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Exhibit 10.3
OMNIBUS AMENDMENT TO 
PERFORMANCE SHARE AWARD AGREEMENTS OF
CTO REALTY GROWTH, INC.
This Omnibus Amendment (this “Amendment”) is dated to be effective as of July 1, 2022, and has been approved by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of CTO Realty Growth, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), pursuant to Section 4(i) of the Third Amended and Restated CTO Realty Growth, Inc. 2010 Equity Incentive Plan, as may be amended from time to time (the “Plan”).  Capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Plan. 
RECITALS:
WHEREAS, prior to the date hereof, the Company issued, pursuant to certain Performance Share Award Agreements (each, an “Award Agreement” and collectively, the “Award Agreements”), to each Grantee the number of Performance Shares specified in such Grantee’s applicable Award Agreement;
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 4(i) of the Plan, the Committee shall have the authority, in its sole and absolute discretion, to modify or amend each Award, provided that no modification or amendment of an Award shall impair the rights of Grantee unless mutually agreed otherwise between Grantee and the Company, which agreement must be in writing and signed by Grantee and the Company;
WHEREAS, this Amendment does not impair the rights of the Grantees; 
WHEREAS, the Company desires to amend certain vesting provisions of the Award Agreements on the terms and conditions as set forth in this Amendment; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Company hereby amends the Award Agreements as follows: 
Section 1.Amendments. 
a.Amendments to Section 2(a). Section 2(a) of each Award Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:
“The vesting of Grantee’s rights and interest in the Performance Shares shall be determined in accordance with the performance vesting criteria set forth in Exhibit A hereto.  In addition to such vesting criteria, Grantee must remain in continuous employment with the Company or one of its Subsidiaries from the Grant Date through either (i) the date of a “Qualifying Termination” (as defined below), (ii) the date of a “Qualifying CIC Termination” (as defined below) or (iii) the end of the Performance Period, as applicable, in order to have a vested and nonforfeitable right to the Performance Shares.  Any termination of employment, other than a Qualifying Termination or a Qualifying CIC Termination, prior to the end of the Performance Period shall result in the forfeiture of the Performance Shares. 

The Performance Shares shall be settled in shares of the Company’s Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, within sixty (60) days following either the end of the Performance Period or the date of the Qualifying Termination or the Qualifying CIC Termination, as applicable.”
		b.	Amendments to Section 2. Section 2 of each Award Agreement is hereby amended to add Sections 2(e) and 2(f), which are stated in their entirety as follows:

“(e) “Qualifying Termination” means, during the Performance Period, (i) the termination of Grantee’s employment by the Company or one of its Subsidiaries without “Cause” (as defined above) or (ii) Grantee voluntarily terminates employment for “Good Reason” (as defined above).  The date of a Qualifying Termination will be the date that a “separation from service” occurs as such term is defined in Treasury Regulation 1.409A-1(h).
(f) “Qualifying CIC Termination” means, during the Performance Period, (i) the termination of Grantee’s employment by the Company or one of its Subsidiaries without “Cause” (as defined above) or (ii) Grantee voluntarily terminates employment for “Good Reason” (as defined above), in each case, at any time during the 24-month period following a Change in Control (as defined above).”
		c.	Amendments to Section 1 of Exhibit A: Section 1 of Exhibit A of each Award Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

“Except in the event of a Qualifying Termination or a Qualifying CIC Termination (each as defined in the Agreement), the number of Performance Shares that shall vest under this Agreement shall be based upon the following performance goal: The Company’s Total Shareholder Return as compared to the Total Shareholder Return of the Comparison Group during the Performance Period, as further described below.  Upon (a) the expiration of the Performance Period, and (b) the Committee’s determination and certification of the extent to which the performance goal has been achieved, the Participant shall become vested in the number of Performance Shares that corresponds to the level of achievement of the performance goal set forth below that is certified by the Committee. 
Notwithstanding the foregoing, (a) in the case of a Qualifying Termination prior to the expiration of the Performance Period, the percentage of Performance Shares that vest pursuant to the Agreement shall be the greater of (i) the percentage of Performance Shares that would vest based on the Total Shareholder Return achieved by the Company as if the Performance Period had ended on the date of the Qualifying Termination, as determined and certified by the Committee, multiplied by a fraction, the denominator of which is the total number of days in the original Performance Period and the numerator of which is the number of days from the beginning of the Performance Period to the date of the Qualifying Termination or (ii) 100% of the Performance Shares; and (b) in the case of a Qualifying CIC Termination prior to the expiration of the Performance Period, the number of Performance Shares that vest pursuant to the Agreement shall be 150% of the Performance Shares.” 

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Section 2.Ratification of Award Agreements.  Each Award Agreement, as amended by this Amendment, is hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects and shall remain in full force and effect as amended hereby.
Section 3.Governing Law.  This Amendment and the rights and obligations of the parties hereunder shall be governed by and interpreted, construed, and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Maryland without regard to any choice of law principles. 
Section 4.Severability.  Each provision of this Amendment shall be considered severable. If for any reason any provision or provisions herein are determined to be invalid, unenforceable, or illegal under any existing or future law, such invalidity, unenforceability or illegality shall not impair the operation of or affect those portions of this Amendment that are valid, enforceable and legal.
Section 5.Counterparts.  This Amendment may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be an original and all of which shall constitute one and the same document.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has executed this Amendment as of the date first set forth in this Amendment.
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COMPANY:
CTO REALTY GROWTH, INC. 
By:‌Name: Title:

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Omnibus Amendment to 
Performance Share Award Agreement of
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Exhibit 10.1    Execution Version    FOURTH AMENDMENT AND COMMITMENT INCREASE  Dated as of June 28, 2022  to  AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT  Dated as of January 16, 2015  among  HELEN OF TROY TEXAS CORPORATION, a Texas corporation  as the Borrower,  HELEN OF TROY LIMITED, a Bermuda company,  BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,  as Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer,  and  The Other Lenders Party Hereto  PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,  and  U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,  as Co-Syndication Agents,    KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,  and  THE HUNTINGTON NATIONAL BANK,  as Co-Documentation Agents    BOFA SECURITIES, INC.,  PNC CAPITAL MARKETS LLC   and   U.S. BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,  as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Book Runners    

 

    FOURTH AMENDMENT AND COMMITMENT INCREASE TO AMENDED AND  RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT  THIS FOURTH AMENDMENT AND COMMITMENT INCREASE TO AMENDED  AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Fourth Amendment”), dated effective as of  June 28, 2022, is among HELEN OF TROY LIMITED, a Bermuda company (“Limited”), the  other Guarantors, HELEN OF TROY TEXAS CORPORATION, a Texas corporation (the  “Borrower”), the Lenders Party hereto (including each Incremental Lender (as defined below))  and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Administrative Agent, L/C Issuer and Swing Line Lender (in  said capacity as Administrative Agent, the “Administrative Agent”).  BACKGROUND  A. Borrower, Limited, the Lenders, and Bank of America, as the Administrative  Agent, Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer, are parties to that certain Amended and Restated Credit  Agreement, dated as of January 16, 2015, as amended by that certain First Amendment to  Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of December 7, 2016, that certain Second  Amendment, Assumption, Consent and Ratification Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2018  and  that certain Third Amendment and Commitment Increase to Amended and Restated Credit  Agreement, dated as of March 13, 2020 (such agreement, as amended, supplemented or modified  prior to the effectiveness of this Fourth Amendment, the “Existing Credit Agreement”).  All  capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed  thereto in the Existing Credit Agreement or in the Amended Credit Agreement (as defined below),  as the case may be.    B. The Borrower has requested pursuant to Section 2.14 of the Existing Credit  Agreement that the Lenders party hereto provide an Incremental Term Commitment in an  aggregate amount equal to $250,000,000.  Each Lender agreeing to provide an Incremental Term  Commitment is referred to herein as an “Incremental Lender” and shall be deemed to be a “Term  Lender” as defined in the Amended Credit Agreement.  C. The Borrower and Limited have also requested that the Required Lenders amend  the Existing Credit Agreement to (i)  replace LIBOR with Term SOFR (as defined in the Amended  Credit Agreement) in accordance with Section 3.08 of the Existing Credit Agreement, (ii) treat the  acquisition by Limited of Recipe Products Ltd. on or about April 25, 2022 (the “Curlsmith  Acquisition”) as a Qualified Acquisition and (iii) make certain other amendments thereto, as more  fully set forth herein.  D. Each Incremental Lender and the Required Lenders have agreed to amend the  Existing Credit Agreement as provided herein with such amendments not constituting a novation  of the Existing Credit Agreement (the Existing Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, the  “Amended Credit Agreement”).  NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the covenants, conditions and agreements  hereafter set forth, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of  which are all hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto covenant and agree as follows:  

 

2  §1. Establishment of Term Commitment.   (a) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein and in accordance with Section  2.14 of the Existing Credit Agreement, a new term loan in the original principal amount of  $250,000,000 (the “Term Loan”) is hereby established pursuant to Section 2.14 of the Credit  Agreement.  The Required Lenders hereby waive that the requirement in Section 2.14(f) of the  Credit Agreement that Borrower deliver a certificate of each the Loan Party certifying and  attaching the resolutions adopted by such Loan Party approving such increase in the Aggregate  Commitments, provided that the Borrower shall deliver a certificate of the Borrower and Limited  pursuant to Section 6(f) of this Fourth Amendment.   (b) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein and in accordance with Section  2.01(b) of the Amended Credit Agreement, each Incremental Lender severally agrees to make its  portion of the Term Loan in a single advance in Dollars to the Borrower on the Fourth Amendment  Effective Date in an amount not to exceed such Lender’s Term Loan Commitment.  §2. Amendment to Existing Credit Agreement.  The Existing Credit Agreement  (excluding the Schedules and Exhibits thereto) is hereby amended in its entirety and replaced with  the document attached hereto as Annex I.  Upon the Fourth Amendment Effective Date (as defined  in the Amended Credit Agreement), all of the Obligations incurred under the Existing Credit  Agreement shall, to the extent outstanding on the Fourth Amendment Effective Date, continue to  be outstanding under the Amended Credit Agreement and shall not be deemed to be paid, released,  discharged or otherwise satisfied by the execution of this Fourth Amendment, and this Fourth  Amendment shall not constitute a substitution or novation of such Obligations or any of the other  rights, duties and obligations of the parties hereunder.  §3. Amendment to Exhibits and Schedules.  (a) Exhibits A, E and F.  Exhibits A, E and F to the Existing Credit Agreement are  hereby amended in their entirety and replaced with the documents attached hereto as Exhibits A,  E and F to Annex II.  (b) Exhibit I.  Exhibit I is hereby added to the Existing Credit Agreement in the form  of the document attached hereto as Exhibit I to Annex II.  (c) Schedule 2.01.  Schedule 2.01 to the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby amended  in its entirety and replaced with the document attached hereto as Schedule 2.01 to Annex II.  §4. Curlsmith Acquisition.  By signing below, each Lender (a) acknowledges and  agrees that the Curlsmith Acquisition shall be treated as a Qualified Acquisition under the  Amended Credit Agreement and (b) waives the requirement that the Borrower deliver a Qualified  Acquisition Notice for the Curlsmith Acquisition.   §5. Representations and Warranties.  By its execution and delivery hereof, each of  Borrower, Limited and the other Guarantors represents and warrants as follows:  (a) the representations and warranties of the Borrower and each other Loan Party  contained in Article V of the Existing Credit Agreement and in each other Loan Document are true  

 

3  and correct in all material respects (or in the case of such representations and warranties that are  subject to a materiality qualification, in all respects) as of the date hereof, except to the extent that  such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they shall  be true and correct in all material respects (or in the case of such representations and warranties  that are subject to a materiality qualification, in all respects) as such earlier date, and except that  the representations and warranties contained in subsections (a) and (b) of Section 5.05 of the  Existing Credit Agreement shall be deemed to refer to the most recent statements furnished  pursuant to clauses (a) and (b) of Section 6.01 of the Existing Credit Agreement;  (b) no event has occurred and is continuing which constitutes a Default or an Event of  Default on the date hereof or after giving effect to this Fourth Amendment;  (c) (i) Borrower, Limited and each other Guarantor have all requisite power and  authority and all requisite governmental licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals to  execute, deliver and perform their respective obligations under this Fourth Amendment and (ii)  Borrower has all requisite power and authority and all requisite governmental licenses,  authorizations, consents and approvals to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under each  Term Note in the amount of each Incremental Lender’s Term Commitment after giving effect to  this Fourth Amendment (the “Term Loan Notes”);  (d) (i) The execution, delivery and performance by Borrower, Limited and each other  Guarantor of this Fourth Amendment and (ii) the execution, delivery and performance by  Borrower of the Term Loan Notes has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or other  organizational action, and do not and will not (x) contravene the terms of either of such Person’s  Organization Documents; (y) conflict with or result in any breach or contravention of, or the  creation of any Lien under, or require any payment to be made under (A) any Contractual  Obligation to which either Person is a party or affecting such Person or the properties of such  Person or any of its Subsidiaries or (B) any order, injunction, writ or decree of any Governmental  Authority or any arbitral award to which either Person or its property is subject; or (z) violate any  Law.  Limited and each of its Subsidiaries is in compliance with all Contractual Obligations  referred to in clause (y)(A) above except to the extent that failure to do so could not reasonably be  expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;  (e) No approval, consent, exemption, authorization, or other action by, or notice to, or  filing with, any Governmental Authority or any other Person is necessary or required in connection  with the execution, delivery or performance by, or enforcement against (i) Limited, Borrower and  each other Guarantor of this Fourth Amendment and (ii) Borrower of the Term Loan Notes;   (f) (i) (x) This Fourth Amendment has been duly executed and delivered by Limited,  Borrower and each other Guarantor and (y) the Term Loan Notes have been duly executed and  delivered by Borrower.    (ii) (x) This Fourth Amendment constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of  Limited, Borrower and each other Guarantor, enforceable against each such Person in  accordance with its terms, subject as to enforcement to any Debtor Relief Laws and general  equitable principles.  (y) The Term Loan Notes constitute a legal, valid and binding  obligation of Borrower, enforceable against Borrower in accordance with their terms,  subject as to enforcement to any Debtor Relief Laws and general equitable principles.   

 

4  §6. Conditions to Effectiveness.  This Fourth Amendment shall become effective as  of the date set forth above upon the satisfaction of the following conditions:  (a) the Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts of this Fourth  Amendment duly executed by the Required Lenders and each Incremental Lender which is  providing a Term Commitment pursuant to this Fourth Amendment;   (b) the Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts of this Fourth  Amendment duly executed by the Borrower and Limited and acknowledged by each Guarantor;  (c) the Administrative Agent shall have received a fully-executed Term Loan  Note for each Incremental Lender requesting a Term Loan Note;  (d) the Administrative Agent shall have received a completed Loan Notice in the form of  Exhibit A to Annex II with respect to (i) the Revolving Loans subject to the Rate Conversion (as  defined in Section 7 hereof) occurring on or after the Fourth Amendment Effective Date (as  defined in the Amended Credit Agreement) and (ii) the Term Loans to be incurred on the Fourth  Amendment Effective Date;    (e) each of the conditions set forth in Section 4.02(a) and Section 4.02(b) of the  Existing Credit Agreement shall have been satisfied;     (f) the Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate of each of Limited  and the Borrower dated as of the Increase Effective Date signed by a Responsible Officer of such  Loan Party (i) certifying and attaching the resolutions adopted by such Loan Party approving or  consenting to such increase, and (ii) in the case of the Borrower, certifying that, before and after  giving effect to such increase, (A) the representations and warranties contained in Article V of the  Existing Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents (i) that contain a materiality  qualification, are true and correct, on and as of the Increase Effective Date and (ii) that do not  contain a materiality qualification, are true and correct in all material respects, on and as of the  Increase Effective Date, except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically  refer to an earlier date, in which case they are true and correct in all material respects (or in the  case of such representations and warranties that are subject to a materiality qualification, in all  respects) as of such earlier date, and except that for purposes of Section 2.14 of the Existing Credit  Agreement, the representations and warranties contained in subsection (a) of Section 5.05 of the  Existing Credit Agreement shall be deemed to refer to the most recent statements furnished  pursuant to clause (a) of Section 6.01 of the Existing Credit Agreement, and (B) no Default exists.  (g) the Administrative Agent shall have received for its benefit and the benefit  of each Incremental Lender and BofA Securities, Inc. the fees in immediately available funds as  agreed upon by the Borrower, Limited, the Administrative Agent, BofA Securities, Inc. and the  Incremental Lenders;  (h) the Administrative Agent shall have received all invoiced out of pocket fees  and expenses due and owing in connection with this Fourth Amendment; and  (i) unless waived by the Administrative Agent, the reasonable and documented  legal fees and expenses of Greenberg Traurig, LLP, counsel for the Administrative Agent, shall  

 

5  have been paid in immediately available funds to the extent an invoice has been presented at least  one (1) Business Day prior to the Fourth Amendment Effective Date.  §7. Change from Eurodollar Rate Loans to Term SOFR Loans.   (a) As of the Fourth Amendment Effective Date, there may be one or more  outstanding Eurodollar Rate Loans (each, an “Existing Eurodollar Rate Loan”) under the Existing  Credit Agreement. Prior to being repaid or prepaid, the Existing Eurodollar Rate Loans shall bear  interest, and interest shall be payable by the Borrower, in accordance with the Existing Credit  Agreement prior to giving effect to this Fourth Amendment. The foregoing shall be applicable  solely to Existing Eurodollar Rate Loans, and shall cease to apply or have any further force and  effect if there are no Existing Eurodollar Rate Loans outstanding. Notwithstanding anything to the  contrary herein, from and after the Fourth Amendment Effective Date, no further Eurodollar Rate  Loans will be made, converted or continued under the Amended Credit Agreement and any  Existing Eurodollar Rate Loan will be converted to a Term SOFR Loan (as defined in the Amended  Credit Agreement) with an Interest Period of one month at the end of the applicable Interest Period  (hereinafter, the “Rate Conversion”).   (b) By signing below, each Lender (i) acknowledges that the Rate Conversion  will occur after the Fourth Amendment Effective Date and (ii) waives compensation for any losses  pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.05 of the Existing Credit Agreement  as a result of the Rate Conversion.  §8. Reference to the Existing Credit Agreement.  (a) Upon the effectiveness of this Fourth Amendment, each reference in the  Existing Credit Agreement to “this Agreement”, “hereunder”, or words of like import shall mean  and be a reference to the Amended Credit Agreement, as affected and amended hereby.  (b) The Existing Credit Agreement, as amended by the amendments referred to  above, shall remain in full force and effect and is hereby ratified and confirmed.  This Fourth  Amendment shall for all purposes be deemed to be a (i) “Loan Document” under the Amended  Credit Agreement and (ii) an Increase Joinder referenced in Section 2.14(e) of the Amended Credit  Agreement, in each case, entitled to the benefits thereof.  §9. Costs, Expenses and Taxes. The Borrower agrees to pay on demand all  reasonable and documented costs and expenses of the Administrative Agent in connection with  the preparation, reproduction, execution and delivery of this Fourth Amendment and the other  instruments and documents to be delivered hereunder (including the reasonable and documented  fees and out-of-pocket expenses of counsel for the Administrative Agent with respect thereto).  §10. Guarantor’s Acknowledgment.  By signing below, Limited and each other  Guarantor (a) acknowledges, consents and agrees to the execution, delivery and performance by  Borrower and Limited of this Fourth Amendment, (b) acknowledges and agrees that its obligations  in respect of its Guaranty (i) are not released, diminished, waived, modified, impaired or affected  in any manner by this Fourth Amendment or any of the provisions contemplated herein, and (ii)  also covers the Aggregate Commitments as increased by this Fourth Amendment and the Term  Loans incurred pursuant to this Fourth Amendment, (c) ratifies and confirms its obligations under  

 

6  its Guaranty, and (d) acknowledges and agrees that it has no claims or offsets against, or defenses  or counterclaims to, its Guaranty.  §11. Execution in Counterparts.  This Fourth Amendment may be executed in any  number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which  when so executed and delivered shall be deemed to be an original and all of which when taken  together shall constitute but one and the same instrument.  For purposes of this Fourth Amendment,  a counterpart hereof (or signature page thereto) signed and transmitted by any Person party hereto  to the Administrative Agent (or its counsel) by facsimile machine, email or other electronic  imaging means (e.g. “pdf” or “tif”) is to be treated as an original.  The signature of such Person  thereon, for purposes hereof, is to be considered as an original signature, and the counterpart (or  signature page thereto) so transmitted is to be considered to have the same binding effect as an  original signature on an original document.  §12. Governing Law; Binding Effect.  This Fourth Amendment shall be governed by  and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas applicable to agreements made  and to be performed entirely within such state, provided that each party shall retain all rights arising  under federal law, and shall be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and  assigns.    §13. Headings.  Section headings in this Fourth Amendment are included herein for  convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this Fourth Amendment for any  other purpose.  §14. ENTIRE AGREEMENT.  THE EXISTING CREDIT AGREEMENT, AS  AMENDED BY THIS FOURTH AMENDMENT, AND THE OTHER LOAN  DOCUMENTS REPRESENT THE FINAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARTIES  AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR,  CONTEMPORANEOUS, OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE  PARTIES.  THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE  PARTIES.  REMAINDER OF PAGE LEFT INTENTIONALLY BLANK  

 

  Signature Page to Fourth Amendment and Commitment Increase to Credit Agreement   IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Fourth Amendment is executed as of the date first set  forth above.  BORROWER:  HELEN OF TROY TEXAS CORPORATION,   a Texas corporation  By: /s/ Matt Osberg      Matt Osberg  Chief Financial Officer        LIMITED:    HELEN OF TROY LIMITED, a Bermuda  corporation  By: /s/ Matt Osberg      Matt Osberg  Chief Financial Officer  

 

  Signature Page to Fourth Amendment and Commitment Increase to Credit Agreement    BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,  as Administrative Agent        By: /s/ Priscilla L. Ruffin     Name: Priscilla L. Ruffin  Title:   Assistant Vice President     

 

  Signature Page to Fourth Amendment and Commitment Increase to Credit Agreement    BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,  as a Lender, L/C Issuer and Swing Line  Lender        By: /s/ Adam Rose     Name: Adam Rose  Title: Senior Vice President     

 

  Signature Page to Fourth Amendment and Commitment Increase to Credit Agreement    PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,   as a Lender        By: /s/  Andrea Kinnik   Name: Andrea Kinnik  Title: Senior Vice President     

 

  Signature Page to Fourth Amendment and Commitment Increase to Credit Agreement    U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,   as a Lender        By: /s/ Joyce P. Dorsett    Name: Joyce P. Dorsett  Title: Senior Vice President        

 

  Signature Page to Fourth Amendment and Commitment Increase to Credit Agreement    BMO HARRIS BANK N.A., as a Lender        By: /s/ Paul Harris     Name: Paul Harris  Title: Managing Director          

 

  Signature Page to Fourth Amendment and Commitment Increase to Credit Agreement    KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,   as a Lender        By: /s/ Marianne Meil     Name: Marianne Meil  Title: Sr Vice President       

 

  Signature Page to Fourth Amendment and Commitment Increase to Credit Agreement    WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., as a Lender        By: /s/ Ryan Tegeler    Name: Ryan Tegeler  Title: Vice President     

 

  Signature Page to Fourth Amendment and Commitment Increase to Credit Agreement    THE HUNTINGTON NATIONAL BANK,   as a Lender        By: /s/ Janet L. Wheeler     Name: Janet L. Wheeler  Title: Senior Vice President     

 

  Signature Page to Fourth Amendment and Commitment Increase to Credit Agreement    JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,   as a Lender        By: /s/ Jonathan Bennett    Name: Jonathan Bennett  Title: Executive Director           

 

  Signature Page to Fourth Amendment and Commitment Increase to Credit Agreement    COMERICA BANK, as a Lender        By: /s/ Gerald R. Finney, Jr.     Name: Gerald R. Finney, Jr.  Title: Vice President             

 

  Signature Page to Fourth Amendment and Commitment Increase to Credit Agreement   ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED PURSUANT TO SECTION 10 ABOVE:    GUARANTORS:    HELEN OF TROY L.P.,  a Texas limited partnership  By: HELEN OF TROY NEVADA CORPORATION,   a Nevada corporation, General Partner  HELEN OF TROY LIMITED,  a Bermuda company  HELEN OF TROY LIMITED,  a Barbados corporation  HOT NEVADA, INC.,  a Nevada corporation  HELEN OF TROY TEXAS CORPORATION,  a Texas corporation  HELEN OF TROY NEVADA CORPORATION,  a Nevada corporation  IDELLE LABS LTD.,   a Texas limited partnership  By: HELEN OF TROY NEVADA CORPORATION,    a Nevada corporation, General Partner  OXO INTERNATIONAL LTD.,   a Texas limited partnership  By: HELEN OF TROY NEVADA CORPORATION,    a Nevada corporation, General Partner  PUR WATER PURIFICATION PRODUCTS, INC.,   a Nevada corporation  KAZ, INC.,  a New York corporation  KAZ USA, INC.,   a Massachusetts corporation  KAZ CANADA, INC.,  a Massachusetts corporation  STEEL TECHNOLOGY, LLC,  an Oregon limited liability company  DRYBAR PRODUCTS LLC,  a Delaware limited liability company    OSPREY PACKS, INC.,  a Colorado corporation        By: /s/ Matt Osberg       Name: Matt Osberg   Title for all: Chief Financial Officer  

 

  Signature Page to Fourth Amendment and Commitment Increase to Credit Agreement       NOTARIAL CERTIFICATE OF ___________________________    NOTARY PUBLIC DO HEREBY CERTIFY AND ATTEST that on the day of the date hereof  personally came and appeared before me Matt Osberg, the duly authorized Chief Financial  Officer of Helen of Troy Limited, a Barbados corporation, one of the executing parties to the  within written document and did in my presence sign and deliver the same as and for his free and  voluntary act and deed.    IN FAITH AND TESTIMONY WHEREOF I the said ___________________________ have  hereunto set and subscribed my name and caused my Seal of Office to be hereunto put and  affixed this 27th day of June, 2022.    

 

  Signature Page to Fourth Amendment and Commitment Increase to Credit Agreement   HELEN OF TROY MACAO LIMITED,   a Macau corporation      By: /s/ Tessa Judge       Name: Tessa Judge   Title: Director        

 

    Annex I  Credit Agreement  [Attached hereto]  

 

Execution Version  Annex I to Fourth Amendment  Published CUSIP Number: 42308KAE6  42308KAF3  42308KAG1  AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT  Dated as of January 16, 2015  among  HELEN OF TROY TEXAS CORPORATION, a Texas corporation  as the Borrower,  HELEN OF TROY LIMITED, a Bermuda company,  BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,  as Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer,  and  The Other Lenders Party Hereto  PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,  and  U.S. BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,  as Co-Syndication Agents,    KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,  and  THE HUNTINGTON NATIONAL BANK,  as Co-Documentation Agents    BOFA SECURITIES, INC.,  PNC CAPITAL MARKETS LLC   and   U.S. BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,  as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Book Runners  Conformed to include  First Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of December 7, 2016, that Second Amendment,  Assumption, Consent and Ratification Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2018 that Third  Amendment and Commitment Increase to Credit Agreement, dated as of March 13, 2020 and  that Fourth Amendment and Commitment Increase to Credit Agreement, dated as of June 28,  2022    

 

i  TABLE OF CONTENTS  Page  ARTICLE I. DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS ....................................................... 1  1.01 Defined Terms ........................................................................................................ 1  1.02 Other Interpretive Provisions ............................................................................. 43  1.03 Accounting Terms ................................................................................................ 44  1.04 Rounding .............................................................................................................. 45  1.05 Times of Day ......................................................................................................... 45  1.06 Letter of Credit Amounts .................................................................................... 45  1.07 Exchange Rates; Currency Equivalents; Increases .......................................... 45  1.08 Additional Alternative Currencies ..................................................................... 47  1.09 Calculation of Consolidated Total Assets .......................................................... 47  1.10 Change of Currency ............................................................................................ 47  1.11 Rates ...................................................................................................................... 48  ARTICLE II. THE COMMITMENTS AND CREDIT EXTENSIONS ...................................... 48  2.01 Loans ..................................................................................................................... 48  2.02 Borrowings, Conversions and Continuations of Loans .................................... 49  2.03 Letters of Credit ................................................................................................... 51  2.04 Swing Line Loans ................................................................................................. 61  2.05 Prepayments ......................................................................................................... 65  2.06 Termination or Reduction of Commitments ..................................................... 65  2.07 Repayment of Loans ............................................................................................ 66  2.08 Interest .................................................................................................................. 67  2.09 Fees ........................................................................................................................ 67  2.10 Computation of Interest and Fees ...................................................................... 68  2.11 Evidence of Debt .................................................................................................. 69  2.12 Payments Generally; Administrative Agent’s Clawback ................................ 69  2.13 Sharing of Payments by Lenders ....................................................................... 72  2.14 Increase in Commitments ................................................................................... 73  2.15 Cash Collateral .................................................................................................... 75  2.16 Defaulting Lenders .............................................................................................. 76  ARTICLE III. TAXES, YIELD PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY ........................................ 79  3.01 Taxes ..................................................................................................................... 79  3.02 Illegality ................................................................................................................ 84  3.03 Inability to Determine Rates ............................................................................... 84  3.04 Increased Costs .................................................................................................... 87  3.05 Compensation for Losses .................................................................................... 88  3.06 Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders ............................................. 89  3.07 Survival ................................................................................................................. 89  ARTICLE IV. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO CREDIT EXTENSIONS .............................. 89  4.01 Conditions of Initial Credit Extension ............................................................... 89  4.02 Conditions to all Credit Extensions ................................................................... 91  

 

ii  ARTICLE V. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES ...................................................... 92  5.01 Existence, Qualification and Power; Compliance with Laws .......................... 92  5.02 Authorization; No Contravention ...................................................................... 92  5.03 Governmental Authorization; Other Consents ................................................ 92  5.04 Binding Effect ...................................................................................................... 92  5.05 Financial Statements; No Material Adverse Effect .......................................... 93  5.06 Litigation .............................................................................................................. 93  5.07 No Default ............................................................................................................. 94  5.08 Ownership of Property; Liens ............................................................................ 94  5.09 Environmental Compliance ................................................................................ 94  5.10 Insurance .............................................................................................................. 94  5.11 Taxes ..................................................................................................................... 94  5.12 ERISA Compliance .............................................................................................. 94  5.13 Subsidiaries; Equity Interests ............................................................................. 96  5.14 Margin Regulations; Investment Company Act ............................................... 96  5.15 Disclosure ............................................................................................................. 96  5.16 Compliance with Laws ........................................................................................ 96  5.17 Intellectual Property; Licenses, Etc ................................................................... 97  5.18 Solvency ................................................................................................................ 97  5.19 Taxpayer Identification Number ....................................................................... 97  5.20 Sanctions Concerns and Anti-Corruption Laws ............................................... 97  5.21 Representations as to Foreign Obligors ............................................................. 97  5.22 EEA Financial Institution ................................................................................... 98  5.23 Beneficial Ownership Certification .................................................................... 98  5.24 Covered Entities ................................................................................................... 99  ARTICLE VI. AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS .......................................................................... 99  6.01 Financial Statements ........................................................................................... 99  6.02 Certificates; Other Information ....................................................................... 100  6.03 Notices ................................................................................................................. 101  6.04 Payment of Obligations ..................................................................................... 102  6.05 Preservation of Existence, Etc .......................................................................... 102  6.06 Maintenance of Properties ................................................................................ 102  6.07 Maintenance of Insurance ................................................................................. 102  6.08 Compliance with Laws ...................................................................................... 102  6.09 Books and Records ............................................................................................ 103  6.10 Inspection Rights ............................................................................................... 103  6.11 Use of Proceeds .................................................................................................. 103  6.12 Anti-Corruption Laws; Sanctions .................................................................... 103  6.13 Post-Closing Matters ......................................................................................... 103  6.14 Approvals and Authorizations ......................................................................... 103  6.15 Covenant to Guarantee Obligations ................................................................ 103  ARTICLE VII. NEGATIVE COVENANTS .............................................................................. 104  7.01 Liens .................................................................................................................... 104  7.02 Investments ......................................................................................................... 107  7.03 Indebtedness ....................................................................................................... 109  

 

iii  7.04 Fundamental Changes ....................................................................................... 112  7.05 Dispositions ......................................................................................................... 112  7.06 Restricted Payments .......................................................................................... 114  7.07 Change in Nature of Business ........................................................................... 115  7.08 Transactions with Affiliates .............................................................................. 115  7.09 Burdensome Agreements .................................................................................. 116  7.10 Use of Proceeds .................................................................................................. 116  7.11 Financial Covenants .......................................................................................... 116  7.12 Amendments of Subordinated Indebtedness .................................................. 117  7.13 Licenses ............................................................................................................... 117  7.14 Sanctions ............................................................................................................. 117  7.15 Anti-Corruption Laws ....................................................................................... 117  ARTICLE VIII. EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES .................................................. 117  8.01 Events of Default ................................................................................................ 117  8.02 Remedies Upon Event of Default ..................................................................... 120  8.03 Application of Funds ......................................................................................... 120  ARTICLE IX. ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT ............................................................................ 121  9.01 Appointment and Authority ............................................................................. 121  9.02 Rights as a Lender ............................................................................................. 122  9.03 Exculpatory Provisions ..................................................................................... 122  9.04 Reliance by Administrative Agent ................................................................... 123  9.05 Delegation of Duties ........................................................................................... 123  9.06 Resignation of Administrative Agent ............................................................... 124  9.07 Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent and Other Lenders ......................... 125  9.08 No Other Duties, Etc ......................................................................................... 126  9.09 Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim ............................................ 126  9.10 Collateral and Guaranty Matters .................................................................... 127  9.11 ERISA Plan Assets ............................................................................................. 127  ARTICLE X. MISCELLANEOUS ............................................................................................ 129  10.01 Amendments, Etc ............................................................................................... 129  10.02 Notices; Effectiveness; Electronic Communication ........................................ 131  10.03 No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies ................................................................... 133  10.04 Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver ........................................................... 133  10.05 Payments Set Aside ............................................................................................ 136  10.06 Successors and Assigns ...................................................................................... 136  10.07 Treatment of Certain Information; Confidentiality ....................................... 141  10.08 Right of Setoff .................................................................................................... 142  10.09 Interest Rate Limitation .................................................................................... 143  10.10 Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness ........................................................ 143  10.11 Survival of Representations and Warranties .................................................. 143  10.12 Severability ......................................................................................................... 143  10.13 Replacement of Lenders .................................................................................... 144  10.14 Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Etc .................................................................... 144  10.15 Waiver of Jury Trial .......................................................................................... 145  10.16 USA PATRIOT Act ........................................................................................... 146  

 

iv  10.17 No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility ........................................................ 146  10.18 Electronic Execution; Electronic Records; Counterparts ............................. 147  10.19 Judgment Currency ........................................................................................... 148  10.20 ENTIRE AGREEMENT ................................................................................... 148  10.21 Keepwell ............................................................................................................. 148  10.22 Acknowledgment and Consent to Bail-In of Affected Financial  Institutions .......................................................................................................... 149  10.23 Acknowledgment Regarding Any Supported QFCs ...................................... 149  10.24 Addition of Guarantors ..................................................................................... 150  

 

v  SCHEDULES  1.01(a)   1.01(b)   2.01   5.12(d)   5.13   5.20   6.13   7.01   7.02   7.03   10.02   EXHIBITS  Form of  A Loan Notice  B Swing Line Loan Notice  C Revolving Loan Note  D Swing Line Note  E Compliance Certificate  F Assignment and Assumption  G Guaranty  H Forms of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificates  I Term Loan Note    

 

1  AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT  This AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) is entered  into as of January 16, 2015, among HELEN OF TROY TEXAS CORPORATION, a corporation  duly organized under the laws of the State of Texas (the “Borrower”), HELEN OF TROY  LIMITED, a Bermuda company (“Limited”), each lender from time to time party hereto  (collectively, the “Lenders” and individually, a “Lender”), and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as  Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer.  Helen of Troy L.P., Limited, certain Lenders and Bank of America, N.A., as  administrative agent, are parties to that certain Credit Agreement dated as of December 30, 2010  (said Credit Agreement, as amended, modified and supplemented from time to time, the  “Existing Credit Agreement”).  The Borrower has requested that the Existing Credit Agreement be amended and restated  in its entirety, and the Lenders are willing to do so on the terms and conditions set forth herein.  In consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, the parties  hereto covenant and agree to amend and restate the Existing Credit Agreement in its entirety  effective as of the date hereof to read as follows:  ARTICLE I.  DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS  1.01 Defined Terms.  As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the  meanings set forth below:  “Acquisition” means the acquisition by any Person of (a) a majority of the Equity  Interests of another Person, (b) all or substantially all of the assets of another Person or (c) all or  substantially all of a line of business of another Person, in each case (i) whether or not involving  a merger or consolidation with such other Person and (ii) whether in one transaction or a series  of related transactions.  “Acquisition Consideration” means the consideration given by Limited or any of its  Subsidiaries for an Acquisition, including but not limited to the sum of (without duplication)  (a) the fair market value of any cash or property (excluding Equity Interests) or services given,  plus (b) the amount of any Indebtedness assumed, incurred or guaranteed (to the extent not  otherwise included) in connection with such Acquisition by Limited or any of its Subsidiaries.  “Act” means the USA PATRIOT Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law  October 26, 2001)).  “Administrative Agent” means Bank of America in its capacity as administrative agent  under any of the Loan Documents, or any successor administrative agent.  “Administrative Agent’s Office” means the Administrative Agent’s address and, as  appropriate, account as set forth on Schedule 10.02, or such other address or account as the  Administrative Agent may from time to time notify to the Borrower and the Lenders.  

 

2  “Administrative Questionnaire” means an Administrative Questionnaire in a form  supplied by the Administrative Agent.  “Affected Financial Institution” means (a) any EEA Financial Institution or (b) any UK  Financial Institution.  “Affiliate” means, at any time, and with respect to any Person, any other Person that at  such time directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries Controls, or is Controlled by,  or is under common Control with, such first Person.  As used in this definition, “Control” means  the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the  management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by  contract or otherwise, and “Controlled” has the meaning correlative thereto.  Unless the context  otherwise clearly requires, any reference to an “Affiliate” is a reference to an Affiliate of  Limited.  “Agent Parties” has the meaning specified in Section 10.02(c).  “Aggregate Commitments” means the Commitments of all the Lenders.  As of the Fourth  Amendment Effective Date, the amount of the Aggregate Commitments is $1,500,000,000.   “Agreement” means this Credit Agreement, including all schedules, exhibits and annexes  hereto.  “Agreement Currency” has the meaning specified in Section 10.19.  “Alternative Currency” means each of Euro, Sterling, Canadian dollars, Swiss Francs and  Hong Kong dollars and each other currency (other than Dollars) that is approved in accordance  with Section 1.08.  “Alternative Currency Equivalent” means, at any time, with respect to any amount  denominated in Dollars, the equivalent amount thereof in the applicable Alternative Currency as  determined by the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, at such time on  the basis of the Spot Rate (determined in respect of the most recent Revaluation Date) for the  purchase of such Alternative Currency with Dollars.  “Annex” has the meaning specified in Section 5.20(a).  “Applicable Foreign Obligor Documents” has the meaning specified in Section 5.22.  “Applicable Law” means (a) in respect of any Person, all provisions of Laws applicable  to such Person, and all orders and decrees of all courts and determinations of arbitrators  applicable to such Person and (b) in respect of contracts made or performed in the State of Texas,  “Applicable Law” shall also mean the laws of the United States of America, including, without  limitation in addition to the foregoing, 12 USC Sections 85 and 86, and any other statute of the  United States of America now or at any time hereafter prescribing the maximum rates of interest  on loans and extensions of credit, and the laws of the State of Texas.  

 

3  “Applicable Percentage” means (a) in respect of the Term Facility, with respect to any  Term Lender at any time, the percentage (carried out to the ninth decimal place) of the Term  Facility represented by the outstanding principal amount of such Term Lender’s Term Loans at  such time and (b) in respect of the Revolving Facility, with respect to any Revolving Lender at  any time, the percentage (carried out to the ninth decimal place) of the Revolving Facility  represented by such Revolving Lender’s Revolving Commitment at such time, subject to  adjustment as provided in Section 2.16.  If the Commitment of each Revolving Lender to make  Revolving Loans and the obligation of the L/C Issuer to make L/C Credit Extensions have been  terminated pursuant to Section 8.02 or if the Revolving Commitments have expired, then the  Applicable Percentage of each Revolving Lender shall be determined based on the Applicable  Percentage of such Revolving Lender in respect of the Revolving Facility most recently in effect,  giving effect to any subsequent assignments and to any Lender’s status as a Defaulting Lender at  the time of determination.  The Applicable Percentage of each Lender in respect of each Facility  is set forth opposite the name of such Lender on Schedule 2.01 or in the Assignment and  Assumption pursuant to which such Lender becomes a party hereto, as applicable.  “Applicable Rate” means, from to time, the following percentages per annum, based  upon the Net Leverage Ratio as set forth in the most recent Compliance Certificate received by  the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 6.02(a):  Pricing  Level  Net Leverage Ratio Commitment  Fee  Term SOFR for  Loans and  Letters of Credit  Base Rate  for Loans  I Less than 1.50 to 1.00 0.150% 1.000% 0.000%  II Greater than or equal to 1.50 to 1.00 but  less than 2.00 to 1.00  0.200% 1.125% 0.125%  III Greater than or equal to 2.00 to 1.00 but  less than 2.50 to 1.00  0.250% 1.375% 0.375%  IV Greater than or equal to 2.50 to 1.00 but  less than 3.00 to 1.00  0.300% 1.625% 0.625%  V Greater than or equal to 3.00 to 1.00 but  less than 3.50 to 1.00  0.350% 1.875% 0.875%  VI Greater than or equal to 3.50 to 1.00 0.400% 2.000% 1.000%    Any increase or decrease in the Applicable Rate resulting from a change in the Net  Leverage Ratio shall become effective as of the first Business Day immediately following the  date a Compliance Certificate is delivered pursuant to Section 6.02(a); provided, however, that if  a Compliance Certificate is not delivered when due in accordance with such Section 6.02(a),  then, upon the request of the Required Lenders, Pricing Level VI shall apply as of the third  Business Day after the date on which such Compliance Certificate was required to have been  delivered and shall remain in effect until the first Business Day immediately following the date  such Compliance Certificate is actually delivered to the Administrative Agent.  Notwithstanding  the foregoing, the Applicable Rate in effect from and after the Fourth Amendment Effective Date  through and including the date the Compliance Certificate is delivered pursuant to  Section 6.02(a) for the first fiscal quarter ending after the Fourth Amendment Effective Date  shall be Pricing Level III.  

 

4  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this definition, the determination  of the Applicable Rate for any period shall be subject to the provisions of Section 2.10(b).  “Applicable Revolving Percentage” means with respect to any Revolving Lender at any  time, such Revolving Lender’s Applicable Percentage in respect of the Revolving Facility at  such time.  “Applicable Time” means, with respect to any payments in any Alternative Currency, the  local time in the place of settlement for such Alternative Currency as may be determined by the  Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, to be necessary for timely settlement  on the relevant date in accordance with normal and customary banking procedures in the place of  payment.  “Appropriate Lender” means, at any time, (a) with respect to any Facility, a Lender that  has a Commitment with respect to such Facility or holds a Loan under such Facility at such time,  (b) with respect to the Letter of Credit Sublimit, (i) the L/C Issuer and (ii) if any Letters of Credit  have been issued pursuant to Section 2.03, the Revolving Lenders and (c) with respect to the  Swing Line Sublimit, (i) the Swing Line Lender and (ii) if any Swing Line Loans are outstanding  pursuant to Section 2.04(a), the Revolving Lenders.  “Approved Fund” means any Fund that is administered or managed by (a) a Lender,  (b) an Affiliate of a Lender or (c) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers or  manages a Lender.  “Arranger” means, collectively, BofA Securities, Inc., PNC Capital Markets LLC and   U.S. Bank, National Association each in their capacity as a joint lead arranger and a joint  bookrunner.  “Assignment and Assumption” means an assignment and assumption entered into by a  Lender and an Eligible Assignee (with the consent of any party whose consent is required by  Section 10.06(b)), and accepted by the Administrative Agent, in substantially the form of  Exhibit F or any other form (including electronic documentation generated by use of an  electronic platform) approved by the Administrative Agent.  “Attributable Indebtedness” means, on any date, (a) in respect of any Capital Lease of  any Person, the capitalized amount thereof that would appear on a balance sheet of such Person  prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP, and (b) in respect of any Synthetic Lease  Obligation, the capitalized amount of the remaining lease payments under the relevant lease that  would appear on a balance sheet of such Person prepared as of such date in accordance with  GAAP if such lease were accounted for as a capital lease.  “Audited Financial Statements” means the audited consolidated balance sheet of Limited  and its Subsidiaries for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2014, and the related consolidated  statements of income or operations, shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for such fiscal year of  Limited and its Subsidiaries, including the notes thereto.  “Autoborrow Agreement” has the meaning specified in Section 2.04(b)(ii).  

 

5  “Auto-Extension Letter of Credit” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(b)(iii).  “Auto-Reinstatement Letter of Credit” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(b)(iv).  “Availability Period” means the period from and including the Closing Date to the  earliest of (a) the Maturity Date for the Revolving Facility, (b) the date of termination of the  Revolving Commitments pursuant to Section 2.06, and (c) the date of termination of the  Commitment of each Revolving Lender to make Revolving Loans and of the obligation of the  L/C Issuer to make L/C Credit Extensions pursuant to Section 8.02.  “Bail-In Action” means the exercise of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the  applicable Resolution Authority in respect of any liability of an Affected Financial Institution.  “Bail-In Legislation” means, (a) with respect to any EEA Member Country implementing  Article 55 of Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of the  European Union, the implementing law, rule, regulation or requirement for such EEA Member  Country from time to time which is described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule, and (b)  with respect to the United Kingdom, Part I of the United Kingdom Banking Act 2009 (as  amended from time to time) and any other law, regulation or rule applicable to the United  Kingdom relating to the resolution of unsound or failing banks, investment firms or other  financial institutions or their affiliates (other than through liquidation, administration or other  insolvency proceedings).  “Bank of America” means Bank of America, N.A. and its successors.  “Base Rate” means for any day a fluctuating rate of interest per annum equal to the  highest of (a) the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.50%, (b) the rate of interest in effect for such day as  publicly announced from time to time by Bank of America as its “prime rate,” and (c) the Term  SOFR plus 1%, subject to the interest rate floors set forth therein; provided that if the Base Rate  shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed zero for purposes of this Agreement. The  “prime rate” is a rate set by Bank of America based upon various factors including Bank of  America’s costs and desired return, general economic conditions and other factors, and is used as  a reference point for pricing some loans, which may be priced at, above, or below such  announced rate. Any change in such prime rate announced by Bank of America shall take effect  at the opening of business on the day specified in the public announcement of such change. If the  Base Rate is being used as an alternate rate of interest pursuant to Section 3.03 hereof, then the  Base Rate shall be the greater of clauses (a) and (b) above and shall be determined without  reference to clause (c) above.  “Base Rate Loan” means a Revolving Loan or a Term Loan that bears interest based on  the Base Rate.  “Beneficial Ownership Certification” means a certification regarding beneficial  ownership required by the Beneficial Ownership Regulation.  “Beneficial Ownership Regulation” means 31 C.F.R. § 1010.230.  

 

6  “Benefit Plan” means any of (a) an “employee benefit plan” (as defined in ERISA) that is  subject to Title I of ERISA, (b) a “plan” as defined in Section 4975 of the Code or (c) any Person  whose assets include (for purposes of ERISA Section 3(42) or otherwise for purposes of Title I  of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) the assets of any such “employee benefit plan” or “plan”.  “BHC Act Affiliate” has the meaning specified in Section 10.23.  “Borrower” has the meaning specified in the first introductory paragraph hereto.  “Borrower Materials” has the meaning specified in Section 6.02.  “Borrowing” means a Revolving Borrowing, a Swing Line Borrowing or a Term  Borrowing, as the context may require.  “Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which  commercial banks are authorized to close under the Laws of, or are in fact closed in, the state  where the Administrative Agent’s Office is located.  “Capital Lease” means, at any time, a lease with respect to which the lessee is required  concurrently to recognize the acquisition of an asset and the incurring of a liability in accordance  with GAAP.  “Cash and Cash Equivalents” means, collectively (a) cash; (b) readily marketable  obligations issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the United States or any agency  or instrumentality thereof having maturities of not more than two (2) years from the date of  acquisition thereof; provided that such obligations described in this clause (b) are backed by the  full faith and credit of the United States or are pledged in support thereof; (c) time deposits with,  or certificates of deposit or bankers’ acceptances of, any commercial bank that (i) (A) is a Lender  or (B) is organized under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of  Columbia or is the principal banking subsidiary of a bank holding company organized under the  laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia, and is a member of the  Federal Reserve System, (ii) has (or the parent of which has) outstanding short term debt rated P- 1 (or the then equivalent grade) by Moody's or A-1 (or the then equivalent grade) by S&P and  (iii) has combined capital and surplus of at least $1,000,000,000, in each case with maturities of  not more than one (1) year from the date of acquisition thereof; (d) commercial paper issued by  any Person organized under the laws of any state of the United States and rated in one of the two  highest rating categories by Moody's or by S&P, in each case with maturities of not more than  two hundred seventy (270) days from the date of acquisition thereof; (e) repurchase obligations  with a term of not more than seven (7) days for underlying securities of the types described in  clauses (b) and (c) above entered into with any financial institution meeting the qualifications  specified in clause (c) above; (f) Investments in money market mutual funds that are classified as  current assets in accordance with GAAP, and the portfolios of which invest at least 95% of its  assets in Investments of the character, quality and maturity described in clauses (b), (c), (d) and  (e) of this definition maturing not more than one year after the acquisition thereof, which funds  are managed by Persons having, or who are members of holding companies having, in the  aggregate, capital and surplus in excess of $100,000,000; and (g) in the case of Investments by a  non-CFC controlled Foreign Subsidiary, Investments of comparable tenor and credit quality to  

 

7  those described in the foregoing clauses (a) through (f) customarily utilized in countries in which  such Subsidiary operates for short-term cash management purposes.  “Cash Collateralize” means to pledge and deposit with or deliver to the Administrative  Agent, for the benefit of one or more of the L/C Issuer or the Lenders, as collateral for L/C  Obligations, or obligations of the Lenders to fund participations in respect of L/C Obligations,  cash or deposit account balances or, if the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer shall agree in  their sole discretion, other credit support, in each case pursuant to documentation in form and  substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer.  “Cash Collateral” shall  have a meaning correlative to the foregoing and shall include the proceeds of such cash collateral  and other credit support.  “CFC” means a Foreign Subsidiary of Limited that is a controlled foreign corporation  within the meaning of Section 957 of the Code.  “CFC Holding Company” means (a) any Subsidiary of Limited that is not a Foreign  Subsidiary, and (b) any Subsidiary of Limited that is classified as a disregarded entity for U.S.  federal income tax purposes, in each case substantially all the assets of which consist of equity  interests or debt interests in one or more (i) Foreign Subsidiaries that are CFCs or (ii) other  Subsidiaries substantially all the assets of which consist (directly or indirectly) of equity interests  or debt interests in one or more Foreign Subsidiaries that are CFCs.  “Change in Law” means the occurrence, after the date of this Agreement, of any of the  following:  (a) the adoption or taking effect of any law, rule, regulation or treaty, (b) any change  in any law, rule, regulation or treaty or in the administration, interpretation, implementation or  application thereof by any Governmental Authority or (c) the making or issuance of any request,  rule, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) by any Governmental  Authority; provided that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (x) the Dodd-Frank  Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives  thereunder or issued in connection therewith and (y) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives  promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking  Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory  authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall in each case be deemed to be a “Change in  Law”, regardless of the date enacted, implemented, adopted or issued.  “Change of Control” means an event or series of events by which:  (a) any “person” or “group” (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of  the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, but excluding any employee benefit plan of such person or  its subsidiaries, and any person or entity acting in its capacity as trustee, agent or other fiduciary  or administrator of any such plan) becomes the ultimate “beneficial owner” (as defined in  Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934)), directly or indirectly, of  50% or more of the total voting power of Voting Equity Interests of Limited or the Borrower, as  the case may be, or  (b) during any period of twelve (12) consecutive months, a majority of the members  of the board of directors or other equivalent governing body of Limited (excluding vacant seats)  

 

8  cease to be composed of individuals (i) who were members of that board or equivalent governing  body on the first day of such period, (ii) whose election or nomination to that board or equivalent  governing body was nominated, appointed or approved by individuals referred to in clause (i)  above constituting at the time of such election or nomination at least a majority of that board or  equivalent governing body (excluding vacant seats) or (iii) whose election or nomination to that  board or other equivalent governing body was nominated, appointed or approved by individuals  referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) above constituting at the time of such election or nomination at  least a majority of that board or equivalent governing body (excluding vacant seats).  “Closing Date” means the first date all the conditions precedent in Section 4.01 are  satisfied or waived in accordance with Section 10.01.  “CME” means CME Group Benchmark Administration Limited.  “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.  “Commitment” means a Term Commitment or a Revolving Commitment, as the context  may require.  “Commodity Exchange Act” means the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. § 1 et seq.),  as amended from time to time, and any successor statute, as well as any rule promulgated  thereunder by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.  “Communication” means this Agreement, any Loan Document and any document,  amendment, approval, consent, information, notice, certificate, request, statement, disclosure or  authorization related to any Loan Document.  “Compliance Certificate” means a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit E.  “Conforming Changes” means, with respect to the use, administration of or any  conventions associated with SOFR or any proposed Successor Rate or Term SOFR, as  applicable, any conforming changes to the definitions of “Base Rate”, “SOFR”, “Term SOFR”  and “Interest Period”, timing and frequency of determining rates and making payments of  interest and other technical, administrative or operational matters (including, for the avoidance of  doubt, the definitions of “Business Day” and “U.S. Government Securities Business Day”,  timing of borrowing requests or prepayment, conversion or continuation notices and length of  lookback periods) as may be appropriate, in the discretion of the Administrative Agent, to reflect  the adoption and implementation of such applicable rate(s) and to permit the administration  thereof by the Administrative Agent in a manner substantially consistent with market practice  (or, if the Administrative Agent determines that adoption of any portion of such market practice  is not administratively feasible or that no market practice for the administration of such rate  exists, in such other manner of administration as the Administrative Agent determines is  reasonably necessary in connection with the administration of this Agreement and any other  Loan Document).  “Connection Income Taxes” means Other Connection Taxes that are imposed on or  measured by net income (however denominated) or that are franchise Taxes or branch profits  Taxes.  

 

9  “Consolidated EBIT” means for any period the sum of Consolidated Net Earnings for  such period, plus   (a) without duplication and to the extent deducted in calculating Consolidated Net  Earnings (other than with respect to clause (a)(vi)), in each case for Limited and its Subsidiaries,  all determined in accordance with GAAP for such period, the total of:   (i) interest expense (including the interest component of Permitted Receivables  Financings),   (ii) federal and state income and franchise tax expense,   (iii) to the extent non-cash, any impairment charges, asset write-offs and write- downs incurred during such period,   (iv) to the extent non-cash, any write-offs or write-downs of goodwill or other  intangibles during such period,   (v) non-cash charges for such period but excluding any non-cash charge that is an  accrual of a reserve for a cash expense or cash payment to be made, or anticipated to be  made, in a future period,   (vi) the amount of pro forma “run-rate” cost savings, operating expense  reductions, operating improvements and synergies actually implemented by Limited or its  Subsidiaries or related to an Acquisition or Disposition projected to be realized as a result  of actions taken or are expected to be taken, in each case, that are reasonably identifiable,  factually supportable and projected by Limited in good-faith to be realized as a result of  Acquisitions, Dispositions, cost savings or business optimization initiatives or other  similar transactions or initiatives consummated after the Third Amendment Effective  Date to the extent not prohibited by this Agreement, net of the amount of actual benefits  realized in respect thereof; provided that (A) actions in respect of such non-cash  cost-savings, operating expense reductions, operating improvements and synergies have  been, or will be, taken within 12 months of the applicable Acquisition, Disposition or  initiative, (B) no cost savings, operating expense reductions, operating improvements or  synergies shall be added pursuant to this clause (vi) to the extent duplicative of any  expenses or charges otherwise added to (or excluded from) Consolidated EBIT, whether  through a pro forma adjustment or otherwise, for such period, (C) projected amounts (and  not yet realized) may no longer be added in calculating Consolidated EBIT pursuant to  this clause (vi) to the extent occurring more than four fiscal quarters after the applicable  Acquisition, Disposition or initiative, (D) Limited must deliver to the Administrative  Agent (1) a certificate of a Responsible Officer of Limited setting forth such estimated  cost-savings, operating expense reductions, operating improvements and synergies and  (2) information and calculations supporting in reasonable detail such estimated cost  savings, operating expense reductions, operating improvements and synergies,  (vii) any unusual or non-recurring charges or losses for such period,   

 

10  (viii) any fees, expenses or charges (other than depreciation or amortization  expense) incurred during such period in connection with any Investment (including any  Acquisition), Disposition outside of the ordinary course of business, issuance of  Indebtedness or capital stock, or amendment, modification, repayment or refinancing of  any debt instrument, in each case permitted under this Agreement, including (A) any such  transactions undertaken but not completed and any transactions consummated prior to the  Third Amendment Effective Date and (B) any financial advisory fees, accounting fees,  legal fees and other similar advisory and consulting fees,   (ix) restructuring and similar charges, accruals, reserves, severance, relocation  costs, lease termination or modification costs, integration and facilities opening or closing  costs and other business optimization expenses (including in connection with revenue  synergies), signing costs, retention or completion bonuses, transition costs, costs related  to closure/consolidation of facilities and curtailments or modifications to pension and  post-retirement employee benefit plans,   (x) non-recurring cash expenses recognized for information technology and other  integration costs and business optimization expenses in connection with any cost savings  or business optimization initiatives,   (xi) fees, charges, costs and expenses incurred in such period in connection with  Litigation, and  (xii) losses or discounts on sales of receivables and related assets in connection  with any Permitted Receivables Financing,  minus   (b) without duplication and to the extent added in calculating Consolidated Net Earnings,  in each case for Limited and its Subsidiaries, all determined in accordance with GAAP  for such period, the total of:  (i) federal and state, local and foreign income tax credits (other than to the extent  netted in clause (a)(ii) above),  (ii) other non-cash gains, excluding any such non-cash gains to the extent they  represent a reversal of an accrual of a reserve for a cash expense or cash payment that  reduced Consolidated EBIT in a prior period that are described in the exclusion noted in  clause (a)(v) above, and  (iii) any unusual or non-recurring income or gains for such period, all determined  in accordance with GAAP;  provided, that the aggregate amount added back in the calculation of Consolidated EBIT  for any such period pursuant to clauses (a)(vi), (a)(viii), (a)(ix), (a)(x) and (a)(xi) shall not  exceed 20% of Consolidated EBIT for the applicable four-quarter period (calculated prior to  giving effect to any add-backs pursuant to such clauses).   

 

11  “Consolidated EBITDA” means for any period the sum of Consolidated Net Earnings for  such period, plus   (a) without duplication and to the extent deducted in calculating Consolidated Net  Earnings (other than with respect to clause (a)(vii)), in each case for Limited and its Subsidiaries,  all determined in accordance with GAAP for such period, the total of:  (i) depreciation and amortization expenses,  (ii) interest expense (including the interest component of Permitted Receivables  Financings),   (iii) federal and state income and franchise tax expense,   (iv) to the extent non-cash, any impairment charges, asset write-offs and write- downs incurred during such period,   (v) to the extent non-cash, any write-offs or write-downs of goodwill or other  intangibles during such period,   (vi) non-cash charges for such period but excluding any non-cash charge that is an  accrual of a reserve for a cash expense or cash payment to be made, or anticipated to be  made, in a future period,   (vii) the amount of pro forma “run-rate” cost savings, operating expense  reductions, operating improvements and synergies actually implemented by Limited or its  Subsidiaries or related to an Acquisition or Disposition projected to be realized as a result  of actions taken or are expected to be taken, in each case, that are reasonably identifiable,  factually supportable and projected by Limited in good-faith to be realized as a result of  Acquisitions, Dispositions, cost savings or business optimization initiatives or other  similar transactions or initiatives consummated after the Third Amendment Effective  Date to the extent not prohibited by this Agreement, net of the amount of actual benefits  realized in respect thereof; provided that (A) actions in respect of such non-cash  cost-savings, operating expense reductions, operating improvements and synergies have  been, or will be, taken within 12 months of the applicable Acquisition, Disposition or  initiative, (B) no cost savings, operating expense reductions, operating improvements or  synergies shall be added pursuant to this clause (vii) to the extent duplicative of any  expenses or charges otherwise added to (or excluded from) Consolidated EBITDA,  whether through a pro forma adjustment or otherwise, for such period, (C) projected  amounts (and not yet realized) may no longer be added in calculating Consolidated  EBITDA pursuant to this clause (vii) to the extent occurring more than four fiscal  quarters after the applicable Acquisition, Disposition or initiative, (D) Limited must  deliver to the Administrative Agent (1) a certificate of a Responsible Officer of Limited  setting forth such estimated cost-savings, operating expense reductions, operating  improvements and synergies and (2) information and calculations supporting in  reasonable detail such estimated cost savings, operating expense reductions, operating  improvements and synergies,  

 

12  (viii) any unusual or non-recurring charges or losses for such period,   (ix) any fees, expenses or charges (other than depreciation or amortization  expense) incurred during such period in connection with any Investment (including any  Acquisition), Disposition outside of the ordinary course of business, issuance of  Indebtedness or capital stock, or amendment, modification, repayment or refinancing of  any debt instrument, in each case permitted under this Agreement, including (A) any such  transactions undertaken but not completed and any transactions consummated prior to the  Third Amendment Effective Date and (B) any financial advisory fees, accounting fees,  legal fees and other similar advisory and consulting fees,   (x) restructuring and similar charges, accruals, reserves, severance, relocation  costs, lease termination or modification costs, integration and facilities opening or closing  costs and other business optimization expenses (including in connection with revenue  synergies), signing costs, retention or completion bonuses, transition costs, costs related  to closure/consolidation of facilities and curtailments or modifications to pension and  post-retirement employee benefit plans,   (xi) non-recurring cash expenses recognized for information technology and other  integration costs and business optimization expenses in connection with any cost savings  or business optimization initiatives,    (xii) fees, charges, costs and expenses incurred in such period in connection with  Litigation, and  (xiii) losses or discounts on sales of receivables and related assets in connection  with any Permitted Receivables Financing,  minus   (b) without duplication and to the extent added in calculating Consolidated Net Earnings,  in each case for Limited and its Subsidiaries, all determined in accordance with GAAP  for such period, the total of:  (i) federal and state, local and foreign income tax credits (other than to the extent  netted in clause (a)(iii) above),  (ii) other non-cash gains, excluding any such non-cash gains to the extent they  represent a reversal of an accrual of a reserve for a cash expense or cash payment that  reduced Consolidated EBIT in a prior period that are described in the exclusion noted in  clause (a)(vi) above, and  (iii) any unusual or non-recurring income or gains for such period, all determined  in accordance with GAAP;  provided, that the aggregate amount added back in the calculation of Consolidated  EBITDA for any such period pursuant to clauses (a)(vii), (a)(ix), (a)(x), (a)(xi) and (a)(xii) shall  

 

13  not exceed 20% of Consolidated EBITDA for the applicable four-quarter period (calculated prior  to giving effect to any add-backs pursuant to such clauses).  “Consolidated Funded Indebtedness” means, as of any date of determination, for Limited  and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis (eliminating intercompany Indebtedness), the sum of:  (a) all obligations for borrowed money and all obligations evidenced by bonds,  debentures, notes, loan agreements or similar instruments;  (b) all Indebtedness of such Person in respect of Disqualified Equity Interests;  (c) all liabilities for the deferred purchase price of property acquired (excluding  accounts payable arising in the ordinary course of business but including all liabilities created or  arising under any conditional sale or other title retention agreement with respect to any such  property);  (d) all liabilities appearing on its balance sheet in accordance with GAAP in respect  of Capital Leases;  (e) all liabilities for borrowed money secured by any Lien with respect to any  property owned (whether or not it has assumed or otherwise become liable for such liabilities);  (f) all outstanding reimbursement obligations in respect of letters of credit or  instruments serving a similar function issued or accepted for its account by banks and other  financial institutions (whether or not representing obligations for borrowed money); and  (g) without duplication, all Guarantees with respect to liabilities of a type described  in any of clauses (a) through (f) hereof.  For all purposes hereunder, the Consolidated Funded Indebtedness of any Person shall  not include any other indebtedness or portion thereof with respect to which and to the extent the  trustee or other applicable depository in respect of such indebtedness holds cash or cash  equivalents in an amount sufficient to repay the principal, and accrued interest on, such  indebtedness, and the foregoing shall constitute a redemption or a complete defeasance of such  indebtedness pursuant to the applicable agreement governing such indebtedness.  “Consolidated Funded Net Indebtedness” means, as of any date of determination, for  Limited and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, Consolidated Funded Indebtedness net of  Unrestricted Cash and Cash Equivalents.  “Consolidated Net Earnings” means for any period, net earnings (or loss) after income  taxes of Limited and its Subsidiaries for such period, determined on a consolidated basis in  accordance with GAAP, but not including in such net earnings (or loss) the following:  (a) any extraordinary gain or loss arising from the sale of capital assets;  (b) any extraordinary gain or loss arising from any write-up or write-down of  assets;  

 

14  (c) net earnings of any Person in which Limited or any Subsidiary shall have  an ownership interest other than a Subsidiary unless such net earnings (or any portion  thereof) shall have actually been received by Limited or such Subsidiary in the form of  cash distributions;  (d) earnings or losses of any Subsidiary accrued prior to the date it became a  Subsidiary;  (e) any portion of the net earnings of any Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party  that by reason of any contract or charter restriction or Applicable Law or regulation (or in  the good faith judgment of the Board of Directors of Limited for any reason) is  unavailable for payment of dividends to Limited or any of its Subsidiaries, provided that  the aggregate amount of such net earnings that could be paid to Limited or a Subsidiary  by loans or advances or repayment of loans or advances that are due beyond the Maturity  Date, intercompany transfer or otherwise will be included in Consolidated Net Earnings;  (f) the earnings or losses of any Person acquired by Limited or any Subsidiary  through purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise, or the earnings or losses of any  Person substantially all of whose assets have been acquired by Limited or any of its  Subsidiaries, for any period prior to the date of such acquisition;  (g) any gain arising from the acquisition of any securities of Limited or any of  its Subsidiaries;  (h) the earnings or losses attributable to discontinued operations, as  determined in accordance with GAAP, and operations or businesses Disposed of prior to  the date of determination;  (i) the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles;  (j) non-cash compensation charges and expenses, including any such charges  and expenses arising from grants of stock appreciation or similar rights, phantom equity,  stock options, restricted stock, restricted stock units, deferred stock or other rights or  equity incentive programs and non-cash deemed finance charges in respect of any  pension liabilities or other provisions;   (k) (i) charges and expenses pursuant to any management equity plan, long  term incentive plan or stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit  plan or agreement, any stock subscription or shareholder agreement and (ii) charges,  expenses, accruals and reserves in connection with the rollover, acceleration or payout of  Equity Interests held by management of Limited or any Subsidiary, in the case of each of  (i) and (ii) above, to the extent that (in the case of any cash charges and expenses) such  charges, expenses, accruals and reserves are funded with cash proceeds contributed to the  capital of Limited or net cash proceeds of an issuance of Equity Interests (other than  Disqualified Equity Interests) of Limited;   (l) any non-cash loss, charge or expense relating to the incurrence of  obligations in respect of an “earn out” or other similar contingent obligations (but only  

 

15  for so long as such loss, charge or expense remains a non-cash contingent obligation);  and   (m) any other extraordinary gains or losses or any other gain or loss arising  from any event or transaction that is unusual in nature and infrequent in occurrence (but  which otherwise does not constitute an extraordinary item under GAAP) and which  GAAP requires to be reported as a separate component of revenues and expenses from  continuing operations.  “Consolidated Net Worth” means, as of any date of determination, for Limited and its  Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, Shareholders’ Equity for Limited and its Subsidiaries as of  such date.  “Consolidated Total Assets” means at any date of determination, the total assets, in each  case reflected on the consolidated balance sheet of Limited and its Subsidiaries as at the end of  the most recently ended fiscal quarter of Limited for which a balance sheet is available,  determined in accordance with GAAP.  “Contractual Obligation” means, as to any Person, any provision of any security issued  by such Person or of any agreement, instrument or other undertaking to which such Person is a  party or by which it or any of its property is bound.  “Covered Entity” has the meaning specified in Section 10.23.  “Covered Party” has the meaning specified in Section 10.23.  “Credit Extension” means each of the following: (a) a Borrowing and (b) an L/C Credit  Extension.  “Daily Simple SOFR” with respect to any applicable determination date means the SOFR  published on such date on the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s website (or any successor  source).  “Debtor Relief Laws” means the Bankruptcy Code of the United States, and all other  liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium,  rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, or similar debtor relief Laws of the  United States or other applicable jurisdictions from time to time in effect and affecting the rights  of creditors generally.  “Default” means any event or condition that constitutes an Event of Default or that, with  the giving of any notice, the passage of time, or both, would be an Event of Default.  “Default Rate” means (a) when used with respect to Obligations other than Letter of  Credit Fees, an interest rate equal to (i) the Base Rate plus (ii) the Applicable Rate, if any,  applicable to Base Rate Loans plus (iii) 2% per annum; provided, however, that with respect to a  Term SOFR Loan, the Default Rate shall be an interest rate equal to the interest rate (including  any Applicable Rate) otherwise applicable to such Loan plus 2% per annum, and (b) when used  with respect to Letter of Credit Fees, a rate equal to the Applicable Rate plus 2% per annum.  

 

16  “Default Right” has the meaning specified in Section 10.23.  “Defaulting Lender” means, subject to Section 2.16(b), any Lender that (a) has failed to  (i) fund all or any portion of its Loans within two Business Days of the date such Loans were  required to be funded hereunder unless such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the  Borrower in writing that such failure is the result of such Lender’s determination that one or  more conditions precedent to funding (each of which conditions precedent, together with any  applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing) has not been satisfied, or  (ii) pay to the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer, the Swing Line Lender or any other Lender  any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder (including in respect of its participation in  Letters of Credit or Swing Line Loans) within two Business Days of the date when due, (b) has  notified the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or the Swing Line Lender in  writing that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations hereunder, or has made a  public statement to that effect (unless such writing or public statement relates to such Lender’s  obligation to fund a Loan hereunder and states that such position is based on such Lender’s  determination that a condition precedent to funding (which condition precedent, together with  any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing or public statement) cannot  be satisfied), (c) has failed, within three Business Days after written request by the  Administrative Agent or the Borrower, to confirm in writing to the Administrative Agent and the  Borrower that it will comply with its prospective funding obligations hereunder (provided that  such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (c) upon receipt of such  written confirmation by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower), or (d) has, or has a direct  or indirect parent company that has, (i) become the subject of a proceeding under any Debtor  Relief Law, (ii) had appointed for it a receiver, custodian, conservator, trustee, administrator,  assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with reorganization or liquidation  of its business or assets, including the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other state  or federal regulatory authority acting in such a capacity, or (iii) become the subject of a Bail-In  Action; provided that a Lender shall not be a Defaulting Lender solely by virtue of the ownership  or acquisition of any Equity Interest in that Lender or any direct or indirect parent company  thereof by a Governmental Authority so long as such ownership interest does not result in or  provide such Lender with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States or  from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit such Lender (or  such Governmental Authority) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or  agreements made with such Lender.  Any determination by the Administrative Agent that a  Lender is a Defaulting Lender under any one or more of clauses (a) through (d) above, and of the  effective date of such status, shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error, and such  Lender shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender (subject to Section 2.16(b)) as of the date  established therefor by the Administrative Agent in a written notice of such determination, which  shall be delivered by the Administrative Agent to the Borrower, the L/C Issuer, the Swing Line  Lender and each other Lender promptly following such determination.  “Designated Jurisdiction” means any country, region or territory to the extent that such  country, region or territory itself is the subject of any comprehensive Sanction.  “Disposition” or “Dispose” means the sale, transfer, license, lease or other disposition  (including any sale and leaseback transaction) of any property by any Person, including any sale,  

 

17  assignment, transfer or other disposal, with or without recourse, of any notes or accounts  receivable or any rights and claims associated therewith.  “Disqualified Equity Interests” means any Equity Interest which, by its terms (or by the  terms of any security or other Equity Interests into which it is convertible or for which it is  exchangeable), or upon the happening of any event or condition (a) matures or is mandatorily  redeemable (other than solely for Qualified Equity Interests and cash in lieu of fractional shares  of such Equity Interests), pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, (b) is redeemable at  the option of the holder thereof (other than solely for Qualified Equity Interests and cash in lieu  of fractional shares of such Equity Interests), in whole or in part, (c) provides for the scheduled  payments of dividends in cash, or (d) is or becomes convertible into or exchangeable for  Indebtedness or any other Equity Interests that would constitute Disqualified Equity Interests, in  each case, prior to the date that is 91 days after the latest Maturity Date; provided, that, for  purposes of clauses (a) and (b), Equity Interests of any Person that would not constitute  Disqualified Equity Interests but for terms thereof giving holders thereof the right to require such  Person to redeem or purchase such Equity Interests upon the occurrence of an asset sale or a  change of control (or similar event, however denominated) shall not constitute Disqualified  Equity Interests so long as any rights of the holders thereof upon the occurrence of a change of  control or asset sale event shall be subject to the prior repayment in full of the Obligations and  the termination of the Commitments and the termination or Cash Collateralization of all  outstanding Letters of Credit; provided, further, that Equity Interests of any Person that is issued  to any employee or to any plan for the benefit of employees or by any such plan to such  employees shall not constitute Disqualified Equity Interests solely because it may be required to  be repurchased by such Person or any of its Subsidiaries in order to satisfy applicable statutory or  regulatory obligations or as a result of such employee’s termination, death or disability.  “Dividend” means, with respect to any Person, any dividend or other distribution  (whether in cash, securities or other property) with respect to any capital stock or other Equity  Interests of such Person.  “Dollar” and “$” mean lawful money of the United States.  “Dollar Equivalent” means, at any time, (a) with respect to any amount denominated in  Dollars, such amount, and (b) with respect to any amount denominated in any Alternative  Currency, the equivalent amount thereof in Dollars as determined by the Administrative Agent or  the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, at such time on the basis of the Spot Rate (determined in  respect of the most recent Revaluation Date) for the purchase of Dollars with such Alternative  Currency.  “Domestic Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that is organized under the Laws of any  political subdivision of the United States.  “EEA Financial Institution” means (a) any credit institution or investment firm  established in any EEA Member Country which is subject to the supervision of an EEA  Resolution Authority, (b) any entity established in an EEA Member Country which is a parent of  an institution described in clause (a) of this definition, or (c) any financial institution established  

 

18  in an EEA Member Country which is a subsidiary of an institution described in clauses (a) or (b)  of this definition and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent.  “EEA Member Country” means any of the member states of the European Union,  Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.  “EEA Resolution Authority” means any public administrative authority or any person  entrusted with public administrative authority of any EEA Member Country (including any  delegee) having responsibility for the resolution of any EEA Financial Institution.  “Electronic Copy” shall have the meaning specified in Section 10.18.  “Electronic Record” and “Electronic Signature” shall have the meanings assigned to  them, respectively, by 15 USC §7006, as it may be amended from time to time.  “Eligible Assignee” means any Person that meets the requirements to be an assignee  under Section 10.06(b)(iii) and (v) (subject to such consents, if any, as may be required under  Section 10.06(b)(iii)).  “Environmental Laws” means any and all Federal, state, local, and foreign statutes, laws,  regulations, ordinances, rules, judgments, orders, decrees, permits, concessions, grants,  franchises, licenses, agreements or governmental restrictions relating to pollution and the  protection of the environment or the release of any materials into the environment, including  those related to hazardous substances or wastes, air emissions and discharges to waste or public  systems.  “Environmental Liability” means any liability, contingent or otherwise (including any  liability for damages, costs of environmental remediation, fines, penalties or indemnities), of the  Borrower, any other Loan Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries directly or indirectly  resulting from or based upon (a) violation of any Environmental Law, (b) the generation, use,  handling, transportation, storage, treatment or disposal of any Hazardous Materials, (c) exposure  to any Hazardous Materials, (d) the release or threatened release of any Hazardous Materials into  the environment or (e) any contract, agreement or other consensual arrangement pursuant to  which liability is assumed or imposed with respect to any of the foregoing.  “Equity Interests” means, with respect to any Person, all of the shares of capital stock of  (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person, all of the warrants, options or other rights  for the purchase or acquisition from such Person of shares of capital stock of (or other ownership  or profit interests in) such Person, all of the securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares  of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person or warrants, rights or  options for the purchase or acquisition from such Person of such shares (or such other interests),  and all of the other ownership or profit interests in such Person (including partnership, member  or trust interests therein), whether voting or nonvoting, and whether or not such shares, warrants,  options, rights or other interests are outstanding on any date of determination.  “ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended,  and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.  

 

19   “ERISA Affiliate” means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) under  common control with Limited within the meaning of Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code (and  Sections 414(m) and (o) of the Code for purposes of provisions relating to Section 412 of the  Code).  “ERISA Event” means (a) a Reportable Event with respect to a Pension Plan; (b) a  withdrawal by Limited or any ERISA Affiliate from a Pension Plan subject to Section 4063 of  ERISA during a plan year in which it was a “substantial employer” (as defined in  Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA) or a cessation of operations that is treated as such a withdrawal  under Section 4062(e) of ERISA; (c) a complete or partial withdrawal by the Borrower or any  ERISA Affiliate from a Multiemployer Plan; (d) the filing of a notice of intent to terminate, the  treatment of a Pension Plan amendment as a termination under Sections 4041 or 4041A of  ERISA or the institution by the PBGC of proceedings to terminate a Pension Plan; (e) any event  or condition which constitutes grounds under Section 4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or  the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Pension Plan; (f) the determination that any  Pension Plan is considered an at-risk plan or a plan in endangered or critical status within the  meaning of Sections 430, 431 and 432 of the Code or Sections 303, 304 and 305 of ERISA; or  (g) the imposition of any “withdrawal liability” as such term is defined under Part 1 of Subtitle E  of Title IV of ERISA  or any other liability under Title IV of ERISA, other than for PBGC  premiums due but not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA, upon the Borrower or any  ERISA Affiliate.  “EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule” means the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule published  by the Loan Market Association (or any successor person), as in effect from time to time.   “Event of Default” has the meaning specified in Section 8.01.   “Excluded Subsidiary” means (a) any Subsidiary if, and for so long as, the guarantee of  the Obligations by such Subsidiary would require the consent, approval, license or authorization  of a Governmental Authority or under any binding Contractual Obligation (or joint venture  organizational document) with any unaffiliated third party existing on the Third Amendment  Effective Date (or, if later, the date such Subsidiary is acquired or the date such Contractual  Obligation (or joint venture organizational document) is entered into (so long as such  Contractual Obligation  (or joint venture organizational document) is not created, entered into or  incurred for the sole purpose of making such Subsidiary an Excluded Subsidiary), except to the  extent such consent, approval, license or authorization has actually been obtained), (b) any  Subsidiary that is prohibited by Applicable Law, rule or regulation from guaranteeing the  Obligations, (c) any Subsidiary that is a captive insurance company subject to regulation as an  insurance company (or any Subsidiary thereof), (d) a not-for-profit Subsidiary, (e) a special  purpose entity used for a securitization facility, (f) a Receivables Subsidiary, (g) a Subsidiary  (including any CFC Holding Company) where the guarantee of the Obligations by such  Subsidiary would constitute an investment in “United States property” by a CFC that would  reasonably be expected to result in material adverse tax consequences as reasonably determined  by Borrower in good faith in consultation with the Administrative Agent and (h) any Subsidiary  to the extent that the costs of a guarantee from such Subsidiary would be excessive relative to the  expected benefits to be obtained by the Lenders from such guarantee (as reasonably determined  by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent in good faith).  

 

20  “Excluded Swap Obligation” means, with respect to any Guarantor, any Swap Obligation  if, and to the extent that, all or a portion of the Guaranty of such Guarantor of, or the grant by  such Guarantor of a security interest to secure, such Swap Obligation (or any Guaranty thereof)  is or becomes illegal under the Commodity Exchange Act or any rule, regulation or order of the  Commodity Futures Trading Commission (or the application or official interpretation of any  thereof) by virtue of such Guarantor’s failure for any reason to constitute an “eligible contract  participant” as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act (determined after giving effect to  Section 10.20 and any other “keepwell, support or other agreement” for the benefit of such  Guarantor and any and all guarantees of such Guarantor’s Swap Obligations by other Loan  Parties) at the time the Guaranty of such Guarantor, or a grant by such Guarantor of a security  interest, becomes effective with respect to such Swap Obligation.  If a Swap Obligation arises  under a master agreement governing more than one swap, such exclusion shall apply only to the  portion of such Swap Obligation that is attributable to swaps for which such Guaranty or security  interest is or becomes excluded in accordance with the first sentence of this definition.  “Excluded Taxes” means any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to any  Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to a Recipient, (a) Taxes  imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated), franchise Taxes, and branch  profits Taxes, in each case, (i) imposed as a result of such Recipient being organized under the  laws of, or having its principal office or, in the case of any Lender, its Lending Office located in,  the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (or any political subdivision thereof) or (ii) that are Other  Connection Taxes, (b) in the case of a Lender, U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed on  amounts payable to or for the account of such Lender with respect to an applicable interest in a  Loan or Commitment pursuant to a Law in effect on the date on which (i) such Lender acquires  such interest in the Loan or Commitment (other than pursuant to an assignment request by the  Borrower under Section 10.13) or (ii) such Lender changes its Lending Office, except in each  case to the extent that, pursuant to Section 3.01(a)(ii), (a)(iii) or (c), amounts with respect to such  Taxes were payable either to such Lender’s assignor immediately before such Lender became a  party hereto or to such Lender immediately before it changed its Lending Office, (c) Taxes  attributable to such Recipient’s failure to comply with Section 3.01(e) and (d) any withholding  Taxes imposed pursuant to FATCA.  “Existing Credit Agreement” has the meaning specified in the second introductory  paragraph hereto.  “Existing Letters of Credit” means those letters of credit set forth on Schedule 1.01(a).  “Existing Subsidiary Guarantors” means, collectively, HOT-Barbados, HOT-Nevada,  HOT Nevada, Inc., a Nevada corporation, Helen of Troy L.P., a Texas limited partnership, Idelle  Labs, Ltd., a Texas limited partnership, OXO International, Ltd., a Texas limited partnership,  Helen of Troy Macao Limited, a Macau company, Kaz, Inc., a New York corporation, Kaz USA,  Inc., a Massachusetts corporation, Kaz Canada, Inc., a Massachusetts corporation, Pur Water  Purification Products, Inc., a Nevada corporation, Steel Technology, LLC, an Oregon limited  liability company, Drybar Products LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and Osprey  Packs, Inc., a Colorado corporation.   “Facility” means the Term Facility or the Revolving Facility, as the context may require.  

 

21  “FASB ASC” means the Accounting Standards Codification of the Financial Accounting  Standards Board.  “FATCA” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of this  Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not  materially more onerous to comply with), any current or future regulations or official  interpretations thereof and any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the  Code and any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or policies adopted pursuant to any  intergovernmental agreement, treaty or convention among Governmental Authorities and  implementing such Sections of the Code.  “Federal Funds Rate” means, for any day, the rate per annum calculated by the Federal  Reserve Bank of New York based on such day’s federal funds transactions by depository  institutions (as determined in such manner as the Federal Reserve Bank of New York shall set  forth on its public website from time to time) and published on the next succeeding Business Day  by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York as the federal funds effective rate; provided that if the  Federal Funds Rate as so determined would be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be  zero for the purposes of this Agreement.  “Fee Letter” means (a) the letter agreement dated November 14, 2014, among the  Borrower, the Administrative Agent and Merrill, Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated,  (b) the letter agreement dated January 29, 2020, among the Borrower, the Administrative Agent  and BofA Securities, Inc. and (c) the letter agreement dated June 28, 2022, among the Borrower,  the Administrative Agent and BofA Securities, Inc.  “Financial Projections” has the meaning specified in Section 5.05(c).  “First Amendment” means that certain First Amendment to Amended and Restated  Credit Agreement, dated as of December 7, 2016, among the Borrower, Limited, the Lenders and  the Administrative Agent.  “Foreign Lender” means any Lender that is not a U.S. Person.  “Foreign Obligor” means a Loan Party that is a Foreign Person for which, as of the end of  any fiscal year for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(a),  has total assets (including Equity Interests in other Subsidiaries and excluding investments that  are eliminated in consolidation) of equal to or greater than 3.75% of Consolidated Total Assets.  “Foreign Person” means any Person that is organized under the Laws of a jurisdiction  other than the United States, a state thereof or the District of Columbia.  “Foreign Subsidiary” means any direct or indirect Subsidiary of Limited that is a Foreign  Person.  “Fourth Amendment” means that certain Fourth Amendment and Commitment Increase  to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of June 28, 2022, among the Borrower,  Limited, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent.  

 

22  “Fourth Amendment Effective Date” means the date that all conditions of effectiveness  set forth in Section 6 of the Fourth Amendment have been satisfied or waived in accordance with  the terms thereof.  “FRB” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United  States.  “Fronting Exposure” means, at any time there is a Defaulting Lender, (a) with respect to  the L/C Issuer, such Defaulting Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the Outstanding Amount of  all outstanding L/C Obligations other than L/C Obligations as to which such Defaulting Lender’s  participation obligation has been reallocated to other Revolving Lenders or Cash Collateralized  in accordance with the terms hereof, and (b) with respect to the Swing Line Lender, such  Defaulting Lender’s Applicable Percentage of Swing Line Loans other than Swing Line Loans as  to which such Defaulting Lender’s participation obligation has been reallocated to other  Revolving Lenders in accordance with the terms hereof.  “Fund” means any Person (other than a natural Person) that is (or will be) engaged in  making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans and similar extensions  of credit in the ordinary course of its activities.  “GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States set forth in  the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board and the American Institute  of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting  Standards Board or such other principles as may be approved by a significant segment of the  accounting profession in the United States, that are applicable to the circumstances as of the date  of determination, consistently applied and subject to Section 1.03.  “Governmental Authority” means the government of the United States or any other  nation, or of any political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any agency, authority,  instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive,  legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to  government (including any supra-national bodies such as the European Union or the European  Central Bank).  “Guarantee” means, as to any Person, (a) any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of such  Person guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness or other  obligation payable or performable by another Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner,  whether directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of such Person, direct or indirect,  (i) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such  Indebtedness or other obligation, (ii) to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the  purpose of assuring the obligee in respect of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the  payment or performance of such Indebtedness or other obligation, (iii) to maintain working  capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity or level of income or  cash flow of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness or  other obligation, or (iv) entered into for the purpose of assuring in any other manner the obligee  in respect of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment or performance thereof or to  protect such obligee against loss in respect thereof (in whole or in part), or (b) any Lien on any  

 

23  assets of such Person securing any Indebtedness or other obligation of any other Person, whether  or not such Indebtedness or other obligation is assumed by such Person (or any right, contingent  or otherwise, of any holder of such Indebtedness to obtain any such Lien); provided that a  Guarantee shall exclude (A) the endorsement of negotiable instruments for deposit or collection  or similar transactions in the ordinary course of such Person’s business, and (B) obligations  under indemnities incurred in the ordinary course of business or under stock purchase or asset  purchase or sale agreements, or which do not cover Indebtedness of the type described in  clauses (a) through (i) of the definition of Indebtedness.  The amount of any Guarantee shall be  deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the related primary  obligation, or portion thereof, in respect of which such Guarantee is made or, if not stated or  determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof as determined by  the guaranteeing Person in good faith.  The term “Guarantee” as a verb has a corresponding  meaning.  “Guarantied Obligations” has the meaning given to such term in each Guaranty.  “Guarantied Parties” has the meaning given to such term in each Guaranty.  “Guarantors” means, collectively, (a) Limited, (b) the Existing Subsidiary Guarantors and  (c) each other Subsidiary that executes and delivers a Guaranty pursuant to Section 6.15 or  Section 10.24.  “Guaranty” means any Guaranty made by one or more Guarantors in favor of the  Guarantied Parties, substantially in the form of Exhibit G.  “Hazardous Materials” means all explosive or radioactive substances or wastes and all  hazardous or toxic substances, wastes or other pollutants, including petroleum or petroleum  distillates, asbestos or asbestos-containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas,  infectious or medical wastes and all other substances or wastes of any nature regulated pursuant  to any Environmental Law.  “Highest Lawful Rate” means at the particular time in question the maximum rate of  interest which, under Applicable Law, any Lender is then permitted to charge on the Obligations.   If the maximum rate of interest which, under Applicable Law, any Lender is permitted to charge  on the Obligations shall change after the date hereof, the Highest Lawful Rate shall be  automatically increased or decreased, as the case may be, from time to time as of the effective  time of each change in the Highest Lawful Rate without notice to the Borrower.  For purposes of  determining the Highest Lawful Rate under Applicable Law, the indicated rate ceiling shall be  the lesser of (a)(i) the “weekly ceiling”, as that expression is defined in Section 303.003 of the  Texas Finance Code, as amended, or (ii) if available in accordance with the terms thereof and at  the Administrative Agent’s option after notice to the Borrower and otherwise in accordance with  the terms of Section 303.103 of the Texas Finance Code, as amended, the “annualized ceiling”  and (b)(i) if the amount outstanding under this Agreement is less than $250,000, twenty-four  percent (24%), or (ii) if the amount under this Agreement is equal to or greater than $250,000,  twenty-eight percent (28%) per annum.  “Honor Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(c)(i).  

 

24  “HOT-Barbados” means Helen of Troy Limited, a Barbados company.  “HOT-Nevada” means Helen of Troy Nevada Corporation, a Nevada corporation and  general partner of the Borrower.  “Increase Effective Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(d).  “Increase Joinder” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(e).  “Incremental Commitments” means Incremental Revolving Commitments and/or  Incremental Term Commitments.  “Incremental Revolving Commitment” has the meaning assigned to such term in  Section 2.14(a).  “Incremental Term Commitments” has the meaning assigned to such term in  Section 2.14(a).  “Incremental Term Loan Maturity Date” has the meaning assigned to such term in  Section 2.14(b).  “Incremental Term Loans” means any loans made pursuant to any Incremental Term  Commitments.  “Indebtedness” means, as to any Person at a particular time, without duplication, all of  the following, whether or not included as indebtedness or liabilities in accordance with GAAP:  (a) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money and all obligations of  such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, loan agreements or other similar  instruments;  (b) all direct or contingent obligations of such Person arising under letters of  credit (including standby and commercial), bankers’ acceptances, bank guaranties, surety  bonds and similar instruments (but for purposes of Section 7.03 only, such obligations  shall only be Indebtedness to the extent drawn upon or a claim is made in respect  thereof);  (c) net obligations of such Person under any Swap Contract;  (d) all obligations of such Person to pay the deferred purchase price of  property or services (other than trade accounts payable in the ordinary course of business  and, in each case, not past due for more than 60 days after the date on which such trade  account payable was created);  (e) indebtedness (excluding prepaid interest thereon) secured by a Lien on  property owned or being purchased by such Person (including indebtedness arising under  conditional sales or other title retention agreements), whether or not such indebtedness  shall have been assumed by such Person or is limited in recourse;  

 

25  (f) Capital Leases and Synthetic Lease Obligations;  (g) all obligations of such Person to purchase, redeem, retire, defease or  otherwise make any dividend or similar payment in respect of any Disqualified Equity  Interest in such Person or any other Person, valued, in the case of a redeemable preferred  interest, at the greater of its voluntary or involuntary liquidation preference plus accrued  and unpaid dividends; and  (h) all Guarantees of such Person in respect of any of the foregoing.  For all purposes hereof, the Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of  any partnership or joint venture (other than a joint venture that is itself a corporation, a limited  liability company or similar entity) in which such Person is a general partner or a joint venturer,  unless such Indebtedness is expressly made non-recourse to such Person.  The amount of any net  obligation under any Swap Contract on any date shall be deemed to be the Swap Termination  Value thereof as of such date.  The amount of any Capital Lease or Synthetic Lease Obligation as  of any date shall be deemed to be the amount of Attributable Indebtedness in respect thereof as  of such date.  For all purposes hereunder, the Indebtedness of any Person shall not include any  other indebtedness or portion thereof with respect to which and to the extent the trustee or other  applicable depository in respect of such indebtedness holds cash or cash equivalents in an  amount sufficient to repay the principal, and accrued interest on, such indebtedness, and the  foregoing shall constitute a redemption or a complete defeasance of such indebtedness pursuant  to the applicable agreement governing such indebtedness.  “Indemnified Taxes” means (a) Taxes other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with  respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party under any  Loan Document and (b) to the extent not otherwise described in clause (a), Other Taxes.  “Indemnitees” has the meaning specified in Section 10.04(b).  “Information” has the meaning specified in Section 10.07.  “Interest Coverage Ratio” means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of  (a) Consolidated EBIT to (b) interest expense of Limited and its Subsidiaries, in each case for the  items set forth in clauses (a) and (b) for the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters ending on  such date.  “Interest Payment Date” means, (a) as to any Term SOFR Loan, the last day of each  Interest Period applicable to such Loan and the Maturity Date of the Facility under which such  Loan was made; provided, however, that if any Interest Period for a Term SOFR Loan exceeds  three months, the respective dates that fall every three months after the beginning of such Interest  Period shall also be Interest Payment Dates; and (b) as to any Base Rate Loan (including a Swing  Line Loan), the last Business Day of each May, August, November and February and the  Maturity Date of the Facility under which such Loan was made.  “Interest Period” means as to each Term SOFR Loan, the period commencing on the date  such Term SOFR Loan is disbursed or converted to or continued as a Term SOFR Loan and  

 

26  ending on the date one or three months thereafter, as selected by the Borrower in its Loan Notice,  (in the case of each requested Interest Period, subject to availability); provided that:  (a) any Interest Period that would otherwise end on a day that is not a  Business Day shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless, in the case  of a Term SOFR Loan, such Business Day falls in another calendar month, in which case  such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day;  (b) any Interest Period pertaining to a Term SOFR Loan that begins on the  last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically  corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period) shall end on  the last Business Day of the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period; and  (c)  no Interest Period shall extend beyond the Maturity Date of the Facility  under which such Loan was made.  “Investment” means, as to any Person, any direct or indirect acquisition or investment by  such Person, whether by means of (a) the purchase or other acquisition of capital stock or other  securities of another Person, (b) a loan, advance or capital contribution to, Guarantee or  assumption of debt of, or purchase or other acquisition of any other debt or equity participation  or interest in, another Person, including any partnership or joint venture interest in such other  Person and any arrangement pursuant to which the investor Guarantees Indebtedness of such  other Person, or (c) the purchase or other acquisition (in one transaction or a series of  transactions) of assets of another Person that constitute a business unit.  For purposes of covenant  compliance, the amount of any Investment shall be the amount actually invested, without  adjustment for subsequent increases or decreases in the value of such Investment.  “IP Rights” has the meaning specified in Section 5.17.  “IRS” means the United States Internal Revenue Service.  “ISP” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the International Standby Practices,  International Chamber of Commerce Publications No. 590 (or such later version thereof as may  be in effect at the time of issuance).  “Issuer Documents” means with respect to any Letter of Credit, the Letter of Credit  Application, and any other document, agreement and instrument entered into by the L/C Issuer  and the Borrower (or any Subsidiary) or in favor of the L/C Issuer and relating to such Letter of  Credit.  “Joinder Date” has the meaning specified in Section 10.24.  “Judgment Currency” has the meaning specified in Section 10.19.  “Laws” means, collectively, all international, foreign, Federal, state and local statutes,  treaties, rules, guidelines, regulations, ordinances, codes and administrative or judicial  precedents or authorities, including the interpretation or administration thereof by any  Governmental Authority charged with the enforcement, interpretation or administration thereof,  

 

27  and all applicable administrative orders, directed duties, requests, licenses, authorizations and  permits of, and agreements with, any Governmental Authority, in each case whether or not  having the force of law.  “L/C Advance” means, with respect to each Revolving Lender, such Lender’s funding of  its participation in any L/C Borrowing in accordance with its Applicable Revolving Percentage.   All L/C Advances shall be denominated in Dollars.  “L/C Borrowing” means an extension of credit resulting from a drawing under any Letter  of Credit which has not been reimbursed on the date when made or refinanced as a Revolving  Borrowing.  All L/C Borrowings shall be denominated in Dollars.  “L/C Commitment” means, with respect to the L/C Issuer, the commitment of the L/C  Issuer to issue Letters of Credit hereunder. The initial amount of the L/C Issuer’s Letter of Credit  Commitment is set forth on Schedule 2.01. The Letter of Credit Commitment of the L/C Issuer  may be modified from time to time by agreement between the L/C Issuer and the Borrower, and  notified to the Administrative Agent.  “L/C Credit Extension” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the issuance thereof  or extension of the expiry date thereof, or the increase of the amount thereof.  “L/C Issuer” means Bank of America, through itself or through one of its designated  Affiliates or branch offices, in its capacity as issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder, or any  successor issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder.  “L/C Obligations” means, as at any date of determination, the aggregate amount available  to be drawn under all outstanding Letters of Credit plus the aggregate of all Unreimbursed  Amounts, including all L/C Borrowings.  For purposes of computing the amount available to be  drawn under any Letter of Credit, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be determined in  accordance with Section 1.06.  For all purposes of this Agreement, if on any date of  determination a Letter of Credit has expired by its terms but any amount may still be drawn  thereunder by reason of the operation of Rule 3.14 of the ISP, such Letter of Credit shall be  deemed to be “outstanding” in the amount so remaining available to be drawn.  “Lender” has the meaning specified in the first introductory paragraph hereto and, unless  the context requires otherwise, includes the Swing Line Lender.  “Lender Party” and “Lender Recipient Party” means collectively, the Lenders, the Swing  Line Lender and the L/C Issuer.  “Lending Office” means, as to any Lender, the office or offices of such Lender described  as such in such Lender’s Administrative Questionnaire, or such other office or offices as a  Lender may from time to time notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.  “Letter of Credit” means any letter of credit issued hereunder and shall include the  Existing Letters of Credit.  A Letter of Credit may be a commercial letter of credit or a standby  letter of credit.  A Letter of Credit may be issued in Dollars or in an Alternative Currency.  

 

28  “Letter of Credit Application” means an application and agreement for the issuance or  amendment of a Letter of Credit in the form from time to time in use by the L/C Issuer.  “Letter of Credit Expiration Date” means the day that is seven days prior to the Maturity  Date then in effect for the Revolving Facility (or, if such day is not a Business Day, the next  preceding Business Day).  “Letter of Credit Fee” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(h).  “Letter of Credit Sublimit” means an amount equal to the lesser of (a) $75,000,000 and  (b) the Revolving Facility.  The Letter of Credit Sublimit is part of, and not in addition to, the  Revolving Facility.  “Leverage Ratio” means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (a) Consolidated  Funded Indebtedness on such date to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for the period of the four  consecutive fiscal quarters most recently ended for which Limited has delivered financial  statements pursuant to Section 6.01.  For purposes of calculating the Leverage Ratio as of any  date, Consolidated EBITDA shall be calculated on a pro forma basis (as certified by a  Responsible Officer of Limited to the Administrative Agent and as approved by the  Administrative Agent) assuming that all Acquisitions made, and all Dispositions completed,  during the four consecutive fiscal quarters most recently ended had been made on the first day of  such period.  “Licenses” means, collectively, (a) the Scheduled Licenses and (b) any other license or  similar agreement the loss of which could be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse  Effect, and all rights under any of those items described in clauses (a) and (b) immediately  preceding.  “Lien” means any mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement,  encumbrance, lien (statutory or other), charge, or preference, priority or other security interest or  preferential arrangement in the nature of a security interest of any kind or nature whatsoever  (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any easement, right of way or  other encumbrance on title to real property, and any financing lease having substantially the  same economic effect as any of the foregoing).  “Limited” has the meaning specified in the first introductory paragraph hereto.  “Liquidity” means, at any time of determination, the sum of (a) Unrestricted Cash and  Cash Equivalents of Limited and its Subsidiaries at such time and (b) the amount by which the  Revolving Facility exceeds the Total Revolving Outstandings at such time.  “Litigation” means any proceeding, claim, lawsuit, arbitration and/or investigation by or  before any Governmental Authority or arbitrator, including, without limitation, proceedings,  claims, lawsuits, and/or such investigations conducted by or before any Governmental Authority  or arbitrator or pursuant to any environmental, occupational, safety and health, antitrust, unfair  competition, securities, tax or other Law, or under or pursuant to any contract, agreement or  other instrument.  

 

29  “Loan” means an extension of credit by a Lender to the Borrower under Article II in the  form of a Term Loan, Revolving Loan or a Swing Line Loan.  “Loan Documents” means this Agreement, each Note, each Issuer Document, any  agreement creating or perfecting rights in Cash Collateral pursuant to the provisions of  Section 2.15, the Fee Letter, the Autoborrow Agreement, each Guaranty, each Increase Joinder,  and all other certificates, agreements, documents and instruments executed and delivered, in each  case, by or on behalf of any Loan Party pursuant to the foregoing and any amendments,  modifications or supplements thereto or to any other Loan Document or waivers hereof or to any  other Loan Document; provided, however, that for purposes of Section 10.01, “Loan  Documents” shall mean this Agreement and each Guaranty.  “Loan Notice” means a notice of (a) a Borrowing, (b) a conversion of Loans from one  Type to the other, or (c) a continuation of Term SOFR Loans, pursuant to Section 2.02(a), which  shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A or such other form as may be approved by the  Administrative Agent and the Borrower (including any form on an electronic platform or  electronic transmission system as shall be approved by the Administrative Agent), appropriately  completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower.  “Loan Parties” means, collectively, the Borrower and each Guarantor.  “Material Adverse Effect” means (a)  a material adverse effect upon, the operations,  business, properties, liabilities (actual or contingent), condition (financial or otherwise) of  Limited and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; or (b) a material adverse effect upon (i) the ability  of the Loan Parties, taken as a whole, to perform their payment obligations under any Loan  Document or (ii) the legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability against any Loan Party of  any Loan Document to which it is a party.  “Material Domestic Subsidiary” means any Domestic Subsidiary of Limited (other than  an Excluded Subsidiary) that, together with its Subsidiaries, has total assets (including Equity  Interests in other Subsidiaries and excluding (x) investments that are eliminated in consolidation  and (y) investments in any Receivables Subsidiary) of equal to or greater than 3.75% of  Consolidated Total Assets (excluding assets of Excluded Subsidiaries) as of the end of the most  recent four (4) fiscal quarters; provided, however, that if at any time there are Domestic  Subsidiaries (other than Excluded Subsidiaries) which are not classified as “Material Domestic  Subsidiaries” but which collectively have total assets (including Equity Interests in other  Subsidiaries and excluding (x) investments that are eliminated in consolidation and (y)  investments in any Receivables Subsidiary) of equal to or greater than 7.5% of Consolidated  Total Assets (excluding assets of Excluded Subsidiaries), then the Borrower shall promptly  designate one or more such Subsidiaries as Material Domestic Subsidiaries and cause any such  Subsidiary to comply with the provisions of Section 6.15 such that, after such Subsidiaries  become Guarantors hereunder, the Domestic Subsidiaries (other than Excluded Subsidiaries) that  are not Guarantors shall have less than 7.5% of Consolidated Total Assets.    “Maturity Date” means (a) with respect to the Revolving Facility, March 13, 2025 and (b)  with respect to the Term Facility, March 13, 2025; provided, however, that, in each case, if such  date is not a Business Day, the Maturity Date shall be the next preceding Business Day.  

 

30  “Minimum Collateral Amount” means, at any time, (a) with respect to Cash Collateral  consisting of cash or deposit account balances provided to reduce or eliminate Fronting Exposure  during the existence of a Defaulting Lender, an amount equal to 102% of the Fronting Exposure  of the L/C Issuer with respect to Letters of Credit issued and outstanding at such time, (b) with  respect to Cash Collateral consisting of cash or deposit account balances provided in accordance  with the provisions of Section 2.15(a)(i), (a)(ii) or (a)(iii), an amount equal to 102% of the  Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations, and (c) otherwise, an amount determined by the  Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer in their sole discretion.  “Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and any successor thereto.  “Multiemployer Plan” means any employee benefit plan of the type described in  Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA, to which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate makes or is  obligated to make contributions, or during the preceding five plan years, has made or been  obligated to make contributions.  “Multiple Employer Plan” means a Plan which has two or more contributing sponsors  (including the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate) at least two of whom are not under common  control, as such a plan is described in Section 4064 of ERISA.  “Net Leverage Ratio” means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of  (a) Consolidated Funded Net Indebtedness on such date to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for the  period of the four consecutive fiscal quarters most recently ended for which Limited has  delivered financial statements pursuant to Section 6.01.  For purposes of calculating the Net  Leverage Ratio as of any date, Consolidated EBITDA shall be calculated on a pro forma basis  (as certified by a Responsible Officer of Limited to the Administrative Agent and as approved by  the Administrative Agent) assuming that all Acquisitions made, and all Dispositions completed,  during the four consecutive fiscal quarters most recently ended had been made on the first day of  such period.  “Non-Consenting Lender” means any Lender that does not approve any consent, waiver  or amendment that (a) requires the approval of all Lenders or all affected Lenders in accordance  with the terms of Section 10.01 and (b) has been approved by the Required Lenders.  “Non-Defaulting Lender” means, at any time, each Lender that is not a Defaulting Lender  at such time.  “Non-Extension Notice Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(b)(iii).  “Note” means a Term Note, a Revolving Loan Note or the Swing Line Note, as the  context may require.  “Obligations” means all advances to, and debts, liabilities, obligations, covenants and  duties of, any Loan Party arising under any Loan Document or otherwise with respect to any  Loan or Letter of Credit, whether direct or indirect (including those acquired by assumption),  absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising and including  interest and fees that accrue after the commencement by or against any Loan Party or any  Affiliate thereof of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Laws naming such Person as the  

 

31  debtor in such proceeding, regardless of whether such interest and fees are allowed claims in  such proceeding.  For avoidance of doubt, Obligations shall not include any Excluded Swap  Obligations.  “OFAC” means the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States Department of  the Treasury.  “Off-Balance Sheet Liabilities” means, with respect to any Person as of any date of  determination thereof, without duplication and to the extent not included as a liability on the  consolidated balance sheet of such Person and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP:   (a) with respect to any asset securitization transaction (including any accounts receivable  purchase facility) (i) the unrecovered investment of purchasers or transferees of assets so  transferred, and (ii) any other payment, recourse, repurchase, hold harmless, indemnity or similar  obligation of such Person or any of its Subsidiaries in respect of assets transferred or payments  made in respect thereof, other than limited recourse provisions that are customary for  transactions of such type and that neither (x) have the effect of limiting the loss or credit risk of  such purchasers or transferees with respect to payment or performance by the obligors of the  assets so transferred nor (y) impair the characterization of the transaction as a true sale under  Applicable Laws (including Debtor Relief Laws); (b) the monetary obligations under any  financing lease or so-called “synthetic,” tax retention or off-balance sheet lease transaction  which, upon the application of any Debtor Relief Law to such Person or any of its Subsidiaries,  would be characterized as indebtedness; (c) the monetary obligations under any sale and  leaseback transaction which does not create a liability on the consolidated balance sheet of such  Person and its Subsidiaries; or (d) any other monetary obligation arising with respect to any other  transaction which (i) is characterized as indebtedness for tax purposes but not for accounting  purposes in accordance with GAAP or (ii) is the functional equivalent of or takes the place of  borrowing but which does not constitute a liability on the consolidated balance sheet of such  Person and its Subsidiaries (for purposes of this clause (d), any transaction structured to provide  tax deductibility as interest expense of any dividend, coupon or other periodic payment will be  deemed to be the functional equivalent of a borrowing).  “Organization Documents” means, (a) with respect to any corporation, the certificate or  articles of incorporation and the bylaws (or equivalent or comparable constitutive documents  with respect to any non-U.S. jurisdiction); (b) with respect to any limited liability company, the  certificate or articles of formation or organization and operating agreement; and (c) with respect  to any partnership, joint venture, trust or other form of business entity, the partnership, joint  venture or other applicable agreement of formation or organization and any agreement,  instrument, filing or notice with respect thereto filed in connection with its formation or  organization with the applicable Governmental Authority in the jurisdiction of its formation or  organization and, if applicable, any certificate or articles of formation or organization of such  entity.  “Other Connection Taxes” means, with respect to any Recipient, Taxes imposed as a  result of a present or former connection between such Recipient and the jurisdiction imposing  such Tax (other than connections arising from such Recipient having executed, delivered,  become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or  

 

32  perfected a security interest under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to or enforced any  Loan Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Loan or Loan Document).  “Other Foreign Investments” means obligations issued or directly insured or guaranteed  by a Governmental Authority, time deposits, certificates of deposit, banker acceptances,  commercial paper, repurchase obligations of a financial institution, money market funds or  similar Investments that, in the good faith judgment of the Borrower, are marketable or otherwise  liquid and readily convertible to known amounts of cash; provided that the aggregate amount of  Other Foreign Investments by a non-CFC Foreign Subsidiary at any time outstanding shall not  exceed $20,000,000.  “Other Taxes” means all present or future stamp, court or documentary, intangible,  recording, filing or similar Taxes that arise from any payment made under, from the execution,  delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, from the receipt or perfection of a security  interest under, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document, except any such Taxes that are  Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment (other than an assignment made  pursuant to Section 3.06).  “Outstanding Amount” means (i) with respect to Term Loans, Revolving Loans and  Swing Line Loans on any date, the aggregate outstanding principal amount thereof after giving  effect to any borrowings and prepayments or repayments of Term Loans, Revolving Loans and  Swing Line Loans, as the case may be, occurring on such date; and (ii) with respect to any L/C  Obligations on any date, the Dollar Equivalent of the aggregate outstanding amount of such L/C  Obligations on such date after giving effect to any L/C Credit Extension occurring on such date  and any other changes in the aggregate amount of the L/C Obligations as of such date, including  as a result of any reimbursements by the Borrower of Unreimbursed Amounts.  “Overnight Rate” means, for any day, (a) with respect to any amount denominated in  Dollars, the greater of (i) the Federal Funds Rate and (ii) an overnight rate determined by the  Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer, or the Swing Line Lender, as the case may be, in  accordance with usual and customary banking industry rules on interbank compensation, and (b)  with respect to any amount denominated in an Alternative Currency, the rate of interest per  annum at which overnight deposits in the applicable Alternative Currency, in an amount  approximately equal to the amount with respect to which such rate is being determined, would be  offered for such day by a branch or Affiliate of Bank of America in the applicable offshore  interbank market for such currency to major banks in such interbank market. “Participant” has  the meaning specified in Section 10.06(d).  “Participant Register” has the meaning specified in Section 10.06(d).  “PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.  “Pension Act” means the Pension Protection Act of 2006.  “Pension Funding Rules” means the rules of the Code and ERISA regarding minimum  required contributions (including any installment payment thereof) to Pension Plans and  Multiemployer Plans and set forth in, with respect to plan years ending prior to the effective date  of the Pension Act, Section 412 of the Code and Section 302 of ERISA, each as in effect prior to  

 

33  the Pension Act and, thereafter, Section 412, 430, 431, 432 and 436 of the Code and  Sections 302, 303, 304 and 305 of ERISA.  “Pension Plan” means any employee pension benefit plan (excluding a Multiemployer  Plan) that is maintained or is contributed to by the Borrower and any ERISA Affiliate and is  either covered by Title IV of ERISA or is subject to the minimum funding standards under  Section 412 of the Code.  “Permitted Receivables Financing” means any one or more Receivables Financing,  factoring financings and supplier financings that meets the following conditions: (a) the board of  directors of Limited or Borrower shall have determined in good faith that such Receivables  Financing, factoring financing or supplier financing is in the aggregate economically fair and  reasonable to Limited and its Subsidiaries, (b) all sales of accounts receivable and related assets  by Limited or any Subsidiary to a Receivables Subsidiary or any other Person are made at fair  value (as determined in good faith by Limited or Borrower), (c) non-recourse to Limited and any  Subsidiary and their assets, other than any recourse solely attributable to a breach by Limited or  any Subsidiary of representations and warranties that are customarily made by a seller in  connection with the “true sale” of receivables on a non-recourse basis (including any  Receivables Repurchase Obligation), (d) consummated pursuant to customary contracts,  arrangements or agreements entered into with respect to “true sale” of receivables on market  terms for similar transactions and (e) the aggregate amount of all Permitted Receivables  Financings including receivables and related assets shall not exceed $100,000,000 at any time.   The “amount” or “principal amount” of any Permitted Receivables Financing shall be deemed at  any time to be (1) the aggregate principal or stated amount of the Indebtedness, fractional  undivided interests (which stated amount may be described as a “net investment” or similar term  reflecting the amount invested in such undivided interest) or other securities incurred or issued  pursuant to such Permitted Receivables Financing, in each case outstanding at such time, or (2)  in the case of any Permitted Receivables Financing in respect of which no such Indebtedness,  fractional undivided interests or securities are incurred or issued, the cash purchase price paid by  the buyer (other than any Receivables Subsidiary) in connection with its purchase of receivables  less the amount of collections received by Limited or any Subsidiary in respect of such  receivables and paid to such buyer, excluding any amounts applied to purchase fees or discount  or in the nature of interest.  “Person” means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust, joint  venture, association, company, partnership, Governmental Authority or other entity.  “Plan” means any employee benefit plan within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA  (including a Pension Plan), maintained for employees of the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate or  any such Plan to which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate is required to contribute on behalf  of any of its employees.  “Platform” has the meaning specified in Section 6.02.  “PTE” means a prohibited transaction class exemption issued by the U.S. Department of  Labor, as any such exemption may be amended from time to time.  

 

34  “QFC” has the meaning specified in Section 10.23.  “QFC Credit Support” has the meaning specified in Section 10.23.  “Qualified Acquisition” means an Acquisition by Limited or any Subsidiary, which  Acquisition has been designated to the Lenders in a Qualified Acquisition Notice as a “Qualified  Acquisition”, provided that the aggregate Acquisition Consideration is greater than  $150,000,000.  “Qualified Acquisition Notice” means a written notice from Limited to the  Administrative Agent (a) delivered not later than 5 days prior to the date of closing of the  proposed Qualified Acquisition (or such shorter period agreed to by the Administrative Agent)  and (b) which describes the Qualified Acquisition which is the basis for such request (including,  without limitation, a pro forma calculation of the Leverage Ratio immediately prior to and after  giving effect to such Qualified Acquisition, which calculation shall indicate that the Leverage  Ratio immediately prior to such Qualified Acquisition is not greater than 3.50 to 1.00), and  otherwise in form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.  “Qualified ECP Guarantor” means, at any time, each Loan Party with total assets  exceeding $10,000,000 or that otherwise qualifies at such time as an “eligible contract  participant” under §1a(18)(A)(v) or (C) of the Commodity Exchange Act and Regulation 1.3(m)  promulgated thereunder by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.  “Qualified Equity Interests” means any Equity Interests that are not Disqualified Equity  Interests.  “Receivables Financing” means any receivables purchase facilities, securitization, other  receivables financing transaction or series of transactions that may be entered into by Limited or  any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to which Limited or any of its Subsidiaries may sell, contribute,  convey or otherwise transfer to a Receivables Subsidiary or any other Person, or may grant a  security interest in, any accounts receivable (whether now existing or arising in the future) of  Limited or any of its Subsidiaries, and any assets related thereto including, without limitation, all  collateral securing such accounts receivable, all contracts and all guarantees or other obligations  in respect of such accounts receivable, any collections in respect of such accounts receivable,  proceeds of such accounts receivable, and other assets which are customarily transferred or in  respect of which security interests are customarily granted in connection with asset securitization  transactions or other receivables financing involving accounts receivable and any deposit  account or securities account holding solely the collections in respect of the foregoing.  “Receivables Repurchase Obligation” means any obligation of a seller of receivables in a  Permitted Receivables Financing to repurchase receivables arising as a result of a breach of a  representation, warranty or covenant or otherwise, including as a result of a receivable or portion  thereof becoming subject to any asserted defense, dispute, off-set or counterclaim of any kind as  a result of any action taken by, any failure to take action by or any other event relating to the  seller.  

 

35  “Receivables Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that is special purpose entity formed for  the purpose of, and that solely in engages in one or more Permitted Receivables Financing and  any other activities reasonably related or incidental thereto.  “Recipient” means the Administrative Agent, any Lender, the L/C Issuer or any other  recipient of any payment to be made or on account of any Obligation of any Loan Party  hereunder.  “Register” has the meaning specified in Section 10.06(c).  “Related Parties” means, with respect to any Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the  partners, directors, officers, employees, agents, trustees, administrators, managers, advisors,  consultants, service providers and representatives of such Person and of such Person’s Affiliates.  “Removal Effective Date” has the meaning specified in Section 9.06(b).  “Reportable Event” means any of the events set forth in Section 4043(c) of ERISA, other  than events for which the 30 day notice period has been waived.  “Request for Credit Extension” means (a) with respect to a Borrowing, conversion or  continuation of Term Loans or Revolving Loans, a Loan Notice, (b) with respect to an L/C  Credit Extension, a Letter of Credit Application, and (c) with respect to a Swing Line Loan at  any time an Autoborrow Agreement is not in effect, a Swing Line Loan Notice.  “Required Lenders” means, at any time, Lenders having Total Credit Exposures  representing more than 50% of the Total Credit Exposures of all Lenders.  The Total Credit  Exposure of any Defaulting Lender shall be disregarded in determining Required Lenders at any  time; provided that, the amount of any participation in any Swing Line Loan and Unreimbursed  Amounts that such Defaulting Lender has failed to fund that have not been reallocated to and  funded by another Lender shall be deemed to be held by the Lender that is the Swing Line  Lender or L/C Issuer, as the case may be, in making such determination.  “Required Revolving Lenders” means, at any time, Revolving Lenders having Total  Revolving Exposures representing more than 50% of the Total Revolving Exposures of all  Revolving Lenders at such time. The Total Revolving Exposure of any Defaulting Lender shall  be disregarded in determining Required Revolving Lenders at any time; provided that, the  amount of any participation in any Swing Line Loan and Unreimbursed Amounts that such  Defaulting Lender has failed to fund that have not been reallocated to and funded by another  Lender shall be deemed to be held by the Revolving Lender that is the Swing Line Lender or the   L/C Issuer, as the case may be, in making such determination.  “Rescindable Amount” has the meaning as defined in Section 2.12(b)(ii).  “Resignation Effective Date” has the meaning specified in Section 9.06(a).  “Resolution Authority” means an EEA Resolution Authority or, with respect to any UK  Financial institution, a UK Resolution Authority.  

 

36  “Responsible Officer” means the chief executive officer, president, chief financial  officer, executive vice president, controller, treasurer or assistant treasurer of a Loan Party, or if  such Loan Party does not have such officers, a director of such Loan Party, and, solely for  purposes of notices given pursuant to Article II, any other officer or employee of the Borrower  so designated by any of the foregoing officers of the Borrower in a notice to the Administrative  Agent or any other officer or employee of the Borrower designated in or pursuant to an  agreement between the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.  Any document delivered  hereunder that is signed by a Responsible Officer of a Loan Party shall be conclusively presumed  to have been authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership and/or other action on the part of  such Loan Party and such Responsible Officer shall be conclusively presumed to have acted on  behalf of such Loan Party.  To the extent requested by the Administrative Agent, each  Responsible Officer will provide an incumbency certificate and to the extent requested by the  Administrative Agent, appropriate authorization document, in form and substance satisfactory to  the Administrative Agent.  “Restricted Payment” means, collectively, (a) any Dividend, (b) any Treasury Stock  Purchase and (c) any payment or prepayment of principal, interest, premium or penalty of or in  respect of any Subordinated Indebtedness or any defeasance, redemption, purchase, repurchase  or other acquisition or retirement for value, in whole or in part, of any Subordinated  Indebtedness.  “Revaluation Date” means with respect to any Letter of Credit, each of the following:   (a) each date of issuance or extension of a Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative  Currency, (b) each date of an amendment of any such Letter of Credit having the effect of  increasing the amount thereof (solely with respect to the increased amount), (c) each date of any  payment by the L/C Issuer under any Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency,  (d) in the case of Existing Letters of Credit denominated in Alternative Currencies, the Closing  Date, and (e) such additional dates as the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer shall determine  or the Required Revolving Lenders shall require.  “Revolving Borrowing” means a borrowing consisting of simultaneous Revolving Loans  of the same Type and, in the case of Term SOFR Loans, having the same Interest Period made  by each of the Lenders pursuant to Section 2.01(a).  “Revolving Commitment” means, as to each Lender, its obligation to (a) make Revolving  Loans to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(a), (b) purchase participations in L/C  Obligations, and (c) purchase participations in Swing Line Loans, in an aggregate principal  amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed the amount set forth opposite such Lender’s  name on Schedule 2.01 or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender  becomes a party hereto, as applicable, as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in  accordance with this Agreement.  The Revolving Commitment of all of the Revolving Lenders  on the Fourth Amendment Effective Date shall be $1,250,000,000.   “Revolving Credit Exposure” means, as to any Lender at any time, the aggregate  Outstanding Amount at such time of its Revolving Loans and the aggregate Outstanding Amount  of such Lender’s participation in L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans at such time.  

 

37  “Revolving Facility” means, at any time, the aggregate amount of the Revolving Lenders’  Revolving Commitments at such time.  “Revolving Lender” means, at any time, (a) so long as any Revolving Commitment is in  effect, any Lender that has a Revolving Commitment at such time or (b) if the Revolving  Commitments have terminated or expired, any Lender that has a Revolving Loan or a  participation in L/C Obligations or Swing Line Loans at such time.  “Revolving Loan” has the meaning specified in Section 2.01(a).  “Revolving Loan Note” means a promissory note made by the Borrower in favor of a  Lender evidencing Revolving Loans made by such Lender, substantially in the form of  Exhibit C.  “S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC, a subsidiary of S&P Global  Inc., and any successor thereto.  “Same Day Funds” means (a) with respect to disbursements and payments in Dollars,  immediately available funds, and (b) with respect to disbursements and payments in an  Alternative Currency, same day or other funds as may be determined by the Administrative  Agent or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, to be usual and customary in the place of  disbursement or payment for the settlement of international banking transactions in the relevant  Alternative Currency.  “Sanctions” means any sanction administered or enforced by the United States  Government (including, without limitation, OFAC), the United Nations Security Council, the  European Union, Her Majesty’s Treasury (“HMT”), any member states of the European Union  or other relevant sanctions authority.  “Sanctions Laws” means all laws, rules, regulations and requirements administered or  enforced by the United States Government (including, with limitation, OFAC, the U.S.  Department of State or the U.S. Department of Commerce), the United Nations Security Council,  the European Union, the United Kingdom and any other relevant sanctions authority in  connection with Sanctions or the Act.  “Scheduled Licenses” means those Licenses set forth on Schedule 1.01(b).  “Scheduled Unavailability Date” has the meaning specified in Section 3.03(b).  “SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any Governmental Authority  succeeding to any of its principal functions.  “Second Amendment” means that certain Second Amendment, Assumption, Consent and  Ratification Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2018, among Helen of Troy L.P., a Texas limited  partnership, Helen of Troy Texas Corporation, a Texas corporation, Limited, the Lenders, the  Administrative Agent, the Swing Line Lender and the L/C Issuer.  

 

38  “Second Amendment Effective Date” means the date that all conditions of effectiveness  set forth in Section 7 of the Second Amendment have been satisfied.  “Shareholders’ Equity” means, as of any date of determination, consolidated  shareholders’ equity of Limited and its Subsidiaries as of that date determined in accordance  with GAAP.  “SOFR” means the Secured Overnight Financing Rate as administered by the Federal  Reserve Bank of New York (or a successor administrator).  “SOFR Adjustment” with respect to  Daily Simple SOFR means 0.26161% (26.161 basis  points); and with respect to Term SOFR means 0.10% (10 basis points) for an Interest Period of  one-month’s duration or three-month’s duration.  “Solvent” means, with respect to any Person, that the fair value of the assets of such  Person is, on the date of determination, greater than the total amount of liabilities (including  contingent and unliquidated liabilities) of such Person as of such date, that the present fair  saleable value of the assets of such Person is, on the date of determination, not less than the  amount that will be required to pay the probable liability on its debts as they become absolute  and matured, and that, as of such date, such Person is able to pay all liabilities of such Person as  such liabilities mature and such Person does not have unreasonably small capital with which to  carry on its business.  In computing the amount of contingent obligation or other contingent or  unliquidated liabilities at any time, such liabilities will 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 discounted to present value at  rates believed to be reasonable by such Person.  “Specified Loan Party” means any Loan Party that is not an “eligible contract  participant” under the Commodity Exchange Act (determined prior to giving effect to  Section 10.21).  “Spot Rate” for an Alternative Currency means the rate determined by the Administrative  Agent or the L/C Issuer, as applicable, to be the rate quoted by the Person acting in such capacity  as the spot rate for the purchase by such Person of such Alternative Currency with another  currency through its principal foreign exchange trading office at approximately 11:00 a.m. on the  date two Business Days prior to the date as of which the foreign exchange computation is made;  provided that the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer may obtain such spot rate from another  financial institution designated by the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer if the Person acting  in such capacity does not have as of the date of determination a spot buying rate for any such  Alternative Currency; and provided further that the L/C Issuer may use such spot rate quoted on  the date as of which the foreign exchange computation is made in the case of any Letter of Credit  denominated in an Alternative Currency.  “Sterling” means the lawful currency of the United Kingdom.  “Subordinated Indebtedness” means any Indebtedness of Limited or any Subsidiary  which is expressly subordinated to the Obligations at all times pursuant to terms satisfactory to  the Required Lenders.  

 

39  “Subsidiary” of a Person means a corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability  company or other business entity of which a majority of the shares of securities or other interests  having ordinary voting power for the election of directors or other governing body (other than  securities or interests having such power only by reason of the happening of a contingency) are  at the time beneficially owned, Controlled or held by such Person.  Unless otherwise specified,  all references herein to a “Subsidiary” or to “Subsidiaries” shall refer to a Subsidiary or  Subsidiaries of Limited.  “Successor Rate” has the meaning specified in Section 3.03(b).  “Supported QFC” has the meaning specified in Section 10.23.  “Swap Contract” means (a) any and all rate swap transactions, basis swaps, credit  derivative transactions, forward rate transactions, commodity swaps, commodity options,  forward commodity contracts, equity or equity index swaps or options, bond or bond price or  bond index swaps or options or forward bond or forward bond price or forward bond index  transactions, interest rate options, forward foreign exchange transactions, cap transactions, floor  transactions, collar transactions, currency swap transactions, cross-currency rate swap  transactions, currency options, spot contracts, or any other similar transactions or any  combination of any of the foregoing (including any options to enter into any of the foregoing),  whether or not any such transaction is governed by or subject to any master agreement, and  (b) any and all transactions of any kind, and the related confirmations, which are subject to the  terms and conditions of, or governed by, any form of master agreement published by the  International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., any International Foreign Exchange  Master Agreement, or any other master agreement (any such master agreement, together with  any related schedules, a “Master Agreement”), including any such obligations or liabilities under  any Master Agreement.  “Swap Obligations” means, with respect to any Guarantor, any obligation to pay or  perform under any agreement, contract or transaction that constitutes a “swap” within the  meaning of Section 1a(47) of the Commodity Exchange Act.  “Swap Termination Value” means, in respect of any one or more Swap Contracts, after  taking into account the effect of any legally enforceable netting agreement relating to such Swap  Contracts, (a) for any date on or after the date such Swap Contracts have been closed out and  termination value(s) determined in accordance therewith, such termination value(s), and (b) for  any date prior to the date referenced in clause (a), the amount(s) determined as the mark-to- market value(s) for such Swap Contracts, as determined based upon one or more mid-market or  other readily available quotations provided by any recognized dealer in such Swap Contracts  (which may include a Lender or any Affiliate of a Lender).  “Swing Line” means the revolving credit facility made available by the Swing Line  Lender pursuant to Section 2.04.  “Swing Line Borrowing” means a borrowing of a Swing Line Loan pursuant to  Section 2.04.  

 

40  “Swing Line Lender” means Bank of America in its capacity as provider of Swing Line  Loans, or any successor swing line lender hereunder.  “Swing Line Loan” has the meaning specified in Section 2.04(a).  “Swing Line Loan Notice” means a notice of a Swing Line Borrowing pursuant to  Section 2.04(b), which, if in writing, shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit B or such other  form as approved by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower (including any form on an  electronic platform or electronic system as shall be approved by the Administrative Agent),  appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower.  “Swing Line Note” means that certain promissory note made by the Borrower in favor of  the Swing Line Lender, substantially in the form of Exhibit D.  “Swing Line Sublimit” means an amount equal to the lesser of (a) $50,000,000 and  (b) the Revolving Facility.  The Swing Line Sublimit is part of, and not in addition to, the  Revolving Facility.  “Synthetic Lease Obligation” means the monetary obligation of a Person under (a) a so- called synthetic, off-balance sheet or tax retention lease, or (b) an agreement for the use or  possession of property creating obligations that do not appear on the balance sheet of such  Person but which, upon the insolvency or bankruptcy of such Person, would be characterized as  the indebtedness of such Person (without regard to accounting treatment).  “Taxes” means all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions,  withholdings (including backup withholding), assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any  Governmental Authority, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.  “Term Borrowing” means a borrowing consisting of simultaneous Term Loans of the  same Type and, in the case of Term SOFR Loans, having the same Interest Period made by each  of the Term Lenders pursuant to Section 2.01(b).  “Term Commitment” means, as to each Term Lender, its obligation to make Term Loans  to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(b) in an aggregate principal amount at any one time  outstanding not to exceed the amount set forth opposite such Term Lender’s name on Schedule  2.01 under the caption “Term Commitment” or opposite such caption in the Assignment and  Assumption pursuant to which such Term Lender becomes a party hereto, as applicable, as such  amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with this Agreement. The Term  Commitment of all of the Term Lenders on the Fourth Amendment Effective Date shall be  $250,000,000.  “Term Facility” means, at any time, (a) on or prior to the Fourth Amendment Effective  Date, the aggregate amount of the Term Commitments at such time and (b) thereafter, the  aggregate principal amount of the Term Loans of all Term Lenders outstanding at such time.  “Term Lender” means (a) at any time on or prior to the Fourth Amendment Effective  Date, any Lender that has a Term Commitment at such time and (b) at any time after the Fourth  Amendment Effective Date, any Lender that holds Term Loans at such time.  

 

41  “Term Loan” means an advance made by any Term Lender under the Term Facility.  “Term Note” means a promissory note made by the Borrower in favor of a Term Lender  evidencing Term Loans made by such Term Lender, substantially in the form of Exhibit I.  “Term SOFR” means:  (a) for any Interest Period with respect to a Term SOFR Loan, the rate per annum  equal to the Term SOFR Screen Rate two U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to the  commencement of such Interest Period with a term equivalent to such Interest Period; provided  that if the rate is not published prior to 11:00 a.m. on such determination date then Term SOFR  means the Term SOFR Screen Rate on the first U.S. Government Securities Business Day  immediately prior thereto, in each case, plus the SOFR Adjustment for such Interest Period; and  (b) for any interest calculation with respect to a Base Rate Loan on any date, the rate  per annum equal to the Term SOFR Screen Rate with a term of one month commencing that day;  provided that if the Term SOFR determined in accordance with either of the foregoing  provisions (a) or (b) of this definition would otherwise be less than zero, the Term SOFR shall be  deemed zero for purposes of this Agreement.   “Term SOFR Loan” means a Loan that bears interest at a rate based on clause (a) of the  definition of Term SOFR.  “Term SOFR Screen Rate” means the forward-looking SOFR term rate administered by  CME (or any successor administrator satisfactory to the Administrative Agent) and published on  the applicable Reuters screen page (or such other commercially available source providing such  quotations as may be designated by the Administrative Agent from time to time).  “Third Amendment” means that certain Third Amendment and Commitment Increase to  Credit Agreement, dated as of March 13, 2020, among the Borrower, Limited, the Lenders and  the Administrative Agent.  “Third Amendment Effective Date” means the date that all conditions of effectiveness set  forth in Section 5 of the Third Amendment have been satisfied.  “Total Credit Exposure” means, as to any Lender at any time, the unused Commitments,  Revolving Credit Exposure and Outstanding Amount of all Term Loans of such Lender at such  time.  “Total Revolving Exposure” means, as to any Revolving Lender at any time, the unused  Commitments and Revolving Exposure of such Revolving Lender at such time.   “Total Revolving Outstandings” means the aggregate Outstanding Amount of all  Revolving Loans, Swing Line Loans and L/C Obligations.  “Treasury Stock Purchase” means, with respect to any Person, any payment (whether in  cash, securities or other property), including any sinking fund or similar deposit, on account of  

 

42  the purchase, redemption, retirement, acquisition, cancellation or termination of any capital stock  or other Equity Interests of such Person or on account of any returns of capital to such Person’s  stockholders, partners or members (or the equivalent Person thereof).  “Type” means, with respect to a Loan, its character as a Base Rate Loan or a Term SOFR  Loan.  “UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of Texas.  “UCP” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the Uniform Customs and Practice for  Documentary Credits, International Chamber of Commerce (“ICC”) Publication No. 600 (or  such later version thereof as may be in effect at the time of issuance).  “UK Financial Institution” means any BRRD Undertaking (as such term is defined under  the PRA Rulebook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom  Prudential Regulation Authority) or any person subject to IFPRU 11.6 of the FCA Handbook (as  amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority,  which includes certain credit institutions and investment firms, and certain affiliates of such  credit institutions or investment firms.  “UK Resolution Authority” means the Bank of England or any other public  administrative authority having responsibility for the resolution of any UK Financial Institution.   “United States” and “U.S.” mean the United States of America.  “Unreimbursed Amount” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(c)(i).  “Unrestricted Cash and Cash Equivalents” means (a) Cash and Cash Equivalents (other  than those Investments described in clause (g) of the definition of Cash and Cash Equivalents)  and (b) Other Foreign Investments, in each case, owned by Limited and its Subsidiaries that are  not subject to any Lien or control agreement or limitations or restrictions on the use thereof.  “U.S. Government Securities Business Day” means any Business Day, except any  Business Day on which any of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, the  New York Stock Exchange or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York is not open for business  because such day is a legal holiday under the federal laws of the United States or the laws of the  State of New York, as applicable.  “U.S. Person” means any Person that is a “United States Person” as defined in  Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.  “U.S. Special Resolution Regimes” has the meaning specified in Section 10.23.  “U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate” has the meaning specified in  Section 3.01(e)(ii)(B)(III).  “Voting Equity Interests” of any Person means Equity Interests of any class or classes  having ordinary voting power for the election of at least a majority of the members of the board  

 

43  of directors, managing general partners or the equivalent governing body of such Person,  irrespective of whether, at the time, Equity Interests of any other class or classes or such entity  shall have or might have voting power by reason of the happening of any contingency.  “Write-Down and Conversion Powers” means, (a) with respect to any EEA Resolution  Authority, the write-down and conversion powers of such EEA Resolution Authority from time  to time under the Bail-In Legislation for the applicable EEA Member Country, which write- down and conversion powers are described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule, and (b) with  respect to the United Kingdom, any powers of the applicable Resolution Authority under the  Bail-In Legislation to cancel, reduce, modify or change the form of a liability of any UK  Financial Institution or any contract or instrument under which that liability arises, to convert all  or part of that liability into shares, securities or obligations of that person or any other person, to  provide that any such contract or instrument is to have effect as if a right had been exercised  under it or to suspend any obligation in respect of that liability or any of the powers under that  Bail-In Legislation that are related to or ancillary to any of those powers.  1.02 Other Interpretive Provisions.  With reference to this Agreement and each other  Loan Document, unless otherwise specified herein or in such other Loan Document:  (a) The definitions of terms herein shall apply equally to the singular and plural  forms of the terms defined.  Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the  corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms.  The words “include,” “includes” and  “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation.”  The word “will”  shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall.”  Unless the context  requires otherwise, (i) any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other  document (including any Organization Document) shall be construed as referring to such  agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended, supplemented or  otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements or  modifications set forth herein or in any other Loan Document), (ii) any reference herein to any  Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns, (iii) the words  “herein,” “hereof” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in any Loan  Document, shall be construed to refer to such Loan Document in its entirety and not to any  particular provision thereof, (iv) all references in a Loan Document to Articles, Sections,  Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits and  Schedules to, the Loan Document in which such references appear, (v) any reference to any law  shall include all statutory and regulatory provisions consolidating, amending replacing or  interpreting such law and any reference to any law or regulation shall, unless otherwise specified,  refer to such law or regulation as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, and  (vi) the words “asset” and “property” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and  to refer to any and all tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash, securities,  accounts and contract rights.  (b) In the computation of periods of time from a specified date to a later specified  date, the word “from” means “from and including;” the words “to” and “until” each mean “to but  excluding;” and the word “through” means “to and including.”  

 

44  (c) Section headings herein and in the other Loan Documents are included for  convenience of reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement or any  other Loan Document.  (d) The Schedules referred to herein correspond to the numbered and lettered sections  of this Agreement.  To the extent a Schedule corresponds to a representation and warranty made  hereunder, it shall, to the extent applicable, qualify such representation and warranty.  (e) Any reference herein to a merger, transfer, consolidation, amalgamation,  assignment, sale, disposition or transfer, or similar term, shall be deemed to apply to a division of  or by a Person, or an allocation of assets to a series of a Person (or the unwinding of such a  division or allocation), as if it were a merger, transfer, consolidation, amalgamation, assignment,  sale, disposition or transfer, or similar term, as applicable, to, of or with a separate Person.  Any  division of a Person shall constitute a separate Person hereunder (and each division of any  Person that is a Subsidiary, joint venture or any other like term shall also constitute such a Person  or entity).    1.03 Accounting Terms.  (a) Generally.  All accounting terms not specifically or completely defined herein  shall be construed in conformity with, and all financial data (including financial ratios and other  financial calculations) required to be submitted pursuant to this Agreement shall be prepared in  conformity with, GAAP applied on a consistent basis, as in effect from time to time, applied in a  manner consistent with that used in preparing the Audited Financial Statements, except as  otherwise specifically prescribed herein.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of  determining compliance with any covenant (including the computation of any financial  covenant) contained herein, Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall be deemed to  be carried at 100% of the outstanding principal amount thereof, and the effects of FASB  ASC 825 and FASB ASC 470-20 on financial liabilities shall be disregarded.  (b) Changes in GAAP.  If at any time any change in GAAP would affect the  computation of any financial ratio or requirement set forth in any Loan Document, and the  Borrower or the Required Lenders shall so request, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and  the Borrower shall negotiate in good faith to amend such ratio or requirement to preserve the  original intent thereof in light of such change in GAAP (subject to the approval of the Required  Lenders and the Borrower); provided that, until so amended, (i) such ratio or requirement shall  continue to be computed in accordance with GAAP prior to such change therein and (ii) the  Borrower shall provide to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders financial statements and  other documents required under this Agreement or as reasonably requested hereunder setting  forth a reconciliation between calculations of such ratio or requirement made before and after  giving effect to such change in GAAP.  (c) Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities.  All references herein to consolidated  financial statements of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries or to the determination of any amount  for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis solely with respect to the  Borrower’s compliance with Section 7.11 shall, in each case, be deemed to include each variable  

 

45  interest entity that the Borrower is required to consolidate pursuant to FASB ASC 810 as if such  variable interest entity were a Subsidiary as defined herein.  (d) Operating and Capital Lease Treatment. Notwithstanding the forgoing or any  provision herein to the contrary, any lease that was, or would have been, characterized as (i) an  operating lease in accordance with GAAP prior to Limited’s adoption of FASB ASC 842  (regardless of the date on which such lease has been entered into) shall not be a Capital Lease,  and any such lease shall be, for all purposes of this Agreement, treated as though it were  reflected on Limited’s consolidated financial statements in the same manner as an operating  lease would have been reflected prior to the Limited’s adoption of FASB ASC 842 and (ii) a  Capital Lease in accordance with GAAP prior to Limited’s adoption of FASB ASC 842  (regardless of the date on which such lease has been entered into) shall not be an operating lease,  and any such lease shall be, for all purposes of this Agreement, treated as though it were  reflected on Limited’s consolidated financial statements in the same manner as a Capital Lease  would have been reflected prior to the Limited’s adoption of FASB ASC 842.  (e) Financial Ratio or Test Compliance.  For purposes of determining the  permissibility of any action, change, transaction or event that by the terms of the Loan  Documents requires a calculation of any financial ratio or test (including Consolidated Total  Assets), such financial ratio or test shall be calculated at the time such action is taken, such  change is made, such transaction is consummated or such event occurs, as the case may be, and  no Default or Event of Default shall be deemed to have occurred solely as a result of a change in  such financial ratio or test occurring after the time such action is taken, such change is made,  such transaction is consummated or such event occurs, as the case may be.  1.04 Rounding.  Any financial ratios required to be maintained pursuant to this  Agreement shall be calculated by dividing the appropriate component by the other component,  carrying the result to one place more than the number of places by which such ratio is expressed  herein and rounding the result up or down to the nearest number (with a rounding-up if there is  no nearest number).  1.05 Times of Day.  Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to times of day  shall be references to Central time (daylight or standard, as applicable).  1.06 Letter of Credit Amounts.  Unless otherwise specified herein, the amount of a  Letter of Credit at any time shall be deemed to be the Dollar Equivalent of the stated amount of  such Letter of Credit in effect at such time; provided, however, that with respect to any Letter of  Credit that, by its terms or the terms of any Issuer Document related thereto, provides for one or  more automatic increases in the stated amount thereof, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall  be deemed to be the Dollar Equivalent of the maximum stated amount of such Letter of Credit  after giving effect to all such increases, whether or not such maximum stated amount is in effect  at such time.  1.07 Exchange Rates; Currency Equivalents; Increases.  (a) The Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer, as applicable, shall determine the  Spot Rates as of each Revaluation Date to be used for calculating Dollar Equivalent amounts of  

 

46  Credit Extensions in respect of Letters of Credit and Outstanding Amounts denominated in  Alternative Currencies.  Such Spot Rates shall become effective as of such Revaluation Date and  shall be the Spot Rates employed in converting any amounts between the applicable currencies  until the next Revaluation Date to occur.  Except for purposes of financial statements delivered  by the Borrower hereunder or calculating financial covenants hereunder or except as otherwise  provided herein, the applicable amount of any Alternative Currency for purposes of the Loan  Documents shall be such Dollar Equivalent amount as so determined by the Administrative  Agent or the L/C Issuer, as applicable.  (b) Wherever in this Agreement in connection with the issuance, amendment or  extension of a Letter of Credit, an amount, such as a required minimum or multiple amount, is  expressed in Dollars, but such Letter of Credit is denominated in an Alternative Currency, such  amount shall be the relevant Alternative Currency Equivalent of such Dollar amount (rounded to  the nearest unit of such Alternative Currency, with 0.5 of a unit being rounded upward), as  determined by the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be.  (c) The Administrative Agent does not warrant, nor accept responsibility, nor shall  the Administrative Agent have any liability with respect to the administration, submission or any  other matter related to the rates in the definition of “Eurodollar Rate” or with respect to any rate  that is an alternative or replacement for or successor to any of such rates (including, without  limitation, any LIBOR Successor Rate) or the effect of any of the foregoing, or of any LIBOR  Successor Rate Conforming Changes.  (d) Without limiting the foregoing provisions of this Section 1.07, any calculations  and determinations under this Agreement of any amount in any currency other than Dollars shall  be deemed to refer to the Dollar Equivalent thereof, as the case may be.  For purposes of Article  VII and the calculation of compliance with any financial ratio or test for purposes of taking any  action hereunder, on any relevant date of determination, amounts denominated in currencies  other than Dollars shall be translated into Dollars at the applicable currency exchange rate used  in preparing the financial statements delivered pursuant to Sections 6.01(a) or 6.01(b), as  applicable, for the relevant fiscal period.  (e) For purposes of determining compliance with any Dollar-denominated restriction  on the making of any Investment or the incurrence of Indebtedness, the Dollar Equivalent  amount of the Investment or the principal amount of Indebtedness denominated in a foreign  currency shall be calculated based on the relevant currency exchange rate in effect on the date  such Investment was made or Indebtedness was incurred, in the case of term debt, or first  committed or first incurred (whichever yields the lower Dollar Equivalent), in the case of  revolving credit debt; provided that if such Indebtedness is incurred to extend, replace, refund,  refinance, renew or defease other Indebtedness denominated in a foreign currency, and such  extension, replacement, refunding, refinancing, renewal or defeasance would cause the  applicable Dollar-denominated restriction to be exceeded if calculated at the relevant currency  exchange rate in effect on the date of such extension, replacement, refunding, refinancing,  renewal or defeasance, such Dollar-denominated restriction shall be deemed not to have been  exceeded so long as the principal amount of such Indebtedness does not exceed the principal  amount of such other Indebtedness being extended, replaced, refunded, refinanced, renewed or  defeased, plus the aggregate amount of fees, underwriting discounts, premiums (including tender  

 

47  premiums) and other reasonable costs and expenses (including original issue discount) incurred  in connection with such refinancing.  1.08 Additional Alternative Currencies.  (a) The Borrower may from time to time request that Letters of Credit be issued in a  currency other than those specifically listed in the definition of “Alternative Currency;” provided  that such requested currency is a lawful currency (other than Dollars) that is readily available and  freely transferable and convertible into Dollars and such request is approved by the  Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer.  (b) Any such request shall be made to the Administrative Agent not later than  11:00 a.m., 20 Business Days prior to the date of the desired Credit Extension (or such other time  or date as may be agreed by the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer in their sole discretion).   The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the L/C Issuer thereof.  The L/C Issuer shall  notify the Administrative Agent, not later than 11:00 a.m., ten Business Days after receipt of  such request whether it consents, in its sole discretion, to the issuance of Letters of Credit in such  requested currency.  (c) Any failure by the L/C Issuer to respond to such request within the time period  specified in the preceding sentence shall be deemed to be a refusal by the L/C Issuer to permit  Letters of Credit to be issued in such requested currency.  If the Administrative Agent and the  L/C Issuer consent to the issuance of Letters of Credit in such requested currency, the  Administrative Agent shall so notify the Borrower and such currency shall thereupon be deemed  for all purposes to be an Alternative Currency hereunder for purposes of any Letter of Credit  issuances.  If the Administrative Agent shall fail to obtain consent to any request for an  additional currency under this Section 1.08, the Administrative Agent shall promptly so notify  the Borrower.  1.09 Calculation of Consolidated Total Assets.  Any reference to a percentage of  Consolidated Total Assets, unless provided otherwise, shall be to the Consolidated Total Assets  from and after the most recent date that financial statements have been delivered pursuant to  Sections 6.01(a) and 6.01(b), as applicable.   1.10 Change of Currency.  (a) Each obligation of the Borrower to make a payment denominated in the national  currency unit of any member state of the European Union that adopts the Euro as its lawful  currency after the date hereof shall be redenominated into Euro at the time of such adoption.  If,  in relation to the currency of any such member state, the basis of accrual of interest expressed in  this Agreement in respect of that currency shall be inconsistent with usual and customary  convention or practice in the interbank market for the basis of accrual of interest in respect of the  Euro, such expressed basis shall be replaced by such convention or practice with effect from the  date on which such member state adopts the Euro as its lawful currency.  (b) Each provision of this Agreement shall be subject to such reasonable changes of  construction as the Administrative Agent may from time to time specify to be appropriate to  

 

48  reflect the adoption of the Euro by any member state of the European Union and any relevant  customary market conventions or practices relating to the Euro.  (c) Each provision of this Agreement also shall be subject to such reasonable changes  of construction as the Administrative Agent may from time to time specify to be appropriate to  reflect a change in currency of any other country and any relevant customary market conventions  or practices relating to the change in currency.  1.11 Rates.   The Administrative Agent does not warrant, nor accept responsibility, nor  shall the Administrative Agent have any liability with respect to the administration, submission  or any other matter related to any reference rate referred to herein or with respect to any rate  (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the selection of such rate and any related spread or other  adjustment) that is an alternative or replacement for or successor to any such rate (including,  without limitation, any Successor Rate) (or any component of any of the foregoing) or the effect  of any of the foregoing, or of any Conforming Changes. The Administrative Agent and its  affiliates or other related entities may engage in transactions or other activities that affect any  reference rate referred to herein, or any alternative, successor or replacement rate (including,  without limitation, any Successor Rate) (or any component of any of the foregoing) or any  related spread or other adjustments thereto, in each case, in a manner adverse to the Borrower.  The Administrative Agent may select information sources or services in its reasonable discretion  to ascertain any reference rate referred to herein or any alternative, successor or replacement rate  (including, without limitation, any Successor Rate) (or any component of any of the foregoing),  in each case pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, and shall have no liability to the Borrower,  any Lender or any other person or entity for damages of any kind, including direct or indirect,  special, punitive, incidental or consequential damages, costs, losses or expenses (whether in tort,  contract or otherwise and whether at law or in equity), for any error or other action or omission  related to or affecting the selection, determination, or calculation of any rate (or component  thereof) provided by any such information source or service.  1.12 Rate Conversion.   As of the Fourth Amendment Effective Date, there may be  one or more outstanding Eurodollar Rate Loans (as defined in this Agreement prior to giving  effect to the Fourth Amendment, each, an “Existing Eurodollar Rate Loan”) under this  Agreement. Prior to being repaid or prepaid, the Existing Eurodollar Rate Loans shall bear  interest, and interest shall be payable by the Borrower, in accordance with this Agreement prior  to giving effect to the Fourth Amendment. The foregoing shall be applicable solely to Existing  Eurodollar Rate Loans, and shall cease to apply or have any further force and effect if there are  no Existing Eurodollar Rate Loans outstanding. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein,  from and after the Fourth Amendment Effective Date, no further Eurodollar Rate Loans (as  defined in this Agreement prior to giving effect to the Fourth Amendment) will be made,  converted or continued under this Agreement and any Existing Eurodollar Rate Loan will be  converted to a Term SOFR Loan with an Interest Period of one month at the end of the  applicable Interest Period.  ARTICLE II.  THE COMMITMENTS AND CREDIT EXTENSIONS  2.01 Loans.    

 

49  (a) Revolving Loans.  Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each  Lender severally agrees to make loans in Dollars (each such loan, a “Revolving Loan”) to the  Borrower from time to time, on any Business Day during the Availability Period, in an aggregate  amount not to exceed at any time outstanding the amount of such Lender’s Revolving  Commitment; provided, however, that after giving effect to any Revolving Borrowing, (i) the  Total Revolving Outstandings shall not exceed the Revolving Facility, and (ii) the Revolving  Credit Exposure of any Lender shall not exceed such Lender’s Revolving Commitment.  Within  the limits of each Lender’s Commitment, and subject to the other terms and conditions hereof,  the Borrower may borrow under this Section 2.01(a), prepay under Section 2.05, and reborrow  under this Section 2.01(a).  Revolving Loans may be Base Rate Loans or Term SOFR Loans, as  further provided herein.  (b) Term Borrowing. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Term  Lender severally agrees to make a single loan to the Borrower, in Dollars, on the Fourth  Amendment Effective Date in an amount not to exceed such Term Lender’s Applicable  Percentage of the Term Facility. The Term Borrowing shall consist of Term Loans made  simultaneously by the Term Lenders in accordance with their respective Applicable Percentage  of the Term Facility. Term Borrowings repaid or prepaid may not be reborrowed. Term Loans  may be Base Rate Loans or Term SOFR Loans, as further provided herein.  2.02 Borrowings, Conversions and Continuations of Loans.  (a) Each Borrowing, each conversion of Loans from one Type to the other, and each  continuation of Term SOFR Loans shall be made upon the Borrower’s irrevocable notice to the  Administrative Agent, which may be given by:  (i) telephone or (ii) a Loan Notice; provided that  any telephonic notice must be confirmed immediately by delivery to the Administrative Agent of  a Loan Notice.  Each such Loan Notice must be received by the Administrative Agent not later  than 11:00 a.m. (A) two Business Days prior to the requested date of any Borrowing of,  conversion to or continuation of Term SOFR Loans or of any conversion of Term SOFR Loans  to Base Rate Loans, and (B) on the requested date of any Borrowing of Base Rate Loans.  Each  Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Term SOFR Loans shall be in a principal amount  of $5,000,000 or a whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof (or, in connection with any  conversion or continuation of a Term Loan, if less, the entire principal thereof then outstanding).   Except as provided in Sections 2.03(c) and 2.04(c), each Borrowing of or conversion to Base  Rate Loans shall be in a principal amount of $500,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess  thereof (or, in connection with any conversion or continuation of a Term Loan, if less, the entire  principal thereof then outstanding).  Each Loan Notice shall specify (i) the applicable Facility  and whether the Borrower is requesting a Borrowing, a conversion of Loans from one Type to  the other, or a continuation of Term SOFR Loans, (ii) the requested date of the Borrowing,  conversion or continuation, as the case may be (which shall be a Business Day), (iii) the  principal amount of Loans to be borrowed, converted or continued, (iv) the Type of Loans to be  borrowed or to which existing Loans are to be converted, and (v) if applicable, the duration of  the Interest Period with respect thereto.  If the Borrower fails to specify a Type of Loan in a Loan  Notice or if the Borrower fails to give a timely notice requesting a conversion or continuation,  then the applicable Loans shall be made as, or converted to, Base Rate Loans.  Any such  automatic conversion to Base Rate Loans shall be effective as of the last day of the Interest  Period then in effect with respect to the applicable Term SOFR Loans.  If the Borrower requests  

 

50  a Borrowing of, conversion to, or continuation of Term SOFR Loans in any such Loan Notice,  but fails to specify an Interest Period, the Borrower will be deemed to have specified an Interest  Period of one month.  (b) Following receipt of a Loan Notice, the Administrative Agent shall promptly  notify each Appropriate Lender of the amount of its Applicable Percentage under such Facility of  the applicable Loans, and if no timely notice of a conversion or continuation is provided by the  Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall notify each Appropriate Lender of the details of any  automatic conversion to Base Rate Loans described in the preceding subsection.  In the case of a  Borrowing, each Appropriate Lender shall make the amount of its Loan available to the  Administrative Agent in immediately available funds at the Administrative Agent’s Office not  later than 1:00 p.m. on the Business Day specified in the applicable Loan Notice.  Upon  satisfaction of the applicable conditions set forth in Section 4.02 (and, if such Borrowing is the  initial Credit Extension, Section 4.01), the Administrative Agent shall make all funds so received  available to the Borrower in like funds as received by the Administrative Agent either by  (i) crediting the account of the Borrower on the books of Bank of America with the amount of  such funds or (ii) wire transfer of such funds, in each case in accordance with instructions  provided to (and reasonably acceptable to) the Administrative Agent by the Borrower; provided,  however, that if, on the date the Loan Notice with respect to a Revolving Borrowing is given by  the Borrower, there are L/C Borrowings outstanding, then the proceeds of such Revolving  Borrowing, first, shall be applied to the payment in full of any such L/C Borrowings, and second,  shall be made available to the Borrower as provided above.  (c) Except as otherwise provided herein, a Term SOFR Loan may be continued or  converted only on the last day of an Interest Period for such Term SOFR Loan.  During the  existence of a Default, no Loans may be requested as, converted to or continued as Term SOFR  Loans without the consent of the Required Lenders.  (d) The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower and the Lenders of  the interest rate applicable to any Interest Period for Term SOFR Loans upon determination of  such interest rate.  At any time that Base Rate Loans are outstanding, the Administrative Agent  shall notify the Borrower and the Lenders of any change in Bank of America’s prime rate used in  determining the Base Rate promptly following the public announcement of such change.  (e) After giving effect to all Revolving Borrowings, all conversions of Revolving  Loans from one Type to the other, and all continuations of Revolving Loans as the same Type,  there shall not be more than twelve Interest Periods in effect with respect to Revolving Loans.   After giving effect to all Term Borrowings, all conversions of Term Loans from one Type to the  other, and all continuations of Term Loans as the same Type, there shall not be more than ten  Interest Periods in effect in respect of the Term Facility.  (f) Each determination of an interest rate by the Administrative Agent pursuant to  any provision of this Agreement shall be conclusive and binding on the Borrower and the  Lenders in the absence of manifest error.  (g) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, any Lender may  exchange, continue or rollover all or a portion of its Loans in connection with any refinancing,  

 

51  extension, loan modification or similar transaction permitted by the terms of this Agreement,  pursuant to a cashless settlement mechanism approved by the Borrower, the Administrative  Agent and such Lender.  (h) With respect to SOFR or Term SOFR, the Administrative Agent will have the  right to make Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the  contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, any amendments implementing such  Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action or consent of any other  party to this Agreement or any other Loan Document; provided that, with respect to any such  amendment effected, the Administrative Agent shall post each such amendment implementing  such Conforming Changes to the Borrower and the Lenders reasonably promptly after such  amendment becomes effective.  2.03 Letters of Credit.  (a) The Letter of Credit Commitment.  (i) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, (A) the L/C Issuer  agrees, in reliance upon the agreements of the Lenders set forth in this Section 2.03,  (1) from time to time on any Business Day during the period from the Closing Date until  the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, to issue Letters of Credit denominated in Dollars or  in one or more Alternative Currencies for the account of the Borrower or any other  Subsidiary, and to amend or extend Letters of Credit previously issued by it, in  accordance with subsection (b) below, and (2) to honor drawings under the Letters of  Credit; and (B) the Lenders severally agree to participate in Letters of Credit issued for  the account of the Borrower or any other Subsidiary and any drawings thereunder;  provided that after giving effect to any L/C Credit Extension with respect to any Letter of  Credit, (w)  the Total Revolving Outstandings shall not exceed the Revolving Facility at  such time, (x) the Revolving Credit Exposure of any Lender shall not exceed such  Lender’s Revolving Commitment, (y) the Outstanding Amount of the L/C Obligations  shall not exceed the Letter of Credit Sublimit and (z) the aggregate amount of the  outstanding Letters of Credit issued by the L/C Issuer shall not exceed its L/C  Commitment.  Each request by the Borrower for the issuance or amendment of a Letter of  Credit shall be deemed to be a representation by the Borrower that the L/C Credit  Extension so requested complies with the conditions set forth in the proviso to the  preceding sentence.  Within the foregoing limits, and subject to the terms and conditions  hereof, the Borrower’s ability to obtain Letters of Credit shall be fully revolving, and  accordingly the Borrower may, during the foregoing period, obtain Letters of Credit to  replace Letters of Credit that have expired or that have been drawn upon and reimbursed.   All Existing Letters of Credit shall be deemed to have been issued pursuant hereto, and  from and after the Closing Date shall be subject to and governed by the terms and  conditions hereof.  (ii) The L/C Issuer shall not issue any Letter of Credit, if:  (A) subject to Section 2.03(b)(iii), the expiry date of such requested  Letter of Credit would occur more than twelve months after the date of issuance  

 

52  or last extension, unless the Required Revolving Lenders have approved such  expiry date; or  (B) the expiry date of such requested Letter of Credit would occur after  the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, unless all the Revolving Lenders have  approved such expiry date.  (iii) The L/C Issuer shall not be under any obligation to issue any Letter of  Credit if:  (A) any order, judgment or decree of any Governmental Authority or  arbitrator shall by its terms purport to enjoin or restrain the L/C Issuer from  issuing such Letter of Credit, or any Law applicable to the L/C Issuer or any  request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any  Governmental Authority with jurisdiction over the L/C Issuer shall prohibit, or  request that the L/C Issuer refrain from, the issuance of letters of credit generally  or such Letter of Credit in particular or shall impose upon the L/C Issuer with  respect to such Letter of Credit any restriction, reserve or capital requirement (for  which the L/C Issuer is not otherwise compensated hereunder) not in effect on the  Closing Date, or shall impose upon the L/C Issuer any unreimbursed loss, cost or  expense which was not applicable on the Closing Date and which the L/C Issuer  in good faith deems material to it;  (B) the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate one or more  policies of the L/C Issuer which generally apply to letters of credit issued by the  L/C Issuer;  (C) except as otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent and the  L/C Issuer, such Letter of Credit is in an initial face amount less than $50,000, in  the case of a commercial Letter of Credit, or $50,000, in the case of a standby  Letter of Credit;  (D) such Letter of Credit is to be denominated in a currency other than  Dollars or an Alternative Currency;  (E) the L/C Issuer does not as of the issuance date of such requested  Letter of Credit issue Letters of Credit in the requested currency; or  (F) any Lender is at that time a Defaulting Lender, unless the L/C  Issuer has entered into arrangements, including the delivery of Cash Collateral,  satisfactory to the L/C Issuer (in its sole discretion) with the Borrower or such  Defaulting Lender to eliminate the L/C Issuer’s actual or potential Fronting  Exposure (after giving effect to Section 2.16(a)(iv)) with respect to the Defaulting  Lender arising from either the Letter of Credit then proposed to be issued or that  Letter of Credit and all other L/C Obligations as to which the L/C Issuer has  actual or potential Fronting Exposure, as it may elect in its sole discretion.  

 

53  (iv) The L/C Issuer shall not amend any Letter of Credit if the L/C Issuer  would not be permitted at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its amended form  under the terms hereof.  (v) The L/C Issuer shall be under no obligation to amend any Letter of Credit  if (A) the L/C Issuer would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit  in its amended form under the terms hereof, or (B) the beneficiary of such Letter of  Credit does not accept the proposed amendment to such Letter of Credit.  (vi) The L/C Issuer shall act on behalf of the Lenders with respect to any  Letters of Credit issued by it and the documents associated therewith, and the L/C Issuer  shall have all of the benefits and immunities (A) provided to the Administrative Agent in  Article IX with respect to any acts taken or omissions suffered by the L/C Issuer in  connection with Letters of Credit issued by it or proposed to be issued by it and Issuer  Documents pertaining to such Letters of Credit as fully as if the term “Administrative  Agent” as used in Article IX included the L/C Issuer with respect to such acts or  omissions, and (B) as additionally provided herein with respect to the L/C Issuer.  (b) Procedures for Issuance and Amendment of Letters of Credit; Auto-Extension  Letters of Credit.  (i) Each Letter of Credit shall be issued or amended, as the case may be, upon  the request of the Borrower delivered to the L/C Issuer (with a copy to the Administrative  Agent) in the form of a Letter of Credit Application, appropriately completed and signed  by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower.  Such Letter of Credit Application may be sent  by facsimile, by United States mail, by overnight courier, by electronic transmission  using the system provided by the L/C Issuer, by personal delivery or by any other means  acceptable to the L/C Issuer.  Such Letter of Credit Application must be received by the  L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m. at least two Business  Days (or such later date and time as the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer may  agree in a particular instance in their sole discretion) prior to the proposed issuance date  or date of amendment, as the case may be.  In the case of a request for an initial issuance  of a Letter of Credit, such Letter of Credit Application shall specify in form and detail  satisfactory to the L/C Issuer: (A) the proposed issuance date of the requested Letter of  Credit (which shall be a Business Day); (B) the amount and currency thereof; (C) the  expiry date thereof; (D) the name and address of the beneficiary thereof; (E) the  documents to be presented by such beneficiary in case of any drawing thereunder; (F) the  full text of any certificate to be presented by such beneficiary in case of any drawing  thereunder; (G) the purpose and nature of the requested Letter of Credit; and (H) such  other matters as the L/C Issuer may require.  In the case of a request for an amendment of  any outstanding Letter of Credit, such Letter of Credit Application shall specify in form  and detail satisfactory to the L/C Issuer (A) the Letter of Credit to be amended; (B) the  proposed date of amendment thereof (which shall be a Business Day); (C) the nature of  the proposed amendment; and (D) such other matters as the L/C Issuer may require.   Additionally, the Borrower shall furnish to the L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent  such other documents and information pertaining to such requested Letter of Credit  

 

54  issuance or amendment, including any Issuer Documents, as the L/C Issuer or the  Administrative Agent may reasonably require.  (ii) Promptly after receipt of any Letter of Credit Application, the L/C Issuer  will confirm with the Administrative Agent (by telephone or in writing) that the  Administrative Agent has received a copy of such Letter of Credit Application from one  of the Borrower and, if not, the L/C Issuer will provide the Administrative Agent with a  copy thereof.  Unless the L/C Issuer has received written notice from any Lender, the  Administrative Agent or any Loan Party, at least one Business Day prior to the requested  date of issuance or amendment of the applicable Letter of Credit, that one or more  applicable conditions contained in Article IV shall not then be satisfied, then, subject to  the terms and conditions hereof, the L/C Issuer shall, on the requested date, issue a Letter  of Credit for the account of the Borrower or any other applicable Subsidiary or enter into  the applicable amendment, as the case may be, in each case in accordance with the L/C  Issuer’s usual and customary business practices.  Immediately upon the issuance of each  Letter of Credit, each Revolving Lender shall be deemed to, and hereby irrevocably and  unconditionally agrees to, purchase from the L/C Issuer a risk participation in such Letter  of Credit in an amount equal to the product of such Lender’s Applicable Revolving  Percentage times the amount of such Letter of Credit.  (iii) If the Borrower so requests in any applicable Letter of Credit Application,  the L/C Issuer may, in its sole and absolute discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit  that has automatic extension provisions (each, an “Auto-Extension Letter of Credit”);  provided that any such Auto-Extension Letter of Credit must (A) be a standby letter of  credit and (B) permit the L/C Issuer to prevent any such extension at least once in each  twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by  giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day (the “Non-Extension  Notice Date”) in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter  of Credit is issued.  Unless otherwise directed by the L/C Issuer, the Borrower shall not  be required to make a specific request to the L/C Issuer for any such extension.  Once an  Auto-Extension Letter of Credit has been issued, the Revolving Lenders shall be deemed  to have authorized (but may not require) the L/C Issuer to permit the extension of such  Letter of Credit at any time to an expiry date not later than the Letter of Credit Expiration  Date; provided, however, that the L/C Issuer shall not permit any such extension if  (A) the L/C Issuer has determined that it would not be permitted, or would have no  obligation, at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its revised form (as extended)  under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of clause (ii) or (iii) of  Section 2.03(a) or otherwise), or (B) it has received notice (which may be by telephone or  in writing) on or before the day that is seven Business Days before the Non-Extension  Notice Date (1) from the Administrative Agent that the Required Revolving Lenders have  elected not to permit such extension or (2) from the Administrative Agent, any Lender or  the Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 4.02 is  not then satisfied, and in each such case directing the L/C Issuer not to permit such  extension.  (iv) If the Borrower so requests in any applicable Letter of Credit Application,  the L/C Issuer may, in its sole and absolute discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit  

 

55  that permits the automatic reinstatement of all or a portion of the stated amount thereof  after any drawing thereunder (each, an “Auto-Reinstatement Letter of Credit”).  Unless  otherwise directed by the L/C Issuer, the Borrower shall not be required to make a  specific request to the L/C Issuer to permit such reinstatement.  Once an Auto- Reinstatement Letter of Credit has been issued, except as provided in the following  sentence, the Revolving Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not  require) the L/C Issuer to reinstate all or a portion of the stated amount thereof in  accordance with the provisions of such Letter of Credit.  Notwithstanding the foregoing,  if such Auto-Reinstatement Letter of Credit permits the L/C Issuer to decline to reinstate  all or any portion of the stated amount thereof after a drawing thereunder by giving notice  of such non-reinstatement within a specified number of days after such drawing (the  “Non-Reinstatement Deadline”), the L/C Issuer shall not permit such reinstatement if it  has received a notice (which may be by telephone or in writing) on or before the day that  is seven Business Days before the Non-Reinstatement Deadline (A) from the  Administrative Agent that the Required Revolving Lenders have elected not to permit  such reinstatement or (B) from the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the Borrower  that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 4.02 is not then  satisfied (treating such reinstatement as an L/C Credit Extension for purposes of this  clause) and, in each case, directing the L/C Issuer not to permit such reinstatement.  (v) Promptly after its delivery of any Letter of Credit or any amendment to a  Letter of Credit to an advising bank with respect thereto or to the beneficiary thereof, the  L/C Issuer will also deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent a true and  complete copy of such Letter of Credit or amendment.  (c) Drawings and Reimbursements; Funding of Participations.  (i) Upon receipt from the beneficiary of any Letter of Credit of any notice of  a drawing under such Letter of Credit, the L/C Issuer shall notify the Borrower and the  Administrative Agent thereof.  In the case of a Letter of Credit denominated in an  Alternative Currency, the Borrower shall reimburse the L/C Issuer in such Alternative  Currency, unless (A) the L/C Issuer (at its option) shall have specified in such notice that  it will require reimbursement in Dollars, or (B) in the absence of any such requirement  for reimbursement in Dollars, the Borrower shall have notified the L/C Issuer promptly  following receipt of the notice of drawing that the Borrower will reimburse the L/C Issuer  in Dollars.  In the case of any such reimbursement in Dollars of a drawing under a Letter  of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency, the L/C Issuer shall notify the  Borrower of the Dollar Equivalent of the amount of the drawing promptly following the  determination thereof.  Not later than 11:00 a.m. on the date of any payment by the L/C  Issuer under a Letter of Credit to be reimbursed in Dollars, or the Applicable Time on the  date of any payment by the L/C Issuer under a Letter of Credit to be reimbursed in an  Alternative Currency (each such date, an “Honor Date”), the Borrower shall reimburse  the L/C Issuer through the Administrative Agent in an amount equal to the amount of  such drawing and in the applicable currency.  In the event that (A) a drawing  denominated in an Alternative Currency is to be reimbursed in Dollars pursuant to the  second sentence in this Section 2.03(c)(i) and (B) the Dollar amount paid by the  Borrower, whether on or after the Honor Date, shall not be adequate on the date of that  

 

56  payment to purchase in accordance with normal banking procedures a sum denominated  in the Alternative Currency equal to the drawing, the Borrower agrees, as a separate and  independent obligation, to indemnify the L/C Issuer for the loss resulting from its  inability on that date to purchase the Alternative Currency in the full amount of the  drawing.  If the Borrower fails to so reimburse the L/C Issuer by such time, the  Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Revolving Lender of the Honor Date,  the amount of the unreimbursed drawing (expressed in Dollars in the amount of the  Dollar Equivalent thereof in the case of a Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative  Currency) (the “Unreimbursed Amount”), and the amount of such Lender’s Applicable  Revolving Percentage thereof.  In such event, the Borrower shall be deemed to have  requested a Revolving Borrowing of Base Rate Loans to be disbursed on the Honor Date  in an amount equal to the Unreimbursed Amount, without regard to the minimum and  multiples specified in Section 2.02 for the principal amount of Base Rate Loans, but  subject to the amount of the unutilized portion of the Revolving Facility and the  conditions set forth in Section 4.02 (other than the delivery of a Loan Notice).  Any  notice given by the L/C Issuer or the Administrative Agent pursuant to this  Section 2.03(c)(i) may be given by telephone if immediately confirmed in writing;  provided that the lack of such an immediate confirmation shall not affect the  conclusiveness or binding effect of such notice.  (ii) Each Lender shall upon any notice pursuant to Section 2.03(c)(i) make  funds available and the Administrative Agent may apply Cash Collateral provided for this  purpose for the account of the L/C Issuer, in Dollars, at the Administrative Agent’s  Office for Dollar-denominated payments in an amount equal to its Applicable Revolving  Percentage of the Unreimbursed Amount not later than 1:00 p.m. on the Business Day  specified in such notice by the Administrative Agent, whereupon, subject to the  provisions of Section 2.03(c)(iii), each Revolving Lender that so makes funds available  shall be deemed to have made a Base Rate Loan to the Borrower in such amount.  The  Administrative Agent shall remit the funds so received to the L/C Issuer in Dollars.  (iii) With respect to any Unreimbursed Amount that is not fully refinanced by  a Revolving Borrowing of Base Rate Loans because the conditions set forth in  Section 4.02 cannot be satisfied or for any other reason, the Borrower shall be deemed to  have incurred from the L/C Issuer an L/C Borrowing in the amount of the Unreimbursed  Amount that is not so refinanced, which L/C Borrowing shall be due and payable on  demand (together with interest) and shall bear interest at the Default Rate.  In such event,  each Revolving Lender’s payment to the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C  Issuer pursuant to Section 2.03(c)(ii) shall be deemed payment in respect of its  participation in such L/C Borrowing and shall constitute an L/C Advance from such  Lender in satisfaction of its participation obligation under this Section 2.03.  (iv) Until each Revolving Lender funds its Revolving Loan or L/C Advance  pursuant to this Section 2.03(c) to reimburse the L/C Issuer for any amount drawn under  any Letter of Credit, interest in respect of such Lender’s Applicable Revolving  Percentage of such amount shall be solely for the account of the L/C Issuer.  

 

57  (v) Each Revolving Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Loans or L/C  Advances to reimburse the L/C Issuer for amounts drawn under Letters of Credit, as  contemplated by this Section 2.03(c), shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be  affected by any circumstance, including (A) any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment,  defense or other right which such Lender may have against the L/C Issuer, the Borrower  or any other Person for any reason whatsoever; (B) the occurrence or continuance of a  Default, or (C) any other occurrence, event or condition, whether or not similar to any of  the foregoing; provided, however, that each Revolving Lender’s obligation to make  Revolving Loans pursuant to this Section 2.03(c) is subject to the conditions set forth in  Section 4.02 (other than delivery by the Borrower of a Loan Notice).  No such making of  an L/C Advance shall relieve or otherwise impair the obligation of the Borrower to  reimburse the L/C Issuer for the amount of any payment made by the L/C Issuer under  any Letter of Credit, together with interest as provided herein.  (vi) If any Revolving Lender fails to make available to the Administrative  Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer any amount required to be paid by such Lender  pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.03(c) by the time specified in  Section 2.03(c)(ii), then, without limiting the other provisions of this Agreement, the L/C  Issuer shall be entitled to recover from such Lender (acting through the Administrative  Agent), on demand, such amount with interest thereon for the period from the date such  payment is required to the date on which such payment is immediately available to the  L/C Issuer at a rate per annum equal to the applicable Overnight Rate from time to time  in effect, plus any administrative, processing or similar fees customarily charged by the  L/C Issuer in connection with the foregoing.  If such Revolving Lender pays such amount  (with interest and fees as aforesaid), the amount so paid shall constitute such Lender’s  Revolving Loan included in the relevant Revolving Borrowing or L/C Advance in respect  of the relevant L/C Borrowing, as the case may be.  A certificate of the L/C Issuer  submitted to any Revolving Lender (through the Administrative Agent) with respect to  any amounts owing under this clause (vi) shall be conclusive absent manifest error.  (d) Repayment of Participations.  (i) At any time after the L/C Issuer has made a payment under any Letter of  Credit and has received from any Revolving Lender such Lender’s L/C Advance in  respect of such payment in accordance with Section 2.03(c), if the Administrative Agent  receives for the account of the L/C Issuer any payment in respect of the related  Unreimbursed Amount or interest thereon (whether directly from the Borrower or  otherwise, including proceeds of Cash Collateral applied thereto by the Administrative  Agent), the Administrative Agent will distribute to such Revolving Lender its Applicable  Revolving Percentage thereof in Dollars (appropriately adjusted, in the case of interest  payments, to reflect the period of time during which such Revolving Lender’s L/C  Advance was outstanding) in the same funds as those received by the Administrative  Agent.  (ii) If any payment received by the Administrative Agent for the account of  the L/C Issuer pursuant to Section 2.03(c)(i) is required to be returned under any of the  circumstances described in Section 10.05 (including pursuant to any settlement entered  

 

58  into by the L/C Issuer in its discretion), each Revolving Lender shall pay to the  Revolving Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer its Applicable  Percentage thereof on demand of the Administrative Agent, plus interest thereon from the  date of such demand to the date such amount is returned by such Lender, at a rate per  annum equal to the applicable Overnight Rate from time to time in effect.  The  obligations of the Revolving Lenders under this clause shall survive the payment in full  of the Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.  (e) Obligations Absolute.  The obligation of the Borrower to reimburse the L/C Issuer  for each drawing under each Letter of Credit and to repay each L/C Borrowing shall be absolute,  unconditional and irrevocable, and shall be paid strictly in accordance with the terms of this  Agreement under all circumstances, including the following:  (i) any lack of validity or enforceability of such Letter of Credit, this  Agreement, or any other Loan Document;  (ii) the existence of any claim, counterclaim, setoff, defense or other right that  any Loan Party or any Subsidiary may have at any time against any beneficiary or any  transferee of such Letter of Credit (or any Person for whom any such beneficiary or any  such transferee may be acting), the L/C Issuer or any other Person, whether in connection  with this Agreement, the transactions contemplated hereby or by such Letter of Credit or  any agreement or instrument relating thereto, or any unrelated transaction;  (iii) any draft, demand, certificate or other document presented under such  Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent, invalid or insufficient in any respect or  any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect; or any loss or delay in the  transmission or otherwise of any document required in order to make a drawing under  such Letter of Credit;  (iv) waiver by the L/C Issuer of any requirement that exists for the L/C  Issuer’s protection and not the protection of the Borrower or any waiver by the L/C  Issuer, to the extent such waiver does not in fact materially prejudice the Borrower;  (v) honor of a demand for payment presented electronically even if such  Letter of Credit requires that demand be in the form of a draft;  (vi) any payment made by the L/C Issuer in respect of an otherwise complying  item presented after the date specified as the expiration date of, or the date by which  documents must be received under, such Letter of Credit if presentation after such date is  authorized by the UCC, the ISP or the UCP, as applicable;  (vii) any payment by the L/C Issuer under such Letter of Credit against  presentation of a draft or certificate that does not strictly comply with the terms of such  Letter of Credit; or any payment made by the L/C Issuer under such Letter of Credit to  any Person purporting to be a trustee in bankruptcy, debtor-in-possession, assignee for  the benefit of creditors, liquidator, receiver or other representative of or successor to any  beneficiary or any transferee of such Letter of Credit, including any arising in connection  with any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law;  

 

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

 

60  thereof, in whole or in part, which may prove to be invalid or ineffective for any reason.  The  L/C Issuer may send a Letter of Credit or conduct any communication to or from the beneficiary  via the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (“SWIFT”) message or  overnight courier, or any other commercially reasonable means of communicating with a  beneficiary.  (g) Applicability of ISP and UCP; Limitation of Liability.  Unless otherwise  expressly agreed by the L/C Issuer and the Borrower when a Letter of Credit is issued (including  any such agreement applicable to an Existing Letter of Credit), (i) the rules of the ISP shall apply  to each standby Letter of Credit, and (ii) the rules of the UCP shall apply to each commercial  Letter of Credit.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the L/C Issuer shall not be responsible to the  Borrower for, and the L/C Issuer’s rights and remedies against the Borrower shall not be  impaired by, any action or inaction of the L/C Issuer required or permitted under any Law or  practice that is required or permitted to be applied to any Letter of Credit or this Agreement,  including the Law or any order of a jurisdiction where the L/C Issuer or the beneficiary is  located, the practice stated in the ISP or UCP, as applicable, or in the decisions, opinions,  practice statements, or official commentary of the ICC Banking Commission, the Bankers  Association for Finance and Trade - International Financial Services Association (BAFT-IFSA),  or the Institute of International Banking Law & Practice, whether or not any Letter of Credit  chooses such Law or practice.  (h) Letter of Credit Fees.  The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the  account of each Revolving Lender in accordance, subject to adjustment as specified in  Section 2.16, with its Applicable Revolving Percentage, in Dollars, a Letter of Credit fee (the  “Letter of Credit Fee”) for each Letter of Credit equal to the Applicable Rate times the Dollar  Equivalent of the daily maximum amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit.  For  purposes of computing the daily amount available to be drawn under any Letter of Credit, the  amount of such Letter of Credit shall be determined in accordance with Section 1.06.  Letter of  Credit Fees shall be (i) computed on a quarterly basis in arrears and (ii) due and payable on the  first Business Day after the end of each May, August, November and February, commencing  with the first such date to occur after the issuance of such Letter of Credit, on the Letter of Credit  Expiration Date and thereafter on demand.  If there is any change in the Applicable Rate during  any quarter, the daily maximum amount available to be drawn under each Letter of Credit shall  be computed and multiplied by the Applicable Rate separately for each period during such  quarter that such Applicable Rate was in effect.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary  contained herein, upon the request of the Required Revolving Lenders, while any Event of  Default exists, all Letter of Credit Fees shall accrue at the Default Rate.  (i) Fronting Fee and Documentary and Processing Charges Payable to L/C Issuer.   The Borrower shall pay directly to the L/C Issuer for its own account, in Dollars, a fronting fee  (i) with respect to each commercial Letter of Credit, at the rate per annum specified in the Fee  Letter, computed on the Dollar Equivalent of the amount of such Letter of Credit, and payable  upon the issuance thereof, (ii) with respect to any amendment of a commercial Letter of Credit  increasing the amount of such Letter of Credit, at a rate separately agreed between the Borrower  and the L/C Issuer, computed on the Dollar Equivalent of the amount of such increase, and  payable upon the effectiveness of such amendment, and (iii) with respect to each standby Letter  of Credit, at the rate per annum specified in the Fee Letter, computed on the Dollar Equivalent of  

 

61  the actual daily maximum amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit (whether or  not such maximum amount is then in effect under such Letter of Credit) and on a quarterly basis  in arrears, and due and payable on the last Business Day of each May, August, November and  February, commencing with the first such date to occur after the issuance of such Letter of  Credit, on the Letter of Credit Expiration Date and thereafter on demand.  For purposes of  computing the daily amount available to be drawn under any Letter of Credit, the amount of such  Letter of Credit shall be determined in accordance with Section 1.06.  In addition, the Borrower  shall pay directly to the L/C Issuer for its own account, in Dollars, the customary issuance,  presentation, amendment and other processing fees, and other standard costs and charges, of the  L/C Issuer relating to letters of credit as from time to time in effect.  Such customary fees and  standard costs and charges are due and payable on demand and are nonrefundable.  (j) Conflict with Issuer Documents.  In the event of any conflict between the terms  hereof and the terms of any Issuer Document, the terms hereof shall control.  (k) Letters of Credit Issued for Subsidiaries.  Notwithstanding that a Letter of Credit  issued or outstanding hereunder is in support of any obligations of, or is for the account of, a  Subsidiary, the Borrower shall be obligated to reimburse the L/C Issuer hereunder for any and all  drawings under such Letter of Credit.  The Borrower and Limited hereby acknowledge that the  issuance of Letters of Credit for the account of Subsidiaries inures to the benefit of the Borrower  and Limited, and that the Borrower’s and Limited’s business derives substantial benefits from  the businesses of such Subsidiaries.  2.04 Swing Line Loans.  (a) The Swing Line.  Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Swing  Line Lender agrees to, in reliance upon the agreements of the other Lenders set forth in this   Section 2.04 but in its sole discretion and without any obligation, subject to the terms of any  Autoborrow Agreement, make loans (each such loan, a “Swing Line Loan”) to the Borrower  from time to time on any Business Day during the Availability Period in an aggregate amount  not to exceed at any time outstanding the amount of the Swing Line Sublimit, notwithstanding  the fact that such Swing Line Loans, when aggregated with the Applicable Revolving Percentage  of the Outstanding Amount of Revolving Loans and L/C Obligations of the Lender acting as  Swing Line Lender, may exceed the amount of such Lender’s Revolving Commitment; provided,  however, that (x) after giving effect to any Swing Line Loan, (i) the Total Revolving  Outstandings shall not exceed the Revolving Facility at such time, and (ii) the Revolving Credit  Exposure of any Lender shall not exceed such Lender’s Revolving Commitment, and provided,  further, that (y) the Borrower shall not use the proceeds of any Swing Line Loan to refinance any  outstanding Swing Line Loan.  Within the foregoing limits, and subject to the other terms and  conditions hereof including the sole discretion of the Swing Line Lender to make Swing Line  Loans, the Borrower may borrow under this Section 2.04, prepay under Section 2.05, and  reborrow under this Section 2.04.  Each Swing Line Loan shall be a Base Rate Loan; provided,  however, that if an Autoborrow Agreement is in effect, the Swing Line Lender may, at its  discretion, provide for an alternative rate of interest on Swing Line Loans under the Autoborrow  Agreement with respect to any Swing Line Loans for which the Swing Line Lender has not  requested that the Lenders fund Revolving Loans to refinance, or to purchase and fund risk  participations in, such Swing Line Loans pursuant to Section 2.04(c).  Immediately upon the  

 

62  making of a Swing Line Loan, each Revolving Lender shall be deemed to, and hereby  irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to, purchase from the Swing Line Lender a risk  participation in such Swing Line Loan in an amount equal to the product of such Revolving  Lender’s Applicable Revolving Percentage times the amount of such Swing Line Loan.  (b) Borrowing Procedures.  (i) At any time an Autoborrow Agreement is not in effect, each Swing Line  Borrowing shall be made upon the Borrower’s irrevocable notice to the Swing Line  Lender and the Administrative Agent, which may be given by (A) telephone or  (B) Swing Line Loan Notice; provided that telephonic notice must be confirmed  promptly by delivery to the Swing Line Lender and the Administrative Agent of a Swing  Line Loan Notice.  Each Swing Line Loan Notice must be received by the Swing Line  Lender and the Administrative Agent not later than 1:00 p.m. on the requested borrowing  date, and shall specify (i) the amount to be borrowed, which shall be a minimum of  $100,000, and (ii) the requested borrowing date, which shall be a Business Day.   Promptly after receipt by the Swing Line Lender of any Swing Line Loan Notice, the  Swing Line Lender will confirm with the Administrative Agent (by telephone or in  writing) that the Administrative Agent has also received such Swing Line Loan Notice  and, if not, the Swing Line Lender will notify the Administrative Agent (by telephone or  in writing) of the contents thereof.  Unless the Swing Line Lender has received notice (by  telephone or in writing) from the Administrative Agent (including at the request of any  Lender) prior to 2:00 p.m. on the date of the proposed Swing Line Borrowing  (A) directing the Swing Line Lender not to make such Swing Line Loan as a result of the  limitations set forth in clause (x) of the first proviso to the first sentence of  Section 2.04(a), or (B) that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in  Article IV is not then satisfied, then, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the  Swing Line Lender will, not later than 3:00 p.m. on the borrowing date specified in such  Swing Line Loan Notice, make the amount of its Swing Line Loan available to the  Borrower at its office by crediting the account of the Borrower on the books of the Swing  Line Lender in Same Day Funds.  (ii) In order to facilitate the borrowing of Swing Line Loans, the Borrower  and the Swing Line Lender may mutually agree to, and are hereby authorized to, enter  into an Autoborrow Agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative  Agent and the Swing Line Lender (the “Autoborrow Agreement”) providing for the  automatic advance by the Swing Line Lender of Swing Line Loans under the conditions  set forth in such agreement, which shall be in addition to the conditions set forth herein.   At any time an Autoborrow Agreement is in effect, the requirements for Swing Line  Borrowings set forth in the immediately preceding paragraph shall not apply, and all  Swing Line Borrowings shall be made in accordance with the Autoborrow Agreement;  provided that any automatic advance made by Bank of America in reliance of the  Autoborrow Agreement shall be deemed a Swing Line Loan as of the time such  automatic advance is made notwithstanding any provision in the Autoborrow Agreement  to the contrary.  For purposes of determining the Total Revolving Outstandings at any  time during which an Autoborrow Agreement is in effect, the Outstanding Amount of all  Swing Line Loans shall be deemed to be the amount of the Swing Line Sublimit.  For  

 

63  purposes of any Swing Line Borrowing pursuant to the Autoborrow Agreement, all  references to Bank of America in the Autoborrow Agreement shall be deemed to be a  reference to Bank of America, in its capacity as Swing Line Lender hereunder.  (c) Refinancing of Swing Line Loans.  (i) The Swing Line Lender at any time in its sole and absolute discretion may  request, on behalf of the Borrower (which hereby irrevocably authorizes the Swing Line  Lender to so request on its behalf), that each Revolving Lender make a Base Rate Loan in  an amount equal to such Lender’s Applicable Revolving Percentage of the amount of  Swing Line Loans then outstanding.  Such request shall be made in writing (which  written request shall be deemed to be a Loan Notice for purposes hereof) and in  accordance with the requirements of Section 2.02, without regard to the minimum and  multiples specified therein for the principal amount of Base Rate Loans, but subject to the  unutilized portion of the Revolving Facility and the conditions set forth in Section 4.02.   The Swing Line Lender shall furnish the Borrower with a copy of the applicable Loan  Notice promptly after delivering such notice to the Administrative Agent.  Each  Revolving Lender shall make an amount equal to its Applicable Revolving Percentage of  the amount specified in such Loan Notice available to the Administrative Agent in Same  Day Funds (and the Administrative Agent may apply Cash Collateral available with  respect to the applicable Swing Line Loan) for the account of the Swing Line Lender at  the Administrative Agent’s Office not later than 1:00 p.m. on the day specified in such  Loan Notice, whereupon, subject to Section 2.04(c)(ii), each Lender that so makes funds  available shall be deemed to have made a Base Rate Loan to the Borrower in such  amount.  The Administrative Agent shall remit the funds so received to the Swing Line  Lender.  (ii) If for any reason any Swing Line Loan cannot be refinanced by such a  Revolving Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.04(c)(i), the request for Base Rate  Loans submitted by the Swing Line Lender as set forth herein shall be deemed to be a  request by the Swing Line Lender that each of the Revolving Lenders fund its risk  participation in the relevant Swing Line Loan and each Revolving Lender’s payment to  the Administrative Agent for the account of the Swing Line Lender pursuant to  Section 2.04(c)(i) shall be deemed payment in respect of such participation.  (iii) If any Revolving Lender fails to make available to the Administrative  Agent for the account of the Swing Line Lender any amount required to be paid by such  Revolving Lender pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.04(c) by the time  specified in Section 2.04(c)(i), the Swing Line Lender shall be entitled to recover from  such Lender (acting through the Administrative Agent), on demand, such amount with  interest thereon for the period from the date such payment is required to the date on  which such payment is immediately available to the Swing Line Lender at a rate per  annum equal to the applicable Overnight Rate from time to time in effect, plus any  administrative, processing or similar fees customarily charged by the Swing Line Lender  in connection with the foregoing.  If such Revolving Lender pays such amount (with  interest and fees as aforesaid), the principal amount so paid shall constitute such  Revolving Lender’s Revolving Loan included in the relevant Revolving Borrowing or  

 

64  funded participation in the relevant Swing Line Loan, as the case may be.  A certificate of  the Swing Line Lender submitted to any Lender (through the Administrative Agent) with  respect to any amounts owing under this clause (iii) shall be conclusive absent manifest  error.  (iv) Each Revolving Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Loans or to  purchase and fund risk participations in Swing Line Loans pursuant to this  Section 2.04(c) shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any  circumstance, including (A) any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right  which such Lender may have against the Swing Line Lender, the Borrower or any other  Person for any reason whatsoever, (B) the occurrence or continuance of a Default, or  (C) any other occurrence, event or condition, whether or not similar to any of the  foregoing; provided, however, that each Revolving Lender’s obligation to make  Revolving Loans pursuant to this Section 2.04(c) is subject to the conditions set forth in  Section 4.02.  No such funding of risk participations shall relieve or otherwise impair the  obligation of the Borrower to repay Swing Line Loans, together with interest as provided  herein.  (d) Repayment of Participations.  (i) At any time after any Revolving Lender has purchased and funded a risk  participation in a Swing Line Loan, if the Swing Line Lender receives any payment on  account of such Swing Line Loan, the Swing Line Lender will distribute to such Lender  its Applicable Revolving Percentage of such payment (appropriately adjusted, in the case  of interest payments, to reflect the period of time during which such Lender’s risk  participation was funded) in the same funds as those received by the Swing Line Lender.  (ii) If any payment received by the Swing Line Lender in respect of principal  or interest on any Swing Line Loan is required to be returned by the Swing Line Lender  under any of the circumstances described in Section 10.05 (including pursuant to any  settlement entered into by the Swing Line Lender in its discretion), each Revolving  Lender shall pay to the Swing Line Lender its Applicable Revolving Percentage thereof  on demand of the Administrative Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such  demand to the date such amount is returned, at a rate per annum equal to the applicable  Overnight Rate.  The Administrative Agent will make such demand upon the request of  the Swing Line Lender.  The obligations of the Revolving Lenders under this clause shall  survive the payment in full of the Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.  (e) Interest for Account of Swing Line Lender.  The Swing Line Lender shall be  responsible for invoicing the Borrower for interest on the Swing Line Loans.  Until each  Revolving Lender funds its Base Rate Loan or risk participation pursuant to this Section 2.04 to  refinance such Lender’s Applicable Revolving Percentage of any Swing Line Loan, interest in  respect of such Applicable Revolving Percentage shall be solely for the account of the Swing  Line Lender.  (f) Payments Directly to Swing Line Lender.  The Borrower shall make all payments  of principal and interest in respect of the Swing Line Loans directly to the Swing Line Lender.   

 

65  At any time the Autoborrow Agreement is in effect, the Swing Line Loans shall be repaid in  accordance with the terms of the Autoborrow Agreement.  2.05 Prepayments.  (a) The Borrower may, upon notice to the Administrative Agent, at any time or from  time to time voluntarily prepay Loans in whole or in part without premium or penalty; provided  that (i) such notice must be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m.  (A) two Business Days prior to any date of prepayment of Term SOFR Loans and (B) on the date  of prepayment of Base Rate Loans; (ii) any prepayment of Term SOFR Loans shall be in a  principal amount of $5,000,000 or a whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof; and (iii) any  prepayment of Base Rate Loans shall be in a principal amount of $500,000 or a whole multiple  of $100,000 in excess thereof or, in each case, if less, the entire principal amount thereof then  outstanding.  Each such notice shall specify the date and amount of such prepayment and the  Type(s) of Loans to be prepaid and, if Term SOFR Loans are to be prepaid, the Interest Period(s)  of such Loans.  The Administrative Agent will promptly notify each Lender of its receipt of each  such notice, and of the amount of such Lender’s ratable portion of such prepayment (based on  such Lender’s Applicable Percentage in respect of the relevant Facility).  If such notice is given  by the Borrower, the Borrower shall make such prepayment and the payment amount specified in  such notice shall be due and payable on the date specified therein.  Any prepayment of any Loan  shall be accompanied by all accrued interest on the amount prepaid, together with, in the case of  any Term SOFR Loan, any additional amounts required pursuant to Section 3.05.  Each  prepayment of the outstanding Term Loans pursuant to this Section 2.05(a) shall be applied to  the principal repayment installments in the inverse order of maturity.  Subject to Section 2.16,  each such prepayments shall be paid to the Lenders in accordance with their respective  Applicable Percentages in respect of each of the relevant Facilities.  (b) At any time the Autoborrow Agreement is not in effect, the Borrower may, upon  notice to the Swing Line Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), at any time or from  time to time, voluntarily prepay Swing Line Loans in whole or in part without premium or  penalty; provided that (i) such notice must be received by the Swing Line Lender and the  Administrative Agent not later than 1:00 p.m. on the date of the prepayment, and (ii) any such  prepayment shall be in a minimum principal amount of $100,000, or, if less, the entire principal  amount thereof then outstanding.  Each such notice shall specify the date and amount of such  prepayment.  If such notice is given by the Borrower, the Borrower shall make such prepayment  and the payment amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable on the date specified  therein.  (c) If for any reason the Total Revolving Outstandings at any time exceed the  Revolving Facility at such time, the Borrower shall immediately prepay Revolving Loans and/or  Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations in an aggregate amount equal to such excess; provided,  however, that, subject to the provisions of Section 2.15(a), the Borrower shall not be required to  Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations pursuant to this Section 2.05(c) unless after the  prepayment in full of the Revolving Loans the Total Revolving Outstandings exceed the  Revolving Facility at such time.  2.06 Termination or Reduction of Commitments.    

 

66  (a) Optional.  The Borrower may, upon notice to the Administrative Agent, terminate  the Revolving Facility, or from time to time permanently reduce the Revolving Facility; provided  that (i) any such notice shall be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m.  five Business Days prior to the date of termination or reduction, (ii) any such partial reduction  shall be in an aggregate amount of $10,000,000 or any whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess  thereof, (iii) the Borrower shall not terminate or reduce the Revolving Facility if, after giving  effect thereto and to any concurrent prepayments hereunder, the Total Revolving Outstandings  would exceed the Revolving Facility, and (iv) if, after giving effect to any reduction of the  Revolving Facility, the Letter of Credit Sublimit or the Swing Line Sublimit exceeds the amount  of the Revolving Facility, such Sublimit shall be automatically reduced by the amount of such  excess.  The Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Revolving Lenders of any such  notice of termination or reduction of the Revolving Facility.  Any reduction of the Revolving  Facility shall be applied to the Revolving Commitment of each Revolving Lender according to  its Applicable Revolving Percentage.  All fees accrued until the effective date of any termination  of the Revolving Facility shall be paid on the effective date of such termination.  (b) Mandatory.  The aggregate Term Commitments shall be automatically and  permanently reduced to zero on the date of the Term Borrowing.   2.07 Repayment of Loans.  (a) The Borrower shall repay to the Lenders on the Maturity Date for the Revolving  Facility the aggregate principal amount of Revolving Loans outstanding on such date.  (b) At any time the Autoborrow Agreement is in effect, the Swing Line Loans shall  be repaid in accordance with the terms of the Autoborrow Agreement.  At any time the  Autoborrow Agreement is not in effect, the Borrower shall repay each Swing Line Loan on the  Maturity Date for the Revolving Facility.  (c) Subject to adjustment as a result of the application of prepayments in accordance  with the order of priority set forth in Section 2.05(a) solely to the extent of any such amounts  applied to the prepayment of Term Loans, the Term Loans shall be due and payable, and the   Borrower shall repay to the Term Lenders quarterly on the last Business Day of each month of  February, May, August and November occurring until the Maturity Date with respect to the  Term Facility, commencing with the first such payment date on November 30, 2022, an amount  equal to 0.625% of the aggregate principal amount of all Term Loans made by all Term Lenders  under Section 2.01(b) (which payments shall be reduced as a result of the application of  prepayments made in accordance with Section 2.05) or, if less, the entire principal of the Term  Loans then outstanding, unless accelerated sooner pursuant to Section 8.02; provided, however,  that (i) the final principal repayment installment of the Term Loans shall be repaid on the  Maturity Date for the Term Facility and in any event shall be in an amount equal to the aggregate  principal amount of all Term Loans outstanding on such date, (ii) if any principal repayment  installment to be made by the Borrower (other than principal repayment installments on Term  SOFR Loans) shall come due on a day other than a Business Day, such principal repayment  installment shall be due on the next succeeding Business Day, and such extension of time shall  be reflected in computing interest or fees, as the case may be and (iii) if any principal repayment  installment to be made by the Borrower on a Term SOFR Loan shall come due on a day other  

 

67  than a Business Day, such principal repayment installment shall be extended to the next  succeeding Business Day unless the result of such extension would be to extend such principal  repayment installment into another calendar month, in which event such principal repayment  installment shall be due on the immediately preceding Business Day.   2.08 Interest.  (a) Subject to the provisions of subsection (b) below, (i) each Term SOFR Loan shall  bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof for each Interest Period at a rate per  annum equal to the lesser of (y) the Highest Lawful Rate and (z) the Term SOFR for such  Interest Period plus the Applicable Rate; (ii) each Base Rate Loan shall bear interest on the  outstanding principal amount thereof from the applicable borrowing date at a rate per annum  equal to the lesser of (y) the Highest Lawful Rate and (z) the Base Rate plus the Applicable Rate;  and (iii) each Swing Line Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof  from the applicable borrowing date at a rate per annum equal to the lesser of (y) the Highest  Lawful Rate and (z) the Base Rate plus the Applicable Rate, or, if an Autoborrow Agreement is  in effect, at a rate per annum provided by the Swing Line Lender and agreed to by the Borrower.  (b) (i) If any amount of principal of any Loan is not paid when due (without  regard to any applicable grace periods), whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise,  such amount shall thereafter bear interest at a fluctuating interest rate per annum at all times  equal to the lesser of (y) the Highest Lawful Rate and (z) the Default Rate, to the fullest extent  permitted by Applicable Laws.  (ii) If any amount (other than principal of any Loan) payable by the Borrower  under any Loan Document is not paid when due (without regard to any applicable grace  periods), whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, then upon the request  of the Required Lenders, such amount shall thereafter bear interest at a fluctuating  interest rate per annum at all times equal to the lesser of (y) the Highest Lawful Rate and  (z) the Default Rate, to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Laws.  (iii) Upon the request of the Required Lenders, while any Event of Default  exists (other than as set forth in clauses (b)(i) and (b)(ii) above), the Borrower shall pay  interest on the principal amount of all outstanding Obligations hereunder at a fluctuating  interest rate per annum at all times equal to the lesser of (y) the Highest Lawful Rate and  (z) the Default Rate, to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Laws.  (iv) Accrued and unpaid interest on past due amounts (including interest on  past due interest) shall be due and payable upon demand.  (c) Interest on each Loan shall be due and payable in arrears on each Interest  Payment Date applicable thereto and at such other times as may be specified herein.  Interest  hereunder shall be due and payable in accordance with the terms hereof before and after  judgment, and before and after the commencement of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief  Law.  2.09 Fees.  In addition to certain fees described in subsections (h) and (i) of  Section 2.03:  

 

68  (a) Commitment Fee.  The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the  account of each Revolving Lender in accordance with its Applicable Revolving Percentage, a  commitment fee equal to the Applicable Rate times the actual daily amount by which the  Revolving Facility exceeds the sum of (i) the Outstanding Amount of Revolving Loans and  (ii) the Outstanding Amount of L/C Obligations, subject to adjustment as provided in  Section 2.16.  The commitment fee shall accrue at all times during the Availability Period,  including at any time during which one or more of the conditions in Article IV is not met, and  shall be due and payable quarterly in arrears on the last Business Day of each May, August,  November and February, commencing with the first such date to occur after the Closing Date,  and on the Maturity Date for the Revolving Facility.  The commitment fee shall be calculated  quarterly in arrears, and if there is any change in the Applicable Rate during any quarter, the  actual daily amount shall be computed and multiplied by the Applicable Rate separately for each  period during such quarter that such Applicable Rate was in effect.  For purposes of computation  of the commitment fee, Swing Line Loans shall not be counted toward or considered usage of the  Revolving Facility.  (b) Other Fees.  (i) The Borrower shall pay to the Arranger and the Administrative Agent for  their own respective accounts fees in the amounts and at the times specified in the Fee  Letter.  Such fees shall be fully earned when paid and shall not be refundable for any  reason whatsoever.  (ii) The Borrower shall pay to the Lenders such fees as shall have been  separately agreed upon in writing in the amounts and at the times so specified.  Such fees  shall be fully earned when paid and shall not be refundable for any reason whatsoever.  2.10 Computation of Interest and Fees.  (a) All computations of interest for Base Rate Loans (including Base Rate Loans  determined by reference to the Term SOFR) shall be made on the basis of a year of 365 or 366  days, as the case may be, and actual days elapsed.  Subject to Section 10.09, all other  computations of fees and interest shall be made on the basis of a 360-day year and actual days  elapsed (which results in more fees or interest, as applicable, being paid than if computed on the  basis of a 365-day year).  Interest shall accrue on each Loan for the day on which the Loan is  made, and shall not accrue on a Loan, or any portion thereof, for the day on which the Loan or  such portion is paid, provided that any Loan that is repaid on the same day on which it is made  shall, subject to Section 2.12(a), bear interest for one day.  Each determination by the  Administrative Agent of an interest rate or fee hereunder shall be conclusive and binding for all  purposes, absent manifest error.  (b) If, as a result of any restatement of or other adjustment to the financial statements  of Limited or for any other reason, the Borrower, Limited or the Lenders determine that (i) the  Net Leverage Ratio as of any applicable date was inaccurate and (ii) a proper calculation of the  Net Leverage Ratio would have resulted in higher pricing for such period, the Borrower shall  immediately and retroactively be obligated to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of  the Lenders or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, promptly on demand by the Administrative  

 

69  Agent (or, after the occurrence of an actual or deemed entry of an order for relief with respect to  the Borrower under the Bankruptcy Code of the United States, automatically and without further  action by the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the L/C Issuer), an amount equal to the excess  of the amount of interest and fees that should have been paid for such period over the amount of  interest and fees actually paid for such period.  This paragraph shall not limit the rights of the  Administrative Agent, any Lender, or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, under  Sections 2.03(c)(iii), 2.03(h) or 2.08(b) or under Article VIII.  The Borrower’s obligations under  this paragraph shall survive termination of the Aggregate Commitments and the repayment of all  other Obligations hereunder.  2.11 Evidence of Debt.  (a) The Credit Extensions made by each Lender shall be evidenced by one or more  accounts or records maintained by such Lender and by the Administrative Agent in the ordinary  course of business.  The accounts or records maintained by the Administrative Agent and each  Lender shall be conclusive absent manifest error of the amount of the Credit Extensions made by  the Lenders to the Borrower and the interest and payments thereon.  Any failure to so record or  any error in doing so shall not, however, limit or otherwise affect the obligation of the Borrower  hereunder to pay any amount owing with respect to the Obligations.  In the event of any conflict  between the accounts and records maintained by any Lender and the accounts and records of the  Administrative Agent in respect of such matters, the accounts and records of the Administrative  Agent shall control in the absence of manifest error.  Upon the request of any Lender made  through the Administrative Agent, the Borrower shall execute and deliver to such Lender  (through the Administrative Agent) a Note, which shall evidence such Lender’s Loans in  addition to such accounts or records.  Each Lender may attach schedules to its Note and endorse  thereon the date, Type (if applicable), amount and maturity of its Loans and payments with  respect thereto.  (b) In addition to the accounts and records referred to in subsection (a), each Lender  and the Administrative Agent shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice accounts or  records evidencing the purchases and sales by such Lender of participations in Letters of Credit  and Swing Line Loans.  In the event of any conflict between the accounts and records maintained  by the Administrative Agent and the accounts and records of any Lender in respect of such  matters, the accounts and records of the Administrative Agent shall control in the absence of  manifest error.  2.12 Payments Generally; Administrative Agent’s Clawback.  (a) General.  All payments to be made by the Borrower shall be made free and clear  of and without condition or deduction for any counterclaim, defense, recoupment or setoff.   Except as otherwise expressly provided herein and except with respect to the payment of a  drawing under a Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency, all payments by the  Borrower hereunder shall be made to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the respective  Lenders to which such payment is owed, at the Administrative Agent’s Office in Dollars and in  Same Day Funds not later than 2:00 p.m., on the date specified herein.  Except as otherwise  expressly provided herein, all payments by the Borrower hereunder with respect to a drawing  under a Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency shall be made to the  

 

70  Administrative Agent, for the account of the L/C Issuer, at the applicable Administrative Agent’s  Office in such Alternative Currency and in Same Day Funds no later than the Applicable Time  specified by the Administrative Agent on the dates specified herein.  If, for any reason, the  Borrower is prohibited by any Law from making any required payment hereunder in an  Alternative Currency, the Borrower shall make such payment in Dollars in the Dollar Equivalent  of the Alternative Currency payment amount.  The Administrative Agent will promptly distribute  to each Lender its Applicable Percentage in respect of the relevant Facility (or other applicable  share as provided herein) of such payment in like funds as received by wire transfer to such  Lender’s Lending Office.  All payments received by the Administrative Agent (i) after 2:00 p.m.,  in the case of payments in Dollars or (ii) after the Applicable Time specified by the  Administrative Agent in the case of payments in an Alternative Currency shall in each case be  deemed received on the next succeeding Business Day and any applicable interest or fee shall  continue to accrue.  Subject to Section 2.07(c), if any payment to be made by the Borrower shall  come due on a day other than a Business Day, payment shall be made on the next following  Business Day, and such extension of time shall be reflected in computing interest or fees, as the  case may be.  (b) (i) Funding by Lenders; Presumption by Administrative Agent.  Unless the  Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a Lender prior to the proposed date  of any Borrowing of Term SOFR Loans (or, in the case of any Borrowing of Base Rate  Loans, prior to 12:00 noon on the date of such Borrowing) that such Lender will not  make available to the Administrative Agent such Lender’s share of such Borrowing, the  Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such share available on  such date in accordance with Section 2.02 (or, in the case of a Borrowing of Base Rate  Loans, that such Lender has made such share available in accordance with and at the time  required by Section 2.02) and may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to  the Borrower a corresponding amount.  In such event, if a Lender has not in fact made its  share of the applicable Borrowing available to the Administrative Agent, then the  applicable Lender and the Borrower severally agree to pay to the Administrative Agent  forthwith on demand such corresponding amount in Same Day Funds with interest  thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is made available to the  Borrower to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at (A) in the  case of a payment to be made by such Lender, the Overnight Rate, plus any  administrative, processing or similar fees customarily charged by the Administrative  Agent in connection with the foregoing, and (B) in the case of a payment to be made by  the Borrower, the interest rate applicable to Base Rate Loans.  If the Borrower and such  Lender shall pay such interest to the Administrative Agent for the same or an overlapping  period, the Administrative Agent shall promptly remit to the Borrower the amount of  such interest paid by the Borrower for such period.  If such Lender pays its share of the  applicable Borrowing to the Administrative Agent, then the amount so paid shall  constitute such Lender’s Loan included in such Borrowing.  Any payment by the  Borrower shall be without prejudice to any claim the Borrower may have against a  Lender that shall have failed to make such payment to the Administrative Agent.  (ii) Payments by the Borrower; Presumptions by Administrative Agent.   Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the Borrower prior to  the date on which any payment is due to the Administrative Agent for the account of the  

 

71  Lenders or the L/C Issuer hereunder that the Borrower will not make such payment, the  Administrative Agent may assume that the Borrower has made such payment on such  date in accordance herewith and may, in reliance upon such assumption, distribute to the  Lenders or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, the amount due.  With respect to any  payment that the Administrative Agent makes for the account of the Lenders or the L/C  Issuer hereunder as to which the Administrative Agent determines (which determination  shall be conclusive absent manifest error) that any of the following applies (such payment  referred to as the “Rescindable Amount”): (1) the Borrower has not in fact made such  payment, (2) the Administrative Agent has made a payment in excess of the amount so  paid by such Borrower (whether or not then owed); or (3) the Administrative Agent has  for any reason otherwise erroneously made such payment, then each of the Lenders or the  L/C Issuer, as the case may be, severally agrees to repay to the Administrative Agent  forthwith on demand the Rescindable Amount so distributed to such Lender or the L/C  Issuer, in Same Day Funds with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date  such amount is distributed to it to but excluding the date of payment to the  Administrative Agent, at the Overnight Rate.  A notice of the Administrative Agent to any Lender or the Borrower with respect to any  amount owing under this subsection (b) shall be conclusive, absent manifest error.  (c) Failure to Satisfy Conditions Precedent.  If any Lender makes available to the  Administrative Agent funds for any Loan to be made by such Lender as provided in the  foregoing provisions of this Article II, and such funds are not made available to the Borrower by  the Administrative Agent because the conditions to the applicable Credit Extension set forth in  Article IV are not satisfied or waived in accordance with the terms hereof, the Administrative  Agent shall return such funds (in like funds as received from such Lender) to such Lender,  without interest.  (d) Obligations of Lenders Several.  The obligations of the Lenders hereunder to  make Term Loans and Revolving Loans, to fund participations in Letters of Credit and Swing  Line Loans and to make payments pursuant to Section 10.04(c) are several and not joint.  The  failure of any Lender to make any Loan, to fund any such participation or to make any payment  under Section 10.04(c) on any date required hereunder shall not relieve any other Lender of its  corresponding obligation to do so on such date, and no Lender shall be responsible for the failure  of any other Lender to so make its Loan, purchase its participation or to make its payment under  Section 10.04(c).  (e) Funding Source.  Nothing herein shall be deemed to obligate any Lender to obtain  the funds for any Loan in any particular place or manner or to constitute a representation by any  Lender that it has obtained or will obtain the funds for any Loan in any particular place or  manner.  (f) Insufficient Funds. If at any time insufficient funds are received by and available  to the Administrative Agent to pay fully all amounts of principal, L/C Borrowings, interest and  fees then due hereunder, such funds shall be applied (i) first, toward payment of interest and fees  then due hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of  interest and fees then due to such parties, and (ii) second, toward payment of principal and L/C  

 

72  Borrowings then due hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the  amounts of principal and L/C Borrowings then due to such parties.  (g) Pro Rata Treatment. Except to the extent otherwise provided herein: (i) each  Borrowing (other than Swing Line Borrowings) shall be made from the Appropriate Lenders,  each payment of fees under Section 2.09 and clauses (h) and (i) of Section 2.03 shall be made for  account of the Appropriate Lenders, and each termination or reduction of the amount of the  Commitments shall be applied to the respective Commitments of the Lenders, pro rata according  to the amounts of their respective Commitments; (ii) each Borrowing shall be allocated pro rata  among the Lenders according to the amounts of their respective Commitments (in the case of the  making of Revolving Loans) or their respective Loans that are to be included in such Borrowing  (in the case of conversions and continuations of Loans); (iii) each payment or prepayment of  principal of Loans by the Borrower shall be made for account of the Appropriate Lenders pro  rata in accordance with the respective unpaid principal amounts of the Loans held by them; and  (iv) each payment of interest on Loans by the Borrower shall be made for account of the  Appropriate Lenders pro rata in accordance with the amounts of interest on such Loans then due  and payable to the respective Appropriate Lenders.  2.13 Sharing of Payments by Lenders.  If any Lender shall, by exercising any right  of setoff or counterclaim or otherwise, obtain payment in respect of any principal of or interest  on any of the Loans made by it, or the participations in L/C Obligations or in Swing Line Loans  held by it resulting in such Lender’s receiving payment of a proportion of the aggregate amount  of Loans or participations and accrued interest thereon greater than its pro rata share thereof as  provided herein, then the Lender receiving such greater proportion shall (a) notify the  Administrative Agent of such fact, and (b) purchase (for cash at face value) participations in the   Loans and subparticipations in L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans of the other Lenders, or  make such other adjustments as shall be equitable, so that the benefit of all such payments shall  be shared by the Lenders ratably in accordance with the aggregate amount of principal of and  accrued interest on their respective Loans and other amounts owing them, provided that:  (i) if any such participations or subparticipations are purchased and all or any  portion of the payment giving rise thereto is recovered, such participations or  subparticipations shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of such  recovery, without interest; and  (ii) the provisions of this Section shall not be construed to apply to (x) any  payment made by or on behalf of the Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with the  express terms of this Agreement (including the application of funds arising from the  existence of a Defaulting Lender), (y) the application of Cash Collateral provided for in  Section 2.15, or (z) any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the  assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Loans or subparticipations in L/C  Obligations or Swing Line Loans to any assignee or participant, other than an assignment  to the Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof (as to which the provisions of this Section shall  apply).  Each Loan Party consents to the foregoing and agrees, to the extent it may effectively do  so under Applicable Law, that any Lender acquiring a participation pursuant to the foregoing  

 

73  arrangements may exercise against such Loan Party rights of setoff and counterclaim with  respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were a direct creditor of such Loan Party  in the amount of such participation.  2.14 Increase in Commitments.  (a) Request for Increase.  Provided there exists no Default, upon notice to the  Administrative Agent (which shall promptly notify the Lenders), the Borrower may from time to  time, request (x) an increase in the Revolving Facility (each, an “Incremental Revolving  Commitment”) and/or (y) the establishment of one or more new term loan commitments (an  “Incremental Term Commitment”), by an aggregate amount (for all such requests) not exceeding  $300,000,000 from and after the Fourth Amendment Effective Date; provided that (i) any such  request for an increase shall be in a minimum amount of $10,000,000, and (ii) the Borrower may  make a maximum of five (5) such requests.  At the time of sending such notice, the Borrower (in  consultation with the Administrative Agent) shall specify the time period within which each  Lender is requested to respond (which shall in no event be less than ten (10) Business Days from  the date of delivery of such notice to the Lenders).  (b) Terms of New Loans and Commitments.  The terms and provisions of Loans  made pursuant to Incremental Commitments shall be as follows:  (i) the terms and provisions of Incremental Term Loans shall be reasonably  satisfactory to the Administrative Agent; provided that in any event the Incremental Term  Loans must comply with clause (iii) below;  (ii) the terms and provisions of revolving loans made pursuant to Incremental  Revolving Commitments shall be identical to the Revolving Loans; and  (iii) the maturity date of Incremental Term Loans (the “Incremental Term Loan  Maturity Date”) shall not be earlier than the Maturity Date.  (c) Lender Elections to Increase.  Each Lender shall notify the Administrative Agent  within such time period (i) whether or not it agrees to provide an Incremental Term  Commitment, and (ii) whether or not it agrees to provide an Incremental Revolving Commitment  and, if so, whether by an amount equal to, greater than, or less than its Applicable Revolving  Percentage of such requested increase, as applicable.  Any Lender not responding within such  time period shall be deemed to have declined to provide an Incremental Term Commitment or an  Incremental Revolving Commitment, as applicable.  (d) Notification by Administrative Agent; Additional Lenders.  The Administrative  Agent shall notify the Borrower and each Lender of the Lenders’ responses to each request made  hereunder.  To achieve the full amount of a requested increase and subject to the approval of the  Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Swing Line Lender (which approvals shall not be  unreasonably withheld), the Borrower may also invite additional Eligible Assignees to become  Lenders.  (e) Increase Joinder; Effective Date; Allocations.  The Incremental Commitments  shall be effected by a joinder agreement (the “Increase Joinder”) executed by the Borrower, the  

 

74  Administrative Agent and each Lender making such Incremental Commitment, in form and  substance reasonably satisfactory to each of them.  The Administrative Agent and the Borrower  shall determine the effective date (the “Increase Effective Date”) and the final allocation of such  increase.  The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower and the Lenders of the  final allocation of such increase and the Increase Effective Date.  Notwithstanding the provisions  of Section 10.01, the Increase Joinder may, without the consent of any other Lenders, effect such  amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as may be necessary or  appropriate, in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent, to effect the provisions of  this Section 2.14.  In addition, unless otherwise specifically provided herein, all references in  Loan Documents to Revolving Loans shall be deemed, unless the context otherwise requires, to  include references to Revolving Loans made pursuant to Incremental Revolving Commitments  made pursuant to this Agreement.  (f) Conditions to Effectiveness of Increase.  As a condition precedent to such  increase, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a certificate of each Loan Party  dated as of the Increase Effective Date (in sufficient copies for each Lender) signed by a  Responsible Officer of such Loan Party (i) certifying and attaching the resolutions adopted by  such Loan Party approving or consenting to such increase, and (ii) in the case of the Borrower,  certifying that, before and after giving effect to such increase, (A) the representations and  warranties contained in Article V and the other Loan Documents (i) that contain a materiality  qualification, are true and correct, on and as of the Increase Effective Date and (ii) that do not  contain a materiality qualification, are true and correct in all material respects, on and as of the  Increase Effective Date, except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically  refer to an earlier date, in which case they are true and correct in all material respects (or in the  case of such representations and warranties that are subject to a materiality qualification, in all  respects) as of such earlier date, and except that for purposes of this Section 2.14, the  representations and warranties contained in subsection (a) of Section 5.05 shall be deemed to  refer to the most recent statements furnished pursuant to clause (a) of Section 6.01, and (B) no  Default exists.  The Borrower shall prepay any Revolving Loans outstanding on the Increase  Effective Date (and pay any additional amounts required pursuant to Section 3.05) to the extent  necessary to keep the outstanding Revolving Loans ratable with any revised Applicable  Percentages arising from any non-ratable increase in the Commitments under this Section.  Upon  the reasonable request of any Lender made prior to the Increase Effective Date, the Borrower  shall have provided to such Lender, and such Lender shall be reasonably satisfied with, the  documentation and other information so requested in connection with applicable “know your  customer” and anti-money-laundering rules and regulations, including, without limitation, the  Act.  Prior to the Increase Effective Date, to the extent the Borrower qualifies as a “legal entity  customer” under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, the Borrower shall have provided, to each  Lender that so requests, a Beneficial Ownership Certification in relation to the Borrower.  (g) Making of Incremental Term Loans.  On any Increase Effective Date on which  new commitments for Incremental Term Loans are effective, subject to the satisfaction of the  foregoing terms and conditions, each Lender of such new commitment shall make an  Incremental Term Loan to the Borrower in an amount equal to its new Incremental Term  Commitment.  

 

75  (h) Equal and Ratable Benefit.  The Loans and Incremental Commitments established  pursuant to this paragraph shall constitute Loans and commitments under, and shall be entitled to  all the benefits afforded by, this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and shall, without  limiting the foregoing, benefit equally and ratably from the Guaranty.  (i) Conflicting Provisions.  This Section shall supersede any provisions in  Sections 2.13 or 10.01 to the contrary.  2.15 Cash Collateral.  (a) Certain Credit Support Events.  If (i) the L/C Issuer has honored any full or partial  drawing request under any Letter of Credit and such drawing has resulted in an L/C Borrowing,  (ii) as of the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, any L/C Obligation for any reason remains  outstanding, (iii) the Borrower shall be required to provide Cash Collateral pursuant to  Section 8.02(c), or (iv) there shall exist a Defaulting Lender, the Borrower shall immediately (in  the case of clause (iii) above) or within one Business Day (in all other cases) following any  request by the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer, provide Cash Collateral in an amount not  less than the applicable Minimum Collateral Amount (determined in the case of Cash Collateral  provided pursuant to clause (iv) above, after giving effect to Section 2.16(a)(iv) and any Cash  Collateral provided by the Defaulting Lender).  Additionally, if the Administrative Agent notifies  the Borrower at any time that the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations at such time  exceeds 105% of the Letter of Credit Sublimit then in effect, then, within two Business Days  after receipt of such notice, the Borrower shall provide Cash Collateral for the Outstanding  Amount of the L/C Obligations in an amount not less than the amount by which the Outstanding  Amount of all L/C Obligations exceeds the Letter of Credit Sublimit.  (b) Grant of Security Interest.  The Borrower, and to the extent provided by any  Defaulting Lender, such Defaulting Lender, hereby grants to (and subjects to the control of) the  Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and the  Lenders, and agrees to maintain, a first priority security interest in all such cash, deposit accounts  and all balances therein, and all other property so provided as collateral pursuant hereto, and in  all proceeds of the foregoing, all as security for the obligations to which such Cash Collateral  may be applied pursuant to Section 2.15(c).  If at any time the Administrative Agent determines  that Cash Collateral is subject to any right or claim of any Person other than the Administrative  Agent or the L/C Issuer as herein provided, or that the total amount of such Cash Collateral is  less than the Minimum Collateral Amount, the Borrower will, promptly upon demand by the  Administrative Agent, pay or provide to the Administrative Agent additional Cash Collateral in  an amount sufficient to eliminate such deficiency.  All Cash Collateral (other than credit support  not constituting funds subject to deposit) shall be maintained in blocked, non-interest bearing  deposit accounts at Bank of America.  The Borrower shall pay on demand therefor from time to  time all customary account opening, activity and other administrative fees and charges in  connection with the maintenance and disbursement of Cash Collateral.  (c) Application.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this  Agreement, Cash Collateral provided under any of this Section 2.15 or Sections 2.03, 2.05, 2.16  or 8.02 in respect of Letters of Credit shall be held and applied to the satisfaction of the specific  L/C Obligations, obligations to fund participations therein (including, as to Cash Collateral  

 

76  provided by a Defaulting Lender, any interest accrued on such obligation) and other obligations  for which the Cash Collateral was so provided, prior to any other application of such property as  may otherwise be provided for herein.  (d) Release.  Cash Collateral (or the appropriate portion thereof) provided to reduce  Fronting Exposure or to secure other obligations shall be released promptly following (i) the  elimination of the applicable Fronting Exposure or other obligations giving rise thereto  (including by the termination of Defaulting Lender status of the applicable Lender (or, as  appropriate, its assignee following compliance with Section 10.06(b)(vi))) or (ii) the good faith  determination by the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer that there exists excess Cash  Collateral; provided, however, (x) that Cash Collateral furnished by or on behalf of a Loan Party  shall not be released during the continuance of a Default or Event of Default (and following  application as provided in this Section 2.15 may be otherwise applied in accordance with  Section 8.03), and (y) the Person providing Cash Collateral and the L/C Issuer may agree that  Cash Collateral shall not be released but instead held to support future anticipated Fronting  Exposure or other obligations.  2.16 Defaulting Lenders.  (a) Adjustments.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this  Agreement, if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then, until such time as that Lender is  no longer a Defaulting Lender, to the extent permitted by applicable Law:  (i) Waivers and Amendments.  Such Defaulting Lender’s right to approve or  disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent with respect to this Agreement shall be  restricted as set forth in the definition of “Required Lenders” “Required Revolving  Lenders” and Section 10.01.  (ii) Defaulting Lender Waterfall.  Any payment of principal, interest, fees or  other amounts received by the Administrative Agent for the account of such Defaulting  Lender (whether voluntary or mandatory, at maturity, pursuant to Article VIII or  otherwise) or received by the Administrative Agent from a Defaulting Lender pursuant to  Section 10.08 shall be applied at such time or times as may be determined by the  Administrative Agent as follows: first, to the payment of any amounts owing by such  Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent hereunder; second, to the payment on a  pro rata basis of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to the L/C Issuer or  Swing Line Lender hereunder; third, to Cash Collateralize the L/C Issuer’s Fronting  Exposure with respect to such Defaulting Lender in accordance with Section 2.15; fourth,  as the Borrower may request (so long as no Default exists), to the funding of any Loan in  respect of which such Defaulting Lender has failed to fund its portion thereof as required  by this Agreement, as determined by the Administrative Agent; fifth, if so determined by  the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, to be held in a deposit account and released  pro rata in order to (x) satisfy such Defaulting Lender’s potential future funding  obligations with respect to Loans under this Agreement and (y) Cash Collateralize the  L/C Issuer’s future Fronting Exposure with respect to such Defaulting Lender with  respect to future Letters of Credit issued under this Agreement, in accordance with  Section 2.15; sixth, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Lenders, the L/C Issuer  

 

77  or Swing Line Lender as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction  obtained by any Lender, the L/C Issuer or the Swing Line Lender against such Defaulting  Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this  Agreement; seventh, so long as no Default exists, to the payment of any amounts owing  to the Borrower as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained  by the Borrower against such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lender’s  breach of its obligations under this Agreement; and eighth, to such Defaulting Lender or  as otherwise directed by a court of competent jurisdiction; provided that if (x) such  payment is a payment of the principal amount of any Loans or L/C Borrowings in respect  of which such Defaulting Lender has not fully funded its appropriate share, and (y) such  Loans were made or the related Letters of Credit were issued at a time when the  conditions set forth in Section 4.02 were satisfied or waived, such payment shall be  applied solely to pay the Loans of, and L/C Obligations owed to, all Non-Defaulting  Lenders on a pro rata basis prior to being applied to the payment of any Loans of, or L/C  Obligations owed to, such Defaulting Lender until such time as all Loans and funded and  unfunded participations in L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans are held by the  Lenders pro rata in accordance with the Commitments hereunder without giving effect to  Section 2.16(a)(iv).  Any payments, prepayments or other amounts paid or payable to a  Defaulting Lender that are applied (or held) to pay amounts owed by a Defaulting Lender  or to post Cash Collateral pursuant to this Section 2.16(a)(ii) shall be deemed paid to and  redirected by such Defaulting Lender, and each Lender irrevocably consents hereto.  (iii) Certain Fees.  (A) No Defaulting Lender shall be entitled to receive any fee payable  under Section 2.09(a) for any period during which that Lender is a Defaulting  Lender (and the Borrower shall not be required to pay any such fee that otherwise  would have been required to have been paid to that Defaulting Lender).  (B) Each Defaulting Lender shall be entitled to receive Letter of Credit  Fees for any period during which that Lender is a Defaulting Lender only to the  extent allocable to its Applicable Revolving Percentage of the stated amount of  Letters of Credit for which it has provided Cash Collateral as contemplated by  Section 2.15.  (C) With respect to any Letter of Credit Fee not required to be paid to  any Defaulting Lender pursuant to clause (A) or (B) above or to the extent the  Fronting Exposure is not cash collateralized, the Borrower shall (x) pay to each  Non-Defaulting Lender that portion of any such fee otherwise payable to such  Defaulting Lender with respect to such Defaulting Lender’s participation in L/C  Obligations that has been reallocated to such Non-Defaulting Lender pursuant to  clause (iv) below, (y) pay to the L/C Issuer the amount of any such fee otherwise  payable to such Defaulting Lender to the extent allocable to such L/C Issuer’s  Fronting Exposure to such Defaulting Lender, and (z) not be required to pay the  remaining amount of any such fee.  

 

78  (iv) Reallocation of Applicable Percentages to Reduce Fronting Exposure.  All  or any part of such Defaulting Lender’s participation in L/C Obligations and Swing Line  Loans shall be reallocated among the Non-Defaulting Lenders in accordance with their  respective Applicable Revolving Percentages (calculated without regard to such  Defaulting Lender’s Commitment) but only to the extent that (x) the conditions set forth  in Section 4.02 are satisfied at the time of such reallocation (and, unless the Borrower  shall have otherwise notified the Administrative Agent at such time, the Borrower shall  be deemed to have represented and warranted that such conditions are satisfied at such  time), and (y) such reallocation does not cause the aggregate Revolving Credit Exposure  of any Non-Defaulting Lender to exceed such Non-Defaulting Lender’s Revolving  Commitment.  Subject to Section 10.22, no reallocation hereunder shall constitute a  waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder against a Defaulting Lender arising  from that Lender having become a Defaulting Lender, including any claim of a Non- Defaulting Lender as a result of such Non-Defaulting Lender’s increased exposure  following such reallocation.  (v) Cash Collateral, Repayment of Swing Line Loans.  If the reallocation  described in clause (a)(iv) above cannot, or can only partially, be effected, the Borrower  shall, without prejudice to any right or remedy available to it hereunder or under  applicable Law, (x) first, prepay Swing Line Loans in an amount equal to the Swing Line  Lenders’ Fronting Exposure and (y) second, Cash Collateralize the L/C Issuers’ Fronting  Exposure in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 2.15.  (b) Defaulting Lender Cure.  If the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, Swing Line  Lender and the L/C Issuer agree in writing in their sole discretion that a Lender is no longer a  Defaulting Lender, the Administrative Agent will so notify the parties hereto, whereupon as of  the effective date specified in such notice and subject to any conditions set forth therein (which  may include arrangements with respect to any Cash Collateral), that Lender will, to the extent  applicable, purchase at par that portion of outstanding Loans of the other Lenders or take such  other actions as the Administrative Agent may determine to be necessary to cause the Loans and  funded and unfunded participations in Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans to be held on a  pro rata basis by the Lenders in accordance with their Revolving Commitments (without giving  effect to Section 2.16(a)(iv)), whereupon such Lender will cease to be a Defaulting Lender;  provided that no adjustments will be made retroactively with respect to fees accrued or payments  made by or on behalf of the Borrower while that Lender was a Defaulting Lender; and provided,  further, that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no change  hereunder from Defaulting Lender to Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of  any party hereunder arising from that Lender’s having been a Defaulting Lender.  

 

79  ARTICLE III.  TAXES, YIELD PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY  3.01 Taxes.  (a) Payments Free of Taxes; Obligation to Withhold; Payments on Account of Taxes.  (i) Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of any Loan  Party under any Loan Document shall be made free and clear of and without deduction or  withholding for any Taxes, except as required by Applicable Laws.  If any Applicable  Laws (as determined in the good faith discretion of the Borrower or the Administrative  Agent) require the deduction or withholding of any Tax from any such payment by the  Administrative Agent or a Loan Party, then the Administrative Agent or such Loan Party  shall be entitled to make such deduction or withholding, upon the basis of the information  and documentation to be delivered pursuant to subsection (e) below.  (ii) If any Loan Party or the Administrative Agent shall be required by the  Code to withhold or deduct any Taxes, including both United States Federal backup  withholding and withholding taxes, from any payment, then (A) the Administrative  Agent shall withhold or make such deductions as are determined by the Administrative  Agent to be required based upon the information and documentation it has received  pursuant to subsection (e) below, (B) the Administrative Agent shall timely pay the full  amount withheld or deducted to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with  the Code, and (C) to the extent that the withholding or deduction is made on account of  Indemnified Taxes, the sum payable by the applicable Loan Party shall be increased as  necessary so that after any required withholding or the making of all required deductions  (including deductions applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 3.01) the  applicable Recipient receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no  such withholding or deduction been made.  (iii) If any Loan Party or the Administrative Agent shall be required by any  Applicable Laws other than the Code to withhold or deduct any Taxes from any payment,  then (A) such Loan Party or the Administrative Agent, as required by such Laws, shall  withhold or make such deductions as are determined by it to be required based upon the  information and documentation it has received pursuant to subsection (e) below, (B) such  Loan Party or the Administrative Agent, to the extent required by such Laws, shall timely  pay the full amount withheld or deducted to the relevant Governmental Authority in  accordance with such Laws, and (C) to the extent that the withholding or deduction is  made on account of Indemnified Taxes, the sum payable by the applicable Loan Party  shall be increased as necessary so that after any required withholding or the making of all  required deductions (including deductions applicable to additional sums payable under  this Section 3.01) the applicable Recipient receives an amount equal to the sum it would  have received had no such withholding or deduction been made.  (b) Payment of Other Taxes by the Borrower.  Without limiting the provisions of  subsection (a) above, the Borrower shall timely pay to the relevant Governmental Authority in  

 

80  accordance with Applicable Law, or at the option of the Administrative Agent timely reimburse  it for the payment of, any Other Taxes.  (c) Tax Indemnifications.  (i) Without limiting the provisions of subsection (a) or (b) above, the  Borrower shall, and does hereby, indemnify each Recipient, and shall make payment in  respect thereof within 10 days after demand therefor, for the full amount of any  Indemnified Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable  to amounts payable under this Section 3.01) payable or paid by such Recipient or  required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to such Recipient, and any penalties,  interest and reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not  such Indemnified Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant  Governmental Authority.  A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability  delivered to the Borrower by a Lender or the L/C Issuer (with a copy to the  Administrative Agent), or by the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of  a Lender or the L/C Issuer, shall be conclusive absent manifest error.  The Borrower  shall, and does hereby, indemnify the Administrative Agent, and shall make payment in  respect thereof within 10 days after demand therefor, for any amount which a Lender or  the L/C Issuer for any reason fails to pay indefeasibly to the Administrative Agent as  required pursuant to Section 3.01(c)(ii) below.  (ii) Without limiting the provisions of subsection (a) or (b) above, each  Lender and the L/C Issuer shall, and does hereby, severally indemnify, and shall make  payment in respect thereof within 10 days after demand therefor, (x) the Administrative  Agent against any Indemnified Taxes attributable to such Lender or the L/C Issuer (but  only to the extent that any Loan Party has not already indemnified the Administrative  Agent for such Indemnified Taxes and without limiting the obligation of the Loan Party  to do so), (y) the Administrative Agent and the Loan Party, as applicable, against any  Taxes attributable to such Lender’s failure to comply with the provisions of  Section 10.06(d) relating to the maintenance of a Participant Register and (z) the  Administrative Agent and the Loan Party, as applicable, against any Excluded Taxes  attributable to such Lender or the L/C Issuer, in each case, that are payable or paid by the  Administrative Agent or a Loan Party in connection with any Loan Document, and any  reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes  were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority.  A  certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender or the  L/C Issuer by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error.  Each  Lender and the L/C Issuer hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off and  apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case  may be, under this Agreement or any other Loan Document against any amount due to  the Administrative Agent under this clause (ii).  (d) Evidence of Payments.  Upon request by the Borrower or the Administrative  Agent, as the case may be, after any payment of Taxes by the Borrower or by the Administrative  Agent to a Governmental Authority as provided in this Section 3.01, the Borrower shall deliver  to the Administrative Agent or the Administrative Agent shall deliver to the Borrower, as the  

 

81  case may be, the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority  evidencing such payment, if applicable, a copy of any return required by Laws to report such  payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to the Borrower or the  Administrative Agent, as the case may be.  (e) Status of Lenders; Tax Documentation.  (i) Any Lender that is entitled to an  exemption from or reduction of withholding Tax with respect to payments made under any Loan  Document shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, at the time or times  reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, such properly completed and  executed documentation prescribed by Applicable Law or the taxing authorities of a jurisdiction  pursuant to such Applicable Law or reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative  Agent as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate of  withholding.  In addition, any Lender, if reasonably requested by the Borrower or the  Administrative Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by Applicable Law or  reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will enable the Borrower  or the Administrative Agent to determine whether or not such Lender is subject to backup  withholding or information reporting requirements.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in  the preceding two sentences, the completion, execution and submission of such documentation  (other than such documentation either (A) set forth in Section 3.01(e)(ii)(A), (ii)(B) and (ii)(D)  below or (B) required by Applicable Law other than the Code or the taxing authorities of the  jurisdiction pursuant to such Applicable Law to comply with the requirements for exemption or  reduction of withholding tax in that jurisdiction) shall not be required if in the Lender’s  reasonable judgment such completion, execution or submission would subject such Lender to  any material unreimbursed cost or expense or would materially prejudice the legal or commercial  position of such Lender.  (i) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,  (A) any Lender that is a U.S. Person shall deliver to the Borrower and  the Administrative Agent on or prior to the date on which such Lender becomes a  Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the  reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), executed  originals of IRS Form W-9 certifying that such Lender is exempt from U.S.  federal backup withholding tax;  (B) any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do  so, deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (in such number of  copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such  Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time  thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative  Agent), whichever of the following is applicable:  (I) in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of an  income tax treaty to which the United States is a party (x) with respect to  payments of interest under any Loan Document, executed originals of IRS  Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E (or any successor form)  establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding  

 

82  Tax pursuant to the “interest” article of such tax treaty and (y) with respect  to any other applicable payments under any Loan Document, IRS Form  W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E (or any successor form) establishing an  exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to  the “business profits” or “other income” article of such tax treaty;  (II) executed originals of IRS Form W-8ECI;  (III) in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of the  exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Code, (x) a  certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit H-1 to the effect that such  Foreign Lender is not a “bank” within the meaning of  Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, a “10 percent shareholder” of the  Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code, or a  “controlled foreign corporation” described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the  Code (a “U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate”) and (y) executed originals of  IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E (or any successor form); or  (IV) to the extent a Foreign Lender is not the beneficial owner,  executed originals of IRS Form W-8IMY, accompanied by IRS Form  W-8ECI, IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E (or any successor  form), a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of  Exhibit H-2 or Exhibit H-3, IRS Form W-9, and/or other certification  documents from each beneficial owner, as applicable; provided that if the  Foreign Lender is a partnership and one or more direct or indirect partners  of such Foreign Lender are claiming the portfolio interest exemption, such  Foreign Lender may provide a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate  substantially in the form of Exhibit H-4 on behalf of each such direct and  indirect partner;  (C) any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do  so, deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (in such number of  copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such  Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time  thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative  Agent), executed originals of any other form prescribed by Applicable Law as a  basis for claiming exemption from or a reduction in U.S. federal withholding Tax,  duly completed, together with such supplementary documentation as may be  prescribed by applicable law to permit the Borrower or the Administrative Agent  to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made; and  (D) if a payment made to a Lender under any Loan Document would  be subject to U.S. federal withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if such Lender  were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA  (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Code, as  applicable), such Lender shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative  Agent at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably  

 

83  requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent such documentation  prescribed by applicable law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i)  of the Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by the  Borrower or the Administrative Agent as may be necessary for the Borrower and  the Administrative Agent to comply with their obligations under FATCA and to  determine that such Lender has complied with such Lender’s obligations under  FATCA or to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment.   Solely for purposes of this clause (D), “FATCA” shall include any amendments  made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement.  (ii) Each Lender agrees that if any form or certification it previously delivered  pursuant to this Section 3.01 expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect, it  shall update such form or certification or promptly notify the Borrower and the  Administrative Agent in writing of its legal inability to do so.  (f) Treatment of Certain Refunds.  Unless required by Applicable Laws, at no time  shall the Administrative Agent have any obligation to file for or otherwise pursue on behalf of a  Lender or the L/C Issuer, or have any obligation to pay to any Lender or the L/C Issuer, any  refund of Taxes withheld or deducted from funds paid for the account of such Lender or the L/C  Issuer, as the case may be.  If any Recipient determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good  faith, that it has received a refund of any Taxes as to which it has been indemnified by any Loan  Party or with respect to which any Loan Party has paid additional amounts pursuant to this  Section 3.01, it shall pay to such Loan Party an amount equal to such refund (but only to the  extent of indemnity payments made, or additional amounts paid, by a Loan Party under this  Section 3.01 with respect to the Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket  expenses (including Taxes) incurred by such Recipient, and without interest (other than any  interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund), provided that  each Loan Party, upon the request of the Recipient, agrees to repay the amount paid over to such  Loan Party (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental  Authority) to the Recipient in the event the Recipient is required to repay such refund to such  Governmental Authority.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this subsection, in no  event will the applicable Recipient be required to pay any amount to such Loan Party pursuant to  this subsection the payment of which would place the Recipient in a less favorable net after-Tax  position than such Recipient would have been in if the Tax subject to indemnification and giving  rise to such refund had not been deducted, withheld or otherwise imposed and the  indemnification payments or additional amounts with respect to such Tax had never been paid.   This subsection shall not be construed to require any Recipient to make available its tax returns  (or any other information relating to its taxes that it deems confidential) to any Loan Party or any  other Person.  (g) Survival.  Each party’s obligations under this Section 3.01 shall survive the  resignation or replacement of the Administrative Agent or any assignment of rights by, or the  replacement of, a Lender or the L/C Issuer, the termination of the Commitments and the  repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all other Obligations.  (h) FATCA Authorization.  For purposes of determining withholding Taxes under  FATCA, from and after the Closing Date, the Borrower and the Administrative Agent shall treat  

 

84  (and the Lenders hereby authorize the Administrative Agent to treat) this Agreement as not  qualifying as a “grandfathered obligation” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation  Section 1.1471-2(b)(2)(i).  (i) Defined Terms.  For purposes of this Section 3.01, the term “Applicable Law”  includes FATCA and the term “Lender” includes the L/C Issuer.  3.02 Illegality.  If any Lender determines that any Law has made it unlawful, or that  any Governmental Authority has asserted that it is unlawful, for any Lender or its applicable  Lending Office to make, maintain or fund Loans whose interest is determined by reference to  SOFR or Term SOFR, or to determine or charge interest rates based upon SOFR or Term SOFR,  then, upon notice thereof by such Lender to the Borrower (through the Administrative Agent),  (a) any obligation of such Lender to make or continue Term SOFR Loans or to convert Base  Rate Loans to Term SOFR Loans shall be suspended, and (b) if such notice asserts the illegality  of such Lender making or maintaining Base Rate Loans the interest rate on which is determined  by reference to the Term SOFR component of the Base Rate, the interest rate on which Base  Rate Loans of such Lender shall, if necessary to avoid such illegality, be determined by the  Administrative Agent without reference to the Term SOFR component of the Base Rate, in each  case until such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that the  circumstances giving rise to such determination no longer exist.  Upon receipt of such notice, (i)  the Borrower shall, upon demand from such Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent),  prepay or, if applicable, convert all Term SOFR Loans of such Lender to Base Rate Loans (the  interest rate on which Base Rate Loans of such Lender shall, if necessary to avoid such illegality,  be determined by the Administrative Agent without reference to the Term SOFR component of  the Base Rate), either on the last day of the Interest Period therefor, if such Lender may lawfully  continue to maintain such Term SOFR Loan to such day, or immediately, if such Lender may not  lawfully continue to maintain such Term SOFR Loan and (ii) if such notice asserts the illegality  of such Lender determining or charging interest rates based upon SOFR, the Administrative  Agent shall during the period of such suspension compute the Base Rate applicable to such  Lender without reference to the Term SOFR component thereof until the Administrative Agent is  advised in writing by such Lender that it is no longer illegal for such Lender to determine or  charge interest rates based upon SOFR.  Upon any such prepayment or conversion, the Borrower  shall also pay accrued interest on the amount so prepaid or converted, together with any  additional amounts required pursuant to Section 3.05.  3.03 Inability to Determine Rates.    (a) If in connection with any request for a Term SOFR Loan or a conversion of Base  Rate Loans to Term SOFR Loans or a continuation of any of such Loans, as applicable, (i) the  Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest  error) that (A) no Successor Rate has been determined in accordance with Section 3.03(b), and  the circumstances under clause (i) of Section 3.03(b) or the Scheduled Unavailability Date has  occurred, or (B) adequate and reasonable means do not otherwise exist for determining Term  SOFR for any requested Interest Period with respect to a proposed Term SOFR Loan or in  connection with an existing or proposed Base Rate Loan, or (ii) the Administrative Agent or the  Required Lenders determine that for any reason that Term SOFR for any requested Interest  Period with respect to a proposed Loan does not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such  

 

85  Lenders of funding such Loan, the Administrative Agent will promptly so notify the Borrower  and each Lender.   Thereafter, (x) the obligation of the Lenders to make or maintain Term SOFR Loans, or  to convert Base Rate Loans to Term SOFR Loans, shall be suspended (to the extent of the  affected Term SOFR Loans or Interest Periods), and (y) in the event of a determination described  in the preceding sentence with respect to the Term SOFR component of the Base Rate, the  utilization of the Term SOFR component in determining the Base Rate shall be suspended, in  each case until the Administrative Agent (or, in the case of a determination by the Required  Lenders described in clause (ii) of this Section 3.03(a), until the Administrative Agent upon  instruction of the Required Lenders) revokes such notice.     Upon receipt of such notice, (i) the Borrower may revoke any pending request for a  Borrowing of, or conversion to, or continuation of Term SOFR Loans (to the extent of the  affected Term SOFR Loans or Interest Periods) or, failing that, will be deemed to have converted  such request into a request for a Borrowing of Base Rate Loans in the amount specified therein  and (ii) any outstanding Term SOFR Loans shall be deemed to have been converted to Base Rate  Loans immediately at the end of their respective applicable Interest Period.    (b) Replacement of Term SOFR or Successor Rate.  Notwithstanding anything to the  contrary in this Agreement or any other Loan Documents, if the Administrative Agent  determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error), or the Borrower or  Required Lenders notify the Administrative Agent (with, in the case of the Required Lenders, a  copy to the Borrower) that the Borrower or Required Lenders (as applicable) have determined,  that:  (i) adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining one month,  three month and six month interest periods of Term SOFR, including, without limitation,  because the Term SOFR Screen Rate is not available or published on a current basis and  such circumstances are unlikely to be temporary; or  (ii) CME or any successor administrator of the Term SOFR Screen Rate or a  Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over the Administrative Agent or such  administrator with respect to its publication of Term SOFR, in each case acting in such  capacity, has made a public statement identifying a specific date after which one month,  three month and six month interest periods of Term SOFR or the Term SOFR Screen  Rate shall or will no longer be made available, or permitted to be used for determining  the interest rate of U.S. dollar denominated syndicated loans, or shall or will otherwise  cease, provided that, at the time of such statement, there is no successor administrator  that is satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, that will continue to provide such   interest periods of Term SOFR after such specific date (the latest date on which one  month, three month and six month interest periods of Term SOFR or the Term SOFR  Screen Rate are no longer available permanently or indefinitely, the “Scheduled  Unavailability Date”);  then, on a date and time determined by the Administrative Agent (any such date, the  “Term SOFR Replacement Date”), which date shall be at the end of an Interest Period or on the  

 

86  relevant interest payment date, as applicable, for interest calculated and, solely with respect to  clause (ii) above, no later than the Scheduled Unavailability Date, Term SOFR will be replaced  hereunder and under any Loan Document with Daily Simple SOFR plus the SOFR Adjustment  for any payment period for interest calculated that can be determined by the Administrative  Agent, in each case, without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party  to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document (the “Successor Rate”).      If the Successor Rate is Daily Simple SOFR plus the SOFR Adjustment, all interest  payments will be payable on a quarterly basis.      Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, (i) if the Administrative Agent  determines that Daily Simple SOFR is not available on or prior to the Term SOFR Replacement  Date, or (ii) if the events or circumstances of the type described in Section 3.03(b)(i) or (ii) have  occurred with respect to the Successor Rate then in effect, then in each case, the Administrative  Agent and the Borrower may amend this Agreement solely for the purpose of replacing Term  SOFR or any then current Successor Rate in accordance with this Section 3.03 at the end of any  Interest Period, relevant interest payment date or payment period for interest calculated, as  applicable, with an alternative benchmark rate giving due consideration to any evolving or then  existing convention for similar U.S. dollar denominated credit facilities syndicated and agented  in the United States for such alternative benchmark and, in each case, including any  mathematical or other adjustments to such benchmark giving due consideration to any evolving  or then existing convention for similar U.S. dollar denominated credit facilities syndicated and  agented in the United States for such benchmark, which adjustment or method for calculating  such adjustment shall be published on an information service as selected by the Administrative  Agent from time to time in its reasonable discretion and may be periodically updated.  For the  avoidance of doubt, any such proposed rate and adjustments, shall constitute a “Successor Rate”.   Any such amendment shall become effective at 5:00 p.m. on the fifth Business Day after the  Administrative Agent shall have posted such proposed amendment to all Lenders and the  Borrower unless, prior to such time, Lenders comprising the Required Lenders have delivered to  the Administrative Agent written notice that such Required Lenders object to such amendment.  The Administrative Agent will promptly (in one or more notices) notify the Borrower and each  Lender of the implementation of any Successor Rate.    Any Successor Rate shall be applied in a manner consistent with market practice;  provided that to the extent such market practice is not administratively feasible for the  Administrative Agent, such Successor Rate shall be applied in a manner as otherwise reasonably  determined by the Administrative Agent.    Notwithstanding anything else herein, if at any time any Successor Rate as so determined  would otherwise be less than zero%, the Successor Rate will be deemed to be zero% for the  purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.    In connection with the implementation of a Successor Rate, the Administrative Agent  will have the right to make Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding  anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, any amendments implementing  such Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action or consent of any  

 

87  other party to this Agreement; provided that, with respect to any such amendment effected, the  Administrative Agent shall post each such amendment implementing such Conforming Changes  to the Borrower and the Lenders reasonably promptly after such amendment becomes effective.    For purposes of this Section 3.03, those Lenders that either have not made, or do not have  an obligation under this Agreement to make, the relevant Loans in Dollars shall be excluded  from any determination of Required Lenders.    3.04 Increased Costs.  (a) Increased Costs Generally.  If any Change in Law shall:  (i) impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit,  compulsory loan, insurance charge or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with  or for the account of, or credit extended or participated in by, any Lender or the L/C  Issuer;  (ii) subject any Recipient to any Taxes (other than (A) Indemnified Taxes,  (B) Taxes described in clauses (b) through (d) of the definition of Excluded Taxes and  (C) Connection Income Taxes) on its loans, loan principal, letters of credit, commitments,  or other obligations, or its deposits, reserves, other liabilities or capital attributable  thereto; or  (iii) impose on any Lender or the L/C Issuer any other condition, cost or  expense affecting this Agreement or Term SOFR Loans made by such Lender or any  Letter of Credit or participation therein;  and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Lender of making,  converting to, continuing or maintaining any Loan (or of maintaining its obligation to make any  such Loan), or to increase the cost to such Lender or the L/C Issuer of participating in, issuing or  maintaining any Letter of Credit (or of maintaining its obligation to participate in or to issue any  Letter of Credit), or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Lender or  the L/C Issuer hereunder (whether of principal, interest or any other amount) then, upon request  of such Lender or the L/C Issuer, the Borrower will pay to such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the  case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or the L/C  Issuer, as the case may be, for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered.  (b) Capital Requirements.  If any Lender or the L/C Issuer determines that any  Change in Law affecting such Lender or the L/C Issuer or any Lending Office of such Lender or  such Lender’s or the L/C Issuer’s holding company, if any, regarding capital or liquidity  requirements has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s or the  L/C Issuer’s capital or on the capital of such Lender’s or the L/C Issuer’s holding company, if  any, as a consequence of this Agreement, the Commitments of such Lender or the Loans made  by, or participations in Letters of Credit or Swing Line Loans held by, such Lender, or the  Letters of Credit issued by the L/C Issuer, to a level below that which such Lender or the L/C  Issuer or such Lender’s or the L/C Issuer’s holding company could have achieved but for such  Change in Law (taking into consideration such Lender’s or the L/C Issuer’s policies and the  

 

88  policies of such Lender’s or the L/C Issuer’s holding company with respect to capital adequacy  and liquidity), then from time to time the Borrower will pay to such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as  the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or the L/C  Issuer or such Lender’s or the L/C Issuer’s holding company for any such reduction suffered.  (c) Certificates for Reimbursement.  A certificate of a Lender or the L/C Issuer  setting forth the amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Lender or the L/C Issuer or its  holding company, as the case may be, as specified in subsection (a) or (b) of this Section and  delivered to the Borrower shall be conclusive absent manifest error.  The Borrower shall pay  such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, the amount shown as due on any such  certificate within 10 days after receipt thereof.  (d) Delay in Requests.  Failure or delay on the part of any Lender or the L/C Issuer to  demand compensation pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section shall not constitute a  waiver of such Lender’s or the L/C Issuer’s right to demand such compensation, provided that  the Borrower shall not be required to compensate a Lender or the L/C Issuer pursuant to the  foregoing provisions of this Section for any increased costs incurred or reductions suffered more  than nine months prior to the date that such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, notifies  the Borrower of the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions and of such  Lender’s or the L/C Issuer’s intention to claim compensation therefor (except that, if the Change  in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the nine-month period  referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof).  3.05 Compensation for Losses.  Upon demand of any Lender (with a copy to the  Administrative Agent) from time to time, the Borrower shall promptly compensate such Lender  for and hold such Lender harmless from any loss, cost or expense incurred by it as a result of:  (a) any continuation, conversion, payment or prepayment of any Loan other than a  Base Rate Loan on a day other than the last day of the Interest Period for such Loan (whether  voluntary, mandatory, automatic, by reason of acceleration, or otherwise);  (b) any failure by the Borrower (for a reason other than the failure of such Lender to  make a Loan) to prepay, borrow, continue or convert any Loan other than a Base Rate Loan on  the date or in the amount notified by the Borrower;  (c) any assignment of a Term SOFR Loan on a day other than the last day of the  Interest Period therefor as a result of a request by the Borrower pursuant to Section 10.13; or  (d) any failure by the Borrower to make payment of any drawing under any Letter of  Credit (or interest due thereon) denominated in an Alternative Currency as required hereunder or  under the relevant Letter of Credit on its scheduled due date;  including any loss of anticipated profits and any loss or expense arising from the liquidation or  reemployment of funds obtained by it to maintain such Loan or from fees payable to terminate  the deposits from which such funds were obtained.  The Borrower shall also pay any customary  administrative fees charged by such Lender in connection with the foregoing.  

 

89  3.06 Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders.  (a) Designation of a Different Lending Office.  If any Lender requests compensation  under Section 3.04, or the Borrower is required to pay any Indemnified Taxes or additional  amounts to any Lender, the L/C Issuer or any Governmental Authority for the account of any  Lender or the L/C Issuer pursuant to Section 3.01, or if any Lender gives a notice pursuant to  Section 3.02, then at the request of the Borrower such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as applicable,  shall use reasonable efforts to designate a different Lending Office for funding or booking its  Loans hereunder or to assign its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices,  branches or affiliates, if, in the judgment of such Lender or the L/C Issuer, such designation or  assignment (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Section 3.01 or 3.04, as  the case may be, in the future, or eliminate the need for the notice pursuant to Section 3.02, as  applicable, and (ii) in each case, would not subject such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case  may be, to any unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to  such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be.  The Borrower hereby agrees to pay all  reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Lender or the L/C Issuer in connection with any  such designation or assignment.  (b) Replacement of Lenders.  If any Lender requests compensation under  Section 3.04, or if the Borrower is required to pay any Indemnified Taxes or additional amounts  to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to  Section 3.01 and, in each case, such Lender has declined or is unable to designate a different  lending office in accordance with Section 3.06(a) within 15 Business Days after the date of the  Borrower’s request to such Lender pursuant to this Section 3.06, the Borrower may replace such  Lender in accordance with Section 10.13.  3.07 Survival.  All of the Borrower’s obligations under this Article III shall survive  termination of the Aggregate Commitments, repayment of all other Obligations hereunder and  resignation of the Administrative Agent.  ARTICLE IV.  CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO CREDIT EXTENSIONS  4.01 Conditions of Initial Credit Extension.  The obligation of the L/C Issuer and  each Lender to make its initial Credit Extension hereunder is subject to satisfaction of the  following conditions precedent:  (a) The Administrative Agent’s receipt of the following, each of which shall be  originals or telecopies (followed promptly by originals) unless otherwise specified, each properly  executed by a Responsible Officer of the signing Loan Party, each dated the Closing Date (or, in  the case of certificates of governmental officials, a recent date before the Closing Date) and each  in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders:  (i) executed counterparts of this Agreement and the Guaranty, sufficient in  number for distribution to the Administrative Agent, each Lender and the Borrower;  (ii) a Revolving Loan Note executed by the Borrower in favor of each Lender  requesting a Revolving Loan Note;  

 

90  (iii) the Swing Line Note executed by the Borrower in favor of the Swing Line  Lender;  (iv) such certificates of resolutions or other action, incumbency certificates  and/or other certificates of Responsible Officers of each Loan Party as the Administrative  Agent may require evidencing the identity, authority and capacity of each Responsible  Officer thereof authorized to act as a Responsible Officer in connection with this  Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which such Loan Party is a party;  (v) such documents and certifications as the Administrative Agent may  reasonably require to evidence that each Loan Party is duly organized or formed, and that  each Loan Party is validly existing, in good standing and qualified to engage in business  in each jurisdiction where its ownership, lease or operation of properties or the conduct of  its business requires such qualification, except to the extent that failure to do so could not  reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;  (vi) a favorable opinion of Baker & McKenzie LLP, counsel to the Loan  Parties, Clarke Gittens & Farmer, special Barbados counsel for HOT-Barbados, and  Conyers, Dill & Pearman Limited, special Bermuda counsel for Limited, each addressed  to the Administrative Agent and each Lender, as to such matters concerning the Loan  Parties and the Loan Documents as the Required Lenders may reasonably request;  (vii) a certificate of a Responsible Officer of each Loan Party either  (A) attaching copies of all consents, licenses and approvals required in connection with  the execution, delivery and performance by such Loan Party and the validity against such  Loan Party of the Loan Documents to which it is a party, and such consents, licenses and  approvals shall be in full force and effect, or (B) stating that no such consents, licenses or  approvals are so required;  (viii) a certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of Limited certifying (A) that  the conditions specified in Sections 4.02(a) and (b) have been satisfied, and (B) that there  has been no event or circumstance since the date of the Audited Financial Statements that  has had or could be reasonably expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a  Material Adverse Effect; and (C) a pro forma calculation of the Leverage Ratio (after  giving effect to the initial Credit Extension) as of the last day of the fiscal quarter of  Limited ended as of August 31, 2014;  (ix) evidence that all Indebtedness incurred pursuant to the Existing Credit  Agreement (other than the Existing Letters of Credit) shall have been repaid in full (or  shall be repaid substantially contemporaneously with the initial funding of Loans on the  Closing Date) and all commitments in connection therewith shall have terminated;  (x) such other assurances, certificates, documents, consents or opinions as the  Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer, the Swing Line Lender or the Required Lenders  reasonably may require.  (b) Any fees required to be paid on or before the Closing Date shall have been paid.  

 

91  (c) Unless waived by the Administrative Agent, the Borrower shall have paid all fees,  charges and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent (directly to such counsel if  requested by the Administrative Agent) to the extent invoiced prior to or on the Closing Date,  plus such additional amounts of such fees, charges and disbursements as shall constitute its  reasonable estimate of such fees, charges and disbursements incurred or to be incurred by it  through the closing proceedings (provided that such estimate shall not thereafter preclude a final  settling of accounts between the Borrower and the Administrative Agent).  Without limiting the generality of the provisions of the last paragraph of Section 9.03, for  purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified in this Section 4.01, each  Lender that has signed this Agreement shall be deemed to have consented to, approved or  accepted or to be satisfied with, each document or other matter required thereunder to be  consented to or approved by or acceptable or satisfactory to a Lender unless the Administrative  Agent shall have received notice from such Lender prior to the proposed Closing Date specifying  its objection thereto.  4.02 Conditions to all Credit Extensions.  The obligation of each Lender to honor  any Request for Credit Extension (other than a Loan Notice requesting only a conversion of  Loans to the other Type, or a continuation of Term SOFR Loans) is subject to the following  conditions precedent:  (a) The representations and warranties of the Borrower and each other Loan Party  contained in Article V or any other Loan Document, or which are contained in any document  furnished at any time under or in connection herewith or therewith, shall (i) with respect to  representations and warranties that contain a materiality qualification, be true and correct on and  as of the date of such Credit Extension and (ii) with respect to representations and warranties that  do not contain a materiality qualification, be true and correct in all material respects on and as of  the date of such Credit Extension, except to the extent that such representations and warranties  specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they shall be true and correct in all material  respects  (or in the case of such representations and warranties that are subject to a materiality  qualification, in all respects) as of such earlier date, and except that for purposes of this  Section 4.02, the representations and warranties contained in subsections (a) and (b) of  Section 5.05 shall be deemed to refer to the most recent statements furnished pursuant to  clauses (a) and (b) of Section 6.01.  (b) No Default shall exist, or would result from such proposed Credit Extension or  from the application of the proceeds thereof.  (c) The Administrative Agent and, if applicable, the L/C Issuer or the Swing Line  Lender, if no Autoborrow Agreement is then in effect, shall have received a Request for Credit  Extension in accordance with the requirements hereof.  (d) In the case of a Letter of Credit to be denominated in an Alternative Currency,  there shall not have occurred any change in national or international financial, political or  economic conditions or currency exchange rates or exchange controls which in the reasonable  opinion of the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer would make it impracticable for such  Letter of Credit to be denominated in the relevant Alternative Currency.  

 

92  Each Request for Credit Extension (other than a Loan Notice requesting only a  conversion of Loans to the other Type or a continuation of Term SOFR Loans) and each Swing  Line Borrowing pursuant to an Autoborrow Agreement submitted by the Borrower shall be  deemed to be a representation and warranty that the conditions specified in Sections 4.02(a) and  (b) have been satisfied on and as of the date of the applicable Credit Extension.  ARTICLE V.  REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES  Limited and the Borrower represent and warrant to the Administrative Agent and the  Lenders that:  5.01 Existence, Qualification and Power; Compliance with Laws.  Each Loan Party  and each Subsidiary thereof (a) is duly organized or formed, validly existing and in good  standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, (b) has all  requisite power and authority and all requisite governmental licenses, authorizations, consents  and approvals to (i) own its assets and carry on its business and (ii) execute, deliver and perform  its obligations under the Loan Documents to which it is a party, (c) is duly qualified and is  licensed and in good standing under the Laws of each jurisdiction where its ownership, lease or  operation of properties or the conduct of its business requires such qualification or license, and  (d) is in compliance with all Laws; except in each case referred to in clause (b)(i), (c) or (d), to  the extent that failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse  Effect.  5.02 Authorization; No Contravention.  The execution, delivery and performance by  each Loan Party of each Loan Document to which such Person is party, have been duly  authorized by all necessary corporate or other organizational action, and do not and will not  (a) contravene the terms of any of such Person’s Organization Documents; (b) conflict with or  result in any breach or contravention of, or the creation of any Lien under, or require any  payment to be made under (i) any Contractual Obligation to which such Person is a party or  affecting such Person or the properties of such Person or any of its Subsidiaries or (ii) any order,  injunction, writ or decree of any Governmental Authority or any arbitral award to which such  Person or its property is subject; or (c) violate any Law.  Each Loan Party and each of its  Subsidiaries is in compliance with all Contractual Obligations referred to in clause (b)(i), except  to the extent that failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse  Effect.  5.03 Governmental Authorization; Other Consents.  No approval, consent,  exemption, authorization, or other action by, or notice to, or filing with, any Governmental  Authority or any other Person is necessary or required in connection with the execution, delivery  or performance by, or enforcement against, any Loan Party of this Agreement or any other Loan  Document.  5.04 Binding Effect.  This Agreement has been, and each other Loan Document, when  delivered hereunder, will have been, duly executed and delivered by each Loan Party that is  party thereto.  This Agreement constitutes, and each other Loan Document when so delivered  will constitute, a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Loan Party, enforceable against each  

 

93  Loan Party that is party thereto in accordance with its terms, subject as to enforcement to any  Debtor Relief Laws and general equitable principles.  5.05 Financial Statements; No Material Adverse Effect.  (a) The Audited Financial Statements (i) were prepared in accordance with GAAP  consistently applied throughout the period covered thereby, except as otherwise expressly noted  therein; (ii) fairly present in all material respects the financial condition of Limited and its  Subsidiaries as of the date thereof and their results of operations for the period covered thereby  in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the period covered thereby, except as  otherwise expressly noted therein; and (iii) show all material indebtedness and other liabilities,  direct or contingent, as required to be disclosed in an audited balance sheet (or the notes thereto)  prepared in accordance with GAAP, of Limited and its Subsidiaries as of the date thereof,  including liabilities for taxes, material commitments and Indebtedness.  (b) The unaudited consolidated balance sheet of Limited and its Subsidiaries dated  August 31, 2014, and the related consolidated statements of income or operations, shareholders’  equity, and cash flows for the fiscal quarter ended on that date (i) were prepared in accordance  with GAAP consistently applied throughout the period covered thereby, except as otherwise  expressly noted therein, and (ii) fairly present in all material respects the financial condition of  Limited and its Subsidiaries as of the date thereof and their results of operations for the period  covered thereby, subject, in the case of clauses (i) and (ii), to the absence of footnotes and to  normal year-end audit adjustments.  (c) Since the date of the Audited Financial Statements, there has been no event or  circumstance, either individually or in the aggregate, that has had, and continues to have, or  could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.  (d) The consolidated forecasted balance sheet and statements of income and cash  flows of Limited and its Subsidiaries (collectively, the “Financial Projections”) delivered prior to  the Closing Date were prepared in good faith on the basis of the assumptions stated therein,  which assumptions were fair in light of the conditions existing at the time of delivery of such  forecasts, and represented, at the time of delivery, in all material respects Limited’s best estimate  of its future financial performance.  Nothing in this clause (d) shall be deemed to constitute an  assurance by Limited or its Subsidiaries that they will meet the results contained in the Financial  Projections.  (e) As of the Third Amendment Effective Date, neither Limited nor any of its  Subsidiaries has any Off-Balance Sheet Liabilities.  5.06 Litigation.  There are no actions, suits, proceedings, claims or disputes pending  or, to the knowledge of Limited after due and diligent investigation prior to the Closing Date,  threatened or contemplated, at law, in equity, in arbitration or before any Governmental  Authority, by or against Limited or any of its Subsidiaries or against any of their properties or  revenues that (a) could reasonably affect or pertain to this Agreement or any other Loan  Document, or any of the transactions contemplated hereby, or (b) either individually or in the  aggregate could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.  

 

94  5.07 No Default.  Neither Limited nor any of its Subsidiaries is in default under or  with respect to any Contractual Obligation (including any License) that could, either individually  or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.  No Default has  occurred and is continuing or would result from the consummation of the transactions  contemplated by this Agreement or any other Loan Document.  5.08 Ownership of Property; Liens.  Limited and each of its Subsidiaries has good  record and marketable title in fee simple to, or valid leasehold interests in, all real property  necessary or used in the ordinary conduct of its business, except for such defects in title as could  not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.   The property of Limited and its Subsidiaries is subject to no Liens, other than Liens permitted by  Section 7.01.  5.09 Environmental Compliance.  Limited and its Subsidiaries conduct in the  ordinary course of business a review of the effect of existing Environmental Laws and claims  alleging potential liability or responsibility for violation of any Environmental Law on their  respective businesses, operations and properties, and as a result thereof Limited has reasonably  concluded that such Environmental Laws and claims could not, individually or in the aggregate,  reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.  5.10 Insurance.  The properties of Limited and its Subsidiaries are insured with  financially sound and reputable insurance companies not Affiliates of Limited, in such amounts,  with such deductibles and covering such risks as are customarily carried by companies engaged  in similar businesses and owning similar properties in localities where Limited or the applicable  Subsidiary operates.  5.11 Taxes.  Limited and its Subsidiaries have filed all Federal and other material state  or other tax returns and reports required to be filed, and have paid all material amounts with  respect to Federal and material state and other taxes, assessments, fees and other governmental  charges levied or imposed upon them or their properties, income or assets otherwise due and  payable, except those which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings  diligently conducted and for which adequate reserves have been provided in accordance with  GAAP.  There is no proposed tax assessment against Limited or any of its Subsidiaries that  would, if made, have a Material Adverse Effect.  As of the Third Amendment Effective Date,  neither Limited nor any of its Subsidiaries thereof is party to any tax sharing agreement.  As of  the Closing Date, the Federal Income tax liabilities of Limited and its Subsidiaries have been  determined by the IRS and paid for all tax years up to and including the tax year ending  February 28, 2016.  5.12 ERISA Compliance.  (a) Each Plan (other than any Multiemployer Plan) is in compliance in all material  respects with the applicable provisions of ERISA, the Code and other Federal or state Laws.   Each Multiemployer Plan is in compliance with the applicable provisions of ERISA, the Code  and other Federal or state Laws, except for any non-compliance as could not, individually or in  the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.  Each Pension Plan that  is intended to be a qualified plan under Section 401(a) of the Code has received a favorable  

 

95  determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service to the effect that the form of such Plan is  qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code and the trust related thereto has been determined by  the Internal Revenue Service to be exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(a) of the  Code, or an application for such a letter is currently being processed by the Internal Revenue  Service.  To the knowledge of Limited and the Borrower, nothing has occurred that would  prevent or reasonably be expected to cause the loss of such tax-qualified status.  (b) There are no pending or, to the knowledge of Limited and the Borrower,  threatened claims, actions or lawsuits, or action by any Governmental Authority, with respect to  any Plan (other than any Multiemployer Plan) that could reasonably be expected to have a  Material Adverse Effect.  To the knowledge of Limited and the Borrower, there are no pending  or threatened claims, actions or lawsuits, or action by any Governmental Authority, with respect  to any Multiemployer Plan that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.  There has been no prohibited transaction or violation of the fiduciary responsibility rules with  respect to any Plan that has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in a Material  Adverse Effect.  (c) (i) No ERISA Event has occurred, and neither the Borrower nor any ERISA  Affiliate is aware of any fact, event or circumstance that could reasonably be expected to  constitute or result in an ERISA Event with respect to any Pension Plan; (ii) the Borrower and  each ERISA Affiliate has met all applicable requirements under the Pension Funding Rules in  respect of each Pension Plan, and no waiver of the minimum funding standards under the  Pension Funding Rules has been applied for or obtained by the Borrower or any ERISA  Affiliate; (iii) as of the most recent valuation date for any Pension Plan, the funding target  attainment percentage (as defined in Section 430(d)(2) of the Code) is 60% or higher and neither  the Borrower nor any ERISA Affiliate knows of any facts or circumstances that could reasonably  be expected to cause the funding target attainment percentage for any such plan to drop below  60% as of the most recent valuation date; (iv) neither the Borrower nor any ERISA Affiliate has  incurred any liability to the PBGC other than for the payment of premiums, and there are no  premium payments which have become due that are unpaid; (v) neither the Borrower nor any  ERISA Affiliate has engaged in a transaction that could be subject to Section 4069 or  Section 4212(c) of ERISA; and (vi) no Pension Plan has been terminated by the plan  administrator thereof nor by the PBGC, and no event or circumstance has occurred or exists that  could reasonably be expected to cause the PBGC to institute proceedings under Title IV of  ERISA to terminate any Pension Plan, except in each case with respect to clauses (i) through (vi)  above where the occurrence or existence thereof could not, individually or in the aggregate,  reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.  (d) Neither the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate maintains or contributes to, or has  any unsatisfied obligation to contribute to, or liability under, any active or terminated Pension  Plan other than (A) on the Closing Date, those listed on Schedule 5.12(d) hereto and (B)  thereafter, Pension Plans not otherwise prohibited by this Agreement.  (e) The Borrower represents and warrants as of the Third Amendment Effective Date  that the Borrower is and will not be using “plan assets” (within the meaning of Section 3(42) of  ERISA or otherwise) of one or more Benefit Plans with the Borrower’s entrance into,  

 

96  participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the  Commitments or this Agreement.  5.13 Subsidiaries; Equity Interests.  As of the Third Amendment Effective Date,  Limited has no Subsidiaries other than those specifically disclosed in Part (a) of Schedule 5.13,  and all of the outstanding Equity Interests in such Subsidiaries have been validly issued, are fully  paid and non-assessable and are owned by a Loan Party in the amounts specified on Part (a) of  Schedule 5.13 free and clear of all Liens.  As of the Third Amendment Effective Date, Limited  and its Subsidiaries have no equity investments in any other corporation or entity (other than a  Subsidiary) other than those specifically disclosed in Part (b) of Schedule 5.13.  All of the  outstanding Equity Interests in the Borrower has been validly issued and are fully paid and non- assessable.  As of the Third Amendment Effective Date, Part (a) of Schedule 5.13 sets forth as to  each Subsidiary of Limited the percentage of shares or interests of each class of its Equity  Interests owned by Limited and each other Subsidiary.  5.14 Margin Regulations; Investment Company Act.  (a) The Borrower is not engaged and will not engage, principally or as one of its  important activities, in the business of purchasing or carrying margin stock (within the meaning  of Regulation U issued by the FRB), or extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or  carrying margin stock.  Following the application of the proceeds of each Borrowing or drawing  under each Letter of Credit, not more than 25% of the value of the assets (either of Limited only  or of Limited and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis) subject to the provisions of  Section 7.01 or Section 7.05 or subject to any restriction contained in any agreement or  instrument between Limited and any Lender or any Affiliate of any Lender relating to  Indebtedness and within the scope of Section 8.01(e) will be margin stock.  (b) Neither Limited, the Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries is or is  required to be registered as an “investment company” under the Investment Company Act of  1940.  5.15 Disclosure.  Limited and the Borrower has disclosed to the Administrative Agent  and the Lenders all agreements, instruments and corporate or other restrictions to which they or  any of their Subsidiaries is subject, and all other matters known to it, that, individually or in the  aggregate, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.  No report,  financial statement, certificate or other information furnished (whether in writing or orally) by or  on behalf of any Loan Party to the Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection with the  transactions contemplated hereby and the negotiation of this Agreement or delivered hereunder  or under any other Loan Document (in each case, as modified or supplemented by other  information so furnished) contains any material misstatement of fact or omits to state any  material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under  which they were made, not misleading; provided that, with respect to projected financial  information, Limited and the Borrower represent only that such information was prepared in  good faith based upon assumptions believed to be reasonable at the time of delivery thereof.  5.16 Compliance with Laws.  Each of Limited and each Subsidiary is in compliance  in all material respects with the requirements of all Laws and all orders, writs, injunctions and  

 

97  decrees applicable to it or to its properties, except in such instances in which (a) such  requirement of Law or order, writ, injunction or decree is being contested in good faith by  appropriate proceedings diligently conducted or (b) the failure to comply therewith, either  individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse  Effect.  5.17 Intellectual Property; Licenses, Etc.  Limited and its Subsidiaries own, or  possess the right to use, all of the trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights, patents,  patent rights, franchises, licenses and other intellectual property rights (collectively, “IP Rights”)  that are reasonably necessary for the operation of their respective businesses, without conflict  with the rights of any other Person, except to the extent that the failure to do so could not  reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.  No slogan or other advertising  device, product, process, method, substance, part or other material now employed, or now  contemplated to be employed, by Limited or any Subsidiary infringes upon any rights held by  any other Person, except to the extent that such infringement could not reasonably be expected to  have a Material Adverse Effect.  No claim or litigation regarding any of the foregoing is pending  or, to the best knowledge of Limited, threatened, which, either individually or in the aggregate,  could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.  5.18 Solvency.  Limited and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, are Solvent.  The  Loan Parties, taken together as a whole, are Solvent.  5.19 Taxpayer Identification Number.  As of the Second Amendment Effective  Date, the Borrower’s true and correct U.S. taxpayer identification number is set forth on  Schedule 10.02.  5.20 Sanctions Concerns and Anti-Corruption Laws.  (a) Sanctions Concerns.  No Loan Party, nor any Subsidiary, nor, to the knowledge  of the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries, any director, officer, employee or controlled Affiliate  thereof, is an individual or entity that is, or is owned or controlled by one or more individuals or  entities that are (i) currently the subject or target of any applicable Sanctions, (ii) included on  OFAC’s List of Specially Designated Nationals or HMT’s Consolidated List of Financial  Sanctions Targets, or any similar list enforced by any other relevant sanctions authority or (iii)  located, organized or resident in a Designated Jurisdiction. Limited and its Subsidiaries have  conducted their businesses in compliance with all applicable Sanctions and have instituted and  maintained policies and procedures designed to promote and achieve compliance with such  Sanctions.  (b) Anti-Corruption Laws.  Limited and its Subsidiaries have conducted their  business in compliance in all material respects with the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices  Act of 1977, the UK Bribery Act 2010 and other applicable anti-corruption legislation in other  jurisdictions, and have instituted and maintained policies and procedures designed to promote  and achieve compliance with such laws.  5.21 Representations as to Foreign Obligors.    

 

98  (a) Each Foreign Obligor is subject to civil and commercial Laws with respect to its  obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party  (collectively as to such Foreign Obligor, the “Applicable Foreign Obligor Documents”), and the  execution, delivery and performance by such Foreign Obligor of the Applicable Foreign Obligor  Documents constitute and will constitute private and commercial acts and not public or  governmental acts.  Neither such Foreign Obligor nor any of its property has any immunity from  jurisdiction of any court or from any legal process (whether through service or notice, attachment  prior to judgment, attachment in aid of execution, execution or otherwise) under the Laws of the  jurisdiction in which such Foreign Obligor is organized and existing in respect of its obligations  under the Applicable Foreign Obligor Documents.  (b) The Applicable Foreign Obligor Documents are in proper legal form under the  Laws of the jurisdiction in which such Foreign Obligor is organized and existing for the  enforcement thereof against such Foreign Obligor under the Laws of such jurisdiction, and to  ensure the legality, validity, enforceability, or admissibility in evidence of the Applicable  Foreign Obligor Documents, subject as to enforcement to any Debtor Relief Laws and general  equitable principles.  It is not necessary to ensure the legality, validity, enforceability or  admissibility in evidence of the Applicable Foreign Obligor Documents that the Applicable  Foreign Obligor Documents be filed, registered or recorded with, or executed or notarized  before, any court or other authority in the jurisdiction in which such Foreign Obligor is organized  and existing or that any registration charge or stamp or similar tax be paid on or in respect of the  Applicable Foreign Obligor Documents or any other Loan Document, except (i) for any such  filing, registration, recording, execution or notarization as has been made or can be made or is  not required to be made until the Applicable Foreign Obligor Document or any other Loan  Document is sought to be enforced, (ii) for any charge or tax as has been timely paid.  (c) There is no material tax, levy, impost, duty, fee, assessment or other  governmental charge, or any deduction or withholding, imposed by any Governmental Authority  in or of the jurisdiction in which such Foreign Obligor is organized and existing either (i) on or  by virtue of the execution or delivery of the Applicable Foreign Obligor Documents or (ii) on  any payment to be made by such Foreign Obligor pursuant to the Applicable Foreign Obligor  Documents, except as has been disclosed to the Administrative Agent.  (d) The execution, delivery and performance of the Applicable Foreign Obligor  Documents executed by such Foreign Obligor are, under applicable foreign exchange control  regulations of the jurisdiction in which such Foreign Obligor is organized and existing, not  subject to any notification or authorization except (i) such as have been made or obtained or  (ii) such as cannot be made or obtained until a later date (provided that any notification or  authorization described in clause (ii) shall be made or obtained as soon as is reasonably  practicable).  5.22 EEA Financial Institution.  No Loan Party is an EEA Financial Institution.  5.23 Beneficial Ownership Certification.  The information included in the Beneficial  Ownership Certification most recently provided to each Lender, if applicable, is true and correct  in all respects.  

 

99  5.24 Covered Entities.   No Loan Party is a Covered Entity.  ARTICLE VI.  AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS  So long as any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, any Loan or other  Obligation hereunder shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied, or any Letter of Credit shall remain  outstanding, Limited shall, and shall (except in the case of the covenants set forth in  Sections 6.01, 6.02, and 6.03) cause each Subsidiary to:  6.01 Financial Statements.  Deliver to the Administrative Agent and each Lender:  (a) as soon as available, but in any event within 90 days after the end of each fiscal  year of Limited (commencing with the fiscal year ended February 28, 2015), a consolidated  balance sheet of Limited and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such fiscal year, and the related  consolidated statements of income or operations, and consolidated statements of shareholders’  equity, and cash flows for such fiscal year, setting forth in each case in comparative consolidated  form the figures for the previous fiscal year, all in reasonable detail and prepared in accordance  with GAAP, such consolidated statements to be audited and accompanied by a report and  opinion of Grant Thornton LLP or such other independent certified public accountant of  nationally recognized standing reasonably acceptable to the Required Lenders, which report and  opinion shall be prepared in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards and shall not  be subject to any “going concern” or like qualification or exception or any qualification or  exception as to the scope of such audit and such consolidated statements to be certified by a  Responsible Officer of Limited to the effect that such statements are fairly stated in all material  respects when considered in relation to the consolidated financial statements of Limited and its  Subsidiaries; and  (b) as soon as available, but in any event within 45 days after the end of each of the  first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year of Limited (commencing with the fiscal quarter  ended November 30, 2014), a consolidated balance sheet of Limited and its Subsidiaries as at the  end of such fiscal quarter, and the related consolidated statements of income or operations, and  consolidated statements of shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for such fiscal quarter and for  the portion of Limited’s fiscal year then ended, setting forth in each case in comparative  consolidated form the figures for the corresponding fiscal quarter of the previous fiscal year and  the corresponding portion of the previous fiscal year, all in reasonable detail, such consolidated  statements to be certified by a Responsible Officer of Limited as fairly presenting the financial  condition, results of operations, shareholders’ equity, and cash flows of Limited and its  Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP, subject only to normal year-end audit adjustments and  the absence of footnotes and such consolidating statements to be certified by a Responsible  Officer of Limited to the effect that such statements are fairly stated in all material respects when  considered in relation to the consolidated financial statements of Limited and its Subsidiaries.  As to any information contained in materials furnished pursuant to Section 6.02(c), Limited shall  not be separately required to furnish such information under clause (a) or (b) above, but the  foregoing shall not be in derogation of the obligation of Limited to furnish the information and  materials described in clauses (a) and (b) above at the times specified therein.  

 

100  6.02 Certificates; Other Information.  Deliver to the Administrative Agent and each  Lender, in form and detail satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders:  (a) concurrently with the delivery of the financial statements referred to in  Sections 6.01(a) and (b) (commencing with the delivery of the financial statements for the fiscal  quarter ended November 30, 2014), a duly completed Compliance Certificate signed by a  Responsible Officer of Limited;  (b) promptly after any request by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, copies of  any detailed audit reports, management letters or recommendations submitted to the board of  directors (or the audit committee of the board of directors) of Limited by independent  accountants in connection with the accounts or books of Limited or any Subsidiary, or any audit  of any of them;  (c) promptly after the same are available, copies of each annual report, proxy or  financial statement or other report or communication sent to the stockholders of Limited, and  copies of all annual, regular, periodic and special reports and registration statements which  Limited may file or be required to file with the SEC under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, and not otherwise required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent  pursuant hereto; provided that any documents required to be delivered pursuant to this  Section 6.02(c) shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date on which the Borrower posts  such documents, or provides a link thereto on the Borrower’s website;  (d) promptly, and in any event within five Business Days after receipt thereof by any  Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof, copies of each notice or other correspondence received  from the SEC (or comparable agency in any applicable non-U.S. jurisdiction) concerning any  investigation or possible investigation or other inquiry by such agency, in each case that are  material to the Borrower or any Loan Party, regarding financial or other operational results of  any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof;  (e) promptly, such additional information regarding the business, financial or  corporate affairs of Limited or any Subsidiary, or compliance with the terms of the Loan  Documents, as the Administrative Agent or any Lender may from time to time reasonably  request;   (f) to the extent any Loan Party qualifies as a "legal entity customer" under the  Beneficial Ownership Regulation, an updated Beneficial Ownership Certification promptly  following any change in the information provided in the Beneficial Ownership Certification  delivered to any Lender in relation to such Loan Party that would result in a change to the list of  beneficial owners identified in such certification, and  (g) promptly following any request therefor, provide information and documentation  reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent or any Lender for purposes of compliance  with applicable “know your customer” and anti-money-laundering rules and regulations,  including, without limitation, the Act and the Beneficial Ownership Regulation.  Documents required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or (b) or Section 6.02(c)  (to the extent any such documents are included in materials otherwise filed with the SEC) may  

 

101  be delivered electronically and if so delivered, shall be deemed to have been delivered on the  date (i) on which Limited posts such documents, or provides a link thereto on Limited’s website  on the Internet at the website address listed on Schedule 10.02; or (ii) on which such documents  are posted on Limited’s behalf on an Internet or intranet website, if any, to which each Lender  and the Administrative Agent have access (whether a commercial, third-party website or whether  sponsored by the Administrative Agent); provided that: (i) Limited shall deliver paper copies of  such documents to the Administrative Agent or any Lender that requests Limited to deliver such  paper copies until a written request to cease delivering paper copies is given by the  Administrative Agent or such Lender and (ii) Limited shall notify the Administrative Agent and  each Lender (by telecopier or electronic mail) of the posting of any such documents and provide  to the Administrative Agent by electronic mail electronic versions (i.e., soft copies) of such  documents.  Notwithstanding anything contained herein, in every instance Limited shall be  required to provide paper copies of the Compliance Certificates required by Section 6.02(b) to  the Administrative Agent.  Except for such Compliance Certificates, the Administrative Agent  shall have no obligation to request the delivery of or to maintain paper copies of the documents  referred to above, and in any event shall have no responsibility to monitor compliance by  Limited with any such request by a Lender for delivery, and each Lender shall be solely  responsible for requesting delivery to it or maintaining its copies of such documents.  The  Borrower hereby acknowledges that the Administrative Agent and/or the Arranger may, but shall  not be obligated to, make available to the Lenders and the L/C Issuer materials and/or  information provided by or on behalf of the Borrower hereunder (collectively, “Borrower  Materials”) by posting the Borrower Materials on DebtDomain, IntraLinks, Syndtrak, ClearPar  or another similar electronic system (the “Platform”).  6.03 Notices.  Promptly notify the Administrative Agent and each Lender:  (a) of the occurrence of any Default;  (b) of any matter that has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in a  Material Adverse Effect, including (i) breach or non-performance of, or any default under, a  Contractual Obligation of Limited or any Subsidiary, except to the extent that breach, non- performance or default could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or  result in a Default; (ii) any material dispute, litigation, investigation, proceeding or suspension  between Limited or any Subsidiary and any Governmental Authority; or (iii) the commencement  of, or any material development in, any litigation or proceeding affecting Limited or any  Subsidiary, including pursuant to any applicable Environmental Laws, in which the amount  involved is $10,000,000 or more, which (A) involve the probability of any judgment or liability  not adequately covered by insurance or (B) in which injunctive or similar relief is sought, and  which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;  (c) of the occurrence of any ERISA Event, which has resulted or could reasonably be  expected to result in liability of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary in an aggregate amount in  excess of $5,000,000;  (d) of any material change in accounting policies or financial reporting practices by  Limited or any Subsidiary;   

 

102  (e) of the execution of any tax sharing agreement by Limited or any of its  Subsidiaries, and  (f) any change in the Borrower’s U.S. taxpayer identification number set forth on  Schedule 10.02.  Each notice pursuant to this Section shall be accompanied by a statement of a Responsible  Officer of Limited setting forth details of the occurrence referred to therein and stating what  action Limited has taken and proposes to take with respect thereto.  Each notice pursuant to  Section 6.03(a) shall describe with particularity any and all provisions of this Agreement and any  other Loan Document that have been breached.  6.04 Payment of Obligations.  Pay and discharge as the same shall become due and  payable, all its obligations and liabilities, including (a) all tax liabilities, assessments and  governmental charges or levies upon it or its properties or assets, unless the same are being  contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted and adequate reserves in  accordance with GAAP are being maintained by Limited or such Subsidiary; (b) all lawful  claims which, if unpaid, would by law become a Lien upon its property; and (c) all Indebtedness,  as and when due and payable, but subject to any subordination provisions contained in any  instrument or agreement evidencing such Indebtedness, except, in each case, to the extent that  failure to pay or discharge any such obligation or liability could not reasonably be expected to  have a Material Adverse Effect.  6.05 Preservation of Existence, Etc.  (a) Preserve, renew and maintain in full force  and effect its legal existence and good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its  organization except in a transaction permitted by Section 7.04 or 7.05; (b) take all reasonable  action to maintain all rights, privileges, permits, licenses and franchises necessary or desirable in  the normal conduct of its business, except to the extent that failure to do so could not reasonably  be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and (c) preserve or renew all of its registered  patents, trademarks, trade names and service marks, the non-preservation of which could  reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.  6.06 Maintenance of Properties.  (a) Maintain, preserve and protect all of its material  properties and equipment necessary in the operation of its business in good working order and  condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted; (b) make all necessary repairs thereto and renewals  and replacements thereof, except where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to  have a Material Adverse Effect; and (c) use the standard of care typical in the industry in the  operation and maintenance of its facilities.  6.07 Maintenance of Insurance.  Maintain with financially sound and reputable  insurance companies not Affiliates of Limited, insurance with respect to its properties and  business against loss or damage of the kinds customarily insured against by Persons engaged in  the same or similar business, of such types and in such amounts as are customarily carried under  similar circumstances by such other Persons.  6.08 Compliance with Laws.  Comply in all material respects with the requirements  of all Laws and all orders, writs, injunctions and decrees applicable to it or to its business or  

 

103  property, except in such instances in which (a) such requirement of Law or order, writ, injunction  or decree is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted or  (b) the failure to comply therewith could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse  Effect.  6.09 Books and Records.  Maintain proper books of record and account, in which full,  true and correct entries (in all material respects) in conformity with GAAP consistently applied  shall be made of all financial transactions and matters involving the assets and business of  Limited or such Subsidiary, as the case may be.  6.10 Inspection Rights.  Permit representatives and independent contractors of the  Administrative Agent and each Lender to visit and inspect any of its properties, to examine its  corporate, financial and operating records, and make copies thereof or abstracts therefrom, and to  discuss its affairs, finances and accounts with its directors, officers, and independent public  accountants.  Before an Event of Default exists, (a) such visits and inspections shall be at such  reasonable times during business hours and as often as may be reasonably desired, upon  reasonable advance notice to Limited and the Borrower and (b) the Borrower shall pay for the  reasonable costs and expenses of the Administrative Agent with respect to no more than one  such visit and inspection by the Administrative Agent during any twelve-month period.  After an  Event of Default exists and is continuing, (a) such visits and inspections may be at any time  during normal business hours and without advance notice and (b) the Borrower shall pay the  reasonable costs and expenses of all such visits and inspections.  6.11 Use of Proceeds.  Use the proceeds of the Credit Extensions for any lawful  general corporate purposes permitted hereunder and not in contravention of any Sanctions Law,  any applicable Laws of the Federal Reserve Board, including Regulations T, U and X, or of any  Loan Document.  6.12 Anti-Corruption Laws; Sanctions.  Conduct its business in compliance in all  material respects with the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, the UK Bribery  Act 2010 and other applicable anti-corruption legislation in other jurisdictions and with all  applicable Sanctions, and maintain policies and procedures designed to promote and achieve  compliance with such laws and Sanctions.  6.13 Post-Closing Matters.  Execute and deliver the documents and complete the  tasks set forth on Schedule 6.13, in each case within the time limits specified therefor on such  Schedule.  6.14 Approvals and Authorizations.  Maintain all authorizations, consents, approvals  and licenses from, exemptions of, and filings and registrations with, each Governmental  Authority of the jurisdiction in which each Foreign Obligor is organized and existing, and all  approvals and consents of each other Person in such jurisdiction, in each case that are required in  connection with the Loan Documents except to the extent the failure to do so could not  reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the legality, validity or  enforceability of the Applicable Foreign Obligor Documents.  6.15 Covenant to Guarantee Obligations.    

 

104  (a) Cause any Material Domestic Subsidiary (other than (i) an Excluded Subsidiary  or (ii) a merger subsidiary formed in connection with a merger or acquisition, including an  Acquisition permitted hereunder, so long as such merger subsidiary is merged out of existence  pursuant to and immediately upon the consummation of such transaction) formed or otherwise  purchased or acquired after the Third Amendment Effective Date, or which becomes a  Subsidiary (other than (x) an Excluded Subsidiary or (y) a merger subsidiary formed in  connection with a merger or acquisition, including an Acquisition permitted hereunder, so long  as such merger subsidiary is merged out of existence pursuant to and immediately upon the  consummation of such transaction) after the Third Amendment Closing Date to promptly (and in  any event within thirty (30) days after such Subsidiary is formed or acquired (or such longer  period of time as agreed to by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion)) become a  Guarantor hereunder by way of execution of a Guaranty.    (b) If any other Subsidiary becomes a Material Domestic Subsidiary after the Third  Amendment Effective Date, cause such Subsidiary to promptly (and in any event within thirty  (30) days after the next following date on which a Compliance Certificate is required to be  delivered pursuant to Section 6.02(a) (or such longer period of time as agreed to by the  Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion), become a Guarantor hereunder by way of  execution of a Guaranty.  (c) In connection with the addition of a Guarantor under clauses (a) and (b) above,  the Loan Parties shall deliver to the Administrative Agent, with respect to each new Guarantor to  the extent applicable, (i) such documents of the types referred to in clauses (iv) and (v) of  Section 4.01(a), (ii) a favorable opinion of counsel to such Subsidiary located in the jurisdiction  of organization of such Subsidiary, in form, content and scope reasonably satisfactory to the  Administrative Agent, (iii) other documentation and other evidence as reasonably requested by  the Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection with applicable “know your customer”  and anti-money-laundering rules and regulations and (iv) such other documents or agreements as  the Administrative Agent may reasonably request, including without limitation, an updated  Schedule 5.13.  ARTICLE VII.  NEGATIVE COVENANTS  So long as any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, any Loan or other  Obligation hereunder shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied, or any Letter of Credit shall remain  outstanding, Limited shall not, nor shall it permit any Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly:  7.01 Liens.  Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon any of its property,  assets or revenues, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, other than the following:  (a) Liens pursuant to any Loan Document;  (b) Liens existing on the Third Amendment Effective Date and listed on  Schedule 7.01 and any renewals or extensions thereof, provided that (i) the property covered  thereby is not changed, (ii) the amount secured or benefited thereby is not increased, (iii) the  direct or any contingent obligor with respect thereto is not changed from a Subsidiary that is not  

 

105  a Loan Party to a Loan Party, and (iv) any renewal or extension of the obligations secured or  benefited thereby is permitted by Section 7.03(b);  (c) Liens for taxes not yet due or which are being contested in good faith and by  appropriate proceedings diligently conducted, if adequate reserves with respect thereto are  maintained on the books of the applicable Person in accordance with GAAP;  (d) carriers’, warehousemen’s, mechanics’, materialmen’s, repairmen’s or other like  Liens arising in the ordinary course of business which are not overdue for a period of more than  30 days or which are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings diligently  conducted, if adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of the  applicable Person;  (e) pledges or deposits in the ordinary course of business in connection with workers’  compensation, unemployment insurance, other social security legislation and similar obligations,  other than any Lien imposed by ERISA;  (f) deposits to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts and leases (other than  Indebtedness), statutory obligations, surety bonds, performance bonds, customs bonds and other  obligations of a like nature incurred in the ordinary course of business;  (g) easements, rights-of-way, restrictions and other similar encumbrances affecting  real property which, in the aggregate, are not substantial in amount, and which do not in any case  materially detract from the value of the property subject thereto or materially interfere with the  ordinary conduct of the business of the applicable Person;  (h) Liens, or an existing pledge of a deposit, securing payment of senior debt by an  Affiliate or Subsidiary to a foreign financial institution as described in the financial statements  delivered pursuant to Section 5.05 or which may be disclosed from time to time by any such  party; provided the Indebtedness secured by such Liens does not exceed $20,000,000 in  aggregate principal amount;  (i) Liens securing Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.03(e); provided that  (i) such Liens do not at any time encumber any property other than the property financed by such  Indebtedness and (ii) the Indebtedness secured thereby does not exceed the cost or fair market  value, whichever is lower, of the property being acquired on the date of acquisition;  (j) Liens in favor of a Loan Party;  (k) Liens on property of a Person existing at the time such Person is acquired by,  merged with or into or consolidated or amalgamated with Limited or a Subsidiary; provided, that  such Liens were in existence prior to the contemplation of such acquisition, merger,  consolidation or amalgamation and do not extend to any assets other than those of the Person  acquired by, merged into or consolidated or amalgamated with Limited or a Subsidiary and, to  the extent such Lien secures Indebtedness, the applicable Indebtedness secured by such Lien is  permitted under Section 7.03(o);   

 

106  (l) Liens on property existing at the time of acquisition thereof by Limited or a  Subsidiary; provided, that such Liens were in existence prior to the contemplation of such  acquisition and the applicable Indebtedness secured by such Lien is permitted under Section  7.03(o);  (m) Liens securing Indebtedness permitted by Section 7.03(i);  (n) Liens existing on the Closing Date against the Investments described in  Section 7.02(j);   (o) Liens solely on any cash earnest money or escrow deposits made by Limited or a  Subsidiary in connection with any letter of intent, purchase agreement or similar agreement  relating to an Acquisition permitted hereunder;  (p) (i) Liens on cash advances in favor of the seller of any property to be acquired in  an Investment permitted pursuant to Section 7.02 to be applied against the purchase price for  such Investment, (ii) any encumbrance or restriction (including put and call arrangements) with  respect to Equity Interests of any joint venture pursuant to any joint venture agreement only to  the extent such encumbrances or restrictions do not secure Indebtedness and (iii) Liens  consisting of Contractual Obligations to consummate a Disposition or to not otherwise Dispose  of the assets, business or properties subject to such Disposition, in each case, to the extent such  Disposition is permitted by Section 7.05 (other than Sections 7.05(e), (f) and (j)) and to the  extent that such Liens do not secure monetary obligations to the applicable purchaser, in each  case, solely to the extent such Investment (including such joint venture) or Disposition, as the  case may be, would have been permitted on the date of the creation of such Lien;  (q) Liens arising from precautionary UCC financing statement filings or  precautionary personal property security financing statements (or substantially equivalent filings  outside of the United States) filed in respect of any lease and that do not secure Indebtedness;  (r) any option or other agreement to purchase any asset of Limited or any Subsidiary,  the purchase, sale or other disposition of which is not prohibited by Section 7.05;  (s) Liens arising from the rendering of an interim or final judgment or order against  Limited or any Subsidiary that does not give rise to an Event of Default;  (t) Liens arising out of conditional sale, title retention, consignment or similar  arrangements for sale of goods permitted hereunder entered into by Limited or any Subsidiary in  the ordinary course of its business and permitted by this Agreement;  (u) (i) non-exclusive and exclusive licenses and sublicenses granted by Limited or a  Subsidiary, provided such exclusivity applies only to territory and field of use and (ii) leases and  subleases (by a Limited or a Subsidiary as lessor or sublessor), in each case of clauses (i) and (ii)  not interfering in any material respect with the business of Limited and its Subsidiaries;  (v) Liens encumbering reasonable and customary initial deposits and margin deposits  and similar Liens attaching to brokerage accounts incurred in the ordinary course of business and  not for speculative purposes;  

 

107  (w) Liens in favor of customs and revenue authorities arising as a matter of law which  secure payment of customs duties in connection with the importation of goods in the ordinary  course of business;  (x) Liens arising by operation of law or contract on insurance policies and the  proceeds thereof securing any financing of the premiums with respect thereto permitted under  the terms of this Agreement;  (y) bankers’ Liens, rights of setoff and other similar Liens existing solely with respect  to Cash and Cash Equivalents on deposit in one or more accounts maintained by Limited or any  of its Subsidiaries with any depository institution, in each case in the ordinary course of business  in favor of the bank or banks with which such accounts are maintained, securing solely the  customary amounts owing to such bank with respect to cash management and operating account  arrangements; provided, that in no case shall any such Liens secure (either directly or indirectly)  the repayment of any Indebtedness;   (z) Liens on receivables and related assets incurred in connection with Permitted  Receivables Financings provided that any such Lien shall only apply to the receivables of  Limited or any applicable Subsidiary purported to be transferred to a Receivables Subsidiary or  another applicable Person in accordance with the applicable Permitted Receivables Financing  and the related assets with respect thereto; and  (aa) Liens not otherwise permitted by this Section securing Indebtedness and other  obligations permitted under this Agreement, which Indebtedness and other obligations shall not  exceed $15,000,000 in the aggregate at any time outstanding; provided such Liens (i) shall not  secure Subordinated Indebtedness and (ii) shall not be granted on, or attach to, (1) Licenses, (2)  Equity Interests in Material Subsidiaries or (3) material IP Rights.    7.02 Investments.  Make any Investments, except:  (a) Investments in Cash and Cash Equivalents;  (b) advances to officers, directors and employees of the Borrower and Guarantors in  an aggregate amount not to exceed $1,000,000 at any time outstanding, for travel, entertainment,  relocation and analogous ordinary business purposes;  (c) Investments of the Borrower in any Guarantor and Investments of any Guarantor  in the Borrower or in another Guarantor;  (d) Investments consisting of extensions of credit in the nature of accounts receivable  or notes receivable arising from the grant of trade credit in the ordinary course of business, and  Investments received in satisfaction or partial satisfaction thereof from financially troubled  account debtors or other suppliers, vendors and customers (including in connection with the  bankruptcy, reorganization or similar proceedings of such Persons or settlement of delinquent  accounts and disputes with, account debtors, or other suppliers, vendors and customers), in each  case, to the extent reasonably necessary in order to prevent or limit loss;  

 

108  (e) Investments as a result of Acquisitions, if each of the following conditions has  been satisfied:  (i) immediately before and after giving effect to such Acquisition, no Default  shall have occurred and be continuing, (ii)(A) if such Acquisition is a Qualified Acquisition,  immediately before and after giving effect to such Acquisition, the Borrower is in compliance  with Section 7.11(b) or (B) if such Acquisition is not a Qualified Acquisition, immediately  before and after giving effect to such Acquisition, the Leverage Ratio on a pro forma basis is not  greater than 3.25 to 1.00, (iii) immediately before and after giving effect to such Acquisition,  Liquidity will be at least $25,000,000, (iv) such Acquisition shall not be opposed by the board of  directors or similar governing body of the Person or assets being acquired and (v) if the  Acquisition results in a Material Domestic Subsidiary, such Subsidiary shall execute and deliver  to the Administrative Agent, (x) a Guaranty, (y) such documents of the types referred to in  clauses (iv) and (v) of Section 4.01(a) and (z) a favorable opinion of counsel to such Person  located in the jurisdiction of organization of such Person, in form, content and scope reasonably  satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, in each case to the extent required by the terms of  Section 6.15;  (f) Investments that are otherwise permitted by this Agreement, including  Section 7.03(j) and Guaranties permitted pursuant to Section 7.03(c) (but subject to the limitation  set forth therein);  (g) Investments (i) by a Subsidiary (other than a Loan Party) in any other Subsidiary  and (ii) by a Loan Party in any Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party in an aggregate amount not to  exceed the greater of (1) $50,000,000 and (2) 2.0% of Consolidated Total Assets at any time  outstanding;  (h) Investments existing on the Third Amendment Effective Date and described on  Schedule 5.13 or Schedule 7.02 and Investments consisting of any modification, replacement,  renewal, reinvestment or extension of any Investment existing on the Third Amendment  Effective Date; provided that the amount of any Investment permitted pursuant to this Section  7.03(h) is not increased from the amount of such Investment on the Third Amendment Effective  Date;  (i) Investments acquired as a result of the purchase or other acquisition by Limited or  any Subsidiary in connection with an Acquisition permitted by this Agreement; provided, that  such Investments were not made in contemplation of such Acquisition and were in existence at  the time of such Acquisition;  (j) promissory notes and other non-cash consideration received by Limited or any  Subsidiary in connection with Dispositions permitted by Section 7.05 (other than Sections  7.05(b), (c), (j) and (l));  (k) so long as immediately before and immediately after any such transaction, no  Default shall have occurred and be continuing, Investments held by a Subsidiary acquired after  the Closing Date or of a Person merged, consolidated or amalgamated with or into Limited or  any Subsidiary, in each case in accordance with Section 7.04 after the Closing Date, to the extent  that such Investments were not made in contemplation of or in connection with such acquisition,  

 

109  merger, consolidation or amalgamation and were in existence on the date of such acquisition,  merger, consolidation or amalgamation;  (l) Guarantees of Limited or any Subsidiary in respect of leases (other than Capital  Leases) or of other obligations of a Subsidiary that do not constitute Indebtedness, in each case  entered into in the ordinary course of business;   (m) Investments received in connection with any Disposition permitted by Section  7.05 (other than Sections 7.05(b), (c), (f), (j) and (l));   (n) other Investments by Foreign Subsidiaries in an aggregate amount not to exceed  $20,000,000 at any time outstanding;   (o) so long as no Default exists or would result therefrom, Investments not otherwise  permitted to be made pursuant to clauses (a) through (n) above, which, as of the date of any such  Investment, do not exceed 15% of Consolidated Net Worth; and  (p) so long as no Default exists or would result therefrom, Investments relating to any  Receivables Subsidiary of Limited organized in connection with a Permitted Receivables  Financing that, in the good faith determination of senior management or the Board of Directors  of Limited or Borrower, are necessary or advisable to effect such Permitted Receivables  Financing.  7.03 Indebtedness.  Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Indebtedness, except:  (a) Indebtedness under the Loan Documents;  (b) Indebtedness outstanding on the Third Amendment Effective Date and listed on  Schedule 7.03 or permitted hereunder, and any refinancings, refundings, renewals or extensions  thereof; provided that (i) the amount of such Indebtedness is not increased at the time of such  refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension except by an amount equal to a reasonable premium  or other reasonable amount paid, and fees and expenses reasonably incurred, in connection with  such refinancing and by an amount equal to any existing commitments unutilized thereunder and  (ii) the terms relating to amortization, maturity, collateral (if any) and subordination (if any), and  other material terms taken as a whole, of any such refinancing, refunding, renewing or extending  Indebtedness, are no less favorable in any material respect to the Loan Parties or the Lenders  than the terms of any agreement or instrument governing the Indebtedness being refinanced,  refunded, renewed or extended and the interest rate applicable to any such refinancing,  refunding, renewing or extending Indebtedness does not exceed the then applicable market  interest rate;  (c) Guarantees by Limited or any Subsidiary in respect of Indebtedness otherwise  permitted hereunder of a Loan Party or any Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party; provided that any  Guarantee incurred by a Loan Party of the obligations of a Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party  shall be permitted pursuant to Section 7.02(g)(ii);  (d) obligations (contingent or otherwise) of Limited or any Subsidiary existing or  arising under any Swap Contract, provided that (i) such obligations are (or were) entered into by  

 

110  such Person in the ordinary course of business for the purpose of directly mitigating risks  associated with liabilities, commitments, investments, assets, or property held or reasonably  anticipated by such Person, or changes in the value of securities issued by such Person, and not  for purposes of speculation or taking a “market view;” and (ii) such Swap Contract does not  contain any provision exonerating the non-defaulting party from its obligation to make payments  on outstanding transactions to the defaulting party;  (e) Indebtedness in respect of Capital Leases, Synthetic Lease Obligations, purchase  money obligations for fixed or capital assets and obligations for the construction and  improvement of fixed or capital assets within the limitations set forth in Section 7.01(i);  provided, however, that the aggregate amount of all such Indebtedness at any one time  outstanding shall not exceed $75,000,000;  (f) Indebtedness in respect of Permitted Receivables Financings so long as the  aggregate outstanding amount of all Permitted Receivables Financing including receivables and  related assets, shall not exceed $100,000,000 at any time;  (g) Indebtedness incurred pursuant to that certain Loan Agreement, dated as of  March 1, 2013, by and between Kaz USA, Inc. and Mississippi Business Finance Corporation  and any refinancings, refundings, renewals or extensions thereof, as amended from time to time;  (h) Indebtedness of any Loan Party representing deferred compensation to employees  or directors of Limited or any Subsidiary incurred in the ordinary course of business;  (i) contingent obligations to financial institutions, in each case to the extent in the  ordinary course of business and on terms and conditions which are within the general parameters  customary in the banking industry, entered into to obtain cash management services or deposit  account overdraft protection services or other services in connection with the management or  opening of deposit accounts or incurred as a result of endorsement of negotiable instruments for  deposit or collection purposes;  (j) Indebtedness (other than for borrowed money) that may be deemed to exist  pursuant to any guarantees, warranty or contractual service obligations, performance, surety,  statutory, appeal, bid, prepayment guarantee, payment (other than payment of Indebtedness) or  completion of performance guarantees or similar obligations incurred in the ordinary course of  business;  (k) Indebtedness in respect of any bankers’ acceptance, bank guarantees, letters of  credit, warehouse receipt or similar facilities entered into in the ordinary course of business in  respect of workers’ compensation claims, health, disability or other employee benefits or  property, casualty or liability insurance or self-insurance, unemployment insurance or other  social security benefit or other similar statutory obligations (other than obligations imposed by  ERISA) or other Indebtedness with respect to reimbursement-type obligations regarding  workers’ compensation claims, in each case in the ordinary course of business;  (l) Indebtedness arising from the honoring by a bank or other financial institution of  a check, draft or similar instrument drawn against insufficient funds in the ordinary course of  

 

111  business, provided that such Indebtedness is extinguished within five Business Days of its  incurrence;  (m) Indebtedness consisting of (i) the financing of insurance premiums or self- insurance obligations or (ii) take-or-pay obligations contained in supply agreements, in each case  in the ordinary course of business;  (n) Indebtedness in the form of purchase price adjustments (including in respect of  working capital), earnouts, deferred compensation, indemnification or other arrangements  representing acquisition consideration or deferred payments of a similar nature incurred in  connection with any Acquisitions or other Investments permitted under Section 7.02 or  Dispositions permitted under Section 7.05 (other than Sections 7.05(b), (c), (e), (f), (j) and (l));  (o) (i) Indebtedness of any Person that becomes a Subsidiary of Limited (or is  merged, consolidated or amalgamated with Limited or a Subsidiary of Limited), or Indebtedness  of any Person that is assumed by Limited or any Subsidiary in connection with an acquisition of  assets by Limited or such Subsidiary in an Acquisition permitted under Section 7.02; provided  that (1) the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness outstanding under this clause (o) at any  time shall not exceed the greater of (x) $50,000,000 and (y) 2.5% of Consolidated Total Assets;  (2) such Indebtedness exists at the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary (or is so merged,  consolidated or amalgamated) or such assets are acquired and is not created in contemplation of  or in connection with such Person becoming a Subsidiary (or such merger, consolidation or  amalgamation) or such assets being acquired, (3) with respect to any Indebtedness of any Person  that becomes a Subsidiary or that is merged, consolidated or amalgamated with or into Limited  or a Subsidiary, such Indebtedness is not guaranteed in any respect by Limited or any Subsidiary  (other than by any such Person that so becomes a Subsidiary or is the survivor of a merger,  consolidation or amalgamation with or into such Person and any of its Subsidiaries), (4) no  Default or Event of Default exists or would result therefrom after giving pro forma effect to such  Person becoming a Subsidiary (or such merger, consolidation or amalgamation) or such assets  being acquired and (5) any refinancings, refundings, renewals or extensions of such Indebtedness  described in clause (2) above; provided that (A) the amount of such Indebtedness is not increased  at the time of such refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension except by an amount equal to a  reasonable premium or other reasonable amount paid, and fees and expenses reasonably  incurred, in connection with such refinancing and by an amount equal to any existing  commitments unutilized thereunder and (B) the terms relating to amortization, maturity,  collateral (if any) and subordination (if any), and other material terms taken as a whole, of any  such refinancing, refunding, renewing or extending Indebtedness, are no less favorable in any  material respect to the Loan Parties or the Lenders than the terms of any agreement or instrument  governing the Indebtedness being refinanced, refunded, renewed or extended and the interest rate  applicable to any such refinancing, refunding, renewing or extending Indebtedness does not  exceed the then applicable market interest rate;   (p) unsecured Indebtedness not otherwise permitted to be incurred pursuant to any of  clauses (a) through (o) above provided that (i) the final maturity of such Indebtedness is beyond  the Maturity Date and (ii) no Default exists at the time of incurrence of any such Indebtedness or  would result therefrom;  

 

112  (q) Indebtedness not to exceed $20,000,000 at any one time outstanding; provided  that at the time of, and after giving effect to, the incurrence of such Indebtedness no Default shall  exist; and  (r) intercompany Indebtedness (i) between Loan Parties, (ii) between Subsidiaries  that are not Loan Parties, or (iii) between a Loan Party and a Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party  in which the net principal amount thereof, together with all other such Indebtedness between  Loan Parties and Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties incurred in reliance on this Section  7.03(r)(iii) (excluding for purposes of this calculation any Indebtedness owed by a Loan Party to  a Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party if such Indebtedness is subject to a subordination agreement  in form and substance acceptable to the Administrative Agent), shall not exceed the greater of (1)  $50,000,000 and (2) 2.0% of Consolidated Total Assets in aggregate amount at any time  outstanding.  7.04 Fundamental Changes.  Merge, dissolve, liquidate, consolidate or amalgamate  with or into another Person, or Dispose of (whether in one transaction or in a series of  transactions) all or substantially all of its assets (whether now owned or hereafter acquired) to or  in favor of any Person, except that, so long as no Default exists or would result therefrom:  (a) any Subsidiary (other than the Borrower) may merge, consolidate or amalgamate  with (i) one of the Loan Parties, provided such Loan Party shall be the continuing or surviving  Person, or (ii) any one or more other Subsidiaries, provided that when any Guarantor is merging,  consolidating or amalgamating with another Subsidiary, the Guarantor shall be the continuing or  surviving Person;  (b) the Borrower may merge, consolidate or amalgamate with one of the Loan Parties  or a Subsidiary, provided (i) the Borrower shall be the continuing or surviving Person or (ii) a  Domestic Subsidiary shall be the continuing or surviving Person and shall become the Borrower,  subject to the consent of the Administrative Agent and each Lender required by Section 10.06(a);  (c) any Subsidiary may Dispose of all or substantially all of its assets (upon voluntary  liquidation or otherwise) to Limited or any Subsidiary; provided that (i) if the transferor in such a  transaction is a Guarantor, then the transferee must either be the Borrower or a Guarantor and  (ii) if the transferor in such a transaction is the Borrower, then the transferee must be a Domestic  Subsidiary that becomes the Borrower, subject to the consent of the Administrative Agent and  each Lender required by Section 10.06(a); and  (d) Limited or any Subsidiary may make any Acquisition or Disposition permitted by  Section 7.02 or 7.05 (other than Section 7.05(f)).  7.05 Dispositions.  Make any Disposition or enter into any agreement to make any  Disposition, except:  (a) Dispositions of surplus, outdated, obsolete or worn out property, whether now  owned or hereafter acquired, in the ordinary course of business;  (b) Dispositions of inventory in the ordinary course of business;  

 

113  (c) Dispositions of (i) Investments descried in clauses (b) – (g) of the definition of  Cash and Cash Equivalents and (ii) Other Foreign Investments, in each case, in the ordinary  course of business;  (d) Dispositions of equipment or real property to the extent that (i) such property is  exchanged for credit against the purchase price of similar replacement property or (ii) the  proceeds of such Disposition are reasonably promptly applied to the purchase price of such  replacement property;  (e) Dispositions of property by Limited or any Subsidiary to one of the Borrower or  to a wholly-owned Subsidiary; provided that if the transferor of such property is a Guarantor, the  transferee thereof must either be the Borrower or a Guarantor;  (f) Dispositions permitted by Section 7.04 (other than Section 7.04(d));   (g) Dispositions of accounts receivable on a non-recourse basis in connection with  the compromise, settlement or collection thereof in the ordinary course of business consistent  with past practice and not as part of any accounts receivable financing transaction;  (h) Dispositions resulting from any casualty or other insured damage to, or any taking  under power of eminent domain or by condemnation or similar proceeding of, any asset of  Limited or any Subsidiary;  (i) licenses or sublicenses of intellectual property in the ordinary course of business,  to the extent that they do not materially interfere with the business of Limited or any Subsidiary;  (j) the abandonment, cancellation, non-renewal or discontinuance of use or  maintenance of non-material intellectual property or rights relating thereto that is, in the  reasonable good faith judgment of Limited, no longer economically practicable or commercially  desirable to maintain or useful in the conduct of its business and not materially disadvantageous  to the interests of the Lenders;  (k) leases or subleases entered into in the ordinary course of business, to the extent  that they do not materially interfere with the business of Limited or any Subsidiary;  (l) (i) Dispositions of assets to the extent that such Disposition constitutes an  Investment referred to in and permitted by Section 7.02 (other than Sections 7.02(f) and (m)) and  (ii) Dispositions of assets to the extent that such Disposition constitute a Restricted Payment  referred to in and permitted by Section 7.06;  (m) Dispositions of assets (including Equity Interests of a Subsidiary) not otherwise  permitted in clauses (a) through (k) above provided (i) there exists no Default both before and  after giving effect to any such Disposition and (ii) the assets being Disposed of, together with all  other assets Disposed of during the period of 12 consecutive months ending on the date of such  Disposition generated less than 25% of Consolidated EBITDA determined as of the end of the  fiscal year immediately preceding such Disposition;  

 

114  (n) Dispositions of receivables, or participations therein, and related assets pursuant  to any Permitted Receivables Financing;  provided, however, that any Disposition pursuant to clauses (b), (c), (d), (e), (i), (k) and (m) shall  be for fair market value.  7.06 Restricted Payments.  Declare or make, directly or indirectly, any Restricted  Payment, or incur any obligation (contingent or otherwise) to do so, except that, so long as no  Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of any action described below or would  result therefrom:  (a) each Subsidiary may make Dividends to Limited, the Guarantors and any other  Person that owns an Equity Interest in such Subsidiary, ratably according to their respective  holdings of the type of Equity Interest in respect of which such Dividend is being made (or, if  not ratably, on a basis more favorable to Limited and the other Loan Parties);  (b) Limited and each Subsidiary may declare and make Dividends payable solely in  the common stock or other Equity Interests of such Person (other than Disqualified Equity  Interests);  (c) Limited and each Subsidiary may pay, purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire  Equity Interests or Indebtedness issued or incurred by it with the proceeds received from the  substantially concurrent issue of new shares of its common stock or other Equity Interests (other  than Disqualified Equity Interests) or Subordinated Indebtedness;  (d) if immediately before and after giving effect to any the payment of any cash  Dividends or Treasury Stock Purchases (i) the Leverage Ratio on a pro forma basis is not greater  than 3.25 to 1.00, and (ii) Liquidity will be at least $25,000,000, Limited may declare or pay  cash Dividends to its stockholders and make Treasury Stock Purchases; provided, however,  nothing in this clause (d) shall prohibit or restrict Treasury Stock Purchases made pursuant to  Limited’s employee or director equity award plans;  (e) Limited and each Subsidiary may purchase their common stock or other Equity  Interests from present or former officers or employees of Limited or any Subsidiary upon the  death, disability or termination of employment of such officer or employee, provided, that the  aggregate amount of payments under this Section 7.06(e) after the Closing Date (net of any  proceeds received by Limited or any such Subsidiary after the Closing Date in connection with  resales of any common stock or other Equity Interest so purchased) shall not exceed $20,000,000  per fiscal year (with unused amounts in any fiscal year being carried over for one fiscal year);  provided that such carried over amount shall not be aggregated with any other unused amount  with respect to any other fiscal year;  (f) Limited and each Subsidiary may make cash payments in lieu of the issuance of  fractional shares representing insignificant interests in Limited or any such Subsidiary in  connection with the exercise of warrants, options or other securities convertible into or  exchangeable for capital stock in Limited or such Subsidiary;  

 

115  (g) Limited may acquire its capital stock upon the exercise, vesting or settlement of  stock options, restricted stock units, restricted stock or other similar awards and agreements for  such capital stock of Limited if such capital stock represents a portion of the exercise price of  such stock options or in connection with tax withholding obligations arising in connection with  the exercise or settlement of such options, restricted stock units or other similar awards and  agreements by, or the vesting of restricted capital stock or similar awards held by, any current or  former director, officer, employee or consultant of Limited or any Subsidiary, in each case  consistent with past practice of Limited;   (h) Limited and each Subsidiary may pay any Dividend or consummate any  redemption within 60 days after the date of declaration of the Dividend or giving of the  redemption notice, as the case may be, if at the date of declaration or notice, the Dividend or  redemption payment would have complied with, and was permitted to be made by, another  provision of this Section 7.06; and   (i) Limited and each Subsidiary may make regularly scheduled payments of principal  and interest on any Subordinated Indebtedness, provided that any Loan Party or any Subsidiary  of a Loan Party may make any payments to another Loan Party  or Subsidiary of a Loan Party in  respect of intercompany Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.03(r)); provided, further, that  Limited and its Subsidiaries may make payments to Limited or another Subsidiary to allow it to  make the payments referred to in this Section 7.06(i), so long as Limited or such Subsidiary  applies the amount of any such payment for such purposes promptly upon receipt thereof.  7.07 Change in Nature of Business.  Engage in any material line of business  substantially different from those lines of business conducted by Limited and its Subsidiaries on  the date hereof or any business reasonably related, complementary or incidental thereto.  7.08 Transactions with Affiliates.  Enter into any transaction of any kind with any  Affiliate of Limited, whether or not in the ordinary course of business, other than on fair and  reasonable terms substantially as favorable to Limited or such Subsidiary as would be obtainable  by Limited or such Subsidiary at the time in a comparable arm’s length transaction with a Person  other than an Affiliate, provided that the foregoing restriction shall not apply to (a) transactions  (i) between or among the Borrower and any Guarantor, (ii) between or among any Guarantors or  (iii) between or among Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties, (b) Restricted Payments permitted  by Section 7.06, (c) the payment of customary directors’ fees and reimbursement of reasonable  out-of-pocket expenses to, and indemnities provided on behalf of, directors, officers, employees  in the ordinary course of business to the extent attributable to the ownership or operation of  Limited and its Subsidiaries; (d) any issuance of securities or other payments, awards or grants in  cash, securities or otherwise pursuant to, or the funding of, employment agreements, stock  options and stock ownership plans approved by the Limited’s board of directors in the ordinary  course of business, (e) employment and severance arrangements between Limited or any  Subsidiary and their respective officers and employees, in each case in the ordinary course of  business as determined in good faith by Limited’s board of directors, (f) intercompany  transactions undertaken in good faith (as certified by a Responsible Officer) for the purposes of  improving the consolidated tax efficiency of Limited and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis  and not for the purpose of circumventing any covenant set forth in this Agreement so long as any  such transactions, taken as a whole, are not materially disadvantageous to the Lenders in the  

 

116  good faith judgment of Limited, (g) Investments permitted by Section 7.02(b) and (h)  transactions in connection with any Permitted Receivables Financing.  7.09 Burdensome Agreements.  Enter into or be a party to any Contractual Obligation  (other than this Agreement and any other Loan Document) that limits the ability (a) of any  Subsidiary to make Restricted Payments to the Borrower or any Guarantor or to otherwise  transfer property to the Borrower or any Guarantor, (b) of any Subsidiary to Guarantee the  Indebtedness of the Borrower or (c) of Limited or any Subsidiary to create, incur, assume or  suffer to exist Liens on property of such Person.  The provisions of this Section 7.09 will not  apply to encumbrances or restrictions existing under or by reason of (i) agreements, instruments  and documents entered into in connection with Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.03(b),  (c), (e), (g), (o), (p) or (q) and any restatements, renewals, increases, supplements, refundings,  replacements or refinancings thereof, provided that such restatements, renewals, increases,  supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings are not materially more restrictive, taken  as a whole, with respect to such dividend and other payment restrictions than those contained in  such Contractual Obligations, (ii) Applicable Law, (iii) customary provisions restricting  assignments, subletting, sublicensing, pledging or other transfers contained in leases, subleases,  licenses or sublicenses, so long as such restrictions are limited to the property or assets subject to  such leases, subleases, licenses or sublicenses, as the case may be, (iv) purchase money  obligations permitted under this Agreement that impose restrictions on the property so acquired,  (v) any agreement for the Disposition of a Subsidiary or assets of a Subsidiary that restricts  distributions, the transfer of, or encumbrances on such assets by that Subsidiary pending its  Disposition or any agreement entered into with respect to assets acquired or disposed of in  connection with an Acquisition or a Disposition, (vi) Liens securing Indebtedness that limit the  right of the debtor to dispose of the assets subject to such Lien, (vii) any agreement (other than  an agreement entered into in connection with Indebtedness) in effect at the time any Person  becomes a Subsidiary of Limited, so long as such prohibition or limitation applies only to such  Subsidiary (and, if applicable, its Subsidiaries) and such agreement was not entered into in  contemplation of such Person becoming a Subsidiary of Limited, as such agreement may be  amended, restated, supplemented, modified, extended renewed or replaced, so long as such  amendment, restatement, supplement, modification, extension, renewal or replacement does not  expand in any material respect the scope of any restriction contemplated by this Section 7.09  contained therein, and (viii) any Permitted Receivables Financing solely with respect to the  assets subject to such Permitted Receivables Financing.  7.10 Use of Proceeds.  Use the proceeds of any Credit Extension, whether directly or  indirectly, and whether immediately, incidentally or ultimately, to purchase or carry margin  stock (within the meaning of Regulation U of the FRB) or to extend credit to others for the  purpose of purchasing or carrying margin stock or to refund indebtedness originally incurred for  such purpose.  7.11 Financial Covenants.  (a) Interest Coverage Ratio.  Permit the Interest Coverage Ratio as of the end of any  fiscal quarter of Limited to be less than 3.00 to 1.00.  

 

117  (b) Leverage Ratio.  Permit the Leverage Ratio to be greater than 3.50 to 1.00 at any  time; provided, however, notwithstanding the foregoing, and following the delivery of a  Qualified Acquisition Notice, (A) for the fiscal quarter in which such Qualified Acquisition is  consummated, the Leverage Ratio shall not at any time during thereof exceed 4.25 to 1.00,  (B) for the first, second and third fiscal quarters immediately following the fiscal quarter in  which such Qualified Acquisition was consummated, the Leverage Ratio shall not at any time  during thereof exceed 4.00 to 1.00, and (C) for the fourth fiscal quarter immediately following  the fiscal quarter in which such Qualified Acquisition was consummated, the Leverage Ratio  shall not at any time during thereof exceed 3.75 to 1.00.  7.12 Amendments of Subordinated Indebtedness.  Change or permit any Subsidiary  to change or amend (or take any action or fail to take any action the result of which is an  effective amendment or change) or accept any waiver or consent with respect to, any document,  instrument or agreement relating to any Subordinated Indebtedness that would result in  (a) except as otherwise permitted by Section 7.03(b), an increase in the principal, interest,  overdue interest, fees or other amounts payable under any Subordinated Indebtedness, (b) an  acceleration of any date fixed for payment or prepayment of principal, interest, fees or other  amounts payable under any Subordinated Indebtedness (including, without limitation, as a result  of any redemption), in each case where such date fixed would result in a payment prior to the  Maturity Date, (c) a change in any of the subordination provisions of any Subordinated  Indebtedness unless such change is acceptable to Administrative Agent in its sole discretion or  (d) any other change in any term, provision or covenant of any Subordinated Indebtedness that  could reasonably be expected to have an adverse effect on the interest of the Lenders.  7.13 Licenses.  Assign or otherwise transfer any of the Licenses, in whole or in part,  except that Licenses may be transferred to HOT-Barbados or another Loan Party if, and only if,  at the time of such transfer no Default exists or would result therefrom.  7.14 Sanctions.  Directly or indirectly, use any Credit Extension or the proceeds of any  Credit Extension, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such Credit Extension or the  proceeds of any Credit Extension to any Person, to fund any activities of or business with any  Person, that, at the time of such funding, is the subject of Sanctions or is in any Designated  Jurisdiction, or in any other manner that will result in a violation by any Person (including any  Person participating in the transaction, whether as Lender, Arranger, Administrative Agent, L/C  Issuer, Swing Line Lender, or otherwise) of applicable Sanctions.   7.15 Anti-Corruption Laws.  Directly or indirectly, use any Credit Extension or the  proceeds of any Credit Extension for any purpose which would breach the United States Foreign  Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, the UK Bribery Act 2010 or other anti-corruption legislation in  other jurisdictions.  ARTICLE VIII.  EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES  8.01 Events of Default.  Any of the following shall constitute an Event of Default:  

 

118  (a) Non-Payment.  The Borrower fails to pay (i) when and as required to be paid  herein, any amount of principal of any Loan or any L/C Obligation, or (ii) within the earlier of  (A) one Business Days’ notice thereof by the Administrative Agent or (B) three Business Days  after the same becomes due, any interest on any Loan or on any L/C Obligation, or any fee due  hereunder, or (iii) within the earlier of (A) one Business Days’ notice thereof by the  Administrative Agent or (B) five Business Days after the same becomes due, any other amount  payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document; or  (b) Specific Covenants.  Any Loan Party fails to perform or observe any term,  covenant or agreement contained in any of Section 6.03(a) – (d), 6.05, 6.10, 6.11, 7.04, 7.05,  7.06, 7.07, 7.10, 7.11, 7.12, 7.13, 7.14 or 7.15; or  (c) Other Defaults.  Any Loan Party fails to perform or observe (i) any of  Section 7.01, 7.02, 7.03, 7.08 or 7.09 and such failure continues for 15 days or (ii) any other  covenant or agreement (not specified in subsection (a) or (b) above and other than  Section 6.03(e)) contained in any Loan Document on its part to be performed or observed and  such failure continues for 30 days; or  (d) Representations and Warranties.  Any representation, warranty, certification or  statement of fact made or deemed made by or on behalf of the Borrower or any other Loan Party  herein, in any other Loan Document, or in any document delivered in connection herewith or  therewith shall be incorrect or misleading in any material respect when made or deemed made;  or  (e) Cross-Default.  (i) Any Loan Party or any Subsidiary (A) fails to make any  payment when due (whether by scheduled maturity, required prepayment, acceleration, demand,  or otherwise) in respect of any Indebtedness or Guarantee (other than Indebtedness hereunder  and Indebtedness under Swap Contracts) having an aggregate principal amount (including  amounts owing to all creditors under any combined or syndicated credit arrangement) of more  than $20,000,000 or (B) fails to observe or perform any other agreement or condition relating to  any such Indebtedness or Guarantee or contained in any instrument or agreement evidencing,  securing or relating thereto, or any other event occurs, the effect of which default or other event  is to cause, or to permit the holder or holders of such Indebtedness or the beneficiary or  beneficiaries of such Guarantee (or a trustee or agent on behalf of such holder or holders or  beneficiary or beneficiaries) to cause, with the giving of notice if required, such Indebtedness to  be demanded or to become due or to be repurchased, prepaid, defeased or redeemed  (automatically or otherwise), or an offer to repurchase, prepay, defease or redeem such  Indebtedness to be made, prior to its stated maturity, or such Guarantee to become payable or  cash collateral in respect thereof to be demanded; or (ii) there occurs under any Swap Contract  an Early Termination Date (as defined in such Swap Contract) resulting from (A) any event of  default under such Swap Contract as to which any Loan Party or any Subsidiary is the Defaulting  Party (as defined in such Swap Contract) or (B) any Termination Event (as so defined) under  such Swap Contract as to which any Loan Party is an Affected Party (as so defined) and, in  either event, the Swap Termination Value owed by such Loan Party as a result thereof is greater  than $20,000,000; or  

 

119  (f) Insolvency Proceedings, Etc.  Any Loan Party or any Subsidiary institutes or  consents to the institution of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law seeking liquidation,  reorganization or other relief entered into with respect to it, or makes an assignment for the  benefit of creditors; or applies for or consents to the appointment of any receiver, trustee,  custodian, conservator, liquidator, rehabilitator or similar officer for it or for all or any material  part of its property; or any receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator, liquidator, rehabilitator or  similar officer is appointed without the application or consent of such Person and the  appointment continues undischarged or unstayed for 60 calendar days; or any proceeding under  any Debtor Relief Law relating to any such Person or to all or any material part of its property is  instituted without the consent of such Person and continues undismissed or unstayed for 60  calendar days, or an order for relief is entered in any such proceeding; or  (g) Inability to Pay Debts; Attachment.  (i) Any Loan Party or any Subsidiary  becomes unable or admits in writing its inability or fails generally to pay its debts as they  become due, or (ii) any writ or warrant of attachment or execution or similar process is issued or  levied against all or any material part of the property of any such Person and is not released,  vacated or fully bonded within 30 days after its issue or levy; or  (h) Judgments.  There is entered against any Loan Party or any Subsidiary (i) one or  more final judgments or orders for the payment of money by such Loan Party or Subsidiary in an  aggregate amount (as to all such judgments or orders) exceeding $20,000,000 not stayed,  discharged, vacated, bonded or paid 30 days after entry thereof (to the extent not paid or covered  by independent third-party insurance as to which the insurer does not dispute coverage), or  (ii) any one or more non-monetary final judgments that have, or could reasonably be expected to  have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect and, in either case,  (A) enforcement proceedings are commenced by any creditor upon such judgment or order, or  (B) there is a period of 30 consecutive days during which a stay of enforcement of such  judgment, by reason of a pending appeal or otherwise, is not in effect; or  (i) ERISA.  (i) An ERISA Event occurs with respect to a Pension Plan or  Multiemployer Plan which has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in liability of  any Loan Party or any Subsidiary under Title IV of ERISA to the Pension Plan, Multiemployer  Plan or the PBGC in an aggregate amount in excess of $20,000,000, or (ii) Limited or any  ERISA Affiliate fails to pay when due, after the expiration of any applicable grace period, any  installment payment with respect to its withdrawal liability under Section 4201 of ERISA under  a Multiemployer Plan in an aggregate amount in excess of $20,000,000; or  (j) Invalidity of Loan Documents.  Any provision of any Loan Document, at any  time after its execution and delivery and for any reason other than as expressly permitted  hereunder or thereunder or satisfaction in full of all the Obligations, ceases to be in full force and  effect; or any Loan Party or any other Person contests in any manner the validity or  enforceability of any provision of any Loan Document; or any Loan Party denies that it has any  or further liability or obligation under any Loan Document, or purports to revoke, terminate or  rescind any provision of any Loan Document; or  (k) Change of Control.  There occurs any Change of Control; or  

 

120  (l) Licenses.  Any License shall expire and not be renewed or shall be otherwise  terminated and such expiration, non-renewal or termination could reasonably be expected to  have a Material Adverse Effect.  8.02 Remedies Upon Event of Default.  If any Event of Default occurs and is  continuing, the Administrative Agent shall, at the request of, or may, with the consent of, the  Required Lenders, take any or all of the following actions:  (a) declare the commitment of each Lender to make Loans and any obligation of the  L/C Issuer to make L/C Credit Extensions to be terminated, whereupon such commitments and  obligation shall be terminated;  (b) declare the unpaid principal amount of all outstanding Loans, all interest accrued  and unpaid thereon, and all other amounts owing or payable hereunder or under any other Loan  Document to be immediately due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or other  notice of any kind, including notice of intent to accelerate and notice of acceleration, all of which  are hereby expressly waived by the Borrower;  (c) require that the Borrower Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations (in an amount  equal to the Minimum Collateral Amount with respect thereto); and  (d) exercise on behalf of itself and the Lenders and the L/C Issuer all rights and  remedies available to it, the Lenders and the L/C Issuer under the Loan Documents;  provided, however, that upon the occurrence of an actual or deemed entry of an order for relief  with respect to the Borrower under the Bankruptcy Code of the United States, the obligation of  each Lender to make Loans and any obligation of the L/C Issuer to make L/C Credit Extensions  shall automatically terminate, the unpaid principal amount of all outstanding Loans and all  interest and other amounts as aforesaid shall automatically become due and payable, and the  obligation of the Borrower to Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations as aforesaid shall  automatically become effective, in each case without further act of the Administrative Agent or  any Lender.  8.03 Application of Funds.  After the exercise of remedies provided for in  Section 8.02 (or after the Loans have automatically become immediately due and payable and  the L/C Obligations have automatically been required to be Cash Collateralized as set forth in the  proviso to Section 8.02), any amounts received on account of the Obligations shall, subject to the  provisions of Sections 2.15 and 2.16, be applied by the Administrative Agent in the following  order:  First, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting fees, indemnities,  expenses and other amounts (including fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the  Administrative Agent and amounts payable under Article III) payable to the Administrative  Agent in its capacity as such;  Second, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting fees, indemnities and  other amounts (other than principal, interest and Letter of Credit Fees) payable to the Lenders  and the L/C Issuer (including fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the respective  

 

121  Lenders and the L/C Issuer and amounts payable under Article III), ratably among them in  proportion to the amounts described in this clause Second payable to them;  Third, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting accrued and unpaid  Letter of Credit Fees and interest on the Loans, L/C Borrowings and other Obligations, ratably  among the Lenders and the L/C Issuer in proportion to the respective amounts described in this  clause Third payable to them;  Fourth, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting unpaid principal of the  Loans and L/C Borrowings, ratably among the Lenders and the L/C Issuer, and to the extent  payments under any Guaranty in respect of any other Guarantied Obligations, to the Guarantied  Parties, in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Fourth held by them;  Fifth, to the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer, to Cash Collateralize  that portion of L/C Obligations comprised of the aggregate undrawn amount of Letters of Credit  to the extent not otherwise Cash Collateralized by the Borrower pursuant to Sections 2.03 and  2.15; and  Last, the balance, if any, after all of the Obligations have been indefeasibly paid in full, to  the Borrower or as otherwise required by Law.  Subject to Sections 2.03(c) and 2.15, amounts used to Cash Collateralize the aggregate undrawn  amount of Letters of Credit pursuant to clause Fifth above shall be applied to satisfy drawings  under such Letters of Credit as they occur.  If any amount remains on deposit as Cash Collateral  after all Letters of Credit have either been fully drawn or expired, such remaining amount shall  be applied to the other Obligations, if any, in the order set forth above.  Excluded Swap Obligations with respect to any Guarantor shall not be paid with amounts  received from such Guarantor or its assets, but appropriate adjustments shall be made with  respect to payments from other Loan Parties and Affiliates of Loan Parties to preserve the  allocations to Obligations and Guarantied Obligations otherwise set forth above in this  Section 8.03.  ARTICLE IX.  ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT  9.01 Appointment and Authority.  Each of the Lenders and the L/C Issuer hereby  irrevocably appoints Bank of America to act on its behalf as the Administrative Agent hereunder  and under the other Loan Documents and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such  actions on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by  the terms hereof or thereof, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental  thereto.  The provisions of this Article are solely for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the  Lenders and the L/C Issuer, and no Loan Party shall have rights as a third party beneficiary of  any of such provisions.  It is understood and agreed that the use of the term “agent” herein or in  any other Loan Documents (or any other similar term) with reference to the Administrative  Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising  under agency doctrine of any Applicable Law. Instead such term is used as a matter of market  

 

122  custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between  contracting parties.  9.02 Rights as a Lender.  The Person serving as the Administrative Agent hereunder  shall have the same rights and powers in its capacity as a Lender as any other Lender and may  exercise the same as though it were not the Administrative Agent and the term “Lender” or  “Lenders” shall, unless otherwise expressly indicated or unless the context otherwise requires,  include the Person serving as the Administrative Agent hereunder in its individual capacity.   Such Person and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to, own securities of, act as  the financial advisor or in any other advisory capacity for and generally engage in any kind of  business with, the Borrower or any Subsidiary or other Affiliate thereof as if such Person were  not the Administrative Agent hereunder and without any duty to account therefor to the Lenders.  9.03 Exculpatory Provisions.    (a) The Administrative Agent or the Arranger, as applicable, shall not have any duties  or obligations except those expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents, and its  duties hereunder shall be administrative in nature.  Without limiting the generality of the  foregoing, the Administrative Agent or the Arranger, as applicable, and its Related Parties:  (i) shall not be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of  whether a Default has occurred and is continuing;  (ii) shall not have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any  discretionary powers, except discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated  hereby or by the other Loan Documents that the Administrative Agent is required to  exercise as directed in writing by the Required Lenders (or such other number or  percentage of the Lenders as shall be expressly provided for herein or in the other Loan  Documents), provided that the Administrative Agent shall not be required to take any  action that, in its opinion or the opinion of its counsel, may expose the Administrative  Agent to liability or that is contrary to any Loan Document or Applicable Law, including  for the avoidance of doubt any action that may be in violation of the automatic stay under  any Debtor Relief Law or that may effect a forfeiture, modification or termination of  property of a Defaulting Lender in violation of any Debtor Relief Law; and  (iii) shall not have any duty or responsibility to disclose, and shall not be liable  for the failure to disclose, to any Lender or the L/C Issuer any credit or other information  concerning the business, prospects, operations, property, financial and other condition or  creditworthiness of any of the Loan Parties or any of their Affiliates that is communicated  to, or in the possession of, the Administrative Agent, Arranger or any of their Related  Parties in any capacity, except for notices, reports and other documents expressly  required to be furnished to the Lenders by the Administrative Agent herein.  (b) Neither the Administrative Agent nor any of its Related Parties shall be liable for  any action taken or not taken by the Administrative Agent under or in connection with this  Agreement or any other Loan Document or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby  (i) with the consent or at the request of the Required Lenders (or such other number or  

 

123  percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary, or as the Administrative Agent shall believe in  good faith shall be necessary, under the circumstances as provided in Sections 10.01 and 8.02) or  (ii) in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a court of  competent jurisdiction by a final and non-appealable judgment.  The Administrative Agent shall  be deemed not to have knowledge of any Default unless and until notice describing such Default  is given in writing to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower, a Lender or the L/C Issuer.  (c) Neither the Administrative Agent nor any of its Related Parties have any duty or  obligation to any Lender or participant or any other Person to ascertain or inquire into (i) any  statement, warranty or representation made in or in connection with this Agreement or any other  Loan Document, (ii) the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered hereunder  or thereunder or in connection herewith or therewith, (iii) the performance or observance of any  of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth herein or therein or the  occurrence of any Default, (iv) the validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of this  Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other agreement, instrument or document or (v) the  satisfaction of any condition set forth in Article IV or elsewhere herein, other than to confirm  receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent.  9.04 Reliance by Administrative Agent.  The Administrative Agent shall be entitled  to rely upon, and shall not incur any liability for relying upon, any notice, request, certificate,  consent, statement, instrument, document or other writing (including any electronic message,  Internet or intranet website posting or other distribution) believed by it to be genuine and to have  been signed, sent or otherwise authenticated by the proper Person.  The Administrative Agent  also may rely upon any statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed by it to have  been made by the proper Person, and shall not incur any liability for relying thereon.  In  determining compliance with any condition hereunder to the making of a Loan, or the issuance,  extension, renewal or increase of a Letter of Credit, that by its terms must be fulfilled to the  satisfaction of a Lender or the L/C Issuer, the Administrative Agent may presume that such  condition is satisfactory to such Lender or the L/C Issuer unless the Administrative Agent shall  have received notice to the contrary from such Lender or the L/C Issuer prior to the making of  such Loan or the issuance of such Letter of Credit.  The Administrative Agent may consult with  legal counsel (who may be counsel for the Borrower), independent accountants and other experts  selected by it, and shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it in accordance with  the advice of any such counsel, accountants or experts.  9.05 Delegation of Duties.  The Administrative Agent may perform any and all of its  duties and exercise its rights and powers hereunder or under any other Loan Document by or  through any one or more sub-agents appointed by the Administrative Agent.  The Administrative  Agent and any such sub-agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and  powers by or through their respective Related Parties.  The exculpatory provisions of this Article  shall apply to any such sub-agent and to the Related Parties of the Administrative Agent and any  such sub-agent, and shall apply to their respective activities in connection with the syndication of  the credit facilities provided for herein as well as activities as Administrative Agent.  The  Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any sub- agents except to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction determines in a final and non- appealable judgment that the Administrative Agent acted with gross negligence or willful  misconduct in the selection of such sub-agents.  

 

124  9.06 Resignation of Administrative Agent.  (a) The Administrative Agent may at any time give notice of its resignation to the  Lenders, the L/C Issuer and the Borrower.  Upon receipt of any such notice of resignation, the  Required Lenders shall have the right, in consultation with the Borrower, to appoint a successor,  which shall be a bank with an office in the United States, or an Affiliate of any such bank with  an office in the United States.  If no such successor shall have been so appointed by the Required  Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days after the retiring  Administrative Agent gives notice of its resignation (or such earlier day as shall be agreed by the  Required Lenders) (the “Resignation Effective Date”), then the retiring Administrative Agent  may (but shall not be obligated to) on behalf of the Lenders and the L/C Issuer, appoint a  successor Administrative Agent meeting the qualifications set forth above.  Whether or not a  successor has been appointed, such resignation shall become effective in accordance with such  notice on the Resignation Effective Date.  (b) If the Person serving as Administrative Agent is a Defaulting Lender pursuant to  clause (d) of the definition thereof, the Required Lenders may, to the extent permitted by  Applicable Law, by notice in writing to the Borrower and such Person remove such Person as  Administrative Agent and, with the consent of the Borrower unless an Event of Default has  occurred and is continuing, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, appoint a  successor, which successor shall be a bank with an office in the United States, or an Affiliate of  any such bank with an office in the United States.  If no such successor shall have been so  appointed by the Required Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days (or  such earlier day as shall be agreed by the Required Lenders) (the “Removal Effective Date”),  then such removal shall nonetheless become effective in accordance with such notice on the  Removal Effective Date.  (c) With effect from the Resignation Effective Date or the Removal Effective Date  (as applicable) (i) the retiring or removed Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its  duties and obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents (except that in the case of  any collateral security held by the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders or the L/C  Issuer under any of the Loan Documents, the retiring Administrative Agent shall continue to  hold such collateral security until such time as a successor Administrative Agent is appointed)  and (ii) except for any indemnity payments or other amounts then owed to the retiring or  removed Administrative Agent, all payments, communications and determinations provided to  be made by, to or through the Administrative Agent shall instead be made by or to each Lender  and the L/C Issuer directly, until such time, if any, as the Required Lenders appoint a successor  Administrative Agent as provided for above.  Upon the acceptance of a successor’s appointment  as Administrative Agent hereunder, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all  of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring (or removed) Administrative Agent  (other than as provided in Section 3.01(g) and other than any rights to indemnity payments or  other amounts owed to the retiring or removed Administrative Agent as of the Resignation  Effective Date or the Removal Effective Date, as applicable), and the retiring or removed  Administrative Agent shall be discharged from all of its duties and obligations hereunder or  under the other Loan Documents (if not already discharged therefrom as provided above in this  Section) .  The fees payable by the Borrower to a successor Administrative Agent shall be the  same as those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed between the Borrower and such  

 

125  successor.  After the retiring or removed Administrative Agent’s resignation or removal  hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, the provisions of this Article and Section 10.04  shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring or removed Administrative Agent, its sub  agents and their respective Related Parties in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken  by any of them while the retiring or removed Administrative Agent was acting as Administrative  Agent.  (d) Any resignation by Bank of America as Administrative Agent pursuant to this  Section shall also constitute its resignation as L/C Issuer and Swing Line Lender.  If Bank of  America resigns as an L/C Issuer, it shall retain all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the  L/C Issuer hereunder with respect to all Letters of Credit outstanding as of the effective date of  its resignation as L/C Issuer and all L/C Obligations with respect thereto, including the right to  require the Lenders to make Base Rate Loans or fund risk participations in Unreimbursed  Amounts pursuant to Section 2.03(c).  If Bank of America resigns as Swing Line Lender, it shall  retain all the rights of the Swing Line Lender provided for hereunder with respect to Swing Line  Loans made by it and outstanding as of the effective date of such resignation, including the right  to require the Lenders to make Base Rate Loans or fund risk participations in outstanding Swing  Line Loans pursuant to Section 2.04(c).  Upon the appointment by the Borrower of a successor  L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender hereunder and the successor’s acceptance of such appointment  (which successor shall in all cases be a Lender other than a Defaulting Lender), (a) such  successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties  of the retiring L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender, as applicable, (b) the retiring L/C Issuer and  Swing Line Lender shall be discharged from all of their respective duties and obligations  hereunder or under the other Loan Documents, and (c) the successor L/C Issuer shall issue letters  of credit in substitution for the Letters of Credit, if any, outstanding at the time of such  succession or make other arrangements satisfactory to Bank of America to effectively assume the  obligations of Bank of America with respect to such Letters of Credit.  9.07 Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent and Other Lenders.  Each Lender and  the L/C Issuer expressly acknowledges that none of the Administrative Agent nor the Arranger  has made any representation or warranty to it, and that no act by the Administrative Agent or the  Arranger hereafter taken, including any consent to, and acceptance of any assignment or review  of the affairs of any Loan Party or any Affiliate thereof, shall be deemed to constitute any  representation or warranty by the Administrative Agent or the Arranger to any Lender or the L/C  Issuer as to any matter, including whether the Administrative Agent or the Arranger have  disclosed material information in their (or their Related Parties’) possession.  Each Lender and  the L/C Issuer represents to the Administrative Agent and the Arranger that it has, independently  and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, the Arranger, any other Lender or any of  their Related Parties and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate,  made its own credit analysis of, appraisal of, and investigation into, the business, prospects,  operations, property, financial and other condition and creditworthiness of the Loan Parties and  their Subsidiaries, and all applicable bank or other regulatory Laws relating to the transactions  contemplated hereby, and made its own decision to enter into this Agreement and to extend  credit to the Borrower hereunder.  Each Lender and the L/C Issuer also acknowledges that it will,  independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, the Arranger, any other  Lender or any of their Related Parties and based on such documents and information as it shall  from time to time deem appropriate, continue to make its own credit analysis, appraisals and  

 

126  decisions in taking or not taking action under or based upon this Agreement, any other Loan  Document or any related agreement or any document furnished hereunder or thereunder, and to  make such investigations as it deems necessary to inform itself as to the business, prospects,  operations, property, financial and other condition and creditworthiness of the Loan Parties.   Each Lender and the L/C Issuer represents and warrants that (i) the Loan Documents set forth the  terms of a commercial lending facility and (ii) it is engaged in making, acquiring or holding  commercial loans in the ordinary course and is entering into this Agreement as a Lender or L/C  Issuer for the purpose of making, acquiring or holding commercial loans and providing other  facilities set forth herein as may be applicable to such Lender or L/C Issuer, and not for the  purpose of purchasing, acquiring or holding any other type of financial instrument, and each  Lender and the L/C Issuer agrees not to assert a claim in contravention of the foregoing.  Each  Lender and the L/C Issuer represents and warrants that it is sophisticated with respect to  decisions to make, acquire and/or hold commercial loans and to provide other facilities set forth  herein, as may be applicable to such Lender or such L/C Issuer, and either it, or the Person  exercising discretion in making its decision to make, acquire and/or hold such commercial loans  or to provide such other facilities, is experienced in making, acquiring or holding such  commercial loans or providing such other facilities.  9.08 No Other Duties, Etc.  Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, none of  the Bookrunners, Arrangers or other titles as necessary listed on the cover page hereof shall have  any powers, duties or responsibilities under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents,  except in its capacity, as applicable, as the Administrative Agent, a Lender or the L/C Issuer  hereunder.  9.09 Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim.  In case of the pendency of  any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law or any other judicial proceeding relative to any  Loan Party, the Administrative Agent (irrespective of whether the principal of any Loan or L/C  Obligation shall then be due and payable as herein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and  irrespective of whether the Administrative Agent shall have made any demand on any Loan  Party) shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise,  (a) to file and prove a claim for the whole amount of the principal and interest owing  and unpaid in respect of the Loans, L/C Obligations and all other Obligations that are owing and  unpaid and to file such other documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the  claims of the Lenders, the L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent (including any claim for the  reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Lenders, the L/C Issuer  and the Administrative Agent and their respective agents and counsel and all other amounts due  the Lenders, the L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent under Sections 2.03(i) and (j), 2.09 and  10.04) allowed in such judicial proceeding; and  (b) to collect and receive any monies or other property payable or deliverable on any  such claims and to distribute the same;  and any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official in  any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Lender and the L/C Issuer to make  such payments to the Administrative Agent and, in the event that the Administrative Agent shall  consent to the making of such payments directly to the Lenders and the L/C Issuer, to pay to the  

 

127  Administrative Agent any amount due for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements  and advances of the Administrative Agent and its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due  the Administrative Agent under Sections 2.09 and 10.04.  Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to authorize the Administrative Agent to  authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Lender or the L/C Issuer any plan of  reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Obligations or the rights of  any Lender or the L/C Issuer or to authorize the Administrative Agent to vote in respect of the  claim of any Lender or the L/C Issuer in any such proceeding.  9.10 Collateral and Guaranty Matters.  The Lenders and the L/C Issuer irrevocably  authorize the Administrative Agent, at its option and in its discretion,  (a) to release any Lien on any property granted to or held by the Administrative  Agent under any Loan Document (i) upon termination of the Aggregate Commitments and  payment in full of all Guarantied Obligations (other than contingent indemnification obligations)  and the expiration or termination of all Letters of Credit (other than Letters of Credit as to which  other arrangements satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer shall have been  made), (ii) that is Disposed or to be Disposed as part of or in connection with any Disposition  permitted hereunder or under any other Loan Document, or (iii) subject to Section 10.01, if  approved, authorized or ratified in writing by the Required Lenders; and  (b) (i) to release any Guarantor (and any other Guarantor that is a parent of such  Guarantor, if such parent’s sole assets are the Equity Interests of such Guarantor) from its  obligations under the Guaranty if such Person ceases to be a Subsidiary as a result of a  transaction permitted hereunder, and (ii) the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the L/C  Issuer shall release any Guarantor (and any other Guarantor that is a parent of such Guarantor, if  such parent’s sole assets are the Equity Interests of such Guarantor) subject to a Disposition  permitted by Section 7.04 or 7.05.  Upon request by the Administrative Agent at any time, the Required Lenders will  confirm in writing the Administrative Agent’s authority to release any Guarantor from its  obligations under the Guaranty pursuant to this Section 9.10.  9.11 ERISA Plan Assets.     (a) Each Lender (x) represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a  Lender party hereto, to, and (y) covenants, from the date such Person became a Lender party  hereto to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party hereto, for the benefit of, the  Administrative Agent and each Arranger and their respective Affiliates, and not, for the  avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of the Borrower or any other Loan Party, that at least  one of the following is and will be true:   (i) such Lender is not using “plan assets” (within the meaning of 29 CFR §  2510.3-101, as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA) of one or more Benefit Plans with  respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and  performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement,  

 

128  (ii) the transaction exemption set forth in one or more PTEs, such as PTE 84- 14 (a class exemption for certain transactions determined by independent qualified  professional asset managers), PTE 95-60 (a class exemption for certain transactions  involving insurance company general accounts), PTE 90-1 (a class exemption for certain  transactions involving insurance company pooled separate accounts), PTE 91-38 (a class  exemption for certain transactions involving bank collective investment funds) or PTE  96-23 (a class exemption for certain transactions determined by in-house asset managers),  is applicable with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration  of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this  Agreement,  (iii) (A) such Lender is an investment fund managed by a “Qualified  Professional Asset Manager” (within the meaning of Part VI of PTE 84-14), (B) such  Qualified Professional Asset Manager made the investment decision on behalf of such  Lender to enter into, participate in, administer and perform the Loans, the Letters of  Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement, (C) the entrance into, participation in,  administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments  and this Agreement satisfies the requirements of sub-sections (b) through (g) of Part I of  PTE 84-14 and (D) to the best knowledge of such Lender, the requirements of subsection  (a) of Part I of PTE 84-14 are satisfied with respect to such Lender’s entrance into,  participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the  Commitments and this Agreement, or  (iv) such other representation, warranty and covenant as may be agreed in  writing between the Administrative Agent, in its sole discretion, and such Lender.  (b) In addition, unless either (1) clause (i) in the immediately preceding clause (a) is  true with respect to a Lender or (2) a Lender has provided another representation, warranty and  covenant in accordance with clause (iv) in the immediately preceding clause (a), such Lender  further (x) represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender party hereto, to,  and (y) covenants, from the date such Person became a Lender party hereto to the date such  Person ceases being a Lender party hereto, for the benefit of, the Administrative Agent and each  Arranger and their respective Affiliates, and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit  of the Borrower or any other Loan Party, that none of the Administrative Agent or any Arranger  or any of their respective Affiliates is a fiduciary with respect to the assets of such Lender  involved in such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of  the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement (including in connection  with the reservation or exercise of any rights by the Administrative Agent under this Agreement,  any Loan Document or any documents related to hereto or thereto).  9.12 Recovery of Erroneous Payments. Without limitation of any other provision in  this Agreement, if at any time the Administrative Agent makes a payment hereunder in error to  any Lender Recipient Party, whether or not in respect of an Obligation due and owing by  Borrower at such time, where such payment is a Rescindable Amount, then in any such event,  each Lender Recipient Party receiving a Rescindable Amount severally agrees to repay to the  Administrative Agent forthwith on demand the Rescindable Amount received by such Lender  Recipient Party in Same Day Funds in the currency so received, with interest thereon, for each  

 

129  day from and including the date such Rescindable Amount is received by it to but excluding the  date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate  determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank  compensation. Each Lender Recipient Party irrevocably waives any and all defenses, including  any “discharge for value” (under which a creditor might otherwise claim a right to retain funds  mistakenly paid by a third party in respect of a debt owed by another) or similar defense to its  obligation to return any Rescindable Amount.  The Administrative Agent shall inform each  Lender Recipient Party promptly upon determining that any payment made to such Lender  Recipient Party comprised, in whole or in part, a Rescindable Amount.  ARTICLE X.  MISCELLANEOUS  10.01 Amendments, Etc.  No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement  or any other Loan Document, and no consent to any departure by any Loan Party therefrom, shall  be effective unless in writing signed by the Required Lenders and the applicable Loan Party, as  the case may be, and acknowledged by the Administrative Agent (or signed by the  Administrative Agent with the consent of the Required Lenders), and each such waiver or  consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which  given; provided, however, that no such amendment, waiver or consent shall:  (a) waive any condition set forth in Section 4.01(a) without the written consent of  each Lender;  (b) extend or increase the Commitment of any Lender (or reinstate any Commitment  terminated pursuant to Section 8.02) without the written consent of such Lender (it being  understood that a waiver of any condition precedent set forth in Section 4.02 or the waiver of any  Default or mandatory prepayment shall not constitute an extension or increase of any  Commitment of any Lender);  (c) postpone any date fixed by this Agreement or any other Loan Document for any  payment (excluding mandatory prepayments) of principal, interest, fees or other amounts due to  the Lenders (or any of them) hereunder or under any other Loan Document without the written  consent of each Lender directly affected thereby;  (d) reduce the principal of, or the rate of interest specified herein on, any Loan or L/C  Borrowing, or (subject to clause (iv) of the second proviso to this Section 10.01) any fees or  other amounts payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document without the written consent  of each Lender directly affected thereby; provided, however, that only the consent of the  Required Lenders shall be necessary (i) to amend the definition of “Default Rate” or to waive  any obligation of the Borrower to pay interest or Letter of Credit Fees at the Default Rate or  (ii) to amend any financial covenant hereunder (or any defined term used therein) even if the  effect of such amendment would be to reduce the rate of interest on any Loan or L/C Borrowing  or to reduce any fee payable hereunder, provided that the numerical values specified in the  definition of “Applicable Rate” shall not be changed in a manner which would result in a lower  Applicable Rate without the consent of each Lender affected thereby;  

 

130  (e) change Section 2.13 or Section 8.03 in a manner that would alter the pro rata  sharing of payments required thereby or the order in which Obligations are paid without the  written consent of each Lender;  (f) change any provision of this Section or the definition of “Required Lenders” or  any other provision hereof specifying the number or percentage of Lenders required to amend,  waive or otherwise modify any rights hereunder or make any determination or grant any consent  hereunder, without the written consent of each Lender;  (g) except as permitted herein, release all or substantially all of the Guarantors from  the Guaranty without the written consent of each Lender; or  (h) amend Section 1.07 or the definition of “Alternative Currency” without the  written consent of each Lender;  and, provided further, that (i) no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and  signed by the L/C Issuer in addition to the Lenders required above, affect the rights or duties of  the L/C Issuer under this Agreement or any Issuer Document relating to any Letter of Credit  issued or to be issued by it; (ii) no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and  signed by the Swing Line Lender in addition to the Lenders required above, affect the rights or  duties of the Swing Line Lender under this Agreement; (iii) no amendment, waiver or consent  shall, unless in writing and signed by the Administrative Agent in addition to the Lenders  required above, affect the rights or duties of the Administrative Agent under this Agreement or  any other Loan Document; (iv) the Autoborrow Agreement and any fee letters executed in  connection therewith may be amended, or rights or privileges thereunder waived, in a writing  executed only by the parties thereto; (v) the Fee Letter may be amended, or rights or privileges  thereunder waived, in a writing executed only by the parties thereto and (vi) the Administrative  Agent, with the consent of the Borrower, may amend, modify or supplement any Loan  Document pursuant Section 2.14(e) or Section 10.24 without the consent of any Lender or the  Required Lenders.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no Defaulting Lender shall  have any right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent hereunder (and any  amendment, waiver or consent which by its terms requires the consent of all Lenders or each  affected Lender may be effected with the consent of the applicable Lenders other than Defaulting  Lenders), except that (x) the Commitment of any Defaulting Lender may not be increased or  extended without the consent of such Lender and (y) any waiver, amendment or modification  requiring the consent of all Lenders or each affected Lender that by its terms affects any  Defaulting Lender disproportionately adversely relative to other affected Lenders shall require  the consent of such Defaulting Lender.  Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, if the Administrative Agent and the  Borrower acting together identify any ambiguity, omission, mistake, typographical error or other  defect in any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document (including the schedules  and exhibits thereto), then the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall be permitted to  amend, modify or supplement such provision to cure such ambiguity, omission, mistake,  typographical error or other defect, and such amendment shall become effective without any  further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement.  

 

131  10.02 Notices; Effectiveness; Electronic Communication.  (a) Notices Generally.  Except in the case of notices and other communications  expressly permitted to be given by telephone (and except as provided in subsection (b) below),  all notices and other communications provided for herein shall be in writing and shall be  delivered by hand or overnight courier service, mailed by certified or registered mail or sent by  telecopier (with confirmation) as follows, and all notices and other communications expressly  permitted hereunder to be given by telephone shall be made to the applicable telephone number,  as follows:  (i) if to the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or the Swing  Line Lender, to the address, telecopier number, electronic mail address or telephone  number specified for such Person on Schedule 10.02; and  (ii) if to any other Lender, to the address, telecopier number, electronic mail  address or telephone number specified in its Administrative Questionnaire (including, as  appropriate, notices delivered solely to the Person designated by a Lender on its  Administrative Questionnaire then in effect for the delivery of notices that may contain  material non-public information relating to the Borrower).  Notices and other communications sent by hand or overnight courier service, or mailed by  certified or registered mail, shall be deemed to have been given when received; notices and other  communications sent by telecopier shall be deemed to have been given when sent (except that, if  not given during normal business hours for the recipient, shall be deemed to have been given at  the opening of business on the next business day for the recipient).  Notices and other  communications delivered through electronic communications to the extent provided in  subsection (b) below, shall be effective as provided in such subsection (b).   This Agreement was prepared by:   Greenberg Traurig, LLP  2200 Ross Avenue, Suite 5200  Dallas, Texas 75201  Attention: Lou Ann Brunenn  Phone: 214-665-3661  E-mail: brunennl@gtlaw.com    (b) Electronic Communications.  Notices and other communications to the Lenders  and the L/C Issuer hereunder may be delivered or furnished by electronic communication  (including e-mail, FpML messaging, and Internet or intranet websites) pursuant to procedures  approved by the Administrative Agent, provided that the foregoing shall not apply to notices to  any Lender or the L/C Issuer pursuant to Article II if such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as  applicable, has notified the Administrative Agent that it is incapable of receiving notices under  such Article by electronic communication.  The Administrative Agent, the Swing Line Lender,  the L/C Issuer or the Borrower may each, in its discretion, agree to accept notices and other  communications to it hereunder by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved  by it, provided that approval of such procedures may be limited to particular notices or  communications.  

 

132  Unless the Administrative Agent otherwise prescribes, (i) notices and other  communications sent to an e-mail address shall be deemed received upon the sender’s receipt of  an acknowledgement from the intended recipient (such as by the “return receipt requested”  function, as available, return e-mail or other written acknowledgement), and (ii) notices or  communications posted to an Internet or intranet website shall be deemed received upon the  deemed receipt by the intended recipient at its e-mail address as described in the foregoing  clause (i) of notification that such notice or communication is available and identifying the  website address therefor; provided that, for both clauses (i) and (ii), if such notice, email or other  communication is not sent during the normal business hours of the recipient, such notice, email  or communication shall be deemed to have been sent at the opening of business on the next  business day for the recipient.  (c) The Platform.  THE PLATFORM IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS  AVAILABLE.”  THE AGENT PARTIES (AS DEFINED BELOW) DO NOT WARRANT THE  ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE BORROWER MATERIALS OR THE  ADEQUACY OF THE PLATFORM, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM LIABILITY FOR  ERRORS IN OR OMISSIONS FROM THE BORROWER MATERIALS.  NO WARRANTY  OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY  OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON- INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS OR FREEDOM FROM VIRUSES OR  OTHER CODE DEFECTS, IS MADE BY ANY AGENT PARTY IN CONNECTION WITH  THE BORROWER MATERIALS OR THE PLATFORM.  In no event shall the Administrative  Agent or any of its Related Parties (collectively, the “Agent Parties”) have any liability to the  Borrower, any Lender, the L/C Issuer or any other Person for losses, claims, damages, liabilities  or expenses of any kind (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) arising out of the Borrower’s or  the Administrative Agent’s transmission of Borrower Materials or notices through the Platform  or any other electronic platform or electronic messaging service or through the Internet, except to  the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses are determined by a court of  competent jurisdiction by a final and non-appealable judgment to have resulted from the gross  negligence or willful misconduct of such Agent Party; provided, however, that in no event shall  any Agent Party have any liability to the Borrower, any Lender, the L/C Issuer or any other  Person for indirect, special, incidental, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct  or actual damages).  (d) Change of Address, Etc.  Each of the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the  L/C Issuer and the Swing Line Lender may change its address, telecopier or telephone number  for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the other parties hereto.  Each other  Lender may change its address, telecopier or telephone number for notices and other  communications hereunder by notice to the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer  and the Swing Line Lender.  In addition, each Lender agrees to notify the Administrative Agent  from time to time to ensure that the Administrative Agent has on record (i) an effective address,  contact name, telephone number, telecopier number and electronic mail address to which notices  and other communications may be sent and (ii) accurate wire instructions for such Lender.  (e) Reliance by Administrative Agent, L/C Issuer and Lenders.  The Administrative  Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Lenders shall be entitled to rely and act upon any notices  (including telephonic notices, Loan Notices, Letter of Credit Applications and Swing Line Loan  

 

133  Notices) purportedly given by or on behalf of the Borrower even if (i) such notices were not  made in a manner specified herein, were incomplete or were not preceded or followed by any  other form of notice specified herein, or (ii) the terms thereof, as understood by the recipient,  varied from any confirmation thereof.  The Borrower shall indemnify the Administrative Agent,  the L/C Issuer, each Lender and the Related Parties of each of them from all losses, costs,  expenses and liabilities resulting from the reliance by such Person on each notice purportedly  given by or on behalf of the Borrower.  All telephonic notices to and other telephonic  communications with the Administrative Agent may be recorded by the Administrative Agent,  and each of the parties hereto hereby consents to such recording.  10.03 No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies.  No failure by any Lender, the L/C Issuer or  the Administrative Agent to exercise, and no delay by any such Person in exercising, any right,  remedy, power or privilege hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall operate as a  waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege  hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right,  remedy, power or privilege.  The rights, remedies, powers and privileges herein provided, and  provided under each other Loan Document, are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights,  remedies, powers and privileges provided by law.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any other Loan  Document, the authority to enforce rights and remedies hereunder and under the other Loan  Documents against the Loan Parties or any of them shall be vested exclusively in, and all actions  and proceedings at Law in connection with such enforcement shall be instituted and maintained  exclusively by, the Administrative Agent in accordance with Section 8.02 for the benefit of all  the Lenders and the L/C Issuer; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not prohibit (a) the  Administrative Agent from exercising on its own behalf the rights and remedies that inure to its  benefit (solely in its capacity as Administrative Agent) hereunder and under the other Loan  Documents, (b) the L/C Issuer or the Swing Line Lender from exercising the rights and remedies  that inure to its benefit (solely in its capacity as L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender, as the case  may be) hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, (c) any Lender from exercising setoff  rights in accordance with Section 10.08 (subject to the terms of Section 2.13), or (d) any Lender  from filing proofs of claim or appearing and filing pleadings on its own behalf during the  pendency of a proceeding relative to any Loan Party under any Debtor Relief Law; and provided,  further, that if at any time there is no Person acting as Administrative Agent hereunder and under  the other Loan Documents, then (i) the Required Lenders shall have the rights otherwise ascribed  to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 8.02 and (ii) in addition to the matters set forth  in clauses (b), (c) and (d) of the preceding proviso and subject to Section 2.13, any Lender may,  with the consent of the Required Lenders, enforce any rights and remedies available to it and as  authorized by the Required Lenders.  10.04 Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver.  (a) Costs and Expenses.  The Borrower shall pay (i) all reasonable out-of-pocket  expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent and its Affiliates (including the reasonable fees,  charges and disbursements of counsel for the Administrative Agent), in connection with the  syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein, the preparation, negotiation, execution,  delivery and administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents or any  

 

134  amendments, modifications or waivers of the provisions hereof or thereof (whether or not the  transactions contemplated hereby or thereby shall be consummated), (ii) all reasonable out-of- pocket expenses incurred by the L/C Issuer in connection with the issuance, amendment, renewal  or extension of any Letter of Credit or any demand for payment thereunder and (iii) all out-of- pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the L/C Issuer (including  the fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for the Administrative Agent, any Lender or  the L/C Issuer), in connection with the enforcement or protection of its rights (A) in connection  with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, including its rights under this Section, or  (B) in connection with the Loans made or Letters of Credit issued hereunder, including all such  out-of-pocket expenses incurred during any workout, restructuring or negotiations in respect of  such Loans or Letters of Credit, except to the extent that the Administrative Agent, any Lender  or the L/C Issuer is not entitled to indemnification under this Agreement.  (b) Indemnification by the Borrower.  THE BORROWER SHALL INDEMNIFY  THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT (AND ANY SUB-AGENT THEREOF), EACH LENDER  AND THE L/C ISSUER, AND EACH RELATED PARTY OF ANY OF THE FOREGOING  PERSONS (EACH SUCH PERSON BEING CALLED AN “INDEMNITEE”) AGAINST, AND  HOLD EACH INDEMNITEE HARMLESS FROM, ANY AND ALL LOSSES, CLAIMS,  DAMAGES, LIABILITIES AND RELATED EXPENSES (INCLUDING THE FEES,  CHARGES AND DISBURSEMENTS OF ANY COUNSEL FOR ANY INDEMNITEE),  INCURRED BY ANY INDEMNITEE OR ASSERTED AGAINST ANY INDEMNITEE BY  ANY THIRD PARTY OR BY THE BORROWER OR ANY OTHER LOAN PARTY ARISING  OUT OF, IN CONNECTION WITH, OR AS A RESULT OF (i) THE EXECUTION OR  DELIVERY OF THIS AGREEMENT, ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR ANY  AGREEMENT OR INSTRUMENT CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY  (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE INDEMNITEE’S RELIANCE ON ANY  COMMUNICATION EXECUTED USING AN ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE, OR IN THE  FORM OF AN ELECTRONIC RECORD), THE PERFORMANCE BY THE PARTIES  HERETO OF THEIR RESPECTIVE OBLIGATIONS HEREUNDER OR THEREUNDER OR  THE CONSUMMATION OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR  THEREBY, (ii) ANY LOAN OR LETTER OF CREDIT OR THE USE OR PROPOSED USE  OF THE PROCEEDS THEREFROM (INCLUDING ANY REFUSAL BY THE L/C ISSUER  TO HONOR A DEMAND FOR PAYMENT UNDER A LETTER OF CREDIT IF THE  DOCUMENTS PRESENTED IN CONNECTION WITH SUCH DEMAND DO NOT  STRICTLY COMPLY WITH THE TERMS OF SUCH LETTER OF CREDIT), (iii) ANY  ACTUAL OR ALLEGED PRESENCE OR RELEASE OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS ON  OR FROM ANY PROPERTY OWNED OR OPERATED BY LIMITED OR ANY OF ITS  SUBSIDIARIES, OR ANY ENVIRONMENTAL LIABILITY RELATED IN ANY WAY TO  LIMITED OR ANY OF ITS SUBSIDIARIES, OR (iv) ANY ACTUAL OR PROSPECTIVE  CLAIM, LITIGATION, INVESTIGATION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO ANY OF THE  FOREGOING, WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY,  WHETHER BROUGHT BY A THIRD PARTY OR BY ANY LOAN PARTY, AND  REGARDLESS OF WHETHER ANY INDEMNITEE IS A PARTY THERETO, IN ALL  CASES, WHETHER OR NOT CAUSED BY OR ARISING, IN WHOLE OR IN PART,  OUT OF THE NEGLIGENCE OF THE INDEMNITEE; PROVIDED THAT SUCH  INDEMNITY SHALL NOT, AS TO ANY INDEMNITEE, BE AVAILABLE TO THE  EXTENT THAT SUCH LOSSES, CLAIMS, DAMAGES, LIABILITIES OR RELATED  

 

135  EXPENSES (x) ARE DETERMINED BY A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION BY  FINAL AND NONAPPEALABLE JUDGMENT TO HAVE RESULTED FROM THE GROSS  NEGLIGENCE OR WILLFUL MISCONDUCT OF SUCH INDEMNITEE OR (y) RESULT  FROM A CLAIM BROUGHT BY ANY LOAN PARTY AGAINST AN INDEMNITEE FOR  BREACH IN BAD FAITH OF SUCH INDEMNITEE’S OBLIGATIONS HEREUNDER OR  UNDER ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT, IF SUCH LOAN PARTY HAS OBTAINED A  FINAL AND NONAPPEALABLE JUDGMENT IN ITS FAVOR ON SUCH CLAIM AS  DETERMINED BY A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION.  (c) Reimbursement by Lenders.  To the extent that the Borrower for any reason fails  to indefeasibly pay any amount required under subsection (a) or (b) of this Section to be paid by  it to the Administrative Agent (or any sub-agent thereof), the L/C Issuer, the Swing Line Lender  or any Related Party of any of the foregoing, each Lender severally agrees to pay to the  Administrative Agent (or any such sub-agent), the L/C Issuer, the Swing Line Lender or such  Related Party, as the case may be, such Lender’s pro rata share (determined as of the time that  the applicable unreimbursed expense or indemnity payment is sought based on each Lender’s  share of the Total Credit Exposure at such time) of such unpaid amount (including any such  unpaid amount in respect of a claim asserted by such Lender), such payment to be made  severally among them based on such Lender’s Applicable Percentage (determined as of the time  that the applicable unreimbursed expense or indemnity payment is sought), provided further that  the unreimbursed expense or indemnified loss, claim, damage, liability or related expense, as the  case may be, was incurred by or asserted against the Administrative Agent (or any such sub- agent), the L/C Issuer or the Swing Line Lender in its capacity as such, or against any Related  Party of any of the foregoing acting for the Administrative Agent (or any such sub-agent), L/C  Issuer or the Swing Line Lender in connection with such capacity.  The obligations of the  Lenders under this subsection (c) are subject to the provisions of Section 2.12(d).  (d) Waiver of Consequential Damages, Etc.  To the fullest extent permitted by  Applicable Law, the Borrower shall not assert, and hereby waives any claim against any  Indemnitee, on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as  opposed to direct or actual damages) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of, this  Agreement, any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby, the  transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use of the  proceeds thereof.  No Indemnitee referred to in subsection (b) above shall be liable for any  damages arising from the use by unintended recipients of any information or other materials  distributed to such unintended recipients by such Indemnitee through telecommunications,  electronic or other information transmission systems in connection with this Agreement or the  other Loan Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby.  (e) Payments.  All amounts due under this Section shall be payable not later than ten  Business Days after demand therefor.  (f) Survival.  The agreements in this Section and the indemnity provisions of  Section 10.02(e) shall survive the resignation of the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer, the  replacement of any Lender, the termination of the Aggregate Commitments and the repayment,  satisfaction or discharge of all the other Obligations.  

 

136  10.05 Payments Set Aside.  To the extent that any payment by or on behalf of the  Borrower is made to the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or any Lender, or the  Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or any Lender exercises its right of setoff, and such  payment or the proceeds of such setoff or any part thereof is subsequently invalidated, declared  to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside or required (including pursuant to any settlement  entered into by the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or such Lender in its discretion) to be  repaid to a trustee, receiver or any other party, in connection with any proceeding under any  Debtor Relief Law or otherwise, then (a) to the extent of such recovery, the obligation or part  thereof originally intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued in full force and effect  as if such payment had not been made or such setoff had not occurred, and (b) each Lender and  the L/C Issuer severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent upon demand its applicable  share (without duplication) of any amount so recovered from or repaid by the Administrative  Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such payment is made at a  rate per annum equal to the applicable Overnight Rate from time to time in effect.  The  obligations of the Lenders and the L/C Issuer under clause (b) of the preceding sentence shall  survive the payment in full of the Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.  10.06 Successors and Assigns.  (a) Successors and Assigns Generally.  The provisions of this Agreement shall be  binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and  assigns permitted hereby, except that neither the Borrower nor any other Loan Party may assign  or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent  of the Administrative Agent and each Lender and no Lender may assign or otherwise transfer  any of its rights or obligations hereunder except (i) to an assignee in accordance with the  provisions of subsection (b) of this Section, (ii) by way of participation in accordance with the  provisions of subsection (d) of this Section, or (iii) by way of pledge or assignment of a security  interest subject to the restrictions of subsection (f) of this Section (and any other attempted  assignment or transfer by any party hereto shall be null and void).  Nothing in this Agreement,  expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto,  their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, Participants to the extent provided in  subsection (d) of this Section and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Related  Parties of each of the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Lenders) any legal or  equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.  (b) Assignments by Lenders.  Any Lender may at any time assign to one or more  assignees all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a  portion of its Commitment and the Loans (including for purposes of this subsection (b),  participations in L/C Obligations and in Swing Line Loans) at the time owing to it); provided  that any such assignment shall be subject to the following conditions:  (i) Minimum Amounts.  (A) in the case of an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the  assigning Lender’s Commitment under any Facility and the Loans at the time  owing to it (in each case with respect to any Facility) or in the case of an  

 

137  assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund, no  minimum amount need be assigned; and  (B) in any case not described in subsection (b)(i)(A) of this Section,  the aggregate amount of the Commitment (which for this purpose includes Loans  outstanding thereunder) or, if the Commitment is not then in effect, the principal  outstanding balance of the Loans of the assigning Lender subject to each such  assignment, determined as of the date the Assignment and Assumption with  respect to such assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent or, if “Trade  Date” is specified in the Assignment and Assumption, as of the Trade Date, shall  not be less than $5,000,000 in the case of any assignment in respect of the  Revolving Facility, or $1,000,000, in the case of any assignment in respect of the   Term Facility, unless each of the Administrative Agent and, so long as no Event  of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Borrower otherwise consents (each  such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed).  (ii) Proportionate Amounts.  Each partial assignment shall be made as an  assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations  under this Agreement with respect to the Loans or the Commitment assigned, except that  this clause (ii) shall not apply to rights in respect of the Swing Line Lender’s rights and  obligations in respect of Swing Line Loans;  (iii) Required Consents.  No consent shall be required for any assignment  except to the extent required by subsection (b)(i)(B) of this Section and, in addition:  (A) the consent of the Borrower (such consent not to be unreasonably  withheld) shall be required unless (1) an Event of Default has occurred and is  continuing at the time of such assignment or (2) such assignment is to a Lender,  an Affiliate of a Lender (other than an Affiliate that is a Foreign Lender) or an  Approved Fund; provided that the Borrower shall be deemed to have consented to  any such assignment unless it shall object thereto by written notice to the  Administrative Agent within five (5) Business Days after having received notice  thereof;  (B) the consent of the Administrative Agent (such consent not to be  unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required if such assignment is to a  Person that is not a Lender, an Affiliate of such Lender or an Approved Fund with  respect to such Lender;  (C) the consent of the L/C Issuer (such consent not to be unreasonably  withheld or delayed) shall be required for any assignment that increases the  obligation of the assignee to participate in exposure under one or more Letters of  Credit (whether or not then outstanding); and  (D) the consent of the Swing Line Lender (such consent not to be  unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required for any assignment.  

 

138  (iv) Assignment and Assumption.  The parties to each assignment shall  execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Assumption, together  with a processing and recordation fee in the amount of $3,500 (which shall not be  charged to any Loan Party); provided, however, that the Administrative Agent may, in its  sole discretion, elect to waive such processing and recordation fee in the case of any  assignment.  The assignee, if it is not a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent  an Administrative Questionnaire.  (v) No Assignment to Certain Persons.  No such assignment shall be made  (A) to the Borrower or any of the Borrower’s Affiliates or Subsidiaries, or (B) to any  Defaulting Lender or any of its Subsidiaries, or any Person who, upon becoming a Lender  hereunder, would constitute any of the foregoing Persons described in this clause (B), or  (C) to a natural person (or a holding company, investment vehicle or trust for, or owned  and operated by or for the primary benefit of one or more natural Persons).  (vi) Certain Additional Payments.  In connection with any assignment of rights  and obligations of any Defaulting Lender hereunder, no such assignment shall be  effective unless and until, in addition to the other conditions thereto set forth herein, the  parties to the assignment shall make such additional payments to the Administrative  Agent in an aggregate amount sufficient, upon distribution thereof as appropriate (which  may be outright payment, purchases by the assignee of participations or  subparticipations, or other compensating actions, including funding, with the consent of  the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, the applicable pro rata share of Loans  previously requested but not funded by the Defaulting Lender, to each of which the  applicable assignee and assignor hereby irrevocably consent), to (x) pay and satisfy in  full all payment liabilities then owed by such Defaulting Lender to the Administrative  Agent, the L/C Issuer or any Lender hereunder (and interest accrued thereon) and  (y) acquire (and fund as appropriate) its full pro rata share of all Loans and participations  in Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans in accordance with its Applicable Percentage.   Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that any assignment of rights and obligations  of any Defaulting Lender hereunder shall become effective under applicable Law without  compliance with the provisions of this paragraph, then the assignee of such interest shall  be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender for all purposes of this Agreement until such  compliance occurs.  Subject to acceptance and recording thereof by the Administrative Agent pursuant to  subsection (c) of this Section, from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and  Assumption, the assignee thereunder shall be a party to this Agreement and, to the extent of the  interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, have the rights and obligations of a  Lender under this Agreement, and the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the  interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, be released from its obligations under  this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Assumption covering all of the assigning  Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party  hereto) but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 3.01, 3.04, 3.05, and 10.04  with respect to facts and circumstances occurring prior to the effective date of such assignment;  provided, that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no  assignment by a Defaulting Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claims of any party  

 

139  hereunder arising from that Lender’s having been a Defaulting Lender.  Upon request, the  Borrower (at its expense) shall execute and deliver a Note to the assignee Lender.  Any  assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not  comply with this subsection shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement as a sale by such  Lender of a participation in such rights and obligations in accordance with subsection (d) of this  Section.  (c) Register.  The Administrative Agent, acting solely for this purpose as a non- fiduciary agent of the Borrower (and such agency being solely for tax purposes), shall maintain  at the Administrative Agent’s Office a copy of each Assignment and Assumption delivered to it  (or the equivalent thereof in electronic form) and a register for the recordation of the names and  addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitments of, and principal amounts (and stated interest) of  the Loans and L/C Obligations owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to  time (the “Register”).  The entries in the Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and  the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall treat each Person whose name is  recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of  this Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the contrary.  In addition, the Administrative Agent  shall maintain on the Register information regarding the designation, and revocation of  designation, of any Lender as a Defaulting Lender.  The Register shall be available for inspection  by the Borrower and any Lender, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable  prior notice.  (d) Participations.  Any Lender may at any time, without the consent of, or notice to,  the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, sell participations to any Person (other than a natural  Person, a Defaulting Lender or the Borrower or any of the Borrower’s Affiliates or Subsidiaries)  (each, a “Participant”) in all or a portion of such Lender’s rights and/or obligations under this  Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and/or the Loans (including such  Lender’s participations in L/C Obligations and/or Swing Line Loans) owing to it); provided that  (i) such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Lender  shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations  and (iii) the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the L/C Issuer shall continue  to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and  obligations under this Agreement.  For avoidance of default, each Lender shall be responsible for  the indemnity under Section 10.04(c) without regard to the existence of any participation.  Any agreement or instrument pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation shall  provide that such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce this Agreement and to approve any  amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement; provided that such  agreement or instrument may provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of the  Participant, agree to any amendment, waiver or other modification described in the first proviso  to Section 10.01 that affects such Participant.  Subject to subsection (e) of this Section, the  Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 3.01, 3.04 and  3.05 to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment  pursuant to subsection (b) of this Section (it being understood that the documentation required  under Section 3.01(e) shall be delivered to the Lender who sells the participation) to the same  extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to  paragraph (b) of this Section; provided that such Participant (A) agrees to be subject to the  

 

140  provisions of Sections 3.06 and 10.13 as if it were an assignee under paragraph (b) of this  Section and (B) shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Sections 3.01 or 3.04,  with respect to any participation, than the Lender from whom it acquired the applicable  participation would have been entitled to receive, except to the extent such entitlement to receive  a greater payment results from a Change in Law that occurs after the Participant acquired the  applicable participation.  Each Lender that sells a participation agrees, at the Borrower’s request  and expense, to use reasonable efforts to cooperate with the Borrower to effectuate the  provisions of Section 3.06 with respect to any Participant.  To the extent permitted by law, each  Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 10.08 as though it were a Lender;  provided that such Participant agrees to be subject to Section 2.13 as though it were a Lender.   Each Lender that sells a participation shall, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent  of the Borrower, maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each Participant  and the principal amounts (and stated interest) of each Participant’s interest in the Loans or other  obligations under the Loan Documents (the “Participant Register”); provided that no Lender  shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register (including the  identity of any Participant or any information relating to a Participant’s interest in any  commitments, loans, letters of credit or its other obligations under any Loan Document) to any  Person except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such commitment,  loan, letter of credit or other obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103-1(c) of the  United States Treasury Regulations.  The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive  absent manifest error, and such Lender shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the  Participant Register as the owner of such participation for all purposes of this Agreement  notwithstanding any notice to the contrary.  For the avoidance of doubt, the Administrative  Agent (in its capacity as Administrative Agent) shall have no responsibility for maintaining a  Participant Register.  (e) Certain Pledges.  Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest  in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement (including under its Note, if any) to secure  obligations of such Lender, including any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal  Reserve Bank; provided that no such pledge or assignment shall release such Lender from any of  its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or assignee for such Lender as a party  hereto.  (f) Resignation as L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender after Assignment.   Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if at any time Bank of America  assigns all of its Commitment and Loans pursuant to subsection (b) above, Bank of America  may, (i) upon 30 days’ notice to the Borrower and the Lenders, resign as L/C Issuer and/or  (ii) upon 30 days’ notice to the Borrower, resign as Swing Line Lender.  In the event of any such  resignation as L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender, the Borrower shall be entitled to appoint from  among the Lenders a successor L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender hereunder; provided, however,  that no failure by the Borrower to appoint any such successor shall affect the resignation of Bank  of America as L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender, as the case may be.  If Bank of America resigns  as L/C Issuer, it shall retain all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the L/C Issuer  hereunder with respect to all Letters of Credit outstanding as of the effective date of its  resignation as L/C Issuer and all L/C Obligations with respect thereto (including the right to  require the Lenders to make Base Rate Loans or fund risk participations in Unreimbursed  Amounts pursuant to Section 2.03(c)).  If Bank of America resigns as Swing Line Lender, it shall  

 

141  retain all the rights of the Swing Line Lender provided for hereunder with respect to Swing Line  Loans made by it and outstanding as of the effective date of such resignation, including the right  to require the Lenders to make Base Rate Loans or fund risk participations in outstanding Swing  Line Loans pursuant to Section 2.04(c).  Upon the appointment of a successor L/C Issuer and/or  Swing Line Lender, (a) such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights,  powers, privileges and duties of the retiring L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender, as the case may  be, and (b) the successor L/C Issuer shall issue letters of credit in substitution for the Letters of  Credit, if any, outstanding at the time of such succession or make other arrangements satisfactory  to Bank of America to effectively assume the obligations of Bank of America with respect to  such Letters of Credit.  10.07 Treatment of Certain Information; Confidentiality.    (a) Treatment of Certain Information.  Each of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders  and the L/C Issuer agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the Information (as defined below),  except that Information may be disclosed (i) to its Affiliates, auditors and its Related Parties (it  being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the  confidential nature of such Information and instructed to keep such Information confidential),  (ii) to the extent required or requested by any regulatory authority purporting to have jurisdiction  over such Person or its Related Parties (including any self-regulatory authority, such as the  National Association of Insurance Commissioners), (iii) to the extent required by applicable laws  or regulations or by any subpoena or similar legal process, (iv) to any other party hereto, (v) in  connection with the exercise of any remedies hereunder or under any other Loan Document or  any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the  enforcement of rights hereunder or thereunder, (vi) subject to an agreement containing  provisions substantially the same as those of this Section, to (A) any assignee of or Participant in,  or any prospective assignee of or Participant in, any of its rights or obligations under this  Agreement or any Eligible Assignee invited to be a Lender pursuant to Section 2.14(c) or  (B) any actual or prospective counterparty (or its Related Parties) to any swap or derivative or  other transaction under which payments are to be made by reference to the Borrower and its  obligations, this Agreement or payments hereunder, (vii) on a confidential basis to (A) any rating  agency in connection with rating Limited or its Subsidiaries or the credit facility provided  hereunder, (B) the provider of any Platform or other electronic delivery service used by the  Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or the Swing Line Lender to deliver Borrower Materials or  notices to the Lenders or (C) the CUSIP Service Bureau or any similar agency in connection with  the issuance and monitoring of CUSIP numbers or other market identifiers with respect to the  credit facility hereunder, (viii) with the consent of the Borrower, (ix) to the extent such  Information (A) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section,  (B) becomes available to the Administrative Agent, any Lender, the L/C Issuer or any of their  respective Affiliates on a nonconfidential basis from a source other than the Borrower or (C) is  independently discovered or developed by a party hereto without utilizing any Information  received from the Borrower or violating the terms of this Section, or (x) to credit insurance  providers.  For purposes of this Section, “Information” means all information received from Limited  or any Subsidiary relating to Limited or any Subsidiary or any of their respective businesses,  other than any such information that is available to the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the  

 

142  L/C Issuer on a nonconfidential basis prior to disclosure by Limited or any Subsidiary.  Any  Person required to maintain the confidentiality of Information as provided in this Section shall be  considered to have complied with its obligation to do so if such Person has exercised the same  degree of care to maintain the confidentiality of such Information as such Person would accord  to its own confidential information.  In addition, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders may  disclose the existence of this Agreement and information about this Agreement to market data  collectors, similar service providers to the lending industry and service providers to the  Administrative Agent and the Lenders in connection with the administration of this Agreement,  the other Loan Documents and the Commitments.  (b) Non-Public Information.  Each of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the  L/C Issuer acknowledges that (i) the Information may include material non-public information  concerning a Loan Party or a Subsidiary, as the case may be, (ii) it has developed compliance  procedures regarding the use of material non-public information and (iii) it will handle such  material non-public information in accordance with Applicable Law, including United States  federal and state securities Laws.  (c) Press Releases.  The Loan Parties and their Affiliates agree that they will not in  the future issue any press releases or other public disclosure using the name of the  Administrative Agent or any Lender or their respective Affiliates or referring to this Agreement  or any of the Loan Documents without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent,  unless (and only to the extent that) the Loan Parties or such Affiliate is required to do so under  law and then, in any event the Loan Parties or such Affiliate will consult with such Person before  issuing such press release or other public disclosure.  (d) Customary Advertising Material.  The Loan Parties consent to the publication by  the Administrative Agent or any Lender of customary advertising material relating to the  transaction contemplated hereby using the name, product photographs, logo or trademark of the  Loan Parties.  10.08 Right of Setoff.  If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing,  each Lender, the L/C Issuer and each of their respective Affiliates is hereby authorized at any  time and from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, to set off and  apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final, in whatever  currency) at any time held and other obligations (in whatever currency) at any time owing by  such Lender, the L/C Issuer or any such Affiliate to or for the credit or the account of any Loan  Party against any and all of the obligations of such Loan Party now or hereafter existing under  this Agreement or any other Loan Document to such Lender or the L/C Issuer or their respective  Affiliates, irrespective of whether or not such Lender, the L/C Issuer or Affiliate shall have made  any demand under this Agreement or any other Loan Document and although such obligations of  such Loan Party are owed to a branch, office or Affiliate of such Lender or the L/C Issuer  different from the branch, office or Affiliate holding such deposit or obligated on such  indebtedness; provided, that in the event that any Defaulting Lender shall exercise any such right  of setoff, (x) all amounts so set off shall be paid over immediately to the Administrative Agent  for further application in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.16 and, pending such  payment, shall be segregated by such Defaulting Lender from its other funds and deemed held in  trust for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Lenders, and (y) the  

 

143  Defaulting Lender shall provide promptly to the Administrative Agent a statement describing in  reasonable detail the Obligations owing to such Defaulting Lender as to which it exercised such  right of setoff.  The rights of each Lender, the L/C Issuer and their respective Affiliates under  this Section are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) that  such Lender, the L/C Issuer or their respective Affiliates may have.  Each Lender and the L/C  Issuer agrees to notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent promptly after any such setoff  and application, provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such  setoff and application.  10.09 Interest Rate Limitation.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in  any Loan Document, the interest paid or agreed to be paid under the Loan Documents shall not  exceed the Highest Lawful Rate.  If the Administrative Agent or any Lender shall receive interest  in an amount that exceeds the Highest Lawful Rate, the excess interest shall be applied to the  principal of the Loans or, if it exceeds such unpaid principal, refunded to the Borrower.  In  determining whether the interest contracted for, charged, or received by the Administrative  Agent or a Lender exceeds the Highest Lawful Rate, such Person may, to the extent permitted by  Applicable Law, (a) characterize any payment that is not principal as an expense, fee, or  premium rather than interest, (b) exclude voluntary prepayments and the effects thereof, and  (c) amortize, prorate, allocate, and spread in equal or unequal parts the total amount of interest  throughout the contemplated term of the Obligations hereunder.  10.10 Integration; Effectiveness.  This Agreement and the other Loan Documents  constitute the entire contract among the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and  supersede any and all previous agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the  subject matter hereof.  Except as provided in Section 4.01, this Agreement shall become  effective when it shall have been executed by the Administrative Agent and when the  Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts hereof that, when taken together, bear the  signatures of each of the other parties hereto, and thereafter shall be binding upon and inure to  the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successor and assigns.  10.11 Survival of Representations and Warranties.  All representations and  warranties made hereunder and in any other Loan Document or other document delivered  pursuant hereto or thereto or in connection herewith or therewith shall survive the execution and  delivery hereof and thereof.  Such representations and warranties have been or will be relied  upon by the Administrative Agent and each Lender, regardless of any investigation made by the  Administrative Agent or any Lender or on their behalf and notwithstanding that the  Administrative Agent or any Lender may have had notice or knowledge of any Default at the  time of any Credit Extension, and shall continue in full force and effect as long as any Loan or  any other Obligations hereunder shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied or any Letter of Credit shall  remain outstanding.  10.12 Severability.  If any provision of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents is  held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, (a) the legality, validity and enforceability of the  remaining provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall not be affected or  impaired thereby and (b) the parties shall endeavor in good faith negotiations to replace the  illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which  comes as close as possible to that of the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions.  The  

 

144  invalidity of a provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable  such provision in any other jurisdiction.  Without limiting the foregoing provisions of this  Section 10.12, if and to the extent that the enforceability of any provisions in this Agreement  relating to Defaulting Lenders shall be limited by Debtor Relief Laws, as determined in good  faith by the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or the Swing Line Lender, as applicable, then  such provisions shall be deemed to be in effect only to the extent not so limited.  10.13 Replacement of Lenders.  If the Borrower is entitled to replace any Lender  pursuant to the provisions of Section 3.06, or if any Lender is a Defaulting Lender or a Non- Consenting Lender, then the Borrower may, at its sole expense and effort, upon notice to such  Lender and the Administrative Agent, require such Lender to assign and delegate, and such  Lender agrees to assign and delegate, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the  restrictions contained in, and consents required by, Section 10.06), all of its interests, rights  (other than its existing rights to payments pursuant to Section 3.01 and 3.04) and obligations  under this Agreement and the related Loan Documents to an Eligible Assignee that shall assume  such obligations (which assignee may be another Lender, if a Lender accepts such assignment),  provided that:  (a) the Borrower shall have paid to the Administrative Agent the assignment fee (if  any) specified in Section 10.06(b);  (b) such Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding  principal of its Loans and L/C Advances, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other  amounts payable to it hereunder and under the other Loan Documents (including any amounts  under Section 3.05) from the assignee (to the extent of such outstanding principal and accrued  interest and fees) or the Borrower (in the case of all other amounts);  (c) in the case of any such assignment resulting from a claim for compensation under  Section 3.04 or payments required to be made pursuant to Section 3.01, such assignment will  result in a reduction in such compensation or payments thereafter;  (d) such assignment does not conflict with Applicable Laws; and  (e) in the case of an assignment resulting from a Lender becoming a Non-Consenting  Lender, the applicable assignee shall have consented to the applicable amendment, waiver or  consent.  A Lender shall not be required to make any such assignment or delegation if, prior  thereto, as a result of a waiver by such Lender or otherwise, the circumstances entitling the  Borrower to require such assignment and delegation cease to apply.  10.14 Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Etc.  (a) GOVERNING LAW.  THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND  CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF TEXAS  APPLICABLE TO AGREEMENTS MADE AND TO BE PERFORMED ENTIRELY WITHIN  SUCH STATE; PROVIDED THAT THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND EACH LENDER  SHALL RETAIN ALL RIGHTS UNDER FEDERAL LAW.  

 

145  (b) The parties hereto agree that Chapter 345 (other than Section 346.004) of the  Texas Finance Code (which regulates certain revolving credit accounts and revolving tri-party  accounts) shall not apply to the Loans, L/C Borrowings or the Obligations.  (c) SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION.  EACH OF THE BORROWER AND  LIMITED IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY SUBMITS, FOR ITSELF AND ITS  PROPERTY, TO THE NONEXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE  STATE OF TEXAS SITTING IN DALLAS COUNTY AND OF THE UNITED STATES  DISTRICT COURT OF THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS (DALLAS DIVISION),  AND ANY APPELLATE COURT FROM ANY THEREOF, IN ANY ACTION OR  PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY  OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT, OR FOR RECOGNITION OR ENFORCEMENT OF ANY  JUDGMENT, AND EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY AND  UNCONDITIONALLY AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS IN RESPECT OF ANY SUCH  ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE HEARD AND DETERMINED IN SUCH TEXAS  STATE COURT OR, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN  SUCH FEDERAL COURT.  EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO AGREES THAT A FINAL  JUDGMENT IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND  MAY BE ENFORCED IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS BY SUIT ON THE JUDGMENT OR IN  ANY OTHER MANNER PROVIDED BY LAW.  NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT OR IN  ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT SHALL AFFECT ANY RIGHT THAT THE  ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, ANY LENDER OR THE L/C ISSUER MAY OTHERWISE  HAVE TO BRING ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT  OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT AGAINST THE BORROWER OR LIMITED OR  ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE PROPERTIES IN THE COURTS OF ANY JURISDICTION.  (d) WAIVER OF VENUE.  EACH OF THE BORROWER AND LIMITED  IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT  PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY OBJECTION THAT IT MAY NOW OR  HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING  ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN  DOCUMENT IN ANY COURT REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH (b) OF THIS SECTION.   EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE  FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE DEFENSE OF AN  INCONVENIENT FORUM TO THE MAINTENANCE OF SUCH ACTION OR  PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT.  (e) SERVICE OF PROCESS.  EACH PARTY HERETO IRREVOCABLY  CONSENTS TO SERVICE OF PROCESS IN THE MANNER PROVIDED FOR NOTICES IN  SECTION 10.02.  NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT WILL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF ANY  PARTY HERETO TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY  APPLICABLE LAW.  10.15 Waiver of Jury Trial.  EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY  WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT  IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR  INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY  

 

146  OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR  THEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY).   EACH PARTY HERETO (a) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR  ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PERSON HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR  OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PERSON WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF  LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND  (b) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN  INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS  BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN  THIS SECTION.  10.16 USA PATRIOT Act.  Each Lender that is subject to the Act hereby notifies the  Borrower that pursuant to the requirements of the Act, it is required to obtain, verify and record  information that identifies the Borrower, which information includes the name and address of the  Borrower and other information that will allow such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as  applicable, to identify the Borrower in accordance with the Act.  The Borrower shall, promptly  following a request by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, provide all documentation and  other information that the Administrative Agent or such Lender requests in order to comply with  its ongoing obligations under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules  and regulations, including the Act.  10.17 No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility.  In connection with all aspects of  each transaction contemplated hereby (including in connection with any amendment, waiver or  other modification hereof or of any other Loan Document), the Borrower and each other Loan  Party acknowledges and agrees, and acknowledges its Affiliates’ understanding, that: (i) (A) the  arranging and other services regarding this Agreement provided by the Administrative Agent,  each Arranger, and the Lenders are arm’s-length commercial transactions between the Borrower,  each other Loan Party and their respective Affiliates, on the one hand, and the Administrative  Agent, each Arranger, and the Lenders, on the other hand, (B) each of the Borrower and the  other Loan Parties has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the  extent it has deemed appropriate, and (C) the Borrower and each other Loan Party is capable of  evaluating, and understands and accepts, the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions  contemplated hereby and by the other Loan Documents; (ii) (A) the Administrative Agent, each  Arranger, and each Lender is and has been acting solely as a principal and, except as expressly  agreed in writing by the relevant parties, has not been, is not, and will not be acting as an  advisor, agent or fiduciary for the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any of their respective  Affiliates, or any other Person and (B) neither the Administrative Agent, each Arranger, nor any  Lender has any obligation to the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any of their respective  Affiliates with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby except those obligations expressly  set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents; and (iii) the Administrative Agent, each  Arranger, and the Lenders and their respective Affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of  transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Borrower, the other Loan Parties  and their respective Affiliates, and neither the Administrative Agent, each Arranger, nor any  Lender has any obligation to disclose any of such interests to the Borrower, any other Loan Party  or any of their respective Affiliates.  To the fullest extent permitted by law, each of the Borrower  and each other Loan Party hereby waives and releases any claims that it may have against the  Administrative Agent, each Arranger, or any Lender with respect to any breach or alleged breach  

 

147  of agency or fiduciary duty in connection with any aspect of any transaction contemplated  hereby.  10.18 Electronic Execution; Electronic Records; Counterparts.  This Agreement,  any Loan Document and any other Communication, including Communications required to be in  writing, may be in the form of an Electronic Record and may be executed using Electronic  Signatures.  Each of the Loan Parties and each of the Administrative Agent and each Lender  Party agrees that any Electronic Signature on or associated with any Communication shall be  valid and binding on such Person to the same extent as a manual, original signature, and that any  Communication entered into by Electronic Signature, will constitute the legal, valid and binding  obligation of such Person enforceable against such Person in accordance with the terms thereof  to the same extent as if a manually executed original signature was delivered.  Any  Communication may be executed in as many counterparts as necessary or convenient, including  both paper and electronic counterparts, but all such counterparts are one and the same  Communication.  For the avoidance of doubt, the authorization under this paragraph may  include, without limitation, use or acceptance of a manually signed paper Communication which  has been converted into electronic form (such as scanned into PDF format), or an electronically  signed Communication converted into another format, for transmission, delivery and/or  retention. The Administrative Agent and each of the Lender Parties may, at its option, create one  or more copies of any Communication in the form of an imaged Electronic Record (“Electronic  Copy”), which shall be deemed created in the ordinary course of such Person's business, and  destroy the original paper document.  All Communications in the form of an Electronic Record,  including an Electronic Copy, shall be considered an original for all purposes, and shall have the  same legal effect, validity and enforceability as a paper record.  Notwithstanding anything  contained herein to the contrary, neither the Administrative Agent, L/C Issuer nor Swing Line  Lender is under any obligation to accept an Electronic Signature in any form or in any format  unless expressly agreed to by such Person pursuant to procedures approved by it; provided,  further, without limiting the foregoing, (a) to the extent the Administrative Agent, L/C Issuer  and/or Swing Line Lender has agreed to accept such Electronic Signature, the Administrative  Agent and each of the Lender Parties shall be entitled to rely on any such Electronic Signature  purportedly given by or on behalf of any Loan Party and/or any Lender Party without further  verification and (b) upon the request of the Administrative Agent or any Lender Party, any  Electronic Signature shall be promptly followed by such manually executed counterpart.    Neither the Administrative Agent, L/C Issuer nor Swing Line Lender shall be responsible  for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into the sufficiency, validity, enforceability,  effectiveness or genuineness of any Loan Document or any other agreement, instrument or  document (including, for the avoidance of doubt, in connection with the Administrative Agent's,  L/C Issuer's or Swing Line Lender's reliance on any Electronic Signature transmitted by  telecopy, emailed .pdf or any other electronic means). The Administrative Agent, L/C Issuer and  Swing Line Lender shall be entitled to rely on, and shall incur no liability under or in respect of  this Agreement or any other Loan Document by acting upon, any Communication (which writing  may be a fax, any electronic message, Internet or intranet website posting or other distribution or  signed using an Electronic Signature) or any statement made to it orally or by telephone and  believed by it to be genuine and signed or sent or otherwise authenticated (whether or not such  Person in fact meets the requirements set forth in the Loan Documents for being the maker  thereof).    

 

148  Each of the Loan Parties and each Lender Party hereby waives (i) any argument, defense  or right to contest the legal effect, validity or enforceability of this Agreement, any other Loan  Document based solely on the lack of paper original copies of this Agreement, such other Loan  Document, and (ii) waives any claim against the Administrative Agent, each Lender Party and  each Related Party for any liabilities arising solely from the Administrative Agent's and/or any  Lender Party's reliance on or use of Electronic Signatures, including any liabilities arising as a  result of the failure of the Loan Parties to use any available security measures in connection with  the execution, delivery or transmission of any Electronic Signature.  10.19 Judgment Currency.  If, for the purposes of obtaining judgment in any court, it  is necessary to convert a sum due hereunder or any other Loan Document in one currency into  another currency, the rate of exchange used shall be that at which in accordance with normal  banking procedures the Administrative Agent could purchase the first currency with such other  currency on the Business Day preceding that on which final judgment is given.  The obligation  of the Borrower in respect of any such sum due from it to the Administrative Agent, any Lender  or the L/C Issuer hereunder or under the other Loan Documents shall, notwithstanding any  judgment in a currency (the “Judgment Currency”) other than that in which such sum is  denominated in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Agreement (the “Agreement  Currency”), be discharged only to the extent that on the Business Day following receipt by the  Administrative Agent, such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, of any sum adjudged to  be so due in the Judgment Currency, the Administrative Agent, such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as  the case may be, may in accordance with normal banking procedures purchase the Agreement  Currency with the Judgment Currency.  To the extent permitted by Applicable Law, if the  amount of the Agreement Currency so purchased is less than the sum originally due to the  Administrative Agent from the Borrower in the Agreement Currency after taking into account  any set-offs or counterclaims of any Loan Party against the Person to whom such obligation was  owing on which a final judgment has been rendered, the Borrower agrees, as a separate  obligation and notwithstanding any such judgment, to indemnify the Administrative Agent, such  Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, to whom such obligation was owing against such  loss.  If the amount of the Agreement Currency so purchased is greater than the sum originally  due to the Administrative Agent, such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, in such  currency, the Administrative Agent agrees to return the amount of any excess to the Borrower (or  to any other Person who may be entitled thereto under Applicable Law).  10.20 ENTIRE AGREEMENT.  THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN  DOCUMENTS REPRESENT THE FINAL AGREEMENT AMONG THE PARTIES AND  MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS, OR  SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES.  THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN  ORAL AGREEMENTS AMONG THE PARTIES.  10.21 Keepwell.  Each Loan Party that is a Qualified ECP Guarantor at the time the  Guaranty by any Specified Loan Party, becomes effective with respect to any Swap Obligation,  hereby jointly and severally, absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably undertakes to provide  such funds or other support to each Specified Loan Party with respect to such Swap Obligation  as may be needed by such Specified Loan Party from time to time to honor all of its obligations  under its Guaranty and the other Loan Documents in respect of such Swap Obligation (but, in  each case, only up to the maximum amount of such liability that can be hereby incurred without  

 

149  rendering such Qualified ECP Guarantor’s obligations and undertakings under this Section 10.21  voidable under Applicable Law relating to fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer, and not  for any greater amount).  The obligations and undertakings of each Qualified ECP Guarantor  under this Section 10.21 shall remain in full force and effect until the Obligations and the  Guarantied Obligations have been indefeasibly paid and performed in full.  Solely for purposes  of the Commodity Exchange Act, each Qualified ECP Guarantor intends this Section 10.21 to  constitute, and for such purposes this Section 10.21 shall be deemed to constitute, a guarantee of  the obligations of, and a “keepwell, support, or other agreement” for the benefit of, each  Specified Loan Party.  10.22 Acknowledgment and Consent to Bail-In of Affected Financial Institutions.   Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document or in any other agreement,  arrangement or understanding among any such parties, each party hereto acknowledges that any  liability of any Lender that is an Affected Financial Institution arising under any Loan  Document, to the extent such liability is unsecured, may be subject to the Write-Down and  Conversion Powers of the applicable Resolution Authority and agrees and consents to, and  acknowledges and agrees to be bound by:  (a) the application of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable  Resolution Authority to any such liabilities arising hereunder which may be payable to it by any  Lender that is an Affected Financial Institution; and  (b) the effects of any Bail-in Action on any such liability, including, if applicable:  (i) a reduction in full or in part or cancellation of any such liability;  (ii) a conversion of all, or a portion of, such liability into shares or other  instruments of ownership in such Affected Financial Institution, its parent undertaking, or  a bridge institution that may be issued to it or otherwise conferred on it, and that such  shares or other instruments of ownership will be accepted by it in lieu of any rights with  respect to any such liability under this Agreement or any other Loan Document; or  (iii) the variation of the terms of such liability in connection with the exercise  of the Write-Down and Conversion Powers of the applicable Resolution Authority.  10.23 Acknowledgement Regarding Any Supported QFCs.  To the extent that the  Loan Documents provide support, through a guarantee or otherwise, for any Swap Contract or  any other agreement or instrument that is a QFC (such support, “QFC Credit Support”, and each  such QFC, a “Supported QFC”), the parties acknowledge and agree as follows with respect to the  resolution power of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation under the Federal Deposit  Insurance Act and Title II of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act  (together with the regulations promulgated thereunder, the “U.S. Special Resolution Regimes”)  in respect of such Supported QFC and QFC Credit Support (with the provisions below applicable  notwithstanding that the Loan Documents and any Supported QFC may in fact be stated to be  governed by the laws of the State of New York and/or of the United States or any other state of  the United States):   

 

150   (a) In the event a Covered Entity that is party to a Supported QFC (each, a “Covered  Party”) becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, the transfer of  such Supported QFC and the benefit of such QFC Credit Support (and any interest and  obligation in or under such Supported QFC and such QFC Credit Support, and any rights in  property securing such Supported QFC or such QFC Credit Support) from such Covered Party  will be effective to the same extent as the transfer would be effective under the U.S. Special  Resolution Regime if the Supported QFC and such QFC Credit Support (and any such interest,  obligation and rights in property) were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the  United States.  In the event a Covered Party or a BHC Act Affiliate of a Covered Party becomes  subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, Default Rights under the Loan  Documents that might otherwise apply to such Supported QFC or any QFC Credit Support that  may be exercised against such Covered Party are permitted to be exercised to no greater extent  than such Default Rights could be exercised under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if the  Supported QFC and the Loan Documents were governed by the laws of the United States or a  state of the United States.  Without limitation of the foregoing, it is understood and agreed that  rights and remedies of the parties with respect to a Defaulting Lender shall in no event affect the  rights of any Covered Party with respect to a Supported QFC or any QFC Credit Support.       (b) As used in this Section 10.23, the following terms have the following meanings:      “BHC Act Affiliate” of a party means an “affiliate” (as such term is defined  under, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. 1841(k)) of such party.      “Covered Entity” means any of the following:  (i) a “covered entity” as that term  is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 252.82(b); (ii) a “covered bank” as  that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 47.3(b); or (iii) a  “covered FSI” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §  382.2(b).      “Default Right” has the meaning assigned to that term in, and shall be interpreted  in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §§ 252.81, 47.2 or 382.1, as applicable.      “QFC” has the meaning assigned to the term “qualified financial contract” in, and  shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. 5390(c)(8)(D).    10.24 Addition of Guarantors.    From time to time and notwithstanding the provisions of Section 10.01, the Borrower  may cause one or more additional Subsidiaries of Limited to become Guarantors hereunder by  delivering, or causing to be delivered, to the Administrative Agent in respect of each applicable  Subsidiary (a) a Guaranty (the date of each such Guaranty being referred to herein as a “Joinder  Date”, which date shall be at least ten days after the Borrower provides notice to the  Administrative Agent of its intention to cause such Subsidiary to become a Guarantor  hereunder), (b) such documents of the types referred to in clauses (iv) and (v) of Section 4.01(a)  and (c) a favorable opinion of counsel to such Subsidiary located in the jurisdiction of  organization of such Subsidiary, in form, content and scope reasonably satisfactory to the  Administrative Agent; provided that no Subsidiary may become a Guarantor hereunder pursuant  

 

151  to this Section 10.24 if a Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on  the applicable Joinder Date, or shall result from the joinder of such Subsidiary as a Guarantor on  such Joinder Date. Without limiting the foregoing, if the designation of any additional direct or  indirect, wholly-owned Subsidiary as a Guarantor hereunder obligates the Administrative Agent  or any Lender to comply with “know your customer” or similar regulatory requirements and the  information necessary for such compliance is not already available to the Administrative Agent  or such Lender, as applicable, the Borrower shall, promptly upon the request of the  Administrative Agent or such Lender, as applicable, supply such documentation and other  evidence as is reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent or such Lender, as applicable,  in order for it to comply with all “know your customer” and/or similar identification procedures  required under all applicable Laws.    REMAINDER OF PAGE LEFT INTENTIONALLY BLANK    

 

    IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly  executed as of the date first above written.  HELEN OF TROY TEXAS CORPORATION, a  Texas corporation  By:         Matt Osberg  Chief Financial Officer        HELEN OF TROY LIMITED, a Bermuda  corporation  By:         Matt Osberg  Chief Financial Officer

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