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EXHIBIT 10.1

Each of the Stock Plan Subcommittee of the Compensation Committee and the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. reserves the right to change provisions of this Agreement to comply with the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 or other applicable laws or regulations.

Performance Share Unit Award Agreement Under

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.

Amended and Restated Fiscal 2002 Share Incentive Plan (the “Plan”)

This PERFORMANCE SHARE UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) provides for the granting of performance share unit awards by The Estée Lauder Companies Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), to the participant, an employee of the Company or one of its subsidiaries (the “Participant”), representing a notional account equal to a corresponding number of shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 (the “Shares”), subject to the terms below (the “Performance Share Units”).  The name of the “Participant,” the “Award Date,” the aggregate number of Shares representing the Target Award, and the Plan Achievement (as defined below) goals are stated in the “Notice of Grant” attached or posted electronically together with this Agreement and are incorporated by reference.  The other terms of this Performance Share Unit Award are stated in this Agreement and in the Plan. Terms not defined in this Agreement are defined in the Plan, as amended.  The Plan is referred to as the “Grant Plan” in the electronic Notice of Grant.

1.   Award Grant. The Company hereby awards to the Participant a target award of Performance Share Units in respect of the number of Shares set forth in the Notice of Grant (the “Target Award”), representing a Stock Unit and Performance-Based Award under the terms of the Plan.

2.   Right to Payment of Performance Share Units. In the event that the Company achieves positive Net Earnings during the first year of the award period specified in the Notice of Grant (the “Section 162(m) Goal”), the Participant shall be eligible to earn [XX] percent of the Target Award.  The percentage of the Target Award actually earned and paid will be determined by the Committee through use of its negative discretion based on the plan achievement (the “Plan Achievement”) during the period specified in the Notice of Grant (the “Award Period”) and shall in no event be greater than the amount payable based solely on achievement of the Section 162(m) Goal.  The Plan Achievement is comprised of, and is measured separately with respect to the components stated in the Notice of Grant.  Actual payment of the Performance Share Units awarded will be determined for each component in accordance with the table attached hereto as Schedule “A.” For the avoidance of doubt, no amount shall be payable under this Section 2 if the Section 162(m) Goal is not met.

3.   Payment of Awards.

	
  

	
(a)

	
Payments under this Agreement will be made in the number of Shares that is equivalent to the number of Performance Share Units earned and payable to the Participant pursuant to paragraph 2 above. Except as otherwise provided in paragraph 4 below, payments will be made as soon as practicable after the Award Period ends, but in no event later than 2 and 1/2 months following the last day of the calendar year in which the Award Period ends. The form of payout will be in Shares.  In addition, each Performance Share Unit that becomes earned and payable pursuant to paragraph 2 above carries a Dividend Equivalent Right,

 

 

 

  

  

  

	
  

	
 

	
payable in cash at the same time as the payment of Shares in accordance with this paragraph 3 and paragraph 4.

 

	
  

	
(b)

	
In the event of a Change in Control that constitutes a “change in control event” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code, the Company may, in its sole discretion and in accordance with Treasury Regulation § 1.409A-3(j)(4)(ix)(B), vest and settle the Performance Share Units and terminate this Agreement.  In such event, settlement of the Performance Share Units shall be made within two weeks following the Change in Control.  In the event that Performance Share Units are not settled pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence, such Performance Share Units shall be assumed by an acquirer in which case, vesting will be subject to Sections 2 and 4.  If the Shares cease to be outstanding immediately after the Change in Control (e.g., due to a merger with and into another entity), then the consideration to be received per Share will equal the consideration paid to each stockholder per Share generally upon the Change in Control.

4.   Termination of Employment. If the Participant’s employment terminates during the Award Period, payouts will be as follows:

	
  

	
(a)

	
Death.  If the Participant dies, the Performance Share Units will be paid as a pro rata Target Award for the number of full months paid salary during the Award Period (i.e., the proration of the Target Award equals a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of full calendar months of service completed during the Award Period through the Participant’s death and the denominator of which is the number of full calendar months in the Award Period).  Payment will occur on the 75th day following the Participant’s death and in accordance with any applicable laws or Company procedures regarding the payments.

	
  

	
(b)

	
Retirement.  If the Participant formally retires under the terms of The Estée Lauder Companies Retirement Growth Account Plan (or an affiliate or a successor plan or program of similar purpose), the Performance Share Unit Award will continue through the Award Period and the Participant will be paid, subject to the achievement of the Section 162(m) Goal and based on actual Plan Achievement, at the same time the awards are paid to active employees. Vesting and payment in respect of any Performance Share Units after retirement will be subject to satisfaction of the conditions precedent that the Participant neither (i) accepts an offer to work for, or otherwise agrees to actively participate in or render services to any business on behalf of any competitor of the Company, its subsidiaries, or affiliates (whether as an employee, consultant or otherwise); nor (ii) conducts himself or herself in a manner adversely affecting the Company.  The term “competitor” means any business that is engaged in, or is preparing to become engaged in, the makeup, skin care, hair care, toiletries or fragrance business or other business in which the Company is engaged or preparing to become engaged, or that otherwise competes with, or is preparing to compete with, the Company.  If the Participant dies during active employment after the attainment of age 55 and the completion of 10 or more years of service, or after the attainment of age 65 and the completion of 5 or more years of service, without formally retiring under the terms of the Estée Lauder Inc. Retirement Growth Account Plan (or an affiliate or a successor plan or program of similar purpose), the Participant will be deemed to have been retired as of the date of death and this Section 4(b) will apply rather than Section 4(a).  If the Participant dies or becomes disabled after retirement as contemplated by this Section 4(b), the provisions of this section shall apply.

 

 

 

  

  

  

 

 

	
  

	
(c)

	
Disability.  If the Participant becomes totally and permanently disabled (as determined under the Company’s long-term disability program), the Performance Share Unit Award will continue through the Award Period and the Participant will be paid a pro rata amount for the number of full months which the participant is paid salary during the Award Period (determined under the proration methodology in paragraph 4(a)), subject to the achievement of the Section 162(m) Goal and based on actual Plan Achievement.  Payment will occur at the same time the awards are paid to active employees.

	
  

	
(d)

	
Termination of Employment Without Cause.  If the Participant’s employment is terminated at the instance of the Company or relevant subsidiary without Cause (as defined below) on or prior to the end of the first year of the Award Period, the Performance Share Unit Award will be forfeited.  If such termination occurs after the end of the first year of the Award Period, the Performance Share Unit Award will continue through the Award Period and the Participant will be paid a pro rata amount for the number of full months which the participant is paid salary during the Award Period (determined under the proration methodology in paragraph 4(a)), subject to the achievement of the Section 162(m) Goal and based on actual Plan Achievement. Such prorated Performance Share Units will be paid in accordance with the Vesting Schedule and payment will be subject to satisfaction of the conditions precedent that the Participant neither (i) accepts an offer to work for, or otherwise agrees to actively participate in or render services to any business on behalf of any competitor of the Company, its subsidiaries, or affiliates (whether as an employee, consultant or otherwise); nor (ii) conducts himself or herself in a manner adversely affecting the Company.  The term “competitor” means any business that is engaged in, or is preparing to become engaged in, the makeup, skin care, hair care, toiletries or fragrance business or other business in which the Company is engaged or preparing to become engaged, or that otherwise competes with, or is preparing to compete with, the Company.

	
  

	
(e)

	
Termination of Employment By Employee.  If the Participant terminates his or her employment (e.g., by voluntary resigning) other than by retirement, which is subject to paragraph 4(b) above, the Performance Share Unit Award will be forfeited.

	
  

	
(f)

	
Termination of Employment With Cause.  If the Participant is terminated for Cause, the Performance Share Unit Award will be forfeited.  For this purpose, “Cause” is defined in the employment agreement in effect between the Participant and the Company or any subsidiary, including any employment agreement entered into after the Award Date.  In the absence of an employment agreement or such agreement does not define cause, “Cause” means any breach by the Participant of any of his or her material obligations under any Company policy or procedure, including, without limitation, the Code of Conduct.

5.   No Rights of Stock Ownership. This grant of Performance Share Units does not entitle the Participant to any interest in or to any voting or other rights normally attributable to Share ownership other than the Dividend Equivalent Rights granted under paragraph 3 above.

6.   Withholding. Regardless of any action the Company or the Participant’s employer (the “Employer”) takes with respect to any or all income tax, social security, payroll tax, or other tax-related withholding (“Tax-Related Items”), Participant acknowledges that the ultimate liability for all Tax-Related Items legally due by Participant is and remains his or her responsibility.  Furthermore, 

 

 

  

  

  

 

 

Participant acknowledges that the Company and/or the Employer (i) make no representations or undertakings regarding the treatment of any Tax-Related Items in connection with any aspect of the Performance Share Units, including the grant of the Performance Share Units, the vesting of the Performance Share Units, the delivery of Shares, the subsequent sale of Shares acquired under the Plan and the receipt of any dividends; and (ii) do not commit to structure the terms of the grant of the Performance Share Units or any aspect of Participant’s participation in the Plan to reduce or eliminate his or her liability for Tax-Related Items.

Prior to the relevant taxable event, Participant shall pay or make adequate arrangements satisfactory to the Company and/or the Employer to satisfy all withholding obligations of the Company and/or the Employer.  In this regard, Participant authorizes the Company and/or the Employer to withhold all applicable Tax-Related Items legally payable by Participant from his or her wages or other cash compensation paid by the Company and/or the Employer or from proceeds of the sale of the Shares acquired under the Plan.  Alternatively, or in addition, the Company may (i) sell or arrange for the sale of Shares that Participant acquires under the Plan to meet the withholding obligation for the Tax-Related Items, and/or (ii) withhold in Shares, provided that the Company only withholds the amount of Shares necessary to satisfy the minimum withholding amount.  If the Company satisfies the Tax-Related Item withholding obligation by withholding a number of Shares as described herein, Participant will be deemed to have been issued the full number of Shares due to Participant at vesting, notwithstanding that a number of the Shares is held back solely for purposes of such Tax-Related Items.

Finally, Participant shall pay to the Company or the Employer any amount of Tax-Related Items that the Company or the Employer may be required to withhold as a result of his or her participation in the Plan that cannot be satisfied by the means previously described.  The Company may refuse to issue Shares under the Plan and refuse to deliver the Shares if Participant fails to comply with his or her obligations in connection with the Tax-Related Items as described in this paragraph.

7.   Nonassignability. This award may not be assigned, pledged, or transferred except, if the Participant dies, to a designated beneficiary or by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. The foregoing restrictions do not apply to transfers under a court order, including, but not limited to, any domestic relations order.

8.   Effect Upon Employment. The Participant’s right to continue to serve the Company or any of its subsidiaries as an officer, employee, or otherwise, is not enlarged or otherwise affected by an award under this Agreement.  Nothing in this Agreement or the Plan gives the Participant any right to continue in the employ of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or to interfere in any way with any right the Company or any subsidiary may have to terminate his or her employment at any time.  Payment of Shares is not secured by a trust, insurance contract or other funding medium, and the Participant does not have any interest in any fund or specific asset of the Company by reason of this Award or the account established on his or her behalf.  A Performance Share Unit confers no rights as a shareholder of the Company until Shares are actually delivered to the Participant.

9.   Notices.  Any notice required or permitted under this Performance Share Unit Award Agreement is deemed to have been duly given if delivered, telecopied, mailed (certified or registered mail, return receipt requested), or sent by internationally-recognized courier guaranteeing next day delivery (a) to the Participant at the address on file in the Company’s (or relevant subsidiary’s) personnel records or (b) to the Company, attention Stock Plan Administration at its principal executive offices, which are currently located at 767 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10153.

 

 

 

  

  

  

 

 

 

10.   Disclosure and Use of Information.

	
(a)  

	
By acknowledging and agreeing to or signing and returning the attached Notice of Grant, and as a condition of the grant of the Performance Share Units, the Participant hereby expressly and unambiguously consents to the collection, use, and transfer of personal data, including sensitive data, as described in this paragraph and below by and among, as necessary and applicable, the Employer, the Company and its subsidiaries and by any agent of the Company or its subsidiaries for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing Participant’s participation in the Plan.   

	
(b)  

	
The Participant understands that the Employer, the Company and/or its other  subsidiaries holds, by means of an automated data file or otherwise, certain personal information about the Participant, including, but not limited to, name, home address and telephone number, date of birth, social insurance number, salary, nationality, job title, any shares or directorships held in the Company, details of all Performance Share Units or other entitlement to shares awarded, canceled, exercised, vested, unvested, or outstanding in the Participant’s favor, for purposes of managing and administering the Plan (“Data”).  

	
(c)  

	
The Participant also understands that part or all of his or her Data may be held by the Company or its subsidiaries in connection with managing and administering previous award or incentive plans, pursuant to a prior transfer made with the Participant’s consent in respect of any previous grant of performance share units or other awards.  

	
(d)  

	
The Participant further understands that the Employer may transfer Data to the Company or its subsidiaries as necessary to implement, administer, and manage his or her participation in the Plan.  The Company and its subsidiaries may transfer data among themselves, and each, in turn, may further transfer Data to any third parties assisting the Company in the implementation, administration, and management of the Plan (“Data Recipients”).  

	
(e)  

	
The Participant understands that the Company, its subsidiaries, and the Data Recipients are or may be located in his or her country of residence, the United States or elsewhere. The Participant authorizes the Employer, the Company, its subsidiaries, and such Data Recipients to receive, possess, use, retain, and transfer Data in electronic or other form to implement, administer, and manage his or her participation in the Plan, including any transfer of Data that the Administrator deems appropriate for the administration of the Plan and any transfer of Shares on his or her behalf to a broker or third party with whom the Shares may be deposited.  

	
(f)  

	
The Participant understands that he or she may request a list with the names and addresses of any potential recipients of the Data by contacting his or her local human resources representative.

	
(g)  

	
The Participant understands that Data will be held as long as is reasonably necessary to implement, administer and manage his or her participation in the Plan and he or she may oppose the processing and transfer of his or her Data and may, at any time, 

       

 

 

  

  

  

 

review the Data, request that any necessary amendments be made to it, or withdraw his or her consent by notifying the Company in writing. The Participant further understands that withdrawing consent may affect his or her ability to participate in the Plan.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                         

11.   Discretionary Nature and Acceptance of Award.  The Participant agrees to be bound by the terms of this Agreement and acknowledges that:

	
(a)  

	
The Plan is established voluntarily by the Company, it is discretionary in nature, and it may be modified, amended, suspended or terminated by the Company at any time, unless otherwise provided in the Plan and this Agreement;

	
(b)  

	
The award of Performance Share Units is voluntary and occasional, and does not create any contractual or other right to receive future awards of Performance Share Units, or benefits in lieu of Performance Share Units, even if Performance Share Units have been awarded repeatedly in the past.

	
(c)  

	
All decisions with respect to future awards, if any, will be at the sole discretion of the Company;

	
(d)  

	
Participant’s participation in the Plan is voluntary;

	
(e)  

	
Participant’s participation in the Plan shall not create a right to further employment with the Employer and shall not interfere with the ability of the Company or the Employer to terminate Participant’s employment at any time;

	
(f)  

	
The Award of the Performance Share Units will be deemed accepted unless the Award is  declined by way of written notice by the Participant within 30 days of the Award Date to the Equity Based Compensation Department of the Company in New York;

	
(g)  

	
Performance Share Units are an extraordinary item that does not constitute compensation of any kind for services of any kind rendered to the Company or any subsidiary, and which is outside the scope of Participant’s employment or service contract, if any;

 

	
(h)  

	
The Performance Share Units are not part of normal or expected compensation or salary for any purposes, including, but not limited to, calculating any severance, resignation, termination, redundancy, end of service payments, bonuses, long-service awards, pension or retirement or welfare benefits or similar payments and in no event should be considered as compensation for, or relating in any way to, past services for the Company or any subsidiary;

	
(i)  

	
In the event the Participant is not an employee of the Company, the Performance Share Units and Participant’s participation in the Plan will not be interpreted to form an employment or service contract or relationship with the Company; and furthermore, the Performance Share Units and Participant’s participation in the Plan will not be interpreted to form an employment or service contract with any subsidiary of the Company;

	
(j)  

	
The future value of the underlying Shares is unknown and cannot be predicted with certainty;

 

 

 

  

  

  

 

 

 

	
(k)  

	
In consideration of the award of the Performance Share Units, no claim or entitlement to compensation or damages shall arise from termination of the Performance Share Units or diminution in value of the Performance Share Units, or Shares acquired upon vesting of the Performance Share Units, resulting from termination of Participant’s employment by the Company or any subsidiary (for any reason whatsoever and whether or not in breach of local labor laws) and in consideration of the award of the Performance Share Units, Participant irrevocably releases the Company and any subsidiary from any such claim that may arise; if, notwithstanding the foregoing, any such claim is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to have arisen, then, by acknowledging and agreeing to or signing the Notice of Grant, Participant shall be deemed irrevocably to have waived his or her right to pursue or seek remedy for any such claim or entitlement;

	
(l)  

	
In the event of termination of Participant’s employment (whether or not in breach of local labor laws), Participant’s right to receive Performance Share Units under the Plan and to vest in such Performance Share Units, if any, will terminate effective as of the date that Participant is no longer actively employed and will not be extended by any notice period mandated under local law (e.g., active employment would not include a period of “garden leave” or similar period pursuant to local law); the Administrator shall have the exclusive discretion to determine when Participant is no longer actively employed for purposes of this Agreement;

	
(m)  

	
The Company is not providing any tax, legal or financial advice, nor is the Company making any recommendations regarding Participant’s participation in the Plan or Participant’s acquisition or sale of the underlying Shares; and

	
(n)  

	
Participant is hereby advised to consult with Participant’s own personal tax, legal and financial advisors regarding Participant’s participation in the Plan before taking any action related to the Plan.

12.   Failure to Enforce Not a Waiver.  The Company’s failure to enforce at any time any provision of this Agreement does not constitute a waiver of that provision or of any other provision of this Agreement.

13.   Governing Law.  The Performance Share Unit Award Agreement is governed by and is to be construed according to the laws of the State of New York that apply to agreements made and performed in that state, without regard to its choice of law provisions.  For purposes of litigating any dispute that arises under the Performance Share Units or this Agreement, the parties hereby submit to and consent to the jurisdiction of the State of New York, and agree that such litigation will be conducted in the courts of New York County, New York, or the federal courts for the United States for the Southern District of New York, and no other courts, where the Performance Share Units are made and/or to be performed.

14.   Partial Invalidity.  The invalidity or illegality of any provision of the Agreement will be deemed not to affect the validity of any other provision.

15.   Section 409A Compliance.  This Agreement is intended to comply with section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and any regulations, rulings, or guidance provided thereunder.  Each payment under this Agreement shall be treated as a separate payment for purposes of Section 409A of the Code.  In no event may the Participant, directly or indirectly, designate the calendar year of any payment to be made under this Agreement.  The Company reserves the unilateral 

 

 

  

  

  

 

 

right to amend this Agreement upon written notice to the Participant to prevent taxation under Code section 409A.

16.   Electronic Delivery.  The Company may, in its sole discretion, decide to deliver any documents related to Performance Share Units awarded under the Plan or future Performance Share Units that may be awarded under the Plan by electronic means or request Participant’s consent to participate in the Plan by electronic means.  Participant hereby consents to receive such documents by electronic delivery and agrees to participate in the Plan through any on-line or electronic system established and maintained by the Company or another third party designated by the Company.

 

	 	The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. 	 
	 	 	 
	 	
 

By:

	

	 
	 	  	
Michael O’Hare

Executive Vice President,

Global Human Resources

	 

  

  

  

Schedule “A”

 

	
For Net Sales Cumulative Annual Growth Rate:

	  	  	  
	
 

	
Component Plan Achievement

	Component Payout (Percentage of Target Award)
	  	  	  
	
Maximum

	
(xx)%

	
(xx)%

	  	  	  
	  	
(xx)%

	
(xx)%

	  	  	  
	
Threshold

	
(xx)%

	
(xx)%

	  	  	  
	
For Net Earnings Per Share Cumulative Annual Growth Rate:

	  	  	  
	
 

	
Component Plan Achievement

	 
	  	  	  
	
Maximum

	
(xx)%

	
(xx)%

	  	  	  
	  	
(xx)%

	
(xx)%

	  	  	  
	
Threshold

	
(xx)%

	
(xx)%

	  	  	  
	
For ROIC Cumulative Annual Growth Rate:

	  	  	  
	
 

	
Component Plan Achievement

	 
	  	  	  
	
Maximum

	
(xx)%

	
(xx)%

	  	  	  
	  	
(xx)%

	
(xx)%

	  	  	  
	
Threshold

	
(xx)%

	
(xx)%

 

 

Payout amount for levels of Plan Achievement between the maximum and threshold achievement shall be interpolated on a straight line basis (rounded up to the nearest integer).  In no event shall the Participant receive a payout in excess of (xx)% of the Target Award for any component.  No payout shall be made in the event of component Plan Achievement less than the threshold achievement.

For purposes of this Performance Share Unit Award Agreement, “Net Sales” has the meaning utilized by the Company in its consolidated financials in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles as in effect on the first day of the Award Period, excluding the impact of foreign currency fluctuations;  “Earnings Per Share” means “diluted earnings per share” as utilized by the Company in its consolidated financials; and “ROIC” represents Return on Invested Capital with invested capital defined as assets less liabilities (excluding debt).  Actual payment of the Performance Share Units awarded will be determined for each component in accordance with the table above.

 

 

  

  

  

 

 

 

Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, in measuring Plan Achievement, financial performance measures (e.g., “Earnings Per Share”, “Net Sales” and “ROIC”) will be calculated without regard to the following:

	
♦

	  	
Changes in accounting principles (i.e., cumulative effect of GAAP changes)

	
♦

	  	
Extraordinary items as defined in accordance with US GAAP or which are the result of a change in the law or the Company’s response thereto

	
♦

	  	
Income/loss from discontinued operations and income/loss on sale of discontinued operations or adjustments to previously disposed businesses

	
♦

	  	
Non-recurring operating and non-operating income/expenses (separately stated and disclosed in the financial statements and related notes thereto – e.g., restructuring charges, legal settlement charges)

	
♦

	  	
Impairment of intangibles and goodwill related to acquisitions

	
♦

	  	
The impact of an acquired business’ income statement not included in the Long-Range Plan (LRP) coincident with the performance period of the PSU, whether dilutive or accretive.  For the sake of clarity, the LRP will be adjusted to include the expected performance of the acquired business(es) (i.e., the income statement acquisition Model used to support the purchase decision). The adjustment includes due diligence fees, investment banking fees, the operating performance of business and any transition and/or integration costs as reflected on the income statement of the acquired brand, as well as any fair value accounting charges or credits to the statement of earnings.

In calculating net sales during the Award Period, net sales in currencies other than U.S. dollars shall be translated into U.S. dollars at the Company’s budget exchange rate at the beginning of the Award Period.

Earnings Per Share will use the weighted average number of Shares outstanding as of the measurement date and will be adjusted to eliminate the effect of material changes in the number or type of outstanding Shares due to events such as:

 

	
♦

	  	
Stock splits

	
♦

	  	
Stock dividends

	
♦

	  	
Recapitalizations

	
♦

	  	
Acquisitions involving stock of the Company

ROIC will be adjusted to account for investments in businesses – e.g., purchase of business, including payments for “Earnouts”, investment in a joint venture or acquisition of a minority interest.

 

 

No adjustment will be made for the impact of stock repurchases under any plans approved by the Board except as noted above.

  

  

  

 

NOTICE OF GRANT

UNDER

THE ESTÉE LAUDER COMPANIES INC.

AMENDED AND RESTATED FISCAL 2002 SHARE INCENTIVE PLAN (The “Plan”)

This is to confirm that you were awarded a grant of Performance Share Units at the most recent meeting of the Stock Plan Subcommittee of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors representing the right to receive shares of Class A Common Stock of The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (the “Shares”), subject to the terms of the Plan and the Performance Share Unit Award Agreement.  This award was made in recognition of the significant contributions you have made as a key employee of the Company, and to motivate you to achieve future successes by aligning your interests more closely with those of our stockholders.  This Performance Share Unit Award is granted under and governed by the terms and conditions of the Plan and the Performance Share Unit Award Agreement (the “Agreement”) made part hereof.  The Agreement and Summary Plan Description are being sent to you in a separate e-mail.  Please read these documents and keep them for future reference.  The specific terms of your award are as follows:

 

	
Participant:

	  
	  	  
	
Employee Number:

	  
	  	  
	
Grant Date:

	
[    ]

	  	  
	
Award Period:

	
[    ]

	  	  
	
Grant Plan:

	
The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.  Amended and Restated Fiscal 2002 Share Incentive Plan

	  	  
	
Type of Award:

	
Stock Unit and Performance-Based Award (referred to herein as a “Performance Share Unit”)

	  	  
	
Target Award:

	
[ ] shares of Class A Common Stock.  See Schedule “A” to the Agreement for actual payouts depending upon level of performance.

 

	
(a)  

	
Except as otherwise provided in Section 3 or 4 of the Agreement:

 

No Performance Share Units shall be earned and no Shares shall be delivered (or any amount paid) unless and until the Subcommittee certifies in writing that the Company has achieved positive Net Earnings, as defined below, for the period from July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016 (the “162(m) Goal”). If the 162(m) Goal is not achieved, the Performance Share Units shall be immediately forfeited, and the Participant shall have no further rights with respect thereto.  Once the Subcommittee certifies that the 162(m) Goal has been achieved, the Participant shall be eligible to earn xx percent of the target number of Shares allocated to the Participant in the Subcommittee’s resolution approving the establishment of the 162(m) Goal; however the Participant’s entitlement to earn the Shares shall be determined by exercise of the Subcommittee’s negative discretion in accordance with the terms of this Notice of Grant, including but not limited to the following section (b), and the Agreement of which this Notice of Grant is a part.  In no event shall the Participant receive payment in respect of a Performance Share Units in an amount that exceeds xx percent of the target number of Shares allocated to the Participant in the Subcommittee’s resolution approving the establishment of the 162(m) Goal.

 

For purposes of this PSU Award Agreement, “Net Earnings” has the meaning utilized by the Company in its consolidated financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles as in effect on July 1, 2015.

 

	
(b)  

	
Plan Achievement goal at 100% for Award Period determined in accordance with Schedule A of the Agreement:

 

Net Sales Cumulative Annual Growth Rate

TBD

 

Earnings Per Share Cumulative Annual Growth Rate

TBD

 

ROIC Cumulative Annual Growth Rate

TBD

 

 

 

 

  

  

  

 

 

Questions regarding the award can be directed to Kendra Coppedge at (212) 572-3979 or Patricia Zakrzewski at (212) 572-6953.

If you wish to accept this grant, please sign this Notice of Grant and return immediately to:

 

Compensation Department

767 Fifth Avenue, 43rd Floor

New York, New York 10153

Attention: Kendra Coppedge

 

The undersigned hereby accepts, and agrees to, all terms and provisions of the Agreement, including those contained in this Notice of Grant.

 

By____________________________________________________________________Date____________________________________

 

Enclosure:  Performance Share Unit Fact Sheetiivi-ex1002_418.htm

 

Exhibit 10.02

YEN 500,000,000 REVOLVING CREDIT FACILITY

CREDIT AGREEMENT

by and among

II-VI JAPAN INCORPORATED

And

THE GUARANTORS PARTY HERETO

and

THE BANKS PARTY HERETO

and

PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, As Agent

Dated as of January 31, 2012

 

 

 

 

	
TABLE OF CONTENTS

	
 
	
 
	
 

	
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1.
	
CERTAIN DEFINITIONS
	
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1.1
	
Certain Definitions.
	
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1.2
	
Construction.
	
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2.
	
REVOLVING CREDIT LOAN FACILITY
	
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2.1
	
Revolving Credit Commitments.
	
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2.2
	
Nature of Banks' Obligations with Respect to Revolving Credit Loans.
	
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2.3
	
Commitment Fees.
	
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2.4
	
Reserved.
	
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2.5
	
Revolving Credit Loan Requests.
	
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2.6
	
Making Loans.
	
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2.7
	
Notes.
	
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2.8
	
Use of Proceeds.
	
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2.8.1
	
Use of Proceeds.
	
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2.9
	
Reduction of Revolving Credit Commitment.
	
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4.
	
INTEREST RATES
	
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4.1
	
Interest Rates.
	
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4.1.1.
	
Revolving Credit Interest Rate.
	
10

	
 
	
 
	
4.1.2.
	
Rate Quotations.
	
10

	
 
	
4.2
	
Interest Periods.
	
10

	
 
	
 
	
4.2.1.
	
Amount of Borrowing Tranche.
	
10

	
 
	
 
	
4.2.2.
	
Renewals.
	
10

	
 
	
4.3
	
Interest after Default.
	
11

	
 
	
 
	
4.3.1.
	
Interest Rate.
	
11

	
 
	
 
	
4.3.2.
	
Other Obligations.
	
11

	
 
	
 
	
4.3.3.
	
Acknowledgment.
	
11

	
 
	
4.4
	
Euro-Rate Unascertainable; Illegality; Increased Costs; Deposits Not Available.
	
11

	
 
	
 
	
4.4.1.
	
Unascertainable.
	
11

	
 
	
 
	
4.4.2.
	
Illegality; Increased Costs; Deposits Not Available.
	
11

	
 
	
 
	
4.4.3.
	
Agent's and Bank's Rights.
	
12

	
 
	
4.5
	
Selection of Interest Rates.
	
12

	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 

	
5.
	
PAYMENTS
	
12

	
 
	
5.1
	
Payments.
	
12

	
 
	
5.2
	
Pro Rata Treatment of Banks.
	
12

	
 
	
5.3
	
Interest Payment Dates.
	
13

	
 
	
5.4
	
Voluntary Prepayments.
	
13

	
 
	
 
	
5.4.1.
	
Right to Prepay.
	
13

	
 
	
 
	
5.4.2.
	
Replacement of a Bank.
	
13

	
 
	
 
	
5.4.3.
	
Change of Lending Office.
	
14

	
 
	
5.5
	
Reserved.
	
14

	
 
	
5.6
	
Increased Costs.
	
14

	
 
	
 
	
5.6.1
	
Increased Costs Generally.
	
14

	
 
	
 
	
5.6.3
	
Certificates for Reimbursement; Repayment of Outstanding Loans; Borrowing of New Loans.
	
15

	
 
	
5.7
	
Reserved.
	
15

	
 
	
5.8
	
Indemnity.
	
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6.
	
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
	
15

	
 
	
6.1
	
Representations and Warranties.
	
15

	
 
	
 
	
6.1.1.
	
Organization and Qualification.
	
15

	
 
	
 
	
6.1.2.
	
Capitalization and Ownership.
	
16

	
 
	
 
	
6.1.3.
	
[Reserved].
	
16

	
 
	
 
	
6.1.4.
	
Power and Authority.
	
16

	
 
	
 
	
6.1.5.
	
Validity and Binding Effect.
	
16

	
 
	
 
	
6.1.6.
	
No Conflict.
	
16

	
 
	
 
	
6.1.7.
	
Litigation.
	
16

	
 
	
 
	
6.1.8.
	
Title to Properties.
	
16

	
 
	
 
	
6.1.9.
	
Material Adverse Change.
	
17

	
 
	
 
	
6.1.10.
	
Use of Proceeds; Margin Stock.
	
17

	
 
	
 
	
6.1.11.
	
Full Disclosure.
	
17

	
 
	
 
	
6.1.12.
	
Taxes.
	
17

	
 
	
 
	
6.1.13.
	
Consents and Approvals.
	
17

	
 
	
 
	
6.1.14.
	
No Event of Default; Compliance with Instruments.
	
17

	
 
	
 
	
6.1.15.
	
Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights, Licenses, Etc.
	
18

	
 
	
 
	
6.1.16.
	
Insurance.
	
18

	
 
	
 
	
6.1.17.
	
Compliance with Laws.
	
18

	
 
	
 
	
6.1.18.
	
Solvency.
	
18

	
 
	
6.2
	
Updates to Schedules.
	
18

	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 

	
7.
	
CONDITIONS OF LENDING
	
19

	
 
	
7.1
	
First Loans.
	
19

	
 
	
 
	
7.1.1.
	
Officer's Certificate.
	
19

	
 
	
 
	
7.1.2.
	
Secretary's Certificate.
	
19

	
 
	
 
	
7.1.3.
	
Delivery of Loan Documents.
	
19

	
 
	
 
	
7.1.4.
	
Reserved.
	
19

	
 
	
 
	
7.1.5.
	
Legal Details.
	
19

	
 
	
 
	
7.1.6.
	
Payment of Fees.
	
20

	
 
	
 
	
7.1.7.
	
Consents.
	
20

	
 
	
 
	
7.1.8.
	
Officer's Certificate Regarding MACs.
	
20

	
 
	
 
	
7.1.9.
	
No Violation of Laws.
	
20

	
 
	
 
	
7.1.10.
	
No Actions or Proceedings.
	
20

	
 
	
 
	
7.1.13.
	
Insurance Policies.
	
20

	
 
	
 
	
7.1.14.
	
Refinancing.
	
20

	
 
	
7.2
	
Each Additional Loan.
	
20

	
 
	
 
	
 

	
8.
	
COVENANTS
	
21

	
 
	
8.1
	
Affirmative Covenants.
	
21

	
 
	
 
	
8.1.1.
	
Preservation of Existence, Etc.
	
21

	
 
	
 
	
8.1.2.
	
Payment of Liabilities, Including Taxes, Etc.
	
21

	
 
	
 
	
8.1.3.
	
Maintenance of Insurance.
	
21

	
 
	
 
	
8.1.4.
	
Maintenance of Properties and Leases.
	
21

	
 
	
 
	
8.1.5.
	
Maintenance of Patents, Trademarks, Etc.
	
22

	
 
	
 
	
8.1.6.
	
Visitation Rights.
	
22

	
 
	
 
	
8.1.7.
	
Keeping of Records and Books of Account.
	
22

	
 
	
 
	
8.1.8.
	
[Reserved].
	
22

	
 
	
 
	
8.1.9.
	
Compliance with Laws.
	
22

	
 
	
 
	
8.1.10.
	
Use of Proceeds.
	
22

	
 
	
 
	
8.1.11.
	
Anti-Terrorism Laws.
	
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8.2
	
Negative Covenants.
	
23

	
 
	
 
	
8.2.1.
	
Liquidations, Mergers, Consolidations, Acquisitions.
	
23

	
 
	
 
	
8.2.2.
	
Affiliate Transactions.
	
23

	
 
	
 
	
8.2.3.
	
Continuation of or Change in Business.
	
23

	
 
	
 
	
8.2.4.
	
Fiscal Year.
	
23

	
 
	
 
	
8.2.5.
	
Issuance of Stock.
	
23

	
 
	
8.3
	
Reporting Requirements.
	
23

	
 
	
 
	
8.3.1.
	
Quarterly Financial Statements.
	
23

	
 
	
 
	
8.3.2.
	
Annual Financial Statements.
	
23

	
 
	
 
	
8.3.3.
	
Certificate of Borrower.
	
24

	
 
	
 
	
8.3.4.
	
Notice of Default.
	
24

	
 
	
 
	
8.3.5.
	
Notice of Litigation.
	
24

	
 
	
 
	
8.3.6.
	
Other Reports and Information.
	
24

	
 
	
 
	
 

	
9.
	
DEFAULT
	
24

	
 
	
9.1
	
Events of Default.
	
24

	
 
	
 
	
9.1.1.
	
Payments Under Loan Documents.
	
24

	
 
	
 
	
9.1.2.
	
Breach of Warranty.
	
25

	
 
	
 
	
9.1.3.
	
Breach of Negative Covenants or Visitation Rights.
	
25

	
 
	
 
	
9.1.4.
	
Breach of Other Covenants.
	
25

	
 
	
 
	
9.1.5.
	
Defaults in Other Agreements or Indebtedness.
	
25

	
 
	
 
	
9.1.6.
	
Final Judgments or Orders.
	
25

	
 
	
 
	
9.1.7.
	
Loan Document Unenforceable.
	
25

	
 
	
 
	
9.1.8.
	
Uninsured Losses; Proceedings Against Assets.
	
25

	
 
	
 
	
9.1.9.
	
Reserved.
	
25

	
 
	
 
	
9.1.10.
	
Insolvency.
	
26

	
 
	
 
	
9.1.11. 
	
Default Under Guarantor Credit Agreement.
	
26

	
 
	
 
	
9.1.12.
	
Cessation of Business.
	
26

	
 
	
 
	
9.1.13.
	
Change of Control.
	
26

	
 
	
 
	
9.1.14.
	
Involuntary Proceedings.
	
26

	
 
	
 
	
9.1.15.
	
Voluntary Proceedings.
	
26

	
 
	
9.2
	
Consequences of Event of Default.
	
26

	
 
	
 
	
9.2.1.
	
Events of Default Other Than Bankruptcy, Insolvency or Reorganization Proceedings.
	
26

	
 
	
 
	
9.2.2.
	
Bankruptcy, Insolvency or Reorganization Proceedings.
	
27

	
 
	
 
	
9.2.3.
	
Set-off.
	
27

	
 
	
 
	
9.2.4.
	
Suits, Actions, Proceedings.
	
27

	
 
	
 
	
9.2.5.
	
Application of Proceeds; Set Off Sharing.
	
27

	
 
	
 
	
9.2.6.
	
Other Rights and Remedies.
	
28

	
 
	
 
	
 

	
10.
	
THE AGENT
	
28

	
 
	
10.1
	
Appointment.
	
28

	
 
	
10.2
	
Delegation of Duties.
	
28

	
 
	
10.3
	
Nature of Duties; Independent Credit Investigation.
	
28

	
 
	
10.4
	
Actions in Discretion of Agent; Instructions From the Banks.
	
29

	
 
	
10.5
	
Reimbursement and Indemnification of Agent by the Borrower.
	
29

	
 
	
10.6
	
Exculpatory Provisions; Limitation of Liability.
	
30

	
 
	
10.7
	
Reimbursement and Indemnification of Agent by Banks.
	
30

	
 
	
10.8
	
Reliance by Agent.
	
30

	
 
	
10.9
	
Notice of Default.
	
31

	
 
	
10.10
	
Notices.
	
31

	
 
	
10.11
	
Banks in Their Individual Capacities; Agent in its Individual Capacity.
	
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10.12
	
Holders of Notes.
	
31

	
 
	
10.13
	
Equalization of Banks.
	
31

	
 
	
10.14
	
Successor Agent.
	
32

	
 
	
10.15
	
Reserved.
	
32

	
 
	
10.16
	
Availability of Funds.
	
32

	
 
	
10.17
	
Calculations.
	
32

	
 
	
10.18
	
No Reliance on Agent's Customer Identification Program.
	
32

	
 
	
10.19
	
Beneficiaries.
	
33

	
 
	
 
	
 

	
11.
	
MISCELLANEOUS
	
33

	
 
	
11.1
	
Modifications, Amendments or Waivers.
	
33

	
 
	
 
	
11.1.1.
	
Increase of Commitment; Extension of Expiration Date.
	
33

	
 
	
 
	
11.1.3.
	
Reserved.
	
33

	
 
	
 
	
11.1.4.
	
Miscellaneous.
	
33

	
 
	
11.2
	
No Implied Waivers; Cumulative Remedies; Writing Required.
	
34

	
 
	
11.3
	
Reimbursement and Indemnification of Banks by the Borrower; Taxes.
	
34

	
 
	
11.4
	
Holidays.
	
34

	
 
	
11.5
	
Funding by Branch, Subsidiary or Affiliate.
	
35

	
 
	
 
	
11.5.1.
	
Notional Funding.
	
35

	
 
	
 
	
11.5.2.
	
Actual Funding.
	
35

	
 
	
11.6
	
Notices.
	
35

	
 
	
11.7
	
Severability.
	
36

	
 
	
11.8
	
Governing Law.
	
36

	
 
	
11.9
	
Prior Understanding.
	
36

	
 
	
11.10
	
Duration; Survival.
	
36

	
 
	
11.11
	
Successors and Assigns.
	
36

	
 
	
11.12
	
Confidentiality
	
37

	
 
	
 
	
11.12.1.
	
General.
	
37

	
 
	
11.13
	
Counterparts.
	
38

	
 
	
11.14
	
Agent's or Bank's Consent.
	
38

	
 
	
11.15
	
Exceptions.
	
38

	
 
	
11.16
	
CONSENT TO FORUM; WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL.
	
38

	
 
	
11.17
	
Certifications From Banks and Participants
	
38

	
 
	
 
	
11.17.1.
	
Tax Withholding.
	
38

	
 
	
 
	
11.17.2.
	
USA Patriot Act.
	
39

	
 
	
11.18
	
Borrower Agent.
	
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LIST OF SCHEDULES AND EXHIBITS

SCHEDULES

 

	
SCHEDULE 1.1(B)
	
 
	
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COMMITMENTS OF BANKS AND ADDRESSES FOR NOTICES

	
SCHEDULE 6.1.13
	
 
	
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CONSENTS AND APPROVALS

EXHIBITS

 

	
EXHIBIT 1.1(A)
	
 
	
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ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT

	
EXHIBIT 1.1(G)(2)
	
 
	
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GUARANTY AGREEMENT

	
EXHIBIT 1.1(R)
	
 
	
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REVOLVING CREDIT NOTE

	
EXHIBIT 2.5.1
	
 
	
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REVOLVING LOAN REQUEST

 

 

 

 

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CREDIT AGREEMENT

THIS CREDIT AGREEMENT is dated as of January 31, 2012 and is made by and among II-VI JAPAN INCORPORATED, a Japanese corporation (the “Borrower”), each of the Guarantors (as hereinafter defined), PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (in such capacity “PNC Bank”) and the other BANKS (as hereinafter defined), and PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, in its capacity as agent for the Banks under this Agreement (hereinafter referred to in such capacity as the “Agent”).

WITNESSETH:

WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested the Banks to provide a revolving credit facility to the Borrower in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed Yen 500,000,000 (the “Credit Facility”); and

WHEREAS, the Credit Facility shall be used to refinance existing indebtedness, to pay fees and expenses associated with the Credit Facility and for general corporate purposes; and

WHEREAS, the Banks are willing to provide such Credit Facility upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth;

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto, in consideration of their mutual covenants and agreements hereinafter set forth and intending to be legally bound hereby, covenant and agree as follows:

1.CERTAIN DEFINITIONS

	
1.1
	
Certain Definitions.

In addition to words and terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement, the following words and terms shall have the following meanings, respectively, unless the context hereof clearly requires otherwise:

Affiliate as to any Person shall mean any other Person (i) which directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with such Person, (ii) which beneficially owns or holds 5% or more of any class of the voting or other equity interests of such Person, or (iii) 5% or more of any class of voting interests or other equity interests of which is beneficially owned or held, directly or indirectly, by such Person.  Control, as used in this definition, shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise, including the power to elect a majority of the directors or trustees of a corporation or trust, as the case may be.

Agent shall mean PNC Bank, National Association, and its successors and assigns.

Agreement shall mean this Credit Agreement, as the same may be supplemented or amended from time to time, including all schedules and exhibits.

Anti-Terrorism Laws shall mean any Laws relating to terrorism or money laundering, including Executive Order No. 13224, the USA Patriot Act, the Laws comprising or implementing the Bank Secrecy Act, and the Laws administered by the United States Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Asset Control (as any of the foregoing Laws may from time to time be amended, renewed, extended, or replaced).

Applicable Margin shall mean the number of basis points shown on the Pricing Grid attached as Schedule 1.1.1(A) to the Guarantor Credit Agreement, as determined from time to time as the margin applicable to Euro-Rate Loans available to the Guarantor under the Guarantor Credit Agreement, to be added to the Euro-Rate under this Credit Agreement.

 

 

Assignment and Assumption Agreement shall mean an Assignment and Assumption Agreement by and among a Purchasing Bank, a Transferor Bank and the Agent, as Agent and on behalf of the remaining Banks, substantially in the form of Exhibit 1.1(A).

Authorized Officer shall mean those individuals, designated by written notice to the Agent from the Borrower, authorized to execute notices, reports and other documents on behalf of the Loan Parties required hereunder.  The Borrower may amend such list of individuals from time to time by giving written notice of such amendment to the Agent.

Banks shall mean the financial institutions named on Schedule 1.1(B), hereof and their respective successors and assigns as permitted hereunder, each of which is referred to herein as a Bank.

Base Rate shall mean, for any day, a fluctuating per annum rate of interest equal to the highest of (a) the Federal Funds Open Rate, plus 50 basis points (0.50%), and (b) the Prime Rate, and (c) the Daily LIBOR Rate, plus the Applicable Margin.  Any change in the Base Rate (or any component thereof) shall take effect at the opening of business on the day such change occurs.

Borrower shall mean II-VI Japan Incorporated, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of Japan.

Borrower Agent shall mean II-VI Incorporated, a Pennsylvania corporation.

Borrowing Date shall mean, with respect to any Loan, the date for the making thereof or the renewal thereof, which shall be a Business Day.

Borrowing Tranche shall mean specified portions of Loans outstanding as follows:  (i) any Loans to which a Euro-Rate applies and which have the same Interest Period shall constitute one Borrowing Tranche, and (ii) all Loans to which a Fallback Rate applies shall constitute one Borrowing Tranche.

Business Day shall mean any day other than a Saturday or Sunday or a legal holiday on which commercial banks are authorized or required to be closed for business in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania or Tokyo, Japan and if the applicable Business Day relates to any Loan to which the Euro-Rate applies, such day must also be a day on which dealings are carried on in the London interbank market.

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

Change of Control shall have the meaning assigned to that term in Section 9.1.13.

Closing Date shall mean January 31, 2012. The closing shall take place at 10:00 a.m., Eastern Daylight Time, on the Closing Date at such other time and place as the parties agree.

Commitment shall mean as to any Bank its Revolving Credit Commitment, in the case of PNC Bank, and Commitments shall mean the aggregate of the Revolving Credit Commitments of all of the Banks.

Commitment Fee shall have the meaning assigned to that term in Section 2.3.

 

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Daily LIBOR Rate shall mean, for any day, the rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent by dividing (x) the Published Rate by (y) a number equal to 1.00 minus the Euro-Rate Reserve Percentage on such day.

Euro-Rate  shall mean with respect to Loans comprising any Borrowing Tranche to which the Euro-Rate applies for any Interest Period, the interest rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent by dividing (i) the rate of interest per annum determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with its usual procedures (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) to be the rate of interest per annum for deposits in Yen which appears on the relevant Bloomberg Page (or, if no such quotation is available on such Bloomberg Page, on the appropriate such other substitute Bloomberg page that displays rates at which Yen deposits are offered by leading banks in the London interbank deposit market) or the rate which is quoted by another source selected by the Administrative Agent which has been approved by the British Bankers' Association as an authorized information vendor for the purpose of displaying such rates at which such Yen deposits are offered by leading banks in the London interbank deposit market (an "Alternate Source"), at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two (2) Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period for a period, and in an amount, comparable to such Interest Period and principal amount of such Borrowing Tranche, (or, if such rate does not appear, a comparable replacement rate determined by the Administrative Agent, which determinations shall be conclusive if made in good faith) by (ii) a number equal to 1.00 minus the Euro-Rate Rate Reserve Percentage.  Such Euro-Rate Rate may also be expressed by the following formula:

 

			
	
EURO-Rate
	
=
	
EURO-Rate

	
 
	
 
	
1 – EURO-Rate Reserve Percentage

 

The Euro-Rate shall be adjusted with respect to any Loan to which the Euro-Rate applies that is outstanding on the effective date of any change in the Euro-Rate Reserve Percentage as of such effective date.  The Administrative Agent shall give prompt notice to the Borrower of the Euro-Rate as determined or adjusted in accordance herewith, which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

Euro-Rate Reserve Percentage shall mean as of any day the maximum percentage in effect on such day, (i) as prescribed by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (or any successor) for determining the reserve requirements (including supplemental, marginal and emergency reserve requirements) with respect to eurocurrency funding (currently referred to as "Eurocurrency Liabilities"); and (ii) to be maintained by a Bank as required for reserve liquidity, special deposit, or similar purpose by any governmental or monetary authority of any country or political subdivision thereof (including any central bank), against (A) any category of liabilities that includes deposits by reference to which a Euro-Rate is to be determined, or (B) any category of extension of credit or other assets that includes Loans or Borrowing Tranches to which a Euro-Rate applies.

Event of Default shall mean any of the events described in Section 9.1 and referred to therein as an “Event of Default.”

Executive Order No. 13224 shall mean the Executive Order No. 13224 on Terrorist Financing, effective September 24, 2001, as the same has been, or shall hereafter be, renewed, extended, amended or replaced.

Expiration Date shall mean, with respect to the Revolving Credit Commitments, the earlier of (i) June 15, 2016, or (ii) the termination of the Guarantor Credit Agreement.

Existing Credit Facility shall mean the Second Amended and Restated Letter Agreement dated as of September 25, 2002 by and between the Borrower and PNC Bank, National Association, as amended.

Fallback Rate shall mean the Base Rate plus 100 basis points per annum.

Federal Funds Effective Rate for any day shall mean the rate per annum (based on a year of 360 days and actual days elapsed and rounded upward to the nearest 1/100 of 1%) announced by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (or any successor) on such day as being the weighted average of the rates on overnight 

 

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federal funds transactions arranged by federal funds brokers on the previous trading day, as computed and announced by such Federal Reserve Bank (or any successor) in substantially the same manner as such Federal Reserve Bank computes and announces the weighted average it refers to as the “Federal Funds Effective Rate” as of the date of this Agreement; provided, if such Federal Reserve Bank (or its successor) does not announce such rate on any day, the “Federal Funds Effective Rate” for such day shall be the Federal Funds Effective Rate for the last day on which such rate was announced.

Federal Funds Open Rate for any day shall mean the rate per annum (based on a year of 360 days and actual days elapsed) which is the daily federal funds open rate as quoted by ICAP North America, Inc. (or any successor) as set forth on the Bloomberg Screen BTMM for that day opposite the caption "OPEN" (or on such other substitute Bloomberg Screen that displays such rate), or as set forth on such other recognized electronic source used for the purpose of displaying such rate as selected by the Agent (for purposes of this definition, an "Alternate Source") (or if such rate for such day does not appear on the Bloomberg Screen BTMM (or any substitute screen) or on any Alternate Source, or if there shall at any time, for any reason, no longer exist a Bloomberg Screen BTMM (or any substitute screen) or any Alternate Source, a comparable replacement rate determined by the Agent at such time (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error); provided however, that if such day is not a Business Day, the Federal Funds Open Rate for such day shall be the "open" rate on the immediately preceding Business Day.  If and when the Federal Funds Open Rate changes, the rate of interest with respect to any advance to which the Federal Funds Open Rate applies will change automatically without notice to the Borrower, effective on the date of any such change.

Guarantor shall mean each of the parties to this Agreement which is designated as a “Guarantor” on the signature page hereof.

Guarantor Credit Agreement shall mean the Credit Agreement dated as of June 15, 2011 among II-VI Incorporated, the Guarantors party thereto, the Banks party thereto and PNC Bank, National Association, as Agent, as amended, restated or otherwise modified from time to time.

Guaranty of any Person shall mean any obligation of such Person guaranteeing or in effect guaranteeing any liability or obligation of any other Person in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, including any agreement to indemnify or hold harmless any other Person, any performance bond or other suretyship arrangement and any other form of assurance against loss, except (i) endorsement of negotiable or other instruments for deposit or collection in the ordinary course of business, and (ii) guaranties and indemnification obligations directly related to the sale of goods or services by such Person in the ordinary course of business.

Guaranty Agreement shall mean the Guaranty and Suretyship Agreement in substantially the form of Exhibit 1.1(G)(2) executed and delivered by each of the Guarantors to the Agent for the benefit of the Banks.

Indebtedness shall mean, as to any Person at any time, any and all indebtedness, obligations or liabilities (whether matured or unmatured, liquidated or unliquidated, direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, or joint or several) of such Person for or in respect of:  (i) borrowed money, (ii) amounts raised under or liabilities in respect of any note purchase or acceptance credit facility, (iii) reimbursement obligations (contingent or otherwise) under any letter of credit, currency swap agreement, interest rate swap, cap, collar or floor agreement or other interest rate management device, (iv) any other transaction (including forward sale or purchase agreements, capitalized leases and conditional sales agreements) having the commercial effect of a borrowing of money entered into by such Person to finance its operations or capital requirements (but not including trade payables and accrued expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business which are not represented by a promissory note or other evidence of indebtedness and which are not more than thirty (30) days past due), or (v) any Guaranty of Indebtedness for borrowed money.

Insolvency Proceeding shall mean, with respect to any Person, (a) a case, action or proceeding with respect to such Person (i) before any court or any other Official Body under any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar Law now or hereafter in effect, or (ii) for the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee, sequestrator, conservator (or similar official) of Borrower or otherwise relating to the liquidation, dissolution, winding-up or relief of such Person, or (b) any general assignment for the 

 

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benefit of creditors, composition, marshaling of assets for creditors, or other, similar arrangement in respect of such Person's creditors generally or any substantial portion of its creditors; undertaken under any Law.

Interest Period shall mean the period of time selected by the Borrower in connection with (and to apply to) any Revolving Credit Loans under the Euro-Rate.  Subject to the last sentence of this definition, such period shall be one, two, three or six Months.  Such Interest Period shall commence on the effective date of such Interest Rate, which shall be (i) the Borrowing Date if the Borrower is requesting new Loans, or (ii) the date of renewal of the Euro-Rate applicable to outstanding Loans.  Notwithstanding the second sentence hereof: (A) any Interest Period which would otherwise end on a date which is not a Business Day shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless such Business Day falls in the next calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day, and (B) the Borrower shall not select or renew an Interest Period for any portion of the Loans that would end after the Expiration Date.

Law shall mean any law (including common law), constitution, statute, treaty, regulation, rule, ordinance, opinion, release, ruling, order, injunction, writ, decree, bond, judgment, authorization or approval, lien or award by or settlement agreement with any Official Body.

Lien shall mean any mortgage, deed of trust, pledge, lien, security interest, charge or other encumbrance or security arrangement of any nature whatsoever, whether voluntarily or involuntarily given, including any conditional sale or title retention arrangement, and any assignment, deposit arrangement or lease intended as, or having the effect of, security and any filed financing statement or other notice of any of the foregoing (whether or not a lien or other encumbrance is created or exists at the time of the filing).

Loan Documents shall mean this Agreement, the Guaranty Agreement, the Notes, and any other instruments, certificates or documents delivered or contemplated to be delivered hereunder or thereunder or in connection herewith or therewith, as the same may be supplemented or amended from time to time in accordance herewith or therewith, and Loan Document shall mean any of the Loan Documents.

Loan Parties shall mean the Borrower and the Guarantors.

Loan Request shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 2.5.

Loans shall mean collectively and Loan shall mean separately all Revolving Credit Loans or any Revolving Credit Loan.

Material Adverse Change or Material Adverse Effect shall mean any set of circumstances or events which (i) has or could reasonably be expected to have any material adverse effect whatsoever upon the validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (ii) is or could reasonably be expected to be material and adverse to the business, properties, assets, financial condition, results of operations or prospects of the Loan Parties taken as a whole, (iii) impairs materially or could reasonably be expected to impair materially the ability of the Loan Parties taken as a whole to duly and punctually pay or perform its Indebtedness, or (iv) impairs materially or could reasonably be expected to impair materially the ability of the Agent or any of the Banks, to the extent permitted, to enforce their legal remedies pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document.

Month, with respect to an Interest Period under the Euro-Rate, shall mean the interval between the days in consecutive calendar months numerically corresponding to the first day of such Interest Period.  If any Euro-Rate Interest Period begins on a day of a calendar month for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the month in which such Interest Period is to end, the final month of such Interest Period shall be deemed to end on the last Business Day of such final month.

Notes shall mean the Revolving Credit Notes.

Notices shall have the meaning assigned to that term in Section 11.6.

 

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Obligation shall mean any obligation or liability of any of the Loan Parties to the Agent or any of the Banks, howsoever created, arising or evidenced, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, now or hereafter existing, or due or to become due, under or in connection with this Agreement, the Notes or any other Loan Document.

Official Body shall mean any national, federal, state, local or other government or political subdivision or any agency, authority, board, bureau, central bank, commission, department or instrumentality of either, or any court, tribunal, grand jury or arbitrator, in each case whether foreign or domestic.

Person shall mean any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, joint venture, government or political subdivision or agency thereof, or any other entity.

PNC Bank shall mean PNC Bank, National Association, its successors and assigns.

Potential Default shall mean any event or condition which with notice, passage of time or a determination by the Agent or the Required Banks, or any combination of the foregoing, would constitute an Event of Default.

Prime Rate shall mean the interest rate per annum announced from time to time by the Administrative Agent at its Principal Office as its then prime rate, which rate may not be the lowest or most favorable rate then being charged commercial borrowers or others by the Administrative Agent.  Any change in the Prime Rate shall take effect at the opening of business on the day such change is announced.

Principal Office shall mean the main banking office of the Agent in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Published Rate shall mean the rate of interest published each Business Day in The Wall Street Journal "Money Rates" listing under the caption "London Interbank Offered Rates" for a one month period (or, if no such rate is published therein for any reason, then the Published Rate shall be the rate at which U.S. dollar deposits are offered by leading banks in the London interbank deposit market for a one month period as published in another publication selected by the Agent).

Purchasing Bank shall mean a Bank which becomes a party to this Agreement by executing an Assignment and Assumption Agreement.

Ratable Share shall mean the proportion that a Bank's Commitment bears to the Commitments of all of the Banks.  If the Commitments have terminated or expired, the Ratable Share shall be determined based upon the Commitments most recently in effect, giving effect to any assignments.

Required Banks shall mean Banks having more than 50% of the sum of the aggregate amount of the Revolving Credit Commitments of the Banks or, after the termination of the Revolving Credit Commitments, the outstanding Revolving Credit Loans of the Banks.

Revolving Credit Commitment shall mean, as to any Bank at any time, the amount initially set forth opposite its name on Schedule 1.1(B) in the column labeled “Amount of Commitment for Revolving Credit Loans,” and thereafter on Schedule I to the most recent Assignment and Assumption Agreement and Revolving Credit Commitments shall mean the aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments of all of the Banks.

Revolving Credit Loans shall mean collectively and Revolving Credit Loan shall mean separately all Revolving Credit Loans or any Revolving Credit Loan made by the Banks or one of the Banks to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.1.

Revolving Credit Notes shall mean collectively and Revolving Credit Note shall mean separately all the Revolving Credit Notes of the Borrower in the form of Exhibit 1.1(R) evidencing the Revolving 

 

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Credit Loans together with all amendments, extensions, renewals, replacements, refinancings or refundings thereof in whole or in part.

Solvent shall mean, with respect to any Person on a particular date, that on such date (a) the fair value of the property of such Person is greater than the total amount of liabilities, including, without limitation, contingent liabilities, of such Person, (b) the present fair salable value of the assets of such Person is not less than the amount that shall be required to pay the probable liability of such Person on its debts as they become absolute and matured, (c) such Person is able to realize upon its assets and pay its debts and other liabilities, contingent obligations and other commitments as they mature in the normal course of business, (d) such Person does not intend to, and does not believe that it shall, incur debts or liabilities beyond such Person’s ability to pay as such debts and liabilities mature, and (e) such Person is not engaged in business or a transaction, and is not about to engage in business or a transaction, for which such Person’s property would constitute unreasonably small capital after giving due consideration to the prevailing practice in the industry in which such Person is engaged.  In computing the amount of contingent liabilities at any time, it is intended that such liabilities shall be computed at the amount which, in light of all the facts and circumstances existing at such time, represents the amount that can reasonably be expected to become an actual or matured liability.

Subsidiary of any Person at any time shall mean (i) any corporation or trust of which 50% or more (by number of shares or number of votes) of the outstanding capital stock or shares of beneficial interest normally entitled to vote for the election of one or more directors or trustees (regardless of any contingency which does or may suspend or dilute the voting rights) is at such time owned directly or indirectly by such Person or one or more of such Person's Subsidiaries, (ii) any partnership of which such Person is a general partner or of which 50% or more of the partnership interests is at the time directly or indirectly owned by such Person or one or more of such Person's Subsidiaries, (iii) any limited liability company of which such Person is a member or of which 50% or more of the limited liability company interests is at the time directly or indirectly owned by such Person or one or more of such Person's Subsidiaries or (iv) any corporation, trust, partnership, limited liability company or other entity which is controlled or capable of being controlled by such Person or one or more of such Person's Subsidiaries.

Taxes shall mean all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings, assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Official Body, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.

Transferor Bank shall mean the selling Bank pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption Agreement.

USA Patriot Act shall mean the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001, Public Law 107-56, as the same has been, or shall hereafter be, renewed, extended, amended or replaced.

Yen shall mean the lawful money of Japan.

	
1.2
	
Construction.

Unless the context of this Agreement otherwise clearly requires, the following rules of construction shall apply to this Agreement and each of the other Loan Documents. Unless the context of this Agreement otherwise clearly requires, the following rules of construction shall apply to this Agreement and each of the other Loan Documents: (i) references to the plural include the singular, the plural, the part and the whole and the words "include," "includes" and "including" shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase "without limitation"; (ii) the words "hereof," "herein," "hereunder," "hereto" and similar terms in this Agreement or any other Loan Document refer to this Agreement or such other Loan Document as a whole; (iii) article, section, subsection, clause, schedule and exhibit references are to this Agreement or other Loan Document, as the case may be, unless otherwise specified; (iv) reference to any Person includes such Person's successors and assigns; (v) reference to any agreement, including this Agreement and any other Loan Document together with the schedules and exhibits hereto or thereto, document or instrument means such agreement, document or instrument as amended, modified, replaced, substituted for, superseded or restated; (vi) relative to the determination of any period of time, "from" means "from 

 

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and including," "to" means "to but excluding," and "through" means "through and including"; (vii) the words "asset" and "property" shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash, securities, accounts and contract rights, (viii) section headings herein and in each other Loan Document are included for convenience and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement or such Loan Document, and (ix) unless otherwise specified, all references herein to times of day shall be references to Eastern Time.  All certificates and other required submissions made by specified officers of Borrower shall be deemed for all purposes as made by such person solely in such person's capacity as such officer.

2.REVOLVING CREDIT LOAN FACILITY

	
2.1
	
Revolving Credit Commitments.

2.1.1Revolving Credit Loans

Subject to the terms and conditions hereof and relying upon the representations and warranties herein set forth, each Bank severally agrees to make Revolving Credit Loans to the Borrower at any time or from time to time on or after the date hereof to the Expiration Date provided that after giving effect to such Loan the aggregate amount of Loans from such Bank shall not exceed such Bank's Revolving Credit Commitment.  Within such limits of time and amount and subject to the other provisions of this Agreement, the Borrower may borrow, repay and reborrow pursuant to this Section 2.1.1.

	
2.2
	
Nature of Banks' Obligations with Respect to Revolving Credit Loans.

Each Bank shall be obligated to participate in each request for Revolving Credit Loans pursuant to Section 2.5.1 [Revolving Credit Loan Requests] in accordance with its Ratable Share.  The aggregate of each Bank's Revolving Credit Loans outstanding hereunder to the Borrower at any time shall never exceed its Revolving Credit Commitment.  The obligations of each Bank hereunder are several.  The failure of any Bank to perform its obligations hereunder shall not affect the Obligations of the Borrower to any other party nor shall any other party be liable for the failure of such Bank to perform its obligations hereunder.  The Banks shall have no obligation to make Revolving Credit Loans hereunder on or after the Expiration Date.

	
2.3
	
Commitment Fees.

Accruing from the date hereof until the Expiration Date, the Borrower agrees to pay to the Agent for the account of each Bank, as consideration for such Bank's Revolving Credit Commitment hereunder, a nonrefundable commitment fee (the “Commitment Fee”) equal to the Commitment Fee shown as the Pricing Grid attached as Schedule 1.1.1(A) to the Guarantor Credit Agreement as determined from time to time as the Commitment Fee applicable to the Guarantor under the Guarantor Credit Agreement (computed on the basis of a year of 365 or 366  days, as the case may be, and actual days elapsed) on the average daily difference between the amount of such Bank's Revolving Credit Commitment as the same may be constituted from time to time and the sum of the Bank’s Revolving Credit Loans outstanding.  All Commitment Fees shall be payable in arrears on the first Business Day of each January, April, July and October after the date hereof and on the Expiration Date or upon acceleration of the Notes.

	
2.4
	
Reserved.

	
2.5
	
Revolving Credit Loan Requests.

2.5.1Revolving Credit Loan Requests.

Except as otherwise provided herein, the Borrower may from time to time prior to the Expiration Date request the Banks to make Revolving Credit Loans, or renew the Interest Rate applicable to existing Revolving Credit Loans pursuant to Section 4.2 [Interest Periods], by delivering to the Agent, not later than 10:00 a.m., Pittsburgh time, (i) four (4) Business Days prior to the proposed Borrowing Date with respect to the making of Revolving Credit Loans to which the Euro-Rate applies or the renewal of the Euro-Rate for any Loans; and (ii) four 

 

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(4) Business Days prior to either the proposed Borrowing Date with respect to the making of a Revolving Credit Loan to which the Fallback Rate (so long as the conditions requiring such Fallback Rate to be in effect still exist at such time) applies of a duly completed request therefor substantially in the form of Exhibit 2.5.1 or a request by telephone immediately confirmed in writing by letter, facsimile or telex in such form (each, a “Loan Request”), it being understood that the Agent may rely on the authority of any individual making such a telephonic request without the necessity of receipt of such written confirmation.  Each Loan Request shall be irrevocable and shall specify (i) the proposed Borrowing Date; (ii) the aggregate amount of the proposed Loans comprising each Borrowing Tranche, which shall be in integral multiples of Yen 50,000,000 and not less than Yen 50,000,000 for each Borrowing Tranche; and (iii)  an appropriate Interest Period for the Loans comprising such Borrowing Tranche. It is acknowledged and agreed that the principal amount of Yen 300,000,000 outstanding under the Existing Credit Facility as of the Closing Date shall be deemed for all purposes to be an outstanding Revolving Credit Loan under this Agreement effective as of the Closing Date.  Interest outstanding with respect to such amounts as of the Closing Date shall be paid by Borrower as agreed by Borrower and the Bank, but in no case later than March 23, 2012.

	
2.6
	
Making Loans.

2.6.1 Revolving Credit Loans.

The Agent shall, promptly after receipt by it of a Loan Request pursuant to Section 2.5.1 [Revolving Credit Loan Requests], notify the Banks of its receipt of such Loan Request specifying:  (i) the proposed Borrowing Date and the time and method of disbursement of the Revolving Credit Loans requested thereby; (ii) the amount of each such Revolving Credit Loan and the applicable Interest Period (which, absent such election, shall be conclusively deemed to be thirty (30) days); and (iii) the apportionment among the Banks of such Revolving Credit Loans as determined by the Agent in accordance with Section 2.2  [Nature of Banks' Obligations].  Each Bank shall remit the principal amount of each Revolving Credit Loan to the Agent such that the Agent is able to, and the Agent shall, to the extent the Banks have made funds available to it for such purpose and subject to Section 7.2 [Each Additional Loan], fund such Revolving Credit Loans to the Borrower in U.S. Dollars and immediately available funds at the Principal Office prior to 2:00 p.m., Pittsburgh time, on the applicable Borrowing Date, provided that if any Bank fails to remit such funds to the Agent in a timely manner, the Agent may elect in its sole discretion to fund with its own funds the Revolving Credit Loans of such Bank on such Borrowing Date, and such Bank shall be subject to the repayment obligation in Section 10.16 [Availability of Funds].

	
2.7
	
Notes.

2.7.1Revolving Credit Notes.

The Obligation of the Borrower to repay the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Revolving Credit Loans made to it by each Bank, together with interest thereon, shall be evidenced by a Revolving Credit Note dated the Closing Date payable to the order of such Bank in a face amount equal to the Revolving Credit Commitment of such Bank.

	
2.8
	
Use of Proceeds.

	
2.8.1
	
Use of Proceeds.

The proceeds of the Revolving Credit Loans shall be used  (i) to refinance existing indebtedness of the Borrower under the Existing Credit Facility, (ii) to pay fees and expenses associated with the Credit Facilities, and (iii) for general corporate purposes, working capital and Permitted Acquisitions and in accordance with Section 8.1.10 [Use of Proceeds].

	
2.9
	
Reduction of Revolving Credit Commitment.

The Borrower shall have the right at any time and from time to time upon five (5) Business Days' prior written notice to the Agent to permanently reduce, in whole multiples of Yen 100,000,000 of principal, or terminate the Revolving Credit Commitment without penalty or premium, except as hereinafter set forth, provided 

 

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that any such reduction or termination shall be accompanied by prepayment of the Revolving Credit Notes, together with the full amount of interest accrued on the principal sum to be prepaid (and all amounts referred to in Section 5.6  hereof), to the extent that the aggregate amount thereof then outstanding exceeds the Revolving Credit Commitment as so reduced or terminated. 

3.RESERVED

4.INTEREST RATES

	
4.1
	
Interest Rates.

The Borrower shall pay interest in respect of the outstanding unpaid principal amount of the Loans under the Euro-Rate set forth below applicable to the Loans, it being understood that, subject to the provisions of this Agreement, the Borrower may select different Interest Periods to apply simultaneously to the Loans comprising different Borrowing Tranches and may renew one or more Euro-Rate periods with respect to all or any portion of the Loans comprising any Borrowing Tranche, provided that there shall not be at any one time outstanding more than six (6) Borrowing Tranches in the aggregate among all of the Loans.  If at any time the designated rate applicable to any Loan made by any Bank exceeds such Bank's highest lawful rate, the rate of interest on such Bank's Loan shall be limited to such Bank's highest lawful rate.

	
4.1.1.
	
Revolving Credit Interest Rate.

(i)Revolving Credit Euro-Rate: A rate per annum (computed on the basis of a year of 360 days and actual days elapsed) equal to the Euro-Rate plus the Applicable Margin.

	
4.1.2.
	
Rate Quotations.

The Borrower may call the Agent on or before the date on which a Loan Request is to be delivered to receive an indication of the rates then in effect, but it is acknowledged that such projection shall not be binding on the Agent or the Banks nor affect the rate of interest which thereafter is actually in effect when the election is made.

	
4.2
	
Interest Periods.

At any time when the Borrower shall select or renew a Euro-Rate period, the Borrower shall notify the Agent thereof at least four (4) Business Days prior to the effective date of such selection or renewal by delivering a Loan Request.  The notice shall specify an Interest Period during which such Loan or renewal shall apply.  Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, the following provisions shall apply to any selection of or renewal of a Euro-Rate:

	
4.2.1.
	
Amount of Borrowing Tranche.

Each Borrowing Tranche of Euro-Rate Loans shall be in integral multiples of Yen 50,000,000 and not less than Yen 50,000,000;

	
4.2.2.
	
Renewals.

In the case of the renewal of a Euro-Rate at the end of an Interest Period, the first day of the new Interest Period shall be the last day of the preceding Interest Period, without duplication in payment of interest for such day.

 

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4.3
	
Interest after Default.

To the extent permitted by Law, upon the occurrence of an Event of Default and until such time such Event of Default shall have been cured or waived:

	
4.3.1.
	
Interest Rate.

Section 4.1 [Interest Rates], respectively, shall be increased by 2.00% per annum; and

	
4.3.2.
	
Other Obligations.

Each other Obligation hereunder if not paid when due shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the sum of the rate of interest applicable under the Fallback Rate plus an additional 2.00% per annum from the time such Obligation becomes due and payable and until it is paid in full.

	
4.3.3.
	
Acknowledgment.

The Borrower acknowledges that the increase in rates referred to in this Section 4.3 reflects, among other things, the fact that such Loans or other amounts have become a substantially greater risk given their default status and that the Banks are entitled to additional compensation for such risk; and all such interest shall be payable by Borrower upon demand by Agent.

	
4.4
	
Euro-Rate Unascertainable; Illegality; Increased Costs; Deposits Not Available.

	
4.4.1.
	
Unascertainable.

If on any date on which a Euro-Rate would otherwise be determined, the Agent shall have determined that:

(i)adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining such Euro-Rate, or

(ii)a contingency has occurred which materially and adversely affects the London interbank Yen market relating to the Euro-Rate, the Agent shall have the rights specified in Section 4.4.3.

	
4.4.2.
	
Illegality; Increased Costs; Deposits Not Available.

If at any time any Bank shall have determined that:

(i)the making, maintenance or funding of any Loan to which a Euro-Rate applies has been made impracticable or unlawful by compliance by such Bank in good faith with any Law or any interpretation or application thereof by any Official Body or with any request or directive of any such Official Body (whether or not having the force of Law), or

(ii)such Euro-Rate will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Bank of the establishment or maintenance of any such Loan, or

(iii)after making all reasonable efforts, deposits of the relevant amount in Dollars for the relevant Interest Period for a Loan, or to banks generally, to which a Euro-Rate applies, respectively, are not available to such Bank with respect to such Loan, or to banks generally, in the interbank eurodollar market, then the Agent shall have the rights specified in Section 4.4.3.

 

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4.4.3.
	
Agent's and Bank's Rights.

In the case of any event specified in Section 4.4.1 above, the Agent shall promptly so notify the Banks and the Borrower thereof, and in the case of an event specified in Section 4.4.2 above, such Bank shall promptly so notify the Agent and endorse a certificate to such notice as to the specific circumstances of such notice, and the Agent shall promptly send copies of such notice and certificate to the other Banks and the Borrower.  Upon such date as shall be specified in such notice (which shall not be earlier than the date such notice is given), the obligation of (A) the Banks, in the case of such notice given by the Agent, or (B) such Bank, in the case of such notice given by such Bank, to allow the Borrower to select or renew a Euro-Rate shall be suspended until the Agent shall have later notified the Borrower, or such Bank shall have later notified the Agent, of the Agent's or such Bank's, as the case may be, determination that the circumstances giving rise to such previous determination no longer exist.  If at any time the Agent makes a determination under Section 4.4.1 and the Borrower has previously notified the Agent of its selection of or renewal of a Euro-Rate and such Interest Rate has not yet gone into effect, such notification shall be deemed to provide for selection of the Fallback Rate with respect to such Loans.  If any Bank notifies the Agent of a determination under Section 4.4.2, the Borrower shall, subject to the Borrower's indemnification Obligations under Section 5.8, as to any Loan of the Bank to which a Euro-Rate applies, on the date specified in such notice either convert such Loan to the Fallback Rate with respect to such Loan or prepay such Loan in accordance with Section 5.4 [Voluntary Prepayments].  Absent due notice from the Borrower of conversion or prepayment, such Loan shall automatically be converted to the Fallback Rate upon such specified date.

	
4.5
	
Selection of Interest Rates.

If the Borrower fails to select a new Interest Period to apply to any Borrowing Tranche of Loans under the Euro-Rate at the expiration of an existing Interest Period applicable to such Borrowing Tranche in accordance with the provisions of Section 4.2 [Interest Periods], the Borrower shall be deemed to have elected the thirty (30) day Euro Rate period commencing upon the last day of the existing Interest Period.

5.PAYMENTS

	
5.1
	
Payments.

All payments and prepayments to be made in respect of principal, interest or other fees or amounts due from the Borrower hereunder shall be payable prior to 11:00 a.m., Pittsburgh time, on the date when due without presentment, demand, protest or notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Borrower, and without set-off, counterclaim or other deduction of any nature, and an action therefor shall immediately accrue.  Such payments shall be made to the Agent at the Principal Office for the ratable accounts of the Banks with respect to the Revolving Credit Loans in Yen and in immediately available funds, and the Agent shall promptly distribute such amounts to the Banks in immediately available funds, provided that in the event payments are received by 11:00 a.m., Pittsburgh time, by the Agent with respect to the Loans and such payments are not distributed to the Banks on the same day received by the Agent, the Agent shall pay the Banks the Federal Funds Effective Rate with respect to the amount of such payments for each day held by the Agent and not distributed to the Banks.  The Agent's and each Bank's statement of account, ledger or other relevant record shall, in the absence of manifest error, be conclusive as the statement of the amount of principal of and interest on the Loans and other amounts owing under this Agreement and shall be deemed an “account stated.”

	
5.2
	
Pro Rata Treatment of Banks.

Each borrowing shall be allocated to each Bank according to its Ratable Share, and each selection of or renewal of any Interest Rate or application of the Fallback Rate and each payment or prepayment by the Borrower with respect to principal, interest or other fees or amounts due from the Borrower hereunder to the Banks with respect to the Loans, shall (except as provided in Section 4.4.3 [Agent's and Bank's Rights] in the case of an event specified in Section 4.4 [Euro-Rate Unascertainable; Etc.], 5.4.2 [Replacement of a Bank] or 5.6 [Increased Costs]) be made in proportion to the applicable Loans outstanding from each Bank and, if no such Loans are then outstanding, in proportion to the Ratable Share of each Bank.

 

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5.3
	
Interest Payment Dates.

Interest on Loans to which the Euro-Rate applies shall be due and payable on the last day of each Interest Period for those Loans. Interest on mandatory prepayments of principal under Section 5.5 [Mandatory Prepayments] shall be due on the date such mandatory prepayment is due.  Interest on the principal amount of each Loan or other monetary Obligation shall be due and payable on demand after such principal amount or other monetary Obligation becomes due and payable (whether on the stated maturity date, upon acceleration or otherwise).

	
5.4
	
Voluntary Prepayments.

	
5.4.1.
	
Right to Prepay.

The Borrower shall have the right at its option from time to time to prepay the Loans in whole or part without premium or penalty (except as provided in Section 5.4.2 below or in Section 5.6):

(i)at any time with respect to any Loan to which the Fallback Rate applies,

(ii)on the last day of the applicable Interest Period with respect to Loans to which a Euro-Rate applies,

(iii)on the date specified in a notice by any Bank pursuant to Section 4.4 [Euro-Rate Unascertainable, Etc.] with respect to any Loan to which a Euro-Rate applies.

Whenever the Borrower desires to prepay any part of the Loans, it shall provide a prepayment notice to the Agent by 1:00 p.m. at least one (1) Business Day prior to the date of prepayment of Revolving Credit Loans, setting forth the following information:

(x)the date, which shall be a Business Day, on which the proposed prepayment is to be made;

(y)a statement indicating the application of the prepayment among the Revolving Credit Loans; and

(z)the total principal amount of such prepayment, which shall not be less than Yen 50,000,000 for any Revolving Credit Loan.

All prepayment notices shall be irrevocable.  The principal amount of the Loans for which a prepayment notice is given, together with interest on such principal amount except with respect to Loans to which the Fallback Rate applies, shall be due and payable on the date specified in such prepayment notice as the date on which the proposed prepayment is to be made. Except as provided in Section 4.4.3 [Agent's and Bank's rights], if the Borrower prepays a Loan but fails to specify the applicable Borrowing Tranche which the Borrower is prepaying, the prepayment shall be applied (i) first to Revolving Credit Loans and (ii) after giving effect to the allocations in clause (i) above first to Loans to which the Fallback Rate applies, then to Loans to which the Euro-Rate applies. Any prepayment hereunder shall be subject to the Borrower's Obligation to indemnify the Banks under Section 5.8 [Indemnity].

	
5.4.2.
	
Replacement of a Bank.

In the event any Bank (i) gives notice under Section 4.4 [Euro-Rate Unascertainable, Etc.] or Section 5.6, (ii) does not fund Revolving Credit Loans because the making of such Loans would contravene any Law applicable to such Bank, or (iii) becomes subject to the control of an Official Body (other than normal and customary supervision), then the Borrower shall have the right at its option, with the consent of the Agent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, to prepay the Loans of such Bank in whole, together with all interest accrued 

 

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thereon, and terminate such Bank's Commitment within ninety (90) days after (x) receipt of such Bank's notice under Section 4.4 [Euro-Rate Unascertainable, Etc.] or 5.6, (y) the date such Bank has failed to fund Revolving Credit Loans because the making of such Loans would contravene Law applicable to such Bank, or (z) the date such Bank became subject to the control of an Official Body, as applicable; provided that the Borrower shall also pay to such Bank at the time of such prepayment any amounts required under Section 5.6 and any accrued interest due on such amount and any related fees; provided, however, that the Commitment of such Bank shall be provided by one or more of the remaining Banks or a replacement bank acceptable to the Agent; provided, further, the remaining Banks shall have no obligation hereunder to increase their Commitments. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Agent may only be replaced subject to the requirements of Section 10.14 [Successor Agent].

	
5.4.3.
	
Change of Lending Office.

Each Bank agrees that upon the occurrence of any event giving rise to increased costs or other special payments under Section 4.4.2 [Illegality, Etc.] or 5.6 with respect to such Bank, it will if requested by the Borrower, use reasonable efforts (subject to overall policy considerations of such Bank) to designate another lending office for any Loans affected by such event, provided that such designation is made on such terms that such Bank and its lending office suffer no economic, legal or regulatory disadvantage, with the object of avoiding the consequence of the event giving rise to the operation of such Section.  Nothing in this Section 5.4.3 shall affect or postpone any of the Obligations of the Borrower or any other Loan Party or the rights of the Agent or any Bank provided in this Agreement.

	
5.5
	
Reserved.

	
5.6
	
Increased Costs.

	
5.6.1
	
Increased Costs Generally. If any Change in Law shall:

(i)impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit, compulsory loan, insurance charge or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended or participated in by, any Bank (except any reserve requirement reflected in the Euro-Rate);

(ii)subjects any Bank to any tax or changes the basis of taxation with respect to this Agreement, the Notes, the Loans or payments by the Borrower of principal, interest or other amounts due from the Borrower hereunder or under the Notes (except for taxes on the overall net income of such Bank); or

(iii)impose on any Bank or the London interbank market any other condition, cost or expense affecting this Agreement or any Loan under the Euro-Rate made by such;

and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Bank of making or maintaining any Loan under the Euro-Rate (or of maintaining its obligation to make any such Loan), or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Bank hereunder (whether of principal, interest or any other amount) then, upon request of such Bank, the Borrower will pay to such Bank such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Bank, for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered.

	
5.6.2.
	
Capital Requirements.

If any Bank determines that any Change in Law affecting such Bank or any lending office of such Bank or such Bank's holding company, if any, regarding capital requirements has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Bank's capital or on the capital of such Bank's holding company, if any, as a consequence of this Agreement, the Commitments of such Bank or the Loans made by,  such Bank, to a level below that which such Bank or such Bank's holding company could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration such Bank's policies and the policies of such Bank's holding company with respect to capital adequacy), then from time to time the Borrower will pay to such Bank, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Bank or such Bank's holding company for any such reduction suffered.

 

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5.6.3Certificates for Reimbursement; Repayment of Outstanding Loans; Borrowing of New Loans. A certificate of a Bank setting forth the amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Bank or its holding company, as the case may be, as specified in Section 5.6.1 [Increased Costs Generally] or 5.6.2 [Capital Requirements] and setting forth in reasonable detail the calculations necessary to determine such amount or amounts, and delivered to the Borrower shall be conclusive absent manifest error.  The Borrower shall pay such Bank the amount shown as due on any such certificate within ten (10) days after receipt thereof.

5.6.4Delay in Requests.  Failure or delay on the part of any Bank to demand compensation pursuant to this Section shall not constitute a waiver of such Bank's right to demand such compensation, provided that the Borrower shall not be required to compensate a Bank pursuant to this Section for any increased costs incurred or reductions suffered more than six (6) months prior to the date that such Bank notifies the Borrower of the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions and of such Bank's intention to claim compensation therefor (except that, if the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the six (6) month period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof).

5.7Reserved.

5.8Indemnity. In addition to the compensation or payments required by Section 5.6, the Borrower shall indemnify each Bank against all liabilities, losses or expenses (including loss of anticipated profits, any foreign exchange losses and any loss or expense arising from the liquidation or reemployment of funds obtained by it to maintain such Loan, from fees payable to terminate the deposits from which such funds were obtained or from the performance of any foreign exchange contract) which such Bank sustains or incurs as a consequence of any:

(i)payment, prepayment, or renewal of any Loan to which a Euro-Rate applies on a day other than the last day of the corresponding Interest Period (whether or not such payment or prepayment is mandatory, voluntary or automatic and whether or not such payment or prepayment is then due),

(ii)attempt by Borrower to revoke (expressly, by later inconsistent notices or otherwise) in whole or part any Loan Requests under Section 2.5 [Revolving Credit Loan Requests] or Section 4.2 [Interest Periods] or notice relating to prepayments under Section 5.4  [Voluntary Prepayments], or

(iii)default by  Borrower in the performance or observance of any covenant or condition contained in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, including any failure of the Borrower to pay when due (by acceleration or otherwise) any principal, interest or any other amount due hereunder.

If any Bank sustains or incurs any such loss or expense, it shall from time to time notify the Borrower of the amount determined in good faith by such Bank (which determination may include such assumptions, allocations of costs and expenses and averaging or attribution methods as such Bank shall deem reasonable) to be necessary to indemnify such Bank for such loss or expense.  Such notice shall set forth in reasonable detail the basis for such determination.  Such amount shall be due and payable by the Borrower to such Bank ten (10) Business Days after such notice is given.

6.REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

	
6.1
	
Representations and Warranties.

The Loan Parties, jointly and severally, represent and warrant to the Agent and each of the Banks as follows:

6.1.1.Organization and Qualification.

Borrower is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization.  Borrower has the lawful power to own or lease its properties and to engage in the business it presently conducts or proposes to conduct.  Borrower is duly licensed or qualified and in 

 

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good standing in each jurisdiction where failure to be so licensed or qualified and in good standing would result in a Material Adverse Effect.

6.1.2.Capitalization and Ownership.

The authorized capital stock of the Borrower consists of 200 shares of common stock, issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2011. All of the outstanding capital stock of the Borrower is owned directly or indirectly by II-VI Incorporated.

6.1.3.[Reserved].

6.1.4.Power and Authority.

Each Loan Party has full power to enter into, execute, deliver and carry out this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party, to incur the Indebtedness contemplated by the Loan Documents and to perform its Obligations under the Loan Documents to which it is a party, and all such actions have been duly authorized by all necessary proceedings on its part.

6.1.5.Validity and Binding Effect.

This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by each Loan Party, and each other Loan Document which such Loan Party is required to execute and deliver on or after the date hereof will have been duly executed and delivered by such Loan Party on the required date of delivery of such Loan Document.  This Agreement and each other Loan Document constitutes, or will constitute, legal, valid and binding obligations of each Loan Party which is or will be a party thereto on and after its date of delivery thereof, enforceable against such Loan Party in accordance with its terms, except to the extent that enforceability of any of such Loan Document 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.

6.1.6.No Conflict.

Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents by Borrower nor the consummation of the transactions herein or therein contemplated or compliance with the terms and provisions hereof or thereof by it will conflict with, constitute a default under or result in any breach of (i) the terms and conditions of the certificate of incorporation, bylaws, certificate of limited partnership, partnership agreement, certificate of formation, limited liability company agreement or other organizational documents of Borrower or (ii) to the knowledge of the Loan Parties, any Law having a Material Adverse Effect or any material agreement or instrument or order, writ, judgment, injunction or decree to which Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which it or any of its Subsidiaries is bound or to which it is subject, or result in the creation or enforcement of any Lien, charge or encumbrance whatsoever upon any property (now or hereafter acquired) of Borrower (other than Liens granted under the Loan Documents), except those which will not result in a Material Adverse Effect.

6.1.7.Litigation.

There are no actions, suits, proceedings or investigations pending or, to the knowledge of Borrower, threatened against Borrower or any Subsidiary of Borrower at law or equity before any Official Body which individually or in the aggregate may result in any Material Adverse Change.  None of the Borrower or any Subsidiaries of Borrower is in violation of any order, writ, injunction or any decree of any Official Body which may result in any Material Adverse Change.

6.1.8.Title to Properties.

Borrower has good and marketable title to or valid leasehold interest in all properties, assets and other rights which it purports to own or lease or which are reflected as owned or leased on its books and records and subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable leases.  All leases of property are in full force and 

 

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effect without the necessity for any consent which has not previously been obtained upon consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

6.1.9Material Adverse Change.

Since December 31, 2011, no Material Adverse Change has occurred. 

	
6.1.10.
	
Use of Proceeds; Margin Stock.

The Loan Parties intend to use the proceeds of the Loans in accordance with Sections 2.8 and 8.1.10. None of the Borrower or any Subsidiaries of Borrower engages or intends to engage principally, or as one of its important activities, in the business of extending credit for the purpose, immediately, incidentally or ultimately, of purchasing or carrying margin stock (within the meaning of Regulation U).  No part of the proceeds of any Loan has been or will be used, immediately, incidentally or ultimately, to purchase or carry any margin stock or to extend credit to others for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any margin stock or to refund Indebtedness originally incurred for such purpose, or for any purpose which entails a violation of or which is inconsistent with the provisions of the regulations of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.  None of the Borrower or any Subsidiary of Borrower holds or intends to hold margin stock in such amounts that more than 25% of the reasonable value of the assets of Borrower or Subsidiary of Borrower are or will be represented by margin stock.

	
6.1.11.
	
Full Disclosure.

Neither this Agreement nor any other Loan Document, nor any certificate, statement, agreement or other documents furnished to the Agent or any Bank in connection herewith or therewith, contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained herein and therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.  There is no fact known to Borrower which has a Material Adverse Effect on the business, property, assets, financial condition, results of operations or prospects of Borrower or Subsidiary of Borrower which has not been set forth in this Agreement or in the certificates, statements, agreements or other documents furnished by the Borrower in writing to the Agent and the Banks prior to or at the date hereof in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby.

	
6.1.12.
	
Taxes.

All federal, state, local and other tax returns required to have been filed with respect to the Borrower and each Subsidiary of each Loan Party have been filed, and payment or adequate provision has been made for the payment of all taxes, fees, assessments and other governmental charges which have or may become due pursuant to said returns or to assessments received, except to the extent that such taxes, fees, assessments and other charges are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted and for which such reserves or other appropriate provisions, if any, as shall be required by GAAP shall have been made or do not result in a Material Adverse Change.  There are no agreements or waivers extending the statutory period of limitations applicable to any federal income tax return of Borrower or Subsidiary of Borrower for any period.

	
6.1.13.
	
Consents and Approvals.

To the knowledge of the Loan Parties, no consent, approval, exemption, order or authorization of, or a registration or filing with, any Official Body or any other Person is required by any Law or any agreement in connection with the execution, delivery and carrying out of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents by Borrower, except as listed on Schedule 6.1.13, all of which shall have been obtained or made on or prior to the Closing Date except as otherwise indicated on Schedule 6.1.13.

	
6.1.14.
	
No Event of Default; Compliance with Instruments.

No event has occurred and is continuing and no condition exists or will exist after giving effect to the borrowings or other extensions of credit to be made on the Closing Date under or pursuant to the Loan Documents which constitutes an Event of Default or Potential Default.  None of the Loan Parties, or to the Loan 

 

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Parties’ knowledge, any Subsidiary of Borrower which is not itself a Loan Party is in violation of (i) any term of its certificate of incorporation, bylaws, certificate of limited partnership, partnership agreement, certificate of formation, limited liability company agreement or other organizational documents or (ii) any material agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it or any of its properties may be subject or bound where such violation would constitute a Material Adverse Change.

	
6.1.15.
	
Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights, Licenses, Etc.

Borrower and each Subsidiary of Borrower owns or possesses all the material patents, trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights, licenses, registrations, franchises, permits and rights necessary to own and operate its properties and to carry on its business as presently conducted and planned to be conducted by Borrower or any Subsidiary, without known possible, alleged or actual conflict with the rights of others, except where the failure to satisfy this representation would not result in a Material Adverse Change.

	
6.1.16.
	
Insurance.

All material insurance policies to which Borrower or any Subsidiary of Borrower is a party, are valid and in full force and effect, no notice has been given or claim made and no grounds exist to cancel or avoid any of such policies or bonds or to reduce the coverage provided thereby, and such policies and bonds provide adequate coverage from reputable and financially sound insurers in amounts sufficient to insure the assets and risks of Borrower and each Subsidiary of Borrower in accordance with prudent business practice in the industry of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries.

	
6.1.17.
	
Compliance with Laws.

To the knowledge of the Loan Parties,  Borrower and each Subsidiary of Borrower are in compliance in all material respects with all applicable Laws in all jurisdictions in which Borrower or Subsidiary of Borrower is presently or will be doing business except where the failure to do so would not constitute a Material Adverse Change.

6.1.18. Solvency.

On the date hereof, and as of the date of each advance of the Loan and after giving effect to such advance each Loan Party is, and shall be, Solvent.

	
6.2
	
Updates to Schedules.

Should any of the information or disclosures provided on any of the Schedules attached hereto become outdated or incorrect in any material respect, the Borrower shall promptly provide the Agent in writing with such revisions or updates to such Schedule as may be necessary or appropriate to update or correct same; provided, however, that no Schedule shall be deemed to have been amended, modified or superseded by any such correction or update, nor shall any breach of warranty or representation resulting from the inaccuracy or incompleteness of any such Schedule be deemed to have been cured thereby, unless and until the Required Banks, in their sole and absolute discretion, shall have accepted in writing such revisions or updates to such Schedule.

 

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7.CONDITIONS OF LENDING

The obligation of each Bank to make is subject to the performance by each of the Loan Parties of its Obligations to be performed hereunder at or prior to the making of any such Loans  to the satisfaction of the following further conditions:

	
7.1
	
First Loans.

On the Closing Date:

	
7.1.1.
	
Officer's Certificate.

The representations and warranties of each of the Loan Parties contained in Section 6 and in each of the other Loan Documents shall be true and accurate on and as of the Closing Date with the same effect as though such representations and warranties had been made on and as of such date (except representations and warranties which relate solely to an earlier date or time, which representations and warranties shall be true and correct on and as of the specific dates or times referred to therein), and each of the Loan Parties shall have performed and complied with all covenants and conditions hereof and thereof, no Event of Default or Potential Default shall have occurred and be continuing or shall exist; and there shall be delivered to the Agent for the benefit of each Bank a certificate of each of the Loan Parties, dated the Closing Date and signed by the Chief Executive Officer, President, Chief Financial Officer or Treasurer of each of the Loan Parties, to each such effect.

	
7.1.2.
	
Secretary's Certificate.

There shall be delivered to the Agent for the benefit of each Bank a certificate dated the Closing Date and signed by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of each of the Loan Parties, certifying as appropriate as to:

(i)all action taken by each Loan Party in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents;

(ii)the names of the officer or officers authorized to sign this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and the true signatures of such officer or officers and specifying the Authorized Officers permitted to act on behalf of each Loan Party for purposes of this Agreement and the true signatures of such officers, on which the Agent and each Bank may conclusively rely; and

(iii)copies of its organizational documents, including its certificate of incorporation, bylaws, certificate of limited partnership, partnership agreement, certificate of formation, and limited liability company agreement as in effect on the Closing Date certified by the appropriate state official where such documents are filed in a state office together with certificates from the appropriate state officials as to the continued existence and good standing of each Loan Party in each state where organized or qualified to do business.

	
7.1.3.
	
Delivery of Loan Documents.

The Guaranty Agreement and the Notes shall have been duly executed and delivered to the Agent for the benefit of the Banks.

	
7.1.4.
	
Reserved.

	
7.1.5.
	
Legal Details.

All legal details and proceedings in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent and counsel for the Agent, and the Agent shall have received all such other counterpart originals or certified or other copies of such 

 

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documents and proceedings in connection with such transactions, in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent and said counsel, as the Agent or said counsel may reasonably request.

	
7.1.6.
	
Payment of Fees.

The Borrower shall have paid or caused to be paid to the Agent for itself and for the account of the Banks all other commitment and other fees accrued through the Closing Date and the costs and expenses for which the Agent and the Banks are entitled to be reimbursed.

	
7.1.7.
	
Consents.

All material consents required to effectuate the transactions contemplated hereby as set forth on Schedule 6.1.13 shall have been obtained.

	
7.1.8.
	
Officer's Certificate Regarding MACs.

Since December 31, 2011, no Material Adverse Change shall have occurred; prior to the Closing Date, there shall have been no material change in the management of Borrower or Subsidiary of Borrower; and there shall have been delivered to the Agent for the benefit of each Bank a certificate dated the Closing Date and signed by the Chief Executive Officer, President, Chief Financial Officer or Treasurer of each Loan Party to each such effect.

	
7.1.9.
	
No Violation of Laws.

The making of the Loans shall not contravene any Law applicable to Borrower or any of the Banks.

	
7.1.10.
	
No Actions or Proceedings.

No action, proceeding, investigation, regulation or legislation shall have been instituted, threatened or proposed before any court, governmental agency or legislative body to enjoin, restrain or prohibit, or to obtain damages in respect of, this Agreement, the other Loan Documents  or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or which, in the Agent's sole discretion, would make it inadvisable to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents.

	
7.1.13.
	
Insurance Policies.

The Borrower shall have delivered evidence acceptable to the Agent that adequate insurance in compliance with Section 8.1.3 [Maintenance of Insurance] is in full force and effect and that all premiums then due thereon have been paid.

	
7.1.14.
	
Refinancing.

All outstanding indebtedness of the Borrower under the Existing Credit Agreement shall have been, or contemporaneously shall be, refinanced under this Credit Agreement.

	
7.2
	
Each Additional Loan.

At the time of making any Loans other than Loans made on the Closing Date and after giving effect to the proposed extensions of credit:  the representations and warranties of the Loan Parties contained in Section 6 and in the other Loan Documents shall be true on and as of the date of such additional Loan with the same effect as though such representations and warranties had been made on and as of such date (except representations and warranties which expressly relate solely to an earlier date or time, which representations and warranties shall be true and correct on and as of the specific dates or times referred to therein) and the Loan Parties shall have performed and complied with all covenants and conditions hereof; no Event of Default or Potential Default shall 

 

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have occurred and be continuing or shall exist; the making of the Loans shall not contravene any Law applicable to Borrower or Subsidiary of Borrower or any of the Banks; and the Borrower shall have delivered to the Agent a duly executed and completed Loan Request.

8.COVENANTS

	
8.1
	
Affirmative Covenants.

The Loan Parties, jointly and severally, covenant and agree that until payment in full of the Loans, and interest thereon, satisfaction of all of the Loan Parties' other Obligations under the Loan Documents and termination of the Commitments, the Loan Parties shall comply at all times with the following affirmative covenants:

	
8.1.1.
	
Preservation of Existence, Etc.

Each Loan Party shall, and Borrower shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, maintain its legal existence as a corporation, limited partnership or limited liability company and its license or qualification and good standing in each jurisdiction in which its ownership or lease of property or the nature of its business makes such license or qualification necessary, except as otherwise expressly permitted in Section 8.2.6 [Liquidations, Mergers, Etc.] or where the failure to be so licensed or qualified and in good standing would not constitute a Material Adverse Change.

	
8.1.2.
	
Payment of Liabilities, Including Taxes, Etc.

Borrower shall and Borrower shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, duly pay and discharge all liabilities to which it is subject or which are asserted against it, promptly as and when the same shall become due and payable, including all taxes, assessments and governmental charges upon it or any of its properties, assets, income or profits, prior to the date on which penalties attach thereto, except to the extent that such liabilities, including taxes, assessments or charges, are being contested in good faith and by appropriate and lawful proceedings diligently conducted and for which such reserve or other appropriate provisions, if any, as shall be required by GAAP shall have been made, but only to the extent that failure to discharge any such liabilities would not result in any additional liability which would result in a Material Adverse Change to the financial condition of Borrower or Subsidiary of Borrower or which would result in a Material Adverse Effect on any assets of  Borrower, provided that Borrower will pay all such liabilities forthwith upon the commencement of proceedings to foreclose any Lien which may have attached as security therefor.

	
8.1.3.
	
Maintenance of Insurance.

Borrower shall, and Borrower shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, insure its properties and assets against loss or damage by fire and such other insurable hazards as such assets are commonly insured (including fire, extended coverage, property damage, workers’ compensation, public liability and business interruption insurance) and against other risks (including errors and omissions) in such amounts as similar properties and assets are insured by prudent companies in similar circumstances carrying on similar businesses, and with reputable and financially sound insurers, including self-insurance to the extent customary, all as reasonably determined by the Agent.

	
8.1.4.
	
Maintenance of Properties and Leases.

Borrower shall, and Borrower shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, maintain in good repair, working order and condition (ordinary wear and tear excepted) in accordance with the general practice of other businesses of similar character and size, all of those properties useful or necessary to its business, and from time to time, Borrower and its Subsidiaries will make or cause to be made all appropriate repairs, renewals or replacements thereof.

 

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8.1.5.
	
Maintenance of Patents, Trademarks, Etc.

Borrower shall, and Borrower shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, maintain in full force and effect all patents, trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights, licenses, franchises, permits and other authorizations necessary for the ownership and operation of its properties and business if the failure so to maintain the same would constitute a Material Adverse Change.

	
8.1.6.
	
Visitation Rights.

Borrower shall, and Borrower shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, permit any of the officers or authorized employees or representatives of the Agent or any of the Banks to visit and inspect any of its properties and to examine and make excerpts from its books and records and discuss its business affairs, finances and accounts with its officers, all in such detail and at such times and as often as any of the Banks may reasonably request, provided that each Bank shall provide the Borrower with reasonable notice prior to any visit or inspection.  In the event any Bank desires to conduct an audit of Borrower, such Bank shall make a reasonable effort to conduct such audit contemporaneously with any audit to be performed by the Agent, provided that such Bank makes reasonable efforts not to interfere with the ordinary business operations of such Loan Party and that such audit does not interfere with any audit being performed by such Loan Party’s internal or external auditors.

	
8.1.7.
	
Keeping of Records and Books of Account.

The Borrower shall, and shall cause each Subsidiary of the Borrower to, maintain and keep proper books of record and account which enable the Borrower and its Subsidiaries to issue financial statements in accordance with Borrower’s past practices and as otherwise required by applicable Laws of any Official Body having jurisdiction over the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower, and in which full, true and correct entries shall be made in all material respects of all its dealings and business and financial affairs.

	
8.1.8.
	
[Reserved].

	
8.1.9.
	
Compliance with Laws.

Borrower shall, and Borrower shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, comply with all applicable Laws, in all respects, provided that it shall not be deemed to be a violation of this Section 8.1.9 if any failure to comply with any Law would not result in fines, penalties, remediation costs, other similar liabilities or injunctive relief which in the aggregate would constitute a Material Adverse Change.

	
8.1.10.
	
Use of Proceeds.

The Borrower will use the proceeds of the Loans only as contemplated in Section 2.8.1 hereof.  The Borrower shall not use the proceeds of the Loans for any purposes which contravenes any applicable Law or any provision hereof.

	
8.1.11.
	
Anti-Terrorism Laws.

None of the Loan Parties is or shall be (i) a Person with whom any Bank is restricted from doing business under Executive Order No. 13224 or any other Anti-Terrorism Law, (ii) engaged in any business involved in making or receiving any contribution of funds, goods or services to or for the benefit of such a Person or in any transaction that evades or avoids, or has the purpose of evading or avoiding, the prohibitions set forth in any Anti-Terrorism Law, or (iii) otherwise in violation of any Anti-Terrorism Law.  The Loan Parties shall provide to the Banks any certifications or information that a Bank requests to confirm compliance by the Loan Parties with Anti-Terrorism Laws.

 

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8.2
	
Negative Covenants.

The Loan Parties, jointly and severally, covenant and agree that until payment in full of the Loans, and interest thereon, satisfaction of all of the Loan Parties' other Obligations hereunder and termination of the Commitments, the Loan Parties shall comply with the following negative covenants:

	
8.2.1.
	
Liquidations, Mergers, Consolidations, Acquisitions.

Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, dissolve, liquidate or wind-up its affairs.

	
8.2.2.
	
Affiliate Transactions.

Borrower shall not, and Borrower shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, enter into or carry out any transaction (including purchasing property or services from or selling property or services to any Affiliate of Borrower or other Person) unless such transaction is not otherwise prohibited by this Agreement, is entered into in the ordinary course of business upon fair and reasonable arm's-length terms and conditions which are in accordance with all applicable Law.

	
8.2.3.
	
Continuation of or Change in Business.

Borrower shall not, and Borrower shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, engage in any business or operations other than ones complimentary to those of the Loan parties substantially as conducted and operated by such Borrower or Subsidiary during the present fiscal year, and such Borrower or Subsidiary shall not permit any material change in such business.

	
8.2.4.
	
Fiscal Year.

The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any Subsidiary of the Borrower to, change its fiscal year from the twelve-month period beginning July 1 and ending June 30.

	
8.2.5.
	
Issuance of Stock.

Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, issue any additional shares of its capital stock or any options, warrants or other rights in respect thereof.

	
8.3
	
Reporting Requirements.

The Loan Parties, jointly and severally, covenant and agree that until payment in full of the Loans, and interest thereon,  satisfaction of all of the Loan Parties' other Obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents and termination of the Commitments, the Loan Parties will furnish or cause to be furnished to the Agent and each of the Banks:

	
8.3.1.
	
Quarterly Financial Statements.

Guarantor shall provide quarterly statements as required under Section 8.3.1 of the Guarantor Credit Agreement.

	
8.3.2.
	
Annual Financial Statements.

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8.3.3.
	
Certificate of Borrower.

Concurrently with the financial statements furnished to the Agent and to the Banks pursuant to Sections 8.3.1 [Quarterly Financial Statements] and 8.3.2 [Annual Financial Statements], a certificate (each a “Compliance Certificate”) of the Borrower signed by the Chief Executive Officer, President  Chief Financial Officer or Treasurer of the Borrower to the effect that, except as described pursuant to Section 8.3.4 [Notice of Default], (i) the representations and warranties of the Borrower contained in Section 6 and in the other Loan Documents are true on and as of the date of such certificate with the same effect as though such representations and warranties had been made on and as of such date (except representations and warranties which expressly relate solely to an earlier date or time) and the Loan Parties have performed and complied with all covenants and conditions hereof, and (ii) no Event of Default or Potential Default exists and is continuing on the date of such certificate.

	
8.3.4.
	
Notice of Default.

Promptly after any officer of Borrower has learned of the occurrence of an Event of Default or Potential Default, a certificate signed by the Chief Executive Officer, President, Chief Financial Officer or Treasurer of such Loan Party setting forth the details of such Event of Default or Potential Default and the action which the such Loan Party proposes to take with respect thereto.

	
8.3.5.
	
Notice of Litigation.

Promptly after the commencement thereof, notice of all actions, suits, proceedings or investigations before or by any Official Body or any other Person against Borrower or Subsidiary of Borrower which relate to any assets of Borrower, involve a claim or series of claims in excess of Yen 50,000,000  or which if adversely determined would constitute a Material Adverse Change.

	
8.3.6.
	
Other Reports and Information.

Promptly upon their becoming available to the Borrower:

(i)a copy of any order in any proceeding to which the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is a party issued by any Official Body, and

(ii)such other reports and information as any of the Banks may from time to time reasonably request.  The Borrower shall also notify the Banks promptly of the enactment or adoption of any Law which may result in a Material Adverse Change.

9.DEFAULT

	
9.1
	
Events of Default.

An Event of Default shall mean the occurrence or existence of any one or more of the following events or conditions (whatever the reason therefor and whether voluntary, involuntary or effected by operation of Law):

	
9.1.1.
	
Payments Under Loan Documents.

The Borrower shall fail to pay any principal of any Loan (including scheduled installments, mandatory prepayments or the payment due at maturity) or shall fail to pay any interest on any Loan or any other amount owing hereunder or under the other Loan Documents after such principal, interest or other amount becomes due in accordance with the terms hereof or thereof;

 

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9.1.2.
	
Breach of Warranty.

Any representation or warranty made at any time by any of the Loan Parties herein or by any of the Loan Parties in any other Loan Document, or in any certificate, other instrument or statement furnished pursuant to the provisions hereof or thereof, shall prove to have been false or misleading in any material respect as of the time it was made or furnished;

	
9.1.3.
	
Breach of Negative Covenants or Visitation Rights.

Any of the Loan Parties shall default in the observance or performance of any covenant contained in Section 8.1.6 [Visitation Rights] or Section 8.2 [Negative Covenants];

	
9.1.4.
	
Breach of Other Covenants.

Any of the Loan Parties shall default in the observance or performance of any other covenant, condition or provision hereof or of any other Loan Document and such default shall continue unremedied for a period of ten (10) Business Days after any officer of Borrower becomes aware of the occurrence thereof (such grace period to be applicable only in the event such default can be remedied by corrective action of the Loan Parties as determined by the Agent in its sole discretion);

	
9.1.5.
	
Defaults in Other Agreements or Indebtedness.

A default or event of default shall occur at any time under the terms of any agreement involving borrowed money or the extension of credit or any other Indebtedness under which Borrower or Subsidiary of Borrower may be obligated as a borrower or guarantor in excess of Yen 50,000,000 in the aggregate, and such breach, default or event of default consists of the failure to pay (beyond any period of grace permitted with respect thereto, whether waived or not) any indebtedness when due (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) or if such breach or default permits or causes the acceleration of any indebtedness (whether or not such right shall have been waived) or the termination of any commitment to lend;

	
9.1.6.
	
Final Judgments or Orders.

Any final judgments or orders for the payment of money in excess of Yen 50,000,000 in the aggregate shall be entered against Borrower by a court having jurisdiction in the premises, which judgment is not discharged, vacated, bonded or stayed pending appeal within a period of thirty (30) days from the date of entry;

	
9.1.7.
	
Loan Document Unenforceable.

Any of the Loan Documents shall cease to be legal, valid and binding agreements enforceable against the party executing the same or such party's successors and assigns (as permitted under the Loan Documents) in accordance with the respective terms thereof or shall in any way be terminated (except in accordance with its terms) or become or be declared ineffective or inoperative or shall in any way be challenged or contested or cease to give or provide the respective Liens, security interests, rights, titles, interests, remedies, powers or privileges intended to be created thereby;

	
9.1.8.
	
Uninsured Losses; Proceedings Against Assets.

There shall occur any material uninsured damage to or loss, theft or destruction of any of assets of Borrower in excess of Yen 50,000,000 or such assets or any other of the Loan Parties' or any of their Subsidiaries' assets in excess of  Yen 50,000,000 are attached, seized, levied upon or subjected to a writ or distress warrant; or such come within the possession of any receiver, trustee, custodian or assignee for the benefit of creditors and the same is not cured within thirty (30) days thereafter;

	
9.1.9.
	
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9.1.10.
	
Insolvency.

Borrower ceases to be Solvent or admits in writing its inability to pay its debts as they mature;

	
9.1.11.
	
Default Under Guarantor Credit Agreement.

An Event of Default (as defined in the Guarantor Credit Agreement) shall occur under the Guarantor Credit Agreement.

	
9.1.12.
	
Cessation of Business.

Borrower or Subsidiary of a Loan Party ceases to conduct its business as contemplated or Borrower or Subsidiary of a Loan Party is enjoined, restrained or in any way prevented by court order from conducting all or any material part of its business and such injunction, restraint or other preventive order is not dismissed within thirty (30) days after the entry thereof;

	
9.1.13.
	
Change of Control.

(i)Any person or group of persons (within the meaning of Sections 13(d) or 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) shall have acquired beneficial ownership of (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission under said Act) 10% or more of the voting capital stock of II-VI Incorporated; or (ii) within a period of twelve (12) consecutive calendar months, individuals who were directors of II-VI Incorporated or a subsidiary of II-VI Incorporated which owns the Borrower on the first day of such period shall cease to constitute a majority of the board of directors of II-VI Incorporated; or (iii) II-VI Incorporated or a subsidiary of II-VI Incorporated which owns the Borrower shall fail to own, directly or indirectly, 100% of the equity of the Borrower (the events described in Subpart (i), (ii) or (iii) being a “Change of Control”).

	
9.1.14.
	
Involuntary Proceedings.

A proceeding shall have been instituted in a court having jurisdiction in the premises seeking a decree or order for relief in respect of Borrower or Subsidiary of a Loan Party in an involuntary case under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar law now or hereafter in effect, or for the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee, sequestrator, conservator (or similar official) of Borrower or Subsidiary of a Loan Party for any substantial part of its property, or for the winding-up or liquidation of its affairs, and such proceeding shall remain undismissed or unstayed and in effect for a period of sixty (60) consecutive days or such court shall enter a decree or order granting any of the relief sought in such proceeding; or

	
9.1.15.
	
Voluntary Proceedings.

Borrower or Subsidiary of a Loan Party shall commence a voluntary case under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar law now or hereafter in effect, shall consent to the entry of an order for relief in an involuntary case under any such law, or shall consent to the appointment or taking possession by a receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee, sequestrator, conservator (or other similar official) of itself or for any substantial part of its property or shall make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors, or shall fail generally to pay its debts as they become due, or shall take any action in furtherance of any of the foregoing.

	
9.2
	
Consequences of Event of Default.

9.2.1.Events of Default Other Than Bankruptcy, Insolvency or Reorganization Proceedings.

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upon the request of the Required Banks, shall by written notice to the Loan Parties, declare the unpaid principal amount of the Notes then outstanding and all interest accrued thereon, any unpaid fees and all other Indebtedness of the Borrower to the Banks hereunder and thereunder to be forthwith due and payable, and the same shall thereupon become and be immediately due and payable to the Agent for the benefit of each Bank without presentment, demand, protest or any other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived.

	
9.2.2.
	
Bankruptcy, Insolvency or Reorganization Proceedings.

If an Event of Default specified under Section 9.1.14 [Involuntary Proceedings] or 9.1.15 [Voluntary Proceedings] shall occur, the Banks shall be under no further obligations to make Loans hereunder and the unpaid principal amount of the Loans then outstanding and all interest accrued thereon, any unpaid fees and all other Indebtedness of the Borrower to the Banks hereunder and thereunder shall be immediately due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived; and

	
9.2.3.
	
Set-off.

If an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, any Bank to whom any Obligation is owed by Borrower hereunder or under any other Loan Document or any participant of such Bank which has agreed in writing to be bound by the provisions of Section 10.13 [Equalization of Banks] and any branch, Subsidiary or Affiliate of such Bank or participant anywhere in the world shall have the right, in addition to all other rights and remedies available to it, without notice to such Loan Party, to set-off against and apply to the then unpaid balance of all the Loans and all other Obligations of the Borrower and the other Loan Parties hereunder or under any other Loan Document any debt owing to, and any other funds held in any manner for the account of, the Borrower or such other Loan Party by such Bank or participant or by such branch, Subsidiary or Affiliate, including all funds in all deposit accounts (whether time or demand, general or special, provisionally credited or finally credited, or otherwise) now or hereafter maintained by the Borrower or such other Loan Party for its own account (but not including funds held in custodian or trust accounts) with such Bank or participant or such branch, Subsidiary or Affiliate.  Such right shall exist whether or not any Bank or the Agent shall have made any demand under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, whether or not such debt owing to or funds held for the account of the Borrower or such other Loan Party is or are matured or unmatured and regardless of the existence or adequacy of any Guaranty or any other security, right or remedy available to any Bank or the Agent; and

	
9.2.4.
	
Suits, Actions, Proceedings.

If an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, and whether or not the Agent shall have accelerated the maturity of Loans pursuant to any of the foregoing provisions of this Section 9.2, the Agent or any Bank, if owed any amount with respect to the Loans, may proceed to protect and enforce its rights by suit in equity, action at law and/or other appropriate proceeding, whether for the specific performance of any covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, including as permitted by applicable Law the obtaining of the ex parte appointment of a receiver, and, if such amount shall have become due, by declaration or otherwise, proceed to enforce the payment thereof or any other legal or equitable right of the Agent or such Bank; and

	
9.2.5.
	
Application of Proceeds; Set Off Sharing.

9.2.5.1Application of Proceeds.

From and after the date on which the Agent has taken any action pursuant to this Section 9.2 and until all Obligations of the Loan Parties have been paid in full, any and all proceeds received by the Agent from any sale or other disposition of any assets of Borrower after entry of judgment, or any part thereof, or the exercise of any other remedy by the Agent, shall be applied as follows:

(i)first, to reimburse the Agent and the Banks for out-of-pocket costs, expenses and disbursements, including reasonable attorneys' and paralegals' fees and legal expenses, incurred by the Agent or the Banks in connection with realizing on such assets or collection of any Obligations of any of the 

 

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Loan Parties under any of the Loan Documents, including advances made by the Banks or any one of them or the Agent for the reasonable maintenance, preservation, protection or enforcement of, or realization upon, such assets, including advances for taxes, insurance, repairs and the like and reasonable expenses incurred to sell or otherwise realize on, or prepare for sale or other realization on, any of such assets;

(ii)second, to the repayment of all Obligations then due and unpaid of the Loan Parties to the Banks incurred under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, whether of principal, interest, fees, expenses or otherwise, in such manner as the Agent may determine in its discretion; and

(iii)the balance, if any, as required by Law.

9.2.5.2Set Off Sharing.

All rights of set off existing under any Loan Document shall secure ratably and on a pari passu basis the Obligations in favor of the Agent and the Banks hereunder.  The Agent shall be deemed to serve as the collateral agent (the “Collateral Agent”) and the Banks hereunder, provided that the Collateral Agent shall comply with the instructions and directions of the Agent (or the Banks under this Agreement to the extent that this Agreement or any other Loan Documents empowers the Banks to direct the Agent), as to all matters relating to the proceeds of the exercise of such set off rights.

	
9.2.6.
	
Other Rights and Remedies.

In addition to all of the rights and remedies contained in this Agreement or in any of the other Loan Documents the Agent shall have all of the rights and remedies available under applicable Law, all of which rights and remedies shall be cumulative and non-exclusive, to the extent permitted by Law.  The Agent may, and upon the request of the Required Banks shall, exercise all post-default rights granted to the Agent and the Banks under the Loan Documents or applicable Law.

10.THE AGENT

	
10.1
	
Appointment.

Each Bank hereby irrevocably designates, appoints and authorizes PNC Bank to act as Agent for such Bank under this Agreement and to execute and deliver or accept on behalf of each of the Banks the other Loan Documents.  Each Bank hereby irrevocably authorizes, and each holder of any Note by the acceptance of a Note shall be deemed irrevocably to authorize, the Agent to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and any other instruments and agreements referred to herein, and to exercise such powers and to perform such duties hereunder as are specifically delegated to or required of the Agent by the terms hereof, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto.  PNC Bank agrees to act as the Agent on behalf of the Banks to the extent provided in this Agreement.

	
10.2
	
Delegation of Duties.

The Agent may perform any of its duties hereunder by or through agents or employees (provided such delegation does not constitute a relinquishment of its duties as Agent) and, subject to Sections 10.5 [Reimbursement of Agent by Borrower, Etc.] and 10.6, shall be entitled to engage and pay for the advice or services of any attorneys, accountants or other experts concerning all matters pertaining to its duties hereunder and to rely upon any advice so obtained.

	
10.3
	
Nature of Duties; Independent Credit Investigation.

The Agent shall have no duties or responsibilities except those expressly set forth in this Agreement and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations, or liabilities shall be read into this Agreement or otherwise exist.  The duties of the Agent shall be mechanical and administrative in nature; the Agent shall not have by reason of this Agreement a fiduciary or trust relationship in respect of any Bank; and 

 

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nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, is intended to or shall be so construed as to impose upon the Agent any obligations in respect of this Agreement except as expressly set forth herein.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the use of the term “agent” in this Agreement with reference to the Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable Law.  Instead, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties.  Each Bank expressly acknowledges (i) that the Agent has not made any representations or warranties to it and that no act by the Agent hereafter taken, including any review of the affairs of any of the Loan Parties, shall be deemed to constitute any representation or warranty by the Agent to any Bank; (ii) that it has made and will continue to make, without reliance upon the Agent, its own independent investigation of the financial condition and affairs and its own appraisal of the creditworthiness of each of the Loan Parties in connection with this Agreement and the making and continuance of the Loans hereunder; and (iii) except as expressly provided herein, that the Agent shall have no duty or responsibility, either initially or on a continuing basis, to provide any Bank with any credit or other information with respect thereto, whether coming into its possession before the making of any Loan or at any time or times thereafter.

	
10.4
	
Actions in Discretion of Agent; Instructions From the Banks.

The Agent agrees, upon the written request of the Required Banks, to take or refrain from taking any action of the type specified as being within the Agent's rights, powers or discretion herein, provided that the Agent shall not be required to take any action which exposes the Agent to personal liability or which is contrary to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or applicable Law.  In the absence of a request by the Required Banks, the Agent shall have authority, in its sole discretion, to take or not to take any such action, unless this Agreement specifically requires the consent of the Required Banks or all of the Banks.  Any action taken or failure to act pursuant to such instructions or discretion shall be binding on the Banks, subject to Section 10.6 [Exculpatory Provisions, Etc.].  Subject to the provisions of Section 10.6, no Bank shall have any right of action whatsoever against the Agent as a result of the Agent acting or refraining from acting hereunder in accordance with the instructions of the Required Banks, or in the absence of such instructions, in the absolute discretion of the Agent.

	
10.5
	
Reimbursement and Indemnification of Agent by the Borrower.

The Borrower unconditionally agrees to pay or reimburse the Agent and hold the Agent harmless against (a) liability for the payment of all reasonable out-of-pocket costs, expenses and disbursements, including fees and expenses of counsel (including the allocated costs of staff counsel), appraisers and environmental consultants, incurred by the Agent (i) in connection with the development, negotiation, preparation, printing, execution, administration, syndication, interpretation and performance of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, (ii) relating to any requested amendments, waivers or consents pursuant to the provisions hereof, (iii) in connection with the enforcement of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or collection of amounts due hereunder or thereunder or the proof and allowability of any claim arising under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, whether in bankruptcy or receivership proceedings or otherwise, and (iv) in any workout or restructuring or in connection with the protection, preservation, exercise or enforcement of any of the terms hereof or of any rights hereunder or under any other Loan Document or in connection with any foreclosure, collection or bankruptcy proceedings, and (b) all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever which may be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against the Agent, in its capacity as such, in any way relating to or arising out of this Agreement or any other Loan Documents or any action taken or omitted by the Agent hereunder or thereunder, provided that the Borrower shall not be liable for any portion of such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements if the same results from the Agent's gross negligence or willful misconduct, or if the Borrower was not given notice of the subject claim and the opportunity to participate in the defense thereof, at its expense (except that the Borrower shall remain liable to the extent such failure to give notice does not result in a loss to the Borrower), or if the same results from a compromise or settlement agreement entered into without the consent of the Borrower, which shall not be unreasonably withheld.  In addition, the Borrower agrees to reimburse and pay all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses of the Agent's regular employees and agents engaged periodically to perform audits of the Loan Parties' books, records and business properties.

 

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10.6
	
Exculpatory Provisions; Limitation of Liability.

Neither the Agent nor any of its directors, officers, employees, agents, attorneys or Affiliates shall (a) be liable to any Bank for any action taken or omitted to be taken by it or them hereunder, or in connection herewith including pursuant to any Loan Document, unless caused by its or their own gross negligence or willful misconduct, (b) be responsible in any manner to any of the Banks for the effectiveness, enforceability, genuineness, validity or the due execution of this Agreement or any other Loan Documents or for any recital, representation, warranty, document, certificate, report or statement herein or made or furnished under or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Documents, or (c) be under any obligation to any of the Banks to ascertain or to inquire as to the performance or observance of any of the terms, covenants or conditions hereof or thereof on the part of the Loan Parties, or the financial condition of the Loan Parties, or the existence or possible existence of any Event of Default or Potential Default. No claim may be made by any of the Loan Parties, any Bank, the Agent or any of their respective Subsidiaries against the Agent, any Bank or any of their respective directors, officers, employees, agents, attorneys or Affiliates, or any of them, for any special, indirect or consequential damages or, to the fullest extent permitted by Law, for any punitive damages in respect of any claim or cause of action (whether based on contract, tort, statutory liability, or any other ground) based on, arising out of or related to any Loan Document or the transactions contemplated hereby or any act, omission or event occurring in connection therewith, including the negotiation, documentation, administration or collection of the Loans, and each of the Loan Parties, (for itself and on behalf of each of its Subsidiaries), the Agent and each Bank hereby waive, release and agree never to sue upon any claim for any such damages, whether such claim now exists or hereafter arises and whether or not it is now known or suspected to exist in its favor.  Each Bank agrees that, except for notices, reports and other documents expressly required to be furnished to the Banks by the Agent hereunder or given to the Agent for the account of or with copies for the Banks, the Agent and each of its directors, officers, employees, agents, attorneys or Affiliates shall not have any duty or responsibility to provide any Bank with any credit or other information concerning the business, operations, property, condition (financial or otherwise), prospects or creditworthiness of the Loan Parties which may come into the possession of the Agent or any of its directors, officers, employees, agents, attorneys or Affiliates.

	
10.7
	
Reimbursement and Indemnification of Agent by Banks.

Each Bank agrees to reimburse and indemnify the Agent (to the extent not reimbursed by the Borrower and without limiting the Obligation of the Borrower to do so) in proportion to its Ratable Share from and against all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements, including attorneys' fees and disbursements (including the allocated costs of staff counsel), and costs of appraisers and environmental consultants, of any kind or nature whatsoever which may be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against the Agent, in its capacity as such, in any way relating to or arising out of this Agreement or any other Loan Documents or any action taken or omitted by the Agent hereunder or thereunder, provided that no Bank shall be liable for any portion of such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements (a) if the same results from the Agent's gross negligence or willful misconduct, or (b) if such Bank was not given notice of the subject claim and the opportunity to participate in the defense thereof, at its expense (except that such Bank shall remain liable to the extent such failure to give notice does not result in a loss to the Bank), or (c) if the same results from a compromise and settlement agreement entered into without the consent of such Bank, which shall not be unreasonably withheld.  In addition, each Bank agrees promptly upon demand to reimburse the Agent (to the extent not reimbursed by the Borrower and without limiting the Obligation of the Borrower to do so) in proportion to its Ratable Share for all amounts due and payable by the Borrower to the Agent in connection with the Agent's periodic audit of the Loan Parties' books, records and business properties.

	
10.8
	
Reliance by Agent.

The Agent shall be entitled to rely upon any writing, telegram, telex or teletype message, resolution, notice, consent, certificate, letter, cablegram, statement, order or other document or conversation by telephone or otherwise believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have been signed, sent or made by the proper Person or Persons, and upon the advice and opinions of counsel and other professional advisers selected by the Agent.  The Agent shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to take any action hereunder unless it shall first be 

 

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indemnified to its satisfaction by the Banks against any and all liability and expense which may be incurred by it by reason of taking or continuing to take any such action.

	
10.9
	
Notice of Default.

The Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Potential Default or Event of Default unless the Agent has received written notice from a Bank or the Borrower referring to this Agreement, describing such Potential Default or Event of Default and stating that such notice is a “notice of default.”

	
10.10
	
Notices.

The Agent shall promptly send to each Bank a copy of all notices received from the Borrower pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents promptly upon receipt thereof.

	
10.11
	
Banks in Their Individual Capacities; Agent in its Individual Capacity.

With respect to its Revolving Credit Commitment and the Revolving Credit Loans made by it and any other rights and powers given to it as a Bank hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents, the Agent shall have the same rights and powers hereunder as any other Bank and may exercise the same as though it were not the Agent, and the term “Bank” and “Banks” shall, unless the context otherwise indicates, include the Agent in its individual capacity.  PNC Bank and its Affiliates and each of the Banks and their respective Affiliates may, without liability to account, except as prohibited herein, make loans to, issue letters of credit for the account of, acquire equity interests in, accept deposits from, discount drafts for, act as trustee under indentures of, and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory, underwriting or other business with, the Loan Parties and their Affiliates, in the case of the Agent, as though it were not acting as Agent hereunder and in the case of each Bank, as though such Bank were not a Bank hereunder, in each case without notice to or consent of the other Banks.  The Banks acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, the Agent or its Affiliates may (i) receive information regarding the Loan Parties or any of their Subsidiaries or Affiliates (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of the Loan Parties or such Subsidiary or Affiliate) and acknowledge that the Agent shall be under no obligation to provide such information to them, and (ii) accept fees and other consideration from the Loan Parties for services in connection with this Agreement and otherwise without having to account for the same to the Banks.

	
10.12
	
Holders of Notes.

The Agent may deem and treat any payee of any Note as the owner thereof for all purposes hereof unless and until written notice of the assignment or transfer thereof shall have been filed with the Agent.  Any request, authority or consent of any Person who at the time of making such request or giving such authority or consent is the holder of any Note shall be conclusive and binding on any subsequent holder, transferee or assignee of such Note or of any Note or Notes issued in exchange therefor.

	
10.13
	
Equalization of Banks.

The Banks and the holders of any participations in any Notes agree among themselves that, with respect to all amounts received by any Bank or any such holder for application on any Obligation hereunder or under any Note or under any such participation, whether received by voluntary payment, by realization upon security, by the exercise of the right of set-off or banker's lien, by counterclaim or by any other non-pro rata source, equitable adjustment will be made in the manner stated in the following sentence so that, in effect, all such excess amounts will be shared ratably among the Banks and such holders in proportion to their interests in payments under the Notes, except as otherwise provided in Section 4.4.3 [Agent's and Bank's Rights], 5.4.2 [Replacement of a Bank] or 5.6 [Increased Costs].  The Banks or any such holder receiving any such amount shall purchase for cash from each of the other Banks an interest in such Bank's Loans in such amount as shall result in a ratable participation by the Banks and each such holder in the aggregate unpaid amount under the Notes, provided that if all or any portion of such excess amount is thereafter recovered from the Bank or the holder making such purchase, such purchase shall 

 

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be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery, together with interest or other amounts, if any, required by law (including court order) to be paid by the Bank or the holder making such purchase.

	
10.14
	
Successor Agent.

The Agent (i) may resign as Agent or (ii) shall resign if such resignation is requested by the Required Banks (if the Agent is a Bank, the Agent's Loans and its Commitment shall be considered in determining whether the Required Banks have requested such resignation) or required by Section 5.4.2 [Replacement of a Bank], in either case of (i) or (ii) by giving not less than thirty (30) days' prior written notice to the Borrower.  If the Agent shall resign under this Agreement, then either (a) the Required Banks shall appoint from among the Banks a successor agent for the Banks, subject to the consent of the Borrower, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, or (b) if a successor agent shall not be so appointed and approved within the thirty (30) day period following the Agent's notice to the Banks of its resignation, then the Agent shall appoint, with the consent of the Borrower, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, a successor agent who shall serve as Agent until such time as the Required Banks appoint and the Borrower consents to the appointment of a successor agent.  Upon its appointment pursuant to either clause (a) or (b) above, such successor agent shall succeed to the rights, powers and duties of the Agent, and the term “Agent” shall mean such successor agent, effective upon its appointment, and the former Agent's rights, powers and duties as Agent shall be terminated without any other or further act or deed on the part of such former Agent or any of the parties to this Agreement.  After the resignation of any Agent hereunder, the provisions of this Section 10 shall inure to the benefit of such former Agent and such former Agent shall not by reason of such resignation be deemed to be released from liability for any actions taken or not taken by it while it was an Agent under this Agreement.

	
10.15
	
Reserved.

	
10.16
	
Availability of Funds.

The Agent may assume that each Bank has made or will make the proceeds of a Loan available to the Agent unless the Agent shall have been notified by such Bank on or before the later of (1) the close of Business on the Business Day preceding the Borrowing Date with respect to such Loan or two (2) hours before the time on which the Agent actually funds the proceeds of such Loan to the Borrower (whether using its own funds pursuant to this Section 10.16 or using proceeds deposited with the Agent by the Banks and whether such funding occurs before or after the time on which Banks are required to deposit the proceeds of such Loan with the Agent).  The Agent may, in reliance upon such assumption (but shall not be required to), make available to the Borrower a corresponding amount.  If such corresponding amount is not in fact made available to the Agent by such Bank, the Agent shall be entitled to recover such amount on demand from such Bank (or, if such Bank fails to pay such amount forthwith upon such demand from the Borrower) together with interest thereon, in respect of each day during the period commencing on the date such amount was made available to the Borrower and ending on the date the Agent recovers such amount, at a rate per annum equal to (i) the Federal Funds Effective Rate during the first three (3) days after such interest shall begin to accrue and (ii) the applicable interest rate in respect of such Loan after the end of such three-day period.

	
10.17
	
Calculations.

In the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct, the Agent shall not be liable for any error in computing the amount payable to any Bank whether in respect of the Loans, fees or any other amounts due to the Banks under this Agreement.  In the event an error in computing any amount payable to any Bank is made, the Agent, the Borrower and each affected Bank shall, forthwith upon discovery of such error, make such adjustments as shall be required to correct such error, and any compensation therefor will be calculated at the Federal Funds Effective Rate.

	
10.18
	
No Reliance on Agent's Customer Identification Program.

Each Bank acknowledges and agrees that neither such Bank, nor any of its Affiliates, participants or assignees, may rely on the Agent to carry out such Bank's, Affiliate's, participant's or assignee's customer 

 

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identification program, or other obligations required or imposed under or pursuant to the USA Patriot Act or the regulations thereunder, including the regulations contained in 31 CFR 103.121 (as hereafter amended or replaced, the “CIP Regulations”), or any other Anti-Terrorism Law, including any programs involving any of the following items relating to or in connection with any of the Loan Parties, their Affiliates or their agents, the Loan Documents or the transactions hereunder or contemplated hereby: (1) any identity verification procedures, (2) any recordkeeping, (3) comparisons with government lists, (4) customer notices or (5) other procedures required under the CIP Regulations or such other Laws.

	
10.19
	
Beneficiaries.

Except as expressly provided herein, the provisions of this Section 10 are solely for the benefit of the Agent and the Banks, and the Loan Parties shall not have any rights to rely on or enforce any of the provisions hereof.  In performing its functions and duties under this Agreement, the Agent shall act solely as agent of the Banks and does not assume and shall not be deemed to have assumed any obligation toward or relationship of agency or trust with or for any of the Loan Parties.

11.MISCELLANEOUS

	
11.1
	
Modifications, Amendments or Waivers.

With the written consent of the Required Banks, the Agent, acting on behalf of all the Banks, and the Borrower, on behalf of the Loan Parties, may from time to time enter into written agreements amending or changing any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the rights of the Banks or the Loan Parties hereunder or thereunder, or may grant written waivers or consents to a departure from the due performance of the Obligations of the Loan Parties hereunder or thereunder.  Any such agreement, waiver or consent made with such written consent shall be effective to bind all the Banks and the Loan Parties; provided that, without the written consent of all the Banks, no such agreement, waiver or consent may be made which will:

	
11.1.1.
	
Increase of Commitment; Extension of Expiration Date.

Extend the Expiration Date or increase the amount of the Revolving Credit Commitment of any Bank hereunder;

	
11.1.2.
	
Extension of Payment; Reduction of Principal Interest or Fees; Modification of Terms of Payment.

Whether or not any Loans are outstanding, extend the time for payment of principal or interest of any Loan (excluding the due date of any mandatory prepayment of a Loan or any mandatory Commitment reduction in connection with such a mandatory prepayment hereunder except for mandatory reductions of the Commitments on the Expiration Date) or any other fee payable to any Bank, or reduce the principal amount of or the rate of interest borne by any Loan or reduce any other fee payable to any Bank, or otherwise affect the terms of payment of the principal of or interest of any Loan or any other fee payable to any Bank; or

	
11.1.3.
	
Reserved.

	
11.1.4.
	
Miscellaneous.

Amend Section 5.2 [Pro Rata Treatment of Banks], 10.6 [Exculpatory Provisions, Etc.] or 10.13 [Equalization of Banks] or this Section 11.1, alter any provision regarding the pro rata treatment of the Banks, change the definition of Required Banks, or change any requirement providing for the Banks or the Required Banks to authorize the taking of any action hereunder;

provided, further, that no agreement, waiver or consent which would modify the interests, rights or obligations of the Agent in its capacity as Agent shall be effective without the written consent of the Agent.

 

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11.2
	
No Implied Waivers; Cumulative Remedies; Writing Required.

No course of dealing and no delay or failure of the Agent or any Bank in exercising any right, power, remedy or privilege under this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall affect any other or future exercise thereof or operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof or any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce such a right, power, remedy or privilege preclude any further exercise thereof or of any other right, power, remedy or privilege.  The rights and remedies of the Agent and the Banks under this Agreement and any other Loan Documents are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies which they would otherwise have.  Any waiver, permit, consent or approval of any kind or character on the part of any Bank of any breach or default under this Agreement or any such waiver of any provision or condition of this Agreement must be in writing and shall be effective only to the extent specifically set forth in such writing.

	
11.3
	
Reimbursement and Indemnification of Banks by the Borrower; Taxes.

The Borrower agrees unconditionally upon demand to pay or reimburse to each Bank (other than the Agent, as to which the Borrower's Obligations are set forth in Section 10.5 [Reimbursement of Agent By Borrower, Etc.]) and to save such Bank harmless against (i) liability for the payment of all reasonable out-of-pocket costs, expenses and disbursements (including reasonable fees and expenses of counsel (including allocated costs of staff counsel) for each Bank except with respect to (a) and (b) below), incurred by such Bank (a) in connection with the administration and interpretation of this Agreement, and other instruments and documents to be delivered hereunder, (b) relating to any amendments, waivers or consents pursuant to the provisions hereof, (c) in connection with the enforcement of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or collection of amounts due hereunder or thereunder or the proof and allowability of any claim arising under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, whether in bankruptcy or receivership proceedings or otherwise, and (d) in any workout or restructuring or in connection with the protection, preservation, exercise or enforcement of any of the terms hereof or of any rights hereunder or under any other Loan Document or in connection with any foreclosure, collection or bankruptcy proceedings, or (ii) all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever which may be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against such Bank, in its capacity as such, in any way relating to or arising out of this Agreement or any other Loan Documents or any action taken or omitted by such Bank hereunder or thereunder, provided that the Borrower shall not be liable for any portion of such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements (A) if the same results from such Bank's gross negligence or willful misconduct, or (B) if the Borrower was not given notice of the subject claim and the opportunity to participate in the defense thereof, at its expense (except that the Borrower shall remain liable to the extent such failure to give notice does not result in a loss to the Borrower), or (C) if the same results from a compromise or settlement agreement entered into without the consent of the Borrower, which shall not be unreasonably withheld.  The Banks will attempt to minimize the fees and expenses of legal counsel for the Banks which are subject to reimbursement by the Borrower hereunder by considering the usage of one law firm to represent the Banks and the Agent if appropriate under the circumstances.  The Borrower agrees unconditionally to pay all stamp, document, transfer, recording or filing taxes or fees and similar impositions now or hereafter determined by the Agent or any Bank to be payable in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document, and the Borrower agrees unconditionally to save the Agent and the Banks harmless from and against any and all present or future claims, liabilities or losses with respect to or resulting from any omission to pay or delay in paying any such taxes, fees or impositions.

	
11.4
	
Holidays.

Whenever payment of a Loan to be made or taken hereunder shall be due on a day which is not a Business Day such payment shall be due on the next Business Day (except as provided in Section 4.2 [Interest Periods] with respect to Interest Periods under the Euro-Rate) and such extension of time shall be included in computing interest and fees, except that the Loans shall be due on the Business Day preceding the Expiration Date if the Expiration Date is not a Business Day.  Whenever any payment or action to be made or taken hereunder (other than payment of the Loans) shall be stated to be due on a day which is not a Business Day, such payment or action shall be made or taken on the next following Business Day, and such extension of time shall not be included in computing interest or fees, if any, in connection with such payment or action.

 

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11.5
	
Funding by Branch, Subsidiary or Affiliate.

	
11.5.1.
	
Notional Funding.

Each Bank shall have the right from time to time, without notice to the Borrower, to deem any branch, Subsidiary or Affiliate (which for the purposes of this Section 11.5 shall mean any corporation or association which is directly or indirectly controlled by or is under direct or indirect common control with any corporation or association which directly or indirectly controls such Bank) of such Bank to have made, maintained or funded any Loan to which the Euro-Rate applies at any time, provided that immediately following (on the assumption that a payment were then due from the Borrower to such other office), and as a result of such change, the Borrower would not be under any greater financial obligation pursuant to Section 5.6 [Increased Costs] than it would have been in the absence of such change.  Notional funding offices may be selected by each Bank without regard to such Bank's actual methods of making, maintaining or funding the Loans or any sources of funding actually used by or available to such Bank.

	
11.5.2.
	
Actual Funding.

Each Bank shall have the right from time to time to make or maintain any Loan by arranging for a branch, Subsidiary or Affiliate of such Bank to make or maintain such Loan subject to the last sentence of this Section 11.5.2. If any Bank causes a branch, Subsidiary or Affiliate to make or maintain any part of the Loans hereunder, all terms and conditions of this Agreement shall, except where the context clearly requires otherwise, be applicable to such part of the Loans to the same extent as if such Loans were made or maintained by such Bank, but in no event shall any Bank's use of such a branch, Subsidiary or Affiliate to make or maintain any part of the Loans hereunder cause such Bank or such branch, Subsidiary or Affiliate to incur any cost or expenses payable by the Borrower hereunder or require the Borrower to pay any other compensation to any Bank (including any expenses incurred or payable pursuant to Section 5.6[Increased Costs]) which would otherwise not be incurred.

	
11.6
	
Notices.

Any notice, request, demand, direction or other communication (for purposes of this Section 11.6 only, a “Notice”) to be given to or made upon any party hereto under any provision of this Agreement shall be given or made by telephone or in writing (which includes means of electronic transmission (i.e., “e-mail”) or facsimile transmission or by setting forth such Notice on a site on the World Wide Web (a “Website Posting”) if Notice of such Website Posting (including the information necessary to access such site) has previously been delivered to the applicable parties hereto by another means set forth in this Section 11.6) in accordance with this Section 11.6.  Any such Notice must be delivered to the applicable parties hereto at the addresses and numbers set forth under their respective names on Schedule 1.1(B) hereof or in accordance with any subsequent unrevoked Notice from any such party that is given in accordance with this Section 11.6.  Any Notice shall be effective:

(i)  In the case of hand-delivery, when delivered;

(ii) If given by mail, four days after such Notice is deposited with the United States Postal Service, with first-class postage prepaid, return receipt requested;

(iii)In the case of a telephonic Notice, when a party is contacted by telephone, if delivery of such telephonic Notice is confirmed no later than the next Business Day by hand delivery, a facsimile or electronic transmission, a Website Posting  or overnight courier delivery of a confirmatory notice (received at or before noon on such next Business Day);

(iv) In the case of a facsimile transmission, when sent to the applicable party's facsimile machine's telephone number if the party sending such Notice receives confirmation of the delivery thereof from its own facsimile machine;

(v)  In the case of electronic transmission, when actually received;

 

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(vi) In the case of a Website Posting, upon delivery of a Notice of such posting (including the information necessary to access such web site) by another means set forth in this Section 11.6; and

(vii)If given by any other means (including by overnight courier), when actually received.

Any Bank giving a Notice to a Loan Party shall concurrently send a copy thereof to the Agent, and the Agent shall promptly notify the other Banks of its receipt of such Notice.

	
11.7
	
Severability.

The provisions of this Agreement are intended to be severable.  If any provision of this Agreement shall be held invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part in any jurisdiction, such provision shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity or unenforceability without in any manner affecting the validity or enforceability thereof in any other jurisdiction or the remaining provisions hereof in any jurisdiction.

	
11.8
	
Governing Law.

This Agreement shall be deemed to be a contract under the Laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and for all purposes shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania without regard to its conflict of laws principles.

	
11.9
	
Prior Understanding.

This Agreement and the other Loan Documents supersede all prior understandings and agreements, whether written or oral, between the parties hereto and thereto relating to the transactions provided for herein and therein, including any prior confidentiality agreements and commitments.

	
11.10
	
Duration; Survival.

All representations and warranties of the Loan Parties contained herein or made in connection herewith shall survive the making of Loans and shall not be waived by the execution and delivery of this Agreement, any investigation by the Agent or the Banks, the making of Loans or payment in full of the Loans.  All covenants and agreements of the Loan Parties contained in Sections 8.1 [Affirmative Covenants], 8.2 [Negative Covenants] and 8.3 [Reporting Requirements] herein shall continue in full force and effect from and after the date hereof so long as the Borrower until termination of the Commitments and payment in full of the Loans.  All covenants and agreements of the Borrower contained herein relating to the payment of principal, interest, premiums, additional compensation or expenses and indemnification, including those set forth in the Notes, Section 5 [Payments] and Sections 10.5 [Reimbursement of Agent by Borrower, Etc.], 10.7 [Reimbursement of Agent by Banks, Etc.] and 11.3 [Reimbursement of Banks by Borrower; Etc.], shall survive payment in full of the Loans.

	
11.11
	
Successors and Assigns.

(i)This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the Banks, the Agent, the Loan Parties and their respective successors and assigns, except that none of the Loan Parties may assign or transfer any of its rights and Obligations hereunder or any interest herein.  Each Bank may, at its own cost, make assignments of or sell participations in all or any part of its Commitments and the Loans made by it to one or more banks or other entities, subject to the consent of the Borrower and the Agent with respect to any assignee, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, provided that (1) no consent of the Borrower shall be required (A) if an Event of Default exists and is continuing, or (B) in the case of an assignment by a Bank to an Affiliate of such Bank, and (2) any assignment by a Bank to a Person other than an Affiliate of such Bank may not be made in amounts less than the lesser of Yen 50,000,000 or the amount of the assigning Bank's Commitment.  In the case of an assignment, upon receipt by the Agent of the Assignment and Assumption Agreement, the assignee shall have, to the extent of such assignment (unless otherwise provided therein), the same rights, benefits and obligations as it would have if it had been a signatory Bank hereunder, the Commitments shall be adjusted 

 

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accordingly, and upon surrender of any Note subject to such assignment, the Borrower shall execute and deliver a new Note to the assignee in an amount equal to the amount of the Revolving Credit Commitment assumed by it and a new Revolving Credit Note to the assigning Bank in an amount equal to the Revolving Credit Commitment retained by it hereunder.  Any Bank which assigns any or all of its Commitment or Loans to a Person other than an Affiliate of such Bank shall pay to the Agent a service fee in the amount of $3,500 for each assignment.  In the case of a participation, the participant shall only have the rights specified in Section 9.2.3 [Set-off] (the participant's rights against such Bank in respect of such participation to be those set forth in the agreement executed by such Bank in favor of the participant relating thereto and not to include any voting rights except with respect to changes of the type referenced in Sections 11.1.1 [Increase of Commitment, Etc.], 11.1.2 [Extension of Payment, Etc.], all of such Bank's obligations under this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall remain unchanged, and all amounts payable by Borrower hereunder or thereunder shall be determined as if such Bank had not sold such participation.

(ii)Any assignee or participant which is not incorporated under the Laws of the United States of America or a state thereof shall deliver to the Borrower and the Agent the form of certificate described in Section 11.17 [Tax Withholding Clause] relating to federal income tax withholding.  Each Bank may furnish any publicly available information concerning Borrower or its Subsidiaries and any other information concerning Borrower or its Subsidiaries in the possession of such Bank from time to time to assignees and participants (including prospective assignees or participants), provided that such assignees and participants agree to be bound by the provisions of Section 11.12 [Confidentiality].

(iii)Notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement, any Bank may at any time pledge or grant a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement, its Note and the other Loan Documents to any Federal Reserve Bank in accordance with Regulation A of the FRB or U.S. Treasury Regulation 31 CFR Section 203.14 without notice to or consent of the Borrower or the Agent.  No such pledge or grant of a security interest shall release the transferor Bank of its obligations hereunder or under any other Loan Document.

	
11.12
	
Confidentiality.

	
11.12.1.
	
General.

The Agent and the Banks each agree to keep confidential all information obtained from the Loan Parties including the Borrower or its Subsidiaries which is nonpublic and confidential or proprietary in nature (including any information the Loan Parties specifically designates as confidential), except as provided below, and to use such information only in connection with their respective capacities under this Agreement and for the purposes contemplated hereby.  The Agent and the Banks shall be permitted to disclose such information (i) to outside legal counsel, accountants and other professional advisors who need to know such information in connection with the administration and enforcement of this Agreement, subject to the agreement of such Persons to maintain confidentiality, (ii) to assignees and participants as contemplated by Section 11.11, and prospective assignees and participants, subject to agreement of such persons to maintain confidentiality (iii) to the extent requested by any bank regulatory authority or, with notice to the Borrower, as otherwise required by applicable Law or by any subpoena or similar legal process, or in connection with any investigation or proceeding arising out of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (iv) if it becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Agreement or becomes available from a source not known to be subject to confidentiality restrictions, or (v) if the Loan Parties shall have consented to such disclosure. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the information subject to this Section 11.12.1 shall not include, and the Agent and each Bank may disclose without limitation of any kind, any information with respect to the “tax treatment” and “tax structure” (in each case, within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.6011-4) of the transactions contemplated hereby and all materials of any kind (including opinions or other tax analyses) that are provided to the Agent or such Bank relating to such tax treatment and tax structure; provided that with respect to any document or similar item that in either case contains information concerning the tax treatment or tax structure of the transaction as well as other information, this sentence shall only apply to such portions of the document or similar item that relate to the tax treatment or tax structure of the Loans and transactions contemplated hereby.

 

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11.13
	
Counterparts.

This Agreement may be executed by different parties hereto on any number of separate counterparts, each of which, when so executed and delivered, shall be an original, and all such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument.

	
11.14
	
Agent's or Bank's Consent.

Whenever the Agent's or any Bank's consent is required to be obtained under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents as a condition to any action, inaction, condition or event, the Agent and each Bank shall be authorized to give or withhold such consent in its sole and absolute discretion and to condition its consent upon the giving of additional collateral, the payment of money or any other matter.

	
11.15
	
Exceptions.

The representations, warranties and covenants contained herein shall be independent of each other, and no exception to any representation, warranty or covenant shall be deemed to be an exception to any other representation, warranty or covenant contained herein unless expressly provided, nor shall any such exceptions be deemed to permit any action or omission that would be in contravention of applicable Law.

	
11.16
	
CONSENT TO FORUM; WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL.

EACH LOAN PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO THE NONEXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA AND THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA, AND WAIVES PERSONAL SERVICE OF ANY AND ALL PROCESS UPON IT AND CONSENTS THAT ALL SUCH SERVICE OF PROCESS BE MADE BY CERTIFIED OR REGISTERED MAIL DIRECTED TO SUCH LOAN PARTY AT THE ADDRESSES PROVIDED FOR IN SECTION 11.6 AND SERVICE SO MADE SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE COMPLETED UPON ACTUAL RECEIPT THEREOF.  EACH LOAN PARTY WAIVES ANY OBJECTION TO JURISDICTION AND VENUE OF ANY ACTION INSTITUTED AGAINST IT AS PROVIDED HEREIN AND AGREES NOT TO ASSERT ANY DEFENSE BASED ON LACK OF JURISDICTION OR VENUE.  EACH LOAN PARTY, THE AGENT AND THE BANKS HEREBY WAIVE TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, SUIT, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM OF ANY KIND ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT, ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT TO THE FULL EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

	
11.17
	
Certifications From Banks and Participants

	
11.17.1.
	
Tax Withholding.

Each Bank or assignee or participant of a Bank that is not incorporated under the Laws of the United States of America or a state thereof (and, upon the written request of the Agent, each other Bank or assignee or participant of a Bank) agrees that it will deliver to each of the Loan Parties and the Agent two (2) duly completed appropriate valid Withholding Certificates (as defined under § 1.1441-1(c)(16) of the Income Tax Regulations (the “Regulations”)) certifying its status (i.e. U.S. or foreign person) and, if appropriate, making a claim of reduced, or exemption from, U.S. withholding tax on the basis of an income tax treaty or an exemption provided by the Internal Revenue Code.  The term “Withholding Certificate” means a Form W-9; a Form W-8BEN; a Form W-8ECI; a Form W-8IMY and the related statements and certifications as required under § 1.1441-1(e)(2) and/or (3) of the Regulations; a statement described in § 1.871-14(c)(2)(v) of the Regulations; or any other certificates under the Internal Revenue Code or Regulations that certify or establish the status of a payee or beneficial owner as a U.S. or foreign person.  Each Bank, assignee or participant required to deliver to the Loan Parties and the Agent a Withholding Certificate pursuant to the preceding sentence shall deliver such valid Withholding Certificate as follows:  (A) each Bank which is a party hereto on the Closing Date shall deliver such valid Withholding Certificate at least five (5) Business Days prior to the first date on which any interest or fees are payable by the Loan Parties hereunder for the account of such Bank; (B) each assignee or participant shall deliver such valid Withholding 

 

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Certificate at least five (5) Business Days before the effective date of such assignment or participation (unless the Agent in its sole discretion shall permit such assignee or participant to deliver such valid Withholding Certificate less than five (5) Business Days before such date in which case it shall be due on the date specified by the Agent).  Each Bank, assignee or participant which so delivers a valid Withholding Certificate further undertakes to deliver to each of the Loan Parties and the Agent two (2) additional copies of such Withholding Certificate (or a successor form) on or before the date that such Withholding Certificate expires or becomes obsolete or after the occurrence of any event requiring a change in the most recent Withholding Certificate so delivered by it, and such amendments thereto or extensions or renewals thereof as may be reasonably requested by the Loan Parties or the Agent.  Notwithstanding the submission of a Withholding Certificate claiming a reduced rate of or exemption from U.S. withholding tax, the Agent shall be entitled to withhold United States federal income taxes at the full 30% withholding rate if in its reasonable judgment it is required to do so under the due diligence requirements imposed upon a withholding agent under § 1.1441-7(b) of the Regulations.  Further, the Agent is indemnified under § 1.1461-1(e) of the Regulations against any claims and demands of any Bank or assignee or participant of a Bank for the amount of any tax it deducts and withholds in accordance with regulations under § 1441 of the Internal Revenue Code.

	
11.17.2.
	
USA Patriot Act.

Each Bank or assignee or participant of a Bank that is not incorporated under the Laws of the United States of America or a state thereof (and is not excepted from the certification requirement contained in Section 313 of the USA Patriot Act and the applicable regulations because it is both (i) an affiliate of a depository institution or foreign bank that maintains a physical presence in the United states or foreign county, and (ii) subject to supervision by a banking authority regulating such affiliated depository institution or foreign bank) shall deliver to the Agent the certification, or, if applicable, recertification, certifying that such Bank is not a “shell” and certifying to other matters as required by Section 313 of the USA Patriot Act and the applicable regulations: (1) within 10 days after the Closing Date, and (2) as such other times as are required under the USA Patriot Act.

	
11.18
	
Borrower Agent.

Borrower hereby irrevocably appoints the Borrower Agent as its agent for purposes of requesting and continuing Loans (including all elections of interest rates), for delivering notices as to prepayments, delivery of payments and prepayments,  for requesting amendments, for requesting increases or decreases in availability under this Credit Facility, for requesting waivers and consents, for reporting requirement processing, for information request processing and for providing consents pursuant to Section 11.11 [Successors and Assigns].  The Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely in such matters on all communications delivered by the Borrower Agent as being delivered on behalf of the Borrower.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto, by their officers thereunto duly authorized, have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

 

	
WITNESS:
	
 
	
BORROWER;

	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 

	
 
	
 
	
 
	
II-VI JAPAN INCORPORATED

	
/s/ Miwa Izu
	
 
	
 
	
 

	
Name:  
	
Miwa Izu
	
 
	
By:
	
/s/ Yashuhiro Sakakibara

	
 
	
 
	
 
	
Name:
	
Yasuhiro Sakakibara

	
 
	
 
	
 
	
Title:
	
President

	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 

	
 
	
 
	
 
	
(SEAL)

	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 

	
WITNESS:
	
 
	
GUARANTOR:

	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 

	
 
	
 
	
 
	
II-VI INCORPORATED.

	
/s/ ECJ
	
 
	
 
	
 

	
Name:
	
 
	
 
	
By:
	
/s/ Craig A. Creaturo

	
 
	
 
	
 
	
Name:
	
Craig A. Creaturo

	
 
	
 
	
 
	
Title:
	
Treasurer

	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 

	
 
	
 
	
 
	
(SEAL)

 

 

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PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, individually and as Agent

	
 
	
 

	
By:  
	
/s/ Justin G. Krauss

	
Title:  Assistant Vice President

 

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SCHEDULE 1.1(B)

COMMITMENTS OF BANKS AND ADDRESSES FOR NOTICES

Page 1 of 2

Part 1 - Commitments of Banks and Addresses for Notices to Banks

 

			
	
Bank
	
Amount of Commitment for Revolving Credit Loans
	
Ratable

Share

	
Name:  PNC Bank, National
	
 
	
 

	
Association
	
 
	
 

	
Address:
	
 
	
 

	
Three PNC Plaza
	
 
	
 

	
225 Fifth Avenue
	
 
	
 

	
Pittsburgh, PA
	
Yen 500,000,000
	
100%

	
15222
	
 
	
 

	
 
	
 
	
 

	
Attention: Justin Krauss
	
 
	
 

	
Telephone: 412-762-7262
	
 
	
 

	
Telecopy: 412-762-4718
	
 
	
 

 

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SCHEDULE 1.1(B)

COMMITMENTS OF BANKS AND ADDRESSES FOR NOTICES

Page 2 of 2

Part 2 - Addresses for Notices to Borrower and Guarantors:

AGENT

PNC Bank, National Association

PNC Firstside Center

500 First Avenue

Pittsburgh, PA 15219

Attention:  Sharon Kotto

Telephone:  412-768-2657

Telecopy:  412-768- 4586

BORROWER:

	
Name:
	
c/o II-VI INCORPORATED

	
Address:
	
375 Saxonburg Boulevard

	
 
	
Saxonburg, PA 16056

	
Attention:
	
Chief Financial Officer

	
Telephone:
	
(724) 352-5211

	
Telecopy:
	
(724) 360-5947

GUARANTOR:

	
Name:
	
II-VI INCORPORATED

	
Address:
	
375 Saxonburg Boulevard

	
 
	
Saxonburg, PA 16056

	
Attention:
	
Chief Financial Officer

	
Telephone:
	
(724) 352-5211

	
Telecopy:
	
(724) 360-5947

 

 

 

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SCHEDULE 6.1.13

CONSENTS

NONE

 

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT 1.1(A)

ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT

THIS ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT (the “Assignment and Assumption”) is dated as of the Effective Date set forth below and is entered into by and between [Insert name of Assignor] (the “Assignor”) and [Insert name of Assignee] (the “Assignee”). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement identified below (as the same may be amended, restated, modified, or supplemented, the “Credit Agreement”), receipt of a copy of which is hereby acknowledged by the Assignee. The Standard Terms and Conditions set forth in Annex 1 attached hereto are hereby agreed to and incorporated herein by reference and made a part of this Assignment and Assumption as if set forth herein in full.

For an agreed consideration, the Assignor hereby irrevocably sells and assigns to the Assignee, and the Assignee hereby irrevocably purchases and assumes from the Assignor, subject to and in accordance with the Standard Terms and Conditions and the Credit Agreement, as of the Effective Date inserted by the Agent as contemplated below (i) all of the Assignor’s rights and obligations in its capacity as a Lender under the Credit Agreement and any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto to the extent related to the amount and percentage interest identified below of all of such outstanding rights and obligations of the Assignor under the respective facilities identified below (including, without limitation, any Letters of Credit and guarantees included in such facilities), and (ii) to the extent permitted to be assigned under applicable law, all claims, suits, causes of action and any other right of the Assignor (in its capacity as a Lender) against any Person, whether known or unknown, arising under or in connection with the Credit Agreement, any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto or the loan transactions governed thereby or in any way based on or related to any of the foregoing, including, but not limited to, contract claims, tort claims, malpractice claims, statutory claims and all other claims at law or in equity related to the rights and obligations sold and assigned pursuant to clause (i) above (the rights and obligations sold and assigned pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) above being referred to herein collectively as, the “Assigned Interest”). Such sale and assignment is without recourse to the Assignor and, except as expressly provided in this Assignment and Assumption, without representation or warranty by the Assignor. 

 

		
	
Assignor:
	
 

	
 
	
 

	
Assignee: 
	
 

	
 
	
[and is an Affiliate of [identify Lender]] 

	
 
	
 

	
Borrower: 
	
II-VI JAPAN INCORPORATED, a Japanese corporation

	
 
	
 

	
Agent: 
	
PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as the agent under the Credit Agreement 

	
 
	
 

	
Credit Agreement:
	
The Credit Agreement dated as of January 31, 2012, among II-VI Japan Incorporated, and Guarantors now or hereafter party thereto, the Banks party thereto and PNC Bank, National Association, as Agent. 

	
 
	
 

	
Assigned Interest:
	
 

 

	
Facility
Assigned
	
Aggregate Amount
of
Commitment/Loans for all Lenders
	
Amount of Commitment/Loans Assigned
	
Percentage Assigned of
Commitment/Loans1
	
CUSIP Number

	
Revolving Credit Commitment
	
Yen
	
Yen
	
%
	
 

 

		
	
[Trade Date:
	
                      ]2

 

	
1 
	
Set forth, to at least 9 decimals, as a percentage of the Commitment/Loans of all Lenders thereunder.

	
2 
	
To be completed if the Assignor and the Assignee intend that the minimum assignment amount is to be determined as of the Trade Date.

 

 

Effective Date:                  , 20     [TO BE INSERTED BY AGENT AND WHICH SHALL BE THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF RECORDAT1ON OF TRANSFER IN THE REGISTER THEREFOR.]3 

The terms set forth in this Assignment and Assumption are hereby agreed to: 

 

	
 
	
 
	
 
	
ASSIGNOR

	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 

	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 

	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 

	
 
	
 
	
 
	
By:
	
 

	
 
	
 
	
 
	
Name:
	
 

	
 
	
 
	
 
	
Title:
	
 

	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 

	
 
	
 
	
 
	
ASSIGNEE

	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 

	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 

	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 

	
 
	
 
	
 
	
By:
	
 

	
 
	
 
	
 
	
Name:
	
 

	
 
	
 
	
 
	
Title:
	
 

	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 

	
Consented to and Accepted:
	
 
	
 
	
 

	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 

	
PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
	
 
	
 
	
 

	
as Agent
	
 
	
 
	
 

	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 

	
By:
	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 

	
Name:
	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 

	
Title .
	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

	
3 
	
Assignor shall pay a fee of $3,500 to the Agent in connection with the Assignment and Assumption.

2

 

 

Consented to:4 

II-VI INCORPORATED, AS BORROWER 

AGENT FOR

II-VI JAPAN INCORPORATED 

 

		
	
By:
	
 

	
Name:
	
 

	
Title:
	
 

 

	
4 
	
If applicable

 

 

 

3

 

 

ANNEX I

II-VI JAPAN INCORPORATED

CREDIT FACILITY

STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS

FOR ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT

1.Representations and Warranties. 

1.1Assignor. The Assignor (a) represents and warrants that (i) it is the Legal and beneficial owner of the Assigned Interest, (ii) the Assigned Interest is free and clear of any lien, encumbrance or other adverse claim, and (iii) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and Assumption and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby; and (b) assumes no responsibility with respect to (i) any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, (ii) the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of the Loan Documents or any collateral thereunder, (iii) the financial condition of the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person obligated in respect of any Loan Document, or (iv) the performance or observance by the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person of any of their respective obligations under any Loan Document.

1.2.Assignee. The Assignee (a) represents and warrants that (i) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and Assumption and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and to become a Lender under the Credit Agreement, (ii) it meets all requirements of an eligible assignee under the Credit Agreement (subject to receipt of such consents as may be required under the Credit Agreement), (iii) from and after the Effective Date, it shall be bound by the provisions of the Credit Agreement as a Lender thereunder and, to the extent of the Assigned Interest, shall have the obligations of a Lender thereunder, (iv) it has received a copy of the Credit Agreement, together with copies of the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 8.3 [Reporting Requirements] thereof, as applicable, and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment and Assumption and to purchase the Assigned Interest on the basis of which it has made such analysis and decision independently and without reliance on the Agent or any other Lender, and (v) if Assignee is not incorporated or organized under the Laws of the United States of America or a state thereof, attached to the Assignment and Assumption is any documentation required to be delivered by it pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement, duly completed and executed by the Assignee; and (b) agrees that (i) it will, independently and without reliance on the Agent, the Assignor or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Loan Documents, and (ii) it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations which by the terms of the Loan Documents are required to be performed by it as a Lender.

2.Payments. From and after the Effective Date, the Agent shall make all payments in respect of the Assigned Interest (including payments of principal, interest, fees and other amounts) to the Assignor for amounts which have accrued to but excluding the Effective Date and to the Assignee for amounts which have accrued from and after the Effective Date. 

3.General Provisions. This Assignment and Assumption shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. This Assignment and Assumption may be executed in any number of counterparts, which together shall constitute one instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Assignment and Assumption by telecopy shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Assignment and Assumption. This Assignment and Assumption shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the internal laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania without regard to its conflict of laws principles.

 

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT 1.1(G)(2)

CONTINUING AGREEMENT OF GUARANTY AND SURETYSHIP

THIS CONTINUING AGREEMENT OF GUARANTY AND SURETYSHIP (this “Guaranty”), dated as of this 31st day of January, 2012, is jointly and severally given by EACH OF THE UNDERSIGNED AND EACH OF THE OTHER PERSONS WHICH BECOME GUARANTORS HEREUNDER FROM TIME TO TIME (each a “Guarantor” and collectively the “Guarantors”) in favor of PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as agent for the Banks (the “Agent”) in connection with that Credit Agreement, dated as of January 31, 2012, by and among II-VI Japan Incorporated, a Pennsylvania corporation (the “Borrower”), the Agent, the Banks now or hereafter party thereto (the “Banks”) and the Guarantors (as amended, restated, modified, or supplemented from time to time hereafter, the “Credit Agreement”). Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed to them by the Credit Agreement and the rules of construction set forth in Section 1.2 [Construction] of the Credit Agreement shall apply to this Guaranty.

1.Guarantied Obligations. To induce the Agent and the Banks to make loans and grant other financial accommodations to the Borrower under the Credit Agreement, each Guarantor hereby jointly and severally unconditionally, and irrevocably, guaranties to the Agent, each Bank and becomes surety, as though it was a primary obligor for, the full and punctual payment and performance when due (whether on demand, at stated maturity, by acceleration, or otherwise and including any amounts which would become due but for the operation of an automatic stay under the federal bankruptcy code of the United States or any similar Laws of any country or jurisdiction) of all Obligations, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, all obligations, liabilities, and indebtedness from time to time of the Borrower or any other Guarantor to the Agent or any of the Banks or any Affiliate of any Bank under or in connection with the (i) Credit Agreement, (ii) any other Loan Document, (iii) any other obligation of the Borrower to PNC Bank, National Association, whether for principal, interest, fees, indemnities, expenses, or otherwise, and all renewals, extensions, amendments, refinancing or refundings thereof, whether such obligations, liabilities, or indebtedness are direct or indirect, secured or unsecured, joint or several, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, whether for payment or performance, now existing or hereafter arising (and including obligations, liabilities, and indebtedness arising or accruing after the commencement of any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, or similar proceeding with respect to the Borrower or any Guarantor or which would have arisen or accrued but for the commencement of such proceeding, even if the claim for such obligation, liability, or indebtedness is not enforceable or allowable in such proceeding, and including all Obligations, liabilities, and Indebtedness arising from any extensions of credit under or in connection with any Loan Document from time to time, regardless of whether any such extensions of credit are in excess of the amount committed under or contemplated by the Loan Documents or are made in circumstances in which any condition to extension of credit is not satisfied) (all of the foregoing obligations, liabilities and indebtedness  are referred to herein collectively as the “Guarantied Obligations” and each as a “Guarantied Obligation”). Without limitation of the foregoing, any of the Guarantied Obligations shall be and remain Guarantied Obligations entitled to the benefit of this Guaranty if the Agent or any of the Banks (or any one or more assignees or transferees thereof) from time to time assign or otherwise transfer all or any portion of their respective rights and obligations under the Loan Documents, or any other Guarantied Obligations, to any other Person. In furtherance of the foregoing, each Guarantor jointly and severally agrees as follows. 

2.Guaranty. Each Guarantor hereby promises to pay and perform all such Guarantied Obligations immediately upon demand of the Agent and the Banks or any one or more of them. All payments made hereunder shall be made by each Guarantor in immediately available funds in U.S. Dollars or Japanese Yen, as elected by the Agent, and shall be made without setoff, counterclaim, withholding, or other deduction of any nature.

 

 

 

 

 

3.Obligations Absolute. The obligations of the Guarantors hereunder shall not be discharged or impaired or otherwise diminished by the failure, default, omission, or delay, willful or otherwise, by any Bank, the Agent, or any Borrower or any other obligor on any of the Guarantied Obligations, or by any other act or thing or omission or delay to do any other act or thing which may or might in any manner or to any extent vary the risk of any Guarantor or would otherwise operate as a discharge of any Guarantor as a matter of law or equity. Each of the Guarantors agrees that the Guarantied Obligations will be paid and performed strictly in accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Guarantor hereby consents to, at any time and from time to time, and, the joint and several obligations of each Guarantor hereunder shall not be diminished, terminated, or otherwise similarly affected by any of the following:

(a)Any lack of genuineness, legality, validity, enforceability or allowability (in a bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar proceeding, or otherwise), or any avoidance or subordination, in whole or in part, of any Loan Document or any of the Guarantied Obligations and regardless of any Law, regulation or order now or hereafter in effect in any jurisdiction affecting any of the Guarantied Obligations, any of the terms of the Loan Documents, or any rights of the Agent or the Banks or any other Person with respect thereto;

(b)Any increase, decrease, or change in the amount, nature, type or purpose of any of, or any release, surrender, exchange, compromise or settlement of any of the Guarantied Obligations (whether or not contemplated by the Loan Documents as presently constituted); any change in the time, manner, method, or place of payment or performance of, or in any other term of, any of the Guarantied Obligations; any execution or delivery of any additional Loan Documents; or any amendment, modification or supplement to, or renewals, extensions, refinancing or refunding of any Loan Document or any of the Guarantied Obligations; 

(c)Any failure to assert any breach of or default under any Loan Document or any of the Guarantied Obligations; any extensions of credit in excess of the amount committed under or contemplated by the Loan Documents, or in circumstances in which any condition to such extensions of credit has not been satisfied; any other exercise or non-exercise, or any other failure, omission, breach, default, delay, or wrongful action in connection with any exercise or non-exercise, of any right or remedy against the Borrower or any other Person under or in connection with any Loan Document or any of the Guarantied Obligations; any refusal of payment or performance of any of the Guarantied Obligations, whether or not with any reservation of rights against any Guarantor; or any application of collections (including but not limited to collections resulting from realization upon any direct or indirect security for the Guarantied Obligations) to other obligations, if any, not entitled to the benefits of this Guaranty, in preference to Guarantied Obligations entitled to the benefits of this Guaranty, or if any collections are applied to Guarantied Obligations, any application to particular Guarantied Obligations; 

(d)Any taking, exchange, amendment, modification, waiver, supplement, termination, subordination, compromise, release, surrender, loss, or impairment of, or any failure to protect, perfect, or preserve the value of, or any enforcement of, realization upon, or exercise of rights, or remedies under or in connection with, or any failure, omission, breach, default, delay, or wrongful action by the Agent or the Banks, or any of them, or any other Person in connection with the enforcement of, realization upon, or exercise of rights or remedies under or in connection with, or, any other action or inaction by the Agent or the Banks, or any of them, or any other Person in respect of, any direct or indirect security for any of the Guarantied Obligations. As used in this Guaranty, “direct or indirect security” for the Guarantied Obligations, and similar phrases, includes any collateral security, guaranty, suretyship, letter of credit, capital maintenance agreement, put option, subordination agreement, or other right or arrangement of any nature providing direct or indirect assurance of payment or performance of any of the Guarantied Obligations, made by or on behalf of any Person; 

(e)Any merger, consolidation, liquidation, dissolution, winding-up, charter revocation, or forfeiture, or other change in, restructuring or termination of the corporate structure or existence of, any Borrower or any other Person; any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar proceeding under the laws of Japan or any other country with respect to the Borrower or any other Person; or any action taken or election made by the Agent or the Banks, or any of them (including but not limited to any election under Section 1111(b)(2) of the United States Bankruptcy Code), the Borrower, or any other Person in connection with any such proceeding;

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(f)Any defense, setoff, or counterclaim which may at any time be available to or be asserted by any Borrower or any other person with respect to any Loan Document or any of the Guarantied Obligations; or any discharge by operation of law or release of the Borrower or any other Person from the performance or observance of any Loan Document or any of the Guarantied Obligations; or

(g)Any other event or circumstance, whether similar or dissimilar to the foregoing, and whether known or unknown, which might otherwise constitute a defense available to, or limit the liability of, any Guarantor, a guarantor or a surety, excepting only full, strict, and indefeasible payment and performance of the Guarantied Obligations in full.

Each Guarantor acknowledges, consents, and agrees that new Guarantors may join in this Guaranty and each Guarantor affirms that its obligations shall continue hereunder undiminished.

4.Waivers, etc. Each of the Guarantors hereby waives any defense to or limitation on its obligations under this Guaranty arising out of or based on any event or circumstance referred to in Section 3 hereof. Without limitation and to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, each Guarantor waives each of the following:

(a)All notices, disclosures and demand of any nature which otherwise might be required from time to time to preserve intact any rights against any Guarantor, including the following: any notice of any event or circumstance described in Section 3 hereof; any notice required by any Law, regulation or order now or hereafter in effect in any jurisdiction; any notice of nonpayment, nonperformance, dishonor, or protest under any Loan Document or any of the Guarantied Obligations; any notice of the incurrence of any Guarantied Obligation; any notice of any default or any failure on the part of the Borrower or any other Person to comply with any Loan Document or any of the Guarantied Obligations or any direct or indirect security for any of the Guarantied Obligations; and any notice of any information pertaining to the business, operations, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of the Borrower or any other Person;

(b)Any right to any marshalling of assets, to the filing of any claim against the Borrower or any other Person in the event of any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar proceeding, or to the exercise against the Borrower or any other Person of any other right or remedy under or in connection with any Loan Document or any of the Guarantied Obligations or any direct or indirect security for any of the Guarantied Obligations; any requirement of promptness or diligence on the part of the Agent or the Banks, or any of them, or any other Person; any requirement to exhaust any remedies under or in connection with, or to mitigate the damages resulting from default under, any Loan Document or any of the Guarantied Obligations or any direct or indirect security for any of the Guarantied Obligations; any benefit of any statute of limitations; and any requirement of acceptance of this Guaranty or any other Loan Document, and any requirement that any Guarantor receive notice of any such acceptance;

(c)Any defense or other right arising by reason of any Law now or hereafter in effect in any jurisdiction pertaining to election of remedies (including but not limited to anti-deficiency laws, “one action” laws or the like), or by reason of any election of remedies or other action or inaction by the Agent or the Banks, or any of them (including but not limited to commencement or completion of any judicial proceeding or nonjudicial sale or other action in respect of collateral security for any of the Guarantied Obligations), which results in denial or impairment of the right of the Agent or the Banks, or any of them, to seek a deficiency against the Borrower or any other Person or which otherwise discharges or impairs any of the Guarantied Obligations; and

(d)Any and all defenses it may now or hereafter have based on principles of suretyship, impairment of collateral, or the Like. 

5.Reinstatement. This Guaranty is a continuing obligation of the Guarantors and shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding that no Guarantied Obligations may be outstanding from time to time and notwithstanding any other event or circumstance. Upon termination of all Commitments, and indefeasible payment in full of all Guarantied Obligations, this Guaranty shall terminate; provided, however, that this Guaranty shall continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, any time any payment of any of the Guarantied Obligations is rescinded, recouped, avoided, or must otherwise be returned or released by any Bank or Agent upon 

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or during the insolvency, bankruptcy, or reorganization of, or any similar proceeding affecting, the Borrower or for any other reason whatsoever, all as though such payment had not been made and was due and owing. 

6.Subrogation. Each Guarantor waives and agrees it will not exercise any rights against Borrower or any other Guarantor arising in connection with, or any Collateral securing, the Guarantied Obligations (including rights of subrogation, contribution, and the like) until the Guarantied Obligations have been indefeasibly paid in full, and all Commitments have been terminated. If any amount shall be paid to any Guarantor by or on behalf of the Borrower or any other Guarantor by virtue of any right of subrogation, contribution, or the like, such amount shall be deemed to have been paid to such Guarantor for the benefit of, and shall be held in trust for the benefit of, the Agent and the Banks and shall forthwith be paid to the Agent to be credited and applied upon the Guarantied Obligations, whether matured or unmatured, in accordance with the terms of the Credit Agreement. 

7.No Stay. Without limitation of any other provision of this Guaranty, if any declaration of default or acceleration or other exercise or condition to exercise of rights or remedies under or with respect to any Guarantied Obligation shall at any time be stayed, enjoined, or prevented for any reason (including but not limited to stay or injunction resulting from the pendency against the Borrower or any other Person of a bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar proceeding), the Guarantors agree that, for the purposes of this Guaranty and their obligations hereunder, the Guarantied Obligations shall be deemed to have been declared in default or accelerated, and such other exercise or conditions to exercise shall be deemed to have been taken or met. 

8.Reserved.

9.Notices. Each Guarantor agrees that all notices, statements, requests, demands and other communications under this Guaranty shall be given to such Guarantor at the address set forth on a Schedule to, or in a Guarantor Joinder and Assumption Agreement given under, the Credit Agreement and in the manner provided in Section 11.6 [Notices] of the Credit Agreement. The Agent and the Banks may rely on any notice (whether or not made in a manner contemplated by this Guaranty) purportedly made by or on behalf of a Guarantor, and the Agent and the Banks shall have no duty to verify the identity or authority of the Person giving such notice. 

10.Counterparts; Telecopy Signatures. This Guaranty may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which, when so executed, shall be deemed an original, but all such counterparts shall constitute but one and the same instrument. Each Guarantor acknowledges and agrees that a telecopy transmission to Agent or any Bank of signature pages hereof purporting to be signed on behalf of any Guarantor shall constitute effective and binding execution and delivery hereof by such Guarantor. 

11.Setoff, Default Payments by Borrower.

(a)In the event that at any time any obligation of the Guarantors now or hereafter existing under this Guaranty shall have become due and payable, the Agent and the Banks, or any of them, shall have the right from time to time, without notice to any Guarantor, to set off against and apply to such due and payable amount any obligation of any nature of any Bank or the Agent, or any subsidiary or affiliate of any Bank or Agent, to any Guarantor, including but not limited to all deposits (whether time or demand, general or special, provisionally credited or finally credited, however evidenced) now or hereafter maintained by any Guarantor with the Agent or any Bank. Such right shall be absolute and unconditional in all circumstances and, without limitation, shall exist whether or not the Agent or the Banks, or any of them, shall have given any notice or made any demand under this Guaranty or under such obligation to the Guarantor, whether such obligation to the Guarantor is absolute or contingent, matured or unmatured (it being agreed that the Agent and the Banks, or any of them, may deem such obligation to be then due and payable at the time of such setoff), and regardless of the existence or adequacy of any collateral, guaranty, or other direct or indirect security or right or remedy available to the Agent or any of the Banks. The rights of the Agent and the Banks under this Section are in addition to such other rights and remedies (including, without limitation, other rights of setoff and banker’s lien) which the Agent and the Banks, or any of them, may have, and nothing in this Guaranty or in any other Loan Document shall be deemed a waiver of or restriction on the right of setoff or banker’s lien of the Agent and the Banks, or any of them. Each of the Guarantors hereby agrees that, to the fullest extent permitted by Law, any affiliate or subsidiary of the Agent or any of the Banks and any holder of a participation in any obligation of any Guarantor under this Guaranty, shall have the same 

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rights of setoff as the Agent and the Banks as provided in this Section (regardless whether such affiliate or participant otherwise would be deemed a creditor of the Guarantor). 

(b)Upon the occurrence and during the continuation of any default under any Guarantied Obligation, if any amount shall be paid to any Guarantor by or for the account of Borrower, such amount shall be held in trust for the benefit of each Bank and Agent and shall forthwith be paid to the Agent to be credited and applied to the Guarantied Obligations when due and payable. 

12.Construction. The section and other headings contained in this Guaranty are for reference purposes only and shall not affect interpretation of this Guaranty in any respect. This Guaranty has been fully negotiated between the applicable parties, each party having the benefit of legal counsel, and accordingly neither any doctrine of construction of guaranties or suretyships in favor of the guarantor or surety, nor any doctrine of construction of ambiguities in agreement or instruments against the party controlling the drafting thereof, shall apply to this Guaranty. 

13.Successors and Assigns. This Guaranty shall be binding upon each Guarantor, its successors and assigns, and shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Agent and the Banks, or any of them, and their successors and permitted assigns; provided, however, that no Guarantor may assign or transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder or any interest herein and any such purported assignment or transfer shall be null and void. Without limitation of the foregoing, the Agent and the Banks, or any of them (and any successive assignee or transferee), from time to time may assign or otherwise transfer all or any portion of its rights or obligations under the Loan Documents (including all or any portion of any commitment to extend credit), or any other Guarantied Obligations, to any other person and such Guarantied Obligations (including any Guarantied Obligations resulting from extension of credit by such other Person under or in connection with the Loan Documents) shall be and remain Guarantied Obligations entitled to the benefit of this Guaranty, and to the extent of its interest in such Guarantied Obligations such other Person shall be vested with all the benefits in respect thereof granted to the Agent and the Banks in this Guaranty or otherwise. 

14.Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial. 

(a)Governing Law. This Guaranty shall be governed by, construed, and enforced in accordance with, the internal Laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, without regard to conflict of laws principles. 

(b)Certain Waivers. Each Guarantor hereby irrevocably:

(i)Submits to the nonexclusive jurisdiction of any state or federal court sitting in Allegheny County, in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement, and each Guarantor hereby irrevocably agrees that all claims in respect of such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in such state or federal court. Each Guarantor hereby waives to the fullest extent it may effectively do so, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of any such action or proceeding. 

(ii)Waives any objection to jurisdiction and venue of any action instituted against it as provided herein and agrees not to assert any defense based on lack of jurisdiction or venue; and

(iii)WAIVES TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, SUIT, PROCEEDING, OR COUNTERCLAIM OF ANY KIND ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS GUARANTY, THE CREDIT AGREEMENT, OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. 

15.Severability; Modification to Conform to Law.

(a)It is the intention of the parties that this Guaranty be enforceable to the fullest extent permissible under applicable Law, but that the unenforceability (or modification to conform to such Law) of any provision or provisions hereof shall not render unenforceable, or impair, the remainder hereof. If any provision in this Guaranty shall be held invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part in any jurisdiction, this Guaranty shall, as to such jurisdiction, be deemed amended to modify or delete, as necessary, the offending provision or provisions and to alter 

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the bounds thereof in order to render it or them valid and enforceable to the maximum extent permitted by applicable Law, without in any manner affecting the validity or enforceability of such provision or provisions in any other jurisdiction or the remaining provisions hereof in any jurisdiction.

(b)Without limitation of the preceding subsection (a), to the extent that applicable Law (including applicable Laws pertaining to fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent or preferential transfer) otherwise would render the full amount of the Guarantor’s obligations hereunder invalid, voidable, or unenforceable on account of the amount of a Guarantor’s aggregate liability under this Guaranty, then, notwithstanding any other provision of this Guaranty to the contrary, the aggregate amount of such liability shall, without any further action by the Agent or any of the Banks or such Guarantor or any other Person, be automatically limited and reduced to the highest amount which is valid and enforceable as determined in such action or proceeding, which (without limiting the generality of the foregoing) may be an amount which is equal to the greater of:

(i)the fair consideration actually received by such Guarantor under the terms  and  as a result of the Loan Documents and the value of the benefits described in this Section 15 (b) hereof, including (and to the extent not inconsistent  with applicable federal and state Laws affecting the enforceability of guaranties) distributions, commitments, and advances made to or for the benefit of such Guarantor with the proceeds of any credit extended under the Loan Documents, or 

(ii)the excess of (A) the amount of the fair value of the assets of such Guarantor as of the date of this Guaranty as determined in accordance with applicable federal and state Laws governing determinations of the insolvency of debtors as in effect on the date hereof, over (B) the amount of all liabilities of such Guarantor as of the date of this Guaranty, also as determined on the basis of applicable federal and state Laws governing the insolvency of debtors as in effect on the date hereof. 

(c)Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section or elsewhere in this Guaranty, this Guaranty shall be presumptively valid and enforceable to its full extent in accordance with its terms, as if this Section (and references elsewhere in this Guaranty to enforceability to the fullest extent permitted by Law) were not a part of this Guaranty, and in any related litigation the burden of proof shall be on the party asserting the invalidity or unenforceability of any provision hereof or asserting any limitation on any Guarantor’s obligations hereunder as to each element of such assertion. 

16.Additional Guarantors. At any time after the initial execution and delivery of this Guaranty to the Agent and the Banks, additional Persons may become parties to this Guaranty and thereby acquire the duties and rights of being Guarantors hereunder by executing and delivering to the Agent and the Banks a Guarantor Joinder pursuant to the Credit Agreement. No notice of the addition of any Guarantor shall be required to be given to any pre-existing Guarantor and each Guarantor hereby consents thereto. 

17.Joint and Several Obligations. 

The obligations and additional liabilities of the Guarantors under this Guaranty are joint and several obligations of the Guarantors, and each Guarantor hereby waives to the full extent permitted by Law any defense it may otherwise have to the payment and performance of the Obligations that its liability hereunder is limited and not joint and several. Each Guarantor acknowledges and agrees that the foregoing waivers and those set forth below serve as a material inducement to the agreement of the Agent and the Banks to make the Loans, and that the Agent and the Banks are relying on each specific waiver and all such waivers in entering into this Guaranty. The undertakings of each Guarantor hereunder secure the obligations of itself and the other Guarantors. The Agent and the Banks, or any of them, may, in their sole discretion, elect to enforce this Guaranty against any Guarantor without any duty or responsibility to pursue any other Guarantor and such an election by the Agent and the Banks, or any of them, shall not be a defense to any action the Agent and the Banks, or any of them, may elect to take against any Guarantor. Each of the Banks and Agent hereby reserve all rights against each Guarantor.

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18.Receipt of Credit Agreement, Other Loan Documents, Benefits.

(a)Each Guarantor hereby acknowledges that it has received a copy of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents and each Guarantor certifies that the representations and warranties made therein with respect to such Guarantor are true and correct. Further, each Guarantor acknowledges and agrees to perform, comply with, and be bound by all of the provisions of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents. 

(b)Each Guarantor hereby acknowledges, represents, and warrants that it receives direct and indirect benefits by virtue of its affiliation with Borrower and the other Guarantors and that it will receive direct and indirect benefits from the financing arrangements contemplated by the Credit Agreement and that such benefits, together with the rights of contribution and subrogation that may arise in connection herewith are a reasonably equivalent exchange of value in return for providing this Guaranty. 

19.Miscellaneous.

(a)Generality of Certain Terms. As used in this Guaranty, the terms “hereof”, “herein” and terms of similar import refer to this Guaranty as a whole and not to any particular term or provision; the term “including”, as used herein, is not a term of limitation and means “including without limitation”.

(b)Amendments, Waivers. No amendment to or waiver of any provision of this Guaranty, and no consent to any departure by any Guarantor herefrom, shall in any event be effective unless in a writing manually signed by or on behalf of the Agent and the Banks. Any such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given. No delay or failure of the Agent or the Banks, or any of them, in exercising any right or remedy under this Guaranty shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right or remedy preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or remedy. The rights and remedies of the Agent and the Banks under this Guaranty are cumulative and not exclusive of any other rights or remedies available hereunder, under any other agreement or instrument, by Law, or otherwise. 

(c)Telecommunications. Each Bank and Agent shall be entitled to rely on the authority of any individual making any telecopy, electronic or telephonic notice, request, or signature without the necessity of receipt of any verification thereof. 

(d)Expenses. Each Guarantor unconditionally agrees to pay all costs and expenses, including reasonable attorney’s fees incurred by the Agent or any of the Banks in enforcing this Guaranty against any Guarantor and each Guarantor shall pay and indemnify each Bank and Agent for, and hold it harmless from and against, any and all obligations, liabilities, losses, damages, costs, expenses (including disbursements and reasonable legal fees of counsel to any Bank or Agent), penalties, judgments, suits, actions, claims, and disbursements imposed on, asserted against, or incurred by any Bank or Agent (except as may result from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of Agent or any Bank): 

(i)relating to the preparation, negotiation, execution, administration, or enforcement of or collection under this Guaranty or any document, instrument, or agreement relating to any of the Obligations, including in any bankruptcy, insolvency, or similar proceeding in any jurisdiction or political subdivision thereof;

(ii)relating to any amendment, modification, waiver, or consent hereunder or relating to any telecopy or telephonic transmission purporting to be by any Guarantor or Borrower; and 

(iii)in any way relating to or arising out of this Guaranty, or any document, instrument, or agreement relating to any of the Guarantied Obligations, or any action taken or omitted to be taken by any Bank or Agent hereunder, and including those arising directly or indirectly from the violation or asserted violation by any Guarantor or Borrower or Agent or any Bank of any Law, rule, regulation, judgment, order, or the like of any jurisdiction or political subdivision thereof (including those relating to environmental protection, health, labor, importing, exporting, or safety) and regardless whether asserted by any governmental entity or any other Person. 

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(e)Prior Understandings. This Guaranty and the Credit Agreement constitute the entire agreement of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede any and all other prior and contemporaneous understandings and agreements. 

(f)Survival. All representations and warranties of the Guarantors made in connection with this Guaranty shall survive, and shall not be waived by, the execution and delivery of this Guaranty, any investigation by or knowledge of the Agent and the Banks, or any of them, any extension of credit, or any other event or circumstance whatsoever.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned parties intending to be legally bound, have executed this Guaranty as of the date first above written with the intention that this Guaranty shall constitute a sealed instrument.

 

									
	
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II-VI INCORPORATED

	
 

 
	
 
	
 

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Name: 
	
Craig A. Creaturo

	
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Telecopier: 724-360-5947

	
 
	
 
	
 

	
 
	
 
	
PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as Agent

	
 
	
 
	
 

	
 
	
 
	
By:
	
 

	
 
	
 
	
Name:
	
 

	
 
	
 
	
Title:
	
 

	
 
	
 
	
 

(SEAL)

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Acknowledged and consented to:

BORROWER

 

						
	
WITNESS:
	
 
	
II-VI JAPAN INCORPORATED

	
 

 
	
 
	
 

By:
	
 

	
Name:
	
 
	
Name: 
	
Yasuhiro Sakakibara

	
 
	
 
	
Title:
	
President

	
 
	
 
	
 

(SEAL)

	
 
	
 
	
 

Address:
	
c/o II-VI Incorporated

	
 
	
 
	
 
	
375 Saxonburg Blvd

	
 
	
 
	
 
	
Saxonburg, PA 16056

	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 

	
 
	
 
	
Telecopier: 724-360-5947

 

 

 

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EXHIBIT 1.1(R)

REVOLVING CREDIT NOTE

 

		
	
Yen 500,000,000
	
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

	
 
	
January 31, 2012

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, II-VI JAPAN INCORPORATED, a Japanese corporation (herein called the “Borrower”), hereby promises to pay to the order of PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (the “Payee Bank”) on the first to occur of the Expiration Date or acceleration, the lesser of the principal sum of YEN FIVE HUNDRED MILLION (Yen 500,000,000) or the principal amount as may be advanced by Payee Bank to the Borrower hereunder pursuant to the Credit Agreement dated as of January 31, 2012 among the Borrower, the Guarantors party thereto, the Payee Bank, various other financial institutions which are now or hereafter become a party thereto (the Payee Bank and such other financial institutions are each, a “Bank” and collectively, the “Banks”), and PNC Bank, National Association, as Agent for the Banks (in such capacity, the “Agent”), (together with all extensions, renewals, amendments, substitutions and replacements thereto and thereof, the “Credit Agreement”). 

The Borrower shall pay interest on the unpaid principal balance hereof from time to time outstanding from the date hereof at the rate or rates per annum specified by the Borrower pursuant to the Credit Agreement. 

Upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default as provided in the Credit Agreement, the Borrower shall pay interest on the entire principal amount of the then outstanding Loans evidenced by this Note at a rate per annum equal to two percent (2%) per annum above the rate of interest otherwise applicable thereto. Such interest will accrue before and after any judgment has been entered. 

Subject to the provisions of the Credit Agreement, interest on this Revolving Credit Note will be payable on the dates set forth in the Credit Agreement and on the Expiration Date. 

Subject to the provisions of the Credit Agreement, if any payment or action to be made or taken hereunder shall be stated to be or become due on a day which is not a Business Day, such payment or action shall be made or taken on the next following Business Day and such extension of time shall be included in computing interest or fees, if any, in connection with such payment or action. 

Subject to the provisions of the Credit Agreement, payments of both principal and interest shall be made without setoff, counterclaim or other deduction of any nature at the office of the Agent located at Three PNC Plaza, 225 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222, in Japanese Yen in immediately available funds.

This Note is one of the Revolving Credit Notes referred to in, and is entitled to the benefits of, the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents, including the representations, warranties, covenants and conditions contained therein. The Credit Agreement among other things contains provision for acceleration of the maturity hereof upon the happening of certain stated events and also for prepayment, in certain circumstances, on account of principal hereof prior to maturity upon the terms and conditions therein specified. 

All capitalized terms used herein shall, unless otherwise defined herein, have the same meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement. 

Except as otherwise provided in the Credit Agreement, the Borrower waives presentment, demand, notice, protest and all other demands and notices in connection with the delivery, acceptance, performance, default or enforcement of this Note and the Credit Agreement. 

This Note shall bind the Borrower and its successors and assigns, and the benefits hereof shall inure to the benefit of the Payee Bank and its successors and assigns. All references herein to the “Borrower” and the “Payee Bank” shall be deemed to apply to the Borrower and the Payee Bank, respectively, and their respective successors and assigns. 

 

No delay or omission of the Payee Bank to exercise any right or power arising hereunder shall impair any such right or power or be considered to be a waiver of any such right or power, nor shall the Payee Bank’s actions or inaction impair any such right or power. The Borrower agrees to pay on demand, to the extent permitted by law, all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by the Payee Bank in the enforcement of its rights in this Note and in any security therefor. If any provision of this Note is found to be invalid by a court, all other provisions of this Note will remain in full force and effect. The Borrower and all other makers and endorsers of this Note hereby forever waive presentment, protest, notice of dishonor and notice of non-payment. The Borrower also waives all defenses based on suretyship or impairment of collateral. This Note shall bind the Borrower and its successors and assigns, and the benefits hereof shall inure to the benefit of the Payee Bank and its successors and assigns.

THIS NOTE SHALL FOR ALL PURPOSES BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, WITHOUT REGARD TO ITS CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES, EXCEPTING APPLICABLE FEDERAL LAW AND EXCEPT ONLY TO THE EXTENT PRECLUDED BY THE MANDATORY APPLICATION OF THE LAW OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION. 

THE BORROWER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO THE NONEXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY AND THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA, AND WAIVES PERSONAL SERVICE OF ANY AND ALL PROCESS UPON IT AND CONSENTS THAT ALL SUCH SERVICE OF PROCESS BE MADE BY CERTIFIED OR REGISTERED MAIL DIRECTED TO SUCH ADDRESS PROVIDED FOR IN SECTION 11.6 OF THE CREDIT AGREEMENT AND SERVICE SO MADE SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE COMPLETED UPON ACTUAL RECEIPT THEREOF. BORROWER WAIVES ANY OBJECTION TO JURISDICTION AND VENUE OF ANY ACTION INSTITUTED AGAINST IT AS PROVIDED HEREIN AND AGREES NOT TO ASSERT ANY DEFENSE BASED ON LACK OF JURISDICTION OR VENUE. THE BORROWER HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THIS CHOICE OF FORUM SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO PRECLUDE THE ENFORCEMENT OF ANY JUDGMENT OBTAINED IN ANY FORUM OR THE TAKING OF ANY ACTION UNDER THE LOAN DOCUMENTS TO ENFORCE THE SAME IN ANY APPROPRIATE JURISDICTION.

WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. THE BORROWER HEREBY WAIVES THE RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, SUIT, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM OF ANY KIND ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS NOTE.

The Payee Bank may at any time pledge all or a portion of its rights under the Loan Documents including any portion of this Term Note to any of the twelve (12) Federal Reserve Banks organized under Section 4 of the Federal Reserve Act, 12 U.S.C. § 341. No such pledge or enforcement thereof shall release the Payee Bank from its obligations under any of the Loan Documents. 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Note by its duly authorized officer with the intention that it constitutes a sealed instrument. 

 

								
	
WITNESS:
	
 
	
II-VI JAPAN INCORPORATED
	
 

	
By:
	
 
	
 
	
 

By:
	
 
	
 [SEAL] 

	
Name:
	
 
	
 
	
Name: 
	
Yasuhiro Sakakibara
	
 

	
 
	
 
	
Title:
	
President
	
 

 

 

EXHIBIT 2.5.1

FORM OF

REVOLVING CREDIT LOAN REQUEST

 

			
	
TO:
	
PNC Bank, National Association, as Agent
	
 

	
 
	
PNC Firstside Center, 4th Floor
	
 

	
 
	
500 First Avenue
	
 

	
 
	
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
	
 

	
 
	
Attention: Sharon Katto
	
 

	
 
	
Telephone: 412-768-2657
	
 

	
 
	
Telecopy: 412-768-4586
	
 

	
 
	
 
	
 

	
FROM:
	
II-VI Japan Incorporated (the “Borrower”) 
	
 

	
 
	
 
	
 

	
RE:
	
Credit Agreement by and among the Borrower, the Banks party thereto, the Guarantors party thereto and the Agent, dated as of January 31, 2012 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with its terms, the “Credit Agreement”)

 

Pursuant to the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby irrevocably makes the following Revolving Credit Loan Request:

 

Euro-Rate Portion 

 

						
	
1.
	
The Euro-Rate Interest Period for each Euro-Rate Portion (may not end later than the relevant Expiration Date)
	
 
	
 
	
 

	
 
	
 

	
2.
	
The Aggregate Principal Amount of Euro-Rate Portion for each Euro-Rate Interest Period (may not be less than Yen 50,000,000 and must be an integral multiple of Yen 50,000,000)
	
 
	
 
	
Yen
	
 

	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 

	
3.
	
Proposed Borrowing Date (which date shall be at least four (4) Business Days after the date on which the Agent receives this Euro-Rate Portion Request, with such request to be received no later than 10:00 a.m., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania time)
	
 
	
 

 

 

As of the date hereof and the date of making of the Revolving Credit Loan: the Borrower has performed and complied with all covenants and conditions of the Credit Agreement, the representations and warranties contained in Article 6 of the Credit Agreement (except representations and warranties which relate solely to an earlier date or time) are and will be true as more fully provided in the Credit Agreement; no Potential Default or Event Default has occurred and is continuing or shall exist; and the making of the Revolving Credit Loans shall not contravene any Law applicable to the parties to the Credit Agreement and the Loan Documents. 

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement. 

The undersigned certifies to the Agent for the benefit of the Banks as to the accuracy of the foregoing.

 

					
	
Date:
	
 
	
 
	
II-VI INCORPORATED, as Borrower Agent

	
 
	
 
	
for II-VI JAPAN INCORPORATED

	
 

 
	
 
	
 

By:
	
 

	
 
	
 
	
Title:

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