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EXHIBIT 10.1

EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

This EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT is made and entered into as of July 14, 2021, by and among Tiptree Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”, “Tiptree” or “Employer”), and Randy Maultsby, an individual (“Executive”).
ARTICLE 1.
RECITALS

WHEREAS, the Employer desires to employ Executive under the terms and conditions specified herein, and Executive is willing to be so employed by the Employer and provide the services specified herein to the Company.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants and promises contained herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE 2.
DEFINITIONS

2.1    For the purposes of this Executive Employment Agreement, the following terms have the meanings specified or referred to in this Article 2.
(a)    Agreement” – this Executive Employment Agreement, including any and all exhibits and schedules hereto, as may be amended from time to time in accordance with its terms.
(b)    “Board of Directors” – the Board of Directors of Tiptree.
(c)    “Chief Executive Officer” means Jonathan Ilany, Chief Executive Officer of Tiptree and his duly elected successor.
(d)    “Commencement Date” – July 14, 2021.
(e)    “Company” – Employer and all of its subsidiary and affiliated entities.
(f)    “Competitive Business” – a business of similar size and scope as Tiptree and its subsidiaries and affiliates that competes in any respect with the business of Tiptree or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates; provided, that a business shall be excluded from the definition of Tiptree Competitor if (A) that such entity has reported book value (or other similar measure) equal to or exceeding 120% of book value as publicly reported by Tiptree and (B) that such entity has reported EBITDA (or other similar measure) equal to or exceeding 120% of Adjusted EBITDA as publicly reported by Tiptree, in each case as most recently reported prior to the Date of Termination; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not prohibit Executive from (i) after the Employment Period, performing services for an entity that is engaged in a Competitive 
									
			

Business, so long as Executive is not providing services in a material way for that part of the business that is engaged in a Competitive Business and that part of the business that constitutes a Competitive Business does not represent 20% or more of the earnings of such entity; or (ii) being a passive owner of not more than 2% of the outstanding stock of any class of a corporation or other business entity which is publicly traded.
(g)    “Confidential Information” – includes any and all data and information of, or relating to, the business or affairs of the Company, its affiliates, and/or the directors, officers, employees, investors, customers, or clients of all of them,  including, without limitation, the following (whether written or unwritten): trade secrets, inventions, proposals, product development, marketing, risk management, business and trading strategies, projections, strategic planning, licensing arrangements, customers, clients, investors,  financial information, information pertaining to the Company’s marketing techniques, business plans, methods of doing business, operations, customer and vendor identities and agreements, any and all customer/client lists, prospective customer/client lists and any other information not generally known among the public in general and the Company’s competitors in the financial services and real estate holding company industry; provided, however that Confidential Information does not include information that was known by Executive prior to Executive’s anticipated employment with Employer.
(h)    “Employment Period” – the period during which Executive is employed by Employer and ending on the Date of Termination (as defined in Section 5.1 below).
(i)    “Executive Committee” means the management Executive Committee consisting of the Executive Chairman and the Chief Executive Officer.

ARTICLE 3.
EMPLOYMENT TERMS AND DUTIES

3.1    Employment.
(a)  Employer hereby employs Executive, and Executive hereby accepts employment by Employer, in the position of President of Tiptree, upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.  In addition, Executive may be asked from time to time to serve as a director or officer of one or more of the Tiptree’s subsidiaries and affiliates, without further compensation. 
(b) Executive shall report to the Executive Committee.
3.2    Term.  Executive's employment hereunder shall commence as of the Commencement Date.  There shall be no definite term of employment.  Nothing specified herein shall be construed to alter the at-will nature of the employment, and thus, Executive or Employer may terminate Executive’s employment at any time and for any reason or for no reason, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.  Termination by Employer shall require the approval of the Board of Directors with Executive abstaining if Executive is a member of the 

									
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Board of Directors at such time.  Executive shall be entitled to Termination Pay in the event of certain terminations described in Article 5 hereunder.
3.3    Duties.
(a) Executive shall perform services in a managerial capacity in a manner consistent with Executive’s position as President, subject to the general supervision of the Executive Committee.
(b) Executive shall have the duties and responsibilities consistent with Executive’s position as a President of a public company (provided that Executive shall not have grounds for Good Reason solely because Tiptree ceases to be a public company) as may be reasonably assigned or delegated to Executive by (i) the Executive Committee or (ii) the Board of Directors.
(c) Executive shall (i) devote substantially all of Executive’s business time, attention, skill, and energy to the business of the Company and to the performance of Executive’s duties hereunder; (ii) use Executive’s best efforts, business judgment, skills and knowledge to promote the success of the Company’s business; (iii) be employed full-time with Employer exclusively; (iv) cooperate with the reasonable and lawful directives of the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee in the advancement of the best interests of the Company; (v) comply with all Company policies, practices and procedures and all codes of ethics or business conduct applicable to Executive’s position(s), including but not limited to Tiptree’s Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, Code of Ethical Conduct and Securities Trading Policy (and any similar policy maintained by the Company), each as in effect from time to time; and (vi) not engage in any other activity that conflicts with Executive’s duties hereunder.
(d) Notwithstanding Section 3.3(c) or anything herein to the contrary, Executive may (i) serve on the boards of directors of non-profit organizations and, with the prior written approval of the Board of Directors, other for profit companies; (ii) participate in charitable, civic, educational, professional, community or industry affairs; and (iii) manage Executive’s passive personal investments so long as such activities individually or in the aggregate do not interfere or conflict with Executive’s duties hereunder or create a potential business or fiduciary conflict.  Without limiting the foregoing, Executive understands and agrees that at any time during Executive’s employment hereunder, Employer may, in its reasonable discretion, require that Executive cease engaging in any activity if Employer deems that Executive’s participation in such activity interferes in any way with Executive’s ability to perform Executive’s duties for the Company. 
(e) Executive represents and warrants that the execution and delivery by Executive of this Agreement do not, and the performance by Executive of Executive’s obligations hereunder will not: (i) violate any judgment, writ, injunction, or order of any court, arbitrator, or governmental agency applicable to Executive; or (ii) conflict with, result in the breach of any provisions of or the termination of, or constitute a default under, any agreement to which Executive is a party or by which Executive is or may be bound.

									
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ARTICLE 4.
COMPENSATION

4.1    Basic Compensation.  During the Employment Period, Executive shall be entitled to the following basic compensation (the “Basic Compensation”):
(a)    Salary.  Executive shall be paid a minimum annual base salary of Three Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($350,000), less applicable payroll and tax deductions and subject to adjustment as provided below (the “Base Salary”), which will be payable in equal periodic installments according to Employer’s customary payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly, and shall be prorated for partial employment during a payroll period.  The Base Salary shall be reviewed by the Board of Directors or the Compensation, Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board of Directors (the “CNG”) no less frequently than annually, and may be increased (but not decreased) in the sole discretion of the Board of Directors or the CNG.  
(b)    Benefits.  Executive may, during the Employment Period, participate in such pension, profit sharing, bonus, retirement, incentives, life insurance, hospitalization, health and welfare, medical, major medical, disability, and other employee benefit plans, programs, and arrangements maintained by Employer in which employees of Employer may participate as in effect from time to time, except to the extent that such plans, programs or arrangements are duplicative of benefits otherwise provided to Executive under this Agreement (e.g., severance pay) and to the extent Executive is eligible under the terms of those plans and pursuant to such policies as Employer may prescribe from time to time, and any other restrictions imposed by law (collectively, the “Benefits”).
4.2    Incentive Compensation.  Executive shall be entitled to the following incentive compensation (the “Incentive Compensation”):
(a)    Annual Bonus.  Subject to this Section 4.2(a) and Article 5, with respect to each calendar year during which Executive is employed hereunder, Executive shall be eligible to receive an annual bonus, paid in cash, equity or equity-based awards, or a combination thereof at the discretion of the CNG, in an amount determined by the CNG based on the Company’s achievement of specific annual corporate performance objectives determined by the CNG (each an “Annual Bonus”).  Subject to the provisions of Article 5 below regarding Termination Pay, to be eligible to receive the Annual Bonus for any performance period, Executive must otherwise be actively employed with Employer for the entirety of that performance period as well as at the time that the bonus is paid.  Any portion of the Annual Bonus that is paid in cash shall be paid within thirty (30) days following the completion of Tiptree’s accounting for the applicable year, but in no event later than March 15th immediately following the end of the calendar year to which the Annual Bonus relates.
(b)    Other Incentives.  Executive shall be eligible to participate in any stock option, restricted stock, equity compensation, or other long-term incentive plan of the Company pursuant to the terms and conditions of such plan in effect from time to time (the “Equity”).  

									
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Executive’s participation in any such plan shall be determined by the Board of Directors or the CNG in its sole discretion.
4.3    Expense Reimbursement.  The Company shall pay or reimburse Executive for all ordinary and necessary business expenses incurred by Executive in the course of performing Executive’s duties under this Agreement, consistent with the Company’s policy for payment and reimbursement of executive employees’ expenses and according to such Company guidelines as may be adopted from time to time.  Any reimbursements under this Section shall be made as soon as practicable after Executive’s submission of such expenses, but in no event later than the last day of Executive’s taxable year following the taxable year in which the expense was incurred.

ARTICLE 5.
TERMINATION

5.1    Events of Termination.  The Employment Period, the Basic Compensation under Section 4.1 above, the Incentive Compensation under Section 4.2 above, and any and all other rights of Executive under this Agreement or otherwise as an employee of Employer shall terminate (except as otherwise provided in this Article 5):
(a)  upon the death of Executive;
(b) upon the Disability of Executive (as defined in Section 5.2) immediately upon notice from the Employer to Executive;
(c) upon termination of Executive's employment by Employer for any reason; or
(d) upon resignation of Executive for any reason.
The date the Employment Period ends under this Agreement in accordance with the provisions of this Article 5 is hereinafter referred to as the “Date of Termination.”
5.2    Definition of Disability.  For purposes of termination under this Article 5, “Disability” means a physical or mental illness or injury suffered by Executive, (a) which causes Executive to be unable to, or to have failed to, perform the material and essential functions and responsibilities of Executive’s position as set forth in this Agreement for either ninety (90) consecutive days or one hundred eighty (180) days or more in any period of twelve (12) consecutive months; or (b) with respect to which a physician selected by Employer, and reasonably acceptable to Executive or Executive’s representative or guardian, advises Employer that Executive’s physical or mental condition will render Executive unable to perform Executive’s services required hereunder for either ninety (90) consecutive days or one hundred eighty (180) days or more in any period of twelve (12) consecutive months.  Executive agrees that should Executive be unable to perform, or be deemed unable to perform, the material and essential functions and responsibilities of Executive’s position as set forth in this Agreement for 

									
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more than thirty (30) consecutive days, Employer may designate another person to act as interim President until Executive is able to return to work, unless Executive meets the definition of “Disability” as set forth in the first sentence of this Section 5.2, in which case the Employment Period, the Basic Compensation under Section 4.1, the Incentive Compensation under Section 4.2, and any and all other rights of Executive under this Agreement or otherwise as an employee of Employer or as a director on the Board of Directors shall terminate immediately upon notice from the Employer to Executive.  Nothing herein shall be deemed to waive any legal requirement to reasonably accommodate a disability under applicable law.
5.3    Definition of for “Cause”.  For purposes of this Agreement, the phrase for “Cause” shall mean only the occurrence of any of the following events or actions:
(a) Executive’s indictment for, conviction of, or entrance of a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to, a felony under federal or state law; or
(b) Executive’s violation of Employer’s policies and procedures (to the extent such policies or procedures are not inconsistent with applicable law), which has a materially adverse effect on the business or reputation of the Company, which, if curable, is not cured by Executive within thirty (30) calendar days after written notice to Executive of same; or
(c) fraudulent conduct by Executive in connection with the business affairs of the Company which has an adverse effect on the business or reputation of the Company, which, if curable, is not cured by Executive within ten (10) business days after written notice to Executive of same; or
(d) theft, embezzlement, or criminal misappropriation of Company funds by Executive which has an adverse effect on the business or reputation of the Company, which, if curable, is not cured by Executive within ten (10) business days after written notice to Executive of same; or
(e) Executive’s misconduct, which has, or would have if generally known, a materially adverse effect on the business or reputation of Employer, which, if curable, is not cured by Executive within ten (10) business days after written notice to Executive of same; or
(f) Executive’s material breach of the performance of Executive’s duties under Section 3.3 of this Agreement, which, if curable, is not cured by Executive within thirty (30) calendar days after written notice to Executive of same.
5.4    Definition of for “Good Reason”.  For purposes of this Agreement, the phrase for “Good Reason” shall mean only, and without Executive’s prior written consent, the occurrence of any of the following events or actions:
(a) a material reduction of Executive’s Base Salary or Annual Bonus target; or

									
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(b) Executive being required to relocate Executive’s principal business location to an office that is outside of a 50 mile radius from both Executive’s then current work location and principal residence; or
(c) the Company’s material breach of this Agreement (including, without limitation, a material diminution in Executive’s authority, duties or responsibilities (other than temporarily while physically or mentally incapacitated or as required by applicable law) or a requirement that Executive report to someone other than a principal executive officer of Tiptree (or its operating company) or directly to the Board of Directors); 
provided, however, that Executive has first notified the Board of Directors, in writing, of the event of Good Reason within sixty (60) days of said occurrence, and has given the Board of Directors the opportunity to cure (if curable) during the thirty (30)-day period immediately following written notification from Executive, and resigns Executive’s employment for Good Reason within ten (10) days following the last day of the applicable cure period.
5.5    Termination Pay.  Effective upon the Date of Termination, Employer will be obligated to pay or provide Executive (or, in the event of Executive’s death, Executive’s designated beneficiary as defined below) only such compensation and benefits as provided for in this Section 5.5, in lieu of all other amounts otherwise owed to Executive and in settlement and complete release of all claims Executive may have against Employer and the other parties named in the Separation Agreement (as defined below), other than with respect to any rights to be indemnified.  For purposes of this Section 5.5, Executive’s designated beneficiary will be such individual beneficiary or trust as Executive may designate from time to time by written notice that is provided to Employer prior to the death of Executive.  If Executive fails to give written notice to Employer of such a beneficiary, the beneficiary shall be Executive’s estate.  Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, Employer shall have no duty, in any circumstances, to attempt to open an estate on behalf of Executive, to determine whether any beneficiary designated by Executive is alive or to ascertain the address of any such beneficiary, to determine the existence of any trust, to determine whether any person or entity purporting to act as Executive’s personal representative (or the trustee of a trust established by Executive) is duly authorized to act in that capacity, or to locate or attempt to locate any beneficiary, personal representative, or trustee.
(a)  Termination by Employer for Cause or by Executive without Good Reason.  Upon termination of Executive’s employment by Employer for Cause or by Executive without Good Reason, Employer shall provide Executive the following payments and benefits: (i) Executive’s earned but unpaid Base Salary up through the Date of Termination; (ii) any unreimbursed business expenses properly and reasonably incurred prior to the Date of Termination (so long as the applicable documentation reflecting such business expenses is submitted by Executive to Employer within thirty (30) days after the Date of Termination); and (iii) any rights or benefits to which Executive is entitled under the terms of any employee benefit plan, program, or arrangement (subject to the terms of such plans, including the timing of payments or reimbursements provided therein).  Clauses (i) through (iii) of this Section 5.5 are 

									
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referred to collectively as the “Accrued Amounts.”  The Accrued Amounts (other than the amounts described in subparagraph (ii) above, which shall be paid in accordance with the terms of Section 4.3) will be paid to Executive within thirty (30) days following the Date of Termination or such shorter period as required by law.
(b)  Termination by Employer without Cause or due to the Death or Disability of Executive or by Executive for Good Reason.  If Employer terminates Executive’s employment under this Agreement without Cause or due to Executive’s Disability or if Executive’s employment terminates due to Executive’s death or Executive terminates his or her employment under this Agreement for Good Reason, Executive shall be entitled to receive:
(i)     the Accrued Amounts; 
(ii)    as severance pay, a lump sum cash payment on the sixtieth (60th) day following the Date of Termination in an amount equal to the Base Salary as of the Date of Termination and prior year Annual Bonus (without regard to any reduction in Base Salary that gave rise to an event of Good Reason); provided, however that in the event that Executive’s employment terminates due to Executive’s death or is terminated by the Company due to Executive’s Disability, Executive’s severance pay will be reduced by the amount of any life insurance or disability benefits that Executive or Executive’s estate has received, or as of the Date of Termination is eligible to receive, from an employer-sponsored plan;
(iii)    Executive’s earned but unpaid Annual Bonus with respect to any performance period that ends in the calendar year preceding the calendar year in which the Date of Termination occurs, determined and paid in accordance with Section 4.2(a) of this Agreement; provided, that any such Annual Bonus will be paid solely in cash; 
(iv)    all of Executive's unvested Equity and (including any restricted stock units awarded as part of any Annual Bonus), shall become nonforfeitable and Executive (or in the event of Executive's death, Executive’s designated beneficiary) shall be fully vested in such Equity as of the Date of Termination; and
(v)    in the event Executive timely elects to continue Executive’s health insurance coverage pursuant to COBRA, payment of the monthly cost of Executive’s (and his or her dependents’) COBRA premiums that are above the active employee rate for eighteen (18) months or until such earlier date that Executive becomes eligible for comparable coverage with a subsequent employer, which amounts shall be paid in arrears on a monthly basis; provided that if Executive becomes eligible to receive comparable coverage from a subsequent employer the payments under this subsection (vi) shall immediately stop.
Provided, however, that any payments under Sections 5.5(b) (other than the Accrued Amounts) shall be made only if Executive, or in the case of Death, the beneficiary or executor of Executive’s estate, or in the case of Disability which renders Executive unable to sign Executive’s Power of Attorney, (1) signs, and does not revoke, if applicable, a confidential 

									
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separation agreement and release of claims that contains restrictive covenants substantially similar to those contained in Article 7 hereof (the “Separation Agreement”) in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Company within sixty (60) days of the Date of Termination; and (2) complies with the restrictions set forth in Articles 6 and 7 of this Agreement.  For avoidance of doubt, if Executive violates any of the restrictions set forth in Articles 6 and 7 of this Agreement, no additional severance payments shall be made from and after the point of the breach or threatened breach.  Furthermore, it is expressly understood that any Separation Agreement signed by Executive shall not release Executive from Executive’s obligations under Articles 6 and 7 hereunder, which survive termination of this Agreement.
5.6    Notice and Board Resignations.  If Executive terminates his or her employment hereunder other than for Good Reason, notwithstanding the at-will nature of Executive’s employment hereunder, Executive shall provide Employer with thirty (30) days’ written notice of Executive’s intention to terminate his or her employment with Employer.  During any such period of required notice, Executive will continue to be an employee and will continue to be entitled to receive Basic Compensation for that period of time that Executive remains employed by the Company during the notice period.  Executive’s fiduciary duties and other obligations as an employee of Employer will continue, and Executive will cooperate in the transition of Executive’s responsibilities.  Employer shall, however, have the right, in its sole discretion, to direct that Executive no longer come in to work or to shorten the notice period.  If Employer shortens the required notice period Executive has provided, Employer reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to not pay Executive for any remaining period of notice.  Executive’s eligibility to participate in any incentive compensation plan during any period of notice shall be determined by the terms and conditions set forth in the applicable plan.  If Executive’s employment with Employer is terminated for any reason (other than due to Executive’s death), Executive agrees to resign immediately from the boards of directors of any subsidiaries or affiliated entities of the Company, as applicable, and provide corresponding letters of resignation.
5.7    Tax Matters.
(a)    For purposes of this Agreement, all references herein to the “IRC” are references to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.  Reference to a section of the IRC includes all rulings, regulations, notices, announcements, decisions, orders, and other pronouncements that are issued by the United States Department of the Treasury, the Internal Revenue Service, or the precedents of, or applicable to, a court of competent jurisdiction authorized by this Agreement to determine issues arising under this Agreement that are lawful and pertinent to the interpretation, application, or effectiveness of such section.
(b)    Withholding.  Employer may withhold from any amounts payable under this Agreement such federal, state, and local taxes as may be required to be withheld pursuant to any applicable law or regulation.

									
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(c)    Section 409A.
(i)    Full Compliance.  It is the intent of the parties that all compensation and benefits payable or provided to Executive (whether under this Agreement or otherwise) shall fully comply with, or be exempt from, the requirements of IRC Section 409A, and, accordingly, to the maximum extent permitted, this Agreement shall be interpreted in accordance with the foregoing.  Employer and Executive agree that they shall cooperate in good faith so that Executive does not incur any tax (including interest and/or penalties) under IRC Section 409A.
(ii)    Separate Payments.  Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, each and every payment made under this Agreement shall be treated as a separate payment and not as a series of payments.  Whenever a payment under this Agreement may be paid within a specified period, the actual date of payment within the specified period shall be within the sole discretion of the Company.
(iii)    Specified Employee.  Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, if Executive is a “specified employee” (determined in accordance with IRC Section 409A and Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(2)) as of the Date of Termination, and if any payment, benefit, or entitlement provided for in this Agreement or otherwise both (A) constitutes a “deferral of compensation” within the meaning of IRC Section 409A (“Nonqualified Deferred Compensation”) and (B) cannot be paid or provided in a manner otherwise provided herein or otherwise without subjecting Executive to additional tax, interest, and/or penalties under IRC Section 409A, then any such payment, benefit, or entitlement that is payable during the first six (6) months following the Date of Termination shall be paid or provided to Executive in a lump sum cash payment (or, in the case of equity-based awards, in the form of payment specified in the award agreements evidencing such awards) to be made on the earlier of (1) Executive’s death or (2) the first business day of the seventh (7th) calendar month immediately following the month in which the Date of Termination occurs.
(iv)    Expense Reimbursements.  Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, (A) the amount of expenses eligible for reimbursement or the provision of any in-kind benefit (as defined in IRC Section 409A) to Executive during any calendar year will not affect the amount of expenses eligible for reimbursement or provided as in-kind benefits to Executive in any other calendar year, (B) the reimbursements for expenses for which Executive is entitled shall be made on or before the last day of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the applicable expense is incurred, and (C) the right to payment or reimbursement or in-kind benefits may not be liquidated or exchanged for any other benefit.
(v)    Reimbursement of Expenses in Connection with a Separation from Service.  Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, any payment or benefit paid or provided under this Agreement or otherwise paid or provided due to a “separation from service” (as such term is described and used in IRC Section 409A and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder, after giving effect to the 

									
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presumptions contained therein) that is exempt from IRC Section 409A pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(b)(9)(v) shall be paid or provided to Executive only to the extent the expenses are not incurred or the benefits are not provided beyond the last day of the second taxable year of Executive following the taxable year of Executive in which the separation from service occurs; provided, however that Employer reimburses such expenses no later than the last day of the third taxable year following the taxable year of Executive in which the separation from service occurs.
(vi)    In no event shall the Company have any liability relating to the failure or alleged failure of any payment or benefit under this Agreement to comply with, or be exempt from, the requirements of IRC Section 409A. 

ARTICLE 6.
NONDISCLOSURE COVENANT

6.1    Agreements of Executive.  In consideration of this Agreement, Executive covenants as follows:
(a)    Confidentiality.
(i)    During and following the Employment Period, Executive shall hold in confidence and shall not, directly or indirectly, communicate, divulge, or disclose to any person (other than in the regular course of the Company’s business) or use for Executive’s or any other person’s benefit, except with the specific prior written consent of the Company or except as otherwise expressly permitted by the terms of this Agreement, Confidential Information of the Company.  
(ii)    Any trade secrets of the Company shall be entitled to all of the protections and benefits under any applicable law.  If any information that the Company deems to be a trade secret is found by a court or tribunal of competent jurisdiction not to be a trade secret for purposes of this Agreement, such information shall, nevertheless, be considered Confidential Information for purposes of this Agreement.  Executive hereby waives any requirement that the Company submit proof of the economic value of any trade secret or post a bond or other security.
(iii)    None of the foregoing obligations and restrictions regarding Confidential Information applies to the disclosure and/or use of Confidential Information:
(A)    which may be required or necessary in connection with the good faith performance of Executive’s work as an employee of Employer;
(B)    subject to Section 6.2, when Executive is required to divulge such Confidential Information by a court of law, by any governmental agency having supervisory authority over the business of the Company, or by any 

									
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administrative or legislative body (including a committee thereof) with jurisdiction to order Executive to divulge, disclose, or make accessible such information;
(C)     when otherwise Confidential Information becomes generally known to the public or trade without Executive’s violation of this Section 6.1(a);
(D)    when Executive divulges Confidential Information to Executive’s spouse, attorney, and/or her personal tax and financial advisors as reasonably necessary or appropriate to advance Executive’s tax planning (each an “Exempt Person”), so long as each such Exempt Person agrees not to disclose or use any trade secrets or proprietary or Confidential Information of the Company.
(iv)    Executive recognizes that, as between the Company and Executive, any document, record, notebook, plan, model, component, device, or computer software or code, whether embodied in a disk or in any other form (collectively, the “Proprietary Items”), whether or not developed by Executive, are the exclusive property of the Company.  Upon termination of Executive’s employment under this Agreement by either party, or upon the reasonable request of Employer during the Employment Period, Executive will return to the Company all of the Proprietary Items in Executive’s possession or subject to Executive’s control, and Executive shall not retain any copies, abstracts, sketches, or other physical embodiment of any of the Proprietary Items.
(v)    Executive cannot be held criminally or civilly liable under any federal, provincial or state law (including trade secret laws) for disclosing a trade secret or confidential information (i) in confidence to a federal, state, provincial or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney, solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law, or (ii) in a complaint or other document filed under seal in a lawsuit or other proceeding.  Notwithstanding this immunity from liability, Executive may be held liable if Executive unlawfully accesses trade secrets or confidential information by unauthorized means.  Nothing in this Agreement (i) limits, restricts or in any other way affects Executive’s communicating with any governmental agency or entity, or communicating with any official or staff person of a governmental agency or entity, concerning matters relevant to the governmental agency or entity or (ii) requires Executive to notify the Employer about such communication.
6.2    Confidentiality Despite Disputes or Controversies.  Executive recognizes that should a dispute or controversy arising from or relating to this Agreement be submitted for adjudication to any court, arbitration panel, or other third party, the preservation of the secrecy of Confidential Information may be jeopardized.  All pleadings, documents, testimony, and records relating to any such adjudication shall be maintained in secrecy and shall be available for inspection by the Company, Executive, and their respective attorneys and experts, who shall agree, in advance and in writing, to receive and maintain all such information in secrecy, except as may be limited by them in writing.

									
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ARTICLE 7.
NON-INTERFERENCE

7.1    Acknowledgements by Executive.  Executive acknowledges that: (a) the services to be performed by Executive under this Agreement are of a special, unique, unusual, extraordinary, and intellectual character; (b) the Company competes with other businesses that are or could be located in any part of the United States or elsewhere in the world; and (c) the provisions of this Article 7 are reasonable and necessary to protect the Company’s business.
7.2    Covenants of Executive. In consideration of this Agreement, Executive covenants that Executive shall not, directly or indirectly, engage in any of the following activities:
(a)    Non-Competition.  During the Employment Period, and for a period of one (1) year following the termination of Executive’s employment with Employer for any reason (the “Non-Competition Period”), Executive shall not engage in, participate in, carry on, own, or manage, directly or indirectly, either for himself or herself or as a partner, stockholder, officer, director, employee, agent, independent contractor, representative, co-venturer, or consultant (whether compensated or not) of/with any person, partnership, corporation, or other enterprise that is a Competitive Business in any geographic location where the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates conducts or is actively planning to conduct business at any time during the Executive’s employment with the Company or, with respect to the portion of the Non-Competition Period that follows termination of Executive’s employment with the Company, at that time of termination.    
(b)    Non-Solicitation of Employees.  Whether on Executive’s own behalf or on behalf of any other person or entity, Executive shall not, at any time during the Employment Period and for a period of one (1) year following the termination of Executive’s employment with Employer for any reason (the “Non-Solicit Period”) directly or indirectly solicit, hire, recruit, encourage, induce, or attempt to induce any employee of the Company to terminate his or her employment with the Company, or otherwise directly or indirectly employ or engage such person as an employee, independent contractor, consultant, or otherwise; provided, however that this prohibition on solicitation shall not restrict general soliciting activity not specifically targeted at the Company (including the placement of general advertisements or the engagement of search firms that are not instructed to target the Company).
(c)     Non-disparagement.  
(i)    Subject to Section 6.1(a)(v), Executive agrees that Executive will not, during the duration of the Term and at any time thereafter, publish or communicate to any person or entity any Disparaging (as defined below) remarks, comments or statements concerning any of the Company, its subsidiaries and affiliates, and their respective present and former members, partners, directors, officers, shareholders, employees, agents, attorneys, successors and assigns.  "Disparaging" remarks, comments or statements are those that impugn the character, honesty, integrity or morality or business 

									
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acumen or abilities in connection with any aspect of the operation of business of the individual or entity being disparaged.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to preclude truthful disclosures in response to lawful process as required by applicable law, regulation, or order or directive of a court, governmental agency or regulatory organization.
(ii)    The Company agrees that it shall direct its members, partners, directors and officers to not, during the duration of the Term and at any time thereafter, publish or communicate to any person or entity any comments or statements that impugn the character, honesty, integrity or morality or business acumen or abilities of Executive.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to preclude truthful disclosures in response to lawful process as required by applicable law, regulation, or order or directive of a court, governmental agency or regulatory organization.
(d)    If any covenant in this Section 7.2 is held to be unreasonable or otherwise unenforceable, that should not affect the remainder of such covenants, which shall be given full effect.  If any of the covenants, or any part thereof, in this Section 7.2 are held to be unenforceable due to the scope, duration, or geographic area set forth therein, the parties agree that the court or tribunal of competent jurisdiction as set forth in Section 8.1 shall determine the scope, duration and/or geographic area that is reasonable, and such covenant, in that modified form, shall be effective, binding, and enforceable against Executive.  So that the Company may enjoy the full benefit of the covenants contained in this Article 7, Executive further agrees that the Non-Competition Period and the Non-Solicit Period shall be tolled, and shall not run, during the period of any breach by Executive of any of the covenants contained in this Article 7.  Finally, no claimed breach of this Agreement or other violation of law attributed to the Company, or change in the nature or scope of Executive’s employment or other relationship with the Company, shall operate to excuse Executive from the performance of Executive’s obligations under Articles 6 or 7. 

ARTICLE 8. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS

8.1    Injunctive Relief, Jurisdiction, Additional Remedy.  Executive acknowledges that the injury that would be suffered by the Company as a result of a breach of the provisions of this Agreement (including, but not limited to, any provision of Articles 6 and 7) could cause irreparable harm to the Company and that an award of monetary damages to the Company for such a breach could be, in and of itself, an inadequate remedy.  Consequently, Executive agrees that the Company shall be entitled to, in addition to any other rights it may have, (a) seek an injunction and/or specific performance, as well as to pursue any other legal or equitable remedy necessary in order to compel compliance, before a court or tribunal of competent jurisdiction, as necessary or appropriate, (b) restrain any breach or threatened breach, or (c) otherwise specifically enforce any provision of this Agreement, and the Company shall not 

									
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be obligated to post bond or other security in seeking such relief.  Without limiting the Company’s rights under this Article 8 or any other remedies of the Company, if Executive breaches any of the provisions of Articles 6 or 7, Employer shall have the right to both cease making any payments otherwise due to Executive under this Agreement, and to recoup certain payments and benefits, as may be set forth in this Agreement.  
8.2    Covenants of Articles 6 and 7 Are Essential and Independent Covenants.
(a)    The covenants by Executive in Articles 6 and 7 are essential elements of this Agreement, and without Executive’s agreement to comply with such covenants, Employer would not have entered into this Agreement or employed or continued the employment of Executive.  Employer and Executive have independently consulted their respective counsel and have been advised in all respects concerning the reasonableness and propriety of such covenants, with specific regard to the nature of the business conducted by Employer.
(b)    Executive’s covenants in Articles 6 and 7 are independent covenants, and the existence of any claim by Executive against Employer under this Agreement or otherwise shall not excuse Executive’s breach of any covenants in Article 6 and 7.
(c)    If Executive’s employment hereunder is terminated, this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect as is necessary or appropriate to enforce the obligations of Executive in Articles 6 and 7.
8.3    Waiver.  The rights and remedies of the parties to this Agreement are cumulative and not alternative.  Neither the failure nor any delay by either party in exercising any right, power, or privilege under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver of such right, power, or privilege, and no single or partial exercise of any such right, power, or privilege shall preclude any other or further exercise of such right, power, or privilege or the exercise of any other right, power, or privilege.  To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, (a) no claim or right arising out of this Agreement can be discharged by one party, in whole or in part, by a waiver or renunciation of the claim or right unless in writing signed by the other party; (b) no waiver that may be given by a party will be applicable except in the specific instance for which it is given; and (c) no notice to or demand on one party will be deemed to be a waiver of any obligation of such party or of the right of the party giving such notice or demand to take further action without notice or demand as provided in this Agreement.
8.4    Regulatory Issues.  Employer or one or more of its affiliated entities are or will be registered as an investment adviser with the Securities and Exchange Commission, as well as a public company registered with the Securities Exchange Act that files periodic reports pursuant to the Exchange Act.  As an employee of Employer, Executive acknowledges that Executive will be subject to a the Company’s lawful rules, practices and policies applicable to the Company’s senior executive employees, including but not limited to Tiptree’s Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, Code of Ethical Conduct and Securities Trading Policy, copies of which have been provided to Executive.  Executive must execute acknowledgement of and abide by Tiptree’s Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, Code of Ethical Conduct and Securities Trading Policy and the restrictions and other information contained therein.  Executive 

									
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acknowledges that Executive is also required to be familiar with, and abide by, specific policies and procedures set forth in the Company’s compliance manual(s).  A copy of each such policy and procedure governing Executive’s employment responsibilities in these areas will be provided to Executive or made available for Executive’s review.  The Company, in its sole discretion, may at any time modify or supplement its compliance policies and procedures.
8.5    Recoupment.  The Executive hereby acknowledges and agrees that the Annual Bonus under Section 4.2(a) above and all other payments of incentive-based compensation payable to the Executive by the Company (whether under this Agreement or otherwise) shall be subject to any applicable clawback or recoupment policy of the Company, as such policy may be amended and in effect from time to time, and shall be subject to recoupment as otherwise required by applicable law or applicable stock exchange listing standards, including, without limitation, Section 10D of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
8.6    Binding Effect and Assignment.  This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and shall be binding upon, the parties hereto and their respective successors, assigns, heirs, and legal representatives, including any entity with which Employer may merge or consolidate or to which all or substantially all of its assets may be transferred, except that in the event of an asset sale or transfer, in no event would the liability be greater than the amount set forth in Section 5.5(b) regarding a termination of Executive without Cause or for Good Reason.  The duties and covenants of Executive under this Agreement, being personal, may not be delegated or assigned by Executive.  Employer may assign this Agreement to any of its affiliates, parents, subsidiaries, or successors.
8.7    Notices.  All notices, consents, waivers, and other communications under this Agreement must be in writing and will be deemed to have been duly given when (a) delivered by hand (with written confirmation of receipt), (b) sent by facsimile (with written confirmation of receipt), provided that a copy is mailed by overnight delivery service, receipt requested, or (c) when received by the addressee, if sent by a nationally recognized overnight delivery service (receipt requested), in each case to the appropriate addresses and facsimile numbers set forth below (or to such other addresses and facsimile numbers as a party may designate by notice to the other parties):

If to Employer:    Chair of the Compensation, Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board
            Tiptree Inc.
            299 Park Avenue, 13th Floor
            New York, New York 10171

With a copy to:    General Counsel
Tiptree Inc.
299 Park Avenue, 13th Floor
            New York, New York 10171

									
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If to Executive:    To the address on file with the books
and records of Employer

8.8    Entire Agreement; Amendments.  This Agreement (and the documents referenced herein) and the Indemnification Agreement, dated as of February 1 2018, between Tiptree and Executive, contain the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, oral or written, between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof.  This Agreement may not be amended orally, but only by an agreement in writing signed by the parties hereto.
8.9    Governing Law, Jurisdiction, and Mandatory Mediation.  This Agreement will be governed by the laws of the State of New York without regard to conflict of laws principles, and Executive and Employer consent to personal jurisdiction in the state and federal courts of the State of New York in any proceeding concerning this Agreement.  In the event that either party files, and is allowed by the courts to prosecute, a court action against the other, the parties in such action agree not to request, and hereby waive, any right to a trial by jury.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive and Employer agree that, prior to submitting a dispute under this Agreement to the courts, the parties shall submit, for a period of sixty (60) days, to voluntary mediation before a jointly selected neutral third party mediator under the auspices of JAMS, New York City, New York, Resolution Center (or any successor location), pursuant to the procedures of JAMS International Mediation Rules conducted in the State of New York.  However, such mediation or obligation to mediate shall not suspend or otherwise delay any termination or other action of Employer or affect any other right of Employer, including the right to seek immediate injunctive relief under Article 8 of this Agreement.
8.10    Controlling Document. If any provision of any agreement, plan, program, policy, arrangement, or other written document between or relating to Employer and Executive conflicts with any provision of this Agreement, the provision of this Agreement shall control and prevail.
8.11    Section Headings, Construction.  The headings of Articles and Sections in this Agreement are provided for convenience only and will not affect its construction or interpretation.  All references to “Article” or “Articles” or to “Section” or “Sections” refer to the corresponding Article(s) or Section(s) of this Agreement unless otherwise specified.  All words used in this Agreement will be construed to be of such gender or number as the circumstances require.  Unless otherwise expressly provided, the word “including” does not limit the preceding words or terms.

									
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8.12    Severability.  If any provision of this Agreement is held invalid or unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, the other provisions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.  Any provision of this Agreement held invalid or unenforceable only in part or degree shall remain in full force and effect to the extent not held invalid or unenforceable.
8.13    Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original copy of this Agreement and all of which, when taken together, shall be deemed to constitute one and the same agreement.

									
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have duly executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
						
		TIPTREE INC.
		
		By: /s/Jonathan Ilany
		Name: Jonathan Ilany
		Title: Chief Executive Officer
		
		
		EXECUTIVE:
		
		/s/Randy Maultsby
		Randy Maultsby

									
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EXECUTION VERSION  741967910 19619932  SECOND AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT  THIS SECOND AMENDMENT (the “Amendment”) to that certain CREDIT  AGREEMENT, dated as of June 21, 2019 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise  modified from time to time, the “Agreement”), among HORACE MANN EDUCATORS  CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), the Lenders party thereto (the  “Lenders”), and PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Administrative Agent (the  “Administrative Agent”) is dated as of July 12, 2021.  WHEREAS, the Borrower desires that the Agreement be amended on the terms and  conditions set forth herein;  NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and for other good and valuable  consideration (the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged), the parties hereto  agree as follows:  1. AMENDMENTS.  Upon satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 2, the  Agreement shall be amended as follows:  1.1 The second paragraph of the Credit Agreement is amended by replacing  “$225,000,000” with “$325,000,000”.  1.2 The last sentence of the definition of “Commitment” in Section 1.01 of the Credit  Agreement is replaced with the following:  “As of the Second Amendment Effective Date, the  aggregate amount of the Lenders’ Commitments is $325,000,000.”  1.3 The following definitions in Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement are deleted in  their entirety and replaced with the following:  “Anti-Terrorism Law” means any law in force or hereinafter enacted related  to terrorism, money laundering, or Sanctions, including Executive Order No.  13224, the USA PATRIOT Act, the International Emergency Economic  Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. 1701, et. seq., the Trading with the Enemy Act, 50  U.S.C. App. 1, et. seq., 18 U.S.C. § 2332d, and 18 U.S.C. § 2339B, and any  regulations or directives promulgated under these provisions.  “Maturity Date” means July 12, 2026.   “Reportable Compliance Event” means that: (a) any Covered Entity becomes  a Sanctioned Person, or is charged by indictment, criminal complaint, or  similar charging instrument, arraigned, custodially detained, penalized or the  subject of an assessment for a penalty, or enters into a settlement with an  Official Body in connection with any Sanctions or other Anti-Terrorism Law  or Anti-Corruption law, or any predicate crime to any Anti-Terrorism Law or  Anti-Corruption Law, or has knowledge of facts or circumstances to the effect  that it is reasonably likely that any aspect of its operations represents a  violation of any Anti-Terrorism Law or Anti-Corruption Law; or (b) any  Covered Entity engages in a transaction that has caused or may cause the  

 

Second Amendment to Credit Agreement  741967910 19619932 2  Lenders or Administrative Agent to be in violation of any Anti-Terrorism  Laws, including a Covered Entity’s use of any proceeds of the Loans to fund  any operations in, finance any investments or activities in, or, make any  payments to, directly or indirectly, a Sanctioned Person or Sanctioned  Jurisdiction.   “Sanctioned Person” means (a) a Person that is the subject of sanctions  administered by OFAC or the U.S. Department of State (“State”), including by  virtue of being (i) named on OFAC’s list of “Specially Designated Nationals  and Blocked Persons”; (ii) organized under the laws of, ordinarily resident in,  or physically located in a Sanctioned Jurisdiction; (iii) owned or controlled  50% or more in the aggregate, by one or more Persons that are the subject of  sanctions administered by OFAC; (b) a Person that is the subject of sanctions  maintained by the European Union (“E.U.”), including by virtue of being  named on the E.U.’s “Consolidated list of persons, groups and entities subject  to E.U. financial sanctions” or other, similar lists; (c) a Person that is the  subject of sanctions maintained by the United Kingdom (“U.K.”), including  by virtue of being named on the “Consolidated List Of Financial Sanctions  Targets in the U.K.” or other, similar lists; or (d) a Person that is the subject of  sanctions imposed by any Official Body of a jurisdiction whose laws apply to  this Agreement.   “Threshold Amount” means,  with  respect  to all Insurance Subsidiaries, as  of any date of determination, twenty-five percent (25%) of  the net aggregate  admitted  assets less separate account assets (as set forth on the financial  statements of the Insurance Subsidiaries most recently provided pursuant to   Section  5.01(c)).  1.4 Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is amended by inserting the following new  definitions in proper alphabetical order:    “Anti-Corruption Laws” means the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices  Act of 1977, as amended, the UK Bribery Act 2010, and any other similar anti- corruption laws or regulations  administered or enforced in any jurisdiction in  which the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries conduct business.  “Official Body” means the government of the United States of America or  any other nation, or of any political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and  any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other  entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative  powers or functions of or pertaining to government (including any supra-national  bodies such as the European Union or the European Central Bank) and any group  or body charged with setting financial accounting or regulatory capital rules or  standards (including the Financial Accounting Standards Board, the Bank for  International Settlements or the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision or any  successor or similar authority to any of the foregoing).  

 

Second Amendment to Credit Agreement  741967910 19619932 3  “Sanctioned Jurisdiction” means any country, territory, or region that is  the subject of sanctions administered by (a) the U.S. government, including those  administered by OFAC or (b) the United Nations Security Council, the European  Union, any European Union member state, Her Majesty’s Treasury of the United  Kingdom or other relevant sanctions authority.  “Sanctions” means sanctions administered or enforced from time to time  by the U.S. government, including OFAC, the U.S. Department of State, the United  Nations Security Council, the European Union, Her Majesty’s Treasury or other  relevant sanctions authority.   “Second Amendment Effective Date” means July 12, 2021.  1.5 The definition of “Sanctioned Country” in Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is  hereby deleted.  1.6 Article I of the Credit Agreement is amended by inserting the following new  Section 1.07 at the end thereof:  1.07 “LIBOR Notification”. Section 2.11(b) of this Agreement  provides a mechanism for determining an alternative rate of interest in the event  that the London interbank offered rate is no longer available or in certain other  circumstances. The Administrative Agent does not warrant or accept any  responsibility for and shall not have any liability with respect to, the administration,  submission or any other matter related to the London interbank offered rate or other  rates in the definitions of “LIBO Rate”, “Daily LIBOR Rate” or with respect to any  alternative or successor rate thereto, or replacement rate therefor. 1.7 Section 2.11(b) of the Credit Agreement is deleted and replaced with the following:  (b) Benchmark Replacement Setting.    (i) Announcements Related to LIBOR.  On March 5, 2021, the  ICE Benchmark Administration, the administrator of LIBOR (the “IBA”) and the  U.K. Financial Conduct Authority, the regulatory supervisor for the IBA,  announced in a public statement the future cessation or loss of representativeness  of overnight/Spot Next, 1-week, 1-month, 2-month, 3-month, 6-month and 12- month USD LIBOR tenor settings (collectively, the “Cessation Announcements”).  The parties hereto acknowledge that, as a result of the Cessation Announcements,  a Benchmark Transition Event occurred on March 5, 2021 with respect to USD  LIBOR under clauses (1) and (2) of the definition of Benchmark Transition Event  below; provided however, no related Benchmark Replacement Date occurred as of  such date.  (ii) Benchmark Replacement. Notwithstanding anything to the  contrary herein or in any other Loan Document (and any agreement executed in  

 

Second Amendment to Credit Agreement  741967910 19619932 4  connection with a Swap Contract shall be deemed not to be a “Loan Document” for  purposes of this Section 2.11(b)), if a Benchmark Transition Event, an Early Opt- in Election or an Other Benchmark Rate Election, as applicable, and its related  Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred prior to the Reference Time in respect  of any setting of the then-current Benchmark, then (x) if a Benchmark Replacement  is determined in accordance with clause (1) or (2) of the definition of “Benchmark  Replacement” for such Benchmark Replacement Date, such Benchmark  Replacement will replace such Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under  any Loan Document in respect of such Benchmark setting and subsequent  Benchmark settings without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any  other party to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document and (y) if a Benchmark  Replacement is determined in accordance with clause (3) of the definition of  “Benchmark Replacement” for such Benchmark Replacement Date, such  Benchmark Replacement will replace such Benchmark for all purposes hereunder  and under any Loan Document in respect of any Benchmark setting at or after 5:00  p.m. (New York City time) on the fifth (5th) Business Day after the date notice of  such Benchmark Replacement is provided to the Lenders without any amendment  to, or further action or consent of any other party to, this Agreement or any other  Loan Document so long as the Administrative Agent has not received, by such time,  written notice of objection to such Benchmark Replacement from Lenders  comprising the Required Lenders.   (iii) Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes. In  connection with the implementation of a Benchmark Replacement, the  Administrative Agent will have the right to make Benchmark Replacement  Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the  contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, any amendments implementing  such Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes will become effective without  any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement or any other Loan  Document.   (iv) Notices; Standards for Decisions and Determinations. The  Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Borrower and the Lenders of (1) any  occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event, a Term SOFR Transition Event, an  Early Opt-in Election, or an Other Benchmark Rate Election, as applicable, and its  related Benchmark Replacement Date, (2) the implementation of any Benchmark  Replacement, (3) the effectiveness of any Benchmark Replacement Conforming  Changes, (4) the removal or reinstatement of any tenor of a Benchmark pursuant to  paragraph (v) below and (5) the commencement or conclusion of any Benchmark  Unavailability Period. Any determination, decision or election that may be made  by the Administrative Agent or, if applicable, any Lender (or group of Lenders)  pursuant to this Section 2.11(b) 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  

 

Second Amendment to Credit Agreement  741967910 19619932 5  other Loan Document, except, in each case, as expressly required pursuant to this  Section 2.11(b).   (v) 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),  (1) if the then-current Benchmark is a term rate (including Term SOFR or USD  LIBOR) 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 or  will be no longer representative, then the Administrative Agent may modify the  definition of “Interest Period” for any Benchmark settings at or after such time to  remove such unavailable or non-representative tenor and (2) if a tenor that was  removed pursuant to clause (1) above either (A) is subsequently displayed on a  screen or information service for a Benchmark (including a Benchmark  Replacement) or (B) is not, or is no longer, subject to an announcement that it is or  will no longer be representative for a Benchmark (including a Benchmark  Replacement), then the Administrative Agent may modify the definition of  “Interest Period” for all Benchmark settings at or after such time to reinstate such  previously removed tenor.   (vi) Benchmark Unavailability Period. Upon the Borrower’s  receipt of notice of the commencement of a Benchmark Unavailability Period, the  Borrower may revoke any request for a Loan bearing interest based on USD  LIBOR, conversion to or continuation of Loans bearing interest based on USD  LIBOR to be made, converted or continued during any Benchmark Unavailability  Period and, failing that, the Borrower will be deemed to have converted any such  request into a request for a Loan of or conversion to ABR Loans. During any  Benchmark Unavailability Period or at any time that a tenor for the then-current  Benchmark is not an Available Tenor, the component of the Alternate Base Rate  based upon the then-current Benchmark or such tenor for such Benchmark, as  applicable, will not be used in any determination of the Alternate Base Rate.   (vii) Term SOFR Transition Event.  Notwithstanding anything to  the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document and subject to the proviso below  in this paragraph, if a Term SOFR Transition Event and its related Benchmark  Replacement Date have occurred prior to the Reference Time in respect of any  setting of the then-current Benchmark, then (1) the applicable Benchmark  Replacement will replace the then-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder  or under any Loan Document in respect of such Benchmark setting (the “Secondary  Term SOFR Conversion Date”) and subsequent Benchmark settings, without any  amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, this Agreement or  any other Loan Document; and (2) Loans outstanding on the Secondary Term  SOFR Conversion Date bearing interest based on the then-current Benchmark shall  be deemed to have been converted to Loans bearing interest at the Benchmark  

 

Second Amendment to Credit Agreement  741967910 19619932 6  Replacement with a tenor approximately the same length as the interest payment  period of the then-current Benchmark; provided that, this paragraph (vii) shall not  be effective unless the Administrative Agent has delivered to the Lenders and the  Borrower a Term SOFR Notice. For the avoidance of doubt, the Administrative  Agent shall not be required to deliver a Term SOFR Notice after a Term SOFR  Transition Event and may do so in its sole discretion.  (viii) Certain Defined Terms. As used in this Section 2.11(b):   “Available Tenor” means, as of any date of determination and with  respect to the then-current Benchmark, as applicable, (x) if the then current  Benchmark is a term rate or is based on a term rate, any tenor for such  Benchmark that is or may be used for determining the length of an Interest  Period pursuant to this Agreement as of such date and not including, for the  avoidance of doubt, any tenor for such Benchmark that is then-removed  from the definition of “Interest Period” pursuant to paragraph (v) of this  Section 2.11(b), or (y) if the then current Benchmark is not a term rate nor  based on a term rate, any payment period for interest calculated with  reference to such Benchmark pursuant to this Agreement as of such date. “Benchmark” means, initially, USD LIBOR; provided that if a  Benchmark Transition Event, a Term SOFR Transition Event, an Early Opt- in Election, or an Other Benchmark Rate Election, as applicable, and its  related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred with respect to USD  LIBOR or the then-current Benchmark, then “Benchmark” means the  applicable Benchmark Replacement to the extent that such Benchmark  Replacement has replaced such prior benchmark rate pursuant to paragraph  (ii) of this Section 2.11(b).   “Benchmark Replacement” means, for any Available Tenor, the first  alternative set forth in the order below that can be determined by the  Administrative Agent for the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date:   (1) the sum of: (A) Term SOFR and (B) the related  Benchmark Replacement Adjustment;   (2) the sum of: (A) Daily Simple SOFR and (B) the  related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment;   (3) the sum of: (A) the alternate benchmark rate that has  been selected by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower as the  replacement for the then-current Benchmark for the applicable  Corresponding Tenor giving due consideration to (I) any selection or  recommendation of a replacement benchmark rate or the mechanism for  determining such a rate by the Relevant Governmental Body or (II) any  evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a  benchmark rate as a replacement for the then-current Benchmark for U.S.  

 

Second Amendment to Credit Agreement  741967910 19619932 7  dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities at such time and (B) the  related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment;   provided that, in the case of clause (1), such Unadjusted Benchmark  Replacement is 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; provided, further, that, in the case of an  Other Benchmark Rate Election, the “Benchmark Replacement” shall mean  the alternative set forth in clause (3) above and when such clause is used to  determine the Benchmark Replacement in connection with the occurrence  of an Other Benchmark Rate Election, the alternate benchmark rate selected  by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall be the term benchmark  rate that is used in lieu of a USD LIBOR-based rate in relevant other U.S.  dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities; provided, further, that, with  respect to a Term SOFR Transition Event, on the applicable Benchmark  Replacement Date, the “Benchmark Replacement” shall revert to and shall  be determined as set forth in clause (1) of this definition. If the Benchmark  Replacement as determined pursuant to clause (1), (2) or (3) above would  be less than the Floor, the Benchmark Replacement will be deemed to be  the Floor for the purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.    “Benchmark Replacement Adjustment” means, with respect to any  replacement of the then-current Benchmark with an Unadjusted Benchmark  Replacement for any applicable Available Tenor for any setting of such  Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement:   (1) for purposes of clauses (1) and (2) of the definition of  “Benchmark Replacement,” the applicable amount(s) set forth below:  Available Tenor Benchmark Replacement  Adjustment  One-Month 0.11448% (11.448 basis points)  Two-Months 0.18456% (18.456 basis points)  Three-Months 0.26161% (26.161 basis points)  Six-Months 0.42826% (42.826 basis points)  (2) for purposes of clause (3) of the definition of  “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 Borrower for the applicable Corresponding  Tenor giving due consideration to (A) any selection or recommendation of  a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread  

 

Second Amendment to Credit Agreement  741967910 19619932 8  adjustment, for the replacement of such Benchmark with the applicable  Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement by the Relevant Governmental Body  on the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date 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 U.S. dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities;   provided that, if the then-current Benchmark is a term rate,  more than one tenor of such Benchmark is available as of the applicable  Benchmark Replacement Date and the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark  Replacement will not be a term rate, the Available Tenor of such  Benchmark for purposes of this definition of “Benchmark Replacement  Adjustment” shall be deemed to be the Available Tenor that has  approximately the same length (disregarding business day adjustments) as  the payment period for interest calculated with reference to such Unadjusted  Benchmark Replacement.   “Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes” means, with  respect to any Benchmark Replacement, any technical, administrative or  operational changes (including changes to the definition of “Base Rate,” the  definition of “Business Day,” the definition of “Interest Period,” timing and  frequency of determining rates and making payments of interest, timing of  borrowing requests or prepayment, conversion or continuation notices,  length of lookback periods, the applicability of breakage provisions, and  other technical, administrative or operational matters) that the  Administrative Agent decides may be appropriate to reflect the adoption  and implementation of such Benchmark Replacement and to permit the  administration thereof by the Administrative Agent in a manner  substantially consistent with market practice (or, if the Administrative  Agent decides that adoption of any portion of such market practice is not  administratively feasible or if the Administrative Agent determines that no  market practice for the administration of such Benchmark Replacement  exists, in such other manner of administration as the Administrative Agent  decides is reasonably necessary in connection with the administration of this  Agreement and the other Loan Documents).   “Benchmark Replacement Date” means the earliest to occur of the  following events with respect to the then-current Benchmark:    (1) in the case of clause (1) or (2) of the definition of  “Benchmark Transition Event,” the later of (a) the date of the public  statement or publication of information referenced therein and (b) the date  on which the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component  used in the calculation thereof) permanently or indefinitely ceases to  provide all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component  thereof);   

 

Second Amendment to Credit Agreement  741967910 19619932 9  (2) in the case of clause (3) of the definition of “Benchmark  Transition Event,” the date determined by the Administrative Agent, which  date shall promptly follow the date of the public statement or publication of  information referenced therein;   (3) in the case of a Term SOFR Transition Event, the date  that is set forth in the Term SOFR Notice provided to the Lenders and the  Borrower pursuant to this Section 2.11(b), which date shall be at least 30  days from the date of the Term SOFR Notice; or  (4) in the case of an Early Opt-in Election or an Other  Benchmark Rate Election, the sixth (6th) Business Day after the date notice  of such Early Opt-in Election or an Other Benchmark Rate Election, as  applicable, is provided to the Lenders, so long as the Administrative Agent  has not received, by 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the fifth (5th)  Business Day after the date notice of such Early Opt-in Election or an Other  Benchmark Rate Election, as applicable, is provided to the Lenders, written  notice of objection to such Early Opt-in Election or an Other Benchmark  Rate Election, as applicable, from Lenders comprising the Required  Lenders.                For the avoidance of doubt, (i) if the event giving rise to the  Benchmark Replacement Date occurs on the same day as, but earlier than,  the Reference Time in respect of any determination, the Benchmark  Replacement Date will be deemed to have occurred prior to the Reference  Time for such determination and (ii) the “Benchmark Replacement Date”  will be deemed to have occurred in the case of clause (1) or (2) with respect  to any Benchmark upon the occurrence of the applicable event or events set  forth therein with respect to all then-current Available Tenors of such  Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof).   “Benchmark Transition Event” means the occurrence of one or more  of the following events with respect to the then-current Benchmark:   (1) a public statement or publication of information by or on behalf  of the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used  in the calculation thereof) announcing that such administrator has ceased or  will cease to provide all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such  component thereof), permanently or indefinitely, provided that, at the time  of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that  will continue to provide any Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such  component thereof);   (2) a public statement or publication of information by an Official  Body having jurisdiction over the Administrative Agent, 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, an insolvency official with jurisdiction  

 

Second Amendment to Credit Agreement  741967910 19619932 10  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   (3) a public statement or publication of information by the  regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark (or the  published component used in the calculation thereof) or an Official Body  having jurisdiction over the Administrative Agent announcing that all  Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) are no  longer representative.   For the avoidance of doubt, a “Benchmark Transition Event” will be  deemed to have occurred with respect to any Benchmark if a public  statement or publication of information set forth above has occurred with  respect to each then-current Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or the  published component used in the calculation thereof).  “Benchmark Unavailability Period” means the period (if any) (x)  beginning at the time that a Benchmark Replacement Date pursuant to  clauses (1) or (2) of that definition has occurred if, at such time, no  Benchmark Replacement has replaced the then-current Benchmark for all  purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in accordance with this  Section 2.11(b) and (y) ending at the time that a Benchmark Replacement  has replaced the then-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and  under any Loan Document in accordance with this Section 2.11(b).   “Corresponding Tenor” with respect to any Available Tenor means,  as applicable, either a tenor (including overnight) or an interest payment  period having approximately the same length (disregarding business day  adjustment) as such Available Tenor.   “Daily Simple SOFR” means, for any day, SOFR, with the  conventions for this rate (which will include a lookback) being established  by the Administrative Agent in accordance with the conventions for this  rate selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body for  determining “Daily Simple SOFR” for business loans; provided, that if the  Administrative Agent decides that any such convention is not  administratively feasible for the Administrative Agent, then the  

 

Second Amendment to Credit Agreement  741967910 19619932 11  Administrative Agent may establish another convention in its reasonable  discretion.   “Early Opt-in Election” means, if the then-current Benchmark is  USD LIBOR, the occurrence of:   (1) a notification by the Administrative Agent to (or the request by  the Borrower to the Administrative Agent to notify) each of the other parties  hereto that at least five currently outstanding U.S. dollar-denominated  syndicated credit facilities at such time contain (as a result of amendment  or as originally executed) a SOFR-based rate (including SOFR, a term  SOFR or any other rate based upon SOFR) as a benchmark rate (and such  syndicated credit facilities are identified in such notice and are publicly  available for review), and   (2) the joint election by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower  to trigger a fallback from USD LIBOR and the provision by the  Administrative Agent of written notice of such election to the Lenders.   “Floor” means the benchmark rate floor, if any, provided in this  Agreement initially (as of the execution of this Agreement, the  modification, amendment or renewal of this Agreement or otherwise) with  respect to USD LIBOR or, if no floor is specified, zero.   “ISDA Definitions” means the 2006 ISDA Definitions published by  the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. or any successor  thereto, as amended or supplemented from time to time, or any successor  definitional booklet for interest rate derivatives published from time to time  by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. or such  successor thereto.   “Other Benchmark Rate Election” means, if the then-current  Benchmark is USD LIBOR, the occurrence of: (x) either (i) a request by the  Borrower to the Administrative Agent , or (ii) notice by the Administrative  Agent to the Borrower, that, at the determination of the Borrower or the  Administrative Agent, as applicable, U.S. dollar-denominated syndicated  credit facilities at such time contain (as a result of amendment or as  originally executed), in lieu of a USD LIBOR based rate, a term benchmark  rate as a benchmark rate, and (y) the Administrative Agent, in its sole  discretion, and the Borrower jointly elect to trigger a fallback from USD  LIBOR and the provision, as applicable, by the Administrative Agent of  written notice of such election to the Borrower and the Lenders.  “Reference Time” with respect to any setting of the then-current  Benchmark means (1) if such Benchmark is USD LIBOR, 11:00 a.m.  (London time) on the day that is two London banking days preceding the  

 

Second Amendment to Credit Agreement  741967910 19619932 12  date of such setting, and (2) if such Benchmark is not USD LIBOR, the time  determined by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion.   “Relevant Governmental Body” means the Federal Reserve Board  or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or a committee officially  endorsed or convened by the Federal Reserve Board or the Federal Reserve  Bank of New York, or any successor thereto.   “SOFR” means, with respect to any Business Day, a rate per annum  equal to the secured overnight financing rate for such Business Day  published by the SOFR Administrator on the SOFR Administrator’s  Website on the immediately succeeding Business Day.   “SOFR Administrator” means the Federal Reserve Bank of New  York (or a successor administrator of the secured overnight financing rate).   “SOFR Administrator’s Website” means the website of the Federal  Reserve Bank of New York, currently at http://www.newyorkfed.org, or  any successor source for the secured overnight financing rate identified as  such by the SOFR Administrator from time to time.   “Term SOFR” means, for the applicable Corresponding Tenor as of  the applicable Reference Time, the forward-looking term rate based on  SOFR that has been selected or recommended by the Relevant  Governmental Body.   “Term SOFR Notice” means a notification by the Administrative  Agent to the Lenders and the Borrower of the occurrence of a Term SOFR  Transition Event.  “Term SOFR Transition Event” means the determination by the  Administrative Agent that (1) Term SOFR has been recommended for use  by the Relevant Governmental Body, and is determinable for each  Available Tenor, (2) the administration of Term SOFR is administratively  feasible for the Administrative Agent and (3) a Benchmark Transition Event  or an Early Opt-in Election, as applicable (and, for the avoidance of doubt,  not in the case of an Other Benchmark Rate Election), has previously  occurred resulting in a Benchmark Replacement in accordance with Section  2.11(b) that is not Term SOFR.  “Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement” means the applicable  Benchmark Replacement excluding the related Benchmark Replacement  Adjustment.   “USD LIBOR” means the London interbank offered rate for U.S.  dollars.   

 

Second Amendment to Credit Agreement  741967910 19619932 13  1.8 Section 3.16 of the Credit Agreement is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the  following:  SECTION 3.16 (a) Sanctions and other Anti-Terrorism Laws.  No  Covered Entity: (i) is a Sanctioned Person, nor any employees, officers,  directors, affiliates, consultants, brokers or agents acting on a Covered  Entity’s behalf in connection with this Agreement is a Sanctioned Person;  (ii) directly, or indirectly through any third party, engages in any transactions  or other dealings with any Sanctioned Person or Sanctioned Jurisdiction, or  which otherwise are prohibited by any laws of the United States or laws of  other applicable jurisdictions relating to Sanctions and other Anti-Terrorism  Laws;   (b) Anti-Corruption Laws; Sanctions and Other Anti-Terrorism Laws.   Each Covered Entity has (a) conducted its business in compliance with all  Anti-Corruption Laws, Sanctions and other Anti-Terrorism Laws and (b) has  instituted and maintains policies and procedures designed to ensure  compliance with such laws.     1.9 Section 5.11 of the Credit Agreement is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the  following:  SECTION 5.11 Sanctions and other Anti-Terrorism Laws; Anti-Corruption  Laws.    (a) The Borrower covenants and agrees that it shall immediately notify the  Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders in writing upon the occurrence of a  Reportable Compliance Event.   (b) Each Covered Entity will conduct their business in compliance with all  Anti-Corruption Laws, Sanctions and other Anti-Terrorism Laws and maintain  policies and procedures designed to ensure compliance with such laws.  1.10 The following new sections are added at the end of Article VI:  SECTION 6.11 Sanctions and other Anti-Terrorism Laws.  The Borrower  hereby covenants and agrees that until the Maturity Date, the Borrower will not,  and will not permit any its Subsidiaries to: (a) become a Sanctioned Person or allow  its employees, officers, directors, affiliates, consultants, brokers, and agents acting  on its behalf in connection with this Agreement to become a Sanctioned Person; (b)  directly, or, to its knowledge, indirectly through a third party, engage in any  transactions or other dealings with any Sanctioned Person or Sanctioned  Jurisdiction, including any use of the proceeds of the Loans to fund any operations  in, finance any investments or activities in, or, make any payments to, a Sanctioned  

 

Second Amendment to Credit Agreement  741967910 19619932 14  Person or Sanctioned Jurisdiction; (c) repay the Loans with funds derived from any  unlawful activity; (d) engage in any transactions or other dealings with any  Sanctioned Person or Sanctioned Jurisdiction prohibited by any laws of the United  States or other applicable jurisdictions relating to economic sanctions and any Anti- Terrorism Laws; or (f) cause any Lender or Administrative Agent to violate any  sanctions administered by OFAC.   SECTION 6.12 Anti-Corruption Laws.  The Borrower hereby  covenants and agrees that until the Maturity Date, the Borrower will not, and will  not permit any its Subsidiaries to directly or indirectly, use the Loans or any  proceeds thereof for any purpose which would breach any Anti-Corruption Laws  in any jurisdiction in which any Covered Entity conducts business.  1.11 Section 7.1(f) is hereby amended by deleing “or 6.09” and replacing it with “, 6.09,  6.11 or 6.12”.  1.12 Article VIII of the Credit Agreement is amended by inserting the following new  section at the end thereof.  Erroneous Payments.  (a) If the Administrative Agent notifies a Lender or Issuing Bank, or  any Person who has received funds on behalf of a Lender or Issuing Bank such  Lender or Issuing Bank (any such Lender, Issuing Bank, 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 received by such Payment Recipient from  the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates were erroneously transmitted  to, or otherwise erroneously or mistakenly received by, such Payment Recipient  (whether or not known to such Lender, Issuing Bank, or other Payment  Recipient on its behalf)  (any such funds, whether received as a payment,  prepayment or repayment of principal, interest, fees, distribution or otherwise,  individually and collectively, an “Erroneous Payment”) and demands the return  of such Erroneous Payment (or a portion thereof), such Erroneous Payment  shall at all times remain the property of the Administrative Agent and shall be  segregated by the Payment Recipient and held in trust for the benefit of the  Administrative Agent, and such Lender or Issuing Bank 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, 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  in respect of each day from and including the date such Erroneous Payment (or  portion thereof) was received by such Payment Recipient to the date such  amount is repaid to the Administrative Agent in same day funds at the greater  of the Federal Funds Effective Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative  

 

Second Amendment to Credit Agreement  741967910 19619932 15  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  Issuing Bank, or any Person who has received funds on behalf of a Lender or  Issuing Bank such Lender or Issuing Bank, hereby further 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 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 Secured Party, or other such recipient, otherwise becomes aware  was transmitted, or received, in error or by mistake (in whole or in part) in each  case:  (i) (A) in the case of immediately preceding clauses (x) or (y), an error  shall be presumed to have been made (absent written confirmation from the  Administrative Agent to the contrary) or (B) an error 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 or Issuing Bank 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 such error) 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 titled “Erroneous Payments”.  (c) Each Lender or Issuing Bank hereby authorizes the Administrative  Agent to set off, net and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such  Lender or Issuing Bank under any Loan Document, or otherwise payable or  distributable by the Administrative Agent to such Lender or Issuing Bank from  any source, against any amount due to the Administrative Agent under  immediately preceding clause (a) or under the indemnification provisions of  this Agreement.  (d) In the event that an Erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) is not  recovered by the Administrative Agent for any reason, after demand therefor  by the Administrative Agent in accordance with immediately preceding clause  (a), from any Lender or Issuing Bank that has received such Erroneous Payment  (or portion thereof) (and/or from any Payment Recipient who received such  

 

Second Amendment to Credit Agreement  741967910 19619932 16  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 or Issuing Lender at any time, (i)  such Lender or Issuing Bank shall be deemed to have assigned its Loans (but  not its Commitments) 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), the “Erroneous Payment  Deficiency Assignment”) 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 Borrower) deemed to execute and deliver an  Assignment and Assumption with respect to such Erroneous Payment  Deficiency Assignment, and such Lender or Issuing Bank shall deliver any  Notes evidencing such Loans to the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, (ii)  the Administrative Agent as the assignee Lender shall be deemed to acquire the  Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment, (iii) upon such deemed  acquisition, the Administrative Agent as the assignee Lender shall become a  Lender or Issuing Bank, as applicable, hereunder with respect to such Erroneous  Payment Deficiency Assignment and the assigning Lender or assigning Issuing  Bank shall cease to be a Lender or Issuing Bank, 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 or assigning Issuing Bank and (iv) the Administrative Agent  may reflect in the Register its ownership interest in the Loans subject to the  Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment. 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 or  Issuing Bank 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 or Issuing Bank (and/or against any  recipient that receives funds on its respective behalf). For the avoidance of  doubt, no Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment will reduce the  Commitments of any Lender or Issuing Bank and such Commitments shall  remain available in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.  In addition,  each party hereto agrees that, except to the extent that the Administrative Agent  has sold a Loan (or portion thereof) acquired pursuant to an Erroneous Payment  Deficiency Assignment, and irrespective of whether the Administrative Agent  may be equitably subrogated, the Administrative Agent shall be contractually  subrogated to all the rights and interests of the applicable Lender or Issuing  Bank under the Loan Documents with respect to each Erroneous Payment  Return Deficiency (the “Erroneous Payment Subrogation Rights”).  (e) The parties hereto agree that an Erroneous Payment shall not pay,  prepay, repay, discharge or otherwise satisfy any Obligations owed by the  Borrower, except, in each case, to the extent such Erroneous Payment is, and  

 

Second Amendment to Credit Agreement  741967910 19619932 17  solely with respect to the amount of such Erroneous Payment that is, comprised  of funds received by the Administrative Agent from the Borrower or any other  Loan Party 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 waiver of any defense based on “discharge for  value” or any similar doctrine.  (g) Each party’s obligations, agreements and waivers under this Section  titled “Erroneous Payments” shall survive the resignation or replacement of the  Administrative Agent, the termination of the Commitments and/or the  repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all Obligations (or any portion thereof)  under any Loan Document.  1.13 Schedule 2.01 of the Credit Agreement is replaced with Schedule 2.01 attached  hereto.  2. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT.  This Amendment shall become effective when the  following conditions have been met:  (a) the Administrative Agent shall have received this Amendment duly  executed by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and each Lender, and notice thereof shall  have been given by the Administrative Agent to the Borrower and the Lenders;  (b) The Administrative Agent shall have received a favorable written opinion  (addressed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders and dated the Second Amendment  Effective Date) of counsel for the Borrower, covering such other matters relating to the Borrower,  this Amendment and the Credit Agreement as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request.   The Borrower hereby requests such counsel to deliver such opinion.  (c) The Administrative Agent shall have received such documents and  certificates as the Administrative Agent or its counsel may reasonably request relating to the  organization, existence and good standing of the Borrower, the authorization of this Amendment,  incumbency and any other legal matters relating to the Borrower, this Amendment or the Credit  Agreement, all in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and its counsel.  (d) The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate, dated the  Second Amendment Effective Date and signed by the President, a Vice President or an Executive  Officer of the Borrower, confirming compliance with the conditions set forth in paragraphs (a) and  (b) of Section 4.02 of the Credit Agreement and certifying that there has not been a Material  Adverse Effect since December 31, 2020.  

 

Second Amendment to Credit Agreement  741967910 19619932 18  (e) The Administrative Agent shall have received all fees and other amounts  due and payable on or prior to the Second Amendment Effective Date, including, to the extent  invoiced, reimbursement or payment of all out-of-pocket expenses required to be reimbursed or  paid by the Borrower hereunder.  (f) All consents and regulatory approvals and licenses required to effectuate  the transactions contemplated hereby shall have been obtained and there shall not be any legal or  regulatory prohibitions or restrictions on the transactions contemplated hereby.  3. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.  After giving effect to this  Amendment, the following statements by the Borrower shall be true and correct (and the Borrower,  by its execution of this Amendment, hereby represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent  and each Lender that such statements are true and correct as at such times):  3.1 the representations and warranties set forth in Article III of the Agreement are true  and correct as of the date hereof, except to the extent that such representations and warranties  specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they shall be true and correct as of such earlier  date;   3.2 no Default has occurred and is continuing;   3.3 the Borrower has the full power to enter into, execute, deliver and carry out this  Amendment and the execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower of this Amendment and  the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby are within its corporate  powers, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action (including, without limitation,  shareholder approval, if required) and do not contravene or conflict with the Borrower’s articles  of incorporation or bylaws;  3.4  each of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries has received all material governmental  and other consents and approvals (if any shall be required) necessary for the execution, delivery  and performance of this Amendment, and such execution, delivery and performance do not and  will not contravene or conflict with, or create a Lien or right of termination or acceleration under,  any Requirement of Law or Contractual Obligation binding upon the Borrower or such  Subsidiaries; and   3.5 this Amendment has been duly and validly executed and delivered by the Borrower  and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Borrower, enforceable against the  Borrower in accordance with its terms, except to the extent that enforceability of this Amendment  may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws  affecting the enforceability of creditors’ rights generally or limiting the right of specific  performance and general concepts of equity.  4. MISCELLANEOUS.  4.1 Continuing Effectiveness, etc.  This Amendment shall be deemed to be an  amendment to the Agreement, and the Agreement as amended hereby, shall remain in full force  

 

Second Amendment to Credit Agreement  741967910 19619932 19  and effect and is hereby ratified, approved and confirmed in each and every respect.  After the  effectiveness of this Amendment in accordance with its terms, all references to the Agreement in  the Loan Documents or in any other document, instrument, agreement or writing shall be deemed  to refer to the Agreement as amended hereby.  Each other Loan Document is hereby ratified,  approved and confirmed in each and every respect.  This Amendment is a Loan Document.  4.2 Headings.  The various headings of this Amendment used herein are for  convenience of reference only, are not part of this Amendment and shall not affect the construction  of, or be taken into consideration in interpreting, this Amendment.  4.3 Execution in Counterparts.  This Amendment may be executed in counterparts (and  by different parties hereto in different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but  all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract.  Delivery of an executed  counterpart of a signature page of this Amendment by telecopy or other electronic imaging means  (e.g. “pdf” or “tif”) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this  Amendment.  4.4 Incorporation of Credit Agreement Provisions.  The provisions of Sections 1.03,  9.03, 9.06, 9.07, 9.09, and 9.10 of the Agreement are incorporated herein by reference as if fully  set forth herein, mutatis mutandis.  [Remainder of page intentionally left blank]  

 

 

 

S-2 Second Amendment to Credit Agreement  741967910 19619932  PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as  Administrative Agent  

 

S-4 Second  Amendment to Credit Agreement  741967910 19619932  LENDERS  PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,   as a Lender  

 

 

 

 S-6  Second Amendment to Credit Agreement  741967910 19619932  NTAC:3NS-20  THE NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY,  as a Lender  By:  ____________________________  Name:   Christopher L McKean  Title:    Senior Vice President  

 

    S-7 Second Amendment to Credit Agreement     741967910 19619932  U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,  as a Lender      By:___________________________________  Name: Aaron P. Johnston  Title: Vice President 

 

 

 

 

 

    Second Amendment to Credit Agreement  741967910 19619932  KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,  as a Lender      By:   Name: Ashley Braniecki  Title: Vice President     

 

Second Amendment to Credit Agreement  741967910 19619932  Schedule 2.01  Commitments  Lender Commitment  PNC Bank, National Association  $85,000,000  JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. $60,000,000  The Northern Trust Company   $50,000,000  KeyBank National Association  $50,000,000  U.S. Bank National Association  $35,000,000  INB, National Association $25,000,000  Comerica Bank $20,000,000  TOTAL: $325,000,000

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