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EX-10.6a

 Exhibit 10.6(a) 

FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE 

MANAGEMENT SERVICES AGREEMENT 

This FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE MANAGEMENT SERVICES AGREEMENT (this “Amendment), is made as of September 29, 2014, by and among
Advantage Sales & Marketing Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ASM”), Leonard Green & Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“LGP”), CVC Capital Partners Advisory Company (Luxembourg)
Sárl, a Luxembourg limited liability company (“CVC”), Juggernaut Management, LLC (“Juggernaut” and together with LGP and CVC, the “Sponsors”) and Centerview Capital Management, LLC
(“Centerview”). 
 WHEREAS, ASM and the Sponsors are parties to that certain Management Services Agreement, dated as of
July 25, 2014 (the “Agreement”); 
 WHEREAS, LGP and CVC, on the one hand, and Centerview Capital, L.P. and Centerview
Employees, L.P. (collectively, “Centerview Investors”), on the other hand, are parties to that certain Assignment, Assumption and Purchase Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, pursuant to which LGP and CVC are transferring and
assigning 50,000.000 Common Series A Units of Karman Topco L.P., a Delaware limited partnership and the ultimate parent of ASM (the “Partnership”); 

WHEREAS, the Partnership and the Centerview Investors are also parties to that certain Restricted Unit Agreement, dated as of the date hereof,
pursuant to which the Partnership issues to the Centerview Investors an aggregate of 30,000.000 Common Series D Units of the Partnership; and 

WHEREAS, concurrently with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement, the Sponsors and ASM desire to amend
the Agreement in accordance with Section 6.8 of the Agreement, as described herein. 
 NOW, THEREFORE, in in
consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration acknowledged hereby, the undersigned agrees as follows: 

1. Duties and Fees. 
 a.
From and after the Effective Date, Centerview hereby agrees to become party to, be bound by the obligations of, and receive the benefits of, the Agreement as a “Sponsor” (as defined in the Agreement), and shall be deemed a
“Sponsor” for all purposes of the Agreement. Prior to the Effective Date, Centerview shall not be a “Sponsor” pursuant to the Agreement or otherwise be a party to, or be bound by, the Agreement. 

b. Notwithstanding anything else to the contrary in the Agreement, from and after the Effective Date, (i) a portion of the amount, if
any, by which the Annual Fee exceeds $4,000,000, shall be payable to Centerview (or its designee(s)) in accordance with Centerview’s Adjusted Ownership Percentage, (ii) a portion of the amount, if any, by which the payment due in the event
of a Change of Control or a Public Offering Event pursuant to the second sentence of Section 3.1 of the Agreement exceeds $4,000,000, shall be payable to Centerview (or its designee(s)) in accordance with Centerview’s
Adjusted Ownership Percentage, and (iii) a portion of the amount, if any, of any fees other than those described in the preceding clause (i) or clause (ii), but not reasonable expense reimbursements, provided for by the Agreement shall be
payable to Centerview (or its designee(s)) in accordance with Centerview’s Adjusted Ownership Percentage. For clarity, the other Sponsors shall be entitled to any remaining portion of such excess or such fees, as applicable, in a manner to be
determined. 

 c. As used in this Amendment, the (i) “Adjusted Ownership Percentage” of
Centerview means a percentage equal to (A) the number of Common Series A Units of the Partnership held by the Centerview Investors or their Permitted Transferees divided by (B) the aggregate number of Common Series A Units of the
Partnership held by all Sponsors and their Permitted Transferees, in each case, as of the date of measurement, and (ii) “Effective Date” shall mean the first date (on or after the date hereof) on which the Agreement provides that
(A) the Annual Fee exceeds $4,000,000, solely to the extent that any Sponsor as of the date hereof would be entitled to receive an amount greater than the amounts any Sponsor as of the date hereof is entitled to receive in respect of the Annual
Fee as of the date hereof, (B) the payment due in the event of a Change of Control or a Public Offering Event pursuant to the second sentence of Section 3.1 of the Agreement exceeds $4,000,000, solely to the extent
that any Sponsor as of the date hereof would be entitled to receive an amount greater than the amounts any Sponsor as of the date hereof would be entitled to receive in such circumstances as of the date hereof or (C) any fees other than those
described in the preceding clause (A) or clause (B), but not reasonable expense reimbursements, shall be payable to the Sponsors as of the date hereof (or to Centerview) pursuant to the Agreement. 

2. Other Agreements. LGP and CVC shall not, and each shall cause its Affiliates not to, directly or indirectly enter into any agreement
or arrangement (including through amendments or otherwise), other than the Agreement, providing for the direct or indirect payment of management, transaction or similar fees by the Partnership or its subsidiaries to LGP, CVC or any of their
respective Affiliates without the prior written consent of Centerview. 
 3. Terms. All terms capitalized but not otherwise defined
herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Agreement. 
 4. No Other Amendments. Except as modified by this Amendment,
the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. Nothing herein shall be held to alter, vary or otherwise affect the terms, conditions and provisions of the Agreement, other than as expressly contemplated herein. This Amendment may be amended,
modified or supplemented, and waivers or consents to departures from the provisions hereof may be given, provided that the same are in writing and signed by each of the parties hereto. 

5. Entire Agreement. This Amendment together with the Agreement as amended hereby constitutes the entire agreement and understanding
between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter of this Amendment and supersedes any and all prior agreements and understandings, written or oral, relating to the subject matter of this Amendment. 

6. Applicable Law. This Amendment shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware (without
regards to principles of conflict of laws). 
 7. Severability. If any provision of this Amendment shall be held invalid, illegal or
unenforceable, the validity, legality or enforceability of the other provisions hereof shall not be affected thereby, and there shall be deemed substituted for the provision at issue a valid, legal and enforceable provision as similar as possible to
the provision at issue. 
 8. Headings. The headings in this Amendment are included for convenience of reference only and will be
ignored in the construction or interpretation hereof. 
 9. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in multiple counterparts,
each of which shall be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. 
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment of the date first appearing above.

  

					
	ADVANTAGE SALES & MARKETING INC.
		
	 By:
	 	 /s/ Brian Stevens

		 	 Name:
	 	 Brian Stevens

		 	 Title:
	 	 Chief Financial Officer

	
	LEONARD GREEN & PARTNERS, L.P.
		
	 By:
	 	 LGP Management, Inc., its General Partner

		
	 By:
	 	 /s/ Timothy Flynn

		 	 Name:
	 	
		 	 Title:
	 	
	
	CVC CAPITAL PARTNERS ADVISORY COMPANY (LUXEMBOURG) SÁRL
		
	 By:
	 	 /s/ Pierre Denis

		 	 Name:
	 	 Pierre Denis

		 	 Title:
	 	 Director

	
	JUGGERNAUT MANAGEMENT, LLC
		
	 By:
	 	 /s/ John Shulman

		 	 Name:
	 	
		 	 Title:
	 	
	
	CENTERVIEW CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC
		
	 By:
	 	 /s/ David Hooper

		 	 Name:
	 	 David Hooper

		 	 Title:
	 	 Authorized Person

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Exhibit 10.1

 

FIRST AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT

THIS FIRST AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of March 2, 2017, is entered into by and among EXTREME NETWORKS, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), the several banks and other financial institutions or entities party hereto (each a “Lender” and, collectively, the “Lenders”), SILICON VALLEY BANK (“SVB”), in its capacity as both the Issuing Lender and the Swingline Lender, and SVB, as administrative agent and collateral agent for the Secured Parties (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”).  Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (defined below) and used herein shall have the respective meanings given to such terms in the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.

RECITALS

	
A.
	
The Borrower, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent are parties to that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of October 28, 2016 (as amended, supplemented, restructured or otherwise modified prior to the date hereof, the “Amended and Restated Credit Agreement”). 

	
B.
	
The Borrower has requested that the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders agree to amend the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement in the manner described in Section 1 hereof.

	
C.
	
The Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders have agreed to so amend the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement upon the terms and conditions set forth herein.

ACCORDINGLY, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions to effectiveness described in Section 2 of this Agreement, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

AGREEMENT

SECTION 1Amendment of the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.  With effect from and after the Effective Date (defined below), the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement shall be amended by amending and restating Section 7.8(o)(xi) thereof to read in its entirety as follows:

(xi)(A) the aggregate amount of the cash consideration paid by such Group Member in connection with any particular Permitted Acquisition shall not exceed $100,000,000, and (B) the aggregate amount of the cash consideration paid by all Group Members in connection with all such Permitted Acquisitions consummated from and after the Amendment and Restatement Date shall not exceed $100,000,000;

SECTION 2Conditions Precedent to Effectiveness.  The effectiveness of Section 1 of this Agreement shall be subject to the satisfaction of each of the following conditions precedent (the first date on which all such conditions shall be satisfied or waived, the “Effective Date”):

(a)the Administrative Agent shall have received from the Borrower and each of the Required Lenders a duly executed original (or, if elected by the Administrative Agent, an executed facsimile or PDF followed promptly by an executed original) counterpart of this Agreement;

 

 

(b)the Administrative Agent shall have received from each Guarantor party thereto a duly executed original (or, if elected by the Administrative Agent, an executed facsimile or PDF followed promptly by an executed original) signature page to the Guarantor Acknowledgment and Consent attached hereto as Exhibit A;

(c)the Administrative Agent shall have received from the Borrower an amendment fee equal to the product of (i) $40,000 multiplied by (ii) the number of Lenders that have executed this Agreement and delivered to the Administrative Agent copies of their executed counterpart signature pages hereto by no later than 2:00 PM, San Francisco time, on March 2, 2017 (the “Signing Lenders”), which amendment fee will be divided equally by the Administrative Agent among and paid to the Signing Lenders.  Such amendment fee shall be fully-earned on the date paid and shall not be refundable for any reason; 

(d)the Borrower shall have paid all costs and expenses of the Administrative Agent then due in accordance with Section 4(d) hereof and Section 10.5 of the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, to the extent such costs and expenses have been invoiced to the Borrower prior to the Effective Date; and

(e)on the Effective Date, after giving effect to this Agreement, (i) the representations and warranties contained in Section 3 of this Agreement shall be true and correct and (ii) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.

SECTION 3Representations and Warranties.  The Borrower hereby represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and each of the Required Lenders that:

(a)no Default or Event of Default exists immediately before, and that no Default or Event of Default exists immediately after, giving effect to the amendments contemplated by Section 1 hereof;

(b)the execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower of this Agreement  have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Borrower and do not and will not require any registration with, consent or approval of, or notice to or action by, any Person (including any Governmental Authority) in order to be effective and enforceable;

(c)this Agreement and the other Loan Documents constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of each Loan Party party hereto or thereto, and are enforceable against each such Loan Party in accordance with their respective terms, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general equitable principles and principles of good faith and fair dealing (whether enforcement is sought by proceedings in equity or at law); and

(d)each of the representations and warranties made by each Loan Party in or pursuant to any Loan Document to which such Loan Party is party (after giving effect to the amendment to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement contemplated herein) (i) that is qualified by materiality is true and correct, and (ii) that is not qualified by materiality, is true and correct in all material respects, in each case, on and as of the date hereof, as if made on and as of such date, except to the extent that any such representation and warranty expressly relates to an earlier date, in which case such representation and warranty shall have been true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date.

SECTION 4Miscellaneous.

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(a)Amended and Restated Credit Agreement Otherwise Not Affected.  Except as expressly contemplated hereby, the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement shall remain unchanged and in full force and effect and is hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects.  The Administrative Agent’s and the Required Lenders’ execution and delivery of, or acceptance of, this Agreement shall not be deemed to create a course of dealing or otherwise to create any express or implied duty by the Administrative Agent or any Lender to provide any other or further amendments under the same or similar circumstances in the future.  

(b)No Reliance.  The Borrower hereby acknowledges and confirms to the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders that it is executing this Agreement on the basis of its own investigation and for its own reasons without reliance upon any agreement, representation, understanding or communication by or on behalf of any other Person.

(c)Binding Effect.  This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and to the benefit of their respective successors and assigns permitted by the terms of the Loan Documents.  No third party beneficiaries are intended in connection with this Agreement.

(d)Costs and Expenses.  The Borrower hereby agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent on demand the reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses of the Administrative Agent, and the reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent, in connection with the negotiation, preparation, execution and delivery of this Agreement and any other documents to be delivered herewith.

(e)Governing Law.  THIS AGREEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES UNDER THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.  This Agreement is subject to the provisions of Section 10.14 of the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement relating to submission to jurisdiction, jury trial waiver and judicial reference, which provisions are by this reference incorporated herein, mutatis mutandis, as if set forth herein in full.

(f)Complete Agreement; Amendments.  This Agreement, together with the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents, contains the entire and exclusive agreement of the parties hereto with reference to the matters discussed herein and therein.  This Agreement supersedes all prior drafts and communications with respect hereto and may not be amended except in accordance with the provisions of Section 10.1 of the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.

(g)Severability. Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such a manner as to be effective and valid under all applicable laws and regulations.  If, however, any provision of this Agreement shall be prohibited by or invalid under any such law or regulation in any jurisdiction, it shall, as to such jurisdiction, be deemed modified to conform to the minimum requirements of such law or regulation, or, if for any reason it is not deemed so modified, it shall be ineffective and invalid only to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity without affecting the remaining provisions of this Agreement, or the validity or effectiveness of such provision in any other jurisdiction.

(h)Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute but one and the same agreement.  Delivery of an executed counterpart of this Agreement by PDF, facsimile or other electronic method of transmission shall be equally as effective as delivery of an original executed counterpart of this Agreement but the failure 

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to deliver an original executed counterpart shall not affect the validity, enforceability and binding effect of this Agreement.

(i)Interpretation.  This Agreement is the result of negotiations between and has been reviewed by respective counsel to the Borrower and the Guarantors and is the product of all parties hereto.  Accordingly, this Agreement shall not be construed against any party merely because of its involvement in the preparation hereof.

(j)Loan Document. This Agreement shall constitute a Loan Document.

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Exhibit 10.1

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Agreement, as of the date first above written.

EXTREME NETWORKS, INC.,
as the Borrower

 

By:/s/ B. DREW DAVIES

Name:B. Drew Davies

Title: Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

Signature Page to First Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement

 

 

SILICON VALLEY BANK,
as the Administrative Agent, a Lender, the Swingline Lender and the Issuing Lender

 

By:/s/ STEPHEN CHANG

Name:Stephen Chang

Title: Vice President

 

 

Signature Page to First Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement

 

 

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
as a Lender

 

By:/s/ THOMAS R. SULLIVAN

Name: Thomas R. Sullivan

Title: Senior Vice President

 

 

Signature Page to First Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement

 

 

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
as a Lender

 

By: /s/ WILLIAM HORSTMAN

Name: William Horstman

Title: Authorized Officer

 

 

Signature Page to First Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement

 

 

CADENCE BANK, N.A.,
as a Lender

 

By: /s/ STEVE PRICHETT

Name: Steve Prichett

Title: Executive Vice President

 

Signature Page to First Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement

 

 

COMERICA BANK,
as a Lender

 

By: /s/ ROBERT SHUTT

Name: Robert Shutt

Title: Senior Vice President

 

Signature Page to First Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement

 

Exhibit 10.1

EXHIBIT A

 

GUARANTOR ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND CONSENT

 

Each of the undersigned, each a Guarantor with respect to the Secured Obligations of the Loan Parties to the Secured Parties under the terms of the Loan Documents, hereby:

 

(a)acknowledges and consents to the execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower of the foregoing Agreement; 

 

(b)represents and warrants that the execution and delivery by it of this Guarantor Acknowledgement and Consent (i) are within its corporate power, (ii) have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action, and (iii) do not require the consent, approval or authorization of any Person which has not been previously obtained; and

 

(c)reaffirms and agrees that the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement as to which the undersigned is party, and all other Loan Documents and agreements executed and delivered by the undersigned to the Administrative Agent and/or the Lenders in connection with the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, are in full force and effect without defense, offset or counterclaim and will so continue.

 

All capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned to such terms in the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (as defined in the Agreement) or in the other “Loan Documents” defined therein, as the context may require.

 

This Guarantor Acknowledgement and Consent shall constitute a Loan Document under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the Guarantors named below has duly executed and delivered this Guarantor Acknowledgment and Consent as of the Effective Date specified in the Agreement.

 

 

EXTREME NETWORKS, INC.

 

 

By:

Name:

Title:

 

 

ENTERASYS NETWORKS, INC.

 

 

By:

Name:

Title:

 

Guarantor Acknowledgement and Consent

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