provision of adequate protection in any  bankruptcy proceeding;  (h) the avoidance of any Lien in favor of the Guarantied Parties or any of them for any  reason;  (i) any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, arrangement, readjustment of debt,  liquidation or dissolution proceeding commenced by or against any Borrower or any of its  Restricted Subsidiaries, including any discharge of, or bar or stay against collecting, all or any of  the Guarantied Obligations (or any part of them or interest thereon) in or as a result of any such  proceeding;  (j) failure by any Guarantied Party to file or enforce a claim against any Borrower or  its estate in any bankruptcy or insolvency case or proceeding;  (k) any action taken by any Guarantied Party that is authorized hereby; or  (l) any other circumstance which might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable  discharge or defense of a surety or guarantor or any other obligor on any obligations, other than the  payment in full of the Guarantied Obligations.  SECTION 10.04.  Waivers.  Each Guarantor hereby waives diligence, promptness,  presentment, demand for payment or performance and protest and notice of protest, notice of  acceptance and any other notice in respect of the Guarantied Obligations or any part of them, and  any defense arising by reason of any disability or other defense of any Borrower.  No Guarantor  shall, until the Guarantied Obligations are irrevocably paid in full and the Commitments have been  terminated, assert any claim or counterclaim it may have against any Borrower or set off any of its  obligations to any Borrower against any obligations of any Borrower to it.  In connection with the  

 

  135  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596  foregoing, each Guarantor covenants that its obligations hereunder shall not be discharged, except  by complete performance.  SECTION 10.05.  Reliance.  Each Guarantor hereby assumes responsibility for keeping  itself informed of the financial condition of the Borrowers and any and all endorsers and/or other  guarantors of all or any part of the Guarantied Obligations, and of all other circumstances bearing  upon the risk of nonpayment of the Guarantied Obligations, or any part thereof, that diligent inquiry  would reveal, and each Guarantor hereby agrees that no Guarantied Party shall have any duty to  advise it of information known to it regarding such condition or any such circumstances.  In the  event any Guarantied Party, in its sole discretion, undertakes at any time or from time to time to  provide any such information to a Guarantor, such Guarantied Party shall be under no obligation  (a) to undertake any investigation not a part of its regular business routine, (b) to disclose any  information which such Guarantied Party, pursuant to accepted or reasonable commercial finance  or banking practices, wishes to maintain confidential or (c) to make any other or future disclosures  of such information or any other information to any Guarantied Party.  SECTION 10.06.  Waiver of Subrogation and Contribution Rights.  Until the Guarantied  Obligations have been irrevocably paid in full and the Commitments have been terminated, no  Guarantor shall enforce or otherwise exercise any right of subrogation to any of the rights of the  Guarantied Parties or any part of them against any Borrower or any right of reimbursement or  contribution or similar right against any Borrower by reason of this Agreement or by any payment  made by any Guarantor in respect of the obligations under this Agreement or the Notes.  SECTION 10.07.  Subordination.  Each Guarantor hereby agrees that upon the occurrence  of any Event of Default described in Section 7.01(e), any Indebtedness of any Borrower now or  hereafter owing to it, whether heretofore, now or hereafter created (the “Loan Guaranty  Subordinated Debt”), is hereby subordinated to all of the obligations under this Agreement and the  Notes, and that, except as expressly permitted by this agreement, the Loan Guaranty Subordinated  Debt shall not be paid in whole or in part until such obligations have been paid in full and this Loan  Guaranty is terminated and of no further force or effect.  No Guarantor shall accept any payment  of or on account of any Loan Guaranty Subordinated Debt at any time in contravention of the  foregoing.  Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default described in  Section 7.01(e), each Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent any payment of all or any  part of the Loan Guaranty Subordinated Debt and any amount so paid to the Administrative Agent  shall be applied to payment of the obligations under this Agreement and the Notes as provided  herein.  Each payment on the Loan Guaranty Subordinated Debt received in violation of any of the  provisions hereof shall be deemed to have been received by the Guarantors as trustee for the  Administrative Agent and the Lenders and shall be paid over to the Administrative Agent  immediately on account of the Guarantied Obligations, but without otherwise affecting in any  manner the Guarantors’ liability under this Article X (Loan Guaranty).  Each Guarantor agrees to  file all claims against the Borrowers in any bankruptcy or other proceeding in which the filing of  claims is required by law in respect of any Loan Guaranty Subordinated Debt, and the  Administrative Agent shall be entitled to all of such Guarantor’s rights thereunder.  If for any reason  any Guarantor fails to file such claim at least ten (10) Business Days prior to the last date on which  such claim should be filed, such Guarantor hereby irrevocably appoints the Administrative Agent  as its true and lawful attorney-in-fact and is hereby authorized to act as attorney-in-fact in such  Guarantor’s name to file such claim or, in the Administrative Agent’s discretion, to assign such  claim to and cause proof of claim to be filed in the name of the Administrative Agent or its nominee.   In all such cases, whether in administration, bankruptcy or otherwise, the person or persons  136  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596 authorized to pay such claim shall pay to the Administrative Agent the full amount payable on the  claim in the proceeding, and, to the full extent necessary for that purpose, each Guarantor hereby  assigns to the Administrative Agent all of such Guarantor’s rights to any payments or distributions  to which such Guarantor otherwise would be entitled.  If the amount so paid is greater than such  Guarantor’s liability hereunder, the Administrative Agent shall pay the excess amount to the party  entitled thereto.  SECTION 10.08.  Default; Remedies.  The obligations of each Guarantor hereunder are  independent of and separate from the Guarantied Obligations.  Upon any Event of Default, the  Administrative Agent may, at its sole election, proceed directly and at once, without notice, against  any Guarantor to collect and recover the full amount or any portion of the Guarantied Obligations  then due, without first proceeding against the defaulting Borrower or Borrowers or any other  guarantor of the Guarantied Obligations, or joining the defaulting Borrower or Borrowers or any  other guarantor in any proceeding against any Guarantor.  At any time after maturity of the  Guarantied Obligations, the Administrative Agent may (unless the Guarantied Obligations have  been irrevocably paid in full), without notice to any Guarantor, appropriate and apply toward the  payment of the Guarantied Obligations (a) any indebtedness due or to become due from any  Guarantied Party to any Guarantor and (b) any moneys, credits or other property belonging to any  Guarantor at any time held by or coming into the possession of any Guarantied Party or any of its  respective Affiliates.  SECTION 10.09.  Irrevocability.  This Loan Guaranty set forth in this Article X (Loan  Guaranty) shall be irrevocable as to any and all of the Guarantied Obligations until the  Commitments have been terminated and all monetary Guarantied Obligations then outstanding  have been irrevocably repaid in cash.  SECTION 10.10.  Setoff.  Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of  Default, each Guarantied Party and each Affiliate thereof  may, without notice to any Guarantor  and regardless of the acceptance of any security or collateral for the payment hereof, appropriate  and apply toward the payment of all or any part of the Guarantied Obligations then due and payable  (a) any indebtedness due or to become due from such Guarantied Party or Affiliate thereof to any Guarantor or any Borrower, and (b) any moneys, credits or other property belonging to any Guarantor or any Borrower, at any time held by or coming into the possession of such Guarantied Party or Affiliate thereof (other than trust accounts). SECTION 10.11.  No Marshaling.  Each Guarantor consents and agrees that no Guarantied  Party or Person acting for or on behalf thereof shall be under any obligation to marshal any assets  in favor of any Guarantor or against or in payment of any or all of the Guarantied Obligations.  SECTION 10.12.  Enforcement; Amendments; Waivers.  No delay on the part of any  Guarantied Party in the exercise of any right or remedy arising under this Agreement, any of the  other Loan Documents or otherwise with respect to all or any part of the Guarantied Obligations or  any other guaranty of or security for all or any part of the Guarantied Obligations shall operate as  a waiver thereof, and no single or partial exercise by any such Person of any such right or remedy  shall preclude any further exercise thereof.  Failure by any Guarantied Party at any time or times  hereafter to require strict performance by any Guarantor, any other guarantor of all or any part of  the Guarantied Obligations or any other Person of any of the provisions, warranties, terms and  conditions contained in any of the Loan Documents now or at any time or times hereafter executed  by such Persons and delivered to any Guarantied Party shall not waive, affect or diminish any right  of such person at any time or times hereafter to demand strict performance thereof and such right  137  WEIL:\98721861\10\35899.0596 shall not be deemed to have been waived by any act or knowledge of any Guarantied Party, or its  Affiliates, unless such waiver is contained in an instrument in writing, directed and delivered to  such Borrower or Guarantor, as applicable, specifying such waiver, and is signed by the party or  parties necessary to give such waiver under this Agreement.  No waiver of any Event of Default  shall operate as a waiver of any other Event of Default or the same Event of Default on a future  occasion, and no action by any Guarantied Party permitted hereunder shall in any way affect or  impair any its rights and remedies or the obligations of any Guarantor under this Article X (Loan  Guaranty).  Any determination by a court of competent jurisdiction of the amount of any principal  and/or interest owing by any Borrower to any Guarantied Party shall be conclusive and binding on  the Guarantors irrespective of whether any or all of the Guarantors were a party to the suit or action  in which such determination was made.  SECTION 10.13.  Keepwell.  Each Qualified ECP Guarantor hereby jointly and severally  absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably undertakes to provide such funds or other support as  may be needed from time to time by each other Loan Party to honor all of its obligations under this  Loan Guaranty in respect of a Hedging Obligation (provided, however, that each Qualified ECP  Guarantor shall only be liable under this Section 10.13 for the maximum amount of such liability  that can be hereby incurred without rendering its obligations under this Section 10.13 or otherwise  under this Loan Guaranty voidable under any Requirement of Law relating to fraudulent  conveyance or fraudulent transfer, and not for any greater amount).  Except as otherwise provided  herein, the obligations of each Qualified ECP Guarantor under this Section 10.13 shall remain in  full force and effect until the termination of all Hedging Obligations.  Each Qualified ECP  Guarantor intends that this Section 10.13 constitute, and this Section 10.13 shall be deemed to  constitute, a “keepwell, support, or other agreement” for the benefit of each other Loan Party for  all purposes of Section 1a(18)(A)(v)(II) of the Commodity Exchange Act.  [SIGNATURE PAGES FOLLOW]  [Signature Page to Livent A&R Credit Agreement] IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be  executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized, as of the date first above written.  The Borrowers  LIVENT CORPORATION  By:  Name: Gilberto Antoniazzi Title: Vice President and Chief Financial Officer LIVENT USA CORP.  By:  Name: Gilberto Antoniazzi Title: Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Gilberto Antoniazzi (Aug 31, 2022 09:08 EDT) Gilberto Antoniazzi (Aug 31, 2022 09:08 EDT) 

 

[Signature Page to Livent A&R Credit Agreement]  The Guarantors  LIVENT ASIA-PACIFIC, INC.  By:  Name: Marina Zivik Title: President LIVENT OVERSEAS LTD.  By:  Name: Marina Zivik Title: President LIVENT QUEBEC HOLDINGS LLC  By:  Name: Gilberto Antoniazzi Title: Vice President and Chief Financial Officer LIVENT LITHIUM LLC  By:  Name: Walter Czarnecki Title: President Gilberto Antoniazzi (Aug 31, 2022 09:08 EDT) [Signature Page to Livent A&R Credit Agreement]  The Guarantors  LIVENT ASIA-PACIFIC, INC.  By:  Name: Marina Zivik Title: President LIVENT OVERSEAS LTD.  By:  Name: Marina Zivik Title: President LIVENT QUEBEC HOLDINGS LLC  By:  Name: Gilberto Antoniazzi Title: Vice President and Chief Financial Officer LIVENT LITHIUM LLC  By:  Name: Walter Czarnecki Title: President Marina Zivik (Aug 31, 2022 09:51 EDT) Marina Zivik (Aug 31, 2022 09:51 EDT) [Signature Page to Livent A&R Credit Agreement]  The Guarantors  LIVENT ASIA-PACIFIC, INC.  By:  Name: Marina Zivik Title: President LIVENT OVERSEAS LTD.  By:  Name: Marina Zivik Title: President LIVENT QUEBEC HOLDINGS LLC  By:  Name: Gilberto Antoniazzi Title: Vice President and Chief Financial Officer LIVENT LITHIUM LLC  By:  Name: Walter Czarnecki Title: President Walter Czarnecki (Aug 31, 2022 21:29 GMT+8) [Signature Page to Livent A&R Credit Agreement]  CITIBANK, N.A.,   as Administrative Agent, a Lender and an  Issuing Bank  By:   Name: Michael Vondriska   Title:   Vice President   

 

[Signature Page to Livent Credit Agreement]  BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,  as a Lender and an Issuing Bank  By:  Name: Pace Doherty  Title:  Director  [Signature Page to Livent Credit Agreement]  CREDIT SUISSE AG, NEW YORK BRANCH,  as a Lender and an Issuing Bank  By:  Name: D. Andrew Maletta Title:  Authorized Signatory  By:  Name:  Michael Dieffenbacher  Title:  Authorized Signatory    

 

[Signature Page to Livent Credit Agreement]  GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA,  as a Lender  By:  Name: Andrew B. Vernon  Title:  Authorized Signatory   [Signature Page to Livent Credit Agreement]  Confidential  SANTANDER BANK, N.A.,  as a Lender  By:  Name: Irv Roa  Title:  Managing Director  WEIL:\98787426\3\35899.0596 Schedule I  Commitments  Lender Revolving Loan Commitment Letters of Credit  Commitment  Citibank, N.A. $75,000,000 $12,500,000  Bank of America, N.A. $75,000,000 $12,500,000  Credit Suisse AG, New York  Branch  $75,000,000 $12,500,000  Sumitomo Mitsui Banking  Corporation  $75,000,000 $12,500,000  Citizens Bank, N.A. $60,000,000 N/A  Goldman Sachs Bank USA $60,000,000 N/A  JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. $40,000,000 N/A  Santander Bank, N.A. $40,000,000 N/A  TOTAL $500,000,000 $50,000,000  

 

WEIL:\98787426\3\35899.0596 Schedule 5.02  Consents  None.     WEIL:\98787426\3\35899.0596  Schedule 5.13  Subsidiaries  Borrower/Subsidiary  Number of  Shares  Class of Stock Certificate  Numbers(s)  Relationship to  Borrowers/Borrowers  Subsidiaries  Type of  Entity  Jurisdiction  of Issuer  Type of  Subsidiary   Livent Corporation 100 Common stock N/A Borrower Corporation Delaware N/A  Livent USA Corp. 100 Common stock N/A 100% owned by  Livent Corporation  Corporation Delaware N/A  Livent Asia-Pacific,  Inc.  100 Common stock N/A 100% owned by  Livent Corporation  Corporation  Delaware Material  Domestic  Subsidiary  Livent Overseas  Ltd.  100 Common stock N/A 100% owned by  Livent Corporation  Corporation  Delaware Material  Domestic  Subsidiary  Livent Lithium LLC Sole Member LLC interests N/A 100% owned by  Livent Singapore Pte.  Ltd.  Limited  liability  company  Delaware Material  Domestic  Subsidiary  Livent Quebec  Holdings LLC  Sole Member LLC interests N/A 100% owned by  Livent USA Corp.   Limited  liability  company   Delaware Material  Domestic  Subsidiary      WEIL:\98787426\3\35899.0596  Borrower/Subsidiary  Number of  Shares  Class of Stock Certificate  Numbers(s)  Relationship to  Borrowers/Borrowers  Subsidiaries  Type of  Entity  Jurisdiction  of Issuer  Type of  Subsidiary   Livent Lithium UK  Limited  4,005,429      Ordinary  shares of £0.10  each  No. 3      35.66% owned by  Livent Switzerland  GmbH      Private  company  limited by  shares  United  Kingdom  Restricted  Subsidiary  Livent Lithium UK  Limited  7,226,833 Ordinary  shares of £0.10  each  No. 4 64.34% owned by  Livent Corporation  Private  company  limited by  shares  United  Kingdom  Restricted  Subsidiary  Buli Chemicals  India Private  Limited  1 Equity shares N/A 0.01% owned by  Livent Corporation    Private  company  limited by  shares  India Restricted  Subsidiary  Buli Chemicals  India Private  Limited  46,925,999 Equity shares N/A 99.99% owned by  Livent USA Corp.    Private  company  limited by  shares  India Restricted  Subsidiary  Livent Foreign  HoldCo B.V.  100 Equity shares,  nominal  amount €1 per  share  N/A 100% owned by  Livent Corporation  Private  limited  liability  company  Netherlands  Restricted  Subsidiary  Livent Switzerland  GmbH  210 Quotas N/A 100% owned by  Livent Foreign  HoldCo B.V.  Gesellschaft  mit  beschränkter  Haftung  Switzerland  Restricted  Subsidiary      WEIL:\98787426\3\35899.0596  Borrower/Subsidiary  Number of  Shares  Class of Stock Certificate  Numbers(s)  Relationship to  Borrowers/Borrowers  Subsidiaries  Type of  Entity  Jurisdiction  of Issuer  Type of  Subsidiary   Livent Singapore  Pte. Ltd.  61,150,100 Ordinary N/A 100% owned by  Livent Lithium UK  Holdings Limited  Company  limited by  shares  Singapore Restricted  Subsidiary  Livent Japan G.K. 427,960 Equity interest N/A 100% owned by  Livent USA Corp.  Godo Kaisha Japan Restricted  Subsidiary  MDA Lithium  Holdings LLC  100 Membership  units  N/A 100% owned by  Livent Switzerland  GmbH  Limited  liability  company  Delaware Restricted  Subsidiary  Livent Lithium  (Zhangjiagang) Co.,  Ltd.  N/A Equity interest N/A 100% owned by  Livent Singapore Pte.  Ltd.  Wholly  foreign- owned  enterprise  China Restricted  Subsidiary  Minera del Altiplano  SA  5,224,987,814 Class B shares N/A 95.00% owned by  MDA Lithium  Holdings LLC  Private  company  Argentina  Restricted  Subsidiary  Minera del Altiplano  SA  275,255,912 Class B shares N/A 5.00% owned by  Livent Switzerland  GmbH  Private  company  Argentina  Restricted  Subsidiary  Lithium Corporation  of Europe Limited  1 Ordinary  shares of £1  each  N/A 100% owned by  Livent Lithium UK  Limited  Private  limited  Company  United  Kingdom  Restricted  Subsidiary  

 

    WEIL:\98787426\3\35899.0596  Borrower/Subsidiary  Number of  Shares  Class of Stock Certificate  Numbers(s)  Relationship to  Borrowers/Borrowers  Subsidiaries  Type of  Entity  Jurisdiction  of Issuer  Type of  Subsidiary   Livent Lithium  (GY) Limited  17,500,000 Common  Stock par value  .0010  Canadian  Dollar  N/A 100% owned by  Livent Quebec  Holdings LLC  Non Cellular  Company  Guernsey Restricted  Subsidiary  Quebec Lithium  Partners (UK)  Limited  15,000,000 Ordinary  shares  N/A 50% owned by  Livent USA Corp.  Private  limited  company  United  Kingdom  Restricted  Subsidiary  Quebec Lithium  Partners (UK)  Limited  15,000,000 Ordinary  shares  N/A 50% owned by  Livent Lithium (GY)  Limited  Private  limited  company  United  Kingdom  Restricted  Subsidiary  Lithium USA  Holding LLC  Sole Member LLC interests N/A 100% owned by  Livent Foreign  Holdco B.V.  Limited  liability  company  Delaware Restricted  Subsidiary  Lithium Cayman  LLP  Limited  Partner  Capital  Contributions  N/A 99.99% owned by  Livent Foreign  HoldCo B.V.  Limited  liability  partnership  Cayman  Islands  Restricted  Subsidiary  Lithium Cayman  LLP  General  Partner  Capital  Contributions  N/A 0.01% owned by  Lithium USA  Holding LLC  Limited  liability  partnership  Cayman  Islands  Restricted  Subsidiary  Livent Lithium UK  Holdings Limited  2,104,000,001 Ordinary  Shares  N/A 100% owned by  Lithium Cayman  LLP  Private  limited  company  United  Kingdom  Restricted  Subsidiary      WEIL:\98787426\3\35899.0596  Borrower/Subsidiary  Number of  Shares  Class of Stock Certificate  Numbers(s)  Relationship to  Borrowers/Borrowers  Subsidiaries  Type of  Entity  Jurisdiction  of Issuer  Type of  Subsidiary   Livent UK Pension  Plan Limited  100 Ordinary  Shares  N/A 100% owned by  Livent Lithium UK  Limited   Private  limited  company  United  Kingdom  Restricted  Subsidiary  Livent Korea LLC 100,000,000  Won  Capital  Contribution  N/A 100% owned by  Livent Lithium UK  Limited  Limited  liability  company  Republic of  Korea  Restricted  Subsidiary        WEIL:\98787426\3\35899.0596  Schedule 5.22  Material Contracts  1. Agreement, dated as of February 21, 1991, as amended, by and among the Province of  Catamarca, Argentina, FMC Corporation and Minera del Altiplano S.A., as such agreement  may be further amended, restated, amended and restated or otherwise modified from time  to time, as assigned (regulating the relationship between the parties and authorizing FMC  Corporation to conduct the exploration and development of the mining claims situated in  the mineral deposit known as the Salar del Hombre Muerto located in the Province of  Catamarca, Argentina).        WEIL:\98787426\3\35899.0596  Schedule 6.03(o)  Post-Closing Deliverables  1.  Within ninety (90) days of the Effective Date (or such longer period as the Administrative  Agent may reasonably agree), Livent shall, with respect to the North Carolina Facility, deliver:  a. a Mortgage as to the North Carolina Facility, in form and substance satisfactory to  Administrative Agent, with evidence that (A) counterparts of such Mortgage have been  duly executed, acknowledged and delivered and such Mortgage and any corresponding  UCC or equivalent fixture filing (if applicable) are in form suitable for filing or recording  in all filing or recording offices that the Administrative Agent may deem reasonably  necessary in order to create a valid and subsisting Lien on the Nin favor of the  Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, (B) such Mortgage and any  corresponding UCC or equivalent fixture filings have been duly recorded or filed, as  applicable, and (C) all filing and recording taxes and fees have been paid or otherwise  provided for in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;  b. a fully paid lender’s policy of title insurance (the “Mortgage Policy”) in an amount  reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent (not to exceed the fair market value of  the North Carolina Facility covered thereby (as reasonably determined by Livent) issued  by a nationally recognized title insurance company in the applicable jurisdiction that is  reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, insuring the Mortgage as having  created a valid subsisting first-priority Lien on the real property described therein, subject  only to Permitted Liens, together with such customary endorsements, zoning and survey  related coverage (including a zoning report), coinsurance and reinsurance as the  Administrative Agent may reasonably request to the extent the same are available in the  applicable jurisdiction;  c. customary legal opinions of counsel to the relevant Loan Party in the jurisdiction in which  the North Carolina Facility is located, and if applicable, in the jurisdiction of formation of  the owner of the North Carolina Facility, in each case as the Administrative Agent may  reasonably request; and  d. an ALTA survey and appraisal; provided that the Administrative Agent may in its  reasonable discretion accept any such existing appraisal or certificate so long as such  existing appraisal satisfies any applicable Requirements of Law, and the ALTA survey  shall be certified to the Administrative Agent, in form and substance reasonably acceptable  to the title company for purposes of obtaining the issuance of the title endorsements and  coverage reasonably required by the Administrative Agent in connection therewith; and  e. “Life-of-Loan” flood certifications under Regulation H of the Board of Governors of the  Federal Reserve System of the United States of America, together with notices of  determination executed by the owner of the North Carolina Facility and evidence of federal  or private flood insurance, together with copies of the insurance certificates and policies  therefor, for any improvements, including contents thereof, located in an area designated  by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as having special flood or mud slide  

 

    WEIL:\98787426\3\35899.0596  hazards, in an insured amount not less than the replacement cost thereof, and reflecting the  Administrative Agent as the mortgagee/loss payee.  2.  Within thirty (30) days of the Effective Date (or such longer period as the Administrative  Agent may reasonably agree), Livent shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the Administrative  Agent an executed deposit account control agreement with respect to the Citibank, N.A. accounts  listed on Schedule 2 of the Security Agreement, signed by Citibank, N.A. and Livent Lithium LLC,  in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.             WEIL:\98787426\3\35899.0596  Schedule 6.04(a)(ii)   Existing Debt  Livent Corporation  1. 4.125% Convertible Senior Note due 2025, by Livent Corporation, in the initial principal  amount of $225,000,000.  2. 4.125% Convertible Senior Note due 2025, by Livent Corporation, in the initial principal  amount of $20,750,000.  Quebec Lithium Partners (UK) Limited  1. Deferred Payment Note, dated November 26, 2020, by Nemaska Lithium Shawinigan  Transformation Inc. in favor of OMF (Cayman) Co-VII Ltd., in the initial principal amount  of $12,500,000, assigned to Quebec Lithium Partners (UK) Limited on December 1, 2020.  2. Promissory Note, dated as of November 26, 2020, by Nemaska Lithium Shawinigan  Transformation Inc. in favor of OMF (Cayman) Co-VII Ltd., in the initial principal amount  of $28,443,950, guaranteed 50% by Quebec Lithium Partners (UK) Limited pursuant to  that certain Limited Recourse Guarantee, dated as of November 26, 2020.      WEIL:\98787426\3\35899.0596  Schedule 6.04(b)(iii)  Existing Liens  None.       WEIL:\98787426\3\35899.0596  Schedule 6.04(d)(ii)   Existing Investments  1. Promissory Note from FMC Switzerland IV GmbH to Livent Corporation in the aggregate principal  amount of $6,499,028 (USD), amended 6/30/2020.  2. Intercompany Loan Agreement from Livent Corporation to FMC Chemicals Limited in  the aggregate principal amount of £6,625,914 (GBP).  3. Intercompany Loan Agreement from FMC Lithium USA Corp to FMC Lithium Singapore  Pte. Ltd. in the aggregate principal amount of $50,000,000 (USD).  4. Intercompany Loan Agreement from FMC Lithium USA Corp to FMC Switzerland IV  GmbH in the aggregate principal amount of $2,000,000 (USD).   5. Intercompany Loan Agreement from FMC Lithium USA Corp to FMC Lithium Foreign  HoldCo B.V. in the aggregate principal amount of $6,000,000 (USD), amended on  03/01/2019.  6. Intercompany Loan Agreement from FMC Lithium USA Corp to Minera del Altiplano  S.A. in the aggregate principal amount of $75,000,000 (USD), executed on 02/03/2020,  amended 6/30/2021.  7. Offer Framework Agreement for Deferred Payment Agreement from FMC Lithium USA  Corp to Minera del Altiplano SA in the aggregate principal amount of $130,000,000  (USD), executed on 08/21/2020  8. Revolving Credit Facility from Livent Lithium LLC to Livent Singapore Pte. Ltd. up to  $180,000,000 (USD), executed on 6/15/2022.  9. Intercompany Loan Agreement from FMC Lithium Singapore Pte. Ltd. to Minera del  Altiplano S.A. in the aggregate principal amount of $70,000,000 (USD).  10. Intercompany Loan Agreement from FMC Lithium Singapore Pte. Ltd. to Minera del  Altiplano S.A. in the aggregate principal amount of $30,000,000 (USD).  11. Intercompany Loan Agreement from FMC Lithium Singapore Pte. Ltd. to FMC Specialty  Chemicals (Zhangjiagang) Co. Ltd. in the aggregate principal amount of $70,000,000  (USD).  12. Intercompany Loan Agreement from FMC Lithium Singapore Pte. Ltd. to Minera del  Altiplano S.A. in the aggregate principal amount of $75,000,000 (USD).  13. Intercompany Loan Agreement from Lithium Cayman LLP to Lithium USA Holding LLC  in the aggregate principal amount of $201,400 (USD).  14. Intercompany Loan Agreement from Livent Singapore Pte. Ltd. to Minera del Altiplano  S.A. in the aggregate principal amount of $5,000,000 (USD).  

 

    WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  EXHIBIT A  TO  CREDIT AGREEMENT    FORM OF REVOLVING LOAN NOTE  Lender: [NAME OF LENDER]          New York, New York  Principal Amount: [$]                FOR VALUE RECEIVED, Livent Corporation, a Delaware corporation, and Livent USA  Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrowers” and, each, a “Borrower”), hereby jointly and  severally promise to pay to the Lender set forth above (the “Lender”) or its registered assigns the  Principal Amount set forth above, or, if less, the aggregate unpaid principal amount of all Revolving  Loans (as defined in the Credit Agreement referred to below) of the Lender to the Borrowers,  payable at such times, and in such amounts, as are specified in the Credit Agreement (as defined  below).  Each Borrower also jointly and severally promises to pay to the Lender interest on the  unpaid principal amount of the Revolving Loans from the date made until such principal amount is  paid in full, at such interest rates, and payable at such times, as are specified in the Credit  Agreement.  Both principal and interest are payable in Dollars (as defined in the Credit Agreement  referred to below) to Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative  Agent”), at One Penns Way, OPS II, Floor 2 New Castle, DE 19720, in immediately available  funds.  This Note (as defined in the Credit Agreement referred to below) is one of the Revolving  Loan Notes referred to in, and is entitled to the benefits of, the Amended and Restated Credit  Agreement, dated as of September 1, 2022 (as the same may be amended, restated, amended and  restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among  the Borrowers, the Guarantors party thereto from time to time, the Lenders party thereto from time  to time and the Administrative Agent. Capitalized terms used herein and not defined herein are  used herein as defined in the Credit Agreement.  The Credit Agreement, among other things, (a) provides for the making of Revolving  Loans by the Lender to the Borrowers in an aggregate amount not to exceed at any time outstanding  the Principal Amount set forth above, the indebtedness of the Borrowers resulting from such  Revolving Loans being evidenced by this Note and (b) contains provisions for acceleration of the  maturity of the unpaid principal amount of this Note upon the happening of certain stated events  and also for prepayments on account of the principal hereof prior to the maturity hereof upon the  terms and conditions therein specified.  This Note is entitled to the benefits of the Loan Guaranty.  Demand, diligence, presentment, protest and notice of non-payment and protest are hereby  waived by the Borrowers. This Note, and all claims or causes of action (whether in contract or tort  or otherwise) that may be based upon, arise out of or relate in any way to this Note, the execution      WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  or performance of this Note or the transaction contemplated hereby, shall be governed by, and  construed in accordance with, the laws of the state of New York, without regard to any principle of  conflicts of law that could require the application of any other law.   [Signature Page Follows]       WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the Borrowers have caused this Note to be executed  and delivered by its duly authorized officer as of the day and year and at the place set forth above.    LIVENT CORPORATION  By:    Name:    Title:       LIVENT USA CORP.  By:    Name:    Title:            WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  EXHIBIT B-1  TO  CREDIT AGREEMENT  FORM OF NOTICE OF BORROWING  CITIBANK, N.A., as administrative agent        (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”)       under the Credit Agreement referred to below  388 Greenwich Street  New York, New York 10013 [Date]  Attention: David Jaffee    Ladies and Gentlemen:  Reference is made to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of September  1, 2022 (as the same may be amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise  modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among Livent Corporation, a Delaware  corporation (“Livent”), and Livent USA Corp., a Delaware corporation (“Lithium Opco”), as  borrowers, the Guarantors party thereto from time to time, the Lenders party thereto from time to  time and the Administrative Agent for the Lenders thereunder. Capitalized terms used herein and  not defined herein are used herein as defined in the Credit Agreement.  Livent [, as representative of Lithium Opco,], hereby gives you notice, irrevocably (subject  to the terms of Section 2.07(b) and Section 3.04 of the Credit Agreement), pursuant to Section 3.01  of the Credit Agreement that the undersigned hereby requests a Borrowing under the Credit  Agreement, and in connection therewith sets forth below the information relating to such  Borrowing (the “Proposed Borrowing”) as required by Section 3.01(a) of the Credit Agreement:  (i) The Business Day of the Proposed Borrowing is [  ], 20[  ] (the “Funding Date”).  (ii) The Type of Revolving Loans comprising the Proposed Borrowing is [Base Rate  Loans] [SOFR Loans] [EURIBOR Loans].  (iii) The [Currency of the Proposed Borrowing is [  ] and the]1 aggregate amount of the  Proposed Borrowing is [  ].  (iv) [The Interest Period for each Revolving Loan made as part of the Proposed  Borrowing is [one] [three] [six] month[s].] 2  (v) The Borrower is [Livent][Lithium Opco].                                                    1 Insert in case of EURIBOR Borrowing only.  2 To be used in the case of a Borrowing comprised of SOFR Loans or EURIBOR Loans. If no  Interest Period is specified with respect to any requested SOFR Loan or EURIBOR Loan, the applicable  Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month’s duration.   

 

    WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  The undersigned hereby certifies that the following statements are true on the date hereof  and shall be true on the Funding Date both before and after giving effect to the Proposed Borrowing  and to the application of the proceeds therefrom:  A. the representations and warranties set forth in the Loan Documents are true and  correct in all material respects (except any representations and warranties that are qualified by  materiality, which shall be true and correct in all respects) on and as of the Funding Date, before  and after giving effect to the Proposed Borrowing and to the application of the proceeds therefrom,  as though made on and as of such date, except to the extent such representations and warranties  that, by their terms, refer to a date other than the date of the Proposed Borrowing, in which case  such representations and warranties shall have been true and correct as of such earlier date; and  B. no event has occurred and is continuing, or would result from the Proposed  Borrowing or from the application of the proceeds therefrom, which constitutes a Default.  [Signature Page Follows]         WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  LIVENT CORPORATION   [as representative of LIVENT USA CORP.]3  By:    Name:    Title:                                                       3 If applicable.      WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  EXHIBIT B-2  TO  CREDIT AGREEMENT  FORM OF NOTICE OF CONVERSION OR CONTINUATION  CITIBANK, N.A., as administrative agent        (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”)       under the Credit Agreement referred to below   388 Greenwich Street  New York, New York 10013  Attention: David Jaffee    Reference is made to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of September  1, 2022 (as the same may be amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise  modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among Livent Corporation, a Delaware  corporation (“Livent”), and Livent USA Corp., a Delaware corporation (“Lithium Opco”), as  borrowers, the Guarantors party thereto from time to time, the Lenders party thereto from time to  time and the Administrative Agent for the Lenders thereunder. Capitalized terms used herein and  not otherwise defined herein are used herein as defined in the Credit Agreement.  Livent [, as representative of Lithium Opco,] hereby gives you notice, irrevocably, pursuant  to Section 2.12 of the Credit Agreement that the undersigned hereby requests a [conversion]  [continuation] on [  ], of $[  ] in principal amount of presently outstanding Revolving Loans that  are [Base Rate Loans] [SOFR Loans] [EURIBOR Loans] having an Interest Period ending on [  ] ,  [to] [as] [Base Rate Loans][SOFR Loans] [EURIBOR Loans]. [The Interest Period for such amount  requested to be converted to or continued as [SOFR Loans] [EURIBOR Loans] is [one] [three]  [six] month[s]].]  [SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS]         WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  In connection herewith, the undersigned hereby certifies that no Default or Event of Default  has occurred and is continuing on the date hereof.  LIVENT CORPORATION   [as representative of LIVENT USA CORP.]    By:    Name:    Title:        

 

    WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  EXHIBIT C-1  TO  CREDIT AGREEMENT  FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AND ACCEPTANCE  ASSIGNMENT AND ACCEPTANCE, dated as of [  ], (this “Assignment and  Acceptance”) (between [NAME OF ASSIGNOR] (the “Assignor”) and [NAME OF ASSIGNEE]  (the “Assignee”).  Reference is made to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of September  1, 2022 (as the same may be amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise  modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among Livent Corporation, a Delaware  corporation and Livent USA Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrowers” and, each, a  “Borrower”), the Guarantors party thereto from time to time, the Lenders party thereto from time  to time and Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”)  for the Lenders thereunder. Capitalized terms used herein and not defined herein are used herein as  defined in the Credit Agreement.  The Assignor and the Assignee hereby agree as follows:  1. As of the Effective Date (as defined below), the Assignor hereby sells and assigns to the  Assignee, and the Assignee hereby purchases and assumes from the Assignor, all of the  Assignor’s rights and obligations under the Credit Agreement to the extent related to the  amounts and percentages specified in Section 1 of Schedule I hereto.  2. The Assignor (a) represents and warrants that (i) it is the legal and beneficial owner of the  interest being assigned by it hereunder and that such interest is free and clear of any adverse  claim and (ii) it has full power and authority, and has taken all actions necessary, to execute  and deliver this Assignment and Acceptance and to consummate the transactions  contemplated hereby, (b) makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility  with respect to any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with  the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document or any other instrument or document  furnished pursuant thereto or the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness,  sufficiency or value of the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, any other  instrument or document furnished pursuant thereto or any collateral thereunder, (c) makes no  representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to the financial  condition of the Borrowers or the performance or observance by the Borrowers of any of its  obligations under the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document or any other instrument  or document furnished pursuant thereto and (iv) attaches the Note(s), if any, held by the  Assignor and requests that the Administrative Agent exchange such Note(s) for a new Note  or Notes in accordance with Section 9.07(e) of the Credit Agreement.  3. The Assignee (a) agrees that it will, independently and without reliance upon the  Administrative Agent, any Arranger, the Assignor or any other Lender and based on such  documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own  credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Credit Agreement, (b) appoints and  authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise  such powers under the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents as are delegated to  the Administrative Agent by the terms thereof, together with such powers as are reasonably  incidental thereto, (c) agrees that it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the      WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  obligations that, by the terms of the Credit Agreement, are required to be performed by it as  a Lender, (d) represents and warrants that it (i) is an Eligible Assignee, (ii) has full power  and authority, and has taken all actions necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment  and Acceptance and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and (iii) is  sophisticated with respect to decisions to acquire assets of the type represented by the  assigned interest and either it or the Person exercising discretion in making the decision to  acquire the assigned interest is experienced in acquiring assets of such type, (e) confirms it  has received or has been given the opportunity to receive such documents and information  as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this  Assignment and Acceptance and to purchase the assigned interest independently and without  reliance upon the Administrative Agent, any Arranger, the Assignor or any Lender, (f)  specifies as its Domestic Lending Office (and address for notices) and EURIBOR Lending  Office the offices set forth beneath its name on the signature pages hereof and (g) if  applicable, attaches two properly completed Forms W-8BEN, W-8BEN- E, W-8ECI or  successor or form prescribed by the Internal Revenue Service of the United States, certifying  that such Assignee is entitled to receive all payments under the Credit Agreement and the  Notes payable to it without deduction or withholding of any United States federal income  taxes.  4. Following the execution of this Assignment and Acceptance by the Assignor and the  Assignee, it will be delivered to the Administrative Agent (together with an assignment fee  in the amount of $3,500 payable by the Assignee to the Administrative Agent if required  pursuant to Section 9.07(a)(iv) of the Credit Agreement) for acceptance by the  Administrative Agent and Livent and recording by the Administrative Agent. The effective  date of this Assignment and Acceptance shall be the effective date specified in Section 2 of  Schedule I hereto (the “Effective Date”).  5. Upon such acceptance and recording by the Administrative Agent, then, as of the Effective  Date, (a) the Assignee shall be a party to the Credit Agreement and, to the extent provided in  this Assignment and Acceptance, have the rights and obligations under the Credit Agreement  of a Lender and, if such Lender were an Issuing Bank, of such Issuing Bank and (b) the  Assignor shall, to the extent provided in this Assignment and Acceptance, relinquish its rights  (except those surviving the payment in full of the Obligations) and be released from its  obligations under the Loan Documents other than those relating to events or circumstances  occurring prior to the Effective Date.  6. Upon such acceptance and recording by the Administrative Agent, from and after the  Effective Date, the Administrative Agent shall make all payments under the Loan Documents  in respect of the interest assigned hereby (a) to the Assignee, in the case of amounts accrued  with respect to any period on or after the Effective Date, and (b) to the Assignor, in the case  of amounts accrued with respect to any period prior to the Effective Date.  7. This Assignment and Acceptance and all claims or causes of action (whether in contract or  tort or otherwise) that may be based upon, arise out of or relate in any way to this Assignment  and Acceptance, the execution or performance of this Assignment and Acceptance or the  transactions contemplated hereby, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with,  the laws of the state of New York, without regard to any principle of conflicts of law that  could require the application of any other law.  8. This Assignment and Acceptance may be executed in any number of counterparts  and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so      WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall  constitute one and the same agreement.  Delivery of an executed counterpart of this  Assignment and Acceptance by telecopier shall be effective as delivery of a manually  executed counterpart of this Assignment and Acceptance. The words “execution,”  “executed,” “signed,” “signature,” and words of like import in this Assignment and  Acceptance 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; provided,  that, without limiting the foregoing, upon the request of the Administrative Agent,  any electronic signature shall be promptly followed by such manually executed  counterpart.    [SIGNATURE PAGES FOLLOW]         WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Assignor and the Assignee have caused this Assignment  and Acceptance to be executed by their officers thereunto duly authorized as of the date specified  thereon.  [NAME OF ASSIGNOR],  as Assignor  By:    Name:    Title:     [NAME OF ASSIGNOR],  as assignee  By:    Name:    Title:     Domestic Lending Office (and address for  notices):   [Insert Address (including contact name, fax  number and e-mail address)]  EURIBOR Lending Office:   [Insert Address (including contact name, fax  number and e-mail address)]     

 

         WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  ACCEPTED AND AGREED  as of the first date written above  CITIBANK, N.A.  as Administrative Agent  By:    Name:    Title:            WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  [ISSUING BANK]  By:    Name:    Title:          WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  [LIVENT CORPORATION, in its own capacity  and in its capacity as representative for LIVENT  USA CORP.]4  By:    Name:    Title:                                                       4 If required pursuant to Section 9.07 of the Credit Agreement.           WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  SCHEDULE I  TO  ASSIGNMENT AND ACCEPTANCE  SECTION 1.  Ratable portion assigned to Assignee:   Revolving Credit Facility   Revolving Credit CUSIP %  Commitment assigned to Assignee: $  Aggregate outstanding principal amount of Revolving Loans assigned to Assignee: $  SECTION 2.  Effective Date  

 

         WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  EXHIBIT A to EXHIBIT C-1   CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT  Livent Corporation  1818 Market Street, Suite 2550  Philadelphia, PA 19103,   Attention: Gilberto Antoniazzi                   Chief Financial Officer    Ladies and Gentlemen:  We refer to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of September 1, 2022  (as the same may be amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified  from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among Livent Corporation, a Delaware corporation  and Livent USA Corp., a Delaware corporation, as borrowers, the Guarantors party thereto from  time to time, the Lenders party thereto from time to time and Citibank, N.A., as administrative  agent. Capitalized terms used herein and not defined herein are used herein as defined in the Credit  Agreement.  We are considering entering into an Assignment and Acceptance and, intending to be  legally bound, we hereby agree to abide by the terms of Section 9.11 of the Credit Agreement as if  we were a party thereto.  This letter, and all claims or causes of action (whether in contract or tort or otherwise) that  may be based upon, arise out of or relate in any way to this letter, the execution or performance of  this letter or the transactions contemplated hereby, shall be governed by, and construed in  accordance with, the laws of the state of New York, without regard to any principle of conflicts of  law that could require the application of any other law.  [NAME OF ASSIGNOR],  as Assignor  By:    Name:    Title:              WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  [NAME OF ASSIGNOR],  as Assignee  By:    Name:    Title:     Domestic Lending Office (and address for  notices):   [Insert Address (including contact name, fax  number and e-mail address)]   EURIBOR Lending Office:   [Insert Address (including contact name, fax  number and e-mail address)]           WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  EXHIBIT C-2  TO  CREDIT AGREEMENT  FORM OF PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT  ,  [Name of Participant]   [Address of Participant]  Ladies and Gentlemen:  We refer to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of September 1, 2022  (as the same may be amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified  from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among Livent Corporation, a Delaware corporation  and Livent USA Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrowers” and, each, a “Borrower”), the  Guarantors party thereto from time to time, the Lenders party thereto and Citibank, N.A., as  administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”) for the Lenders thereunder, a  copy of which has been furnished to you, pursuant to which we will, subject to the terms and  conditions thereof, make Loans from time to time in an aggregate amount not to exceed at any time  outstanding $     (or the equivalent in an Alternate Currency). Unless otherwise defined herein,  capitalized terms used herein have the meanings set forth in the Credit Agreement, except that as  used herein, the term “Loans” shall refer to Loans* made from time to time by us to the Borrowers  pursuant to the Credit Agreement. The Revolving Loans made and to be made by us under the  Credit Agreement are evidenced by [a promissory note dated           , 2022 (the “Note”)]  [promissory notes dated           , 2022 (the “Notes”)].  We hereby confirm that we are to sell and transfer to you, and that you are to buy and  receive from us, an undivided interest and participation (your “Participation”) to the extent of  $       (the “Participation Amount”) of (a) the Revolving Loans made by us which are outstanding  on the date hereof and, in the case of Revolving Loans, a corresponding amount of the Note[s] and  (b) each Loan made by us after the date hereof, on the following terms and conditions:  1. Purchase of Participation.  (a) You will, on or before             A.M. (New York City  time) on [specify date], pay to us, at our office at                       ,                       , (the “Payment  Office”), as the purchase price for your Participation in the Loan(s) outstanding on the date hereof,  an amount equal to the Purchased Interest (as defined in Section 1(b) below) of the aggregate  principal amount of such Loans in [Currency] and in same day funds [plus accrued interest and fees  to the Effective Date]. We will, promptly upon our receipt of this purchase price from you, send  you a participation certificate, in substantially the form of Exhibit A, confirming and evidencing  your Participation in the Loan(s) outstanding on the date hereof.  (b) For purposes of this Agreement, “Purchased Interest” means at any time a fraction,  expressed as a percentage, obtained by dividing (i) the Participation Amount (reduced by payments  of principal to which you are entitled pursuant to this Participation Agreement and by the amount  of such Participation Amount repurchased pursuant to the final sentence of this Section 1(b)) by  (ii) the aggregate principal amount of the Loans which are or may in the future be held by us at                                                    * Exclude the Loans which are not to be covered by the Participation Agreement.           WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  such time. As of the date hereof, the Purchased Interest is        %. You acknowledge that as a result  of assignments made by or to us pursuant to Section 9.07 of the Credit Agreement, your Purchased  Interest is subject to change from time to time. Furthermore, you agree that we have the right, but  not the obligation, in our sole discretion and at any time (upon two Business Days’ notice to you),  to repurchase at par all or any portion of your Participation Amount then outstanding.  (c) We will, promptly upon receipt of notice of a proposed Loan under the Credit  Agreement, notify you of the date and amount and Borrower of such Loan and the amount of your  Participation therein, as well as the Currency and Type of Loans and Interest Period selected by  such Borrower and the interest rate basis and rate applicable to your Participation in such Loan  under this Agreement. You will, on or before [       ] A.M. (New York City time) on the date of  such Loan, pay to us, at the Payment Office, as the purchase price for your Participation in such  Loan, an amount equal to your Purchased Interest of such Loan in Dollars and in same day funds.  (d) If, for any reason, you fail to make timely payment to us of your Purchased Interest  of any Loan, in addition to other rights and remedies which we may have, we shall be entitled (i)  to collect interest from you on your Purchased Interest thereof for the period from the date when  payment was due until payment is made at the Federal Funds Rate for each day during that period,  (ii) to withhold or set off, and to apply to the payment of your Purchased Interest thereof and any  related interest, any amounts that we receive in respect of Loans in which you have a Participation,  (iii) to withhold from you any right of consent provided to you by Section 6 of this Agreement and  (iv) to bring an action or suit against you in a court of competent jurisdiction to recover your  Purchased Interest thereof and any related interest.  2. Payments. (a) Whenever we receive a payment of principal, interest, commitment  fee or other payment, or whenever we make an application of funds, in connection with the Loans  or the Note[s] (including, without limitation, any payment or application from any property or  deposit held or taken in connection with the Loans or the Note[s], whether as collateral or  otherwise), we will promptly pay over to you, in Dollars (or, if another Currency was received or  applied by us in such other Currency) and in the kind of funds so received or applied by us, an  amount equal to your Purchased Interest of such payment or application (net of any sharing thereof  with other lenders required under the Credit Agreement), determined as follows:  (i) in the case of interest on the Base Rate Loans, we will pay over to you your  Purchased Interest thereof, calculated for each Base Rate Loan by applying a rate  per annum equal to the sum of the Base Rate for that Base Rate Loan plus        %;  (ii) in the case of interest on the [SOFR][EURIBOR] Loans, we will pay over to you  your Purchased Interest thereof, calculated for each [SOFR][EURIBOR] Loan by  applying the rate of [       ] [a rate per annum equal to the sum of the [Adjusted  Term SOFR][EURIBOR] for that [SOFR][EURIBOR] Loan plus           %],  whether or not that rate is the same as the rate applicable to [the  [SOFR][EURIBOR] Loans] [that [SOFR][EURIBOR] Loan under the Credit  Agreement], accruing for each [SOFR][EURIBOR] Loan while a Participation in  that Loan is held by you;  (iii) in the case of fees paid to us pursuant to Sections 2.03(a) and (b)(i) of the Credit  Agreement, we will pay over to you your Purchased Interest thereof, calculated  at        , accruing from            ; and]  (iv) in the case of principal, we will pay over to you your Purchased Interest thereof.  

 

         WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  Unless specifically referred to in clause (i) through (iv) of this Section 2(a), you shall not be entitled  to receive a share of any other amounts to which we may be entitled under the Credit Agreement  or any related document.  (b) All computations of interest based on the Base Rate (other than if the Base Rate is  computed on the basis of the Federal Funds Rate) and of commitment fees and letter of credit  commission shall be made on the basis of a 365/366-day year, and all other computations of interest  based on the Term SOFR, EURIBOR or the Base Rate based on the Federal Funds Rate shall be  made on the basis of a 360-day year, in each case for the actual number of days (including the first  day but excluding the last day) occurring the period for which such interest or fees are payable. All  interest under the Credit Agreement on any Loan shall be computed on a daily basis based upon  the outstanding principal amount of such Loan as of the applicable date of determination. Any  determination made by us as to the allocation of payments received or amounts applied to your  Participation in the Loan(s) shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.  (c) If, for any reason, we make any payment to you before we have received the  corresponding payment or made the corresponding application (it being understood that we are  under no obligation to do so), and we do not receive the corresponding payment or make the  corresponding application within five Business Days of our payment to you, you will, at our  request, promptly return that payment to us (together with interest on that payment at the Federal  Funds Rate for each day from the making of that payment to you until its return to us).  (d) If, after we have paid to you your Purchased Interest of any such payment received  by us or any such application made by us, such payment or application is rescinded or must  otherwise be returned or must be paid over by us to any other person or entity, whether pursuant to  any bankruptcy or insolvency law, Section 2.11 of the Credit Agreement or otherwise, you will, at  our request, promptly pay back to us your Purchased Interest of the payment or application so  returned or paid over, together with your Purchased Interest of any interest or other amount required  to be paid by us with respect to such payment or application.  3. Responsibilities of Seller. We will administer the Loans and the Note[s] with the  same degree of care as is customary generally for the administration of corporate loans in the New  York financial market, provided, that we will not be liable for any error of judgment, or for any  action taken or omitted to be taken by us, except for our own gross negligence or willful  misconduct. Without limitation of the generality of the foregoing, we (a) may consult with legal  counsel (including counsel for any Borrower), independent public accountants and other experts  selected by us and shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken in good faith by us  in accordance with the advice of such counsel, accountants or experts; (b) make no warranty or  representation and shall not be responsible for any statements, warranties or representations  (whether written or oral) made in or in connection with the Credit Agreement or any document  relating thereto or for the financial condition of any Borrower; (c) shall not have any duty to  ascertain or to inquire as to the performance or observance of any of the terms, covenants or  conditions of the Credit Agreement or any document relating thereto on the part of any Borrower  or to inspect the property (including the books and records) of any Borrower; (d) shall not be  responsible for the due execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or  value of the Credit Agreement, the Note[s] or any document relating thereto; and (e) shall incur no  liability under or in respect of the Credit Agreement, the Note[s] or any such document by acting  upon any notice, certificate or other instrument or writing (which may be by email or telecopier)  believed by us to be genuine and signed or sent by the proper party or parties.           WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  4. Agreements of Purchaser. You acknowledge that you have, independently and  without reliance upon us and based on the financial statements referred to in the Credit Agreement  and such other documents and information as you have deemed appropriate, made your own credit  analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement. You also acknowledge that you will,  independently and without reliance upon us and based on such documents and information as you  shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make your own credit decisions in taking or not  taking action under this Participation Agreement.  5. Agreements of Seller; Confidentiality. (a) As of the date of your purchase of a  Participation in each Loan and the Note[s] hereunder and before giving effect thereto, (i) we will  be the legal owner of such Loan and the Note[s] and, to the extent of your Participation, the  beneficial owner of such Loan and the Note[s], free and clear of any adverse claim, and (ii) we will  not have actual knowledge of the existence of any Event of Default.  (b) We have furnished you with copies of the Credit Agreement and the financial  statements and other documents delivered to us in connection with the Credit Agreement and  requested by you. Upon your request, we will furnish to you copies of the publicly available  financial statements and other publicly available documents, and (subject to any duty of  confidentiality to which we are subject) such other documents as we shall receive pursuant to the  Credit Agreement, but we assume no responsibility with respect to the authenticity, validity,  accuracy or completeness thereof. You agree to maintain the confidentiality of any confidential  information included in this documentation and have executed and delivered to us a confidentiality  agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto.  (c) We will give you prompt notice of the occurrence of any Event of Default under  the Credit Agreement of which we shall have actual knowledge; but no failure to give you any such  notice shall result in any liability on our part to you.  6. Administration by Seller. (a)  We will carry out our administrative duties to you  under this Agreement in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and as otherwise required by  applicable law.  (b)  We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, in each instance, without prior notice to  you, to agree to the amendment, modification or waiver of any of the terms of the Credit Agreement,  the Note[s], or any agreement or document relating thereto, to consent to any action or failure to  act by any Borrower or any other party, and to exercise or refrain from exercising any powers or  rights which we may have under or in respect of the Credit Agreement, the Note[s], or any  agreement or document relating thereto or any collateral therefor, including, without limitation, the  right to enforce the obligations of any Borrower or any other party.  7. Reimbursement of Expenses. You will on demand reimburse us to the extent of  your Purchased Interest of the Loans and the Note[s] for any and all reasonable costs, expenses and  disbursements which may be incurred or made by us in connection with the Loans or the Note[s],  and any action which may be taken by us to collect or enforce any obligation of any Borrower in  respect of the Loans or the Note[s], for which we are not reimbursed at any time by or on behalf of  any Borrower. We shall be entitled to deduct from any payments to be made to you under this  Participation Agreement, and to retain, your Purchased Interest of any and all reasonable costs,  expenses and disbursements which may be incurred or made by us in connection with the Loans or  the enforcement of any obligation of any Borrower or any other Loan Party in respect of the Loans  or the Note[s].           WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  8. Sharing of Payments. If you shall obtain any payment (whether voluntary,  involuntary, through the exercise of any right of set-off, or otherwise) on account of the Loans and  the Note[s] in excess of your Purchased Interest in payments on account of the Loans and the  Note[s] obtained by us, you shall forthwith purchase from us such additional Participations in the  Loans and the Note[s] as shall be necessary to cause you to share such excess payment ratably with  us, provided, however, that if all or any portion of such excess payment is thereafter recovered from  you, such purchase from us shall be rescinded and we shall repay to you the purchase price to the  extent of such recovery (together with interest on that amount at the Federal Funds Rate for each  day from the date of payment of such purchase price to us until the return of such purchase price to  you).  9. Other Property, Deposits and Indebtedness. If any property is taken by us as  collateral for any other loans or extensions of credit made by us to or for any Borrower or any other  party, or any property is in our possession or control, or any deposit is held or other Indebtedness  is owing by us, and that property, deposit or Indebtedness, or the proceeds thereof, may be or  become collateral for or otherwise available for payment in connection with any Loan by reason of  the general description of secured obligations contained in any security agreement or other  agreement or instrument held by us or by reason of the right of set-off, counterclaim or otherwise,  you shall have no interest in that property, deposit or indebtedness, or the proceeds thereof, except  that if that property, deposit or indebtedness, or the proceeds thereof, shall be applied in reduction  of amounts outstanding in connection with any Loan or the Note[s], then you shall be entitled to  your Purchased Interest therein (determined in accordance with Section 2).  10. Taxes. (a) With respect to any payment made to or by you hereunder, you agree to  pay (or, alternatively, to permit us to pay on your behalf) any present or future taxes, levies, imposts,  deductions, charges, or withholdings, and all liabilities with respect thereto, excluding taxes  imposed on net income and all income and franchise taxes (all such non-excluded taxes, levies,  imposts, deductions, charges, withholdings and liabilities being hereinafter referred to as “Taxes”).  (b) In addition, you agree to pay any present or future stamp or documentary taxes or  any other excise or property taxes, charges or similar levies which arise from any payment made  hereunder or from the execution, delivery or registration of, or otherwise with respect to, this  Agreement (hereinafter referred to as “Other Taxes”).  (c) You will indemnify us for the full amount of Taxes or Other Taxes (including,  without limitation, any Taxes or Other Taxes imposed by any jurisdiction on amounts payable  under this Section 10) paid by us and any liability (including penalties, interest or expenses) arising  therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes or Other Taxes were correctly or  legally asserted. This indemnification shall be made within 30 days from the date we make written  demand therefor.  (d) You agree to provide to us, from time to time, completed and signed copies of any  forms that may be required in order to certify your exemption from United States withholding taxes  (including backup withholding) with respect to payments to be made to you under this Participation  Agreement.  11. Silent Participation; Subparticipation. (a) You shall not, without our prior written  consent, notify or contact any Borrower with respect to any Participation except with respect to  delivery to any Borrower of the confidentiality letter agreement pursuant to Section 5(b).  Notwithstanding the foregoing, you shall have the right to disclose Participations, and the name of           WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  the Borrower with respect thereto, in any filing, prospectus or other document made available  publicly or to your customers or otherwise as required by law.  (b) You shall not subparticipate, assign or transfer your Participation in the Loans and the  Note[s] without our prior written consent and until the subparticipant or assignee has signed a  confidentiality agreement except as provided in this Section 11. You may, upon prior written notice  to us, but without our consent, subparticipate all or any part of your Participation in any Loan to,  or for the benefit of, any of your Subsidiaries or Affiliates, provided, that (i) your obligations under  this Participation Agreement shall remain unchanged and you shall remain solely responsible for  the performance of your obligations under this Participation Agreement, (ii) we shall continue to  deal solely and directly with you in connection with your rights and obligations under this  Participation Agreement, (iii) the subparticipant or assignee shall sign a confidentiality agreement  and (iv) you will maintain a register with respect to subparticipants and assignees that includes the  same information, and has the same conclusive and binding effect, as the Participant Register.  12. Termination. This Participation Agreement is a continuing agreement and shall  remain in full force and effect until           ,      , but you shall not at any time be released from any  obligations hereunder in respect of any Loans made on or prior to the Termination Date.  13. Notices and Payments. All notices and other communications provided for under  this Agreement shall be in writing (including email or telecopier), unless otherwise specified, and  shall be sent to you at the address set forth above or to us at the address set forth below (or such  other address as you or we may designate in writing).  14. Governing Law. This Agreement, and all claims or causes of action (whether in  contract or tort or otherwise) that may be based upon, arise out of or relate in any way to this  Agreement, the execution or performance of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated  hereby, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the state of New York,  without regard to any principle of conflicts of law that could require the application of any other  law .  [Signature Page Follows]  

 

         WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  Please confirm your agreement with the foregoing by executing the enclosed copy hereof  and returning the same to us.  Very truly yours,  [NAME OF SELLER]  By:    Name:    Title:              WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  Accepted this    day of          ,   [NAME OF PARTICIPANT]  By:    Name:    Title:     LIVENT CORPORATION  [[in its own capacity and] on behalf of LIVENT  USA CORP.]5  By:    Name:    Title:                                                       5 If required by Section 9.07(f) of the Credit Agreement.           WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  EXHIBIT A to EXHIBIT C-2   PARTICIPATION CERTIFICATE    [Date of Participation]  [Name and Address of Participant]    Ladies and Gentlemen:  We hereby confirm that we have sold and transferred to you for your account and risk,  upon the terms and conditions of our Participation Agreement with you, dated  [  ], 20[  ], an  undivided interest and participation (your “Participation”) to the extent of             % (your  “Purchased Interest”) in and to a Loan of $         made by us on            ,          to [Livent  Corporation][Livent USA Corp.], a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”) pursuant to the  Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of September 1, 2022 (as the same may be  amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time,  the “Credit Agreement”), among the Borrower and the other Loan Parties thereto from time to time,  the Lenders party thereto from time to time and Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent for the  Lenders thereunder. Capitalized terms used herein and not defined herein are used herein as defined  in the Credit Agreement.  We acknowledge receipt from you of the sum of $[  ] in payment of your Participation in  such Loan.  Very truly yours,  [NAME OF SELLING LENDER]  By:    Title:              WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  EXHIBIT B TO EXHIBIT C-2  CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT    [Date of Participation]  Livent Corporation  1818 Market Street, Suite 2550  Philadelphia, PA 19103,   Attention: Gilberto Antoniazzi                   Chief Financial Officer    Ladies and Gentlemen:  We refer to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of September 1, 2022  (as the same may be amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified  from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among Livent Corporation, a Delaware corporation,  and Livent USA Corp., a Delaware corporation, as borrowers, the Guarantors party thereto from  time to time, the Lenders party thereto from time to time and Citibank, N.A., as administrative  agent. Capitalized terms used herein and not defined herein are used herein as defined in the Credit  Agreement.  We are considering the purchase of an undivided interest and participation in and to a Loan  or Loans pursuant to a Participation Agreement. Intending to be legally bound, we hereby agree to  abide by the terms of Section 9.11 of the Credit Agreement as if we were a party thereto.  This letter, and all claims or causes of action (whether in contract or tort or otherwise) that  may be based upon, arise out of or relate in any way to this letter, the execution or performance of  this letter or the transactions contemplated hereby, shall be governed by, and construed in  accordance with, the laws of the state of New York, without regard to any principle of conflicts of  law that could require the application of any other law.  Very truly yours,  [NAME OF PARTICIPANT]  By:    Name:    Title:     

 

         WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  EXHIBIT C-3  TO  CREDIT AGREEMENT  FORM OF NEW COMMITMENT ACCEPTANCE  Dated , 20  LIVENT CORPORATION (a “Borrower”)  CITIBANK, N.A., as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”) for the  Lenders referred to in the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of September 1, 2022  (as the same may be amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified  from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among Livent Corporation, a Delaware corporation  and Livent USA Corp., a Delaware corporation, as borrowers, the Guarantors party thereto from  time to time, the Lenders from time to time party thereto and the Administrative Agent for the  Lenders thereunder. Capitalized terms used herein and not defined herein are used herein as defined  in the Credit Agreement.  Ladies and Gentlemen:  Unless otherwise indicated in this New Commitment Acceptance (the “Acceptance”), the  capitalized terms used in this Acceptance shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Credit  Agreement.  1. [INSERT NAME OF ACCEPTED LENDER] (the “Accepted Lender”) agrees to  become a party to the Credit Agreement and to have the rights and perform the obligations of a  Lender under the Credit Agreement, and to be bound in all respects by the terms of the Credit  Agreement.  2. The Accepted Lender hereby agrees to a [Commitment][Incremental Term Loan  Facility] of [INSERT AMOUNT OF PROPOSED NEW COMMITMENT/INCREMENTAL  TERM LOAN FACILITY] (the “Proposed New Commitment”).  3. The Accepted Lender (i) agrees that no Lender has made any representation or  warranty, or assumes any responsibility with respect to, (x) any statements, warranties or  representations made in or in connection with the Credit Agreement or the execution, legality,  validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of the Credit Agreement or any other  instrument or document furnished pursuant thereto or (y) the financial condition of any Borrower  or the performance or observance by any Borrower of any of its obligations under the Credit  Agreement or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant thereto; (ii) confirms that it has  received a copy of the Credit Agreement, together with copies of the financial statements referred  to in Section 5.03 thereof, the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 6.02(a)  thereof and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own  credit analysis and decision to enter into this Acceptance; (iii) agrees that it will, independently and  without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender and based on such documents  and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit analysis  and decisions in taking or not taking action under the Credit Agreement; (iv) confirms that it is an  Eligible Assignee; (v) appoints and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such action as agent  on its behalf and to exercise such powers under the Credit Agreement as are delegated to the  Administrative Agent by the terms thereof, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental           WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  thereto; (vi) agrees that it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations which  by the terms of the Credit Agreement are required to be performed by it as a Lender; (vii) specifies  as its Domestic Lending Office (and address for notices) and EURIBOR Lending Office the offices  set forth beneath its name on the signature page(s) hereof; and (viii) attaches the declarations,  certifications and other documents required under Section 2.10(g) of the Credit Agreement as to  the Accepted Lender’s status for purposes of determining exemption from withholding taxes with  respect to all payments to be made to the Accepted Lender under the Credit Agreement or to  indicate that all such payments are subject to such rates at a rate reduced by an applicable tax treaty.  4. The effective date for this Acceptance shall be the [Increase Date][Incremental  Term Loan Facility Date] related to this Acceptance (the “Effective Date”); provided, that this  Acceptance has been fully executed and delivered to the Administrative Agent for acceptance and  recording by the Administrative Agent on or prior to such [Increase Date][Incremental Term Loan  Facility Date].  5. Upon such execution, delivery, acceptance and recording and as of the Effective  Date, the Accepted Lender shall be a party to the Credit Agreement with a [Commitment][  Incremental Term Loan Facility] equal to the Proposed New Commitment and, to the extent  provided in this Acceptance, have the rights and obligations of a Lender thereunder.  6. Upon such acceptance and recording, from and after the Effective Date, the  Administrative Agent shall make all payments under the Credit Agreement in respect of the  Proposed New Commitment provided for in this Acceptance (including, without limitation, all  payments of principal, interest and commitment fees with respect thereto) to the Accepted Lender.  7. This Acceptance, and all claims or causes of action (whether in contract or tort or  otherwise) that may be based upon, arise out of or relate in any way to this letter, the execution or  performance of this letter or the transactions contemplated hereby, shall be governed by, and  construed in accordance with, the laws of the state of New York, without regard to any principle of  conflicts of law that could require the application of any other law.  8. This Acceptance may be executed in any number of counterparts and by  different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be  deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same  agreement.  Delivery of an executed counterpart of this Acceptance by telecopier shall be  effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Acceptance. The words  “execution,” “executed,” “signed,” “signature,” and words of like import in this  Acceptance 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; provided, that, without limiting the foregoing, upon  the request of the Administrative Agent, any electronic signature shall be promptly  followed by such manually executed counterpart.    [SIGNATURES ON FOLLOWING PAGE]           WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  ACCEPTED LENDER   [NAME OF ACCEPTED LENDER]  By:    Name:    Title:     Domestic Lending Office (and address for  notices):  [Address]  EURIBOR Lending Office:  [Address]           WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  This Acceptance is hereby acknowledged and agreed on as of the date set forth above.  LIVENT CORPORATION, in its own capacity  and as representative of LIVENT USA CORP.   By:    Name:    Title:       

 

         WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  CITIBANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent  By:    Name:    Title:                                                          WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596    [ISSUING BANK]  By:    Name:    Title:            WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  EXHIBIT D-1  TO  CREDIT AGREEMENT  FORM OF PERFECTION CERTIFICATE  See attached.          WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  PERFECTION CERTIFICATE  Dated: [DATE]  Reference is hereby made to that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of  September 1, 2022 (the “Agreement”), among Livent Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Livent”),  Livent USA Corp., a Delaware corporation (“Lithium Opco”, and collectively with Livent, the “Borrowers”  and each a “Borrower”), the guarantors party thereto from time to time (the “Guarantors”), the lenders party  thereto from time to time, and Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent (the “Administrative Agent”).   Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings assigned in the Agreement.    As used herein, the term “Companies” means the Borrowers and the Guarantors.   The undersigned hereby certify to the Administrative Agent, as of the date hereof, as follows:  1. Names.  (a) The exact legal name of each Company, as such name appears in its respective  certificate of incorporation or any other organizational document, in each case as amended as of the date  herof, is set forth in Schedule 1(a).  Each Company is (i) the type of entity disclosed next to its name in  Schedule 1(a) and (ii) a registered organization except to the extent disclosed in Schedule 1(a).  Also set  forth in Schedule 1(a) is the organizational identification number, if any, of each Company that is a  registered organization, the Federal Taxpayer Identification Number of each Company and the jurisdiction  of organization or formation, as applicable, of each Company.  (b) Set forth in Schedule 1(b) is a list of all names (including trade names or similar  appellations) used by each Company, or any other business or organization to which each Company  became the successor by merger, consolidation, acquisition, change in form, nature or jurisdiction  of organization or otherwise, at any time in the past five years.  Also set forth in Schedule 1(b) is  the information required by Section 1(a) of this certificate for any other business or organization to  which each Company became the successor by merger, consolidation, acquisition, change in form,  nature or jurisdiction of organization or otherwise, at any time in the past five years.  Except as set  forth in Schedule 1(b), no Company has changed its jurisdiction of organization at any time during  the past four months.  2. Current Locations.  (a) The chief executive office of each Company is located at the address  set forth in Schedule 2(a) hereto.  (b) Set forth in Schedule 2(b) is the principal mailing address of the Company, if  different from the chief executive office.  (c) Set forth in Schedule 2(c) are all locations in the United States where each  Company maintains any books or records relating to any Collateral (as defined in the Security  Agreement).  (d) Set forth in Schedule 2(d) hereto are all locations in the United States where each  Company maintains any of the Collateral (other than Collateral in transit) and consisting of  inventory or equipment not identified above with a fair market value in excess of $50,000.  (e) Set forth in Schedule 2(e) hereto are the names and addresses of all persons or  entities located in the United States other than each Company or any of its Subsidiaries, such as  lessees, consignees, warehousemen, shipping yard providers (at an marine port of entry) or  

 

  37  WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  purchasers of chattel paper, which have possession or are intended to have possession of Collateral  (including Collateral in transit) consisting of instruments, chattel paper, inventory or equipment, in  any such case, with a fair market value in excess of $50,000.  (f) Set forth on Schedule 2(f) hereto are all other places of business of the Company  in the United States of America.   (g) Set forth on Schedule 2(g) hereto is an estimate of the aggregate fair market value  of all lithium and any other minerals, including any rights to such lithium and minerals, and the locations  in the United States where which lithium and other minerals are held.   3. Prior Locations.  (a) Set forth in Schedule 3(a) is the information required by Schedule 2(a)  or Schedule 2(b) with respect to each location or place of business previously maintained by each Company  at any time during the past four months.  (b) Set forth in Schedule 3(b) is the information required by Schedule 2(c) or Schedule  2(d) with respect to each other location at which, or other person or entity with which, any of the  Collateral consisting of inventory or equipment has been previously held at any time during the  past four months.  4. Extraordinary Transactions.  Within the last five years, except for those purchases and  acquisitions and other transactions, in each case, described on Schedule 4 attached hereto, all of the  Collateral has been acquired by each Company in the ordinary course of business.  5. Real Property.  Attached hereto (a) as Schedule 5(a) is a list of all real property owned or  leased by each Company noting any owned real property that is subject to a mortgage and (b) as Schedule  5(b) is a list of all leases, subleases, tenancies, franchise agreements, licenses or other occupancy  arrangements to which any Company is party as owner, lessor, sublessor, licensor, franchisor or grantor  with respect to any of the real property described on Schedule 5(a).  6. Stock Ownership and Other Equity Interests.  Attached hereto as Schedule 6(a) is a true and  correct list of each of all of the authorized, and the issued and outstanding, stock, partnership interests,  limited liability company membership interests or other equity interest issued by each Company (other than  Livent) and its Foreign Subsidiaries that are direct Subsidiaries of a Company and the record and beneficial  owners of such stock, partnership interests, membership interests or other equity interests.  Also set forth  on Schedule 6(b) is each equity investment of each Company that represents 50% or less of the equity of  the entity in which such investment was made; provided, however, that entities beneficially owned 100%  by Livent shall be excluded from Schedule 6(b).  7. Instruments and Tangible Chattel Paper.  Attached hereto as Schedule 7 is a true and correct  list of all promissory notes, instruments (other than checks to be deposited in the ordinary course of  business), tangible chattel paper, electronic chattel paper and other evidence of indebtedness, in each case,  with a face value in excess of $50,000, held by each Company, including all intercompany notes between  or among any two or more Companies.  8. Intellectual Property.  (a)  Attached hereto as Schedule 8(a) is a schedule setting forth (i) all  of each Company’s Patents and Trademarks (each as defined in the Security Agreement), in each case,  owned by such Company and issued, registered or applied for issuance or registration whether in the United  States Patent and Trademark Office or in any similar office or agency of the United States or any political  subdivision thereof, (ii) all of each Company’s Patent licenses and Trademark licenses in respect of U.S.  Patents or U.S. Trademarks and (iii) all of each Company’s material foreign Patents and material foreign    38  WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  Trademarks, in each case, owned by such Company and issued, registered or applied for issuance or  registration with an applicable office or agency of any foreign country or political subdivision thereof  including in each case the name of the registered owner and the registration or application number of each  such Patent and Trademark, and in respect of Patent licenses or Trademark licenses, the name of the  agreement, date, parties and registration or application numbers applicable to the Patents or Trademarks  that are the subject of each such exclusive Patent license or exclusive Trademark license.    (b)  Attached hereto as Schedule 8(b) is a schedule setting forth (i) all of each  Company’s Copyrights (as defined in the Security Agreement) owned by such Company and  registered or applied for registration whether in the United States Copyright Office or in any similar  office or agency of the United States or any political subdivision thereof, (ii) all of each Company’s  Copyright licenses in respect of United States Copyrights, and (iii) all of each Company’s material  foreign Copyrights owned by such Company and registered or applied for registration with an  applicable office or agency of any foreign country or political subdivision thereof, including in  each case, in respect of Copyrights, the name of the registered owner and the registration or  application number of each such Copyright, and in respect of Copyright licenses, the name of the  agreement, date, parties and registration or application numbers applicable to the Copyrights that  are the subject of each such exclusive Copyright license.  9. Commercial Tort Claims.  Attached hereto as Schedule 9 is a true and correct list of all  Commercial Tort Claims (as defined in the Security Agreement) held by each Company, including a brief  description thereof.  10. Deposit Accounts, Securities Accounts and Commodity Accounts.  Attached hereto as  Schedule 10 is a true and complete list of all Deposit Accounts, Securities Accounts and Commodity  Accounts (each as defined in the Security Agreement) maintained by each Company, including the name  of each institution where each such account is held, the name of each such account and the name of each  entity that holds each account.  11. Letter-of-Credit Rights.  Attached hereto as Schedule 11 is a true and correct list of all Letters  of Credit issued in favor of each Company, as beneficiary thereunder.  12. Motor Vehicles & Marine Vessels. Attached hereto as Schedule 12 is a true and correct list  of all motor vehicles covered by certificates of title or ownership that are material to the Companies. The  Companies do not own any marine vessels.  13. Material Contracts and Licenses.  Attached hereto as Schedule 13 is a true and correct list of  all (i) contracts to which any Company is party and (ii) licenses or permits granted to, held by or in favor  of any Company, in each case, that are material to the business, condition (financial or otherwise),  operations, performance, properties or prospects of such Company.  14. Accounts Receivables.  Attached hereto as Schedule 14 is a true and correct list of all  accounts receivables and other Accounts (as defined in the UCC) of each Company each with a value of  over $500,000 and approximate values of such accounts receivables and Accounts and an approximate  aggregate value of all remaining accounts receivable and Accounts each with a value of less than $500,000.  [The remainder of this page has been intentionally left blank]    WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto signed this Perfection Certificate as of the date first  written above.  BORROWERS:    LIVENT CORPORATION      By:  ______________________  Name:    Title:        LIVENT USA CORP.      By:  ______________________  Name:    Title:        GUARANTORS:    LIVENT ASIA-PACIFIC, INC.      By:  ______________________  Name:    Title:        LIVENT OVERSEAS LTD.      By:  ______________________  Name:    Title:        LIVENT QUEBEC HOLDINGS LLC      By:   Name:  Title:    LIVENT LITHIUM LLC      By:   Name:  Title:        40  WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  Schedule 1(a)  Legal Names, Etc.  Legal Name Type of Entity  Registered  Organization  (Yes/No)  Organizational  Number  Federal  Taxpayer  Identification  Number  Jurisdiction of  Organization /  Formation                       

 

  41  WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  Schedule 1(b)  Changes in Corporate Identity; Other Names  Corporate Name of  Entity Action Date of Action  Jurisdiction of  Organization /  Formation  List of All Other  Names Used During  Past Five Years                          Information for any other business or organization to which each Company became the successor by merger, consolidation, acquisition, change in  form, nature or jurisdiction or otherwise during past five years:      42  WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596    Schedule 2(a)  Chief Executive Offices  Company Address County State                        WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  Schedule 2(b)  Principal Mailing Addresses    44  WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  Schedule 2(c)  Location of Books    Company Address County State                     

 

    WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  Schedule 2(d)  Additional Locations of Equipment and Inventory  Company Address County State                      46  WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  Schedule 2(e)  Locations of Collateral in Possession of Persons Other Than Company  Company  Name of Entity in Possession of  Collateral/Capacity of such Entity  Address/Location of  Collateral County State                        47  WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  Schedule 2(f)  All Other Locations     WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596 Schedule 2(g)  Locations and Value of Lithium/Minerals  

 

    WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  Schedule 3(a)  Prior Locations Maintained by Company      WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  Schedule 3(b)  Prior Locations/Other Entities      Schedule 4  Transactions Other Than in the Ordinary Course of Business          51  WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596    Schedule 5(a)  Real Property    Entity of Record Location Address  Owned or Leased  /Mortgaged  Property  Landlord/Owner if  Leased Description of Lease Documents                        52  WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  Schedule 5(b)      Entity of Record Location Address  Owned or Leased  /Mortgaged Property Lessee/Sublessee/Franchisee  Description of Lease  Documents                            

 

    WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  Schedule 6(a)  Stock Ownership and Other Equity Interests  Record Owner Issuer Jurisdiction of Issuer Type of Equity  Interest  Number of  Shares/Interest  Percentage  Ownership of Record  Owner                         54  WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596    Schedule 6(b)     Joint Venture Equity Interests        WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  Schedule 7  Instruments and Tangible Chattel Paper  1. Promissory Notes:  2. Chattel Paper:          WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  Schedule 8(a)  Intellectual Property Filings  Patents and Trademarks  PATENTS      TRADEMARKS      

 

    WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  Schedule 8(b)  Copyrights  COPYRIGHT REGISTRATIONS        WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  Schedule 9  Commercial Tort Claims      WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  Schedule 10  Deposit Accounts, Securities Accounts and Commodity Accounts  Grantor Name of Institution Account Number  Type of Account                            WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  Schedule 11  Letter of Credit Rights  . 

 

    WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  Schedule 12  Motor Vehicles & Marine Vessels        WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  Schedule 13  Material Contracts & Licenses      WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  Schedule 14  Accounts Receivables        WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  EXHIBIT D-2  TO  CREDIT AGREEMENT  FORM OF PERFECTION CERTIFICATE SUPPLEMENT  See attached.      

 

    WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  SUPPLEMENTAL PERFECTION CERTIFICATE  Dated: [DATE]  Reference is hereby made to that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of  September 1, 2022 (the “Agreement”), among Livent Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Livent”),  Livent USA Corp., a Delaware corporation (“Lithium Opco”, and collectively with Livent, the “Borrowers”  and each a “Borrower”), the guarantors party thereto from time to time (the “Guarantors”), the lenders party  thereto from time to time, and Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent (the “Administrative Agent”).   Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings assigned in the Agreement.    This Supplemental Perfection Certificate is delivered pursuant to Section 6.02(f) of the Credit  Agreement (this certificate and each other Supplemental Perfection Certificate heretofore delivered  pursuant to Section 6.02(f) of the Credit Agreement being referred to as a “Supplemental Perfection  Certificate”), and supplements the information set forth in the Perfection Certificate delivered on the  Effective Date (as supplemented from time to time by the Supplemental Perfection Certificates delivered  after the Effective Date and prior to the date hereof, the “Prior Perfection Certificate”).  As used herein, the term “Companies” means the Borrowers and the Guarantors.   The undersigned, solely in his or her capacity as an officer, and not individually, hereby certifies  to the Administrative Agent as to the following information supplemental to the Prior Perfection Certificate  as of the date hereof:  1. Names.  (a) Except as set forth in Schedule 1(a) hereto, there has been no change to the legal  name of each Company, as such name appears in its respective certificate of incorporation or any other  organizational document, in each case as amended as of the date hereof, as set forth in Schedule 1(a) to the  Prior Perfection Certificate.  Except as set forth in Schedule 1(a) hereto, each Company is (i) the type of  entity disclosed next to its name in Schedule 1(a) to the Prior Perfection Certificate and (ii) a registered  organization except to the extent disclosed in Schedule 1(a) to the Prior Perfection Certificate.  Except as  set forth in Schedule 1(a) hereto, there has been no change to the organizational identification number, if  any, of each Company that is a registered organization, the Federal Taxpayer Identification Number of each  Company and the jurisdiction of organization or formation, as applicable, of each Company as set forth in  Schedule 1(a) to the Prior Perfection Certificate.  (b) Except as set forth in Schedule 1(b) hereto, there has been no change to the names  (including trade names or similar appellations) used by each Company, or any other business or  organization to which each Company became the successor by merger, consolidation, acquisition,  change in form, nature or jurisdiction of organization or otherwise, at any time in the past five  years, as set forth in Schedule 1(b) to the Prior Perfection Certificate.  Set forth in Schedule 1(b)  hereto is the information required by Section 1(a) of this certificate for any other business or  organization to which each Company became the successor by merger, consolidation, acquisition,  change in form, nature or jurisdiction of organization or otherwise since the Prior Perfection  Certificate.  Except as set forth in Schedule 1(b) hereto, the Company has not changed its  jurisdiction of organization since the Prior Perfection Certificate.  2. Current Locations.  (a) Except as set forth in Schedule 2(a) hereto, there has been no change  to the address of the chief executive office of each Company set forth in Schedule 2(a) to the Prior  Perfection Certificate.      WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  (b)  Except as set forth in Schedule 2(b) hereto, there has been no change to the  principal mailing address of the Company, if different from the chief executive office, set forth in  Schedule 2(b) to the Prior Perfection Certificate.  (c)  Except as set forth in Schedule 2(c) hereto, there has been no change to the  locations in the United States where each Company maintains any books or records relating to any  Collateral (as defined in the Security Agreement) set forth in Schedule 2(c) to the Prior Perfection  Certificate.  (d)  Except as set forth in Schedule 2(d) hereto, there has been no change to the  locations in the United States where each Company maintains any of the Collateral (other than  Collateral in transit) and consisting of inventory or equipment not identified above with a fair  market value in excess of $50,000 as set forth in Schedule 2(d) to the Prior Perfection Certificate.  (e)  Except as set forth in Schedule 2(e) hereto, there has been no change to the names  and addresses of all persons or entities located in the United States other than each Company or  any of its Subsidiaries, such as lessees, consignees, warehousemen, shipping yard providers (at an  marine port of entry) or purchasers of chattel paper, which have possession or are intended to have  possession of Collateral (including Collateral in transit) consisting of instruments, chattel paper,  inventory or equipment, in any such case, with a fair market value in excess of $50,000 as  set forth  in Schedule 2(e) to the Prior Perfection Certificate.  (f)  Except as set forth in Schedule 2(f) hereto, there has been no change to all other  places of business of the Company in the United States of America since the Prior Perfection  Certificate.  (g) Except as set forth in Schedule 2(g) hereto, there has been no change to the  estimated aggregate fair market value of all lithium and any other minerals, including any rights to  such lithium and minerals, and the locations in the United States where which lithium and other  minerals are held as set forth in Schedule 2(g) to the Prior Perfection Certificate.   3. Prior Locations.  (a) Except as set forth in Schedule 3(a) hereto, the Company has not  maintained any other location or place of business other than as set forth in Schedule 2(a) or Schedule 2(b)  of this Supplemental Perfection Certificate or Schedule 2(a), Schedule 2(b) or Schedule 3(a) of the Prior  Perfection Certificate.  (b)  Except as set forth in Schedule 3(b) hereto, the Company has not maintained any  other location at which, and there have been no other persons or entities with which, any of the  Collateral consisting of inventory or equipment has been held other than as set forth in Schedule  2(c) or Schedule 2(d) of this Supplemental Perfection Certificate or Schedule 2(c), Schedule 2(d)  or Schedule 3(b) of the Prior Perfection Certificate.  4. Extraordinary Transactions.  Except as described in Schedule 4 hereto, all of the Collateral  has been acquired by each Company in the ordinary course of business since the Prior Perfection Certificate.   5. Real Property.  Except as set forth in Schedule 5(a) hereto, there has been not change to the  real property owned or leased by each Company as set forth in Schedule 5(a) to the Prior Perfection  Certificate and (b) except as set forth in Schedule 5(b) hereto, there has been no change to the leases,  subleases, tenancies, franchise agreements, licenses or other occupancy arrangements to which any  Company is party as owner, lessor, sublessor, licensor, franchisor or grantor with respect to any of the real  property as set forth in Schedule 5(b) of the Prior Perfection Certificate.      WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  6. Stock Ownership and Other Equity Interests.  Except as set forth in Schedule 6(a) hereto,  there has been no change to the authorized, and the issued and outstanding, stock, partnership interests,  limited liability company membership interests or other equity interest issued by each Company (other than  Livent) and its Foreign Subsidiaries that are direct Subsidiaries of a Company and the record and beneficial  owners of such stock, partnership interests, membership interests or other equity interests set forth in  Schedule 6(a) of the Prior Perfection Certificate.  Except as set forth in Schedule 6(b) hereto, there has been  no change to the equity investments of each Company that represents 50% or less of the equity of the entity  in which such investment was made set forth in Schedule 6(b) of the Prior Perfection Certificate.  7. Instruments and Tangible Chattel Paper.  Except as set forth in Schedule 7 hereto, there has  been no change to the notes, instruments (other than checks to be deposited in the ordinary course of  business), tangible chattel paper, electronic chattel paper and other evidence of indebtedness, in each case,  with a face value in excess of $50,000, held by each Company, including all intercompany notes between  or among any two or more Companies, set forth in Schedule 7 of the Prior Perfection Certificate.  8. Intellectual Property.  (a)  Except as set forth in Schedule 8(a) hereto, there has been no  change to (i) the Company’s Patents and Trademarks (each as defined in the Security Agreement), in each  case, owned by such Company and issued, registered or applied for issuance or registration whether in the  United States Patent and Trademark Office or in any similar office or agency of the United States or any  political subdivision thereof, (ii) the Company’s Patent licenses and Trademark licenses in respect of U.S.  Patents or U.S. Trademarks and (iii) the Company’s material foreign Patents and material foreign  Trademarks, in each case, owned by such Company and issued, registered or applied for issuance or  registration with an applicable office or agency of any foreign country or political subdivision thereof  including in each case the name of the registered owner and the registration or application number of each  such Patent and Trademark, and in respect of Patent licenses or Trademark licenses, the name of the  agreement, date, parties and registration or application numbers applicable to the Patents or Trademarks  that are the subject of each such exclusive Patent license or exclusive Trademark license, in each case as  set forth in Schedule 8(a) of the Prior Perfection Certificate.   (b)  Except as set forth in Schedule 8(b) hereto, there has been no change to (i) the  Company’s Copyrights (as defined in the Security Agreement) owned by such Company and  registered or applied for registration whether in the United States Copyright Office or in any similar  office or agency of the United States or any political subdivision thereof, (ii) the Company’s  Copyright licenses in respect of United States Copyrights, and (iii) the Company’s material foreign  Copyrights owned by such Company and registered or applied for registration with an applicable  office or agency of any foreign country or political subdivision thereof, including in each case, in  respect of Copyrights, the name of the registered owner and the registration or application number  of each such Copyright, and in respect of Copyright licenses, the name of the agreement, date,  parties and registration or application numbers applicable to the Copyrights that are the subject of  each such exclusive Copyright license, in each case as set forth in Schedule 8(b) of the Prior  Perfection Certificate.    9. Commercial Tort Claims.  Except as set forth in Schedule 9 hereto, there has been no change  to the Commercial Tort Claims (as defined in the Security Agreement) held by each Company since the  Prior Perfection Certificate.  10. Deposit Accounts, Securities Accounts and Commodity Accounts.  Except as set forth in  Schedule 10 hereto, there has been no change to the Deposit Accounts, Securities Accounts and Commodity  Accounts (each as defined in the Security Agreement) maintained by each Company, including the name  of each institution where each such account is held, the name of each such account and the name of each  entity that holds each account as set forth in Schedule 10 of the Prior Perfection Certificate.      WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  11. Letter-of-Credit Rights.  Except as set forth in Schedule 11 hereto, there has been no change  to the Letters of Credit issued in favor of each Company, as beneficiary thereunder, as set forth in Schedule  11 of the Prior Perfection Certificate.  12. Motor Vehicles & Marine Vessels. Except as set forth in Schedule 12 hereto, there has been  no change to the motor vehicles covered by certificates of title or ownership that are material to the  Companies as set forth in Schedule 12 of the Prior Perfection Certificate. The Companies do not own any  marine vessels.  13. Material Contracts and Licenses.  Except as set forth in Schedule 13 hereto, there has been  no change to the (i) contracts to which any Company is party and (ii) licenses or permits granted to, held  by or in favor of any Company, in each case, that are material to the business, condition (financial or  otherwise), operations, performance, properties or prospects of such Company since the Prior Perfection  Certificate.  14. Accounts Receivables.  Except as set forth in Schedule 14 hereto, there has been no change  to the accounts receivables and other Accounts (as defined in the UCC) of each Company each with a value  of over $500,000 and approximate values of such accounts receivables and Accounts and the approximate  aggregate value of all remaining accounts receivable and Accounts each with a value of less than $500,000  set forth in Schedule 14 to the Prior Perfection Certificate.  [The remainder of this page has been intentionally left blank]  

 

    WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto signed this Supplemental Perfection Certificate as  of the date first written above.  BORROWERS:      LIVENT CORPORATION      By:  ______________________  Name:    Title:          LIVENT USA CORP.      By:  ______________________  Name:    Title:            WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  Schedule 1(a)  Legal Names, Etc.  Legal Name Type of Entity  Registered  Organization  (Yes/No)  Organizational  Number  Federal  Taxpayer  Identification  Number  Jurisdiction of  Organization /  Formation                           WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  Schedule 1(b)  Changes in Corporate Identity; Other Names  Corporate Name of  Entity Action Date of Action  Jurisdiction of  Organization /  Formation  List of All Other  Names Used During  Past Five Years                          Information for any other business or organization to which each Company became the successor by merger, consolidation, acquisition, change in  form, nature or jurisdiction or otherwise during past five years:        WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596    Schedule 2(a)  Chief Executive Offices  Company Address County State                    

 

    WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  Schedule 2(b)  Principal Mailing Addresses      WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  Schedule 2(c)  Location of Books    Company Address County State                         WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  Schedule 2(d)  Additional Locations of Equipment and Inventory  Company Address County State                        WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  Schedule 2(e)  Locations of Collateral in Possession of Persons Other Than Company  Company  Name of Entity in Possession of  Collateral/Capacity of such Entity  Address/Location of  Collateral County State                      

 

    WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  Schedule 2(f)  All Other Locations         WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  Schedule 2(g)  Locations and Value of Lithium/Minerals      WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  Schedule 3(a)  Prior Locations Maintained by Company      WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  Schedule 3(b)  Prior Locations/Other Entities      

 

    WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  Schedule 4  Transactions Other Than in the Ordinary Course of Business            WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596    Schedule 5(a)  Real Property    Entity of Record Location Address  Owned or Leased  /Mortgaged  Property  Landlord/Owner if  Leased Description of Lease Documents                          WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  Schedule 5(b)      Entity of Record Location Address  Owned or Leased  /Mortgaged Property Lessee/Sublessee/Franchisee  Description of Lease  Documents                                WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  Schedule 6(a)  Stock Ownership and Other Equity Interests  Record Owner Issuer Jurisdiction of Issuer Type of Equity  Interest  Number of  Shares/Interest  Percentage  Ownership of Record  Owner                       

 

    WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596    Schedule 6(b)     Joint Venture Equity Interests        WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  Schedule 7  Instruments and Tangible Chattel Paper  1. Promissory Notes:  2. Chattel Paper:          WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  Schedule 8(a)  Intellectual Property Filings  Patents and Trademarks  PATENTS      TRADEMARKS        WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  Schedule 8(b)  Copyrights  COPYRIGHT REGISTRATIONS    

 

    WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  Schedule 9  Commercial Tort Claims      WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  Schedule 10  Deposit Accounts, Securities Accounts and Commodity Accounts  Grantor Name of Institution Account Number  Type of Account                            WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  Schedule 11  Letter of Credit Rights  .      WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  Schedule 12  Motor Vehicles & Marine Vessels    

 

    WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  Schedule 13  Material Contracts & Licenses      WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  Schedule 14  Accounts Receivables        WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  EXHIBIT E  TO  CREDIT AGREEMENT   FORM OF JOINDER AGREEMENT  THIS JOINDER AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of [●] is entered into  between [●], a [●] (the “New Subsidiary”) and Citibank, N.A., in its capacity as administrative  agent (the “Administrative Agent”) under that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement,  dated as of September 1, 2022 (as the same may be amended, restated, amended and restated,  supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among Livent  Corporation, a Delaware corporation, and Livent USA Corp., a Delaware corporation, as  borrowers, the Guarantors party thereto from time to time, the Lenders party thereto from time to  time and the Administrative Agent for the Lenders thereunder.  All capitalized terms used herein  and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings set forth in the Credit Agreement.  The New Subsidiary and the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, hereby  agree as follows:  1. The New Subsidiary hereby acknowledges, agrees and confirms that, by its  execution of this Agreement, the New Subsidiary will be deemed to be a Loan Party under the  Credit Agreement and a “Guarantor” for all purposes of the Credit Agreement and shall have all of  the obligations of a Loan Party and a Guarantor thereunder as if it had executed the Credit  Agreement.  The New Subsidiary hereby ratifies, as of the date hereof, and agrees to be bound by,  all of the terms, provisions and conditions contained in the Credit Agreement, including without  limitation (a) all of the representations and warranties of the Loan Parties set forth in Article V of  the Credit Agreement, (b) all of the covenants set forth in Articles VI of the Credit Agreement and  (c) all of the guarantee obligations set forth in Article X of the Credit Agreement.  Without limiting  the generality of the foregoing terms of this paragraph 1, the New Subsidiary hereby guarantees,  jointly and severally with the other Guarantors, to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, as  provided in Article X of the Credit Agreement, the prompt payment and performance of the  Guarantied Obligations in full when due (whether at stated maturity, as a mandatory prepayment,  by acceleration or otherwise) strictly in accordance with the terms thereof and agrees that if any of  the Guarantied Obligations are not paid or performed in full when due (whether at stated maturity,  by acceleration or otherwise), the New Subsidiary will, jointly and severally together with the other  Guarantors, promptly pay and perform the same, without any demand or notice whatsoever, and  that in the case of any extension of time of payment or renewal of any of the Guarantied  Obligations, the same will be promptly paid in full when due (whether at extended maturity, by  acceleration or otherwise) in accordance with the terms of such extension or renewal.  2. If required, the New Subsidiary is, simultaneously with the execution of this  Agreement, executing and delivering such Collateral Documents (and such other documents and  instruments) as requested by the Administrative Agent in accordance with the Credit Agreement.  3. The address of the New Subsidiary for purposes of Section 9.02 of the Credit  Agreement is as follows:  [●]      WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  4. The New Subsidiary hereby waives acceptance by the Administrative Agent and  the Lenders of the Loan Guaranty by the New Subsidiary upon the execution of this Agreement by  the New Subsidiary.  5. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different  parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an  original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.  Delivery of  an executed counterpart of this Agreement by telecopier shall be effective as delivery of a manually  executed counterpart of this Agreement. The words “execution,” “executed,” “signed,” “signature,”  and words of like import in this Agreement 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; provided, that, without limiting the foregoing, upon the request of the  Administrative Agent, any electronic signature shall be promptly followed by such manually  executed counterpart.  6. THIS AGREEMENT, AND ALL CLAIMS OR CAUSES OF ACTION  (WHETHER IN CONTRACT OR TORT OR OTHERWISE) THAT MAY BE BASED UPON,  ARISE OUT OF OR RELATE IN ANY WAY TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE EXECUTION OR  PERFORMANCE OF THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED  HEREBY, SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE  LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY PRINCIPLE OF  CONFLICTS OF LAW THAT COULD REQUIRE THE APPLICATION OF ANY OTHER  LAW.    IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the New Subsidiary has caused this Agreement to be duly  executed by its authorized officer, and the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, has  caused the same to be accepted by its authorized officer, as of the day and year first above written.  [NEW SUBSIDIARY]    By:    Name:    Title:     Acknowledged and accepted:    CITIBANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent    By:    Name:    Title:     

 

    WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  EXHIBIT F  TO  CREDIT AGREEMENT   FORM OF SECURITY AGREEMENT  See attached.        WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  PLEDGE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT  THIS AMENDED AND RETATED PLEDGE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT (as it may be  amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, this  “Security Agreement”) is entered into as of September 1, 2022 by and among LIVENT CORPORATION,  a Delaware corporation (“Livent”), LIVENT USA CORP., a Delaware corporation (“Lithium Opco”,  together with Livent, collectively, the “Borrowers” and, each, a “Borrower”), each of the other grantors  listed on the signature pages hereof under the heading “Grantors” from time to time party hereto (together  with the Borrowers, the “Grantors” and each, a “Grantor”), and Citibank, N.A., in its capacity as  administrative agent and collateral agent (the “Administrative Agent”) for the Secured Parties.    PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS  The Grantors, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Issuing Banks are entering into an  Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of the date hereof (as it may be amended, restated,  amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”).   The Grantors executed and delivered to the Administrative Agent that certain Pledge and Security  Agreement, dated as of September 28, 2018 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented  and/or otherwise modified from time to time prior to the date hereof, the “Existing Security Agreement”).  The Grantors have agreed to amend and restate the Existing Security Agreement in its entirety and are  entering into this Security Agreement in order to induce (a) the Lenders and Issuing Banks to enter into and  extend credit to the Borrowers under the Credit Agreement and (b) certain other Secured Parties to provide  financial accommodations which may from time to time constitute Secured Obligations under the Credit  Agreement.  ACCORDINGLY, the Grantors and the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties,  hereby agree as follows:  ARTICLE I  DEFINITIONS  1.1. Terms Defined in Credit Agreement.  All capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise  defined (including in the Preliminary Statements above) shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in  the Credit Agreement.  1.2. Terms Defined in UCC.  The following terms shall have the respective meanings assigned  to such terms in the UCC:  “Account Debtor”, “Accounts”; “Chattel Paper”; “Deposit Accounts”;  “Documents”; “Equipment”; “Fixtures”; “General Intangibles”; “Goods”; “Instruments”; “Inventory”;  “Investment Property”; “Letter-of-Credit Rights”; “Security”; and “Supporting Obligations”.  1.3. Definitions of Certain Terms Used Herein.  As used in this Security Agreement, the  following terms shall have the following meanings:  “Account Control Agreement” means, with respect to any Deposit Account, Securities Account or  Commodities Account of any Grantor, an agreement among the Administrative Agent, such Grantor and  such depository bank, securities intermediary or commodity intermediary, as applicable, sufficient to grant  “control” to the Administrative Agent (a) under 9-104 of the UCC with respect to any Deposit Account, (b)  under 9-106 of the UCC with respect to any Commodities Contract or Commodities Account or (c) under  8-106 of the UCC with respect to any Securities Account.    2  WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  “Article” means a numbered article of this Security Agreement, unless another document is  specifically referenced.  “Collateral” shall have the meaning set forth in Article II of this Security Agreement.  “Commercial Tort Claims” means all existing commercial tort claims of the Grantors, as specified  on Schedule 5 hereto.  “Control” shall have the meaning set forth in Article 8 or, if applicable, in Section 9-104 or 9-106  of Article 9 of the UCC.  “Copyrights” means, with respect to any Person, all of such Person’s right, title, and interest in and  to the following:  (a) all copyrights, rights and interests in copyrights, works protectable by copyright,  copyright registrations, and copyright applications; (b) all renewals, reversions or extensions of any of the  foregoing; (c) all income, royalties, damages, and payments now or hereafter due and/or payable under any  of the foregoing, including, without limitation, damages or payments for past or future infringements,  misappropriation, dilution or other violation of any of the foregoing; (d) all right to sue for past, present,  and future infringements, misappropriation, dilution or other violation of any of the foregoing, including  all right to settle suits involving claims and demands for royalties owing; and (e) all rights corresponding  to any of the foregoing throughout the world.  “Effective Grant Date” means (a) with respect to any Grantor party hereto as of the date hereof, the  Effective Date and (b) with respect to any Grantor party hereto as of any other date, the date on which the  joinder to the Security Agreement executed by such Grantor pursuant to Section 6.03(m) of the Credit  Agreement becomes effective in accordance with its terms.  “Equity Interests” means shares of capital stock, partnership interests, membership interests in a  limited liability company, beneficial interests in a trust or other equity ownership interests in a Person, and  any warrants, options or other rights entitling the holder thereof to purchase or acquire any of the foregoing.  “Excluded Account” means with respect to any Grantor, (a) any Deposit Account which is funded  by, or on behalf or for the benefit of, employees of such Grantor and is to be maintained exclusively for the  benefit, directly or indirectly, of such employees (including any Deposit Account which is an employer  funded pension account for employees and any account established to pay taxes for and on behalf of  employee tax liabilities), (b) any payroll, trust, fiduciary and tax withholding account which is funded in  the ordinary course of business or required by applicable law, (c) any trust account to hold customer  deposits, (d) any Deposit Account which is located outside the United States, (e) petty cash accounts,  amounts on deposit in which do not exceed $200,000 in the aggregate at any one time and (f) other deposit  accounts provided, that the aggregate average monthly balance therein does not exceed $200,000.  “Exhibit” refers to a specific exhibit to this Security Agreement, unless another document is  specifically referenced.  “Existing Security Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the Preliminary Statement.  “Foreign Subsidiary” has the meaning given to such term in the definition of “Investment  Property.”  “Investment Property” shall have the meaning set forth in Article 9 of the UCC; provided, that with  respect to Equity Interests held by a Grantor in any Subsidiary organized under the laws of a jurisdiction  outside of the United States of America (a “Foreign Subsidiary”), Investment Property shall not include    3  WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  more than sixty-five percent (65%) of the outstanding Voting Stock in each such Foreign Subsidiary, unless  the pledge of a greater percentage of Voting Stock will no longer trigger material adverse tax consequences  pursuant to Section 956 of the Code or otherwise.   “Intellectual Property” means, with respect to any Person, all of such Person’s right, title and  interest in and to all intellectual property, whether arising under the laws of the United States or any other  jurisdiction, including all (a) Copyrights, (b) Trademarks, (c) Patents, (d) trade secrets, (e) Internet domain  names, (f) software and technology, (g) income, royalties, damages, and payments now or hereafter due  and/or payable under any of the foregoing, including, without limitation, damages or payments for past or  future infringements, misappropriation, dilution or other violation of any of the foregoing and all right to  sue for past, present, and future infringements, misappropriation, dilution or other violation of any of the  foregoing, (h) rights corresponding to any of the foregoing throughout the world, and (i) Licenses.  “Intellectual Property Security Agreements” means, collectively, (a) the short-form copyright  security agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B, (b) the short-form trademark security  agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C and (c) the short-form patent security agreement in the  form attached hereto as Exhibit D.  “Licenses” means, with respect to any Person, all of such Person’s right, title, and interest in and  to (a) any and all licensing agreements or similar arrangements in and to any of its Intellectual Property, (b)  all income, royalties, damages, claims, and payments now or hereafter due or payable under and with  respect thereto, including, without limitation, damages and payments for past and future breaches thereof,  and (c) all right to sue for past, present, and future breaches thereof.  “Patents” means, with respect to any Person, all of such Person’s right, title, and interest in and to:   (a) any and all patents and patent applications; (b) all inventions and improvements described and claimed  therein; (c) all reissues, divisions, continuations, renewals, extensions, and continuations-in-part thereof  and amendments thereto; (d) all income, royalties, damages, claims, and payments now or hereafter due or  payable under and with respect thereto, including, without limitation, damages and payments for past and  future infringements, misappropriation, dilution or other violation thereof; (e) all right to sue for past,  present, and future infringements, misappropriation, dilution or other violation thereof, including all right  to settle suits involving claims and demands for royalties owing; and (f) all rights corresponding to any of  the foregoing throughout the world.  “Permitted Liens” means Liens permitted pursuant to Section 6.04(b) of the Credit Agreement.  “Pledged Collateral” means all Instruments, Securities and other Investment Property of the  Grantor to the extent constituting Collateral hereunder, whether or not physically delivered to the  Administrative Agent pursuant to this Security Agreement; provided, that Pledged Collateral shall not  include more than sixty-five percent (65%) of the outstanding Voting Stock in each such Foreign  Subsidiary, unless the pledge of a greater percentage of Voting Stock will no longer trigger material adverse  tax consequences pursuant to Section 956 of the Code or otherwise.  “Real Property” means land, buildings, and other kinds of fixed or immovable property, whether  owned or leased.  “Receivables” means, to the extent constituting Collateral hereunder, the Accounts, Chattel Paper,  Documents, Investment Property, Instruments and any other rights or claims to receive money which are  General Intangibles or which are otherwise included as Collateral.  

 

  4  WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  “Schedule” refers to a specific schedule to this Security Agreement, unless another document is  specifically referenced.  “Section” means a numbered section of this Security Agreement, unless another document is  specifically referenced.  “Stock Rights” means all dividends, instruments or other distributions and any other right or  property which the Grantor shall receive or shall become entitled to receive for any reason whatsoever with  respect to, in substitution for or in exchange for any Equity Interest constituting Collateral, any right to  receive an Equity Interest and any right to receive earnings, in which the Grantor now has or hereafter  acquires any right, issued by an issuer of such Equity Interest.   “Trademarks” means, with respect to any Person, all of such Person’s right, title, and interest in  and to the following:  (a) all trademarks (including service marks), trade names, trade dress, and trade styles,  all registrations and applications for registration thereof and any goodwill symbolized by any of the  foregoing; (b) all licenses of the foregoing, whether as licensee or licensor; (c) all extensions or renewals  of any of the foregoing; (d) all income, royalties, damages, and payments now or hereafter due or payable  with respect thereto, including, without limitation, damages, claims, and payments for past and future  infringements, misappropriation, dilution or other violation thereof; (e) all right to sue for past, present, and  future infringements, misappropriation, dilution or other violation of the foregoing, including all right to  settle suits involving claims and demands for royalties owing; and (f) all rights corresponding to any of the  foregoing throughout the world.  “UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code, as in effect from time to time, of the State of New  York or of any other state the laws of which are required as a result thereof to be applied in connection with  the attachment, perfection or priority of, or remedies with respect to, Administrative Agent’s or any Secured  Party’s Lien on any Collateral.    The foregoing definitions shall be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of the  defined terms.  Sections 1.03, 1.04, 1.05 and 1.06 of the Credit Agreement are hereby incorporated by  reference.  ARTICLE II  GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST  Each Grantor hereby pledges and grants to the Administrative Agent, on behalf of and for the  benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in all of its right, title and interest in, to and under all  personal property and assets, whether now owned by or owing to, or hereafter acquired by or arising in  favor of such Grantor (including under any trade name or derivations thereof), and whether owned or  consigned by or to, or leased from or to, such Grantor, and regardless of where located (all of which will  be collectively referred to as the “Collateral”), including:  (i) all Accounts;   (ii) all Chattel Paper;  (iii) all Deposit Accounts, Securities Accounts, and Commodities Accounts (in  each case, other than Excluded Accounts);  (iv) all Documents;     5  WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  (v) all Equipment;   (vi) all Fixtures;   (vii) all General Intangibles;   (viii) all Goods;  (ix) all Instruments;   (x) all Intellectual Property;  (xi) all Inventory;  (xii) all Investment Property;   (xiii) all cash and Cash Equivalents;   (xiv) all letters of credit, Letter-of-Credit Rights and Supporting Obligations;  (xv) all Commercial Tort Claims;   (xvi) and all accessions to, substitutions for and replacements, proceeds  (including Stock Rights), insurance proceeds and products of the  foregoing, together with all books and records, customer lists, credit files,  computer files, programs, printouts and other computer materials and  records related thereto and any General Intangibles at any time evidencing  or relating to any of the foregoing;  to secure the prompt and complete payment and performance of the Secured Obligations; provided,  however, that notwithstanding any of the other provisions set forth in this Article II, this Security  Agreement shall not constitute a grant of a security interest in (and the Collateral shall not include) (a) any  property to the extent that such grant of a security interest is prohibited by any rule of law, statute or  regulation, requires a consent not obtained of any government, governmental body or official or is  prohibited by, or constitutes a breach or default under or results in the termination of or requires any consent  not obtained under, any contract, license, agreement, instrument or other document evidencing or giving  rise to such property, except to the extent that such rule of law, statute or regulation or the term in such  contract, license, agreement, instrument or other document or shareholder or similar agreement providing  for such prohibition, breach, default or termination or requiring such consent is ineffective under applicable  law, including any applicable anti-assignment provisions; (b) any Trademark applications filed in the  United States Patent and Trademark Office on the basis of such Grantor’s “intent-to-use” such trademark  (unless and until acceptable evidence of use of the Trademark has been filed with the United States Patent  and Trademark Office pursuant to Section 1(c) or Section 1(d) of the Lanham Act (15 U.S.C. 1051, et seq.),  whereupon such Trademark application will be deemed automatically included in the Collateral), solely to  the extent that, and solely during the period during which granting a Security Interest in such Trademark  application prior to such filing would adversely affect the enforceability or validity of such Trademark  application (“Excluded Trademark Applications”); (c) any Excluded Account; (d) any property of such  Grantor, which is subject to a Permitted Lien of the type described in Section 6.04(a)(v) of the Credit  Agreement, pursuant to documents which prohibit such Grantor from granting any other Liens in such  property; (e) any Real Property other than Material Real Property; (f) that portion of Equity Interests  exceeding sixty-five percent (65%) of the outstanding Voting Stock entitled to vote in each such Foreign    6  WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  Subsidiary, unless the pledge of a greater percentage of Voting Stock will no longer trigger material adverse  tax consequences pursuant to Section 956 of the Code or otherwise; (g) cars, trucks, trailers, construction  and earth moving equipment or other vehicles or assets covered by a certificate of title law of any state; and  (h) any property of such Grantor consisting of safety stock of goods or products built and maintained to  satisfy future deliveries pursuant to any agreement with a customer.  ARTICLE III  REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES  Each Grantor represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and the Secured Parties that:  3.1. Title, Perfection and Priority.  Such Grantor has good and valid rights in or the power to  transfer the Collateral and title to the Collateral with respect to which it has purported to grant a security  interest hereunder, free and clear of all Liens (other than Permitted Liens), and has full power and authority  to grant to the Administrative Agent the security interest in such Collateral pursuant hereto.  When financing  statements have been filed in the appropriate offices against such Grantor in the locations listed on Schedule  7, the Administrative Agent will have a fully perfected first priority security interest (subject to Permitted  Liens) in that Collateral in which a security interest may be perfected by such filing.    3.2. Type and Jurisdiction of Organization, Organizational and Identification Numbers.  As of  the Effective Date, the type of entity of such Grantor, its state of organization, the organizational number  issued to it by its state of organization, if applicable, and its federal employer identification number are set  forth on Schedule 1.   3.3. Principal Location.  As of the Effective Grant Date, such Grantor’s mailing address and  the location of its place of business (if it has only one) or its chief executive office (if it has more than one  place of business), are disclosed in Schedule 1.  3.4. Collateral Locations.  As of the Effective Grant Date, all of such Grantor’s locations where  Collateral having a book value or fair market value greater than $50,000 is located are listed on Schedule 1  (other than in-transit Inventory or Equipment).  As of the Effective Grant Date, all of said locations are  owned by such Grantor except for locations (i) which are leased by such Grantor as lessee and designated  in Part VII(b) of Schedule 1 and (ii) at which Inventory is held in a public warehouse or is otherwise held  by a bailee or on consignment as designated in Part VII(c) of Schedule 1.  3.5. Deposit Accounts.  As of the Effective Grant Date, all of such Grantor’s Deposit Accounts  (other than Excluded Accounts) are listed on Schedule 2.  3.6. Exact Names.  As of the Effective Grant Date, such Grantor’s name in which it has  executed this Security Agreement is the exact name as it appears in such Grantor’s organizational  documents, as amended, as filed with such Grantor’s jurisdiction of organization.  As of the Effective Grant  Date, such Grantor has not, during the past five years, been known by or used any other corporate or  fictitious name, or been a party to any merger or consolidation, or been a party to any acquisition except as  otherwise noted on Schedule 1.  3.7. Letter-of-Credit Rights and Chattel Paper.  As of the Effective Grant Date, Schedule 3 lists  all Letter-of-Credit Rights and Chattel Paper of such Grantor.  3.8. Intellectual Property.   (a) As of the Effective Date, Schedule 4 lists all Patents and pending Patent  applications, registered Trademarks and pending Trademark applications, registered Copyrights and    7  WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  pending Copyright applications and material unregistered Trademarks, in each case, owned or purported to  be owned by such Grantor.  All Intellectual Property owned or purported to be owned by such Grantor is  valid, subsisting and enforceable.  Such Grantor exclusively owns (free and clear of any Liens, except for  Permitted Liens) or has a valid right to use all material Intellectual Property used in the conduct of such  Grantor’s business or operations. To the knowledge of each Grantor, neither the conduct of such Grantor’s  business or operations nor any Intellectual Property owned or purported to be owned by such Grantor  infringes, misappropriates, dilutes or otherwise violates the Intellectual Property of any other Person.  There  are no outstanding holdings, decisions, consents, settlements, decrees, orders, injunctions, rulings or  judgments that would (i) materially limit, (ii) cancel or (iii) question the validity or enforceability of any  Intellectual Property included in the Collateral or such Grantor's rights therein or use thereof.  No action or  proceeding is pending or, to such Grantor's knowledge, threatened (i) challenging the use by such Grantor  of any Intellectual Property or seeking to limit or cancel or question the validity or enforceability of any  Intellectual Property included in the Collateral or such Grantor's ownership interest or rights therein, (ii)  which, if adversely determined, could have a Material Adverse Effect on the value of any Intellectual  Property included in the Collateral or (iii) alleging that any Intellectual Property included in the Collateral,  or such Grantor's conduct of its business or operations, infringes, misappropriates, dilutes or otherwise  violates the Intellectual Property of any Person.  To the knowledge of such Grantor, no Person is infringing,  misappropriating, diluting or otherwise violating any Intellectual Property included in the Collateral.  Such  Grantor has taken commercially reasonable measures to maintain the confidentiality and value of all trade  secrets used or held for use in the conduct of the business or operations of such Grantor.  Such Grantor,  and, to the knowledge of such Grantor, each other party thereto, is not in breach or default of any material  License included in the Collateral.   (b) This Security Agreement is effective to create a valid and continuing Lien and,  upon filing of (i) appropriate financing statements in the offices listed on Schedule 7, (ii) the grant of  copyright security interest set forth on Exhibit B with the United States Copyright Office and (iii) the notices  of grant of security interest in trademarks and patents set forth on Exhibits C and D, respectively, with the  United States Patent and Trademark Office, fully perfected first priority security interests in favor of the  Administrative Agent on such Grantor’s U.S. Patents and Patent applications, U.S. Trademark registrations  and applications (excluding any Excluded Trademark Applications) and U.S. Copyright registrations and  applications, such perfected security interests shall be enforceable as such as against any and all creditors  of and purchasers from such Grantor; and all action necessary or desirable to protect and perfect the  Administrative Agent’s Lien on such Grantor’s U.S. Patents and Patent applications, U.S. Trademark  registrations and applications (excluding any Excluded Trademark Applications) and U.S. Copyright  registrations and applications shall have been duly taken.    3.9. Pledged Collateral.    (a) Schedule 6 sets forth, as of the date hereof, a complete and accurate list of all of  the Pledged Collateral constituting Indebtedness owing to a Grantor of, or Equity Interests held by a Grantor  in, any Grantor’s Subsidiaries.  As of the Effective Grant Date, such Grantor is the direct, sole beneficial  owner and sole holder of record of the Pledged Collateral listed on Schedule 6 as being owned by it, free  and clear of any Liens, except for Permitted Liens.  Such Grantor further represents and warrants that (i)  all Pledged Collateral constituting an Equity Interest of a Subsidiary has been (to the extent such concepts  are relevant with respect to such Pledged Collateral) duly authorized, validly issued, are fully paid and  non-assessable, (ii) with respect to any certificates delivered to the Administrative Agent representing an  Equity Interest, either such certificates are Securities as defined in Article 8 of the UCC as a result of actions  by the issuer or otherwise and (iii) all Pledged Collateral which represents Indebtedness of a Subsidiary  owed to such Grantor has been duly authorized, authenticated or issued and delivered by the issuer of such  Indebtedness, and is the legal, valid and binding obligation of such issuer.    

 

  8  WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  (b) In addition, with respect to the Pledged Collateral constituting an Equity Interest  of a Subsidiary (i) none has been issued or transferred in violation of the securities registration, securities  disclosure or similar laws of any jurisdiction to which such issuance or transfer may be subject, (ii) there  are existing no options, warrants, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to such  Pledged Collateral or which obligate the issuer of any Equity Interest included in such Pledged Collateral  to issue additional Equity Interests and (iii) no consent, approval, authorization, or other action by, and no  giving of notice, filing with, any governmental authority or any other Person is required for the pledge by  such Grantor of such Pledged Collateral pursuant to this Security Agreement or for the execution, delivery  and performance of this Security Agreement by such Grantor, or for the exercise by the Administrative  Agent of the voting or other rights provided for in this Security Agreement or for the remedies in respect  of such Pledged Collateral pursuant to this Security Agreement, except as may be required by applicable  law.    (c) Except as set forth in Schedule 6, such Grantor owns 100% of the issued and  outstanding Equity Interests of a Subsidiary which constitute Pledged Collateral and none of the Pledged  Collateral which represents Indebtedness of a Subsidiary owed to such Grantor is subordinated in right of  payment to other Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness under the Credit Agreement or as otherwise  expressly permitted under the Credit Agreement) or subject to the terms of an indenture.  ARTICLE IV  COVENANTS  From the date of this Security Agreement, and thereafter until this Security Agreement is  terminated, each Grantor agrees that:  4.1. General.  (a) Authorization to File Financing Statements; Ratification.  Such Grantor hereby  authorizes the Administrative Agent to file, and if requested will deliver to the Administrative Agent, all  financing statements and other documents and take such other actions as may from time to time be requested  by the Administrative Agent in order to maintain a perfected security interest in and, if applicable, Control  of, the Collateral located within the United States of America (subject in priority only to Permitted Liens).   Any financing statement filed by the Administrative Agent may be filed in any filing office in any UCC  jurisdiction and may (i) indicate the Collateral as all assets of such Grantor or words of similar effect or any  subset thereof, regardless of whether any particular asset comprised in the Collateral falls within the scope  of Article 9 of the UCC or such jurisdiction and (ii) contain any other information required by part 5 of  Article 9 of the UCC for the sufficiency or filing office acceptance of any financing statement or  amendment, including whether such Grantor is an organization, the type of organization and any  organization identification number issued to such Grantor. Such Grantor also agrees to furnish any such  information to the Administrative Agent promptly upon request.  (b) Account Control Agreements. Such Grantor will, at any time and from time to  time, upon the written request of the Administrative Agent, execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent  any Account Control Agreements with respect to Deposit Accounts, Securities Accounts and Commodities  Accounts, other than Excluded Accounts.  In furtherance of the foregoing, each Grantor will provide prompt  notice to the Administrative Agent upon such Grantor’s opening or otherwise establishing any Deposit  Account, Securities Account or Commodities Account.  (c) Further Assurances.  Such Grantor will, if so requested by the Administrative  Agent, furnish to the Administrative Agent, as often as the Administrative Agent reasonably requests,  statements and schedules further identifying and describing the Collateral and such other reports and    9  WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  information in connection with the Collateral as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request, all in  such detail as the Administrative Agent may reasonably specify.  Such Grantor also agrees to take any and  all actions reasonably necessary to defend title to the Collateral against all persons and to defend the security  interest of the Administrative Agent in the Collateral and the priority thereof against any Lien except for  Permitted Liens.  4.2. Delivery of Instruments, Securities and Documents. Such Grantor will (a) except for  Dispositions and other actions with respect thereto which are expressly permitted hereunder or under the  Credit Agreement, hold in trust for the Administrative Agent upon receipt any Securities and Instruments  included in the Collateral, (b) within five (5) Business Days after the Administrative Agent’s request  therefor (or such later date as agreed to by the Administrative Agent), deliver to the Administrative Agent  all Securities and Instruments, if any, constituting Equity Interests or Indebtedness of Subsidiaries or which  are otherwise material to such Grantor, in each case to the extent constituting Collateral (if any then exist),  and (c) within five (5) Business Days after the Administrative Agent’s request therefor (or such later date  as agreed to by the Administrative Agent), deliver to the Administrative Agent (and prior to such delivery  hold in trust for the Administrative Agent) any Document evidencing or constituting Collateral.    4.3. Uncertificated Pledged Collateral. Following the occurrence and during the continuance of  an Event of Default, the Grantor will permit the Administrative Agent from time to time to cause the  appropriate issuers (and, if held with a securities intermediary, such securities intermediary) of  uncertificated securities or other types of Pledged Collateral not represented by certificates to mark their  books and records with the numbers and face amounts of all such uncertificated securities or other types of  Pledged Collateral not represented by certificates and all rollovers and replacements therefor to reflect the  Lien of the Administrative Agent granted pursuant to this Security Agreement.    4.4. Pledged Collateral.  (a) Changes in Capital Structure of Issuers. Such Grantor will not (i) permit or suffer  any issuer of an Equity Interest constituting Pledged Collateral which is a Subsidiary to dissolve, merge,  liquidate, retire any of its Equity Interests or other Instruments or Securities evidencing ownership, reduce  its capital, sell or encumber all or substantially all of its assets or merge or consolidate with any other entity  (in each case except as permitted under the Credit Agreement), or (ii) vote any Pledged Collateral in favor  of any of the foregoing (except as permitted under the Credit Agreement).  (b) Registration of Pledged Collateral.  Such Grantor will permit any registerable  Pledged Collateral to be registered in the name of the Administrative Agent or its nominee at any time  following the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default at the option of the Required  Lenders.  (c) Exercise of Rights in Pledged Collateral.    (i) Without in any way limiting the foregoing and subject to clause (ii) below,  such Grantor shall have the right to exercise all voting rights or other rights relating to the Pledged  Collateral for all purposes not inconsistent with this Security Agreement, the Credit Agreement or  any other Loan Document; provided, however, that no vote or other right shall be exercised or  action taken which would have the effect of impairing the rights of the Administrative Agent  hereunder in respect of the Pledged Collateral (except for actions (and votes in respect thereof) that  are expressly permitted by the Credit Agreement).  (ii) Such Grantor will permit the Administrative Agent or its nominee at any  time after the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, without notice, to    10  WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  exercise all voting rights or other rights relating to Pledged Collateral, including, without limitation,  exchange, subscription or any other rights, privileges, or options pertaining to any Equity Interest  or Investment Property constituting Pledged Collateral as if it were the absolute owner thereof.  (iii) To the extent not in violation of the Credit Agreement, such Grantor shall  be entitled to collect and receive for its own use all cash dividends and interest paid in respect of  the Pledged Collateral; and  (iv) All distributions in respect of any of the Pledged Collateral which are not  permitted under the Credit Agreement, whenever paid or made, shall be delivered to the  Administrative Agent to hold as Pledged Collateral and shall, if received by such Grantor, be  received in trust for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, be segregated from the other property  or funds of such Grantor, and be forthwith delivered to the Administrative Agent as Pledged  Collateral in the same form as so received (with any necessary endorsement).  4.5. Intellectual Property.    (a) Such Grantor will use commercially reasonable efforts to secure, at its own  expense, all consents and approvals necessary or appropriate for the collateral assignment to or benefit of  the Administrative Agent of any material License to which such Grantor is a party and to enforce the  security interests granted hereunder.    (b) Such Grantor shall notify the Administrative Agent promptly if it knows, or has  reason to know, that any application, issuance or registration relating to any Patent, Trademark or Copyright  (now or hereafter existing) included in the Collateral may or has become abandoned or dedicated to the  public domain, or of any adverse determination or development (including the institution of, or any such  determination or development in, any adversarial proceeding in the United States Patent and Trademark  Office, the United States Copyright Office or any court) regarding such Grantor’s ownership of any such  Patent, Trademark or Copyright, its right to register the same, or to keep and maintain the same, in each  case, except to the extent such Grantor determines, in its reasonable business judgment, that such Patent,  Trademark or Copyright application, issuance or registration is not material to the conduct of such Grantor’s  business or operations.  (c) In the event that any Grantor, either directly or through any agent, employee,  licensee or designee, files an application for the registration or issuance of any Patent, Trademark or  Copyright with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the United States Copyright Office or any  similar office, such Grantor shall give the Administrative Agent written notice thereof no later than thirty  (30) days following the date of such filing and, upon request of the Administrative Agent, such Grantor  shall execute and deliver any and all security agreements or other instruments as the Administrative Agent  may reasonably request to evidence the Administrative Agent’s first priority security interest on such  Patent, Trademark or Copyright, and the General Intangibles of such Grantor relating thereto or represented  thereby.  (d) Such Grantor shall (unless such Grantor determines, in its reasonable business  judgment, that such Patent, Trademark, Copyright or trade secret is not material to the conduct of its  business or operations) take all actions necessary or reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent to  (i) maintain and pursue each application, to obtain the relevant registration and to maintain the registration  of each of the Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights (now or hereafter existing) included in the Collateral,  including the filing of applications for renewal, affidavits of use, affidavits of noncontestability and  opposition, interference and cancellation proceedings against third parties and (ii) maintain the  confidentiality and value of all trade secrets included in the Collateral.    11  WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  (e) Such Grantor shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent of any infringement,  misappropriation, dilution or other violation of such Grantor’s Intellectual Property  of which such Grantor  becomes aware and (unless such Grantor determines, in its reasonable business judgment, that such  Intellectual Property is not material to the conduct of its business or operations) take all actions necessary  or reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent  in respect of such infringement, misappropriation,  dilution or other violation to protect such Intellectual Property and to recover any and all damages for such  infringement, misappropriation, dilution or other violation.  In the event that such Grantor institutes suit  because any Intellectual Property constituting Collateral is infringed upon or misappropriated, diluted or  otherwise violated by a third party, such Grantor shall comply with Section 4.6.  (f) Such Grantor will, at any time and from time to time, execute or otherwise  authenticate the Intellectual Property Security Agreements for recording the security interest granted  hereunder to the Administrative Agent, on behalf of and for the benefit of the Secured Parties, in such  Intellectual Property Collateral with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the United States  Copyright Office or any similar office necessary to perfect the security interest granted hereunder in any  registered or applied-for United States Intellectual Property, as applicable.  4.6. Commercial Tort Claims.  Such Grantor shall promptly, and in any event within five (5)  Business Days (or such later date as agreed to by the Administrative Agent) after the same is acquired by  it, notify the Administrative Agent of any commercial tort claim in excess of $500,000 individually or  $1 million in the aggregate (as defined in the UCC) acquired by it and, unless the Administrative Agent  otherwise consents, such Grantor shall enter into an amendment to this Security Agreement, in the form of  Schedule A hereto, granting to Administrative Agent a first priority security interest in such commercial  tort claim.   4.7. Letter-of-Credit Rights.  If such Grantor is or becomes the beneficiary of a letter of credit  in excess of $500,000 individually or $1 million in the aggregate, such Grantor shall promptly, and in any  event within two (2) Business Days (or such later date as agreed to by the Administrative Agent) after  becoming a beneficiary, notify the Administrative Agent thereof and, following the occurrence and during  the continuation of an Event of Default upon the Administrative Agent’s request, cause the issuer and/or  confirmation bank to (i) consent to the assignment of any Letter-of-Credit Rights to the Administrative  Agent and (ii) agree to direct all payments thereunder to a Deposit Account at the Administrative Agent for  application to the Secured Obligations, in accordance with Section 2.09 of the Credit Agreement, all in  form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.  4.8. Federal, State or Municipal Claims.  Such Grantor will, within five (5) Business Days (or  such later date as agreed to by the Administrative Agent) after the acquisition thereof, notify the  Administrative Agent of any Collateral with a value in excess of $500,000 individually or $1 million in the  aggregate, which constitutes a claim against the United States government or any state or local government  or any instrumentality or agency thereof, the assignment of which claim is restricted by federal, state or  municipal law.  4.9. No Interference.  Such Grantor agrees that it will not interfere with any right, power and  remedy of the Administrative Agent provided for in this Security Agreement or now or hereafter existing  at law or in equity or by statute or otherwise, or the exercise or beginning of the exercise by the  Administrative Agent of any one or more of such rights, powers or remedies when and to the extent  permitted hereunder.  4.10. Insurance.  (a)  All insurance policies issued under U.S. law required hereunder and under  Section 6.03(e) of the Credit Agreement shall name the Administrative Agent (for the benefit of the Secured  Parties) as an additional insured or as loss payee (as its interests may appear), as applicable, and shall  

 

  12  WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  contain customary loss payable clauses, where applicable, through endorsements in form and substance  reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.  (b) All premiums on such insurance shall be paid when due by such Grantor, and, if  so requested by the Administrative Agent, copies of the policies delivered to the Administrative Agent.  If  such Grantor fails to obtain any insurance as required by this Section, the Administrative Agent may obtain  such insurance at the Borrowers’ expense. By purchasing such insurance, the Administrative Agent shall  not be deemed to have waived any Default arising from such Grantor’s failure to maintain such insurance  or pay any premiums therefor.  4.11. Change of Name or Location.  Such Grantor shall not (a) change its name as it appears in  official filings in the state of its incorporation or organization, (b) change its chief executive office or  principal place of business, (c) change the type of entity that it is, (d) change its organization identification  number, if any, issued by its state of incorporation or other organization, or (e) change its state of  incorporation or organization, in each case, unless the Administrative Agent shall have received at least ten  days (or such shorter period as the Administrative Agent may agree) prior written notice of such change,  provided, that any new chief executive office or principal place of business shall be in the continental U.S.  ARTICLE V  REMEDIES  5.1. Remedies.    (a) Upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, the  Administrative Agent may, and at the direction of the Required Lenders shall, exercise any or all of the  following rights and remedies:  (i) those rights and remedies provided in this Security Agreement, the Credit  Agreement, or any other Loan Document; provided, that this Section 5.1(a) shall not be understood  to limit any rights or remedies available to the Administrative Agent and the Secured Parties prior  to an Event of Default;  (ii) those rights and remedies available to a secured party under the UCC  (whether or not the UCC applies to the affected Collateral) or under any other applicable law  (including, without limitation, any law governing the exercise of a bank’s right of setoff or bankers’  lien) when a debtor is in default under a security agreement;  (iii) without notice (except as specifically provided in Section 8.1 or elsewhere  herein or otherwise required by applicable law), demand or advertisement of any kind to any  Grantor or any other Person, enter the premises of any Grantor where any Collateral is located  (through self-help and without judicial process) to collect, receive, assemble, process, appropriate,  sell, lease, assign, grant an option or options to purchase or otherwise dispose of, deliver, or realize  upon, the Collateral or any part thereof in one or more parcels at public or private sale or sales  (which sales may be adjourned or continued from time to time with or without notice and may take  place at such Grantor’s premises or elsewhere), for cash, on credit or for future delivery without  assumption of any credit risk, and upon such other terms as are commercially reasonable;   (iv) concurrently with written notice to the applicable Grantor, transfer and  register in its name or in the name of its nominee the whole or any part of the Pledged Collateral,  to exchange certificates or instruments representing or evidencing Pledged Collateral for  certificates or instruments of smaller or larger denominations, to exercise the voting and all other    13  WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  rights as a holder with respect thereto, to collect and receive all cash dividends, interest, principal  and other distributions made thereon, for application or other treatment in accordance with the  express terms of the Credit Agreement, and to otherwise act with respect to the Pledged Collateral  as though the Administrative Agent was the outright owner thereof; and  (v) deliver the appropriate notices as provided in, and pursuant to, each  respective Account Control Agreement, as applicable, and apply the balance from any Deposit  Account, Securities Account or Commodities Account, as applicable, or instruct the appropriate  depository bank or other financial institution at which any such Deposit Account, Securities  Account or Commodities Account is maintained to pay the balance of such Deposit Account,  Securities Account or Commodities Account, as applicable, to or for the benefit of the  Administrative Agent to be applied against the Obligations then due and owing.   (b) The Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, may comply with any  applicable state or federal law requirements in connection with a disposition of the Collateral and  compliance will not be considered to adversely affect the commercial reasonableness of any sale of the  Collateral.  (c) Upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, the  Administrative Agent shall have the right upon any such public sale or sales and, to the extent permitted by  law, upon any such private sale or sales, to purchase for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the  Secured Parties, the whole or any part of the Collateral so sold, free of any right of equity redemption,  which equity redemption each Grantor hereby expressly releases.  (d) Upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, until the  Administrative Agent is able to effect a sale, lease, or other disposition of Collateral, the Administrative  Agent shall have the right to hold or use Collateral, or any part thereof, to the extent that it deems appropriate  for the purpose of preserving Collateral or its value or for any other purpose deemed appropriate by the  Administrative Agent.  Upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, the  Administrative Agent may, if it so elects, seek the appointment of a receiver or keeper to take possession  of Collateral and to enforce any of the Administrative Agent’s remedies (for the benefit of the  Administrative Agent and the Secured Parties), with respect to such appointment without prior notice or  hearing as to such appointment.  (e) Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither the Administrative Agent nor the Secured  Parties shall be required to, after the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default (i) make  any demand upon, or pursue or exhaust any of their rights or remedies against, such Grantor, any other  obligor, guarantor, pledgor or any other Person with respect to the payment of the Secured Obligations or  to pursue or exhaust any of their rights or remedies with respect to any Collateral therefor or any direct or  indirect guarantee thereof, (ii) marshal the Collateral or any guarantee of the Secured Obligations or to  resort to the Collateral or any such guarantee in any particular order, or (iii) effect a public sale of any  Collateral.  (f) Each Grantor recognizes that the Administrative Agent may be unable to effect a  public sale of any or all the Pledged Collateral after the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event  of Default and may be compelled to resort to one or more private sales thereof in accordance with clause  (a) above.  Each Grantor also acknowledges that any such private sale may result in prices and other terms  less favorable to the seller than if such sale were a public sale and, notwithstanding such circumstances,  agrees that any such private sale shall not be deemed to have been made in a commercially unreasonable  manner solely by virtue of such sale being private.  The Administrative Agent shall be under no obligation  to delay a sale of any of the Pledged Collateral for the period of time necessary to permit such Grantor or    14  WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  the issuer of the Pledged Collateral to register such securities for public sale under the Securities Act of  1933, as amended, or under applicable state securities laws, even if the applicable Grantor and the issuer  would agree to do so.  5.2. Grantor’s Obligations Upon Default.  Upon the request of the Administrative Agent after  the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, each Grantor will:  (a) assemble and make available to the Administrative Agent the Collateral and all  books and records relating thereto at any place or places specified by the Administrative Agent, whether at  a Grantor’s premises or elsewhere; and  (b) permit the Administrative Agent, by the Administrative Agent’s representatives  and agents, to enter, occupy and use  any premises where all or any part of the Collateral, or the books and  records relating thereto, or both, are located, to take possession of all or any part of the Collateral or the  books and records relating thereto, or both, to remove all or any part of the Collateral or the books and  records relating thereto, or both, and to conduct sales of the Collateral, without any obligation to pay such  Grantor for such use and occupancy.   5.3. Grant of Intellectual Property License.  For the purpose of enabling the Administrative  Agent to exercise the rights and remedies under this Article V, upon the occurrence and during the  continuation of an Event of Default, at such time as the Administrative Agent shall be lawfully entitled to  exercise such rights and remedies, each Grantor hereby (a) grants to the Administrative Agent, for the  benefit of the Secured Parties, an irrevocable, nonexclusive license (exercisable without payment of royalty  or other compensation to any Grantor) to use, license or sublicense any intellectual property rights now  owned or hereafter acquired by such Grantor, and wherever the same may be located, and including in such  license access to all media in which any of the licensed items may be recorded or stored and to all computer  software and programs used for the compilation or printout thereof, subject, in the case of Trademarks, to  quality controls sufficient to maintain the validity of such Trademarks and such Grantor’s rights therein and  (b) irrevocably agrees that the Administrative Agent may sell any of such Grantor’s Inventory directly to  any person, including without limitation persons who have previously purchased such Grantor’s Inventory  from such Grantor and in connection with any such sale or other enforcement of the Administrative Agent’s  rights under this Security Agreement, may sell Inventory which bears any Trademark owned by or licensed  to such Grantor and any Inventory that is covered by any Copyright or Patent owned by or licensed to such  Grantor and the Administrative Agent may finish any work in process and affix any Trademark owned by  or licensed to such Grantor and sell such Inventory as provided herein.  5.4. Allocation of Proceeds.  Any proceeds of Collateral received by the Administrative Agent  (i) not constituting a specific payment of principal, interest, fees or other sum payable under the Loan  Documents (which shall be applied as specified by any Borrower), or (ii) after an Event of Default has  occurred and is continuing, shall be applied ratably first, to pay any fees, indemnities, or expense  reimbursements including amounts then due to the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Banks from any  Borrower (other than in connection with Hedging Obligations and obligations owing under any Specified  Cash Management Agreement), second, to pay any fees or expense reimbursements then due to the Lenders  from any Borrower (other than in connection with Hedging Obligations or obligations owing under any  Specified Cash Management Agreement), third, to pay interest then due and payable on the Loans or  Incremental Term Loan Facility, if any, ratably, fourth, to the payment of principal on the Loans or  Incremental Term Loan Facility, if any, the payment of any amounts owing with respect to Hedging  Obligations (to the extent such Hedging Obligations are designated as constituting Secured Obligations as  set forth in the definition of “Secured Obligations” in the Credit Agreement) or obligations owing under  any Specified Cash Management Agreement and to pay an amount (in the case of such Hedging Obligations  and such obligations owing under any Specified Cash Management Agreement, to the extent not previously    15  WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  cash collateralized) to the Administrative Agent equal to one hundred five percent (105%) of the aggregate  undrawn face amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit, to be held as cash collateral for such Obligations,  and fifth, to the payment of any other Secured Obligation due to the Administrative Agent or any Lender  by any Borrower. Notwithstanding the foregoing, amounts received from any Loan Party shall not be  applied to any obligation under an Excluded Hedging Contract of such Loan Party. Notwithstanding  anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, unless so directed by any Borrower, or unless a  Default is in existence, neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender shall apply any payment which it  receives to any SOFR or EURIBOR Loan, except (a) on the expiration date of the Interest Period applicable  to any such SOFR or EURIBOR Loan or (b) in the event, and only to the extent, that there are no outstanding  Base Rate Loans and, in any such event, any Borrower shall pay the break funding payment required in  accordance with Section 9.04(c) of the Credit Agreement. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall  have the continuing and exclusive right to apply and reverse and reapply any and all such proceeds and  payments to any portion of the Secured Obligations.    Notwithstanding the foregoing, Hedging Obligations or obligations owing  under any Specified Cash Management Agreement shall be excluded from the application described above  and paid in clause fourth if the Administrative Agent has not received such supporting documentation as  the Administrative Agent may have reasonably requested from the applicable provider of such Hedging  Contracts or such Specified Cash Management Agreements; provided, however, that no payments by a  Guarantor and no proceeds of Collateral of a Guarantor shall be applied to any Excluded Hedging Contract  of such Guarantor.  ARTICLE VI  ACCOUNT VERIFICATION; ATTORNEY IN FACT; PROXY  6.1. Authorization for Secured Party to Take Certain Action.    (a) Each Grantor irrevocably authorizes the Administrative Agent at any time and  from time to time in the sole discretion of the Administrative Agent and appoints the Administrative Agent  as its attorney in fact (i) to execute on behalf of such Grantor as debtor and to file financing statements  necessary or desirable in the Administrative Agent’s sole discretion to perfect and to maintain the perfection  and priority of the Administrative Agent’s security interest in the Collateral, (ii) following the occurrence  and during the continuation of an Event of Default, to endorse and collect any cash proceeds of the  Collateral, (iii) to file any financing statement or any intellectual property filing with respect to the  Collateral (whether now owned or hereafter acquired by any Grantor) and to file any other financing  statement, amendment of a financing statement (which does not add new collateral or add a debtor) or  intellectual property filing in such offices as the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion deems necessary  or desirable to perfect and to maintain the perfection and priority of the Administrative Agent’s security  interest in the Collateral (whether now owned or hereafter acquired by any Grantor), (iv) following the  occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, to contact and enter into one or more  agreements with the issuers of uncertificated securities which are Pledged Collateral or with securities  intermediaries holding Pledged Collateral as may be necessary or advisable to give the Administrative  Agent Control over such Pledged Collateral, (v) following the occurrence and during the continuation of  an Event of Default, to discharge past due taxes, assessments, charges, fees or Liens on the Collateral  (except for Permitted Liens) after written notice to Grantors, (vi) following the occurrence and during the  continuation of an Event of Default, to contact Account Debtors for any reason, (vii) following the  occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, to demand payment or enforce payment of  the Receivables in the name of the Administrative Agent or such Grantor, to direct any obligor in respect  of any Receivable to deliver payment thereon directly to the Administrative Agent and to endorse any and  all checks, drafts, and other instruments for the payment of money relating to the Receivables, (viii)  following the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, to sign such Grantor’s name  

 

  16  WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  on any invoice or bill of lading relating to the Receivables, drafts against any Account Debtor of such  Grantor, assignments and verifications of Receivables, (ix) following the occurrence and during the  continuation of an Event of Default, to exercise all of such Grantor’s rights and remedies with respect to  the collection of the Receivables and any other Collateral, (x) following the occurrence and during the  continuation of an Event of Default, to settle, adjust, compromise, extend or renew the Receivables, (xi)  following the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, to settle, adjust or compromise  any legal proceedings brought to collect Receivables, (xii) following the occurrence and during the  continuation of an Event of Default, to prepare, file and sign such Grantor’s name on a proof of claim in  bankruptcy or similar document against any Account Debtor of such Grantor, (xiii) following the  occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, to prepare, file and sign such Grantor’s  name on any notice of Lien, assignment or satisfaction of Lien or similar document in connection with the  Receivables, and (xiv) following the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, to do  all other acts and things reasonably necessary to carry out this Security Agreement; and such Grantor agrees  to reimburse the Administrative Agent on demand for all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket  expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent in connection with any of the foregoing; provided, that this  authorization shall not relieve such Grantor of any of its obligations under this Security Agreement or under  the Credit Agreement.   (b) All acts of said attorney or designee are hereby ratified and approved to the extent  such acts are permitted hereunder.  The powers conferred on the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of  the Secured Parties, under this Section 6.1 are solely to protect the Administrative Agent’s interests in the  Collateral and shall not impose any duty upon the Administrative Agent or any Secured Party to exercise  any such powers.    6.2. Proxy. EACH GRANTOR HEREBY IRREVOCABLY CONSTITUTES AND  APPOINTS THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AS THE PROXY AND ATTORNEY-IN-FACT (AS SET  FORTH IN SECTION 6.1 ABOVE) OF SUCH GRANTOR WITH RESPECT TO THE PLEDGED  COLLATERAL, INCLUDING THE RIGHT TO VOTE SUCH PLEDGED COLLATERAL, WITH FULL  POWER OF SUBSTITUTION TO DO SO AFTER THE OCCURRENCE AND DURING THE  CONTINUANCE OF AN EVENT OF DEFAULT. IN ADDITION TO THE RIGHT TO VOTE ANY  SUCH PLEDGED COLLATERAL AFTER THE OCCURRENCE AND DURING THE CONTINUANCE  OF AN EVENT OF DEFAULT, THE APPOINTMENT OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AS  PROXY AND ATTORNEY-IN-FACT SHALL INCLUDE THE RIGHT TO EXERCISE ALL OTHER  RIGHTS, POWERS, PRIVILEGES AND REMEDIES TO WHICH A HOLDER OF SUCH PLEDGED  COLLATERAL WOULD BE ENTITLED (INCLUDING GIVING OR WITHHOLDING WRITTEN  CONSENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS, CALLING SPECIAL MEETINGS OF SHAREHOLDERS AND  VOTING AT SUCH MEETINGS), IN EACH CASE AFTER THE OCCURRENCE OF AND DURING  THE CONTINUANCE OF AN EVENT OF DEFAULT. SUCH PROXY SHALL BE EFFECTIVE,  AUTOMATICALLY AND WITHOUT THE NECESSITY OF ANY ACTION (INCLUDING ANY  TRANSFER OF ANY SUCH PLEDGED COLLATERAL ON THE RECORD BOOKS OF THE ISSUER  THEREOF) BY ANY PERSON (INCLUDING THE ISSUER OF SUCH PLEDGED COLLATERAL OR  ANY OFFICER OR AGENT THEREOF), UPON THE OCCURRENCE AND DURING THE  CONTINUATION OF AN EVENT OF DEFAULT.    6.3. Nature of Appointment; Limitation of Duty.  THE APPOINTMENT OF THE  ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AS PROXY AND ATTORNEY-IN-FACT IN THIS ARTICLE VI IS  COUPLED WITH AN INTEREST AND SHALL BE IRREVOCABLE UNTIL THE DATE ON WHICH  THIS SECURITY AGREEMENT IS TERMINATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 8.14.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING CONTAINED HEREIN, NEITHER THE ADMINISTRATIVE  AGENT, NOR ANY SECURED PARTY, NOR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES,  OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS OR REPRESENTATIVES SHALL HAVE ANY    17  WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  DUTY TO EXERCISE ANY RIGHT OR POWER GRANTED HEREUNDER OR OTHERWISE OR TO  PRESERVE THE SAME AND SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY FAILURE TO DO SO OR FOR  ANY DELAY IN DOING SO, EXCEPT  IN RESPECT OF DAMAGES ATTRIBUTABLE SOLELY TO  THEIR OWN GROSS NEGLIGENCE OR WILLFUL MISCONDUCT AS FINALLY DETERMINED  BY A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION; PROVIDED THAT, IN NO EVENT SHALL THEY  BE LIABLE FOR ANY PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES.  ARTICLE VII  GENERAL PROVISIONS  7.1. Waivers.  Each Grantor hereby agrees that notice will be given of the time and place of any  public sale or the time after which any private sale or other disposition of all or any part of the Collateral  may be made.  Any notice made shall be deemed reasonable if sent to such Grantor, addressed as set forth  in Article VIII, at least ten days prior to (a) the date of any such public sale or (b) the time after which any  such private sale or other disposition may be made.  To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law,  such Grantor waives all claims, damages, and demands against the Administrative Agent or any Secured  Party arising out of the repossession, retention or sale of the Collateral, except such as arise solely out of  the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Administrative Agent or such Secured Party as finally  determined by a court of competent jurisdiction. To the extent it may lawfully do so, such Grantor  absolutely and irrevocably waives and relinquishes the benefit and advantage of, and covenants not to assert  against the Administrative Agent or any Secured Party, any valuation, stay, appraisal, extension,  moratorium, redemption or similar laws and any and all rights or defenses it may have as a surety now or  hereafter existing which, but for this provision, might be applicable to the sale of any Collateral made under  the judgment, order or decree of any court, or privately under the power of sale conferred by this Security  Agreement, or otherwise.  Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, such Grantor hereby waives  presentment, demand, protest or any notice (to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law) of any  kind in connection with this Security Agreement or any Collateral.  7.2. Limitation on Administrative Agent’s and Secured Parties’ Duty with Respect to the  Collateral.  The Administrative Agent shall have no obligation to clean-up or otherwise prepare the  Collateral for sale. The Administrative Agent and each Secured Party shall use reasonable care with respect  to the Collateral in its possession or under its control.  Neither the Administrative Agent nor any Secured  Party shall have any other duty as to any Collateral in its possession or control or in the possession or control  of any agent or nominee of the Administrative Agent or such Secured Party, or any income thereon or as to  the preservation of rights against prior parties or any other rights pertaining thereto. Nothing contained in  this Section 7.2 shall be construed to grant any rights to such Grantor or to impose any duties on the  Administrative Agent that would not have been granted or imposed by this Security Agreement or by  applicable law in the absence of this Section 7.2.  7.3. Compromises and Collection of Collateral.  The Grantors and the Administrative Agent  recognize that setoffs, counterclaims, defenses and other claims may be asserted by obligors with respect  to certain of the Receivables, that certain of the Receivables may be or become uncollectible in whole or in  part and that the expense and probability of success in litigating a disputed Receivable may exceed the  amount that reasonably may be expected to be recovered with respect to a Receivable.  In view of the  foregoing, each Grantor agrees that the Administrative Agent may at any time and from time to time, if an  Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, compromise with the obligor on any Receivable, accept  in full payment of any Receivable such amount as the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion shall  determine or abandon any Receivable, and any such action by the Administrative Agent shall be  commercially reasonable so long as the Administrative Agent acts in good faith based on information  known to it at the time it takes any such action.  18  WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596 7.4. Secured Party Performance of Debtor Obligations.  Without having any obligation to do  so, the Administrative Agent may perform or pay any obligation which any Grantor has agreed to perform  or pay in this Security Agreement but has failed to do so following notice to such Grantor and the Grantors  shall reimburse the Administrative Agent for any amounts paid by the Administrative Agent pursuant to  this Section 7.4.  The Grantors’ obligation to reimburse the Administrative Agent pursuant to the preceding  sentence shall be a Secured Obligation payable on demand.  7.5. Dispositions Not Authorized.  Except as permitted under the Credit Agreement, no Grantor  is authorized to sell or otherwise dispose of the Collateral and notwithstanding any course of dealing  between any Grantor and the Administrative Agent or other conduct of the Administrative Agent, no  authorization to sell or otherwise dispose of the Collateral shall be binding upon the Administrative Agent  or the Secured Parties unless such authorization is contained in the Credit Agreement or in another writing  signed by the Administrative Agent with the consent or at the direction of the Required Lenders.  7.6. No Waiver; Amendments; Cumulative Remedies. No delay or omission of the  Administrative Agent or any Secured Party to exercise any right or remedy granted under this Security  Agreement shall impair such right or remedy or be construed to be a waiver of any Default or an  acquiescence therein, and any single or partial exercise of any such right or remedy shall not preclude any  other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or remedy. No waiver, amendment or  other variation of the terms, conditions or provisions of this Security Agreement whatsoever shall be valid  unless in writing signed by the Administrative Agent with the concurrence or at the direction of the Lenders  required under Sections 9.01 and 9.03 of the Credit Agreement and then only to the extent in such writing  specifically set forth.  All rights and remedies contained in this Security Agreement or by law afforded shall  be cumulative and all shall be available to the Administrative Agent and the Secured Parties until the  Secured Obligations have been paid in full.  7.7. Limitation by Law; Severability of Provisions.  All rights, remedies and powers provided  in this Security Agreement may be exercised only to the extent that the exercise thereof does not violate  any applicable provision of law, and all the provisions of this Security Agreement are intended to be subject  to all applicable mandatory provisions of law that may be controlling and to be limited to the extent  necessary so that they shall not render this Security Agreement invalid, unenforceable or not entitled to be  recorded or registered, in whole or in part.  Any provision in any this Security Agreement that is held to be  inoperative, unenforceable, or invalid in any jurisdiction shall, as to that jurisdiction, be inoperative,  unenforceable, or invalid without affecting the remaining provisions in that jurisdiction or the operation,  enforceability, or validity of that provision in any other jurisdiction, and to this end the provisions of this  Security Agreement are declared to be severable.  7.8. Reinstatement.  This Security Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and continue  to be effective should any petition be filed by or against any Grantor for liquidation or reorganization,  should any Grantor become insolvent or make an assignment for the benefit of any creditor or creditors or  should a receiver or trustee be appointed for all or any significant part of any Grantor’s assets, and shall  continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment and performance of the  Secured Obligations, or any part thereof, is, pursuant to applicable law, rescinded or reduced in amount, or  must otherwise be restored or returned by any obligee of the Secured Obligations, whether as a “voidable  preference,” “fraudulent conveyance,” or otherwise, all as though such payment or performance had not  been made.  In the event that any payment, or any part thereof, is rescinded, reduced, restored or returned,  the Secured Obligations shall be reinstated and deemed reduced only by such amount paid and not so  rescinded, reduced, restored or returned.  7.9. Benefit of Agreement.  The terms and provisions of this Security Agreement shall be  binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Grantors, the Administrative Agent and the Secured Parties and    19  WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  their respective successors and assigns (including all persons who become bound as a debtor to this Security  Agreement), except that no Grantor shall have the right to assign its rights or delegate its obligations under  this Security Agreement or any interest herein, without the prior written consent of the Administrative  Agent.  No sales of participations, assignments, transfers, or other dispositions of any agreement governing  the Secured Obligations or any portion thereof or interest therein shall in any manner impair the Lien  granted to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Secured Parties,  hereunder.  7.10. Survival of Representations.  All representations and warranties of the Grantors contained  in this Security Agreement shall survive the execution and delivery of this Security Agreement.  7.11. Taxes and Expenses.  Any stamp or similar taxes payable or ruled payable by Federal or  State authority in respect of this Security Agreement shall be paid by the Grantors, together with interest  and penalties, if any.  Each Grantor shall reimburse the Administrative Agent for any and all reasonable  and documented out-of-pocket expenses (including reasonable attorneys’, auditors’ and accountants’ fees  but excluding time charges of attorneys, paralegals, auditors and accountants who may be employees of the  Administrative Agent) paid or incurred by the Administrative Agent in connection with the preparation,  execution, delivery, administration, collection and enforcement of this Security Agreement and in the audit,  analysis, administration, collection, preservation or sale of the Collateral (including the expenses and  charges associated with any periodic or special audit of the Collateral), in each case, to the extent required  by the Credit Agreement.  Any and all costs and expenses incurred by any Grantor in the performance of  actions required pursuant to the terms hereof shall be borne solely by such Grantor.  7.12. Headings.  The title of and section headings in this Security Agreement are for convenience  of reference only, and shall not govern the interpretation of any of the terms and provisions of this Security  Agreement.  7.13. Termination.  This Security Agreement shall continue in effect (notwithstanding the fact  that from time to time there may be no Secured Obligations outstanding) until payment in full of the Secured  Obligations (other than that portion of the Secured Obligations comprised of Hedging Obligations that have  been collateralized or in respect of which other arrangements have been made to the satisfaction of the  relevant Secured Party), following which (a) the security interests granted hereby shall automatically  terminate and all rights to the Collateral (other than cash collateral deposited in accordance with the Credit  Agreement with respect to any Letters of Credit outstanding) shall revert to the applicable Grantor or to  such other Person as may be entitled thereto pursuant to any applicable Requirement of Law, and (b) the  Administrative Agent shall promptly, and at the sole cost and expense of the Grantors, file any applicable  UCC-3 termination statements in respect thereof, deliver to the Grantors all physical Collateral held by the  Administrative Agent and take all actions it deems appropriate or as reasonably requested by the Grantors  in order to effect the foregoing.  7.14. Release of Collateral.  (a) At the request of a Grantor, such Grantor shall be released from its obligations  hereunder in the event that all of the Equity Interests of such Grantor shall be sold to any Person that is not  a Grantor or a Subsidiary of a Grantor in a transaction permitted by the Loan Documents and such released  Grantor would not be required to guarantee any Obligations after giving effect to such sale.  (b) To the extent any Collateral is sold or otherwise Disposed as permitted by the  provisions of the Credit Agreement, such Collateral (unless sold to (i) a Loan Party or (ii) an Affiliate of  any Loan Party (other than a Loan Party) for less than fair market value) shall be sold free and clear of the  Liens created by the Credit Agreement and the Collateral Documents (provided, that such Liens shall  

 

  20  WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  continue in any Proceeds generated from such sale or other Disposition), and the Administrative Agent  shall take all actions it deems appropriate or as reasonably requested by the Grantors in order to effect the  foregoing.  7.15. Entire Agreement.  This Security Agreement embodies the entire agreement and  understanding between such Grantor and the Administrative Agent relating to the Collateral and supersedes  all prior agreements and understandings between such Grantor and the Administrative Agent relating to the  Collateral.  7.16. CHOICE OF LAW.  THIS SECURITY AGREEMENT, AND ALL CLAIMS OR  CAUSES OF ACTION (WHETHER IN CONTRACT OR TORT OR OTHERWISE) THAT MAY  BE BASED UPON, ARISE OUT OF OR RELATE IN ANY WAY TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE  EXECUTION OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS  CONTEMPLATED HEREBY, SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN  ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO  ANY PRINCIPLE OF CONFLICTS OF LAW THAT COULD REQUIRE THE APPLICATION OF  ANY OTHER LAW.    7.17. CONSENT TO JURISDICTION.  Section 9.12 of the Credit Agreement is hereby  incorporated by reference and shall apply mutatis mutandis.  7.18. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL.  Section 9.13 of the Credit Agreement is hereby  incorporated by reference and shall apply mutatis mutandis.  7.19. Indemnity.  Each Grantor hereby agrees to indemnify the Administrative Agent and the  Secured Parties, and each other Indemnitee to the extent set forth in Section 9.04(b) of the Credit  Agreement, which is expressly incorporated herein by reference.  7.20. Counterparts.  This Security Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts  and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed  to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.  Delivery of  an executed counterpart of this Security Agreement by telecopier shall be effective as delivery of a manually  executed counterpart of this Security Agreement. The words “execution,” “executed,” “signed,”  “signature,” and words of like import in this Security Agreement 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;  provided, that, without limiting the foregoing, upon the request of the Administrative Agent, any electronic  signature shall be promptly followed by such manually executed counterpart.  7.21. Amendment and Restatement.  This Security Agreement amends and restates the Existing  Security Agreement but does not extinguish or otherwise discharge or release any Liens created thereby.  All Liens granted pursuant to the Existing Security Agreement shall continue in full force and effect. From  and after the date hereof, the Existing Security Agreement shall be amended and restated in its entirety by  this Security Agreement and (a) all references to the Existing Security Agreement in any Loan Document  other than this Security Agreement (including in any amendment, waiver or consent) shall be deemed to  refer to the Existing Security Agreement as amended and restated hereby, (b) all references to any section  (or subsection) of the Existing Security Agreement in any Loan Document (but not herein) shall be deemed  to refer to references to the corresponding provisions of this Security Agreement and (c) the Grantors hereby    21  WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  reaffirm the Liens granted pursuant to the Existing Security Agreement and all Liens granted under the  Existing Security Agreement shall continue under this Security Agreement in full force and effect. This  Security Agreement is not intended to constitute, and does not constitute, a novation of any obligations or  liabilities under or in connection with the Liens granted pursuant to the Existing Security Agreement or  under or in connection with the Existing Security Agreement in general.  ARTICLE VIII  NOTICES  8.1. Sending Notices.  (a)  Except in the case of notices and other communications expressly  permitted to be given by telephone (and subject to paragraph (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 fax, in each case addressed to the Grantors at the  address set forth on Schedule 1 as its principal place of business, and to the Administrative Agent and the  Lenders at the addresses set forth in accordance with Section 9.02 of the Credit Agreement.  (b) All such notices and other communications (i) sent by hand or overnight courier  service, or mailed by certified or registered mail, shall be deemed to have been given when received or (ii)  sent by fax shall be deemed to have been given when sent, provided, 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.  (c) Notices and other communications to the Secured Parties hereunder may be  delivered or furnished by electronic communications (including e-mail and internet or intranet websites)  pursuant to procedures approved by the Administrative Agent.  The Administrative Agent or the Borrowers  (on behalf of the Grantors) 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. All such notices and other  communications (i) 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 not given during the normal  business hours of the recipient, such notice or communication shall be deemed to have been given at the  opening of business on the next Business Day for the recipient, and (ii) 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 (c)(i) of notification that such notice or communication is available and  identifying the website address therefor.  (d) Any party hereto may change its address or fax number for notices and other  communications hereunder by notice to the other parties hereto.  8.2. Change in Address for Notices.  Each of the Grantors, the Administrative Agent and the  Lenders may change the address for service of notice upon it by a notice in writing to the other parties.  ARTICLE IX  THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT  Citibank, N.A. has been appointed Administrative Agent for the Secured Parties hereunder pursuant  to Article VIII of the Credit Agreement.  It is expressly understood and agreed by the parties to this Security  Agreement that any authority conferred upon the Administrative Agent hereunder is subject to the terms of  the delegation of authority made by the Secured Parties to the Administrative Agent pursuant to the Credit  Agreement, and that the Administrative Agent has agreed to act (and any successor Administrative Agent    22  WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  shall act) as such hereunder only on the express conditions contained in such Article VIII of the Credit  Agreement.  Any successor Administrative Agent appointed pursuant to Article VIII of the Credit  Agreement shall be entitled to all the rights, interests and benefits of the Administrative Agent hereunder.  [Signature Page Follows]    [Signature Page to Livent Pledge and Security Agreement]  WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Grantor and the Administrative Agent have executed this Security  Agreement as of the date first above written.  GRANTORS: LIVENT CORPORATION      By:  ______________________  Name:    Title:          LIVENT USA CORP.      By:  ______________________  Name:    Title:          LIVENT ASIA-PACIFIC, INC.      By:  ______________________  Name:    Title:          LIVENT OVERSEAS LTD.      By:  ______________________  Name:    Title:        LIVENT LITHIUM LLC      By:  ______________________  Name:    Title:        LIVENT QUEBEC HOLDINGS LLC      By:  ______________________  Name:    Title:            

 

  [Signature Page to Livent Pledge and Security Agreement]  WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  CITIBANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent      By:         Name:   Title:      WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  SCHEDULE 1  GRANTOR’S INFORMATION AND COLLATERAL LOCATIONS  I. Name of Grantor:   II. State of Incorporation or Organization:   III. Type of Entity:   IV. Organizational Number assigned by State of Incorporation or Organization,   if applicable:   V. Federal Identification Number:   VI. Place of Business (if it has only one) or Chief Executive Office (if more than  one  place of business) and Mailing Address:  VII. Locations of Collateral:    (a) Properties Owned by the Grantors:     (b) Properties Leased by the Grantors (Include Landlord’s Name):    (c) Public Warehouses or other Locations pursuant to Bailment or       Consignment Arrangements (include name of Warehouse Operator or      other Bailee or Consignee):   VIII. Previous Name or Identity:         WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  SCHEDULE 2  DEPOSIT ACCOUNTS; SECURITIES ACCOUNTS; COMMODITIES ACCOUNTS  (OTHER THAN EXCLUDED ACCOUNTS)  Grantor Name and Address of  Institution  Account Number  Type of Account                           WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  SCHEDULE 3  LETTER OF CREDIT RIGHTS  

 

    WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  SCHEDULE 4  INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS  PATENTS  Country Patent Description Patent Number Issue Date          PATENT APPLICATIONS  Country Patent Application Application Filing Date Application Serial  Number           TRADEMARKS  Country Trademark  Registration Date Registration Number          TRADEMARK APPLICATIONS  Country Trademark Application Application Filing Date Application Serial  Number         COPYRIGHTS  Country Copyright Registration Date Registration Number          COPYRIGHT APPLICATIONS  Country Copyright Application Application Filing Date Application Serial  Number               WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  SCHEDULE 5  COMMERCIAL TORT CLAIMS      WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  SCHEDULE 6  LIST OF PLEDGED COLLATERAL, SECURITIES AND OTHER INVESTMENT PROPERTY  STOCKS  Grantor:  Issuer  Certificate  Number(s) Number of Shares Class of Stock  Percentage of  Outstanding  Shares              WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  SCHEDULE 7  OFFICES IN WHICH FINANCING STATEMENTS HAVE BEEN FILED  Entity Jurisdiction          

 

    WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  EXHIBIT A  AMENDMENT  This Amendment, dated ________________, ___ is delivered pursuant to Section 4.2 of the  Security Agreement referred to below.  All defined terms herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto  or incorporated by reference in the Security Agreement.  The undersigned hereby certifies that the  representations and warranties in Article III of the Security Agreement are and continue to be true and  correct in all material respects.  The undersigned further agrees that this Amendment may be attached to  that certain Amended and Restated Pledge and Security Agreement, dated September 1, 2022, between the  undersigned, as such Grantor, and Citibank, N.A., as the Administrative Agent, (the “Security Agreement”)  and that the Collateral listed on Schedule I to this Amendment shall be and become a part of the Collateral  referred to in said Security Agreement and shall secure all Secured Obligations referred to in said Security  Agreement.  Each Grantor, as collateral security for the prompt and complete payment and performance  when due (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of the Secured Obligations of such  Grantor, hereby mortgages, pledges and hypothecates to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the  Secured Parties, and grants to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties a Lien on and  security interest in, all of its right, title and interest in, to and under the Collateral of such Grantor listed on  Schedule I to this Amendment.  By:      Name:  Title:      WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  SCHEDULE I TO AMENDMENT  STOCKS  Issuer  Certificate  Number(s) Number of Shares Class of Stock  Percentage of  Outstanding  Shares                      BONDS  Issuer Number Face Amount Coupon Rate Maturity                      GOVERNMENT SECURITIES  Issuer Number Type Face Amount Coupon Rate Maturity                         OTHER SECURITIES OR OTHER INVESTMENT PROPERTY  (CERTIFICATED AND UNCERTIFICATED)  Issuer Description of Collateral Percentage Ownership Interest                [Add description of custody accounts or arrangements with securities intermediary, if applicable]    COMMERCIAL TORT CLAIMS  Description of Claim Parties  Case Number; Name of Court  where Case was Filed              WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596          WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  EXHIBIT B  FORM OF GRANT OF COPYRIGHT SECURITY INTEREST  THIS GRANT OF COPYRIGHT SECURITY INTEREST (this “Security Grant”), dated as of  [__________], is made by [__________], a [__________], and [__________], a [__________] (together  with [__________], the “Grantors” and, each, a “Grantor”), and Citibank, N.A., in its capacity as  administrative agent and collateral agent (the “Administrative Agent”) for the Secured Parties under and as  defined in the Credit Agreement referred to below.      W I T N E S S E T H:  WHEREAS, pursuant to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of September 1,  2022 (as the same may be amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified  from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among the Grantors, the other Loan Parties (as defined in the  Credit Agreement) party thereto, the financial institutions party thereto as Lenders and the Administrative  Agent, Lenders agreed to make extensions of credit to the Borrowers (as defined in the Credit Agreement)  upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein; and  WHEREAS, each Grantor is a party to an Amended and Restated Pledge and Security Agreement,  dated as of September 1, 2022 (as the same may be amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented  or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Security Agreement”), between the Grantors, the other  grantors party thereto and the Administrative Agent pursuant to which each Grantor granted a security  interest to the Administrative Agent in the Copyright Collateral (as defined below) and is required to  execute and deliver this Security Grant.  NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises and to induce the Administrative  Agent to enter into the Credit Agreement, each Grantor hereby agrees with the Administrative Agent as  follows:  Section 1. Defined Terms.  Capitalized terms used herein without definition are used as  defined in the Security Agreement.  Section 2. Grant of Security Interest in Copyright Collateral.  Each Grantor hereby pledges,  assigns and grants to the Administrative Agent, on behalf of and for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a  security interest in all of its right, title and interest in, to and under the following Collateral of such Grantor  (the “Copyright Collateral”):  (a) all of its Copyrights, including, without limitation, those referred to on Schedule 1  hereto;   (b) all renewals, reversions or extensions of any of the foregoing;   (c) all income, royalties, damages, and payments now or hereafter due and/or payable  under any of the foregoing, including, without limitation, damages or payments for past or future  infringements, misappropriation, dilution or other violation of any of the foregoing; and  (d) all right to sue for past, present, and future infringements, misappropriation,  dilution or other violation of any of the foregoing, including all right to settle suits involving claims and  demands for royalties owing.  

 

    WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  Section 3. Security Agreement.  The security interest granted pursuant in connection with this  Security Grant is granted in conjunction with the security interest granted to the Administrative Agent  pursuant to the Security Agreement and each Grantor hereby acknowledges and agrees that the rights and  remedies of the Administrative Agent with respect to the security interest in the Copyright Collateral made  and granted hereby are more fully set forth in the Security Agreement, the terms and provisions of which  are incorporated by reference herein as if fully set forth herein.  Section 4. Grantor Remains Liable.  Each Grantor hereby agrees that, anything herein to the  contrary notwithstanding, such Grantor shall assume full and complete responsibility for the prosecution,  defense, enforcement or any other necessary or desirable actions in connection with their Copyrights.  Section 5. Recordation. Each Grantor authorizes and requests that the Register of Copyrights  and any other applicable government officer record this Notice.  Section 6. Counterparts.  This Security Grant may be executed in any number of counterparts  and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed  to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.  Delivery of  an executed counterpart of this Security Grant by telecopier shall be effective as delivery of a manually  executed counterpart of this Security Grant. The words “execution,” “executed,” “signed,” “signature,” and  words of like import in this Security Grant 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; provided, that, without limiting the foregoing,  upon the request of the Administrative Agent, any electronic signature shall be promptly followed by such  manually executed counterpart.  Section 7. Governing Law.  THIS SECURITY GRANT, AND ALL CLAIMS OR CAUSES  OF ACTION (WHETHER IN CONTRACT OR TORT OR OTHERWISE) THAT MAY BE BASED  UPON, ARISE OUT OF OR RELATE IN ANY WAY TO THIS SECURITY GRANT, THE EXECUTION  OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SECURITY GRANT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED  HEREBY, SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS  OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY PRINCIPLE OF CONFLICTS OF  LAW THAT COULD REQUIRE THE APPLICATION OF ANY OTHER LAW.   [SIGNATURE PAGES FOLLOW]      WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Grantor has caused this Security Grant to be executed and  delivered by its duly authorized officer as of the date first set forth above.  Very truly yours,                                                       ],   as Grantor    By:      Name:   Title:  ACCEPTED AND AGREED  as of the date first above written:    CITIBANK, N.A.,  as Administrative Agent    By:     Name:   Title:      WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  SCHEDULE I  TO  GRANT OF COPYRIGHT SECURITY INTEREST     U.S. Copyright Registrations  1. U.S. REGISTERED COPYRIGHTS  Title Registration No.  Registration  Date Owner/Assignee of Record              2. U.S. COPYRIGHT APPLICATIONS  Title Application No.  Application  Date Applicant                  WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  EXHIBIT C  FORM OF NOTICE OF GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST IN TRADEMARKS  THIS NOTICE OF GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST IN TRADEMARKS (this “Notice”),  dated as of [__________], is made by [__________], a [__________], and [__________], a [__________]  (together with [__________], the “Grantors” and, each, a “Grantor”), and Citibank, N.A., in its capacity as  administrative agent and collateral agent (the “Administrative Agent”) for the Secured Parties under and as  defined in the Credit Agreement referred to below.    W I T N E S S E T H:  WHEREAS, pursuant to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of September 1,  2022 (as the same may be amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified  from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among the Grantors, the other Loan Parties (as defined in the  Credit Agreement) party thereto, the financial institutions party thereto as Lenders and the Administrative  Agent, Lenders agreed to make extensions of credit to the Borrowers (as defined in the Credit Agreement)  upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein; and  WHEREAS, each Grantor is a party to an Amended and Restated Pledge and Security Agreement,  dated as of September 1, 2022 (as the same may be amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented  or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Security Agreement”), between the Grantors, the other  grantors party thereto and the Administrative Agent pursuant to which each Grantor granted a security  interest to the Administrative Agent in the Trademark Collateral (as defined below) and is required to  execute and deliver this Notice.  NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises and to induce the Administrative  Agent to enter into the Credit Agreement, each Grantor hereby agrees with the Administrative Agent as  follows:  Section 1. Defined Terms.  Capitalized terms used herein without definition are used as  defined in the Security Agreement.  Section 2. Grant of Security Interest in Trademark Collateral.  Each Grantor hereby pledges,  assigns and grants to the Administrative Agent, on behalf of and for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a  security interest in all of its right, title and interest in, to and under the following Collateral of such Grantor  (the “Trademark Collateral”):  (a) all of its Trademarks (excluding any Excluded Trademark Application), including,  without limitation, those referred to on Schedule 1 hereto;   (b) all extensions or renewals of any of the foregoing;  (c) all goodwill symbolized by any of the foregoing;  (d) all income, royalties, damages, and payments now or hereafter due or payable with  respect thereto, including, without limitation, damages, claims, and payments for past and future  infringements, misappropriation, dilution or other violation thereof; and  

 

WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596 (e) all right to sue for past, present, and future infringements, misappropriation, dilution or other violation of the foregoing, including all right to settle suits involving claims and demands  for royalties owing.  Section 3. Security Agreement.  The security interest granted in connection with this Notice  is granted to the Administrative Agent pursuant to the Security Agreement and each Grantor hereby  acknowledges and agrees that the rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent with respect to the  security interest in the Trademark Collateral made and granted hereby are fully set forth in the Security  Agreement, the terms and provisions of which are incorporated by reference herein as if fully set forth  herein.  Section 4. Grantor Remains Liable.  Each Grantor hereby agrees that, anything herein to the  contrary notwithstanding, such Grantor shall assume full and complete responsibility for the prosecution,  defense, enforcement or any other necessary or desirable actions in connection with their Trademarks.  Section 5. Recordation. Each Grantor authorizes and requests that the Commissioner of  Trademarks and any other applicable government officer record this Notice.  Section 6. Counterparts.  This Notice may be executed in any number of counterparts and by  different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an  original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.  Delivery of an  executed counterpart of this Notice by telecopier shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed  counterpart of this Notice. The words “execution,” “executed,” “signed,” “signature,” and words of like  import in this Notice 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; provided, that, without limiting the foregoing, upon the request  of the Administrative Agent, any electronic signature shall be promptly followed by such manually  executed counterpart.  Section 7. Governing Law.  THIS NOTICE, AND ALL CLAIMS OR CAUSES OF ACTION  (WHETHER IN CONTRACT OR TORT OR OTHERWISE) THAT MAY BE BASED UPON, ARISE  OUT OF OR RELATE IN ANY WAY TO THIS NOTICE, THE EXECUTION OR PERFORMANCE OF  THIS NOTICE OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY, SHALL BE GOVERNED  BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK,  WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY PRINCIPLE OF CONFLICTS OF LAW THAT COULD REQUIRE THE  APPLICATION OF ANY OTHER LAW.  [SIGNATURE PAGES FOLLOW]  WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Grantor has caused this Notice to be executed and delivered by  its duly authorized officer as of the date first set forth above.  Very truly yours,  [         ],  as Grantor  By:  Name:  Title:  ACCEPTED AND AGREED  as of the date first above written:  CITIBANK, N.A.,  as Administrative Agent  By:  Name:  Title:  WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596 SCHEDULE I  TO  NOTICE OF GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST IN TRADEMARKS  U.S. Trademark Registrations  1. U.S. REGISTERED TRADEMARKS Mark (Jurisdiction)  Serial No.  Registration No.  Date Filed  Date Issued Owner/Assignee of Record  2. U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATIONS Mark (Jurisdiction)  Serial No.  Registration No.  Date Filed  Date Issued Owner/Assignee of Record  WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  EXHIBIT D  FORM OF NOTICE OF GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS  THIS NOTICE OF GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS (this “Notice”), dated as  of [__________], is made by [__________], a [__________], and [__________], a [__________] (together  with [__________], the “Grantors” and, each, a “Grantor”), and Citibank, N.A., in its capacity as  administrative agent and collateral agent (the “Administrative Agent”) for the Secured Parties under and as  defined in the Credit Agreement referred to below.    W I T N E S S E T H:  WHEREAS, pursuant to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of September 1,  2022 (as the same may be amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified  from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among the Grantors, the other Loan Parties (as defined in the  Credit Agreement) party thereto, the financial institutions party thereto as Lenders and the Administrative  Agent, Lenders agreed to make extensions of credit to the Borrowers (as defined in the Credit Agreement)  upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein; and  WHEREAS, each Grantor is a party to an Amended and Restated Pledge and Security Agreement,  dated as of September 1, 2022 (as the same may be amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented  or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Security Agreement”), between the Grantors, the other  grantors party thereto and the Administrative Agent pursuant to which each Grantor granted a security  interest to the Administrative Agent in the Patent Collateral (as defined below) and is required to execute  and deliver this Notice.  NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises and to induce the Administrative  Agent to enter into the Credit Agreement, each Grantor hereby agrees with the Administrative Agent as  follows:  Section 1. Defined Terms.  Capitalized terms used herein without definition are used as  defined in the Security Agreement.  Section 2. Grant of Security Interest in Patent Collateral.  Each Grantor hereby pledges,  assigns and grants to the Administrative Agent, on behalf of and for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a  security interest in all of its right, title and interest in, to and under the following Collateral of such Grantor  (the “Patent Collateral”):  (a) all of its Patents, including, without limitation, those referred to on Schedule 1 hereto;  (b) all inventions and improvements described and claimed in any of the foregoing; (c) all reissues, divisions, continuations, renewals, extensions, and continuations-in- part thereof and amendments of any of the foregoing;  (d) all income, royalties, damages, claims, and payments now or hereafter due or payable under and with respect thereto, including, without limitation, damages and payments for past and  future infringements, misappropriation, dilution or other violation thereof; and  

 

WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  (e) all right to sue for past, present, and future infringements, misappropriation, dilution or other violation thereof, including all right to settle suits involving claims and demands for  royalties owing.  Section 3. Security Agreement.  The security interest granted in connection with this Notice  is granted to the Administrative Agent pursuant to the Security Agreement and each Grantor hereby  acknowledges and agrees that the rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent with respect to the  security interest in the Patent Collateral made and granted hereby are fully set forth in the Security  Agreement, the terms and provisions of which are incorporated by reference herein as if fully set forth  herein.  Section 4. Grantor Remains Liable.  Each Grantor hereby agrees that, anything herein to the  contrary notwithstanding, such Grantor shall assume full and complete responsibility for the prosecution,  defense, enforcement or any other necessary or desirable actions in connection with their Patents.  Section 5. Recordation.  Each Grantor authorizes and requests that the Commissioner of  Patents and any other applicable government officer record this Notice.  Section 6. Counterparts.  This Notice may be executed in any number of counterparts and by  different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an  original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.  Delivery of an  executed counterpart of this Notice by telecopier shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed  counterpart of this Notice. The words “execution,” “executed,” “signed,” “signature,” and words of like  import in this Notice 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; provided, that, without limiting the foregoing, upon the request  of the Administrative Agent, any electronic signature shall be promptly followed by such manually  executed counterpart.  Section 7. Governing Law.  THIS NOTICE, AND ALL CLAIMS OR CAUSES OF ACTION  (WHETHER IN CONTRACT OR TORT OR OTHERWISE) THAT MAY BE BASED UPON, ARISE  OUT OF OR RELATE IN ANY WAY TO THIS NOTICE, THE EXECUTION OR PERFORMANCE OF  THIS NOTICE OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY, SHALL BE GOVERNED  BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK,  WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY PRINCIPLE OF CONFLICTS OF LAW THAT COULD REQUIRE THE  APPLICATION OF ANY OTHER LAW.  [SIGNATURE PAGES FOLLOW]  WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Grantor has caused this Notice to be executed and delivered by  its duly authorized officer as of the date first set forth above.  Very truly yours,  [         ],  as Grantor  By:  Name:  Title:  ACCEPTED AND AGREED  as of the date first above written:  CITIBANK, N.A.,  as Administrative Agent  By:  Name:  Title:  WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  SCHEDULE I  TO  NOTICE OF GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS  U.S. Patent Registrations  1. U.S. REGISTERED PATENTS Patent (Jurisdiction)  Application No.  Registration No.  Date Filed  Date Issued  Owner/Assignee of Record  2. U.S. PATENT APPLICATIONS Patent (Jurisdiction)  Application No.  Registration No.  Date Filed  Date Issued  Owner/Assignee of Record  WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  EXHIBIT G  TO  CREDIT AGREEMENT  FORM OF COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE  To: The Lenders parties to the  Credit Agreement Described Below  Date: [●]  This Compliance Certificate is furnished pursuant to that certain Amended and Restated Credit  Agreement dated as of September 1, 2022 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or  otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”) among Livent Corporation, a Delaware  corporation (“Livent”), and Livent USA Corp., a Delaware corporation, the Guarantors party thereto from  time to time, the Lenders party thereto from time to time and Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent (in  such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”) for the Lenders thereunder. Capitalized terms used herein and  not defined herein are used herein as defined in the Credit Agreement.  THE UNDERSIGNED HEREBY CERTIFIES THAT:  1. I am the duly elected [●] of the Livent; 2. I have reviewed the terms of the Credit Agreement and I have made, or have caused to be made under my supervision, a detailed review of the transactions and conditions of Livent and its  Subsidiaries during the accounting period covered by the attached financial statements in Exhibit A [for  quarterly financial statements add: and such financial statements present fairly in all material respects  the financial condition and results of operations of Livent and its Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis in  accordance with GAAP, subject to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes] [for  annual financial statements add: and such financial statements present fairly in all material respects the  financial condition and results of operations of Livent and its Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis in  accordance with GAAP consistently applied (except for changes with which Livent’s Accountants have  concurred and have been disclosed in the notes to the financial statements)].  3. The examinations described in paragraph 2 did not disclose and I have no knowledge of the existence of any condition or event which constitutes a Default or Event of Default during or at the end  of the accounting period covered by the attached financial statements or as of the date of this Compliance  Certificate [, except as disclosed in Annex A hereto]6.  4. [Attached as Schedule [I] hereto is a list of each Subsidiary of Livent that identifies each as a Restricted Subsidiary, an Unrestricted Subsidiary and/or Material Domestic Subsidiary as of the last  day of the Fiscal Quarter covered hereby.]7 [There is no change in the list of Restricted Subsidiaries,  6 If unable to provide the foregoing certification attach an Annex A specifying the details of each Default or  Event of Default that has occurred and is continuing and any action taken or proposed to be taken with respect  thereto.  7 Only required if a Subsidiary has been designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary since delivery of the last  Compliance Certificate.  

 

    WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  Unrestricted Subsidiaries and/or Material Domestic Subsidiary since the later of the Effective Date and the  date of the last Compliance Certificate.]  5. [Attached as Schedule [II] hereto are reconciliation statements of the pro forma  adjustments necessary to eliminate the accounts of Unrestricted Subsidiaries designated by Livent from the  attached financial statements in Exhibit A.]8  6. Schedule [III] attached hereto sets forth financial data and calculations used in determining  the First Lien Leverage Ratio and demonstrating compliance with each of the financial covenants contained  in Section Error! Reference source not found. of the Credit Agreement, all of which financial data and  calculations are true, complete and correct.    7. [Attached as Schedule [IV] is a Perfection Certificate Supplement which is true, complete  and correct in all respects][I hereby certify that there has been no change in information contained in the  [Perfection Certificate][latest Perfection Certificate Supplement] since the date of such [Perfection  Certificate][Perfection Certificate Supplement].9  [Signature Page Follows]                                                        8 Only required if one or more of Livent’s Subsidiaries is or has been designated as an Unrestricted  Subsidiary at the time of delivery of the applicable Compliance Certificate.  9 If unable to provide the foregoing certification, deliver a Perfection Certificate Supplement pursuant to  Section 6.02(f) of the Credit Agreement.      WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  The foregoing certifications, together with the information and computations set forth in  the Schedules [I] through [IV] [and Annex A] and the financial statements delivered with this  Compliance Certificate contained in Exhibit A in support hereof, are made and delivered as of the  first date written above.  LIVENT CORPORATION    By:    Name:    Title:       WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  EXHIBIT A  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS     WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  SCHEDULE [I]  LIST OF RESTRICTED SUBSIDIARIES, UNRESTRICTED SUBSIDIARIES AND  MATERIAL DOMESTIC SUBSIDIARIES10                                                    10 If applicable.  

 

    WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  SCHEDULE [II]    RECONCILIATION STATEMENTS FOR DESIGNATION OF UNRESTRICTED  SUBSIDIARIES11                                                                                                11 If applicable.      WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  SCHEDULE [III]    FIRST LIEN LEVERAGE RATIO AND COMPLIANCE WITH FINANCIAL COVENANTS                                                  WEIL:\98740446\6\35899.0596  SCHEDULE [IV]  PERFECTION CERTIFICATE SUPPLEMENT12  12 If applicable.

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