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THE BOND MARKET ASSOCIATION Master Repurchase Agreement September 1996 Version Dated as of May 4, 2018 Between:Hill-Rom Manufacturing, Inc.andMUFG Bank. Ltd.1. Applicability From time to time the parties hereto may enter into transactions in which one party (“Seller”) agrees to transfer to the other (“Buyer”) securities or other assets (“Securities”) against the transfer of funds by Buyer, with a simultaneous agreement by Buyer to transfer to Seller such Securities at a date certain or on demand, against the transfer of funds by Seller. Each such transaction shall be referred to herein as a “Transaction” and, unless otherwise agreed in writing, shall be governed by this Agreement, including any supplemental terms or conditions contained in Annex I hereto and in any other annexes identified herein or therein as applicable hereunder. 2. Definitions (a) “Act of Insolvency”, with respect to any party, (i) the commencement by such party as debtor ofany case or proceeding under any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, liquidation, moratorium, dissolution, delinquency or similar law, or such party seeking the appointment or election of a receiver, conservator, trustee, custodian or similar official for such party or any substantial part of its property, or the convening of any meeting of creditors for purposes of commencing any such case or proceeding or seeking such an appointment or election, (ii) the commencement of any such case or proceeding against such party, or another seeking such an appointment or election, or the filing against a party of an application for a protective decree under the provisions of the Securities Investor Protection Act of 1970, which (A) is consented to or not timely contested by such party, (B) results in the entry of an order for relief, such an appointment or election, the issuance of such a protective decree or the entry of an order having a similar effect, or (C) is not dismissed within 15 days, (iii) the making by such party of a general assignment for the benefit of creditors, or (iv) the admission in writing by such party of such party’s inability to pay such party’s debts as they become due; (b) “Additional Purchased Securities”, Securities provided by Seller to Buyer pursuant to Paragraph4(a) hereof; (c) “Buyer’s Margin Amount”, with respect to any Transaction as of any date, the amount obtained by application of the Buyer’s Margin Percentage to the Repurchase Price for such Transaction as of such date; (d) “Buyer’s Margin Percentage”, with respect to any Transaction as of any date, a percentage (which may be equal to the Seller’s Margin Percentage) agreed to by Buyer and Seller or, in the absence of any such agreement, the percentage obtained by dividing the Market Value of the Purchased Securities on the Purchase Date by the Purchase Price on the Purchase Date for such Transaction; (e) “Confirmation”, the meaning specified in Paragraph 3(b) hereof; (f) “Income”, with respect to any Security at any time, any principal thereof and all interest, dividends or other distributions thereon; (g) “Margin Deficit”, the meaning specified in Paragraph 4(a) hereof; (h) “Margin Excess”, the meaning specified in Paragraph 4(b) hereof; (i) “Margin Notice Deadline”, the time agreed to by the parties in the relevant Confirmation, Annex I hereto or otherwise as the deadline for giving notice requiring same-day satisfaction of margin maintenance obligations as provided in Paragraph 4 hereof (or, in the absence of any such agreement, the deadline for such purposes established in accordance with market practice); (j) “Market Value”, with respect to any Securities as of any date, the price for such Securities on such date obtained from a generally recognized source agreed to by the parties or the most recent closing bid quotation from such a source, plus accrued Income to the extent not included therein (other than any Income credited or transferred to, or applied to the obligations of, Seller pursuant to Paragraph 5 hereof) as of such date (unless contrary to market practice for such Securities); (k) “Price Differential”, with respect to any Transaction as of any date, the aggregate amount obtained by daily application of the Pricing Rate for such Transaction to the Purchase Price for such Transaction on a 360 day per year basis for the actual number of days during the period commencing on (and including) the Purchase Date for such Transaction and ending on (but excluding) the date of determination (reduced by any amount of such Price Differential previously paid by Seller to Buyer with respect to such Transaction); (l) “Pricing Rate”, the per annum percentage rate for determination of the Price Differential; (m)“Prime Rate”, the prime rate of U.S. commercial banks as published in The Wall Street Journal (or, if more than one such rate is published, the average of such rates); (n) “Purchase Date”, the date on which Purchased Securities are to be transferred by Seller to Buyer; (o) “Purchase Price”, (i) on the Purchase Date, the price at which Purchased Securities are transferred by Seller to Buyer, and (ii) thereafter, except where Buyer and Seller agree otherwise, such price increased by the amount of any cash transferred by Buyer to Seller pursuant to Paragraph 4(b) hereof and decreased by the amount of any cash transferred by Seller to Buyer pursuant to Paragraph 4(a) hereof or applied to reduce Seller’s obligations under clause (ii) of Paragraph 5 hereof; (p) “Purchased Securities”, the Securities transferred by Seller to Buyer in a Transaction hereunder, and any Securities substituted therefor in accordance with Paragraph 9 hereof. The term “Purchased Securities” with respect to any Transaction at any time also shall include Additional Purchased Securities delivered pursuant to Paragraph 4(a) hereof and shall exclude Securities returned pursuant to Paragraph 4(b) hereof; (q) “Repurchase Date”, the date on which Seller is to repurchase the Purchased Securities from Buyer, including any date determined by application of the provisions of Paragraph 3(c) or 11 hereof; (r) “Repurchase Price”, the price at which Purchased Securities are to be transferred from Buyer to Seller upon termination of a Transaction, which will be determined in each case (including Transactions terminable upon demand) as the sum of the Purchase Price and the Price Differential as of the date of such determination; (s) “Seller’s Margin Amount”, with respect to any Transaction as of any date, the amount obtained by application of the Seller’s Margin Percentage to the Repurchase Price for such Transaction as of such date; (t) “Seller’s Margin Percentage”, with respect to any Transaction as of any date, a percentage (which may be equal to the Buyer’s Margin Percentage) agreed to by Buyer and Seller or, in the absence of any such agreement, the percentage obtained by dividing the Market Value of the Purchased Securities on the Purchase Date by the Purchase Price on the Purchase Date for such Transaction. 3. Initiation; Confirmation; Termination (a) An agreement to enter into a Transaction may be made orally or in writing at the initiation of either Buyer or Seller. On the Purchase Date for the Transaction, the Purchased Securities shall be transferred to Buyer or its agent against the transfer of the Purchase Price to an account of Seller. (b) Upon agreeing to enter into a Transaction hereunder, Buyer or Seller (or both), as shall be agreed, shall promptly deliver to the other party a written confirmation of each Transaction (a “Confirmation”). The Confirmation shall describe the Purchased Securities (including CUSIP number, if any), identify Buyer and Seller and set forth (i) the Purchase Date, (ii) the Purchase Price, (iii) the Repurchase Date, unless the Transaction is to be terminable on demand, (iv) the Pricing Rate or Repurchase Price applicable to the Transaction, and (v) any additional terms or conditions of the Transaction not inconsistent with this Agreement. The Confirmation, together with this Agreement, shall constitute conclusive evidence of the terms agreed between Buyer and Seller with respect to the Transaction to which the Confirmation relates, unless with respect to the Confirmation specific objection is made promptly after receipt thereof. In the event of any conflict between the terms of such Confirmation and this Agreement, this Agreement shall prevail. (c) In the case of Transactions terminable upon demand, such demand shall be made by Buyer or Seller, no later than such time as is customary in accordance with market practice, by telephone or otherwise on or prior to the business day on which such termination will be effective. On the date specified in such demand, or on the date fixed for termination in the case of Transactions having a fixed term, termination of the Transaction will be effected by transfer to Seller or its agent of the Purchased Securities and any Income in respect thereof received by Buyer (and not previously credited or transferred to, or applied to the obligations of, Seller pursuant to Paragraph 5 hereof) against the transfer of the Repurchase Price to an account of Buyer. 4. Margin Maintenance (a) If at any time the aggregate Market Value of all Purchased Securities subject to all Transactions in which a particular party hereto is acting as Buyer is less than the aggregate Buyer’s Margin Amount for all such Transactions (a “Margin Deficit”), then Buyer may by notice to Seller require Seller in such Transactions, at Seller’s option, to transfer to Buyer cash or additional Securities reasonably acceptable to Buyer (“Additional Purchased Securities”), so that the cash and aggregate Market Value of the Purchased Securities, including any such Additional Purchased Securities, will thereupon equal or exceed such aggregate Buyer’s Margin Amount (decreased by the amount of any Margin Deficit as of such date arising from any Transactions in which such Buyer is acting as Seller). (b) If at any time the aggregate Market Value of all Purchased Securities subject to all Transactions in which a particular party hereto is acting as Seller exceeds the aggregate Seller’s Margin Amount for all such Transactions at such time (a “Margin Excess”), then Seller may by notice to Buyer require Buyer in such Transactions, at Buyer’s option, to transfer cash or Purchased Securities to Seller, so that the aggregate Market Value of the Purchased Securities, after deduction of any such cash or any Purchased Securities so transferred, will thereupon not exceed such aggregate Seller’s Margin Amount (increased by the amount of any Margin Excess as of such date arising from any Transactions in which such Seller is acting as Buyer). (c) If any notice is given by Buyer or Seller under subparagraph (a) or (b) of this Paragraph at or before the Margin Notice Deadline on any business day, the party receiving such notice shall transfer cash or Additional Purchased Securities as provided in such subparagraph no later than the close of business in the relevant market on such day. If any such notice is given after the Margin Notice Deadline, the party receiving such notice shall transfer such cash or Securities no later than the close of business in the relevant market on the next business day following such notice. (d) Any cash transferred pursuant to this Paragraph shall be attributed to such Transactions as shall be agreed upon by Buyer and Seller. (e) Seller and Buyer may agree, with respect to any or all Transactions hereunder, that the respective rights of Buyer or Seller (or both) under subparagraphs (a) and (b) of this Paragraph may be exercised only where a Margin Deficit or Margin Excess, as the case may be, exceeds a specified dollar amount or a specified percentage of the Repurchase Prices for such Transactions (which amount or percentage shall be agreed to by Buyer and Seller prior to entering into any such Transactions). (f) Seller and Buyer may agree, with respect to any or all Transactions hereunder, that the respective rights of Buyer and Seller under subparagraphs (a) and (b) of this Paragraph to require the elimination of a Margin Deficit or a Margin Excess, as the case may be, may be exercised whenever such a Margin Deficit or Margin Excess exists with respect to any single Transaction hereunder (calculated without regard to any other Transaction outstanding under this Agreement). 5. Income Payments Seller shall be entitled to receive an amount equal to all Income paid or distributed on or in respect of the Securities that is not otherwise received by Seller, to the full extent it would be so entitled if the Securities had not been sold to Buyer. Buyer shall, as the parties may agree with respect to any Transaction (or, in the absence of any such agreement, as Buyer shall reasonably determine in its discretion), on the date such Income is paid or distributed either (i) transfer to or credit to the account of Seller such Income with respect to any Purchased Securities subject to such Transaction or (ii) with respect to Income paid in cash, apply the Income payment or payments to reduce the amount, if any, to be transferred to Buyer by Seller upon termination of such Transaction. Buyer shall not be obligated to take any action pursuant to the preceding sentence (A) to the extent that such action would result in the creation of a Margin Deficit, unless prior thereto or simultaneously therewith Seller transfers to Buyer cash or Additional Purchased Securities sufficient to eliminate such Margin Deficit, or (B) if an Event of Default with respect to Seller has occurred and is then continuing at the time such Income is paid or distributed. 6. Security Interest Although the parties intend that all Transactions hereunder be sales and purchases and not loans, in the event any such Transactions are deemed to be loans, Seller shall be deemed to have pledged to Buyer as security for the performance by Seller of its obligations under each such Transaction, and shall be deemed to have granted to Buyer a security interest in, all of the Purchased Securities with respect to all Transactions hereunder and all Income thereon and other proceeds thereof. 7. Payment and Transfer Unless otherwise mutually agreed, all transfers of funds hereunder shall be in immediately available funds. All Securities transferred by one party hereto to the other party (i) shall be in suitable form for transfer or shall be accompanied by duly executed instruments of transfer or assignment in blank and such other documentation as the party receiving possession may reasonably request, (ii) shall be transferred on the book-entry system of a Federal Reserve Bank, or (iii) shall be transferred by any other method mutually acceptable to Seller and Buyer. 8. Segregation of Purchased Securities To the extent required by applicable law, all Purchased Securities in the possession of Seller shall be segregated from other securities in its possession and shall be identified as subject to this Agreement. Segregation may be accomplished by appropriate identification on the books and records of the holder, including a financial or securities intermediary or a clearing corporation. All of Seller’s interest in the Purchased Securities shall pass to Buyer on the Purchase Date and, unless otherwise agreed by Buyer and Seller, nothing in this Agreement shall preclude Buyer from engaging in repurchase transactions with the Purchased Securities or otherwise selling, transferring, pledging or hypothecating the Purchased Securities, but no such transaction shall relieve Buyer of its obligations to transfer Purchased Securities to Seller pursuant to Paragraph 3, 4 or 11 hereof, or of Buyer’s obligation to credit or pay Income to, or apply Income to the obligations of, Seller pursuant to Paragraph 5 hereof. Required Disclosure for Transactions in Which the Seller Retains Custody of the Purchased Securities Seller is not permitted to substitute other securities for those subject to this Agreement and therefore must keep Buyer’s securities segregated at all times, unless in this Agreement Buyer grants Seller the right to substitute other securities. If Buyer grants the right to substitute, this means that Buyer’s securities will likely be commingled with Seller’s own securities during the trading day. Buyer is advised that, during any trading day that Buyer’s securities are commingled with Seller’s securities, they [will]* [may]** be subject to liens granted by Seller to [its clearing bank]* [third parties]** and may be used by Seller for deliveries on other securities transactions. Whenever the securities are commingled, Seller’s ability to resegregate substitute securities for Buyer will be subject to Seller’s ability to satisfy [the clearing]* [any]** lien or to obtain substitute securities. * Language to be used under 17 C.F.R. ß403.4(e) if Seller is a government securities broker or dealer other than a financial institution. ** Language to be used under 17 C.F.R. ß403.5(d) if Seller is a financial institution. 9. Substitution (a) Seller may, subject to agreement with and acceptance by Buyer, substitute other Securities for any Purchased Securities. Such substitution shall be made by transfer to Buyer of such other Securities and transfer to Seller of such Purchased Securities. After substitution, the substituted Securities shall be deemed to be Purchased Securities. (b) In Transactions in which Seller retains custody of Purchased Securities, the parties expressly agree that Buyer shall be deemed, for purposes of subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph, to have agreed to and accepted in this Agreement substitution by Seller of other Securities for Purchased Securities; provided, however, that such other Securities shall have a Market Value at least equal to the Market Value of the Purchased Securities for which they are substituted. 10.Representations Each of Buyer and Seller represents and warrants to the other that (i) it is duly authorized to execute and deliver this Agreement, to enter into Transactions contemplated hereunder and to perform its obligations hereunder and has taken all necessary action to authorize such execution, delivery and performance, (ii) it will engage in such Transactions as principal (or, if agreed in writing, in the form of an annex hereto or otherwise, in advance of any Transaction by the other party hereto, as agent for a disclosed principal), (iii) the person signing this Agreement on its behalf is duly authorized to do so on its behalf (or on behalf of any such disclosed principal), (iv) it has obtained all authorizations of any governmental body required in connection with this Agreement and the Transactions hereunder and such authorizations are in full force and effect and (v) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Transactions hereunder will not violate any law, ordinance, charter, bylaw or rule applicable to it or any agreement by which it is bound or by which any of its assets are affected. On the Purchase Date for any Transaction Buyer and Seller shall each be deemed to repeat all the foregoing representations made by it. 11.Events of Default In the event that (i) Seller fails to transfer or Buyer fails to purchase Purchased Securities upon the applicable Purchase Date, (ii) Seller fails to repurchase or Buyer fails to transfer Purchased Securities upon the applicable Repurchase Date, (iii) Seller or Buyer fails to comply with Paragraph 4 hereof, (iv) Buyer fails, after one business day’s notice, to comply with Paragraph 5 hereof, (v) an Act of Insolvency occurs with respect to Seller or Buyer, (vi) any representation made by Seller or Buyer shall have been incorrect or untrue in any material respect when made or repeated or deemed to have been made or repeated, or (vii) Seller or Buyer shall admit to the other its inability to, or its intention not to, perform any of its obligations hereunder (each an “Event of Default”): (a) The nondefaulting party may, at its option (which option shall be deemed to have been exercised immediately upon the occurrence of an Act of Insolvency), declare an Event of Default to have occurred hereunder and, upon the exercise or deemed exercise of such option, the Repurchase Date for each Transaction hereunder shall, if it has not already occurred, be deemed immediately to occur (except that, in the event that the Purchase Date for any Transaction has not yet occurred as of the date of such exercise or deemed exercise, such Transaction shall be deemed immediately canceled). The nondefaulting party shall (except upon the occurrence of an Act of Insolvency) give notice to the defaulting party of the exercise of such option as promptly as practicable. (b) In all Transactions in which the defaulting party is acting as Seller, if the nondefaulting party exercises or is deemed to have exercised the option referred to in subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph, (i) the defaulting party’s obligations in such Transactions to repurchase all Purchased Securities, at the Repurchase Price therefor on the Repurchase Date determined in accordance with subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph, shall thereupon become immediately due and payable, (ii) all Income paid after such exercise or deemed exercise shall be retained by the nondefaulting party and applied to the aggregate unpaid Repurchase Prices and any other amounts owing by the defaulting party hereunder, and (iii) the defaulting party shall immediately deliver to the nondefaulting party any Purchased Securities subject to such Transactions then in the defaulting party’s possession or control. (c) In all Transactions in which the defaulting party is acting as Buyer, upon tender by the nondefaulting party of payment of the aggregate Repurchase Prices for all such Transactions, all right, title and interest in and entitlement to all Purchased Securities subject to such Transactions shall be deemed transferred to the nondefaulting party, and the defaulting party shall deliver all such Purchased Securities to the nondefaulting party. (d) If the nondefaulting party exercises or is deemed to have exercised the option referred to in subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph, the nondefaulting party, without prior notice to the defaulting party, may: (i) as to Transactions in which the defaulting party is acting as Seller, (A) immediately sell, in a recognized market (or otherwise in a commercially reasonable manner) at such price or prices as the nondefaulting party may reasonably deem satisfactory, any or all Purchased Securities subject to such Transactions and apply the proceeds thereof to the aggregate unpaid Repurchase Prices and any other amounts owing by the defaulting party hereunder or (B) in its sole discretion elect, in lieu of selling all or a portion of such Purchased Securities, to give the defaulting party credit for such Purchased Securities in an amount equal to the price therefor on such date, obtained from a generally recognized source or the most recent closing bid quotation from such a source, against the aggregate unpaid Repurchase Prices and any other amounts owing by the defaulting party hereunder; and (ii) as to Transactions in which the defaulting party is acting as Buyer, (A) immediately purchase, in a recognized market (or otherwise in a commercially reasonable manner) at such price or prices as the nondefaulting party may reasonably deem satisfactory, securities (“Replacement Securities”) of the same class and amount as any Purchased Securities that are not delivered by the defaulting party to the nondefaulting party as required hereunder or (B) in its sole discretion elect, in lieu of purchasing Replacement Securities, to be deemed to have purchased Replacement Securities at the price therefor on such date, obtained from a generally recognized source or the most recent closing offer quotation from such a source. Unless otherwise provided in Annex I, the parties acknowledge and agree that (1) the Securities subject to any Transaction hereunder are instruments traded in a recognized market, (2) in the absence of a generally recognized source for prices or bid or offer quotations for any Security, the nondefaulting party may establish the source therefor in its sole discretion and (3) all prices, bids and offers shall be determined together with accrued Income (except to the extent contrary to market practice with respect to the relevant Securities). (e) As to Transactions in which the defaulting party is acting as Buyer, the defaulting party shall be liable to the nondefaulting party for any excess of the price paid (or deemed paid) by the nondefaulting party for Replacement Securities over the Repurchase Price for the Purchased Securities replaced thereby and for any amounts payable by the defaulting party under Paragraph 5 hereof or otherwise hereunder. (f) For purposes of this Paragraph 11, the Repurchase Price for each Transaction hereunder in respect of which the defaulting party is acting as Buyer shall not increase above the amount of such Repurchase Price for such Transaction determined as of the date of the exercise or deemed exercise by the nondefaulting party of the option referred to in subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph. (g) The defaulting party shall be liable to the nondefaulting party for (i) the amount of all reasonable legal or other expenses incurred by the nondefaulting party in connection with or as a result of an Event of Default, (ii) damages in an amount equal to the cost (including all fees, expenses and commissions) of entering into replacement transactions and entering into or terminating hedge transactions in connection with or as a result of an Event of Default, and (iii) any other loss, damage, cost or expense directly arising or resulting from the occurrence of an Event of Default in respect of a Transaction. (h) To the extent permitted by applicable law, the defaulting party shall be liable to the nondefaulting party for interest on any amounts owing by the defaulting party hereunder, from the date the defaulting party becomes liable for such amounts hereunder until such amounts are (i) paid in full by the defaulting party or (ii) satisfied in full by the exercise of the nondefaulting party’s rights hereunder. Interest on any sum payable by the defaulting party to the nondefaulting party under this Paragraph 11(h) shall be at a rate equal to the greater of the Pricing Rate for the relevant Transaction or the Prime Rate. (i) The nondefaulting party shall have, in addition to its rights hereunder, any rights otherwise available to it under any other agreement or applicable law. 12.Single Agreement Buyer and Seller acknowledge that, and have entered hereinto and will enter into each Transaction hereunder in consideration of and in reliance upon the fact that, all Transactions hereunder constitute a single business and contractual relationship and have been made in consideration of each other. Accordingly, each of Buyer and Seller agrees (i) to perform all of its obligations in respect of each Transaction hereunder, and that a default in the performance of any such obligations shall constitute a default by it in respect of all Transactions hereunder, (ii) that each of them shall be entitled to set off claims and apply property held by them in respect of any Transaction against obligations owing to them in respect of any other Transactions hereunder and (iii) that payments, deliveries and other transfers made by either of them in respect of any Transaction shall be deemed to have been made in consideration of payments, deliveries and other transfers in respect of any other Transactions hereunder, and the obligations to make any such payments, deliveries and other transfers may be applied against each other and netted. 13.Notices and Other Communications Any and all notices, statements, demands or other communications hereunder may be given by a party to the other by mail, facsimile, telegraph, messenger or otherwise to the address specified in Annex II hereto, or so sent to such party at any other place specified in a notice of change of address hereafter received by the other. All notices, demands and requests hereunder may be made orally, to be confirmed promptly in writing, or by other communication as specified in the preceding sentence. 14.Entire Agreement; Severability This Agreement shall supersede any existing agreements between the parties containing general terms and conditions for repurchase transactions. Each provision and agreement herein shall be treated as separate and independent from any other provision or agreement herein and shall be enforceable notwithstanding the unenforceability of any such other provision or agreement. 15.Non-assignability; Termination (a) The rights and obligations of the parties under this Agreement and under any Transaction shall not be assigned by either party without the prior written consent of the other party, and any such assignment without the prior written consent of the other party shall be null and void. Subject to the foregoing, this Agreement and any Transactions shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective successors and assigns. This Agreement may be terminated by either party upon giving written notice to the other, except that this Agreement shall, notwithstanding such notice, remain applicable to any Transactions then outstanding. (b) Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph 15 shall not preclude a party from assigning, charging or otherwise dealing with all or any part of its interest in any sum payable to it under Paragraph 11 hereof. 16.Governing Law This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York without giving effect to the conflict of law principles thereof. 17.No Waivers, Etc. No express or implied waiver of any Event of Default by either party shall constitute a waiver of any other Event of Default and no exercise of any remedy hereunder by any party shall constitute a waiver of its right to exercise any other remedy hereunder. No modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement and no consent by any party to a departure herefrom shall be effective unless and until such shall be in writing and duly executed by both of the parties hereto. Without limitation on any of the foregoing, the failure to give a notice pursuant to Paragraph 4(a) or 4(b) hereof will not constitute a waiver of any right to do so at a later date. 18.Use of Employee Plan Assets (a) If assets of an employee benefit plan subject to any provision of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”) are intended to be used by either party hereto (the “Plan Party”) in a Transaction, the Plan Party shall so notify the other party prior to the Transaction. The Plan Party shall represent in writing to the other party that the Transaction does not constitute a prohibited transaction under ERISA or is otherwise exempt therefrom, and the other party may proceed in reliance thereon but shall not be required so to proceed. ? September 1996 ? Master Repurchase Agreement (b) Subject to the last sentence of subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph, any such Transaction shall proceed only if Seller furnishes or has furnished to Buyer its most recent available audited statement of its financial condition and its most recent subsequent unaudited statement of its financial condition. (c) By entering into a Transaction pursuant to this Paragraph, Seller shall be deemed (i) to represent to Buyer that since the date of Seller’s latest such financial statements, there has been no material adverse change in Seller’s financial condition which Seller has not disclosed to Buyer, and (ii) to agree to provide Buyer with future audited and unaudited statements of its financial condition as they are issued, so long as it is a Seller in any outstanding Transaction involving a Plan Party. 19.Intent (a) The parties recognize that each Transaction is a “repurchase agreement” as that term is defined in Section 101 of Title 11 of the United States Code, as amended (except insofar as the type of Securities subject to such Transaction or the term of such Transaction would render such definition inapplicable), and a “securities contract” as that term is defined in Section 741 of Title 11 of the United States Code, as amended (except insofar as the type of assets subject to such Transaction would render such definition inapplicable). (b) It is understood that either party’s right to liquidate Securities delivered to it in connection with Transactions hereunder or to exercise any other remedies pursuant to Paragraph 11 hereof is a contractual right to liquidate such Transaction as described in Sections 555 and 559 of Title 11 of the United States Code, as amended. (c) The parties agree and acknowledge that if a party hereto is an “insured depository institution,” as such term is defined in the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, as amended (“FDIA”), then each Transaction hereunder is a “qualified financial contract,” as that term is defined in FDIA and any rules, orders or policy statements thereunder (except insofar as the type of assets subject to such Transaction would render such definition inapplicable). (d) It is understood that this Agreement constitutes a “netting contract” as defined in and subject to Title IV of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act of 1991 (“FDICIA”) and each payment entitlement and payment obligation under any Transaction hereunder shall constitute a “covered contractual payment entitlement” or “covered contractual payment obligation”, respectively, as defined in and subject to FDICIA (except insofar as one or both of the parties is not a “financial institution” as that term is defined in FDICIA). 20.Disclosure Relating to Certain Federal Protections The parties acknowledge that they have been advised that: (a) in the case of Transactions in which one of the parties is a broker or dealer registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under Section 15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“1934 Act”), the Securities Investor Protection Corporation has September 1996 ? Master Repurchase Agreement ? taken the position that the provisions of the Securities Investor Protection Act of 1970 (“SIPA”) do not protect the other party with respect to any Transaction hereunder; (b) in the case of Transactions in which one of the parties is a government securities broker or a government securities dealer registered with the SEC under Section 15C of the 1934 Act, SIPA will not provide protection to the other party with respect to any Transaction hereunder; and (c) in the case of Transactions in which one of the parties is a financial institution, funds held by the financial institution pursuant to a Transaction hereunder are not a deposit and therefore are not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund, as applicable. [Name of Party] Hill-Rom Company, Inc. [Name of Party] MUFG Bank  By: /s/ Steven J. Strobel  By:________________________________ Title: SVP & Chief Financial Officer Title: ______________________________ Date: May 4, 2018  Date: ______________________________ taken the position that the provisions of the Securities Investor Protection Act of 1970 (“SIPA”) do not protect the other party with respect to any Transaction hereunder; (b) in the case of Transactions in which one of the parties is a government securities broker or a government securities dealer registered with the SEC under Section 15C of the 1934 Act, SIPA will not provide protection to the other party with respect to any Transaction hereunder; and (c) in the case of Transactions in which one of the parties is a financial institution, funds held by the financial institution pursuant to a Transaction hereunder are not a deposit and therefore are not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund, as applicable. [Name of Party] Hill-Rom Company, Inc. [Name of Party] MUFG Bank By:________________________________ By: /s/ Thomas Giuntini Title: ______________________________ Title: Director Date: ______________________________ Date: May 4, 2018 Execution Version Annex I Supplemental Terms and Conditions This Annex I forms a part of the 1996 SIFMA Master Repurchase Agreement dated as of May 4, 2018 (the “SIFMA Master,” and as amended by this Annex I, this or the “Agreement”) between Hill-Rom Manufacturing, Inc. (“Hill-Rom Manufacturing”), and MUFG Bank, Ltd. (“MUFG”). Subject to the provisions of Paragraph 1 of this Annex I, (a) capitalized terms used but not defined in this Annex I shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the SIFMA Master, and (b) aside from this Annex I, including all exhibits and schedules attached hereto and thereto, no other Annexes or Schedules thereto shall form a part of the SIFMA Master or be applicable thereunder. 1. Applicability; Parties; Framework. (a) Framework Agreement. This Agreement is being entered into in accordance with that certain Master Framework Agreement, dated as of May 4, 2018 (the “Framework Agreement”), among Hill-Rom Company, Inc., Hill-Rom Manufacturing and each Additional Seller from time to time party thereto, as sellers, Hill-Rom Company, Inc. as agent for the sellers (in such capacity, the “Agent”), and MUFG, as buyer. Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Agreement or in any Confirmations shall have the meanings set forth in the Framework Agreement (including Schedule 1 thereto). In the event of any inconsistency between this Agreement and the Framework Agreement, the Framework Agreement shall govern. (b) Seller. Hill-Rom Manufacturing will act as Seller with respect to all Transactions entered into hereunder. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Framework Agreement, all powers of Seller hereunder, including the execution and delivery of Confirmations hereunder or any other matters involving consent or discretion, shall be exercised solely by Agent on behalf of Seller. (c) Buyer. MUFG will act as Buyer with respect to all Transactions entered into hereunder. (d) Securities. The only Security for purposes of this Agreement shall consist of the Hill-Rom Manufacturing Note, and no asset or property other than the Hill-Rom Manufacturing Note shall be recognized as a Security for purposes of any Transactions hereunder. All references in this Agreement to Securities or Purchased Securities, as the case may be (whether in the SIFMA Master or elsewhere in this Annex I) shall be understood and construed as references to the HillRom Manufacturing Note. (e) Entire Agreement. The first sentence of Paragraph 14 of the SIFMA Master is subject to, and superseded by, Section 9.3 of the Framework Agreement. 2. Definitions. 9113751_2 (a) Added Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement, the following additional terms shall have the following meanings: (i) “Adjusted LIBOR”, with respect to any Transaction Period, the interest rate per annum determined by Buyer by dividing (the resulting quotient rounded upwards, if necessary, to the nearest 1/100th of 1% per annum) (i) the Intercontinental Exchange Benchmark Administration Ltd. (or the successor thereto if it is no longer making such rates available) LIBOR Rate (“ICE LIBOR”), as published by Reuters (currently Reuters LIBOR01 page) (or any other commercially available source providing quotations of ICE LIBOR as designated by Buyer from time to time) at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London, England time) for deposits in U.S. Dollars with a duration comparable to such Transaction Period on the second London Banking Day preceding the first day of such Transaction Period (or if a rate cannot be determined under the foregoing, an interest rate per annum equal to the average (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the nearest 1/100th of 1% per annum) of the interest rates per annum at which deposits in U.S. Dollars with a duration comparable to such Transaction Period in a principal amount substantially equal to the Purchase Price for the applicable Transaction outstanding during such Transaction Period are offered to the principal London office of Buyer by three London banks, selected by Buyer in good faith, at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London, England time) on the second London Banking Day preceding the first day of such Transaction Period), by (ii) a number equal to 1.00 minus the Euro-Rate Reserve Percentage. The calculation of Adjusted LIBOR may also be expressed by the following formula: ICE LIBOR or appropriate successor Adjusted LIBOR =  1.00 - Euro-Rate Reserve Percentage Adjusted LIBOR shall be adjusted on the effective date of any change in the Euro-Rate Reserve Percentage as of such effective date. Buyer shall give prompt notice to Agent of Adjusted LIBOR as determined or adjusted in accordance herewith (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error). Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Adjusted LIBOR as determined herein would be less than zero (0.00), such rate shall be deemed to be zero percent (0.00%) for purposes of this Agreement. (ii) “Breakage Amount”, with respect to any Breakage Event pertaining to any outstanding Transaction, an amount equal to the loss, cost and expense (if any) actually incurred by Buyer and attributable to such Breakage Event but excluding loss of anticipated profits, in each case as determined in good faith by Buyer and notified to Agent in writing; it being understood that any written notice from Buyer indicating such amount and setting forth in reasonable detail the calculations used by Buyer to determine such amount, shall be conclusive absent manifest error. (iii) “Breakage Event”, with respect to any Transaction, (A) the termination of such Transaction before the Repurchase Date specified in the Confirmation for such Transaction (1) by Seller or Buyer in accordance with Paragraph 3(c)(ii) or Paragraph 11, respectively, of the SIFMA Master, as amended by this Annex I, or (2) as the result of the Termination Date occurring under the Securitization Loan Agreement; or (B) the transfer of any cash by Seller to Buyer during the Transaction Period for such Transaction as required pursuant to Paragraph 4(a) of the SIFMA Master, as amended by this Annex I; (iv) “Breakage Period”, with respect to any Breakage Event, the period commencing on (and including) (x) in the case of a Breakage Event of the type described in clause (A) of the definition thereof, the effective date of Seller’s termination of the applicable Transaction or (y) in the case of a Breakage Event of the type described in clause (B) of the definition thereof, the date on which such cash is transferred by Seller to Buyer, and, in each case, ending on (but excluding) the next succeeding Monthly Date; (v) “Euro-Rate Reserve Percentage”, the meaning ascribed to such term in the Securitization Loan Agreement; (vi) “Framework Agreement”, the meaning set forth in Paragraph 1(a) of this Annex I; (vii) “London Banking Day”, any day on which commercial banks are open for general business (including dealings in foreign exchange and foreign currency deposits) in the city of London, England; (viii) “Original Note”, the original executed version of the Hill-Rom Manufacturing Note; and (ix) “Transaction Period”, with respect to any Transaction, the period commencing on (and including) the Purchase Date for such Transaction and expiring on (but excluding) the Repurchase Date for such Transaction. (b) Revised Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement, and notwithstanding anything in Paragraph 2 of the SIFMA Master to the contrary, the following terms shall have the following amended and restated meanings: (i) “Buyer’s Margin Amount”, with respect to any Transaction as of any date, the amount obtained by application of the Buyer’s Margin Percentage to the Purchase Price for such Transaction as of such date; (ii) “Buyer’s Margin Percentage”, with respect to any Transaction as of any date, one hundred percent (100%); (iii) “Price Differential”, with respect to any Transaction as of any date, the sum of the aggregate amount obtained by daily application of the Pricing Rate for such Transaction to the Purchase Price for such Transaction on a 360 day per year basis for the actual number of days during the period commencing on (and including) the Purchase Date for such Transaction and ending on (but excluding) the date of determination (reduced by any amount of such Price Differential previously paid by Seller to Buyer with respect to such Transaction); provided, that upon the occurrence of any Breakage Event with respect to such Transaction, such Price Differential shall be increased by Buyer’s applicable Breakage Amount (if any) for such Breakage Event, determined as of the date on which such Breakage Event occurs; (iv) “Pricing Rate”, the per annum percentage rate for determination of the Price Differential, determined for each Transaction (unless otherwise specified in the Confirmation) as being equal to the sum of (A) Adjusted LIBOR as of the applicable Purchase Date plus (B) 0.80% (it being understood that, if Agent fails to deliver the required Transaction Notice for a Transaction and the other associated documents pursuant to Section 4.1(a) of the Framework Agreement at least three (3) Business Days prior to the proposed Purchase Date and Buyer nonetheless elects to proceed with the proposed Transaction, Buyer’s actual cost of funds shall be used instead of Adjusted LIBOR in determining the Pricing Rate for such Transaction); (v) “Repurchase Date”, the date on which Seller is to repurchase the Purchased Securities from Buyer, which shall be the earliest of (i) the next Monthly Date immediately succeeding the applicable Purchase Date, (ii) the Facility Expiration Date and (iii) any date determined by application of the provisions of Paragraph 3(c) or 11 of this Annex I; and (vi) “Repurchase Price”, the price at which Purchased Securities are to be transferred from Buyer to Seller upon termination of a Transaction, which will be determined in each case as the sum of (A) the Purchase Price for such Transaction plus (B) the accrued and unpaid Price Differential as of the date of such determination (it being understood that all such accrued and unpaid Price Differential shall be payable when and as set forth in Paragraph 12 of this Annex I); provided, that if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing as of the applicable Repurchase Date for a Transaction, then the Repurchase Price for such Transaction shall include, in addition to the amounts specified in the foregoing clauses (A) and (B), all other Secured Obligations due and owing from Seller under the Transaction Agreements through the time such Repurchase Price is paid in full (other than contingent indemnification obligations in respect of which no claim therefor has been made). 3. Initiation; Confirmation; Termination. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Paragraph 3 of the SIFMA Master, the following shall apply: (a) No Oral Agreements. All agreements to enter into Transactions hereunder shall be in writing in accordance with Article 4 of the Framework Agreement. (b) Confirmations; Priority. All Confirmations with respect to Transactions hereunder shall be substantially in the form attached as Exhibit A to this Annex I. Subject to the definitions of “Price Differential”, “Repurchase Date” and “Repurchase Price” set forth in Paragraphs 2(b)(iii), 2(b)(v) and 2(b)(vi) of this Annex I, respectively, in the event of any conflict between the terms of a Confirmation and this Agreement, the Confirmation shall prevail. (c) Termination. Paragraph 3(c) of the SIFMA Master is hereby amended and restated as follows: “Transactions hereunder shall terminate upon the earlier of (i) the date determined pursuant to the definition of Repurchase Date (without regard to this Paragraph 3(c)) or (ii) a date specified upon demand by Seller, which demand shall be made by Seller in writing no later than 5:00 p.m. on the third London Banking Day prior to the Business Day on which such termination will be effective (it being understood that Seller may not make more than three (3) such demands described in this clause (ii) during the Facility Term). On such earlier date, termination of the Transaction will be effected by transfer to Seller or its agent of the Purchased Securities (except as otherwise provided in Paragraph 7 of Annex I) against the payment of the related Repurchase Price by Seller (which may, to the extent permitted under Paragraph 12 of Annex I hereto, be netted against the Purchase Price payable in respect of any new Transaction) in accordance with the Framework Agreement.” (d) Outstanding Transactions; Continuity. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Parties agree that no more than one Transaction hereunder shall be outstanding at any given time. It is the intention of the Parties that during the Facility Term, subject to Buyer’s discretion to decline to enter into any Transaction and fulfillment of the applicable conditions set forth in the Framework Agreement with respect to Buyer’s entry into any such Transaction, the expiration of each Transaction hereunder on the applicable Repurchase Date shall coincide with the entry into a subsequent Transaction with a concurrent Purchase Date in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Framework Agreement. The Parties further intend that, pursuant to Paragraph 12 of the SIFMA Master and to the extent permitted under Paragraph 12 of this Annex I, the Repurchase Price payable by Seller with respect to each such expiring Transaction shall be netted to the extent applicable against the Purchase Price payable by Buyer with respect to such subsequent Transaction. 4. Margin Maintenance. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Paragraph 4 of the SIFMA Master, the following shall apply: (a) Paragraph 4(a) of the SIFMA Master is hereby amended and restated as follows: “If, as of 12:00 noon on any Business Day during the Transaction Period for an outstanding Transaction hereunder (other than the Purchase Date), the Outstanding Amount of the Purchased Securities then subject to such Transaction is less than the Buyer’s Margin Amount for such Transaction (a “Margin Deficit”), then Buyer, may by notice to Seller require Seller to transfer to Buyer an amount of cash so that the sum of such transferred cash together with the Outstanding Amount of the Purchased Securities will thereupon equal or exceed such Buyer’s Margin Amount.” (b) Margin Excess Inapplicable. The provisions of Paragraph 4(b) of the SIFMA Master shall not apply to Transactions under this Agreement, and all references thereto or to “Margin Excess” in the SIFMA Master shall be disregarded. (c) Margin Deficit Cures. Paragraph 4(c) of the SIFMA Master is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows: “If any notice is given (or deemed given) by Buyer under subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph, Seller shall transfer cash as provided in such subparagraph no later than the second Business Day following its receipt (or deemed receipt) of such notice; provided, that if such notice is given (or deemed given) in connection with any prepayment on account of principal owing under the Purchased Securities, Seller shall transfer such cash to Buyer on the same day concurrently with (or immediately following) Seller’s receipt of such prepayment.” (d) No Additional Purchased Securities. There shall be no Additional Purchased Securities in connection with any Transactions under this Agreement, and all references in the SIFMA Master thereto shall be disregarded for purposes hereof. (e) Threshold. In accordance with Paragraph 4(e) of the SIFMA Master, the Parties agree that the rights of Buyer under Paragraph 4(a) of the SIFMA Master, as amended by this Annex I, to require the elimination of any Margin Deficit may be exercised only where such Margin Deficit exceeds $1 million. (f) Reporting of Margin Deficits. Seller (or Agent on Seller’s behalf) shall provide Buyer with the notices required pursuant to Section 5.3(p) of the Framework Agreement and, upon delivery of any such notice, Buyer shall be automatically deemed to have delivered a concurrent notice to Seller exercising its rights under Paragraph 4(a) of the SIFMA Master, as amended by this Annex I, to require the elimination of such Margin Deficit. 5. Income Payments. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Paragraph 5 of the SIFMA Master, unless an Event of Default with respect to Seller shall have occurred and (i) such Event of Default is continuing and (ii) Buyer has exercised remedies with respect to the Purchased Securities under Paragraph 11(d) of the SIFMA Master, as amended by this Annex I, Seller shall be entitled to receive and retain all Income paid or distributed on or in respect of the Purchased Securities. All references in this Agreement to Income received by Buyer prior to such an Event of Default shall be disregarded. 6. Security Interest. Paragraph 6 of the SIFMA Master is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows: “(a) Seller hereby grants to Buyer a first priority security interest in all of Seller’s right, title, benefit and interest the Purchased Securities sold in each Transaction entered into under this Agreement and all proceeds thereof (collectively, the “Collateral”), to secure the Seller’s obligations under the Transaction Agreements (the “Secured Obligations”). This Agreement shall create a continuing security interest in the Collateral and shall remain in full force and effect (notwithstanding any repurchase by Seller of Purchased Securities under an expiring Transaction and simultaneous purchase by Buyer of such Purchased Securities under a subsequent Transaction) until all unpaid Repurchase Price with respect to outstanding Transactions under this Agreement have been indefeasibly paid in full (without application of any set off or netting). Buyer shall have, with respect to all the Collateral, in addition to all other rights and remedies available to Buyer under the Transaction Agreements, all the rights and remedies of a secured party under the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in any applicable jurisdiction. (b) Seller hereby authorizes Buyer to file such financing statements (and continuation statements with respect to such financing statements when applicable) as may be necessary to perfect the security interest granted pursuant to the foregoing Paragraph 6(a) under the Uniform Commercial Code of the relevant jurisdiction. (c) The security interest granted pursuant to the foregoing Paragraph 6(a) is released by Buyer at such time when all unpaid Repurchase Price with respect to outstanding Transactions under this Agreement have been indefeasibly paid in full (without application of any set off or netting), without further action by any Person. Upon such payment and termination of this Agreement, Buyer hereby agrees, at Seller’s expense, to (x) file appropriate financing statement amendments to reflect such release and (y) execute and deliver such other documents as Seller may reasonably request to further evidence such release.” 7. Payment and Transfer. Notwithstanding anything in Paragraph 7 of the SIFMA Master to the contrary, and except as otherwise provided below, all transfers of Securities by one party to the other party in connection with any Transaction shall occur by delivery to the other party of the Original Note in such party’s possession, and shall also be reflected as having been so transferred in the Seller’s books and records. In the event that the expiration of an outstanding Transaction coincides with the entry into a subsequent Transaction hereunder as contemplated by Paragraph 3(d) of this Annex I, the Purchased Securities under such expiring Transaction shall, in lieu of being transferred back to Seller, become Purchased Securities under such subsequent Transaction, and title to such Purchased Securities shall remain continuously vested in Buyer. In the event that the expiration of an outstanding Transaction on a Repurchase Date does not coincide with entry into a such a subsequent Transaction, however, then upon Seller’s payment in full of the Repurchase Price with respect to the expiring Transaction (without application of any set off or netting), the Purchased Securities shall be automatically deemed to be transferred and assigned from Buyer to Seller without further evidence thereof and Buyer shall promptly redeliver the Original Note to Seller or its agent. 8. Rehypothecation of Purchased Securities. Paragraph 8 of the SIFMA Master is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows: “Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, unless an Event of Default shall have occurred with respect to Seller, Buyer shall be prohibited from engaging in repurchase transactions with the Purchased Securities or otherwise selling, transferring, pledging or hypothecating the Purchased Securities.” 9. Substitution. The provisions of Paragraph 9 of the SIFMA Master shall not apply to Transactions under this Agreement, and all terms and provisions thereof and references thereto shall be disregarded for purposes of this Agreement. 10. Representations. The representations and warranties set forth in Paragraph 10 of the SIFMA Master are hereby deleted in the case of Buyer and, in the case of Seller, are hereby replaced with the representations and warranties set forth in Section 5.1 of the Framework Agreement. It is acknowledged that Seller is also making the representations and warranties set forth in Section 5.2 of the Framework Agreement with respect to the Purchased Securities. 11. Events of Default. (a) Replacement Events of Default. The Events of Default set forth in Paragraph 11 of the SIFMA Master (i) to the extent applicable to Seller, are hereby replaced with the Events of Default set forth in the definition thereof in the Framework Agreement and (ii) to the extent applicable to Buyer, are hereby deleted, subject to the provisions set forth in Paragraph 11(d) of this Annex I, below. Except for the provisions set forth in Paragraph 11(d) of this Annex I, all provisions in Paragraph 11 and elsewhere in the SIFMA Master, to the extent relating to the occurrence of any such Event of Default with respect to Buyer or any rights or remedies afforded to Seller in connection therewith, shall be disregarded for purposes of this Agreement. The introductory paragraph of Paragraph 11 of the SIFMA Master is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows: “If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing:”. (b) Remedies. Paragraph 11(d) of the SIFMA Master is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows: “If Buyer exercises or is deemed to have exercised the option referred to in subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph, Buyer may, at its discretion and with such notice to Seller as may be required by applicable law, immediately (i) take possession of any or all Purchased Securities subject to any outstanding Transactions, at its discretion; (ii) subject to the requirements of applicable law, sell any or all such Purchased Securities, at such price or prices as Buyer may reasonably deem satisfactory, and apply the proceeds thereof to amounts owing by Seller hereunder or under any of the other Transaction Agreements (it being understood, for the avoidance of doubt, that Seller shall remain liable to the Buyer for the excess of such amounts owing by Seller over any sale proceeds so applied); and (iii) generally exercise any and all rights afforded to a secured party under the Uniform Commercial Code or other applicable law.” (c) Replacement Securities Inapplicable. The provisions of Paragraphs 11(c), 11(e), and 11(f) of the SIFMA Master shall not apply to Transactions under this Agreement, and all terms and provisions thereof and references thereto (including any references to “Replacement Securities”) shall be disregarded for purposes of this Agreement. (d) Buyer Event of Default. The failure of Buyer to promptly redeliver the Original Note to Seller or its agent when and as required pursuant to Paragraph 7 of this Annex I (it being understood, for the avoidance of doubt, that such redelivery obligation is subject to (i) Seller’s payment in full of the Repurchase Price with respect to the applicable outstanding Transaction without application of any set off or netting and (ii) Buyer’s rights pursuant to Paragraph 11(d) of the SIFMA Master (as amended by this Annex I) to sell, dispose of or otherwise exercise remedies with respect to the Purchased Securities in connection with an Event of Default with respect to Seller) shall be an Event of Default with respect to Buyer. Upon the occurrence of any such Event of Default, Buyer shall be liable to Seller for the amount of all reasonable legal or other expenses incurred by Seller and/or Hill-Rom Finance Company LLC in connection with or as a result of such Event of Default and any other loss, damage, cost or expense directly arising or resulting from the occurrence of such Event of Default, including without limitation any costs incurred to recover the Original Note and any damages resulting from Buyer or another party acquiring the Original Note through Buyer presenting such Original Note to Hill-Rom Finance Company LLC for payment. In the event of an Event of Default with respect to Buyer, Seller shall have, in addition to its rights hereunder, any rights otherwise available to it under any other agreement or applicable law. 12. Payment of Price Differential. With respect to any Transaction under this Agreement, and notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the portion of the Repurchase Price for such Transaction consisting of the Price Differential shall, in all circumstances, be paid by Seller (or by Agent on Seller’s behalf) by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of Buyer set forth in Schedule 2 to the Framework Agreement on the Repurchase Date for such Transaction (or, if such Repurchase Date is not a Monthly Date, on the earlier of (i) next succeeding Monthly Date to occur following such Repurchase Date or (ii) the Facility Expiration Date), and such payment of the Price Differential shall not be subject to any setoff, netting or other application by Seller against other amounts, whether pursuant to Paragraph 12 of the SIFMA Master or otherwise. 13. Miscellaneous. (a) Termination of Agreement. The last sentence of Paragraph 15(a) of the SIFMA Master is hereby amended and restated to read as follows: “This Agreement shall terminate on the Facility Expiration Date, except that this Agreement shall, notwithstanding such termination, remain applicable to any Transactions then outstanding.” (b) Notices. The provisions of Paragraph 13 of the SIFMA Master are hereby deleted, and shall be deemed to have been replaced with the provisions of Section 9.8 of the Framework Agreement, which are hereby incorporated by reference. (c) Other Inapplicable Provisions. Paragraphs 18 and 20 of the SIFMA Master shall not be applicable to Transactions under this Agreement, and all terms and provisions thereof and references thereto shall be disregarded for purposes of this Agreement. _____________________________________ EXHIBIT A FORM OF CONFIRMATION  Dated: [Date] To: Hill-Rom Manufacturing, Inc. (“Counterparty”) [ ]  [ ]  [ ] Attention: [Documentation] Email: [ ] From: MUFG Bank, Ltd. (“MUFG”)   Tel: [ ] E-mail: [ ] Re: Confirmation of a Repurchase Transaction ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Dear Hill-Rom Manufacturing, Inc.: The purpose of this letter agreement (this “Confirmation”) is to confirm the terms and conditions of the above referenced transaction entered into between Counterparty and MUFG on the Purchase Date specified below (the “Transaction”). This Confirmation constitutes a “Confirmation” as referred to in the Master Repurchase Agreement specified below. The definitions and provisions contained in such Master Repurchase Agreement are incorporated into this Confirmation. In the event of any inconsistency between such Master Repurchase Agreement and this Confirmation, this Confirmation will govern; provided, for the avoidance of doubt, that the applicable Repurchase Date, Price Differential and Repurchase Price will be determined in accordance with the definitions thereof as set forth in the Master Repurchase Agreement. 1. This Confirmation supplements, forms part of, and is subject to, the 1996 SIFMA Master Repurchase Agreement, dated as of May 4, 2018, including Annex I thereto and as amended thereby (as further amended and supplemented from time to time, the “Master Repurchase Agreement”), between Counterparty and MUFG. All provisions contained in the Master Repurchase Agreement govern this Confirmation except as expressly modified below. The terms of the particular Transaction to which this Confirmation relates are as follows: 2. General Terms: Purchase Date: [Date] Purchase Price: $[ ] Buyer: MUFG Seller: Counterparty  Agent: Hill-Rom Company, Inc.  Purchased Securities: the Hill-Rom Manufacturing Note Pricing Rate  [ ]  Repurchase Date: [Date]1 Repurchase Price:  $[ ]2  Price Differential:  $[ ] 3. Governing law: Unless otherwise provided in the Master Repurchase Agreement (in which case the law so specified shall govern), this Confirmation shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws as specified in the Master Repurchase Agreement. [Remainder of page intentionally left blank] Please confirm that the foregoing correctly sets forth the terms of our agreement by executing the copy of this Confirmation enclosed for that purpose and returning it to us by electronic mail or by facsimile transmission to telecopier No. [ ]. Very truly yours, MUFG BANK, LTD. By: _______________________ Name: Title: Confirmed as of the date first above written: HILL-ROM MANUFACTURING, INC. By Hill-Rom Company, Inc., as Agent By: _______________________ Name: Title: September 1996 ? Master Repurchase Agreement -3- 1 To be scheduled as the earlier of (i) the Facility Expiration Date or (ii) the next Monthly Date to occur following the Purchase Date. 2 Stated amounts for Repurchase Price and Price Differential are indicative based on initial Purchase Price, Pricing Rate and scheduled Repurchase Date. -2- --------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ --------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ 2 ? September 1996 ? Master Repurchase Agreement September 1996 ? Master Repurchase Agreement ? 3 10 11 10 -2- -2- -2-Exhibit 10.6

 

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This GUARANTY, (this “Agreement”) dated as of May 4, 2018, is between HILL-ROM HOLDINGS, INC., an Indiana corporation (the “Guarantor”), and MUFG BANK, LTD., as buyer (“Buyer”) under the Master Framework Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, among Hill-Rom Company, Inc., an Indiana corporation, Hill-Rom Manufacturing, Inc., an Indiana corporation, and each of the Additional Sellers from time to time party thereto (together the “Sellers”), Hill-Rom Company, Inc., an Indiana corporation, as agent for the Sellers (in such capacity, the “Sellers’ Agent”), and Buyer (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Framework Agreement”).  Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined in this Agreement are used as defined in, or by reference in, the Framework Agreement.  The interpretive provisions set out in Section 1.2 of the Framework Agreement shall be incorporated herein and applied in the interpretation of this Agreement.

 

Section 1.          Undertaking.  For value received by it and its Affiliates, Guarantor hereby absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably assures and undertakes (as primary obligor and not merely as surety) for the benefit of Buyer and each other Indemnified Person (together, the “Beneficiaries”) the due and punctual performance and observance by each Seller and the Sellers’ Agent (and any of their respective successors or assigns in such capacity which is an Affiliate of Guarantor) of all their respective covenants, agreements, undertakings, indemnities and other obligations or liabilities (including, in each case, those related to any breach by any Seller or Seller’s Agent, as applicable, of its respective representations, warranties and covenants), whether monetary or non-monetary and regardless of the capacity in which incurred (including all of any Seller’s or Sellers’ Agent’s payment, repurchase, indemnity or similar obligations), under any of the Transaction Agreements (collectively, the “Guaranteed Obligations”), irrespective of: (A) the validity, binding effect, legality, subordination, disaffirmance, enforceability or amendment, restatement, modification or supplement of, or waiver of compliance with, this Agreement, the Transaction Agreements or any documents related hereto or thereto, (B) any change in the existence, formation or ownership of, or the bankruptcy or insolvency of, any Seller, the Sellers’ Agent or any other Person, (C) any extension, renewal, settlement, compromise, exchange, waiver or release in respect of any Guaranteed Obligation (or any collateral security therefor, including the property sold, or purportedly sold, or otherwise pledged or transferred by any Seller under the Transaction Agreements) or any party to this Agreement, the other Transaction Agreements or any other related documents, (D) the existence of any claim, set-off, counterclaim or other right that Guarantor or any other Person may have against any Seller, the Sellers’ Agent or any other Person, (E) any impossibility or impracticability of performance, illegality, force majeure, act of war or terrorism, any act of any Governmental Authority or any other circumstance or occurrence that might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense available to, or provides a discharge of, any Seller, the Sellers’ Agent or Guarantor, (F) any Applicable Law affecting any term of any of the Guaranteed Obligations or any Transaction Agreement, or rights of Buyer or any other Beneficiary with respect thereto or otherwise, (G) the failure by the Buyer to take any steps to perfect and maintain perfected its interest in, or the impairment or release of, any Collateral or (H) any failure to obtain any authorization or approval from or other action by or to notify or file with, any Governmental Authority required in connection with the performance of the Guaranteed Obligations or otherwise.

 

 

Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Guarantor agrees that if any Seller or the Sellers’ Agent shall fail in any manner whatsoever to perform or observe any of its Guaranteed Obligations when the same shall be required to be performed or observed under any applicable Transaction Agreement to which it is a party, then Guarantor will itself duly and punctually perform or observe or cause to be performed or observed such Guaranteed Obligations.  It shall not be a condition to the accrual of the obligation of the Guarantor hereunder to perform or to observe any Guaranteed Obligation that Buyer or any other Person shall have first made any request of or demand upon or given any notice to the Guarantor, any Seller, the Sellers’ Agent or any other Person or have initiated any action or proceeding against the Guarantor, any Seller, the Sellers’ Agent or any other Person in respect thereof.  Guarantor also hereby expressly waives any defenses based on any of the provisions set forth above and all defenses it may have as a guarantor or a surety generally or otherwise based upon suretyship, impairment of collateral or otherwise in connection with the Guaranteed Obligations whether in equity or at law.  Guarantor agrees that its obligations hereunder shall be irrevocable and unconditional.  Guarantor hereby also expressly waives diligence, presentment, demand, protest or notice of any kind whatsoever, as well as any requirement that the Beneficiaries (or any of them) exhaust any right to take any action against any Seller, the Sellers’ Agent or any other Person (including the filing of any claims in the event of a receivership or bankruptcy of any of the foregoing), or with respect to any collateral or collateral security at any time securing any of the Guaranteed Obligations, and hereby consents to any and all extensions of time of the due performance of any or all of the Guaranteed Obligations.  Guarantor agrees that it shall not exercise or assert any right which it may acquire by way of subrogation under this Agreement unless and until all Guaranteed Obligations (other than unasserted contingent indemnification obligations) shall have been paid and performed in full.

 

Section 2.         Confirmation.  Guarantor hereby confirms that the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Agreements have been arranged among Seller, Sellers’ Agent and Buyer, as applicable, with Guarantor’s full knowledge and consent and any amendment, restatement, modification or supplement of, or waiver of compliance with, the Transaction Agreements in accordance with the terms thereof by any of the foregoing shall be deemed to be with Guarantor’s full knowledge and consent.  Guarantor hereby confirms (i) that on the date hereof, it directly or indirectly owns 100% of the capital stock of each Seller and the Sellers’ Agent and (ii) that it is in the best interest of Guarantor to execute this Agreement, inasmuch as Guarantor (individually) and Guarantor and its Affiliates (collectively) will derive substantial direct and indirect benefit from the transactions contemplated by the Framework Agreement and the other Transaction Agreements.  Guarantor agrees to promptly notify Buyer in the event that it ceases to directly or indirectly own 100% of the capital stock of any Seller or the Sellers’ Agent.

 

Section 3.          Representations and Warranties.  Guarantor represents and warrants to Buyer as of the date hereof and on each Purchase Date, as follows:

 

(i)           Organization and Good Standing.  It has been duly and solely organized and is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the Applicable Laws of the state of its jurisdiction of organization, with power and authority to own its properties and to conduct its business as such properties are presently owned and such business is presently conducted, except to the extent such failure could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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   (ii)           Due Qualification.  It is duly qualified to do business as a foreign corporation in good standing, and has obtained all necessary qualifications, licenses and approvals, in all jurisdictions in which the ownership or lease of property or the conduct of its business requires such qualifications, licenses or approvals, except where the failure to be in good standing or to hold any such qualifications, licenses and approvals could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

   (iii)          Power and Authority; Due Authorization.  It (i) has all necessary power, authority and legal right to (A) execute and deliver this Agreement and the other Transaction Agreements to which it is a party and (B) carry out the terms of and perform its obligations under this Agreement and the other Transaction Agreements applicable to it and (ii) has duly authorized by all necessary corporate action the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Transaction Agreements to which it is a party.

 

   (iv)          Binding Obligations.  This Agreement constitutes, and each other Transaction Agreement to be signed by it when duly executed and delivered by it will constitute, a legal, valid and binding obligation of it, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, reorganization, fraudulent conveyance, or other similar Applicable Laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity, regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law and implied covenants of good faith and fair dealing.

 

   (v)           No Violation.  The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Agreements and the fulfillment of the terms hereof and thereof by it will not (i) conflict with, result in any breach or (without notice or lapse of time or both) a default under, (A) its articles or certificate of incorporation or bylaws, or (B) the Securitization Facility Documents, (C) the Credit Facility Documents or (D) any other indenture, loan agreement, asset purchase agreement, mortgage, deed of trust, or other agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it or any of its properties is bound if such conflict, breach or default could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) result in the creation or imposition of any Adverse Claim upon any of its properties pursuant to the terms of any such indenture, loan agreement, asset purchase agreement, mortgage, deed of trust, or other agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it or any of its properties is bound, other than any Adverse Claim created in connection with this Agreement and the other Transaction Agreements or otherwise permitted by this Agreement or the other Transaction Agreements, or (iii) violate any Applicable Law applicable to it or any of its properties where such violation of Applicable Law could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

  (vi)           No Proceedings.  There are no actions, suits, proceedings or investigations pending, or to its knowledge threatened, before any Governmental Authority (i) asserting the invalidity of this Agreement or any other Transaction Agreement, (ii) seeking to prevent the consummation of the purposes of this Agreement or of any of the other Transaction Agreements or (iii) seeking any injunction, decree, determination or ruling that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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(vii)        Governmental Approvals.  No authorization or approval or other action by, and no notice to or filing with, any Governmental Authority is required for the due execution, delivery and performance by it of this Agreement or any other Transaction Agreement or the transactions contemplated thereby except for (x) those that have been made or obtained and are in full force and effect, (y) those that are not currently required, or (z) as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(viii)       Litigation.  No injunction, decree or other decision has been issued or made by any Governmental Authority against it or its properties that prevents, and no threat by any Person has been made to attempt to obtain any such decision against it or its properties, and there are no actions, suits, litigation or proceedings pending or threatened against it or its properties in or before any Governmental Authority, that in any case could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

   (ix)           Solvency.  The Guarantor is Solvent.

 

   (x)           Taxes.  The Guarantor is permitted to make all payments under this Agreement free and clear of and without deduction or withholding for or on account of any Taxes to the extent the applicable recipient has provided documentation pursuant to Section 5.3(m) of the Framework Agreement.

 

(xi)          Investment Company Act.  The Guarantor is not (i) required to register as an “Investment Company” or (ii) “controlled” by an “Investment Company”, under (and as to each such term, as defined in) the Investment Company Act.

 

(xii)         Policies and Procedures.  Policies and procedures have been implemented and maintained by or on behalf of the Guarantor that are designed to achieve compliance by the Guarantor and its directors, officers, employees and agents with Anti-Corruption Laws, Anti-Terrorism Laws and applicable Sanctions, giving due regard to the nature of such Person’s business and activities, and the Guarantor and, to the Guarantor’s knowledge, its officers, employees, directors and agents acting in any capacity in connection with or directly benefitting from the facility established by the Transaction Agreements, are in compliance with Anti-Corruption Laws and Anti-Terrorism Laws in all material respects and with applicable Sanctions.

 

(xiii)        Anti-Corruption Laws, Anti-Terrorism Laws and Sanctions.  (i) None of the Guarantor or, to the knowledge of the Guarantor, any of its directors, officers, employees, or agents that will act in any capacity in connection with or directly benefit from the facility established by the Transaction Agreements is a Sanctioned Person, (ii) the Guarantor is not organized or resident in a Sanctioned Country, and (iii) the Guarantor has not violated, been found in violation of or is under investigation by any Governmental Authority for possible violation of any Anti-Corruption Laws or Anti-Terrorism Laws in any material respect or of any Sanctions.

 

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Section 4.          Covenants.  Guarantor covenants and agrees that, from the date hereof until the later of (i) the Facility Expiration Date and (ii) such time as all Guaranteed Obligations (other than unasserted contingent indemnification obligations) shall have been paid and performed in full, it shall observe and perform the following covenants:

 

(i)           Compliance with Applicable Laws.  It shall comply with all Applicable Laws with respect to it, except where such noncompliance could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(ii)          Preservation of Corporate Existence.  It shall preserve and maintain its existence, rights, franchises and privileges in the jurisdiction of its organization, and qualify and remain qualified in good standing as a foreign organization in each jurisdiction where the failure to preserve and maintain such existence, rights, franchises, privileges and qualification could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(iii)          Mergers, Sales, Etc.  Unless the Guarantor is the surviving or continuing entity, it shall not (i) consolidate with or merge with any Person, or convey, transfer or lease substantially all of its assets as an entirety to any Person, unless (a) the Buyer provides prior written consent to such transaction, (b) the surviving entity shall execute and deliver to Buyer an agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Buyer, containing an assumption by the surviving entity of the due and punctual performance and observance of each obligation, covenant and condition of the Guarantor under this Agreement and each other Transaction Agreement to which it is a party, (c) no Change in Control shall result, (d) Guarantor reaffirms in a writing, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Buyer, that its obligations under this Agreement shall apply to the surviving entity and (e) Buyer receives such additional certifications, documents, instruments, agreements and opinions of counsel as it shall reasonably request, including as to the necessity and adequacy of any new UCC financing statements or amendments to existing UCC financing statements, or (ii) discontinue or eliminate any business line or segment if such discontinuance or elimination could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(iv)         Reporting Requirements.  It shall, unless otherwise consented in writing, furnish (or cause to be furnished) to Buyer all information and reports required to be furnished from time to time to Buyer, by or on behalf any Seller or the Sellers’ Agent, pursuant to the terms of the Framework Agreement and each of the other Transaction Agreements.

 

(v)          Information and Assistance.  It shall, from time to time, promptly at the reasonable request of Buyer (for itself or on behalf of any other Beneficiary), provide information relating to its business or affairs as Buyer (for itself or on behalf of any other Beneficiary) may reasonably request in order to protect the interest of Buyer or any other Beneficiary hereunder or with respect hereto or to comply with any Applicable Law or any Governmental Authority.  It shall also do all such things and execute all such documents as Buyer may reasonably consider necessary or desirable to give full effect to this Agreement and to perfect or preserve the rights and powers of Buyer or any other Beneficiary hereunder or with respect hereto.

 

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(vi)         Impairment Actions.  It shall not take any action that could either (i) cause any Purchased Note or any other Collateral, not to be owned by the applicable Seller free and clear of any Adverse Claim other than Permitted Liens; (ii) cause Buyer not to have a valid and perfected ownership or first priority perfected security interest in the Collateral free and clear of any Adverse Claim other than Permitted Liens; or (iii) cause this Agreement to cease being a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Guarantor, enforceable against the Guarantor in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, reorganization, fraudulent conveyance, or other similar Applicable Laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity, regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law and implied covenants of good faith and fair dealing.

 

Section 5.          Miscellaneous.

 

(a)          Guarantor agrees that any payments hereunder will be applied in accordance with the Framework Agreement.

 

(b)          Any payments hereunder shall be made in U.S. Dollars to Buyer in the United States without any set-off, deduction or counterclaim; and Guarantor’s obligations hereunder shall not be satisfied by any tender or recovery of another currency except to the extent such tender or recovery results in receipt of the full amount of U.S. Dollars required hereunder.

 

(c)          No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement nor consent to any departure by Guarantor therefrom shall be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by Buyer and Guarantor.  No failure on the part of Buyer or any other Beneficiary to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right.

 

(d)          This Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto, the other Beneficiaries and their respective successors and permitted assigns.  Guarantor shall not assign, delegate or otherwise transfer any of its obligations or duties hereunder without the prior written consent of Buyer.  Each of the parties hereto hereby agrees that each of the Beneficiaries not a signatory hereto shall be a third-party beneficiary of this Agreement.

 

(e)          THIS AGREEMENT, INCLUDING THE RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF THE PARTIES HERETO, SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (INCLUDING SECTIONS 5-1401 AND 5-1402 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, BUT WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY OTHER CONFLICTS OF LAW PROVISIONS THEREOF).

 

(f)          EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY EXPRESSLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING TO ENFORCE OR DEFEND ANY RIGHTS UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, ANY OTHER TRANSACTION AGREEMENT OR UNDER ANY AMENDMENT, INSTRUMENT OR DOCUMENT DELIVERED OR WHICH MAY IN THE FUTURE BE DELIVERED IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR ARISING FROM ANY BANKING OR OTHER RELATIONSHIP EXISTING IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER TRANSACTION AGREEMENT AND AGREES THAT ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE TRIED BEFORE A COURT AND NOT A JURY.

 

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(g)          EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT:

 

(I)          IT IRREVOCABLY (i) SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION, FIRST, OF ANY UNITED STATES FEDERAL COURT, AND SECOND, IF FEDERAL JURISDICTION IS NOT AVAILABLE, OF ANY NEW YORK STATE COURT, IN EITHER CASE SITTING IN NEW YORK, NEW YORK IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY OTHER TRANSACTION AGREEMENT, (ii) AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS IN RESPECT OF SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE HEARD AND DETERMINED ONLY IN SUCH NEW YORK STATE OR FEDERAL COURT AND NOT IN ANY OTHER COURT, AND (iii) WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT IT MAY EFFECTIVELY DO SO, THE DEFENSE OF AN INCONVENIENT FORUM TO THE MAINTENANCE OF SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING.

 

(II)          TO THE EXTENT THAT IT HAS OR HEREAFTER MAY ACQUIRE ANY IMMUNITY FROM THE JURISDICTION OF ANY COURT OR FROM ANY LEGAL PROCESS (WHETHER THROUGH SERVICE OR NOTICE, ATTACHMENT PRIOR TO JUDGMENT, ATTACHMENT IN AID TO EXECUTION, EXECUTION OR OTHERWISE) WITH RESPECT TO ITSELF OR ITS PROPERTY, IT HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES SUCH IMMUNITY IN RESPECT OF ITS OBLIGATIONS UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT.

 

Section 6.          Termination of Performance Guaranty. (a) This Agreement and Guarantor’s obligations hereunder shall remain operative and continue in full force and effect until the later of (i) the Facility Expiration Date, and (ii) such time as all Guaranteed Obligations (other than unasserted contingent indemnification obligations) are duly performed and paid and satisfied in full, provided, that this Agreement and Guarantor’s obligations hereunder shall continue to be effective or shall be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment or other satisfaction of any of the Guaranteed Obligations is rescinded or must otherwise be restored or returned upon the bankruptcy, insolvency, or reorganization of any Seller, Sellers’ Agent or otherwise, as applicable, as though such payment had not been made or other satisfaction occurred, whether or not Buyer or any of the Beneficiaries (or their respective assigns) are in possession of this Agreement.  No invalidity, irregularity or unenforceability by reason of the bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar Applicable Laws, or any other Applicable Law or order of any Governmental Authority thereof purporting to reduce, amend or otherwise affect the Guaranteed Obligations shall impair, affect, or be a defense to or claim against the obligations of Guarantor under this Agreement.

 

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(b)          This Agreement shall survive the insolvency of any Seller, Sellers’ Agent, any Beneficiary or any other Person and the commencement of any case or proceeding by or against any Seller, Sellers’ Agent or any other Person under any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar Applicable Law.  No automatic stay under any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar Applicable Law with respect to any Seller, Sellers’ Agent or any other Person shall postpone the obligations of Guarantor under this Agreement.

 

Section 7.          Set-off.  Each Beneficiary (and its assigns) is hereby authorized by Guarantor at any time and from time to time during the continuance of an Event of Default, without notice to Guarantor (any such notice being expressly waived by Guarantor) and 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) and other sums at any time held by, and other indebtedness at any time owing to, any such Beneficiary to or for the credit to the account of Guarantor, against any and all Guaranteed Obligations of Guarantor, now or hereafter existing under this Agreement.

 

Section 8.          Entire Agreement; Severability; No Party Deemed Drafter.  This Agreement and the other Transaction Agreements constitute the entire agreement of the parties hereto with respect to the matters set forth herein.  The rights and remedies herein provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any remedies provided by Applicable Law or any other agreement, and this Agreement shall be in addition to any other guaranty of or collateral security for any of the Guaranteed Obligations.  Any provisions of this Agreement which are prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.  If the obligations of Guarantor hereunder would otherwise be held or determined to be avoidable, invalid or unenforceable in any action or proceeding on account of the amount of Guarantor’s liability under this Agreement, then, notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, the amount of such liability shall, without any further action by Guarantor or any Beneficiary, be automatically limited and reduced to the highest amount that is valid and enforceable as determined in such action or proceeding.  Any provisions of this Agreement which are prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective only to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.  Each of the parties hereto hereby agrees that no party hereto shall be deemed to be the drafter of this Agreement.

 

Section 9.          Expenses.  Guarantor agrees to pay on demand:

 

   (a)           all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by Buyer in connection with the negotiation, preparation, execution and delivery of this Agreement and any amendment, restatement or supplement of, or consent or waivers under, this Agreement (whether or not consummated), enforcement of, or any actual or claimed breach of, or claim under, this Agreement, including reasonable Attorney Costs and all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees and expenses of accountants, auditors, consultants and other agents of Buyer incurred in connection with any of the foregoing or in advising such Persons as to their respective rights and remedies under this Agreement; and

 

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  (b)           all stamp and other similar Taxes and fees payable or determined to be payable in connection with the execution, delivery, filing and recording of this Agreement, and agrees to indemnify Buyer and each of the other Beneficiaries for such Taxes and fees.

 

Section 10.       Indemnities by Guarantor.  Without limiting any other rights which any Beneficiary may have hereunder or under Applicable Law, Guarantor agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Beneficiary and each of their respective Affiliates, and all successors, transferees, participants and assigns and all officers, members, managers, directors, shareholders, controlling persons, employees and agents of any of the foregoing (each an “Indemnified Party”) forthwith and on demand from and against any and all damages, losses, claims, liabilities and related reasonable and document out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including all filing fees, if any), including reasonable Attorney Costs and reasonable consultants’ and accountants’ fees and disbursements (all of the foregoing being collectively referred to as “Indemnified Amounts”) incurred by any of them and arising out of, relating to, resulting from or in connection with: (i) any breach by Guarantor of any of its obligations or duties under this Agreement or any other Transaction Agreement to which it is a party in any capacity; (ii) the inaccuracy of any representation or warranty made by Guarantor hereunder, under any other Transaction Agreement to which it is a party in any capacity or in any certificate or statement delivered pursuant hereto or to any other Transaction Agreement to which it is a party in any capacity; (iii) the failure of any information provided to any such Indemnified Party by, or on behalf of, Guarantor, in any capacity, to be true and correct; (iv) the material misstatement of fact or the omission of a material fact or any fact necessary to make the statements contained in any information provided to any such Indemnified Party by, or on behalf of, Guarantor, in any capacity, not materially misleading; (v) any negligence or misconduct on Guarantor’s part arising out of, relating to, in connection with, or affecting any transaction contemplated by this Agreement or any other Transaction Agreement; (vi) the failure by Guarantor to comply with any Applicable Law, rule or regulation with respect to this Agreement, the transactions contemplated hereby, any other Transaction Agreement to which it is a party in any capacity, the Guaranteed Obligations or otherwise or (vii) the failure of this Agreement to constitute a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Guarantor, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms; provided, however, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 10, Indemnified Amounts shall be excluded solely to the extent (x) determined in a final non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of such Indemnified Party, and (y) resulting from a material breach of any Transaction Agreement on the part of such Indemnified Party.

 

Section 11.       Addresses for Notices.  All notices and other communications provided for hereunder shall, unless otherwise stated herein, be in writing (including facsimile and email communication) and shall be personally delivered or sent by express mail or nationally recognized overnight courier or by certified mail, first-class postage prepaid, or by facsimile, to the intended party at the address, facsimile number or email address of such party set forth in Schedule A of this Agreement or at such other address, facsimile number or email address as shall be designated by such party in a written notice to the other parties hereto.  All such notices and communications shall be effective, (a) if personally delivered or sent by express mail or courier or if sent by certified mail, when received and (b) if transmitted by facsimile or email, when sent; provided that if not sent during normal business hours for the recipient, shall be deemed to have been sent at the opening of business on the next Business Day for the recipient.

 

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[Signatures Follow]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Guarantor has executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

 

	 	
HILL-ROM HOLDINGS, INC.,

	 
	 	
as Guarantor

	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	
By:

	
/s/ Steven J. Strobel

	 
	 	
Name:   

	
Steven J. Strobel

	 
	 	
Title:

	
Senior Vice President and

	 
	 	 	
Chief Financial Officer

	 

 

 

Guaranty

 

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ACCEPTED AND ACKNOWLEDGED, as of the date first written above.

 

 

	 	
MUFG BANK, LTD.,

	 
	 	
as Buyer

	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	
By:

	
/s/ Thomas Giuntini

	 
	 	
Name:   

	
Thomas Giuntini

	 
	 	
Title:

	
Director

	 

 

 

Guaranty

 

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SCHEDULE A

 

ADDRESSES FOR NOTICE

 

If to Guarantor:

 

Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc.

 130 E. Randolph Street, Suite 1000

Chicago, IL 60601

Attn:  Steve Strobel, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Tel:  (312) 819-7258

Fax:   (812) 934-8329

 Email: steven.strobel@hill-rom.com

With a copy to:

Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc.

 130 E. Randolph Street, Suite 1000

Chicago, IL 60601

Attn:  Legal Department

Tel:  (312) 819-7200

Fax:   (312) 819-7219

 Email: ari.mintzer@hill-rom.com

With an additional copy to legal team at:

 

Jones Day

77 West Wacker Dr.

Chicago, IL 60601

Attn:  Beth Vogel

Tel:  (312) 269-1505

Fax:  (312) 782-8585

Email:  bvogel@JonesDay.com

If to Buyer:

 

MUFG Bank, Ltd.

1221 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10020

Attn: Cecile Lopez Mora

Tel:  (212) 782-6434

E-Mail: clopezmora@us.mufg.jp

With a copy to:

MUFG Bank, Ltd.

1221 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10020

Attn: Thomas Giuntini

Tel:  (646) 767-1368

E-Mail: tgiuntini@us.mufg.jp

 

 

Schedule A

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