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EX-4.41

 Exhibit 4.41 
  

 
 Supplemental Agreement 

MARKIT GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED 
 as Parent 

HSBC BANK PLC 
 as Agent 

to a multicurrency revolving facility agreement dated 16 July 2012 as subsequently amended and amended and restated 

13 June 2014 

 THIS AGREEMENT is made on 13 June 2014 

BETWEEN: 
  

	(1)	Markit Group Holdings Limited a company incorporated in England with registered number 06240773 (the “Parent”); 

  

	(2)	the Obligors acting by their agent, the Parent; and 

  

	(3)	HSBC Bank plc as Agent on behalf of the Majority Lenders. 

 WHEREAS 

 

	(A)	The parties to this agreement entered into a facility agreement (the “Facility Agreement”) dated 16 July 2012, as most recently amended and restated on 21 March 2014, for the provision of a
multicurrency revolving loan facility of up to $1,050,000,000. 

  

	(B)	At the request of the Parent, the Finance Parties have agreed to make certain amendments to the Facility Agreement in the terms set out in this agreement. 

THE PARTIES AGREE AS FOLLOWS: 
  

	1.	Terms defined in the Facility Agreement shall, save to the extent that the context otherwise requires, bear the same meaning in this agreement and in addition “Effective Date” shall have the meaning given to
that term in clause 2. 

  

	2.	This agreement shall take effect at the date of this agreement (the “Effective Date”). 

  

	3.	With effect from the Effective Date, the Facility Agreement shall be amended as set out in clauses 4 to 23 below. 

AMENDMENTS 
 Group

  

	4.	The definition of “Group” at clause 1.1 of the Facility Agreement shall be amended by inserting after the words “the Company”, which appear twice in the definition, the words “(or, following the
occurrence of a Permitted Reorganisation under paragraph (b) of the definition of Permitted Reorganisation, in place of the Company, Topco)”. 

Material Company 
  

	5.	The definition of “Material Company” at clause 1.1 of the Facility Agreement shall be amended by inserting after the words “the Company”, for the first two of three references to “the
Company” in the definition of “Material Company”, the words “(or, following the occurrence of a Permitted Reorganisation under paragraph (b) of the definition of Permitted Reorganisation, in place of the Company,
Topco)”. 

 Permitted Acquisition 
  

	6.	Paragraphs (a) and (b) of the definition of “Permitted Acquisition” at clause 1.1 of the Facility Agreement shall be amended in each case by inserting after the words “the Company” the
words “(or, following the occurrence of a Permitted Reorganisation under paragraph (b) of the definition of Permitted Reorganisation, in place of the Company, Topco)”. 

 Permitted Distribution 

 

	7.	Paragraphs (a) and (d) of the definition of “Permitted Distribution” at clause 1.1 of the Facility Agreement shall be amended by inserting after the words “the Company”, which appear twice
in each of paragraphs (a) and (d), the words “(and, following the occurrence of a Permitted Reorganisation under paragraph (b) of the definition of Permitted Reorganisation, Topco)”. 

Permitted Guarantee 
  

	8.	Paragraph (j) to the definition of “Permitted Guarantee” at clause 1.1 of the Facility Agreement shall be amended by deleting “or” from the end of the limb. 

 

	9.	The following new paragraph (k) shall be inserted into the definition of Permitted Guarantee at clause 1.1 of the Facility Agreement: 

“a guarantee made by an Obligor of the obligations of another Obligor or made by a member of the Group which is not an Obligor of the
obligations of another member of the Group; or”. 
  

	10.	Along with the cross-references in the Facility Agreement being updated accordingly, the existing paragraph (k) to the definition of Permitted Guarantee at clause 1.1 of the Facility Agreement shall become
paragraph “(l)”. 

  

	11.	For the avoidance of doubt, reference in paragraph (e) to the definition of Permitted Loan at clause 1.1 of the Facility Agreement to “paragraph (k) of the definition of Permitted Guarantee” shall be
amended to refer to “paragraph (l) of the definition of Permitted Guarantee”. 

 Permitted Loan 

 

	12.	Paragraph (g) to the definition of “Permitted Loan” at clause 1.1 of the Facility Agreement shall be amended by inserting after the words “the Company” the words “(and, following the
occurrence of a Permitted Reorganisation under paragraph (b) of the definition of Permitted Reorganisation, Topco)”. 

Permitted Reorganisation 
  

	13.	Paragraph (b) of the definition of “Permitted Reorganisation” at clause 1.1 of the Facilities Agreement shall be amended by inserting after the words “with a Flotation and/or a Topco
Substitution” the words “and, for the avoidance of doubt, Topco may elect not to accede to this Agreement as an Obligor for a period of 15 Business Days following the occurrence of the Permitted Reorganisation under this paragraph
(b)”. 

 Topco 
  

	14.	The definition of “Topco” at clause 1.1 of the Facility Agreement shall be amended by deleting the words ‘Markit Limited’, which appear twice in the definition, and replacing them with the words
“Markit Ltd.”. 

 Purpose 
  

	15.	Clause 3.1(b) (Purpose) of the Facility Agreement shall be amended by inserting after the words “the Company” the words “(or, following the occurrence of a Permitted Reorganisation under paragraph
(b) of the definition of Permitted Reorganisation, in place of the Company, Topco)”. 

 Change of Control

  

	16.	 Clause 8.2(a) (Change of control) of the Facility Agreement shall be amended by inserting after the words “If any person or group of
persons acting in concert gains control of the 

	 	
Company” the words “(or, following the occurrence of a Permitted Reorganisation under paragraph (b) of the definition of Permitted Reorganisation, in place of the Company,
Topco)”. 

  

	17.	Clause 8.2(b) (Change of control) of the Facility Agreement shall be amended by inserting after the words “the Company”, which appear five times in clause 8.2(b), the words “(or, following the
occurrence of a Permitted Reorganisation under paragraph (b) of the definition of Permitted Reorganisation, in place of the Company, Topco)”. 

Information: miscellaneous 
  

	18.	Clause 20.5(a) of the of the Facility Agreement shall be amended by inserting after the words “the Company” the words “(or, following the occurrence of a Permitted Reorganisation under paragraph
(b) of the definition of Permitted Reorganisation, in place of the Company, Topco)”. 

 Guarantor Coverage

  

	19.	Clause 22.20(a) (Guarantor Coverage) of the Facility Agreement shall be amended by inserting after the words “unless, any such Permitted Joint Venture becomes a wholly owned Subsidiary of the Company”
the words “(or, following the occurrence of a Permitted Reorganisation under paragraph (b) of the definition of Permitted Reorganisation, in place of the Company, Topco)”. 

Events of Default 
  

	20.	Clause 23.11 (Ownership of the Obligors) of the Facility Agreement shall be amended by inserting after the words “the Company”, which appear twice in clause 23.11, the words “(or, following the
occurrence of a Permitted Reorganisation under paragraph (b) of the definition of Permitted Reorganisation, in place of the Company, Topco)”. 

  

	21.	Clause 23.12 (Audit Qualification) of the Facility Agreement shall be amended by inserting after the words “the Company” the words “(or, following the occurrence of a Permitted Reorganisation under
paragraph (b) of the definition of Permitted Reorganisation, in place of the Company, Topco)”. 

 Changes to the
Obligors 
  

	22.	Clause 26.2(a) (Topco Substitution) shall be amended by deleting the words “such notice period to run concurrently with the notice period contemplated within paragraph (b) of the definition of Permitted
Reorganisation” and replacing them with the words “such notice may, but is not required to, run concurrently with the notice period contemplated within paragraph (b) of the definition of Permitted Reorganisation”.

  

	23.	Clause 26.7(a) (Resignation of a Guarantor) shall be amended by inserting after the words “other than the Company” the words “and , following the occurrence of a Permitted Reorganisation under paragraph
(b) of the definition of Permitted Reorganisation, Topco”. 

 CONDITIONS SUBSEQUENT 

 

	24.	The amendments made pursuant to this agreement are subject to the following two conditions subsequent: 

  

	24.1	that within one Business Day of receipt of the court order approving the scheme of arrangement referred to in paragraph (b) of the definition of Permitted Reorganisation, the Company will deliver a copy of that
court order to the Agent; and 

  

	24.2	that Topco will accede to the Facility Agreement as, and remain as, an Additional Guarantor in accordance with clause 26.5 (Additional Guarantors) within 15 Business Days of the occurrence of a Permitted
Reorganisation under paragraph (b) of the definition of Permitted Reorganisation. 

 OTHER TERMS 
  

	25.	Each Guarantor confirms and agrees that with effect from (and including) the Effective Date, the guarantees and indemnities set out in clause 18 (Guarantee and Indemnity) of the amended Facility Agreement shall apply
and extend to the obligations of each Obligor under the Finance Documents (as defined in the amended Facility Agreement) subject to the guarantee limitations set out in clause 18.11 (Guarantee Limitations) of the amended Facility Agreement.

  

	26.	Except as varied by the terms of this agreement, the Facility Agreement and the other Finance Documents will remain in full force and effect. Each party to this agreement reconfirms all of its obligations under the
Facility Agreement, (as amended by this agreement) and under the other Finance Documents. Any reference in the Finance Documents to the Facility Agreement will be construed as a reference to the Facility Agreement, as amended by this agreement.

  

	27.	The Parent confirms and acknowledges that the Repeating Representations are deemed to be made by it on the Effective Date. 

  

	28.	The Parent acknowledges that within five Business Days of demand, it shall reimburse the Agent for the amount of all costs and expenses (including legal fees) reasonably incurred by the Agent in responding to,
evaluating, negotiating or complying with this agreement pursuant to clause 17.2 (Amendment costs) of the Facility Agreement. 

  

	29.	This agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which taken together and when delivered to the Agent shall constitute one and the same instrument. Any party may enter into this agreement by signing
any such counterpart. 

  

	30.	The Parent executes this agreement as agent of each Obligor pursuant to its appointment under clause 2.5 (Obligors’ Agent) of the Facility Agreement. 

 

	31.	This agreement is designated as a Finance Document. 

  

	32.	The provisions of clauses 32 (Notices), 40 (Governing Law), 41 (Enforcement) and 42 (Waiver of Jury Trial) of the Facility Agreement shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to this agreement.

 IN WITNESS whereof this agreement has been executed on the date first above written. 

 SIGNATORIES TO SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT 

 

			
	The Parent
	
	Markit Group Holdings Limited
		
	By		 /s/ Lance Uggla

	
	The Obligors
	
	Markit Group Holdings Limited
		
	By		 /s/ Lance Uggla

	
	Markit Limited acting by its agent, the Parent
		
	By		 /s/ Lance Uggla

	
	Markit Valuations Limited acting by its agent, the Parent
		
	By		 /s/ Lance Uggla

	
	Markit Equities Limited acting by its agent, the Parent
		
	By		 /s/ Lance Uggla

	
	Markit North America, Inc. acting by its agent, the Parent
		
	By		 /s/ Lance Uggla

	
	Markit Indices Limited acting by its agent, the Parent
		
	By		 /s/ Lance Uggla

	
	Markit Economics Limited acting by its agent, the Parent
		
	By		 /s/ Lance Uggla

	
	Markit Securities Finance Analytics Limited acting by its agent, the Parent
		
	By		 /s/ Lance Uggla

	
	Markit WSO Corporation acting by its agent, the Parent
		
	By		 /s/ Lance Uggla

			
	Markit EDM Limited acting by its agent, the Parent
		
	By		 /s/ Lance Uggla

	
	
	
	Markit EDM Hub Limited acting by its agent, the Parent
		
	By		 /s/ Lance Uggla

	
	
	
	
	Markit on Demand, Inc. acting by its agent, the Parent
		
	By		 /s/ Lance Uggla

	
	
	
	
	Markit Securities Finance Analytics Inc. acting by its agent, the Parent
		
	By		 /s/ Lance Uggla

	
	
	
	
	Markit Analytics Inc. acting by its agent, the Parent
		
	By		 /s/ Lance Uggla

	
	
	
	
	Markit Luxembourg S.à r.l. acting by its agent, the Parent
		
	By		 /s/ Lance Uggla

	
	
	
	
	MarkitSERV, LLC acting by its agent, the Parent
		
	By		 /s/ Lance Uggla

	
	
	
	
	MarkitSERV Limited acting by its agent, the Parent
		
	By		 /s/ Lance Uggla

	
	
	
	
	MarkitSERV FX Limited acting by its agent, the Parent
		
	By		 /s/ Lance Uggla

	
	
	thinkFolio Ltd acting by its agent, the Parent
		
	By		 /s/ Lance Uggla

	
	
	

			
	The Agent on behalf of the Majority Lenders
	
	HSBC Bank plc
		
	By		 /s/ illegibleEX-10.1

 Exhibit 10.1 

FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE COMMERCIAL AGREEMENT 

This First Amendment to the Commercial Agreement (this “First Amendment”), dated March 7, 2015 (the “First Amendment
Effective Date”), is made by and between NOOK DIGITAL, LLC f/k/a barnesandnoble.com llc, a limited liability company organized under the laws of Delaware having offices at 1166 Avenue of the Americas, 18th Floor, New York, New York 10011
(“NOOK Media”) and SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC., a corporation organized under the laws of New York having offices at 85 Challenger Road, Ridgefield Park, New Jersey 07660 (“Samsung”). 

WHEREAS, NOOK Media and Samsung entered into that certain Commercial Agreement dated June 4, 2014 (the “Agreement”),
pursuant to which the parties agreed to work together to develop Tablet devices manufactured by Samsung, customized with NOOK Media software and co-branded with Samsung and NOOK Media branding; and 

WHEREAS, the parties now wish to amend the Agreement as set forth herein. 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the agreements and obligations set forth in the Agreement and this First Amendment, and for good and
valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows: 
  

	 	1.	Section 4.3 of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows: 

4.3 Minimum Quantity Purchase Commitment. NOOK Media shall purchase a minimum total quantity of 1,000,000 units of Co-Branded Devices
(including units purchased for the Launch) prior to June 30, 2016. 
  

	 	2.	All capitalized terms set forth in this First Amendment and not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Agreement. 

 

	 	3.	The remaining terms and conditions of the Agreement will remain in full force and effect. In the event of a conflict between the terms of this First Amendment and the terms of the Agreement, this First Amendment shall
control. 

 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this First Amendment to be executed as of the date hereof. 

 

									
	NOOK DIGITAL, LLC				SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC.
					
	By:		 /s/ Mahesh Veerina
				By:		 /s/ Gary M. Riding

					
	Name:		Mahesh Veerina				Name:		Gary M. Riding
					
	Title:		President, NOOK Digital				Title:		SVP, Mobile Computing
					
	Date:		 March 7, 2015
				Date:		 March 6, 2015

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