Document:

Exhibit

Exhibit 10.1

Execution Version

TERM LOAN CREDIT AGREEMENT
Dated as of March 15, 2019
among
DXC TECHNOLOGY COMPANY 
as the Borrower
THE LENDERS FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY HERETO 
as Lenders
and
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. 
as the Administrative Agent
________________________________________________________________
MUFG BANK, LTD. 
as Syndication Agent
CITIBANK, N.A., 
COMMERZBANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH, 
LLOYDS BANK CORPORATE MARKETS PLC 
and 
MIZUHO BANK, LTD.
as Documentation Agents
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED, 
MUFG BANK, LTD., 
CITIBANK, N.A., 
COMMERZBANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH, 
LLOYDS BANK CORPORATE MARKETS PLC 
and 
MIZUHO BANK, LTD. 
as Joint Lead Arrangers
BAYERISCHE LANDESBANK, NEW YORK BRANCH, 
CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., 
PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, 
NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK PLC, 
THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA 
and 
TD BANK, N.A.
as Senior Managing Agents

    

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	Table of Contents

	 
	 
	 
	 
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	ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS
	1

	Section 1.01
	 
	Certain Defined Terms
	1

	Section 1.02
	 
	Computation of Time Periods
	22

	Section 1.03
	 
	Other Interpretive Provisions
	22

	Section 1.04
	 
	Accounting Terms
	24

	Section 1.05
	 
	Divisions
	25

	ARTICLE II AMOUNTS AND TERMS OF THE ADVANCES
	25

	Section 2.01
	 
	The Advances
	25

	Section 2.02
	 
	Making the Advances
	26

	Section 2.03
	 
	[Reserved]
	29

	Section 2.04
	 
	Fees
	30

	Section 2.05
	 
	Termination or Reduction of the Commitments
	30

	Section 2.06
	 
	Repayment and Prepayment of the Advances
	30

	Section 2.07
	 
	Interest on Advances
	31

	Section 2.08
	 
	Interest Rate Determination
	33

	Section 2.09
	 
	Voluntary Conversion or Continuation of Advances
	35

	Section 2.10
	 
	Increased Costs
	35

	Section 2.11
	 
	Payments and Computations
	37

	Section 2.12
	 
	Taxes
	38

	Section 2.13
	 
	Sharing of Payments, Etc.
	42

	Section 2.14
	 
	Evidence of Debt
	43

	Section 2.15
	 
	Use of Proceeds
	44

	Section 2.16
	 
	Extension of Maturity Date
	44

	Section 2.17
	 
	Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders; Non-Ratable Termination of Commitments
	46

	Section 2.18
	 
	Incremental Commitments.
	48

	Section 2.19
	 
	Special Purpose Funding Vehicles.
	49

	ARTICLE III CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
	50

	Section 3.01
	 
	Condition Precedent to Effectiveness
	50

	Section 3.02
	 
	Conditions Precedent to Funding the Advances on the Funding Date
	51

	Section 3.03
	 
	Conditions to Funding of Incremental Advances
	52

	ARTICLE IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
	52

	Section 4.01
	 
	Representations and Warranties of the Borrower
	52

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	ARTICLE V COVENANTS
	56

	Section 5.01
	 
	Affirmative Covenants of the Borrower
	56

	Section 5.02
	 
	Negative Covenants of the Borrower
	59

	ARTICLE VI EVENTS OF DEFAULT
	61

	Section 6.01
	 
	Events of Default
	61

	ARTICLE VII [RESERVED]
	64

	ARTICLE VIII THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
	64

	Section 8.01
	 
	Appointment and Authority
	64

	Section 8.02
	 
	Rights as a Lender
	64

	Section 8.03
	 
	Exculpatory Provisions
	65

	Section 8.04
	 
	Reliance by Administrative Agent
	66

	Section 8.05
	 
	Indemnification
	66

	Section 8.06
	 
	Resignation of Administrative Agent
	67

	Section 8.07
	 
	Delegation of Duties
	68

	Section 8.08
	 
	Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent and Other Lenders
	68

	Section 8.09
	 
	Other Agents
	68

	Section 8.10
	 
	Certain ERISA Matters
	68

	ARTICLE IX MISCELLANEOUS
	70

	Section 9.01
	 
	Amendments, Etc.
	70

	Section 9.02
	 
	Notices, Etc.
	71

	Section 9.03
	 
	No Waiver; Remedies
	74

	Section 9.04
	 
	Costs, Expenses and Indemnification
	74

	Section 9.05
	 
	Right of Set-off
	75

	Section 9.06
	 
	Binding Effect; Integration
	76

	Section 9.07
	 
	Assignments and Participations
	76

	Section 9.08
	 
	[Reserved]
	80

	Section 9.09
	 
	Governing Law
	80

	Section 9.10
	 
	Counterparts; Effectiveness
	80

	Section 9.11
	 
	Consent to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Immunities
	80

	Section 9.12
	 
	Electronic Execution of Assignments and Certain Other Documents
	81

	Section 9.13
	 
	Waiver of Trial by Jury
	81

	Section 9.14
	 
	Judgment
	81

	Section 9.15
	 
	Survival of Certain Provisions
	82

	Section 9.16
	 
	Severability
	82

	Section 9.17
	 
	Headings
	82

	Section 9.18
	 
	USA PATRIOT Act Notice
	83

	Section 9.19
	 
	Confidentiality
	83

	Section 9.20
	 
	No Fiduciary Duty
	84

	Section 9.21
	 
	Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions
	84

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	SCHEDULES
	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
	 
	 
	 

	Schedule I
	 
	Initial Lenders’ Initial Commitments

	Schedule 1.01
	 
	Litigation and Investigations

	Schedule 1.02
	 
	Administrative Agent’s Address

	
					
	EXHIBITS

	 
	 
	 
	 

	Exhibit A
	 
	Form of Assignment and Assumption
	A

	Exhibit B
	 
	[Reserved]
	B

	Exhibit C
	 
	Form of Note
	C

	Exhibit D
	 
	Form of Notice of Borrowing
	D

	Exhibit E-1
	 
	Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate (Foreign Lenders that are not Partnerships)
	E-1

	Exhibit E-2
	 
	Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate (Foreign Participants that are not Partnerships)
	E-2

	Exhibit E-3
	 
	Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate (Foreign Participants that are Partnerships)
	E-3

	Exhibit E-4
	 
	Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate (Foreign Lenders that are Partnerships)  
	E-4

	Exhibit F
	 
	Form of Opinion of William L. Deckelman, Jr., General Counsel for the Borrower
	F

	Exhibit G
	 
	Form of Solvency Certificate
	G

	Exhibit H
	 
	Form of Extension Request
	H

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TERM LOAN CREDIT AGREEMENT
Dated as of March 15, 2019
This TERM LOAN CREDIT AGREEMENT is entered into as of March 15, 2019 among DXC Technology Company, a Nevada corporation (the “Borrower”), the Lenders from time to time party hereto and Bank of America, N.A. (“Bank of America”), as administrative agent (in such capacity, including any successor thereto, the “Administrative Agent”).
In consideration of the premises and the agreements, provisions and covenants herein contained, the Borrower, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent agree as follows:
Article I     
DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS
Section 1.01    Certain Defined Terms.  As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings (such meanings to be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of the terms defined):
“Administrative Agent” has the meaning specified in the recital of parties.
“Administrative Questionnaire” means an Administrative Questionnaire in a form supplied by the Administrative Agent.
“Advance” means a Tranche A1 Advance, a Tranche A2 Advance, a Tranche A3 Advance or an Incremental Advance.
“Affiliate” means, as to any Person, any other Person that, directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled by or is under common control with such Person or is a director or executive officer (as such term is used in Regulation S-K promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended) of such Person.
“Agent Parties” has the meaning specified in Section 9.02(g)(ii).
“Agent’s Spot Rate of Exchange” means, in relation to any amount denominated in any currency, and unless expressly provided otherwise, (a) the exchange rate as set forth at approximately 11:00 a.m. London time on such date on the applicable Bloomberg page for such currency or (b) if such exchange rate is unavailable, the exchange rate quoted by the Administrative Agent through its principal foreign exchange trading office at approximately 11:00 a.m. on the date two Business Days prior to the date of such determination, provided that if such service or screen page ceases to be available, the Administrative Agent shall use such other service or page quoting cross currency rates as the Administrative Agent determines in its reasonable discretion.
“Agreement” means this Term Loan Credit Agreement, as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

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“Anti-Corruption Laws” means all laws, rules, and regulations of any jurisdiction applicable to the Borrower or its Subsidiaries from time to time concerning or relating to bribery or corruption.
“Applicable Lending Office” means, with respect to each Lender, the office or offices of such Lender described as such in such Lender’s Administrative Questionnaire or such other office or offices as a Lender may from time to time notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.
“Applicable Margin” means, for any day during a period for which any interest payment is to be made with respect to any Advance of any Class, the Daily Margin for such Class for such day.
“Appropriate Lender” means, at any time, with respect to any Class of Borrowing, a Lender that has a Commitment or holds an Advance of such Class at such time. 
“Approved Fund” means any Fund that is administered or managed by (a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate of a Lender or (c) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers or manages a Lender.
“Arrangers” means the Joint Lead Arrangers, the Syndication Agent, the Documentation Agent and the Senior Managing Agents.
“Assignment and Assumption” means an assignment and assumption entered into by a Lender and an Eligible Assignee, and accepted by the Administrative Agent, in substantially the form of Exhibit A hereto.
“Bail-In Action” means the exercise of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable EEA Resolution Authority in respect of any liability of an EEA Financial Institution.
“Bail-In Legislation” means, with respect to any EEA Member Country implementing Article 55 of Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union, the implementing law for such EEA Member Country from time to time which is described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule.
“Bank of America” has the meaning specified in the recital of parties.
“Bankruptcy Code” means Title 11 of the United States Code (11 U.S.C. § 101 et seq.).
“Base Rate” means, for any period, a fluctuating interest rate per annum as shall be in effect from time to time, which rate per annum shall at all times be equal to the highest of:
(a)    the rate of interest in effect for any day as publicly announced from time to time by Bank of America as its “prime rate”;

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(b)    1/2 of one percent per annum above the Federal Funds Rate; and
(c)    the rate equal to the Eurocurrency Rate for U.S. Dollars based on an Interest Period of one month determined for each day that a Base Rate Advance is outstanding (and in respect of any day that is not a Business Day, such rate as in effect on the immediately preceding Business Day) plus 1.00% per annum.
“Base Rate Advance” means an Advance which bears interest as provided in Section 2.07(a).
“Base Rate Default Interest” has the meaning specified in Section 2.07(a).
“Beneficial Ownership Certificate” means a certification regarding beneficial ownership as required by the Beneficial Ownership Regulation.
“Beneficial Ownership Regulation” means 31 C.F.R. § 1010.230.
“Benefit Plan” means any of (a) an “employee benefit plan” (as defined in ERISA) that is subject to Title I of ERISA, (b) a “plan” as defined in and subject to Section 4975 of the Code or (c) any Person whose assets include (for purposes of ERISA Section 3(42) or otherwise for purposes of Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) the assets of any such “employee benefit plan” or “plan”.
“Borrower” has the meaning specified in the recital of parties.
“Borrower Agent” means agents of the Borrower acting in capacity with, or benefitting from, this Agreement or the proceeds of any Borrowing.
 “Borrower Materials” has the meaning specified in Section 9.02(g)(i).
“Borrowing” means a borrowing of Advances of the same Type and Class made by each of the Appropriate Lenders pursuant to this Agreement on the same date to the Borrower pursuant to the same Notice of Borrowing.
“Business Day” means a day of the year on which banks are not required or authorized by law to close in New York City and if the applicable Business Day relates to any Eurocurrency Rate Advances, on which dealings are carried on in the London interbank market and banks are open for business in London (and, in the case of an Advance denominated in Euro, a day that is also a TARGET Day).
“Capital Lease” means, with respect to any Person, any lease of any property by that Person as lessee which would, in conformity with GAAP, be required to be accounted for as a finance or capital lease (and not an operating lease) on both the balance sheet and income statement of that Person for financial reporting purposes in accordance with GAAP.
“Class” means, when used in reference to any Advance or Borrowing, refers to whether such Advance, or the Advances comprising such Borrowing, are Tranche A1 

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Advances, Tranche A2 Advances, Tranche A3 Advances or Incremental Advances, when used in reference to any Commitment, refers to whether such Commitment is a Tranche A1 Commitment, Tranche A2 Commitment, Tranche A3 Commitment or Incremental Commitment and when used in reference to any Lender, refers to whether such Lender has an Advance or Commitment with respect to the applicable Class.
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“Commitment” means a Tranche A1 Commitment, a Tranche A2 Commitment, a Tranche A3 Commitment or an Incremental Commitment.
“Commitment Termination Date” means the earliest of (x) the date that is fifteen (15) days after consummation of the Merger, (y) October 7, 2019 and (z) the date on which the valid termination of the Merger Agreement occurs without the consummation of the Merger.
“Communications” has the meaning specified in Section 9.02(g)(ii).
“Connection Income Taxes” means Other Connection Taxes that are imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated) or that are franchise Taxes or branch profits Taxes.
“Consenting Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 2.16(b).
“Consolidated EBITDA” means, for any period, the sum of (a) net income, plus (b) to the extent (except in the case of clause (b)(xvii) below) deducted in determining net income for such period, the sum of (i) provisions for income taxes, plus (ii) consolidated interest expense and preferred dividends, plus (iii) depreciation and amortization (including, but not limited to, deferred financing costs, organization costs, goodwill, comprehensive income and non-compete amortization), plus (iv) extraordinary, unusual and non-recurring losses and charges, plus (v) other non-cash charges, plus (vi) fees, costs and expenses (including amounts in respect of settlements or judgments) related to, and any reserves established in respect of, the litigation and investigations identified on Schedule 1.01 hereto plus (vii) debt extinguishment charges and expenses, plus (viii) foreign currency translation losses, plus (ix) losses on investments, plus (x) mark-to-market and foreign currency conversion losses on hedging transactions and intercompany accounts, plus (xi) non-compete expenses, plus (xii) losses on sales of fixed assets not in the ordinary course of business, after giving effect to any related charges for, reduction of or provisions for taxes thereon, plus (xiii) minority interests, plus (xiv) charges and expenses arising from any changes in accounting with respect to pensions, plus (xv) charges and expense arising from any revaluation, lump-sum settlement, annuitization of pension assets and liabilities or contractual termination benefits, plus (xvi) fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection with (x) the Merger or this Agreement or (y) any proposed or consummated acquisition permitted hereunder, plus (xvii) cost savings, operating expense reductions and synergies resulting from, or related to, mergers and other business combinations, acquisitions, divestitures, restructurings, cost savings initiatives and other similar initiatives and actions 

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that are projected by the Borrower in good faith to be realized within 12 months from the fiscal quarter ended immediately after a merger or other business combination, acquisition or divestiture is consummated or any other restructuring, cost savings initiative or other initiative or action (calculated on a pro forma basis as though such cost savings, operating expense reductions and synergies had been realized on the first day of such period and as if such cost savings, operating expense reductions and synergies were realized during the entirety of such period), net of the amount of actual benefits realized during such period from such actions; provided that the aggregate amount of cost savings, operating expense reductions and synergies included pursuant to this clause (xvii), other than any cost savings, operating expense reductions and synergies of the type that would be permitted to be included in pro forma financial statements prepared in accordance with Regulation S-X under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, shall not exceed US$250,000,000; provided further that no cost savings, operating expense reductions and synergies shall be added back pursuant to this clause (xvii) to the extent duplicative of any expenses or charges otherwise added back to Consolidated EBITDA, whether through a pro forma adjustment or otherwise, for such period, minus (c) to the extent included in the calculation of net income for such period, the sum of (i) extraordinary, unusual or non-recurring gains, plus (ii) debt extinguishment gains, plus (iii) foreign currency translation gains, plus (iv) gains on investments, plus (v) mark-to-market and foreign currency conversion gains on hedging transactions and intercompany accounts, plus (vi) gains on sales of fixed assets not in the ordinary course of business, after giving effect to any related charges for, reduction of or provisions for, taxes thereon, plus (vii) other income (including other income attributable to minority interests).  For the purpose of calculating Consolidated EBITDA for any Person for any period, if during such period such Person or any Subsidiary of such Person shall have made a Material Acquisition or Material Disposition, Consolidated EBITDA for such period shall be calculated after giving pro forma effect to such Material Acquisition or Material Disposition as if such Material Acquisition or Material Disposition occurred on the first day of such period.  “Material Acquisition” means any acquisition or series of related acquisitions that involves consideration (including non-cash consideration) with a fair market value, as of the date of the closing thereof, in excess of US$100,000,000; provided that the Borrower may, in its sole discretion, treat an acquisition or series of related acquisitions that involve consideration of less than US$100,000,000 as a Material Acquisition.  “Material Disposition” means any disposition of property or series of related dispositions of property that involves consideration (including non-cash consideration) with a fair market value, as of the date of the closing thereof, in excess of US$100,000,000; provided that the Borrower may, in its sole discretion, treat a disposition or series of related dispositions that involves consideration of less than US$100,000,000 as a Material Disposition.
“Consolidated Interest Expense” means, for any period, total interest expense (including that portion attributable to Capital Leases in accordance with GAAP and capitalized interest) of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis with respect to all outstanding Debt of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, including all commissions, discounts and other fees and charges owed with respect to letters of credit and bankers’ acceptance financing, net costs under Interest Rate Agreements and amounts referred to in ‎Section 2.04 payable to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that are considered interest 

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expense in accordance with GAAP, but excluding, however (a) any such amounts referred to in Section 2.04(a) payable on or before the Effective Date and (b) net interest and charges in connection with cash pooling and multi-currency notional pooling programs.
“Consolidated Total Debt” means, as of any date of determination, all Debt (excluding Equity-linked Debt and “advances” and “overdrafts” in respect of cash pooling and multi-currency notional pooling programs) of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis.
“Convert”, “Conversion” and “Converted” each refers to a conversion of Advances of one Type into Advances of another Type pursuant to Section 2.09.
“Current Anniversary Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.16(a).
“Customary Permitted Liens” means, with respect to any Person, any of the following Liens:
(a)    Liens with respect to the payment of taxes, assessments or governmental charges in each case that are not yet due or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which adequate reserves or other appropriate provisions are being maintained to the extent required by GAAP;
(b)    Liens of landlords arising by statute or lease contracts entered into in the ordinary course, inchoate, statutory or construction liens, and liens of suppliers, mechanics, carriers, materialmen, warehousemen, producers, operators or workmen and other liens imposed by law created in the ordinary course of business for amounts not yet due or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which adequate reserves or other appropriate provisions are being maintained to the extent required by GAAP;
(c)    liens, pledges or deposits made in the ordinary course of business in connection with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance or other types of social security benefits, taxes, assessments, statutory obligations or other similar charges or to secure the performance of bids, tenders, sales, leases, contracts (other than for the repayment of borrowed money) or in connection with surety, appeal, customs or performance bonds or other similar instruments;
(d)    encumbrances arising by reason of zoning restrictions, easements, licenses, reservations, covenants, rights-of-way, utility easements, building restrictions and other similar encumbrances on the use of real property not materially detracting from the value of such real property and not materially interfering with the ordinary conduct of the business conducted at such real property;
(e)    encumbrances arising under leases or subleases of real property that do not, individually or in the aggregate, materially detract from the value of such real property or materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business conducted at such real property;

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(f)    encumbrances arising under any licenses or sublicenses of, or covenants not to sue with respect, to intellectual property granted in the ordinary course of such Person’s business; 
(g)    financing statements with respect to a lessor’s rights in and to personal property leased to such Person in the ordinary course of such Person’s business; and
(h)    liens, pledges or deposits made in the ordinary course of banking arrangements in connection with any netting or set-off arrangements for the purpose of netting debit and credit balances.
“Daily Margin” means, for any date of determination, the interest rate per annum set forth in the table below that corresponds to (i) the Level applicable to the Borrower in respect of its Rating for such date of determination and (ii) the Class and Type of Advance:
	
					
	 
	Daily Margin for Tranche A1 Advances that are Eurocurrency Rate Advances
	Daily Margin for Tranche A1 Advances that are Base Rate Advances
	Daily Margin for Tranche A2 Advances
	Daily Margin for Tranche A3 Advances

	Level 1
	1.000%
	0.00%
	0.400%
	0.550%

	Level 2
	1.125%
	0.125%
	0.525%
	0.675%

	Level 3
	1.250%
	0.250%
	0.650%
	0.800%

	Level 4
	1.375%
	0.375%
	0.775%
	0.925%

	Level 5
	1.500%
	0.500%
	0.900%
	1.050%

“Debt” means, with respect to any Person, (a) indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money, (b) obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments and (c) obligations of such Person as lessee under Capital Leases; provided that “Debt” shall not include borrowings against the cash surrender value of life insurance policies covering employees of the Borrower or its Affiliates and owned by the Borrower so long as (i) recourse for such borrowings is limited to such policies and the proceeds thereof and (ii) any value assigned to such policies on the consolidated financial statements of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries is net of the amount of such borrowings.
“Determination Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.16(b).
“Documentation Agents” means Citibank, N.A., Commerzbank AG, New York Branch, Lloyds Bank Corporate Markets plc and Mizuho Bank, Ltd., each in its capacity as documentation agent.

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“EEA Financial Institution” means (a) any credit institution or investment firm established in any EEA Member Country which is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority, (b) any entity established in an EEA Member Country which is a parent of an institution described in clause (a) of this definition, or (c) any financial institution established in an EEA Member Country which is a subsidiary of an institution described in clauses (a) or (b) of this definition and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent. 
“EEA Member Country” means any of the member states of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.
“EEA Resolution Authority” means any public administrative authority or any Person entrusted with public administrative authority of any EEA Member Country (including any delegee) having responsibility for the resolution of any EEA Financial Institution.
“Effective Date” means the first date on which the conditions precedent set forth in ‎Section 3.01 have been satisfied.
“Eligible Assignee” means any Person that meets the requirements to be an assignee under ‎Section 9.07(b)(iii), Section 9.07(b)(v) and ‎Section 9.07(b)(vi) (subject to such consents, if any, as may be required under ‎Section 9.07 (b)(iii)).
“Eligible Lenders” has the meaning specified in Section 2.16(d).
“Employee Benefit Plan” means any “employee benefit plan” as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA which is or was maintained or contributed to by the Borrower, its Subsidiaries or its ERISA Affiliates.
“Environmental Law” means any and all applicable statutes, laws, regulations, ordinances, rules, judgments, orders, decrees, permits, concessions, grants, franchises, licenses, agreements or other governmental restrictions with or of any federal, state or local governmental authority within the United States or any State or territory thereof and which relate to the pollution or protection of the environment or the release of any hazardous substances into the environment.
“Equity-linked Debt” means Debt that is required to be converted at, or prior to, maturity into equity securities of the Borrower.
“Equivalent” of a currency for another currency means the Administrative Agent’s Spot Rate of Exchange of such currency at approximately 11:00 A.M. (London time) on the date as of which the foreign exchange computation is made.
“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, and the regulations promulgated and rulings issued thereunder.
“ERISA Affiliate” means any Person who for purposes of Title IV of ERISA is a member of the Borrower’s controlled group, or under common control with the Borrower, 

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within the meaning of Section 414 of the Code and the regulations promulgated and rulings issued thereunder.  Any former ERISA Affiliate of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries shall continue to be considered an ERISA Affiliate within the meaning of this definition with respect to the period such entity was an ERISA Affiliate of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries and with respect to liabilities arising after such period for which the Borrower or its Subsidiaries could be liable under the Code or ERISA.
“ERISA Event” means (a) the occurrence of a reportable event, within the meaning of Section 4043 of ERISA, unless the 30-day notice requirement with respect thereto has been waived by the PBGC; (b) the provision by the administrator of any Pension Plan of a notice of intent to terminate such Pension Plan pursuant to Section 4041(a)(2) of ERISA (including any such notice with respect to a plan amendment referred to in Section 4041(e) of ERISA); (c) the cessation of operations at a facility in the circumstances described in Section 4062(e) of ERISA; (d) the withdrawal by the Borrower or an ERISA Affiliate from a Multiple Employer Plan during a plan year for which it was a substantial employer, as defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA; (e) the failure by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate to make a payment to a Pension Plan required under Section 303(k) of ERISA, which Section imposes a lien for failure to make required payments; (f) the institution by the PBGC of proceedings to terminate a Pension Plan, pursuant to Section 4042 of ERISA, or the occurrence of any event or condition which, in the reasonable judgment of the Borrower, might constitute grounds under Section 4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, a Pension Plan; (g) the withdrawal by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from any Multiemployer Plan or the termination of such Multiemployer Plan resulting in liability pursuant to Title IV of ERISA; or (h) a determination that any Pension Plan is, or is expected to be, in “at-risk” status (within the meaning of Section 303(i)(4)(A) of ERISA or Section 430(i)(4)(A) of the Code).
“EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule” means the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule published by the Loan Market Association (or any successor person), as in effect from time to time.
“EURIBOR Rate” means, for any Interest Period for each Advance denominated in Euro comprising part of the same Borrowing, an interest rate per annum equal to the Euro interbank offered rate administered by the Banking Federation of the European Union (or any other person which takes over administration of that rate) for the relevant period displayed on page EURIBOR01 of the Bloomberg screen at or about 11:00 A.M. (Central European time) two TARGET Days before the first day of such Interest Period or, if such page or such service shall cease to be available, such other page or such other service for the purpose of displaying an average rate of the Banking Federation of the European Union as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably select; provided that any comparable or successor rate shall be applied in a manner consistent with market practice; provided that the EURIBOR Rate shall at no time be less than 0% per annum.
“Euro” and “€” mean the single currency of the Participating Member States.
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“Eurocurrency Liabilities” has the meaning assigned to that term in Regulation D of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, as in effect from time to time.
“Eurocurrency Rate” means, for any Interest Period for each Eurocurrency Rate Advance comprising part of the same Borrowing, the rate per annum equal to:
(a)    with respect to any Advance denominated in U.S. Dollars, the London interbank offered rate as administered by ICE Benchmark Association (or the successor thereto if the ICE Benchmark Association is no longer administering such rate) (“LIBOR”), as published on the applicable Bloomberg screen page (or such other comparable commercially available source providing quotations of LIBOR as may be designated by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion from time to time) at approximately 11:00 A.M. (London time) two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period, for deposits in U.S. Dollars (for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period), with a term equivalent to such Interest Period; and
(b)    with respect to any Advance denominated in Euro, the EURIBOR Rate;
provided, that the Eurocurrency Rate shall at no time be less than 0% per annum.
“Eurocurrency Rate Advance” means an Advance which bears interest as provided in Section 2.07(b).
“Events of Default” has the meaning specified in ‎Section 6.01.
“Exchange Act Report” means collectively, the Annual Reports of the Borrower on Form 10-K, from time to time, the Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, from time to time, and Reports on Form 8-K of the Borrower filed with or furnished to the SEC from time to time.
“Excluded Taxes” means any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to a Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to a Recipient: (a) Taxes imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated), franchise Taxes, branch profits Taxes, in each case, imposed as a result of such Recipient being organized under the laws of, or having its principal office or, in the case of any Lender, its applicable lending office located in, the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (or any political subdivision thereof), (b) Other Connection Taxes, (c) in the case of a Lender, U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of such Lender with respect to an applicable interest in an Advance or Commitment pursuant to a law in effect on the date on which (i) such Lender acquires such interest in the Advance or Commitment (other than pursuant to an assignment request by the Borrower under Section 2.17(b)) or (ii) such Lender changes its lending office, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Section 2.12, amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to such Lender’s assignor immediately before such Lender became a party hereto or to such Lender immediately before it changed its lending office, (d) Taxes attributable to such Recipient’s failure to comply with Section 2.12(f) and (e) any withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA.

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“Existing Revolving Credit Agreement” means that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of October 11, 2013 among the Borrower (as successor borrower to Computer Sciences Corporation, a Nevada corporation), the lenders from time to time party thereto and Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent, as further amended, restated, amended and restated, extended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Extension Request” has the meaning specified in Section 2.16(a).
“Extension Approval” has the meaning specified in Section 2.16(c).
“Facility” means each Term Loan A Facility, as applicable.
“FATCA” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof, any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code and any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or practices adopted pursuant to any intergovernmental agreement, treaty or convention among Governmental Authorities and implementing such Sections of the Code.
“Federal Funds Rate” means, for any period, a fluctuating interest rate per annum equal for each day during such period to the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System, as published for such day (or, if such day is not a Business Day, for the preceding Business Day) by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or, if such rate is not so published for any day which is a Business Day, the average of the quotations for such day on such transactions received by the Administrative Agent from three Federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by it.
“Fee Letter” means, collectively, (x) the separate fee letters dated February 5, 2019 among (i) the Borrower, Bank of America, N.A., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and MUFG Bank, Ltd. and (ii) the Borrower and Bank of America, N.A. and (y) the separate fee letters dated March 15, 2019 among (i) the Borrower and Citibank, N.A., (ii) the Borrower and Commerzbank AG, New York Branch, (iii) the Borrower and Lloyds Bank Corporate Markets plc and (iv) the Borrower and Mizuho Bank, Ltd., in each case setting out fees payable to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 2.04(a).
“Foreign Lender” means a Lender that is not a U.S. Person.
“Fund” means any Person (other than a natural Person) that is (or will be) engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its activities.
“Funding Date” means the first date on which the conditions set forth in Section 3.02 have been satisfied.

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“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or in such other statements by such other entity as may be approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession, which are applicable to the circumstances as of the date of determination.
“Governmental Authority” means the government of the United States of America or any other nation, or of any political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government (including any supra-national bodies such as the European Union or the European Central Bank).
“Granting Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 2.18.
“Holding Company” has the meaning specified in Section 6.01(h).
“Incremental Advances” means advances made by one or more Incremental Lenders to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(b) and the applicable Incremental Assumption Agreement.  Incremental Advances shall be made in the form of additional Tranche A1 Advances, Tranche A2 Advances or Tranche A3 Advances.
“Incremental Assumption Agreement” has the meaning specified in Section 2.18(b).
“Incremental Commitment” means the commitment of any Incremental Lender, established pursuant to Section 2.18, to make Incremental Advances to the Borrower.
 “Incremental Lender” means any bank, financial institution or other investor with an Incremental Commitment or an outstanding Incremental Advance.
“Incremental Maturity Date” means, with respect to Incremental Advances, the scheduled date on which such Incremental Advances shall become due and payable in full hereunder, as specified in the applicable Incremental Assumption Agreement.
“Indemnified Person” has the meaning specified in Section 9.04(c).
“Indemnified Taxes” means (a) Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower under any Loan Document and (b) to the extent not otherwise described in clause (a), Other Taxes.
“Information” has the meaning specified in Section 9.19.
“Initial Advance” means a loan made by an Initial Lender to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(a) of this Agreement on the Funding Date.

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“Initial Commitment” means, with respect to each Initial Lender, the commitment, if any, of such Initial Lender to make one or more Initial Advances hereunder on the Funding Date.
“Initial Lender” means a Lender listed on Schedule I as having Initial Commitments.
“Interest Period” means, for each Eurocurrency Rate Advance comprising part of the same Borrowing, the period commencing on the date of such Eurocurrency Rate Advance, or on the date of continuation of such Advance as a Eurocurrency Rate Advance upon expiration of successive Interest Periods applicable thereto, or on the date of Conversion of a Base Rate Advance into a Eurocurrency Rate Advance, and ending on the last day of the period selected by the Borrower pursuant to the provisions hereof.  The duration of each such Interest Period shall be one, two, three or six months, as the Borrower may select in the Notice of Borrowing or the Notice of Conversion/Continuation for such Advance; provided, however, that:
(a)    the Borrower may not select any Interest Period with respect to a Borrowing of any Class which ends after the Maturity Date in respect of such Class;
(b)    Interest Periods commencing on the same date for Advances comprising part of the same Borrowing shall be of the same duration; 
(c)    any Interest Period that begins on the last Business Day of any calendar month, or on any day for which there is no corresponding day in the last month of such Interest Period, shall end on the last Business Day of the month at the end of such Interest Period; 
(d)    whenever the last day of any Interest Period would otherwise occur on a day other than a Business Day, the last day of such Interest Period shall be extended to occur on the next succeeding Business Day, provided, that if such extension would cause the last day of such Interest Period to occur in the next following calendar month, the last day of such Interest Period shall occur on the preceding Business Day;
(e)    the initial Interest Period with respect to any Initial Advance shall commence on the date such Initial Advance is made and end on the last Business Day of the first full calendar month thereafter; and
(f)    the initial Interest Period or Periods with respect to any Incremental Advance of the same Class as any Class of Advances then outstanding shall commence on the date such Incremental Advance is made and end on the last day of the Interest Period or Periods of the then outstanding Advances of such outstanding Class, with, in any case in which there are more than one such Interest Periods, the amounts of such Incremental Advances allocated to each such Interest Period being in proportion to the amounts of such outstanding Advances of such outstanding Class subject to such respective Interest Periods.

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“Interest Rate Agreement” means any interest rate swap agreement, interest rate cap agreement, interest rate collar agreement or other similar agreement or arrangement to which the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is a party.
“IRS” means the United States Internal Revenue Service. 
“Joint Lead Arrangers” means Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (or any other registered broker-dealer wholly-owned by Bank of America Corporation to which all or substantially all of Bank of America Corporation’s or any of its subsidiaries’ investment banking, commercial lending services or related businesses may be transferred following the date hereof), MUFG Bank, Ltd., Citibank, N.A., Commerzbank AG, New York Branch, Lloyds Bank Corporate Markets plc and Mizuho Bank, Ltd., each in its capacity as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners.
“Lenders” means the Tranche A1 Lenders, the Tranche A2 Lenders, the Tranche A3 Lenders, the Incremental Lenders of any Class, if any, and any other Person that shall become a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption, other than any such Person that ceases to be a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption.
“Level” means Level 1, Level 2, Level 3, Level 4 or Level 5, as the case may be.
“Level 1” means that, as of any date of determination, the applicable Rating is equal to or better than A- (in the case of a Rating from S&P) or A3 (in the case of a Rating from Moody’s), as applicable, as of such date of determination.
“Level 2” means that, as of any date of determination, the applicable Rating is equal to BBB+ (in the case of a Rating from S&P) or Baa1 (in the case of a Rating from Moody’s), as applicable, as of such date of determination.
“Level 3” means that, as of any date of determination, the applicable Rating is equal to BBB (in the case of a Rating from S&P) or Baa2 (in the case of a Rating from Moody’s), as applicable, as of such date of determination.
“Level 4” means that, as of any date of determination, the applicable Rating is equal to BBB- (in the case of a Rating from S&P) or Baa3 (in the case of a Rating from Moody’s), as applicable, as of such date of determination.
“Level 5” means that, as of any date of determination, the applicable Rating is equal to or below BB+ (in the case of a Rating from S&P) or Ba1 (in the case of a Rating from Moody’s), as applicable, as of such date of determination, or the only Rating is a private rating and the Borrower will not authorize the applicable rating agency to make such Rating available to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders.
“LIBOR” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Eurocurrency Rate”.
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“LIBOR Successor Rate Conforming Changes” has the meaning specified in Section 2.08(b).
“Lien” means any lien, mortgage, pledge, security interest, charge or encumbrance of any kind (including any interest of a vendor or lessor under any conditional sale or other title retention agreement and any lease in the nature thereof).
“Limited Condition Acquisition” means any acquisition or other investment permitted hereunder which the Borrower or one or more of its subsidiaries has contractually committed to consummate, the terms of which do not condition the Borrower’s or such subsidiary’s, as applicable, obligation to close such acquisition or other investment on the availability of third-party financing.
“Loan Document” means this Agreement, any Incremental Assumption Agreement and any Note.
“Long Stop Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.06(a)(iv).
“Majority Lenders” means at any time Lenders holding greater than 50% of the sum of (i) the then aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Advances held by all Lenders and (ii) the aggregate undrawn Commitments of all Lenders then outstanding.
“Majority Facility Lenders” means at any time, with respect to any Facility, Lenders holding greater than 50% of the then aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Advances held by all Lenders under a Facility, or, if no such principal amount is then outstanding, Lenders having greater than 50% of the all of the Commitments under such Facility.
“Maturity Date” means with respect to each Term Loan A Facility, the Tranche A1 Maturity Date, the Tranche A2 Maturity Date or the Tranche A3 Maturity Date, as applicable, in each case or such later date as may be extended from time to time pursuant to Section 2.16 (or if any such date is not a Business Day, the next preceding Business Day).
“Merger” means the merger, pursuant to the Merger Agreement, of Merger Sub with and into the Target, with the Target being the surviving entity.
“Merger Agreement” means the Merger Agreement dated as of January 6, 2019 by and among the Borrower, Merger Sub and the Target (as amended or otherwise modified from time to time).
“Merger Sub” means Luna Equities, Inc., a company incorporated under the laws of the British Virgin Islands and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Borrower.
“Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and any successor thereto.
“Multiemployer Plan” means a “multiemployer plan” as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA to which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate of the Borrower is making, or 

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is obligated to make, contributions or has within any of the preceding six plan years been obligated to make or accrue contributions.
“Multiple Employer Plan” means a single employer plan, as defined in Section 4001(a)(15) of ERISA, which (a) is maintained for employees of the Borrower or an ERISA Affiliate and by at least one Person other than the Borrower and its ERISA Affiliates or (b) was so maintained and in respect of which the Borrower or an ERISA Affiliate could have liability under Section 4063, 4064 or 4069 of ERISA in the event such plan has been or were to be terminated.
“Non-Consenting Lender” means any Lender that (x) does not approve any consent, waiver or amendment that (i) requires the approval of all Lenders or all affected Lenders (or all Lenders of one or more affected Facilities) in accordance with the terms of Section 9.01 and (ii) has been approved by the Majority Lenders, the Majority Facility Lenders of the applicable Classes or a majority of the applicable affected Lenders, as applicable or (y) is a Non-Extending Lender in respect of any Extension Request for which an Extension Approval has occurred.
“Non-Extending Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 2.16(c).
“Note” means a promissory note of the Borrower payable to any Lender of any Class, in substantially the form of Exhibit C delivered pursuant to a request made under Section 2.14, evidencing the aggregate indebtedness of the Borrower to such Lender resulting from the Advances of such Class made or held by such Lender.
“Notice of Borrowing” has the meaning specified in Section 2.02(a).
“Notice of Conversion/Continuation” has the meaning specified in Section 2.09.
“Other Connection Taxes” means, with respect to any Recipient, Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between such Recipient and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising from such Recipient having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to or enforced any Loan Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Advance or Loan Document).
“Other Taxes” means all present or future stamp, court or documentary, intangible, recording, filing or similar Taxes that arise from any payment made under, from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document, except any such Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment (other than an assignment made pursuant to Section 2.17).
“Participant” has the meaning specified in Section 9.07(d).
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“Participating Member State” means any member state of the European Union that has the Euro as its lawful currency in accordance with legislation of the European Union relating to Economic and Monetary Union.
“Patriot Act” has the meaning specified in Section 9.18.
“PBGC” means the U.S. Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and any successor thereto.
“Pension Plan” means a Single Employer Plan or a Multiple Employer Plan or both.
“Person” means an individual, partnership, corporation, business trust, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated association, joint venture or other entity, or a government or any political subdivision or agency thereof.
“Platform” has the meaning specified in Section 9.02(g)(i).
“Potential Event of Default” means a condition or event which, after the giving of notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute an Event of Default if that condition or event were not cured or removed within any applicable grace or cure period.
“Primary Currency” has the meaning specified in Section 9.14(c).
“PTE” means a prohibited transaction class exemption issued by the U.S. Department of Labor, as any such exemption may be amended from time to time.
“Public Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 9.02(g)(i).
“Rating” means as of any date, the public rating that has been most recently announced by any of S&P or Moody’s, as the case may be, with respect to the senior, unsecured, non-credit enhanced, long-term debt securities of the Borrower or if any such rating agency shall have issued more than one such public rating, the lowest such public rating issued by such rating agency.  For purposes of determining the Daily Margin or the Ticking Fee Rate, (a) if any change in the Rating established by S&P or Moody’s shall result in a change in the Level, the change in the Daily Margin shall be effective as of the date on which such rating change is publicly announced by S&P or Moody’s, as the case may be, (b) if Ratings are available from only one of S&P or Moody’s, then the applicable Level shall be set by reference to this one Rating, (c) if Ratings are available from each of S&P and Moody’s and such Ratings fall within two different Levels, then the higher of such Ratings shall apply, unless there is a split in such Ratings of more than one Level, in which case the Level that is one Level higher than the Level of the lower Rating shall apply, (d) if Ratings are unavailable from S&P and Moody’s for any reason other than such agencies cease providing public debt ratings generally for any day, then the applicable Level for such day shall be deemed to be Level 5; and (e) if either of S&P or Moody’s changes the basis on which its ratings are established and or described, each reference in this Agreement to a Rating announced by S&P or Moody’s, as the case may be, shall be deemed to refer to the then equivalent rating established by S&P or Moody’s.

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“Recipient” means (a) the Administrative Agent, (b) any Lender and (c) any SPC, as applicable.
“Register” has the meaning specified in Section 9.07(c).
“Related Parties” means, with respect to any Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the partners, directors, officers, employees, agents, trustees, administrators, managers, advisors and representatives of such Person and of such Person’s Affiliates.
“Resignation Effective Date” has the meaning specified in Section 8.06(a).
“Responsible Officer” means, for purposes of notices given pursuant to Article II, any officer or employee of the Borrower so designated by any of the chief executive officer, president, chief financial officer, treasurer, assistant treasurer or controller of the Borrower in a notice to the Administrative Agent or any other officer or employee of the Borrower in or pursuant to an agreement between the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.  Any document delivered hereunder that is signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower shall be conclusively presumed to have been authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership and/or other action on the part of the Borrower and such Responsible Officer shall be conclusively presumed to have acted on behalf of the Borrower. To the extent requested by the Administrative Agent, each Responsible Officer will provide an incumbency certificate, in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
“S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC, a subsidiary of S&P Global Inc., or any successor thereto. 
“Sanctioned Country” means, at any time, a country, region or territory that is the subject or target of any comprehensive territorial Sanctions (currently Crimea, Cuba, Iran, North Korea and Syria).
“Sanctioned Person” means, at any time, (a) any Person listed in any Sanctions-related list of designated Persons maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the U.S. Department of State, the United Nations Security Council or the European Union, (b) any Person located, operating, organized or resident in a Sanctioned Country or (c) any Person controlled by any such Sanctioned Person under clause (a) or (b) above.
“Sanctions” means economic or financial sanctions or trade embargoes imposed, administered or enforced from time to time by (a) the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury or the U.S. Department of State, (b) the United Nations Security Council, the European Union or Her Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom or (c) the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
“Scheduled Unavailability Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.08(b).
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“Senior Managing Agents” means Bayerische Landesbank, New York Branch, Capital One, National Association, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., PNC Bank, National Association, National Westminster Bank plc, The Bank of Nova Scotia and TD Bank, N.A., each in its capacity as senior managing agent.
“Significant Subsidiary” means, at any time, any Subsidiary of the Borrower which accounts for more than 5% of consolidated total assets or 5% of consolidated revenue of the Borrower determined in accordance with GAAP.
“Single Employer Plan” means a single employer plan, as defined in Section 4001(a)(15) of ERISA, which (a) is maintained for employees of the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate and no Person other than the Borrower and its ERISA Affiliates or (b) was so maintained and in respect of which the Borrower or an ERISA Affiliate could have liability under Section 4062 or 4069 of ERISA in the event such plan has been or were to be terminated.
“Solvent” means, with respect to any Person, as of any date of determination, (i) the sum of the debt (including contingent liabilities) of such Person and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, does not exceed the fair value of the assets (on a going concern basis) of such Person and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; (ii) the present fair saleable value of the assets (on a going concern basis) of such Person and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, is not less than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liabilities of such Person and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, on their debts as they become absolute and matured in the ordinary course of business; (iii) the capital of such Person and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, is not unreasonably small in relation to the business of such Person and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, contemplated as of such date; and (iv) such Person and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, do not intend to incur, or believe that they will incur, debts (including current obligations and contingent liabilities) beyond their ability to pay such debts as they mature in the ordinary course of business; provided that the amount of any contingent liability at any time shall be computed as the amount that, in light of all of the facts and circumstances existing at such time, represents the amount that can reasonably be expected to become an actual or matured liability.
“SPC” has the meaning specified in Section 2.18.
“Specified Representations” means those representations made in Sections 4.01(a)(i), 4.01(a)(ii), 4.01(a)(iii), 4.01(b), 4.01(d), 4.01(g), 4.01(i), 4.01(o) and 4.01(p) (with respect to Sections 2.15(b) and (c) only).
“Subsidiary” of any Person means any corporation, association, partnership or other business entity of which at least 50% of the total voting power of shares of stock or other securities entitled to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof.  Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to a “Subsidiary” or to “Subsidiaries” shall refer to a Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of the Borrower.

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“Syndication Agent” means MUFG Bank Ltd., in its capacity as syndication agent.
“Target” means Luxoft Holding, Inc, a company incorporated under the laws of the British Virgin Islands.
“TARGET Day” means any day on which TARGET2 is open for business.
“Taxes” means all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings (including backup withholding), assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.
“Term Loan A Facilities” means the Tranche A1 Facility, the Tranche A2 Facility and the Tranche A3 Facility.
“Ticking Fee” has the meaning specified in Section 2.04(b).
“Ticking Fee End Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.04(b).
“Ticking Fee Rate” means 0.15% per annum.
“Ticking Fee Trigger Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.04(b).
“Trade Date” has the meaning specified in Section 9.07(b)(i)(B).
“Tranche A1 Advance” means an advance made pursuant to Section 2.01(a)(i). 
“Tranche A1 Commitment” means, with respect to each Tranche A1 Lender, the commitment, if any, of such Tranche A1 Lender to make a Tranche A1 Advance hereunder on the Funding Date.  The initial aggregate amount of the Tranche A1 Lenders’ Commitments is US$500,000,000.
“Tranche A1 Facility” means the Tranche A1 Facility provided hereunder.
“Tranche A1 Lender” means a lender with a Tranche A1 Commitment or Tranche A1 Advance. 
“Tranche A1 Maturity Date” means the date that is five years following the Funding Date or, if such date is not a Business Day, the first Business Day thereafter (unless such next Business Day is not in the same calendar month, in which case the next preceding Business Day). 
“Tranche A1 Repayment Date” means the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December, commencing with the last Business Day of the first full fiscal quarter ending after the Funding Date.
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“Tranche A2 Commitment” means, with respect to each Tranche A2 Lender, the commitment, if any, of such Tranche A2 Lender to make a Tranche A2 Advance hereunder on the Funding Date.  The initial aggregate amount of the Tranche A2 Lenders’ Commitments is €750,000,000.
“Tranche A2 Facility” means the Tranche A2 Facility provided hereunder.
“Tranche A2 Lender” means a lender with a Tranche A2 Commitment or Tranche A2 Advance.
“Tranche A2 Maturity Date” means the date that is two years following the Funding Date or, if such date is not a Business Day, the first Business Day thereafter (unless such next Business Day is not in the same calendar month, in which case the next preceding Business Day).
“Tranche A3 Advance” means an advance made pursuant to Section 2.01(a)(iii).
“Tranche A3 Commitment” means, with respect to each Tranche A3 Lender, the commitment, if any, of such Tranche A3 Lender to make a Tranche A3 Advance hereunder on the Funding Date.  The initial aggregate amount of the Tranche A3 Lenders’ Commitments is €750,000,000.
“Tranche A3 Facility” means the Tranche A3 Facility provided hereunder.
“Tranche A3 Lender” means a lender with a Tranche A3 Commitment or Tranche A3 Advance.
“Tranche A3 Maturity Date” means the date that is three years following the Funding Date or, if such date is not a Business Day, the first Business Day thereafter (unless such next Business Day is not in the same calendar month, in which case the next preceding Business Day).
“Transaction Costs” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Transactions”.
“Transactions” means, (a) the Merger, (b) the Borrower’s obtaining of the Term Loan A Facilities and borrowing the Advances available under the Term Loan A Facilities on the Funding Date and (c) the payment of fees, premiums and expenses (the “Transaction Costs”) incurred in connection with the transactions described in the foregoing clauses (a) and (b).
“Type”, when used in reference to any Advance or Borrowing, refers to whether the rate of interest on such Advance, or on the Advances comprising such Borrowing, is determined by reference to the Base Rate or the Eurocurrency Rate.
“US$” or “U.S. Dollars” each means lawful currency of the United States of America.
“U.S. Person” means any Person that is a “United States person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.

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“U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.12(f)(ii)(B)(3).
“Withholding Agent” means the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.
“Withdrawal Liability” has the meaning given such term under Part I of Subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA.
“Write-Down and Conversion Powers” means, with respect to any EEA Resolution Authority, the write-down and conversion powers of such EEA Resolution Authority from time to time under the Bail-In Legislation for the applicable EEA Member Country, which write-down and conversion powers are described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule.
Section 1.02    Computation of Time Periods.  In this Agreement in the computation of periods of time from a specified date to a later specified date, the word “from” means “from and including” and the words “to” and “until” each means “to but excluding”.
Section 1.03    Other Interpretive Provisions.  With reference to this Agreement and each other Loan Document, unless otherwise specified herein or in such other Loan Document:
(a)    The meanings of defined terms are equally applicable to the singular and plural forms of the defined terms.
(b)    The words “herein,” “hereto,” “hereof” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in any Loan Document shall refer to such Loan Document as a whole and not to any particular provision thereof.
(c)    Article, Section, Exhibit and Schedule references are to the Loan Document in which such reference appears.
(d)    The term “including” is by way of example and not limitation.
(e)    The term “documents” includes any and all instruments, documents, agreements, certificates, notices, reports, financial statements and other writings, however evidenced, whether in physical or electronic form.
(f)    In the computation of periods of time from a specified date to a later specified date, the word “from” means “from and including”; the words “to” and “until” each mean “to but excluding”; and the word “through” means “to and including.”
(g)    Section headings herein and in the other Loan Documents are included for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement or any other Loan Document.
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(i)    for purposes of determining compliance with any provision of this Agreement which requires that no Potential Event of Default or Event of Default, as applicable, has occurred, is continuing or would result from any such action, as applicable, such condition may, at the option of the Borrower, be deemed satisfied, so long as (x) no Potential Event of Default or Event of Default, as applicable, exists on the date the definitive agreements for such Limited Condition Acquisition are entered into and (y) no Event of Default under clauses (a) and (e) of Section 6.01 shall exist immediately prior to or immediately after giving effect to the consummation of such Limited Condition Acquisition and all concurrent transactions. For the avoidance of doubt, if the Borrower has exercised its option under this clause (h), and any Potential Event of Default or Event of Default occurs following the date the definitive agreements for the applicable Limited Condition Acquisition were entered into and prior to the consummation of such Limited Condition Acquisition (other than an Event of Default referenced in clause (y) above immediately prior to or immediately after giving effect to such Limited Condition Acquisition), any such Potential Event of Default or Event of Default shall be deemed to not have occurred or be continuing for purposes of determining whether any action being taken in connection with such Limited Condition Acquisition is permitted hereunder.
(ii)    for purposes of determining compliance with any provision of this Agreement which requires compliance with any representations and warranties set forth herein, such condition may, at the option of the Borrower, be deemed satisfied, so long as (x) the Borrower is in compliance with such representations and warranties on the date the definitive agreements for such Limited Condition Acquisition are entered into and (y) the Borrower is  in compliance with (A) the Specified Representations in all material respects (except those representations and warranties qualified by materiality, which shall be true and correct) on and as of such date, as though made on and as of such date, except to the extent that any such representation or warranty expressly relates only to an earlier date, in which case it was correct in all material respects (except those representations and warranties qualified by materiality, which shall be true and correct) as of such earlier date and (B) if applicable, the representations and warranties in the relevant acquisition agreement the breach of which would permit the buyer to terminate its obligations thereunder or decline to consummate the Limited Condition Acquisition in all respects, in each case, both immediately prior to and immediately after giving effect to the consummation of such Limited Condition Acquisition and all concurrent transactions; provided that the reference to “material adverse effect” in the Specified Representations shall be understood for purposes of this clause (y) to refer to “Material Adverse Effect” or similar definition as defined in the relevant acquisition agreement governing such Limited Condition Acquisition.  For the avoidance of doubt, if the Borrower has exercised its option under this clause (h), and any breach of a representation or warranty occurs following the date the definitive agreements for the applicable Limited Condition Acquisition were entered into and prior to the consummation of such Limited Condition Acquisition (other than such 

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representations and warranties referenced in clause (y) above immediately prior to or immediately after giving effect to such Limited Condition Acquisition), any such breach shall be deemed to not have occurred for purposes of determining whether any action being taken in connection with such Limited Condition Acquisition is permitted hereunder.
Section 1.04    Accounting Terms.  All accounting terms not specifically defined herein shall be construed in accordance with GAAP consistent with those applied in the preparation of the financial statements referred to in Section 4.01(e).  All computations determining compliance with financial covenants or terms, including definitions used therein, shall be prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in effect at the time of the preparation of, and in conformity with those used to prepare, the historical financial statements delivered to the Lenders pursuant to Section 4.01(e).  If at any time the computations for determining compliance with financial covenants or provisions relating thereto utilize generally accepted accounting principles different than those then being utilized in the financial statements being delivered to the Lenders, such financial statements shall be accompanied by a reconciliation statement.  If at any time any change in GAAP or the required adoption by the Borrower of international financial reporting standards would affect the computation of any financial ratio or requirement set forth in this Agreement, and either the Borrower or the Majority Lenders shall so request, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Borrower shall negotiate in good faith to amend such ratio or requirement to preserve the original intent thereof in light of such change in GAAP or the adoption of such international financial reporting standards (subject to the approval of the Majority Lenders); provided that, until so amended, (i) such ratio or requirement shall continue to be computed in accordance with GAAP in effect at the time of the preparation of, and in conformity with those used to prepare, the historical financial statements delivered to the Lenders pursuant to Section 4.01(e) and (ii) the Borrower shall provide to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders financial statements and other documents required under this Agreement or as reasonably requested hereunder setting forth a reconciliation between calculations of such ratio or requirement made before and after giving effect to such change in GAAP or the adoption of such international financial reporting standards.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of determining compliance with any covenant (including the computation of any financial covenant) contained herein, (a) whether a lease constitutes a capital lease or an operating lease shall be determined based on GAAP as in effect on the date hereof, notwithstanding any modification or interpretative change thereto after the date hereof and (b) all terms of an accounting or financial nature used herein shall be construed, and all computations of amounts and ratios referred to herein shall be made (i) without giving effect to any election under Accounting Standards Codification 825-10-25 (or any other Accounting Standards Codification or Financial Accounting Standard having a similar result or effect) to value any Debt or other liabilities of the Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof at “fair value”, as defined therein and (ii) without giving effect to any treatment of Debt in respect of convertible debt instruments under Accounting Standards Codification 470-20 (or any other Accounting Standards Codification or Financial Accounting Standard having a similar result or effect) to value any such Debt in a reduced or bifurcated manner as described therein, and such Debt shall at all times be valued at the full stated principal amount thereof.

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Section 1.05    Divisions.  For all purposes under the Loan Documents, in connection with any division or plan of division under Delaware law (or any comparable event under a different jurisdiction’s laws): (a) any reference to a merger, transfer, consolidation, amalgamation, consolidation, assignment, sale, disposition or transfer, or similar term, shall be deemed to apply to a division of or by a limited liability company, or an allocation of assets to a series of a limited liability company (or the unwinding of such a division or allocation), as if it were a merger, transfer, consolidation, amalgamation, consolidation, assignment, sale, disposition or transfer, or similar term, as applicable, to, of or with a separate Person and (b) any division of a limited liability company shall constitute a separate Person hereunder (and each division of any limited liability company that is a Subsidiary, joint venture or any other like term shall also constitute such a Person or entity).
Article II     
AMOUNTS AND TERMS OF THE ADVANCES
Section 2.01    The Advances.
(a)    (%4)Each Initial Lender with a Tranche A1 Commitment severally agrees, on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, to make a Tranche A1 Advance denominated in U.S. Dollars to the Borrower on the Funding Date in a principal amount not to exceed its Tranche A1 Commitment on the Funding Date.  The Borrower may make only one borrowing of the full amount of the Tranche A1 Advances, which shall be made on the Funding Date.  The Tranche A1 Advances may from time to time consist of Eurocurrency Rate Advances or Base Rate Advances, as determined by the Borrower and notified to the Administrative Agent in accordance with Section 2.02.
(i)    Each Initial Lender with a Tranche A2 Commitment severally agrees, on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, to make a Tranche A2 Advance denominated in Euros to the Borrower on the Funding Date in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed its Tranche A2 Commitment on the Funding Date.  The Borrower may make only one borrowing of the full amount of the Tranche A2 Advances, which shall be made on the Funding Date.  The Tranche A2 Advances may only consist of Eurocurrency Rate Advances.
(ii)    Each Initial Lender with a Tranche A3 Commitment severally agrees, on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, to make a Tranche A3 Advance denominated in Euros to the Borrower on the Funding Date in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed its Tranche A3 Commitment on the Funding Date.  The Borrower may make only one borrowing of the full amount of the Tranche A3 Advances, which shall be made on the Funding Date.  The Tranche A3 Advances may only consist of Eurocurrency Rate Advances.
(iii)    Any amount borrowed under this Section 2.01(a) and subsequently repaid or prepaid may not be reborrowed.  The Tranche A1 Commitments of each Tranche A1 Lender, the Tranche A2 Commitments of each Tranche A2 Lender and 

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the Tranche A3 Commitments of each Tranche A3 Lender shall terminate immediately and without further action on the Funding Date, after giving effect to the funding of such Lender’s Tranche A1 Commitment, Tranche A2 Commitment and Tranche A3 Commitment, as applicable, on such date (regardless of whether the full amount thereof is requested by the Borrower).
(b)    The Incremental Advances of any Class shall be made by the Incremental Lenders of such Class at the time, in the manner and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the applicable Incremental Assumption Amendment.
Section 2.02    Making the Advances.
(a)    Each Borrowing shall be made on notice, given not later than (x) 10:00 A.M. (New York City time) on the date of a proposed Borrowing consisting of Base Rate Advances and (y) 12:00 noon (New York City time) on the third Business Day (or, in the case of Initial Advances, 9:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the second Business Day) prior to the date of a proposed Borrowing consisting of Eurocurrency Rate Advances, in each case by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent, which shall give to each Appropriate Lender prompt notice thereof by electronic mail.  Each such notice of a Borrowing (a “Notice of Borrowing”) shall be by electronic mail or telephone, confirmed immediately in writing by hand delivery or electronic mail, in substantially the form of Exhibit D hereto or such other form as may be approved by the Administrative Agent (including any form on an electronic platform or electronic transmission system as shall be approved by the Administrative Agent) appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower, specifying therein the requested (i) date of such Borrowing, (ii) Facility and currency of such Borrowing, (iii) in the case of the Tranche A1 Facility, the Type of Advances comprising such Borrowing, (iv) aggregate amount of such Borrowing, (v) in the case of a Borrowing comprised of Eurocurrency Rate Advances, the initial Interest Period for each such Advance and (vi) wire transfer instructions with respect to such Borrowing.  Each Appropriate Lender shall, before 1:00 P.M. (New York City time) in the case of a Borrowing consisting of Base Rate Advances or before 11:00 A.M. (New York City time) in the case of a Borrowing consisting of Eurocurrency Rate Advances, in each case on the requested date of such Borrowing, make available for the account of its Applicable Lending Office to the Administrative Agent at its applicable address referred to in Section 9.02, in same day funds, such Lender’s ratable portion of such Borrowing.  Upon fulfillment of the applicable conditions set forth in Section 3.02, the Administrative Agent will make such funds available to the Borrower in like funds as received by the Administrative Agent by wire transfer of such funds in accordance with instructions provided to (and reasonably acceptable to) the Administrative Agent by the Borrower; it being understood and agreed that the Administrative Agent has agreed to provide the proceeds of the Initial Advances in accordance with such wiring instructions (x) with respect to the Initial Advances denominated in Euros, by 9:00 a.m. (London time) and (y) with respect to the Initial Advances denominated in U.S. Dollars, by 8:30 a.m. (New York City time), in each case prior to receipt of each Appropriate Lender’s pro rata share of such Borrowing.
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(i)    the Borrower may not select Eurocurrency Rate Advances for any Borrowing or with respect to the Conversion or continuance of any Borrowing if the aggregate amount of such Borrowing or such Conversion or continuance is less than (i) in the case of Tranche A1 Advances, US$10,000,000 and (ii) in the case of Tranche A2 Advances and Tranche A3 Advances, €10,000,000;
(ii)    there shall be no more than three Interest Periods relating to any Class of Eurocurrency Rate Advances outstanding under any Facility at any time;
(iii)     if any Appropriate Lender shall notify the Administrative Agent that the introduction of or any change in or in the interpretation of any law or regulation, in each case after the Effective Date, makes it unlawful, or that any central bank or other Governmental Authority asserts that it is unlawful, for such Lender or its Applicable Lending Office to perform its obligations hereunder to make Eurocurrency Rate Advances in any currency or to fund or maintain Eurocurrency Rate Advances in any currency hereunder, then, upon notice to the Administrative Agent, (a) the Commitment of such Lender to make Eurocurrency Rate Advances in such currency or, in the case of Advances denominated in U.S. Dollars, to Convert all or any portion of Base Rate Advances to Eurocurrency Rate Advances shall forthwith be suspended and (b) if such notice asserts the illegality of such Lender making or maintaining Base Rate Advances the interest rate on which is determined by reference to the Eurocurrency Rate component of the Base Rate, the interest rate on which Base Rate Advances of such Lenders shall, if necessary to avoid such illegality, be determined by the Administrative Agent without reference to the Eurocurrency Rate component of the Base Rate, in each case, until such Lender shall notify the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that the circumstances giving rise to such determination no longer exist, and the Borrower shall (x) in the case of Advances denominated in U.S. Dollars, convert such Eurocurrency Rate Advances of such Lender to Base Rate Advances or (y) in the case of Advances denominated in Euros, convert such Advances into U.S. Dollar denominated Base Rate Advances in a principal amount equal to the Equivalent in U.S. Dollars, determined as of the date of such conversion, of the then outstanding principal amount of such Eurocurrency Rate Advances, either on the last day of the Interest Period therefor, if such Lender may lawfully continue to maintain such Eurocurrency Rate Advances to such day, or immediately, if such Lender may not lawfully continue to maintain such Eurocurrency Rate Advances; to the extent that such affected Eurocurrency Rate Advances become Base Rate Advances, all payments of principal that would have been otherwise applied to such Eurocurrency Rate Advances shall be applied instead to such Lender’s Base Rate Advances; provided that if, at any time after a Lender gives notice under this Section 2.02(b)(iii), such Lender determines that it may lawfully make Eurocurrency Rate Advances, such Lender shall promptly give notice of that determination to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.  The Borrower’s right to request, and such Lender’s obligation, if any, to make Eurocurrency Rate Advances shall thereupon be restored and any Advance that has been converted from a Eurocurrency Rate Advance denominated in Euros to a Eurocurrency Rate Advance (or, if applicable, a Base Rate Advance) denominated 

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in U.S. Dollars shall be reconverted to a Eurocurrency Rate Advance of the applicable currency prior to any such conversion pursuant to this Section 2.02(b)(iii) at the end of the immediately following Interest Period; 
(iv)    if, with respect to the Tranche A1 Facility, (A) the Administrative Agent or the Majority Facility Lenders shall determine that the Eurocurrency Rate for Eurocurrency Rate Advances comprising such Borrowing will not adequately reflect the cost to such Majority Facility Lenders of making, funding or maintaining their respective Eurocurrency Rate Advances for such Borrowing or (B) the Administrative Agent determines that (x) deposits are not being offered to banks in the applicable interbank market for the applicable amount and Interest Period of such Borrowing or (y) (1) reasonable and adequate means do not exist for ascertaining the Eurocurrency Rate for such Interest Period and (2) the circumstances described in Section 2.08(b)(i) do not apply, then (a) the right of the Borrower to select Eurocurrency Rate Advances for such Borrowing or any subsequent Borrowing under such Facility shall be suspended and (b) in the event of a determination described in the preceding sentence with respect to the Eurocurrency Rate component in determining the Base Rate, such Eurocurrency Rate component in determining the Base Rate shall be suspended, in each case until the Administrative Agent (or in the case of a determination by the Majority Facility Lenders described in clause (A) above, until the Administrative Agent upon instruction from the Majority Facility Lenders) shall notify the Borrower and the Appropriate Lenders that the circumstances causing such suspension no longer exist and each Advance comprising such Borrowing shall be made as a Base Rate Advance; and
(v)    if, with respect to the Tranche A2 Facility or Tranche A3 Facility, (A) the Administrative Agent or the Majority Facility Lenders shall determine that the Eurocurrency Rate for Eurocurrency Rate Advances comprising such Borrowing will not adequately reflect the cost to such Majority Facility Lenders of making, funding or maintaining their respective Eurocurrency Rate Advances for such Borrowing or (B) the Administrative Agent shall determine that (x) deposits are not being offered to banks in the applicable interbank market for the applicable amount and Interest Period of such Borrowing or (y) reasonable and adequate means do not exist for ascertaining the Eurocurrency Rate for such Interest Period, each Advance comprising such Borrowing shall bear interest at a rate equal to each Appropriate Lender’s cost of funds applicable to such Advance plus the Applicable Margin until the Administrative Agent (or in the case of a determination by the Majority Facility Lenders described in clause (A) above, until the Administrative Agent upon instruction from the Majority Facility Lenders) shall notify the Borrower and the Appropriate Lenders that the circumstances causing such alternative rate of interest to apply no longer exist.
(c)    Each Notice of Borrowing shall be irrevocable and binding on the Borrower; provided that a Notice of Borrowing delivered by the Borrower pursuant to this Section 2.02 may state that such notice is conditioned on the effectiveness of other credit facilities or the consummation of other transactions, in which case, such notice may be revoked or extended 

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by the Borrower (by notice to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the specified proposed date of the applicable Borrowing) if such condition is not satisfied.  In the case of any Borrowing which the related Notice of Borrowing specifies is to be comprised of Eurocurrency Rate Advances, the Borrower shall indemnify each Appropriate Lender against any loss, cost or expense incurred by such Lender by reason of the liquidation or reemployment of deposits or other funds acquired by such Lender to fund the Advance to be made by such Lender as part of such Borrowing or by reason of the termination of hedging or other similar arrangements, in each case when such Advance is not made on such date, including without limitation, as a result of any failure to fulfill on or before the date specified in such Notice of Borrowing for such Borrowing the applicable conditions set forth in Article III.  The Lender making demand for such indemnification shall deliver to the Borrower concurrently with such demand a written statement as to such losses, expenses and liabilities, and this statement shall be conclusive as to the amount of compensation due to such Lender, absent manifest error.
(d)    Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from an Appropriate Lender at least three hours (or two hours with respect any Borrowing consisting of Base Rate Advances) prior to the time any Borrowing is due to be funded by the Appropriate Lenders that such Lender will not make available to the Administrative Agent such Lender’s ratable portion of such Borrowing, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such portion available to the Administrative Agent on the date of such Borrowing in accordance with subsection (a) of this Section 2.02 and the Administrative Agent may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Borrower on such date a corresponding amount.  If and to the extent that such Lender shall not have so made such ratable portion available to the Administrative Agent, such Lender and the Borrower severally agree to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand such corresponding amount together with interest thereon, for each day from the date such amount is made available to the Borrower until the date such amount is repaid to the Administrative Agent, at (i) in the case of the Borrower, the higher of (A) the interest rate applicable at the time to the Advances comprising such Borrowing and (B) the cost of funds incurred by the Administrative Agent in respect of such amount and (ii) in the case of such Lender, the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation, plus any administrative, processing or similar fees customarily charged by the Administrative Agent in connection with the foregoing.  If such Lender shall repay to the Administrative Agent such corresponding amount, such amount so repaid shall constitute such Lender’s Advance as part of such Borrowing for purposes of this Agreement.
(e)    The failure of any Lender to make an Advance to be made by it as part of any Borrowing shall not relieve any other Appropriate Lender of its obligation, if any, hereunder to make its Advance on the date of such Borrowing, but no Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to make the Advance to be made by such other Lender on the date of any Borrowing.
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Section 2.04    Fees.
(a)    Administrative Agent and Joint Lead Arranger Fees. The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, for its own account, the account of each Joint Lead Arranger and the account of each Lender, as applicable, the fees payable pursuant to each Fee Letter, in each case in the amounts and at the times specified in such Fee Letter. 
(b)    Ticking Fee.  Commencing on the date that is sixty (60) days following the Effective Date (the “Ticking Fee Trigger Date”), the Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent, for the ratable benefit and account of each Lender, a ticking fee (the “Ticking Fee”) accruing from the Ticking Fee Trigger Date until the earlier to occur of (i) the Commitment Termination Date and (ii) the Funding Date (such earlier date, the “Ticking Fee End Date”), at the Ticking Fee Rate on the aggregate principal amount of the Initial Commitments then outstanding. The Ticking Fee shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days and paid for the actual number of days elapsed.  The Ticking Fee shall be paid on the Ticking Fee End Date in (x) with respect to the Tranche A1 Commitments, U.S. Dollars and (y) with respect to the Tranche A2 Commitments and the Tranche A3 Commitments, Euros.
Section 2.05    Termination or Reduction of the Commitments.
(a)    Optional Termination or Reduction of the Commitments.  The Borrower shall have the right, upon at least three Business Days’ notice to the Administrative Agent to terminate in whole or permanently reduce ratably in part the unused portions of the respective Commitments of the Lenders in respect of any Facility, provided that each partial reduction shall be in the aggregate amount of (i) in the case of Tranche A1 Commitments, US$10,000,000 or an integral multiple of US$1,000,000 in excess thereof and (ii) in the case of Tranche A2 Commitments and Tranche A3 Commitments, €10,000,000 or an integral multiple of €1,000,000 in excess thereof.  A notice of reduction or termination of the Commitments delivered by the Borrower pursuant to this Section 2.05 may state that such notice is conditioned on the effectiveness of other credit facilities or the consummation of other transactions, in which case, such notice may be revoked or extended by the Borrower (by notice to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the specified effective date) if such condition is not satisfied.
(b)    Mandatory Termination or Reduction of the Commitments.  Unless earlier terminated, the Initial Commitments shall immediately and automatically terminate in whole at 5:00 P.M. on the Commitment Termination Date.
Section 2.06    Repayment and Prepayment of the Advances.
(a)    Mandatory Repayment of Advances.  The Borrower shall repay to the Administrative Agent:
(i)    for the account of the Tranche A1 Lenders, (1) in a principal amount equal to 1.25% of the aggregate principal amount of the Tranche A1 Advances made on the Funding Date, on each Tranche A1 Repayment Date (which amounts shall be 

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reduced as a result of the application of voluntary prepayments made pursuant to clause (b) below in the order specified by the Borrower in the applicable notice of prepayment; provided that if the Borrower fails to make any such specification, any voluntary prepayments made pursuant to clause (b) below shall be applied in direct chronological order to all then-remaining payments) and (2) the then outstanding principal amount of the Tranche A1 Advances on the Tranche A1 Maturity Date; 
(ii)    for the account of the Tranche A2 Lenders, the outstanding principal amount of the Tranche A2 Advances on the Tranche A2 Maturity Date; 
(iii)    for the account of the Tranche A3 Lenders, the outstanding principal amount of the Tranche A3 Advances on the Tranche A3 Maturity Date; and
(iv)    for the account of each Lender, in the event that the Merger has not been consummated in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement (as amended, consented, modified or waived from time to time) on or prior to the date that is 3 Business Days after the Funding Date (the “Long Stop Date”), the aggregate principal amount of the Advances outstanding on the Long Stop Date and any accrued interest thereon and any fees and other amounts payable hereunder.
(b)    Voluntary Prepayments of Borrowings. The Borrower shall not have any right to prepay any principal amount of the Advances other than as provided in this subsection (b).  The Borrower may, at any time after the Funding Date on any Business Day, and upon irrevocable notice to the Administrative Agent provided not later than 12:00 noon (New York City time) on such Business Day, in the case of Base Rate Advances, and at least two Business Days prior to the proposed date of prepayment in the case of Eurocurrency Rate Advances, in each case stating the proposed date and aggregate principal amount of the prepayment, prepay Advances of any Class, and if such notice is given the Borrower shall prepay such principal amount; provided, however, that (i) each partial prepayment shall be in an aggregate principal amount of not less than (A) in the case of Tranche A1 Advances, US$10,000,000 or an integral multiple of US$1,000,000 in excess thereof and (B) in the case of Tranche A2 Advances and Tranche A3 Advances, €10,000,000 or an integral multiple of €1,000,000 in excess thereof, (ii) in the case of any such prepayment of any Eurocurrency Rate Advance, the Borrower shall pay all accrued interest to the date of such prepayment on the portion of such Eurocurrency Rate Advance being prepaid and shall be obligated to reimburse the Lenders in respect thereof pursuant to Section 9.04(b) and (iii) without limiting the Borrower’s obligations under Section 9.04(b), a notice of prepayment may be conditioned on the effectiveness of other credit facilities or the availability of a source of funds for such prepayment, in which case such notice may be revoked or extended by the Borrower (by notice to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the specified effective date) if such condition is not satisfied. 
Section 2.07    Interest on Advances.  The Borrower shall pay interest accrued on the principal amount of each Advance made to it outstanding from time to time from the date of such Advance until such principal amount shall be paid in full, at the following rates per annum:

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(a)    Base Rate Advances.  If such Advance is a Base Rate Advance of any Class, a rate per annum equal at all times to the sum of the Base Rate in effect from time to time plus the Applicable Margin for such Class, payable in arrears on the last day of each March, June, September and December during the term of this Agreement, commencing on the first of such dates occurring after the Funding Date and on the Maturity Date of the applicable Class; provided that the Administrative Agent may, upon the request of the Majority Lenders, require that the Borrower pay interest (“Base Rate Default Interest”) on any amount of principal, interest, fees and other amounts payable under this Agreement (including, without limitation, the principal amount of Base Rate Advances, but excluding the principal amount of Eurocurrency Rate Advances) which is not paid when due and payable (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) from the date on which such amount is due and payable until such amount is paid in full, payable on demand, at a rate per annum equal at all times to 2% per annum above the Base Rate in effect from time to time plus the Applicable Margin in respect of Tranche A1 Advances; provided, however, that following the making of the request or the granting of the consent by the Majority Lenders specified by Section 6.01 to authorize the Administrative Agent to declare the Advances due and payable pursuant to the provisions of Section 6.01, or upon acceleration of the Advances (pursuant to a vote of the Majority Lenders or by process of law upon the occurrence of an Event of Default under Section 6.01(e)), Base Rate Default Interest shall accrue and be payable hereunder whether or not previously required by the Majority Lenders.
(b)    Eurocurrency Rate Advances.  If such Advance is a Eurocurrency Rate Advance of any Class, a rate per annum equal at all times during the Interest Period for such Advance to the sum of the Eurocurrency Rate for such Interest Period plus the Applicable Margin for such Class, payable in arrears on the last day of such Interest Period and, if such Interest Period has a duration of more than three months, on the day which occurs during such Interest Period three months from the first day of such Interest Period; provided that the Administrative Agent may, upon the request of the Majority Lenders, require that the Borrower pay interest (“Eurocurrency Default Interest”) on any principal amount of any Eurocurrency Rate Advance which is not paid when due (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) from the date on which such amount is due until such amount is paid in full, payable on demand, at a rate per annum equal at all times to (i) with respect to Eurocurrency Rate Advances denominated in U.S. Dollars, (x) during the Interest Period applicable to such Eurocurrency Rate Advance, 2% per annum above the rate per annum required to be paid on such amount immediately prior to the date on which such amount became due and (y) after the expiration of such Interest Period, 2% per annum above the Base Rate in effect from time to time plus the Applicable Margin in respect of Tranche A1 Advances and (ii) with respect to Eurocurrency Rate Advances denominated in Euros, (x) during the Interest Period applicable to such Eurocurrency Rate Advance, 2% per annum above the rate per annum required to be paid on such amount immediately prior to the date on which such amount became due and (y) after the expiration of such Interest Period, 2% per annum above the Eurocurrency Rate for the applicable currency and for a one month Interest Period in effect from time to time plus the Applicable Margin in respect of Advances of the applicable Class; provided, however, that following the making of the request or the granting of the consent by the Majority Lenders specified by Section 6.01 to authorize the 

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Administrative Agent to declare the Advances due and payable pursuant to the provisions of Section 6.01, or upon acceleration of the Advances (pursuant to a vote of the Majority Lenders or by process of law upon the occurrence of an Event of Default under Section 6.01(e)), Eurocurrency Default Interest shall accrue and be payable hereunder whether or not previously required by the Majority Lenders.
(c)    Reserves on Eurocurrency Rate Advances.  The Borrower shall pay to each Lender, as long as such Lender shall be required to maintain reserves with respect to liabilities or assets consisting of or including Eurocurrency funds or deposits (currently known as “Eurocurrency Liabilities”), additional interest on the unpaid principal amount of each Eurocurrency Rate Advance made to the Borrower equal to the actual costs of such reserves allocated to such Advance by such Lender (as determined by such Lender in good faith, which determination shall be conclusive), which shall be due and payable on each date on which interest is payable on such Advance, provided that the Borrower shall have received at least 10 days’ prior notice (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) of such additional interest from such Lender.  Such Lender shall deliver a certificate to the Borrower setting forth in reasonable detail a calculation of such actual costs incurred by such Lender and shall certify that, in such Lender’s good-faith determination, it is generally charging such costs to similarly situated customers of similar creditworthiness of the applicable Lender under agreements having provisions similar to this Section 2.07(c) after consideration of such factors as such Lender then reasonably determines to be relevant (which determination shall be made in good faith).  If a Lender fails to give notice 10 days prior to the relevant interest payment date, such additional interest shall be due and payable 10 days from receipt of such notice.
Section 2.08    Interest Rate Determination.  
(a)    The Administrative Agent shall give prompt notice to the Borrower and the Lenders of the applicable interest rates determined by the Administrative Agent for purposes of Section 2.07(a) or 2.07(b).
(b)    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or any other Loan Documents, if the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error), or the Borrower or the Majority Lenders notify the Administrative Agent (with, in the case of the Majority Lenders, a copy to the Borrower) that the Borrower or Majority Lenders (as applicable) have determined, that:
(i)    adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining LIBOR for U.S. Dollars and the requested Interest Period, including, without limitation, because the LIBOR Screen Rate is not available or published on a current basis and such circumstances are unlikely to be temporary; or
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shall no longer be made available, or used for determining the interest rate of loans (such specific date, the “Scheduled Unavailability Date”),
then, after such determination by the Administrative Agent or receipt by the Administrative Agent of such notice, as applicable, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower may amend this Agreement to replace LIBOR with an alternate benchmark rate (including any mathematical or other adjustments to the benchmark (if any) incorporated therein) giving due consideration to the then prevailing market convention broadly accepted by the syndicated loan market for determining a rate of interest for syndicated loans in the United States at such time (any such proposed rate, a “LIBOR Successor Rate”), together with any proposed LIBOR Successor Rate Conforming Changes (as defined below) and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 9.01, any such amendment shall become effective at 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the fifth Business Day after the Administrative Agent shall have posted such proposed amendment to all Lenders and the Borrower unless, prior to such time, Lenders comprising the Majority Lenders have delivered to the Administrative Agent written notice that such Majority Lenders do not accept such amendment.
If no LIBOR Successor Rate has been determined and the circumstances under clause (i) above exist or the Scheduled Unavailability Date has occurred (as applicable), the Administrative Agent will promptly so notify the Borrower and each Lender. Thereafter, the obligation of the Lenders to make or maintain Eurocurrency Rate Advances based on LIBOR shall be suspended (to the extent of the affected Eurocurrency Rate Advances or Interest Periods) and the utilization of the Eurocurrency Rate component in determining the Base Rate shall be suspended.  Upon receipt of such notice, (x) the Borrower may revoke any pending request for a Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Eurocurrency Rate Advances based on LIBOR (to the extent of the affected Eurocurrency Rate Advances or Interest Periods) or, failing that, will be deemed to have converted such request into a request for a Borrowing of Base Rate Advances in the amount specified therein and (y) any conversion to or continuation of a Borrowing of Eurocurrency Rate Advances denominated in U.S. Dollars pursuant to Section 2.09 shall be deemed rescinded and such affected Borrowing of Eurocurrency Rate Advances shall be continued as Base Rate Advances.
“LIBOR Successor Rate Conforming Changes” means, with respect to any proposed LIBOR Successor Rate, any conforming changes to the definitions of Base Rate, Eurocurrency Rate and Interest Period and any related definitions, the timing and frequency of determining rates and making payments of interest and other administrative matters as may be appropriate, in the discretion of the Administrative Agent and with the consent of the Borrower (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), to reflect the adoption of such LIBOR Successor Rate and to permit the administration thereof by the Administrative Agent in a manner substantially consistent with market practice (or, if the Administrative Agent determines that adoption of any portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or that no market practice for the administration of such LIBOR Successor Rate exists, in such other manner of administration as the Administrative Agent determines with the consent of the Borrower (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned)).  For the avoidance of doubt, any amendment effectuating any LIBOR Successor Rate Conforming Changes shall be subject to the Borrower’s approval.

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Section 2.09    Voluntary Conversion or Continuation of Advances.
(a)    The Borrower may on any Business Day, upon notice in such form as may be approved by the Administrative Agent (including any form on an electronic platform or electronic transmission system as shall be approved by the Administrative Agent) appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower given to the Administrative Agent not later than 12:00 noon (New York City time) on the third Business Day prior to the date of the proposed Conversion or continuance (a “Notice of Conversion/Continuation”) and subject to the provisions of Section 2.02(b), (i) Convert Advances of any Class denominated in U.S. Dollars of one Type comprising the same Borrowing into Advances of such Class denominated in U.S. Dollars of another Type and (ii) upon the expiration of any Interest Period applicable to Advances which are Eurocurrency Rate Advances made to the Borrower, continue all (or, subject to Section 2.02(b), any portion of) such Advances as Eurocurrency Rate Advances and the succeeding Interest Period(s) of such continued Advances shall commence on the last day of the Interest Period of the Advances to be continued.  Each such Notice of Conversion/Continuation shall, within the restrictions specified above, specify (A) the date of such continuation or Conversion, (B) the Advances (or, subject to Section 2.02(b), any portion thereof) to be continued or Converted, (C) if such continuation is of, or such Conversion is into, Eurocurrency Rate Advances, the duration of the Interest Period for each such Advance and (D) that no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.  The Borrower may elect different options with respect to different portions of the affected Borrowing, in which case each such portion shall be allocated ratably among the Lenders holding the Advances comprising such Borrowing, and the Advances comprising each such portion shall be considered a separate Borrowing.
(b)    If upon the expiration of the then existing Interest Period applicable to any Advance which is a Eurocurrency Rate Advance, the Borrower shall not have delivered a Notice of Conversion/Continuation in accordance with this Section 2.09, then such Advance shall, upon such expiration, automatically be continued as a Eurocurrency Rate Advance with an Interest Period of one month.
(c)    After the occurrence of and during the continuance of an Event of Default, (i) the Borrower may not elect to have any Advance denominated in U.S. Dollars be made or continued as, or Converted into, a Eurocurrency Rate Advance after the expiration of any Interest Period then in effect for such Advance and (ii) any Advance denominated in Euros will automatically be continued as a Eurocurrency Rate Advance with an Interest Period of one month after the expiration of any Interest Period then in effect for such Advance.
Section 2.10    Increased Costs.
(a)    If, due to either (i) the introduction of or any change (other than any change by way of imposition or increase of reserve requirements in the case of Eurocurrency Rate Advances payable under Section 2.07(c)) in or in the interpretation of any law or regulation, in each case after the Effective Date, or (ii) the compliance with any guideline or request from any central bank or other Governmental Authority (whether or not having the force of 

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law), in each case issued after the Effective Date, there shall be any increase in the cost (including with respect to Taxes (other than (A) Indemnified Taxes, (B) Taxes described in clauses (b) through (d) of the definition of Excluded Taxes and (C) Connection Income Taxes)) to any Lender of agreeing to make or making, funding or maintaining Eurocurrency Rate Advances, then the Borrower shall from time to time, upon demand by such Lender (with a copy of such demand to the Administrative Agent), pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of such Lender additional amounts sufficient to compensate such Lender for such increased cost. Such Lender shall deliver a certificate to the Borrower setting forth in reasonable detail a calculation of such actual costs incurred by such Lender and shall certify that, in such Lender’s good-faith determination, it is generally charging such costs to similarly situated customers of similar creditworthiness of the applicable Lender under agreements having provisions similar to this Section 2.10(a) after consideration of such factors as such Lender then reasonably determines to be relevant (which determination shall be made in good faith). A reasonably detailed certificate as to the amount and manner of calculation of such increased cost, submitted to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent by such Lender, shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.
(b)    If any Lender determines that compliance with any law or regulation or any guideline or request from any central bank or other Governmental Authority (whether or not having the force of law), in each case issued after the Effective Date, affects or would affect the amount of capital or liquidity required or expected to be maintained by such Lender or any corporation controlling such Lender and that the amount of such capital or liquidity is increased by or based upon the existence of such Lender’s commitment to lend hereunder and other commitments of this type, then, upon demand by such Lender (with a copy of such demand to the Administrative Agent), the Borrower shall immediately pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of such Lender, from time to time as specified by such Lender, additional amounts sufficient to compensate such Lender or such corporation in the light of such circumstances, to the extent that such Lender reasonably determines such increase in capital or liquidity to be allocable to the existence of such Lender’s commitment to lend hereunder.  Such Lender shall deliver a certificate to the Borrower setting forth in reasonable detail a calculation of such actual costs incurred by such Lender and shall certify that, in such Lender’s good-faith determination, it is generally charging such costs to similarly situated customers of similar creditworthiness of the applicable Lender under agreements having provisions similar to this Section 2.10(b) after consideration of such factors as such Lender then reasonably determines to be relevant (which determination shall be made in good faith).  A reasonably detailed certificate as to such amounts and the manner of calculation thereof submitted to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent by such Lender shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.  For the avoidance of doubt and notwithstanding anything in this Section to the contrary, this Section 2.10(b) shall apply to all requests, rules, guidelines or directives concerning capital adequacy issued in connection with the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, regardless of the date adopted, issued, promulgated or implemented and this Section 2.10(b) shall apply to all requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities, in each 

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case pursuant to Basel III regardless of the date enacted, adopted, issued or implemented to the extent that, in such Lender’s good-faith determination, it is generally seeking compensation from other borrowers that are similarly situated to and of similar creditworthiness with respect to its similarly affected commitments, loans and/or participations under agreements with such borrowers having provisions similar to this Section 2.10(b).
(c)    If a Lender shall change its Applicable Lending Office, such Lender shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section 2.10 and Section 2.12 than the amount such Lender would have been entitled to receive if it had not changed its Applicable Lending Office, unless such change was made at the request of the Borrower or at a time when the circumstances giving rise to such greater payment did not exist.
Section 2.11    Payments and Computations.
(a)    The Borrower shall make each payment hereunder (except with respect to principal of, interest on, and other amounts (other than Ticking Fees, arrangement fees and upfront fees) relating to, Advances or Commitments denominated in Euros), not later than 1:00 P.M. (New York City time) on the day when due in U.S. Dollars to the Administrative Agent at its address referred to in Schedule 1.02 in same day funds, without setoff, deduction or counterclaim.  The Borrower shall make each payment with respect to principal of, interest on, and other amounts (other than Ticking Fees, arrangement fees and upfront fees) relating to Advances or Commitments denominated in Euros not later than 1:00 P.M. (New York City time) on the day when due in Euros, in each case, to the Administrative Agent at its address referred to in Schedule 1.02 in same day funds, without setoff, deduction or counterclaim.  Subject to the immediately succeeding sentence, the Administrative Agent will promptly thereafter cause to be distributed like funds relating to the payment of principal or interest or Ticking Fees ratably to the Appropriate Lenders for the account of their respective Applicable Lending Offices and like funds relating to the payment of any other amount payable to any Lender to such Lender for the account of its Applicable Lending Office, in each case to be applied in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.  Upon receipt of principal or interest paid after an Event of Default and an acceleration or a deemed acceleration of amounts due hereunder, the Administrative Agent will promptly thereafter cause to be distributed like funds relating to the payment of principal or interest ratably in accordance with each Lender’s outstanding Advances to the Lenders for the account of their respective Applicable Lending Offices.  Upon its acceptance of an Assignment and Assumption and recording of the information contained therein in the Register pursuant to Section 9.07(c), from and after the effective date specified in such Assignment and Assumption, the Administrative Agent shall make all payments hereunder in respect of the interest assigned thereby to the Lender assignee thereunder, and the parties to such Assignment and Assumption shall make all appropriate adjustments in such payments for periods prior to such effective date directly between themselves.
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made by the Administrative Agent on the basis of a year of 360 days, in each case for the actual number of days (including the first day but excluding the last day) occurring in the period for which such interest is payable.  Each determination by the Administrative Agent of an interest rate hereunder shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.
(c)    Whenever any payment hereunder shall be stated to be due on a day other than a Business Day, such payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day, and such extension of time shall in such case be included in the computation of payment of interest; provided, however, if such extension would cause payment of interest on or principal of Eurocurrency Rate Advances to be made in the next following calendar month, such payment shall be made on the preceding Business Day.
(d)    Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the Borrower prior to the date on which any payment is due to the Lenders hereunder that the Borrower will not make such payment in full, the Administrative Agent may assume that the Borrower has made such payment in full to the Administrative Agent on such date and the Administrative Agent may, in reliance upon such assumption, cause to be distributed to each Lender on such due date an amount equal to the amount then due such Lender.  If and to the extent that the Borrower shall not have so made such payment in full to the Administrative Agent, each Lender shall repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand such amount distributed to such Lender together with interest thereon, for each day from the date such amount is distributed to such Lender until the date such Lender repays such amount to the Administrative Agent, at the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation, plus any administrative, processing or similar fees customarily charged by the Administrative Agent in connection with the foregoing.
Section 2.12    Taxes.
(a)    Payments Free of Taxes.  Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower under any Loan Document shall be made without deduction or withholding for any Taxes, except as required by applicable law.  If any applicable law (as determined in the good faith discretion of an applicable Withholding Agent) requires the deduction or withholding of any Tax from any such payment by a Withholding Agent, then the applicable Withholding Agent shall be entitled to make such deduction or withholding and shall timely pay the full amount deducted or withheld to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law and, if such Tax is an Indemnified Tax, then the sum payable by the Borrower shall be increased as necessary so that after such deduction or withholding has been made (including such deductions and withholdings applicable to additional sums payable under this Section) the applicable Recipient receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deduction or withholding been made.
(b)    Payment of Other Taxes by the Borrower.  The Borrower shall timely pay to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law, or at the option of the Administrative Agent timely reimburse it for the payment of, any Other Taxes.

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(c)    Indemnification by the Borrower.  The Borrower shall indemnify each Recipient, within 30 days after demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section 2.12) payable or paid by such Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to such Recipient, in each case attributable to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower, and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority.  A certificate setting forth in reasonable detail the calculation of the amount of such payment or liability delivered to the Borrower by a Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), or by the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Lender, shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
(d)    Indemnification by the Lenders.  Each Lender shall severally indemnify the Administrative Agent, within 10 days after demand therefor, for (i) any Indemnified Taxes attributable to such Lender (but only to the extent that the Borrower has not already indemnified the Administrative Agent for such Indemnified Taxes and without limiting the obligation of the Borrower to do so), (ii) any Taxes attributable to such Lender’s failure to comply with the provisions of Section 9.07(d) relating to the maintenance of a Participant Register and (iii) any Excluded Taxes attributable to such Lender, in each case, that are payable or paid by the Administrative Agent in connection with any Loan Document, and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority.  A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error.  Each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender under any Loan Document or otherwise payable by the Administrative Agent to the Lender from any other source against any amount due to the Administrative Agent under this paragraph (d).
(e)    Evidence of Payments.  As soon as practicable after any payment of Taxes by the Borrower to a Governmental Authority pursuant to this Section 2.12, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of the return reporting such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
(f)    Status of Lenders.  (%4)Any Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding Tax with respect to payments made under any Loan Document shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, at the time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding.  In addition, any Lender, if reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by applicable law or reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will enable the 

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Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine whether or not such Lender is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding two sentences, the completion, execution and submission of such documentation (other than such documentation set forth in Section 2.12(f)(ii)(A), (ii)(B) and (ii)(D) below) shall not be required if in the Lender’s reasonable judgment such completion, execution or submission would subject such Lender to any material unreimbursed cost or expense or would materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of such Lender.
(i)    Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, 
(A)    any Lender that is a U.S. Person shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent on or prior to the date on which such Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), executed copies of IRS Form W-9 certifying that such Lender is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding tax; 
(B)    any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), whichever of the following is applicable:
(1)        in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party (x) with respect to payments of interest under any Loan Document, executed copies of IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “interest” article of such tax treaty and (y) with respect to any other applicable payments under any Loan Document, IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “business profits” or “other income” article of such tax treaty;
(2)        executed copies of IRS Form W-8ECI;
(3)        in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Code, (x) a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit E-1 to the effect that such Foreign Lender is not a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, a “10 percent shareholder” of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code, or a “controlled foreign corporation” related to 

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the Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code (a “U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate”) and (y) executed copies of IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E; or
(4)        to the extent a Foreign Lender is not the beneficial owner, executed copies of IRS Form W-8IMY, accompanied by IRS Form W-8ECI, IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E, a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit E-2 or Exhibit E-3, IRS Form W-9, and/or other certification documents from each beneficial owner, as applicable; provided that if the Foreign Lender is a partnership and one or more direct or indirect partners of such Foreign Lender are claiming the portfolio interest exemption, such Foreign Lender may provide a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit E-4 on behalf of each such direct and indirect partner;
(C)    any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), executed copies of any other form prescribed by applicable law as a basis for claiming exemption from or a reduction in U.S. federal withholding Tax, duly completed, together with such supplementary documentation as may be prescribed by applicable law to permit the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made; and
(D)    if a payment made to a Lender under any Loan Document would be subject to U.S. federal withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if such Lender were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Code, as applicable), such Lender shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent such documentation prescribed by applicable law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as may be necessary for the Borrower and the Administrative Agent to comply with their obligations under FATCA and to determine that such Lender has complied with such Lender’s obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount, if any, to deduct and withhold from such payment.  Solely for purposes of this clause (D), “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement.

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Each Lender agrees that if any form or certification it previously delivered expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect, it shall update such form or certification or promptly notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent in writing of its legal inability to do so.
(g)    Treatment of Certain Refunds.  If any party determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that it has received a refund of any Taxes as to which it has been indemnified pursuant to this Section 2.12 (including by the payment of additional amounts pursuant to this Section 2.12), it shall pay to the indemnifying party an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made under this Section with respect to the Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses (including Taxes) of such indemnified party and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund).  Such indemnifying party, upon the request of such indemnified party, shall repay to such indemnified party the amount paid over pursuant to this paragraph (g) (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) in the event that such indemnified party is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this paragraph (g), in no event will the indemnified party be required to pay any amount to an indemnifying party pursuant to this paragraph (g) the payment of which would place the indemnified party in a less favorable net after-Tax position than the indemnified party would have been in if the indemnification payments or additional amounts giving rise to such refund had never been paid.  This paragraph shall not be construed to require any indemnified party to make available its Tax returns (or any other information relating to its Taxes that it deems confidential) to the indemnifying party or any other Person.
(h)    Survival.  Without prejudice to the survival of any other agreement hereunder, the agreements and obligations of each party contained in this Section 2.12, shall survive the resignation or replacement of the Administrative Agent or any assignment of rights by, or replacement of, a Lender, the termination of the Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all obligations under any Loan Document. 
Section 2.13    Sharing of Payments, Etc.    If any Lender shall, by exercising any right of setoff or counterclaim or otherwise, obtain payment in respect of any principal of or interest on any of its Advances or other obligations hereunder held by it resulting in such Lender receiving payment of a proportion of the aggregate amount of its Advances and accrued interest thereon or other such obligations greater than its pro rata share thereof as provided herein, then the Lender receiving such greater proportion shall (a) notify the Administrative Agent of such fact, and (b) purchase (for cash at face value) participations in the Advances and such other obligations of the other Appropriate Lenders, or make such other adjustments as shall be equitable, so that the benefit of all such payments shall be shared by the Appropriate Lenders ratably in accordance with the aggregate amount of principal of and accrued interest on their respective portions of the Advances and other amounts owing them; provided that:
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(ii)    the provisions of this paragraph shall not be construed to apply to (x) any payment made by the Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement, or (y) any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Advances to any assignee or participant, other than to the Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof (as to which the provisions of this paragraph shall apply).
Upon the acceleration or deemed acceleration of the Advances, the obligation of the Lenders to purchase participations in Advances and other obligations shall apply to all other Lenders, irrespective of Class. The Borrower consents to the foregoing and agrees, to the extent it may effectively do so under applicable law, that any Lender acquiring a participation pursuant to the foregoing arrangements may exercise against the Borrower rights of setoff and counterclaim with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were a direct creditor of the Borrower in the amount of such participation.
Section 2.14    Evidence of Debt.
(a)    Each Lender shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice an account or accounts evidencing the indebtedness of the Borrower to such Lender resulting from the Advances owing to such Lender from time to time, including the amounts of principal and interest payable and paid to such Lender from time to time hereunder. The Borrower agrees that upon notice by any Lender to the Borrower (with a copy of such notice to the Administrative Agent) to the effect that a promissory note or other evidence of indebtedness is required or appropriate in order for such Lender to evidence (whether for purposes of pledge, enforcement or otherwise) the Advances of a Class owing to or to be made by such Lender, the Borrower shall promptly execute and deliver to such Lender promissory notes or other evidence of such indebtedness, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Borrower and such Lender, payable to the order of such Lender in a principal amount equal to the Commitment (or, if such Commitment has been terminated, the Advances) of such Lender of such Class; provided, however, that the execution and delivery of such promissory note or other evidence of indebtedness shall not be a condition precedent to the making of the Advances under this Agreement.
(b)    The Register maintained by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 9.07(c) shall include a control account, and a subsidiary account for each Lender, in which accounts (taken together) shall be recorded (i) the date, amount, currency and tenor, as applicable, of each Borrowing, the Class of such Borrowing, the Type of Advances comprising such Borrowing and the Interest Period applicable thereto, (ii) the terms of each Assignment and Assumption delivered to and accepted by it, if any, (iii) the amount of any principal or interest due and payable or to become due and payable from the Borrower to each Lender hereunder, and (iv) the amount of any sum received by the Administrative Agent from the Borrower hereunder and each Lender’s share thereof.
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Section 2.15    Use of Proceeds.
(a)    The Advances shall be used by the Borrower (i) to finance in part the Merger (or to refinance advances under the Existing Revolving Credit Agreement or other funds used to consummate or otherwise in connection with the Merger), (ii) to pay a portion of the Transaction Costs and/or (iii) for general corporate purposes.
(b)    No portion of the proceeds of the Advances shall be used by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in any manner which might cause the Advances or the application of such proceeds to violate, or require any Lender to make any filing or take any other action under, Regulation U or Regulation X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
(c)    The Borrower will not request any Borrowing, and the Borrower shall not knowingly use, and shall procure that its Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents shall not knowingly use, the proceeds of the Advances (A) in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay, or authorization of the payment or giving of money, or anything else of value, to any Person in violation of any Anti-Corruption Laws, (B) for the purpose of funding, financing or facilitating any activities, business or transaction of or with any Sanctioned Person, or in any Sanctioned Country, or (C)  in any manner that would result in the violation of any Sanctions applicable to any party hereto.
Section 2.16    Extension of Maturity Date.
(a)    The Borrower may, not later than 30 days, and not earlier than 60 days, prior to each applicable anniversary of the Funding Date during the term of this Agreement (as may be extended from time to time pursuant to this Section 2.16) (the “Current Anniversary Date”), and not more than once in any calendar year with respect to each Facility, from time to time request that the Maturity Date in respect of the Tranche A2 Facility and/or the Tranche A3 Facility for all Eligible Lenders (as defined below) under such Facility be extended for a period of one year from the then-applicable Maturity Date by delivering to the Administrative Agent a copy of an extension request signed by the Borrower (an “Extension Request”) in substantially the form of Exhibit H hereto; provided that as of the date of any such extension of the applicable Maturity Date, (i) the representations and warranties of the Borrower contained in Article IV are correct in all material respects (except those representations and warranties qualified by materiality, which shall be true and correct) on and as of such date, as though made on and as of such date, except to the extent that any such representation or warranty expressly relates only to an earlier date, in which case it was correct in all material respects (except those representations and warranties qualified by materiality, which shall be true and correct) as of such earlier date, and (ii) no Event of Default or Potential Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.  The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Appropriate Lender of its receipt of such Extension Request.  
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Borrower of its willingness or unwillingness to consent to the applicable Extension Request.  Any Eligible Lender that shall fail to so notify the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, on or prior to the Determination Date, shall be deemed to have declined to so extend.
(c)    In the event that, on or prior to the Determination Date, Eligible Lenders holding more than 50% of the aggregate principal amount of the Advances of all Eligible Lenders then in effect in respect of the applicable Facility shall consent to such extension (each such Lender, a “Consenting Lender”; each such event, an “Extension Approval”), the Administrative Agent shall so advise the Appropriate Lenders and the Borrower and the Maturity Date in respect of the applicable Facility shall be extended to the date indicated in the Extension Request with respect to such Consenting Lenders.  Thereafter, (i) for each Consenting Lender, the term “Maturity Date” with respect to its Advances under the applicable Facility as used herein and in any promissory note executed and delivered by the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.14 hereof, shall at all times refer to such date indicated in the applicable Extension Request, unless it is later extended pursuant to this Section 2.16, and (ii) for each Lender that is not an Eligible Lender or a Consenting Lender (each such Lender, a “Non-Extending Lender”), the term “Maturity Date” with respect to its Advances under the applicable Facility shall at all times refer to the date which was the Maturity Date with respect to such Facility then in effect prior to the delivery to the Administrative Agent of such Extension Request; provided that any Non-Extending Lender (including any direct or indirect assignee of any Non-Extending Lender) may, with the written consent of the Borrower, elect at any time prior to the Maturity Date then applicable to its Advances to consent to the Borrower’s prior Extension Requests by delivering a written notice to such effect to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, and upon the receipt by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent of such notice, the Maturity Date with respect to the applicable Advances of such Non-Extending Lender shall be extended to the date indicated in the applicable Extension Requests and such Non-Extending Lender shall be deemed to be a Consenting Lender in respect of such prior Extension Requests for all purposes hereunder.  
(d)    In the event that, as of any Determination Date, the Consenting Lenders hold 50% or less of the aggregate principal amount of the Advances of all Eligible Lenders then in effect under the applicable Facility, the Administrative Agent shall so advise the Appropriate Lenders and the Borrower, and the Maturity Date with respect to the Advances held by each Lender under the applicable Facility shall continue to be the date which was the Maturity Date immediately prior to the delivery to the Administrative Agent of such Extension Request.  For purposes of this Section 2.16, the term “Eligible Lenders” means, with respect to any Extension Request related to the Tranche A2 Facility or the Tranche A3 Facility, as applicable, (i) all Appropriate Lenders if the Maturity Date of no Appropriate Lender’s Advances had been extended pursuant to this Section 2.16 prior to the delivery to the Administrative Agent of such Extension Request, and (ii) in all other cases, those Appropriate Lenders which extended the Maturity Date of their Advances in the most recent extension of any Maturity Date effected pursuant to this Section 2.16.
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Section 2.17    Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders; Non-Ratable Termination of Commitments.
(a)    Designation of a Different Lending Office.  If any Lender requests compensation under ‎Section 2.10, or requires the Borrower to pay any Indemnified Taxes or additional amounts to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to ‎Section 2.12, or if any Lender gives the Administrative Agent any notice under Section 2.02(b)(iii) that it is unlawful for such Lender to make or maintain Eurocurrency Rate Advances, then such Lender shall (at the request of the Borrower) use reasonable efforts to designate a different lending office for funding or booking its Advances hereunder or to assign its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or affiliates, if, in the judgment of such Lender, such designation or assignment (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to ‎Section 2.10 or ‎Section 2.12, or eliminate such unlawfulness, as the case may be, in the future, and (ii) would not subject such Lender to any unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender.
(b)    Replacement of Lenders.  If any Lender requests compensation under ‎Section 2.10, or if the Borrower is required to pay any Indemnified Taxes or additional amounts to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to ‎Section 2.12, or if any Lender gives the Administrative Agent any notice under Section 2.02(b)(iii) that it is unlawful for such Lender to make or maintain Eurocurrency Rate Advances, and, in each case, such Lender has declined or is unable to designate a different lending office in accordance with ‎Section 2.17(a), or if a Lender is a Non-Consenting Lender, then the Borrower may, at its sole expense and effort, upon notice to such Lender and the Administrative Agent, require such Lender to assign and delegate, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in, and consents required by, ‎Section 9.07), all of its interests, rights (other than its existing rights to payments pursuant to ‎Section 2.10, ‎Section 2.12 or ‎Section 9.04) and obligations under this Agreement and the related Loan Documents to an Eligible Assignee that shall assume such obligations (which assignee may be another Lender, if a Lender accepts such assignment); provided that:
(i)    the Borrower shall have paid to the Administrative Agent the assignment fee (if any) specified in ‎Section 9.07;
(ii)    such Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal of its Advances, accrued interest thereon and all other amounts payable to it hereunder and under the other Loan Documents (including any amounts under ‎Section 9.04(b)) from the assignee or the Borrower;
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(iv)    in the case of any such assignment resulting from a notice of unlawfulness under Section 2.02(b)(iii), the assignee will not be subject to such unlawfulness;
(v)    such assignment does not conflict with applicable law;
(vi)    in the case of any assignment resulting from a Lender becoming a Non-Consenting Lender, the applicable assignee shall have consented to the applicable amendment, waiver, consent or Extension Request; and
(vii)    no Event of Default or Potential Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
A Lender shall not be required to make any such assignment or delegation if, prior thereto, as a result of a waiver by such Lender or otherwise, the circumstances entitling the Borrower to require such assignment and delegation cease to apply.
Each party hereto agrees that (a) an assignment required pursuant to this Section 2.17(b) may be effected pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption executed by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the assignee and (b) the Lender required to make such assignment need not be a party thereto in order for such assignment to be effective and shall be deemed to have consented to and be bound by the terms thereof; provided that, following the effectiveness of any such assignment, the other parties to such assignment agree to execute and deliver such documents necessary to evidence such assignment as reasonably requested by the applicable Lender; provided, further that any such documents shall be without recourse to or warranty by the parties thereto.
(c)    Non-Ratable Termination of Commitments and Prepayment of Certain Lenders.  If any Lender requests compensation under Section 2.10 and the Majority Lenders are not also doing the same, or if the Borrower is required to pay any Indemnified Taxes or additional amounts to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.12 and the Borrower is not also required to make such payments to the Majority Lenders, or if any Lender gives any Agent any notice under Section 2.02(b)(iii) that it is unlawful for such Lender to make or maintain Eurocurrency Rate Advances and the Majority Lenders have not also provided such notice, and, in each case, such Lender has declined or is unable to designate a different lending office in accordance with Section 2.17(a), or if any Lender is a Non-Consenting Lender, then the Borrower may, upon notice to such Lender and the Administrative Agent, prepay the Advances of such Lender in full, together with accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to such Lender hereunder and under the other Loan Documents (including any amounts under Section 9.04(b)); provided that no Potential Event of Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
The Commitments or Advances, as applicable, of a Lender may not be terminated or so prepaid if, prior thereto, as a result of a waiver by such Lender or otherwise, the circumstances entitling the Borrower to terminate such Commitment or make such prepayment, as applicable, cease to apply.

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Section 2.18    Incremental Commitments.
(a)    The Borrower may, by written notice to the Administrative Agent from time to time prior to the latest Maturity Date then in effect under the Term Loan A Facilities, request Incremental Commitments in an aggregate amount not to exceed  (i) $200,000,000 with respect to Incremental Commitments in respect of Tranche A1 Advances and (ii) €500,000,000 with respect to Incremental Commitments in respect of Tranche A2 Advances and Tranche A3 Advances in the aggregate from one or more Incremental Lenders (which may include any existing Lender) willing to provide such Incremental Commitments in their sole discretion; provided that each Incremental Lender (which is not an existing Lender) shall be subject to the approval requirements of Section 9.07.  Such notice shall set forth (A) the amount of the Incremental Commitments being requested (which shall be in multiples of (i) in the case of Incremental Commitments that are denominated in U.S. Dollars, US$10,000,000 and (ii) in the case of Incremental Commitments that are denominated in Euros, €10,000,000) and (B) the date on which such Incremental Commitments are requested to become effective, (C) the terms of such Incremental Commitments and (D) whether such Incremental Commitments are to make Advances on the same terms as the existing Tranche A1 Advances, Tranche A2 Advances or Tranche A3 Advances. No Lender shall be obligated to increase its Commitments pursuant to this Section 2.18 unless it so agrees.
(b)    The Borrower and each Incremental Lender shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (each, an “Incremental Assumption Agreement”) to evidence the Incremental Commitment of such Incremental Lender, which shall supplement this Agreement and, as appropriate, the other Loan Documents.  Each Incremental Assumption Agreement shall specify the terms of the Incremental Advances to be made thereunder, including the designation of Incremental Commitments as Tranche A1 Commitments, Tranche A2 Commitments or Tranche A3 Commitments, and the Incremental Advances thereunder shall be made on terms and conditions agreed to by the Borrower and the applicable Incremental Lenders. The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender as to the effectiveness of each Incremental Assumption Agreement.
(c)    Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Incremental Commitment shall become effective under this Section 2.18 unless on the date of such effectiveness (unless otherwise agreed among the Incremental Lenders and the Borrower):
(i)    subject to Section 1.03(h)(ii), the representations and warranties set forth in Article IV are correct in all material respects (except those representations and warranties qualified by materiality, which shall be true and correct) on and as of such date, as though made on and as of such date, except to the extent that any such representation or warranty expressly relates only to an earlier date, in which case it was correct in all material respects (except those representations and warranties qualified by materiality, which shall be true and correct) as of such earlier date, and the Administrative Agent (acting at the direction of the applicable Incremental Lenders) shall have received a certificate to that effect dated such date and executed by an authorized officer of the Borrower;   

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(ii)    subject to Section 1.03(h)(i), no Event of Default or Potential Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would exist after giving effect to such Incremental Commitments or at the time of the making of such Incremental Advances; and
(iii)    the Administrative Agent shall have received such legal opinions, board resolutions and other closing certificates and documentation (including opinions of counsel (which may be in-house counsel)) as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request.
(d)    Each of the parties hereto hereby agrees that the Administrative Agent may take any and all action as may be reasonably necessary to ensure that all Incremental Advances that are to be part of an outstanding Term Loan A Facility, when originally made, are included in each Borrowing of outstanding Advances of such Term Loan A Facility on a pro rata basis.
(e)    Notwithstanding the terms of Section 9.01, any Incremental Assumption Agreement may, without the consent of any other Lenders, effect such amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as may be necessary or appropriate, in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, to implement the provisions of this Section, a copy of which shall be made available to each Lender.
Section 2.19    Special Purpose Funding Vehicles.
(a)    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any Lender (a “Granting Lender”) may grant to a special purpose funding vehicle (an “SPC”) the option to fund all or any part of any Advance that such Granting Lender would otherwise be obligated to fund pursuant to this Agreement; provided that (i) nothing herein shall constitute a commitment by an SPC to fund any Advance, and (ii) if an SPC elects not to exercise such option or otherwise fails to fund all or any part of such Advance, the Granting Lender shall be obligated to fund such Advance pursuant to the terms hereof.  The funding of an Advance by an SPC hereunder shall utilize the Commitment of the Granting Lender to the same extent, and as if, such Advance were funded by such Granting Lender.  Each party hereto hereby agrees that no SPC shall be liable for any indemnity or payment under this Agreement for which a Lender would otherwise be liable for so long as, and to the extent, the Granting Lender provides such indemnity or makes such payment.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, any SPC may disclose on a confidential basis any non-public information relating to its funding of Advances to any rating agency, commercial paper dealer or provider of any surety or guarantee to such SPC.
(b)    Each Granting Lender, acting solely for this purpose on the Borrower’s behalf, shall maintain a register comparable to the Register maintained by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 9.07(c) for purpose of recording the funding of Advances by SPCs.
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(d)    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, (i) the Borrower shall not be required to pay any amount under Sections 2.10, 2.12 or 2.17 that is greater than the amount which the Borrower would have been required to pay had such SPC not provided the Borrower with any part of any Advance of such Granting Lender and (ii) an SPC shall not be entitled to any benefits under Section 2.12 unless such SPC agrees to be subject to the provisions of Sections 2.10(c), 2.12(d), 2.12(f), 2.12(g) and 2.17 as if it were an assignee (as of the date it funds its first Advance hereunder) under Section 9.07.
Article III     
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
Section 3.01    Condition Precedent to Effectiveness. This Agreement shall become effective on the first date on which each of the following conditions is satisfied (or waived in accordance with Section 9.01):
(a)    The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received the following:
(i)    from each party hereto either (a) a counterpart of this Agreement signed on behalf of such party or (b) written evidence satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (which may include facsimile or other electronic transmission of a signed counterpart of this Agreement) that such party has signed a counterpart of this Agreement;
(ii)    a certificate of the Secretary, Assistant Secretary or other authorized officer of the Borrower, dated the Effective Date, (A) certifying the names and true signatures of the officers of the Borrower authorized to sign this Agreement and any other documents to be delivered by the Borrower hereunder, (B) attaching and certifying the correctness and completeness of the copies of the Borrower’s Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws, (C) attaching and certifying the correctness and completeness of copies of the resolutions of the Board of Directors or similar governing body of the Borrower, approving the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and (D) attaching a good standing certificate of the Borrower from the state of its organization, dated a recent date prior to the Effective Date;
(iii)    a legal opinion of William L. Deckelman, Jr., Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of the Borrower, dated the Effective Date, substantially in the form of Exhibit F hereto; 
(iv)    a certificate of an authorized officer of the Borrower, dated the Effective Date, stating that (A) the representations and warranties of the Borrower contained in Article IV (other than the representations set forth in Section 4.01(o) and Section 4.01(p)) are true and correct in all material respects (except those representations and warranties qualified by materiality, which shall be true and correct) on and as of the Effective Date, as though made on and as of such date, except to the extent that any such representation or warranty expressly relates only to an earlier date, in which case it was correct in all material respects (except those 

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representations and warranties qualified by materiality, which shall be true and correct) as of such earlier date and (B) no Potential Event of Default or Event of Default exists on and as of the Effective Date; and
(v)    no later than three Business Days in advance of the Effective Date, (x) all documentation and other information reasonably requested with respect to the Borrower in writing by any Lender at least ten Business Days in advance of the Effective Date, which documentation or other information is required by regulatory authorities under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the Patriot Act and (y) to the extent the Borrower qualifies as a “legal entity customer” under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, a duly executed and completed Beneficial Ownership Certification.
Without limiting the generality of the provisions of Section 9.03(c), for purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified in this Section 3.01, each Lender that has signed this Agreement shall be deemed to have consented to, approved or accepted or to be satisfied with, each document or other matter required thereunder to be consented to or approved by or acceptable or satisfactory to a Lender unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from such Lender prior to the proposed Effective Date specifying its objection thereto.

Section 3.02    Conditions Precedent to Funding the Advances on the Funding Date.  The obligations of the Lenders to make the Advances under the Term Loan A Facilities on the Funding Date shall become effective on the first date on which each of the following conditions is satisfied (or waived in accordance with Section 9.01):
(a)    The Effective Date shall have occurred;
(b)    The Merger shall have been, or shall reasonably be expected to be within three Business Days of the funding of the Advances under the Term Loan A Facilities on the Funding Date, consummated in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement (as amended, consented, modified or waived from time to time).
(c)    The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received the following:
(i)    a certificate of an authorized officer of the Borrower, dated the Funding Date, stating that (A) the representations and warranties of the Borrower contained in Article IV (other than the representations set forth in the second sentence of Section 4.01(e) and clause (i) of Section 4.01(f)) are true and correct in all material respects (except those representations and warranties qualified by materiality, which shall be true and correct) on and as of the Funding Date, as though made on and as of such date, except to the extent that any such representation or warranty expressly relates only to an earlier date, in which case it was correct in all material respects (except those representations and warranties qualified by materiality, which shall be true and correct) as of such earlier date and (B) no Potential Event of Default or Event of Default exists on and as of the Funding Date;

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(ii)    (A) audited consolidated balance sheets and related consolidated statements of income, shareholders’ equity and cash flows of the Borrower for the most recently completed fiscal year of the Borrower ended at least 109 days prior to the Funding Date and (B) unaudited consolidated balance sheets and related consolidated statements of income, shareholders’ equity and cash flows of the Borrower for each subsequent fiscal quarter (other than the fourth fiscal quarter of the Borrower’s fiscal year) ended at least 60 days prior to the Funding Date; provided that the requirements of clauses (A) and (B) shall be deemed satisfied by the filing by the Borrower of its applicable Form 10-K and Form 10-Q or Form 10 or S-1, as the case may be, containing such financial statements within the time periods specified in such clauses; and
(iii)    a Notice of Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.02
(iv)    a certificate from an authorized financial officer of the Borrower in the form of Exhibit G certifying as to the solvency of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis after giving effect to the Transactions; and
(d)    The Administrative Agent shall have received all fees and other amounts previously agreed in writing by the Joint Lead Arrangers and the Borrower to be due and payable on or prior to the Funding Date, including, to the extent invoiced at least two Business Days prior to the Funding Date, reimbursement or payment of all out-of-pocket expenses (including reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of counsel) required to be reimbursed or paid by the Borrower under this Agreement.
The Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower and the Lenders of the Funding Date, and such notice shall be conclusive and binding. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the obligations of the Lenders to make Advances hereunder shall not become effective unless each of the foregoing conditions is satisfied (or waived pursuant to Section 9.01) on or prior to the Commitment Termination Date.
Section 3.03    Conditions to Funding of Incremental Advances.  The obligation of each Incremental Lender of any Class to make its Incremental Advances of such Class shall be subject to the conditions precedent set forth in the applicable Incremental Assumption Agreement.
Article IV     
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
Section 4.01    Representations and Warranties of the Borrower.  The Borrower represents and warrants as follows as of the Effective Date (other than in respect of Section 4.01(o) and Section 4.01(p)) and as of the Funding Date (other than in respect of the representations set forth in the second sentence of Section 4.01(e) and clause (i) of Section 4.01(f)):

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(a)    Due Organization, etc.  (i)The Borrower is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization.  (ii) The Borrower is duly qualified to do business as a foreign corporation in good standing in all other jurisdictions which require such qualification, except to the extent that failure to so qualify would not have a material adverse effect on the business, financial condition or operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.  (iii) Each Significant Subsidiary of the Borrower is duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or formation.  (iv) Each such Subsidiary is duly qualified to do business in all other jurisdictions which require such qualification, except to the extent that failure to so qualify would not have a material adverse effect on the business, financial condition or operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
(b)    Due Authorization, etc.  The execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower of this Agreement are within the Borrower’s corporate powers, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action, and do not contravene (i) the Borrower’s certificate of incorporation or bylaws, (ii) applicable law or (iii) any material contractual restriction binding on the Borrower.
(c)    Governmental Consent.  No authorization or approval or other action by, and no notice to or filing with, any governmental authority or regulatory body is required for the due execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower of this Agreement except for those which have been obtained prior to the Effective Date and remain in full force and effect.
(d)    Validity.  This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Borrower and is a valid and binding obligation of the Borrower enforceable against the Borrower in accordance with its terms, subject to the effect of applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, arrangement, moratorium and other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, concepts of reasonableness and to the application of general principles of equity.
(e)    Condition of the Borrower.  The consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower as at March 31, 2018, and the related consolidated statements of income and stockholders’ equity of the Borrower for the fiscal quarter then ended, copies of which have been furnished to the Administrative Agent, fairly present the consolidated financial condition of the Borrower as at such date and the consolidated results of the operations of the Borrower for the fiscal quarter ended on such date, all in accordance with GAAP consistently applied.  There has been no material adverse change in the business, financial condition or operations of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, since March 31, 2018.
(f)    Litigation.  There is no pending or (to the knowledge of the Borrower) threatened investigation, action or proceeding against the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries before any court, governmental agency or arbitrator which (i) except as disclosed in the Exchange Act Reports filed prior to the Effective Date, would, if adversely determined, reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the business, financial condition or operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (ii) purports to affect the legality, validity or enforceability of this Agreement.

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(g)    Margin Regulations.  No proceeds of the Advances will be used to purchase or carry any margin stock or to extend credit to others for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any margin stock in any manner that violates or would cause a violation of Regulation U or Regulation X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
(h)    Payment of Taxes.  Except as disclosed in the Exchange Act Reports filed prior to the Effective Date, the Borrower and each of its Significant Subsidiaries have filed or caused to be filed all Tax returns (federal, state, local and foreign) required to be filed and paid all amounts of Taxes shown thereon to be due, including interest and penalties, except (i) for such Taxes as are being contested in good faith and by proper proceedings and with respect to which appropriate reserves are being maintained in accordance with GAAP by the Borrower or any such Subsidiary, as the case may be and (ii) to the extent that the failure to file such returns or pay such Taxes would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the business, financial condition or operations of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
(i)    Governmental Regulation.  The Borrower is not required to register as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
(j)    ERISA.  Except as disclosed in the Exchange Act Reports filed prior to the Effective Date:
(i)    no ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur (other than for premiums payable under Title IV of ERISA), that would reasonably be expected to result in a liability to the Borrower or its ERISA Affiliates of more than US$250,000,000 over the amount previously reflected for any such liabilities, in accordance with GAAP, on the financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 4.01(e);
(ii)    Schedule B (Actuarial Information) to the most recently completed annual report (Form 5500 Series) for each Pension Plan, copies of which have been filed with the IRS and furnished to the Administrative Agent, is complete and, to the best knowledge of the Borrower, accurate, and since the date of such Schedule B there has been no change in the funding status of any such Pension Plan except any change that would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the business, financial condition or operations of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;
(iii)    as of the most recent valuation date for each Multiemployer Plan for which the actuarial report is available, the potential liability to the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates for a complete withdrawal from such Multiemployer Plan, when aggregated with such potential liability for a complete withdrawal for all Multiemployer Plans, based on information available pursuant to Section 4221(e) of ERISA, does not exceed US$250,000,000;
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published interpretations thereunder with respect to each Employee Benefit Plan, and have performed all their obligations under each Employee Benefit Plan except for any such failure to perform or comply that would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the business, financial condition or operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; and
(v)    neither the Borrower nor any ERISA Affiliate has been notified by the sponsor of a Multiemployer Plan that such Multiemployer Plan is insolvent or has been terminated or has been determined to be in “endangered” or “critical” status, within the meaning of Section 305(b) of ERISA or Section 432(b) of the Code, and, to the best knowledge of the Borrower, no Multiemployer Plan is reasonably expected to be insolvent or to be terminated or to be determined to be in “endangered” or “critical” status within the meaning of Section 305(b) of ERISA or Section 432(b) of the Code, in each case, resulting in a liability to the Borrower or its ERISA Affiliates of more than US$250,000,000.
(k)    Disclosure.  The documents, certificates and written materials furnished to the Administrative Agent or any Lender by or on behalf of the Borrower for use in connection with the transactions contemplated in this Agreement, taken as a whole with other documents, certificates and written materials furnished contemporaneously therewith, do not contain any untrue statement of fact or omit to state a material fact (known to the Borrower in the case of any documents, certificates or written statements not furnished by it) necessary in order to make the statements contained therein not misleading in light of the circumstances under which the same were made.
(l)    Insurance.  The Borrower and its Subsidiaries (i) maintain insurance with responsible and reputable insurance companies or associations in such amounts and covering such risks as are usually insured by companies engaged in similar businesses or (ii) maintain a plan or plans of self-insurance to such extent and covering such risks as is usual for companies of comparable size engaged in the same or similar business, which plans shall include, among other things, adequate reserves for the risks that are self-insured.
(m)    Environmental Matters.  Except as disclosed in the Exchange Act Reports filed prior to the Effective Date, (i) the Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries is in compliance with all Environmental Laws except to the extent any non-compliance would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the business, financial condition or operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and (ii) there has been no “release or threatened release of a hazardous substance” (as defined by the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 9601 et seq.) or any other release, emission or discharge into the environment of any hazardous or toxic substance, pollutant or other materials by Borrower or its Subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, at or from any of the Borrower’s or its Subsidiaries’ properties, in either case other than as would not have a material adverse effect on the business, financial condition or operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

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(n)    Anti-Corruption Laws and Sanctions.  The Borrower has implemented and maintains in effect policies and procedures designed to promote and achieve compliance by the Borrower, its Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees and Borrower Agents with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions, and the Borrower, its Subsidiaries and, to the knowledge of the Borrower, its directors, officers, employees and Borrower Agents, are in compliance with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions in all material respects.  None of (a) the Borrower, any Subsidiary or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, any of the directors or officers of the Borrower, (b) to the knowledge of the Borrower or such Subsidiary, any director or officer of any Subsidiary of the Borrower or (c) to the knowledge of the Borrower, any Borrower Agent or employee of the Borrower or any Subsidiary that will act in any capacity in connection with or benefit from the credit facility established hereby, is a Sanctioned Person.
(o)    Solvency.  The Borrower and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, immediately after the consummation of the Transactions, will be Solvent.
(p)    Use of Proceeds.  The Borrower will use the proceeds of the Advances only in accordance with Section 2.15.
Article V     
COVENANTS
Section 5.01    Affirmative Covenants of the Borrower.  The Borrower covenants and agrees that the Borrower will, from and after the Funding Date unless and until the Advances shall have been paid in full and all of the Commitments of the Lenders shall have terminated, unless Majority Lenders shall otherwise consent in writing:
(a)    Compliance with Laws, Etc.  Comply, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to comply, with all applicable laws, rules, regulations and orders, except to the extent any non-compliance would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the business, financial condition or operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, such compliance to include, without limitation, (x) complying with all Environmental Laws and (y) paying before the same become delinquent all Taxes imposed upon it or upon its property except to the extent contested in good faith.
(b)    Reporting Requirements.  Furnish to the Administrative Agent (for distribution to each Lender):
(i)    as soon as available and in any event within 60 days of the end of each of the first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year of the Borrower, a copy of the quarterly report (x) for such quarter for the Borrower, containing a consolidated balance sheet and consolidated statements of income and (y) for the period consisting of the fiscal year then elapsed, for the Borrower, containing consolidated statements of stockholders’ equity and cash flows;

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(ii)    as soon as available and in any event within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Borrower, a copy of the consolidated annual audit report for such year for the Borrower, containing financial statements (including a consolidated balance sheet, consolidated statements of income, retained earnings and cash flows of the Borrower) for such year, accompanied by an opinion of Deloitte & Touche or other nationally recognized independent public accountants.  The opinion shall be unqualified (as to going concern, scope of audit and disagreements over the accounting or other treatment of offsets) and shall state that such consolidated financial statements present fairly the consolidated financial position of the Borrower as at the dates indicated and the results of their operations and cash flow for the periods indicated in conformity with GAAP applied on a basis consistent with prior years (except as stated therein) and that the examination by such accountants in connection with such consolidated financial statements has been made in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards;
(iii)    together with each delivery of the report of the Borrower pursuant to clause (i) or clause (ii) above, a compliance certificate for the quarter or year, as applicable, executed by an authorized financial officer of the Borrower (A) stating, in the case of the financial statements delivered under ‎Section 5.01 (b)(i) for such quarter, that such financial statements fairly present the financial condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as at the dates indicated and the results of operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and cash flow for the periods indicated in conformity with GAAP applied on a basis consistent with prior years (except as otherwise stated therein), subject to the absence of footnotes and changes resulting from audit and normal year-end adjustment, (B) stating that such authorized financial officer has reviewed the terms of this Agreement and has made, or caused to be made under his or her supervision, a review in reasonable detail of the transactions and financial condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries during the accounting period covered by such financial statements and that such authorized financial officer does not have knowledge of the existence, as at the date of the compliance certificate, of any condition or event that constitutes an Event of Default or a Potential Event of Default or, if any such condition or event exists, specifying the nature thereof and what action the Borrower has taken, is taking and proposes to take with respect thereto and (C) demonstrating in reasonable detail compliance at the end of such accounting periods with the restrictions contained in Section 5.02(c).
(iv)    promptly, and in any event within five days, after any authorized financial officer of the Borrower becomes aware of the occurrence of an Event of Default or Potential Event of Default continuing on the date of such statement, a statement of an authorized financial officer of the Borrower setting forth details of such Event of Default or Potential Event of Default and the action which the Borrower has taken and proposes to take with respect thereto;
(v)    promptly after the sending or filing thereof, copies of all proxy statements, financial statements and reports that the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries sends to its stockholders generally, and copies of all regular, periodic 

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and special reports, and all registration statements, that the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries files with the SEC or any governmental authority that may be substituted therefor, or with any national securities exchange;
(vi)    promptly after the commencement thereof, notice of all material actions, suits and proceedings before any court or government department, commission, board, bureau, agency or instrumentality, domestic or foreign, affecting the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, of the type described in Section 4.01(f);
(vii)    promptly after the occurrence thereof, notice of (A) any event which makes any of the representations contained in Section 4.01(m) inaccurate or (B) the receipt by the Borrower of any written notice, order, directive or other written communication from a governmental authority alleging violations of or noncompliance with any Environmental Law which would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the business, financial condition or operations of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;
(viii)    promptly after any change in any Rating, a notice of such change, which notice shall specify the new Rating, the date on which such change was publicly announced by S&P or Moody’s, as the case may be, and such other information with respect to such change as any Lender through the Administrative Agent may reasonably request; 
(ix)    information and documentation reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent or any Lender for purposes of compliance with applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including, without limitation, the PATRIOT Act and the Beneficial Ownership Regulation; and
(x)    such other information respecting the business, financial condition or operations of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries as any Lender through the Administrative Agent may from time to time reasonably request.
In lieu of furnishing to the Administrative Agent paper copies of the documents required to be delivered pursuant to ‎Section 5.01(b)(i), ‎Section 5.01(b)(ii), ‎Section 5.01(b)(v), ‎Section 5.01(b)(vi) and Section 5.01(b)(viii), the Borrower’s obligations to deliver such documents or information shall be deemed to be satisfied upon the relevant documents or information becoming publicly available at its Internet website located at http://www.dxc.com, and through the SEC’s EDGAR system.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrower shall deliver paper copies of such documents to any Lender that requests the Borrower to deliver such paper copies.
(c)    Corporate Existence, Etc.  The Borrower will, and will cause each of its Significant Subsidiaries to, at all times maintain its fundamental business and preserve and keep in full force and effect its corporate existence and all material rights, franchises and licenses necessary or desirable in the normal conduct of its business, in each case as applicable, except (i) as permitted under ‎Section 5.02(b) and (ii) if, in the reasonable business judgment of the Borrower, it is in the business interest of the Borrower or such Subsidiary not to preserve and maintain such legal existence (except with respect to the Borrower), 

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rights (charter and statutory), franchises and licenses, and such failure to preserve the same would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the business, financial condition or operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
(d)    Maintenance of Insurance.  The Borrower will and will cause each of its Significant Subsidiaries to maintain insurance with responsible and reputable insurance companies or associations in such amounts and covering such risks as are usually insured by companies engaged in similar businesses.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrower and such Subsidiaries may maintain a plan or plans of self-insurance to such extent and covering such risks as is usual for companies of comparable size engaged in the same or similar business, which plans shall include, among other things, adequate reserves for the risks that are self-insured.  On request the Borrower will advise the Administrative Agent and the Lenders concerning any such plan or plans for self-insurance.
(e)    Visitation Rights.  Once per calendar year, at any reasonable time and from time to time during normal business hours and with reasonable prior notice, permit the Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders or any agents or representatives thereof (at their sole cost and expense) to visit the properties of the Borrower and any of its Subsidiaries and to discuss the affairs, finances and accounts of the Borrower and any of its Subsidiaries with any of their officers, employees, or if an Event of Default is continuing, with their independent certified public accountants; provided that if an Event of Default is continuing, such visits shall not be limited to once per calendar year.
(f)    Keeping of Books.  Keep, and will cause each of its Significant Subsidiaries to keep, in all material respects, proper books of record and account in accordance with GAAP.
Section 5.02    Negative Covenants of the Borrower.  The Borrower covenants and agrees that, from and after the Funding Date unless and until the Advances shall have been paid in full and the Commitments of the Lenders shall have terminated, unless Majority Lenders shall otherwise consent in writing:
(a)    Liens, Etc.  The Borrower will not create or suffer to exist, or permit any of its Significant Subsidiaries to create or suffer to exist, any Lien upon or with respect to any of its properties, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, or assign, or permit any of such Subsidiaries to assign, any right to receive income, in each case to secure or provide for the payment of any Debt of any Person, unless the Borrower’s obligations hereunder shall be secured equally and ratably with, or prior to, any such Debt; provided however that the foregoing restriction shall not apply to the following Liens which are permitted:
(i)    Customary Permitted Liens;
(ii)    Liens in favor of the United States to secure amounts paid to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries as advance or progress payments under government contracts entered into by it so long as such Liens cover only (x) special bank accounts into which only such advance or progress payments are deposited and 

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(y) supplies covered by such government contracts and material and other property acquired for or allocated to the performance of such government contracts;
(iii)    attachment, judgment and other similar Liens arising in connection with legal proceedings, provided that any such judgment does not constitute an Event of Default;
(iv)    Liens on accounts receivable resulting from the sale of such accounts receivable;
(v)    Liens on assets of any Significant Subsidiary of the Borrower existing at the time such Person becomes a Significant Subsidiary or is merged into or consolidated with the Borrower or a Significant Subsidiary (other than any such Lien created in contemplation of becoming a Significant Subsidiary);
(vi)    purchase money Liens upon or in any asset acquired or held by the Borrower or any Significant Subsidiary (including any capital interest in any Person) to secure the purchase price of such asset or to secure Debt incurred solely for the purpose of financing the acquisition of or construction of improvements on or with respect to any such asset (provided that the amount of Debt secured by such Lien does not exceed 100% of the purchase price of such asset and transaction costs relating to such acquisition or the costs of such construction) and Liens existing on such asset at the time of its acquisition (other than any such Lien created in contemplation of such acquisition); and the interest of the lessor thereof in any asset that is subject to a Capital Lease;
(vii)    Liens on deposits securing obligations under cash pooling and multi-currency notional pooling programs;
(viii)    Liens to secure Debt not in excess of an aggregate of the greater of US$500,000,000 and 5% of the shareholders’ equity of the Borrower;
(ix)    Liens resulting from any extension, renewal or replacement (or successive extensions, renewals or replacements), in whole or in part, of any Debt secured by any Lien referred to in clauses (v) and (vi) so long as (x) the aggregate principal amount of any such Debt shall not increase as a result of any such extension, renewal or replacement and (y) Liens resulting from any such extension, renewal or replacement shall cover only such property which secured the Debt that is being extended, renewed or replaced; and
(x)    Liens securing Debt owing to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.
(b)    Restrictions on Fundamental Changes.  The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Significant Subsidiaries to, merge or consolidate with or into, or convey, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of (whether in one transaction or in a series of transactions) all or substantially all of the assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole (whether now owned or hereafter acquired), to any Person (other than the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower, so long as the Borrower, directly or indirectly, 

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owns 80% or more of the voting stock thereof), or enter into any partnership, joint venture, syndicate, pool or other combination, unless (a) no Event of Default or Potential Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom and (b) in the case of any consolidation or merger involving the Borrower, either (i) the Borrower is the surviving entity or (ii) the Person surviving or resulting from such consolidation or merger shall have assumed the obligations of the Borrower hereunder in an agreement or instrument reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Administrative Agent and such surviving corporation shall be organized in the United States or District of Columbia and have delivered, for the benefit of the Lenders and the Administrative Agent, such other documents as may reasonably be requested, including, without limitation, information in respect of “know your customer” and similar requirements, an incumbency certificate and an opinion of nationally recognized independent counsel, or other independent counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Majority Lenders, to the effect that all agreements or instruments effecting such assumption are enforceable in accordance with their terms and comply with the terms hereof.
(c)    Financial Covenants.
(i)    Minimum Interest Coverage Ratio.  Commencing with the first full fiscal quarter of the Borrower ended after the Funding Date, the Borrower will not permit at the end of any quarterly financial reporting period the ratio of Consolidated EBITDA to Consolidated Interest Expense for the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters ending on the last day of such quarterly financial reporting period, taken as a single period, to be less than 3.00 to 1.00.
(ii)    Consolidated Total Debt to Consolidated EBITDA Ratio.  Commencing with the first full fiscal quarter of the Borrower ended after the Funding Date, the Borrower will not permit at the end of any quarterly financial reporting period the ratio of Consolidated Total Debt as of the last day of such quarterly financial reporting period to Consolidated EBITDA for the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters ending on the last day of such quarterly financial reporting period, taken as a single period, to exceed 3.00 to 1.00.
Article VI     
EVENTS OF DEFAULT
Section 6.01    Events of Default.  If any of the following events (“Events of Default”) shall occur and be continuing:
(a)    The Borrower shall fail to pay any principal of any Advance when the same becomes due and payable or the Borrower shall fail to pay any interest on any Advance or any fees or other amounts payable hereunder within five days of the date due; or

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(b)    Any representation or warranty made by the Borrower herein or in connection with this Agreement shall prove to have been incorrect in any material respect when made or deemed made; or
(c)    The Borrower shall fail to perform or observe (i) any term, covenant or agreement contained in ‎Section 2.15, ‎Section 5.01(c) (with respect to the existence of the Borrower) or ‎Section 5.02, or (ii) any other term, covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement on its part to be performed or observed if the failure to perform or observe such other term, covenant or agreement shall remain unremedied for 30 days after the earlier to occur of (A) written notice thereof having been given to the Borrower by the Administrative Agent at the request of any Lender or (B) actual knowledge thereof by the Borrower of such failure; or
(d)    The Borrower or any of its Significant Subsidiaries shall fail to pay any principal of or premium or interest on any of its Debt or any payment obligations in respect of guarantees of the Borrower or any such Significant Subsidiary of Debt owed to any Person other than the Borrower and its Subsidiaries which is outstanding in a principal amount of at least US$250,000,000 in the aggregate (but excluding Debt arising under this Agreement), when the same becomes due and payable (whether by scheduled maturity, required prepayment, acceleration, demand or otherwise), and such failure shall continue after the applicable grace period, if any, specified in the agreement or instrument relating to such Debt or guarantee; or any other event shall occur or condition shall exist under any agreement or instrument relating to any such Debt and shall continue after the applicable grace period, if any, specified in such agreement or instrument, if the effect of such event or condition is to accelerate, or to permit the acceleration of, the maturity of such Debt; or any such Debt shall be declared to be due and payable, or required to be prepaid (other than by a regularly scheduled required prepayment or by a required prepayment of insurance proceeds or by a required prepayment as a result of formulas based on asset sales or excess cash flow), redeemed, purchased or defeased, or an offer to prepay, redeem, purchase or defease such Debt shall be required to be made, in each case prior to the stated maturity thereof; or
(e)    The Borrower or any of its Significant Subsidiaries shall generally not pay its debts as such debts become due, or shall admit in writing its inability to pay its debts generally, or shall make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors; or any proceeding shall be instituted by or against the Borrower or any of its Significant Subsidiaries seeking to adjudicate it a bankrupt or insolvent, or seeking liquidation, winding up, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, protection, relief, or composition of it or its debts under any law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization or relief of debtors, or seeking the entry of an order for relief or the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian or other similar official for it or for substantial part of its property and, in the case of any such proceeding instituted against it (but not instituted by it), either such proceeding shall remain undismissed or unstayed for a period of 60 days, or any of the actions sought in such proceeding (including, without limitation, the entry of an order for relief against, or the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian or other similar official for, it or for any substantial part of its property) shall occur; or the Borrower or any of its Significant Subsidiaries shall take any corporate 

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or partnership action to authorize any of the actions set forth above in this subsection (e); or
(f)    Any judgment or order for the payment of money in excess of US$250,000,000 shall be rendered against the Borrower or any of their Significant Subsidiaries and is not promptly paid by the Borrower or any of its Significant Subsidiaries and either (i) enforcement proceedings shall have been commenced by any creditor upon such judgment or order or (ii) there shall be any period of 30 consecutive days during which a stay of enforcement of such judgment or order, by reason of a pending appeal or otherwise, shall not be in effect; provided, however, that any such judgment or order shall not be an Event of Default under this ‎Section 6.01(f) if and to the extent that (i) the amount of such judgment or order is covered by a valid and binding policy of insurance covering payment thereof, (ii) such insurer shall be rated at least “A-” by A.M. Best Company and the Borrower deems the claims recovery as “probable” in its financial statements and (iii) such insurer has been notified of, and has not disputed the claim made for payment of, the amount of such judgment or order; or
(g)    
(i)    There occurs one or more ERISA Events which individually or in the aggregate results in liability to the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates in excess of US$250,000,000 over the amount previously reflected for any such liabilities, in accordance with GAAP, on the financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 4.01(e); or
(ii)    The Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate shall have been notified by the sponsor of a Multiemployer Plan that it has incurred an aggregate Withdrawal Liability for all years to such Multiemployer Plan in an amount that, when aggregated with all other amounts required to be paid to Multiemployer Plans by the Borrower and its ERISA Affiliates as Withdrawal Liability (determined as of the date of such notification), exceeds US$250,000,000; or
(iii)    The Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate shall have been notified by the sponsor of a Multiemployer Plan that such Multiemployer Plan is insolvent or is being terminated or has been determined to be in “endangered” or “critical” status, within the meaning of Section 305(b) of ERISA or Section 432(b) of the Code, if as a result of such event the aggregate annual contributions of the Borrower and its ERISA Affiliates to all Multiemployer Plans that are then insolvent or being terminated or have been determined to be in endangered or critical status have been or will be increased over the amounts contributed to such Multiemployer Plans for the plan year of such Multiemployer Plan immediately preceding the plan year in which the event occurs by an amount exceeding, in each case, resulting in a liability to the Borrower or its ERISA Affiliates of more than US$250,000,000; or
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other securities convertible into such securities) representing 35% or more of the combined voting power of all securities of the Borrower entitled to vote in the election of directors, other than securities having such power only by reason of the happening of a contingency; provided that if the Borrower shall become a wholly owned Subsidiary of a publicly owned Person whose beneficial ownership is, immediately after the Borrower shall become such a wholly owned subsidiary of such Person, substantially identical to that of the Borrower immediately prior to such circumstance (a “Holding Company”), such circumstance shall not be an Event of Default under this Section 6.01(h) unless the beneficial ownership of such Holding Company shall be acquired as set forth in this Section 6.01(h);
then, and in any such event, the Administrative Agent shall at the request, or may with the consent, of the Majority Lenders, by notice to the Borrower, declare the Advances, all interest thereon and all other amounts payable under this Agreement to be forthwith due and payable, whereupon the Advances, all such interest and all such amounts shall become and be forthwith due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or further notice of any kind, all of which are here expressly waived by the Borrower; provided, however, that in the event of an actual or deemed entry of an order for relief with respect to the Borrower under the Bankruptcy Code, the Advances, all such interest and all such amounts shall automatically become and be due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or any notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Borrower.
Article VII     
[RESERVED]
Article VIII     
THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Section 8.01    Appointment and Authority.  Each Lender hereby irrevocably appoints Bank of America to act on its behalf as the Administrative Agent hereunder and under the Loan Documents and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such actions on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms hereof or thereof, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto.  The provisions of this Article are solely for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, and, except as expressly set forth in ‎Section 8.06, the Borrower shall not have any rights as a third party beneficiary of any of such provisions.  It is understood and agreed that the use of the term “agent” herein or in any other Loan Documents (or any other similar term) with reference to the Administrative Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law. Instead such term is used as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between contracting parties.
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Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not the Administrative Agent and the term “Lender” or “Lenders” shall, unless otherwise expressly indicated or unless the context otherwise requires, include the Person serving as the Administrative Agent hereunder in its individual capacity.  Such Person and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to, own securities of, act as the financial advisor or in any other advisory capacity for, and generally engage in any kind of business with, the Borrower or any Subsidiary or other Affiliate thereof as if such Person were not the Administrative Agent hereunder and without any duty to account therefor to the Lenders.
Section 8.03    Exculpatory Provisions.
(a)    The Administrative Agent shall not have any duties or obligations except those expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents, and its duties hereunder shall be administrative in nature.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrative Agent:
(i)    shall not be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether an Event of Default or Potential Event of Default has occurred and is continuing;
(ii)    shall not have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, except discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated hereby or by the other Loan Documents that the Administrative Agent is required to exercise as directed in writing by the Majority Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be expressly provided for herein or in the other Loan Documents); provided that the Administrative Agent shall not be required to take any action that, in its opinion or the opinion of its counsel, may expose the Administrative Agent to liability or that is contrary to any Loan Document or applicable law, including for the avoidance of doubt any action that may be in violation of the automatic stay under any debtor relief law; and
(iii)    shall not, except as expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents, have any duty to disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to the Borrower or any of its Affiliates that is communicated to or obtained by the Person serving as the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity.
(b)    The Administrative Agent shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it (i) with the consent or at the request of the Majority Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary, or as the Administrative Agent shall believe in good faith shall be necessary, under the circumstances as provided in ‎Section 9.01 and ‎Section 6.01), or (ii) in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment.  The Administrative Agent shall be deemed not to have knowledge of any Potential Event of Default or Event of Default or the event or events that give or may give rise to any Potential Event of Default or Event of Default unless and until the Borrower or any Lender shall have 

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given notice to the Administrative Agent describing such Potential Event of Default or Event of Default and such event or events.
(c)    The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into (i) any statement, warranty or representation made in or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (ii) the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered hereunder or thereunder or in connection herewith or therewith, (iii) the performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth herein or therein or the occurrence of any Potential Event of Default or Event of Default, (iv) the validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other agreement, instrument or document, or (v) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Article III or elsewhere herein, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent.
Section 8.04    Reliance by Administrative Agent.  The Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall not incur any liability for relying upon, any notice, request, certificate, consent, statement, instrument, document or other writing (including any electronic message, Internet or intranet website posting or other distribution) believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed, sent or otherwise authenticated by the proper Person.  The Administrative Agent also may rely upon any statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed by it to have been made by the proper Person, and shall not incur any liability for relying thereon.  In determining compliance with any condition hereunder to the making of an Advance that by its terms must be fulfilled to the satisfaction of a Lender, the Administrative Agent may presume that such condition is satisfactory to such Lender unless an officer of the Administrative Agent responsible for the transactions contemplated hereby shall have received notice to the contrary from such Lender prior to the making of such Advance, and such Lender shall not have made available to the Administrative Agent such Lender’s ratable portion of the applicable Borrowing.  The Administrative Agent may consult with legal counsel (who may be counsel for the Borrower), independent accountants and other experts selected by it, and shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it in accordance with the advice of any such counsel, accountants or experts.
Section 8.05    Indemnification.  The Lenders agree to indemnify the Administrative Agent (only to the extent the Borrower is required to reimburse the Administrative Agent pursuant to ‎Section 9.04 and only to the extent not reimbursed by the Borrower), ratably according to the respective principal amounts of the Advances then held by each of them (or if no Advances are at the time outstanding or if any Advances are held by Persons which are not Lenders, ratably according to the respective amounts of their Commitments), from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever which may be imposed on, incurred by, or asserted against the Administrative Agent in any way relating to or arising out of this Agreement or any action taken or omitted by the Administrative Agent under this Agreement, provided that no Lender shall be liable for any portion of such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements resulting from the Administrative Agent’s gross negligence or willful misconduct.  

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Without limitation of the foregoing, each Lender agrees to reimburse the Administrative Agent promptly upon demand for its ratable share of any out-of-pocket expenses (including counsel fees) incurred by the Administrative Agent in connection with the preparation, execution, delivery, administration, syndication, modification, amendment or enforcement (whether through negotiations, legal proceedings or otherwise) of, or legal advice in respect of rights or responsibilities under, this Agreement, to the extent that the Administrative Agent is not reimbursed for such expenses by the Borrower.
Section 8.06    Resignation of Administrative Agent.  
(a)    The Administrative Agent may at any time give notice of its resignation to the Lenders and the Borrower.  Upon receipt of any such notice of resignation, the Majority Lenders shall have the right, in consultation with the Borrower, to appoint a successor, which shall be a bank with an office in the United States, or an Affiliate of any such bank with an office in the United States.  If no such successor shall have been so appointed by the Majority Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days after the retiring Administrative Agent gives notice of its resignation (or such earlier day as shall be agreed by the Majority Lenders) (the “Resignation Effective Date”), then the retiring Administrative Agent may (but shall not be obligated to), on behalf of the Lenders, appoint a successor Administrative Agent meeting the qualifications set forth above.  Whether or not a successor has been appointed, such resignation shall become effective in accordance with such notice on the Resignation Effective Date.
(b)    [Reserved].
(c)    With effect from the Resignation Effective Date (1) the retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations as Administrative Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents and (2) except for any indemnity payments owed to the retiring Administrative Agent, all payments, communications and determinations provided to be made by, to or through the Administrative Agent shall instead be made by or to each Lender directly and, during such period, the Borrower shall have no obligation to pay to any Person the fees described in Section 2.04, until such time, if any, as the Majority Lenders appoint a successor Administrative Agent as provided for above.  Upon the acceptance of a successor’s appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties as Administrative Agent of the retiring Administrative Agent (other than any rights to indemnity payments owed to the retiring Administrative Agent), and the retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged from all of its duties and obligations hereunder or under the other Loan Documents.  The fees payable by the Borrower to a successor Administrative Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed between the Borrower and such successor. After the retiring Administrative Agent’s resignation hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, the provisions of this Article and ‎Section 9.04 shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring Administrative Agent, its sub‐agents and their respective Related Parties in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by any of them (i) while the retiring Administrative Agent was acting as Administrative Agent and (ii) after such resignation for so long as any of them continues to 

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act in any capacity hereunder or under the other Loan Documents, including in respect of any actions taken in connection with transferring the agency to any successor Administrative Agent.
Section 8.07    Delegation of Duties.  The Administrative Agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers hereunder by or through any one or more sub‐agents appointed by the Administrative Agent.  The Administrative Agent and any such sub‐agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers by or through their respective Related Parties.  Each such sub‐agent and the Related Parties of the Administrative Agent and each such sub‐agent shall be entitled to the benefits of all provisions of this Article VIII and ‎Section 9.04 (as though such sub-agents were the “Administrative Agent” hereunder) as if set forth in full herein with respect thereto.  The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any sub-agents except to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction determines in a final and non-appealable judgment that the Administrative Agent acted with gross-negligence or willful misconduct in selection of sub-agents.
Section 8.08    Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent and Other Lenders.  Each Lender acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender or any of their Related Parties and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement.  Each Lender also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender or any of their Related Parties and based on such documents and information as it shall from time to time deem appropriate, continue to make its own decisions in taking or not taking action under or based upon this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any related agreement or any document furnished hereunder or thereunder.
Section 8.09    Other Agents.  Each Lender hereby acknowledges that none of the Arrangers shall have any powers, duties or responsibilities under this Agreement or any other Loan Documents, except in its capacity, as applicable, as Administrative Agent or a Lender hereunder. 
Section 8.10    Certain ERISA Matters. 
(a)    Each Lender (x) represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender party hereto, to, and (y) covenants, from the date such Person became a Lender party hereto to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party hereto, for the benefit of, the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers and their respective Affiliates and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of the Borrower, that at least one of the following is and will be true:
(i)    such Lender is not using “plan assets” (within the meaning of Section 3(42) of ERISA or otherwise for purposes of Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) of one or more Benefit Plans with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, 

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participation in, administration of and performance of the Advances, the Commitments or this Agreement,
(ii)    the prohibited transaction exemption set forth in one or more PTEs, such as PTE 84-14 (a class exemption for certain transactions determined by independent qualified professional asset managers), PTE 95-60 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving insurance company general accounts), PTE 90-1 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving insurance company pooled separate accounts), PTE 91-38 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving bank collective investment funds) or PTE 96-23 (a class exemption for certain transactions determined by in-house asset managers), is applicable so as to exempt from the prohibitions of Section 406 of ERISA and Section 4975 of the Code such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Advances, the Commitments and this Agreement,
(iii)    (A) such Lender is an investment fund managed by a “Qualified Professional Asset Manager” (within the meaning of Part VI of PTE 84-14), (B) such Qualified Professional Asset Manager made the investment decision on behalf of such Lender to enter into, participate in, administer and perform the Advances, the Commitments and this Agreement, (C) the entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Advances, the Commitments and this Agreement satisfies the requirements of sub-sections (b) through (g) of Part I of PTE 84-14 and (D) to the best knowledge of such Lender, the requirements of subsection (a) of Part I of PTE 84-14 are satisfied with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Advances, the Commitments and this Agreement, or
(ii)    (iv)    such other representation, warranty and covenant as may be agreed in writing between the Administrative Agent, in its sole discretion, and such Lender.
(b)    In addition, unless either (1) sub-clause (i) in the immediately preceding clause (a) is true with respect to a Lender or (2) a Lender has provided another representation, warranty and covenant in accordance with sub-clause (iv) in the immediately preceding clause (a), such Lender further (x) represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender party hereto, and (y) covenants, from the date such Person became a Lender party hereto to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party hereto, for the benefit of, the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers and their respective Affiliates and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of the Borrower, that none of the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers or any of their respective Affiliates is a fiduciary with respect to the assets of such Lender involved in such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Advances, the Commitments and this Agreement (including in connection with the reservation or exercise of any rights by the Administrative Agent under this Agreement, any Loan Document or any documents related hereto or thereto).

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Article IX     
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 9.01    Amendments, Etc. Subject to Section 2.08(b), no amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, nor consent to any departure by the Borrower therefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Majority Lenders and acknowledged by the Administrative Agent, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given; provided, however, that no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by (or consented to by) each Lender affected thereby (or, in the case of clause (g)(x) or (g)(y) below, each Lender), do any of the following:
(a)    waive any of the conditions specified in ‎Section 3.01 or ‎Section 3.02;
(b)    increase or extend the Commitments of such Lender;
(c)    reduce the principal of, or rate of interest on, the Advances or any fees or other amounts payable to such Lender hereunder;
(d)    postpone any date fixed for any payment of principal of, or interest on, the Advances or any fees or other amounts payable hereunder;
(e)    change the percentage of the Commitments or of the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Advances, or the number of Lenders, that shall be required for the Lenders or any of them to take any action hereunder;
(f)    [reserved];
(g)    amend (x) this ‎Section 9.01, (y) the definition of “Majority Lenders” or (z) the definition of “Majority Facility Lenders”; or
(h)    change the currency of the payment of any Advance or the currency of the funding of any Advance;
and provided, further that (x) no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by the Administrative Agent in addition to the Lenders required above to take such action, affect the rights or duties of the Administrative Agent under this Agreement or any Note and (y) the consent of Lenders having at least a majority (based on the Equivalent in U.S. Dollars at such time) in interest of a Facility shall be required with respect to any amendment or waiver that by its terms adversely affects the rights of Lenders under such Facility in respect of payments hereunder in a manner that is materially worse than the manner in which such amendment or waiver affects other Facilities.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Assumption Agreement may be effected in accordance with Section 2.18 without the consent of any Lenders other than the Incremental Lenders providing the Incremental Commitments contemplated thereby.

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Furthermore, and notwithstanding anything else to the contrary contained in this ‎Section 9.01, if the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall have jointly identified an obvious error or any error or omission of a technical nature, in each case, in any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, then the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall be permitted to amend such provision, and such amendments shall become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to any Loan Document if the same is not objected to in writing by the Majority Lenders within five Business Days following receipt of notice thereof.
Section 9.02    Notices, Etc.
(a)    General.  Unless otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, all notices, requests, demands, directions and other communications provided for hereunder shall be in writing (including by facsimile transmission or, to the extent provided in ‎Section 9.02(e), electronic communication).  All such written notices shall be mailed, faxed or delivered to the applicable address, facsimile number or electronic mail address, and all notices and other communications expressly permitted hereunder to be given by telephone shall be made to the applicable telephone number, as follows:
(i)    if to the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, to the address, facsimile number, electronic mail address or telephone number set forth below, or to such other address, facsimile number, electronic mail address or telephone number as shall be designated by such party in a notice to the other parties:
		
	Borrower:
	DXC Technology Company  
Attention: Ceyhun Cetin, Vice President and Treasurer (or his successor) 
1775 Tysons Boulevard 
Tysons, Virginia 22102 
Phone: (703) 245-1559 
Email: ccetin@dxc.com 

		
	Administrative Agent: 
	As specified on Schedule 1.02 hereto;

(ii)    if to any other Lender, to the address, facsimile number, electronic mail address or telephone number set forth in its Administrative Questionnaire.

(b)    Timing.  All such notices and other communications shall be deemed to be given or made upon the earlier to occur of (i) actual receipt by the relevant party hereto during the recipient’s normal business hours (or if delivered after normal business hours shall be deemed to have been delivered on the next Business Day) and (ii) (A) if delivered by hand or by courier, when signed for by or on behalf of the relevant party hereto; (B) if delivered by mail, four Business Days after deposit in the United States mail, postage prepaid; (C) if delivered by facsimile, when sent and receipt has been confirmed by telephone; and (D) if delivered by electronic mail when received; provided, however, that notices and other communications to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Article II or VII shall not be 

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effective until actually received by such Person.  In no event shall a voicemail message be effective as a notice, communication or confirmation hereunder.
(c)    Effectiveness of Facsimile Documents and Signatures.  This Agreement and, except as otherwise specified herein, any documents delivered pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement may be transmitted and/or signed by facsimile or other electronic delivery.  The effectiveness of any such documents and signatures shall, subject to applicable law, have the same force and effect as manually-signed originals and shall be binding on the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders.  The Administrative Agent may also require that any such documents and signatures be confirmed by a manually-signed original thereof; provided, however, that the failure to request or deliver the same shall not limit the effectiveness of any facsimile document or signature.
(d)    Reliance by the Administrative Agent and Lenders.  The Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall be entitled to rely and act upon any notices purportedly given by or on behalf of the Borrower even if (i) such notices were not made in a manner specified herein, were incomplete or were not preceded or followed by any other form of notice specified herein, or (ii) the terms thereof, as understood by the recipient, varied from any confirmation thereof.  The Borrower shall indemnify each Indemnified Person from all losses, costs, expenses and liabilities resulting from the reliance by such Person on each notice purportedly given by or on behalf of the Borrower.  All telephonic notices to and other communications with the Administrative Agent may be recorded by the Administrative Agent, and each of the parties hereto hereby consents to such recording.
(e)    Electronic Communications.  Notices and other communications to the Lenders hereunder may be delivered or furnished by electronic communication (including electronic mail and Internet or intranet websites) pursuant to procedures approved by the Administrative Agent, provided that the foregoing shall not apply to notices to any Lender pursuant to Article II if such Lender has notified the Administrative Agent that it is incapable of receiving notices under such Article by electronic communication.  The Administrative Agent or the Borrower may, in its discretion, agree to accept notices and other communications to it hereunder by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by it; provided that approval of such procedures may be limited to particular notices or communications.  Unless the Administrative Agent otherwise prescribes, (i) notices and other communications sent to an electronic mail address shall be deemed received upon the sender’s receipt of an acknowledgement from the intended recipient (such as by the “return receipt requested” function, as available, return electronic mail or other written acknowledgement), and (ii) notices or communications posted to an Internet or intranet website shall be deemed received upon the deemed receipt by the intended recipient, at its electronic mail address as described in the foregoing clause (i), of notification that such notice or communication is available and identifying the website address therefor; provided that, for both clauses (i) and (ii) above, if such notice, electronic mail or other communication is not sent during the normal business hours of the recipient, such notice or communication shall be deemed to have been sent at the opening of business on the next business day for the recipient.

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(f)    Change of Address, etc.  Any party hereto may change its address or facsimile number for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the other parties hereto.
(g)    Platform.
(i)    The Borrower hereby acknowledges that (a) the Administrative Agent may, but shall not be obligated to, make available to the Lenders materials and/or information provided by or on behalf of the Borrower hereunder (collectively, “Borrower Materials”) by posting the Borrower Materials on IntraLinks, Syndtrak, ClearPar or a substantially similar electronic transmission system (the “Platform”) and (b) certain of the Lenders (each, a “Public Lender”) may have personnel who do not wish to receive material non-public information with respect to the Borrower or its Affiliates, or the respective securities of any of the foregoing, and who may be engaged in investment and other market-related activities with respect to such Persons’ securities. The Borrower hereby agrees that (w) all Borrower Materials that are to be made available to Public Lenders shall be clearly and conspicuously marked “PUBLIC” which, at a minimum, shall mean that the word “PUBLIC” shall appear prominently on the first page thereof; (x) by marking Borrower Materials “PUBLIC,” the Borrower shall be deemed to have authorized the Administrative Agent and the Lenders to treat such Borrower Materials as not containing any material non-public information with respect to the Borrower or its securities for purposes of United States Federal and state securities laws (provided, however, that to the extent such Borrower Materials constitute Information, they shall be treated as set forth in Section 9.19); (y) all Borrower Materials marked “PUBLIC” are permitted to be made available through a portion of the Platform designated “Public Side Information;” and (z) the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to treat any Borrower Materials that are not marked “PUBLIC” as being suitable only for posting on a portion of the Platform not designated “Public Side Information.”  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrower shall be under no obligation to mark any Borrower Materials “PUBLIC.”
(ii)    The Platform is provided “as is” and “as available.”  The Agent Parties (as defined below) do not warrant the adequacy of the Platform and expressly disclaim liability for errors or omissions in the Communications.  No warranty of any kind, express, implied or statutory, including, without limitation, any warranty of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement of third-party rights or freedom from viruses or other code defects, is made by any Agent Party in connection with the Communications or the Platform.  In no event shall the Administrative Agent or any of its Related Parties (collectively, the “Agent Parties”) have any liability to the Borrower, any Lender or any other Person or entity for damages of any kind, including, without limitation, direct or indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages, losses or expenses (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) arising out of the Borrower’s or the Administrative Agent’s transmission of communications through the Platform.  “Communications” means, collectively, any notice, demand, communication, information, document or other material provided by or on behalf of the Borrower pursuant to any Loan Document 

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or the transactions contemplated therein which is distributed to the Administrative Agent or any Lender by means of electronic communications pursuant to this Section, including through the Platform.
Section 9.03    No Waiver; Remedies.  No failure on the part of any Lender or the Administrative Agent 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 such right preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right.  The remedies herein provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any remedies provided by law.
Section 9.04    Costs, Expenses and Indemnification.
(a)    The Borrower agrees to pay promptly on demand all reasonable costs and out-of-pocket expenses (other than Taxes, for which the provisions of Section 2.12 shall apply instead) of the Joint Lead Arrangers, the Syndication Agent and the Administrative Agent (in their respective capacities as such) in connection with the preparation, execution, delivery, administration, syndication, modification and amendment of this Agreement and the other documents to be delivered hereunder or thereunder, including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and out-of-pocket expenses of a single counsel for the Joint Lead Arrangers, the Syndication Agent and the Administrative Agent and, if necessary, of a single local counsel in each appropriate jurisdiction (which may include a single special counsel acting in multiple jurisdictions), with respect thereto and with respect to advising the Joint Lead Arrangers, the Syndication Agent and the Administrative Agent as to their respective rights and responsibilities hereunder.  The Borrower further agrees to pay promptly on demand all costs and expenses of the Administrative Agent and of each Lender, if any (including, without limitation, reasonable counsel fees and out-of-pocket expenses but excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, Taxes), in connection with the enforcement (whether through negotiations, legal proceedings or otherwise) of this Agreement and the other documents to be delivered hereunder, including, without limitation, reasonable counsel fees and out-of-pocket expenses in connection with the enforcement of rights under this ‎Section 9.04 (a).  This Section 9.04(a) shall not apply with respect to Taxes other than any Taxes that represent losses, claims, damages, etc. arising from any non-Tax claim.
(b)    If any payment of principal of any Eurocurrency Rate Advances extended to the Borrower is made other than on the last day of the Interest Period for such Advances, as a result of a payment pursuant to Section 2.04 or acceleration of the maturity of the Advances pursuant to ‎Section 6.01 or for any other reason, or if any Eurocurrency Rate Advance is continued or converted pursuant to Section 2.09 on a day other than the last day of the Interest Period for such Loan, the Borrower shall, upon demand by any Lender (with a copy of such demand to the Administrative Agent), pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of such Lender any amounts required to compensate such Lender for any additional losses, costs or expenses which it may reasonably incur as a result of such payment, including, without limitation, any loss, cost or expense incurred by reason of the liquidation or reemployment of deposits or other funds acquired by any Lender to fund or maintain such Lender’s portion of such Advances.

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(c)    The Borrower agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Administrative Agent (in its capacity as such), each Arranger, each Lender and the Related Parties of each of the foregoing (each an “Indemnified Person”) in connection with any expenses, losses, claims, damages or liabilities to which the Administrative Agent, an Arranger, a Lender or such Indemnified Persons may become subject (other than Taxes, for which the provisions of ‎Section 2.12 shall apply instead), insofar as such expenses, losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions or other proceedings commenced or threatened in respect thereof) arise out of the transactions referred to in this Agreement or arise from any use or intended use of the proceeds of the Advances, or to the extent relating to the foregoing, in any way arise out of activities of the Borrower that violate Environmental Laws, and to reimburse the Administrative Agent, each Arranger, each Lender and each Indemnified Person, upon their demand, for any reasonable legal or other out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with investigating, defending or participating in any such loss, claim, damage, liability, or action or other proceeding, whether commenced or threatened (whether or not the Administrative Agent, such Arranger, such Lender or any such person is a party to any action or proceeding out of which any such expense arises).  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrower shall have no obligation hereunder to an Indemnified Person with respect to indemnified liabilities which have resulted from (x) the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of such Indemnified Person, as determined by a final and nonappealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction, (y) a claim brought by the Borrower against an Indemnified Person for breach in bad faith of such Indemnified Person’s obligations hereunder in which the Borrower has obtained a final and nonappealable judgment in its favor on such claim as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction or (z) a claim not involving an act or omission of the Borrower and that is brought by an Indemnified Person against another Indemnified Person (other than against the Arrangers or the Administrative Agent in their capacities as such).  In the case of an investigation, litigation or proceeding to which the indemnity in this paragraph applies, such indemnity shall be effective whether or not such investigation, litigation or proceeding is brought by the Borrower, any of its respective equity holders or creditors, an Indemnified Person or any other person or entity, whether or not an Indemnified Person is otherwise a party thereto.  This Section 9.04(c) shall not apply with respect to Taxes other than any Taxes that represent losses, claims, damages, etc. arising from any non-Tax claim.
(d)    To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the Borrower shall not assert, and the Borrower hereby waives, any claim against any Indemnified Person, on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of this Agreement, or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby, the transactions contemplated hereby, the Advances or the use of the proceeds thereof.
Section 9.05    Right of Set-off.  Upon (i) the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default and (ii) the making of the request or the granting of the consent specified by ‎Section 6.01 to authorize the Administrative Agent to declare the Advances due and payable pursuant to the provisions of ‎Section 6.01, each Lender is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to set off and apply any 

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and all deposits (time or demand, provisional or final, or general, but not special (in whatever currency)) at any time held and other indebtedness (in whatever currency) at any time owing by such Lender or any Affiliate thereof to or for the credit or the account of the Borrower against any and all of the obligations of the Borrower now or hereafter existing under this Agreement that are then due and payable, whether or not such Lender shall have made any demand under this Agreement, and each such Affiliate is hereby irrevocably authorized to permit such setoff and application.  Each Lender agrees promptly to notify the Borrower after any such set-off and application made by such Lender, provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such set-off and application.  The rights of each Lender under this Section are in addition to other rights and remedies (including, without limitation, other rights of set-off) which such Lender may have.
Section 9.06    Binding Effect; Integration.  This Agreement shall be deemed to have been executed and delivered when it shall have been executed and delivered by the Lenders, the Borrower and the Administrative Agent and thereafter shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and each Lender and their respective successors and permitted assigns, except that, other than as expressly provided herein, the Borrower shall not have the right to assign its rights or obligations hereunder or any interest herein without the prior written consent of all Lenders.  This Agreement, the Fee Letter and the other Loan Documents constitute the entire contract among the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersede any and all previous agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof.  
Section 9.07    Assignments and Participations.
(a)    Successors and Assigns Generally.  The Borrower may not assign any of its rights or transfer any of its rights or obligations under the Loan Documents unless consented to by all of the Lenders.  No Lender may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder except (i) to an assignee in accordance with the provisions of ‎Section 9.07(b), (ii) by way of participation in accordance with the provisions of ‎Section 9.07(d) or (iii) by way of pledge or assignment of a security interest subject to the restrictions of ‎Section 9.07(e) (and any other attempted assignment or transfer by any party hereto shall be null and void).  Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, Participants to the extent provided in paragraph (d) of this Section and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Related Parties of each of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.
(b)    Assignments by Lenders.  Any Lender may at any time assign to one or more assignees all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment(s) and the Advances at the time owing to it); provided that (in each case with respect to any Class) any such assignment shall be subject to the following conditions:
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(A)    in the case of an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lender’s Commitment and/or the Advances at the time owing to it (in each case with respect to any Class) or contemporaneous assignments to related Approved Funds that equal at least the amount specified in paragraph (b)(i)(B) of this Section in the aggregate or in the case of an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund, no minimum amount need be assigned; and
(B)    in any case not described in paragraph (b)(i)(A) of this Section, the aggregate amount of the Commitment (which for this purpose includes Advances outstanding thereunder) or, if the applicable Commitment is not then in effect, the principal outstanding balance of the Advances of the assigning Lender subject to each such assignment (determined as of the date the Assignment and Assumption with respect to such assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent or, if “Trade Date” is specified in the Assignment and Assumption, as of the Trade Date) shall not be less than (i) in the case of Tranche A1 Advances, US$5,000,000 or an integral multiple of US$1,000,000 in excess thereof and (ii) in the case of Tranche A2 Advances and Tranche A3 Advances, €5,000,000 or an integral multiple of €1,000,000 in excess thereof, in each case unless the Administrative Agent and, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Borrower otherwise consents (each such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed).
(ii)    Proportionate Amounts.  Each partial assignment shall be made as an assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement with respect to the Advances or the Commitments assigned, except that this clause (ii) shall not prohibit any Lender from assigning all or a portion of its rights and obligations among separate Classes on a non pro rata basis.
(iii)    Required Consents.  No consent shall be required for any assignment except to the extent required by paragraph (b)(i)(B) of this Section and, in addition:
(A)    the consent of the Borrower (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required unless (x) an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing at the time of such assignment, or (y) such assignment is to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund; provided that the Borrower shall be deemed to have consented to any such assignment unless it shall object thereto by written notice to the Administrative Agent within ten Business Days after having received notice thereof;
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with a Commitment in respect of such Class, an Affiliate of such Lender or an Approved Fund with respect to such Lender; and
(iv)    Assignment and Assumption.  The parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Assumption, together with a processing and recordation fee of US$3,500; provided that (x) other than with respect to Section 2.17(b), the Borrower shall not be required to pay any processing and recordation fee and (y) the Administrative Agent may, in its sole discretion, elect to waive such processing and recordation fee in the case of any assignment.  The assignee, if it is not a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an Administrative Questionnaire.
(v)    No Assignment to Certain Persons.  No such assignment shall be made to the Borrower or any of the Borrower’s Affiliates or Subsidiaries.
(vi)    No Assignment to Natural Persons.  No such assignment shall be made to a natural Person (or a holding company, investment vehicle or trust for, or owned and operated by or for the primary benefit of one or more natural Persons).
Subject to acceptance and recording thereof by the Administrative Agent pursuant to paragraph (c) of this Section, from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Assumption, the assignee thereunder shall be a party to this Agreement and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement, and the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Assumption covering all of the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto) but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of ‎Section 2.10, ‎Section 2.12 and ‎Section 9.04 with respect to facts and circumstances occurring prior to the effective date of such assignment. Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this paragraph shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement as a sale by such Lender of a participation in such rights and obligations in accordance with paragraph (d) of this Section.
(c)    Register.  The Administrative Agent, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrower, shall maintain at one of its offices in the United States a copy of each Assignment and Assumption delivered to it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitment of, and principal amounts (and currency and stated interest) of the Advances of each Class owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “Register”).  The entries in the Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement.  The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrower and any Lender, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.
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a natural Person (or a holding company, investment vehicle or trust for, or owned and operated by or for the primary benefit of one or more natural Persons), the Borrower or any of the Borrower’s Affiliates or Subsidiaries) (each, a “Participant”) in all or a portion of such Lender’s rights and/or obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitments and/or the Advances owing to it); provided that (i) such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations, and (iii) the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement.  For the avoidance of doubt, each Lender shall be responsible for the indemnity under ‎Section 8.05 with respect to any payments made by such Lender to its Participant(s).
Any agreement or instrument pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation shall provide that such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce this Agreement and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement; provided that such agreement or instrument may provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment, modification or waiver described in ‎Section 9.01(b), ‎Section 9.01(c) or ‎Section 9.01(d) that affects such Participant.  The Borrower agrees, to the fullest extent permitted under applicable law, that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of ‎Section 2.10, ‎Section 2.12 and ‎Section 9.04(b) (subject to the requirements and limitations therein, including the requirements under ‎Section 2.12(f) (it being understood that the documentation required under Section 2.12(f) shall be delivered to the participating Lender) to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to paragraph (b) of this Section; provided that such Participant (A) agrees to be subject to the provisions of ‎Section 2.17 as if it were an assignee under paragraph (b) of this Section; and (B) shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under ‎Section 2.10 or ‎Section 2.12, with respect to any participation, than its participating Lender would have been entitled to receive.  Each Lender that sells a participation agrees, at the Borrower’s request and expense, as applicable, to use reasonable efforts to cooperate with the Borrower to effectuate the provisions of ‎Section 2.17(b) with respect to any Participant.  To the extent permitted by law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of ‎Section 9.05 as though it were a Lender; provided that such Participant agrees to be subject to ‎Section 2.13 as though it were a Lender.  Each Lender that sells a participation shall, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrower, maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each Participant and the principal amounts (and currency and stated interest) of each Participant’s interest in the Advances or other obligations under the Loan Documents (the “Participant Register”); provided that no Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register (including the identity of any Participant or any information relating to a Participant's interest in any commitments, loans, letters of credit or its other obligations under any Loan Document) to any Person except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such commitment, loan, letter of credit or other obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103-1(c) or Proposed Section 1.163-5(b) of the United States Treasury Regulations (or, in each case, any amended or successor version).  The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and such Lender shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register as the owner of such participation for all purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any 

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notice to the contrary.  For the avoidance of doubt, the Administrative Agent (in its capacity as Administrative Agent) shall have no responsibility for maintaining a Participant Register.
(e)    Certain Pledges.  Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement to secure obligations of such Lender, including any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank, central bank or other governmental authority or organization; provided that no such pledge or assignment shall release such Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or assignee for such Lender as a party hereto.
Section 9.08    [Reserved].
Section 9.09    Governing Law.  This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.
Section 9.10    Counterparts; Effectiveness.  This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto in different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract.  This Agreement shall become effective when the conditions precedent in Section 3.01 have been satisfied (or waived) in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.  Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by facsimile or other electronic imaging means (e.g. “pdf” or “tif”) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.
Section 9.11    Consent to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Immunities. (%3)The Borrower irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that it will not commence any action, litigation or proceeding of any kind or description, whether in law or equity, whether in contract or in tort or otherwise, against the Administrative Agent or any Lender, or any Related Party of the foregoing in any way relating to this Agreement or the transactions relating hereto, in each case in any forum other than the courts of the State of New York sitting in New York County, and of the United States District Court of the Southern District of New York, and any appellate court from any thereof and each of the parties hereto irrevocably and unconditionally submits to the jurisdiction of such courts and agrees that all claims in respect of any such action, litigation or proceeding may be heard and determined in such New York State court or, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, in such federal court.  Each of the parties hereto agrees that a final judgment in any such action, litigation or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law.  Nothing in this Agreement shall affect any right that the Administrative Agent or any Lender may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement against the Borrower, or its properties in the courts of any jurisdiction.  The Borrower irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement in any court referred to in this Section.  Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court.

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(a)    Service of Process.  Each party hereto irrevocably consents to service of process in the manner provided for notices in Section 9.02.  Nothing in this Agreement will affect the right of any party hereto to serve process in any other manner permitted by applicable law.
Section 9.12    Electronic Execution of Assignments and Certain Other Documents.  The words “execute,” “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” and words of like import in or related to any document to be signed in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby (including without limitation any Assignment and Assumptions, amendments or other modifications, Notices of Borrowing, Notices of Conversion/Continuation, waivers and consents) shall be deemed to include electronic signatures, the electronic matching of assignment terms and contract formations on electronic platforms approved by the Administrative Agent, or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act, or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act; provided that notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary the Administrative Agent is under no obligation to agree to accept electronic signatures in any form or in any format unless expressly agreed to by the Administrative Agent pursuant to procedures approved by it; provided further without limiting the foregoing, upon the request of the Administrative Agent, any electronic signature shall be promptly followed by such manually executed counterpart. 
Section 9.13    Waiver of Trial by Jury.  THE BORROWER, EACH LENDER AND THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT EACH HEREBY AGREES TO WAIVE ITS RESPECTIVE RIGHTS TO A JURY TRIAL OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION BASED UPON OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT.  The scope of this waiver is intended to be all-encompassing of any and all disputes that may be filed in any court and that relate to the subject matter of this transaction, including without limitation contract claims, tort claims, breach of duty claims and all other common law and statutory claims.  The Borrower, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent each (i) acknowledges that this waiver is a material inducement for the Borrower, each Lender and the Administrative Agent to enter into a business relationship, that the Borrower, each Lender and the Administrative Agent have already relied on this waiver in entering into this Agreement or accepting the benefits thereof, as the case may be, and that each will continue to rely on this waiver in their related future dealings and (ii) further warrants and represents that each has reviewed this waiver with its legal counsel, and that each knowingly and voluntarily waives its jury trial rights following consultation with legal counsel.  THIS WAIVER IS IRREVOCABLE, MEANING THAT IT MAY NOT BE MODIFIED EITHER ORALLY OR IN WRITING, AND THIS WAIVER SHALL APPLY TO ANY SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS, RENEWALS, SUPPLEMENTS OR MODIFICATIONS TO THIS AGREEMENT.  In the event of litigation, this Agreement may be filed as a written consent to a trial by the court.
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parties hereto agree, to the fullest extent that they may effectively do so, that the rate of exchange used shall be that at which in accordance with normal banking procedures the Administrative Agent could purchase U.S. Dollars with such other currency at Bank of America’s principal office in London at 11:00 A.M. (London time) on the Business Day preceding that on which final judgment is given.    
(a)    If for the purposes of obtaining judgment in any court it is necessary to convert a sum due hereunder in Euro into U.S. Dollars, the parties agree to the fullest extent that they may effectively do so, that the rate of exchange used shall be that at which in accordance with normal banking procedures the Administrative Agent could purchase such Euro with U.S. Dollars at Bank of America’s principal office in London at 11:00 A.M. (London time) on the Business Day preceding that on which final judgment is given.
(b)    The obligation of the Borrower in respect of any sum due from it in any currency (the “Primary Currency”) to any Lender or the Administrative Agent hereunder shall, notwithstanding any judgment in any other currency, be discharged only to the extent that on the Business Day following receipt by such Lender or the Administrative Agent (as the case may be), of any sum adjudged to be so due in such other currency, such Lender or the Administrative Agent (as the case may be) may in accordance with normal banking procedures purchase the applicable Primary Currency with such other currency; if the amount of the applicable Primary Currency so purchased is less than such sum due to such Lender or the Administrative Agent (as the case may be) in the applicable Primary Currency, the Borrower agrees, as a separate obligation and notwithstanding any such judgment, to indemnify such Lender or the Administrative Agent (as the case may be) against such loss, and if the amount of the applicable Primary Currency so purchased exceeds such sum due to any Lender or the Administrative Agent (as the case may be) in the applicable Primary Currency, such Lender or the Administrative Agent (as the case may be) agrees to remit to the Borrower such excess.
Section 9.15    Survival of Certain Provisions.  All agreements, representations and warranties made in this Agreement shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and any increase in the Commitments under this Agreement.  The Borrower’s obligations under ‎Section 2.10 and ‎Section 9.04, and the Lenders’ obligations under ‎Section 8.05 shall survive the termination of the Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all obligations under any Loan Document.
Section 9.16    Severability.  In case any provision in or obligation under this Agreement shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions or obligations, or of such provision or obligation in any other jurisdiction, shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
Section 9.17    Headings.  Section and subsection headings in this Agreement are included herein for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this Agreement for any other purpose or be given any substantive effect.

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Section 9.18    USA PATRIOT Act Notice.  Each Lender that is subject to the Patriot Act (as hereinafter defined) and the Administrative Agent (for itself and not on behalf of any Lender) hereby notifies the Borrower that pursuant to the requirements of the USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)) (the “Patriot Act”), it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies the Borrower, which information includes the name and address of the Borrower and other information that will allow such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, to identify the Borrower in accordance with the Patriot Act.
Section 9.19    Confidentiality.  Each of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the Information (as defined below), except that Information may be disclosed (a) to its Affiliates and to its and its Affiliates’ respective managers, administrators, trustees, partners, directors, officers, employees, agents, advisors and other representatives (it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Information and instructed to keep such Information confidential), (b) to the extent requested by any regulatory authority purporting to have jurisdiction over it or its Affiliates (including any self-regulatory authority, such as the National Association of Insurance Commissioners), (c) to the extent required by applicable laws or regulations or by any subpoena or similar legal process, provided, however, that, except in the case of disclosure to bank regulators or examiners in accordance with customary banking practices, if legally permitted, written notice of each instance in which Information is required or requested to be disclosed shall be furnished to the Borrower not less than 30 days prior to the expected date of such disclosure or, if 30 days’ notice is not practicable under the circumstances, as promptly as practicable under the circumstances, (d) to any other party hereto, (e) in connection with the exercise of any remedies hereunder or any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or the enforcement of rights hereunder, (f) subject to an agreement containing provisions substantially the same as those of this ‎Section 9.19, to (i) any assignee of or participant in, or any prospective assignee of or participant in, any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement or (ii) any actual or prospective party (or its managers, administrators, trustees, partners, directors, officers, employees, agents, advisors and other representatives) to any swap or derivative or similar transaction under which payments are to be made by reference to the Borrower and its obligations, this Agreement or payments hereunder, (iii) any rating agency, (iv) any credit insurance provider relating to the Borrower and its obligations or (v) the CUSIP Service Bureau or any similar organization, (g) with the consent of the Borrower or (h) to the extent such Information (x) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section or (y) becomes available to the Administrative Agent or any Lender or any of their respective Affiliates on a nonconfidential basis from a source other than the Borrower. In addition, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders may disclose the existence of this Agreement and information about this Agreement to market data collectors, similar service providers to the lending industry and service providers to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders in connection with the administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
For purposes of this Section, “Information” means all information received from the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries relating to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective businesses, other than any such information that is available to the 

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Administrative Agent or any Lender on a nonconfidential basis prior to disclosure by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.  Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality of Information as provided in this ‎Section 9.19 shall be considered to have complied with its obligation to do so if such Person has exercised the same degree of care to maintain the confidentiality of such Information as such Person would accord to its own confidential information.
Section 9.20    No Fiduciary Duty.  In connection with all aspects of each transaction contemplated hereby (including in connection with any amendment, waiver or other modification hereof or of any other Loan Document), the Borrower acknowledges and agrees that: (i) (A) the arranging and other services regarding this Agreement provided by the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers and the Lenders are arm’s-length commercial transactions between the Borrower and its Affiliates, on the one hand, and the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers and the Lenders, on the other hand, (B) the Borrower has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it has deemed appropriate, and (C) the Borrower is capable of evaluating, and understands and accepts, the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the other Loan Documents; (ii) (A) the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers and the Lenders each is and has been acting solely as a principal and, except as expressly agreed in writing by the relevant parties, has not been, is not, and will not be acting as an advisor, agent or fiduciary for the Borrower or any of its Affiliates, or any other Person and (B) neither the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers nor any Lender has any obligation to the Borrower or any of its Affiliates with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby except those obligations expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents; and (iii) the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers, the Lenders, and their respective Affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Borrower and its Affiliates, and neither the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers nor any Lender has any obligation to disclose any of such interests to the Borrower or its Affiliates. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Borrower hereby waives and releases any claims that it may have against the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers and the Lenders with respect to any breach or alleged breach of agency or fiduciary duty in connection with any aspect of any transaction contemplated hereby.
Section 9.21    Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document or in any other agreement, arrangement or understanding among any such parties, each party hereto acknowledges that any liability of any EEA Financial Institution arising under any Loan Document, to the extent such liability is unsecured, may be subject to the write-down and conversion powers of an EEA Resolution Authority and agrees and consents to, and acknowledges and agrees to be bound by:
(a)    the application of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by an EEA Resolution Authority to any such liabilities arising hereunder which may be payable to it by any party hereto that is an EEA Financial Institution; and
(b)    the effects of any Bail-in Action on any such liability, including, if applicable:
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(ii)    a conversion of all, or a portion of, such liability into shares or other instruments of ownership in such EEA Financial Institution, its parent undertaking, or a bridge institution that may be issued to it or otherwise conferred on it, and that such shares or other instruments of ownership will be accepted by it in lieu of any rights with respect to any such liability under this Agreement or any other Loan Document; or
(iii)    the variation of the terms of such liability in connection with the exercise of the write-down and conversion powers of any EEA Resolution Authority.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered by their respective authorized officers as of the date first written above.
DXC TECHNOLOGY COMPANY, as the Borrower
By: /s/ Ceyhun Cetin    
Name: Ceyhun Cetin
Title: Vice President and Treasurer

[Signature Page to Term Loan Credit Agreement]
    

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as the Administrative Agent 
By: /s/ Anthea Del Bianco    
Name: Anthea Del Bianco
Title: Vice President

[Signature Page to Term Loan Credit Agreement]
    

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as a Lender 
By:  /s/ Jeannette Lu    
Name: Jeannette Lu
Title: Director

[Signature Page to Term Loan Credit Agreement]
    

MUFG BANK, LTD., as a Lender
By:  /s/ Lillian Kim    
Name: Lillian Kim
Title: Director

[Signature Page to Term Loan Credit Agreement]
    

CITIBANK, N.A., as a Lender
By:  /s/ Susan Olsen    
Name: Susan Olsen
Title: Vice President

[Signature Page to Term Loan Credit Agreement]
    

COMMERZBANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH, as a Lender
By:  /s/ Neil Kiernan    
Name: Neil Kiernan
Title: Director

By: /s/ Philip Waddilove    
Name: Philip Waddilove
Title: Vice President

[Signature Page to Term Loan Credit Agreement]
    

LLOYDS BANK CORPORATE MARKETS PLC, as a Lender
By: /s/ Allen McGuire    
Name: Allen McGuire 
Title: Assistant Manager – M004
By: /s/ Tina Wong    
Name: Tina Wong
Title: Assistant Manager – W011

[Signature Page to Term Loan Credit Agreement]
    

MIZUHO BANK, LTD., as a Lender
By: /s/ Donna DeMagistris    
Name: Donna DeMagistris
Title: Authorized Signatory

[Signature Page to Term Loan Credit Agreement]
    

BAYERISCHE LANDESBANK, NEW YORK BRANCH, as a Lender
By: /s/ Rolf Siebert    
Name: Rolf Siebert
Title: Executive Director
By: /s/ Elke Videgain    
Name: Elke Videgain
Title: Vice President

[Signature Page to Term Loan Credit Agreement]
    

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as a Lender
By: /s/ Peter B. Thauer    
Name: Peter B. Thauer
Title: Managing Director

[Signature Page to Term Loan Credit Agreement]
    

NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK PLC, as a Lender
By: /s/ Jonathan Eady    
Name: Jonathan Eady
Title: Vice President

[Signature Page to Term Loan Credit Agreement]
    

TD BANK, N.A., as a Lender
By: /s/ Mark Hogan    
Name: Mark Hogan
Title: Senior Vice President

[Signature Page to Term Loan Credit Agreement]
    

CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Lender
By: /s/ Nirmal Bivek    
Name: Nirmal Bivek
Title: Duly Authorized Signatory

[Signature Page to Term Loan Credit Agreement]
    

PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Lender
By: /s/ Carolyn L. West    
Name: Carolyn L. West
Title: Senior Vice President

[Signature Page to Term Loan Credit Agreement]
    

THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, as a Lender
By: /s/ Jason Rinne    
Name: Jason Rinne
Title: Director

[Signature Page to Term Loan Credit Agreement]
    

BNP PARIBAS, as a Lender
By: /s/ Brendan Heneghan    
Name: Brendan Heneghan 
Title: Director
By: /s/ Karim Remtoula    
Name: Karim Remtoula
Title: Vice President

[Signature Page to Term Loan Credit Agreement]
    

DANSKE BANK A/S, as a Lender
By: /s/ Merete Ryvald-Christensen    
Name: Merete Ryvald-Christensen 
Title: Chief Loan Manager
By: /s/ Gert Carstens    
Name: Gert Carstens
Title: Senior Loan Manager

[Signature Page to Term Loan Credit Agreement]
    

KBC BANK NV, NEW YORK BRANCH, as a Lender
By: /s/ Deborah Carlson    
Name: Deborah Carlson 
Title: Director
By: /s/ Jana Sevcikova    
Name: Jana Sevcikova
Title: Director 
         Coroporate Banking Central European Desk

[Signature Page to Term Loan Credit Agreement]
    

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Lender
By: /s/ Richard J Ameny, Jr.    
Name: Richard J Ameny, Jr.
Title: Vice President

[Signature Page to Term Loan Credit Agreement]
    

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Lender
By: /s/ Karen H. McClain    
Name: Karen H. McClain
Title: Managing Director

[Signature Page to Term Loan Credit Agreement]
    

STANDARD CHARTERED BANK, as a Lender
By: /s/ Rodrigo Vega    
Name: Rodrigo Vega
Title: Managing Director, Head Leveraged & Structured Solutions, Americas

[Signature Page to Term Loan Credit Agreement]
    

UNITED BANK, as a Lender
By: /s/ Edward J. Goedecke    
Name: Edward J. Goedecke
Title: SVP

[Signature Page to Term Loan Credit Agreement]
    

DBS BANK LTD., as a Lender
By: /s/ Suraj Shetty    
Name: Suraj Shetty
Title: Senior Vice President

[Signature Page to Term Loan Credit Agreement]
    

SCHEDULE I
INITIAL LENDERS’ INITIAL COMMITMENTS
	
				
	Initial Lender
	Tranche A1 Commitment
	Tranche A2 Commitment
	Tranche A3 Commitment

	Bank of America, N.A.
	-
	€67,500,000.00
	€67,500,000.00

	MUFG Bank, Ltd.
	-
	€67,500,000.00
	€67,500,000.00

	Citibank, N.A.
	-
	€67,500,000.00
	€67,500,000.00

	Commerzbank AG, New York Branch
	-
	€67,500,000.00
	€67,500,000.00

	Lloyds Bank Corporate Markets plc
	-
	€67,500,000.00
	€67,500,000.00

	Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
	-
	€67,500,000.00
	€67,500,000.00

	Bayerische Landesbank, New York Branch
	-
	€50,000,000.00
	€50,000,000.00

	JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
	-
	€50,000,000.00
	€50,000,000.00

	National Westminster Bank plc
	-
	€50,000,000.00
	€50,000,000.00

	TD Bank, N.A.
	-
	€50,000,000.00
	€50,000,000.00

	Capital One, National Association
	US$105,000,000.00
	-
	-

	PNC Bank, National Association
	US$105,000,000.00
	-
	-

	The Bank of Nova Scotia
	US$105,000,000.00
	-
	-

	BNP Paribas
	-
	€37,500,000.00
	€37,500,000.00

	Danske Bank A/S
	-
	€37,500,000.00
	€37,500,000.00

	KBC Bank NV, New York Branch
	-
	€37,500,000.00
	€37,500,000.00

	U.S. Bank National Association
	US$75,000,000.00
	-
	-

	Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
	US$75,000,000.00
	-
	-

	Standard Chartered Bank
	-
	€17,500,000.00
	€17,500,000.00

	United Bank
	US$35,000,000.00
	-
	-

	DBS Bank Ltd.
	-
	€15,000,000.00
	€15,000,000.00

	Total Commitments
	US$500,000,000
	€750,000,000
	€750,000,000

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SCHEDULE 1.01 – Litigation and Investigations
Vincent Forcier v. Computer Sciences Corporation and The City of New York.

On October 27, 2014, the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York and the Attorney General for the State of New York filed complaints-in-intervention on behalf of the United States and the State of New York, respectively, against Computer Sciences Corporation (“CSC”) and The City of New York. This action arose out of a qui tam complaint originally filed under seal in 2012 by Vincent Forcier, a former employee of CSC. The complaints allege that from 2008 to 2012 New York City and CSC, in its role as fiscal agent for New York City’s Early Intervention Program (“EIP”), a federal program that provides services for infants and toddlers with manifest or potential developmental delays, violated the federal and state False Claims Acts and various common law standards by allegedly orchestrating a billing fraud against Medicaid through the misapplication of default billing codes and the failure to exhaust private insurance coverage before submitting claims to Medicaid. The New York Attorney General’s complaint also alleges that New York City and CSC failed to reimburse Medicaid in certain instances where insurance had paid a portion of the claim. The lawsuits seek treble statutory damages, other civil penalties and attorneys’ fees and costs.

On January 26, 2015, CSC and the City of New York moved to dismiss Forcier’s amended qui tam complaint as well as the federal and state complaints-in-intervention. In June 2016, the Court dismissed Forcier’s amended complaint in its entirety. With regard to the complaints-in-intervention, the Court dismissed the federal claims alleging misuse of default diagnosis codes when the provider had entered an invalid code, and the state claims alleging failure to reimburse Medicaid when claims were subsequently paid by private insurance. The Court denied the motions to dismiss with respect to the federal and state claims relating to (i) submission of insurance claims with a code signifying that the patient’s policy ID was unknown, and (ii) submission of claims to Medicaid after the statutory deadline for payment by private insurance had passed, and state common law claims. In accordance with the ruling, the United States and the State of New York each filed amended complaints-in-intervention on September 6, 2016. In addition to reasserting the claims upheld by the Court, the amended complaints assert new claims alleging that the compensation provisions of CSC’s contract with New York City rendered it ineligible to serve as a billing agent under state law. 

On November 9, 2016, CSC filed motions to dismiss the amended complaints in their entirety. On August 10, 2017, the Court granted in part and denied in part the motions to dismiss, allowing the remaining causes of action to proceed. On January 9, 2018, the Company answered the complaints, and asserted a counterclaim against the State of New York on a theory of contribution and indemnification. On January 30, 2018, the State of New York filed a motion to dismiss the Company’s 

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counterclaim. In a ruling dated September 20, 2018, the Court allowed the Company’s counterclaim for indemnification to proceed with respect to liability for claims not arising under the Federal False Claims Act. The Parties participated in a non-binding mediation on November 29, 2017, but no settlement has been reached to date. Discovery has now commenced. The Company believes that these claims are without merit and intends to continue to defend itself vigorously.

Strauch Fair Labor Standards Act Collective Action 

On July 1, 2014, plaintiffs Joseph Strauch, Timothy Colby, Charles Turner, and Vernon Carre filed an action in the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut on behalf of themselves and a putative nationwide collective of CSC system administrators, alleging CSC’s failure to properly classify these employees as non-exempt under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”). Plaintiffs allege similar state-law Rule 23 class claims pursuant to Connecticut and California statutes, including the Connecticut Minimum Wage Act, the California Unfair Competition Law, California Labor Code, California Wage Order No. 4-2001 and the California Private Attorneys General Act. Plaintiffs claim double overtime damages, liquidated damages, pre- and post-judgment interest, civil penalties, and other state-specific remedies.

In 2015 the Court entered an order granting conditional certification under the FLSA of the collective of over 4,000 system administrators, and notice of the right to participate in the FLSA collective action was mailed to the system administrators. Approximately 1,000 system administrators, prior to the announced deadline, filed consents with the Court to participate in the FLSA collective.

On June 30, 2017, the Court granted Rule 23 certification of a Connecticut state-law class and a California state-law class consisting of professional system administrators and associate professional system administrators. Senior professional system administrators were found not to qualify for Rule 23 certification under the state-law claims. On July 14, 2017, the Company petitioned the Second Circuit Court of Appeals for permission to file an appeal of the Rule 23 decision. That petition was denied on November 21, 2017.

As a result of the Court's findings in its Rule 23 certification order, the parties entered into a stipulation to decertify the senior professional system administrators from the FLSA collective. On August 2, 2017, the Court approved the stipulation, and the FLSA collective action is currently made up of approximately 700 individuals who held the title of associate professional or professional system administrator.

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A jury trial commenced on December 11, 2017. On December 20, 2017, the jury returned a verdict in favor of plaintiffs, finding that the Company had misclassified the class of employees as exempt under federal and state laws, and finding that it had done so willfully. In a ruling dated September 21, 2018, the Court denied the Company’s motions for judgment as a matter of law, and for decertification. Further rulings on the scope of damages are pending. The Company disagrees with the verdict and intends to continue to defend itself vigorously, including by appealing the verdict and the final judgment of the Court.

Computer Sciences Corporation v. Eric Pulier, et al.

On May 12, 2015, CSC and its wholly owned subsidiary, ServiceMesh Inc. (“SMI”), filed a civil complaint in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware against Eric Pulier, the former CEO of SMI, which had been acquired by CSC on November 15, 2013. Following the acquisition, Mr. Pulier signed a retention agreement with SMI pursuant to which he received a grant of restricted stock units of CSC and agreed to be bound by CSC’s rules and policies, including CSC’s Code of Business Conduct. Mr. Pulier resigned from SMI on April 22, 2015 amid allegations that he had engaged in fraudulent transactions with two employees of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia Ltd. (“CBA”). The original complaint against Mr. Pulier asserted claims for fraud, breach of contract and breach of fiduciary duty. In an amended complaint, CSC named TechAdvisors, LLC and Shareholder Representative Services LLC (“SRS”) as additional defendants. In ruling on a motion to dismiss filed by Mr. Pulier, the Court dismissed CSC’s claim for breach of the implied covenant of good faith, but allowed substantially all of the remaining claims to proceed. Mr. Pulier asserted counter-claims for breach of contract, fraud, negligent representation, rescission, and violations of the California Blue Sky securities law. With the exception of the claim for breach of his retention agreement, the Court dismissed in whole or in part each of Mr. Pulier’s counterclaims.

On December 17, 2015, CSC entered into a settlement agreement with the majority of the former equityholders of SMI, as well as with SRS acting in its capacity as the agent and attorney-in-fact for the settling equityholders. Pursuant to the settlement agreement, CSC received $16.5 million, which amount was equal to the settling equityholders’ pro rata share of the funds remaining in escrow from the transaction, which was recorded as an offset to selling, general and administrative costs in CSC’s statements of operations for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2016. On February 20, 2017, CSC, SRS and the former equityholders of SMI who remain named defendants entered into a partial settlement agreement by which CSC received payment of some of the funds remaining in escrow.

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On July 20, 2017, the Court granted a motion by the United States for a 90-day stay of discovery pending the completion of a criminal investigation. On September 27, 2017, a grand jury empaneled by the United States District Court for the Central District of California returned an indictment against Mr. Pulier, charging him with conspiracy, securities and wire fraud, obstruction of justice, and other violations of federal law (United States v. Eric Pulier, CR 17-599-AB). The Government sought an extension of the stay which the Delaware Chancery Court granted on November 3, 2017. 

On December 18, 2018, the Government filed an application to dismiss the indictment against Mr. Pulier, and on December 20, 2018, the United States District Court for the Central District of California granted the application and dismissed the indictment with prejudice.

On December 21, 2018, CSC filed a motion to lift the stay in its civil lawsuit against Mr. Pulier in Delaware Chancery Court, and a motion for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction preventing Mr. Pulier from dissipating approximately $4.9 million previously seized by the Government in connection with its criminal investigation. 

In addition, law enforcement officials in Australia have brought bribery-related charges against the two former CBA employees. One of these has since pled guilty, and in 2016 received a sentence of imprisonment. In 2016, the United States Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California announced similar criminal charges against this same CBA employee for securities fraud and wire fraud. These criminal charges were dismissed on December 20, 2018. In April 2018 the other former CBA employee was committed to stand trial in the Australian criminal courts. The Company is cooperating with and assisting the Australian authorities in their investigation.

On February 17, 2016, Mr. Pulier filed a complaint in Delaware Chancery Court against CSC and its subsidiary - CSC Agility Platform, Inc., formerly known as SMI - seeking advancement of his legal fees and costs. On May 12, 2016, the Court ruled that CSC Agility Platform - as the successor to SMI - is liable for advancing 80% of Mr. Pulier’s fees and costs in the underlying civil action. Mr. Pulier also filed a complaint for advancement of the legal fees and costs incurred in connection with his defense of criminal investigations by the U.S. Government and other entities. On August 7, 2017, the Court ruled substantially in Mr. Pulier's favor. On January 30, 2018, the Court reduced the Company’s advancement obligation to only 80% of the criminal defense fees and costs sought by Mr. Pulier. In undertakings previously provided to SMI, Mr. Pulier agreed to repay all amounts advanced to him if it should ultimately be determined that he is not entitled to indemnification.

Kemper Corporate Services, Inc. v. Computer Sciences Corporation

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In October 2015, Kemper Corporate Services, Inc. (“Kemper”) filed a demand for arbitration against CSC with the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”), alleging that CSC breached the terms of a 2009 Master Software License and Services Agreement and related Work Orders (the “Agreement”) by failing to complete a software translation and implementation plan by certain contractual deadlines. Kemper claimed breach of contract, seeking approximately $100 million in damages measured in part by the amount of the fees paid under the contract, as well as pre-judgment interest, and in the alternative claimed rescission of the Agreement. CSC answered the demand for arbitration denying Kemper’s claims and asserting a counterclaim for unpaid invoices for services rendered by CSC.

A single arbitrator conducted an evidentiary hearing on the merits of the claims and counterclaims in April 2017. Oral argument took place on August 28, 2017. On October 2, 2017, the arbitrator issued a partial final award, finding for Kemper on its breach of contract theory, awarding Kemper $84.2 million in compensatory damages plus prejudgment interest, denying Kemper’s claim for rescission as moot, and denying CSC’s counterclaim. Kemper moved on October 10, 2017, in federal district court in Texas to confirm the award. On November 16, 2017, the arbitrator issued a Final Award which reiterated his findings of fact and law, calculated the amount of prejudgment interest, and awarded Kemper its costs of arbitration including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses. On December 6, 2017, the Company filed a motion to vacate the award in federal district court in New York. A week later, the New York court stayed the action in deference to the Texas court’s decision as to which venue was more appropriate to address the vacatur arguments. On January 12, 2018, the Company appeared in the Texas action seeking a stay of the confirmation proceedings or a transfer of venue to New York. On March 2, 2018, the Texas court denied the venue transfer motion. The pending vacatur motion was accordingly transferred to the Texas court, and a new memorandum of law in support of the motion was filed in that jurisdiction on March 30, 2018. On August 27, 2018, the Magistrate Judge issued its Report and Recommendation denying the vacatur motion. On September 10, 2018, the Company filed its objections to this report to the United States District Judge who reviews the decision de novo. On September 18, 2018, the District Court summarily accepted the Report and Recommendation without further briefing and entered a Final Judgment in the case. On September 27, 2018, the Company filed a notice of appeal to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. The Company has also paid the portion of the judgment that is uncontested on appeal, and Kemper recorded this partial satisfaction of the judgment on September 26, 2018. On January 16, 2019, the Company filed its opening brief with the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. Kemper is expected to file its brief on March 1, 2019, and the Company will file its reply brief on March 29, 2019. No further dates have been set at this time.

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The Company disagrees with the decision of the arbitrator and intends to continue to defend itself vigorously. The Company is also pursuing coverage for the full scope of the award, interest, and legal fees and expenses, under the Company's applicable insurance policies. 

Forsyth, et al. v. HP Inc. and Hewlett Packard Enterprise

This purported class and collective action was filed on August 18, 2016 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, against Hewlett Packard Co., now known as HP Inc. (“HP”) and Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company (“HPE”) alleging violations of the Federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act (“ADEA”), the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, California public policy and the California Business and Professions Code. Former business units of HPE now owned by the Company will be proportionately liable for any recovery by plaintiffs in this matter. Plaintiffs filed an amended complaint on December 19, 2016. Plaintiffs seek to certify a nationwide class action under the ADEA comprised of all U.S. residents employed by defendants who had their employment terminated pursuant to a work force reduction (“WFR”) plan on or after December 9, 2014 (deferral states) and April 8, 2015 (non-deferral states), and who were 40 years of age or older at the time of termination. Plaintiffs also seek to represent a Rule 23 class under California law comprised of all persons 40 years or older employed by defendants in the state of California and terminated pursuant to a WFR plan on or after August 18, 2012. On January 30, 2017, defendants filed a partial motion to dismiss and a motion to compel arbitration of claims by certain named and opt-in plaintiffs who had signed releases as part of their WFR packages. On September 20, 2017, the Court denied the partial motion to dismiss without prejudice, but granted defendants’ motions to compel arbitration for those named and opt-in plaintiffs. Accordingly, the Court has stayed the entire action pending arbitration for these individuals, and administratively closed the case. Plaintiffs filed a motion for reconsideration as well as a notice of appeal to the Ninth Circuit (which has been denied as premature). The reconsideration motion was denied without oral argument. In that same decision, the Court held that a joint arbitration was permissible. The Company subsequently sought and obtained leave of Court to file a motion for reconsideration arguing that joint arbitration is not permitted under the relevant employee agreements. The Court denied the motion on April 17, 2018, ruling that interpretation of the employee agreements is an issue delegated to the arbitrator. The American Arbitration Association, which was designated to manage the arbitration process, has selected a single arbitrator to conduct the proceedings. An initial case management conference before the arbitrator was held on June 29, 2018. Pursuant to the release agreements, however, mediation is a precondition to arbitration. A mediation was held on October 4-5, 2018, and a settlement was reached with all 16 named and opt-in plaintiffs who were compelled to arbitrate. Seven of the plaintiffs were aligned to the Company.

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A settlement agreement has been signed. The case will continue to proceed in Court, however, with respect to other putative class members. Former business units of the Company now owned by Perspecta Inc. will be proportionately liable for any recovery by plaintiffs in this matter.

Oracle America, Inc., et al. v. Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company

On March 22, 2016, Oracle filed a complaint against HPE in the Northern District of California, alleging copyright infringement, interference with contract, intentional interference with prospective economic relations, and unfair competition. The litigation relates in part to former business units of HPE that are now owned by the Company. The Company may be required to indemnify HPE for a portion of any recovery by Oracle in the litigation related to these business units.

Oracle’s claims arise primarily out of HPE’s prior relationship with a third-party maintenance provider named Terix Computer Company, Inc. (“Terix”). Oracle claims that Terix infringed its copyrights while acting as HPE’s subcontractor for certain customers of HPE’s multivendor support business. Oracle claims that HPE is liable for vicarious and contributory infringement arising from the alleged actions of Terix and for direct infringement arising from its own alleged conduct. 

On June 14, 2018, the court heard oral argument on the parties’ cross-motions for summary judgment. On January 29, 2019, the court granted HPE’s motion for summary judgment and denied Oracle’s motion for summary judgment, resolving the matter in HPE’s favor. The court’s order is subject to appeal.

City of Warren Police and Fire Retirement System v. DXC Technology Company et al. 

On December 27, 2018, a purported class action lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia against the Company and two of its current officers. The lawsuit asserts claims under Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and is premised on allegedly false and/or misleading statements, and alleged non-disclosure of material facts, regarding the Company’s business, operations, prospects and performance during the proposed class period of February 8, 2018 to November 6, 2018. 

The Company believes the claims are without merit and intends to vigorously defend all claims asserted. 

Voluntary Disclosure of Certain Possible Sanctions Law Violations

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On February 2, 2017, CSC submitted an initial notification of voluntary disclosure to the U.S. Department of Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) regarding certain possible violations of U.S. sanctions laws pertaining to insurance premium data and claims data processed by two partially-owned joint ventures of Xchanging, which CSC acquired during the first quarter of fiscal 2017. A copy of the disclosure was also provided to Her Majesty’s Treasury Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation in the United Kingdom. The Company has substantially completed its internal investigation and has requested a meeting with OFAC to report its findings.

In addition to the matters noted above, the Company is currently subject in the normal course of business to various claims and contingencies arising from, among other things, disputes with customers, vendors, employees, contract counterparties and other parties, as well as securities matters, environmental matters, matters concerning the licensing and use of intellectual property, and inquiries and investigations by regulatory authorities and government agencies. Some of these disputes involve or may involve litigation. The financial statements reflect the treatment of claims and contingencies based on management's view of the expected outcome. The Company consults with outside legal counsel on issues related to litigation and regulatory compliance and seeks input from other experts and advisors with respect to matters in the ordinary course of business. Although the outcome of these and other matters cannot be predicted with certainty, and the impact of the final resolution of these and other matters on the Company’s results of operations in a particular subsequent reporting period could be material and adverse, management does not believe based on information currently available to the Company, that the resolution of any of the matters currently pending against the Company will have a material adverse effect on the financial position of the Company or the ability of the Company to meet its financial obligations as they become due. Unless otherwise noted, the Company is unable to determine at this time a reasonable estimate of a possible loss or range of losses associated with the foregoing disclosed contingent matters.

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SCHEDULE 1.02 – Administrative Agent’s Address
For administrative notices regarding borrowings, payments, conversions, continuations, fees, interest and similar notices: 
 
Bank of America, N.A. 
Credit  Services
Mail Code:  NC1-001-05-46
ONE INDEPENDENCE CENTER 
101 N TRYON ST 
CHARLOTTE NC 28255-0001
Attn: Robert Garvey
Phone:  980.387.9468 
Fax: 617.310.3288 
Electronic Mail: robert.garvey@baml.com

For notices regarding amendments, waivers, financial statements and all other notices:

Bank of America, N.A.
Mail Code:  CA5-705-04-09 
555 California St.  4th Floor  
San Francisco, Ca 94104 
Attn: Anthea Del Bianco  
Phone: 415-436-2776 
Fax 415-503-5101  
Electronic Mail: anthea.del_bianco@baml.com 

Schedule 1.02-1vtvt-ex101_9.htm

Exhibit 10.1

SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT

This Securities Purchase Agreement (this “Agreement”) is dated as of March ___, 2019, between vTv Therapeutics Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and each purchaser identified on the signature pages hereto (each, including its successors and assigns, a “Purchaser” and collectively the “Purchasers”).

WHEREAS, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act (as defined below), the Company desires to issue and sell to each Purchaser, and each Purchaser, severally and not jointly, desires to purchase from the Company, securities of the Company as more fully described in this Agreement.

NOW, THEREFORE, IN CONSIDERATION of the mutual covenants contained in this Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and each Purchaser agree as follows:

ARTICLE I.
DEFINITIONS

1.1 Definitions.  In addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement, for all purposes of this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings set forth in this Section 1.1:

“Acquiring Person” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.4.

“Action” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(j).

“Affiliate” means any Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by or is under common control with a Person as such terms are used in and construed under Rule 405 under the Securities Act.  

“Board of Directors” means the board of directors of the Company.

“Business Day” means any day except any Saturday, any Sunday, any day which is a federal legal holiday in the United States or any day on which banking institutions in the State of New York are authorized or required by law or other governmental action to close.

“Closing” means the closing of the purchase and sale of the Shares pursuant to Section 2.1.

“Closing Date” means the Trading Day on which all of the Transaction Documents have been executed and delivered by the applicable parties thereto, and all conditions precedent to (i) the Purchasers’ obligations to pay the Subscription Amount and (ii) the Company’s obligations to deliver the Shares, in each case, have been satisfied or waived, but in no event later than the second (2nd) Trading Day following the date hereof.

“Commission” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

 

“Common Stock” means the Class A common stock of the Company, par value $0.01 per share, and any other class of securities into which such securities may hereafter be reclassified or changed. 

“Common Stock Equivalents” means any securities of the Company or the Subsidiaries which would entitle the holder thereof to acquire at any time Common Stock, including, without limitation, any debt, preferred stock, right, option, warrant or other instrument that is at any time convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles the holder thereof to receive, Common Stock.

“Company Counsel” means Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, with offices located at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10019-6064

“Disclosure Schedules” means the Disclosure Schedules of the Company delivered concurrently herewith.

“Disclosure Time” means, (i) if this Agreement is signed on a day that is not a Trading Day or after 9:00 a.m. (New York City time) and before midnight (New York City time) on any Trading Day, 9:01 a.m. (New York City time) on the Trading Day immediately following the date hereof, unless otherwise instructed as to an earlier time by the Placement Agent, and (ii) if this Agreement is signed between midnight (New York City time) and 9:00 a.m. (New York City time) on any Trading Day, no later than 9:01 a.m. (New York City time) on the date hereof, unless otherwise instructed as to an earlier time by the Placement Agent.

“EGS” means Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP, with offices located at 1345 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10105-0302.

“Evaluation Date” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(s). 

“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

“Exempt Issuance” means the issuance of (a) shares of Common Stock or options to employees, officers or directors of the Company pursuant to any stock or option plan duly adopted for such purpose, by all of the members of the Board of Directors, a majority of the non-employee members of the Board of Directors or a majority of the members of a committee of non-employee directors established for such purpose for services rendered to the Company, (b) securities upon the exercise or exchange of or conversion of securities exercisable or exchangeable for or convertible into shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding on the date of this Agreement, including, for the avoidance of doubt, shares of Common Stock issued upon exchange of shares of Class B common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company and corresponding limited liability company interests in vTv Therapeutics LLC, provided that such securities have not been amended since the date of this Agreement to increase the number of such securities or to decrease the exercise price, exchange price or conversion price of such securities (other than in connection with stock splits or combinations) or to extend the term of such securities, (c) shares of Common Stock 

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issued pursuant to that certain letter agreement, dated as of December 11, 2018, between the Company and MacAndrews & Forbes Group LLC (the “December MacAndrews Letter Agreement”), provided that it has not been amended since the date of this Agreement to amend the term of the December MacAndrews Letter Agreement or to extend the term thereof, (d) shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to that certain letter agreement, dated as of March 18, 2019, between the Company and MacAndrews & Forbes Group LLC (the “March MacAndrews Letter Agreement”), provided that it has not been amended since the date of this Agreement to amend the term of the March MacAndrews Letter Agreement or to extend the term thereof, (e) commencing on the 45th day following the Closing Date, shares of Common Stock, provided that such shares are unregistered, have no registration rights that require the filing of a registration statement prior to the 90th day following the Closing Date and are sold for an effective price per share of not less than $2.00, subject to adjustment for reverse and forward stock splits and the like, (f) shares of Common Stock issued to Horizon Technology Finance Corporation, Silicon Valley Bank or their respective assignees as required by the terms of the Venture Loan and Security Agreement by and among Horizon Technology Finance Corporation, Silicon Valley Bank, vTv Therapeutics Inc. and vTv Therapeutics LLC dated as of October 28, 2016 (the “Venture Loan Agreement”), as in effect on the date hereof, and (g) securities issued pursuant to acquisitions or strategic transactions approved by a majority of the disinterested directors of the Company, provided that such securities are issued as “restricted securities” (as defined in Rule 144) and carry no registration rights that require or permit the filing of any registration statement in connection therewith during the prohibition period in Section 4.10(a) herein, and provided that any such issuance shall only be to a Person (or to the equityholders of a Person) which is, itself or through its subsidiaries, an operating company or an owner of an asset in a business synergistic with the business of the Company and shall provide to the Company additional benefits in addition to the investment of funds, but shall not include a transaction in which the Company is issuing securities primarily for the purpose of raising capital or to an entity whose primary business is investing in securities. 

“FCPA” means the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended.

“FDA” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(hh).

“FDCA” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(hh).

“GAAP” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(h).

“Intellectual Property Rights” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(p).

“Liens” means a lien, charge, pledge, security interest, encumbrance, right of first refusal, preemptive right or other restriction.

“Material Adverse Effect” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.1(b).

“Material Permits” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(n).

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“Per Share Purchase Price” equals $1.65, subject to adjustment for reverse and forward stock splits, stock dividends, stock combinations and other similar transactions of the Common Stock that occur after the date of this Agreement.

“Person” means an individual or corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, limited liability company, joint stock company, government (or an agency or subdivision thereof) or other entity of any kind.

“Pharmaceutical Product” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(hh). 

“Placement Agent” means H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC.

“Proceeding” means an action, claim, suit, investigation or proceeding (including, without limitation, an informal investigation or partial proceeding, such as a deposition), whether commenced or threatened.

“Prospectus” means the final prospectus filed for the Registration Statement.

“Prospectus Supplement” means the supplement to the Prospectus complying with Rule 424(b) of the Securities Act that is filed with the Commission and delivered by the Company to each Purchaser at the Closing.

“Purchaser Party” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.7.

“Registration Statement” means the effective registration statement with Commission file No. 333-223269 which registers the sale of the Shares.

“Required Approvals” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(e).

“Rule 144” means Rule 144 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended or interpreted from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same purpose and effect as such Rule. 

“Rule 424” means Rule 424 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended or interpreted from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same purpose and effect as such Rule.

“SEC Reports” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(h).

 “Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

“Shares” means the shares of Common Stock issued or issuable to each Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement.

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“Short Sales” means all “short sales” as defined in Rule 200 of Regulation SHO under the Exchange Act (but shall not be deemed to include locating and/or borrowing shares of Common Stock). 

 “Subscription Amount” means, as to each Purchaser, the aggregate amount to be paid for Shares purchased hereunder as specified below such Purchaser’s name on the signature page of this Agreement and next to the heading “Subscription Amount,” in United States dollars and in immediately available funds.

“Subsidiary” means any subsidiary of the Company as set forth on Schedule 3.1(a), and shall, where applicable, also include any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company formed or acquired after the date hereof.

“Trading Day” means a day on which the principal Trading Market is open for trading.

“Trading Market” means any of the following markets or exchanges on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question: the NYSE American, the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, or the New York Stock Exchange (or any successors to any of the foregoing).

“Transaction Documents” means this Agreement, all exhibits and schedules thereto and hereto and any other documents or agreements executed in connection with the transactions contemplated hereunder.

“Transfer Agent” means American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, the current transfer agent of the Company, with a mailing address of 6201 15th Avenue, Brooklyn, New York 11219 and a facsimile number of [_________, and any successor transfer agent of the Company.

“Variable Rate Transaction” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.10(b).

ARTICLE II.
PURCHASE AND SALE

2.1Closing.  On the Closing Date, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, substantially concurrent with the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the parties hereto, the Company agrees to sell, and the Purchasers, severally and not jointly, agree to purchase, up to an aggregate of $6,000,001 of Shares.  Each Purchaser’s Subscription Amount as set forth on the signature page hereto executed by such Purchaser shall be made available for “Delivery Versus Payment” settlement with the Company or its designee. The Company shall deliver to each Purchaser its respective Shares, and the Company and each Purchaser shall deliver the other items set forth in Section 2.2 deliverable at the Closing.  Upon satisfaction of the covenants and conditions set forth in Sections 2.2 and 2.3, the Closing shall occur at the offices of EGS or such other location as the parties shall mutually agree.  Unless otherwise directed by the Placement Agent, settlement of the Shares shall occur via “Delivery Versus Payment” (“DVP”) (i.e., on the Closing Date, the Company shall issue the Shares registered in the Purchasers’ names and 

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addresses and released by the Transfer Agent directly to the account(s) at the Placement Agent identified by each Purchaser; upon receipt of such Shares, the Placement Agent shall promptly electronically deliver such Shares to the applicable Purchaser, and payment therefor shall be made by the Placement Agent (or its clearing firm) by wire transfer to the Company).

2.2Deliveries.

(a)On or prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered to each Purchaser the following:

(i)this Agreement duly executed by the Company;

(ii)a legal opinion of Company Counsel, in form reasonably acceptable to the Placement Agent and the Purchasers; 

(iii)subject to the last sentence of Section 2.1, the Company shall have provided each Purchaser with the Company’s wire instructions, on Company letterhead and executed by the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer;

(iv)subject to the last sentence of Section 2.1, a copy of the irrevocable instructions to the Transfer Agent instructing the Transfer Agent to deliver on an expedited basis via The Depository Trust Company Deposit or Withdrawal at Custodian system (“DWAC”) Shares equal to such Purchaser’s Subscription Amount divided by the Per Share Purchase Price, registered in the name of such Purchaser; and

(v)the Prospectus and Prospectus Supplement (which may be delivered in accordance with Rule 172 under the Securities Act).

(b)On or prior to the Closing Date, each Purchaser shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Company or the Escrow Agent, as applicable, the following:

(i)this Agreement duly executed by such Purchaser; and

(ii)such Purchaser’s Subscription Amount, which shall be made available for “Delivery Versus Payment” settlement with the Company or its designee.

2.3Closing Conditions. 

(a)The obligations of the Company hereunder in connection with the Closing are subject to the following conditions being met:

(i)the accuracy in all material respects (or, to the extent representations or warranties are qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect, in all respects) on the Closing Date of the representations and warranties of the Purchasers contained herein (unless as of a specific date therein in which case they shall be accurate as of such date); 

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(ii)all obligations, covenants and agreements of each Purchaser required to be performed at or prior to the Closing Date shall have been performed; and

(iii)the delivery by each Purchaser of the items set forth in Section 2.2(b) of this Agreement.

(b)The respective obligations of the Purchasers hereunder in connection with the Closing are subject to the following conditions being met:

(i)the accuracy in all material respects (or, to the extent representations or warranties are qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect, in all respects) when made and on the Closing Date of the representations and warranties of the Company contained herein (unless as of a specific date therein in which case they shall be accurate as of such date);

(ii)all obligations, covenants and agreements of the Company required to be performed at or prior to the Closing Date shall have been performed; 

(iii)the delivery by the Company of the items set forth in Section 2.2(a) of this Agreement; 

(iv)there shall have been no Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Company since the date hereof; and

(v)from the date hereof to the Closing Date, trading in the Common Stock shall not have been suspended by the Commission or the Company’s principal Trading Market, and, at any time prior to the Closing Date, trading in securities generally as reported by Bloomberg L.P. shall not have been suspended or limited, or minimum prices shall not have been established on securities whose trades are reported by such service, or on any Trading Market, nor shall a banking moratorium have been declared either by the United States or New York State authorities nor shall there have occurred any material outbreak or escalation of hostilities or other national or international calamity of such magnitude in its effect on, or any material adverse change in, any financial market which, in each case, in the reasonable judgment of such Purchaser, makes it impracticable or inadvisable to purchase the Shares at the Closing.

ARTICLE III.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

3.1Representations and Warranties of the Company.  Except as set forth in the Disclosure Schedules, which Disclosure Schedules shall be deemed a part hereof and shall qualify any representation or otherwise made herein to the extent of the disclosure contained in the corresponding section of the Disclosure Schedules, the Company hereby makes the following representations and warranties to each Purchaser:

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(a)Subsidiaries.  All of the direct and indirect subsidiaries of the Company are set forth on Schedule 3.1(a).  All of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of each Subsidiary are validly issued and are fully paid, non-assessable and free of preemptive and similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities.  

(b)Organization and Qualification.  The Company and each of the Subsidiaries is an entity duly incorporated or otherwise organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, with the requisite power and authority to own and use its properties and assets and to carry on its business as currently conducted.  Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in violation nor default of any of the provisions of its respective certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or charter documents.  Each of the Company and the Subsidiaries is duly qualified to conduct business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation or other entity in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted or property owned by it makes such qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing, as the case may be, would not have or reasonably be expected to result in: (i) a material adverse effect on the legality, validity or enforceability of any Transaction Document, (ii) a material adverse effect on the results of operations, assets, business or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (iii) a material adverse effect on the Company’s ability to perform in any material respect on a timely basis its obligations under any Transaction Document (any of (i), (ii) or (iii), a “Material Adverse Effect”) and no Proceeding has been instituted in any such jurisdiction revoking, limiting or curtailing or seeking to revoke, limit or curtail such power and authority or qualification.

(c)Authorization; Enforcement.  The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder.  The execution and delivery of this Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of the Company and no further action is required by the Company, the Board of Directors or the Company’s stockholders in connection herewith or therewith other than in connection with the Required Approvals.  This Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which it is a party has been (or upon delivery will have been) duly executed by the Company and, when delivered in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof, will constitute the valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except (i) as limited by general equitable principles and applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (ii) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies and (iii) insofar as indemnification and contribution provisions may be limited by applicable law.

(d)No Conflicts.  The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party, the issuance and sale of the Shares and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby 

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and thereby do not and will not (i) conflict with or violate any provision of the Company’s or any Subsidiary’s certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or charter documents, or (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event that with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the properties or assets of the Company or any Subsidiary, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, anti-dilution or similar adjustments, acceleration or cancellation (with or without notice, lapse of time or both) of, any agreement, credit facility, debt or other instrument (evidencing a Company or Subsidiary debt or otherwise) to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party or by which any property or asset of the Company or any Subsidiary is bound or affected and which, in each case, is filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018 or (iii) subject to the Required Approvals, conflict with or result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment, injunction, decree or other restriction of any court or governmental authority to which the Company or a Subsidiary is subject (other than federal and state securities laws and regulations), or by which any property or asset of the Company or a Subsidiary is bound or affected; except in the case of each of clauses (ii) and (iii), such as would not have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(e)Filings, Consents and Approvals.  The Company is not required to obtain any consent, waiver, authorization or order of, give any notice to, or make any filing or registration with, any court or other federal, state, local or other governmental authority or other Person in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of the Transaction Documents, other than: (i) the filings required pursuant to Section 4.3 of this Agreement, (ii) the filing with the Commission of the Prospectus Supplement, (iii) application(s) to each applicable Trading Market for the listing of the Shares for trading thereon in the time and manner required thereby and (iv) such filings as are required to be made under applicable state securities laws (collectively, the “Required Approvals”).

(f)Issuance of the Shares; Registration.  The Shares are duly authorized and, when issued and paid for in accordance with the applicable Transaction Documents, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, free and clear of all Liens imposed by the Company.  The Company has reserved from its duly authorized capital stock the maximum number of shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to this Agreement. The Company has prepared and filed the Registration Statement in conformity with the requirements of the Securities Act, which became effective on March 19, 2018 (the “Effective Date”), including the Prospectus, and such amendments and supplements thereto as may have been required to the date of this Agreement.  The Registration Statement is effective under the Securities Act and no stop order preventing or suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or suspending or preventing the use of the Prospectus has been issued by the Commission and no proceedings for that purpose have been instituted or, to the actual knowledge of the Company, are threatened by the Commission.  The Company, if required by the rules and regulations of the Commission, shall file the Prospectus with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b).  At the time the Registration Statement and any amendments thereto became effective, at the date of this Agreement and at the Closing Date, the Registration Statement and any amendments thereto conformed and will conform in all material respects to the requirements of the 

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Securities Act and did not and will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; and the Prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto, at the time the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto was issued and at the Closing Date, conformed and will conform in all material respects to the requirements of the Securities Act and did not and will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The Company was at the time of the filing of the Registration Statement eligible to use Form S-3. The Company is eligible to use Form S-3 under the Securities Act and it meets the transaction requirements with respect to the aggregate market value of securities being sold pursuant to this offering and during the twelve (12) months prior to this offering, as set forth in General Instruction I.B.6 of Form S-3.

(g)Capitalization.  Except as disclosed in the Prospectus, the Company has not issued any capital stock since its most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act, other than pursuant to the exercise of employee stock options under the Company’s stock option plans, the issuance of shares of Common Stock to employees pursuant to the Company’s employee stock purchase plans and pursuant to the conversion and/or exercise of Common Stock Equivalents outstanding as of the date of the most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act.  No Person has any right of first refusal, preemptive right, right of participation, or any similar right to participate in the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.  Except as set forth on Schedule 3.1(g), there are no outstanding options, warrants, scrip rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities, rights or obligations convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or giving any Person any right to subscribe for or acquire, any shares of Common Stock or the capital stock of any Subsidiary, or contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company or any Subsidiary is or may become bound to issue additional shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents or capital stock of any Subsidiary.  The issuance and sale of the Shares will not obligate the Company or any Subsidiary to issue shares of Common Stock or other securities to any Person (other than the Purchasers). There are no outstanding securities or instruments of the Company or any Subsidiary with any provision that adjusts the exercise, conversion, exchange or reset price of such security or instrument upon an issuance of securities by the Company or any Subsidiary.  There are no outstanding securities or instruments of the Company or any Subsidiary that contain any redemption or similar provisions, and there are no contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company or any Subsidiary is or may become bound to redeem a security of the Company or such Subsidiary. The Company does not have any stock appreciation rights or “phantom stock” plans or agreements or any similar plan or agreement. All of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, have been issued in compliance with all federal and state securities laws, and none of such outstanding shares was issued in violation of any preemptive rights or similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities.  No further approval or authorization of any stockholder, the Board of Directors or others is required for the issuance and sale of the Shares.  Except as set forth on Schedule 3.1(g), there are no stockholders agreements, voting agreements or other similar agreements with respect to 

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the Company’s capital stock to which the Company is a party or, to the knowledge of the Company, between or among any of the Company’s stockholders.

(h)SEC Reports; Financial Statements.  The Company has filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by the Company under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, including pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) thereof, for the two years preceding the date hereof (or such shorter period as the Company was required by law or regulation to file such material) (the foregoing materials, including the exhibits thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein, together with the Prospectus and the Prospectus Supplement, being collectively referred to herein as the “SEC Reports”) on a timely basis or has received a valid extension of such time of filing and has filed any such SEC Reports prior to the expiration of any such extension.  As of their respective dates, the SEC Reports complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, as applicable, and none of the SEC Reports, when filed, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The Company has never been an issuer subject to Rule 144(i) under the Securities Act. The financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Reports comply in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the rules and regulations of the Commission with respect thereto as in effect at the time of filing.  Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (“GAAP”), except as may be otherwise specified in such financial statements or the notes thereto and except that unaudited financial statements may not contain all footnotes required by GAAP, and fairly present in all material respects the financial position of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of and for the dates thereof and the results of operations and cash flows for the periods then ended, subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal, immaterial, year-end audit adjustments.

(i)Material Changes; Undisclosed Events, Liabilities or Developments.  Since the date of the latest audited financial statements included within the SEC Reports, except as set forth on Schedule 3.1(i), (i) there has been no event, occurrence or development that has had or that would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) the Company has not incurred any liabilities (contingent or otherwise) other than (A) trade payables and accrued expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and (B) liabilities not required to be reflected in the Company’s financial statements pursuant to GAAP or disclosed in filings made with the Commission, (iii) the Company has not altered its method of accounting, (iv) the Company has not declared or made any dividend or distribution of cash or other property to its stockholders or purchased, redeemed or made any agreements to purchase or redeem any shares of its capital stock and (v) the Company has not issued any equity securities to any officer, director or Affiliate, except pursuant to existing Company stock option plans or pursuant to the December MacAndrews Letter Agreement.  The Company does not have pending before the Commission any request for confidential treatment of information.  

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(j)Litigation.  There is no action, suit, inquiry, notice of violation, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the actual knowledge of the Company, threatened against or affecting the Company, any Subsidiary or any of their respective properties before or by any court, arbitrator, governmental or administrative agency or regulatory authority (federal, state, county, local or foreign) (collectively, an “Action”) which (i) adversely affects or challenges the legality, validity or enforceability of any of the Transaction Documents or the Shares or (ii) would, if there were an unfavorable decision, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.  Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary, nor any director or officer thereof, is or has been the subject of any Action involving a claim of violation of or liability under federal or state securities laws or a claim of breach of fiduciary duty.  There has not been, and to the knowledge of the Company, there is not pending or contemplated, any investigation by the Commission involving the Company or any current or former director or officer of the Company.  The Commission has not issued any stop order or other order suspending the effectiveness of any registration statement filed by the Company or any Subsidiary under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act.  

(k)Labor Relations.  No labor dispute exists or, to the knowledge of the Company, is imminent with respect to any of the employees of the Company, which could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.  None of the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ employees is a member of a union that relates to such employee’s relationship with the Company or such Subsidiary, and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to a collective bargaining agreement, and the Company and its Subsidiaries believe that their relationships with their employees are good.  To the knowledge of the Company, no executive officer of the Company or any Subsidiary, is, or is now expected to be, in violation of any material term of any employment contract, confidentiality, disclosure or proprietary information agreement or non-competition agreement, or any other contract or agreement or any restrictive covenant in favor of any third party, and the continued employment of each such executive officer does not subject the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to any liability with respect to any of the foregoing matters.  The Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance with all U.S. federal, state, local and foreign laws and regulations relating to employment and employment practices, terms and conditions of employment and wages and hours, except where the failure to be in compliance could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(l)Compliance.  Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary: (i) is in default under or in violation of (and no event has occurred that has not been waived that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would result in a default by the Company or any Subsidiary under), nor has the Company or any Subsidiary received notice of a claim that it is in default under or that it is in violation of, any indenture, loan or credit agreement or any other agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it or any of its properties is bound which, in each case, is filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018 (whether or not such default or violation has been waived), (ii) is in violation of any judgment, decree or order of any court, arbitrator or other governmental authority or (iii) is or has been in violation of any statute, rule, ordinance or regulation of any governmental authority, including without limitation all foreign, federal, 

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state and local laws relating to taxes, environmental protection, occupational health and safety, product quality and safety and employment and labor matters, except in each case as would not have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(m)[RESERVED]

(n)Regulatory Permits.  The Company and the Subsidiaries possess all certificates, authorizations and permits issued by the appropriate federal, state, local or foreign regulatory authorities necessary to conduct their respective businesses as described in the SEC Reports, except where the failure to possess such permits could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect (“Material Permits”), and neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any Material Permit.

(o)Title to Assets.  The Company and the Subsidiaries have good and marketable title in fee simple to all real property owned by them and good and marketable title in all personal property owned by them that is material to the business of the Company and the Subsidiaries, in each case free and clear of all Liens, except for (i) Liens as do not materially affect the value of such property and do not materially interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property by the Company and the Subsidiaries, (ii) Liens for the payment of federal, state or other taxes, for which appropriate reserves have been made therefor in accordance with GAAP and, the payment of which is neither delinquent nor subject to penalties, and (iii) Liens pursuant to the Venture Loan Agreement.  Any real property and facilities held under lease by the Company and the Subsidiaries are held by them under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases with which the Company and the Subsidiaries are in compliance.

(p)Intellectual Property.  None of, and neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received a notice (written or otherwise) that any of, the patents, patent applications, trademarks, trademark applications, service marks, trade names, trade secrets, inventions, copyrights, licenses and other intellectual property rights and similar rights necessary or required for use in connection with their respective businesses as described in the SEC Reports and which the failure to so have could have a Material Adverse Effect (collectively, the “Intellectual Property Rights”). Except as set forth in SEC Reports, none of, and neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received a notice (written or otherwise) that any of, the Intellectual Property Rights has expired, terminated or been abandoned, or is expected to expire or terminate or be abandoned, within two (2) years from the date of this Agreement, except as would not be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.  Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received, since the date of the latest audited financial statements included within the SEC Reports, a written notice of a claim or otherwise has any knowledge that the Intellectual Property Rights violate or infringe upon the rights of any Person, except as would not have or reasonably be expected to not have a Material Adverse Effect.  To the knowledge of the Company, all such Intellectual Property Rights are enforceable and there is no material existing infringement by another Person of any of the Intellectual Property Rights.

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(q)Insurance.  The Company and the Subsidiaries are insured by insurers of recognized financial responsibility against such losses and risks and in such amounts as the Company and the Subsidiaries reasonably consider adequate for the conduct of their respective businesses, including, but not limited to, directors and officers insurance coverage.  Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has any reason to believe that it will not be able to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its business without a significant increase in cost.

(r)Transactions with Affiliates and Employees.  Except as set forth in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Commission on March 15, 2019 under the section “Certain Relationships and Related-Party Transactions”, none of the officers or directors of the Company or any Subsidiary and, to the knowledge of the Company, none of the employees of the Company or any Subsidiary is presently a party to any transaction with the Company or any Subsidiary (other than for services as employees, officers and directors), including any contract, agreement or other arrangement providing for the furnishing of services to or by, providing for rental of real or personal property to or from, providing for the borrowing of money from or lending of money to or otherwise requiring payments to or from any officer, director or such employee or, to the knowledge of the Company, any entity in which any officer, director, or any such employee has a substantial interest or is an officer, director, trustee, stockholder, member or partner, in each case in excess of $120,000 other than for (i) payment of salary or consulting fees for services rendered, (ii) reimbursement for expenses incurred on behalf of the Company and (iii) other employee benefits, including stock option agreements under any stock option plan of the Company.

(s)Sarbanes-Oxley; Internal Accounting Controls.  The Company and the Subsidiaries are in compliance with any and all applicable requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 that are effective as of the date hereof, and any and all applicable rules and regulations promulgated by the Commission thereunder that are effective as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date.  The Company and the Subsidiaries maintain a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that: (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations, (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP and to maintain asset accountability, (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization, and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences. The Company and the Subsidiaries have established disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the Company and the Subsidiaries and designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the Commission’s rules and forms.  The Company’s certifying officers have evaluated the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures of the Company and the Subsidiaries as of the end of the period covered by the most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act (such date, the “Evaluation Date”).  The Company presented 

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in its most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act the conclusions of the certifying officers about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on their evaluations as of the Evaluation Date.  Since the Evaluation Date, there have been no changes in the internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in the Exchange Act) of the Company and its Subsidiaries that have materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the internal control over financial reporting of the Company and its Subsidiaries.

(t)Certain Fees.  Except as set forth in the Prospectus Supplement, no brokerage or finder’s fees or commissions are or will be payable by the Company or any Subsidiary to any broker, financial advisor or consultant, finder, placement agent, investment banker, bank or other Person with respect to the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.  The Purchasers shall have no obligation with respect to any fees or with respect to any claims made by or on behalf of other Persons for fees of a type contemplated in this Section that may be due in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.

(u)Investment Company. The Company is not, and is not an Affiliate of, and immediately after receipt of payment for the Shares, will not be or be an Affiliate of, an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.  The Company shall conduct its business in a manner so that it will not become an “investment company” subject to registration under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

(v)Registration Rights.  Except for the registration rights contained in that certain Investor Rights Agreement, dated as of July 29, 2015, among vTv Therapeutics Inc., vTv Therapeutics Holdings LLC and other stockholders party thereto from time to time, no Person has any right to cause the Company or any Subsidiary to effect the registration under the Securities Act of any securities of the Company or any Subsidiary.

(w)Listing and Maintenance Requirements.  The Common Stock is registered pursuant to Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Exchange Act, and the Company has taken no action designed to, or which to its knowledge is likely to have the effect of, terminating the registration of the Common Stock under the Exchange Act nor has the Company received any notification that the Commission is contemplating terminating such registration.  Except as disclosed in the SEC Reports, the Company has not, in the 12 months preceding the date hereof, received notice from any Trading Market on which the Common Stock is or has been listed or quoted to the effect that the Company is not in compliance with the listing or maintenance requirements of such Trading Market.  Except as disclosed in the SEC Reports, the Company is in compliance with all such listing and maintenance requirements. The Common Stock is currently eligible for electronic transfer through the Depository Trust Company or another established clearing corporation and the Company is current in payment of the fees to the Depository Trust Company (or such other established clearing corporation) in connection with such electronic transfer.

(x)Application of Takeover Protections.  The Company and the Board of Directors have taken all necessary action, if any, in order to render inapplicable any control 

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share acquisition, business combination, poison pill (including any distribution under a rights agreement) or other similar anti‐takeover provision under the Company’s certificate of incorporation (or similar charter documents) or the laws of its state of incorporation that is or could become applicable to the Purchasers as a result of the Purchasers and the Company fulfilling their obligations or exercising their rights under the Transaction Documents, including without limitation as a result of the Company’s issuance of the Shares and the Purchasers’ ownership of the Shares.

(y)Disclosure.  Except with respect to the material terms and conditions of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, the Company confirms that neither it nor any other Person acting on its behalf has provided any of the Purchasers or their agents or counsel with any information that it believes constitutes or might constitute material, non-public information which is not otherwise disclosed in the Prospectus Supplement.   The Company understands and confirms that the Purchasers will rely on the foregoing representation in effecting transactions in securities of the Company.  All of the disclosure furnished by or on behalf of the Company to the Purchasers regarding the Company and its Subsidiaries, their respective businesses and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Disclosure Schedules to this Agreement, is true and correct and does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

(z)No Integrated Offering. Assuming the accuracy of the Purchasers’ representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.2, neither the Company, nor any of its Subsidiaries, nor any Person acting on its or their behalf has, directly or indirectly, made any offers or sales of any security or solicited any offers to buy any security, under circumstances that would cause this offering of the Shares to be integrated with prior offerings by the Company for purposes of any applicable shareholder approval provisions of any Trading Market on which any of the securities of the Company are listed or designated.

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(bb)Tax Status.  Except for matters that would not, individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, the Company and its Subsidiaries each (i) has made or filed all United States federal, state and local income and all foreign income and franchise tax returns, reports and declarations required by any jurisdiction to which it is subject, (ii) has paid all taxes and other governmental assessments and charges that are material in amount, shown or determined to be due on such returns, reports and declarations and (iii) has set aside on its books provision reasonably adequate for the payment of all material taxes for periods subsequent to the periods to which such returns, reports or declarations apply.  There are no unpaid taxes in any material amount claimed to be due by the taxing authority of any jurisdiction, and the officers of the Company or of any Subsidiary know of no basis for any such claim.

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behalf of the Company or any Subsidiary, has (i) directly or indirectly, used any funds for unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful expenses related to foreign or domestic political activity, (ii) made any unlawful payment to foreign or domestic government officials or employees or to any foreign or domestic political parties or campaigns from corporate funds, (iii) failed to disclose fully any contribution made by the Company or any Subsidiary (or made by any person acting on its behalf of which the Company is aware) which is in violation of law, or (iv) violated in any material respect any provision of FCPA.

(dd)Accountants.  The Company’s accounting firm is set forth in the SEC Reports.  To the knowledge and belief of the Company, such accounting firm (i) is a registered public accounting firm as required by the Exchange Act and (ii) shall express its opinion with respect to the financial statements to be included in the Company’s Annual Report for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018.

(ee) Acknowledgment Regarding Purchasers’ Purchase of Shares.  The Company acknowledges and agrees that each of the Purchasers is acting solely in the capacity of an arm’s length purchaser with respect to the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby.  The Company further acknowledges that no Purchaser is acting as a financial advisor or fiduciary of the Company (or in any similar capacity) with respect to the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby and any advice given by any Purchaser or any of their respective representatives or agents in connection with the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby is merely incidental to the Purchasers’ purchase of the Shares.  The Company further represents to each Purchaser that the Company’s decision to enter into this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents has been based solely on the independent evaluation of the transactions contemplated hereby by the Company and its representatives.

(ff)Acknowledgment Regarding Purchaser’s Trading Activity.  Anything in this Agreement or elsewhere herein to the contrary notwithstanding (except for Sections 3.2(f) and 4.12 hereof), it is understood and acknowledged by the Company that: (i) none of the Purchasers has been asked by the Company to agree, nor has any Purchaser agreed, to desist from purchasing or selling, long and/or short, securities of the Company, or “derivative” securities based on securities issued by the Company or to hold the Shares for any specified term; (ii) past or future open market or other transactions by any Purchaser, specifically including, without limitation, Short Sales or “derivative” transactions, before or after the closing of this or future private placement transactions, may negatively impact the market price of the Company’s publicly-traded securities; (iii) any Purchaser, and counter-parties in “derivative” transactions to which any such Purchaser is a party, directly or indirectly, presently may have a “short” position in the Common Stock, and (iv) each Purchaser shall not be deemed to have any affiliation with or control over any arm’s length counter-party in any “derivative” transaction.  The Company further understands and acknowledges that (y) one or more Purchasers may engage in hedging activities at various times during the period that the Shares are outstanding, and (z) such hedging activities (if any) could reduce the value of the existing stockholders' equity interests in the Company at and after the time that the hedging activities are being conducted.  The Company 

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acknowledges that such aforementioned hedging activities do not constitute a breach of any of the Transaction Documents.

(gg)Regulation M Compliance.  The Company has not, and to its knowledge no one acting on its behalf has, (i) taken, directly or indirectly, any action designed to cause or to result in the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of any of the Shares, (ii) sold, bid for, purchased, or, paid any compensation for soliciting purchases of, any of the Shares, or (iii) paid or agreed to pay to any Person any compensation for soliciting another to purchase any other securities of the Company, other than, in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii), compensation paid to the Company’s placement agent in connection with the placement of the Shares.

(hh)FDA.  As to each product subject to the jurisdiction of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) under the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, as amended, and the regulations thereunder (“FDCA”) that is manufactured, packaged, labeled, tested, distributed, sold, and/or marketed by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (each such product, a “Pharmaceutical Product”), such Pharmaceutical Product is being manufactured, packaged, labeled, tested, distributed, sold and/or marketed by the Company in compliance with all applicable requirements under FDCA and similar laws, rules and regulations relating to registration, investigational use, premarket clearance, licensure, or application approval, good manufacturing practices, good laboratory practices, good clinical practices, product listing, quotas, labeling, advertising, record keeping and filing of reports, except where the failure to be in compliance would not have a Material Adverse Effect.  There is no pending, completed or, to the Company's knowledge, threatened, action (including any lawsuit, arbitration, or legal or administrative or regulatory proceeding, charge, complaint, or investigation) against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, and none of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has received any notice, warning letter or other communication from the FDA or any other governmental entity, which (i) contests the premarket clearance, licensure, registration, or approval of, the uses of, the distribution of, the manufacturing or packaging of, the testing of, the sale of, or the labeling and promotion of any Pharmaceutical Product, (ii) withdraws its approval of, requests the recall, suspension, or seizure of, or withdraws or orders the withdrawal of advertising or sales promotional materials relating to, any Pharmaceutical Product, (iii) imposes a clinical hold on any clinical investigation by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (iv) enjoins production at any facility of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (v) enters or proposes to enter into a consent decree of permanent injunction with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or (vi) otherwise alleges any violation of any laws, rules or regulations by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, and which, either individually or in the aggregate, would have a Material Adverse Effect.  The properties, business and operations of the Company have been and are being conducted in all material respects in accordance with all applicable laws, rules and regulations of the FDA.  The Company has not been informed by the FDA that the FDA will prohibit the marketing, sale, license or use in the United States of any product proposed to be developed, produced or marketed by the Company nor has the FDA expressed any concern as to approving or clearing for marketing any product being developed or proposed to be developed by the Company.

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(ii)Stock Option Plans. Each stock option granted by the Company under the Company’s stock option plan was granted (i) in accordance with the terms of the Company’s stock option plan and (ii) with an exercise price at least equal to the fair market value of the Common Stock on the date such stock option would be considered granted under GAAP and applicable law. No stock option granted under the Company’s stock option plan has been backdated.  The Company has not knowingly granted, and there is no and has been no Company policy or practice to knowingly grant, stock options prior to, or otherwise knowingly coordinate the grant of stock options with, the release or other public announcement of material information regarding the Company or its Subsidiaries or their financial results or prospects. 

(jj)Office of Foreign Assets Control.  Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary nor, to the Company's knowledge, any director, officer, agent, employee or affiliate of the Company or any Subsidiary is currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Treasury Department (“OFAC”).

(kk)U.S. Real Property Holding Corporation.  The Company is not and has never been a U.S. real property holding corporation within the meaning of Section 897 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

(ll)Bank Holding Company Act.  Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries or, to the Company’s knowledge, any of its Affiliates is subject to the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended (the “BHCA”) and to regulation by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “Federal Reserve”).  Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries or, to the Company’s knowledge, any of its Affiliates owns or controls, directly or indirectly, five percent (5%) or more of the outstanding shares of any class of voting securities or twenty-five percent or more of the total equity of a bank or any entity that is subject to the BHCA and to regulation by the Federal Reserve.  Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries or, to the Company’s knowledge, any of its Affiliates exercises a controlling influence over the management or policies of a bank or any entity that is subject to the BHCA and to regulation by the Federal Reserve.   

(mm)Money Laundering.  The operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries are and have been conducted at all times in compliance with applicable financial record-keeping and reporting requirements of the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970, as amended, applicable money laundering statutes and applicable rules and regulations thereunder (collectively, the “Money Laundering Laws”), and no Action or Proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Company or any Subsidiary with respect to the Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company or any Subsidiary, threatened.

3.2Representations and Warranties of the Purchasers.  Each Purchaser, for itself and for no other Purchaser, hereby represents and warrants as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date to the Company as follows (unless as of a specific date therein, in which case they shall be accurate as of such date):

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(a)Organization; Authority.  Such Purchaser is an entity duly incorporated or formed, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or formation with full right, corporate, partnership limited liability company or similar power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder. The execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents and performance by such Purchaser of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership, limited liability company or similar action, as applicable, on the part of such Purchaser.  Each Transaction Document to which it is a party has been duly executed by such Purchaser, and when delivered by such Purchaser in accordance with the terms hereof, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of such Purchaser, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except: (i) as limited by general equitable principles and applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (ii) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies and (iii) insofar as indemnification and contribution provisions may be limited by applicable law.

(b)Understandings or Arrangements.  Such Purchaser is acquiring the Shares as principal for its own account and has no direct or indirect arrangement or understandings with any other persons to distribute or regarding the distribution of such Shares (this representation and warranty not limiting such Purchaser’s right to sell the Shares pursuant to the Registration Statement or otherwise in compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws).  Such Purchaser is acquiring the Shares hereunder in the ordinary course of its business.

(c)Purchaser Status.  At the time such Purchaser was offered the Shares, it was, and as of the date hereof it is either: (i) an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (a)(2), (a)(3), (a)(7) or (a)(8) under the Securities Act or (ii) a “qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A(a) under the Securities Act. 

(d)Experience of Such Purchaser.  Such Purchaser, either alone or together with its representatives, has such knowledge, sophistication and experience in business and financial matters so as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment in the Shares, and has so evaluated the merits and risks of such investment.  Such Purchaser is able to bear the economic risk of an investment in the Shares and, at the present time, is able to afford a complete loss of such investment.

(e)Access to Information. Such Purchaser acknowledges that it has had the opportunity to review the Transaction Documents (including all exhibits and schedules thereto) and the SEC Reports and has been afforded, (i) the opportunity to ask such questions as it has deemed necessary of, and to receive answers from, representatives of the Company concerning the terms and conditions of the offering of the Shares and the merits and risks of investing in the Shares; (ii) access to information about the Company and its financial condition, results of operations, business, properties, management and prospects sufficient to enable it to evaluate its investment; and (iii) the opportunity to obtain such additional information that the Company possesses or can acquire without unreasonable effort or expense 

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that is necessary to make an informed investment decision with respect to the investment.  Such Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that neither the Placement Agent nor any Affiliate of the Placement Agent has provided such Purchaser with any information or advice with respect to the Shares nor is such information or advice necessary or desired.  Neither the Placement Agent nor any Affiliate has made or makes any representation as to the Company or the quality of the Shares and the Placement Agent and any Affiliate may have acquired non-public information with respect to the Company which such Purchaser agrees need not be provided to it.  In connection with the issuance of the Shares to such Purchaser, neither the Placement Agent nor any of its Affiliates has acted as a financial advisor or fiduciary to such Purchaser.

(f)Certain Transactions and Confidentiality.  Other than consummating the transactions contemplated hereunder, such Purchaser has not, nor has any Person acting on behalf of or pursuant to any understanding with such Purchaser, directly or indirectly executed any purchases or sales, including Short Sales, of the securities of the Company during the period commencing as of the time that such Purchaser first received notice of the transaction (written or oral) from the Company or any other Person representing the Company contemplated hereunder and ending immediately prior to the execution hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of a Purchaser that is a multi-managed investment vehicle whereby separate portfolio managers manage separate portions of such Purchaser’s assets and the portfolio managers have no direct knowledge of the investment decisions made by the portfolio managers managing other portions of such Purchaser’s assets, the representation set forth above shall only apply with respect to the portion of assets managed by the portfolio manager that made the investment decision to purchase the Shares covered by this Agreement.  Other than to other Persons party to this Agreement or to such Purchaser’s representatives, including, without limitation, its officers, directors, partners, legal and other advisors, employees, agents and Affiliates, such Purchaser has maintained the confidentiality of all disclosures made to it in connection with this transaction (including the existence and terms of this transaction).   Notwithstanding the foregoing, for the avoidance of doubt, nothing contained herein shall constitute a representation or warranty, or preclude any actions, with respect to locating or borrowing shares in order to effect Short Sales or similar transactions in the future.

The Company acknowledges and agrees that the representations contained in this Section 3.2 shall not modify, amend or affect such Purchaser’s right to rely on the Company’s representations and warranties contained in this Agreement or any representations and warranties contained in any other Transaction Document or any other document or instrument executed and/or delivered in connection with this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for the avoidance of doubt, nothing contained herein shall constitute a representation or warranty, or preclude any actions, with respect to locating or borrowing shares in order to effect Short Sales or similar transactions in the future.

ARTICLE IV.
OTHER AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES

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covenants to timely file (or obtain extensions in respect thereof and file within the applicable grace period) all reports required to be filed by the Company after the date hereof pursuant to the Exchange Act.   

4.2Integration.  The Company shall not sell, offer for sale or solicit offers to buy or otherwise negotiate in respect of any security (as defined in Section 2 of the Securities Act) that would be integrated with the offer or sale of the Shares for purposes of the rules and regulations of any Trading Market such that it would require shareholder approval prior to the closing of such other transaction unless shareholder approval is obtained before the closing of such subsequent transaction. 

4.3Securities Laws Disclosure; Publicity.  The Company shall (a) by the Disclosure Time, issue a press release disclosing the material terms of the transactions contemplated hereby, and (b) file a Current Report on Form 8-K, including the forms of the Transaction Documents as exhibits thereto, with the Commission within the time required by the Exchange Act.  Upon the issuance of such press release, the Company represents to the Purchasers that it shall have publicly disclosed all material, non-public information delivered to any of the Purchasers by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or any of their respective officers, directors, employees or agents in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.  In addition, effective upon the issuance of such press release, the Company acknowledges and agrees that any and all confidentiality or similar obligations under any agreement, whether written or oral, between the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective officers, directors, agents, employees or Affiliates on the one hand, and any of the Purchasers or any of their Affiliates on the other hand, shall terminate. The Company and each Purchaser shall reasonably consult with each other in issuing any other press releases with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby, and neither the Company nor any Purchaser shall issue any such press release nor otherwise make any such public statement without the prior consent of the Company, with respect to any press release of any Purchaser, or without the prior consent of each Purchaser, with respect to any press release of the Company, which consent shall not unreasonably be withheld or delayed, except if such disclosure is required by law, in which case the disclosing party shall promptly provide the other party with prior notice of such public statement or communication.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not publicly disclose the name of any Purchaser, or include the name of any Purchaser in any filing with the Commission or any regulatory agency or Trading Market, without the prior written consent of such Purchaser, except (a) as required by applicable law, rule or regulation and (b) to the extent such disclosure is required by law or Trading Market regulations, in which case the Company shall provide the Purchasers with prior notice of such disclosure permitted under this clause (b).

4.4Shareholder Rights Plan.  No claim will be made or enforced by the Company or, with the consent of the Company, any other Person, that any Purchaser is an “Acquiring Person” under any control share acquisition, business combination, poison pill (including any distribution under a rights agreement) or similar anti-takeover plan or arrangement in effect or hereafter adopted by the Company, or that any Purchaser could be deemed to trigger the provisions of any such plan or arrangement, by virtue of receiving Shares under the Transaction Documents or under any other agreement between the Company and the Purchasers.

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4.5Non-Public Information.  Except with respect to the material terms and conditions of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, which shall be disclosed pursuant to Section 4.3, the Company covenants and agrees that neither it, nor any other Person acting on its behalf will provide any Purchaser or its agents or counsel with any information that constitutes, or the Company reasonably believes constitutes, material non-public information, unless prior thereto such Purchaser shall have consented to the receipt of such information and agreed with the Company to keep such information confidential.  The Company understands and confirms that each Purchaser shall be relying on the foregoing covenant in effecting transactions in securities of the Company.  To the extent that the Company delivers any material, non-public information to a Purchaser without such Purchaser’s consent, the Company hereby covenants and agrees that such Purchaser shall not have any duty of confidentiality to the Company, any of its Subsidiaries, or any of their respective officers, directors, agents, employees or Affiliates, or a duty to the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective officers, directors, agents, employees or Affiliates not to trade on the basis of, such material, non-public information, provided that the Purchaser shall remain subject to applicable law. To the extent that any notice provided pursuant to any Transaction Document constitutes, or contains, material, non-public information regarding the Company or any Subsidiaries, the Company shall simultaneously file such notice with the Commission pursuant to a Current Report on Form 8-K.  The Company understands and confirms that each Purchaser shall be relying on the foregoing covenant in effecting transactions in securities of the Company.

4.6Use of Proceeds.  Except as set forth on Schedule 4.6 attached hereto, the Company shall use the net proceeds from the sale of the Shares hereunder as described in the Prospectus and shall not use such net proceeds: (a) for the redemption of any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents, (b) for the settlement of any outstanding litigation or (c) in violation of FCPA or OFAC regulations.

4.7Indemnification of Purchasers.   Subject to the provisions of this Section 4.7, the Company will indemnify and hold each Purchaser and its directors, officers, shareholders, members, partners, employees and agents (and any other Persons with a functionally equivalent role of a Person holding such titles notwithstanding a lack of such title or any other title), each Person who controls such Purchaser (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act and Section 20 of the Exchange Act), and the directors, officers, shareholders, agents, members, partners or employees (and any other Persons with a functionally equivalent role of a Person holding such titles notwithstanding a lack of such title or any other title) of such controlling persons (each, a “Purchaser Party”) harmless from any and all losses, liabilities, obligations, claims, contingencies, damages, costs and expenses, including all judgments, amounts paid in settlements, court costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs of investigation that any such Purchaser Party may suffer or incur as a result of or relating to (a) any breach of any of the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements made by the Company in this Agreement or in the other Transaction Documents or (b) any action instituted against the Purchaser Parties in any capacity, or any of them or their respective Affiliates, by any stockholder of the Company who is not an Affiliate of such Purchaser Party, with respect to any of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents (unless such action is solely based upon a material breach of such Purchaser Party’s representations, warranties or covenants under the Transaction Documents or any agreements or understandings such Purchaser Party may have with any such stockholder or any violations by such Purchaser Party of state or federal securities laws or any conduct by such 

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Purchaser Party which is finally judicially determined to constitute fraud, gross negligence or willful misconduct).  If any action shall be brought against any Purchaser Party in respect of which indemnity may be sought pursuant to this Agreement, such Purchaser Party shall promptly notify the Company in writing, and the Company shall have the right to assume the defense thereof with counsel of its own choosing reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser Party.  Any Purchaser Party shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such action and participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Purchaser Party except to the extent that (i) the employment thereof has been specifically authorized by the Company in writing, (ii) the Company has failed after a reasonable period of time to assume such defense and to employ counsel or (iii) in such action there is, in the reasonable opinion of counsel, a material conflict on any material issue between the position of the Company and the position of such Purchaser Party, in which case the Company shall be responsible for the reasonable fees and expenses of no more than one such separate counsel.  The Company will not be liable to any Purchaser Party under this Agreement (y) for any settlement by a Purchaser Party effected without the Company’s prior written consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed; or (z) to the extent, but only to the extent that a loss, claim, damage or liability is attributable to any Purchaser Party’s breach of any of the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements made by such Purchaser Party in this Agreement or in the other Transaction Documents. The indemnification required by this Section 4.7 shall be made by periodic payments of the amount thereof during the course of the investigation or defense, as and when bills are received or are incurred. The indemnity agreements contained herein shall be in addition to any cause of action or similar right of any Purchaser Party against the Company or others and any liabilities the Company may be subject to pursuant to law.

4.8Listing of Common Stock. From the date hereof until one year following the Closing Date, the Company hereby agrees not to voluntarily delist the Common Stock from the Trading Market on which it is currently listed, and concurrently with the Closing, the Company shall apply to list or quote all of the Shares on such Trading Market and promptly secure the listing of all of the Shares on such Trading Market; provided, that the Company may transfer the listing or quotation of the Common Stock to any other Trading Market. The Company further agrees, if the Company applies to have the Common Stock traded on any other Trading Market, it will then include in such application all of the Shares, and it will take such other action as is necessary to cause all of the Shares to be listed or quoted on such other Trading Market as promptly as possible.  From the date hereof until one year following the Closing Date, the Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to take all action reasonably necessary to continue the listing and trading of its Common Stock on a Trading Market and will comply in all respects with the Company’s reporting, filing and other obligations under the bylaws or rules of the Trading Market.  From the date hereof until one year following the Closing Date, the Company agrees to maintain the eligibility of the Common Stock for electronic transfer through the Depository Trust Company or another established clearing corporation, including, without limitation, by timely payment of fees to the Depository Trust Company or such other established clearing corporation in connection with such electronic transfer.

4.9[RESERVED]

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(a)From the date hereof until 90 days after the Closing Date, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary shall issue, enter into any agreement to issue or announce the issuance or proposed issuance of any shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents.

(b)From the date hereof until one year following the Closing Date, the Company shall be prohibited from effecting or entering into an agreement to effect any issuance by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents (or a combination of units thereof) involving a Variable Rate Transaction.  “Variable Rate Transaction” means a transaction in which the Company (i) issues or sells any debt or equity securities that are convertible into, exchangeable or exercisable for, or include the right to receive additional shares of Common Stock either (A) at a conversion price, exercise price or exchange rate or other price that is based upon and/or varies with the trading prices of or quotations for the shares of Common Stock at any time after the initial issuance of such debt or equity securities, or (B) with a conversion, exercise or exchange price that is subject to being reset at some future date after the initial issuance of such debt or equity security or upon the occurrence of specified or contingent events directly or indirectly related to the business of the Company or the market for the Common Stock or (ii) enters into, or effects a transaction under, any agreement, including, but not limited to, an equity line of credit, whereby the Company may issue securities at a future determined price; provided, that the Company may issue shares of Common Stock to Horizon Technology Finance Corporation, Silicon Valley Bank or their respective assignees as required by the terms of the Venture Loan Agreement as in effect on the date hereof and such issuance shall not constitute a Variable Rate Transaction for purposes of this Agreement.  Any Purchaser shall be entitled to obtain injunctive relief against the Company to preclude any such issuance, which remedy shall be in addition to any right to collect damages.

(c)Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section 4.10 shall not apply in respect of an Exempt Issuance, except that no Variable Rate Transaction shall be an Exempt Issuance other than any issuance pursuant to clause (f) of the definition of “Exempt Issuance.”

4.11Equal Treatment of Purchasers.  No consideration (including any modification of any Transaction Document) shall be offered or paid to any Person to amend or consent to a waiver or modification of any provision of the Transaction Documents unless the same consideration is also offered to all of the parties to such Transaction Document.  For clarification purposes, this provision constitutes a separate right granted to each Purchaser by the Company and negotiated separately by each Purchaser, and is intended for the Company to treat the Purchasers as a class and shall not in any way be construed as the Purchasers acting in concert or as a group with respect to the purchase, disposition or voting of Shares or otherwise. 

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announced pursuant to the initial press release as described in Section 4.3.  Each Purchaser, severally and not jointly with the other Purchasers, covenants that until such time as the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are publicly disclosed by the Company pursuant to the initial press release as described in Section 4.3, such Purchaser will maintain the confidentiality of the existence and terms of this transaction and the information included in the Disclosure Schedules.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, and notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, the Company expressly acknowledges and agrees that (i) no Purchaser makes any representation, warranty or covenant hereby that it will not engage in effecting transactions in any securities of the Company after the time that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are first publicly announced pursuant to the initial press release as described in Section 4.3, (ii) no Purchaser shall be restricted or prohibited from effecting any transactions in any securities of the Company in accordance with applicable securities laws from and after the time that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are first publicly announced pursuant to the initial press release as described in Section 4.3 and (iii) no Purchaser shall have any duty of confidentiality or duty not to trade in the securities of the Company to the Company or its Subsidiaries after the issuance of the initial press release as described in Section 4.3.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of a Purchaser that is a multi-managed investment vehicle whereby separate portfolio managers manage separate portions of such Purchaser’s assets and the portfolio managers have no direct knowledge of the investment decisions made by the portfolio managers managing other portions of such Purchaser’s assets, the covenant set forth above shall only apply with respect to the portion of assets managed by the portfolio manager that made the investment decision to purchase the Shares covered by this Agreement.

ARTICLE V.
MISCELLANEOUS

5.1Termination.  This Agreement may be terminated by any Purchaser, as to such Purchaser’s obligations hereunder only and without any effect whatsoever on the obligations between the Company and the other Purchasers, by written notice to the other parties, if the Closing has not been consummated on or before the fifth (5th) Trading Day following the date hereof; provided, however, that no such termination will affect the right of any party to sue for any breach by any other party (or parties).

5.2Fees and Expenses.  Except as expressly set forth in the Transaction Documents to the contrary, each party shall pay the fees and expenses of its advisers, counsel, accountants and other experts, if any, and all other expenses incurred by such party incident to the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement.  The Company shall pay all Transfer Agent fees (including, without limitation, any fees required for same-day processing of any instruction letter delivered by the Company), stamp taxes and other taxes and duties levied in connection with the delivery of any Shares to the Purchasers.

5.3Entire Agreement.  The Transaction Documents, together with the exhibits and schedules thereto, the Prospectus and the Prospectus Supplement, contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, oral or written, with respect to such matters, which the parties acknowledge have been merged into such documents, exhibits and schedules.

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5.4Notices.  Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries required or permitted to be provided hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of: (a) the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number or email attachment at the email address as set forth on the signature pages attached hereto at or prior to 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on a Trading Day, (b) the next Trading Day after the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number or email attachment at the email address as set forth on the signature pages attached hereto on a day that is not a Trading Day or later than 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any Trading Day, (c) the second (2nd) Trading Day following the date of mailing, if sent by U.S. nationally recognized overnight courier service or (d) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given.  The address for such notices and communications shall be as set forth on the signature pages attached hereto. To the extent that any notice provided pursuant to any Transaction Document constitutes, or contains, material, non-public information regarding the Company or any Subsidiaries, the Company shall simultaneously file such notice with the Commission pursuant to a Current Report on Form 8-K.

5.5Amendments; Waivers.  No provision of this Agreement may be waived, modified, supplemented or amended except in a written instrument signed, in the case of an amendment, by the Company and Purchasers which purchased at least 67% in interest of the Shares based on the initial Subscription Amounts hereunder or, in the case of a waiver, by the party against whom enforcement of any such waived provision is sought, provided that if any amendment, modification or waiver disproportionately and adversely impacts a Purchaser (or group of Purchasers), the consent of such disproportionately impacted Purchaser (or group of Purchasers) shall also be required.  No waiver of any default with respect to any provision, condition or requirement of this Agreement shall be deemed to be a continuing waiver in the future or a waiver of any subsequent default or a waiver of any other provision, condition or requirement hereof, nor shall any delay or omission of any party to exercise any right hereunder in any manner impair the exercise of any such right. Any proposed amendment or waiver that disproportionately, materially and adversely affects the rights and obligations of any Purchaser relative to the comparable rights and obligations of the other Purchasers shall require the prior written consent of such adversely affected Purchaser. Any amendment effected in accordance with this Section 5.5 shall be binding upon each Purchaser and holder of Shares and the Company.

5.6Headings.  The headings herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this Agreement and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof.

5.7Successors and Assigns.  This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their successors and permitted assigns.  The Company may not assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of each Purchaser (other than by merger).  Any Purchaser, with the prior written consent of the Company, may assign any or all of its rights under this Agreement to any Person to whom such Purchaser assigns or transfers any Shares, provided that such transferee agrees in writing to be bound, with respect to the transferred Shares, by the provisions of the Transaction Documents that apply to the “Purchasers.”

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representations and warranties of the Purchasers in Section 3.2.  This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person, except as otherwise set forth in Section 4.7 and this Section 5.8.

5.9Governing Law.  All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of the Transaction Documents shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law thereof.  Each party agrees that all legal Proceedings concerning the interpretations, enforcement and defense of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and any other Transaction Documents (whether brought against a party hereto or its respective affiliates, directors, officers, shareholders, partners, members, employees or agents) shall be commenced exclusively in the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York.  Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York, Borough of Manhattan for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein (including with respect to the enforcement of any of the Transaction Documents), and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any Action or Proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such Action or Proceeding is improper or is an inconvenient venue for such Proceeding.  Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such Action or Proceeding by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof.  Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.   If any party shall commence an Action or Proceeding to enforce any provisions of the Transaction Documents, then, in addition to the obligations of the Company under Section 4.7, the prevailing party in such Action or Proceeding shall be reimbursed by the non-prevailing party for its reasonable attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred with the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such Action or Proceeding.

5.10Survival.  The representations and warranties contained herein shall survive the Closing and the delivery of the Shares for three (3) years following the Closing Date.

5.11Execution.  This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, all of which when taken together shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to each other party, it being understood that the parties need not sign the same counterpart.  In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile transmission or by e-mail delivery of a “.pdf” format data file, such signature shall create a valid and binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) with the same force and effect as if such facsimile or “.pdf” signature page were an original thereof.

5.12Severability.  If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions set forth herein shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated, and the parties hereto shall use their 

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commercially reasonable efforts to find and employ an alternative means to achieve the same or substantially the same result as that contemplated by such term, provision, covenant or restriction. It is hereby stipulated and declared to be the intention of the parties that they would have executed the remaining terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions without including any of such that may be hereafter declared invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable.

5.13Rescission and Withdrawal Right.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in (and without limiting any similar provisions of) any of the other Transaction Documents, whenever any Purchaser exercises a right, election, demand or option under a Transaction Document and the Company does not timely perform its related obligations within the periods therein provided, then such Purchaser may rescind or withdraw, in its sole discretion from time to time upon written notice to the Company, any relevant notice, demand or election in whole or in part without prejudice to its future actions and rights.

5.14Replacement of Shares.  If any certificate or instrument evidencing any Shares is mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Company shall issue or cause to be issued in exchange and substitution for and upon cancellation thereof (in the case of mutilation), or in lieu of and substitution therefor, a new certificate or instrument, but only upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of such loss, theft or destruction.  The applicant for a new certificate or instrument under such circumstances shall also pay any reasonable third-party costs (including customary indemnity) associated with the issuance of such replacement Shares.

5.15Remedies.  In addition to being entitled to exercise all rights provided herein or granted by law, including recovery of damages, each of the Purchasers and the Company will be entitled to specific performance under the Transaction Documents.  The parties agree that monetary damages may not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of any breach of obligations contained in the Transaction Documents and hereby agree to waive and not to assert in any Action for specific performance of any such obligation the defense that a remedy at law would be adequate.  Each party agrees that it shall not have a remedy of punitive or consequential damages against the other and hereby waives any right or claim to punitive or consequential damages it may now have or may arise in the future.  

5.16Payment Set Aside.  To the extent that the Company makes a payment or payments to any Purchaser pursuant to any Transaction Document or a Purchaser enforces or exercises its rights thereunder, and such payment or payments or the proceeds of such enforcement or exercise or any part thereof are subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside, recovered from, disgorged by or are required to be refunded, repaid or otherwise restored to the Company, a trustee, receiver or any other Person under any law (including, without limitation, any bankruptcy law, state or federal law, common law or equitable cause of action), then to the extent of any such restoration the obligation or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if such payment had not been made or such enforcement or setoff had not occurred.

5.17Independent Nature of Purchasers’ Obligations and Rights.  The obligations of each Purchaser under any Transaction Document are several and not joint with the obligations of any other Purchaser, and no Purchaser shall be responsible in any way for the performance or non-performance of the obligations of any other Purchaser under any Transaction Document.  Nothing 

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contained herein or in any other Transaction Document, and no action taken by any Purchaser pursuant hereto or thereto, shall be deemed to constitute the Purchasers as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that the Purchasers are in any way acting in concert or as a group with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.  Each Purchaser shall be entitled to independently protect and enforce its rights including, without limitation, the rights arising out of this Agreement or out of the other Transaction Documents, and it shall not be necessary for any other Purchaser to be joined as an additional party in any Proceeding for such purpose.  Each Purchaser has been represented by its own separate legal counsel in its review and negotiation of the Transaction Documents.  For reasons of administrative convenience only, each Purchaser and its respective counsel have chosen to communicate with the Company through EGS.  EGS does not represent any of the Purchasers and only represents the Placement Agent.  The Company has elected to provide all Purchasers with the same terms and Transaction Documents for the convenience of the Company and not because it was required or requested to do so by any of the Purchasers.  It is expressly understood and agreed that each provision contained in this Agreement and in each other Transaction Document is between the Company and a Purchaser, solely, and not between the Company and the Purchasers collectively and not between and among the Purchasers.

5.18Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays, etc.If the last or appointed day for the taking of any action or the expiration of any right required or granted herein shall not be a Business Day, then such action may be taken or such right may be exercised on the next succeeding Business Day.

5.19Construction. The parties agree that each of them and/or their respective counsel have reviewed and had an opportunity to revise the Transaction Documents and, therefore, the normal rule of construction to the effect that any ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party shall not be employed in the interpretation of the Transaction Documents or any amendments thereto. In addition, each and every reference to share prices and shares of Common Stock in any Transaction Document shall be subject to adjustment for reverse and forward stock splits, stock dividends, stock combinations and other similar transactions of the Common Stock that occur after the date of this Agreement.

5.20WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL.  IN ANY ACTION, SUIT, OR PROCEEDING IN ANY JURISDICTION BROUGHT BY ANY PARTY AGAINST ANY OTHER PARTY, THE PARTIES EACH KNOWINGLY AND INTENTIONALLY, TO THE GREATEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, HEREBY ABSOLUTELY, UNCONDITIONALLY, IRREVOCABLY AND EXPRESSLY WAIVES FOREVER TRIAL BY JURY. 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Securities Purchase Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories as of the date first indicated above.

 

		
	
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Securities Purchase Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories as of the date first indicated above.

Name of Purchaser: ________________________________________________________

Signature of Authorized Signatory of Purchaser: _________________________________

Name of Authorized Signatory: _______________________________________________

Title of Authorized Signatory: ________________________________________________

Email Address of Authorized Signatory: _________________________________________

Facsimile Number of Authorized Signatory: __________________________________________

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☐  Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, by checking this box (i) the obligations of the above-signed to purchase the securities set forth in this Agreement to be purchased from the Company by the above-signed, and the obligations of the Company to sell such securities to the above-signed, shall be unconditional and all conditions to Closing shall be disregarded, (ii) the Closing shall occur on the second (2nd) Trading Day following the date of this Agreement and (iii) any condition to Closing contemplated by this Agreement (but prior to being disregarded by clause (i) above) that required delivery by the Company or the above-signed of any agreement, instrument, certificate or the like or purchase price (as applicable) shall no longer be a condition and shall instead be an unconditional obligation of the Company or the above-signed (as applicable) to deliver such agreement, instrument, certificate or the like or purchase price (as applicable) to such other party on the Closing Date.

 

 

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