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EXHIBIT 10.1

 

 

FIRST AMENDMENT

 

Dated as of September 6, 2019

 

by and among

 

CANTEL MEDICAL CORP.,

 

and,

 

CERTAIN SUBSIDIARIES OF CANTEL MEDICAL CORP. IDENTIFIED HEREIN,

 

as the Borrowers

 

CERTAIN SUBSIDIARIES OF CANTEL MEDICAL CORP. IDENTIFIED HEREIN,

 

as the Guarantors,

 

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,

 

as Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer,

 

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. and WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

 

as Co-Syndication Agents,

 

MUFG BANK, LTD., as Documentation Agent,

 

and

 

THE OTHER LENDERS PARTY HERETO

 

Arranged By:

 

BofA SECURITIES, INC., JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. and WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC,

 

as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners

 

 

THIS FIRST AMENDMENT (this “Amendment”) dated as of September 6, 2019, is by and among CANTEL MEDICAL CORP., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), the Guarantors identified on the signature pages hereto, the Lenders identified on the signature pages hereto and Bank of America, N.A., in its capacity as Administrative Agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”), Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer.

 

W I T N E S S E T H

 

WHEREAS, revolving credit and term loan facilities have been extended to the Borrowers pursuant to the Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of June 28, 2018, among the Company, the Guarantors identified therein, the Lenders identified therein and the Administrative Agent (as amended, modified, supplemented, increased and extended from time to time prior to the date hereof, the “Credit Agreement”);

 

WHEREAS, the Company, certain other Loan Parties identified on the signature pages thereto and the Administrative Agent entered into that certain Fourth Amended and Restated Security Agreement, dated as of June 28, 2018 (as amended, modified, supplemented, increased and extended from time to time prior to the date hereof, the “Security Agreement”) in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the holders of the Secured Obligations; and

 

WHEREAS, the Company has requested certain modifications to the Credit Agreement and the Security Agreement and the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, the Swing Line Lender and the L/C Issuer have agreed to the requested modifications to the Credit Agreement and the Security Agreement on the terms and conditions set forth herein.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, IN CONSIDERATION of the premises and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

1.                                      Defined Terms.  Capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings provided to such terms in the Credit Agreement (as amended hereby).

 

2.                                      Amendments to the Credit Agreement.

 

(a)                                 The Credit Agreement is hereby amended in its entirety to read in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A.

 

(b)                                 The Schedules to the Credit Agreement are hereby amended in their entirety to read in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B.

 

(c)                                  Exhibits 2.02 and 2.05 to the Credit Agreement are hereby amended in their entirety to read in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C and Exhibit D, respectively.

 

(d)                                 No other Exhibit to the Credit Agreement shall be modified or otherwise affected hereby.

 

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3.                                      Amendment to the Security Agreement.  Section 16 of the Security Agreement is amended in its entirety to read as follows:

 

16.                               Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction; Venue; WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL; Acknowledgement Regarding any Supported QFCs.  The terms of Sections 11.14, 11.15 and 11.21 of the Credit Agreement with respect to governing law, submission to jurisdiction, venue, waiver of jury trial and acknowledgement regarding any Supported QFCs are incorporated herein by reference, mutatis mutandis, and the parties hereto agree to such terms.

 

4.                                      Conditions Precedent.  This Amendment shall become effective as of the date hereof upon satisfaction of the following conditions precedent:

 

(a)                                 Receipt by the Administrative Agent of executed counterparts of this Amendment duly executed by a Responsible Officer of each Loan Party, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, the Swing Line Lender and the L/C Issuer.

 

(b)                                 Receipt by the Administrative Agent of a Note duly executed by a Responsible Officer of the Company in favor of each Lender that has requested a Note at least three (3) Business Days prior to the date hereof from the Company.

 

(c)                                  Receipt by the Administrative Agent of customary opinions of legal counsel to the Loan Parties, addressed to the Administrative Agent and each Lender, dated as of the First Amendment Effective Date.

 

(d)                                 There shall not have occurred a material adverse change in the business, assets, liabilities (actual or contingent), operations or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, since July 31, 2018.

 

(e)                                  Receipt by the Administrative Agent of the following:

 

(i)                                     copies of the Organization Documents of each Loan Party certified by a secretary or assistant secretary of such Loan Party to be true and correct as of the First Amendment Effective Date; provided, however, that any Organization Documents filed on or after August 1, 2011 shall be certified to be true and complete as of a recent date by the appropriate Governmental Authority of the state or other jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, where applicable;

 

(ii)                                  such certificates of resolutions or other action, incumbency certificates and/or other certificates of Responsible Officers of each Loan Party as the Administrative Agent may reasonably require evidencing the identity, authority and capacity of each Responsible Officer thereof authorized to act as a Responsible Officer in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which such Loan Party is a party; and

 

(iii)                               such documents and certifications as the Administrative Agent may reasonably require to evidence that each Loan Party is duly organized or formed, and is validly existing, in good standing (to the extent such concept or a similar concept exists under the laws of the applicable jurisdiction) and qualified to engage in business in its state of organization or formation;

 

provided that, in lieu of delivering the Organization Documents required by clause (e)(i), the Company may deliver a certificate of a Responsible Officer certifying that there have been no amendments to those Organization Documents previously delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 5.01(d)(i) of the Credit Agreement.

 

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(f)                                   Receipt by the Administrative Agent of a certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of the Company certifying that the conditions specified in Section 4(d) of this Amendment and Sections 5.02(a) and (b) of the Credit Agreement (as amended hereby) have been satisfied.

 

(g)                                  Upon the reasonable request of any Lender made at least ten (10) Business Days prior to the First Amendment Effective Date, the Company shall have provided to such Lender the documentation and other information so requested in connection with applicable “know your customer” and anti-money-laundering rules and regulations, including the PATRIOT Act, in each case at least three (3) Business Days prior to the Closing Date.

 

(h)                                 The Borrower shall have paid all accrued fees and interest under the Credit Agreement as of the date of this Amendment.

 

(i)                                     Receipt by the Administrative Agent, the Arranger and the Lenders of any fees required to be paid on or before the date hereof in accordance with the terms of the Fee Provision.

 

(j)                                    The Company shall have paid all fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent (directly to such counsel if requested by the Administrative Agent) to the extent invoiced at least two (2) Business Days prior to the First Amendment Effective Date, plus such additional amounts of such fees, charges and disbursements as shall constitute its reasonable estimate of such fees, charges and disbursements incurred or to be incurred by it through the closing proceedings (provided that such estimate shall not thereafter preclude a final settling of accounts between the Company and the Administrative Agent).

 

Without limiting the generality of the provisions of the last paragraph of Section 10.03 of the Credit Agreement, for purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified in this Section 4, each Lender that has signed this Amendment 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 First Amendment Effective Date specifying its objection thereto.

 

5.                                      Amendment is a Loan Document.  This Amendment is a Loan Document and all references to a “Loan Document” in the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents (including, without limitation, all such references in the representations and warranties in the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents) shall be deemed to include this Amendment.

 

6.                                      Representations and Warranties.  Each Loan Party represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and each Lender that (a) the representations and warranties of each Loan Party contained in Article VI of the Credit Agreement (as amended hereby) or any other Loan Document, or which are contained in any document furnished at any time under or in connection herewith or therewith, are true and correct in all material respects (or if such representation and warranty is qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect, it is true and correct) on and as of the date hereof, except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they are true and correct in all material respects (or if such representation and warranty is qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect, it is true and correct) as of such earlier date and (b) no Default has occurred and is continuing.

 

7.                                      Reaffirmation of Obligations.  Each Loan Party (a) acknowledges and consents to all of the terms and conditions of this Amendment and the incurrence of Indebtedness and other transactions contemplated hereby, (b) affirms all of its obligations under the Credit Agreement (as amended hereby) and 

 

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the other Loan Documents and (c) agrees that this Amendment and all documents executed in connection herewith do not operate to reduce or discharge such Loan Party’s obligations under the Loan Documents.

 

8.                                      Reaffirmation of Security Interests.  Each Loan Party (a) agrees that, notwithstanding the effectiveness of this Amendment, the Security Agreement and each of the other Collateral Documents continue to be in full force and effect and are not impaired or adversely affected in any manner whatsoever, (b) confirms its Guaranty and its grant of a security interest pursuant to the Collateral Documents in its assets that constitute Collateral as collateral therefor, all as provided in the Loan Documents as originally executed and (c) acknowledges that such Guaranty and grant continues in full force and effect in respect of, and to secure, the Obligations under the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

 

9.                                      New Lenders.

 

(a)                                 By execution of this Amendment, each Person identified as a “Lender” on the signature pages hereto that is not already a Lender under the Credit Agreement (each such Person, a “New Lender”) hereby (i) acknowledges, agrees and confirms that, by its execution of this Amendment, such New Lender shall be deemed to be a party to the Credit Agreement as of the First Amendment Effective Date and a “Lender” for all purposes of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents and shall have all of the rights and obligations of a Lender thereunder, and (ii) agrees to provide Commitments in the amounts set forth on Schedule 2.01 attached hereto.  Each New Lender hereby ratifies, as of the First Amendment Effective Date, and agrees to be bound by, all of the terms, provisions and conditions applicable to Lenders contained in the Credit Agreement (as amended hereby).  Each New Lender acknowledges that it has a participation interest in each Letter of Credit issued prior to the First Amendment Effective Date and any drawings thereunder.

 

(b)                                 Each New Lender (i) represents and warrants that (A) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Amendment and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and to become a Lender under the Credit Agreement, (B) it meets the requirements to be an assignee under Section 11.06(b)(iii) and (v) of the Credit Agreement (subject to such consents, if any, as may be required under Section 11.06(b)(iii) of the Credit Agreement), (C) from and after the First Amendment Effective Date, it shall be bound by the provisions of the Credit Agreement (including, from and after the First Amendment Effective Date, as amended hereby) as a Lender thereunder and shall have the obligations of a Lender thereunder, (D) it is sophisticated with respect to its decision to enter into this Amendment and to become a Lender under the Credit Agreement and either it, or the Person exercising discretion in making its decision to enter into this Amendment and to become a Lender under the Credit Agreement, is experienced in transactions of such type, (E) it has received a copy of the Credit Agreement, and has received or has been accorded the opportunity to receive copies of the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 6.05 or Section 7.01 thereof, as applicable, and such other documents and information as it deems appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement and to become a Lender under the Credit Agreement, (F) it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Amendment and to become a Lender under the Credit Agreement, and (G) if it is a Foreign Lender, it has delivered any documentation required to be delivered by it pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement, duly completed and executed by such New Lender; and (ii) agrees that (A) it will, independently and without reliance on the Administrative Agent or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Loan Documents, and (B) it will perform 

 

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in accordance with their terms all of the obligations which by the terms of the Loan Documents are required to be performed by it as a Lender.

 

(c)                                  Each Loan Party agrees that, as of the First Amendment Effective Date, each New Lender shall be a party to the Credit Agreement and a “Lender” for all purposes of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents and shall have the rights and obligations of a Lender thereunder.

 

(d)                                 The address of each New Lender for purposes of Section 11.02 of the Credit Agreement is as set forth in such New Lender’s Administrative Questionnaire delivered by such New Lender to the Administrative Agent on or before the First Amendment Effective Date, or such other address as shall be designated by such New Lender in accordance with Section 11.02 of the Credit Agreement.

 

10.                               Exiting Lender; Reallocation. On the First Amendment Effective Date, the Loans and Commitments made by the Lenders (including the Loans and Commitments of KeyBank National Association (the “Exiting Lender”)) under the Credit Agreement shall be re-allocated and restated among the Lenders so that, and Loans and Commitments shall be made by the Lenders so that, as of the First Amendment Effective Date, the respective Commitments of the Lenders shall be as set forth on Schedule 2.01 attached hereto.  After giving effect to this Amendment, the Exiting Lender shall no longer (i) have any Commitments or outstanding Loans under the Credit Agreement, (ii) be a Lender under the Credit Agreement or (iii) have any rights or obligations with respect to being a Lender, except for those that expressly survive termination of the Credit Agreement or termination of any Commitments thereunder (including, without limitation, the terms and provisions of Section 11.04 of the Credit Agreement).  The Exiting Lender joins in the execution of this Amendment solely for purposes of consenting to this Amendment and acknowledging and consenting to the assignment and reallocation of its Commitments and Loans under the Credit Agreement.  Concurrently with the effectiveness of this Amendment, the Exiting Lender shall have received payment in full for all outstanding Obligations owing to it under the Credit Agreement.  Notwithstanding anything in the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document to the contrary, the parties hereto hereby acknowledge and agree that all assignments and reallocations of Loans and Commitments pursuant to this Section 10 shall be deemed to be assignments made subject to and in compliance with Section 11.06 of the Credit Agreement (including, without limitation, the ‘Standard Terms and Conditions’ applicable to Assignments and Assumptions).

 

11.                               No Other Changes.  Each of the parties hereto hereby acknowledges and agrees that, for the purposes of implementing the amendment of the Credit Agreement in its entirety to read in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, as set forth in Section 2 hereof, the Administrative Agent, the Swing Line Lender, the L/C Issuer and the Lenders party to this Agreement, constituting all of the “Lenders” under the Credit Agreement immediately prior to the First Amendment Effective Date, hereby ratify, affirm and consent to the amendment of the Credit Agreement in all respects in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, including without limitation, waiving any provision of the Credit Agreement which would restrict or prohibit such amendment, and agreeing to the incurrence of the Delayed Draw Term Loans.  Except as modified hereby, all of the terms and provisions of the Loan Documents shall remain in full force and effect.

 

12.                               Counterparts; Delivery.  This Amendment 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.  Delivery of an executed counterpart of this Amendment by facsimile or other electronic imaging means shall be effective as an original.

 

13.                               Governing Law.  THIS AMENDMENT AND ANY CLAIMS, CONTROVERSY, DISPUTE OR CAUSE OF ACTION (WHETHER IN CONTRACT OR TORT OR OTHERWISE) 

 

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BASED UPON, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AMENDMENT AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO ITS RULES PERTAINING TO CONFLICTS OF LAWS OTHER THAN GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW SECTION 5-1401.

 

[SIGNATURE PAGES FOLLOW]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this First Amendment to be duly executed as of the date first above written.

 

	
BORROWERS:
    	
CANTEL MEDICAL CORP., a Delaware corporation
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/ George Fotiades
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Name:
    	
George Fotiades
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Title:
    	
President and Chief Executive Officer
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
GUARANTORS:
    	
MEDIVATORS INC., a Minnesota corporation
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/ John Yasnowski
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Name:
    	
John Yasnowski
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Assistant Secretary
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
MAR COR PURIFICATION, INC., a Pennsylvania corporation
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/ John Yasnowski
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Name:
    	
John Yasnowski
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Treasurer
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
CROSSTEX INTERNATIONAL, INC., a New York corporation
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/ John Yasnowski
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Name:
    	
John Yasnowski
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Treasurer
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
ACCUTRON, INC., an Arizona corporation
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/ John Yasnowski
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Name:
    	
John Yasnowski
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Treasurer
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
SPS MEDICAL SUPPLY CORP., a New York corporation
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/ John Yasnowski
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Name:
    	
John Yasnowski
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Treasurer
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
CANTEL MEDICAL INTERNATIONAL LLC, a Delaware corporation
    
	
 
    	
By: CANTEL MEDICAL CORP., as sole member
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/ Seth Yellin
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Name:
    	
Seth Yellin
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Executive Vice President, Strategy and Corporate Development
    

 

CANTEL MEDICAL CORP.

FIRST AMENDMENT

 

 

	
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT:
    	
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,   as Administrative Agent
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/ Ronaldo   Naval
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Name:
    	
Ronaldo Naval
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Vice President
    

 

CANTEL MEDICAL CORP.

FIRST AMENDMENT

 

 

	
LENDERS:
    	
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
    
	
 
    	
as a Lender, L/C Issuer   and Swing Line Lender
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/ Jana L.   Baker
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Name:
    	
Jana L. Baker
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Senior Vice   President
    

 

CANTEL MEDICAL CORP.

FIRST AMENDMENT

 

 

	
 
    	
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK,   N.A.,
    
	
 
    	
as a Lender
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/ Anthony   Galea
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Name:
    	
Anthony Galea
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Executive   Director
    

 

CANTEL MEDICAL CORP.

FIRST AMENDMENT

 

 

	
 
    	
WELLS FARGO BANK,   NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
    
	
 
    	
as a Lender
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/ Teddy Koch
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Name:
    	
Teddy Koch
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Director
    

 

CANTEL MEDICAL CORP.

FIRST AMENDMENT

 

 

	
 
    	
MUFG BANK, LTD.,
    
	
 
    	
as a Lender
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/ Yao Wong
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Name:
    	
Yao Wong
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Vice President
    

 

CANTEL MEDICAL CORP.

FIRST AMENDMENT

 

 

	
 
    	
SUNTRUST BANK,
    
	
 
    	
as a Lender
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/ John   Cappellari
    
	
 
    	
Name:
    	
John Cappellari
    
	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Director
    

 

CANTEL MEDICAL CORP.

FIRST AMENDMENT

 

 

	
 
    	
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA,
    
	
 
    	
as a Lender
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/ Mustafa   Topiwalla
    
	
 
    	
Name:
    	
Mustafa   Topiwalla
    
	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Authorized   Signatory
    

 

CANTEL MEDICAL CORP.

FIRST AMENDMENT

 

 

	
 
    	
CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL   ASSOCIATION,
    
	
 
    	
as a Lender
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/ Tyler Furste
    
	
 
    	
Name:
    	
Tyler Furste
    
	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Its Duly   Authorized Signatory
    

 

CANTEL MEDICAL CORP.

FIRST AMENDMENT

 

 

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

 

CANTEL MEDICAL CORP.

FIRST AMENDMENT

 

 

	
 
    	
HSBC BANK USA, N.A.,
    
	
 
    	
as a Lender
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/ Sailaja Siva
    
	
 
    	
Name:
    	
Sailaja Siva
    
	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Associate,   Corporate Banking
    

 

CANTEL MEDICAL CORP.

FIRST AMENDMENT

 

 

	
 
    	
KEYBANK NATIONAL   ASSOCIATION,
    
	
 
    	
as an Exiting Lender
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/ Suzanne   Valdivia
    
	
 
    	
Name:
    	
Suzanne Valdivia
    
	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Senior Vice   President
    

 

CANTEL MEDICAL CORP.

FIRST AMENDMENT

 

 

EXHIBIT A

 

AMENDED CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

[See attached.]

 

 

Execution Version

 

Published CUSIP Numbers

Deal: 13809TAE2

Revolver: 13809TAF9

Term Loan: 13809TAG7

Delayed Draw Term Loan: [TBD]

 

FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
 (as amended by that certain First Amendment to Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
 dated as of September 6, 2019)

 

Dated as of June 28, 2018

 

among

 

CANTEL MEDICAL CORP.

 

and

 

CERTAIN SUBSIDIARIES OF CANTEL MEDICAL CORP. IDENTIFIED HEREIN,
 as the Borrowers,

 

CERTAIN SUBSIDIARIES OF CANTEL MEDICAL CORP. IDENTIFIED HEREIN,
 as the Guarantors,

 

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
 as Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer,

 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
 as Co-Syndication Agents,

 

MUFG BANK, LTD.,

as Documentation Agent,

 

and

 

THE OTHER LENDERS PARTY HERETO

 

Arranged By:

 

BofA Securities, Inc., Wells Fargo Securities, LLC and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
 as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

	
 
    	
 
    	
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ARTICLE I   DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS
    	
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1.01
    	
Defined Terms
    	
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1.02
    	
Other Interpretive Provisions
    	
36
    
	
1.03
    	
Accounting Terms
    	
37
    
	
1.04
    	
Rounding
    	
38
    
	
1.05
    	
Exchange Rates; Currency   Equivalents
    	
38
    
	
1.06
    	
Additional Alternative Currencies
    	
39
    
	
1.07
    	
Change of Currency
    	
40
    
	
1.08
    	
Times of Day
    	
40
    
	
1.09
    	
Letter of Credit Amounts
    	
40
    
	
1.10
    	
Limited Condition Transactions
    	
41
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
ARTICLE II   THE COMMITMENTS AND CREDIT EXTENSIONS
    	
42
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
2.01
    	
Revolving Loans, Term Loan and   Delayed Draw Term Loan
    	
42
    
	
2.02
    	
Borrowings, Conversions and   Continuations of Loans
    	
42
    
	
2.03
    	
Letters of Credit
    	
44
    
	
2.04
    	
Swing Line Loans
    	
53
    
	
2.05
    	
Prepayments
    	
56
    
	
2.06
    	
Termination or Reduction of   Commitments
    	
58
    
	
2.07
    	
Repayment of Loans
    	
59
    
	
2.08
    	
Interest
    	
60
    
	
2.09
    	
Fees
    	
60
    
	
2.10
    	
Computation of Interest and Fees;   Retroactive Adjustments of Applicable Rate
    	
61
    
	
2.11
    	
Evidence of Debt
    	
62
    
	
2.12
    	
Payments Generally;   Administrative Agent’s Clawback
    	
62
    
	
2.13
    	
Sharing of Payments by Lenders
    	
64
    
	
2.14
    	
Cash Collateral
    	
65
    
	
2.15
    	
Defaulting Lenders
    	
66
    
	
2.16
    	
Designated Borrowers
    	
68
    
	
2.17
    	
Incremental Facility Loans
    	
69
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
ARTICLE III   TAXES, YIELD PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY
    	
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3.01
    	
Taxes
    	
71
    
	
3.02
    	
Illegality
    	
76
    
	
3.03
    	
Inability to Determine Rates
    	
77
    
	
3.04
    	
Increased Costs
    	
78
    
	
3.05
    	
Compensation for Losses
    	
79
    
	
3.06
    	
Mitigation Obligations;   Replacement of Lenders
    	
80
    
	
3.07
    	
Successor LIBOR
    	
80
    
	
3.08
    	
Survival
    	
82
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
ARTICLE IV   GUARANTY
    	
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4.01
    	
The Guaranty
    	
82
    
	
4.02
    	
Obligations Unconditional
    	
83
    
	
4.03
    	
Reinstatement
    	
83
    
	
4.04
    	
Certain Additional Waivers
    	
84
    
	
4.05
    	
Remedies
    	
84
    

 

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4.06
    	
Rights of Contribution
    	
84
    
	
4.07
    	
Guarantee of Payment; Continuing   Guarantee
    	
85
    
	
4.08
    	
Keepwell
    	
85
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
ARTICLE V   CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO CREDIT EXTENSIONS
    	
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5.01
    	
Conditions of Initial Credit   Extension
    	
85
    
	
5.02
    	
Conditions to all Credit   Extensions
    	
87
    
	
5.03
    	
Conditions to Harmony Facilities
    	
88
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
ARTICLE VI   REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
    	
91
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
6.01
    	
Existence, Qualification and   Power
    	
91
    
	
6.02
    	
Authorization; No Contravention
    	
92
    
	
6.03
    	
Governmental Authorization; Other   Consents
    	
92
    
	
6.04
    	
Binding Effect
    	
92
    
	
6.05
    	
Financial Statements; No Material   Adverse Effect
    	
92
    
	
6.06
    	
Litigation
    	
93
    
	
6.07
    	
No Default
    	
93
    
	
6.08
    	
Ownership of Property
    	
93
    
	
6.09
    	
Environmental Compliance
    	
93
    
	
6.10
    	
Insurance
    	
94
    
	
6.11
    	
Taxes
    	
94
    
	
6.12
    	
ERISA Compliance
    	
95
    
	
6.13
    	
Subsidiaries
    	
95
    
	
6.14
    	
Margin Regulations; Investment   Company Act
    	
95
    
	
6.15
    	
Disclosure
    	
96
    
	
6.16
    	
Compliance with Laws
    	
96
    
	
6.17
    	
Intellectual Property; Licenses,   Etc.
    	
96
    
	
6.18
    	
Solvency
    	
96
    
	
6.19
    	
Perfection of Security Interests   in the Collateral
    	
96
    
	
6.20
    	
Business Locations; Taxpayer   Identification Number
    	
97
    
	
6.21
    	
Labor Matters
    	
97
    
	
6.22
    	
OFAC
    	
97
    
	
6.23
    	
Anti-Corruption Laws
    	
97
    
	
6.24
    	
No EEA Financial Institution
    	
97
    
	
6.25
    	
Beneficial Ownership
    	
97
    
	
6.26
    	
Covered Entity
    	
98
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
ARTICLE VII   AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
    	
98
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
7.01
    	
Financial Statements
    	
98
    
	
7.02
    	
Certificates; Other Information
    	
98
    
	
7.03
    	
Notices
    	
100
    
	
7.04
    	
Payment of Taxes
    	
101
    
	
7.05
    	
Preservation of Existence, Etc.
    	
101
    
	
7.06
    	
Maintenance of Properties
    	
101
    
	
7.07
    	
Maintenance of Insurance
    	
102
    
	
7.08
    	
Compliance with Laws
    	
102
    
	
7.09
    	
Books and Records
    	
102
    
	
7.10
    	
Inspection Rights
    	
102
    
	
7.11
    	
Use of Proceeds
    	
102
    
	
7.12
    	
ERISA Compliance
    	
103
    
	
7.13
    	
Additional Subsidiaries
    	
103
    

 

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7.14
    	
Pledged Assets
    	
103
    
	
7.15
    	
Cash Concentration Accounts
    	
104
    
	
7.16
    	
Beneficial Ownership
    	
104
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
ARTICLE VIII   NEGATIVE COVENANTS
    	
104
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
8.01
    	
Liens
    	
104
    
	
8.02
    	
Investments
    	
106
    
	
8.03
    	
Indebtedness
    	
107
    
	
8.04
    	
Fundamental Changes
    	
108
    
	
8.05
    	
Dispositions
    	
108
    
	
8.06
    	
Restricted Payments
    	
109
    
	
8.07
    	
Change in Nature of Business
    	
109
    
	
8.08
    	
Transactions with Affiliates and   Insiders
    	
110
    
	
8.09
    	
Burdensome Agreements
    	
110
    
	
8.10
    	
Use of Proceeds
    	
110
    
	
8.11
    	
Financial Covenants
    	
110
    
	
8.12
    	
Prepayment of Other Indebtedness,   Etc.
    	
111
    
	
8.13
    	
Organization Documents; Fiscal   Year; Legal Name, State of Formation and Form of Entity
    	
111
    
	
8.14
    	
Ownership of Subsidiaries
    	
112
    
	
8.15
    	
Sanctions
    	
112
    
	
8.16
    	
Anti-Corruption Laws
    	
112
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
ARTICLE IX   EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES
    	
112
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
9.01
    	
Events of Default
    	
112
    
	
9.02
    	
Remedies Upon Event of Default
    	
114
    
	
9.03
    	
Application of Funds
    	
115
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
ARTICLE X   ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
    	
116
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
10.01
    	
Appointment and Authority
    	
116
    
	
10.02
    	
Rights as a Lender
    	
116
    
	
10.03
    	
Exculpatory Provisions
    	
117
    
	
10.04
    	
Reliance by Administrative Agent
    	
118
    
	
10.05
    	
Delegation of Duties
    	
118
    
	
10.06
    	
Resignation of Administrative   Agent
    	
118
    
	
10.07
    	
Non-Reliance on Administrative   Agent and Other Lenders
    	
120
    
	
10.08
    	
No Other Duties; Etc.
    	
120
    
	
10.09
    	
Administrative Agent   May File Proofs of Claim
    	
120
    
	
10.10
    	
Collateral and Guaranty Matters;   Credit Bidding
    	
121
    
	
10.11
    	
Secured Treasury Management   Agreements and Secured Hedge Agreements
    	
122
    
	
10.12
    	
ERISA Matters
    	
122
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
ARTICLE XI   MISCELLANEOUS
    	
123
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
11.01
    	
Amendments, Etc.
    	
123
    
	
11.02
    	
Notices; Effectiveness;   Electronic Communications
    	
125
    
	
11.03
    	
No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies;   Enforcement
    	
127
    
	
11.04
    	
Expenses; Indemnity; and Damage   Waiver
    	
128
    
	
11.05
    	
Payments Set Aside
    	
130
    
	
11.06
    	
Successors and Assigns
    	
131
    
	
11.07
    	
Treatment of Certain Information;   Confidentiality
    	
136
    
	
11.08
    	
Setoff
    	
137
    

 

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11.09
    	
Interest Rate Limitation
    	
138
    
	
11.10
    	
Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness;   Amendment and Restatement
    	
138
    
	
11.11
    	
Survival of Representations and   Warranties
    	
139
    
	
11.12
    	
Severability
    	
139
    
	
11.13
    	
Replacement of Lenders
    	
139
    
	
11.14
    	
Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Etc.
    	
140
    
	
11.15
    	
Waiver of Right to Trial by Jury
    	
141
    
	
11.16
    	
No Advisory or Fiduciary   Responsibility
    	
141
    
	
11.17
    	
Electronic Execution of   Assignments and Certain Other Documents
    	
142
    
	
11.18
    	
USA PATRIOT Act Notice
    	
142
    
	
11.19
    	
Judgment Currency
    	
142
    
	
11.20
    	
Acknowledgement and Consent to   Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions
    	
143
    
	
11.21
    	
Acknowledgement Regarding any   Supported QFCs
    	
143
    
	
11.22
    	
Release
    	
144
    

 

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SCHEDULES

 

	
Schedule 2.01
    	
 
    	
Commitments and Applicable Percentages
    
	
Schedule 6.10
    	
 
    	
Insurance
    
	
Schedule 6.12
    	
 
    	
Plans or Multiemployer Plans
    
	
Schedule 6.13
    	
 
    	
Subsidiaries
    
	
Schedule 6.17
    	
 
    	
IP Rights
    
	
Schedule 6.20(a)
    	
 
    	
Locations of Real Property
    
	
Schedule 6.20(b)
    	
 
    	
Locations of Tangible Personal Property
    
	
Schedule 6.20(c)
    	
 
    	
Location of Chief Executive Office, Taxpayer Identification   Number, Etc.
    
	
Schedule 6.20(d)
    	
 
    	
Changes in Legal Name, State of Formation and   Structure
    
	
Schedule 8.01
    	
 
    	
Liens
    
	
Schedule 8.02
    	
 
    	
Investments
    
	
Schedule 8.03
    	
 
    	
Indebtedness
    
	
Schedule 11.02
    	
 
    	
Certain Addresses for Notices
    
	
Schedule 11.06
    	
 
    	
Disqualified Institutions
    

 

EXHIBITS

 

	
Exhibit 1.01
    	
 
    	
Form of Secured   Party Designation Notice
    
	
Exhibit 2.02
    	
 
    	
Form of Loan   Notice
    
	
Exhibit 2.04
    	
 
    	
Form of Swing Line   Loan Notice
    
	
Exhibit 2.05
    	
 
    	
Form of Notice of   Prepayment
    
	
Exhibit 2.11(a)
    	
 
    	
Form of Note
    
	
Exhibit 2.16(a)
    	
 
    	
Form of Designated   Borrower Request and Assumption Agreement
    
	
Exhibit 2.16(b)
    	
 
    	
Form of Designated   Borrower Notice
    
	
Exhibit 3.01
    	
 
    	
Forms of U.S. Tax   Compliance Certificates
    
	
Exhibit 7.02
    	
 
    	
Form of Compliance   Certificate
    
	
Exhibit 7.13
    	
 
    	
Form of Joinder   Agreement
    
	
Exhibit 11.06(b)
    	
 
    	
Form of Assignment   and Assumption
    
	
Exhibit 11.06(b)(iv)
    	
 
    	
Form of   Administrative Questionnaire
    

 

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FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

This FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is entered into as of June 28, 2018 among CANTEL MEDICAL CORP., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), certain Subsidiaries of the Company party hereto pursuant to Section 2.16 (each a “Designated Borrower” and, together with the Company, the “Borrowers” and each a “Borrower”), the Guarantors (defined herein), the Lenders (defined herein) and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer.

 

(A)                               Certain of the Loan Parties were party to a Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of March 4, 2014 (as amended, supplemented and otherwise modified through but not including the date hereof, the “Existing Credit Agreement”) with the lenders party thereto and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent.

 

(B)                               Bank of America, N.A. and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association are the only lenders party to the Existing Credit Agreement that are Lenders party to this Agreement.

 

(C)                               The parties to this Agreement amended and restated the Existing Credit Agreement on the Closing Date (defined herein), which amendment and restatement was not a novation of the Existing Credit Agreement.

 

(D)                               Simultaneously with the Closing Date, the parties to this Agreement at such time agreed that the Commitments of each of the Lenders shall be as set forth in Schedule 2.01 (as in effect on the Closing Date), and the outstanding amount of the Revolving Loans and Term Loan under and as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement (without giving effect to any further Borrowings under this Agreement on the Closing Date) shall be reallocated in accordance with such Commitments, and the requisite assignments shall be deemed to be made in such amounts among the Lenders and from each Lender to each other Lender, with the same force and effect as if such assignments were evidenced by applicable Assignments and Assumptions (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement) under the Existing Credit Agreement, but without the payment of any related assignment fee.

 

(E)                                The Company has requested certain modifications to this Agreement and the Security Agreement (in each case, as in effect prior to the First Amendment Effective Date) and Administrative Agent, the Lenders, the Swing Line Lender and the L/C Issuer  have agreed to the requested modifications thereto on the terms and conditions set forth in the First Amendment.

 

(F)                                 Simultaneously with the First Amendment Effective Date, the parties to this Agreement hereby agree that the Commitments of each of the Lenders shall be as set forth in Schedule 2.01 (as in effect on the First Amendment Effective Date).   In consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, the parties hereto covenant and agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE I

 

DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS

 

1.01                        Defined Terms.

 

As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:

 

“Acquisition”, by any Person, means the acquisition by such Person, in a single transaction or in a series of related transactions, of either (a) all or substantially all of the property of, or a line of business or

 

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division of, another Person or (b) at least a majority of the Voting Stock of another Person, in each case whether or not involving a merger or consolidation with such other Person.

 

“Acquisition Consideration” means the purchase consideration for any Acquisition and all other payments by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in exchange for, or as part of, or in connection with, any Acquisition, whether paid in cash or properties or otherwise (excluding exchanges of Equity Interests) and whether payable at or prior to the consummation of such Acquisition or deferred for payment at any future time, whether or not any such future payment is subject to the occurrence of any contingency, and includes any and all payments representing the purchase price and any assumptions of Indebtedness, “earn-outs” and other agreements to make any payment the amount of which is, or the terms of payment of which are, in any respect subject to or contingent upon the revenues, income, cash flow or profits (or the like) of any Person or business (it being understood that the amount of any deferred payment, including consideration paid in the form of or pursuant to an “earn-out” or other contingent payment, shall be calculated as the present value of expected future payments in respect thereof, as of the date of consummation of the applicable Acquisition in accordance with GAAP).

 

“Acquisition Debt” means any Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that has been issued for the purpose of financing, in whole or in part, a Material Acquisition and any related transactions or series of related transactions; provided that the release of the proceeds thereof to the Company and its Subsidiaries is contingent upon the consummation of such Material Acquisition and, pending such release, such proceeds are held in escrow with the Administrative Agent or a Lender (and, if the definitive agreement (or, in the case of a tender offer or similar transaction, the definitive offer document) for such Material Acquisition is terminated prior to the consummation of such Material Acquisition or if such Material Acquisition is otherwise not consummated by the date specified in the definitive documentation relating to such Indebtedness, such proceeds shall be promptly applied to satisfy and discharge all obligations of the Company and its Subsidiaries in respect of such Indebtedness).

 

“Adjustment” has the meaning specified in Section 3.07.

 

“Adjustment Period” has the meaning specified in Section 8.11.

 

“Administrative Agent” means Bank of America in its capacity as administrative agent under any of the Loan Documents, or any successor administrative agent.

 

“Administrative Agent’s Office” means, with respect to any currency, the Administrative Agent’s address and, as appropriate, account as set forth on Schedule 11.02 with respect to such currency, or such other address or account with respect to such currency as the Administrative Agent may from time to time notify the Company and the Lenders.

 

“Administrative Questionnaire” means an Administrative Questionnaire in substantially the form of Exhibit 11.06(b)(iv) or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.

 

“Affiliate” means, with respect to a specified Person, another Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled by or is under common Control with the Person specified.

 

“Agent Parties” has the meaning specified in Section 11.02(c).

 

“Aggregate Revolving Commitments” means, at any time of determination, the Revolving Commitments of all the Lenders at such time.  The amount of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments in effect on the First Amendment Effective Date is $400,000,000.

 

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“Agreement” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereto.

 

“Agreement Currency” shall have the meaning specified in Section 11.19.

 

“Alternative Currency” means Euros, Sterling, Canadian Dollars and each other currency (other than Dollars) that is approved in accordance with Section 1.06.

 

“Alternative Currency Equivalent” means, at any time, with respect to any amount denominated in Dollars, the equivalent amount thereof in the applicable Alternative Currency as determined by the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, at such time on the basis of the Spot Rate (determined in respect of the most recent Revaluation Date) for the purchase of such Alternative Currency with Dollars.

 

“Alternative Currency Sublimit” means an amount equal to the lesser of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments and $200,000,000.  The Alternative Currency Sublimit is part of, and not in addition to, the Aggregate Revolving Commitments.

 

“Applicable Percentage” means with respect to any Lender at any time, (a) with respect to such Lender’s Revolving Commitment at any time during the Availability Period, the percentage (carried out to the ninth decimal place) of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments represented by such Lender’s Revolving Commitment at such time; provided, that, at any time after the Availability Period has ended, the Applicable Percentage of each Lender shall be determined based on the Applicable Percentage of such Lender most recently in effect, giving effect to any subsequent assignments, (b) with respect to such Lender’s portion of the outstanding Term Loan at any time, the percentage (carried out to the ninth decimal place) of the outstanding principal amount of the Term Loan held by such Lender at such time, (c) with respect to such Lender’s Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment at any time during the Availability Period, the percentage (carried out to the ninth decimal place) of the aggregate amount of all Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitments represented by such Lender’s Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment at such time during the Availability Period and (d) with respect to such Lender’s portion of any outstanding Delayed Draw Term Loan at any time, the percentage (carried out to the ninth decimal place) of the outstanding principal amount of such Delayed Draw Term Loan held by such Lender at such time.  The Applicable Percentage of each Lender as of the First Amendment Effective Date is set forth opposite the name of such Lender on Schedule 2.01 or in the Assignment and Assumption or other documentation pursuant to which such Lender becomes a party hereto, as applicable.  The Applicable Percentages shall be subject to adjustment as provided in Section 2.15.

 

“Applicable Rate” means the following percentages per annum, based upon the Consolidated Leverage Ratio as set forth in the most recent Compliance Certificate received by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 7.02(a):

 

	
Pricing
   Tier
    	
 
    	
Consolidated
   Leverage Ratio
    	
 
    	
Revolving
   Commitment
   Fee
    	
 
    	
Letters of
   Credit
    	
 
    	
Eurocurrency
   Rate Loans
    	
 
    	
Base Rate
   Loans
    	
 
    
	
1
    	
 
    	
> 3.50 to 1.00
    	
 
    	
0.40
    	
%
    	
2.25
    	
%
    	
2.25
    	
%
    	
1.25
    	
%
    
	
2
    	
 
    	
> 3.00 to 1.00 but <   3.50 to 1.00
    	
 
    	
0.35
    	
%
    	
2.00
    	
%
    	
2.00
    	
%
    	
1.00
    	
%
    
	
3
    	
 
    	
> 2.25 to 1.00 but <   3.00 to 1.00
    	
 
    	
0.30
    	
%
    	
1.75
    	
%
    	
1.75
    	
%
    	
0.75
    	
%
    
	
4
    	
 
    	
> 1.50 to 1.00 but <   2.25 to 1.00
    	
 
    	
0.25
    	
%
    	
1.50
    	
%
    	
1.50
    	
%
    	
0.50
    	
%
    
	
5
    	
 
    	
> 0.75 to 1.00 but <   1.50 to 1.00
    	
 
    	
0.20
    	
%
    	
1.25
    	
%
    	
1.25
    	
%
    	
0.25
    	
%
    
	
6
    	
 
    	
<   0.75 to 1.00
    	
 
    	
0.20
    	
%
    	
1.00
    	
%
    	
1.00
    	
%
    	
0.00
    	
%
    

 

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Any increase or decrease in the Applicable Rate resulting from a change in the Consolidated Leverage Ratio shall become effective as of the third Business Day following the date a Compliance Certificate is delivered pursuant to Section 7.02(a); provided, however, that if a Compliance Certificate is not delivered when due in accordance with such Section, then, upon the request of the Required Lenders, Pricing Tier 1 shall apply as of the first Business Day after the date on which such Compliance Certificate was required to have been delivered and shall remain in effect until the date on which such Compliance Certificate is delivered in accordance with Section 7.02(a), whereupon the Applicable Rate shall be adjusted based upon the calculation of the Consolidated Leverage Ratio contained in such Compliance Certificate.  The Applicable Rate in effect from the First Amendment Effective Date through the third Business Day following the date a Compliance Certificate is delivered pursuant to Section 7.02(a) for the first fiscal quarter ending after the First Amendment Effective Date shall be determined based upon Pricing Tier 5.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, (a) the Applicable Rate in effect from the Harmony Acquisition Closing Date through the third Business Day following the date a Compliance Certificate is delivered pursuant to Section 7.02(a) for the first full fiscal quarter ending after the Harmony Acquisition Closing Date shall be determined based upon Pricing Tier 1 and (b) the determination of the Applicable Rate for any period shall be subject to the provisions of Section 2.10(b).

 

“Applicable Time” means, with respect to any borrowings and payments in any Alternative Currency, the local time in the place of settlement for such Alternative Currency as may be determined by the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, to be necessary for timely settlement on the relevant date in accordance with normal banking procedures in the place of payment.

 

“Applicant Borrower” has the meaning specified in Section 2.16(a).

 

“Approved Bank” has the meaning specified in the definition of Cash Equivalents.

 

“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 (a) BofA Securities, (b) Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, and (c) JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., in their capacity as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners.

 

“Assignment and Assumption” means an assignment and assumption entered into by a Lender and an Eligible Assignee (with the consent of any party whose consent is required by Section 11.06(b)), and accepted by the Administrative Agent, in substantially the form of Exhibit 11.06(b) or any other form (including electronic documentation generated by MarkitClear or other electronic platform) approved by the Administrative Agent.

 

“Attributable Indebtedness” means, with respect to any Person on any date, (a) in respect of any Capital Lease, the capitalized amount thereof that would appear on a balance sheet of such Person prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP, and (b) in respect of any Synthetic Lease, the capitalized amount of the remaining lease payments under the relevant lease that would appear on a balance sheet of such

 

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Person prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP if such lease were accounted for as a Capital Lease.

 

“Audited Financial Statements” means the audited consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2018, and the related audited consolidated statements of income, shareholders’ equity and cash flows of the Company and its Subsidiaries for such fiscal year, including the notes thereto.

 

“Auto-Extension Letter of Credit” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(b)(iii).

 

“Availability Period” means, (a) with respect to the Revolving Commitments, the period from and including the Closing Date to the earliest of (i) the Maturity Date, (ii) the date of termination of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments pursuant to Section 2.06, and (iii) the date of termination of the commitment of each Lender to make Loans and of the obligation of the L/C Issuer to make L/C Credit Extensions pursuant to Section 9.02 and (b) with respect to the Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitments, the period from the First Amendment Effective Date to the earliest of (i) April 29, 2020, (ii) the date of termination of the Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitments pursuant to Section 2.06, and (iii) the date of termination of the commitment of each Lender to make Loans pursuant to Section 9.02.

 

“Available Amount” means, as of any date of determination, the cumulative sum of (a) $25,000,000 (the “Fixed Amount”) plus (b) for any fiscal year, an amount equal to 50% of the Consolidated Net Income of the Company and its Subsidiaries for the immediately preceding fiscal year for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 7.01 (provided that (x) if any amount under this clause (b) is not expended during the applicable fiscal year, such amount may be carried-forward and expended in the next succeeding fiscal year only and (y) if the amount under this clause (b) is less than zero for any fiscal year, such amount shall be deemed zero for such fiscal year) (the “Variable Amount”), minus (c) amounts expended, invested or otherwise utilized during the term of this Agreement in reliance on the Fixed Amount pursuant to Sections 8.02(m) and 8.06(g) minus (d) amounts expended, invested or otherwise utilized during such fiscal year in reliance on the Variable Amount pursuant to Sections 8.02(m) and 8.06(g).

 

“Bank of America” means Bank of America, N.A. and its successors.

 

“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.

 

“Bankruptcy Code” means Title 11 of the United States Code.

 

“Base Rate” means for any day a fluctuating rate per annum equal to the highest of (a) the Federal Funds Rate plus 1/2 of 1%, (b) the rate of interest in effect for such day as publicly announced from time to time by Bank of America as its “prime rate,” and (c) the Eurocurrency Rate (calculated pursuant to clause (b) of the definition thereof) plus 1.00%; provided that if the Base Rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed zero for purposes of this Agreement.  The “prime rate” is a rate set by Bank of America based upon various factors including Bank of America’s costs and desired return, general economic conditions and other factors, and is used as a reference point for pricing some loans, which may be priced

 

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at, above, or below such announced rate.  Any change in such “prime rate” announced by Bank of America shall take effect at the opening of business on the day specified in the public announcement of such change.

 

“Base Rate Loan” means a Loan that bears interest based on the Base Rate.  All Base Rate Loans shall be denominated in Dollars.

 

“Beneficial Ownership Certification” means a certification regarding beneficial ownership required by the Beneficial Ownership Regulation.

 

“Beneficial Ownership Regulation” means 31 C.F.R. § 1010.230.

 

“Benefit Plan” means any of (a) an “employee benefit plan” (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) that is subject to Title I of ERISA, (b) a “plan” as defined in Section 4975(e)(1) of the Internal Revenue 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 Internal Revenue Code) the assets of any such “employee benefit plan” or “plan” as a result of Department of Labor Regulation Section 2510.3-101, as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA.

 

“BHC Act Affiliate” has the meaning specified in Section 11.21(b).

 

“BofA Securities” means BofA Securities, Inc., in its capacity as a joint lead arranger and joint bookrunner.

 

“Borrower” and “Borrowers” have the meanings specified in the introductory paragraph hereto.

 

“Borrower Materials” has the meaning specified in Section 7.02.

 

“Borrowing” means a borrowing consisting of simultaneous Loans of the same Type, in the same currency and, in the case of Eurocurrency Rate Loans, having the same Interest Period made by each of the Lenders pursuant to this Agreement.

 

“Businesses” has the meaning specified in Section 6.09.

 

“Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks are authorized to close under the Laws of, or are in fact closed in, the state where the Administrative Agent’s Office with respect to Obligations denominated in Dollars is located and:  (a) if such day relates to any interest rate settings as to a Eurocurrency Rate Loan denominated in Dollars, any fundings, disbursements, settlements and payments in Dollars in respect of any such Eurocurrency Rate Loan, or any other dealings in Dollars to be carried out pursuant to this Agreement in respect of any such Eurocurrency Rate Loan, means any such day that is also a day on which dealings in Dollar deposits are conducted by and between banks in the London interbank eurodollar market; (b) if such day relates to any interest rate settings as to a Eurocurrency Rate Loan denominated in Euro, any fundings, disbursements, settlements and payments in Euro in respect of any such Eurocurrency Rate Loan, or any other dealings in Euro to be carried out pursuant to this Agreement in respect of any such Eurocurrency Rate Loan, means a TARGET Day; (c) if such day relates to any interest rate settings as to a Eurocurrency Rate Loan denominated in a currency other than Dollars or Euro, means any such day on which dealings in deposits in the relevant currency are conducted by and between banks in the London or other applicable offshore interbank market for such currency; and (d) if such day relates to any fundings, disbursements, settlements and payments in a currency other than Dollars or Euro in respect of a Eurocurrency Rate Loan denominated in a currency other than Dollars or Euro, or any other dealings in any currency other than Dollars or Euro to be carried out pursuant to this Agreement in respect of any such Eurocurrency Rate Loan (other than any interest rate

 

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settings), means any such day on which banks are open for foreign exchange business in the principal financial center of the country of such currency.

 

“Canadian Dollar” and “CAD” means the lawful currency of Canada.

 

“Capital Lease” means, as applied to any Person, any lease of any property by that Person as lessee which, in accordance with GAAP, is required to be accounted for as a capital lease on the balance sheet of that Person.

 

“Cash Collateralize” means to pledge and deposit with or deliver to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of one or more of the L/C Issuer or the Lenders, as collateral for L/C Obligations or obligations of the Lenders to fund participations in respect of L/C Obligations, cash or deposit account balances or, if the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer shall agree in their sole discretion, other credit support, in each case pursuant to documentation in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer. “Cash Collateral” shall have a meaning correlative to the foregoing and shall include the proceeds of such cash collateral and other credit support.

 

“Cash Equivalents” means, as at any date, (a) securities issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the United States or any agency or instrumentality thereof (provided that the full faith and credit of the United States is pledged in support thereof) having maturities of not more than twelve (12) months from the date of acquisition, (b) Dollar denominated time deposits and certificates of deposit of (i) any Lender, (ii) any domestic commercial bank of recognized standing having capital and surplus in excess of $500,000,000 or (iii) any bank whose short-term commercial paper rating from S&P is at least A-1 or the equivalent thereof or from Moody’s is at least P-1 or the equivalent thereof (any such bank being an “Approved Bank”), in each case with maturities of not more than twelve (12) months from the date of acquisition, (c) commercial paper and variable or fixed rate notes issued by any Approved Bank (or by the parent company thereof) or any variable rate notes issued by, or guaranteed by, any domestic corporation rated A-1 (or the equivalent thereof) or better by S&P or P-1 (or the equivalent thereof) or better by Moody’s and maturing within six (6) months of the date of acquisition, (d) repurchase agreements entered into by any Person with a bank or trust company (including any of the Lenders) or recognized securities dealer having capital and surplus in excess of $500,000,000 for direct obligations issued by or fully guaranteed by the United States in which such Person shall have a perfected first priority security interest (subject to no other Liens) and having, on the date of purchase thereof, a fair market value of at least 100% of the amount of the repurchase obligations and (e) investments, classified in accordance with GAAP as current assets, in money market investment programs registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 which are administered by reputable financial institutions having capital of at least $500,000,000 and the portfolios of which are substantially comprised of Investments of the character described in the foregoing subdivisions (a) through (d).

 

“CDOR” has the meaning specified in the definition of Eurocurrency Rate.

 

“CFC” means a controlled foreign corporation within the meaning of Section 957 of the Internal Revenue Code.

 

“CFC HoldCo” means a direct or indirect Subsidiary of a Borrower which has no material assets other than stock (or any other interests treated as an equity interest for U.S. federal income tax purposes) or debt of one or more CFCs or other CFC HoldCos.

 

“Change in Law” means the occurrence, after the Closing Date, of any of the following: (a) the adoption or taking effect of any Law, (b) any change in any Law or in the administration, interpretation, implementation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority or (c) the making or issuance of any

 

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request, rule, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of Law) by any Governmental Authority; provided that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (i) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith and (ii) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall in each case be deemed to be a “Change in Law”, regardless of the date enacted, adopted or issued.

 

“Change of Control” means an event or series of events by which:  (i) any “person” or “group” (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, but excluding any employee benefit plan of such person or its subsidiaries, and any person or entity acting in its capacity as trustee, agent or other fiduciary or administrator of any such plan) becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, except that a person or group shall be deemed to have “beneficial ownership” of all Equity Interests that such person or group has the right to acquire, whether such right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time (such right, an “option right”)), directly or indirectly, of  30% or more (or in the case of Charles M. Diker, 35% or more) of the Voting Stock of the Company on a fully diluted basis (and taking into account all such securities that such person or group has the right to acquire pursuant to any option right); (ii) there shall occur: (A) a sale, exchange, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company to another Person, except to a Person Controlled directly or indirectly by the Company, (B) a merger or consolidation in which the Company is a constituent unless the surviving Person is Controlled after the merger directly or indirectly by the same Persons that Controlled the Company immediately prior to such merger or consolidation, or (C) the adoption of a plan of liquidation or dissolution of the Company other than pursuant to Debtor Relief Laws; (iii) during any period of two consecutive years, individuals who at the beginning of such period constituted the board of directors of the Company shall cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority thereof unless the election, or the nomination for election by the Company’s shareholders, of each new director shall be approved by a vote of at least two-thirds (2/3rds) of the directors then still in office who were directors at the beginning of the period; or (iv) the Company fails to own and control 100% of each Designated Borrower.

 

“Closing Date” means June 28, 2018.

 

“Collateral” means a collective reference to all personal property with respect to which Liens in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of itself and the other holders of the Obligations, are purported to be granted pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of the Collateral Documents; provided, however, for the avoidance of doubt, (i) the personal property of a CFC or CFC HoldCo shall not serve as collateral or otherwise be required to be pledged for any obligations of a Loan Party that is a U.S. Person and (ii) no more than 65% of the issued and outstanding Equity Interests entitled to vote (within the meaning of Treas. Reg. Section 1.956-2(c)(2)) in any Foreign Subsidiary that is a CFC or any CFC HoldCo that is, in either case, directly or indirectly owned by a Loan Party, shall serve as Collateral.

 

“Collateral Documents” means a collective reference to the Security Agreement and other security documents as may be executed and delivered by the Loan Parties pursuant to the terms of Section 7.14 or any of the Loan Documents.

 

“Commitment” means, as to each Lender, the Revolving Commitment of such Lender, the Term Loan Commitment of such Lender, and/or the Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment of such Lender.

 

“Commodity Exchange Act” means the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. § 1 et seq.).

 

“Company” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereto.

 

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“Competitor” means any Person that is engaged in substantially similar or competing business operations (including providing infection prevention products and services in the healthcare market) as any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

“Compliance Certificate” means a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit 7.02.

 

“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.

 

“Consolidated Capital Expenditures” means, for any period, for the Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, all capital expenditures but excluding expenditures to the extent (a) made with the proceeds of any Involuntary Disposition used to purchase property that is useful in the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries or (b) constituting a reinvestment of net cash proceeds from any Disposition of non-current assets permitted under this Agreement.

 

“Consolidated EBITDA” means, for any period, for the Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, an amount equal to Consolidated Net Income for such period plus the following to the extent deducted in calculating such Consolidated Net Income: (a) Consolidated Interest Charges for such period, (b) the provision for federal, state, local and foreign income taxes payable for such period, (c) the amount of depreciation and amortization expense for such period, (d) extraordinary and nonrecurring losses, (e) non-cash stock compensation expenses in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification 718, (f) one-time costs and expenses incurred in connection with Permitted Acquisitions (not to exceed $3,000,000 in the aggregate during any twelve (12) month period) to the extent such costs and expenses are incurred no later than ninety (90) days after the consummation of the applicable Permitted Acquisition, (g) non-cash impairment charges or write-offs or write-downs related to intangible assets, long-lived assets and other non-current assets and (h) charges associated with fair value adjustments relating to contingent earn-out consideration for Permitted Acquisitions minus, to the extent included in calculating Consolidated Net Income, (i) extraordinary and nonrecurring gains and (ii) gains associated with fair value adjustments relating to contingent earn-out consideration for Permitted Acquisitions.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, “Consolidated EBITDA” for Harmony and its Subsidiaries (i) for the fiscal quarter ended October 31, 2018 shall be deemed to be $14,776,000, (ii) for the fiscal quarter ended January 31, 2019 shall be deemed to be $13,348,000, (iii) for the fiscal quarter ended April 30, 2019 shall be deemed to be $10,479,000, and (iv) for the fiscal quarter ended July 31, 2019 shall be deemed to be $17,156,000, in each case, as may be adjusted on a Pro Forma Basis in accordance with the terms hereof.

 

“Consolidated Funded Indebtedness” means, as of any date of determination with respect to the Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, without duplication, the sum of:  (a) all obligations for borrowed money, whether current or long-term (including the Obligations) and all obligations evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, loan agreements or other similar instruments;  (b) [reserved];  (c) the maximum amount available to be drawn under letters of credit (including standby and commercial), bankers’ acceptances, bank guaranties, surety bonds and similar instruments; (d) all obligations to pay the deferred purchase price of property or services (including non-contingent earn-out obligations but excluding (i) contingent earn-out obligations regardless of treatment under GAAP and (ii) trade accounts payable in the ordinary course of business); (e) all Attributable Indebtedness; (f) all obligations to purchase, redeem, retire, defease or otherwise make any payment prior to the Maturity Date in respect of any Equity Interests or any warrant, right or option to acquire such Equity Interest, valued, in the case of a redeemable preferred interest, at the greater of its voluntary or involuntary liquidation preference plus accrued and unpaid dividends; (g) all Guarantees with respect to Indebtedness of the types specified in clauses (a) through (f) above of another Person; and (h) all Indebtedness of the types referred to in clauses (a) through (g) above of any partnership or joint venture (other than a joint venture that is itself a corporation or limited liability company) in which any Loan Party or any Subsidiary is a general partner or joint venturer, except to the

 

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extent that Indebtedness is expressly made non-recourse to such Person; provided that at any time after the definitive agreement for any Material Acquisition has been executed (or, in the case of a Material Acquisition in the form of a tender offer or similar transaction, after the offer shall have been launched) and prior to the consummation of such Material Acquisition (or termination of the definitive documentation in respect thereof (or such earlier date as such Indebtedness ceases to constitute Acquisition Debt)) any Acquisition Debt (and the proceeds thereof) shall not constitute Consolidated Funded Indebtedness.

 

“Consolidated Interest Charges” means, for any period, for the Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, an amount equal to the sum of (a) all interest, premium payments, debt discount, fees, charges and related expenses in connection with borrowed money (including capitalized interest) or in connection with the deferred purchase price of assets, in each case to the extent treated as interest in accordance with GAAP, plus (b) the portion of rent expense with respect to such period under Capital Leases that is treated as interest in accordance with GAAP plus (c) the implied interest component of Synthetic Leases with respect to such period; provided that at any time after the definitive agreement for any Material Acquisition has been executed (or, in the case of a Material Acquisition in the form of a tender offer or similar transaction, after the offer shall have been launched) and prior to the consummation of such Material Acquisition (or termination of the definitive documentation in respect thereof (or such earlier date as such Indebtedness ceases to constitute Acquisition Debt)) any interest in respect of Acquisition Debt (and the proceeds thereof) shall not constitute Consolidated Interest Charges.

 

“Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio” means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (a) Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently completed four fiscal quarters to (b) Consolidated Interest Charges for such period.

 

“Consolidated Leverage Ratio” means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (a) the difference of (i) Consolidated Funded Indebtedness as of such date minus (ii) up to $50,000,000 of Unrestricted Cash as of such date to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently completed four fiscal quarters.

 

“Consolidated Net Income” means, for any period, for the Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, the net income for that period; provided that the net income of any Subsidiary during such period to the extent that the declaration or payment of dividends or similar distributions by such Subsidiary of such net income to a Loan Party is not at the time permitted by the operation of the terms of its Organization Documents or any agreement, instrument, judgment, decree, order, statute, rule or governmental regulation applicable to such Subsidiary during such period shall be excluded from such determination.

 

“Contractual Obligation” means, as to any Person, any provision of any security issued by such Person or of any agreement, instrument or other undertaking to which such Person is a party or by which it or any of its property is bound.

 

“Contribution Share” has the meaning Specified in Section 4.06.

 

“Control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise.  “Controlling” and “Controlled” have meanings correlative thereto.

 

“Covered Entity” has the meaning specified in Section 11.21(b).

 

“Covered Party” has the meaning specified in Section 11.21(b).

 

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“Credit Extension” means each of the following: (a) a Borrowing and (b) an L/C Credit Extension.

 

“Debt Issuance” means the issuance by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary of any Indebtedness other than Indebtedness permitted under Section 8.03.

 

“Debtor Relief Laws” means the Bankruptcy Code, and all other liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, or similar debtor relief Laws of the United States or other applicable jurisdictions from time to time in effect and affecting the rights of creditors generally.

 

“Default” means any event or condition that constitutes an Event of Default or that, with the giving of any notice, the passage of time, or both, would be an Event of Default.

 

“Default Rate” means (a) with respect to any Obligation for which a rate is specified, a rate per annum equal to two percent (2%) in excess of the rate otherwise applicable thereto and (b) with respect to any Obligation for which a rate is not specified or available, a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate plus the Applicable Rate for Revolving Loans that are Base Rate Loans plus two percent (2%), in each case, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law.

 

“Default Right” has the meaning specified in Section 11.21(b).

 

“Defaulting Lender” means, subject to Section 2.15(d), any Lender that (a) has failed to (i) fund all or any portion of its Loans within two (2) Business Days of the date such Loans were required to be funded hereunder unless such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Company in writing that such failure is the result of such Lender’s determination that one or more conditions precedent to funding (each of which conditions precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing) has not been satisfied, or (ii) pay to the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer, the Swing Line Lender or any other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder (including in respect of its participation in Letters of Credit or Swing Line Loans) within two (2) Business Days of the date when due, (b) has notified the Company, the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or the Swing Line Lender in writing that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations hereunder, or has made a public statement to that effect (unless such writing or public statement relates to such Lender’s obligation to fund a Loan hereunder and states that such position is based on such Lender’s determination that a condition precedent to funding (which condition precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing or public statement) cannot be satisfied), (c) has failed, within three (3) Business Days after written request by the Administrative Agent or the Company, to confirm in writing to the Administrative Agent and the Company that it will comply with its prospective funding obligations hereunder (provided that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (c) upon receipt of such written confirmation by the Administrative Agent and the Company), or (d) has, or has a direct or indirect parent company that has, (i) become the subject of a proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, (ii) had appointed for it a receiver, custodian, conservator, trustee, administrator, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with reorganization or liquidation of its business or assets, including the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other state or federal regulatory authority acting in such a capacity or (iii) become the subject of a Bail-in Action; provided that a Lender shall not be a Defaulting Lender solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any Equity Interest in that Lender or any direct or indirect parent company thereof by a Governmental Authority so long as such ownership interest does not result in or provide such Lender with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit such Lender (or such Governmental Authority) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made with such Lender.  Any determination by the Administrative Agent that a Lender is a Defaulting Lender under any one or more of clauses (a) through (d) above, and of the effective date of such

 

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status, shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error, and such Lender shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender (subject to Section 2.15(d)) as of the date established therefor by the Administrative Agent in a written notice of such determination, which shall be delivered by the Administrative Agent to the Company, the L/C Issuer, the Swing Line Lender and each other Lender promptly following such determination.

 

“Delayed Draw Term Loan” has the meaning specified in Section 2.01(c).

 

“Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment” means, as to each Lender, its obligation to make a portion of the Delayed Draw Term Loan to the Company pursuant to Section 2.01(c), in the principal amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule 2.01 or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender becomes a party hereto, as such amounts may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with this Agreement.  The aggregate principal amount of the Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitments of all of the Lenders in effect on the First Amendment Effective Date is $400,000,000.

 

“Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment Fee” has the meaning specified in Section 2.09(b).

 

“Designated Borrower” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereto.

 

“Designated Borrower Notice” means the notice substantially in the form of Exhibit 2.16(a).

 

“Designated Borrower Request and Assumption Agreement” means the notice substantially in the form of Exhibit 2.16(a).

 

“Designated Borrower Requirements” has the meaning specified in Section 2.16(a).

 

“Designated Jurisdiction” means any country or territory to the extent that such country or territory itself is the subject of any Sanction.

 

“Designated Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 3.02.

 

“Disposition” or “Dispose” means the sale, transfer, license, lease or other disposition of any property by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary, including any Sale and Leaseback Transaction and any sale, assignment, transfer or other disposal, with or without recourse, of any notes or accounts receivable or any rights and claims associated therewith, but excluding any Involuntary Disposition.

 

“Disqualified Institution” means, on any date, (a) any Person set forth on Schedule 11.06, (b) any other Person that is a Competitor of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, which Person has been designated by the Company as a “Disqualified Institution” by written notice to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders (by posting such notice to the Platform) not less than two (2) Business Days prior to such date or (c) any affiliate of any financial institution, institutional lender or Competitor identified pursuant to clause (a) or clause (b) that, in each case, is obviously (based solely on the similarity of the legal name of such Affiliate to the name of such financial institution, institutional lender or Competitor) an Affiliate of such financial institution, institutional lender or Competitor; provided, that, the foregoing shall not apply to retroactively disqualify any Person that has previously acquired an assignment or participation in the Loans or Commitments under this Agreement to the extent that any such Person was not a Disqualified Institution at the time of the applicable assignment or participation, as the case may be; provided, further, that “Disqualified Institutions” shall exclude any Person that the Company has designated as no longer being a “Disqualified Institution” by written notice delivered to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders from time to time.

 

 

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“Dollar” and “$” mean lawful money of the United States.

 

“Dollar Equivalent” means, at any time, (a) with respect to any amount denominated in Dollars, such amount, and (b) with respect to any amount denominated in any Alternative Currency, the equivalent amount thereof in Dollars as determined by the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, at such time on the basis of the Spot Rate (determined in respect of the most recent Revaluation Date) for the purchase of Dollars with such Alternative Currency.

 

“Domestic Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that is organized under the Laws of any state of the United States or the District of Columbia.

 

“DQ List” shall have the meaning specified in Section 11.06(g)(iv).

 

“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.

 

“Eligible Assignee” means any Person that meets the requirements to be an assignee under Sections 11.06(b)(iii) and 11.06(b)(v) (subject to such consents, if any, as may be required under Section 11.06(b)(iii)).  For the avoidance of doubt, any Disqualified Institution is subject to Section 11.06(g).

 

“Engagement Letter” means the letter agreement, dated as of July 29, 2019, between the Company and BofA Securities as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

“Environmental Laws” means any and all federal, state, local, foreign and other applicable statutes, laws, regulations, ordinances, rules, judgments, orders, decrees, permits, concessions, grants, franchises, licenses, agreements or governmental restrictions relating to pollution and the protection of the environment or the release of any materials into the environment, including those related to hazardous substances or wastes, air emissions and discharges to waste or public systems.

 

“Environmental Liability” means any liability, contingent or otherwise (including any liability for damages, costs of environmental remediation, fines, penalties or indemnities), of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary directly or indirectly resulting from or based upon (a) violation of any Environmental Law, (b) the generation, use, handling, transportation, storage, treatment or disposal of any Hazardous Materials, (c) exposure to any Hazardous Materials, (d) the release or threatened release of any Hazardous Materials into the environment or (e) any contract, agreement or other consensual arrangement pursuant to which liability is assumed or imposed with respect to any of the foregoing.

 

“Equity Compensation Plan” means an Equity Plan, stock purchase plan or any other equity compensation plan currently maintained by a Loan Party or which may be adopted after the Closing Date.

 

 

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“Equity Interests” means, with respect to any Person, all of the shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person, all of the warrants, options or other rights for the purchase or acquisition from such Person of shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person, all of the securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person or warrants, rights or options for the purchase or acquisition from such Person of such shares (or such other interests), and all of the other ownership or profit interests in such Person (including partnership, member or trust interests therein), whether voting or nonvoting, and whether or not such shares, warrants, options, rights or other interests are outstanding on any date of determination.

 

“Equity Plan” means the Company’s 2006 Equity Incentive Plan.

 

“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.

 

“ERISA Affiliate” means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) under common control with the Company within the meaning of Section 414(b) or (c) of the Internal Revenue Code (and Sections 414(m) and (o) of the Internal Revenue Code for purposes of provisions relating to Section 412 of the Internal Revenue Code).

 

“ERISA Event” means (a) a Reportable Event with respect to a Pension Plan; (b) the withdrawal of the Company or any ERISA Affiliate from a Pension Plan subject to Section 4063 of ERISA during a plan year in which such entity was a substantial employer (as defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA) or a cessation of operations by the Company or any ERISA Affiliate that is treated as such a withdrawal under Section 4062(e) of ERISA; (c) a complete or partial withdrawal by the Company or any ERISA Affiliate from a Multiemployer Plan or receipt of written notification that a Multiemployer Plan is in reorganization; (d) the filing of a notice of intent to terminate, or the treatment of a Pension Plan amendment as a termination under Section 4041 or 4041A of ERISA; (e) the institution by the PBGC of proceedings to terminate a Pension Plan; (f) any event or condition which constitutes grounds under Section 4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Pension Plan; (g) the determination that any Pension Plan is considered an at-risk plan or a plan in endangered or critical status within the meaning of Sections 430, 431 and 432 of the Internal Revenue Code or Sections 303, 304 and 305 of ERISA; or (h) the imposition of any material liability under Title IV of ERISA, other than for PBGC premiums due but not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA, upon the Company or any ERISA Affiliate.

 

“EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule” means the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule published by the Loan Market Association (or any successor person), as in effect from time to time.

 

“Euro” and “€” mean the single currency of the Participating Member States.

 

“Eurocurrency Rate” means:

 

(a)                                 for any Interest Period with respect to a Eurocurrency Rate Loan:

 

(i)                                     in the case of Eurocurrency Rate Loan denominated in a LIBOR Quoted Currency, the rate per annum equal to the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) or a successor rate, which rate is approved by the Administrative Agent, as published by Bloomberg (or such other commercially available source providing such quotations as may be designated by the Administrative Agent from time to time) (in such case, the “LIBOR Rate”) at or about 11:00 a.m., London time on the Rate Determination Date, for deposits in the relevant currency with a term equivalent to such Interest Period;

 

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(ii)                                  in the case of Eurocurrency Rate Loan denominated in Canadian Dollars, the rate per annum equal to the Canadian Dollar Offered Rate (“CDOR”), or a successor rate which rate is approved by the Administrative Agent, as published on the applicable Bloomberg screen page (or such other commercially available source providing such quotations as may be designated by the Administrative Agent from time to time) at or about 10:00a.m. (Toronto, Ontario time) on the Rate Determination Date with a term equivalent to such Interest Period;

 

(iii)                               in the case of any other Eurocurrency Rate Loan denominated in a Non-LIBOR Quoted Currency, the rate designated with respect to such Alternative Currency at the time such Alternative Currency is approved by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders pursuant to Section 1.06; and

 

(b)                                 for any interest rate calculation with respect to a Base Rate Loan on any date, the rate per annum equal to the LIBOR Rate, at about 11:00 a.m., London time determined two Business Days prior to such date for Dollar deposits being delivered in the London interbank market for deposits in Dollars with a term of one month commencing that day;

 

provided that (i) to the extent a successor rate is approved by the Administrative Agent in connection herewith, the approved rate shall be applied in a manner consistent with market practice; provided, further that to the extent such market practice is not administratively feasible for the Administrative Agent, such approved rate shall be applied in a manner as otherwise reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent that is generally consistent with the manner in which the Administrative Agent makes such application under its other loan agreements under similar circumstances and (ii) if the Eurocurrency Rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed zero for purposes of this Agreement.

 

“Eurocurrency Rate Loan” means a Loan that bears interest at a rate based on clause (a) of the definition of “Eurocurrency Rate.”  Eurocurrency Rate Loans may be denominated in Dollars or in an Alternative Currency.  All Loans denominated in an Alternative Currency must be Eurocurrency Rate Loans.

 

“Event of Default” has the meaning specified in Section 9.01.

 

“Excess Payment” has the meaning Specified in Section 4.06.

 

“Excluded Property” means, with respect to any Loan Party, (a) any owned or leased real property, (b) any IP Rights for which a perfected Lien thereon is not effected either by filing of a UCC financing statement or by appropriate evidence of such Lien being filed in either the United States Copyright Office or the United States Patent and Trademark Office, (c) any personal property (other than personal property described in clause (b) above) for which the attachment or perfection of a Lien thereon is not governed by the UCC, (d) any assets of any Subsidiary that is a CFC or a CFC HoldCo, (e) the Equity Interests of any direct Foreign Subsidiary of any Loan Party, any CFC or any CFC HoldCo to the extent not required to be pledged to secure the Obligations pursuant to Section 7.14(a), (f) any property which, subject to the terms of Section 8.09, is subject to a Lien of the type described in Section 8.01(i) or 8.01(o) pursuant to documents which prohibit such Loan Party from granting any other Liens in such property or create a right of termination in favor of any other party thereto, (g) commercial tort claims with a value less than $1,000,000, (h) Equity Interests in any Person other than wholly owned subsidiaries to the extent not permitted by the terms of such Person’s Organization Documents, (i) such assets as to which the Administrative Agent and the Company shall reasonably agree that the costs of obtaining or perfecting a security interest therein are excessive in relation to the benefit to the Lenders of the security to be afforded thereby, (j) cash to secure

 

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letter of credit reimbursement obligations to the extent such secured letters of credit are issued or permitted, and such cash collateral is permitted, hereunder, (k) any “intent to use” trademark applications for which a Statement of Use or Amendment to Allege Use, as applicable, has not been filed and accepted with the United States Patent and Trademark Office but only to the extent that, and solely during the period, if any, in which, the grant of a security interest therein would impair the validity or enforceability of such “intent-to-use” trademark applications, and (l) Specified Accounts.

 

“Excluded Swap Obligation” means, with respect to any Loan Party, any Swap Obligation if, and to the extent that, all or a portion of the Guaranty of such Loan Party of, or the grant under a Loan Document by such Loan Party of a security interest to secure, such Swap Obligation (or any Guarantee thereof) is or becomes illegal under the Commodity Exchange Act (or the application or official interpretation thereof) by virtue of such Loan Party’s failure for any reason to constitute an “eligible contract participant” as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act (determined after giving effect to Section 4.08 and any and all guarantees of such Loan Party’s Swap Obligations by other Loan Parties) at the time the Guaranty of such Loan Party, or grant by such Loan Party of a security interest, becomes effective with respect to such Swap Obligation.  If a Swap Obligation arises under a Master Agreement governing more than one Swap Contract, such exclusion shall apply to only the portion of such Swap Obligation that is attributable to Swap Contracts for which such Guaranty or security interest is or becomes illegal.

 

“Excluded Taxes” means any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to any Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to a Recipient, (a) Taxes imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated), franchise Taxes, and branch profits Taxes, in each case, (i) imposed as a result of such Recipient being organized under the Laws of, or having its principal office or, in the case of any Lender, its Lending Office located in, the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (or any political subdivision thereof) or (ii) that are Other Connection Taxes; (b) in the case of a Lender, U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of such Lender with respect to an applicable interest in a Loan or Commitment pursuant to a Law in effect on the date on which (i) such Lender acquires such interest in the Loan or Commitment (other than pursuant to an assignment request by a Borrower under Section 11.13) or (ii) such Lender changes its Lending Office, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Section 3.01(a)(ii) or 3.01(c), amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to such Lender’s assignor immediately before such Lender became a party hereto or to such Lender immediately before it changed its Lending Office; (c) Taxes attributable to such Recipient’s failure to comply with Section 3.01(e) and (d) any U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed pursuant to FATCA.

 

“Existing Credit Agreement” has the meaning specified in Recital A to this Agreement.

 

“Exiting Lenders” has the meaning specified in Section 11.10(b).

 

“Facilities” has the meaning specified in Section 6.09.

 

“Facility Office” means, with respect to any Lender, the office through which such Lender will perform its obligations under this Agreement.

 

“Facility Termination Date” means the date as of which all of the following shall have occurred:  (a) all Commitments have terminated, (b) all Obligations arising under the Loan Documents have been paid in full (other than contingent indemnification obligations) and (c) all Letters of Credit have terminated or expired (other than Letters of Credit that have been Cash Collateralized).

 

“FASB ASC” means the Accounting Standards Codification of the Financial Accounting Standards Board.

 

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“FATCA” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Internal Revenue Code, as of the Closing Date (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 Internal Revenue Code, any applicable intergovernmental agreements with respect to the implementation of such Sections of the Code, and any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules, or practices adopted pursuant to any such intergovernmental agreement.

 

“Federal Funds Rate” means, for any day, the rate per annum equal to the weighted average of the rates on overnight federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System, as published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on the Business Day next succeeding such day; provided that (a) if such day is not a Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be such rate on such transactions on the next preceding Business Day as so published on the next succeeding Business Day, (b) if no such rate is so published on such next succeeding Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be the average rate (rounded upward, if necessary, to a whole multiple of 1/100 of 1%) charged to Bank of America on such day on such transactions as determined by the Administrative Agent and (c) if the Federal Funds Rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed zero for purposes of this Agreement.

 

“Fee Provision” means Section 2 of the Engagement Letter.

 

“First Amendment” means that certain First Amendment, dated as of the First Amendment Effective Date, by and among the Company, the Guarantors, the Lenders identified on the signature pages thereto and Bank of America, in its capacity as Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer.

 

“First Amendment Effective Date” means September 6, 2019.

 

“Fixed Amount” has the meaning specified in the definition of Available Amount.

 

“Foreign Lender” means, with respect to any Borrower, (a) if such Borrower is a U.S. Person, a Lender that is not a U.S. Person, and (b) if such Borrower is not a U.S. Person, a Lender that is resident or organized under the Laws of a jurisdiction other than that in which such Borrower is resident for tax purposes.  For purposes of this definition, the United States, each State thereof and the District of Columbia shall be deemed to constitute a single jurisdiction.

 

“Foreign Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that is not a Domestic Subsidiary.

 

“FRB” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States.

 

“Fronting Exposure” means, at any time there is a Defaulting Lender, (a) with respect to the L/C Issuer, such Defaulting Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the Outstanding Amount of all outstanding L/C Obligations other than L/C Obligations as to which such Defaulting Lender’s participation obligation has been reallocated to other Lenders or Cash Collateralized in accordance with the terms hereof, and (b) with respect to the Swing Line Lender, such Defaulting Lender’s Applicable Percentage of Swing Line Loans other than Swing Line Loans as to which such Defaulting Lender’s participation obligation has been reallocated to other Lenders in accordance with the terms hereof.

 

“Fund” means any Person (other than a natural Person) that is (or will be) engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its activities.

 

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“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification, consistently applied and as in effect from time to time.

 

“Governmental Authority” means the government of the United States or any other nation, or of any political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government (including any supra-national bodies such as the European Union or the European Central Bank).

 

“Guarantee” means, as to any Person, (a) any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of such Person guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness or other obligation payable or performable by another Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of such Person, direct or indirect, (i) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or other obligation, (ii) to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the obligee in respect of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment or performance of such Indebtedness or other obligation, (iii) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity or level of income or cash flow of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness or other obligation, or (iv) entered into for the purpose of assuring in any other manner the obligee in respect of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment or performance thereof or to protect such obligee against loss in respect thereof (in whole or in part), or (b) any Lien on any assets of such Person securing any Indebtedness or other obligation of any other Person, whether or not such Indebtedness or other obligation is assumed by such Person (or any right, contingent or otherwise, of any holder of such Indebtedness to obtain any such Lien).  The amount of any Guarantee shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the related primary obligation, or portion thereof, in respect of which such Guarantee is made or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof as determined by the guaranteeing Person in good faith.  The term “Guarantee” as a verb has a corresponding meaning.

 

“Guarantors” means, collectively, (a) each Subsidiary of the Company identified as a “Guarantor” on the signature pages hereto, (b) each Person that joins as a Guarantor pursuant to Section 7.13 or otherwise, (c) with respect to (i) Obligations under any Secured Hedge Agreement, (ii) Obligations under any Secured Treasury Management Agreement, (iii) any Swap Obligation of a Specified Loan Party (determined before giving effect to Sections 4.01 and 4.08) under the Guaranty and (iv) all Obligations of the Designated Borrowers, the Company, (d) to the extent required by the Administrative Agent, each Designated Borrower with respect to the Obligations of the other Designated Borrowers and (e) the successors and permitted assigns of the foregoing; provided, that neither any CFC (nor any Subsidiary of a CFC) nor any CFC HoldCo shall be required to serve as a Guarantor (other than to the extent required under clause (d)).

 

“Guaranty” means the Guaranty made by the Loan Parties in favor of the Administrative Agent and the other holders of the Obligations pursuant to Article IV or any other documents as the Administrative Agent shall deem appropriate for such purpose.

 

“Harmony” means Hu-Friedy Mfg. Co., LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

 

“Harmony Acquisition” means the Acquisition by the Company, directly or indirectly, of all of the outstanding Equity Interests of Harmony pursuant to and in accordance with the Harmony Acquisition Agreement.

 

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“Harmony Acquisition Agreement” means that certain Purchase and Sale Agreement dated as of July 29, 2019 (as may be amended from time to time and together with the schedules, exhibits and attachments thereto), by and among, inter alios, Harmony, Seller and the Company.

 

“Harmony Acquisition Closing Date” means the date that the Harmony Acquisition is consummated and the funding of the Harmony Facilities occurs.

 

“Harmony Acquisition Closing Date Refinancing” means all amounts outstanding under that certain credit agreement, dated as of January 25, 2019 (as amended, supplemented or modified prior to the Harmony Acquisition Closing Date), among Harmony, Chips Manufacturing LLC, Dental Holding, LLC, the loan parties thereto, the lender parties thereto, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, shall have been repaid, all commitments thereunder shall have been terminated and all liens in respect thereof shall have been released or authorized to be released.

 

“Harmony Acquisition Costs” means (a) the purchase price for the Harmony Acquisition, (b) the Harmony Acquisition Closing Date Refinancing and (c) fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection with the Harmony Acquisition and the financing therefor and the other transactions relating thereto.

 

“Harmony Facilities” means (a) the Delayed Draw Term Loan and (b) if requested by the Company, Revolving Loans in an amount equal to the lesser of (i) the unutilized portion of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments as of the Harmony Acquisition Closing Date and (ii) up to $315,000,000, which shall be used to finance the Harmony Acquisition and the Harmony Acquisition Costs on the Harmony Acquisition Closing Date.

 

“Hazardous Materials” means all explosive or radioactive substances or wastes and all hazardous or toxic substances, wastes or other pollutants, including petroleum or petroleum distillates, asbestos or asbestos-containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas, infectious or medical wastes and all other substances or wastes of any nature regulated pursuant to any Environmental Law.

 

“Hedge Bank” means any Person that (i) at the time it enters into a Swap Contract, is a Lender or the Administrative Agent or an Affiliate of a Lender or the Administrative Agent, (ii) in the case of any Swap Contract in effect on or prior to the Closing Date, is, as of the Closing Date or within 30 days thereafter, a Lender or the Administrative Agent or an Affiliate of a Lender or the Administrative Agent and a party to a Swap Contract or (iii) within 30 days after the time it enters into the applicable Swap Contract, becomes a Lender, the Administrative Agent or an Affiliate of a Lender or the Administrative Agent, in each case, in its capacity as a party to such Swap Contract; provided, in the case of a Secured Hedge Agreement with a Person who is no longer a Lender (or Affiliate of a Lender), such Person shall be considered a Hedge Bank only through the stated termination date (without extension or renewal) of such Secured Hedge Agreement.

 

“Honor Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(c)(ii).

 

“ICC” has the meaning specified in the definition of UCP.

 

“IFRS” means international accounting standards within the meaning of IAS Regulation 1606/2002 to the extent applicable to the relevant financial statements delivered under or referred to herein.

 

“Immaterial Subsidiary” means a Subsidiary of the Company which, (a) when considered on an individual basis, does not (i) contribute more than 5% to Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently completed four fiscal quarters or (ii) have revenues attributable to such Subsidiary in excess of 5% of the consolidated total revenues of the Company and its Subsidiaries and (b) when taken together with all other

 

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Immaterial Subsidiaries, (i) in the aggregate, does not contribute more than 10% of Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently completed four fiscal quarters or (ii) does not have revenues in excess of 10% of the consolidated total revenues of the Company and its Subsidiaries.

 

“Impacted Loans” has the meaning specified in Section 3.03(a).

 

“Incremental Facility Amendment” has the meaning specified in Section 2.17.

 

“Incremental Facility Loans” has the meaning specified in Section 2.17.

 

“Incremental Request” has the meaning specified in Section 2.17.

 

“Incremental Revolving Commitments” has the meaning specified in Section 2.17.

 

“Incremental Revolving Loans” has the meaning specified in Section 2.17.

 

“Incremental Term Facility” has the meaning specified in Section 2.17.

 

“Incremental Term Loans” has the meaning specified in Section 2.17.

 

“Indebtedness” means, as to any Person at a particular time, without duplication, all of the following, whether or not included as indebtedness or liabilities in accordance with GAAP:

 

(a)                                 all obligations for borrowed money and all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, loan agreements or other similar instruments;

 

(b)                                 the maximum amount available to be drawn under letters of credit (including standby and commercial), bankers’ acceptances, bank guaranties, surety bonds and similar instruments;

 

(c)                                  the Swap Termination Value of any Swap Contract;

 

(d)                                 all obligations to pay the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than trade accounts payable in the ordinary course of business);

 

(e)                                  indebtedness (excluding prepaid interest thereon) secured by a Lien on property owned or being purchased by such Person (including indebtedness arising under conditional sales or other title retention agreements), whether or not such indebtedness shall have been assumed by such Person or is limited in recourse;

 

(f)                                   all Attributable Indebtedness;

 

(g)                                  all obligations to purchase, redeem, retire, defease or otherwise make any payment prior to the Maturity Date in respect of any Equity Interests or any warrant, right or option to acquire such Equity Interest, valued, in the case of a redeemable preferred interest, at the greater of its voluntary or involuntary liquidation preference plus accrued and unpaid dividends;

 

(h)                                 all Guarantees of such Person in respect of any of the foregoing of another Person; and

 

(i)                                     all Indebtedness of the types referred to in clauses (a) through (h) above of any partnership or joint venture (other than a joint venture that is itself a corporation or limited liability

 

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company) in which such Person is a general partner or joint venturer, unless such Indebtedness is expressly made non-recourse to such Person.

 

“Indemnified Taxes” means (a) Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party under any Loan Document and (b) to the extent not otherwise described in clause (a), Other Taxes.

 

“Indemnitees” has the meaning specified in Section 11.04(b).

 

“Information” has the meaning specified in Section 11.07.

 

“Interest Payment Date” means (a) as to any Eurocurrency Rate Loan, the last day of each Interest Period applicable to such Loan and the Maturity Date; provided, however, that if any Interest Period for a Eurocurrency Rate Loan exceeds three months, the respective dates that fall every three months after the beginning of such Interest Period shall also be Interest Payment Dates; and (b) as to any Base Rate Loan, the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December and the Maturity Date.

 

“Interest Period” means, as to each Eurocurrency Rate Loan, the period commencing on the date such Eurocurrency Rate Loan is disbursed or converted to or continued as a Eurocurrency Rate Loan and ending on the date one (1), two (2), three (3), six (6) or twelve (12) months thereafter (in each case, subject to availability), as selected by the applicable Borrower in its Loan Notice; provided that:

 

(a)                                 any Interest Period that would otherwise end on a day that is not a Business Day shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day, unless such Business Day falls in another calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day;

 

(b)                                 any Interest Period that begins on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period; and

 

(c)                                  no Interest Period shall extend beyond the Maturity Date.

 

“Internal Revenue Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

 

“Investment” means, as to any Person, any direct or indirect acquisition or investment by such Person by means of (a) the purchase or other acquisition of Equity Interests of another Person, (b) a loan, advance or capital contribution to, Guarantee or assumption of debt of, or purchase or other acquisition of any other debt or equity participation or interest in, another Person, or (c) an Acquisition.  For purposes of covenant compliance, the amount of any Investment shall be the amount actually invested, without adjustment for subsequent increases or decreases in the value of such Investment.

 

“Involuntary Disposition” means any loss of, damage to or destruction of, or any condemnation or other taking for public use of, any property of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary.

 

“IP Rights” has the meaning specified in Section 6.17.

 

“IRS” means the United States Internal Revenue Service.

 

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“ISP” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the “International Standby Practices 1998” published by the Institute of International Banking Law & Practice, Inc. (or such later version thereof as may be in effect at the time of issuance).

 

“Issuer Documents” means with respect to any Letter of Credit, the Letter of Credit Application, and any other document, agreement and instrument entered into by the L/C Issuer and the applicable Borrower (or any Subsidiary) or in favor of the L/C Issuer and relating to such Letter of Credit.

 

“Joinder Agreement” means a joinder agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit 7.13 executed and delivered by a Subsidiary in accordance with the provisions of Section 7.13 or any other documents as the Administrative Agent shall deem appropriate for such purpose.

 

“Judgment Currency” shall have the meaning specified in Section 11.19.

 

“Laws” means, collectively, all international, foreign, federal, state and local statutes, treaties, rules, guidelines, regulations, ordinances, codes and administrative or judicial precedents or authorities, including the interpretation or administration thereof by any Governmental Authority charged with the enforcement, interpretation or administration thereof, and all applicable administrative orders, directed duties, requests, licenses, authorizations and permits of, and agreements with, any Governmental Authority, in each case whether or not having the force of law.

 

“L/C Advance” means, with respect to each Lender, such Lender’s funding of its participation in any L/C Borrowing in accordance with its Applicable Percentage.  All L/C Advances shall be denominated in Dollars.

 

“L/C Borrowing” means an extension of credit resulting from a drawing under any Letter of Credit which has not been reimbursed on the date when made or refinanced as a Borrowing of Revolving Loans.  All L/C Borrowings shall be denominated in Dollars.

 

“L/C Credit Extension” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the issuance thereof or extension of the expiry date thereof, or the increase of the amount thereof.

 

“L/C Issuer” means Bank of America in its capacity as issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder, or any successor issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder.

 

“L/C Obligations” means, as at any date of determination, the aggregate amount available to be drawn under all outstanding Letters of Credit plus the aggregate of all Unreimbursed Amounts, including all L/C Borrowings.  For purposes of computing the amount available to be drawn under any Letter of Credit, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be determined in accordance with Section 1.09.  For all purposes of this Agreement, if on any date of determination a Letter of Credit has expired by its terms but any amount may still be drawn thereunder by reason of the operation of Rule 3.14 of the ISP, such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be “outstanding” in the amount so remaining available to be drawn.

 

“LCT Election” has the meaning specified in Section 1.10.

 

“LCT Test Date” has the meaning specified in Section 1.10.

 

“Lenders” means each of the Persons identified as a “Lender” on the signature pages hereto, each other Person that becomes a “Lender” in accordance with this Agreement and their successors and assigns and, unless the context requires otherwise, includes the Swing Line Lender.  For purposes of clarification, a Person shall cease to be a Lender at such time as such Person is no longer a party to this Agreement.

 

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“Lending Office” means, as to any Lender, the office or offices of such Lender described as such in such Lender’s Administrative Questionnaire, or such other office or offices as a Lender may from time to time notify the Company and the Administrative Agent.

 

“Letter of Credit” means any letter of credit issued hereunder.  A Letter of Credit may be a commercial letter of credit or a standby letter of credit; provided, however, that any commercial letter of credit issued hereunder shall provide solely for cash payment upon presentation of a sight draft.  Letters of Credit may be issued in Dollars or in an Alternative Currency.

 

“Letter of Credit Application” means an application and agreement for the issuance or amendment of a Letter of Credit in the form from time to time in use by the L/C Issuer.

 

“Letter of Credit Expiration Date” means the day that is seven days prior to the Maturity Date then in effect (or, if such day is not a Business Day, the next preceding Business Day).

 

“Letter of Credit Fee” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(h).

 

“Letter of Credit Sublimit” means an amount equal to the lesser of (a) the Aggregate Revolving Commitments and (b) $30,000,000.  The Letter of Credit Sublimit is part of, and not in addition to, the Aggregate Revolving Commitments.

 

“LIBOR” has the meaning specified in the definition of Eurocurrency Rate.

 

“LIBOR Quoted Currency” means Dollars, Euros, Sterling and any other Alternative Currency for which there is a published LIBOR rate with respect thereto, in each case as long as there is a published LIBOR rate with respect thereto.

 

“LIBOR Rate” has the meaning specified in the definition of Eurocurrency Rate.

 

“LIBOR Screen Rate” means the LIBOR quote on the applicable screen page the Administrative Agent designates to determine LIBOR (or such other commercially available source providing such quotations as may be designated by the Administrative Agent from time to time).

 

“LIBOR Successor Amendment” has the meaning specified in Section 3.07.

 

“LIBOR Successor Rate” has the meaning specified in Section 3.07.

 

“LIBOR Successor Rate Conforming Changes” means, with respect to any proposed LIBOR Successor Rate, any conforming changes to the definition of Base Rate, Interest Period, timing and frequency of determining rates and making payments of interest and other technical, administrative or operational matters as may be appropriate, in the reasonable discretion of the Administrative Agent in consultation with the Company, to reflect the adoption and implementation 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 in consultation with the Company is reasonably necessary in connection with the administration of this Agreement).

 

“Lien” means any mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement, encumbrance, lien (statutory or otherwise), charge, or preference, priority or other security interest or

 

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preferential arrangement in the nature of a security interest of any kind or nature whatsoever (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any easement, right of way or other encumbrance on title to real property, and any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing).

 

“Limited Condition Transaction” means (a) a Permitted Acquisition or other Investment, the consummation of which is not conditioned on the availability of, or on obtaining, third party financing or (b) any voluntary or optional payment or prepayment on or redemption, repurchase, conversion or acquisition for value of (including, without limitation, by way of depositing with the trustee with respect thereto or any other Person money or securities before due for the purpose of paying when due), or any prepayment, repurchase, redemption, conversion or other acquisition for value as a result of any asset sale, change of control or other required “repurchase” event prior to final stated maturity, of any Indebtedness requiring irrevocable notice in advance thereof.

 

“Loan” means an extension of credit by a Lender to a Borrower under Article II in the form of a Revolving Loan, Swing Line Loan, the Term Loan or the Delayed Draw Term Loan, and shall include as the context requires, any Incremental Facility Loan.

 

“Loan Documents” means this Agreement, the First Amendment, each Note, each Issuer Document, each Joinder Agreement, the Collateral Documents, each Incremental Facility Amendment, each Designated Borrower Request and Assumption Agreement and the Engagement Letter (but specifically excluding Secured Hedge Agreements and any Secured Treasury Management Agreements).

 

“Loan Notice” means a notice of (a) a Borrowing of Revolving Loans, the Term Loan or the Delayed Draw Term Loan, (b) a conversion of Loans from one Type to the other or (c) a continuation of Eurocurrency Rate Loans, in each case pursuant to Section 2.02, which shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit 2.02 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 Company.

 

“Loan Parties” means, collectively, each Borrower and each Guarantor.

 

“Mandatory Costs” means any amount incurred periodically by any Lender during the term of this Agreement which constitutes fees, costs or charges imposed by any Governmental Authority on lenders generally in the jurisdiction in which such Lender is domiciled, subject to regulation, or has its Facility Office.

 

“Material Acquisition” has the meaning specified in Section 8.11.

 

“Master Agreement” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Swap Contract.”

 

“Material Adverse Effect” means (a) a material adverse change in, or a material adverse effect upon, the operations, business, properties, or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole; (b) a material impairment of the ability of any Loan Party to perform its obligations under any Loan Document to which it is a party; or (c) a material adverse effect upon the legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability against any Loan Party of any Loan Document to which it is a party.

 

“Maturity Date” means September 6, 2024; provided, however, that if such date is not a Business Day, the Maturity Date shall be the next preceding Business Day.

 

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“Maximum Rate” shall have the meaning specified in Section 11.09.

 

“Minimum Collateral Amount” means, at any time, (a) with respect to Cash Collateral consisting of cash or deposit account balances provided to reduce or eliminate Fronting Exposure during the existence of a Defaulting Lender, an amount equal to 105% of the Fronting Exposure of the L/C Issuer with respect to Letters of Credit issued and outstanding at such time, (b) with respect to Cash Collateral consisting of cash or deposit account balances provided in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.14(a)(i), (a)(ii) or (a)(iii), an amount equal to 105% of the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations, and (c) otherwise, an amount equal to 105% of the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations.

 

“Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and any successor thereto.

 

“Multiemployer Plan” means any employee benefit plan of the type described in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA, to which the Company or any ERISA Affiliate makes or is obligated to make contributions, or during the preceding five plan years, has made or been obligated to make contributions.

 

“Multiple Employer Plan” means a Plan which has two or more contributing sponsors (including the Company or any ERISA Affiliate) at least two of whom are not under common control, as such a plan is described in Section 4064 of ERISA, other than a Multiemployer Plan.

 

“Net Cash Proceeds” means the aggregate cash proceeds or Cash Equivalents received by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary in respect of any Disposition, Debt Issuance or Recovery Event, net of (a) direct costs incurred in connection therewith (including legal, accounting and investment banking fees, underwriting discounts and sales commissions and other customary costs, fees and expenses incurred in connection with such event), (b) taxes paid or payable as a result thereof (or reasonably estimated to be payable (as determined in good faith by the Company)), the amount of any reserves established to fund contingent liabilities reasonably estimated to be payable and any purchase price adjustments associated with such event, in each case during the year that such event occurred or the next succeeding year and that are directly attributable to such event (as determined reasonably and in good faith by the Company) and (c) in the case of any Disposition or any Recovery Event, the amount necessary to retire any Indebtedness secured by a Permitted Lien (ranking senior to any Lien of the Administrative Agent) on the related property; it being understood that “Net Cash Proceeds” shall include (i) any cash or Cash Equivalents received upon the sale or other disposition of any non-cash consideration received by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary in any Disposition, Debt Issuance or Recovery Event and (ii) the amount of any reserve that is reserved without a corresponding cash payment.

 

“Non-Consenting Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 11.13.

 

“Non-Defaulting Lender” means, at any time, each Lender that is not a Defaulting Lender at such time.

 

“Non-Extension Notice Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(b)(iii).

 

“Non-LIBOR Quoted Currency” means any currency other than a LIBOR Quoted Currency.

 

“Note” has the meaning specified in Section 2.11(a).

 

“Notice of Prepayment” means a notice of prepayment with respect to a Loan, which shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit 2.05 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.

 

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“Obligations” means with respect to the each Loan Party (i) all advances to, and debts, liabilities, obligations, covenants and duties of, such Loan Party arising under any Loan Document or otherwise with respect to any Loan or Letter of Credit, and (ii) all obligations of such Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries owing to a Treasury Management Bank or a Hedge Bank in respect of Secured Treasury Management Agreements or Secured Hedge Agreements, in each case identified in clauses (i) and (ii) whether direct or indirect (including those acquired by assumption), absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising and including interest and fees that accrue after the commencement by or against such Loan Party or any Affiliate thereof of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Laws naming such Person as the debtor in such proceeding, regardless of whether such interest and fees are allowed claims in such proceeding; provided, however, that the “Obligations” of a Loan Party shall exclude any Excluded Swap Obligations with respect to such Loan Party.

 

“OFAC” means the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States Department of the Treasury.

 

“Organization Documents” means, (a) with respect to any corporation, the certificate or articles of incorporation and the bylaws (or equivalent or comparable constitutive documents with respect to any non-U.S. jurisdiction); (b) with respect to any limited liability company, the certificate or articles of formation or organization and operating agreement (or equivalent or comparable constitutive documents with respect to any non-U.S. jurisdiction); and (c) with respect to any partnership, joint venture, trust or other form of business entity, the partnership, joint venture or other applicable agreement of formation or organization, and any agreement, instrument, filing or notice with respect thereto filed in connection with its formation or organization with the applicable Governmental Authority in the jurisdiction of its formation or organization and, if applicable, any certificate or articles of formation or organization of such entity.

 

“Other Connection Taxes” means, with respect to any Recipient, Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between such Recipient and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising from such Recipient having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to or enforced any Loan Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Loan or Loan Document).

 

“Other LCT Transactions” has the meaning specified in Section 1.10.

 

“Other Taxes” means all present or future stamp, court or documentary, intangible, recording, filing or similar Taxes that arise from any payment made under, from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document, except any such Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment (other than an assignment made pursuant to Section 3.06).

 

“Other Term Loans” has the meaning specified in Section 2.17.

 

“Outstanding Amount” means (a) with respect to any Loans on any date, the Dollar Equivalent amount of the aggregate outstanding principal amount thereof after giving effect to any borrowings and prepayments or repayments of any Loans occurring on such date; and (b) with respect to any L/C Obligations on any date, the Dollar Equivalent amount of the aggregate outstanding amount of such L/C Obligations on such date after giving effect to any L/C Credit Extension occurring on such date and any other changes in the aggregate amount of the L/C Obligations as of such date, including as a result of any reimbursements by the Borrowers of Unreimbursed Amounts.

 

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“Overnight Rate” means, for any day, (a) with respect to any amount denominated in Dollars, the greater of (i) the Federal Funds Rate and (ii) an overnight rate determined by the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer, or the Swing Line Lender, as the case may be, in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation, and (b) with respect to any amount denominated in an Alternative Currency, the rate of interest per annum at which overnight deposits in the applicable Alternative Currency, in an amount approximately equal to the amount with respect to which such rate is being determined, would be offered for such day by a branch or Affiliate of Bank of America in the applicable offshore interbank market for such currency to major banks in such interbank market.

 

“Participant” has the meaning specified in Section 11.06(d).

 

“Participant Register” has the meaning specified in Section 11.06(d).

 

“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.

 

“PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or any successor thereto.

 

“Pension Plan” means any employee pension benefit plan (including a Multiple Employer Plan but excluding a Multiemployer Plan) that is maintained or is contributed to by the Company and any ERISA Affiliate and is either covered by Title IV of ERISA or is subject to the minimum funding standards under Section 412 of the Internal Revenue Code.

 

“Permitted Acquisition” means (1) any Investment other than the Harmony Acquisition consisting of an Acquisition by the Company or any Subsidiary; provided that (a) the property acquired (or the property of the Person acquired) in such Acquisition is used or useful in the same or a similar or a related line of business as the Company and its Subsidiaries were engaged in on the First Amendment Effective Date (or any reasonable extensions or expansions thereof), (b) in the case of an Acquisition of the Equity Interests of another Person, the board of directors (or other comparable governing body) of such other Person shall have duly approved such Acquisition, (c) subject, in the case of a Limited Condition Transaction, to Section 1.10, the Loan Parties shall be in compliance with the financial covenants set forth in Section 8.11 after giving effect to such Acquisition on a Pro Forma Basis; provided that, if the aggregate cash and non-cash consideration paid for such Acquisition exceeds $75,000,000, the Company shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent a Pro Forma Compliance Certificate demonstrating such compliance, (d) subject, in the case of a Limited Condition Transaction, to Section 1.10, no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom, (e) if such transaction involves the purchase of an interest in a partnership between any Loan Party as a general partner and entities unaffiliated with the Company as the other partners, such transaction shall be effected by having such equity interest acquired by a corporate holding company directly or indirectly wholly-owned by such Loan Party newly formed for the sole purpose of effecting such transaction, and (f) the aggregate Acquisition Consideration for any Acquisition of assets that are owned by Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties or of Equity Interests in any Persons that upon consummation thereof become Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties, in each case, upon consummation of such Acquisition, shall not exceed $50,000,000, and (2) the Harmony Acquisition.

 

“Permitted Liens” means, at any time, Liens in respect of property of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary permitted to exist at such time pursuant to the terms of Section 8.01.

 

“Permitted Transfers” means (a) Dispositions of inventory in the ordinary course of business; (b) Dispositions of machinery and equipment no longer used or useful in the conduct of business of the Company and its Subsidiaries that are Disposed of in the ordinary course of business; (c) Dispositions of

 

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property to the Company or any Subsidiary; provided, that (i) if the transferor of such property is a Domestic Subsidiary that is a Loan Party then the transferee thereof must be a Domestic Subsidiary that is a Loan Party and (ii) if the transferor of such property is a Foreign Subsidiary that is a Loan Party then the transferee thereof must be a Loan Party; (d) Dispositions of accounts receivable in connection with the collection or compromise thereof; (e) licenses, sublicenses, leases or subleases granted to others not interfering in any material respect with the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries; and (f) the sale or disposition of Cash Equivalents for fair market value.

 

“Person” means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, association, company, partnership, Governmental Authority or other entity.

 

“Plan” means any employee benefit plan within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA (including a Pension Plan, other than a Multiemployer Plan), maintained for employees of the Company or any ERISA Affiliate or any such Plan to which the Company or any ERISA Affiliate is required to contribute on behalf of any of its employees.

 

“Plan Assets” shall mean “plan assets” within the meaning of 29 CFR § 2510.3-101, as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA.

 

“Plan of Reorganization” shall have the meaning Specified in Section 11.06(g)(iii).

 

“Platform” has the meaning specified in Section 7.02.

 

“Pro Forma Basis” means, with respect to any transaction, that for purposes of calculating the financial covenants set forth in Section 8.11 or any other financial ratio, test or basket (including the calculation of “Consolidated EBITDA”), such transaction (including the incurrence of any Indebtedness therewith) shall be deemed to have occurred as of the first day of the most recent four fiscal quarter period preceding the date of such transaction for which financial statements were required to be delivered pursuant to Section 7.01(a) or 7.01(b).  In connection with the foregoing, (a) with respect to any Disposition or Involuntary Disposition, (i) income statement and cash flow statement items (whether positive or negative) attributable to the property disposed of shall be excluded to the extent relating to any period occurring prior to the date of such transaction and (ii) Indebtedness which is retired shall be excluded and deemed to have been retired as of the first day of the applicable period and (b) with respect to any Acquisition, (i) income statement and cash flow statement items attributable to the Person or property acquired shall be included to the extent relating to any period applicable in such calculations to the extent (A) such items are not otherwise included in such income statement and cash flow statement items for the Company and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP or in accordance with any defined terms set forth in Section 1.01 and (B) such items are supported by financial statements or other information reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and (ii) any Indebtedness incurred or assumed by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary (including the Person or property acquired) in connection with such transaction and any Indebtedness of the Person or property acquired which is not retired in connection with such transaction (A) shall be deemed to have been incurred as of the first day of the applicable period and (B) if such Indebtedness has a floating or formula rate, shall have an implied rate of interest for the applicable period for purposes of this definition determined by utilizing the rate which is or would be in effect with respect to such Indebtedness as at the relevant date of determination.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Loan Documents, calculations made pursuant to this definition of “Pro Forma Basis” may include adjustments to reflect operating expense reductions and other operating improvements or synergies or cost savings reasonably expected to result from any Acquisition, Investment or Disposition, which adjustments are reasonably anticipated by the Company to be realizable in connection with such relevant transaction (or any similar transaction or transactions made in compliance

 

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with the Loan Documents or that require a waiver or consent of the Required Lenders) and are estimated on a good faith basis by the Company; provided that any such adjustments under this clause shall be as set forth in a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Company delivered to the Administrative Agent, to reflect operating expense reductions and other operating improvements or synergies or cost savings reasonably expected to result within eighteen (18) months of the date the applicable transaction is consummated and setting forth information and calculations supporting them in reasonable detail, and provided, further, that the aggregate amount of operating expense reductions and other operating improvements or synergies or cost savings for any applicable period shall not exceed 20% of Consolidated EBITDA for such period (determined prior to giving effect to any such adjustments); provided that the amount of any adjustment shall be net of the amount of the actual benefits received during such period from the applicable Acquisition, Investment or Disposition.

 

“Pro Forma Compliance Certificate” means a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Company containing reasonably detailed calculations of the financial covenants set forth in Section 8.11 recomputed as of the end of the period of the four fiscal quarters most recently ended for which the Company has delivered financial statements pursuant to Section 7.01(a) or 7.01(b) after giving effect to the applicable transaction on a Pro Forma Basis.

 

“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 7.02.

 

“QFC” has the meaning specified in Section 11.21.

 

“QFC Credit Support” has the meaning specified in Section 11.21.

 

“Qualified ECP Guarantor” means, at any time, each Loan Party with total assets exceeding $10,000,000 or that qualifies at such time as an “eligible contract participant” under the Commodity Exchange Act and can cause another Person to qualify as an “eligible contract participant” at such time under Section 1a(18)(A)(v)(II) of the Commodity Exchange Act.

 

“Ratable Share” has the meaning Specified in Section 4.06.

 

“Rate Determination Date” means two (2) Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period (or such other day as is generally treated as the rate fixing day by market practice in such interbank market, as determined by the Administrative Agent; provided that to the extent such market practice is not administratively feasible for the Administrative Agent, such other day as otherwise reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent).

 

“Recipient” means the Administrative Agent, any Lender, the L/C Issuer or any other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party hereunder.

 

“Recovery Event” means any loss of, damage to or destruction of, or any condemnation or other taking for public use of, any property of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary.

 

“Register” has the meaning specified in Section 11.06(c).

 

“Related Parties” means, with respect to any Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the partners, directors, officers, employees, agents, trustees, administrators, managers, advisors and representatives of such Person and of such Person’s Affiliates.

 

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“Related Indemnified Parties” has the meaning specified in Section 11.04(b).

 

“Removal Effective Date” has the meaning specified in Section 10.06.

 

“Relevant Governmental Body” means the Federal Reserve Board and/or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or a committee officially endorsed or convened by the Federal Reserve Board and/or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York for the purpose of recommending a benchmark rate to replace LIBOR in loan agreements similar to this Agreement.

 

“Reportable Event” means any of the events set forth in Section 4043(c) of ERISA, other than events for which the thirty-day notice period has been waived.

 

“Request for Credit Extension” means (a) with respect to a Borrowing, conversion or continuation of Loans, a Loan Notice, (b) with respect to an L/C Credit Extension, a Letter of Credit Application and (c) with respect to a Swing Line Loan, a Swing Line Loan Notice.

 

“Required Lenders” means, at any time, Lenders holding in the aggregate more than 50% of (a) the unfunded Commitments and the outstanding Loans, L/C Obligations and participations therein or (b) if the Commitments have been terminated, the outstanding Loans, L/C Obligations and participations therein.  The unfunded Commitments of, and the outstanding Loans, L/C Obligations and participations therein held or deemed held by, any Defaulting Lender shall be excluded for purposes of making a determination of Required Lenders; provided that the amount of any participation in any Swing Line Loan and Unreimbursed Amounts that such Defaulting Lender has failed to fund that have not been reallocated to and funded by another Lender shall be deemed to be held by the Lender that is the Swing Line Lender or L/C Issuer, as the case may be, in making such determination.

 

“Resignation Effective Date” has the meaning specified in Section 10.06.

 

“Responsible Officer” means the chief executive officer, president, chief financial officer, chief operating officer, chief accounting officer, treasurer, assistant treasurer or controller of a Loan Party, solely for purposes of the delivery of incumbency certificates pursuant to Section 5.01, the secretary of a Loan Party or any assistant secretary of a Loan Party and, solely for purposes of notices given pursuant to Article II, any other officer or employee of the applicable Loan Party so designated by any of the foregoing officers in a notice to the Administrative Agent.  Any document delivered hereunder that is signed by a Responsible Officer of a Loan Party shall be conclusively presumed to have been authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership and/or other action on the part of such Loan Party and such Responsible Officer shall be conclusively presumed to have acted on behalf of such Loan Party.

 

“Restricted Payment” means any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, securities or other property) with respect to any Equity Interests of any Person, or any payment (whether in cash, securities or other property), including any sinking fund or similar deposit, on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, defeasance, acquisition, cancellation or termination of any such Equity Interests or on account of any return of capital to such Person’s stockholders, partners or members (or the equivalent Person thereof), or any option, warrant or other right to acquire any such dividend or other distribution or payment.

 

“Revaluation Date” means (a) with respect to any Loan, each of the following:  (i) each date of a Borrowing of a Eurocurrency Rate Loan denominated in an Alternative Currency, (ii) each date of a continuation of a Eurocurrency Rate Loan denominated in an Alternative Currency pursuant to Section 2.02, and (iii) such additional dates as the Administrative Agent shall determine or the Required Lenders shall require; and (b) with respect to any Letter of Credit, each of the following:  (i) each date of issuance of a Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency, (ii) each date of an amendment of

 

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any such Letter of Credit having the effect of increasing the amount thereof, (iii) each date of any payment by the L/C Issuer under any Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency, and (iv) such additional dates as the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer shall determine or the Required Lenders shall require.

 

“Revolving Commitment” means, as to each Lender, its obligation to (a) make Revolving Loans to the Borrowers pursuant to Section 2.01, (b) purchase participations in L/C Obligations, and (c) purchase participations in Swing Line Loans, in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed the Dollar amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule 2.01 or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender becomes a party hereto or in any documentation executed by such Lender pursuant to Section 2.17, as applicable as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with this Agreement.  The Revolving Commitments shall include any Incremental Revolving Commitment.

 

“Revolving Commitment Fee” has the meaning specified in Section 2.09(a).

 

“Revolving Loan” has the meaning specified in Section 2.01(a) and includes any Incremental Revolving Loan.

 

“S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC, a subsidiary of The McGraw Hill Companies, Inc. and any successor thereto.

 

“Sale and Leaseback Transaction” means, with respect to any Loan Party or any Subsidiary, any arrangement, directly or indirectly, with any Person whereby such Loan Party or such Subsidiary shall sell or transfer any property used or useful in its business, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, and thereafter rent or lease such property or other property that it intends to use for substantially the same purpose or purposes as the property being sold or transferred.

 

“Same Day Funds” means (a) with respect to disbursements and payments in Dollars, immediately available funds, and (b) with respect to disbursements and payments in an Alternative Currency, same day or other funds as may be determined by the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, to be customary in the place of disbursement or payment for the settlement of international banking transactions in the relevant Alternative Currency.

 

“Sanction(s)” means any international economic sanction administered or enforced by the United States Government (including without limitation, OFAC), the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, Her Majesty’s Treasury or other relevant sanctions authority.

 

“Scheduled Unavailability Date” has the meaning specified in Section 3.07(b).

 

“SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any Governmental Authority succeeding to any of its principal functions.

 

“Secured Hedge Agreement” means any Swap Contract that is entered into by and between any Loan Party or any Subsidiary and any Hedge Bank with respect to such Swap Contract.  For the avoidance of doubt, a holder of Obligations in respect of Secured Hedge Agreements shall be subject to the last paragraph of Section 9.03 and Section 10.11.

 

“Secured Party Designation Notice” shall mean a notice from any Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender substantially in the form of Exhibit 1.01.

 

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“Secured Treasury Management Agreement” means any Treasury Management Agreement that is entered into by and between any Loan Party or any Subsidiary and any Treasury Management Bank with respect to such Treasury Management Agreement.  For the avoidance of doubt, a holder of Obligations in respect of Secured Treasury Management Agreements shall be subject to the last paragraph of Section 9.03 and Section 10.11.

 

“Security Agreement” means the fourth amended and restated security and pledge agreement, dated as of the Closing Date (as amended from time to time (including on the First Amendment Effective Date by the First Amendment)), executed in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the holders of the Obligations by each of the Loan Parties.

 

“Seller” means Dental Holding, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

 

“SOFR” with respect to any day means the secured overnight financing rate published for such day by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, as the administrator of the benchmark (or a successor administrator) on the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s website (or any successor source) and, in each case, that has been selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body.

 

“SOFR-Based Rate” means SOFR or Term SOFR.

 

“Solvent” or “Solvency” means, with respect to any Person as of a particular date, that on such date (a) such Person is able to pay its debts and other liabilities, contingent obligations and other commitments as they mature in the ordinary course of business, (b) such Person does not intend to, and does not believe that it will, incur debts or liabilities beyond such Person’s ability to pay such debts and liabilities as they mature in the ordinary course of business, (c) such Person is not engaged in a business or a transaction, and is not about to engage in a business or a transaction, for which such Person’s property would constitute unreasonably small capital, (d) the fair value of the property of such Person is greater than the total amount of liabilities, including contingent liabilities, of such Person and (e) the present fair salable value of the assets of such Person is not less than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liability of such Person on its debts as they become absolute and matured.  The amount of contingent liabilities at any time shall be computed as the amount that, in the light of all the facts and circumstances existing at such time, represents the amount that would reasonably be expected to become an actual or matured liability.

 

“Special Notice Currency” means at any time an Alternative Currency, other than the currency of a country that is a member of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development at such time located in North America or Europe.

 

“Specified Accounts” means trust accounts, payroll accounts and escrow accounts of the Loan Parties.

 

“Specified Event of Default” means an Event of Default pursuant to Section 9.01(a), Section 9.01(f) or Section 9.01(g).

 

“Specified Loan Party” has the meaning specified in Section 4.08.

 

“Specified Purchase and Sale Agreement Representations” means such of the representations and warranties made by Harmony and the Seller in the Harmony Acquisition Agreement as are material to the interests of the Lenders (in their capacities as such), but only to the extent that the Company has the right to terminate its obligations under the Harmony Acquisition Agreement or decline to consummate the Harmony Acquisition, as a result of the failure of such representation or warranty to be accurate.

 

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“Specified Representations” means the representations and warranties (in each case, as applicable to the Company and each Guarantor), made in Section 6.01(a); Section 6.01(b)(ii) (as to requisite power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under the applicable Loan Documents); Section 6.02 (solely as to (i) due authorization, execution and delivery of the applicable Loan Documents and (ii) no conflict with Organization Documents and applicable Laws the violation or breach of such Laws would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, in each case in this clause (ii), resulting from entry into the applicable Loan Documents, the Borrowings under the Harmony Facilities and the granting of Liens in the Collateral to secure the Obligations (solely as and to the extent required in Section 5.03(d) on the Harmony Acquisition Closing Date)); Section 6.04 (as to the enforceability of the applicable Loan Documents); Section 6.14(a); Section 6.14(b); Section 6.18 (as determined on the Harmony Acquisition Closing Date after giving effect to the consummation of the Harmony Acquisition, the Borrowings under the Harmony Facilities, the payment of the Harmony Acquisition Costs and all transactions in connection therewith or related thereto); subject to the second to last paragraph in Section 5.03, Section 6.19 (but only with respect to creation, validity and perfection); Section 6.22 (solely as to the use of proceeds of the Harmony Facilities); and Section 6.23 (solely as to the use of proceeds of the Harmony Facilities).

 

“Spot Rate” for a currency means the rate determined in good faith by the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer, as applicable, to be the rate quoted by the Person acting in such capacity as the spot rate for the purchase by such Person of such currency with another currency through its principal foreign exchange trading office at approximately 11:00 a.m. on the date two Business Days prior to the date as of which the foreign exchange computation is made; provided that the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer may obtain such spot rate from another financial institution designated by the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer if the Person acting in such capacity does not have as of the date of determination a spot buying rate for any such currency; and provided further that the L/C Issuer may use such spot rate quoted on the date as of which the foreign exchange computation is made in the case of any Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency.

 

“Sterling” and “£” mean the lawful currency of the United Kingdom.

 

“Subsidiary” of a Person means a corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or other business entity of which a majority of the shares of Voting Stock is at the time beneficially owned, or the management of which is otherwise controlled, directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, or both, by such Person.  Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to a “Subsidiary” or to “Subsidiaries” shall refer to a Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of the Company.

 

“Supported QFC” has the meaning specified in Section 11.21.

 

“Swap Contract” means (a) any and all rate swap transactions, basis swaps, credit derivative transactions, forward rate transactions, commodity swaps, commodity options, forward commodity contracts, equity or equity index swaps or options, bond or bond price or bond index swaps or options or forward bond or forward bond price or forward bond index transactions, interest rate options, forward foreign exchange transactions, cap transactions, floor transactions, collar transactions, currency swap transactions, cross-currency rate swap transactions, currency options, spot contracts, or any other similar transactions or any combination of any of the foregoing (including any options to enter into any of the foregoing), whether or not any such transaction is governed by or subject to any master agreement, and (b) any and all transactions of any kind, and the related confirmations, which are subject to the terms and conditions of, or governed by, any form of master agreement published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., any International Foreign Exchange Master Agreement, or any other master agreement (any such master agreement, together with any related schedules, a “Master Agreement”), including any such obligations or liabilities under any Master Agreement.

 

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“Swap Obligation” means with respect to any Loan Party any obligation to pay or perform under any agreement, contract or transaction that constitutes a “swap” within the meaning of Section 1a(47) of the Commodity Exchange Act.

 

“Swap Termination Value” means, in respect of any one or more Swap Contracts, after taking into account the effect of any legally enforceable netting agreement relating to such Swap Contracts, (a) for any date on or after the date such Swap Contracts have been closed out and termination value(s) determined in accordance therewith, such termination value(s) and (b) for any date prior to the date referenced in clause (a), the amount(s) determined as the mark-to-market value(s) for such Swap Contracts, as determined based upon one or more mid-market or other readily available quotations provided by any recognized dealer in such Swap Contracts (which may include a Lender or any Affiliate of a Lender).

 

“Swing Line Lender” means Bank of America in its capacity as provider of Swing Line Loans, or any successor swing line lender hereunder.

 

“Swing Line Loan” has the meaning specified in Section 2.04(a).

 

“Swing Line Loan Notice” means a notice of a Borrowing of Swing Line Loans pursuant to Section 2.04(b), which shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit 2.04 or such other form as 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 Company.

 

“Swing Line Sublimit” means an amount equal to the lesser of (a) $10,000,000 and (b) the Aggregate Revolving Commitments.  The Swing Line Sublimit is part of, and not in addition to, the Aggregate Revolving Commitments.

 

“Synthetic Lease” means any synthetic lease, tax retention operating lease, off-balance sheet loan or similar off-balance sheet financing arrangement whereby the arrangement is considered borrowed money indebtedness for tax purposes but is classified as an operating lease or does not otherwise appear on a balance sheet under GAAP.

 

“TARGET2” means the Trans-European Automated Real-time Gross Settlement Express Transfer payment system which utilizes a single shared platform and which was launched on November 19, 2007.

 

“TARGET Day” means any day on which TARGET2 (or, if such payment system ceases to be operative, such other payment system, if any, determined by the Administrative Agent to be a suitable replacement) is open for the settlement of payments in Euro.

 

“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” has the meaning specified in Section 2.01(b) and includes any Incremental Term Loan.

 

“Term Loan Commitment” means, as to each Lender, its obligation to make its portion of the Term Loan to the Borrower on the Closing Date pursuant to Section 2.01(b), in the principal amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule 2.01 (as in effect on the Closing Date). The aggregate principal amount of the Term Loan outstanding on the First Amendment Effective Date is $190,000,000.

 

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“Term SOFR” means the forward-looking term rate for any period that is approximately (as determined by the Administrative Agent) as long as any of the Interest Period options set forth in the definition of “Interest Period” and that is based on SOFR and that has been selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body, in each case as published on an information service as selected by the Administrative Agent from time to time in its reasonable discretion.

 

“Test Period” means, on any date of determination, the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of Company then most recently ended (taken as one accounting period).

 

“Threshold Amount” means $30,000,000.

 

“Total Revolving Outstandings” means the aggregate Outstanding Amount of all Revolving Loans, all Swing Line Loans and all L/C Obligations.

 

“Trade Date” shall have the meaning specified in Section 11.06(g)(i).

 

“Treasury Management Agreement” means any agreement that is not prohibited by the terms hereof to provide treasury or cash management services, including deposit accounts, overnight draft, credit cards, debit cards, p-cards (including purchasing cards and commercial cards), funds transfer, automated clearinghouse, zero balance accounts, returned check concentration, controlled disbursement, lockbox, account reconciliation and reporting and trade finance services and other cash management services.

 

“Treasury Management Bank” means any Person that (a) at the time it enters into a Treasury Management Agreement, is a Lender or the Administrative Agent or an Affiliate of a Lender or the Administrative Agent, (b) in the case of any Treasury Management Agreement in effect on or prior to the Closing Date, is, as of the Closing Date or within 30 days thereafter, a Lender or the Administrative Agent or an Affiliate of a Lender or the Administrative Agent and a party to a Treasury Management Agreement or (c) within 30 days after the time it enters into the applicable Treasury Management Agreement, becomes a Lender, the Administrative Agent or an Affiliate of a Lender or the Administrative Agent, in each case, in its capacity as a party to such Treasury Management Agreement.

 

“Type” means, with respect to any Loan, its character as a Base Rate Loan or a Eurocurrency Rate Loan.

 

“UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in the state of New York except as such term may be used in connection with the perfection of the Collateral and then the applicable jurisdiction with respect to such affected Collateral shall apply.

 

“UCP” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits, International Chamber of Commerce (“ICC”) Publication No. 600 (or such later version thereof as may be in effect at the time of issuance).

 

“United States” and “U.S.” mean the United States of America.

 

“Unreimbursed Amount” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(c)(i).

 

“Unrestricted Cash” means, as of any date of determination, the aggregate amount of unrestricted domestic cash and Cash Equivalents of the Company and its Domestic Subsidiaries to the extent (a) not appearing (or required to appear) as “restricted” on a consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries prepared in accordance with GAAP and (b) not subject to a Lien other than a Lien in favor of the Administrative Agent.

 

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“U.S. Person” means any Person that is a “United States Person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Internal Revenue Code.

 

“U.S. Special Resolution Regimes” has the meaning specified in Section 11.21.

 

“U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate” has the meaning specified in Section 3.01(e)(ii)(B)(3).

 

“Variable Amount” has the meaning specified in the definition of Available Amount.

 

“Voting Stock” means, with respect to any Person, Equity Interests issued by such Person the holders of which are ordinarily, in the absence of contingencies, entitled to vote for the election of directors (or persons performing similar functions) of such Person, even though the right so to vote has been suspended by the happening of such a contingency.

 

“Weighted Average Life to Maturity” means, when applied to any Indebtedness at any date, the number of years (and/or portion thereof) obtained by dividing:  (a) the sum of the products obtained by multiplying (i) the amount of each then remaining installment, sinking fund, serial maturity or other required payments of principal, including payment at final maturity, in respect thereof, by (ii) the number of years (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth) that will elapse between such date and the making of such payment; by (b) the then outstanding principal amount of such Indebtedness.

 

“Welfare Plan” means a welfare plan, as defined in Section 3(1) of ERISA, that is maintained for employees of any Loan Party or in respect of which any Loan Party could have liability.

 

“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.

 

1.02                        Other Interpretive Provisions.

 

With reference to this Agreement and each other Loan Document, unless otherwise specified herein or in such other Loan Document:

 

(a)                                 The definitions of terms herein shall apply equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined.  Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms.  The words “include,” “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation.”  The word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall.”  Unless the context requires otherwise, (i) any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document (including any Organization Document) shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications set forth herein or in any other Loan Document), (ii) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns, (iii) the words “hereto,” “herein,” “hereof” and “hereunder,” and words of similar import when used in any Loan Document, shall be construed to refer to such Loan Document in its entirety and not to any particular provision thereof, (iv) all references in a Loan Document to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits and Schedules to, the Loan Document in which such references appear, (v) any reference to any law shall include all statutory and regulatory provisions consolidating, amending, replacing or interpreting such law and any reference to any law or

 

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regulation shall, unless otherwise specified, refer to such law or regulation as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, and (vi) the words “asset” and “property” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash, securities, accounts and contract rights.  Whenever any provision in any Loan Document refers to the knowledge (or an analogous phrase) of any Loan Party, such words are intended to signify that such Loan Party (or any of the Responsible Officers of such Loan Party) has actual knowledge or awareness of a particular fact or circumstance or that such Loan Party (or any of the Responsible Officers of such Loan Party), if it had exercised reasonable and customary diligence, would have known or been aware of such fact or circumstance.

 

(b)                                 In the computation of periods of time from a specified date to a later specified date, the word “from” means “from and including;” the words “to” and “until” each mean “to but excluding;” and the word “through” means “to and including.”

 

(c)                                  Section headings herein and in the other Loan Documents are included for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement or any other Loan Document.

 

(d)                                 Any reference herein to a merger, transfer, consolidation, amalgamation, assignment, sale, disposition or transfer, or similar term, shall be deemed to apply to a division of or by a 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, assignment, sale, disposition or transfer, or similar term, as applicable, to, of or with a separate Person. 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).

 

1.03                        Accounting Terms.

 

(a)                                 Generally.  Except as otherwise specifically prescribed herein, all accounting terms not specifically or completely defined herein shall be construed in conformity with, and all financial data (including financial ratios and other financial calculations) required to be submitted pursuant to this Agreement shall be prepared in conformity with, GAAP applied on a consistent basis, as in effect from time to time, applied in a manner consistent with that used in preparing the Audited Financial Statements.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of determining compliance with any covenant (including the computation of any financial covenant) contained herein, Indebtedness of the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries shall be deemed to be carried at 100% of the outstanding principal amount thereof, and the effects of FASB ASC 825 on financial liabilities shall be disregarded.  Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, with respect to determining the permissibility of the incurrence of any Indebtedness for borrowed money (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any incremental facility established pursuant to Section 2.17) and the calculation of the financial covenants set forth in Section 8.11 on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect to the incurrence of such Indebtedness, the proceeds thereof shall not be counted as Unrestricted Cash for the purposes of clause (a)(ii) of the definition of Consolidated Leverage Ratio.

 

(b)                                 Changes in GAAP.  If at any time any change in GAAP (including the adoption of IFRS) would affect the computation of any financial ratio or requirement set forth in any Loan Document, and either the Company or the Required Lenders shall so request, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Company shall negotiate in good faith to amend such ratio or requirement to preserve the original intent thereof in light of such change in GAAP (subject to the

 

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approval of the Required Lenders); provided that, until so amended, (i) such ratio or requirement shall continue to be computed in accordance with GAAP prior to such change therein and (ii) the Company 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.  For purposes of calculations made pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and determinations regarding whether a lease constitutes Attributable Indebtedness, GAAP will be deemed to treat operating leases in a manner consistent with their current treatment under GAAP as in effect on the Closing Date, notwithstanding any modifications or interpretive changes thereto that may occur thereafter.

 

(c)                                  Calculations.  Notwithstanding the above, the parties hereto acknowledge and agree that all calculations of the financial covenants in Section 8.11 (including for purposes of determining the Applicable Rate) or any other financial ratio, test or basket (including the calculation of “Consolidated EBITDA”) shall be made on a Pro Forma Basis with respect to (i) any Disposition of all of the Equity Interests of, or all or substantially all of the assets of, a Subsidiary, (ii) any Disposition of a line of business or a division of a Loan Party or a Subsidiary, or (iii) any Acquisition, in each case, occurring during the applicable period.

 

(d)                                 Discontinued Operations.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Loan Documents or any classification under GAAP of any Person, business, assets or operations in respect of which a definitive agreement for the Disposition thereof has been entered into as discontinued operations, no pro forma effect shall be given to any discontinued operations (and Consolidated Net Income and Consolidated EBITDA attributable to any such Person, business, assets or operations shall not be excluded for any purposes hereunder) until such Disposition shall have been consummated (provided that until such Disposition shall have been consummated, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Loan Documents, the anticipated proceeds of such Disposition (and use thereof, including any repayment of indebtedness therewith) shall not be included in any calculation hereunder).

 

1.04                        Rounding.

 

Any financial ratios required to be maintained by the Company pursuant to this Agreement shall be calculated by dividing the appropriate component by the other component, carrying the result to one place more than the number of places by which such ratio is expressed herein and rounding the result up or down to the nearest number (with a rounding-up if there is no nearest number).

 

1.05                        Exchange Rates; Currency Equivalents.

 

(a)                                 The Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer, as applicable, shall determine the Spot Rates as of each Revaluation Date to be used for calculating Dollar Equivalent amounts of Credit Extensions and Outstanding Amounts denominated in Alternative Currencies.  Such Spot Rates shall become effective as of such Revaluation Date and shall be the Spot Rates employed in converting any amounts between the applicable currencies until the next Revaluation Date to occur.  Except for purposes of financial statements delivered by Loan Parties hereunder or calculating financial ratios hereunder or except as otherwise provided herein, the applicable amount of any currency (other than Dollars) for purposes of the Loan Documents shall be such Dollar Equivalent amount as so determined by the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer, as applicable.

 

(b)                                 Wherever in this Agreement in connection with a Borrowing, conversion, continuation or prepayment of a Eurocurrency Rate Loan or the issuance, amendment or extension

 

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of a Letter of Credit, an amount, such as a required minimum or multiple amount, is expressed in Dollars, but such Borrowing, Eurocurrency Rate Loan or Letter of Credit is denominated in an Alternative Currency, such amount shall be the relevant Alternative Currency Equivalent of such Dollar amount (rounded to the nearest unit of such Alternative Currency, with 0.5 of a unit being rounded upward), as determined by the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be.

 

(c)                                  The Administrative Agent does not warrant, nor accept responsibility, nor shall the Administrative Agent have any liability with respect to the administration, submission or any other matter related to the rates in the definition of “Eurocurrency Rate” or with respect to any comparable or successor rate thereto.

 

1.06                        Additional Alternative Currencies.

 

(a)                                 The Company may from time to time request that Eurocurrency Rate Loans be made and/or Letters of Credit be issued in a currency other than those specifically listed in the definition of “Alternative Currency”; provided that (i) such requested currency is a lawful currency that is readily available and freely transferable and convertible into Dollars and (ii) such requested currency shall only be a LIBOR Quoted Currency to the extent that there is published LIBOR rate for such currency.  In the case of any such request with respect to the making of Eurocurrency Rate Loans, such request shall be subject to the approval of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders obligated to make Credit Extensions in such currency; and in the case of any such request with respect to the issuance of Letters of Credit, such request shall be subject to the approval of the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer.

 

(b)                                 Any such request shall be made to the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m., fifteen (15) Business Days prior to the date of the desired Credit Extension (or such other time or date as may be agreed by the Administrative Agent and, in the case of any such request pertaining to Letters of Credit, the L/C Issuer, in its or their sole discretion).  In the case of any such request pertaining to Eurocurrency Rate Loans, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each affected Lender thereof; and in the case of any such request pertaining to Letters of Credit, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the L/C Issuer thereof.  Each Lender (in the case of any such request pertaining to Eurocurrency Rate Loans) or the L/C Issuer (in the case of a request pertaining to Letters of Credit) shall notify the Administrative Agent, not later than 11:00 a.m., ten (10) Business Days after receipt of such request whether it consents, in its sole discretion, to the making of Eurocurrency Rate Loans or the issuance of Letters of Credit, as the case may be, in such requested currency.

 

(c)                                  Any failure by a Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, to respond to such request within the time period specified in the preceding sentence shall be deemed to be a refusal by such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, to permit Eurocurrency Rate Loans to be made or Letters of Credit to be issued in such requested currency.  If the Administrative Agent and all the Lenders consent to making Eurocurrency Rate Loans in such requested currency and the Administrative Agent and such Lenders reasonably determine that a Eurocurrency Rate is available to be used for such requested currency, the Administrative Agent shall so notify the Company and (i) the Administrative Agent and such Lenders may amend the definition of Eurocurrency Rate for any Non-LIBOR Quoted Currency to the extent necessary to add the applicable Eurocurrency Rate for such currency and (ii) to the extent the definition of Eurocurrency Rate reflects the appropriate interest rate for such currency or has been amended to reflect the appropriate rate for such currency, such currency shall thereupon be deemed for all purposes to be a LIBOR Quoted Currency or a Non-LIBOR Quoted Currency, as applicable, for purposes of any Borrowings of Eurocurrency Rate

 

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Loans.  If the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer consent to the issuance of Letters of Credit in such requested currency, the Administrative Agent shall so notify the Company and (A) the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer may amend the definition of Eurocurrency Rate for any Non-LIBOR Quoted Currency to the extent necessary to add the applicable Eurocurrency Rate for such currency and (B) to the extent the definition of Eurocurrency Rate reflects the appropriate interest rate for such currency or has been amended to reflect the appropriate rate for such currency, such currency shall thereupon be deemed for all purposes to be a LIBOR Quoted Currency or a Non-LIBOR Quoted Currency, as applicable, for purposes of any Letter of Credit issuances.  If the Administrative Agent shall fail to obtain consent to any request for an additional currency under this Section 1.06, the Administrative Agent shall promptly so notify the Company.

 

1.07                        Change of Currency.

 

(a)                                 Each obligation of the Borrowers to make a payment denominated in the national currency unit of any member state of the European Union that adopts the Euro as its lawful currency after the Closing Date shall be redenominated into Euro at the time of such adoption.  If, in relation to the currency of any such member state, the basis of accrual of interest expressed in this Agreement in respect of that currency shall be inconsistent with any convention or practice in the London interbank market for the basis of accrual of interest in respect of the Euro, such expressed basis shall be replaced by such convention or practice with effect from the date on which such member state adopts the Euro as its lawful currency; provided that if any Borrowing in the currency of such member state is outstanding immediately prior to such date, such replacement shall take effect, with respect to such Borrowing, at the end of the then current Interest Period.

 

(b)                                 Each provision of this Agreement shall be subject to such reasonable changes of construction as the Administrative Agent may from time to time specify to be appropriate to reflect the adoption of the Euro by any member state of the European Union and any relevant market conventions or practices relating to the Euro.

 

(c)                                  Each provision of this Agreement also shall be subject to such reasonable changes of construction as the Administrative Agent may from time to time specify to be appropriate to reflect a change in currency of any other country and any relevant market conventions or practices relating to the change in currency.

 

1.08                        Times of Day.

 

Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to times of day shall be references to Eastern time (daylight or standard, as applicable).

 

1.09                        Letter of Credit Amounts.

 

Unless otherwise specified herein, the amount of a Letter of Credit at any time shall be deemed to be the Dollar Equivalent of the stated amount of such Letter of Credit in effect at such time; provided, however, that with respect to any Letter of Credit that, by its terms or the terms of any Issuer Document related thereto, provides for one or more automatic increases in the stated amount thereof, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be the Dollar Equivalent of the maximum stated amount of such Letter of Credit after giving effect to all such increases, whether or not such maximum stated amount is in effect at such time.

 

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1.10                        Limited Condition Transactions.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, to the extent that the terms of this Agreement or any other Loan Document require (i) compliance with any financial ratio or test (including any Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio test or any Consolidated Leverage Ratio test), (ii) a determination as to whether the representations and warranties contained in Article VI or in any other Loan Document, or which are contained in any document furnished at any time under or in connection herewith or therewith, are true and correct in all material respects (or if such representation and warranty is qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect, in all respects), (iii) the absence of a Default or Event of Default (or any type of Default or Event of Default), (iv) a determination of the amount of the Available Amount or amount or the availability of any other basket based on Consolidated EBITDA or (v) compliance with any other obligation hereunder or in any other Loan Document, in each case, in connection with a Limited Condition Transaction or the other transactions to be entered into in connection and consummated substantially concurrently therewith and as part thereof (including the incurrence of any Indebtedness and the use of proceeds thereof and any other transaction related thereto) (the “Other LCT Transactions”), the relevant date of determination of whether such obligation in clauses (i) through (v) above is satisfied may be made, at the option of the Company (the Company’s election to exercise such option in connection with any Limited Condition Transaction, an “LCT Election”), at the time of the execution of the definitive agreement with respect to such Limited Condition Transaction (the “LCT Test Date”), and if, after giving effect to such Limited Condition Transaction and the Other LCT Transactions on a Pro Forma Basis as if such Limited Condition Transaction and Other LCT Transactions occurred at the beginning of the most recent Test Period prior to the LCT Test Date for which the Company has delivered financial statements pursuant to Sections 7.01(a) and 7.01(b), the Company or its Subsidiaries could have taken such action on the relevant LCT Test Date in compliance with such financial ratio or test, basket, representation and warranty, Default or Event of Default test or other obligation, such financial ratio or test, basket, representation and warranty, Default or Event of Default test or other obligation shall be deemed to have been complied with; provided that notwithstanding the foregoing, (A) the absence of any Specified Event of Default shall be a condition to the consummation of any such Limited Condition Transaction and the Other LCT Transactions and (B) if the proceeds of an Incremental Term Loan are to be used to finance a Limited Condition Transaction, then such financing may be subject to customary “SunGard” or “certain funds” conditionality and the representations and warranties required shall be limited to customary “specified representations” and such other representations and warranties as may be required by the applicable Lenders providing such Incremental Term Loan.  For the avoidance of doubt, if the Company has made an LCT Election, (x) if any of such ratios, tests or baskets for which compliance was determined or tested as of the LCT Test Date are thereafter exceeded as a result of fluctuations in such ratios, tests or baskets (including due to fluctuations in Consolidated EBITDA), at or prior to the consummation of the relevant Limited Condition Transaction, such ratios, tests or baskets will not be deemed to have been exceeded (or otherwise not complied with) as a result of such fluctuations solely for purposes of determining whether the relevant Limited Condition Transaction is permitted to be consummated or taken; however, if any ratios or tests improve or baskets increase as a result of such fluctuations, such improved ratios, tests or baskets may be utilized by the Company and its Subsidiaries and (y) such ratios, tests, baskets and other provisions shall not be tested at the time of the consummation of such Limited Condition Transaction.  If the Company has made an LCT Election for any Limited Condition Transaction, then in connection with any subsequent calculation of any ratio, test or basket availability (other than with respect to compliance with Section 8.06, the financial covenants in Section 8.11 (solely with respect to that Section of this Agreement) and the determination of the Consolidated Leverage Ratio for purposes of determining the Applicable Rate) on or following the relevant LCT Test Date and prior to the earlier of (i) the date on which such Limited Condition Transaction is consummated or (ii) the date that the definitive agreement for such Limited Condition Transaction is terminated or expires without consummation of such Limited Condition Transaction, any such ratio, test or basket shall be calculated and tested on a Pro Forma Basis assuming such Limited Condition Transaction and Other LCT Transactions have been consummated; provided that the Company shall demonstrate

 

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compliance with Section 8.06 (but not, for the avoidance of doubt, the financial covenants in Section 8.11 and the determination of the Consolidated Leverage Ratio for purposes of determining the Applicable Rate) both (i) without giving effect to such Limited Condition Transaction and Other LCT Transactions and (ii) on a Pro Forma Basis assuming such Limited Condition Transaction and Other LCT Transactions have been consummated.

 

ARTICLE II

 

THE COMMITMENTS AND CREDIT EXTENSIONS

 

2.01                        Revolving Loans, Term Loan and Delayed Draw Term Loan.

 

(a)                                 Revolving Loans.  Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Lender severally agrees to make loans (each such loan, a “Revolving Loan”) to the Borrowers in Dollars or in one or more Alternative Currencies from time to time on any Business Day during the Availability Period in an aggregate amount not to exceed at any time outstanding the amount of such Lender’s Revolving Commitment; provided, however, that after giving effect to any Borrowing of Revolving Loans, (i) the Total Revolving Outstandings shall not exceed the Aggregate Revolving Commitments, (ii) the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Revolving Loans of any Lender, plus such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations, plus such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the Outstanding Amount of all Swing Line Loans shall not exceed such Lender’s Revolving Commitment and (iii) the aggregate Outstanding Amount of all Revolving Loans and L/C Obligations denominated in Alternative Currencies shall not exceed the Alternative Currency Sublimit.  Within the limits of each Lender’s Revolving Commitment, and subject to the other terms and conditions hereof, any Borrower may borrow under this Section 2.01, prepay under Section 2.05, and reborrow under this Section 2.01.  Revolving Loans may be Base Rate Loans or Eurocurrency Rate Loans, or a combination thereof, as further provided herein.

 

(b)                                 Term Loan.  Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Lender severally agrees to make its portion of a term loan (the “Term Loan”) to the Company in Dollars on the Closing Date in an amount not to exceed such Lender’s Term Loan Commitment.  Amounts repaid on the Term Loan may not be reborrowed.  The Term Loan may consist of Base Rate Loans or Eurocurrency Rate Loans, or a combination thereof, as further provided herein.

 

(c)                                  Delayed Draw Term Loan.  Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Lender with a Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment severally agrees to make its portion of a term loan (the “Delayed Draw Term Loan”) to the Company in Dollars in a single advance during the Availability Period in an amount not to exceed such Lender’s Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment.  Amounts repaid on the Delayed Draw Term Loan may not be reborrowed.  The Delayed Draw Term Loan may consist of Base Rate Loans or Eurocurrency Rate Loans, or a combination thereof, as further provided herein.

 

2.02                        Borrowings, Conversions and Continuations of Loans.

 

(a)                                 Each Borrowing, each conversion of Loans from one Type to the other, and each continuation of Eurocurrency Rate Loans shall be made upon the applicable Borrower’s irrevocable notice to the Administrative Agent, which may be given by: (A) telephone or (B) a Loan Notice; provided that (x) any telephonic notice must be confirmed promptly by delivery to the Administrative Agent of a Loan Notice and (y) each Loan Notice in respect of the Harmony Facilities may be conditioned upon the consummation of the Harmony Acquisition. Each Loan

 

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Notice must be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m., (i) three Business Days prior to the requested date of any Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Eurocurrency Rate Loans denominated in Dollars or of any conversion of Eurocurrency Rate Loans denominated in Dollars to Base Rate Loans, (ii) four Business Days (or five Business Days in the case of a Special Notice Currency) prior to the requested date of any Borrowing or continuation of Eurocurrency Rate Loans denominated in Alternative Currencies and (iii) on the requested date of any Borrowing of Base Rate Loans. Each Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Eurocurrency Rate Loans shall be in a principal amount of $500,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof (or, if in an Alternative Currency, in units thereof in amounts that are approximately the Dollar Equivalents of $500,000 and whole multiples of $100,000). Except as provided in Sections 2.03(c) and 2.04(c), each Borrowing of or conversion to Base Rate Loans shall be in a principal amount of $500,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof. Each Loan Notice shall specify (i) whether the applicable Borrower is requesting a Borrowing, a conversion of Loans from one Type to the other, or a continuation of Eurocurrency Rate Loans, (ii) the requested date of the Borrowing, conversion or continuation, as the case may be (which shall be a Business Day), (iii) the principal amount of Loans to be borrowed, converted or continued, (iv) the Type of Loans to be borrowed or to which existing Loans are to be converted, (v) if applicable, the duration of the Interest Period with respect thereto, (vi) the currency of the Loans to be borrowed, and (vii) if applicable, the Designated Borrower.  If the applicable Borrower fails to specify a currency in a Loan Notice requesting a Borrowing, then the Loans so requested shall be made in Dollars.  If the applicable Borrower fails to specify a Type of Loan in a Loan Notice or if the Company fails to give a timely notice requesting a conversion or continuation, then the applicable Loans shall be made as, or converted to, Base Rate Loans; provided, however, that in the case of a failure to timely request a continuation of Loans denominated in an Alternative Currency, such Loans shall be continued as Eurocurrency Rate Loans in their original currency with an Interest Period of one month.  Any such automatic conversion to Base Rate Loans shall be effective as of the last day of the Interest Period then in effect with respect to the applicable Eurocurrency Rate Loans. If the applicable Borrower requests a Borrowing of, conversion to, or continuation of Eurocurrency Rate Loans in any such Loan Notice, but fails to specify an Interest Period, it will be deemed to have specified an Interest Period of one month. No Loan may be converted into or continued as a Loan denominated in a different currency, but instead must be prepaid in the original currency of such Loan and reborrowed in the other currency.

 

(b)                                 Following receipt of a Loan Notice, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender of the amount (and currency) of its Applicable Percentage of the applicable Loans, and if no timely notice of a conversion or continuation is provided by the applicable Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall notify each Lender of the details of any automatic conversion to Base Rate Loans or continuation of Loans denominated in a currency other than Dollars, in each case as described in the preceding subsection.  In the case of a Borrowing, each Lender shall make the amount of its Loan available to the Administrative Agent in Same Day Funds at the Administrative Agent’s Office for the applicable currency not later than 1:00 p.m., in the case of any Loan denominated in Dollars, and not later than the Applicable Time specified by the Administrative Agent in the case of any Loan denominated in an Alternative Currency, in each case on the Business Day specified in the applicable Loan Notice.  Upon satisfaction of the applicable conditions set forth in (x) Section 5.02 (and, if such Borrowing is the initial Credit Extension, Section 5.01) or (y) Section 5.03, as applicable, the Administrative Agent shall make all funds so received available to the applicable Borrower in like funds as received by the Administrative Agent either by (i) crediting the account of such Borrower on the books of Bank of America with the amount of such funds or (ii) wire transfer of such funds, in each case in accordance with instructions provided to (and reasonably acceptable to) the Administrative Agent by such Borrower; provided, however, that if, on the date the Loan Notice with respect to a Borrowing of Revolving Loans

 

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denominated in Dollars is given by such Borrower, there are L/C Borrowings outstanding, then the proceeds of such Borrowing, first, shall be applied to the payment in full of any such L/C Borrowings and second, shall be made available to such Borrower as provided above.

 

(c)                                  Except as otherwise provided herein, a Eurocurrency Rate Loan may be continued or converted only on the last day of the Interest Period for such Eurocurrency Rate Loan.  During the existence of a Default, no Loans may be requested as, converted to or continued as Eurocurrency Rate Loans (whether in Dollars or any Alternative Currency) without the consent of the Required Lenders, and the Required Lenders may demand that any or all of the outstanding Eurocurrency Rate Loans denominated in Dollars be converted immediately to Base Rate Loans and any or all of the outstanding Eurocurrency Rate Loans denominated in an Alternative Currency be prepaid, or redenominated into Dollars in the amount of the Dollar Equivalent thereof, on the last day of the then current Interest Period with respect thereto.

 

(d)                                 The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the applicable Borrower and the Lenders of the interest rate applicable to any Interest Period for Eurocurrency Rate Loans upon determination of such interest rate.  At any time that Base Rate Loans are outstanding, the Administrative Agent shall notify the applicable Borrower and the Lenders of any change in Bank of America’s prime rate used in determining the Base Rate promptly following the public announcement of such change.

 

(e)                                  After giving effect to all Borrowings, all conversions of Loans from one Type to the other, and all continuations of Loans as the same Type, there shall not be more than fifteen (15) Interest Periods in effect with respect to the Loans.

 

(f)                                   This Section 2.02 shall not apply to Swing Line Loans.

 

2.03                        Letters of Credit.

 

(a)                                 The Letter of Credit Commitment.

 

(i)                                     Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, (A) the L/C Issuer agrees, in reliance upon the agreements of the Lenders set forth in this Section 2.03, (1) from time to time on any Business Day during the period from the Closing Date until the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, to issue Letters of Credit denominated in Dollars or in one or more Alternative Currencies for the account of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, and to amend or extend Letters of Credit previously issued by it, in accordance with subsection (b) below, and (2) to honor drawings under the Letters of Credit; and (B) the Lenders severally agree to participate in Letters of Credit issued for the account of the Company or its Subsidiaries and any drawings thereunder; provided that after giving effect to any L/C Credit Extension with respect to any Letter of Credit, (w) the Total Revolving Outstandings shall not exceed the Aggregate Revolving Commitments, (x) the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Revolving Loans of any Lender, plus such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations, plus such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the Outstanding Amount of all Swing Line Loans shall not exceed such Lender’s Revolving Commitment, (y) the Outstanding Amount of the L/C Obligations shall not exceed the Letter of Credit Sublimit and (z) the aggregate Outstanding Amount of all Revolving Loans and L/C Obligations denominated in Alternative Currencies shall not exceed the Alternative Currency Sublimit.  Each request by a Borrower for the issuance or amendment of a Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be a representation by such Borrower that the L/C Credit Extension so

 

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requested complies with the conditions set forth in the proviso to the preceding sentence.  Within the foregoing limits, and subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each Borrower’s ability to obtain Letters of Credit shall be fully revolving, and accordingly such Borrower may, during the foregoing period, obtain Letters of Credit to replace Letters of Credit that have expired or that have been drawn upon and reimbursed.

 

(ii)                                  The L/C Issuer shall not issue any Letter of Credit if:

 

(A)                               subject to Section 2.03(b)(iii), the expiry date of such requested Letter of Credit would occur more than twelve (12) months after the date of issuance or last extension, unless the Lenders (other than Defaulting Lenders) holding a majority of the Revolving Commitments have approved such expiry date; or

 

(B)                               the expiry date of such requested Letter of Credit would occur after the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, unless all the Lenders that have Revolving Commitments have approved such expiry date.

 

(iii)                               The L/C Issuer shall not be under any obligation to issue any Letter of Credit if:

 

(A)                               any order, judgment or decree of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator shall by its terms purport to enjoin or restrain the L/C Issuer from issuing such Letter of Credit, or any Law applicable to the L/C Issuer or any request or directive (whether or not having the force of Law) from any Governmental Authority with jurisdiction over the L/C Issuer shall prohibit, or request that the L/C Issuer refrain from, the issuance of letters of credit generally or such Letter of Credit in particular or shall impose upon the L/C Issuer with respect to such Letter of Credit any restriction, reserve or capital requirement (for which the L/C Issuer is not otherwise compensated hereunder) not in effect on the Closing Date, or shall impose upon the L/C Issuer any unreimbursed loss, cost or expense which was not applicable on the Closing Date and which the L/C Issuer in good faith deems material to it;

 

(B)                               the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate one or more policies of the L/C Issuer applicable to borrowers generally;

 

(C)                               except as otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer, such Letter of Credit is in an initial stated amount less than $100,000;

 

(D)                               except as otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer, such Letter of Credit is to be denominated in a currency other than Dollars or an Alternative Currency;

 

(E)                                the L/C Issuer does not as of the issuance date of the requested Letter of Credit issue Letters of Credit in the requested currency;

 

(F)                                 such Letter of Credit contains any provisions for automatic reinstatement of the stated amount after any drawing thereunder; or

 

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(G)                               any Lender is at that time a Defaulting Lender, unless the L/C Issuer has entered into arrangements, including the delivery of Cash Collateral, satisfactory to the L/C Issuer (in its sole discretion) with the applicable Borrower or such Defaulting Lender to eliminate the L/C Issuer’s actual or potential Fronting Exposure (after giving effect to Section 2.15(b)) with respect to the Defaulting Lender arising from either the Letter of Credit then proposed to be issued or that Letter of Credit and all other L/C Obligations as to which the L/C Issuer has actual or potential Fronting Exposure, as it may elect in its sole discretion.

 

(iv)                              The L/C Issuer shall not amend any Letter of Credit if the L/C Issuer would not be permitted at such time to issue the Letter of Credit in its amended form under the terms hereof.

 

(v)                                 The L/C Issuer shall be under no obligation to amend any Letter of Credit if (A) the L/C Issuer would have no obligation at such time to issue the Letter of Credit in its amended form under the terms hereof, or (B) the beneficiary of the Letter of Credit does not accept the proposed amendment to the Letter of Credit.

 

(vi)                              The L/C Issuer shall act on behalf of the Lenders with respect to any Letters of Credit issued by it and the documents associated therewith, and the L/C Issuer shall have all of the benefits and immunities (A) provided to the Administrative Agent in Article X with respect to any acts taken or omissions suffered by the L/C Issuer in connection with Letters of Credit issued by it or proposed to be issued by it and Issuer Documents pertaining to such Letters of Credit as fully as if the term “Administrative Agent” as used in Article X included the L/C Issuer with respect to such acts or omissions, and (B) as additionally provided herein with respect to the L/C Issuer.

 

(b)                                 Procedures for Issuance and Amendment of Letters of Credit; Auto-Extension Letters of Credit.

 

(i)                                     Each Letter of Credit shall be issued or amended, as the case may be, upon the request of the applicable Borrower delivered to the L/C Issuer (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) in the form of a Letter of Credit Application, appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of such Borrower.  Such Letter of Credit Application may be sent by facsimile, by United States mail, by overnight courier, by electronic transmission using the system provided by the L/C Issuer, by personal delivery or by any other means acceptable to the L/C Issuer.  Such Letter of Credit Application must be received by the L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m. at least two (2) Business Days (or such later date and time as the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer may agree in a particular instance in their sole discretion) prior to the proposed issuance date or date of amendment, as the case may be.  In the case of a request for an initial issuance of a Letter of Credit, such Letter of Credit Application shall specify in form and detail reasonably satisfactory to the L/C Issuer: (A) the proposed issuance date of the requested Letter of Credit (which shall be a Business Day); (B) the amount and currency thereof; (C) the expiry date thereof; (D) the name and address of the beneficiary thereof; (E) the documents to be presented by such beneficiary in case of any drawing thereunder; (F) the full text of any certificate to be presented by such beneficiary in case of any drawing thereunder; (G) the purpose and nature of the requested Letter of Credit; and (H) such other matters as the L/C Issuer may reasonably require.  In the case of a request for an amendment of any outstanding Letter of Credit, such Letter of Credit Application shall specify in form and detail satisfactory to the L/C Issuer (A) the Letter

 

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of Credit to be amended; (B) the proposed date of amendment thereof (which shall be a Business Day); (C) the nature of the proposed amendment; and (D) such other matters as the L/C Issuer may reasonably require.  Additionally, the applicable Borrower shall furnish to the L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent such other documents and information pertaining to such requested Letter of Credit issuance or amendment, including any Issuer Documents, as the L/C Issuer or the Administrative Agent may reasonably require.

 

(ii)                                  Promptly after receipt of any Letter of Credit Application, the L/C Issuer will confirm with the Administrative Agent (by telephone or in writing) that the Administrative Agent has received a copy of such Letter of Credit Application from the applicable Borrower and, if not, the L/C Issuer will provide the Administrative Agent with a copy thereof.  Unless the L/C Issuer has received written notice from any Lender, the Administrative Agent or any Loan Party, at least one Business Day prior to the requested date of issuance or amendment of the applicable Letter of Credit, that one or more applicable conditions contained in Article V shall not then be satisfied or waived, then, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the L/C Issuer shall, on the requested date, issue a Letter of Credit for the account of the applicable Borrower or the applicable Subsidiary or enter into the applicable amendment, as the case may be, in each case in accordance with the L/C Issuer’s usual and customary business practices.  Immediately upon the issuance of each Letter of Credit, each Lender shall be deemed to, and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to, purchase from the L/C Issuer a risk participation in such Letter of Credit in an amount equal to the product of such Lender’s Applicable Percentage times the amount of such Letter of Credit.

 

(iii)                               If the applicable Borrower so requests in any applicable Letter of Credit Application, the L/C Issuer may, in its sole discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic extension provisions (each, an “Auto-Extension Letter of Credit”); provided that any such Auto-Extension Letter of Credit must permit the L/C Issuer to prevent any such extension at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day (the “Non-Extension Notice Date”) in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued.  Unless otherwise directed by the L/C Issuer, the applicable Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to the L/C Issuer for any such extension.  Once an Auto-Extension Letter of Credit has been issued, the Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the L/C Issuer to permit the extension of such Letter of Credit at any time to an expiry date not later than the Letter of Credit Expiration Date; provided, however, that the L/C Issuer shall not permit any such extension if (A) the L/C Issuer has determined that it would not be permitted, or would have no obligation, at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its revised form (as extended) under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of clause (ii) or (iii) of Section 2.03(a) or otherwise), or (B) it has received notice (which may be by telephone or in writing) on or before the day that is seven Business Days before the Non-Extension Notice Date (1) from the Administrative Agent that the Required Lenders have elected not to permit such extension or (2) from the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the Company that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 5.02 is not then satisfied, and in each case directing the L/C Issuer not to permit such extension.

 

(iv)                              Promptly after its delivery of any Letter of Credit or any amendment to a Letter of Credit to an advising bank with respect thereto or to the beneficiary thereof, the

 

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L/C Issuer will also deliver to the applicable Borrower and the Administrative Agent a true and complete copy of such Letter of Credit or amendment.

 

(c)                                  Drawings and Reimbursements; Funding of Participations.

 

(i)                                     Upon receipt from the beneficiary of any Letter of Credit of any notice of drawing under such Letter of Credit, the L/C Issuer shall notify the applicable Borrower and the Administrative Agent thereof.  In the case of a Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency, the applicable Borrower shall reimburse the L/C Issuer in such Alternative Currency, unless (A) the L/C Issuer (at its option) shall have specified in such notice that it will require reimbursement in Dollars, or (B) in the absence of any such requirement for reimbursement in Dollars, such Borrower shall have notified the L/C Issuer promptly following receipt of the notice of drawing that such Borrower will reimburse the L/C Issuer in Dollars.  In the case of any such reimbursement in Dollars of a drawing under a Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency, the L/C Issuer shall notify the applicable Borrower of the Dollar Equivalent of the amount of the drawing promptly following the determination thereof.  Not later than 11:00 a.m. on the date of any payment by the L/C Issuer under a Letter of Credit to be reimbursed in Dollars, or the Applicable Time on the date of any payment by the L/C Issuer under a Letter of Credit to be reimbursed in an Alternative Currency (each such date, an “Honor Date”), the applicable Borrower shall reimburse the L/C Issuer through the Administrative Agent in an amount equal to the amount of such drawing and in the applicable currency.  In the event that (A) a drawing denominated in an Alternative Currency is to be reimbursed in Dollars pursuant to the second sentence in this Section 2.03(c)(i) and (B) the Dollar amount paid by the applicable Borrower, whether on or after the Honor Date, shall not be adequate on the date of that payment to purchase in accordance with normal banking procedures a sum denominated in the Alternative Currency equal to the drawing, such Borrower agrees, as a separate and independent obligation, to indemnify the L/C Issuer for the loss resulting from its inability on that date to purchase the Alternative Currency in the full amount of the drawing.  If the applicable Borrower fails to timely reimburse the L/C Issuer on the Honor Date, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender of the Honor Date, the amount of the unreimbursed drawing (expressed in Dollars in the amount of the Dollar Equivalent thereof in the case of a Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency) (the “Unreimbursed Amount”), and the amount of such Lender’s Applicable Percentage thereof.  In such event, the applicable Borrower shall be deemed to have requested a Borrowing of Revolving Loans that are Base Rate Loans to be disbursed on the Honor Date in an amount equal to the Unreimbursed Amount, without regard to the minimum and multiples specified in Section 2.02 for the principal amount of Base Rate Loans, but subject to the conditions set forth in Section 5.02 (other than the delivery of a Loan Notice) and provided that, after giving effect to such Borrowing, the Total Revolving Outstandings shall not exceed the Aggregate Revolving Commitments.  Any notice given by the L/C Issuer or the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 2.03(c)(i) may be given by telephone if immediately confirmed in writing; provided that the lack of such an immediate confirmation shall not affect the conclusiveness or binding effect of such notice.

 

(ii)                                  Each Lender shall upon any notice pursuant to Section 2.03(c)(i) make funds available (and the Administrative Agent may apply Cash Collateral provided for this purpose) for the account of the L/C Issuer, in Dollars, at the Administrative Agent’s Office for Dollar-denominated deposits in an amount equal to its Applicable Percentage of the Unreimbursed Amount not later than 1:00 p.m. on the Business Day specified in

 

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such notice by the Administrative Agent, whereupon, subject to the provisions of Section 2.03(c)(iii), each Lender that so makes funds available shall be deemed to have made a Revolving Loan that is a Base Rate Loan to the applicable Borrower in such amount.  The Administrative Agent shall remit the funds so received to the L/C Issuer in Dollars.

 

(iii)                               With respect to any Unreimbursed Amount that is not fully refinanced by a Borrowing of Revolving Loans that are Base Rate Loans because the conditions set forth in Section 5.02 cannot be satisfied or for any other reason, the applicable Borrower shall be deemed to have incurred from the L/C Issuer an L/C Borrowing in the amount of the Unreimbursed Amount that is not so refinanced, which L/C Borrowing shall be due and payable on demand (together with interest) and shall bear interest at the Default Rate.  In such event, each Lender’s payment to the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer pursuant to Section 2.03(c)(ii) shall be deemed payment in respect of its participation in such L/C Borrowing and shall constitute an L/C Advance from such Lender in satisfaction of its participation obligation under this Section 2.03.

 

(iv)                              Until each Lender funds its Revolving Loan or L/C Advance pursuant to this Section 2.03(c) to reimburse the L/C Issuer for any amount drawn under any Letter of Credit, interest in respect of such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of such amount shall be solely for the account of the L/C Issuer.

 

(v)                                 Each Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Loans or L/C Advances to reimburse the L/C Issuer for amounts drawn under Letters of Credit, as contemplated by this Section 2.03(c), shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including (A) any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which such Lender may have against the L/C Issuer, any Borrower or any other Person for any reason whatsoever; (B) the occurrence or continuance of a Default, or (C) any other occurrence, event or condition, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing; provided, however, that each Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Loans pursuant to this Section 2.03(c) is subject to the conditions set forth in Section 5.02 (other than delivery by the applicable Borrower of a Loan Notice).  No such making of an L/C Advance shall relieve or otherwise impair the obligation of the applicable Borrower to reimburse the L/C Issuer for the amount of any payment made by the L/C Issuer under any Letter of Credit, together with interest as provided herein.

 

(vi)                              If any Lender fails to make available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer any amount required to be paid by such Lender pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.03(c) by the time specified in Section 2.03(c)(ii), then, without limiting the other provisions of this Agreement, the L/C Issuer shall be entitled to recover from such Lender (acting through the Administrative Agent), on demand, such amount with interest thereon for the period from the date such payment is required to the date on which such payment is immediately available to the L/C Issuer at a rate per annum equal to the applicable Overnight Rate from time to time in effect, plus any administrative, processing or similar fees customarily charged by the L/C Issuer in connection with the foregoing.  If such Lender pays such amount (with interest and fees as aforesaid), the amount so paid shall constitute such Lender’s Revolving Loan included in the relevant Borrowing or L/C Advance in respect of the relevant L/C Borrowing, as the case may be.  A certificate of the L/C Issuer submitted to any Lender (through the Administrative Agent) with respect to any amounts owing under this clause (vi) shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

 

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(d)                                 Repayment of Participations.

 

(i)                                     At any time after the L/C Issuer has made a payment under any Letter of Credit and has received from any Lender such Lender’s L/C Advance in respect of such payment in accordance with Section 2.03(c), if the Administrative Agent receives for the account of the L/C Issuer any payment in respect of the related Unreimbursed Amount or interest thereon (whether directly from the applicable Borrower or otherwise, including proceeds of Cash Collateral applied thereto by the Administrative Agent), the Administrative Agent will distribute to such Lender its Applicable Percentage thereof in Dollars and in the same funds as those received by the Administrative Agent.

 

(ii)                                  If any payment received by the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer pursuant to Section 2.03(c)(i) is required to be returned under any of the circumstances described in Section 11.05 (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by the L/C Issuer in its discretion), each Lender shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer its Applicable Percentage thereof on demand of the Administrative Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such amount is returned by such Lender, at a rate per annum equal to the applicable Overnight Rate from time to time in effect.  The obligations of the Lenders under this clause shall survive the payment in full of the Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.

 

(e)                                  Obligations Absolute.  The obligation of each Borrower to reimburse the L/C Issuer for each drawing under each Letter of Credit and to repay each L/C Borrowing shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable, and shall be paid strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement under all circumstances, including the following:

 

(i)                                     any lack of validity or enforceability of such Letter of Credit, this Agreement or any other Loan Document;

 

(ii)                                  the existence of any claim, counterclaim, setoff, defense or other right that any Loan Party or any Subsidiary may have at any time against any beneficiary or any transferee of such Letter of Credit (or any Person for whom any such beneficiary or any such transferee may be acting), the L/C Issuer or any other Person, whether in connection with this Agreement, the transactions contemplated hereby or by such Letter of Credit or any agreement or instrument relating thereto, or any unrelated transaction;

 

(iii)                               any draft, demand, certificate or other document presented under such Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent, invalid or insufficient in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect; or any loss or delay in the transmission or otherwise of any document required in order to make a drawing under such Letter of Credit;

 

(iv)                              waiver by the L/C Issuer of any requirement that exists for the L/C Issuer’s protection and not the protection of such Borrower or any waiver by the L/C Issuer which does not in fact materially prejudice such Borrower;

 

(v)                                 honor of a demand for payment presented electronically even if such Letter of Credit requires that demand be in the form of a draft;

 

(vi)                              any payment made by the L/C Issuer in respect of an otherwise complying item presented after the date specified as the expiration date of, or the date by which

 

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documents must be received under such Letter of Credit if presentation after such date is authorized by the UCC, the ISP or the UCP, as applicable;

 

(vii)                           any payment by the L/C Issuer under such Letter of Credit against presentation of a draft or certificate that does not strictly comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit; or any payment made by the L/C Issuer under such Letter of Credit to any Person purporting to be a trustee in bankruptcy, debtor-in-possession, assignee for the benefit of creditors, liquidator, receiver or other representative of or successor to any beneficiary or any transferee of such Letter of Credit, including any arising in connection with any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law;

 

(viii)                        any adverse change in the relevant exchange rates or in the availability of the relevant Alternative Currency to any Borrower or any Subsidiary or in the relevant currency markets generally; or

 

(ix)                              any other circumstance or happening whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing, including any other circumstance that might otherwise constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, any Loan Party or any Subsidiary.

 

The applicable Borrower shall promptly examine a copy of each Letter of Credit and each amendment thereto that is delivered to it and, in the event of any claim of noncompliance with such Borrower’s instructions or other irregularity, such Borrower will immediately notify the L/C Issuer.  The applicable Borrower shall be conclusively deemed to have waived any such claim against the L/C Issuer and its correspondents unless such notice is given as aforesaid.

 

Notwithstanding anything in this Section 2.03(e) to the contrary, the applicable Borrower may have a claim against the L/C Issuer, and the L/C Issuer may be liable to such Borrower to the extent, but only to the extent, of any direct, as opposed to consequential or exemplary, damages suffered by such Borrower which such Borrower proves were caused by the L/C Issuer’s willful misconduct or gross negligence or the L/C Issuer’s willful failure to pay under any Letter of Credit after the presentation to it by the beneficiary of a sight draft and certificate(s) strictly complying with the terms and conditions of a Letter of Credit unless the L/C Issuer is prevented or prohibited from so paying as a result of any order or directive of any court or other Governmental Authority.

 

(f)                                   Role of L/C Issuer.  Each Lender and each Borrower agree that, in paying any drawing under a Letter of Credit, the L/C Issuer shall not have any responsibility to obtain any document (other than any sight draft, certificates and documents expressly required by such Letter of Credit) or to ascertain or inquire as to the validity or accuracy of any such document or the authority of the Person executing or delivering any such document.  None of the L/C Issuer, the Administrative Agent, any of their respective Related Parties nor any correspondent, participant or assignee of the L/C Issuer shall be liable to any Lender for (i) any action taken or omitted in connection herewith at the request or with the approval of the Lenders or the Required Lenders, as applicable; (ii) any action taken or omitted in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct; or (iii) the due execution, effectiveness, validity or enforceability of any document or instrument related to any Letter of Credit or Issuer Document.  Each Borrower hereby assumes all risks of the acts or omissions of any beneficiary or transferee with respect to its use of any Letter of Credit; provided, however, that this assumption is not intended to, and shall not, preclude such Borrower from pursuing such rights and remedies as it may have against the beneficiary or transferee at law or under any other agreement.  None of the L/C Issuer, the Administrative Agent, any of their respective Related Parties nor any correspondent, participant or assignee of the L/C Issuer shall be liable or responsible for any of the matters described in clauses (i) through (ix) of Section 2.03(e);

 

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provided, however, that anything in such clauses to the contrary notwithstanding, a Borrower may have a claim against the L/C Issuer, and the L/C Issuer may be liable to such Borrower, to the extent, but only to the extent, of any direct, as opposed to consequential or exemplary, damages suffered by such Borrower which such Borrower proves were caused by the L/C Issuer’s willful misconduct or gross negligence or the L/C Issuer’s willful failure to pay under any Letter of Credit after the presentation to it by the beneficiary of a sight draft and certificate(s) strictly complying with the terms and conditions of a Letter of Credit.  In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, the L/C Issuer may accept documents that appear on their face to be in order, without responsibility for further investigation, regardless of any notice or information to the contrary, and the L/C Issuer shall not be responsible for the validity or sufficiency of any instrument transferring or assigning or purporting to transfer or assign a Letter of Credit or the rights or benefits thereunder or proceeds thereof, in whole or in part, which may prove to be invalid or ineffective for any reason.  The L/C Issuer may send a Letter of Credit or conduct any communication to or from the beneficiary via the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (“SWIFT”) message or overnight courier, or any other commercially reasonable means of communicating with a beneficiary.

 

(g)                                  Applicability of ISP and UCP.  Unless otherwise expressly agreed by the L/C Issuer and the applicable Borrower when a Letter of Credit is issued, (i) the rules of the ISP shall apply to each standby Letter of Credit, and (ii) the rules of the UCP shall apply to each commercial Letter of Credit.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the L/C Issuer shall not be responsible to any Borrower for, and the L/C Issuer’s rights and remedies against any Borrower shall not be impaired by, any action or inaction of the L/C Issuer required or permitted under any Law, order, or practice that is required or permitted to be applied to any Letter of Credit or this Agreement, including the Law or any order of a jurisdiction where the L/C Issuer or the beneficiary is located, the practice stated in the ISP or UCP, as applicable, or in the decisions, opinions, practice statements, or official commentary of the ICC Banking Commission, the Bankers Association for Finance and Trade - International Financial Services Association (BAFT-IFSA), or the Institute of International Banking Law & Practice, whether or not any Letter of Credit chooses such Law or practice.

 

(h)                                 Letter of Credit Fees.  The applicable Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender in accordance, subject to Section 2.15, with its Applicable Percentage, in Dollars, a Letter of Credit fee (the “Letter of Credit Fee”) for each Letter of Credit equal to the Applicable Rate times the Dollar Equivalent of the daily amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit.  For purposes of computing the daily amount available to be drawn under any Letter of Credit, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be determined in accordance with Section 1.09.  Letter of Credit Fees shall be (i) due and payable on the first Business Day after the end of each March, June, September and December, commencing with the first such date to occur after the issuance of such Letter of Credit, on the Letter of Credit Expiration Date and thereafter on demand and (ii) computed on a quarterly basis in arrears.  If there is any change in the Applicable Rate during any quarter, the daily amount available to be drawn under each Letter of Credit shall be computed and multiplied by the Applicable Rate separately for each period during such quarter that such Applicable Rate was in effect.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, upon the written request of the Required Lenders, while any Event of Default exists, all Letter of Credit Fees shall accrue at the Default Rate.

 

(i)                                     Fronting Fee and Documentary and Processing Charges Payable to L/C Issuer. The applicable Borrower shall pay directly to the L/C Issuer for its own account, in Dollars, a fronting fee (i) with respect to each commercial Letter of Credit, at the rate specified in the Fee Provision, computed on the Dollar Equivalent of the amount of such Letter of Credit, and payable upon the issuance thereof, (ii) with respect to any amendment of a commercial Letter of Credit increasing

 

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the amount of such Letter of Credit, at a rate separately agreed between the applicable Borrower and the L/C Issuer, computed on the Dollar Equivalent of the amount of such increase, and payable upon the effectiveness of such amendment, and (iii) with respect to each standby Letter of Credit, at the rate per annum specified in the Fee Provision, computed on the Dollar Equivalent of the daily amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit on a quarterly basis in arrears.  Such fronting fee shall be due and payable on the tenth Business Day after the end of each March, June, September and December in respect of the most recently ended quarterly period (or portion thereof, in the case of the first payment), commencing with the first such date to occur after the issuance of such Letter of Credit, on the Letter of Credit Expiration Date and thereafter on demand.  For purposes of computing the daily amount available to be drawn under any Letter of Credit, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be determined in accordance with Section 1.09.  In addition, the applicable Borrower shall pay directly to the L/C Issuer for its own account, in Dollars, the customary issuance, presentation, amendment and other processing fees, and other standard costs and charges, of the L/C Issuer relating to letters of credit as from time to time in effect.  Such customary fees and standard costs and charges are due and payable on demand and are nonrefundable.

 

(j)                                    Conflict with Issuer Documents.  In the event of any conflict between the terms hereof and the terms of any Issuer Document, the terms hereof shall control.

 

(k)                                 Letters of Credit Issued for Subsidiaries.  Notwithstanding that a Letter of Credit issued or outstanding hereunder is in support of any obligations of, or is for the account of, a Subsidiary, the Company shall be obligated to reimburse the L/C Issuer hereunder for any and all drawings under such Letter of Credit.  Each Borrower hereby acknowledges that the issuance of Letters of Credit for the account of Subsidiaries inures to the benefit of such Borrower, and that such Borrower’s business derives substantial benefits from the businesses of such Subsidiaries.

 

2.04                        Swing Line Loans.

 

(a)                                 Swing Line Facility.  Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Swing Line Lender, in reliance upon the agreements of the other Lenders set forth in this Section 2.04, may in its sole discretion make loans (each such loan, a “Swing Line Loan”) to the Company in Dollars from time to time on any Business Day during the Availability Period in an aggregate amount not to exceed at any time outstanding the amount of the Swing Line Sublimit, notwithstanding the fact that such Swing Line Loans, when aggregated with the Applicable Percentage of the Outstanding Amount of Revolving Loans and L/C Obligations of the Lender acting as Swing Line Lender, may exceed the amount of such Lender’s Revolving Commitment; provided, however, that (i) after giving effect to any Swing Line Loan, (A) the Total Revolving Outstandings shall not exceed the Aggregate Revolving Commitments and (B) the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Revolving Loans of any Lender, plus such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations, plus such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the Outstanding Amount of all Swing Line Loans shall not exceed such Lender’s Revolving Commitment, (ii) the Company shall not use the proceeds of any Swing Line Loan to refinance any outstanding Swing Line Loan and (iii) the Swing Line Lender shall not be under any obligation to make any Swing Line Loan if it shall determine (which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error) that it has, or by making such Swing Line Loan may have, Fronting Exposure.  Within the foregoing limits, and subject to the other terms and conditions hereof, the Company may borrow under this Section 2.04, prepay under Section 2.05, and reborrow under this Section 2.04.  Each Swing Line Loan shall be a Base Rate Loan.  Immediately upon the making of a Swing Line Loan, each Lender shall be deemed to, and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to, purchase from the Swing Line Lender a risk participation in such Swing

 

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Line Loan in an amount equal to the product of such Lender’s Applicable Percentage times the amount of such Swing Line Loan.

 

(b)                                 Borrowing Procedures.  Each Borrowing of Swing Line Loans shall be made upon the Company’s irrevocable notice to the Swing Line Lender and the Administrative Agent, which may be given by: (A) telephone or (B) a Swing Line Loan Notice; provided that any telephonic notice must be confirmed promptly by delivery to the Swing Line Lender and the Administrative Agent of a Swing Line Loan Notice. Each such Swing Line Loan Notice must be received by the Swing Line Lender and the Administrative Agent not later than 1:00 p.m. on the requested borrowing date or such later time on the requested borrowing date as may be approved by the Swing Line Lender in its sole discretion, and shall specify (i) the amount to be borrowed, which shall be a minimum principal amount of $100,000 and integral multiples of $100,000 in excess thereof, and (ii) the requested date of the Borrowing (which shall be a Business Day). Promptly after receipt by the Swing Line Lender of any Swing Line Loan Notice, the Swing Line Lender will confirm with the Administrative Agent (by telephone or in writing) that the Administrative Agent has also received such Swing Line Loan Notice and, if not, the Swing Line Lender will notify the Administrative Agent (in writing) of the contents thereof. Unless the Swing Line Lender has received notice (by telephone or in writing) from the Administrative Agent (including at the request of any Lender) prior to 2:00 p.m. on the date of the proposed Borrowing of Swing Line Loans (A) directing the Swing Line Lender not to make such Swing Line Loan as a result of the limitations set forth in the first proviso to the first sentence of Section 2.04(a), or (B) that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Article V is not then satisfied or waived, then, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Swing Line Lender will, not later than 3:00 p.m. on the borrowing date specified in such Swing Line Loan Notice, make the amount of its Swing Line Loan available to the Company.

 

(c)                                  Refinancing of Swing Line Loans.

 

(i)                                     The Swing Line Lender at any time in its sole and absolute discretion may request, on behalf of the Company (which hereby irrevocably authorizes the Swing Line Lender to so request on its behalf), that each Lender make a Revolving Loan that is a Base Rate Loan in an amount equal to such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the amount of Swing Line Loans then outstanding.  Such request shall be made in writing (which written request shall be deemed to be a Loan Notice for purposes hereof) and in accordance with the requirements of Section 2.02, without regard to the minimum and multiples specified therein for the principal amount of Base Rate Loans, but subject to the conditions set forth in Section 5.02 (other than the delivery of a Loan Notice) and provided that, after giving effect to such Borrowing, the Total Revolving Outstandings shall not exceed the Aggregate Revolving Commitments.  The Swing Line Lender shall furnish the Company with a copy of the applicable Loan Notice promptly after delivering such notice to the Administrative Agent.  Each Lender shall make an amount equal to its Applicable Percentage of the amount specified in such Loan Notice available to the Administrative Agent in Same Day Funds (and the Administrative Agent may apply Cash Collateral available with respect to the applicable Swing Line Loan) for the account of the Swing Line Lender at the Administrative Agent’s Office for Dollar-denominated payments not later than 1:00 p.m. on the day specified in such Loan Notice, whereupon, subject to Section 2.04(c)(ii), each Lender that so makes funds available shall be deemed to have made a Revolving Loan that is a Base Rate Loan to the Company in such amount.  The Administrative Agent shall remit the funds so received to the Swing Line Lender.

 

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(ii)                                  If for any reason any Swing Line Loan cannot be refinanced by such a Borrowing of Revolving Loans in accordance with Section 2.04(c)(i), the request for Revolving Loans that are Base Rate Loans submitted by the Swing Line Lender as set forth herein shall be deemed to be a request by the Swing Line Lender that each of the Lenders fund its risk participation in the relevant Swing Line Loan and each Lender’s payment to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Swing Line Lender pursuant to Section 2.04(c)(i) shall be deemed payment in respect of such participation.

 

(iii)                               If any Lender fails to make available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Swing Line Lender any amount required to be paid by such Lender pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.04(c) by the time specified in Section 2.04(c)(i), the Swing Line Lender shall be entitled to recover from such Lender (acting through the Administrative Agent), on demand, such amount with interest thereon for the period from the date such payment is required to the date on which such payment is immediately available to the Swing Line Lender at a rate per annum equal to the applicable Overnight Rate from time to time in effect, plus any administrative, processing or similar fees customarily charged by the Swing Line Lender in connection with the foregoing.  If such Lender pays such amount (with interest and fees as aforesaid), the amount so paid shall constitute such Lender’s Revolving Loan included in the relevant Borrowing or funded participation in the relevant Swing Line Loan, as the case may be.  A certificate of the Swing Line Lender submitted to any Lender (through the Administrative Agent) with respect to any amounts owing under this clause (iii) shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

 

(iv)                              Each Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Loans or to purchase and fund risk participations in Swing Line Loans pursuant to this Section 2.04(c) shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including (A) any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right that such Lender may have against the Swing Line Lender, the Company or any other Person for any reason whatsoever, (B) the occurrence or continuance of a Default, or (C) any other occurrence, event or condition, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing; provided, however, that each Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Loans pursuant to this Section 2.04(c) is subject to the conditions set forth in Section 5.02.  No such funding of risk participations shall relieve or otherwise impair the obligation of the Company to repay Swing Line Loans, together with interest as provided herein.

 

(d)                                 Repayment of Participations.

 

(i)                                     At any time after any Lender has purchased and funded a risk participation in a Swing Line Loan, if the Swing Line Lender receives any payment on account of such Swing Line Loan, the Swing Line Lender will distribute to such Lender its Applicable Percentage thereof in the same funds as those received by the Swing Line Lender.

 

(ii)                                  If any payment received by the Swing Line Lender in respect of principal or interest on any Swing Line Loan is required to be returned by the Swing Line Lender under any of the circumstances described in Section 11.05 (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by the Swing Line Lender in its discretion), each Lender shall pay to the Swing Line Lender its Applicable Percentage thereof on demand of the Administrative Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such amount is returned, at a rate per annum equal to the applicable Overnight Rate.  The

 

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Administrative Agent will make such demand upon the request of the Swing Line Lender.  The obligations of the Lenders under this clause shall survive the payment in full of the Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.

 

(e)                                  Interest for Account of Swing Line Lender.  The Swing Line Lender shall be responsible for invoicing the Company for interest on the Swing Line Loans.  Until each Lender funds its Revolving Loans that are Base Rate Loans or risk participation pursuant to this Section 2.04 to refinance such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of any Swing Line Loan, interest in respect of such Applicable Percentage shall be solely for the account of the Swing Line Lender.

 

(f)                                   Payments Directly to Swing Line Lender.  The Company shall make all payments of principal and interest in respect of the Swing Line Loans directly to the Swing Line Lender.

 

2.05                        Prepayments.

 

(a)                                 Voluntary Prepayments of Loans.

 

(i)                                     Revolving Loans, Term Loan and Delayed Draw Term Loan.  Any Borrower may, upon delivery of a Notice of Prepayment from such Borrower to the Administrative Agent, at any time or from time to time voluntarily prepay the Loans (other than Swing Line Loans) in whole or in part without premium or penalty; provided that (A) such notice must be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m. (1) three Business Days prior to any date of prepayment of Eurocurrency Rate Loans denominated in Dollars, (2) four Business Days (or five, in the case of prepayment of Loans denominated in Special Notice Currencies) prior to any date of prepayment of Eurocurrency Rate Loans denominated in Alternative Currencies, and (3) on the date of prepayment of Base Rate Loans; (B) any such prepayment of Eurocurrency Rate Loans shall be in a principal amount of $500,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof (or, if less, the entire principal amount thereof then outstanding); (C) any prepayment of Base Rate Loans shall be in a principal amount of $500,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof (or, if less, the entire principal amount thereof then outstanding); and (D) any prepayment of the Term Loan, the Delayed Draw Term Loan or any Other Term Loan shall be applied as between the Term Loan, the Delayed Draw Term Loan and any Other Term Loan as directed by the Company and to the remaining principal amortization payments in respect of the Term Loan, the Delayed Draw Term Loan or any Other Term Loan, as applicable, as directed by the Company, or in the absence of such direction, in direct order of maturity thereof. Each such notice shall specify the date and amount of such prepayment and the Type(s) of Loans to be prepaid and, if Eurocurrency Rate Loans are to be prepaid, the Interest Period(s) of such Loans.  The Administrative Agent will promptly notify each Lender of its receipt of each such notice, and of the amount of such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of such prepayment.  If such notice is given by a Borrower, such Borrower shall make such prepayment and the payment amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable on the date specified therein; provided that a Notice of Prepayment may state that such notice is conditioned upon the effectiveness of other transactions (including the effectiveness of other credit facilities, indentures or similar agreements), in which case such Notice of Prepayment may be revoked by the applicable Borrower (by notice to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the specified effective date) if such condition is not, or is not expected by the Company to be, satisfied.  Any prepayment of a Eurocurrency Rate Loan shall be accompanied by all accrued interest on the amount prepaid, together with any additional amounts required pursuant to Section 3.05.  Subject to Section 2.15, each such prepayment

 

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shall be applied to the Loans of the Lenders in accordance with their respective Applicable Percentages.  For clarity, voluntary payments made by a Borrower for administrative convenience within the ten (10) day period prior to the date on which a scheduled payment of Loans is required to be made under this Agreement shall not be treated as a voluntary prepayment of the Loans for purposes of this Agreement; provided that such Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent in writing of such intent at least one Business Day prior to making such prepayment.

 

(ii)                                  Swing Line Loans.  The Company may, upon delivery of a Notice of Loan Prepayment to the Swing Line Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), at any time or from time to time, voluntarily prepay Swing Line Loans in whole or in part without premium or penalty; provided that (i) such notice must be received by the Swing Line Lender and the Administrative Agent not later than 1:00 p.m. on the date of the prepayment, and (ii) any such prepayment shall be in a minimum principal amount of $100,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof (or, if less, the entire principal thereof then outstanding).  Each such notice shall specify the date and amount of such prepayment.  If such notice is given by the Company, the Company shall make such prepayment and the payment amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable on the date specified therein.

 

(b)                                 Mandatory Prepayments of Loans.

 

(i)                                     If for any reason the Total Revolving Outstandings at any time exceed the Aggregate Revolving Commitments then in effect, the Borrowers shall immediately prepay Revolving Loans and/or Swing Line Loans and/or Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations in an aggregate amount equal to such excess; provided, however, that the Borrowers shall not be required to Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations pursuant to this Section 2.05(b)(i) unless after the prepayment in full of the Revolving Loans and Swing Line Loans the Total Revolving Outstandings exceed the Aggregate Revolving Commitments then in effect.

 

(ii)                                  If the Administrative Agent notifies the Company at any time that the Outstanding Amount of all Loans denominated in Alternative Currencies at such time exceeds an amount equal to 105% of the Alternative Currency Sublimit then in effect, then, within two Business Days after receipt of such notice, the Borrowers shall prepay Loans in an aggregate amount sufficient to reduce such Outstanding Amount as of such date of payment to an amount not to exceed 100% of the Alternative Currency Sublimit then in effect.

 

(iii)                               The Borrowers shall prepay the Loans and/or Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations as hereafter provided in an aggregate amount equal to 100% of the Net Cash Proceeds received by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary from all Dispositions (other than Permitted Transfers) and Recovery Events to the extent such Net Cash Proceeds are not reinvested in assets (excluding current assets as classified by GAAP) that are useful in the business of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries within 180 days of the date of such Disposition or Recovery Event (it being understood that such prepayment shall be due immediately upon the expiration of such 180 day period).

 

(iv)                              Immediately upon receipt by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary of the Net Cash Proceeds of any Debt Issuance, the Borrowers shall prepay the Loans and/or Cash

 

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Collateralize the L/C Obligations as hereafter provided in an aggregate amount equal to 100% of such Net Cash Proceeds.

 

(v)                                 Application of Mandatory Prepayments.

 

(A)                               All amounts required to be paid pursuant to this Section 2.05(b)(i) and (b)(ii) shall be applied first, to the L/C Borrowings and the Swing Line Loans, second, to the outstanding Revolving Loans, and, third, to Cash Collateralize the remaining L/C Obligations.

 

(B)                               All amounts required to be paid pursuant to this Section 2.05(b)(iii) and (b)(iv) shall be applied first, ratably to the prepayment of the Term Loan, the Delayed Draw Term Loan and any Other Term Loan (with such amounts to be applied to the remaining principal amortization payments of the Term Loan, the Delayed Draw Term Loan and any Other Term Loan, as applicable, as directed by the Company (or in the absence of such direction in direct order of maturity thereof), second, to the L/C Borrowings and the Swing Line Loans, third, to the outstanding Revolving Loans, and, fourth, to Cash Collateralize the remaining L/C Obligations (without a corresponding reduction in the Aggregate Revolving Commitments in the cases of clauses second through fourth).

 

Within the parameters of the applications set forth above, prepayments shall be applied first to Base Rate Loans and then to Eurocurrency Rate Loans in direct order of Interest Period maturities.  All prepayments under this Section 2.05(b) shall be subject to Section 3.05, but otherwise without premium or penalty, and shall be accompanied by interest on the principal amount prepaid through the date of prepayment.

 

2.06                        Termination or Reduction of Commitments.

 

(a)                                 Revolving Commitments.  The Company may, upon notice to the Administrative Agent, permanently reduce the Aggregate Revolving Commitments to any amount not less than the Total Revolving Outstandings, or from time to time terminate the Aggregate Revolving Commitments; provided that (i) any such notice shall be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 12:00 noon three (3) Business Days prior to the date of termination or reduction, (ii) any such partial reduction shall be in an aggregate amount of $1,000,000 or any whole multiple of $500,000 in excess thereof and (iii) if, after giving effect to any reduction of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments, the Letter of Credit Sublimit, the Alternative Currency Sublimit or the Swing Line Sublimit exceeds the amount of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments, such sublimit shall be automatically reduced by the amount of such excess; provided, further, that any such notice may state that such notice is conditioned upon the effectiveness of other transactions (including the effectiveness of other credit facilities, indentures or similar agreements), in which case such notice may be revoked by the Company (by notice to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the specified effective date) if such condition is not, or is not expected by the Company to be, satisfied.

 

(b)                                 Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitments.  The Company may, at any time prior to the Borrowing of the Delayed Draw Term Loan pursuant to Section 2.01(c) and upon notice to the Administrative Agent, permanently reduce or terminate the Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitments; provided that (i) any such notice shall be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 12:00 noon three (3) Business Days prior to the date of termination; provided that any such notice may state that such notice is conditioned upon the effectiveness of other transactions, in which case such notice may be revoked by the Company (by notice to the Administrative Agent

 

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on or prior to the specified effective date) if such condition is not expected to be satisfied or is not satisfied.  The Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitments will automatically be reduced to $0 upon the Borrowing of the Delayed Draw Term Loan pursuant to Section 2.01(c).

 

(c)                                  Notice.  The Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Lenders of any notice of termination or reduction of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments or the Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitments under this Section 2.06.  Any reduction of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments or Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitments, as applicable, shall be applied to the Revolving Commitment or Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitments, as applicable, of each Lender according to its Applicable Percentage.  All fees accrued with respect thereto until the effective date of any termination of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments shall be paid on the effective date of such termination.  All fees in respect of the Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitments accrued until the effective date of any termination of the Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitments shall be paid on the effective date of such termination.

 

2.07                        Repayment of Loans.

 

(a)                                 Revolving Loans.  The Borrowers shall repay to the Lenders on the Maturity Date the aggregate principal amount of all Revolving Loans outstanding on such date.

 

(b)                                 Swing Line Loans.  The Company shall repay each Swing Line Loan on the earlier to occur of (i) the date ten (10) Business Days after such Swing Line Loan is made and (ii) the Maturity Date.

 

(c)                                  Term Loan.  Commencing September 30, 2019, the Company shall repay the outstanding principal amount of the Term Loan in equal quarterly installments of $2,375,000  at the end of each March, June, September and December, with the remainder due on the Maturity Date (as such installments may hereafter be adjusted as a result of prepayments made pursuant to Section 2.05, unless accelerated sooner pursuant to Section 9.02); provided, however, that (i) if any principal repayment installment to be made by the Company (other than principal repayment installments on Eurocurrency Rate Loans) shall come due on a day other than a Business Day, such principal repayment installment shall be due on the next succeeding Business Day, and such extension of time shall be reflected in computing interest or fees, as the case may be and (ii) if any principal repayment installment to be made by the Company on a Eurocurrency Rate Loan shall come due on a day other than a Business Day, such principal repayment installment shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless the result of such extension would be to extend such principal repayment installment into another calendar month, in which event such principal repayment installment shall be due on the immediately preceding Business Day.

 

(d)                                 Delayed Draw Term Loan.  Commencing on the last day of the first full fiscal quarter following the Harmony Acquisition Closing Date, the Company shall repay the outstanding principal amount of the Delayed Draw Term Loan in equal quarterly installments of $5,000,000 at the end of each March, June, September and December, with the remainder due on the Maturity Date (as such installments may hereafter be adjusted as a result of prepayments made pursuant to Section 2.05, unless accelerated sooner pursuant to Section 9.02); provided, however, that (i) if any principal repayment installment to be made by the Company (other than principal repayment installments on Eurocurrency Rate Loans) shall come due on a day other than a Business Day, such principal repayment installment shall be due on the next succeeding Business Day, and such extension of time shall be reflected in computing interest or fees, as the case may be and (ii) if any principal repayment installment to be made by the Company on a Eurocurrency Rate Loan shall come due on a day other than a Business Day, such principal repayment installment shall be

 

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2.08                        Interest.

 

(a)                                 Subject to the provisions of subsection (b) below, (i) each Eurocurrency Rate Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof for each Interest Period at a rate per annum equal to the sum of the Eurocurrency Rate for such Interest Period plus the Applicable Rate; (ii) each Base Rate Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof from the applicable borrowing date at a rate per annum equal to the sum of the Base Rate plus the Applicable Rate; and (iii) each Swing Line Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof from the applicable borrowing date at a rate per annum equal to the sum of the Base Rate plus the Applicable Rate.

 

(b)                                 (i)                                     If any amount of principal of any Loan is not paid when due (without regard to any applicable grace periods), whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, such amount shall thereafter bear interest at a fluctuating interest rate per annum at all times equal to the Default Rate to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws.

 

(ii)                            If any amount (other than principal of any Loan) payable by a Borrower under any Loan Document is not paid when due (without regard to any applicable grace periods), whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, then upon the written request of the Required Lenders, such amount shall thereafter bear interest at a fluctuating interest rate per annum at all times equal to the Default Rate to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws.

 

(iii)                         Upon the written request of the Required Lenders, while any Event of Default exists (other than as set forth in clauses (b)(i) and (b)(ii) above), the Borrowers shall pay interest on the principal amount of all outstanding Obligations hereunder at a fluctuating interest rate per annum at all times equal to the Default Rate to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws.

 

(iv)                              Accrued and unpaid interest on past due amounts (including interest on past due interest) shall be due and payable upon demand.

 

(c)                                  Interest on each Loan shall be due and payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date applicable thereto and at such other times as may be specified herein.  Interest hereunder shall be due and payable in accordance with the terms hereof before and after judgment, and before and after the commencement of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law.

 

2.09                        Fees.

 

In addition to certain fees described in subsections (h) and (i) of Section 2.03:

 

(a)                                 Revolving Commitment Fee.  The Company shall pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of each Lender in accordance with its Applicable Percentage, a commitment fee (the “Revolving Commitment Fee”) in Dollars equal to the product of (i) the Applicable Rate times (ii) the actual daily amount by which the Aggregate Revolving Commitments exceed the sum of (y) the Outstanding Amount of Revolving Loans and (z) the Outstanding Amount of L/C Obligations, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 2.15.  The Revolving Commitment Fee

 

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shall accrue at all times during the Availability Period, including at any time during which one or more of the conditions in Article V is not met, and shall be due and payable quarterly in arrears on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December, commencing with the first such date to occur after the Closing Date, and on the last day of the Availability Period. The Revolving Commitment Fee shall be calculated quarterly in arrears, and if there is any change in the Applicable Rate during any quarter, the actual daily amount shall be computed and multiplied by the Applicable Rate separately for each period during such quarter that such Applicable Rate was in effect.  For purposes of clarification, Swing Line Loans shall not be considered outstanding for purposes of determining the unused portion of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments.

 

(b)                                 Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment Fee.  The Company shall pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of each Lender in accordance with its Applicable Percentage, a commitment fee (the “Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment Fee”) in an amount equal to the product of (i) 0.40% per annum times (ii) the actual daily amount of the aggregate Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitments, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 2.15.  The Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment Fee shall accrue at all times commencing October 27, 2019 through the end of the Availability Period, including at any time during which one or more of the conditions in Section 4.03 is not met, and shall be due and payable in arrears and on the earlier of (x) the Harmony Acquisition Closing Date and (y) the last day of the Availability Period.

 

(c)                                  Other Fees.

 

(i)                                     The Company shall pay to the Arrangers and the Administrative Agent for their own respective accounts, in Dollars, fees in the amounts and at the times specified in the Fee Provision.  Such fees shall be fully earned when paid and shall not be refundable for any reason whatsoever.

 

(ii)                                  The Company shall pay to the Lenders, in Dollars, such fees as shall have been separately agreed upon in writing in the amounts and at the times so specified.  Such fees shall be fully earned when paid and shall not be refundable for any reason whatsoever.

 

2.10                        Computation of Interest and Fees; Retroactive Adjustments of Applicable Rate.

 

(a)                                 All computations of interest for Base Rate Loans (including Base Rate Loans determined by reference to the Eurocurrency Rate) shall be made on the basis of a year of 365 or 366 days, as the case may be, and actual days elapsed.  All other computations of fees and interest shall be made on the basis of a 360-day year and actual days elapsed (which results in more fees or interest, as applicable, being paid than if computed on the basis of a 365-day year), or, in the case of interest in respect of Loans denominated in Alternative Currencies as to which market practice differs from the foregoing, in accordance with such market practice.  Interest shall accrue on each Loan for the day on which the Loan is made, and shall not accrue on a Loan, or any portion thereof, for the day on which the Loan or such portion is paid; provided that any Loan that is repaid on the same day on which it is made shall, subject to Section 2.12(a), bear interest for one day.  Each determination by the Administrative Agent of an interest rate or fee hereunder shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.

 

(b)                                 If, as a result of any restatement of or other adjustment to the financial statements of the Company or for any other reason, the Company or the Lenders determine that (i) the Consolidated Leverage Ratio as calculated by the Company as of any applicable date was inaccurate and (ii) a proper calculation of the Consolidated Leverage Ratio would have resulted in higher pricing for such period, the Company shall immediately and retroactively be obligated to

 

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pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of the applicable Lenders or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, promptly on demand by the Administrative Agent (or, after the occurrence of an actual or deemed entry of an order for relief with respect to any Borrower under the Bankruptcy Code or any other similar Debtor Relief Law, automatically and without further action by the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the L/C Issuer), an amount equal to the excess of the amount of interest and fees that should have been paid for such period over the amount of interest and fees actually paid for such period.  This paragraph shall not limit the rights of the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, under this Agreement.  The Company’s obligations under this paragraph shall survive the termination of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments and the repayment of all other Obligations hereunder.

 

2.11                        Evidence of Debt.

 

(a)                                 The Credit Extensions made by each Lender shall be evidenced by one or more accounts or records maintained by such Lender and by the Administrative Agent in the ordinary course of business.  The accounts or records maintained by the Administrative Agent and each Lender shall be conclusive absent manifest error of the amount of the Credit Extensions made by the Lenders to the Borrowers and the interest and payments thereon.  Any failure to so record or any error in doing so shall not, however, limit or otherwise affect the obligation of the Borrowers hereunder to pay any amount owing with respect to the Obligations.  In the event of any conflict between the accounts and records maintained by any Lender and the accounts and records of the Administrative Agent in respect of such matters, the accounts and records of the Administrative Agent shall control in the absence of manifest error.  Upon the request of any Lender made through the Administrative Agent, the Borrowers shall execute and deliver to such Lender (through the Administrative Agent) a promissory note, which shall evidence such Lender’s Loans in addition to such accounts or records.  Each such promissory note shall be in the form of Exhibit 2.11(a) (a “Note”).  Each Lender may attach schedules to its Note and endorse thereon the date, Type (if applicable), amount, currency and maturity of its Loans and payments with respect thereto.

 

(b)                                 In addition to the accounts and records referred to in subsection (a) above, each Lender and the Administrative Agent shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice accounts or records evidencing the purchases and sales by such Lender of participations in Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans.  In the event of any conflict between the accounts and records maintained by the Administrative Agent and the accounts and records of any Lender in respect of such matters, the accounts and records of the Administrative Agent shall control in the absence of manifest error.

 

2.12                        Payments Generally; Administrative Agent’s Clawback.

 

(a)                                 General.  All payments to be made by the Borrowers shall be made free and clear of and without condition or deduction for any counterclaim, defense, recoupment or setoff.  Except as otherwise expressly provided herein and except with respect to principal of and interest on Loans denominated in an Alternative Currency, all payments by the Borrowers hereunder shall be made to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the respective Lenders to which such payment is owed, at the applicable Administrative Agent’s Office in Dollars and in Same Day Funds not later than 2:00 p.m. on the date specified herein.  Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all payments by the Borrowers hereunder with respect to principal and interest on Loans denominated in an Alternative Currency shall be made to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the respective Lenders to which such payment is owed, at the applicable Administrative Agent’s Office in such Alternative Currency and in Same Day Funds not later than the Applicable Time specified by the Administrative Agent on the dates specified herein. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrative Agent may require that any payments due under this Agreement be

 

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made in the United States.  If, for any reason, a Borrower is prohibited by any Law from making any required payment hereunder in an Alternative Currency, such Borrower shall make such payment in Dollars in the Dollar Equivalent of the Alternative Currency payment amount.  The Administrative Agent will promptly distribute to each Lender its Applicable Percentage (or other applicable share as provided herein) of such payment in like funds as received by wire transfer to such Lender’s Lending Office.  All payments received by the Administrative Agent (i) after 2:00 p.m., in the case of payments in Dollars, or (ii) after the Applicable Time specified by the Administrative Agent in the case of payments in an Alternative Currency, shall in each case be deemed received on the next succeeding Business Day and any applicable interest or fee shall continue to accrue.  If any payment to be made by a Borrower shall come due on a day other than a Business Day, payment shall be made on the next following Business Day, and such extension of time shall be reflected in computing interest or fees, as the case may be.

 

(b)                                 (i)  Funding by Lenders; Presumption by Administrative Agent.  Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a Lender prior to the proposed date of any Borrowing of Eurocurrency Rate Loans (or, in the case of any Borrowing of Base Rate Loans, prior to 12:00 noon on the date of such Borrowing) that such Lender will not make available to the Administrative Agent such Lender’s share of such Borrowing, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such share available on such date in accordance with Section 2.02 (or, in the case of a Borrowing of Base Rate Loans, that such Lender has made such share available in accordance with and at the time required by Section 2.02) and may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the applicable Borrower a corresponding amount.  In such event, if a Lender has not in fact made its share of the applicable Borrowing available to the Administrative Agent, then the applicable Lender and the applicable Borrower severally agree to pay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand such corresponding amount in Same Day Funds with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is made available to such Borrower to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at (A) in the case of a payment to be made by such Lender, the Overnight Rate, plus any administrative, processing or similar fees customarily charged by the Administrative Agent in connection with the foregoing, and (B) in the case of a payment to be made by such Borrower, the interest rate applicable to Base Rate Loans.  If such Borrower and such Lender shall pay such interest to the Administrative Agent for the same or an overlapping period, the Administrative Agent shall promptly remit to such Borrower the amount of such interest paid by such Borrower for such period.  If such Lender pays its share of the applicable Borrowing to the Administrative Agent, then the amount so paid shall constitute such Lender’s Loan included in such Borrowing.  Any payment by any Borrower shall be without prejudice to any claim such Borrower may have against a Lender that shall have failed to make such payment to the Administrative Agent.

 

(ii)                                  Payments by Borrower; Presumptions by Administrative Agent.  Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the applicable Borrower prior to the time at which any payment is due to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders or the L/C Issuer hereunder that such Borrower will not make such payment, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Borrower has made such payment on such date in accordance herewith and may, in reliance upon such assumption, distribute to the Lenders or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, the amount due.  In such event, if the applicable Borrower has not in fact made such payment, then each of the Lenders or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, severally agrees to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand the amount so distributed to such Lender or the L/C Issuer, in Same Day Funds with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is distributed to it to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at the Overnight Rate.

 

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A notice of the Administrative Agent to any Lender or any Borrower with respect to any amount owing under this subsection (b) shall be conclusive, absent manifest error.

 

(c)                                  Failure to Satisfy Conditions Precedent.  If any Lender makes available to the Administrative Agent funds for any Loan to be made by such Lender as provided in the foregoing provisions of this Article II, and such funds are not made available to the applicable Borrower by the Administrative Agent because the conditions to the applicable Credit Extension set forth in Article V are not satisfied or waived in accordance with the terms hereof, the Administrative Agent shall return such funds (in like funds as received from such Lender) to such Lender, without interest.

 

(d)                                 Obligations of Lenders Several.  The obligations of the Lenders hereunder to make Loans, to fund participations in Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans and to make payments pursuant to Section 11.04(c) are several and not joint.  The failure of any Lender to make any Loan, to fund any such participation or to make any payment under Section 11.04(c) on any date required hereunder shall not relieve any other Lender of its corresponding obligation to do so on such date, and no Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to so make its Loan, to purchase its participation or to make its payment under Section 11.04(c).

 

(e)                                  Funding Source.  Nothing herein shall be deemed to obligate any Lender to obtain the funds for any Loan in any particular place or manner or to constitute a representation by any Lender that it has obtained or will obtain the funds for any Loan in any particular place or manner.

 

2.13                        Sharing of Payments by Lenders.

 

If any Lender shall, by exercising any right of setoff or counterclaim or otherwise, obtain payment in respect of any principal of or interest on any of the Loans made by it, or the participations in L/C Obligations or in Swing Line Loans held by it resulting in such Lender’s receiving payment of a proportion of the aggregate amount of such Loans or participations and accrued interest thereon greater than its pro rata share thereof as provided herein, then the Lender receiving such greater proportion shall (a) notify the Administrative Agent of such fact, and (b) purchase (for cash at face value) participations in the Loans and subparticipations in L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans of the other Lenders, or make such other adjustments as shall be equitable, so that the benefit of all such payments shall be shared by the Lenders ratably in accordance with the aggregate amount of principal of and accrued interest on their respective Loans and other amounts owing them; provided that:

 

(i)                                     if any such participations or subparticipations are purchased and all or any portion of the payment giving rise thereto is recovered, such participations or subparticipations shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery, without interest; and

 

(ii)                                  the provisions of this Section shall not be construed to apply to (A) any payment made by or on behalf of a Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement (including the application of funds arising from the existence of a Defaulting Lender), (B) the application of Cash Collateral provided for in Section 2.14 or (C) any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Loans or subparticipations in L/C Obligations or Swing Line Loans to any assignee or participant, other than an assignment to any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof (as to which the provisions of this Section shall apply).

 

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exercise against such Loan Party rights of setoff and counterclaim with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were a direct creditor of such Loan Party in the amount of such participation.

 

2.14                        Cash Collateral.

 

(a)                                 Certain Credit Support Events.  If (i) the L/C Issuer has honored any full or partial drawing request under any Letter of Credit and such drawing has resulted in an L/C Borrowing, (ii) as of the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, any L/C Obligation for any reason remains outstanding, (iii) the applicable Borrower shall be required to provide Cash Collateral pursuant to Section 9.02(c) or (iv) there shall exist a Defaulting Lender, then the applicable Borrower shall immediately (in the case of clause (iii) above) or within one Business Day (in all other cases) following any request by the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer provide Cash Collateral in an amount not less than the applicable Minimum Collateral Amount (determined in the case of Cash Collateral provided pursuant to clause (iv) above, after giving effect to Section 2.15(b) and any Cash Collateral provided by the Defaulting Lender).  Additionally, if the Administrative Agent notifies the Company at any time that the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations at such time exceeds 105% of the Letter of Credit Sublimit then in effect, then, within two Business Days after receipt of such notice, the applicable Borrower shall provide Cash Collateral for the Outstanding Amount of the L/C Obligations in an amount not less than the amount by which the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations exceeds the Letter of Credit Sublimit.

 

(b)                                 Grant of Security Interest.  All Cash Collateral (other than credit support not constituting funds subject to deposit) shall be maintained in blocked, non-interest bearing deposit accounts at Bank of America.  Each Borrower, and to the extent provided by any Defaulting Lender, such Defaulting Lender, hereby grants to (and subjects to the control of) the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Lenders, and agrees to maintain, a first priority security interest in all such cash, deposit accounts and all balances therein, and all other property so provided as collateral pursuant hereto, and in all proceeds of the foregoing, all as security for the obligations to which such Cash Collateral may be applied pursuant to Section 2.14(c).  If at any time the Administrative Agent determines that Cash Collateral is subject to any right or claim of any Person other than the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer as herein provided (other than Liens permitted under Section 8.01(m)), or that the total amount of such Cash Collateral is less than the Minimum Collateral Amount, the applicable Borrower or the relevant Defaulting Lender will, promptly upon demand by the Administrative Agent, pay or provide to the Administrative Agent additional Cash Collateral in an amount sufficient to eliminate such deficiency.

 

(c)                                  Application.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, Cash Collateral provided under any of this Section 2.14 or Sections 2.03, 2.05, 2.15 or 9.02 in respect of Letters of Credit shall be held and applied to the satisfaction of the specific L/C Obligations, obligations to fund participations therein (including, as to Cash Collateral provided by a Defaulting Lender, any interest accrued on such obligation) and other obligations for which the Cash Collateral was so provided, prior to any other application of such property as may otherwise be provided for herein.

 

(d)                                 Release.  Cash Collateral (or the appropriate portion thereof) provided to reduce Fronting Exposure or to secure other obligations shall be released promptly following (i) the elimination of the applicable Fronting Exposure or other obligations giving rise thereto (including by the termination of Defaulting Lender status of the applicable Lender (or, as appropriate, its assignee following compliance with Section 11.06(b)(vi))) or (ii) the good faith determination by the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer that there exists excess Cash Collateral; provided,

 

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however, (x) any such release shall be without prejudice to, and any disbursement or other transfer of Cash Collateral shall be and remain subject to, any other Lien conferred under the Loan Documents and the other applicable provisions of the Loan Documents, and (y) the Person providing Cash Collateral and the L/C Issuer may agree that Cash Collateral shall not be released but instead held to support future anticipated Fronting Exposure or other obligations.

 

2.15                        Defaulting Lenders.

 

(a)                                 Adjustments.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then, until such time as that Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender, to the extent permitted by applicable Law:

 

(i)                                     Waivers and Amendments.  Such Defaulting Lender’s right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent with respect to this Agreement shall be restricted as set forth in the definition of “Required Lenders” and Section 11.01.

 

(ii)                                  Defaulting Lender Waterfall.  Any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts received by the Administrative Agent for the account of such Defaulting Lender (whether voluntary or mandatory, at maturity, pursuant to Article IX or otherwise) or received by the Administrative Agent from a Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 11.08 shall be applied at such time or times as may be determined by the Administrative Agent as follows: first, to the payment of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent hereunder; second, to the payment on a pro rata basis of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to the L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender hereunder; third, to Cash Collateralize the L/C Issuer’s Fronting Exposure with respect to such Defaulting Lender in accordance with Section 2.14; fourth, as the Company may request (so long as no Default exists), to the funding of any Loan in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has failed to fund its portion thereof as required by this Agreement, as determined by the Administrative Agent; fifth, if so determined by the Administrative Agent and the Company, to be held in a deposit account and released pro rata in order to (x) satisfy such Defaulting Lender’s potential future funding obligations with respect to Loans under this Agreement and (y) Cash Collateralize the L/C Issuer’s future Fronting Exposure with respect to such Defaulting Lender with respect to future Letters of Credit issued under this Agreement, in accordance with Section 2.14; sixth, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Lenders, the L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by any Lender, the L/C Issuer or the Swing Line Lender against such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; seventh, so long as no Default exists, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Borrowers as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by the Borrowers against such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; and eighth, to such Defaulting Lender or as otherwise directed by a court of competent jurisdiction; provided that if (x) such payment is a payment of the principal amount of any Loans or L/C Borrowings in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has not fully funded its appropriate share, and (y) such Loans were made or the related Letters of Credit were issued at a time when the conditions set forth in Section 5.02 were satisfied or waived, such payment shall be applied solely to pay the Loans of, and L/C Obligations owed to, all Non-Defaulting Lenders on a pro rata basis prior to being applied to the payment of any Loans of, or L/C Obligations owed to, such Defaulting Lender until such time as all Loans and funded and unfunded participations in L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans are held by the Lenders pro rata in accordance with the Commitments

 

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hereunder without giving effect to Section 2.15(b). Any payments, prepayments or other amounts paid or payable to a Defaulting Lender that are applied (or held) to pay amounts owed by a Defaulting Lender or to post Cash Collateral pursuant to this Section 2.15(a)(ii) shall be deemed paid to and redirected by such Defaulting Lender, and each Lender irrevocably consents hereto.

 

(iii)                               Certain Fees.

 

(A)                               No Defaulting Lender shall be entitled to receive any fee payable under Section 2.09(a) or Section 2.09(b)  for any period during which that Lender is a Defaulting Lender (and the Borrowers shall not be required to pay any such fee that otherwise would have been required to have been paid to that Defaulting Lender).

 

(B)                               Each Defaulting Lender shall be entitled to receive Letter of Credit Fees for any period during which that Lender is a Defaulting Lender only to the extent allocable to its Applicable Percentage of the stated amount of Letters of Credit for which it has provided Cash Collateral pursuant to Section 2.14.

 

(C)                               With respect to any Letter of Credit Fee not required to be paid to any Defaulting Lender pursuant to clause (B) above, the Borrowers shall (x) pay to each Non-Defaulting Lender that portion of any such fee otherwise payable to such Defaulting Lender with respect to such Defaulting Lender’s participation in L/C Obligations that has been reallocated to such Non-Defaulting Lender pursuant to clause (b) below, (y) pay to the L/C Issuer the amount of any such fee otherwise payable to such Defaulting Lender to the extent allocable to such L/C Issuer’s Fronting Exposure to such Defaulting Lender and (z) not be required to pay the remaining amount of any such fee.

 

(b)                                 Reallocation of Applicable Percentages to Reduce Fronting Exposure.  All or any part of such Defaulting Lender’s participation in L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans shall be reallocated among the Non-Defaulting Lenders in accordance with their respective Applicable Percentages (calculated without regard to such Defaulting Lender’s Commitment) but only to the extent that such reallocation does not cause the sum of the Outstanding Amount of any Non-Defaulting Lender’s Revolving Loans plus such Non-Defaulting Lender’s participation in L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans to exceed such Non-Defaulting Lender’s Commitment.  No reallocation hereunder shall constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder against a Defaulting Lender arising from that Lender having become a Defaulting Lender, including any claim of a Non-Defaulting Lender as a result of such Non-Defaulting Lender’s increased exposure following such reallocation.

 

(c)                                  Cash Collateral, Repayment of Swing Line Loans.  If the reallocation described in clause (b) above cannot, or can only partially, be effected, the Borrowers shall, without prejudice to any right or remedy available to it hereunder or under applicable Law, (x) first, prepay Swing Line Loans in an amount equal to the Swing Line Lenders’ Fronting Exposure and (y) second, Cash Collateralize the L/C Issuers’ Fronting Exposure in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 2.14.

 

(d)                                 Defaulting Lender Cure.  If the Company, the Administrative Agent, the Swing Line Lender and the L/C Issuer agree in writing that a Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender, the Administrative Agent will so notify the parties hereto, whereupon as of the effective date specified

 

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in such notice and subject to any conditions set forth therein (which may include arrangements with respect to any Cash Collateral), that Lender will, to the extent applicable, purchase at par that portion of outstanding Loans of the other Lenders or take such other actions as the Administrative Agent may determine to be necessary to cause the Loans and funded and unfunded participations in Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans to be held on a pro rata basis by the Lenders in accordance with their Applicable Percentages (without giving effect to Section 2.15(b)), whereupon such Lender will cease to be a Defaulting Lender; provided that no adjustments will be made retroactively with respect to fees accrued or payments made by or on behalf of the Borrowers while that Lender was a Defaulting Lender; and provided, further, that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no change hereunder from Defaulting Lender to Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from that Lender’s having been a Defaulting Lender.

 

2.16                        Designated Borrowers.

 

(a)                                 Designated Borrowers. The Company may at any time, upon not less than fifteen (15) Business Days’ notice from the Company to the Administrative Agent (or such shorter period as may be agreed by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion), request to designate any wholly-owned Foreign Subsidiary of the Company (an “Applicant Borrower”) as a Designated Borrower to receive Loans hereunder by delivering to the Administrative Agent (which shall promptly deliver counterparts thereof to each Lender) a duly executed notice and agreement in substantially the form of Exhibit 2.16(a) (a “Designated Borrower Request and Assumption Agreement”).  The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that prior to any Applicant Borrower becoming entitled to utilize the credit facilities provided for herein (i) the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that are to provide Commitments and/or Loans in favor of an Applicant Borrower must each agree to such Applicant Borrower becoming a Designated Borrower and (ii) the Administrative Agent and such Lenders shall have received (x) all documentation and other information required by bank regulatory authorities under the applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the Act and a Beneficial Ownership Certification in relation to such Borrower and (y) such supporting resolutions, incumbency certificates, opinions of counsel and other documents or information, in form, content and scope reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, as may be required by the Administrative Agent, and Notes signed by such new Borrowers to the extent any Lender so requires (the requirements in clauses (i) and (ii) hereof, the “Designated Borrower Requirements”).  If the Designated Borrower Requirements are met, the Administrative Agent shall send a notice in substantially the form of Exhibit 2.16(b) (a “Designated Borrower Notice”) to the Company and the Lenders specifying the effective date upon which the Applicant Borrower shall constitute a Designated Borrower for purposes hereof, whereupon each of the Lenders agrees to permit such Designated Borrower to receive Loans hereunder, on the terms and conditions set forth herein, and each of the parties agrees that such Designated Borrower otherwise shall be a Borrower for all purposes of this Agreement; provided that no Loan Notice or Letter of Credit Application may be submitted by or on behalf of such Designated Borrower until the date five (5) Business Days after such effective date.

 

(b)                                 Obligations.  The Obligations of the Designated Borrowers shall be joint and several in nature (unless such joint and several liability (i) shall result in adverse tax consequences to any such Designated Borrower or (ii) is not permitted by any Law applicable to such Designated Borrower, in which either such case, the liability of such Designated Borrower shall be several in nature) regardless of which such Person actually receives Credit Extensions hereunder or the amount of such Credit Extensions received or the manner in which the Administrative Agent or any Lender accounts for such Credit Extensions on its books and records.  Each of the obligations

 

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of each Designated Borrower with respect to Credit Extensions made to it, and each such Designated Borrower’s obligations arising as a result of the joint and several liability (if any) of such Designated Borrower hereunder, with respect to Credit Extensions made to and other Obligations owing by the other Designated Borrowers hereunder, shall be separate and distinct obligations, but all such obligations shall be primary obligations of each such Designated Borrower.  Notwithstanding anything contained to the contrary herein or in any Loan Document (including any Designated Borrower Request and Assumption Agreement), unless required by the Administrative Agent, (A) no Designated Borrower shall be obligated with respect to any Obligations of the Company or of any Domestic Subsidiary, (B) the Obligations owed by a Designated Borrower shall be several and not joint with the Obligations of the Company or any Domestic Subsidiary and (C) no Designated Borrower shall be obligated as a Guarantor under the Guaranty with respect to the Obligations of the Company or any Domestic Subsidiary.

 

(c)                                  Appointment. Each Subsidiary of the Company that is or becomes a Designated Borrower pursuant to this Section 2.16 hereby irrevocably appoints the Company to act as its agent for all purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and agrees that (i) the Company may execute such documents on behalf of such Designated Borrower as the Company deems appropriate in its sole discretion and each Designated Borrower shall be obligated by all of the terms of any such document executed on its behalf, (ii) any notice or communication delivered by the Administrative Agent or the Lender to the Company shall be deemed delivered to each Designated Borrower and (iii)  the Administrative Agent or the Lenders may accept, and be permitted to rely on, any document, instrument or agreement executed by the Company on behalf of each Designated Borrower.

 

(d)                                 Termination of Status. The Company may from time to time, upon not less than fifteen (15) Business Days’ notice from the Company to the Administrative Agent (or such shorter period as may be agreed by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion), terminate a Designated Borrower’s status as such; provided that there are no outstanding Loans or L/C Obligations payable by such Designated Borrower, or other amounts payable by such Designated Borrower on account of any Credit Extensions made to it, as of the effective date of such termination. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Lenders of any such termination of a Designated Borrower’s status.

 

2.17                        Incremental Facility Loans.

 

Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Borrowers shall have the right, from time to time and upon at least ten (10) Business Days’ prior written notice to the Administrative Agent (an “Incremental Request”), to request to incur additional term loans under a then existing tranche and/or add one or more additional tranches of term loans (“Other Term Loans” and, together with any additional term loans under a then existing tranche incurred pursuant to this Section 2.17, the “Incremental Term Loans”; and any credit facility for providing for any Incremental Term Loans being referred to as an “Incremental Term Facility”) and/or increase the Aggregate Revolving Commitments (the “Incremental Revolving Commitments”; and revolving loans made thereunder the “Incremental Revolving Loans”; the Incremental Revolving Loans, together with the Incremental Term Loans are referred to herein as the “Incremental Facility Loans”) subject, however, in any such case, to satisfaction of the following conditions precedent:

 

(a)                                 the aggregate amount of all Incremental Revolving Commitments and Incremental Term Loans effected pursuant to this Section 2.17 shall not exceed the sum of (i) the greater of (x) $300,000,000 or (y) an amount equal to two (2) times the Consolidated EBITDA of the Company and its Subsidiaries calculated on a Pro Forma Basis for the most recently ended Test Period plus (ii) the aggregate principal amount of voluntary prepayments of the Term Loans and Revolving Loans (to the extent such prepayment of Revolving Loans is accompanied by a permanent reduction

 

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of the applicable Aggregate Revolving Commitments), in each case, made prior to such date, except to the extent such prepayments were funded with the proceeds of long-term Indebtedness;

 

(b)                                 subject, with respect to any Incremental Term Loan the proceeds of which will be used to finance any Limited Condition Transaction, to Section 1.10, on the date on which any Incremental Facility Amendment is to become effective, both immediately prior to and immediately after giving effect to the incurrence of such Incremental Facility Loans (assuming that the full amount of the Incremental Facility Loans shall have been funded on such date) and any related transactions, no Default shall have occurred and be continuing (it being understood that, if the proceeds of any Incremental Term Loans are to be used, in whole or in part, to finance a Limited Condition Transaction, this clause (b) shall not apply except that no Specified Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result from the incurrence of such Incremental Term Loan);

 

(c)                                  subject, with respect to any Incremental Term Loan the proceeds of which will be used to finance any Limited Condition Transaction, to Section 1.10, after giving effect to the incurrence of such Incremental Facility Loans (assuming the full amount of the Incremental Facility Loans have been funded) and any related transactions, on a Pro Forma Basis, the Loan Parties shall be in compliance with Section 8.11(a);

 

(d)                                 subject, with respect to any Incremental Term Loan the proceeds of which will  be used to finance any Limited Condition Transaction, to Section 1.10, the representations and warranties set forth in Article VI shall be true and correct in all material respects (or if such representation and warranty is qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect, shall be true and correct) on and as of the date on which such Incremental Facility Amendment is to become effective, except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they shall be true and correct in all material respects (or if such representation and warranty is qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect, shall be true and correct) as of such earlier date;

 

(e)                                  such Incremental Facility Loans shall be in a minimum amount of $50,000,000 and in integral multiples of $10,000,000 in excess thereof (or such lesser amounts as agreed by the Administrative Agent);

 

(f)                                   any Incremental Revolving Commitments shall be made on the same terms and provisions (other than upfront fees) as apply to the existing Revolving Commitments, including with respect to maturity date, interest rate and prepayment provisions, and shall not constitute a credit facility separate and apart from the existing revolving credit facility set forth in Section 2.01(a);

 

(g)                                  any Incremental Term Loans that constitute additional term loans under a then existing tranche of term loans shall be made on the same terms and provisions (other than upfront fees) as apply to such outstanding term loans, including with respect to maturity date, interest rate and prepayment provisions, and shall not constitute a credit facility separate and apart from such term loans;

 

(h)                                 in the case of any Other Term Loans, such Other Term Loans shall:  (A) rank pari passu in right of payment priority with the existing term loans, (B) share ratably in rights in the Collateral and the Guaranty, (C) have a maturity date that is no earlier than the Maturity Date for the Term Loan or the Delayed Draw Term Loan, (D) have a Weighted Average Life to Maturity that is no shorter than the remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Term Loan or the

 

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Delayed Draw Term Loan (it being understood that, subject to the foregoing, the amortization schedule applicable to such Incremental Term Loans shall be determined by the Borrower(s) and the Lenders of such Other Term Loans) and (E) otherwise be on terms (other than as to pricing, which shall be as agreed between the Company and the applicable Lenders providing such Other Term Loans) reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent; provided that, such terms and documentation relating to such Other Term Loans shall be on terms not materially more onerous, taken as a whole, to the Borrowers than the existing Term Loan and the Delayed Draw Term Loan (except to the extent permitted above with respect to the maturity date, amortization and interest rate and other than terms which are applicable only after the Maturity Date of the Term Loan and the Delayed Draw Term Loan);

 

(i)                                     the Administrative Agent shall have received additional commitments in a corresponding amount of such requested Incremental Facility Loans from either existing Lenders and/or one or more other institutions that qualify as Eligible Assignees (it being understood and agreed that no existing Lender shall be required to provide an additional commitment); and

 

(j)                                    the Administrative Agent shall have received customary closing certificates and legal opinions and all other documents (including resolutions of the board of directors of the Loan Parties) it may reasonably request relating to the corporate or other necessary authority for such Incremental Facility Loans and the validity of such Incremental Facility Loans, and any other matters relevant thereto, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

 

Each Incremental Term Facility and any Incremental Revolving Commitments shall be evidenced by an amendment (an “Incremental Facility Amendment”) to this Agreement, giving effect to the modifications permitted by this Section 2.17 (and subject to the limitations set forth in the immediately preceding paragraph), executed by the Loan Parties, the Administrative Agent and each Lender providing a portion of the Incremental Term Facility and/or Incremental Revolving Commitments, as applicable; which such amendment, when so executed, shall amend this Agreement as provided therein.  Each Incremental Facility Amendment shall also require such amendments to the Loan Documents, and such other new Loan Documents, as the Administrative Agent reasonably deems necessary or appropriate to effect the modifications and credit extensions permitted by this Section 2.17.  Neither any Incremental Facility Amendment, nor any such amendments to the other Loan Documents or such other new Loan Documents, shall be required to be executed or approved by any Lender, other than the Lenders providing such Incremental Term Loans and/or Incremental Revolving Commitments, as applicable, and the Administrative Agent, in order to be effective.  The effectiveness of any Incremental Facility Amendment shall be subject to the satisfaction on the date thereof of each of the conditions set forth above and as such other conditions as requested by the Lenders under the Incremental Facility Loans established in connection therewith.

 

ARTICLE III

 

TAXES, YIELD PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY

 

3.01                        Taxes.

 

(a)                                 Payments Free of Taxes; Obligation to Withhold; Payments on Account of Taxes.

 

(i)                                     Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party under any Loan Document shall be made without deduction or withholding for any Taxes, except as required by applicable Laws.  If any applicable Laws (as determined in

 

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the good faith discretion of the Administrative Agent or a Loan Party, as applicable) require the deduction or withholding of any Tax from any such payment by the Administrative Agent or a Loan Party, then the Administrative Agent or such Loan Party shall be entitled to make such deduction or withholding, upon the basis of the information and documentation to be delivered pursuant to subsection (e) below.

 

(ii)                                  If any Loan Party or the Administrative Agent shall be required by the Internal Revenue Code to withhold or deduct any Taxes, including both United States Federal backup withholding and withholding taxes, from any payment, then (A) the Administrative Agent shall withhold or make such deductions as are determined by the Administrative Agent to be required by applicable Laws based upon the information and documentation it has received pursuant to subsection (e) below, (B) the Administrative Agent shall timely pay the full amount withheld or deducted to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with the Internal Revenue Code, and (C) to the extent that the withholding or deduction is made on account of Indemnified Taxes, the sum payable by the applicable Loan Party shall be increased as necessary so that after any required withholding or the making of all required deductions (including deductions and withholdings applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 3.01) the applicable Recipient receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such withholding or deduction been made.

 

(iii)                               If any Loan Party or the Administrative Agent shall be required by any applicable Laws other than the Internal Revenue Code to withhold or deduct any Taxes from any payment, then (A) such Loan Party or the Administrative Agent, as required by such Laws, shall withhold or make such deductions as are determined by it to be required based upon the information and documentation it has received pursuant to subsection (e) below, (B) such Loan Party or the Administrative Agent, to the extent required by such Laws, shall timely pay the full amount withheld or deducted to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with such Laws, and (C) to the extent that the withholding or deduction is made on account of Indemnified Taxes, the sum payable by the applicable Loan Party shall be increased as necessary so that after any required withholding or the making of all required deductions (including deductions and withholdings applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 3.01) the applicable Recipient receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such withholding or deduction been made.

 

(b)                                 Payment of Other Taxes by the Loan Parties.  Without limiting the provisions of subsection (a) above, the Loan Parties shall timely pay to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable Laws, or at the option of the Administrative Agent timely reimburse it for the payment of, any Other Taxes.

 

(c)                                  Tax Indemnifications. (i) Each of the Loan Parties shall, and does hereby, jointly and severally indemnify each Recipient, and shall make payment in respect thereof within ten (10) days after demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section 3.01) payable or paid by such Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to such Recipient, and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority.  A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to the Borrower by a Lender or the L/C Issuer (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), or by the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Lender or the L/C Issuer, shall be conclusive absent

 

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manifest error.  Each of the Loan Parties shall, and does hereby, jointly and severally indemnify the Administrative Agent, and shall make payment in respect thereof within ten (10) days after demand therefor, for any amount which a Lender or the L/C Issuer for any reason fails to pay indefeasibly to the Administrative Agent as required pursuant to Section 3.01(c)(ii) below.

 

(ii)                                  Each Lender and the L/C Issuer shall, and does hereby, severally indemnify, and shall make payment in respect thereof within 10 days after demand therefor, (x) the Administrative Agent against any Indemnified Taxes attributable to such Lender or the L/C Issuer (but only to the extent that any Loan Party has not already indemnified the Administrative Agent for such Indemnified Taxes and without limiting the obligation of the Loan Parties to do so), (y) the Administrative Agent and the Loan Parties, as applicable, against any Taxes attributable to such Lender’s failure to comply with the provisions of Section 11.06(d) relating to the maintenance of a Participant Register and (z) the Administrative Agent and the Loan Parties, as applicable, against any Excluded Taxes attributable to such Lender or the L/C Issuer, in each case, that are payable or paid by the Administrative Agent or a Loan Party in connection with any Loan Document, and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority.  A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error.  Each Lender and the L/C Issuer hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, under this Agreement or any other Loan Document against any amount due to the Administrative Agent under this clause (ii). For the avoidance of doubt, each Lender and the L/C Issuer shall indemnify the Loan Parties for any amounts paid by the Loan Parties to the Administrative Agent under Section 3.01(c)(i) as a result of Taxes attributable to such Lender’s failure to comply with the provisions of Section 11.06(d) or Excluded Taxes attributable to such Lender or the L/C Issuer.

 

(d)                                 Evidence of Payments.  Upon request by any Loan Party or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, after any payment of Taxes by such Loan Party or by the Administrative Agent to a Governmental Authority as provided in this Section 3.01, such Loan Party shall deliver to the Administrative Agent or the Administrative Agent shall deliver to such Loan Party, as the case may be, the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of any return required by Laws to report such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to such Loan Party or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be.

 

(e)                                  Status of Lenders; Tax Documentation.

 

(i)                                     Any Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding Tax with respect to payments made under any Loan Document shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, at the time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation prescribed by applicable Law or the taxing authorities of a jurisdiction pursuant to such applicable Law or reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding.  In addition, any Lender, if reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by applicable Law or reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will enable the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine whether or not such

 

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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 3.01(e)(ii)(A), 3.01(e)(ii)(B) and 3.01(e)(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.

 

(ii)                                  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, in the event that a Borrower is a U.S. Person,

 

(A)                               any Lender that is a U.S. Person shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent on or prior to the date on which such Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), executed originals of IRS Form W-9 certifying that such Lender is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding tax;

 

(B)                               any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), whichever of the following is applicable:

 

(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 originals 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 originals 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 Internal Revenue Code, (x) a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit 3.01-A to the effect that such Foreign Lender is not a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code, a “10 percent shareholder” of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code, or a “controlled foreign corporation” described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code (a “U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate”) and (y) executed originals 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 originals of IRS Form W-8IMY, accompanied by IRS Form W-8ECI, 

 

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IRS Form W-8BEN, IRS Form W-8BEN-E, a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit 3.01-B or Exhibit 3.01-C, 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 3.01-D on behalf of each such direct and indirect partner;

 

(C)                               any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), executed originals of any other form prescribed by applicable Law as a basis for claiming exemption from or a reduction in U.S. federal withholding Tax, duly completed, together with such supplementary documentation as may be prescribed by applicable Law to permit the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made; and

 

(D)                               if a payment made to a Lender under any Loan Document would be subject to U.S. federal withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if such Lender were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Internal Revenue 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 Internal Revenue Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as may be necessary for the Borrower and the Administrative Agent to comply with their obligations under FATCA and to determine that such Lender has complied with such Lender’s obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment.  Solely for purposes of this clause (D), “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the Closing Date.

 

(iii)                               Each Lender agrees that if any form or certification it previously delivered pursuant to this Section 3.01 expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect, it shall update such form or certification or promptly notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent in writing of its legal inability to do so.

 

(f)                                   Treatment of Certain Refunds.  Unless required by applicable Laws, at no time shall the Administrative Agent have any obligation to file for or otherwise pursue on behalf of a Lender or the L/C Issuer, or have any obligation to pay to any Lender or the L/C Issuer, any refund of Taxes withheld or deducted from funds paid for the account of such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be.  If any Recipient determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that it has received a refund of any Taxes as to which it has been indemnified by any Loan Party or with respect to which any Loan Party has paid additional amounts pursuant to this Section 3.01, it shall pay to the Loan Party an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made, or additional amounts paid, by a Loan Party under this Section 3.01 with respect to the Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses (including Taxes) incurred by such

 

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Recipient, and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund); provided that the Loan Party, upon the request of the Recipient, agrees to repay the amount paid over to the Loan Party (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) to the Recipient in the event the Recipient is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this subsection, in no event will the applicable Recipient be required to pay any amount to the Loan Party pursuant to this subsection the payment of which would place the Recipient in a less favorable net after-Tax position than such Recipient would have been in if the Tax subject to indemnification and giving rise to such refund had not been deducted, withheld or otherwise imposed and the indemnification payments or additional amounts with respect to such Tax had never been paid.  This subsection shall not be construed to require any Recipient to make available its tax returns (or any other information relating to its taxes that it deems confidential) to any Loan Party or any other Person.

 

(g)                                  Survival.  Each party’s obligations under this Section 3.01 shall survive the resignation or replacement of the Administrative Agent or any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender or the L/C Issuer, the termination of the Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all other Obligations.

 

3.02                        Illegality.

 

If any Lender reasonably determines that any Law has made it unlawful, or that any Governmental Authority has asserted that it is unlawful, for any Lender or its applicable Lending Office to make, maintain or fund any Credit Extension whose interest is determined by reference to the Eurocurrency Rate (whether denominated in Dollars or an Alternative Currency), or to determine or charge interest rates based upon the Eurocurrency Rate, or any Governmental Authority has imposed material restrictions on the authority of such Lender to purchase or sell, or to take deposits of, Dollars or any Alternative Currency in the applicable interbank market, then, on notice thereof by such Lender to the Company through the Administrative Agent, (i) any obligation of such Lender to make or continue Eurocurrency Rate Loans or to convert Base Rate Loans to Eurocurrency Rate Loans in the affected currency or currencies or, in the case of Eurocurrency Rate Loans in Dollars, to convert Base Rate Loans to Eurocurrency Rate Loans, shall be suspended and (ii) if such notice asserts the illegality of such Lender making or maintaining Base Rate Loans the interest rate on which is determined by reference to the Eurocurrency Rate component of the Base Rate, the interest rate on which Base Rate Loans of such Lender, shall, if necessary to avoid such illegality, be determined by the Administrative Agent without reference to the Eurocurrency Rate component of the Base Rate, in each case until such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Company that the circumstances giving rise to such determination no longer exist.  Upon receipt of such notice, (x) the Borrowers shall, upon demand from such Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), prepay or, if applicable and such Loans are denominated in Dollars, convert all Eurocurrency Rate Loans of such Lender to Base Rate Loans (the interest rate on which Base Rate Loans of such Lender shall, if necessary to avoid such illegality, be determined by the Administrative Agent without reference to the Eurocurrency Rate component of the Base Rate), either on the last day of the Interest Period therefor, if such Lender may lawfully continue to maintain such Eurocurrency Rate Loans to such day, or immediately, if such Lender may not lawfully continue to maintain such Eurocurrency Rate Loans and (y) if such notice asserts the illegality of such Lender determining or charging interest rates based upon the Eurocurrency Rate, the Administrative Agent shall during the period of such suspension compute the Base Rate applicable to such Lender without reference to the Eurocurrency Rate component thereof until the Administrative Agent is advised in writing by such Lender that it is no longer illegal for such Lender to determine or charge interest rates based upon the Eurocurrency Rate.  Upon any such prepayment or conversion, the Borrowers shall also pay accrued interest on the amount so prepaid or converted.

 

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Each Lender at its option may make any Credit Extension to any Borrower by causing any domestic or foreign branch or Affiliate of such Lender (each a “Designated Lender”) to make such Credit Extension (and in the case of an Affiliate, the provisions of Sections 3.01 through 3.05 and 11.04 shall apply to such Affiliate to the same extent as to such Lender); provided that any exercise of such option shall not affect the obligation of the relevant Borrower to repay such Credit Extension in accordance with the terms of this Agreement; provided, however, if any Lender or any Designated Lender determines that any Law has made it unlawful, or that any Governmental Authority has asserted that it is unlawful, for any Lender or its applicable Designated Lender to perform its obligations hereunder or to issue, make, maintain, fund or charge interest with respect to any Credit Extension to any Designated Borrower, then, on notice thereof by such Lender to the Company through the Administrative Agent, and until such notice by such Lender is revoked, any obligation of such Lender to issue, make, maintain, fund or charge interest with respect to any such Credit Extension shall be suspended.  Upon receipt of such notice, the Loan Parties shall, take all reasonable actions requested by such Lender to mitigate or avoid such illegality.

 

3.03                        Inability to Determine Rates.

 

(a)                                 If in connection with any request for a Eurocurrency Rate Loan or a conversion to or continuation thereof, (i) the Administrative Agent determines that (A) deposits (whether in Dollars or an Alternative Currency) are not being offered to banks in the applicable offshore interbank market for such currency for the applicable amount and Interest Period of such Eurocurrency Rate Loan, or (B) adequate and reasonable means do not exist for determining the Eurocurrency Rate for any requested Interest Period with respect to a proposed Eurocurrency Rate Loan (whether denominated in Dollars or an Alternative Currency) or in connection with an existing or proposed Base Rate Loan (in each case with respect to clause (i), “Impacted Loans”), or (ii) the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders determine that for any reason the Eurocurrency Rate for any requested Interest Period with respect to a proposed Eurocurrency Rate Loan does not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of funding such Loan, the Administrative Agent will promptly so notify the Company and each Lender.  Thereafter, (x) the obligation of the Lenders to make or maintain Eurocurrency Rate Loans in the affected currency or currencies shall be suspended (to the extent of the affected Eurocurrency Rate Loans or Interest Periods) and (y) in the event of a determination described in the preceding sentence with respect to the Eurocurrency Rate component of the Base Rate, the utilization of the Eurocurrency Rate component in determining the Base Rate shall be suspended, in each case until the Administrative Agent (upon the instruction of the Required Lenders) revokes such notice.  Upon receipt of such notice, the applicable Borrower may revoke any pending request for a Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Eurocurrency Rate Loans in the affected currency or currencies or, failing that, will be deemed to have converted such request into a request for a Borrowing of Base Rate Loans in the Dollar Equivalent of the amount specified therein.

 

(b)                                 Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Administrative Agent has made the determination described in clause (a)(i) of this Section, the Administrative Agent in consultation with the Company and the Required Lenders, may establish an alternative interest rate for the Impacted Loans, in which case, such alternative rate of interest shall apply with respect to the Impacted Loans until (1) the Administrative Agent revokes the notice delivered with respect to the Impacted Loans under clause (a)(i) of this Section, (2) the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders notify the Company that such alternative interest rate does not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to the Lenders of funding the Impacted Loans, or (3) any Lender determines that any Law has made it unlawful, or that any Governmental Authority has asserted that it is unlawful, for such Lender or its applicable Lending Office to make, maintain or fund Loans whose interest is determined by reference to such alternative rate of interest or to determine or charge interest rates based upon such rate or any Governmental Authority has imposed material restrictions on the

 

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authority of such Lender to do any of the foregoing and provides the Administrative Agent and the Company written notice thereof.

 

3.04                        Increased Costs.

 

(a)                                 Increased Costs Generally.  If any Change in Law shall:

 

(i)                                     impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit, compulsory loan, insurance charge or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended or participated in by, any Lender (except any reserve requirement contemplated by Section 3.04(e), other than as set forth below) or the L/C Issuer;

 

(ii)                                  subject any Recipient to any Taxes (other than (A) Indemnified Taxes, (B) Taxes described in clauses (b) through (d) of the definition of Excluded Taxes and (C) Connection Income Taxes) on its loans, loan principal, letters of credit, commitments, or other obligations, or its deposits, reserves, other liabilities or capital attributable thereto; or

 

(iii)                               impose on any Lender or the L/C Issuer or the London interbank market any other condition, cost or expense affecting this Agreement or Eurocurrency Rate Loans made by such Lender or any Letter of Credit or participation therein;

 

and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Lender of making, converting to, continuing or maintaining any Loan the interest on which is determined by reference to the Eurocurrency Rate (or of maintaining its obligation to make any such Loan), or to increase the cost to such Lender or the L/C Issuer of participating in, issuing or maintaining any Letter of Credit (or of maintaining its obligation to participate in or to issue any Letter of Credit), or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Lender or the L/C Issuer hereunder (whether of principal, interest or any other amount) then, upon request of such Lender or the L/C Issuer, the Company will pay (or will cause the applicable Designated Borrower to pay) to such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered.

 

(b)                                 Capital Requirements.  If any Lender or the L/C Issuer determines that any Change in Law affecting such Lender or the L/C Issuer or any Lending Office of such Lender or such Lender’s or the L/C Issuer’s holding company, if any, regarding capital or liquidity requirements has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s or the L/C Issuer’s capital or on the capital of such Lender’s or the L/C Issuer’s holding company, if any, as a consequence of this Agreement, the Commitments of such Lender or the Loans made by, or participations in Letters of Credit or Swing Line Loans held by, such Lender, or the Letters of Credit issued by the L/C Issuer, to a level below that which such Lender or the L/C Issuer or such Lender’s or the L/C Issuer’s holding company could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration such Lender’s or the L/C Issuer’s policies and the policies of such Lender’s or the L/C Issuer’s holding company with respect to capital adequacy), then from time to time the Company will pay (or will cause the applicable Designated Borrower to pay) to such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or the L/C Issuer or such Lender’s or the L/C Issuer’s holding company for any such reduction suffered.

 

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(c)                                  Certificates for Reimbursement.  A certificate of a Lender or the L/C Issuer setting forth the amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Lender or the L/C Issuer or its holding company, as the case may be, as specified in subsection (a) or (b) of this Section and delivered to the Company shall be conclusive absent demonstrable error.  The Company shall pay (or shall cause the applicable Designated Borrower to pay) such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, the amount shown as due on any such certificate within thirty (30) days after receipt thereof.

 

(d)                                 Mandatory Costs.  If any Lender or the L/C Issuer incurs any Mandatory Costs attributable to the Obligations, then from time to time the Company will pay (or cause the applicable Designated Borrower to pay) to such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, such Mandatory Costs.  Such amount shall be expressed as a percentage rate per annum and shall be payable on the full amount of the applicable Obligations.

 

(e)                                  Additional Reserve Requirements.  The Company shall pay (or cause the applicable Designated Borrower to pay) to each Lender, (i) 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 Loan equal to the actual costs of such reserves allocated to such Loan by such Lender (as determined by such Lender in good faith, which determination shall be conclusive), and (ii) as long as such Lender shall be required to comply with any reserve ratio requirement or analogous requirement of any central banking or financial regulatory authority imposed in respect of the maintenance of the Commitments or the funding of the Eurocurrency Rate Loans, such additional costs (expressed as a percentage per annum and rounded upwards, if necessary, to the nearest five decimal places) equal to the actual costs allocated to such Commitment or Loan 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 Loan; provided the Company shall have received at least 10 days’ prior notice (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) of such additional costs from such Lender.  If a Lender fails to give notice 10 days prior to the relevant Interest Payment Date, such additional costs shall be due and payable 30 days from receipt of such notice.

 

(f)                                   Delay in Requests.  Failure or delay on the part of any Lender or the L/C Issuer to demand compensation pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender’s or the L/C Issuer’s right to demand such compensation; provided that the Borrowers shall not be required to compensate a Lender or the L/C Issuer pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section for any increased costs incurred or reductions suffered more than six (6) months prior to the date that such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, notifies the Company of the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions and of such Lender’s or the L/C Issuer’s intention to claim compensation therefor (except that, if the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the six-month period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof).

 

3.05                        Compensation for Losses.

 

Upon demand of any Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) from time to time, the Company shall (or shall cause the applicable Designated Borrower to) promptly compensate such Lender for and hold such Lender harmless from any loss, cost or expense incurred by it as a result of:

 

(a)                                 any continuation, conversion, payment or prepayment of any Eurocurrency Rate Loan on a day other than the last day of the Interest Period for such Loan (whether voluntary, mandatory, automatic, by reason of acceleration, or otherwise);

 

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(b)                                 any failure by any Borrower (for a reason other than the failure of such Lender to make a Loan) to prepay, borrow, continue or convert any Eurocurrency Rate Loan on the date or in the amount notified by such Borrower;

 

(c)                                  any failure by any Borrower to make payment of any Loan or drawing under any Letter of Credit (or interest due thereon) denominated in an Alternative Currency on its scheduled due date or any payment thereof in a different currency; or

 

(d)                                 any assignment of a Eurocurrency Rate Loan on a day other than the last day of the Interest Period therefor as a result of a request by any Borrower pursuant to Section 11.13;

 

including any loss of anticipated profits, any foreign exchange losses and any loss or expense arising from the liquidation or reemployment of funds obtained by it to maintain such Loan or from fees payable to terminate the deposits from which such funds were obtained or from the performance of any foreign exchange contract.  The applicable Borrower shall also pay any customary administrative fees charged by such Lender in connection with the foregoing.

 

For purposes of calculating amounts payable by any Borrower to the Lenders under this Section 3.05, each Lender shall be deemed to have funded each Eurocurrency Rate Loan made by it at the Eurocurrency Rate for such Loan by a matching deposit or other borrowing in the offshore interbank market for such currency for a comparable amount and for a comparable period, whether or not such Eurocurrency Rate Loan was in fact so funded.

 

3.06                        Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders.

 

(a)                                 Designation of a Different Lending Office.  If any Lender requests compensation under Section 3.04, or requires any Borrower to pay any Indemnified Taxes or additional amounts to any Lender, the L/C Issuer, or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender or the L/C Issuer pursuant to Section 3.01, or if any Lender gives a notice pursuant to Section 3.02, then at the request of the Company such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as applicable, shall use reasonable efforts to designate a different Lending Office for funding or booking its Loans hereunder or to assign its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or affiliates, if, in the judgment of such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as applicable, such designation or assignment (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Section 3.01 or 3.04, as the case may be, in the future, or eliminate the need for the notice pursuant to Section 3.02, as applicable, and (ii) in each case, would not subject such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, to any unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be.  The Company hereby agrees to pay (or to cause the applicable Designated Borrower to pay) all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Lender or the L/C Issuer in connection with any such designation or assignment.

 

(b)                                 Replacement of Lenders.  If any Lender requests compensation under Section 3.04, or if any Borrower is required to pay any Indemnified Taxes or additional amounts to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 3.01 or if any Lender gives notice pursuant to Section 3.02, and, in each case, such Lender has declined or is unable to designate a different lending office in accordance with Section 3.06(a), the Company may replace such Lender in accordance with Section 11.13.

 

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3.07                        Successor LIBOR.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or any other Loan Documents (including Section 10.01 hereof), if the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive and binding upon all parties hereto absent manifest error), or the Company or Required Lenders notify the Administrative Agent (with, in the case of the Required Lenders, a copy to the Company) that the Company or Required Lenders (as applicable) have determined (which determination shall likewise be conclusive and binding upon all parties hereto absent manifest error), that:

 

(a)                                 adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining LIBOR for the applicable currency for any requested Interest Period because the LIBOR Screen Rate for the applicable currency is not available or published on a current basis and such circumstances are unlikely to be temporary; or

 

(b)                                 the administrator of the LIBOR Screen Rate for the applicable currency or a Governmental Authority having or purporting to have jurisdiction over the Administrative Agent has made a public statement identifying a specific date after which LIBOR for the applicable currency or the LIBOR Screen Rate for the applicable currency shall no longer be made available, or used for determining the interest rate of loans denominated in the applicable currency; provided that, at the time of such statement, there is no successor administrator that is satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, that will continue to provide LIBOR after such specific date (such specific date, the “Scheduled Unavailability Date”); or

 

(c)                                  syndicated loans currently being executed, or that include language similar to that contained in this Section, are being executed or amended (as applicable) to incorporate or adopt a new benchmark interest rate to replace LIBOR for the applicable currency,

 

then, reasonably promptly after such determination by the Administrative Agent or receipt by the Administrative Agent of such notice, as applicable, the Administrative Agent and the Company may amend this Agreement to replace LIBOR for the applicable currency with (x) in the case of Dollars, one or more SOFR-Based Rates or (y) another alternate benchmark rate giving due consideration to any evolving or then existing convention for similar syndicated credit facilities denominated in the applicable currency for such alternative benchmarks and, in each case, including any mathematical or other adjustments to such benchmark giving due consideration to any evolving or then existing convention for similar syndicated credit facilities for such benchmarks, which adjustment or method for calculating such adjustment shall be published on an information service as selected by the Administrative Agent from time to time in its reasonable discretion and may be periodically updated  (the “Adjustment;” and any such proposed rate, a “LIBOR Successor Rate”), and any such amendment (a “LIBOR Successor 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 LIBOR Successor Amendment to all Lenders and the Company unless, prior to such time, Lenders comprising the Required Lenders have delivered to the Administrative Agent written notice that such Required Lenders (A) in the case of a LIBOR Successor Amendment with a rate described in clause (x), object to the Adjustment; or (B) in the case of LIBOR Successor Amendment with a rate described in clause (y), object to such amendment; provided that for the avoidance of doubt, in the case of clause (A), the Required Lenders shall not be entitled to object to any SOFR-Based Rate contained in any such amendment.  Such LIBOR Successor Rate shall be applied in a manner consistent with market practice; provided that to the extent such market practice is not administratively feasible for the Administrative Agent, such LIBOR Successor Rate shall be applied in a manner as otherwise reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent.

 

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If no LIBOR Successor Rate has been determined and the circumstances under clause (a) above exist or the Scheduled Unavailability Date has occurred (as applicable), the Administrative Agent will promptly so notify the Company and each Lender.  Thereafter, (x) the obligation of the Lenders to make or maintain Eurocurrency Rate Loans in the applicable currency shall be suspended (to the extent of the affected Eurocurrency Rate Loans or Interest Periods), and (y) if the applicable currency is Dollars, then the Eurocurrency Rate component shall no longer be utilized in determining the Base Rate.  Upon receipt of such notice, the Company may revoke any pending request for a Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Eurocurrency Rate Loans denominated in the applicable currency (to the extent of the affected Eurocurrency Rate Loans or Interest Periods) or, failing that, will be deemed to have converted such request into a request for a Borrowing of Base Rate Loans (subject to the foregoing clause (y)) in the amount specified therein.

 

Notwithstanding anything else herein, any definition of LIBOR Successor Rate shall provide that in no event shall such LIBOR Successor Rate be less than zero for purposes of this Agreement.

 

In connection with the implementation of a LIBOR Successor Rate, the Administrative Agent will have the right to make LIBOR Successor Rate Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, any amendments implementing such LIBOR Successor Rate Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement.

 

3.08                        Survival.

 

All of the Loan Parties’ obligations under this Article III shall survive termination of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments, repayment of all other Obligations hereunder, and resignation of the Administrative Agent.

 

ARTICLE IV

 

GUARANTY

 

4.01                        The Guaranty.

 

Subject to the following paragraph of this Section 4.01, each of the Guarantors hereby jointly and severally guarantees to each Lender, the L/C Issuer and each other holder of the Obligations as hereinafter provided, as primary obligor and not as surety, the prompt payment of the Obligations in full when due (whether at stated maturity, as a mandatory prepayment, by acceleration, as a mandatory cash collateralization or otherwise) strictly in accordance with the terms thereof.  The Guarantors hereby further agree that if any of the Obligations are not paid in full when due (whether at stated maturity, as a mandatory prepayment, by acceleration, as a mandatory cash collateralization or otherwise), the Guarantors will, jointly and severally, promptly pay the same, without any demand or notice whatsoever, and that in the case of any extension of time of payment or renewal of any of the Obligations, the same will be promptly paid in full when due (whether at extended maturity, as a mandatory prepayment, by acceleration, as a mandatory cash collateralization or otherwise) in accordance with the terms of such extension or renewal.  Subject to Section 4.03, each of the Guarantor’s obligations hereunder shall remain in full force and effect until such time as (a) this Agreement is terminated, (b) the Obligations (other than contingent indemnification obligations for which no claim has been asserted) have been fully and completely performed and indefeasibly satisfied, and (c) the Commitments have been terminated.

 

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Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained herein or in any other of the Loan Documents or the other documents relating to the Obligations, the obligations of each Guarantor under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall not exceed an aggregate amount equal to the largest amount that would not render such obligations subject to avoidance under applicable Debtor Relief Laws.

 

4.02                        Obligations Unconditional.

 

The obligations of the Guarantors under Section 4.01 are joint and several, absolute and unconditional, irrespective of the value, genuineness, validity, regularity or enforceability of any of the Loan Documents or other documents relating to the Obligations, or any substitution, release, impairment or exchange of any other guarantee of or security for any of the Obligations, and, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, irrespective of any other circumstance whatsoever which might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a surety or guarantor, it being the intent of this Section 4.02 that the obligations of the Guarantors hereunder shall be absolute and unconditional under any and all circumstances.  Each Guarantor agrees that such Guarantor shall have no right of subrogation, indemnity, reimbursement or contribution against any Borrower or any other Loan Party for amounts paid under this Article IV until such time as the Obligations have been paid in full and the Commitments have expired or terminated.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, it is agreed that, to the fullest extent permitted by Law, the occurrence of any one or more of the following shall not alter or impair the liability of any Guarantor hereunder, which shall remain absolute and unconditional as described above:

 

(a)                                 at any time or from time to time, without notice to any Guarantor, the time for any performance of or compliance with any of the Obligations shall be extended, or such performance or compliance shall be waived;

 

(b)                                 any of the acts mentioned in any of the provisions of any of the Loan Documents or other documents relating to the Obligations shall be done or omitted;

 

(c)                                  the maturity of any of the Obligations shall be accelerated, or any of the Obligations shall be modified, supplemented or amended in any respect, or any right under any of the Loan Documents or other documents relating to the Obligations shall be waived or any other guarantee of any of the Obligations or any security therefor shall be released, impaired or exchanged in whole or in part or otherwise dealt with;

 

(d)                                 any Lien granted to, or in favor of, the Administrative Agent or any other holder of the Obligations as security for any of the Obligations shall fail to attach or be perfected; or

 

(e)                                  any of the Obligations shall be determined to be void or voidable (including, without limitation, for the benefit of any creditor of any Guarantor) or shall be subordinated to the claims of any Person (including, without limitation, any creditor of any Guarantor).

 

With respect to its obligations hereunder, each Guarantor hereby expressly waives diligence, presentment, demand of payment, protest and all notices whatsoever, and any requirement that the Administrative Agent or any other holder of the Obligations exhaust any right, power or remedy or proceed against any Person under any of the Loan Documents or any other document relating to the Obligations, or against any other Person under any other guarantee of, or security for, any of the Obligations.

 

4.03                        Reinstatement.

 

The obligations of each Guarantor under this Article IV shall be automatically reinstated if and to the extent that for any reason any payment by or on behalf of any Person in respect of the Obligations is

 

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rescinded or must be otherwise restored by any holder of any of the Obligations, whether as a result of any Debtor Relief Law or otherwise, and each Guarantor agrees that it will indemnify the Administrative Agent and each other holder of the Obligations on demand for all reasonable costs and expenses (including, without limitation, the fees, charges and disbursements of counsel) incurred by the Administrative Agent or such holder of the Obligations in connection with such rescission or restoration, including any such costs and expenses incurred in defending against any claim alleging that such payment constituted a preference, fraudulent transfer or similar payment under any Debtor Relief Law.

 

4.04                        Certain Additional Waivers.

 

Each Guarantor agrees that such Guarantor shall have no right of recourse to security for the Obligations, except through the exercise of rights of subrogation pursuant to Section 4.02 and through the exercise of rights of contribution pursuant to Section 4.06.

 

4.05                        Remedies.

 

The Guarantors agree that, to the fullest extent permitted by Law, as between the Guarantors, on the one hand, and the Administrative Agent and the other holders of the Obligations, on the other hand, the Obligations may be declared to be forthwith due and payable as specified in Section 9.02 (and shall be deemed to have become automatically due and payable in the circumstances specified in Section 9.02) for purposes of Section 4.01 notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing such declaration (or preventing the Obligations from becoming automatically due and payable) as against any other Person and that, in the event of such declaration (or the Obligations being deemed to have become automatically due and payable), the Obligations (whether or not due and payable by any other Person) shall forthwith become due and payable by the Guarantors for purposes of Section 4.01.  The Guarantors acknowledge and agree that their obligations hereunder are secured in accordance with the terms of the Collateral Documents and that the holders of the Obligations may exercise their remedies thereunder in accordance with the terms thereof.

 

4.06                        Rights of Contribution.

 

The Guarantors hereby agree as among themselves that, if any Guarantor shall make an Excess Payment (as defined below), such Guarantor shall have a right of contribution from each other Guarantor in an amount equal to such other Guarantor’s Contribution Share (as defined below) of such Excess Payment.  The payment obligations of any Guarantor under this Section 4.06 shall be subordinate and subject in right of payment to the Obligations until such time as the Obligations have been paid-in-full and the Commitments have terminated, and none of the Guarantors shall exercise any right or remedy under this Section 4.06 against any other Guarantor until such Obligations have been paid-in-full and the Commitments have terminated.  For purposes of this Section 4.06, (a) “Excess Payment” shall mean the amount paid by any Guarantor in excess of its Ratable Share of any Obligations; (b) “Ratable Share” shall mean, for any Guarantor in respect of any payment of Obligations, the ratio (expressed as a percentage) as of the date of such payment of Obligations of (i) the amount by which the aggregate present fair salable value of all of its assets and properties exceeds the amount of all debts and liabilities of such Guarantor (including contingent, subordinated, unmatured, and unliquidated liabilities, but excluding the obligations of such Guarantor hereunder) to (ii) the amount by which the aggregate present fair salable value of all assets and other properties of all of the Guarantors exceeds the amount of all of the debts and liabilities (including contingent, subordinated, unmatured, and unliquidated liabilities, but excluding the obligations of the Guarantors hereunder) of the Guarantors; provided, however, that, for purposes of calculating the Ratable Shares of the Guarantors in respect of any payment of Obligations, any Guarantor that became a Guarantor subsequent to the date of any such payment shall be deemed to have been a Guarantor on the date of such payment and the financial information for such Guarantor as of the date such Guarantor became

 

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a Guarantor shall be utilized for such Guarantor in connection with such payment; and (c) “Contribution Share” shall mean, for any Guarantor in respect of any Excess Payment made by any other Guarantor, the ratio (expressed as a percentage) as of the date of such Excess Payment of (i) the amount by which the aggregate present fair salable value of all of its assets and properties exceeds the amount of all debts and liabilities of such Guarantor (including contingent, subordinated, unmatured, and unliquidated liabilities, but excluding the obligations of such Guarantor hereunder) to (ii) the amount by which the aggregate present fair salable value of all assets and other properties of the Guarantors other than the maker of such Excess Payment exceeds the amount of all of the debts and liabilities (including contingent, subordinated, unmatured, and unliquidated liabilities, but excluding the obligations of the Guarantors) of the Guarantors other than the maker of such Excess Payment; provided, however, that, for purposes of calculating the Contribution Shares of the Guarantors in respect of any Excess Payment, any Guarantor that became a Guarantor subsequent to the date of any such Excess Payment shall be deemed to have been a Guarantor on the date of such Excess Payment and the financial information for such Guarantor as of the date such Guarantor became a Guarantor shall be utilized for such Guarantor in connection with such Excess Payment.  This Section 4.06 shall not be deemed to affect any right of subrogation, indemnity, reimbursement or contribution that any Guarantor may have under Law against any Borrower in respect of any payment of Obligations.

 

4.07                        Guarantee of Payment; Continuing Guarantee.

 

The guarantee in this Article IV is a guaranty of payment and not of collection, is a continuing guarantee, and shall apply to all Obligations whenever arising.

 

4.08                        Keepwell.

 

Each Loan Party that is a Qualified ECP Guarantor at the time the Guaranty in this Article IV by any Loan Party that is not then an “eligible contract participant” under the Commodity Exchange Act (a “Specified Loan Party”) or the grant of a security interest under the Loan Documents by any such Specified Loan Party, in either case, becomes effective with respect to any Swap Obligation, hereby jointly and severally, absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably undertakes to provide such funds or other support to each Specified Loan Party with respect to such Swap Obligation as may be needed by such Specified Loan Party from time to time to honor all of its obligations under the Loan Documents in respect of such Swap Obligation (but, in each case, only up to the maximum amount of such liability that can be hereby incurred without rendering such Qualified ECP Guarantor’s obligations and undertakings under this Article IV voidable under applicable Debtor Relief Laws, and not for any greater amount).  The obligations and undertakings of each Qualified ECP Guarantor under this Section shall remain in full force and effect until the Obligations have been indefeasibly paid and performed in full.  Each Loan Party intends this Section to constitute, and this Section shall be deemed to constitute, a “keepwell, support, or other agreement” for the benefit of each Specified Loan Party for all purposes of the Commodity Exchange Act.

 

ARTICLE V

 

CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO CREDIT EXTENSIONS

 

5.01                        Conditions of Initial Credit Extension.

 

This Agreement shall be effective upon satisfaction of the following conditions precedent:

 

(a)                                 Loan Documents.  Receipt by the Administrative Agent of executed counterparts of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, each properly executed by a Responsible Officer of the signing Loan Party and, in the case of this Agreement, by each Lender.

 

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(b)                                 Opinions of Counsel.  Receipt by the Administrative Agent of favorable opinions of legal counsel to the Loan Parties, addressed to the Administrative Agent and each Lender, dated as of the Closing Date, and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

 

(c)                                  No Material Adverse Change.  There shall not have occurred a material adverse change in the business, assets, liabilities (actual or contingent), operations, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, since July 31, 2017.

 

(d)                                 Organization Documents, Resolutions, Etc.  Receipt by the Administrative Agent of the following, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent:

 

(i)                                     copies of the Organization Documents of each Loan Party certified by a secretary or assistant secretary of such Loan Party to be true and correct as of the Closing Date; provided, however, that any Organization Documents filed on or after August 1, 2011 shall be certified to be true and complete as of a recent date by the appropriate Governmental Authority of the state or other jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, where applicable;

 

(ii)                                  such certificates of resolutions or other action, incumbency certificates and/or other certificates of Responsible Officers of each Loan Party as the Administrative Agent may reasonably require evidencing the identity, authority and capacity of each Responsible Officer thereof authorized to act as a Responsible Officer in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which such Loan Party is a party; and

 

(iii)                               such documents and certifications as the Administrative Agent may reasonably require to evidence that each Loan Party is duly organized or formed, and is validly existing, in good standing and qualified to engage in business in its state of organization or formation.

 

(e)                                  Personal Property Collateral.  Receipt by the Administrative Agent of the following:

 

(i)                                     UCC financing statements for each appropriate jurisdiction as is necessary, in the Administrative Agent’s sole discretion, to perfect the Administrative Agent’s security interest in the Collateral;

 

(ii)                                  all certificates evidencing any certificated Equity Interests pledged to the Administrative Agent pursuant to the Security Agreement, together with duly executed in blank, undated stock powers attached thereto (unless, with respect to the pledged Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary, such stock powers are deemed unnecessary by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion under the Law of the jurisdiction of organization of such Person); and

 

(iii)                               duly executed notices of grant of security interest in the form required by the Security Agreement as are necessary, in the Administrative Agent’s sole discretion, to perfect the Administrative Agent’s security interest in the United States registered intellectual property of the Loan Parties.

 

(f)                                   Evidence of Insurance.  Receipt by the Administrative Agent of copies of insurance policies or certificates of insurance of the Loan Parties evidencing liability and casualty insurance

 

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meeting the requirements set forth in the Loan Documents, including, but not limited to, naming the Administrative Agent as additional insured (in the case of liability insurance) or lender’s loss payee (in the case of hazard insurance) on behalf of the Lenders.

 

(g)                                  Closing Certificate.  Receipt by the Administrative Agent of a certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of the Company certifying that the conditions specified in Sections 5.01(c), 5.02(a) and (b) have been satisfied.

 

(h)                                 KYC Information. Upon the reasonable request of any Lender made at least ten days prior to the Closing Date, the Borrower shall have provided to such Lender the documentation and other information so requested in connection with applicable “know your customer” and anti-money-laundering rules and regulations, including the PATRIOT Act, in each case at least five days prior to the Closing Date.

 

(i)                                     Fees.  Receipt by the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers and the Lenders of any fees required to be paid on or before the Closing Date.

 

(j)                                    Attorney Costs.  The Company shall have paid all fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent (directly to such counsel if requested by the Administrative Agent) to the extent invoiced prior to or on the Closing Date, plus such additional amounts of such fees, charges and disbursements as shall constitute its reasonable estimate of such fees, charges and disbursements incurred or to be incurred by it through the closing proceedings (provided that such estimate shall not thereafter preclude a final settling of accounts between the Company and the Administrative Agent).

 

Without limiting the generality of the provisions of the last paragraph of Section 10.03, for purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified in this Section 5.01, each Lender that has signed this Agreement shall be deemed to have consented to, approved or accepted or to be satisfied with, each document or other matter required thereunder to be consented to or approved by or acceptable or satisfactory to a Lender unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from such Lender prior to the proposed Closing Date specifying its objection thereto.

 

5.02                        Conditions to all Credit Extensions.

 

The obligation of each Lender and the L/C Issuer to honor any Request for Credit Extension (other than any request for a Credit Extension pursuant to any Harmony Facility) is subject to the following conditions precedent:

 

(a)                                 Subject, with respect to any Incremental Term Loan the proceeds of which will be used to finance any Limited Condition Transaction, to Section 1.10, the representations and warranties of each Loan Party contained in Article VI or any other Loan Document, or which are contained in any document furnished at any time under or in connection herewith or therewith, shall be true and correct in all material respects (or if such representation and warranty is qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect, shall be true and correct) on and as of the date of such Credit Extension, except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they shall be true and correct in all material respects (or if such representation and warranty is qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect, shall be true and correct) as of such earlier date.

 

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Default shall have occurred and be continuing, or would result from such proposed Credit Extension or from the application of the proceeds thereof.

 

(c)                                  The Administrative Agent and, if applicable, the L/C Issuer or the Swing Line Lender shall have received a Request for Credit Extension in accordance with the requirements hereof.

 

(d)                                 If the applicable Borrower is a Designated Borrower, then the conditions of Section 2.16 to the designation of such Borrower as a Designated Borrower shall have been met to the satisfaction of the Administrative Agent.

 

(e)                                  In the case of a Credit Extension to be denominated in an Alternative Currency, there shall not have occurred any change in national or international financial, political or economic conditions or currency exchange rates or exchange controls which in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent, the Required Lenders (in the case of any Loans to be denominated in an Alternative Currency) or the L/C Issuer (in the case of any Letter of Credit to be denominated in an Alternative Currency) would make it impracticable for such Credit Extension to be denominated in the relevant Alternative Currency.

 

Each Request for Credit Extension submitted by any Borrower shall be deemed to be a representation and warranty that the conditions specified in Sections 5.02(a) and (b) have been satisfied on and as of the date of the applicable Credit Extension.

 

5.03                        Conditions to Harmony Facilities.

 

Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, the obligation of each Lender to honor any Request for Credit Extension for the Harmony Facilities is only subject to the following conditions precedent:

 

(a)                                 Loan Documents.  Receipt by the Administrative Agent of executed counterparts of a Joinder Agreement properly executed by a Responsible Officer of Harmony and each of its Subsidiaries required to become a Loan Party hereunder.

 

(b)                                 Opinions of Counsel.  Receipt by the Administrative Agent of customary opinions of legal counsel to the Loan Parties, addressed to the Administrative Agent and each Lender, dated as of the Harmony Acquisition Closing Date.

 

(c)                                  Organization Documents, Resolutions, Etc.  Receipt by the Administrative Agent of the following with respect to Harmony and each of its Subsidiaries required to become a Loan Party hereunder, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent:

 

(i)                                     copies of the Organization Documents of each such Loan Party certified by a secretary or assistant secretary of such Loan Party to be true and correct as of the Harmony Acquisition Closing Date;

 

(ii)                                  such certificates of resolutions or other action, incumbency certificates and/or other certificates of Responsible Officers of each such Loan Party as the Administrative Agent may reasonably require evidencing the identity, authority and capacity of each Responsible Officer thereof authorized to act as a Responsible Officer in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which such Loan Party is a party; and

 

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(iii)                               such documents and certifications as the Administrative Agent may reasonably require to evidence that each such Loan Party is duly organized or formed, and is validly existing, in good standing (to the extent such concept or a similar concept exists under the laws of the applicable jurisdiction) and qualified to engage in business in its state of organization or formation.

 

(d)                                 Personal Property Collateral.  Subject to the second to last paragraph of this Section 5.03, receipt by the Administrative Agent of the following:

 

(i)                                     UCC financing statements for each appropriate jurisdiction as is necessary, in the Administrative Agent’s reasonable discretion, to perfect the Administrative Agent’s security interest in the Collateral;

 

(ii)                                  all certificates evidencing any certificated Equity Interests of Harmony and its Subsidiaries required to be pledged to the Administrative Agent pursuant to the Security Agreement, together with duly executed in blank, undated stock powers attached thereto (unless, with respect to the pledged Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary, such stock powers are deemed unnecessary by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion under the Law of the jurisdiction of organization of such Person); and

 

(iii)                               duly executed notices of grant of security interest in the form required by the Security Agreement as are necessary, in the Administrative Agent’s reasonable discretion, to perfect the Administrative Agent’s security interest in the United States registered intellectual property of Harmony and its Subsidiaries that are required to become Loan Parties.

 

(e)                                  Harmony Acquisition.

 

(i)                                     The Company shall not have waived, amended, or provided any consent with respect to, any term or condition of the Harmony Acquisition Agreement, in a manner that materially and adversely affects the interests of the Lenders in their capacities as such without the prior written consent of BofA Securities (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned) (it being understood and agreed that (1) any change in the Closing Cash Consideration (as defined in the Harmony Acquisition Agreement (as in effect on the First Amendment Effective Date)) that is not in excess of 10% shall be deemed not to be adverse to the interests of the Lenders and (2) any modifications to any of the “Xerox provisions” shall be deemed to be adverse to the interests of the Lenders).

 

(ii)                                  The Harmony Acquisition shall have been consummated in accordance with the Harmony Acquisition Agreement or will be consummated substantially concurrently with the Borrowing of the Harmony Facilities.

 

(f)                                   Harmony Acquisition Closing Date Refinancing.  Substantially concurrently with or prior to the Borrowing of the Harmony Facilities, the Harmony Acquisition Closing Date Refinancing shall be consummated.

 

(g)                                  Representations.

 

(i)                                     the Specified Representations shall be true and correct in all material respects (or if such representation and warranty is qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect, shall be true and correct) as of the Harmony Acquisition Closing Date,

 

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except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they shall be true and correct in all material respects (or if such representation and warranty is qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect, shall be true and correct) as of such earlier date; and

 

(ii)                                  the Specified Purchase and Sale Agreement Representations shall be true and correct.

 

(h)                                 Specified Event of Default.  There shall not exist any Specified Event of Default.

 

(i)                                     Company Material Adverse Effect.  Since July 29, 2019, there shall not have been any Company Material Adverse Effect (as defined in the Harmony Acquisition Agreement (as in effect on July 29, 2019)).

 

(j)                                    No Additional Indebtedness.  As of the Harmony Acquisition Closing Date (after giving effect to the consummation of the Harmony Acquisition, the Borrowings under the Harmony Facilities, the payment of the Harmony Acquisition Costs and all transactions in connection therewith or related thereto and all incurrences and repayments of Indebtedness to occur prior to or substantially concurrently with the occurrence of the Harmony Acquisition Closing Date), the Company and its Subsidiaries (including Harmony and its Subsidiaries) shall have no third-party Indebtedness for borrowed money outstanding, other than (i) extensions of credit under this Agreement; (ii) other Indebtedness of Harmony outstanding as of July 29 2019 and listed on the disclosure schedules to the Harmony Acquisition Agreement (as in effect on July 29, 2019); (iii) accounts receivable financings and short-term financings of the Company and its Subsidiaries (excluding Harmony and its Subsidiaries) existing as of July 29, 2019, or incurred thereafter in the ordinary course of business; (iv) other Indebtedness of the Company and its Subsidiaries (excluding Harmony and its Subsidiaries) outstanding as of July 29, 2019 and disclosed in the financial statements of the Company delivered to BofA Securities on or prior to July 29, 2019 pursuant to Section 7.01(a) or 7.01(b) of this Agreement (prior to giving effect to the First Amendment); (v) Indebtedness of Harmony not prohibited from being incurred or outstanding on or prior to the Harmony Acquisition Closing Date pursuant to the Harmony Acquisition Agreement (as in effect on July 29, 2019); (vi) other Indebtedness as agreed to by BofA Securities; and (vii) replacements, extensions and renewals of any Indebtedness for borrowed money described in clauses (i) through (vi) above, without any material increase of the principal amount thereof.  For purposes of this Section 5.03(j), “Indebtedness for borrowed money” shall not include (A) the deferred purchase price of property or services in the ordinary course of business (but not purchase money financings for fixed or capital assets or finance leases), (B) trade Indebtedness, (C) earn-out obligations, (D) obligations under letters of credit and similar instruments, (E) obligations under operating leases, (F) Indebtedness under any Swap Contract entered into for bona fide hedging purposes (and not entered into for speculative purposes), (G) performance contingent obligations, (H) obligations under bank guaranties or surety bonds, (I) Guarantees or other contingent obligations and (J) Indebtedness, if any, not described in clauses (i) through (vii) of the first sentence of this Section 5.03(j) or clauses (A) through (I) of this sentence, in an aggregate outstanding principal amount not to exceed $10,000,000 on the Harmony Acquisition Closing Date.

 

(k)                                 Closing Certificate.  Receipt by the Administrative Agent of a certificate dated as of the Harmony Acquisition Closing Date signed by a Responsible Officer of the Company certifying that the conditions specified in Sections 5.03(e), (g), (h), (i) and (j) have been satisfied.

 

(l)                                     Request for Credit Extension.  Receipt by the Administrative Agent of a Request for Credit Extension in accordance with the requirements hereof.

 

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(m)                             KYC Information. Upon the reasonable request of any Lender made in writing at least ten (10) Business Days prior to the Harmony Acquisition Closing Date, the Company shall have provided to such Lender the documentation and other information so requested in connection with applicable “know your customer” and anti-money-laundering rules and regulations, including the PATRIOT Act, in each case at least three (3) Business Days prior to the Harmony Acquisition Closing Date.

 

(n)                                 Fees.  All costs, fees, expenses (including reasonable and documented legal fees and out-of-pocket expenses) and other compensation and amounts contemplated by the Fee Provision or otherwise payable to the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers and the Lenders or any of their respective affiliates, in the case of expenses, that have been invoiced at least two (2) Business Days prior to the Harmony Acquisition Closing Date, shall have been, or substantially concurrently with the Borrowing under the Harmony Facilities, shall be paid.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, to the extent any security interest in the intended Collateral or any deliverable (including those referred to in Section 5.03(d)) related to the perfection of security interests in the intended Collateral (other than (i) the pledge and perfection of the security interests in certificated Equity Interests of the Company’s Domestic Subsidiaries; provided that, if certificated Equity Interests of Subsidiaries of Harmony are required to be pledged as Collateral, such certificates shall be required to be delivered on the Harmony Acquisition Closing Date only to the extent received by the Company from the Seller after the Company’s use of commercially reasonable efforts to obtain such certificates, (ii) assets with respect to which a security interest may be perfected by the filing of a financing statement under the UCC, and (iii) intellectual property with respect to which security interests may be perfected by filing of notices of security interests or other short form security agreements with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office, as applicable) is not or cannot be provided and/or perfected on the Harmony Acquisition Closing Date after the Company has used commercially reasonable efforts to do so, then the provision and/or perfection of such security interest(s) or deliverable shall not constitute a condition precedent to the availability or funding of the Harmony Facilities on the Harmony Acquisition Closing Date, but shall be required to be provided and/or perfected within ninety (90) days after the Harmony Acquisition Closing Date (or such later date as agreed by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion).

 

Without limiting the generality of the provisions of the last paragraph of Section 10.03, for purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified in this Section 5.03, each Lender that has signed the First Amendment 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 Harmony Acquisition Closing Date specifying its objection thereto.

 

ARTICLE VI

 

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

The Loan Parties represent and warrant to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that:

 

6.01                        Existence, Qualification and Power.

 

Each Loan Party and each Subsidiary (a) is duly organized, validly existing and, as applicable, in good standing (to the extent such concept or a similar concept exists under the laws of the applicable jurisdiction) under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, (b) has all requisite power and authority and all requisite governmental licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals to (i)

 

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own or lease its assets and carry on its business and (ii) execute, deliver and perform its obligations under the Loan Documents to which it is a party, and (c) is duly qualified and is licensed and, as applicable, in good standing (to the extent such concept or a similar concept exists under the laws of the applicable jurisdiction) under the Laws of each jurisdiction where its ownership, lease or operation of properties or the conduct of its business requires such qualification or license; except in each case referred to in clause (b)(i) or (c), to the extent that failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

6.02                        Authorization; No Contravention.

 

The execution, delivery and performance by each Loan Party of each Loan Document to which such Person is party have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or other organizational action, and do not (a) contravene the terms of any of such Person’s Organization Documents; (b) materially conflict with or result in any material breach or contravention of, or the creation of any Lien under, or require any payment to be made under (i) any material Contractual Obligation to which such Person is a party or affecting such Person or the properties of such Person or any of its Subsidiaries or  (ii) any material order, injunction, writ or decree of any Governmental Authority or any arbitral award to which such Person or its property is subject; or (c) violate any Law applicable to such Loan Party, the violation or breach of which would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

6.03                        Governmental Authorization; Other Consents.

 

No approval, consent, exemption, authorization, or other action by, or notice to, or filing with, any Governmental Authority or any other Person is necessary or required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by, or enforcement against, any Loan Party of this Agreement or any other Loan Document other than (a) those that have already been obtained and are in full force and effect and (b) filings to perfect the Liens created by the Collateral Documents.

 

6.04                        Binding Effect.

 

Each Loan Document has been duly executed and delivered by each Loan Party that is party thereto.  Each Loan Document constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of each Loan Party that is party thereto, enforceable against each such Loan Party in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable Debtor Relief Laws and to general principles of equity.

 

6.05                        Financial Statements; No Material Adverse Effect.

 

(a)                                 The financial statements delivered pursuant to Sections 7.01(a) and 7.01(b) (i) were prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the period covered thereby, except as otherwise expressly noted therein; (ii) fairly present the financial condition of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of the date thereof and their results of operations for the period(s) covered thereby in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the period(s) covered thereby, except as otherwise expressly noted therein (subject, in the case of unaudited financial statements, to the absence of certain year-end adjustments); and (iii) show all material indebtedness and other liabilities, direct or contingent, of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of the date thereof, including liabilities for taxes, material commitments and Indebtedness, in each case as required by GAAP to be reflected on the consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries.

 

(b)                                 The Audited Financial Statements and the unaudited consolidated financial statements of the Company and its Subsidiaries for the fiscal quarter ended April 30, 2019 (i) were

 

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prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the period covered thereby, except as otherwise expressly noted therein; (ii) fairly present the financial condition of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of the date thereof and their results of operations for the period covered thereby (subject, in the case of unaudited financial statements, to the absence of certain year-end adjustments); and (iii) show all material indebtedness and other liabilities, direct or contingent, of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of the date thereof, including liabilities for taxes, material commitments and Indebtedness, in each case as required by GAAP to be reflected on the consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries.

 

(c)                                  From the date of the Audited Financial Statements to and including the First Amendment Effective Date, there has been no Disposition or any Involuntary Disposition of any material part of the business or property of the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and no purchase or other acquisition by any of them of any business or property (including any Equity Interests of any other Person) material in relation to the consolidated financial condition of the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, in each case, which is not reflected in the foregoing financial statements or in the notes thereto or in any other public filing of the Company and has not otherwise been disclosed in writing to the Lenders on or prior to the First Amendment Effective Date.

 

(d)                                 Since the date of the Audited Financial Statements, there has been no event or circumstance, either individually or in the aggregate, that has had or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

6.06                        Litigation.

 

There are no actions, suits, proceedings, claims or disputes pending or, to the knowledge of the Loan Parties after due and diligent investigation, threatened in writing, at Law, in equity, in arbitration or before any Governmental Authority, by or against any Loan Party or any Subsidiary or against any of their properties or revenues that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

6.07                        No Default.

 

(a)                                 No Loan Party nor any Subsidiary is in default under or with respect to any Contractual Obligation that individually or in the aggregate would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(b)                                 No Default has occurred and is continuing.

 

6.08                        Ownership of Property.

 

Each Loan Party and each of its Subsidiaries has good record and marketable title in fee simple to, or valid leasehold interests in, all real property necessary or used in the ordinary conduct of its business, except for such defects in title as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

6.09                        Environmental Compliance.

 

Except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect:

 

(a)                                 There is no violation by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary of any Environmental Law with respect to real properties owned, leased or operated by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary

 

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(the “Facilities”) or the businesses operated by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary (the “Businesses”), and the Loan Parties do not know of any conditions relating to the Facilities or the Businesses that could give rise to liability of a Loan Party or any Subsidiary under any applicable Environmental Laws, including with respect to the containment of Hazardous Materials.

 

(b)                                 To the knowledge of the Loan Parties, none of the Facilities contains, or has previously contained, any Hazardous Materials at, on or under the Facilities in amounts or concentrations that constitute or constituted a violation of, or could give rise to liability under, Environmental Laws.

 

(c)                                  No Loan Party nor any Subsidiary has received any written or verbal notice of, or inquiry from any Governmental Authority regarding, any violation, alleged violation, non-compliance, liability or potential liability regarding environmental matters or compliance with Environmental Laws with regard to any of the Facilities or the Businesses, nor does any Responsible Officer of any Loan Party have knowledge or reason to believe that any such notice will be received or is being threatened.

 

(d)                                 Hazardous Materials have not been transported or disposed of from the Facilities, or generated, treated, stored or disposed of at, on or under any of the Facilities or any other location, in each case by or on behalf of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary in violation of, or in a manner that would be reasonably likely to give rise to liability under, any applicable Environmental Law.

 

(e)                                  No judicial proceeding or governmental or administrative action is pending or, to the knowledge of the Responsible Officers of the Loan Parties, threatened, under any Environmental Law to which any Loan Party or any Subsidiary is or will be named as a party, nor are there any consent decrees or other decrees, consent orders, administrative orders or other orders, or other administrative or judicial requirements outstanding under any Environmental Law with respect to any Loan Party, any Subsidiary, the Facilities or the Businesses.

 

(f)                                   There has been no release or threat of release of Hazardous Materials by a Loan Party or any Subsidiary (or, to the knowledge of the Loan Parties, by any other Person) at or from the Facilities, or arising from or related to the operations (including, without limitation, disposal) of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary in connection with the Facilities or otherwise in connection with the Businesses, in violation of or in amounts or in a manner that would give rise to liability under Environmental Laws.

 

6.10                        Insurance.

 

The properties of the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries are insured with financially sound and reputable insurance companies not Affiliates of the Company, in such amounts, with such deductibles and covering such risks as are customarily carried by companies engaged in similar businesses and owning similar properties in localities where the applicable Loan Party or the applicable Subsidiary operates.  The property and general liability insurance coverage of the Loan Parties as in effect on the First Amendment Effective Date is outlined as to carrier, policy number, expiration date, type, amount and deductibles on Schedule 6.10.

 

6.11                        Taxes.

 

Each Loan Party and its Subsidiaries have filed all income and other material tax returns and reports required to be filed, and have paid all income and other material taxes, assessments, fees and other governmental charges levied or imposed upon them or their properties, income or assets or otherwise due

 

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and payable, except those which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted and for which adequate reserves have been provided in accordance with GAAP or such noncompliance would not reasonably be expected to be material to the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.  To the knowledge of the Loan Parties, there is no proposed tax assessment against any Loan Party or any Subsidiary that would, if made, be material to the Loan Parties.  No Loan Party nor any Subsidiary thereof is party to any tax sharing agreement (other than the Harmony Acquisition Agreement).

 

6.12                        ERISA Compliance.

 

(a)                                 Except as set forth on Schedule 6.12 hereto, neither the Company nor any of its ERISA Affiliates maintains or has maintained at any time in the six (6) years preceding the First Amendment Effective Date any Pension Plans, Multiple Employer Plans or Multiemployer Plans.  Set forth on Schedule 6.12 is a complete and accurate list of all Welfare Plans and all Plans (other than Pension Plans) in respect of which any Loan Party or any of their Subsidiaries could reasonably be expected to have material liability as of the First Amendment Effective Date.  Each Plan is in compliance in all material respects with the applicable provisions of ERISA, the Internal Revenue Code and other federal or state Laws except where such noncompliance would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(b)                                 There are no pending or, to the best knowledge of the Loan Parties, threatened claims, actions or lawsuits, or action by any Governmental Authority, with respect to any Plan that would be reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.  To the best knowledge of the Loan Parties, there has been no prohibited transaction or violation of the fiduciary responsibility rules with respect to any Plan that has resulted or would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(c)                                  Except as set forth in the financial statements referred to in Section 6.05(b) and in Article VII, neither the Company, any of the other Loan Parties nor any of their respective Subsidiaries has any material liability with respect to “expected post-retirement benefit obligations” within the meaning of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 106.

 

(d)                                 The Company represents and warrants as of the First Amendment Effective Date that the Company is not using its own Plan Assets of one or more Benefit Plans in connection with the Loans, the Letters of Credit or the Commitments.

 

6.13                        Subsidiaries.

 

Set forth on Schedule 6.13 is a complete and accurate list as of the First Amendment Effective Date of each Subsidiary of any Loan Party, together with (i) jurisdiction of organization, (ii) number of shares of each class of Equity Interests outstanding, and (iii) number and percentage of outstanding shares of each class owned (directly or indirectly) by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary.  The outstanding Equity Interests of each Subsidiary of any Loan Party are validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.

 

6.14                        Margin Regulations; Investment Company Act.

 

(a)                                 No Borrower is engaged and will not engage, principally or as one of its important activities, in the business of purchasing or carrying margin stock (within the meaning of Regulation U issued by the FRB), or extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying margin stock.  Following the application of the proceeds of each Borrowing or drawing under each Letter of Credit, not more than 25% of the value of the assets (either of any Borrower only or of the Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis) subject to the provisions of Section 8.01 or Section

 

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8.05 or subject to any restriction contained in any agreement or instrument between any Borrower and any Lender or any Affiliate of any Lender relating to Indebtedness and within the scope of Section 9.01(e) will be margin stock.

 

(b)                                 None of the Loan Parties is or is required to be registered as an “investment company” under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

 

6.15                        Disclosure.

 

No report, financial statement, certificate or other written information furnished by or on behalf of any Loan Party to the Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and the negotiation of this Agreement or delivered hereunder or under any other Loan Document (in each case, as modified or supplemented by other information so furnished) contains any material misstatement of fact or omits to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that, with respect to projected financial information, the Loan Parties represent only that such information was prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed to be reasonable at the time.

 

6.16                        Compliance with Laws.

 

Each Loan Party and Subsidiary is in compliance with the requirements of all Laws and all orders, writs, injunctions and decrees applicable to it or to its properties, except in such instances in which (a) such requirement of Law or order, writ, injunction or decree is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted or (b) the failure to comply therewith would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

6.17                        Intellectual Property; Licenses, Etc.

 

Each Loan Party and each Subsidiary owns, or possesses the legal right to use, all of the trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights, patents, patent rights, franchises, licenses and other intellectual property rights (collectively, “IP Rights”) that are reasonably necessary for the operation of their respective businesses.  Set forth on Schedule 6.17 is a list of all IP Rights registered or pending registration with the United States Copyright Office or the United States Patent and Trademark Office and owned by each Loan Party as of the First Amendment Effective Date.  Except for such claims and infringements that would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, no claim has been asserted and is pending by any Person challenging or questioning the use of any IP Rights or the validity or effectiveness of any IP Rights, nor does any Loan Party know of any such claim, and, to the knowledge of the Responsible Officers of the Loan Parties, the use of any IP Rights by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary or the granting of a right or a license in respect of any IP Rights from any Loan Party or any Subsidiary does not infringe on the rights of any Person.  As of the First Amendment Effective Date, none of the IP Rights owned by any Loan Party is subject to any licensing agreement or similar arrangement except as set forth on Schedule 6.17.

 

6.18                        Solvency.

 

Each Borrower is Solvent, and the Loan Parties are Solvent on a consolidated basis.

 

6.19                        Perfection of Security Interests in the Collateral.

 

The Collateral Documents create in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, valid security interests in, and Liens on, the Collateral purported to be covered thereby and described therein, which security interests and Liens will be, upon the timely and proper filings, deliveries,

 

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notations and other actions contemplated in the Collateral Documents, perfected security interests and Liens (to the extent that such security interests and Liens can be perfected by such filings, deliveries, notations and other actions), prior to all other Liens other than Permitted Liens.

 

6.20                        Business Locations; Taxpayer Identification Number.

 

Set forth on Schedule 6.20(a) is a list of all real property located in the United States (or, if such Loan Party is a Foreign Subsidiary, the jurisdiction where such Loan Party is located) that is owned or leased by any Loan Party as of the First Amendment Effective Date.  Set forth on Schedule 6.20(b) is a list of all locations where any tangible personal property of any Loan Party is located as of the First Amendment Effective Date.  Set forth on Schedule 6.20(c) is the chief executive office, exact legal name, tax payer identification number (or the equivalent) and organizational identification number (if applicable) of each Loan Party as of the First Amendment Effective Date.  Except as set forth on Schedule 6.20(d), no Loan Party has during the five years preceding the First Amendment Effective Date (i) changed its legal name, (ii) changed its state of formation or (iii) been party to a merger, consolidation or other change in structure.

 

6.21                        Labor Matters.

 

There are no collective bargaining agreements or Multiemployer Plans covering the employees of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary as of the First Amendment Effective Date.  No Loan Party nor any Subsidiary has suffered any strikes, walkouts, work stoppages or other material labor difficulty in the five years preceding the First Amendment Effective Date.

 

6.22                        OFAC.

 

None of the Loan Parties, nor any of their Subsidiaries, nor, to the knowledge of Company, any director, officer, employee, agent, affiliate or representative thereof, is an individual or entity that is, or is owned or controlled by any individual or entity that is (i) currently the subject or target of any Sanctions, (ii) included on OFAC’s List of Specially Designated Nationals, HMT’s Consolidated List of Financial Sanctions Targets and the Investment Ban List, or any similar list enforced by any other relevant sanctions authority or (iii) located, organized or resident in a Designated Jurisdiction.

 

6.23                        Anti-Corruption Laws

 

Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries conducts its businesses in compliance with the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, the UK Bribery Act 2010 and other similar anti-corruption legislation in other jurisdictions in which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries conduct their business and to which they are lawfully subject and maintain policies and procedures designed to promote and achieve compliance with such laws.

 

6.24                        No EEA Financial Institution.

 

No Loan Party is an EEA Financial Institution.

 

6.25                        Beneficial Ownership.

 

To the extent delivered on the First Amendment Effective Date, the information included in the Beneficial Ownership Certification is true and correct in all respects as of the First Amendment Effective Date.

 

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6.26                        Covered Entity.

 

No Loan Party is a Covered Entity.

 

ARTICLE VII

 

AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

 

So long as any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, any Loan or other Obligation (other than contingent indemnification obligations for which no claim has been asserted) hereunder shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied, or any Letter of Credit shall remain outstanding, each Loan Party (except in the case of the covenants set forth in Sections 7.01, 7.02, 7.03 and 7.15, which shall only apply to the Company) shall and shall cause each Subsidiary to:

 

7.01                        Financial Statements.

 

Deliver to the Administrative Agent and each Lender, in form and detail reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders:

 

(a)                                 as soon as available, but in any event within 105 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Company, a consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such fiscal year, and the related consolidated statements of income or operations and consolidated statements of changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows for such fiscal year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal year, all in reasonable detail and prepared in accordance with GAAP, audited and accompanied by a report and opinion of an independent certified public accountant of nationally recognized standing reasonably acceptable to the Required Lenders, which report and opinion shall be prepared in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards and shall not be subject to any “going concern” or like qualification or exception or any qualification or exception as to the scope of such audit; and

 

(b)                                 as soon as available, but in any event within 50 days after the end of each of the first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year of the Company, a consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such fiscal quarter, the related consolidated statements of income or operations for such fiscal quarter and for the portion of the Company’s fiscal year then ended, and the related consolidated statements of changes in cash flows for the portion of the Company’s fiscal year then ended, in each case setting forth in comparative form, as applicable, the figures for the corresponding periods of the previous fiscal year, all in reasonable detail and certified by the chief executive officer, chief financial officer, treasurer or controller of the Company as fairly presenting the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Company and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP, subject only to certain normal year-end adjustments.

 

As to any information contained in materials furnished pursuant to Section 7.02(c), the Company shall not be separately required to furnish such information under Section 7.01(a) or 7.01(b) above, but the foregoing shall not be in derogation of the obligation of the Company to furnish the information and materials described in Section 7.01(a) or 7.01(b) above at the times specified therein.

 

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7.02                        Certificates; Other Information.

 

Deliver to the Administrative Agent and each Lender, in form and detail reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders:

 

(a)                                 concurrently with the delivery of the financial statements referred to in Sections 7.01(a) and 7.01(b), a duly completed Compliance Certificate signed by the chief executive officer, chief financial officer, treasurer or controller of the Company which shall include such supplements to Schedules 6.13, 6.17, 6.20(a), 6.20(b), 6.20(c) and 6.20(d), as are necessary such that, as supplemented, such Schedules would be accurate and complete as of the date of such Compliance Certificate (which delivery may, unless the Administrative Agent, or a Lender requests executed originals, be by electronic communication including fax or email and shall be deemed to be an original authentic counterpart thereof for all purposes);

 

(b)                                 not later than 60 days after the beginning of each fiscal year of the Company, commencing with the fiscal year beginning August 1, 2018, an annual business plan and budget (or, alternatively, if prepared by the Company in lieu of a budget, a rolling twelve (12) month forecast in a form substantially similar to the projections previously delivered to the Administrative Agent in connection with this Agreement and including a calculation of the financial covenants set forth in Section 8.11 for each fiscal quarter occurring during such twelve (12) month period) of the Company and its Subsidiaries containing, among other things, pro forma financial statements for each quarter of such fiscal year;

 

(c)                                  promptly after the same are available, copies of each annual report, proxy or financial statement or other report or communication sent to the equityholders of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary, and copies of all annual, regular, periodic and special reports and registration statements which a Loan Party or any Subsidiary may file or be required to file with the SEC under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and not otherwise required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant hereto;

 

(d)                                 promptly after any reasonable request by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, copies of any detailed audit reports, management letters or recommendations submitted to the board of directors (or the audit committee of the board of directors) of the Company by independent accountants in connection with the accounts or books of the Company or any Subsidiary, or any audit of any of them;

 

(e)                                  promptly after the furnishing thereof, copies of any statement or report furnished to any holder of debt securities of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary pursuant to the terms of any indenture, loan or credit or similar agreement and not otherwise required to be furnished to the Lenders pursuant to Section 7.01 or any other clause of this Section 7.02;

 

(f)                                   promptly, and in any event within ten Business Days after receipt thereof by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof, copies of each notice or other correspondence received from the SEC (or comparable agency in any applicable non-U.S.  jurisdiction) concerning any investigation or possible investigation by such agency regarding financial results or other accounting matters of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof; and

 

(g)                                  promptly, such additional information regarding the business, financial or corporate affairs of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary, or compliance with the terms of the Loan Documents, as the Administrative Agent or any Lender may from time to time reasonably request.

 

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electronically and if so delivered, shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date (i) on which the Company posts such documents, or provides a link thereto on the Company’s website on the Internet at the website address listed on Schedule 11.02; or (ii) on which such documents are posted on the Company’s behalf on an Internet or intranet website, if any, to which each Lender and the Administrative Agent have access (whether a commercial, third party website or whether sponsored by the Administrative Agent); provided that: (i) the Company shall deliver paper copies of such documents to the Administrative Agent or any Lender upon its request to the Company to deliver such paper copies until a written request to cease delivering paper copies is given by the Administrative Agent or such Lender and (ii) the Company shall notify the Administrative Agent and each Lender (by facsimile or electronic mail) of the posting of any such documents and provide to the Administrative Agent by electronic mail electronic versions (i.e., soft copies) of such documents.  The Administrative Agent shall have no obligation to request the delivery of or to maintain paper copies of the documents referred to above, and in any event shall have no responsibility to monitor compliance by the Company with any such request by a Lender for delivery, and each Lender shall be solely responsible for requesting delivery to it or maintaining its copies of such documents.

 

The Company hereby acknowledges that (a) the Administrative Agent and/or BofA Securities may, but shall not be obligated to, make available to the Lenders and the L/C Issuer materials and/or information provided by or on behalf of the Company hereunder (collectively, “Borrower Materials”) by posting the Borrower Materials on Debt Domain, IntraLinks, Syndtrak or another similar electronic 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 Company 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 Company 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 Company shall be deemed to have authorized the Administrative Agent, BofA Securities, the L/C Issuer and the Lenders to treat such Borrower Materials as not containing any material non-public information with respect to the Company 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 11.07); (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 and BofA Securities 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 as “Public Side Information” and, to the extent such Borrower Materials constitutes Information, they shall be treated as set forth in Section 11.07.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be under no obligation to mark any Borrower Materials “PUBLIC.”  Each Loan Party acknowledges and agrees that the list of Disqualified Institutions does not constitute material non-public information and shall be posted promptly to all Lenders by the Administrative Agent (including any updates thereto).

 

7.03                        Notices.

 

(a)                                 Within five (5) Business Days after a Responsible Officer obtains knowledge, notify the Administrative Agent and each Lender of:

 

(i)                                     the occurrence of any Default.

 

(ii)                                  any matter that has resulted or would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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(iii)                               any Loan Party or any of their ERISA Affiliates establishing a Pension Plan or commencing participation in any Multiple Employer Plan or Multiemployer Plan which could reasonably be expected to result in the incurrence by any Loan Party or by any of their ERISA Affiliates of any material liability.

 

(iv)                              the occurrence of any ERISA Event.

 

(v)                                 the occurrence of any Disposition, Recovery Event or Debt Issuance, in each case, for which the Company is required to make a mandatory prepayment pursuant to Section 2.05(b).

 

(b)                                 Concurrently with the delivery of the financial statements required pursuant to Section 7.01, notify the Administrative Agent and each Lender of any material change in accounting policies or financial reporting practices by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary.

 

Each notice pursuant to this Section 7.03 shall be accompanied by a statement of a Responsible Officer of the Company setting forth details of the occurrence referred to therein and stating what action the Company has taken and proposes to take with respect thereto.  Each notice pursuant to Section 7.03(a)(i) shall describe with particularity any and all provisions of this Agreement and any other Loan Document that have been breached.

 

7.04                        Payment of Taxes.

 

Pay and discharge, as the same shall become due and payable, all its federal and state income taxes and other material tax liabilities, assessments and governmental charges or levies upon it or its properties or assets, unless the same are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted and adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP are being maintained by such Loan Party or such Subsidiary or such noncompliance would not reasonably be expected to be material to the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

 

7.05                        Preservation of Existence, Etc.

 

(a)                                 Preserve, renew and maintain in full force and effect its legal existence and good standing (to the extent such concept or a similar concept exists under the laws of the applicable jurisdiction) under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its organization except in a transaction permitted by Section 8.04 or 8.05.

 

(b)                                 Take all reasonable action to maintain all rights, privileges, permits, licenses and franchises necessary or desirable in the normal conduct of its business, except to the extent that the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(c)                                  Preserve or renew all of its IP Rights, the non-preservation of which would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

7.06                        Maintenance of Properties.

 

(a)                                 Maintain, preserve and protect all of its material properties and equipment necessary and material to the operation of its business in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted.

 

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(b)                                 Make all necessary repairs thereto and renewals and replacements thereof, except where the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(c)                                  Use the standard of care typical in the industry in the operation and maintenance of its facilities.

 

7.07                        Maintenance of Insurance.

 

(a)                                 Maintain in full force and effect insurance (including worker’s compensation insurance, liability insurance, casualty insurance and business interruption insurance) with financially sound and reputable insurance companies not Affiliates of the Company, in such amounts, with such deductibles and covering such risks as are commercially reasonable and prudent.

 

(b)                                 Cause the Administrative Agent to be named as lender’s loss payee or mortgagee, as its interest may appear, and/or additional insured with respect to any such insurance providing liability coverage or coverage in respect of any Collateral, and use reasonable best efforts to cause each provider of any such insurance to agree, by endorsement upon the policy or policies issued by it or by independent instruments furnished to the Administrative Agent, that it will give the Administrative Agent thirty (30) days prior written notice before any such policy or policies shall be altered or canceled.

 

7.08                        Compliance with Laws.

 

Comply with the requirements of all Laws and all orders, writs, injunctions and decrees applicable to it or to its business or property, except in such instances in which (a) such requirement of Law or order, writ, injunction or decree is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted; or (b) the failure to comply therewith would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

7.09                        Books and Records.

 

Maintain proper books of record and account, in which full, true and correct entries in conformity with GAAP consistently applied shall be made of all financial transactions and matters involving the assets and business of such Loan Party or such Subsidiary, as the case may be.

 

7.10                        Inspection Rights.

 

Permit representatives and independent contractors of the Administrative Agent and each Lender to visit and inspect any of its properties, to examine its corporate, financial and operating records, and make copies thereof or abstracts therefrom, and to discuss its affairs, finances and accounts with its directors, officers, and independent public accountants at such reasonable times during normal business hours and as often as may be reasonably desired, upon reasonable advance notice to the Company, but in a manner that does not unreasonably interfere with normal operations; provided, however, (i) absent an Event of Default, not more than two such inspections per year shall be at the Company’s expense and (ii) when an Event of Default exists, the Administrative Agent or any Lender (or any of their respective representatives or independent contractors) may do any of the foregoing at the expense of the Company at any time during normal business hours and without advance notice.

 

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7.11                        Use of Proceeds.

 

(a) Use the proceeds of the Harmony Facilities solely to finance the Harmony Acquisition and the Harmony Acquisition Costs and (b) use the proceeds of all other Credit Extensions (i) to finance working capital, capital expenditures and other lawful corporate purposes (including, without limitation, Permitted Acquisitions) and (ii) to refinance certain existing Indebtedness; provided that in no event shall the proceeds of the Credit Extensions be used in contravention of any Law or of any Loan Document.

 

7.12                        ERISA Compliance.

 

Use commercially reasonable efforts to do, and use commercially reasonable efforts to cause each of its ERISA Affiliates to do, each of the following: (a) maintain each Plan in compliance in all material respects with the applicable provisions of ERISA, the Internal Revenue Code and other federal or state Law; (b) cause each Plan that is qualified under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code to maintain such qualification; and (c) make all required contributions to any Plan subject to Section 412, Section 430 or Section 431 of the Internal Revenue Code.

 

7.13                        Additional Subsidiaries.

 

Within thirty (30) days after the acquisition or formation of any wholly-owned Domestic Subsidiary:

 

(a)                                 notify the Administrative Agent thereof in writing, together with the (w) jurisdiction of formation of such Subsidiary, (x) number of shares of each class of Equity Interests outstanding of such Subsidiary, (y) number and percentage of outstanding shares of each class owned (directly or indirectly) by the Company or any Subsidiary of such Subsidiary and (z) number and effect, if exercised, of all outstanding options, warrants, rights of conversion or purchase and all other similar rights with respect thereto; and

 

(b)                                 if such Domestic Subsidiary is not a CFC HoldCo, cause such Person to (x) become a Guarantor by executing and delivering to the Administrative Agent a Joinder Agreement or such other documents as the Administrative Agent shall deem reasonably appropriate for such purpose, and (y) upon the request of the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion, deliver to the Administrative Agent such Organization Documents, resolutions and favorable opinions of counsel, all in form, content and scope reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent; provided that if such deliverables are in form and substance similar to the corresponding deliverables provided in connection with Section 5.01, such deliverables shall be deemed satisfactory by the Administrative Agent.

 

7.14                        Pledged Assets.

 

(a)                                 Equity Interests.  Cause (i) 100% of the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of each Domestic Subsidiary (other than any CFC HoldCo) and (ii) 65% of the issued and outstanding Equity Interests entitled to vote (within the meaning of Treas. Reg. Section 1.956-2(c)(2)) and 100% of the issued and outstanding Equity Interests not entitled to vote (within the meaning of Treas. Reg. Section 1.956-2(c)(2)) in each Foreign Subsidiary directly owned by any Loan Party to be subject at all times to a perfected Lien (prior to all other Liens other than Permitted Liens) in favor of the Administrative Agent pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Collateral Documents, together with opinions of counsel  and any filings and deliveries reasonably necessary in connection therewith to perfect the security interests therein, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

 

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(b)                                 Other Property.  (i) Cause all owned and leased personal property (other than Excluded Property) of each Loan Party to be subject at all times to perfected Liens (prior to all other Liens other than Permitted Liens) in favor of the Administrative Agent to secure the Obligations pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Collateral Documents and (ii) deliver such other documentation as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request in connection with the foregoing, including, without limitation, appropriate UCC-1 financing statements (or the equivalent), landlord’s waivers, certified resolutions and other organizational and authorizing documents of such Person, favorable opinions of counsel to such Person (which shall cover, among other things, the legality, validity, binding effect and enforceability of the documentation referred to above and the perfection of the Administrative Agent’s Liens thereunder) and other items of the types required to be delivered pursuant to Sections 5.01(e) and 5.01(f), all in form, content and scope reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent; provided, however, that neither any Foreign Subsidiary that is a CFC, any Subsidiary of a CFC nor any CFC HoldCo shall be required to guarantee or pledge its assets for any Obligations (other than to the extent required under clause (d) of the definition of “Guarantors”).

 

7.15                        Cash Concentration Accounts.

 

Maintain the Company’s main cash concentration accounts with the Administrative Agent or a Lender.

 

7.16                        Beneficial Ownership.

 

Promptly following any request therefor, provide information and documentation reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent or any Lender for purposes of compliance with applicable “know your customer” requirements under the PATRIOT Act, the Beneficial Ownership Regulation or other applicable anti-money laundering laws.

 

ARTICLE VIII

 

NEGATIVE COVENANTS

 

So long as any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, any Loan or other Obligation (other than contingent indemnification obligations for which no claim has been asserted) hereunder shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied, or any Letter of Credit shall remain outstanding, no Loan Party shall, nor shall it permit any Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly:

 

8.01                        Liens.

 

Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon any of its property, assets or revenues, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, other than the following:

 

(a)                                 Liens pursuant to any Loan Document;

 

(b)                                 Liens existing on the First Amendment Effective Date and listed on Schedule 8.01 and any renewals or extensions thereof; provided that the property covered thereby is not changed;

 

(c)                                  Liens (other than Liens imposed under ERISA) for Taxes, assessments or governmental charges or levies not yet due or which are being contested in good faith and by

 

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appropriate proceedings diligently conducted, if adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of the applicable Person in accordance with GAAP;

 

(d)                                 statutory Liens of landlords and Liens of carriers, warehousemen, mechanics, materialmen and suppliers and other Liens imposed by Law or pursuant to customary reservations or retentions of title arising in the ordinary course of business; provided that such Liens secure only amounts not yet due and payable or, if due and payable, are not overdue for a period of more than sixty (60) days, are unfiled and no other action has been taken to enforce the same or are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings for which adequate reserves determined in accordance with GAAP have been established;

 

(e)                                  pledges or deposits in the ordinary course of business in connection with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security legislation, other than any Lien imposed by ERISA;

 

(f)                                   deposits to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts and leases (other than Indebtedness), statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, performance bonds and other obligations of a like nature incurred in the ordinary course of business;

 

(g)                                  easements, rights-of-way, restrictions, zoning ordinances, declarations of covenants, common area cost sharing and maintenance agreements, and other similar encumbrances affecting real property which, in the aggregate, are not substantial in amount, and which do not in any case materially detract from the value of the property subject thereto or materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the applicable Person;

 

(h)                                 Liens securing judgments for the payment of money (or appeal or other surety bonds relating to such judgments) not constituting an Event of Default under Section 9.01(h);

 

(i)                                     Liens securing Indebtedness permitted under Section 8.03(e); provided that (i) such Liens do not at any time encumber any property other than the property financed by such Indebtedness and (ii) such Liens attach to such property concurrently with or within ninety (90) days after the acquisition thereof;

 

(j)                                    leases or subleases granted to others not interfering in any material respect with the business of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary;

 

(k)                                 any interest of title of a lessor under, and Liens arising from UCC financing statements (or equivalent filings, registrations or agreements in foreign jurisdictions) relating to, leases permitted by this Agreement;

 

(l)                                     Liens deemed to exist in connection with Investments in repurchase agreements permitted under Section 8.02(a);

 

(m)                             normal and customary rights of setoff upon deposits of cash in favor of banks or other depository institutions;

 

(n)                                 Liens of a collection bank arising under Section 4-210 of the UCC on items in the course of collection;

 

(o)                                 Liens that secure Indebtedness permitted by Section 8.03(g); provided that (i) such Liens do not extend to any property or assets not securing such Indebtedness as of the date such

 

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Permitted Acquisition is consummated (other than after acquired property required to be pledged under such Indebtedness and accessions, products and proceeds of the property or assets pledged to secure such Indebtedness as of the date assumed) and (ii) the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness (other than the type of Indebtedness described in Section 8.03(e)) which is secured by a customary “all assets” Liens shall not exceed $20,000,000 at any time outstanding; and

 

(p)                                 other Liens on real or personal property not otherwise permitted by this Section 8.01 so long as neither (i) the aggregate principal amount of the Indebtedness and other obligations secured thereby nor (ii) the aggregate fair market value (determined as of the date such Lien is incurred) of the assets subject thereto exceeds $15,000,000 at any time outstanding.

 

8.02                        Investments.

 

Make any Investments, except:

 

(a)                                 Investments held in the form of cash or Cash Equivalents;

 

(b)                                 (i) Investments existing as of the First Amendment Effective Date and set forth on Schedule 8.02, (ii) Investments existing as of the First Amendment Effective Date by the Company or any Subsidiary in the Equity Interests of the Company or any Subsidiary, and (iii) Investments in Harmony and any Subsidiaries thereof, and any Investments owned thereby, in each case, which are directly or indirectly obtained pursuant to, or in connection with, the Harmony Acquisition;

 

(c)                                  Investments in any Person that is a Loan Party prior to giving effect to such Investment; provided that Investments by the Company and Domestic Subsidiaries that are Guarantors in Foreign Subsidiaries that are Loan Parties shall be subject to the limitation set forth in Section 8.02(e);

 

(d)                                 Investments by any Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party in any other Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party;

 

(e)                                  Investments (excluding Permitted Acquisitions and Investments in the amounts set forth on Schedule 8.02) by Loan Parties in Foreign Subsidiaries in an amount not to exceed $25,000,000 in the aggregate at any time outstanding;

 

(f)                                   Investments consisting of extensions of credit in the nature of accounts receivable or notes receivable arising from the grant of trade credit in the ordinary course of business, and Investments received in satisfaction or partial satisfaction thereof from financially troubled account debtors to the extent reasonably necessary in order to prevent or limit loss;

 

(g)                                  Guarantees permitted by Section 8.03;

 

(h)                                 Permitted Acquisitions;

 

(i)                                     Loans and advances to employees in the ordinary course of business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, in an amount not to exceed $1,000,000 in the aggregate at any time outstanding;

 

(j)                                    Investments consisting of other marketable securities, the aggregate purchase price of which shall not exceed $5,000,000;

 

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(k)                                 Swap Contracts permitted by Section 8.03(d);

 

(l)                                     to the extent constituting Investments, repurchases of Equity Interests permitted by Section 8.06;

 

(m)                             Investments in an aggregate amount not to exceed the Available Amount at such time; provided that (i) no Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom and (ii) upon giving effect to such Investments on a Pro Forma Basis, the Loan Parties shall be in compliance with the financial covenants set forth in Section 8.11; and

 

(n)                                 Investments of a nature not contemplated in the foregoing clauses in an amount not to exceed $15,000,000 in the aggregate at any time outstanding.

 

8.03                        Indebtedness.

 

Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Indebtedness, except:

 

(a)                                 Indebtedness under the Loan Documents;

 

(b)                                 Indebtedness set forth on Schedule 8.03 (and renewals, refinancings and extensions thereof; provided that (i) the amount of such Indebtedness is not increased at the time of such refinancing, renewal or extension except by an amount equal to a reasonable premium or other reasonable amount paid, and fees and expenses reasonably incurred, in connection with such refinancing and by an amount equal to any existing commitments unutilized thereunder and (ii) the terms relating to amortization, maturity, collateral (if any) and subordination (if any) of any such refinancing, renewal or extension are no less favorable in any material respect to the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries or the Lenders than the terms of any agreement or instrument governing the Indebtedness being refinanced, renewed or extended);

 

(c)                                  intercompany Indebtedness permitted under Section 8.02;

 

(d)                                 obligations (contingent or otherwise) existing or arising under any Swap Contract; provided that (i) such obligations are (or were) entered into by such Person in the ordinary course of business for the purpose of directly mitigating risks associated with liabilities, commitments, investments, assets, or property held or reasonably anticipated by such Person, or changes in the value of securities issued by such Person, and not for purposes of speculation or taking a “market view;” and (ii) such Swap Contract does not contain any provision exonerating the non-defaulting party from its obligation to make payments on outstanding transactions to the defaulting party;

 

(e)                                  purchase money Indebtedness (including obligations in respect of Capital Leases or Synthetic Leases) hereafter incurred to finance the purchase of fixed assets, and renewals, refinancings and extensions thereof; provided that (i) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of all such Indebtedness shall not exceed $50,000,000 at any one time outstanding; and (ii) such Indebtedness when incurred shall not exceed the purchase price of the asset(s) financed;

 

(f)                                   endorsement of negotiable instruments for deposit or collection or similar transactions in the ordinary course of business;

 

(g)                                  Indebtedness assumed in connection with any Permitted Acquisition but not incurred in contemplation thereof;

 

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(h)                                 to the extent constituting Indebtedness, surety or performance bonds with respect to contracts for the performance of work entered into by any Loan Party in the ordinary course of business;

 

(i)                                     other unsecured Indebtedness so long as (i) the Consolidated Leverage Ratio, calculated on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect to such Indebtedness on a Pro Forma Basis is less than 3.50:1.00, (ii) no Default exists or would result therefrom, (iii) such Indebtedness shall not include any financial covenants that are more restrictive in any respect on the Loan Parties than the financial covenants in this Agreement, (iv) such Indebtedness is not subject to any amortization payments or any mandatory prepayments or sinking fund payments (other than in connection with a change of control, asset sale or event of loss and customary acceleration rights after an event of default) in each case, prior to the date that is six (6) months after the latest Maturity Date, and (v) such Indebtedness shall not mature at any time on or prior to the date that is six (6) months after the latest Maturity Date;

 

(j)                                    earn-out obligations incurred in respect of any Permitted Acquisition; and

 

(k)                                 Guarantees with respect to Indebtedness permitted under this Section 8.03; provided that if a Loan Party Guarantees Indebtedness of a Foreign Subsidiary, such Guarantee must also be permitted by Section 8.02 (other than Section 8.02(g)).

 

8.04                        Fundamental Changes.

 

Merge, dissolve, liquidate or consolidate with or into another Person, except that so long as no Default exists or would result therefrom, (a) the Company may merge or consolidate with any of its Subsidiaries provided that the Company is the continuing or surviving Person, (b) any Subsidiary may merge or consolidate with any other Subsidiary or transfer all or substantially all of its assets to any other Subsidiary provided that (i) if a Designated Borrower is a party to such transaction, the continuing or surviving Person or transferee, as applicable, is a Designated Borrower and (ii) if a Guarantor is a party to such transaction, the continuing or surviving Person or transferee, as applicable, is a Guarantor, (c) the Company or any Subsidiary may merge with any other Person in connection with a Permitted Acquisition provided that (i) if the Company is a party to such transaction, the Company is the continuing or surviving Person, (ii) if a Designated Borrower is a party to such transaction, such Designated Borrower is the surviving Person and (iii) if a Guarantor is a party to such transaction, such Guarantor is the surviving Person and (d) any Subsidiary (other than a Designated Borrower) may dissolve, liquidate or wind up its affairs at any time provided that such dissolution, liquidation or winding up, as applicable, would not have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

8.05                        Dispositions.

 

Make any Disposition except:

 

(a)                                 Permitted Transfers; and

 

(b)                                 other Dispositions so long as (i) at least 75% of the consideration paid in connection therewith shall be cash or Cash Equivalents paid contemporaneous with consummation of the transaction and shall be in an amount not less than the fair market value of the property disposed of, (ii) such transaction does not involve the sale or other disposition of a minority equity interest in any Subsidiary, (iii) such transaction does not involve a sale or other disposition of receivables other than receivables owned by or attributable to other property concurrently being disposed of in a transaction otherwise permitted under this Section 8.05, and (iv) the aggregate net

 

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book value of all of the assets sold or otherwise disposed of by the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries in all such transactions in any fiscal year of the Company shall not exceed $20,000,000.

 

8.06                        Restricted Payments.

 

Declare or make, directly or indirectly, any Restricted Payment, or incur any obligation (contingent or otherwise) to do so, except that:

 

(a)                                 each Subsidiary may make Restricted Payments to Persons that own Equity Interests in such Subsidiary, ratably according to their respective holdings of the type of Equity Interest in respect of which such Restricted Payment is being made;

 

(b)                                 each Loan Party and each Subsidiary may declare and make dividend payments or other distributions payable solely in common Equity Interests of such Person;

 

(c)                                  the Company may acquire its Equity Interests as the purchase price for, or otherwise in connection with (including for purposes of satisfying a tax obligation), the exercise or vesting of an equity award issued under an Equity Compensation Plan or pursuant to any stock option issued by the Company;

 

(d)                                 the Company may repurchase shares of its outstanding Equity Interests and pay cash dividends to the Company’s shareholders so long as (i) no Default exists or would result therefrom and (ii) the Consolidated Leverage Ratio (calculated on a Pro Forma Basis) is less than 3.00 to 1.00;

 

(e)                                  the Company may pay cash dividends to the Company’s shareholders in an amount not to exceed $15,000,000 in the aggregate in any fiscal year (with carryforward of unused amounts to the next subsequent fiscal year but, for the avoidance of doubt, any such amounts carried forward may only be used in the immediately succeeding fiscal year, after which time such amounts shall cease to be carried forward); provided that (i) no Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom, and (ii) upon giving effect to such repurchases on a Pro Forma Basis, the Loan Parties shall be in compliance with the financial covenants set forth in Section 8.11;

 

(f)                                   the Company may repurchase shares of its outstanding Equity Interests in an amount not to exceed $10,000,000 in the aggregate in any fiscal year (with carryforward of unused amounts to the next subsequent fiscal year but, for the avoidance of doubt, any such amounts carried forward may only be used in the immediately succeeding fiscal year, after which time such amounts shall cease to be carried forward); provided that (i) no Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom, and (ii) upon giving effect to such repurchases on a Pro Forma Basis, the Loan Parties shall be in compliance with the financial covenants set forth in Section 8.11; and

 

(g)                                  the Company may make Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount not to exceed the Available Amount at such time; provided that (i) no Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom, and (ii) upon giving effect to such Restricted Payments on a Pro Forma Basis, the Loan Parties shall be in compliance with the financial covenants set forth in Section 8.11.

 

8.07                        Change in Nature of Business.

 

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substantially related, complimentary or incidental thereto (it being understood that the business of Harmony and its Subsidiaries is substantially related, complimentary or incidental thereto).

 

8.08                        Transactions with Affiliates and Insiders.

 

Enter into or permit to exist any transaction or series of transactions with any officer, director or Affiliate of such Person other than (a) advances of working capital to any Loan Party, (b) transfers of cash and assets to any Loan Party, (c) transactions not prohibited by this Agreement, (d) normal and reasonable compensation (including compensation payable pursuant to employment agreements, severance or termination agreements, equity plans, and other employee benefit plans) and reimbursement and advances of expenses (including indemnification expenses) of officers and directors and (e) except as otherwise specifically limited in this Agreement, other transactions on terms and conditions substantially as favorable to such Person as would be obtainable by it in a comparable arms-length transaction with a Person other than an officer, director or Affiliate.

 

8.09                        Burdensome Agreements.

 

Enter into, or permit to exist, any Contractual Obligation that (a) encumbers or restricts the ability of any such Person to (i) make Restricted Payments to any Loan Party, (ii) pay any Indebtedness or other obligation owed to any Loan Party, (iii) make loans or advances to any Loan Party, (iv) transfer any of its property to any Loan Party, (v) pledge its property pursuant to the Loan Documents or any renewals, refinancings, exchanges, refundings or extension thereof or (vi) act as a Loan Party pursuant to the Loan Documents or any renewals, refinancings, exchanges, refundings or extension thereof, except (in respect of any of the matters referred to in clauses (i)-(v) above) for (1) this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, (2) any document or instrument governing Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 8.03(e); provided that any such restriction contained therein relates only to the asset or assets constructed or acquired in connection therewith, (3) any Permitted Lien or any document or instrument governing any Permitted Lien; provided that any such restriction contained therein relates only to the asset or assets subject to such Permitted Lien or (4) customary restrictions and conditions contained in any agreement relating to the sale of any property permitted under Section 8.05 pending the consummation of such sale, or (b) requires the grant of any security for any obligation if such property is given as security for the Obligations.

 

8.10                        Use of Proceeds.

 

Use the proceeds of any Credit Extension, whether directly or indirectly, and whether immediately, incidentally or ultimately, to purchase or carry margin stock (within the meaning of Regulation U of the FRB) or to extend credit to others for the purpose of purchasing or carrying margin stock or to refund indebtedness originally incurred for such purpose.

 

8.11                        Financial Covenants.

 

(a)                                 Consolidated Leverage Ratio.  Permit the Consolidated Leverage Ratio as of the end of any fiscal quarter of the Company to be greater than 3.50 to 1.00; provided that, in connection with any Permitted Acquisition occurring on or after the First Amendment Effective Date for which the Acquisition Consideration equals or exceeds $125,000,000 (a “Material Acquisition”) at the election of the Company (other than in the case of the Harmony Acquisition, with prior written notice to the Administrative Agent) (which election is hereby deemed to have been made by the Company on the Harmony Acquisition Closing Date in respect of the Harmony Acquisition), the maximum Consolidated Leverage Ratio as of the end of each of (i) the four consecutive fiscal quarters, beginning with the fiscal quarter in which such Permitted Acquisition occurs, shall be increased to 4.00 to 1.00 (or, solely in the case of the Harmony Acquisition, 4.25

 

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to 1.00) and (ii) the fifth and sixth consecutive fiscal quarters (or, if terminated as provided below, such shorter period) (the first through sixth fiscal quarters being the “Adjustment Period”) shall be increased to 3.75 to 1.00 (or, solely in the case of the Harmony Acquisition, 4.00 to 1.00); provided further that (x) there shall be no more than four (4) Adjustment Periods during the term of this Agreement (including the Adjustment Period implemented on the Harmony Acquisition Closing Date), (y) subject, in the case of any Material Acquisition that constitutes a Limited Condition Transaction, to Section 1.10, to the extent required in determining the permissibility of (1) any Permitted Acquisition that constitutes a Material Acquisition, the increase in the maximum Consolidated Leverage Ratio during any Adjustment Period shall apply only with respect to the calculation of the Consolidated Leverage Ratio for purposes of the determinations required by clause (c) of the definition of “Permitted Acquisition” and Section 8.01(o) and (2) the incurrence of any Incremental Facility Loans in connection with a Permitted Acquisition that constitutes a Material Acquisition, the increase in the maximum Consolidated Leverage Ratio during any Adjustment Period shall apply only with respect to the calculation of Consolidated Leverage Ratio on a Pro Forma Basis required in connection with the incurrence of such Incremental Facility Loans and (z) notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing, the increase in the maximum Consolidated Leverage Ratio during any Adjustment Period shall apply with respect to the calculation of the Consolidated Leverage Ratio on a Pro Forma Basis for purposes of determining compliance with Sections 8.06(e) and 8.06(f).  Following the expiration (or termination, as provided below) of any Adjustment Period, the maximum Consolidated Leverage Ratio cannot be subsequently increased again as provided in the first proviso above (and a subsequent Adjustment Period cannot commence) until the Company has delivered a quarterly Compliance Certificate evidencing that it was in compliance with the maximum Consolidated Leverage Ratio as set forth in this Section 8.11 (after the decrease in such maximum Consolidated Leverage Ratio following the expiration, or termination, of such Adjustment Period) for at least two (2) consecutive Fiscal Quarters.  The Company may terminate any Adjustment Period early, at any time, at its election in its sole discretion.

 

(b)                                 Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio.  Permit the Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio as of the end of any fiscal quarter of the Company to be less than 3.50 to 1.00.

 

8.12                        Prepayment of Other Indebtedness, Etc.

 

If any Event of Default exists:

 

(a)                                 amend or modify any of the terms of any Indebtedness of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary (other than Indebtedness arising under the Loan Documents) if such amendment or modification would add or change any terms in a manner adverse to any Loan Party or any Subsidiary, or shorten the final maturity or average life to maturity or require any payment to be made sooner than originally scheduled or increase the interest rate applicable thereto.

 

(b)                                 make (or give any notice with respect thereto) any voluntary or optional payment or prepayment or redemption or acquisition for value of (including without limitation, by way of depositing money or securities with the trustee with respect thereto before due for the purpose of paying when due), refund, refinance or exchange of any Indebtedness of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary (other than Indebtedness arising under the Loan Documents).

 

8.13                        Organization Documents; Fiscal Year; Legal Name, State of Formation and Form of Entity.

 

(a)                                 Amend, modify or change its Organization Documents in a manner adverse to the rights of the Lenders.

 

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(b)                                 Change its fiscal year.

 

(c)                                  Without providing ten (10) days prior written notice to the Administrative Agent, permit any Loan Party to change its name, state of formation or form of organization.

 

8.14                        Ownership of Subsidiaries.

 

Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement to the contrary, (a) permit any Person (other than the Company or any wholly-owned Subsidiary) to own any Equity Interests of any Subsidiary except to qualify directors where required by applicable Law or to satisfy other requirements of applicable Law with respect to the ownership of Equity Interests of Foreign Subsidiaries, or (b) permit any Subsidiary to issue or have outstanding any shares of preferred Equity Interests.

 

8.15                        Sanctions.

 

Directly or, to the knowledge of the Company, indirectly, use the proceeds of any Credit Extension, or lend, contribute or otherwise directly or, to the knowledge of the Company, indirectly, use any Credit Extension or the proceeds of any Credit Extension, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such Credit Extension or the proceeds of any Credit Extension to any Person, to fund any activities of or business with any Person, or in any Designated Jurisdiction, that, at the time of such funding, is the subject of Sanctions, or in any other manner that will result in a violation by any Person (including any Person participating in the transaction, whether as Lender, Arranger, Administrative Agent, L/C Issuer, Swing Line Lender, or otherwise) of Sanctions except to the extent licensed or otherwise approved by OFAC or any other relevant Sanctions authority.

 

8.16                        Anti-Corruption Laws.

 

Directly or, to the knowledge of the Company, indirectly use any Credit Extension or the proceeds of any Credit Extension for any purpose which would breach the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, the UK Bribery Act 2010 or other similar anti-corruption legislation in other jurisdictions in which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries conduct their business and to which they are lawfully subject.

 

ARTICLE IX

 

EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES

 

9.01                        Events of Default.

 

Any of the following shall constitute an “Event of Default”:

 

(a)                                 Non-Payment.  Any Loan Party fails to pay (i) when and as required to be paid herein, and in the currency required hereunder, any amount of principal of any Loan or any L/C Obligation, or (ii) within three days after the same becomes due, any interest on any Loan or on any L/C Obligation, or any fee due hereunder, or (iii) within five days after the same becomes due, any other amount payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document; or

 

(b)                                 Specific Covenants.

 

(i)                                     Any Loan Party fails to perform or observe any term, covenant or agreement contained in any of Section 7.01 or 7.02 and such failure continues for five days; or

 

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(ii)                                  Any Loan Party fails to perform or observe any term, covenant or agreement contained in any of Section 7.03, 7.05(a), 7.10, 7.11, 7.13 or 7.14 or Article VIII; or

 

(c)                                  Other Defaults.  Any Loan Party fails to perform or observe any other covenant or agreement (not specified in subsection (a) or (b) above) contained in any Loan Document on its part to be performed or observed and such failure continues for thirty (30) days after the earlier of (a) a Responsible Officer of any Loan Party becoming aware of such failure or (b) written notice thereof shall have been given to the Company by the Administrative Agent or any Lender; or

 

(d)                                 Representations and Warranties.  Any representation, warranty, certification or statement of fact made or deemed made by or on behalf of any Loan Party herein, in any other Loan Document, or in any document delivered in connection herewith or therewith shall be incorrect or misleading in any material respect when made or deemed made; or

 

(e)                                  Cross-Default.  (i) Any Loan Party or any Subsidiary (A) fails to make any payment when due (whether by scheduled maturity, required prepayment, acceleration, demand, or otherwise) in respect of any Indebtedness or Guarantee (other than Indebtedness hereunder and Indebtedness under Swap Contracts, either individually or in the aggregate) having an aggregate principal amount (including undrawn committed or available amounts and including amounts owing to all creditors under any combined or syndicated credit arrangement) of more than the Threshold Amount, or (B) fails to observe or perform any other agreement or condition relating to any such Indebtedness or Guarantee or contained in any instrument or agreement evidencing, securing or relating thereto, or any other event occurs, the effect of which default or other event is to cause, or to permit the holder or holders of such Indebtedness or the beneficiary or beneficiaries of such Guarantee (or a trustee or agent on behalf of such holder or holders or beneficiary or beneficiaries) to cause, with the giving of notice if required, such Indebtedness to be demanded or to become due or to be repurchased, prepaid, defeased or redeemed (automatically or otherwise), or an offer to repurchase, prepay, defease or redeem such Indebtedness to be made, prior to its stated maturity, or such Guarantee to become payable or cash collateral in respect thereof to be demanded; or (ii) there occurs under any Swap Contract an Early Termination Date (as defined in such Swap Contract) resulting from (A) any event of default under such Swap Contract as to which any Loan Party or any Subsidiary is the Defaulting Party (as defined in such Swap Contract) or (B) any Termination Event (as so defined) under such Swap Contract as to which any Loan Party or any Subsidiary is an Affected Party (as so defined) and, in either event, the Swap Termination Value owed by such Loan Party or such Subsidiary as a result thereof is greater than the Threshold Amount; or

 

(f)                                   Insolvency Proceedings, Etc.  Any Loan Party or any Subsidiary (other than any Immaterial Subsidiary) institutes or consents to the institution of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, or makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors; or applies for or consents to the appointment of any receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator, liquidator, rehabilitator or similar officer for it or for all or any material part of its property; or any receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator, liquidator, rehabilitator or similar officer is appointed without the application or consent of such Person and the appointment continues undischarged or unstayed for sixty (60) calendar days; or any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law relating to any such Person or to all or any material part of its property is instituted without the consent of such Person and continues undismissed or unstayed for sixty (60) calendar days, or an order for relief is entered in any such proceeding; or

 

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(g)                                  Inability to Pay Debts; Attachment.  (i) Any Loan Party or any Subsidiary (other than any Immaterial Subsidiary) becomes unable or admits in writing its inability or fails generally to pay its debts as they become due, or (ii) any writ or warrant of attachment or execution or similar process is issued or levied against all or any material part of the property of any such Person and is not released, vacated or fully bonded within thirty (30) days after its issue or levy; or

 

(h)                                 Judgments.  There is entered against any Loan Party or any Subsidiary (other than any Immaterial Subsidiary) (i) one or more final judgments or orders for the payment of money in an aggregate amount (as to all such judgments or orders) exceeding the Threshold Amount (to the extent not covered by independent third-party insurance as to which the insurer has been notified of the claim and does not dispute coverage other than by asserting a customary reservation of rights), or (ii) any one or more non-monetary final judgments that have, or would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect and, in either case, (A) enforcement proceedings are commenced by any creditor upon such judgment or order, or (B) there is a period of ten (10) consecutive days during which a stay of enforcement of such judgment, by reason of a pending appeal or otherwise, is not in effect; or

 

(i)                                     ERISA.  (i) An ERISA Event occurs with respect to a Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan which has resulted or would reasonably be expected to result in liability of any Loan Party under Title IV of ERISA to the Pension Plan, Multiemployer Plan or the PBGC in an aggregate amount in excess of the Threshold Amount, or (ii) the Company or any ERISA Affiliate fails to pay when due, after the expiration of any applicable grace period, any installment payment with respect to its withdrawal liability under Section 4201 of ERISA under a Multiemployer Plan in an aggregate amount in excess of the Threshold Amount; or

 

(j)                                    Invalidity of Loan Documents.  Any Loan Document, at any time after its execution and delivery and for any reason other than as expressly permitted hereunder or thereunder or satisfaction in full of all the Obligations, ceases to be in full force and effect; or any Loan Party or any other Person contests in any manner the validity or enforceability of any Loan Document; or any Loan Party denies that it has any or further liability or obligation under any Loan Document, or purports to revoke, terminate or rescind any Loan Document; or

 

(k)                                 Change of Control.  There occurs any Change of Control.

 

9.02                        Remedies Upon Event of Default.

 

If any Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Administrative Agent shall, at the request of, or may, with the consent of, the Required Lenders, take any or all of the following actions:

 

(a)                                 declare the commitment of each Lender to make Loans and any obligation of the L/C Issuer to make L/C Credit Extensions to be terminated, whereupon such commitments and obligation shall be terminated;

 

(b)                                 declare the unpaid principal amount of all outstanding Loans, all interest accrued and unpaid thereon, and all other amounts owing or payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document to be immediately due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by each Borrower;

 

(c)                                  require that the Borrowers Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations (in an amount equal to the Minimum Collateral Amount with respect thereto); and

 

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(d)                                 exercise on behalf of itself, the Lenders and the L/C Issuer all rights and remedies available to it, the Lenders and the L/C Issuer under the Loan Documents or applicable Law or at equity;

 

provided, however, that upon the occurrence of an event described in Section 9.01(f) with respect to any Borrower, the Commitment of each Lender to make Loans and any obligation of the L/C Issuer to make L/C Credit Extensions shall automatically terminate, the unpaid principal amount of all outstanding Loans and all interest and other amounts as aforesaid shall automatically become due and payable, and the obligation of the Borrowers to Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations as aforesaid shall automatically become effective, in each case without further act of the Administrative Agent or any Lender.

 

9.03                        Application of Funds.

 

After the exercise of remedies provided for in Section 9.02 (or after the Loans have automatically become immediately due and payable and the L/C Obligations have automatically been required to be Cash Collateralized as set forth in the proviso to Section 9.02), any amounts received on account of the Obligations shall, subject to the provisions of Sections 2.14 and 2.15, be applied by the Administrative Agent in the following order:

 

First, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting fees, indemnities, expenses and other amounts (including fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent and amounts payable under Article III) payable to the Administrative Agent in its capacity as such;

 

Second, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting fees, indemnities and other amounts (other than principal, interest and Letter of Credit Fees) payable to the Lenders and the L/C Issuer (including fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the respective Lenders and the L/C Issuer and amounts payable under Article III), ratably among them in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Second payable to them;

 

Third, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting accrued and unpaid Letter of Credit Fees and interest on the Loans and L/C Borrowings and fees, premiums and scheduled periodic payments, and any interest accrued thereon, due under any Secured Hedge Agreement, ratably among the Lenders (and, in the case of such Secured Hedge Agreements, Hedge Banks) and the L/C Issuer in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Third held by them;

 

Fourth, to (a) payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting unpaid principal of the Loans and L/C Borrowings, (b) payment of breakage, termination or other payments, and any interest accrued thereon, due under any Secured Hedge Agreement, (c) payments of amounts due under any Secured Treasury Management Agreement and (d) Cash Collateralize that portion of L/C Obligations comprised of the aggregate undrawn amount of Letters of Credit, ratably among the Lenders, the L/C Issuer, the Hedge Banks and the Treasury Management Banks in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Fourth held by them; and

 

Last, the balance, if any, after all of the Obligations have been indefeasibly paid in full, to the Borrowers or as otherwise required by Law.

 

Subject to Sections 2.03(c) and 2.14, amounts used to Cash Collateralize the aggregate undrawn amount of Letters of Credit pursuant to clause Fourth above shall be applied to satisfy drawings under such Letters of Credit as they occur.  If any amount remains on deposit as Cash Collateral after all Letters of Credit have either been fully drawn or expired, such remaining amount shall be applied to the other Obligations, if any, in the order set forth above.  Excluded Swap Obligations with respect to any Loan Party

 

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shall not be paid with amounts received from such Loan Party or such Loan Party’s assets, but appropriate adjustments shall be made with respect to payments from other Loan Parties to preserve the allocation to Obligations otherwise set forth above in this Section.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, Obligations arising under Secured Treasury Management Agreements and Secured Hedge Agreements shall be excluded from the application described above if the Administrative Agent has not received a Secured Party Designation Notice, together with such supporting documentation as the Administrative Agent may request, from the applicable Treasury Management Bank or Hedge Bank, as the case may be.  Each Treasury Management Bank or Hedge Bank not a party to this Agreement that has given the notice contemplated by the preceding sentence shall, by such notice, be deemed to have acknowledged and accepted the appointment of the Administrative Agent pursuant to the terms of Article X for itself and its Affiliates as if a “Lender” party hereto.

 

ARTICLE X

 

ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT

 

10.01                 Appointment and Authority.

 

Each of the Lenders and the L/C Issuer hereby irrevocably appoints Bank of America to act on its behalf as the Administrative Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such actions on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms hereof or thereof, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto.  The provisions of this Article are solely for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the L/C Issuer, and no Loan Party shall have rights as a third party beneficiary of any of such provisions (except as expressly provided in Section 10.06).  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.

 

The Administrative Agent shall also act as the “collateral agent” under the Loan Documents, and each of the Lenders (in its capacities as a Lender, Swing Line Lender (if applicable), potential Hedge Banks and potential Treasury Management Banks) and the L/C Issuer hereby irrevocably appoints and authorizes the Administrative Agent to act as the agent of such Lender and the L/C Issuer for purposes of acquiring, holding and enforcing any and all Liens on Collateral, together with such powers and discretion as are reasonably incidental thereto.  In this connection, the Administrative Agent, as “collateral agent” and any co-agents, sub-agents and attorneys-in-fact appointed by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 10.05 for purposes of holding or enforcing any Lien on the Collateral (or any portion thereof) granted under the Collateral Documents, or for exercising any rights and remedies thereunder at the direction of the Administrative Agent, shall be entitled to the benefits of all provisions of this Article X and Article XI (including Section 11.04(c), as though such co-agents, sub-agents and attorneys-in-fact were the “collateral agent” under the Loan Documents) as if set forth in full herein with respect thereto.

 

10.02                 Rights as a Lender.

 

The Person serving as the Administrative Agent hereunder shall have the same rights and powers in its capacity as a Lender as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not the Administrative Agent and the term “Lender” or “Lenders” shall, unless otherwise expressly indicated or unless the context otherwise requires, include the Person serving as the Administrative Agent hereunder in

 

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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 any Loan Party 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 or to provide notice to or consent of the Lenders with respect thereto.

 

10.03                 Exculpatory Provisions.

 

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 and its Related Parties:

 

(a)                                 shall not be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether a Default has occurred and is continuing;

 

(b)                                 shall not have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, except discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated hereby or by the other Loan Documents that the Administrative Agent is required to exercise as directed in writing by the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be expressly provided for herein or in the other Loan Documents); provided that the Administrative Agent shall not be required to take any action that, in its opinion or the opinion of its counsel, may expose the Administrative Agent to liability or that is contrary to any Loan Document or applicable Law, including for the avoidance of doubt any action that may be in violation of the automatic stay under any Debtor Relief Law or that may effect a forfeiture, modification or termination of property of a Defaulting Lender in violation of any Debtor Relief Law; and

 

(c)                                  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 any Loan Party 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.

 

Neither the Administrative Agent nor any of its Related Parties shall be liable for any action taken or not taken by the Administrative Agent under or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby  (i) with the consent or at the request of the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary, or as the Administrative Agent shall believe in good faith shall be necessary, under the circumstances as provided in Sections 11.01 and 9.02) 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 Default (other than a Default caused by the Borrowers’ failure to pay Obligations consisting of principal, interest or fees directly to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the Lenders, in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement) unless and until notice describing such Default is given in writing to the Administrative Agent by a Loan Party, a Lender or the L/C Issuer.

 

Neither the Administrative Agent nor any of its Related Parties have any duty or obligation to any Lender or participant or any other Person to ascertain or inquire into (i) any statement, warranty or representation made in or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (ii) the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered hereunder or thereunder or in connection herewith or therewith, (iii) the performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth herein or therein or the occurrence of any Default, (iv) the validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other agreement,

 

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instrument or document, or the creation, perfection or priority of any Lien purported to be created by the Collateral Documents, (v) the value or the sufficiency of any Collateral, or (vi) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Article V or elsewhere herein, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent.

 

The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible or have any liability for, or have any duty to ascertain, inquire into, monitor or enforce, compliance with the provisions of this Agreement relating to Disqualified Institutions. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrative Agent shall not (i) be obligated to ascertain, monitor or inquire as to whether any Lender or prospective Lender or Participant is a Disqualified Institution or (ii) have any liability with respect to or arising out of any assignment of Loans, or disclosure of confidential information, to any Disqualified Institution.

 

10.04                 Reliance by Administrative Agent.

 

The Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall be fully protected in relying, and shall not incur any liability for relying upon, any notice, request, certificate, communication, 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 be fully protected in relying and shall not incur any liability for relying thereon.  In determining compliance with any condition hereunder to the making of a Loan, or the issuance, extension, renewal or increase of a Letter of Credit, that by its terms must be fulfilled to the satisfaction of a Lender or the L/C Issuer, the Administrative Agent may presume that such condition is satisfactory to such Lender or the L/C Issuer unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice to the contrary from such Lender or the L/C Issuer prior to the making of such Loan or the issuance, extension, renewal or increase of such Letter of Credit.  The Administrative Agent may consult with legal counsel (who may be counsel for the Loan Parties), 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.

 

10.05                 Delegation of Duties.

 

The Administrative Agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers hereunder or under any other Loan Document by or through any one or more sub agents appointed by the Administrative Agent.  The Administrative Agent and any such sub agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers by or through their respective Related Parties.  The exculpatory provisions of this Article shall apply to any such sub agent and to the Related Parties of the Administrative Agent and any such sub agent, and shall apply to their respective activities in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein as well as activities as Administrative Agent.  The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any sub-agents except to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction determines in a final and non-appealable judgment that the Administrative Agent acted with gross negligence or willful misconduct in the selection of such sub-agents.

 

10.06                 Resignation of Administrative Agent.

 

(a)                                 The Administrative Agent may at any time give notice of its resignation to the Lenders, the L/C Issuer and the Company.  Upon receipt of any such notice of resignation, the Required Lenders shall have the right, in consultation with the Company, to appoint a successor, which shall be a bank with an office in the United States, or an Affiliate of any such bank with an office in the United States.  If no such successor shall have been so appointed by the Required

 

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Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within thirty (30) days after the retiring Administrative Agent gives notice of its resignation (or such earlier day as shall be agreed by the Required Lenders) (the “Resignation Effective Date”), then the retiring Administrative Agent may (but shall not be obligated to) on behalf of the Lenders and the L/C Issuer, appoint a successor Administrative Agent meeting the qualifications set forth above. For the avoidance of doubt, any successor Administrative Agent shall not be a Defaulting Lender or a Disqualified Institution. Whether or not a successor has been appointed, such resignation shall become effective in accordance with such notice on the Resignation Effective Date.

 

(b)                                 If the Person serving as Administrative Agent is a Defaulting Lender pursuant to clause (d) of the definition thereof, the Required Lenders may, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, by notice in writing to the Company and such Person remove such Person as Administrative Agent and, in consultation with the Company, appoint a successor. If no such successor shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within thirty (30) days (or such earlier day as shall be agreed by the Required Lenders) (the “Removal Effective Date”), then such removal shall nonetheless become effective in accordance with such notice on the Removal Effective Date.

 

(c)                                  With effect from the Resignation Effective Date or the Removal Effective Date (as applicable) (i) the retiring or removed Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents (except that in the case of any collateral security held by the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders or the L/C Issuer under any of the Loan Documents, the retiring or removed Administrative Agent shall continue to hold such collateral security until such time as a successor Administrative Agent is appointed) and (ii) except for any indemnity payments or other amounts then owed to the retiring or removed Administrative Agent, all payments, communications and determinations provided to be made by, to or through the Administrative Agent shall instead be made by or to each Lender and the L/C Issuer directly, until such time, if any, as the Required Lenders appoint a successor Administrative Agent as provided for above.  Upon the acceptance of a successor’s appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring (or removed) Administrative Agent (other than as provided in Section 3.01(g) and other than any rights to indemnity payments or other amounts owed to the retiring or removed Administrative Agent as of the Resignation Effective Date or the Removal Effective Date, as applicable), and the retiring or removed Administrative Agent shall be discharged from all of its duties and obligations hereunder or under the other Loan Documents (if not already discharged therefrom as provided above in this Section).  The fees payable by the Company to a successor Administrative Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed between the Company and such successor.  After the retiring or removed Administrative Agent’s resignation or removal hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, the provisions of this Article and Section 11.04 shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring or removed Administrative Agent, its sub agents and their respective Related Parties in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by any of them (i) while the retiring or removed Administrative Agent was acting as Administrative Agent and (ii) after such resignation or removal for as long as any of them continues to act in any capacity hereunder or under the other Loan Documents, including (A) acting as collateral agent or otherwise holding any collateral security on behalf of any of the Lenders and (B) in respect of any actions taken in connection with transferring the agency to any successor Administrative Agent.

 

(d)                                 Any resignation or removal by Bank of America as Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section shall also constitute its resignation as L/C Issuer and Swing Line Lender.  If Bank of America resigns as an L/C Issuer, it shall retain all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of

 

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the L/C Issuer hereunder with respect to all Letters of Credit outstanding as of the effective date of its resignation as L/C Issuer and all L/C Obligations with respect thereto, including the right to require the Lenders to make Base Rate Loans or fund risk participations in Unreimbursed Amounts pursuant to Section 2.03(c).  If Bank of America resigns as Swing Line Lender, it shall retain all the rights of the Swing Line Lender provided for hereunder with respect to Swing Line Loans made by it and outstanding as of the effective date of such resignation, including the right to require the Lenders to make Base Rate Loans or fund risk participations in outstanding Swing Line Loans pursuant to Section 2.04(c).  Upon the appointment by the Company of a successor L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender hereunder (which successor shall in all cases be a Lender other than a Defaulting Lender), (i) such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender, as applicable, (ii) the retiring L/C Issuer and Swing Line Lender shall be discharged from all of their respective duties and obligations hereunder or under the other Loan Documents and (iii) the successor L/C Issuer shall issue letters of credit in substitution for the Letters of Credit, if any, outstanding at the time of such succession or make other arrangements satisfactory to Bank of America to effectively assume the obligations of Bank of America with respect to such Letters of Credit.

 

10.07                 Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent and Other Lenders.

 

Each Lender and the L/C Issuer 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 and the L/C Issuer 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.

 

10.08                 No Other Duties; Etc.

 

Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, none of the bookrunners, arrangers, syndication agents, documentation agents or co-agents shall have any powers, duties or responsibilities under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, except in its capacity, as applicable, as the Administrative Agent, a Lender or the L/C Issuer hereunder.

 

10.09                 Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim.

 

In case of the pendency of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law or any other judicial proceeding relative to any Loan Party, the Administrative Agent (irrespective of whether the principal of any Loan or L/C Obligation shall then be due and payable as herein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether the Administrative Agent shall have made any demand on the Borrowers) shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise:

 

(a)                                 to file and prove a claim for the whole amount of the principal and interest owing and unpaid in respect of the Loans, L/C Obligations and all other Obligations that are owing and unpaid and to file such other documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Lenders, the L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Lenders, the L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent and their respective agents and counsel and all other amounts due the Lenders, the L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent under Sections 2.03(h), 2.03(i), 2.09 and 11.04) allowed in such judicial proceeding; and

 

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(b)                                 to collect and receive any monies or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same;

 

and any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Lender and the L/C Issuer to make such payments to the Administrative Agent and, in the event that the Administrative Agent shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Lenders and the L/C Issuer, to pay to the Administrative Agent any amount due for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Administrative Agent and its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Administrative Agent under Sections 2.09 and 11.04.

 

Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to authorize the Administrative Agent to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Lender or the L/C Issuer any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Obligations or the rights of any Lender or the L/C Issuer to authorize the Administrative Agent to vote in respect of the claim of any Lender or the L/C Issuer in any such proceeding.

 

10.10                 Collateral and Guaranty Matters; Credit Bidding.

 

Without limiting the provisions of Section 10.09, each of the Lenders (including in its capacities as a potential Treasury Management Bank and a potential Hedge Bank) and the L/C Issuer irrevocably authorize the Administrative Agent, at its option and in its discretion,

 

(a)                                 to release any Lien on any property granted to or held by the Administrative Agent under any Loan Document (i) upon the Facility Termination Date, (ii) that is sold or otherwise disposed of as part of or in connection with any Disposition permitted hereunder or under any other Loan Document or any Involuntary Disposition, or (iii) as approved in accordance with Section 11.01;

 

(b)                                 to subordinate any Lien on any property granted to or held by the Administrative Agent under any Loan Document to the holder of any Lien on such property that is permitted by Section 8.01(i) or Section 8.01(o); and

 

(c)                                  to release any Guarantor from its obligations under the Guaranty if such Person ceases to be a Subsidiary as a result of a transaction permitted under the Loan Documents.

 

Upon request by the Administrative Agent at any time, the Required Lenders will confirm in writing the Administrative Agent’s authority to release or subordinate its interest in particular types or items of property, or to release any Guarantor from its obligations under the Guaranty, pursuant to this Section 10.10.

 

The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for or have a duty to ascertain or inquire into any representation or warranty regarding the existence, value or collectability of the Collateral, the existence, priority or perfection of the Administrative Agent’s Lien thereon, or any certificate prepared by any Loan Party in connection therewith, nor shall the Administrative Agent be responsible or liable to the Lenders for any failure to monitor or maintain any portion of the Collateral.

 

The holders of the Obligations hereby irrevocably authorize the Administrative Agent, at the direction of the Required Lenders, to credit bid all or any portion of the Obligations (including accepting some or all of the Collateral in satisfaction of some or all of the Obligations pursuant to a deed in lieu of foreclosure or otherwise) and in such manner purchase (either directly or through one or more acquisition vehicles) all or any portion of the Collateral (a) at any sale thereof conducted under the provisions of the

 

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Bankruptcy Code of the United States, including under Sections 363, 1123 or 1129 of the Bankruptcy Code of the United States, or any similar Laws in any other jurisdictions to which a Loan Party is subject, (b) at any other sale or foreclosure or acceptance of collateral in lieu of debt conducted by (or with the consent or at the direction of) the Administrative Agent (whether by judicial action or otherwise) in accordance with any applicable Law.  In connection with any such credit bid and purchase, the Obligations owed to the holders thereof shall be entitled to be, and shall be, credit bid on a ratable basis (with Obligations with respect to contingent or unliquidated claims receiving contingent interests in the acquired assets on a ratable basis that would vest upon the liquidation of such claims in an amount proportional to the liquidated portion of the contingent claim amount used in allocating the contingent interests) in the asset or assets so purchased (or in the Equity Interests or debt instruments of the acquisition vehicle or vehicles that are used to consummate such purchase).  In connection with any such bid (i) the Administrative Agent shall be authorized to form one or more acquisition vehicles to make a bid, (ii) to adopt documents providing for the governance of the acquisition vehicle or vehicles (provided that any actions by the Administrative Agent with respect to such acquisition vehicle or vehicles, including any disposition of the assets or Equity Interests thereof shall be governed, directly or indirectly, by the vote of the Required Lenders, irrespective of the termination of this Agreement and without giving effect to the limitations on actions by the Required Lenders contained in clauses (a)(i) through (a)(viii) of Section 11.01, and (ii) to the extent that Obligations that are assigned to an acquisition vehicle are not used to acquire Collateral for any reason (as a result of another bid being higher or better, because the amount of Obligations assigned to the acquisition vehicle exceeds the amount of debt credit bid by the acquisition vehicle or otherwise), such Obligations shall automatically be reassigned to the Lenders pro rata and the Equity Interests and/or debt instruments issued by any acquisition vehicle on account of the Obligations that had been assigned to the acquisition vehicle shall automatically be cancelled, without the need for any Lender or any acquisition vehicle to take any further action.

 

10.11                 Secured Treasury Management Agreements and Secured Hedge Agreements.

 

No Treasury Management Bank or Hedge Bank that obtains the benefit of Section 9.03, the Guaranty or any Collateral by virtue of the provisions hereof or any Collateral Document shall have any right to notice of any action or to consent to, direct or object to any action hereunder or under any other Loan Document or otherwise in respect of the Collateral (including the release or impairment of any Collateral) (or to notice of or to consent to any amendment, waiver or modification of the provisions hereof or of the Guaranty or any Collateral Document) other than in its capacity as a Lender and, in such case, only to the extent expressly provided in the Loan Documents.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article X to the contrary, the Administrative Agent shall not be required to verify the payment of, or that other satisfactory arrangements have been made with respect to, Obligations arising under Secured Treasury Management Agreements and Secured Hedge Agreements except to the extent expressly provided herein and unless the Administrative Agent has received a Secured Party Designation Notice of such Obligations, together with such supporting documentation as the Administrative Agent may request, from the applicable Treasury Management Bank or Hedge Bank, as the case may be.  The Administrative Agent shall not be required to verify the payment of, or that other satisfactory arrangements have been made with respect to, Obligations arising under Secured Treasury Management Agreements and Secured Hedge Agreements in the case of the Facility Termination Date.

 

10.12                 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 and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of the Company or any other Loan Party, that at least one of the following is and will be true:

 

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(i)                                     such Lender is not using “plan assets” (within the meaning of Section 3(42) of ERISA or otherwise) of one or more Benefit Plans with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments, or this agreement,

 

(ii)                                  the transaction exemption set forth in one or more PTEs, such as PTE 84—14 (a class exemption for certain transactions determined by independent qualified professional asset managers), PTE 95—60 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving insurance company general accounts), PTE 90—1 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving insurance company pooled separate accounts), PTE 91—38 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving bank collective investment funds) or PTE 96—23 (a class exemption for certain transactions determined by in-house asset managers), is applicable with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement,

 

(iii)                               (A) such Lender is an investment fund managed by a “Qualified Professional Asset Manager” (within the meaning of Part VI of PTE 84—14), (B) such Qualified Professional Asset Manager made the investment decision on behalf of such Lender to enter into, participate in, administer and perform the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement, (C) the entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement satisfies the requirements of sub-sections (b) through (g) of Part I of PTE 84—14 and (D) to the best knowledge of such Lender, the requirements of subsection (a) of Part I of PTE 84—14 are satisfied with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement, or

 

(iv)                              such other representation, warranty and covenant as may be agreed in writing between the Administrative Agent, in its sole discretion, and such Lender.

 

(b)                                 In addition, unless either (1) clause (i) in the immediately preceding clause (a) is true with respect to a Lender or (2) a Lender has provided another representation, warranty and covenant in accordance with clause (iv) in the immediately preceding clause (a), such Lender further (x) represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender party hereto, to, and (y) covenants, from the date such Person became a Lender party hereto to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party hereto, for the benefit of, the Administrative Agent and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of the Company or any other Loan Party, that the Administrative Agent is not a fiduciary with respect to the assets of such Lender involved in such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement (including in connection with the reservation or exercise of any rights by the Administrative Agent under this Agreement, any Loan Document or any documents related hereto or thereto).

 

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ARTICLE XI

 

MISCELLANEOUS

 

11.01                 Amendments, Etc.

 

Except as provided in Section 2.17 with respect to an Incremental Facility Amendment, no amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, and no consent to any departure by any Loan Party therefrom, shall be effective unless in writing signed by the Required Lenders and the Company or the applicable Loan Party, as the case may be, and acknowledged by the Administrative Agent, and each such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given; provided, however, that

 

(a)                                 no such amendment, waiver or consent shall:

 

(i)                                     extend or increase the Commitment of a Lender (or reinstate any Commitment terminated pursuant to Section 9.02) without the written consent of such Lender whose Commitment is being extended or increased (or reinstated) (it being understood and agreed that a waiver of any condition precedent set forth in Section 5.02 or of any Default or a mandatory reduction in Commitments is not considered an extension or increase in Commitments of any Lender);

 

(ii)                                  postpone any date fixed by this Agreement or any other Loan Document for any payment (excluding mandatory prepayments) of principal, interest, fees or other amounts due to the Lenders (or any of them) or any scheduled reduction of the Commitments hereunder or under any other Loan Document without the written consent of each Lender entitled to receive such payment or whose Commitments are to be reduced;

 

(iii)                               reduce the principal of, or the rate of interest specified herein on, any Loan or L/C Borrowing, or (subject to clause (i) of the final proviso to this Section 11.01) any fees or other amounts payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document without the written consent of each Lender entitled to receive such amount; provided, however, that only the consent of the Required Lenders shall be necessary (A) to amend the definition of “Default Rate” or to waive any obligation of the Borrowers to pay interest or Letter of Credit Fees at the Default Rate or (B) to amend any financial covenant hereunder (or any defined term used therein) even if the effect of such amendment would be to reduce the rate of interest on any Loan or L/C Borrowing or to reduce any fee payable hereunder;

 

(iv)                              change Section 9.03 in a manner that would alter the pro rata sharing of payments required thereby without the written consent of each Lender directly affected thereby;

 

(v)                                 change any provision of this Section 11.01(a) or the definition of “Required Lenders” without the written consent of each Lender directly affected thereby;

 

(vi)                              release all or substantially all of the Collateral without the written consent of each Lender whose Obligations are secured by such Collateral;

 

(vii)                           release the Company without the consent of each Lender, or, except in connection with a transaction permitted under Section 8.04 or Section 8.05, all or substantially all of the value of the Guaranty without the written consent of each Lender whose Obligations are guaranteed thereby, except to the extent such release is permitted pursuant to Section 10.10 (in which case such release may be made by the Administrative Agent acting alone);

 

(viii)                        amend Section 1.06; or

 

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(b)                                 unless also signed by the L/C Issuer, no amendment, waiver or consent shall affect the rights or duties of the L/C Issuer under this Agreement or any Issuer Document relating to any Letter of Credit issued or to be issued by it;

 

(c)                                  unless also signed by the Swing Line Lender, no amendment, waiver or consent shall affect the rights or duties of the Swing Line Lender under this Agreement; and

 

(d)                                 unless also signed by the Administrative Agent, no amendment, waiver or consent shall affect the rights or duties of the Administrative Agent under this Agreement or any other Loan Document;

 

provided, further, that notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, (i) the Fee Provision may be amended, or rights or privileges thereunder waived, in a writing executed only by the parties thereto, (ii) only the consent of the Company and the Lenders and L/C Issuer that have agreed to issue such Credit Extensions in the applicable Alternative Currency shall be necessary to amend the definition of “Eurocurrency Rate” to provide for the addition of a replacement interest rate with respect to such Alternative Currency, (iii) each Lender is entitled to vote as such Lender sees fit on any bankruptcy reorganization plan that affects the Loans, and each Lender acknowledges that the provisions of Section 1126(c) of the Bankruptcy Code supersedes the unanimous consent provisions set forth herein, (iv) the Required Lenders shall determine whether or not to allow a Loan Party to use cash collateral in the context of a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding and such determination shall be binding on all of the Lenders and (v) Incremental Facility Amendments may be effected in accordance with Section 2.17.

 

No Defaulting Lender shall have any right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent hereunder (and any amendment, waiver or consent which by its terms requires the consent of all Lenders or each affected Lender may be effected with the consent of the applicable Lenders other than Defaulting Lenders), except that (x) the Commitment of such Defaulting Lender may not be increased or extended without the consent of such Lender and (y) any waiver, amendment or modification requiring the consent of all Lenders or each affected Lender that by its terms affects such Defaulting Lender disproportionately adversely relative to other affected Lenders shall require the consent of such Defaulting Lender.

 

Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, this Agreement may be amended with the written consent of the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer, the Company and the Lenders obligated to make Credit Extensions in Alternative Currencies to amend the definition of “Alternative Currency”, “LIBOR Quoted Currency”, “Non-LIBOR Quoted Currency” or “Eurocurrency Rate” solely to add additional currency options and the applicable interest rate with respect thereto, in each case solely to the extent permitted pursuant to Section 1.06.

 

Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary (x) the Administrative Agent and the Company may amend, modify or supplement this Agreement or any other Loan Document to cure or correct administrative errors or omissions, any ambiguity, omission, defect or inconsistency or to effect administrative changes, and such amendment shall become effective without any further consent of any other party to such Loan Document so long as (i) such amendment, modification or supplement does not adversely affect the rights of any Lender or other holder of Obligations in any material respect and (ii) the Lenders shall have received at least five Business Days’ prior written notice thereof and the Administrative Agent shall not have received, within five Business Days of the date of such notice to the Lenders, a written notice from the Required Lenders stating that the Required Lenders object to such amendment and (y) the Administrative Agent and the Company may make amendments contemplated by Section 3.07.

 

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11.02                 Notices; Effectiveness; Electronic Communications.

 

(a)                                 Notices Generally.  Except in the case of notices and other communications expressly permitted to be given by telephone (and except as provided in subsection (b) below), all notices and other communications provided for herein shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand or overnight courier service, mailed by certified or registered mail or sent by facsimile as follows, and all notices and other communications expressly permitted hereunder to be given by telephone shall be made to the applicable telephone number, as follows:

 

(i)                                     if to any Loan Party, the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or the Swing Line Lender, to the address, facsimile number, electronic mail address or telephone number specified for such Person on Schedule 11.02; and

 

(ii)                                  if to any other Lender, to the address, facsimile number, electronic mail address or telephone number specified in its Administrative Questionnaire (including, as appropriate, notices delivered solely to the Person designated by a Lender on its Administrative Questionnaire then in effect for the delivery of notices that may contain material non-public information relating to the Company).

 

Notices and other communications sent by hand or overnight courier service, or mailed by certified or registered mail, shall be deemed to have been given when received; notices and other communications sent by facsimile shall be deemed to have been given when sent (except that, if not given during normal business hours for the recipient, shall be deemed to have been given at the opening of business on the next Business Day for the recipient).  Notices and other communications delivered through electronic communications to the extent provided in subsection (b) below, shall be effective as provided in such subsection (b).

 

(b)                                 Electronic Communications.  Notices and other communications to the Lenders and the L/C Issuer hereunder may be delivered or furnished by electronic communication (including e-mail, FpML messaging, and Internet or intranet websites) pursuant to procedures approved by the Administrative Agent; provided that the foregoing shall not apply to notices to any Lender or the L/C Issuer pursuant to Article II if such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as applicable, has notified the Administrative Agent that it is incapable of receiving notices under such Article by electronic communication.  The Administrative Agent, the Swing Line Lender, the L/C Issuer or the Company may each, in its discretion, agree to accept notices and other communications to it hereunder by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by it; provided that approval of such procedures may be limited to particular notices or communications.

 

Unless the Administrative Agent otherwise prescribes, (i) notices and other communications sent to an e-mail address shall be deemed received upon the sender’s receipt of an acknowledgement from the intended recipient (such as by the “return receipt requested” function, as available, return e-mail or other written acknowledgement) and (ii) notices or communications posted to an Internet or intranet website shall be deemed received upon the deemed receipt by the intended recipient at its e-mail address as described in the foregoing clause (i) of notification that such notice or communication is available and identifying the website address therefor; provided that, for both clauses (i) and (ii), if such notice, email or other communication is not sent during the normal business hours of the recipient, such notice, email or communication shall be deemed to have been sent at the opening of business on the next business day for the recipient.

 

(c)                                  The Platform.  THE PLATFORM IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE.”  THE AGENT PARTIES (AS DEFINED BELOW) DO NOT WARRANT THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE BORROWER MATERIALS OR THE ADEQUACY OF THE PLATFORM, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM LIABILITY FOR

 

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ERRORS IN OR OMISSIONS FROM THE BORROWER MATERIALS.  NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS OR FREEDOM FROM VIRUSES OR OTHER CODE DEFECTS, IS MADE BY ANY AGENT PARTY IN CONNECTION WITH THE BORROWER MATERIALS OR THE PLATFORM.  In no event shall the Administrative Agent or any of its Related Parties (collectively, the “Agent Parties”) have any liability to any Loan Party, any Lender, the L/C Issuer or any other Person for losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses of any kind (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) arising out of any Loan Party’s or the Administrative Agent’s transmission of Borrower Materials or any other information through the Internet, telecommunications, electronic or other information transmission systems, except to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by a final and nonappealable judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Agent Party; provided, however, that in no event shall any Agent Party have any liability to any Loan Party, any Lender, the L/C Issuer or any other Person for indirect, special, incidental, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages).

 

(d)                                 Change of Address, Etc.  Each of the Company, the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Swing Line Lender may change its address, facsimile or telephone number for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the other parties hereto.  Each other Lender may change its address, facsimile or telephone number for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the Company, the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Swing Line Lender.  In addition, each Lender agrees to notify the Administrative Agent from time to time to ensure that the Administrative Agent has on record (i) an effective address, contact name, telephone number, facsimile number and electronic mail address to which notices and other communications may be sent and (ii) accurate wire instructions for such Lender.  Furthermore, each Public Lender agrees to cause at least one individual at or on behalf of such Public Lender to at all times have selected the “Private Side Information” or similar designation on the content declaration screen of the Platform in order to enable such Public Lender or its delegate, in accordance with such Public Lender’s compliance procedures and applicable Law, including United States Federal and state securities Laws, to make reference to Borrower Materials that are not made available through the “Public Side Information” portion of the Platform and that may contain material non-public information with respect to the Company or its securities for purposes of United States Federal or state securities Laws.

 

(e)                                  Reliance by Administrative Agent, L/C Issuer and Lenders.  The Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Lenders shall be entitled to rely and act upon any notices (including telephonic or electronic Loan Notices, Letter of Credit Applications and Swing Line Loan Notices) purportedly given by or on behalf of any Loan Party 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 Loan Parties shall indemnify the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer, each Lender and the Related Parties of each of them from all losses, costs, expenses and liabilities resulting from the reliance by such Person on each notice purportedly given by or on behalf of a Loan Party.  All telephonic notices to and other telephonic communications with the Administrative Agent may be recorded by the Administrative Agent, and each of the parties hereto hereby consents to such recording.

 

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11.03                 No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies; Enforcement.

 

No failure by any Lender, the L/C Issuer or the Administrative Agent to exercise, and no delay by any such Person in exercising, any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder or under any other Loan Document (including the imposition of the Default Rate) preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege.  The rights, remedies, powers and privileges herein provided, and provided under each other Loan Document are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights, remedies, powers and privileges provided by Law.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any other Loan Document, the authority to enforce rights and remedies hereunder and under the other Loan Documents against the Loan Parties or any of them shall be vested exclusively in, and all actions and proceedings at Law in connection with such enforcement shall be instituted and maintained exclusively by, the Administrative Agent in accordance with Section 9.02 for the benefit of all the Lenders and the L/C Issuer; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not prohibit (a) the Administrative Agent from exercising on its own behalf the rights and remedies that inure to its benefit (solely in its capacity as Administrative Agent) hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, (b) the L/C Issuer or the Swing Line Lender from exercising the rights and remedies that inure to its benefit (solely in its capacity as L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender, as the case may be) hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, (c) any Lender from exercising setoff rights in accordance with Section 11.08 (subject to the terms of Section 2.13), or (d) any Lender from filing proofs of claim or appearing and filing pleadings on its own behalf during the pendency of a proceeding relative to any Loan Party under any Debtor Relief Law; and provided, further, that if at any time there is no Person acting as Administrative Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, then (i) the Required Lenders shall have the rights otherwise ascribed to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 9.02 and (ii) in addition to the matters set forth in clauses (b), (c) and (d) of the preceding proviso and subject to Section 2.13, any Lender may, with the consent of the Required Lenders, enforce any rights and remedies available to it and as authorized by the Required Lenders.

 

11.04                 Expenses; Indemnity; and Damage Waiver.

 

(a)                                 Costs and Expenses.  The Loan Parties shall pay (i) all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent and its Affiliates (including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of counsel for the Administrative Agent), in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein, the preparation, negotiation, execution, delivery and administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents or any amendments, modifications or waivers of the provisions hereof or thereof (whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby shall be consummated), (ii) all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the L/C Issuer in connection with the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or any demand for payment thereunder and (iii) all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the L/C Issuer (including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the L/C Issuer) in connection with the enforcement or protection of its rights (A) in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, including its rights under this Section, or (B) in connection with the Loans made or Letters of Credit issued hereunder, including all such reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred during any workout, restructuring or negotiations in respect of such Loans or Letters of Credit.

 

(b)                                 Indemnification by the Loan Parties.  The Loan Parties shall indemnify the Administrative Agent (and any sub-agent thereof), the Arrangers, each Lender and the L/C Issuer, and each Related Party of any of the foregoing Persons (each such Person being called an “Indemnitee”) against, and hold each Indemnitee harmless from, any and all losses, claims,

 

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damages, liabilities and related expenses (including the reasonable and documented out-of-pocket legal expenses of one firm of counsel for all such Indemnitees, taken as a whole (and, in the case of an actual or potential conflict of interest, where the Indemnitee affected by such conflict informs the Administrative Agent of such conflict and thereafter retains its own counsel, of another firm of counsel for such affected Indemnitee in each applicable jurisdiction) and, if applicable, of a single local counsel in each applicable jurisdiction (which may include a single special counsel acting in multiple jurisdictions) for all such Indemnitees, taken as a whole, and, if applicable, a single specialist or regulatory counsel for all such Indemnitees), in each case, incurred in connection with investigating, defending, preparing to defend or participating in any and all actions, suits, investigation, inquiry, claims, losses, damages, liabilities or proceedings of any kind or nature whatsoever which may be incurred by or asserted against or involve such Indemnitee as a result of or arising out of or in any way related to or resulting from (i) the execution or delivery of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby, the performance by the parties hereto of their respective obligations hereunder or thereunder, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, or, in the case of the Administrative Agent (and any sub-agent thereof) and its Related Parties only, the administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (including in respect of any matters addressed in Section 3.01), (ii) any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use or proposed use of the proceeds therefrom (including any refusal by the L/C Issuer to honor a demand for payment under a Letter of Credit if the documents presented in connection with such demand do not strictly comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit), (iii) any actual or alleged presence or release of Hazardous Materials on or from any property owned or operated by a Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, or any Environmental Liability related in any way to a Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, or (iv) any actual or prospective claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether based on contract, tort or any other theory, whether brought by a third party or by any Loan Party, and regardless of whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto; provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or related expenses are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment to have resulted from (x) the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee or any of its Related Indemnified Parties, (y) a claim brought by any Loan Party against an Indemnitee for material breach of such Indemnitee’s obligations hereunder or under any other Loan Document or (z) a dispute solely among Indemnitees not arising from any act or omission of the Company and its Affiliates (other than a claim against any Arranger, the Administrative Agent, the Swing Line Lender or the L/C Issuer solely in their respective capacities as such or any similar capacity under this Agreement), if such Loan Party has obtained a final and nonappealable judgment in its favor on such claim as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction.  With respect to any Indemnitee, “Related Indemnified Parties” means (i) any Controlling Person or Controlled Affiliate of such Indemnitee, (ii) the respective directors, officers or employees of such Indemnitee or any of its Controlling Persons or Controlled Affiliates and (iii) the respective agents of such Indemnitee or any of its Controlling Persons or Controlled Affiliates, in the case of this clause (iii), acting on behalf of, or at the express instructions of, such Indemnified Person, Controlling Person or such Controlled Affiliate; provided that each reference to a Controlling Person, Controlled Affiliate, director, officer or employee in this sentence pertains to a Controlling Person, Controlled Affiliate, director, officer or employee involved in the negotiation or syndication of this Agreement.  Without limiting the provisions of Section 3.01(c), this Section 11.04(b) shall not apply with respect to Taxes other than any Taxes that represent losses, claims, damages, etc. arising from any non-Tax claim.

 

(c)                                  Reimbursement by Lenders.  To the extent that the Loan Parties for any reason fail to indefeasibly pay any amount required under subsection (a) or (b) of this Section to be paid by them to the Administrative Agent (or any sub-agent thereof), the L/C Issuer, the Swing Line Lender

 

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or any Related Party of any of the foregoing, each Lender severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent (or any such sub-agent), the L/C Issuer, the Swing Line Lender or such Related Party, as the case may be, such Lender’s pro rata share (determined as of the time that the applicable unreimbursed expense or indemnity payment is sought based on each Lender’s share of the outstanding Loans, unfunded Commitments and participation interests in Swing Line Loans and L/C Obligations of all Lenders at such time) of such unpaid amount (including any such unpaid amount in respect of a claim asserted by such Lender), such payment to be made severally among them based on such Lenders’ Applicable Percentage (determined as of the time that the applicable unreimbursed expense or indemnity payment is sought); provided, further that, the unreimbursed expense or indemnified loss, claim, damage, liability or related expense, as the case may be, was incurred by or asserted against the Administrative Agent (or any such sub-agent), the L/C Issuer or the Swing Line Lender in its capacity as such, or against any Related Party of any of the foregoing acting for the Administrative Agent (or any such sub-agent), the L/C Issuer or the Swing Line Lender in connection with such capacity.  The obligations of the Lenders under this subsection (c) are subject to the provisions of Section 2.12(d).

 

(d)                                 Waiver of Consequential Damages, Etc.  To the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, no Loan Party shall assert, and each Loan Party hereby waives, and acknowledges that no other Person shall have, any claim against any Indemnitee, on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of, this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby, the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use of the proceeds thereof.  No Indemnitee shall be liable for any damages arising from the use by unintended recipients of any information or other materials distributed to such unintended recipients by such Indemnitee through telecommunications, electronic or other information transmission systems in connection with this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby other than for direct or actual damages resulting from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee as determined by a final and nonappealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction.

 

(e)                                  Payments.  All amounts due under this Section shall be payable not later than ten Business Days after demand therefor.

 

(f)                                   Survival.  The agreements in this Section and the indemnity provisions of Section 11.02(e) shall survive the resignation of the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Swing Line Lender, the replacement of any Lender, the termination of the Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all the other Obligations.

 

11.05                 Payments Set Aside.

 

To the extent that any payment by or on behalf of any Loan Party is made to the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or any Lender, or the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or any Lender exercises its right of setoff, and such payment or the proceeds of such setoff or any part thereof is subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside or required (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or such Lender in its discretion) to be repaid to a trustee, receiver or any other party, in connection with any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law or otherwise, then (a) to the extent of such recovery, the obligation or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if such payment had not been made or such setoff had not occurred, and (b) each Lender and the L/C Issuer severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent upon demand its applicable share (without duplication) of any amount so recovered from or repaid by the Administrative Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date

 

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such payment is made at a rate per annum equal to the applicable Overnight Rate from time to time in effect, in the applicable currency of such recovery or payment.  The obligations of the Lenders and the L/C Issuer under clause (b) of the preceding sentence shall survive the payment in full of the Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.

 

11.06                 Successors and Assigns.

 

(a)                                 Successors and Assigns Generally.  The provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and thereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, except that no Borrower may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder or thereunder without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and each Lender and no Lender may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder except (i) to an assignee in accordance with the provisions of subsection (b) of this Section, (ii) by way of participation in accordance with the provisions of subsection (d) of this Section or (iii) by way of pledge or assignment of a security interest subject to the restrictions of subsection (e) of this Section (and any other attempted assignment or transfer by any party hereto shall be null and void).  Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, Participants to the extent provided in subsection (d) of this Section and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Related Parties of each of the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Lenders) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.

 

(b)                                 Assignments by Lenders.  Any Lender may at any time assign to one or more assignees all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (including all or a portion of its Commitment and the Loans (including for purposes of this subsection (b), participations in L/C Obligations and in Swing Line Loans) at the time owing to it); provided that any such assignment shall be subject to the following conditions:

 

(i)                                     Minimum Amounts.

 

(A)                               in the case of an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lender’s Commitment and the related Loans at the time owing to it or contemporaneous assignments to related Approved Funds that equal at least the amount specified in subsection (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 subsection (b)(i)(A) of this Section, the aggregate amount of the Commitment (which for this purpose includes Loans outstanding thereunder) or, if the Commitment is not then in effect, the principal outstanding balance of the Loans of the assigning Lender subject to each such assignment, determined as of the date the Assignment and Assumption with respect to such assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent or, if “Trade Date” is specified in the Assignment and Assumption, as of the Trade Date, shall not be less than $5,000,000 unless each of the Administrative Agent and, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Company 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 Loans and Commitments,

 

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and rights and obligations with respect thereto, assigned, except that this clause (ii) shall not (A) apply to the Swing Line Lender’s rights and obligations in respect of Swing Line Loans or (B) prohibit any Lender from assigning all or a portion of its rights and obligations in respect of its Revolving Commitment (and the related Revolving Loans thereunder), Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitments (and the related Delayed Draw Term Loans thereunder) and its outstanding Term Loans on a non-pro rata basis;

 

(iii)                               Required Consents.  No consent shall be required for any assignment except to the extent required by subsection (b)(i)(B) of this Section and, in addition:

 

(A)                               the consent of the Company (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld) shall be required unless (1) an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing at the time of such assignment or (2) such assignment is to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund; provided that the Company shall be deemed to have consented to any such assignment unless it shall object thereto by written notice to the Administrative Agent within five (5) Business Days after having received notice thereof;

 

(B)                               the consent of the Administrative Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required for assignments in respect of any (1) any unfunded Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment or any Revolving Commitment if such assignment is to a Person that is not a Lender with a Commitment in respect of the applicable facility subject to such assignment, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund with respect to a Lender or (2) any Term Loan or Delayed Draw Term Loan to a Person that is not a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund; and

 

(C)                               the consent of the L/C Issuer and the Swing Line Lender shall be required for any assignment in respect of Revolving Loans and Revolving Commitments.

 

(iv)                              Assignment and Assumption.  The parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Assumption, together with a processing and recordation fee in the amount of $3,500; provided, however, that the Administrative Agent may, in its sole discretion, elect to waive such processing and recordation fee in the case of any assignment.  The assignee, if it shall not be a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an Administrative Questionnaire.

 

(v)                                 No Assignment to Certain Persons.  No such assignment shall be made to (A) the Company or any of the Company’s Affiliates or Subsidiaries, (B) any Defaulting Lender or any of its Subsidiaries, or any Person who, upon becoming a Lender hereunder, would constitute any of the foregoing Persons described in this clause (B), (C) a Disqualified Institution or (D) a natural Person (or a holding company, investment vehicle or trust for, or owned and operated for the primary benefit of a natural Person).

 

(vi)                              Certain Additional Payments.  In connection with any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender hereunder, no such assignment shall be effective unless and until, in addition to the other conditions thereto set forth herein, the parties to the assignment shall make such additional payments to the Administrative Agent in an aggregate amount sufficient, upon distribution thereof as appropriate (which may be outright payment, purchases by the assignee of participations or subparticipations, or other

 

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compensating actions, including funding, with the consent of the Company and the Administrative Agent, the applicable pro rata share of Loans previously requested but not funded by the Defaulting Lender, to each of which the applicable assignee and assignor hereby irrevocably consent), to (x) pay and satisfy in full all payment liabilities then owed by such Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or any Lender hereunder (and interest accrued thereon) and (y) acquire (and fund as appropriate) its full pro rata share of all Loans and participations in Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans in accordance with its Applicable Percentage.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender hereunder shall become effective under applicable Law without compliance with the provisions of this paragraph, then the assignee of such interest shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender for all purposes of this Agreement until such compliance occurs.

 

Subject to acceptance and recording thereof by the Administrative Agent pursuant to subsection (c) of this Section, from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Assumption, the assignee thereunder shall be a party to this Agreement and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement, and the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Assumption covering all of the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 3.01, 3.04, 3.05 and 11.04 with respect to facts and circumstances occurring prior to the effective date of such assignment); provided, that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no assignment by a Defaulting Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from that Lender’s having been a Defaulting Lender.  Upon request, each Borrower (at its expense) shall execute and deliver a Note to the assignee Lender.  Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this subsection shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement as a sale by such Lender of a participation in such rights and obligations in accordance with subsection (d) of this Section. Each Borrower agrees that each assignee shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 3.01 to the same extent as if it were a Lender (it being understood that the assignee will comply with the requirements of Section 3.01(e)); provided that such assignee shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section 3.01 than would have been paid to the Lender if no assignment had been made except to the extent such entitlement to receive a greater payment results from a Change in Law that occurs after the date of the applicable Assignment and Assumption.

 

(c)                                  Register.  The Administrative Agent, acting solely for this purpose as an agent of the Borrowers (and such agency being solely for tax purposes), shall maintain at the Administrative Agent’s Office a copy of each Assignment and Assumption delivered to it (or the equivalent thereof in electronic form) and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitments of, and principal amounts (and stated interest) of the Loans and L/C Obligations owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “Register”).  The entries in the Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and the Borrowers, 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 any Borrower and any Lender at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.

 

(d)                                 Participations.  Any Lender may at any time, without the consent of, or notice to, the Company or the Administrative Agent, sell participations to any Person (other than a natural Person (or a holding company, investment vehicle or trust for, or owned and operated for the primary benefit of a natural Person), a Defaulting Lender, a Disqualified Institution or the Company

 

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or any of the Company’s Affiliates or Subsidiaries) (each, a “Participant”) in all or a portion of such Lender’s rights and/or obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and/or the Loans (including such Lender’s participations in L/C Obligations and/or Swing Line Loans) owing to it); provided that (i) such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations and (iii) the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the L/C Issuer shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement.  For the avoidance of doubt, each Lender shall be responsible for the indemnity under Section 11.04(c) without regard to the existence of any participation.

 

Any agreement or instrument pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation shall provide that such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce this Agreement and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement; provided that such agreement or instrument may provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment, waiver or other modification described in Section 11.01(a) that affects such Participant.  Each Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 3.01, 3.04 and 3.05 to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to subsection (b) of this Section (it being understood that the documentation required under Section 3.01(e) shall be delivered to the Lender who sells the participation); provided that such Participant (A) agrees to be subject to the provisions of Sections 3.06 and 11.13 as if it were an assignee under paragraph (b) of this Section and (B) shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Sections 3.01 or 3.04, with respect to any participation, than the Lender from whom it acquired the applicable participation would have been entitled to receive, except to the extent such entitlement to receive a greater payment results from a Change in Law that occurs after the Participant acquired the applicable participation.  Each Lender that sells a participation agrees, at the Company’s request and expense, to use reasonable efforts to cooperate with the Company to effectuate the provisions of Section 3.06 with respect to any Participant.  To the extent permitted by Law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 11.08 as though it were a Lender; provided that such Participant agrees to be subject to Section 2.13 as though it were a Lender.  Each Lender that sells a participation shall, acting solely for this purpose as an agent of the Borrowers, maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each Participant and the principal amounts (and stated interest) of each Participant’s interest in the Loans or other obligations under the Loan Documents (the “Participant Register”); provided that no Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register (including the identity of any Participant or any information relating to a Participant’s interest in any commitments, loans, letters of credit or its other obligations under any Loan Document) to any Person except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such commitment, loan, letter of credit or other obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103-1(c) of the United States Treasury Regulations.  The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and such Lender shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register as the owner of such participation for all purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the contrary.  For the avoidance of doubt, the Administrative Agent (in its capacity as Administrative Agent) shall have no responsibility for maintaining a Participant Register.

 

(e)                                  Certain Pledges.  Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement (including under its Note, if any) to secure obligations of such Lender, including any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank; provided that no such pledge or assignment shall release such Lender from any of

 

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its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or assignee for such Lender as a party hereto.

 

(f)                                   Resignation as L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender after Assignment.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if at any time Bank of America assigns all of its Revolving Commitment and Revolving Loans pursuant to subsection (b) above, Bank of America may, (i) upon thirty (30) days’ notice to the Company and the Lenders, resign as L/C Issuer and/or (ii) upon thirty (30) days’ notice to the Company, resign as Swing Line Lender.  In the event of any such resignation as L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender, the Company shall be entitled to appoint from among the Lenders a successor L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender hereunder; provided, however, that no failure by the Company to appoint any such successor shall affect the resignation of Bank of America as L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender, as the case may be.  If Bank of America resigns as L/C Issuer, it shall retain all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the L/C Issuer hereunder with respect to all Letters of Credit outstanding as of the effective date of its resignation as L/C Issuer and all L/C Obligations with respect thereto (including the right to require the Lenders to make Base Rate Loans or fund risk participations in Unreimbursed Amounts pursuant to Section 2.03(c)).  If Bank of America resigns as Swing Line Lender, it shall retain all the rights of the Swing Line Lender provided for hereunder with respect to Swing Line Loans made by it and outstanding as of the effective date of such resignation, including the right to require the Lenders to make Base Rate Loans or fund risk participations in outstanding Swing Line Loans pursuant to Section 2.04(c).  Upon the appointment of a successor L/C Issuer and/or Swing Line Lender, (1) such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender, as the case may be, and (2) the successor L/C Issuer shall issue letters of credit in substitution for the Letters of Credit, if any, outstanding at the time of such succession or make other arrangements satisfactory to Bank of America to effectively assume the obligations of Bank of America with respect to such Letters of Credit.

 

(g)                                  Disqualified Institutions.

 

(i)                                     No assignment shall be made to any Person that was a Disqualified Institution as of the date (the “Trade Date”) on which the applicable Lender entered into a binding agreement to sell and assign all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement to such Person (unless the Company has consented to such assignment as otherwise contemplated by this Section 10.06, in which case such Person will not be considered a Disqualified Institution for the purpose of such assignment. Any assignment in violation of this clause (g)(i) shall not be void, but the other provisions of this clause (g) shall apply.

 

(ii)                                  If any assignment is made to any Disqualified Institution without the Company’s prior consent in violation of clause (i) above, the Company may, at its sole expense and effort, upon notice to the applicable Disqualified Institution and the Administrative Agent, (A) terminate any Revolving Commitment of such Disqualified Institution and repay all obligations of the Company owing to such Disqualified Institution in connection with such Revolving Commitment, (B) in the case of outstanding Term Loans held by Disqualified Institutions, prepay such Term Loan by paying the lesser of (x) the principal amount thereof and (y) the amount that such Disqualified Institution paid to acquire such Term Loans, in each case plus accrued interest, accrued fees and all other amounts (other than principal amounts) payable to it hereunder and under the other Loan Documents and/or (C) require such Disqualified Institution to assign and delegate, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in this Section

 

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10.06), all of its interest, rights and obligations under this Agreement and related Loan Documents to an Eligible Assignee that shall assume such obligations at the lesser of (x) the principal amount thereof and (y) the amount that such Disqualified Institution paid to acquire such interests, rights and obligations, in each case plus accrued interest, accrued fees and all other amounts (other than principal amounts) payable to it hereunder and other the other Loan Documents; provided that (i) the Company shall have paid to the Administrative Agent the assignment fee (if any) specified in Section 11.06(b), (ii) such assignment does not conflict with applicable Laws and (iii) in the case of clause (B), the Company shall not use the proceeds from any Loans to prepay Term Loans held by Disqualified Institutions.

 

(iii)                               Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, Disqualified Institutions (A) will not (x) have the right to receive information, reports or other materials provided to Lenders by the Company, the Administrative Agent or any other Lender, (y) attend or participate in meetings attended by the Lenders and the Administrative Agent, or (z) access any electronic site established for the Lenders or confidential communications from counsel to or financial advisors of the Administrative Agent or the Lenders and (B) (x) for purposes of any consent to any amendment, waiver or modification of, or any action under, and for the purpose of any direction to the Administrative Agent or any Lender to undertake any action (or refrain from taking any action) under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, each Disqualified Institution will be deemed to have consented in the same proportion as the Lenders that are not Disqualified Institutions consented to such matter, and (y) for purposes of voting on any plan of reorganization or plan of liquidation pursuant to any Debtor Relief Laws (“Plan of Reorganization”), each Disqualified Institution party hereto hereby agrees (1) not to vote on such Plan of Reorganization, (2) if such Disqualified Institution does vote on such Plan of Reorganization notwithstanding the restriction in the foregoing clause (1), such vote will be deemed not to be in good faith and shall be “designated” pursuant to Section 1126(e) of the Bankruptcy Code (or any similar provision in any other Debtor Relief Laws), and such vote shall not be counted in determining whether the applicable class has accepted or rejected such Plan of Reorganization in accordance with Section 1126(c) of the Bankruptcy Code (or any similar provision in any other Debtor Relief Laws) and (3) not to contest any request by any party for a determination by the Bankruptcy Court (or other applicable court of competent jurisdiction) effectuating the foregoing clause (2).

 

(iv)                              The Administrative Agent shall have the right, and the Company hereby expressly authorizes the Administrative Agent, to (A) post the list of Disqualified Institutions provided by the Company (collectively, the “DQ List”) on the Platform, including that portion of the Platform that is designated for “public side” Lenders or (B) provide the DQ List to each Lender requesting the same.

 

11.07                 Treatment of Certain Information; Confidentiality.

 

Each of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the L/C Issuer agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the Information (as defined below), except that Information may be disclosed (a) to its Affiliates and to its Related Parties (it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Information and instructed to keep such Information confidential), (b) to the extent required or requested by any regulatory authority purporting to have jurisdiction over such Person or its Related Parties (including any self-regulatory authority, such as the National Association of Insurance Commissioners), (c) to the extent required by applicable Laws or regulations or by any subpoena or similar legal process, (d) to any other party hereto, (e) in connection with

 

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the exercise of any remedies hereunder or under any other Loan Document or any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the enforcement of rights hereunder or thereunder, (f) subject to an agreement containing provisions substantially the same as those of this Section, to (i) any assignee of or Participant in, or any prospective assignee of or Participant in, any of its rights and obligations under this Agreement or any Eligible Assignee invited to become a Lender pursuant to Section 2.17 or (ii) any actual or prospective party (or its Related Parties) to any swap, derivative or other transaction under which payments are to be made by reference to the Borrowers and their obligations, this Agreement or payments hereunder, (g) on a confidential basis to (i) any rating agency in connection with rating any Loan Party or its Subsidiaries or the credit facilities provided hereunder or (ii) the CUSIP Service Bureau or any similar agency in connection with the issuance and monitoring of CUSIP numbers or other market identifiers with respect to the credit facilities provided hereunder, (h) with the consent of the Company or (i) 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, any Lender, the L/C Issuer or any of their respective Affiliates on a nonconfidential basis from a source other than the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

For purposes of this Section, “Information” means all information received from a Loan Party or any Subsidiary relating to the Loan Parties or any Subsidiary or any of their respective businesses, other than any such information that is available to the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the L/C Issuer on a nonconfidential basis prior to disclosure by such Loan Party or any Subsidiary; provided that, in the case of information received from a Loan Party or any Subsidiary after the Closing Date, such information is clearly identified at the time of delivery as confidential.  Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality of Information as provided in this Section shall be considered to have complied with its obligation to do so if such Person has exercised the same degree of care to maintain the confidentiality of such Information as such Person would accord to its own confidential information.

 

Each of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the L/C Issuer acknowledges that (a) the Information may include material non-public information concerning a Loan Party or a Subsidiary, as the case may be, (b) it has developed compliance procedures regarding the use of material non-public information and (c) it will handle such material non-public information in accordance with applicable Law, including United States Federal and state securities Laws. In addition, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders may, with the consent of the Borrowers, disclose the existence of this Agreement and information about this Agreement to market data collectors, similar service providers to the lending industry and service providers to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders in connection with the administration of this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and the Commitments.

 

11.08                 Setoff.

 

If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Lender, the L/C Issuer and each of their respective Affiliates is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, after obtaining the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final, in whatever currency) at any time held and other obligations (in whatever currency) at any time owing by such Lender, the L/C Issuer or any such Affiliate to or for the credit or the account of any Loan Party against any and all of the obligations of such Loan Party now or hereafter existing under this Agreement or any other Loan Document to such Lender or the L/C Issuer or their respective Affiliates, irrespective of whether or not such Lender, the L/C Issuer or such Affiliate shall have made any demand under this Agreement or any other Loan Document and although such obligations of such Loan Party may be contingent or unmatured or are owed to a branch or office or Affiliate of such Lender or the L/C Issuer different from the branch or office or Affiliate holding such deposit or obligated on such indebtedness; provided, that in the event that any Defaulting Lender shall exercise any such right of setoff, (x) all amounts so set off shall be paid over

 

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immediately to the Administrative Agent for further application in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.15 and, pending such payment, shall be segregated by such Defaulting Lender from its other funds and deemed held in trust for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Lenders, and (y) the Defaulting Lender shall provide promptly to the Administrative Agent a statement describing in reasonable detail the Obligations owing to such Defaulting Lender as to which it exercised such right of setoff.  The rights of each Lender, the L/C Issuer and their respective Affiliates under this Section are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) that such Lender, the L/C Issuer or their respective Affiliates may have.  Each Lender and the L/C Issuer agrees to notify the Company and the Administrative Agent promptly after any such setoff and application; provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such setoff and application.

 

11.09                 Interest Rate Limitation.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any Loan Document, the interest paid or agreed to be paid under the Loan Documents shall not exceed the maximum rate of non-usurious interest permitted by applicable Law (the “Maximum Rate”).  If the Administrative Agent or any Lender shall receive interest in an amount that exceeds the Maximum Rate, the excess interest shall be applied to the principal of the Loans or, if it exceeds such unpaid principal, refunded to the Borrowers.  In determining whether the interest contracted for, charged, or received by the Administrative Agent or a Lender exceeds the Maximum Rate, such Person may, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, (a) characterize any payment that is not principal as an expense, fee, or premium rather than interest, (b) exclude voluntary prepayments and the effects thereof, and (c) amortize, prorate, allocate, and spread in equal or unequal parts the total amount of interest throughout the contemplated term of the Obligations hereunder.

 

11.10                 Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness; Amendment and Restatement.

 

(a)                                 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 and the other Loan Documents and any separate letter agreements with respect to fees payable to the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer constitute the entire contract among the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersede any and all previous agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof.  Except as provided in Section 5.01, this Agreement shall become effective when it shall have been executed by the Administrative Agent and when the Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts hereof that, when taken together, bear the signatures of each of the other parties hereto.  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.  Without limiting the foregoing, to the extent a manually executed counterpart is not specifically required to be delivered under the terms of any Loan Document, upon the request of any party, such fax transmission or e-mail transmission shall be promptly followed by such manually executed counterpart.

 

(b)                                 The parties to the Existing Credit Agreement each hereby agree that, at such time as this Agreement shall have become effective pursuant to the terms of Section 5.01, (i) the Existing Credit Agreement automatically shall be deemed amended and restated in its entirety by this Agreement, (ii) the Commitments under the Existing Credit Agreement and as defined therein automatically shall be replaced with the Commitments hereunder and (iii) all promissory notes issued to the Lenders under the Existing Credit Agreement and outstanding on the Closing Date shall be null and void and shall be deemed to have been replaced by the Notes issued to the Lenders under this Agreement on the Closing Date.  This Agreement is not a novation of the Existing Credit Agreement.  The Commitments and outstanding Loans of the lenders party to the Existing Credit

 

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Agreement that are not Lenders under this Agreement (collectively, the “Exiting Lenders”) under the Existing Credit Agreement are hereby terminated simultaneously with the effectiveness of this Agreement.  After giving effect to this Agreement, the Exiting Lenders shall no longer have any Commitments or outstanding Loans.  Concurrently with the effectiveness of Agreement, each Exiting Lender shall receive payment in full for all outstanding Obligations owing to it under the Existing Credit Agreement.

 

11.11                 Survival of Representations and Warranties.

 

All representations and warranties made hereunder and in any other Loan Document or other document delivered pursuant hereto or thereto or in connection herewith or therewith shall survive the execution and delivery hereof and thereof.  Such representations and warranties have been or will be relied upon by the Administrative Agent and each Lender, regardless of any investigation made by the Administrative Agent or any Lender or on their behalf and notwithstanding that the Administrative Agent or any Lender may have had notice or knowledge of any Default at the time of any Credit Extension, and shall continue in full force and effect as long as any Loan or any other Obligation hereunder shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied or any Letter of Credit shall remain outstanding.

 

11.12                 Severability.

 

If any provision of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents is held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, (a) the legality, validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall not be affected or impaired thereby and (b) the parties shall endeavor in good faith negotiations to replace the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions.  The invalidity of a provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.  Without limiting the foregoing provisions of this Section 11.12, if and to the extent that the enforceability of any provisions in this Agreement relating to Defaulting Lenders shall be limited by Debtor Relief Laws, as determined in good faith by the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or the Swing Line Lender, as applicable, then such provisions shall be deemed to be in effect only to the extent not so limited.

 

11.13                 Replacement of Lenders.

 

If (i) any Lender requests compensation under Section 3.04 or gives notice pursuant to Section 3.02, (ii) any Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 3.01, (iii) a Lender (a “Non-Consenting Lender”) does not consent to a proposed change, waiver, discharge or termination with respect to any Loan Document that has been approved by the Required Lenders as provided in Section 11.01 but requires unanimous consent of all Lenders or all Lenders directly affected thereby (as applicable) or (iv) any Lender is a Defaulting Lender, then the Company 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 11.06), all of its interests, rights (other than its existing rights to payments pursuant to Sections 3.01 and 3.04) and obligations under this Agreement and the related Loan Documents to an Eligible Assignee that shall assume such obligations (which assignee may be another Lender, if a Lender accepts such assignment); provided that:

 

(a)                                 the Company shall have paid to the Administrative Agent the assignment fee (if any) specified in Section 11.06(b);

 

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(b)                                 such Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal of its Loans and L/C Advances, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder and under the other Loan Documents (including any amounts under Section 3.05) from the assignee (to the extent of such outstanding principal and accrued interest and fees) or the Company (in the case of all other amounts);

 

(c)                                  in the case of any such assignment resulting from a claim for compensation under Section 3.04, a notice given pursuant to Section 3.02 or payments required to be made pursuant to Section 3.01, such assignment will result in a reduction in such compensation or payments thereafter or eliminate the need for such notice to be given;

 

(d)                                 such assignment does not conflict with applicable Laws; and

 

(e)                                  in the case of an assignment resulting from a Lender becoming a Non-Consenting Lender, the applicable assignee shall have consented to the applicable amendment, waiver or consent;

 

provided, further, that the failure by such Lender to execute and deliver an Assignment and Assumption shall not impair the validity of the removal of such Lender and the mandatory assignment of such Lender’s Commitments and outstanding Loans and participations in L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans shall nevertheless be effective without the execution by such Lender of an Assignment and Assumption.

 

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 Company to require such assignment and delegation cease to apply.

 

11.14                 Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Etc.

 

(a)                                 GOVERNING LAW.  THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS (EXCEPT, AS TO ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT, AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH THEREIN) AND ANY CLAIMS, CONTROVERSY, DISPUTE OR CAUSE OF ACTION (WHETHER IN CONTRACT OR TORT OR OTHERWISE) BASED UPON, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT (EXCEPT, AS TO ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT, AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH THEREIN) AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBY SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO ITS RULES PERTAINING TO CONFLICTS OF LAWS OTHER THAN GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW SECTION 5-1401.

 

(b)                                 SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION.  EACH LOAN PARTY 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, ANY LENDER, THE L/C ISSUER, OR ANY RELATED PARTY OF THE FOREGOING IN ANY WAY RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS RELATING HERETO OR THERETO, 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

 

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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 OR IN ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT SHALL AFFECT ANY RIGHT THAT THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, ANY LENDER OR THE L/C ISSUER MAY OTHERWISE HAVE TO BRING ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT AGAINST ANY LOAN PARTY OR ITS PROPERTIES IN THE COURTS OF ANY JURISDICTION.

 

(c)                                  WAIVER OF VENUE.  EACH LOAN PARTY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY OBJECTION THAT IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT IN ANY COURT REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH (B) OF THIS SECTION.  EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE DEFENSE OF AN INCONVENIENT FORUM TO THE MAINTENANCE OF SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT.

 

(d)                                 SERVICE OF PROCESS.  EACH PARTY HERETO IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO SERVICE OF PROCESS IN THE MANNER PROVIDED FOR NOTICES IN SECTION 11.02.  NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT WILL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF ANY PARTY HERETO TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW.

 

11.15                 Waiver of Right to Trial by Jury.

 

EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY).  EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PERSON HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PERSON WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.

 

11.16                 No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility.

 

In connection with all aspects of each transaction contemplated hereby (including in connection with any amendment, waiver or other modification hereof or of any other Loan Document), each of the Loan Parties acknowledges and agrees, and acknowledges its Affiliates’ understanding, 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 Loan Parties and their

 

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respective Affiliates, on the one hand, and the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers, and the Lenders, on the other hand, (B) each of the Loan Parties has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it has deemed appropriate, and (C) each of the Loan Parties 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 Loan Parties or any of their respective Affiliates, or any other Person and (B) neither the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers, nor any Lender has any obligation to the Loan Parties or any of their respective Affiliates with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby except those obligations expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents; and (iii) the Administrative Agent, 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 Loan Parties and their respective Affiliates, and neither the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers, nor any Lender has any obligation to disclose any of such interests to the Loan Parties and their respective Affiliates.  To the fullest extent permitted by Law, each of the Loan Parties hereby waives and releases any claims that it may have against the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers or any Lender with respect to any breach or alleged breach of agency or fiduciary duty in connection with any aspect of any transaction contemplated hereby.

 

11.17                 Electronic Execution of Assignments and Certain Other Documents.

 

The words “delivery,” “execute,” “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” and words of like import in any Loan Document or any other document to be signed in connection with this Agreement, any other document executed in connection herewith and the transactions contemplated hereby 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, physical delivery thereof 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.

 

11.18                 USA PATRIOT Act Notice.

 

Each Lender that is subject to the Act (as hereinafter defined) and the Administrative Agent (for itself and not on behalf of any Lender) hereby notifies each 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 “Act”), it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies such Borrower, which information includes the name and address of such Borrower and other information that will allow such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, to identify such Borrower in accordance with the Act.  Each Borrower shall, promptly following a request by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, provide all documentation and other information that the Administrative Agent or such Lender requests in order to comply with its ongoing obligations under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the Act.

 

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11.19                 Judgment Currency.

 

If, for the purposes of obtaining judgment in any court, it is necessary to convert a sum due hereunder or any other Loan Document in one currency into another currency, the rate of exchange used shall be that at which in accordance with normal banking procedures the Administrative Agent could purchase the first currency with such other currency on the Business Day preceding that on which final judgment is given.  The obligation of any Borrower in respect of any such sum due from it to the Administrative Agent or any Lender hereunder or under the other Loan Documents shall, notwithstanding any judgment in a currency (the “Judgment Currency”) other than that in which such sum is denominated in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Agreement (the “Agreement Currency”), be discharged only to the extent that on the Business Day following receipt by the Administrative Agent or such Lender, as the case may be, of any sum adjudged to be so due in the Judgment Currency, the Administrative Agent or such Lender, as the case may be, may in accordance with normal banking procedures purchase the Agreement Currency with the Judgment Currency.  If the amount of the Agreement Currency so purchased is less than the sum originally due to the Administrative Agent or any Lender from the applicable Borrower in the Agreement Currency, such Borrower agrees, as a separate obligation and notwithstanding any such judgment, to indemnify the Administrative Agent or such Lender, as the case may be, against such loss.  If the amount of the Agreement Currency so purchased is greater than the sum originally due to the Administrative Agent or any Lender in such currency, the Administrative Agent or such Lender, as the case may be, agrees to return the amount of any excess to the applicable Borrower (or to any other Person who may be entitled thereto under applicable Law).

 

11.20                 Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions.

 

Solely to the extent any Lender or L/C Issuer that is an EEA Financial Institution is a party to this Agreement and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document or in any other agreement, arrangement or understanding among any such parties, each party hereto acknowledges that any liability of any Lender or L/C Issuer that is an 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 Lender or L/C Issuer that is an EEA Financial Institution; and

 

(b)                                 the effects of any Bail-in Action on any such liability, including, if applicable:

 

(i)                                     a reduction in full or in part or cancellation of any such liability;

 

(ii)                                  a conversion of all, or a portion of, such liability into shares or other instruments of ownership in such EEA Financial Institution, its parent entity, 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.

 

11.21                 Acknowledgement Regarding any Supported QFCs.

 

To the extent that the Loan Documents provide support, through a guarantee or otherwise, for any Swap Contract or any other agreement or instrument that is a QFC (such support, “QFC Credit Support”, and each such QFC, a “Supported QFC”), the parties acknowledge and agree as follows with respect to the

 

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resolution power of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation under the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and Title II of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (together with the regulations promulgated thereunder, the “U.S. Special Resolution Regimes”) in respect of such Supported QFC and QFC Credit Support (with the provisions below applicable notwithstanding that the Loan Documents and any Supported QFC may in fact be stated to be governed by the laws of the State of New York and/or of the United States or any other state of the United States):

 

(a)                                 In the event a Covered Entity that is party to a Supported QFC (each, a “Covered Party”) becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, the transfer of such Supported QFC and the benefit of such QFC Credit Support (and any interest and obligation in or under such Supported QFC and such QFC Credit Support, and any rights in property securing such Supported QFC or such QFC Credit Support) from such Covered Party will be effective to the same extent as the transfer would be effective under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if the Supported QFC and such QFC Credit Support (and any such interest, obligation and rights in property) were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States. In the event a Covered Party or a BHC Act Affiliate of a Covered Party becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, Default Rights under the Loan Documents that might otherwise apply to such Supported QFC or any QFC Credit Support that may be exercised against such Covered Party are permitted to be exercised to no greater extent than such Default Rights could be exercised under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if the Supported QFC and the Loan Documents were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States. Without limitation of the foregoing, it is understood and agreed that rights and remedies of the parties with respect to a Defaulting Lender shall in no event affect the rights of any Covered Party with respect to a Supported QFC or any QFC Credit Support.

 

(b)                                 As used in this Section 11.21, the following terms have the following meanings:

 

“BHC Act Affiliate” of a party means an “affiliate” (as such term is defined under, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. § 1841(k)) of such party.

 

“Covered Entity” means any of the following:  (i) a “covered entity” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 252.82(b); (ii) a “covered bank” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 47.3(b); or (iii) a “covered FSI” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 382.2(b).

 

“Default Right” has the meaning assigned to that term in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §§ 252.81, 47.2 or 382.1, as applicable.

 

“QFC” has the meaning assigned to the term “qualified financial contract” in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. § 5390(c)(8)(D).

 

11.22                 Release.

 

Each of the Lenders, the Swing Line Lender the L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent hereby agree to (a) the automatic release of any Lien on any property granted to or held by the Administrative Agent under any Loan Document upon (i) the Facility Termination Date or (ii) the Disposition of any property that is sold or otherwise disposed to a non-Loan Party or as part of or in connection with any sale or other disposition, in each case, permitted hereunder or under any other Loan Document or in connection with the settlement of any Involuntary Disposition (it being understood that the Administrative Agent’s Lien on the proceeds received by the Loan Parties in connection with such Disposition or Involuntary Disposition shall not be released), (b) release or

 

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subordinate any Lien on any property granted to or held by the Administrative Agent under any Loan Document to the holder of any Lien on such property that is permitted by Section 8.01(i) or 8.01(o) or (c) the automatic release of any Guarantor (i) ceasing to be a Subsidiary as a result of a transaction permitted under the Loan Documents, or (ii) upon the Facility Termination Date.  The Administrative Agent will, at the Company’s expense, promptly, and the Lenders, the Swing Line Lender and the L/C Issuer authorize the Administrative Agent to, (x) deliver to the applicable Loan Party any Collateral in the Administrative Agent’s possession following the release of such Collateral and (y) execute and deliver to the applicable Loan Party such documents as such Loan Party may reasonably request to evidence the release of such item of Collateral from the assignment and security interest granted under the Collateral Documents, or to subordinate its interest in such item, as applicable, or to release such Guarantor from its obligations under the Guaranty, in each case in accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents.

 

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145EX-10.1

 Exhibit 10.1 

FIFTH AMENDMENT TO 

SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AND SECURITY AGREEMENT 

THIS FIFTH AMENDMENT TO SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AND SECURITY AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”), dated
September 6, 2019, is made and entered into by and among IES HOLDINGS, INC., a Delaware corporation, on behalf of itself and each other Borrower and Guarantor (the “Administrative Borrower”), and WELLS FARGO BANK,
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (“Lender”).  
 RECITALS 

A. WHEREAS, Borrowers, Guarantors and Lender have entered into that certain Second Amended and Restated Credit and Security Agreement dated as
of April 10, 2017 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”). Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the
Credit Agreement. 
 B. WHEREAS, Administrative Borrower, on behalf of itself and each other Borrower and Guarantor, has requested that
Lender amend certain provisions in the Credit Agreement as set forth herein. 
 C. WHEREAS, Lender has agreed to amend the Credit Agreement
on the terms and conditions as set forth herein. 
 NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants herein
contained, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties, intending to be legally bound agree as follows: 

ARTICLE I 
 AMENDMENT

 Effective as of the Effective Date (as defined below), the Credit Agreement is hereby amended (a) to delete red or green
stricken text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following examples: stricken text and stricken text) and (b) to add the blue or green double-underlined text (indicated textually in the same manner as the
following examples: double-underlined text and double-underlined text), in each case, as set forth in the conformed copy of the Credit
Agreement (and to the extent provided in Exhibit A hereto, the exhibits, schedules and annexes to the Credit Agreement) attached hereto as Exhibit A and made a part hereof for all purposes. 

 ARTICLE II 

NO WAIVER 

2.01 No Waiver. Other than as set forth above in Article I hereof, nothing contained in this Amendment shall be
construed as an amendment of, consent to, or waiver by, Lender of any covenant or provision of the Credit Agreement, the other Loan Documents, this Amendment, or of any other contract or instrument between any Loan Party and Lender, and the failure
of Lender at any time or times hereafter to require strict performance by the Loan Parties of any provision thereof shall not waive, affect or diminish any right of Lender to thereafter demand strict compliance therewith. Lender hereby reserves all
rights granted under the Credit Agreement, the other Loan Documents, this Amendment and any other contract or instrument between any Loan Party and Lender. 

ARTICLE III 

CONDITIONS PRECEDENT 

3.01 Conditions to Effectiveness. This Amendment shall become effective only upon the satisfaction in full, in a manner
satisfactory to Lender, of the following conditions precedent (the first date upon which all such conditions have been satisfied being herein called the “Effective Date”): 

(a) Lender shall have received the following documents or items, each in form and substance satisfactory to Lender and its legal counsel
(unless such conditions are waived by Lender in its sole discretion): 
 (i) an executed copy of this Amendment; 

(ii) each of the documents set forth on the Closing Checklist attached hereto as Exhibit B; and 

(iii) (x) payment of a nonrefundable amendment fee of $125,000 to Lender, which shall be fully earned and payable on the
date hereof, (y) all other documents Lender may reasonably request with respect to any matter relevant to this Amendment or the transactions contemplated hereby, and (z) Borrowers shall have paid Lender, or made arrangements satisfactory
to Lender to pay, all Lender Expenses, incurred prior to or in connection with the preparation of this Amendment. 
 (b) After giving effect
to this Amendment, the representations and warranties made by each Loan Party contained herein and in the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, and the other Loan Documents, shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date hereof, as
if those representations and warranties were made for the first time on such date, except to the extent that such representations and warranties expressly relate solely to an earlier date (in which case such representations and warranties shall have
been true and correct in all material respects on such earlier date). 
 (c) After giving effect to this Amendment, each Loan Party is in
compliance with all applicable covenants and agreements contained in the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents. 
 (d) No Default or
Event of Default shall exist under any of the Loan Documents (as amended hereby), and no Default or Event of Default will result under any of the Loan Documents from the execution, delivery or performance of this Amendment. 

  
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 (e) All corporate and other proceedings, and all documents instruments and other legal
matters in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Amendment shall be satisfactory in form and substance to Lender and its counsel. 

(f) Lender shall have received final credit approval for the Credit Facility and the transactions described in this Amendment. 

ARTICLE IV 

RATIFICATIONS, REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES 

4.01 Ratifications. The terms and provisions set forth in this Amendment shall modify and supersede all inconsistent
terms and provisions set forth in the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and, except as expressly modified and superseded by this Amendment, the terms and provisions of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents are ratified and
confirmed and shall continue in full force and effect. Administrative Borrower, on behalf of itself and each other Loan Party, hereby agrees that all liens and security interest securing payment of the Obligations under the Credit Agreement are
hereby collectively renewed, ratified and brought forward as security for the payment and performance of the Obligations. Administrative Borrower, on behalf of itself and each other Loan Party, and Lender agree that the Credit Agreement and the
other Loan Documents, as amended hereby, shall continue to be legal, valid, binding and enforceable in accordance with their respective terms. 

4.02 Representations and Warranties. Administrative Borrower, on behalf of itself and each other Loan Party, hereby
represents and warrants, jointly and severally, to Lender as of the date hereof as follows: (a) it is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization; (b) the execution, delivery and
performance by it of this Amendment, the Credit Agreement and all other Loan Documents executed and/or delivered in connection herewith are within its powers, have been duly authorized, and do not contravene (i) its Governing Documents or
(ii) any applicable law; (c) no consent, license, permit, approval or authorization of, or registration, filing or declaration with any governmental body or other Person, is required in connection with the execution, delivery, performance,
validity or enforceability of this Amendment, the Credit Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents executed and/or delivered in connection herewith by or against it, except for those consents, approvals or authorizations which (i) will have
been duly obtained, made or compiled prior to the Effective Date and which are in full force and effect or (ii) the failure to obtain could not individually or in the aggregate reasonably be expected to cause a Material Adverse Change;
(d) this Amendment, the Credit Agreement and all other Loan Documents executed and/or delivered in connection herewith have been duly executed and delivered by it; (e) this Amendment, the Credit Agreement and all other Loan Documents
executed and/or delivered in connection herewith constitute its legal, valid and binding obligation enforceable against it in accordance with their terms, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally or by general principles of equity; (f) no Default or Event of Default exists, has occurred and is continuing or would result by the execution, delivery or
performance of this Amendment; (g) each Loan Party is in compliance with all applicable covenants and agreements contained in the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents, as amended hereby; and (h) the representations and warranties
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Documents are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date hereof as though made on and as of each such date, except to the extent that such representations and warranties
expressly relate solely to an earlier date (in which case such representations and warranties shall have been true and complete on and as of such earlier date). 

ARTICLE V 

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 

5.01 Survival of Representations and Warranties. All representations and warranties made in the Credit Agreement or the
other Loan Documents, including, without limitation, any document furnished in connection with this Amendment, shall survive the execution and delivery of this Amendment and the other Loan Documents, and no investigation by Lender shall affect the
representations and warranties or the right of Lender to rely upon them. 
 5.02 Reference to Credit Agreement.
Each of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and any and all other agreements, documents or instruments now or hereafter executed and delivered pursuant to the terms hereof or pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement, as amended
hereby, are hereby amended so that any reference in the Credit Agreement and such other Loan Documents to the Credit Agreement shall mean a reference to the Credit Agreement as amended hereby. 

5.03 Expenses of Lender. Administrative Borrower, on behalf of itself and each other Borrower and Guarantor, agrees to pay
on demand all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by Lender in connection with any and all amendments, modifications, and supplements to the other Loan Documents, including, without limitation, the reasonable costs and fees of Lender’s legal
counsel, and all costs and expenses incurred by Lender in connection with the enforcement or preservation of any rights under the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, or any other Loan Documents, including, without, limitation, the costs and fees of
Lender’s legal counsel. 
 5.04 Severability. Any provision of this Amendment held by a court of competent
jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable shall not impair or invalidate the remainder of this Amendment and the effect thereof shall be confined to the provision so held to be invalid or unenforceable. 

5.05 Successors and Assigns. This Amendment is binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of Lender and each Loan Party
and their respective successors and assigns, except that no Loan Party may assign or transfer any of its respective rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of Lender. 

5.06 Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in one or more counterparts (including by electronic .pdf), each of
which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument. 

5.07 Effect of Waiver. No consent or waiver, express or implied, by Lender to or for any breach of or deviation from any
covenant or condition by any Loan Party shall be deemed a consent to or waiver of any other breach of the same or any other covenant, condition or duty. 

  
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 5.08 Headings. The headings, captions, and arrangements used in this
Amendment are for convenience only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Amendment. 
 5.09 Applicable
Law. THIS AMENDMENT AND ALL OTHER AGREEMENTS EXECUTED PURSUANT HERETO SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE BEEN MADE AND TO BE PERFORMABLE IN AND SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS. 

5.10 Final Agreement. THE CREDIT AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS, EACH AS MODIFIED HEREBY, REPRESENT THE ENTIRE
EXPRESSION OF THE PARTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF ON THE DATE THIS AMENDMENT IS EXECUTED. THE CREDIT AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS, AS MODIFIED HEREBY, MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS OR
SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES. THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE PARTIES. NO MODIFICATION, RESCISSION, WAIVER, RELEASE OR AGREEMENT OF ANY PROVISION OF THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE MADE, EXCEPT BY A WRITTEN AGREEMENT SIGNED
BY THE BORROWERS AND LENDER. 
 5.11 Release. ADMINISTRATIVE BORROWER, ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND EACH LOAN PARTY,
HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT HAS NO DEFENSE, COUNTERCLAIM, OFFSET, CROSS COMPLAINT, CLAIM OR DEMAND OF ANY KIND OR NATURE WHATSOEVER THAT CAN BE ASSERTED TO REDUCE OR ELIMINATE ALL OR ANY PART OF ITS LIABILITY TO REPAY ANY LOANS OR EXTENSIONS OF
CREDIT FROM LENDER TO THE BORROWERS UNDER THE CREDIT AGREEMENT OR THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS OR TO SEEK AFFIRMATIVE RELIEF OR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND OR NATURE FROM LENDER. ADMINISTRATIVE BORROWER, ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND EACH LOAN PARTY, HEREBY
VOLUNTARILY AND KNOWINGLY RELEASES AND FOREVER DISCHARGES LENDER, ITS PREDECESSORS, AGENTS, EMPLOYEES, SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, FROM ALL POSSIBLE CLAIMS, DEMANDS, ACTIONS, CAUSES OF ACTION, DAMAGES, COSTS, EXPENSES, AND LIABILITIES WHATSOEVER, KNOWN
OR UNKNOWN, ANTICIPATED OR UNANTICIPATED, SUSPECTED OR UNSUSPECTED, FIXED, CONTINGENT, OR CONDITIONAL, AT LAW OR IN EQUITY, ORIGINATING IN WHOLE OR IN PART ON OR BEFORE THE DATE THIS AMENDMENT IS EXECUTED, WHICH ANY LOAN PARTY MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER
HAVE AGAINST LENDER, ITS PREDECESSORS, AGENTS, EMPLOYEES, SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, IF ANY, AND IRRESPECTIVE OF WHETHER ANY SUCH CLAIMS ARISE OUT OF CONTRACT, TORT, VIOLATION OF LAW OR REGULATIONS, OR OTHERWISE, AND ARISING FROM ANY LOANS OR
EXTENSIONS OF CREDIT FROM LENDER TO THE BORROWERS UNDER THE CREDIT AGREEMENT OR THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY CONTRACTING FOR, CHARGING, TAKING, RESERVING, COLLECTING OR RECEIVING INTEREST IN EXCESS OF THE HIGHEST
LAWFUL RATE APPLICABLE, THE EXERCISE OF ANY RIGHTS AND REMEDIES UNDER THE CREDIT AGREEMENT OR LOAN DOCUMENTS, AND NEGOTIATION FOR AND EXECUTION OF THIS AMENDMENT. 

  
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 5.12 Consent of Guarantors. The Administrative Borrower, on behalf of
each Guarantor, hereby (a) consents to the transactions contemplated by this Amendment; and (b) agrees that the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time) are
and shall remain in full force and effect. Although each Guarantor has been informed of the matters set forth herein and Administrative Borrower, on behalf of the Guarantors, has acknowledged and agreed to same, it understands that the Lender has no
obligation to inform it of such matters in the future or to seek its acknowledgment or agreement to future amendments, and nothing herein shall create such a duty. Administrative Borrower, on behalf of each Guarantor, acknowledges that its Guaranty
is in full force and effect and ratifies the same, acknowledges that the undersigned has no defense, counterclaim, set-off or any other claim to diminish the undersigned’s liability under such documents, that the undersigned’s consent is
not required to the effectiveness of the Credit Agreement and that no consent by it is required for the effectiveness of any future amendment, modification, forbearance or other action with respect to the Collateral, the Advances, the Credit
Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents.  
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Amendment as of the date first above
written. 
  

			
	ADMINISTRATIVE BORROWER:
	
	IES HOLDINGS, INC.
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Tracy A. McLauchlin

	Name: Tracy A. McLauchlin
	Title: Senior Vice President, CFO & Treasurer

 Signature Page to Fifth Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Credit and Security Agreement 

 
			
	WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Michael L. Gerard

	Name: Michael L. Gerard
	Title: Authorized Signatory

 Signature Page to Fifth Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Credit and Security Agreement 

 Exhibit A 

Restated Credit Agreement 

 CONFORMED
THRU 
 Fourth Amendment dated May 20,
2019 
  
  

 
  

					
	

	  	 SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED

CREDIT AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
	  	
	  	  
 by and among

 
 IES HOLDINGS, INC.

 
 IES COMMUNICATIONS, LLC

 
 IES COMMERCIAL, INC.

 
 IES MANAGEMENT LP

 
 IES MANAGEMENT ROO, LP

 
 <IES PURCHASING & MATERIALS, INC.>
  

IES RESIDENTIAL, INC.
  

INTEGRATED ELECTRICAL FINANCE, INC.
  

IES SUBSIDIARY HOLDINGS, INC.
  

MAGNETECH INDUSTRIAL SERVICES, INC.
  

<HK ENGINE COMPONENTS,
LLC>
  
 <IES RENEWABLE ENERGY, LLC>
  

SOUTHERN INDUSTRIAL SALES AND SERVICES, INC.
  

CALUMET ARMATURE AND ELECTRIC, L.L.C.
  

<SHANAHAN MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL,
INC.>
  
 IES
INFRASTRUCTURE SOLUTIONS, LLC
  
 TECHNIBUS,
INC.
  
 FREEMAN ENCLOSURE SYSTEMS, LLC

 
 STRATEGIC EDGE LLC

 
 as Borrowers,

 
 and

 
 IES CONSOLIDATION, LLC

 
 <IES PROPERTIES, INC.>
  

IES SHARED SERVICES, INC.
  

<IES TANGIBLE PROPERTIES,
INC.>
  
 KEY
ELECTRICAL SUPPLY, INC.
  
 IES OPERATIONS GROUP,
INC.
  
 ICS HOLDINGS LLC

 
 as Guarantors,

 
 and

 
 WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

 
 as Lender

 
 Dated as of April 10, 2017
	  	
	  	
	  	
	  	
	  	
	  	
	  	
	  	
	  	
	  	
		  		  	

  
  

 Table of Contents 

 
  

							
	 	 	 	  	Page	 
		
	 1.    DEFINITIONS AND CONSTRUCTION
	  	 	2	 
			
	 1.1.
	 	Definitions, Code Terms, Accounting Terms and Construction	  	 	2	 
		
	 2.    LOANS AND TERMS OF PAYMENT
	  	 	2	 
			
	 2.1.
	 	Revolving Loan Advances	  	 	2	 
			
	 2.2.
	 	[Reserved]	  	 	3	 
			
	 2.3.
	 	Borrowing Procedures	  	 	3	 
			
	 2.4.
	 	Payments; Prepayments	  	 	4	 
			
	 2.5.
	 	Clearance Charge	  	 	6	 
			
	 2.6.
	 	Interest Rates: Rates, Payments, and Calculations	  	 	6	 
			
	 2.7.
	 	Designated Account	  	 	8	 
			
	 2.8.
	 	Maintenance of Loan Account; Statements of Obligations	  	 	8	 
			
	 2.9.
	 	Maturity Termination Dates	  	 	<7>8	 
			
	 2.10.
	 	Effect of Maturity	  	 	8	 
			
	 2.11.
	 	Termination or Reduction by Borrowers	  	 	9	 
			
	 2.12.
	 	Fees	  	 	9	 
			
	 2.13.
	 	Letters of Credit	  	 	9	 
			
	 2.14.
	 	<Illegality; Impracticability; Increased Costs 13>Special Provisions Applicable to Daily Three
Month LIBOR	  	 	19	 
			
	 2.15.
	 	Capital Requirements	  	 
	<13>21
	 
			
	 2.16.
	 	Extent of Each Borrower’s Liability, Contribution	  	 	<14>22	 
			
	 2.17.
	 	Parent as Agent for each Loan Party	  	 	<15>23	 
		
	 3.    SECURITY INTEREST
	  	 	<16>23	 
			
	 3.1.
	 	Grant of Security Interest	  	 	<16>23	 
			
	 3.2.
	 	Borrowers Remain Liable	  	 	<16>24	 
			
	 3.3.
	 	Assignment of Insurance	  	 	<16>24	 
			
	 3.4.
	 	Financing Statements	  	 	<17>24	 
		
	 4.    CONDITIONS.
	  	 	<17>25	 
			
	 4.1.
	 	Conditions Precedent to the Initial Extension of Credit	  	 	<17>25	 
			
	 4.2.
	 	Conditions Precedent to all Extensions of Credit	  	 	<17>25	 
			
	 4.3.
	 	Conditions Subsequent	  	 	<18>25	 

  
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	 5.    REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
	  	 	<18>25	 
		
	 6.    AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
	  	 	<18>26	 
			
	 6.1.
	 	Financial Statements, Reports, Certificates	  	 	<18>26	 
			
	 6.2.
	 	Collateral Reporting	  	 	<18>26	 
			
	 6.3.
	 	Existence	  	 	<18>26	 
			
	 6.4.
	 	Maintenance of Properties	  	 	<19>26	 
			
	 6.5.
	 	Taxes	  	 	<19>27	 
			
	 6.6.
	 	Insurance	  	 	<19>27	 
			
	 6.7.
	 	Inspections, Exams, Audits and Appraisals	  	 	<20>28	 
			
	 6.8.
	 	Account Verification	  	 	<20>28	 
			
	 6.9.
	 	Compliance with Laws	  	 	<20>28	 
			
	 6.10.
	 	Environmental	  	 	<20>28	 
			
	 6.11.
	 	Disclosure Updates	  	 	<21>29	 
			
	 6.12.
	 	Collateral Covenants	  	 	<22>30	 
			
	 6.13.
	 	Material Contracts	  	 	<26>34	 
			
	 6.14.
	 	Location of Inventory, Equipment and Books	  	 	<27>34	 
			
	 6.15.
	 	Further Assurances	  	 	<27>35	 
			
	 6.16.
	 	Formation of Subsidiaries	  	 	<28>35	 
			
	 6.17.
	 	Post-Closing Covenants	  	 	<28>36	 
			
	
6.18.
	 	OFAC; Sanctions; Anti-Corruption Laws; Anti-Money Laundering Laws	  	 	36	 
		
	 7.    NEGATIVE COVENANTS
	  	 	<29>36	 
			
	 7.1.
	 	Indebtedness	  	 	<29>36	 
			
	 7.2.
	 	Liens	  	 	<29>37	 
			
	 7.3.
	 	Restrictions on Fundamental Changes	  	 	<29>37	 
			
	 7.4.
	 	Disposal of Assets	  	 	<29>37	 
			
	 7.5.
	 	Change Name	  	 	<30>37	 
			
	 7.6.
	 	Nature of Business	  	 	<30>37	 
			
	 7.7.
	 	Prepayments and Amendments	  	 	<30>38	 
			
	 7.8.
	 	Change of Control	  	 	<30>38	 
			
	 7.9.
	 	Restricted Junior Payments	  	 	<30>38	 
			
	 7.10.
	 	Accounting Methods	  	 	<31>38	 
			
	 7.11.
	 	Investments; Controlled Investments	  	 	<31>38	 
			
	 7.12.
	 	Transactions with Affiliates	  	 	<31>39	 
			
	 7.13.
	 	Use of Proceeds	  	 	<32>39	 

  
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	 7.14.
	 	Limitation on Issuance of Stock	  	 	<32>40	 
			
	 7.15.
	 	Consignments	  	 	<32>40	 
			
	 7.16.
	 	Inventory and Equipment with Bailees	  	 	<32>40	 
			
	 7.17.
	 	Use of Proceeds in Connection with Bonded Contracts	  	 	<32>40	 
			
	 7.18.
	 	Surety Bonds	  	 	<33>41	 
		
	 8.    FINANCIAL COVENANTS
	  	 	<33>41	 
		
	 9.    EVENTS OF DEFAULT
	  	 	<34>41	 
		
	 10.   RIGHTS AND REMEDIES
	  	 	<37>45	 
			
	 10.1.
	 	Rights and Remedies	  	 	<37>45	 
			
	 10.2.
	 	Additional Rights and Remedies	  	 	<38>46	 
			
	 10.3.
	 	Disposition of Pledged Interests by Lender	  	 	<39>47	 
			
	 10.4.
	 	Voting and Other Rights in Respect of Pledged Interests	  	 	<39>47	 
			
	 10.5.
	 	Lender Appointed Attorney in Fact	  	 	<40>48	 
			
	 10.6.
	 	Remedies Cumulative	  	 	<41>49	 
			
	 10.7.
	 	Crediting of Payments and Proceeds	  	 	<41>49	 
			
	 10.8.
	 	Marshaling	  	 	<41>49	 
			
	 10.9.
	 	License	  	 	<42>49	 
		
	 11.   WAIVERS; INDEMNIFICATION
	  	 	<42>50	 
			
	 11.1.
	 	Demand; Protest; etc.	  	 	<42>50	 
			
	 11.2.
	 	The Lender’s Liability for Collateral	  	 	<42>50	 
			
	 11.3.
	 	Indemnification	  	 	<42>50	 
		
	 12.   NOTICES
	  	 	<43>51	 
		
	 13.   CHOICE OF LAW AND VENUE; JURY TRIAL WAIVER
	  	 	<44>52	 
		
	 14.   ASSIGNMENTS; SUCCESSORS
	  	 	<46>54	 
		
	 15.   AMENDMENTS; WAIVERS
	  	 	<46>54	 
		
	 16.   TAXES
	  	 	<46>54	 
		
	 17.   GENERAL PROVISIONS
	  	 	<47>55	 
			
	 17.1.
	 	Effectiveness	  	 	<47>55	 
			
	 17.2.
	 	Section Headings	  	 	<47>55	 
			
	 17.3.
	 	Interpretation	  	 	<47>55	 
			
	 17.4.
	 	Severability of Provisions	  	 	<47>55	 
			
	 17.5.
	 	Debtor-Creditor Relationship	  	 	<47>55	 
			
	 17.6.
	 	Counterparts; Electronic Execution	  	 	<47>55	 
			
	 17.7.
	 	Revival and Reinstatement of Obligations	  	 	<47>55	 

  
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	 17.8.
	 	Confidentiality	  	 	<48>56	 
			
	 17.9.
	 	Lender Expenses	  	 	<49>57	 
			
	 17.10.
	 	Setoff	  	 	<49>57	 
			
	 17.11.
	 	Survival	  	 	<49>57	 
			
	 17.12.
	 	Patriot Act	  	 	<49>57	 
			
	 17.13.
	 	Integration	  	 	<49>58	 
			
	 17.14.
	 	Bank Product Providers	  	 	<50>58	 
			
	 17.15.
	 	Non-Applicability of Chapter 346	  	 	<50>59	 
			
	 17.16.
	 	Waiver of Rights under Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act	  	 	<50>59	 
			
	 17.17.
	 	Amendment and Restatement	  	 	<51>59	 

 EXHIBITS AND SCHEDULES 
  

			
	Schedule 1.1	  	Definitions
	Schedule 2.12	  	Fees
	Schedule 6.1	  	Financial Statement, Reports, Certificates
	Schedule 6.2	  	Collateral Reporting
		
	Exhibit A	  	Form of Compliance Certificate
	Exhibit B	  	Conditions Precedent
	Exhibit C	  	Conditions Subsequent
	Exhibit D	  	Representations and Warranties
	Exhibit E	  	Information Certificate
	Exhibit E-1	  	Supplement to Information Certificate
	Exhibit F	  	Pledged Interest Addendum
	Schedule A-1	  	Collection Account
	Schedule A-2	  	Authorized Person
	Schedule D-1	  	Designated Account
	Schedule P-1	  	Permitted Investments
	Schedule P-2	  	Permitted Liens

  
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 SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AND SECURITY AGREEMENT 

THIS SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AND SECURITY AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), is entered into as of
April 10, 2017, by and among WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (“Lender”), IES HOLDINGS, INC., a Delaware corporation; IES COMMUNICATIONS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company; IES
COMMERCIAL, INC., a Delaware corporation; IES MANAGEMENT LP, a Texas limited partnership; IES MANAGEMENT ROO, LP, a Texas limited partnership; IES
<PURCHASING & MATERIALS, INC., a Delaware corporation; IES >RESIDENTIAL, INC., a Delaware
corporation; INTEGRATED ELECTRICAL FINANCE, INC., a Delaware corporation; IES SUBSIDIARY HOLDINGS, INC., a Delaware corporation; MAGNETECH INDUSTRIAL SERVICES, INC., an Indiana corporation; <HK ENGINE COMPONENTS, LLC, an Indiana limited liability company; IES RENEWABLE ENERGY, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company >SOUTHERN INDUSTRIAL SALES AND SERVICES, INC., a Georgia corporation d/b/a Southern Rewinding and Sales; CALUMET ARMATURE AND ELECTRIC, L.L.C., an Illinois limited liability company; <SHANAHAN MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL, INC., a Nebraska corporation; >IES INFRASTRUCTURE SOLUTIONS, LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company; TECHNIBUS, INC., a Delaware corporation; FREEMAN ENCLOSURE SYSTEMS, LLC, an Ohio limited liability company; STRATEGIC EDGE LLC, an Ohio limited liability company (each, individually a
“Borrower”, and collectively, the “Borrowers”); IES CONSOLIDATION, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company; IES
<PROPERTIES, INC., a Delaware corporation; IES >SHARED SERVICES<, INC., a Delaware corporation; IES TANGIBLE PROPERTIES>, INC., a Delaware corporation; KEY
ELECTRICAL SUPPLY, INC., a Texas corporation; IES OPERATIONS GROUP, INC., a Delaware corporation; and ICS HOLDINGS LLC, an Arizona limited liability company (each, individually a (“Guarantor”), and collectively,
the “Guarantors”). 
 RECITALS: 

Borrower and Lender are parties to that certain Amended and Restated Credit and Security Agreement dated as of September 24, 2014,
executed by and among certain Borrowers, Guarantors, and Lender as the same has been amended, restated, modified or supplemented from time to time prior to the date hereof (the “Existing Credit Agreement”) pursuant to which Lender
made certain revolving loans and other financial accommodations to Borrower (the “Existing Loans”), and Borrower granted to Lender a security interest in all of the Collateral (as described in the Existing Credit Agreement, the
“Existing Collateral”) as security for all of the Indebtedness (as defined therein, the “Existing Obligations”). Pursuant to the Existing Credit Agreement, Lender and Borrower entered into various other Loan
Documents (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement) (collectively, including the Existing Credit Agreement, the “Existing Loan Documents”). 

Borrower has requested that Lender agree to increase, extend, and continue to provide the Existing Loans, as well as make certain additional
financial accommodations to Borrower. 
 The parties have agreed (i) to amend and restate the Existing Credit Agreement in its entirety
as set forth herein, (ii) that, from and after the date hereof, the Existing Loans and the other Existing Obligations outstanding under the Existing Credit Agreement shall be governed by and deemed to be outstanding under the amended and
restated terms set forth in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and (iii) that the Existing Obligations are and shall continue to be (and all Obligations incurred pursuant hereto shall be) secured by, among other things, the Existing
Collateral as well as the other Collateral (as defined herein). 

 It is the intent of the parties that the execution and delivery of this Agreement, which is
made for the purposes described in the foregoing recitals, shall not effectuate a novation of any of the Existing Loan Documents, or except as set forth herein constitute a release or discharge of the Existing Obligations or the Existing Collateral,
but rather as a substitution of certain terms governing the payment and performance of such obligations and indebtedness. 
 NOW, THEREFORE,
for valuable consideration the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows: 
 1. DEFINITIONS AND
CONSTRUCTION. 
 1.1. Definitions, Code Terms, Accounting Terms and Construction. Capitalized terms used in this
Agreement shall have the meanings specified therefor on Schedule 1.1. Additionally, matters of (i) interpretation of terms defined in the Code, (ii) interpretation of accounting terms and (iii) construction are set forth in
Schedule 1.1. 
 2. LOANS AND TERMS OF PAYMENT. 

2.1. Revolving Loan Advances. 

(a) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, and during the term of this Agreement, Lender agrees to make revolving loans
(“Advances”) to Borrowers in an amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed the lesser of: 
 (i) the Maximum Revolver
Amount less the Letter of Credit Usage at such time, and 
 (ii) the Borrowing Base at such time less the Letter of Credit Usage, other than
Letter of Credit Usage in respect of Cash Collateralized Letters of Credit, at such time. 
 (b) Amounts borrowed pursuant to this
Section 2.1 may be repaid and, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, reborrowed at any time during the term of this Agreement. The outstanding principal amount of the Advances, together with interest accrued and unpaid
thereon, shall be due and payable on the Termination Date. Lender has no obligation to make an Advance at any time following the occurrence and during the continuance of a Default or an Event of Default. 

(c) If at any time the Maximum Revolver Amount is less than the amount of the Borrowing Base, the amount of Advances available under
Section 2.1(a) above shall be reduced by any Reserves established by Lender with respect to amounts that may be payable by any Borrower to third parties. Lender agrees it shall use reasonable efforts to promptly notify Borrowers upon
establishing any new Reserves; provided, however, Lender’s failure to do so shall not impact the amount of Advances available hereunder or impose any liability upon Lender whatsoever. 

  
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 (d) Lender may request that any portion of its Obligations or the Advances made by it be
evidenced by one or more promissory notes. In such event, Borrowers shall execute and deliver to such Lender the requested promissory notes payable to the order of such Lender in a form reasonably satisfactory to Borrowers. Thereafter, the portion
of the Obligations and Advances evidenced by such promissory notes and interest thereon shall at all times be represented by one or more promissory notes in such form payable to the order of the payee named therein; provided that on
the Closing Date, this Agreement shall evidence the Advances and other Obligations owing to Lender regardless of whether the notes (which are solely at the option and at the request of Lender pursuant to this Section 2.1(d)) are issued. On the
Closing Date, the Existing Note shall be deemed cancelled and any and all Advances and Obligations with respect thereto shall remain outstanding in all respects and evidenced by this Agreement. The cancellation of the Existing Note should not be
deemed a repayment or a novation of the Existing Note, a forgiveness of the Advances and other Obligations owing to Lender under the Existing Note, the Existing Credit Agreement, or this Agreement, or as an intent for the Advances and other
Obligations owing to Lender to be affected in any way (it being the express intent of Lender that the Advances and other Obligations owing to Lender shall remain in full force and effect in all respects and evidenced by this Agreement). 

2.2. [Reserved]. 

2.3. Borrowing Procedures. 

(a) Procedure for Borrowing. Provided Lender has not separately agreed that Borrowers may use the Loan Management Service, each
Borrowing shall be made by a written request by an Authorized Person of Administrative Borrower delivered to Lender (which may be
delivered through Lender’s electronic platform or portal). Such written request must be received by Lender no later than 1:00 p.m. (<Eastern>eastern time) on the Business Day that is the requested Funding Date specifying (i) the amount of such Borrowing, and (ii) the requested Funding Date, which shall be a Business Day. <At Lender’s election, in lieu of delivering the above-described written request, any Authorized Person may give Lender telephonic notice of such request by the required time.
Lender is authorized to make the Advances, and to issue the Letters of Credit, under this Agreement based upon telephonic or other instructions received from anyone purporting to be an Authorized Person.>All Borrowing requests which are not made on-line via Lender’s electronic platform or portal shall be subject to (and unless Lender
elects otherwise in the exercise of its sole discretion, such Borrowings shall not be made until the completion of) Lender’s authentication process (with results satisfactory to Lender) prior to the funding of any such requested Advance.
 
 (b) Making of Loans. Promptly after receipt of a request for a
Borrowing pursuant to Section 2.3(a), Lender shall make the proceeds thereof available to Borrowers on the applicable Funding Date by transferring immediately available funds equal to such amount to the Designated Account;
provided, however, that, Lender shall not have the obligation to make any Advance, if (i) one (1) or more of the applicable conditions precedent set forth in Section 4 will not be satisfied on the requested Funding Date for the applicable Borrowing unless such condition
has been waived by Lender, or (ii) the requested Borrowing would exceed the Availability on such Funding Date. 

  
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 (c) Loan Management Service. If Lender has separately agreed that Borrowers may use
the Loan Management Service, Borrowers shall not request and Lender shall no longer honor a request for an Advance made in accordance with Section 2.3(a) and all Advances will instead be initiated by Lender and credited to the Designated
Account as Advances as of the end of each Business Day in an amount sufficient to maintain an agreed upon ledger balance in the Designated Account, subject only to Availability as provided in Section 2.1. If Lender terminates
Borrowers’ access to the Loan Management Service, Borrowers may continue to request Advances as provided in Section 2.3(a), subject to the other terms and conditions of this Agreement. Lender shall have no obligation to make an
Advance through the Loan Management Service after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Default or an Event of Default, or in an amount in excess of Availability, and may terminate the Loan Management Service at any time in its sole
discretion. 
 (d) Protective Advances. Lender may make an Advance for any reason at any time in its Permitted Discretion, without
Borrowers’ compliance with any of the conditions of this Agreement, and (i) disburse the proceeds directly to third Persons in order to protect Lender’s interest in the Collateral or to perform any obligation of Borrowers under this
Agreement or otherwise to enhance the likelihood of repayment of the Obligations, or (ii) apply the proceeds to outstanding Obligations then due and payable (such Advance, a “Protective Advance”). Lender agrees it shall use
reasonable efforts to promptly notify Borrowers upon making any Protective Advance (other than during the continuance of an Event of Default); provided, however, Lender’s failure to do so shall not impact Borrowers’
obligation to repay such Protective Advance or otherwise impose any liability upon Lender whatsoever. 
 2.4. Payments;
Prepayments. 
 (a) Payments by Borrowers. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all payments by Borrowers shall be
made <as directed by Lender or>(i) to the
Collection Account for the account of Lender and shall be made in immediately available funds, no later than 4:30 p.m. (Eastern time) on the date specified herein, or (ii) as otherwise
specified in the applicable Cash Management Documents. Any payment received by Lender later than 4:30 p.m. (Eastern time) shall
be deemed to have been received (unless Lender, in its sole discretion, elects to credit it on the date received) on the following Business Day and any applicable interest or fee shall continue to accrue until such following Business Day.
 
 (b) Payments by Account Debtors. From and after the date on which
(i) an Event of Default has occurred or (ii) Borrowers’ Liquidity is less than thirty percent (30%) of the Maximum Revolver Amount (with at least fifty percent (50%) of such Liquidity comprised of Excess Availability) as set
forth on the monthly calculation delivered to Lender pursuant to Section 6.1 of the Agreement (a “Springing Lockbox Event”), Borrowers shall, unless otherwise notified by Lender in writing, instruct all Account Debtors
to make payments either directly to the Lockbox for deposit by Lender directly to the Collection Account, or instruct them to deliver such payments to Lender by wire transfer, ACH, or other means as Lender may direct for deposit to the Lockbox or
Collection Account or for direct application to reduce the outstanding Advances. If any Borrower receives a payment of the Proceeds of Collateral directly (whether before or after the occurrence of a Springing Lockbox Event), such Borrower will
promptly deposit the payment or Proceeds into the Collection Account. Until so deposited, such Borrower will hold all such payments and Proceeds in trust for Lender without commingling with other funds or property. 

  
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 (c) Crediting Payments.
<For >The receipt of any payment item by Lender
shall not be required to be considered a payment on account unless such payment item is a wire transfer of immediately available funds made to the Collection Account or unless and until such payment item is honored when presented for
payment. Should any payment item not be honored when presented for payment, then Borrowers shall be deemed not to have made such payment. Anything to the contrary contained herein notwithstanding, for purposes of calculating
Availability and the accrual of interest on outstanding Obligations<, unless otherwise provided in the applicable Cash Management Documents or as otherwise agreed between
Administrative Borrower and Lender>, each payment shall be applied to the Obligations as of the first Business Day following the Business Day of deposit to the Collection Account of
immediately available funds or other receipt of immediately available funds by Lender provided such payment is received in accordance with Lender’s usual and customary practices as in effect from time to time. Any payment received by Lender
that is not a transfer of immediately available funds shall be considered provisional until the item or items representing such payment have been finally paid under applicable law.
Should any payment item not be honored when presented for payment, then Borrowers shall be deemed not to have made such payment<, and that portion of Borrowers’ outstanding Obligations corresponding to the amount of such dishonored payment item shall be deemed to bear interest as if the dishonored payment
item had never been received by Lender. >Each reduction in outstanding Advances resulting from the application of such payment to the outstanding Advances shall be accompanied by an equal
reduction in the amount of outstanding Accounts. In the event of any inconsistency between the provisions of this
Section 2.4(c) and the provisions of any Cash Management Document, the provisions of this Section 2.4(c) shall control. 

(d) Application of Payments. All Collections and all Proceeds of Collateral received by Lender shall be applied to reduce the
outstanding Obligations in the following manner: (i) so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and no Advances are outstanding, as requested by Administrative Borrower, and (ii) otherwise as Lender shall determine in
its discretion. For the avoidance of doubt, to the extent Administrative Borrower does not designate its preferred application of Collection and Proceeds in writing to Lender under clause (i) above, Lender shall apply such Collections and
Proceeds in such manner as determined in its sole discretion. After payment in full in cash of all Obligations, any remaining balance shall be transferred to the Designated Account or otherwise to such other Person entitled thereto under applicable
law. 
 (e) [Reserved]. 

(f) Mandatory Prepayments. If, at any time, (i) the Revolver Usage exceeds (A) the Borrowing Base or (B) the Maximum
Revolver Amount, less Reserves (in accordance with Section 2.1(c)) at such time or (ii) (A) the Revolver Usage on such date exceeds (B) the Maximum Credit, less Reserves (in accordance with Section 2.1(c)) at
such time (such excess amount described in clauses (i) and (ii) being referred to as the “Overadvance Amount”), then Borrowers shall immediately upon demand prepay the Obligations in an aggregate amount equal to the

  
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Overadvance Amount. If payment in full of the outstanding revolving loans is insufficient to eliminate the Overadvance Amount and Letter of Credit Usage continues to exceed the Borrowing Base,
Borrowers shall maintain Letter of Credit Collateralization of the outstanding Letter of Credit Usage sufficient to eliminate the Overadvance Amount. Lender shall not be obligated to provide any Advances during any period that an Overadvance Amount
is outstanding. 
 2.5. Clearance Charge . Collections received by Lender shall be applied as provided in Sections 2.4(c) and
(d), but the Obligations paid with such Collections shall continue to accrue interest at the rate then applicable to Advances as provided under Section 2.6 through the end of the first Business Day following the Business Day that
such Collections were applied to the Obligations. This one (1) Business Day clearance charge on all Collections is acknowledged by the parties to constitute an integral aspect of the pricing of the financing of Borrowers and shall apply
irrespective of whether or not there are any outstanding monetary Obligations. The parties acknowledge and agree that the economic benefit of the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.5 shall accrue exclusively to Lender. 

2.6. Interest Rates: Rates, Payments, and Calculations. 

(a) Interest Rates. Except as provided in Section 2.6(b), the principal amount of all Obligations (except for the undrawn
Letters of Credit and Bank Products) that have been charged to the Loan Account pursuant to the terms hereof shall bear interest on the Daily Balance thereof at a per annum rate equal to the Interest Rate plus the applicable Interest Rate Margin.

 (b) Default Rate. Upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default and at any time following the Termination
Date, 
 (i) the principal amount of all Obligations (except for undrawn Letters of Credit and Bank Products) that have been charged to the
Loan Account pursuant to the terms hereof shall bear interest on the Daily Balance thereof at a per annum rate equal to three (3) percentage points above the per annum rate otherwise applicable thereunder, and 

(ii) the Letter of Credit fee provided for in Section 2.12 shall be increased by three (3) percentage points above the per
annum rate otherwise applicable hereunder. 
 (c) Payment. Except to the extent provided to the contrary in Section 2.12, Section 2.13(j) or Section 2.14(a), (i) all interest<, all Letter of Credit fees,> and all other fees payable hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents<,> (other than Letter of Credit Fees) shall be due and payable, in arrears, on the first day of each month, (ii) all Letter of Credit Fees
payable hereunder, and all commissions, other fees, charges and expenses provided for in Section 2.13(j) shall be due and payable, in arrears, on the first Business Day of each month, and
(iii) all costs and expenses payable hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents, and all
other Lender Expenses shall be due and payable<, in arrears, on> on (x) with respect to Lender
Group Expenses outstanding as of the Closing Date, the Closing Date, and (y) otherwise, the earlier of (A) the first day of
<each>the month<. Each Borrower hereby
authorizes> following the date on which the applicable costs, expenses, or Lender Expenses were first incurred, or
(B) the date on which demand therefor is made by Lender (it being acknowledged and agreed that any charging of such costs, expenses or Lender Expenses to the Loan Account pursuant to the provisions of the  

  
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following sentence shall be deemed to constitute a demand for payment thereof for
the purposes of this subclause (y)). Borrowers hereby authorize Lender, from time to time without prior notice to Borrowers, to charge <all interest, Letter of Credit fees, and >to the
Loan Account (A) on the first day of each month, all interest accrued during the prior month on Advances hereunder, (B) on the first Business Day of each month, all Letter of Credit Fees accrued or chargeable hereunder during the prior
month, (C) as and when incurred or accrued, all fees and costs provided for in Section 2.12, (D) on the first day of each month, the Unused Line Fee accrued during the prior month pursuant to Section 2.12, (E) as and when due and
payable, all other fees payable hereunder or under any of the other
Loan Documents< (in each case, >as and when due and payable<), all costs and expenses payable hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents (in each case, as and when accrued or incurred), all Lender Expenses (as and when accrued or
incurred), and >all fees and costs provided for in
Section 2.12 <(as and when accrued or incurred),
and>, (F) on the Closing and thereafter as and when incurred or accrued, all other Lender Expenses, and
(G) as and when due and payable all other payment obligations <as and when due and >payable under any Loan Document or any Bank Product Agreement (including any amounts due and payable to <any>the Bank Product
<Provider>Providers in respect of Bank Products)< to the Loan Account,
which>. All amounts <shall thereupon constitute Advances hereunder and, shall
accrue>(including interest at the rate then applicable to Advances<. Any interest>, fees, costs, expenses, Lender Expenses, or other amounts payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document or under any Bank Product
Agreement< that are>) charged to the Loan Account shall
<thereafter>thereupon constitute Advances hereunder, shall constitute Obligations hereunder, and shall accrue interest at the rate then applicable to Advances. 
 (d) Computation. All
interest and fees chargeable under the Loan Documents shall be computed on the basis of a 360 day year, in each case, for the actual number of days elapsed in the period during which the interest or fees accrue. In the event the Interest Rate is
changed from time to time hereafter, the rates of interest hereunder based upon the Interest Rate automatically and immediately shall be increased or decreased by an amount equal to such change in the Interest Rate. 

(e) Intent to Limit Charges to Maximum Lawful Rate. In no event shall the interest rate or rates payable under this Agreement, plus any
other amounts paid in connection herewith, exceed the highest rate permissible under any law that a court of competent jurisdiction shall, in a final determination, deem applicable. Borrowers and Lender, in executing and delivering this Agreement,
intend legally to agree upon the rate or rates of interest and manner of payment stated within it; provided, however, that, anything contained herein to the contrary notwithstanding, if said rate or rates of interest or manner of
payment exceeds the maximum allowable under applicable law (including, without limitation, the “weekly ceiling” from time to time in effect under Chapter 303 of the Texas Finance Code (Vernon’s Texas Code Annotated), as amended from
time to time, unless preempted by federal law), then, as of the date of this Agreement, Borrowers are and shall be liable only for the payment of such maximum amount as is allowed by law, and payment received from Borrowers in excess of such legal
maximum, whenever received, shall be applied to reduce the principal balance of the Obligations to the extent of such excess. 

  
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 2.7. Designated Account . Borrowers agree to establish and maintain one or more
Designated Accounts, each in the name of a single Borrower, for the purpose of receiving the proceeds of the Advances requested by Borrowers and made by Lender hereunder. Unless otherwise agreed by Lender and Administrative Borrower, any Advance
requested by Administrative Borrower and made by Lender hereunder shall be made to the applicable Designated Account. 
 2.8. Maintenance
of Loan Account; Statements of Obligations . Lender shall maintain an account on its books in the name of Borrowers (the “Loan Account”)
<in>on which Borrowers will be <recorded>charged with all Advances (including Protective Advances) made by Lender to Borrowers or for Borrowers’ account, the Letters of Credit issued or arranged by Lender for Borrowers’ account, and
with all other payment Obligations hereunder or under the other Loan
Documents, including, accrued interest, fees and expenses, and Lender
Expenses. In accordance with Section 2.4< and
Section 2.5>(c), the Loan Account
will be credited with all payments received by Lender from <Administrative
Borrower>Borrowers or for Borrowers’ account. <All>Lender shall make available to
Borrowers monthly statements <delivered by Lender to the Borrowers >regarding the Loan Account, including <with respect
to>the principal amount of Advances, interest<, fees, and including an> accrued hereunder, fees
accrued or charged hereunder or under the other Loan Documents, and a summary itemization of all charges and expenses constituting Lender Expenses <owing, shall be subject to subsequent adjustment by Lender but
shall>accrued hereunder or under the other Loan Documents, and each such statement, absent manifest error, shall be
conclusively presumed to be correct and accurate and constitute an account stated between Borrowers and Lender unless, within <thirty (>30<)> days after <receipt thereof by Administrative Borrower, Administrative
Borrower>Lender first makes such a statement available to Borrowers, Borrowers shall deliver to Lender written objection thereto describing the error or errors contained in <any >such
<statements>statement. 
 2.9. Maturity Termination Dates . Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall
continue in full force and effect for a term ending on the earliest of (i) <August
9>September 30, <2021>2024 (the “Maturity Date”) or (ii) the date Borrowers terminate the Revolving Credit Facility, or (iii) the date the Revolving Credit Facility terminates pursuant to Sections 10.1 and
10.2 following an Event of Default (the earliest of these dates, the “Termination Date”). The foregoing notwithstanding, Lender shall have the right to terminate its obligations under this Agreement immediately and without
notice upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default. Each Borrower jointly and severally promises to pay the Obligations (including principal, interest, fees, costs, and expenses, including Lender Expenses) in full on the
Termination Date (other than the Hedge Obligations, which shall be paid in accordance with the applicable Hedge Agreement). 
 2.10.
Effect of Maturity . On the Termination Date, all obligations of Lender to provide additional credit hereunder shall automatically be terminated and all of the Obligations (other than Hedge Obligations which shall be terminated in accordance
with the applicable Hedge Agreement) shall immediately become due and payable without notice or demand and Borrowers shall immediately repay all of the Obligations in full. No termination of the obligations of Lender (other than cash payment in full
of the Obligations and termination of the obligations of Lender to provide additional credit hereunder) shall relieve or discharge any Loan Party of its duties, obligations, or covenants hereunder or under any other Loan Document and Lender’s
Liens in the Collateral shall continue to secure the Obligations and shall remain in effect until all Obligations have been paid in full in cash and Lender’s obligations to provide additional credit hereunder shall 

  
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have been terminated. Provided that there are no suits, actions, proceedings or claims pending or threatened against any Indemnified Person under this Agreement with respect to any Indemnified
Liabilities, Lender shall, at Borrowers’ expense, release or terminate any filings or other agreements that perfect the Lender’s Liens in the Collateral, upon Lender’s receipt of each of the following, in form and content satisfactory
to Lender: (i) cash payment in full of all Obligations and completed performance by Borrowers with respect to their other obligations under this Agreement (including Letter of Credit Collateralization with respect to all outstanding Letter of
Credit Usage), (ii) evidence that any obligation of Lender to make Advances to any Borrower or provide any further credit to any Borrower has been terminated, (iii) a general release of all claims against Lender and its Affiliates by each
Borrower and each Loan Party relating to Lender’s performance and obligations under the Loan Documents, and (iv) an agreement by each Borrower, each Guarantor, and any new lender to any Borrower to indemnify Lender and its Affiliates for
any payments received by Lender or its Affiliates that are applied to the Obligations as a final payoff that may subsequently be returned or otherwise not paid for any reason. With respect to any outstanding Hedge Obligations which are not so paid
in full, the Bank Product Provider may require Borrowers to cash collateralize the then existing Hedge Obligations in an amount acceptable to Lender prior to releasing or terminating any filings or other agreements that perfect the Lender’s
Liens in the Collateral. 
 2.11. Termination or Reduction by Borrowers . Administrative Borrower may terminate the Credit Facility or
reduce the Maximum Revolver Amount at any time prior to the Maturity Date, if (i) it delivers a notice to Lender of their intentions at least ten (10) days prior to the proposed action and (ii) Borrowers pay the Obligations (other
than the outstanding Hedge Obligations, which shall be paid in accordance with the applicable Hedge Agreement) in full or down to the reduced Maximum Revolver Amount. Any reduction in the Maximum Revolver Amount shall be in multiples of $100,000,
with a minimum reduction of at least $1,000,000; provided that the aggregate amount of reductions in the Maximum Revolver Amount may not exceed $5,000,000. Each such termination, reduction or prepayment shall be irrevocable. Once reduced, the
Maximum Revolver Amount may not be increased. In connection with any reduction in the Maximum Revolver Amount prior to the Maturity
Date, if any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries owns any Margin Stock, Borrowers shall deliver to Lender an updated Form U-1 (with sufficient additional originals thereof for each Lender), duly executed and delivered by the Borrowers, together
with such other documentation as Lender shall reasonably request, in order to enable Lender to comply with any of the requirements under Regulations T, U or X of the Federal Reserve Board.

 2.12. Fees . Borrowers shall pay to Lender the fees set forth on Schedule 2.12 attached hereto. 

2.13. Letters of Credit. 

(a) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, upon the request of Administrative Borrower made in accordance herewith, and prior to the Maturity Date, Lender agrees to issue a requested standby Letter of Credit or a sight commercial Letter of Credit for the account of
<any Borrower>Borrowers. By submitting a request to Lender for the issuance of a Letter of Credit, Administrative Borrower shall be deemed to have requested that Lender issue the requested Letter of Credit. Each request for the issuance
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renewal, or extension of any outstanding Letter of Credit, shall be
(i) irrevocable and made in writing by an Authorized Person of Administrative
Borrower< and>, (ii) delivered to Lender via <hand delivery, >telefacsimile<,> or other electronic method of transmission
reasonably acceptable to Lender and reasonably in advance of the requested
date of issuance, amendment, renewal, or extension, and (iii) subject to Lender’s authentication procedures with
results satisfactory to Lender. Each such request shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to
Lender<,> and (i) shall specify (A) the amount of such Letter of Credit, (B) the date of
issuance, amendment, renewal, or extension of such Letter of Credit, (C) the proposed expiration date of such Letter of Credit, (D) the name and address of the beneficiary of the Letter of Credit, and (E) such other information
(including, the conditions to drawing, and, in the case of an amendment, renewal, or extension, identification of the Letter of Credit to be so amended, renewed, or extended) as shall be necessary to prepare, amend, renew, or extend such Letter of
Credit, and (ii) shall be accompanied by such Letter of Credit
<Agreements>Agreement as Lender may request or require, to the extent that such requests or requirements are consistent with the Letter of Credit Agreements that Lender generally requests for Letters of Credit in similar
circumstances. Lender’s records of the content of any such request will be conclusive. Anything contained herein to the
contrary notwithstanding, Lender may, but shall not be obligated to, issue a Letter of Credit that supports the obligations of a Loan Party or one of its Subsidiaries in respect of (x) a lease of real property, or (y) an employment
contract. 
 (b) Lender shall have no obligation to issue<, amend, renew or extend> a Letter of Credit
if<,> any of the following would
result after giving effect to the requested issuance<, amendment, renewal, or extension,>: 

(i) the Letter of Credit Usage would exceed $15,000,000, or 

(ii) the Letter of Credit Usage would exceed the <lesser of (x) the
>Maximum Revolver Amount less the outstanding <amount of>principal balance of the Advances<, less Reserves (in accordance with Section 2.1(c))> at such time, or< (ii)
$15,000,000.> 

(iii) the Letter of Credit Usage would exceed the Borrowing Base at such time less the
outstanding principal balance of the Advances at such time. 
 (c) Lender shall
have no obligation to issue or extend a Letter of Credit if (i) any order,
judgment, or decree of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator shall, by its terms, purport to enjoin or restrain Lender from issuing such Letter of
Credit, or any law applicable to Lender or any request or directive
(whether or not having the force of law) from any Governmental Authority with jurisdiction over Lender shall prohibit or request that Lender refrain from the issuance of letters of credit generally or such Letter of Credit in particular, or
(ii) the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate one or more policies of Lender applicable to letters of credit generally. 

(d) Each Letter of Credit shall be in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Lender, including the requirement that the amounts payable
thereunder must be payable in Dollars<, and shall expire on a date no more than >12 months
after the date of <issuance or last renewal >of such Letter of Credit,
<which date shall be no later than the Maturity Date>. If Lender makes a payment under a Letter of
Credit, Borrowers shall pay
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to the applicable Letter of Credit Disbursement on the <date>Business Day such Letter of Credit Disbursement is made and, in the absence of such
payment, the amount of the Letter of Credit Disbursement immediately and automatically shall be deemed to be an Advance hereunder (notwithstanding any failure to satisfy any condition precedent set forth in Section 4< or this Section 2.13>) and, initially, shall bear interest at the rate then applicable to
Advances. If a Letter of Credit Disbursement is deemed to be an Advance hereunder, Borrowers’ obligation to pay the amount of such Letter of Credit Disbursement to Lender shall be automatically converted into an obligation to pay <Lender such>the resulting Advance. 
 (e) Each Borrower
<hereby >agrees to indemnify, <save,
>defend<,> and hold <Lender harmless from any damage, loss, cost, expense, or liability, and reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses incurred by Lender arising out of or >in connection with any Letter of Credit; <provided, that Borrowers shall not be obligated hereunder to
indemnify Lender for any damage, loss, cost, expense, or liability that >a court of competent jurisdiction <finally determines to have resulted >from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of
<Lender.>harmless Lender
(including its branches, Affiliates, and correspondents) and each such Person’s respective directors, officers, employees, attorneys and agents (each, including Lender, a “Letter of Credit Related Person”) (to the fullest extent
permitted by law) from and against any and all claims, demands, suits, actions, investigations, proceedings, liabilities, fines, costs, penalties, and damages, and all reasonable fees and disbursements of attorneys, experts, or consultants and all
other costs and expenses actually incurred in connection therewith or in connection with the enforcement of this indemnification (as and when they are incurred and irrespective of whether suit is brought), which may be incurred by or awarded against
any such Letter of Credit Related Person (other than Taxes, which shall be governed by Section 16) (the “Letter of Credit Indemnified Costs”), and which arise out of or in connection with, or as a result of:  
 (f) <Lender and each
Borrower agree that, in paying any drawing under a Letter of Credit, Lender shall not have any responsibility to obtain any document (other than any sight draft, certificates and documents expressly required by the Letter of Credit) or to ascertain
or inquire as to the validity or accuracy of any such document or the authority of the Person executing or delivering any such document. Neither Lender nor any correspondent, participant or assignee of Lender shall be liable to any Loan Party for
any of the following absent gross negligence or willful misconduct: (i) any action taken or omitted; (ii) any error, omission, interruption, loss or delay in transmission or delivery of any draft, notice or other communication under or
relating to any Letter of Credit or any error in interpretation of technical terms; or (iii) the due execution, effectiveness, validity or enforceability of any document or instrument related to any Letter of Credit or Letter of Credit
Agreement. Each Borrower hereby assumes all risks of the acts or omissions of any beneficiary or transferee with respect to its use of any Letter of Credit; provided, that this assumption is not intended to, and shall not,
preclude Borrowers from pursuing such rights and remedies as they may have against the beneficiary or transferee at law or under any other agreement. Neither Lender nor any correspondent, participant or assignee of Lender shall be liable or
responsible for any of the matters described in clauses (i) through (vi) of Section 2.13(g) or for any action, neglect or omission under or in connection with any Letter of Credit or Letter of Credit Agreement,
including in connection with the issuance or any amendment of any Letter of Credit, the failure to issue or amend any Letter of Credit, the honoring or dishonoring of any demand under any Letter of Credit, or the following of any Borrower’s
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neglect or omission will bind Borrowers. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, Lender may accept documents that
appear on their face to be in order, without responsibility for further investigation, regardless of any notice or information to the contrary (or Lender may refuse to accept and make payment upon such documents if such documents are not in strict
compliance with the terms of such Letter of Credit and may disregard any requirement in a Letter of Credit that notice of dishonor be given in a particular manner and any requirement that presentation be made at a particular place or by a particular
time of day), and Lender shall not be responsible for the validity or sufficiency of any instrument transferring or assigning or purporting to transfer or assign a Letter of Credit or the rights or benefits thereunder or proceeds thereof, in whole
or in part, which may prove to be invalid or ineffective for any reason. Lender shall not be responsible for the wording of any Letter of Credit (including any drawing conditions or any terms or conditions that are ineffective, ambiguous,
inconsistent, unduly complicated or reasonably impossible to satisfy), notwithstanding any assistance Lender may provide to Borrowers with drafting or recommending text for any letter of credit application or with the structuring of any transaction
related to any Letter of Credit, and each Borrower hereby acknowledges and agrees that any such assistance will not constitute legal or other advice by Lender or any representation or warranty by Lender that any such wording or such Letter of Credit
will be effective. Without limiting the foregoing, Lender may, as it deems appropriate, use in any Letter of Credit any portion of the language prepared by any Borrower and contained in the Letter of Credit Agreements relative to drawings under such
Letter of Credit. Each Borrower hereby acknowledges and agrees that Lender shall not be responsible for delays, errors, or omissions resulting from the malfunction of equipment in connection with any Letter of Credit.> 

(i) any Letter of Credit or any pre-advice of its issuance; 

(ii) any transfer, sale, delivery, surrender or endorsement (or lack thereof) of any Drawing
Document at any time(s) held by any such Letter of Credit Related Person in connection with any Letter of Credit; 

(iii) any action or proceeding arising out of, or in connection with, any Letter of Credit
(whether administrative, judicial or in connection with arbitration), including any action or proceeding to compel or restrain any presentation or payment under any Letter of Credit, or for the wrongful dishonor of, or honoring a
presentation under, any Letter of Credit; 

(iv) any independent undertakings issued by the beneficiary of any Letter of Credit; 

(v) any unauthorized instruction or request made to Lender in connection with any Letter of
Credit or requested Letter of Credit, or any error, omission, interruption or delay in such instruction or request, whether transmitted by mail, courier, electronic transmission, SWIFT, or any other telecommunication, including communications
through a correspondent; 
 (vi)
an adviser, confirmer or other nominated person seeking to be reimbursed, indemnified or compensated; 

  
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(vii) any third party seeking to enforce the rights of an applicant, beneficiary, nominated
person, transferee, assignee of Letter of Credit proceeds or holder of an instrument or document; 

(viii) the fraud, forgery or illegal action of parties other than the Letter of Credit Related
Person; 

(ix) any prohibition on payment or delay in payment of any amount payable by Lender to a
beneficiary or transferee beneficiary of a Letter of Credit arising out of Anti-Corruption Laws, Anti-Money Laundering Laws, or Sanctions; 

(x) Lender’s performance of the obligations of a confirming institution or entity that
wrongfully dishonors a confirmation; 
 (xi)
any foreign language translation provided to Lender in connection with any Letter of Credit; 

(xii) any foreign law or usage as it relates to Lender’s issuance of a Letter of Credit in
support of a foreign guaranty, including, without limitation, the expiration of such guaranty after the related Letter of Credit expiration date and any resulting drawing paid by Lender in connection therewith; 

(xiii) the acts or omissions, whether rightful or wrongful, of any present or future de jure or de
facto governmental or regulatory authority or cause or event beyond the control of the Letter of Credit Related Person; 

provided, that such indemnity shall not be
available to any Letter of Credit Related Person claiming indemnification under clauses (i) through (x) above to the extent that such Letter of Credit Indemnified Costs may be finally determined in a final, non-appealable judgment
of a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted directly
from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of
the Letter of Credit Related Person claiming indemnity. Borrowers hereby agree to pay the Letter of Credit Related Person
claiming indemnity on demand from time to time all amounts owing under this Section 2.13(e). If and to the extent that the obligations of Borrowers under this Section 2.13(e) are unenforceable for any reason, Borrowers agree to make the
maximum contribution to the Letter of Credit Indemnified Costs permissible under applicable law. This indemnification provision shall survive termination of this Agreement and all Letters of Credit.
 

(f) The liability of Lender (or any other Letter of Credit Related Person) under, in connection
with or arising out of any Letter of Credit (or pre-advice), regardless of the form or legal grounds of the action or proceeding, shall be limited to direct damages suffered by Borrowers that are caused directly by Lender’s gross negligence or
willful misconduct in (i) honoring a presentation under a Letter of Credit that on its face does not at least substantially comply with the terms and conditions of such Letter of Credit, (ii) failing to honor a presentation under a Letter
of Credit that strictly complies with the terms and conditions of such Letter of Credit, or (iii) retaining Drawing Documents presented under a Letter of Credit. Borrowers’ aggregate remedies against Lender and any Letter of Credit Related
Person for wrongfully honoring a presentation under any Letter of Credit or wrongfully retaining honored Drawing Documents shall in no event exceed the aggregate amount paid by Borrowers to Lender in respect of the honored presentation in
 

  
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connection with such Letter of Credit under Section 2.13(d), plus
interest at the rate then applicable to Advances hereunder. Borrowers shall take action to avoid and mitigate the amount of any damages claimed against Lender or any other Letter of Credit
Related Person, including by enforcing its rights against the beneficiaries of the Letters of Credit. Any claim by Borrowers under or in connection with any Letter of Credit shall be reduced by an amount equal to the sum of (x) the amount (if
any) saved by Borrowers as a result of the breach or alleged wrongful conduct complained of, and (y) the amount (if any) of the loss that would have been avoided had Borrowers taken all reasonable steps to mitigate any loss, and in case of a
claim of wrongful dishonor, by specifically and timely authorizing Lender to effect a cure. 

(g) Borrowers are responsible for the final text of the Letter of Credit as issued by Lender,
irrespective of any assistance Lender may provide such as drafting or recommending text or by Lender’s use or refusal to use text submitted by Borrowers. Borrowers understand that the final form of any Letter of Credit may be subject to such
revisions and changes as are deemed necessary or appropriate by Lender, and Borrowers hereby consent to such revisions and changes not materially different from the application executed in connection therewith. Borrowers are solely responsible for
the suitability of the Letter of Credit for Borrowers’ purposes. If Borrowers request Issuing Bank to issue a Letter of Credit for an affiliated or unaffiliated third party (an “Account Party”), (i) such Account Party shall have
no rights against Lender; (ii) Borrowers shall be responsible for the application and obligations under this Agreement; and (iii) communications (including notices) related to the respective Letter of Credit shall be among Lender and
Borrowers. Borrowers will examine the copy of the Letter of Credit and any other documents sent by Lender in connection therewith and shall promptly notify Lender (not later than three (3) Business Days following Borrowers’ receipt of
documents from Lender) of any non-compliance with Borrowers’ instructions and of any discrepancy in any document under any presentment or other irregularity. Borrowers understand and agree that Lender is not required to extend the expiration
date of any Letter of Credit for any reason. With respect to any Letter of Credit containing an “automatic amendment” to extend the expiration date of such Letter of
Credit, Lender, in its sole and absolute discretion, may give notice of nonrenewal of such Letter of Credit and, if
Borrowers do not at any time want the then current expiration date of such Letter of Credit to be extended, Borrowers will so notify Lender at least 30 calendar days before Lender is required to notify the beneficiary of such Letter of Credit or any advising bank of such non-extension
pursuant to the terms of such Letter of Credit. 
 (h)
(g) <The obligation of each Borrower >to reimburse Lender for each drawing under
each Letter of Credit shall
<be>Borrowers’
reimbursement and payment obligations under this Section 2.13 are absolute, unconditional and
irrevocable<,> and shall be
<paid>performed strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement under any and all circumstances whatsoever,
including< the following>: 

(i) any lack of validity< or>, enforceability
or legal effect of <such>any Letter of Credit,
<this>any Letter of Credit Agreement, this Agreement or any
<other >Loan
Document<,> or any term or provision
therein or herein; 

(ii) payment against presentation of any draft, demand or claim for payment under any Drawing
Document that does not comply in whole or in part with the terms of the applicable Letter of Credit or which proves to be fraudulent, forged or invalid in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect, or which is signed, issued or presented by a Person or a transferee of such Person purporting to be a successor or transferee of the beneficiary
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(iii) Lender or any of its branches or Affiliates being the beneficiary of any Letter of
Credit; 

(iv) Lender or any correspondent honoring a drawing against a Drawing Document up to the amount
available under any Letter of Credit even if such Drawing Document claims an amount in excess of the amount available under the Letter of Credit; 

(v) (ii) the existence of any claim, <counterclaim, setoff>set-off, defense or other right that any
<Borrower>Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries <or any other Loan Party >may have at any time
against any beneficiary or <any >transferee
of such Letter of Credit <(or any Person for whom any such >beneficiary<
or>, any <such transferee may be acting)>assignee of
proceeds, Lender or any other Person<, whether in connection with this Agreement, the transactions contemplated hereby
or by >such Letter of Credit or any <agreement or instrument relating thereto,
or any unrelated transaction,>; 

(vi) Lender or any correspondent honoring a drawing upon receipt of an electronic presentation
under a Letter of Credit requiring the same, regardless of whether the original Drawing Documents arrive at Lender’s counters or are different from the electronic presentation; 

(vii) any other event, circumstance or conduct whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing that
might, but for this Section 2.13(h), constitute a legal or equitable defense to or discharge of, or provide a right of set-off against, any Borrower’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ reimbursement and other payment obligations and
liabilities, arising under, or in connection with, any Letter of Credit, whether against Lender, the beneficiary or any other Person; or 

(viii) the fact that any Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing; 

provided, that subject to
Section 2.13(f) above, the foregoing shall not release Lender from such liability to Borrowers as may be finally determined in a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction against Lender following reimbursement or
payment of the obligations and liabilities, including reimbursement and other payment obligations, of Borrowers to Lender arising under, or in connection with, this Section 2.13 or any Letter of Credit. 

(i) Without limiting any other provision of this Agreement, Lender and each other Letter of
Credit Related Person (if applicable) shall not be responsible to Borrowers for, and Lender’s rights and remedies against Borrowers and the obligation of Borrowers to
reimburse Lender for each drawing under each Letter of Credit shall not be impaired by: 

(i) honor of a presentation under any Letter of Credit that on its face substantially complies
with the terms and conditions of such Letter of Credit,
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(ii) honor of a presentation of any Drawing Document that appears on its face to have been
signed, presented or issued (A) by any purported successor or transferee of any beneficiary or other Person required to sign, present or issue such Drawing Document or (B) under a new name of the beneficiary; 
 (iii) <any draft,
demand, certificate or other document presented under such Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent, invalid or insufficient >in any respect or any
statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect, or <any loss or delay in the transmission or otherwise of any document required in order to make a
drawing>acceptance as a draft of any written or electronic demand or request for payment under
<such>a Letter of Credit, even if nonnegotiable or not in the form of a draft or notwithstanding
any requirement that such draft, demand or request bear any or adequate reference to the Letter of Credit; 

(iv) <any payment by Lender under such Letter of Credit against
presentation of a draft or certificate that does not>the identity or authority of any presenter or signer of any
Drawing Document or the form, accuracy, genuineness or legal effect of any Drawing Document (other than Lender’s determination that such Drawing Document appears on its face substantially
<or strictly>to comply with the terms and conditions
of <such>the Letter of Credit< (including, without limitation, any requirement that presentation be made at a particular place or by a particular
time of day), or any payment made by Lender under such Letter of Credit to any Person purporting to be a trustee in bankruptcy, debtor-in-possession, assignee for the benefit of creditors, liquidator, receiver or other representative of or successor
to any beneficiary or any transferee of such Letter of
Credit,>); 

(v) <any other circumstance or happening >whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing<, including any other circumstance that might
otherwise constitute a defense available to, or discharge of, any Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries, or any other Loan Party, or> 

(vi)
the fact that any Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be
continuing<.> 

(h) <Each Borrower acknowledges and agrees that any and all fees, charges,
costs, or commissions in effect from time to time, of Lender relating to Letters of Credit, upon the payment or negotiation of any drawing under any Letter of Credit, or upon the occurrence of any other activity with respect to any Letter of Credit
(including the transfer, amendment, or cancellation of any Letter of Credit), shall be Lender Expenses for purposes of this Agreement and shall be reimbursable immediately by Borrowers to Lender.> 

(v) acting upon any instruction or request relative to a Letter of Credit or requested Letter
of Credit that Lender in good faith believes to have been given by a Person authorized to give such instruction or request; 

(vi) any errors, omissions, interruptions or delays in transmission or delivery of any message,
advice or document (regardless of how sent or transmitted) or for errors in interpretation of technical terms or in translation or any delay in giving or failing to give notice to any Borrower;

  
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(vii) any acts, omissions or fraud by, or the insolvency of, any beneficiary, any nominated
person or entity or any other Person or any breach of contract between any beneficiary and any Borrower or any of the parties to the underlying transaction to which the Letter of Credit relates;

(viii) assertion or waiver of any provision of the ISP or UCP that primarily benefits an issuer of
a letter of credit, including any requirement that any Drawing Document be presented to it at a particular hour or place; 

(ix) payment to any presenting bank (designated or permitted by the terms of the applicable
Letter of Credit) claiming that it rightfully honored or is entitled to reimbursement or indemnity under Standard Letter of Credit Practice applicable to it; 

(x) acting or failing to act as required or permitted under Standard Letter of Credit Practice
applicable to where Lender has issued, confirmed, advised or negotiated such Letter of Credit, as the case may be; 

(xi) honor of a presentation after the expiration date of any Letter of Credit notwithstanding
that a presentation was made prior to such expiration date and dishonored by Lender if subsequently Lender or any court or other finder of fact determines such presentation should have been
honored; 

(xii) dishonor of any presentation that does not strictly comply or that is fraudulent, forged or
otherwise not entitled to honor; or 
 (xiii)
honor of a presentation that is subsequently determined by Lender to have been made in violation of international, federal,
state or local restrictions on the transaction of business with certain prohibited Persons. 

(j) Borrowers shall pay immediately upon demand to Lender for the account of Lender as
non-refundable fees, commissions, and charges (it being acknowledged and agreed that any charging of such fees, commissions, and charges to the Loan Account pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.6(c) shall be deemed to constitute a demand for
payment thereof for the purposes of this Section 2.13(j)) any and all customary commissions, fees and charges then in effect imposed by, and any and all expenses incurred by, Lender, or by any adviser, confirming institution or entity or other
nominated person, relating to Letters of Credit, at the time of issuance of any Letter of Credit and upon the occurrence of any other activity with respect to any Letter of Credit (including transfers, assignments of proceeds, amendments, drawings,
renewals or cancellations). 
 (k)
(i) If by reason of
(<i>x) any <change after the Closing Date in any applicable law, treaty, rule, or regulation or any change in the interpretation or
application thereof by any Governmental Authority>Change in
Law, or
(<ii>y) compliance by Lender with any direction, request, or requirement (irrespective of whether having the force of law) of any Governmental Authority or monetary authority including, Regulation D of the Board of
Governors as from time to time in effect (and any successor thereto): 
 (i) any reserve, deposit, or similar requirement is or shall
be imposed or modified in respect of any Letter of Credit issued or caused to be issued hereunder or hereby, or any Advances or
obligations to make Advances hereunder or hereby, or 

  
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 (ii) there shall be imposed on Lender any other condition regarding any Letter of Credit, Advances, or obligations to make Advances hereunder, 

and the result of the foregoing is to increase, directly or indirectly, the cost to Lender of
issuing, making, participating in, or maintaining any Letter of Credit or to
reduce the amount receivable in respect thereof, then, and in any such case, Lender may, at any time within a reasonable period after the additional cost is incurred or the amount received is reduced, notify Borrowers, and Borrowers shall pay within
<thirty (>30<)> days after demand therefor, such amounts as Lender may specify to be necessary to compensate Lender for such additional cost or reduced receipt, together with interest on such amount from the date of such demand
until payment in full thereof at the rate then applicable to Advances hereunder; provided, that (A) Borrowers shall not be required to provide any compensation pursuant to this Section 2.13(<i>k) for any such amounts incurred more than <one hundred and eighty
(>180<)> days prior to the date on which the demand
for payment of such amounts is first made to Borrowers, and (B) if an event or circumstance giving rise to such amounts is retroactive, then the <one hundred and eighty
(>180<)>-
day period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof. The determination by Lender of any amount due pursuant to this Section 2.13(<i>k), as set forth in a certificate setting forth the calculation thereof in reasonable detail, shall, in the absence of manifest or demonstrable error, be final and conclusive and binding on all of the
parties hereto. 

(l) Each standby Letter of Credit shall expire not later than the date that is 12 months after the date of the issuance of such Letter of Credit;
provided, that any standby Letter of Credit may provide for the automatic extension thereof for any number of additional periods each of up to one year in duration; provided further, that with respect to any Letter of Credit which extends beyond the
Maturity Date, Letter of Credit Collateralization shall be provided therefor on or before the date that is five Business Days prior to the Maturity Date. Each commercial Letter of Credit shall expire on the earlier of (i) 120 days after the
date of the issuance of such commercial Letter of Credit and (ii) five Business Days prior to the Maturity Date. 

(m) If (i) any Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, or (ii) Availability
shall at any time be less than zero, then on the Business Day following the date when the Administrative Borrower receives notice from Lender demanding Letter of Credit Collateralization pursuant to this Section 2.13(m) upon such demand,
Borrowers shall provide Letter of Credit Collateralization with respect to the then existing Letter of Credit Usage. If Borrowers fail to provide Letter of Credit Collateralization as required by this Section 2.13(m), Lender may advance as
Advances the amount of the cash collateral required pursuant to the Letter of Credit Collateralization provision so that the then existing Letter of Credit Usage is cash collateralized in accordance with the Letter of Credit Collateralization
provision (whether or not the funding obligations of Lender under this Agreement have terminated, an Overadvance exists or the conditions in Section 4 are satisfied). 

  
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(n) (j) Unless otherwise expressly agreed by Lender and Borrowers<,> when a Letter of Credit is issued, (i) the rules of
the
ISP<98> shall apply to each standby Letter of Credit, and (ii) the rules of the UCP <600 >shall apply to each commercial Letter of Credit. 

(o) Lender shall be deemed to have acted with due diligence and reasonable care if
Lender’s conduct is in accordance with Standard Letter of Credit Practice or in accordance with this Agreement. 

(p) (k) In the event of a direct conflict between the provisions of this
Section 2.13 and any provision contained in any Letter of Credit Agreement, it is the intention of the parties hereto that such provisions be read together and construed, to the fullest extent possible, to be in concert with each other.
In the event of any actual, irreconcilable conflict that cannot be resolved as aforesaid, the terms and provisions of this Section 2.13 shall control and govern. 

(q) The provisions of this Section 2.13 shall survive the termination of this Agreement
and the repayment in full of the Obligations with respect to any Letters of Credit that remain outstanding. 

(r) At Borrowers’ cost and expense, Borrowers shall execute and deliver to Lender such
additional certificates, instruments and/or documents and take such additional action as may be reasonably requested by Lender to enable Lender to issue any Letter of Credit pursuant to this Agreement and related Letter of Credit Agreement, to
protect, exercise and/or enforce Lender’s rights and interests under this Agreement or to give effect to the terms and provisions of this Agreement or any Letter of Credit Agreement. Each Borrower irrevocably appoints Lender as its
attorney-in-fact and authorizes Lender, without notice to Borrowers, to execute and deliver ancillary documents and letters customary in the letter of credit business that may include but are not limited to advisements, indemnities, checks, bills of
exchange and issuance documents. The power of attorney granted by Borrowers is limited solely to such actions related to the issuance, confirmation or amendment of any Letter of Credit and to ancillary documents or letters customary in the letter of
credit business. This appointment is coupled with an interest. 
 2.14.
Special Provisions Applicable to Daily Three Month LIBOR.

 (a) Daily Three Month LIBOR may be adjusted by Lender on a prospective basis to take into
account any additional or increased costs to Lender of maintaining or obtaining any eurodollar deposits or increased costs (other than Taxes which shall be governed by Section 16), in each case, due to changes in applicable law, including any
Changes in Law and changes in the reserve requirements imposed by the Board of Governors, which additional or increased costs would increase the cost of funding or maintaining loans bearing interest at Daily Three Month LIBOR. In any such event,
Lender shall give Borrowers notice of such a determination and adjustment.  
 (b) 2.14. <Illegality; Impracticability; Increased Costs . In the>Subject to the provisions set forth in Section 2.14(c) below, in the event that
(i) any change in market conditions or any <law, regulation, treaty, or directive, or any change therein or in the interpretation or application
thereof>Change in Law shall at any time after the date hereof, in the reasonable opinion of Lender, make it unlawful or impractical for Lender to fund or maintain 

  
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<extensions of
credit>Advances with interest based <upon>on Daily Three Month LIBOR or to continue such funding or maintaining, or to determine or charge interest rates based <upon Daily Three
Month LIBOR, (ii) Lender determines that by reasons affecting the London interbank Eurodollar market, adequate and reasonable means do not exist for
ascertaining>on Daily Three Month LIBOR, or (<iii>ii) Lender determines that the interest rate hereunder based on <the >Daily Three Month LIBOR will not adequately and fairly
reflect the cost to Lender of maintaining or funding any Advances <at the interest rate >based upon Daily Three Month LIBOR, Lender shall give notice of such changed circumstances to
Borrowers and (<i>y) <interest on the principal amount of such extensions of credit>such Advances shall thereafter <shall accrue>bear interest at a per annum rate equal to
the Prime Rate plus the Interest Rate Margin, and
(<ii>z) <Borrowers shall not be entitled to
elect>interest based on Daily Three Month LIBOR shall not be available until Lender determines that it <would no longer be unlawful or impractical to do so or that such increased costs would no longer be
applicable>is again available. 

(c) Effect of Benchmark Transition Event.  

(i) Benchmark
Replacement.  

(A) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, upon the
occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event or an Early Opt-in Election, as applicable, Lender and Administrative Borrower may amend this Agreement to replace Daily Three Month LIBOR, with a Benchmark Replacement, together with any Benchmark
Replacement Conforming Changes. 
 (B)
Any such amendment with respect to a Benchmark Transition Event will become effective at 5:00 p.m. on the fifth
(5th) Business Day after Lender has posted such proposed amendment to Administrative Borrower. Any such amendment with respect to an Early Opt-In Election will become
effective on the date that Lender accepts such amendment. No replacement of Daily Three Month LIBOR, with a Benchmark
Replacement pursuant to this Section 2.14(c) will occur prior to the applicable Benchmark Transition Start Date. 

(ii) Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes. In connection with the implementation of a Benchmark Replacement, Lender will have the right to amend this Agreement to make Benchmark
Replacement Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, any amendments implementing such Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes will become effective without any further
action or consent of any other party to this Agreement. 
 (iii)
Notices; Standards for Decisions and
Determinations. Lender
 will promptly notify Administrative Borrower and the Lenders of (1) any occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event or Early Opt-in Election, as applicable and its related Benchmark Replacement Date and Benchmark Transition Start Date,
(2) the implementation of any Benchmark Replacement, (3) the effectiveness of any Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes and (4) the commencement or conclusion of any Benchmark Unavailability Period. Any determination, decision or
election that may be made by Lender pursuant to this Section 2.14(c), including any determination with respect to a tenor, rate or adjustment or of the occurrence or non-occurrence of an event, circumstance or date and any decision to take or
refrain from taking any action, will be conclusive and binding absent manifest error and may be made in its sole discretion
and without consent from any other party hereto, except, in each case, as expressly required pursuant to this Section 2.14(c).  

  
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(iv) Benchmark Unavailability Period.
Upon Administrative Borrower’s receipt of notice of the commencement of a Benchmark Unavailability Period,
Administrative Borrower may revoke any request for a Borrowing of Advances with interest based on Daily Three Month LIBOR, conversion to or continuation of Advances with interest based on Daily Three Month LIBOR to be made, converted or continued
during any Benchmark Unavailability Period and, failing that, Administrative Borrower will be deemed to have converted any such request into a request for a Borrowing of or conversion to Advances with interest based on the Prime Rate.  

(d) No Requirement of Matched Funding.
Anything to the contrary contained herein notwithstanding, Lender is not required actually to acquire eurodollar deposits to fund or otherwise match fund any Obligation which bears interest based on Daily Three Month LIBOR. 
 2.15. Capital Requirements. If, after the date hereof, Lender determines
that (i) the adoption of or change in any law, rule, regulation or guideline regarding capital or reserve requirements for lenders, banks or bank holding companies, or any change in the interpretation, implementation, or application thereof by
any Governmental Authority charged with the administration thereof, including those changes resulting from the enactment of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and Basel III, regardless of the date enacted, adopted or
issued, or (ii) compliance by Lender or its parent bank holding company with any guideline, request or directive of any such entity regarding capital adequacy (whether or not having the force of law), has the effect of reducing the return on
Lender’s or such holding company’s capital as a consequence of Lender’s loan commitments hereunder to a level below that which such Lender or such holding company could have achieved but for such adoption, change, or compliance
(taking into consideration such Lender’s or such holding company’s then existing policies with respect to capital adequacy and assuming the full utilization of such entity’s capital) by any amount deemed by Lender to be material, then
Lender may notify Borrowers thereof. Following receipt of such notice, Borrowers agree to pay Lender on demand the amount of such reduction of return of capital as and when such reduction is determined, payable within thirty (30) days after
presentation by Lender of a statement of the amount and setting forth in reasonable detail Lender’s calculation thereof and the assumptions upon which such calculation was based (which statement shall be deemed true and correct absent manifest
error). In determining such amount, Lender may use any reasonable averaging and attribution methods. Failure or delay on the part of Lender to demand compensation pursuant to this Section shall not constitute a waiver of Lender’s right to
demand such compensation; provided that Borrowers shall not be required to compensate Lender pursuant to this Section for any reductions in return incurred more than one hundred and eighty (180) days prior to the date that Lender
notifies Borrowers of such law, rule, regulation or guideline giving rise to such reductions and of Lender’s intention to claim compensation therefor; provided further that if such claim arises by reason of the adoption of or change in
any law, rule, regulation or guideline that is retroactive, then the one hundred and eighty (180) day period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof. 

  
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 2.16. Extent of Each Borrower’s Liability, Contribution. 

(a) Joint and Several Liability. Each Borrower agrees that it is jointly and severally liable for, and absolutely and unconditionally
guarantees to Lender the prompt payment and performance of, all Obligations under this Agreement and all agreements under the Loan Documents. Each Borrower agrees that its guaranty obligations hereunder constitute a continuing guaranty of payment
and not of collection, that such obligations shall not be discharged until cash payment in full of the Obligations, and that such obligations are absolute and unconditional, irrespective of (i) the genuineness, validity, regularity,
enforceability, subordination or any future modification of, or change in, any Obligations or Loan Document, or any other document, instrument or agreement to which any Borrower is or may become a party or be bound; (ii) the absence of any
action to enforce this Agreement (including this Section) or any other Loan Document, or any waiver, consent or indulgence of any kind by Lender with respect thereto; (iii) the existence, value or condition of, or failure to perfect any of
Lender’s Liens or to preserve rights against, any security or guaranty for the Obligations or any action, or the absence of any action, by Lender in respect thereof (including the release of any security or guaranty); (iv) the insolvency
of any Borrower; (v) any election by Lender in an Insolvency Proceeding for the application of Section 1111(b)(2) of the Bankruptcy Code; (vi) any borrowing or grant of a Lien by any other Borrower, as debtor-in-possession under
Section 364 of the Bankruptcy Code or otherwise; (vii) the disallowance of any claims of Lender against any Borrower for the repayment of any Obligations under Section 502 of the Bankruptcy Code or otherwise; or (viii) any other
action or circumstances that might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a surety or guarantor, except cash payment in full of all Obligations. 

(b) Contribution. Each Borrower hereby agrees that it will not enforce any of its rights of contribution or subrogation against any
other Borrower with respect to any liability incurred by it hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents, any payments made by it to Lender with respect to any of the Obligations or any collateral security therefor until such time as all of
the Obligations have been paid in full in cash. Any claim which any Borrower may have against any other Borrower with respect to any payments to Lender hereunder or under any of the Bank Product Agreements are hereby expressly made subordinate and
junior in right of payment, without limitation as to any increases in the Obligations arising hereunder or thereunder, to the prior payment in full in cash of the Obligations and, in the event of any insolvency, bankruptcy, receivership,
liquidation, reorganization or other similar proceeding under the laws of any jurisdiction relating to any Borrower, its debts or its assets, whether voluntary or involuntary, all such Obligations shall be paid in full in cash before any payment or
distribution of any character, whether in cash, securities or other property, shall be made to any other Borrower therefor. 
 (c) No
Limitation on Liability. Nothing contained in this Section 2.16 shall limit the liability of any Borrower to pay extensions of credit made directly or indirectly to that Borrower (including revolving loans advanced to any other
Borrower and then re-loaned or otherwise transferred to, or for the benefit of, such Borrower), Obligations relating to Letters of Credit issued to support such Borrower’s business, and all accrued interest, fees, expenses and other related
Obligations with respect thereto, for which such Borrower shall be primarily liable for all purposes hereunder. Lender shall have the right, at any time in its discretion, to condition an extension of credit hereunder upon a separate calculation of
borrowing availability for each Borrower and to restrict the disbursement and use of such extensions of credit to such Borrower. 

  
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 2.17. Parent as Agent for each Loan Party. Each Loan Party hereby
irrevocably appoints Parent as the borrowing agent, agent under the Loan Documents, and attorney-in-fact for all Loan Parties (the “Administrative Borrower”) which appointment shall remain in full force and effect unless and until
Lender shall have received prior written notice signed by each Loan Party that such appointment has been revoked and that another Loan Party has been appointed Administrative Borrower. Each Loan Party hereby irrevocably appoints and authorizes the
Administrative Borrower (a) to provide Lender with all notices with respect to Advances, Letters of Credit and other extensions of credit obtained for the benefit of any Loan Party and all other notices and instructions under this Agreement,
(b) to take such action as the Administrative Borrower deems appropriate on its behalf to obtain Advances, Letters of Credit and other extensions of credit, (c) to execute waivers, amendments, and other modifications of this Agreement and
the other Loan Documents on such Loan Party’s behalf, and (d) to exercise such other powers as are reasonably incidental thereto to carry out the purposes of this Agreement and the Loan Documents. It is understood that the handling of the
Loan Account and Collateral in a combined fashion, as more fully set forth herein, is done solely as an accommodation to Loan Parties in order to utilize the collective borrowing powers of Loan Parties in the most efficient and economical manner and
at their request, and that Lender shall not incur liability to any Loan Party as a result hereof. Each Loan Party expects to derive benefit, directly or indirectly, from the handling of the Loan Account and the Collateral in a combined fashion since
the successful operation of each Loan Party is dependent on the continued successful performance of the integrated group. To induce Lender to do so, and in consideration thereof, each Loan Party hereby jointly and severally agrees to indemnify
Lender and hold Lender harmless against any and all liability, expense, loss or claim of damage or injury, made against Lender by any Loan Party or by any third party whosoever, arising from or incurred by reason of (a) the handling of the Loan
Account and Collateral of Loan Parties as herein provided, or (b) Lender’s relying on any instructions, signatories, or actions of the Administrative Borrower, except that Loan Parties will have no liability to Lender under this
Section 2.17 with respect to any liability that has been finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted solely from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of Lender. 

3. SECURITY INTEREST. 
 3.1. Grant of
Security Interest. Each Loan Party hereby unconditionally grants, assigns, and pledges to Lender for the benefit of Lender and each Bank Product Provider, to secure payment and performance of the Obligations, a continuing security
interest (hereinafter referred to as the “Security Interest”) in all of such Loan Party’s right, title, and interest in and to the Collateral, as security for the payment and performance of all Obligations. Following request by
Lender, each Loan Party shall grant Lender a Lien and security interest in all Commercial Tort Claims that it may have against any Person. The Security Interest created hereby secures the payment and performance of the Obligations, whether now
existing or arising hereafter. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, this Agreement secures the payment of all amounts which constitute part of the Obligations and would be owed by any Loan Party to Lender or any other Bank Product
Provider, but for the fact that they are unenforceable or not allowable (in whole or in part) as a claim in an Insolvency Proceeding involving any Borrower due to the existence of such Insolvency Proceeding. 

  
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 3.2. Borrowers Remain Liable. Anything herein to the contrary
notwithstanding, (a) each Loan Party shall remain liable under the contracts and agreements included in the Collateral, including the Pledged Operating Agreements and the Pledged Partnership Agreements, to perform all of the duties and
obligations thereunder to the same extent as if this Agreement had not been executed, (b) the exercise by Lender of any of the rights hereunder shall not release any Loan Party from any of its duties or obligations under such contracts and
agreements included in the Collateral, and (c) Lender shall not have any obligation or liability under such contracts and agreements included in the Collateral by reason of this Agreement, nor shall Lender be obligated to perform any of the
obligations or duties of any Loan Party thereunder or to take any action to collect or enforce any claim for payment assigned hereunder. Until an Event of Default shall occur, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement or any other Loan
Document, the Loan Parties shall have the right to possession and enjoyment of the Collateral for the purpose of conducting the ordinary course of their respective businesses, subject to and upon the terms hereof and of this Agreement and the other
Loan Documents. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, it is the intention of the parties hereto that record and beneficial ownership of the Pledged Interests, including all voting, consensual, dividend, and distribution rights, shall
remain in the Loan Parties until (i) the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default and (ii) Lender has notified Loan Parties of Lender’s election to exercise such rights with respect to the Pledged Interests pursuant to
Sections 10.3 and/or 10.4. 
 3.3. Assignment of Insurance. As additional security for the Obligations,
each Loan Party hereby assigns to Lender for the benefit of Lender and each Bank Product Provider all rights of such Loan Party under every policy of insurance covering the Collateral and all other assets and property of each Loan Party (including,
without limitation business interruption insurance and proceeds thereof) and all business records and other documents relating to it, and all monies (including proceeds and refunds) that may be payable under any policy, and each Loan Party hereby
directs the issuer of each policy to pay all such monies directly and solely to Lender. At any time, (i) upon the occurrence and during the continuance of a Default or an Event of Default, or (ii) otherwise upon Lender’s request,
Lender may (but need not), in Lender’s or any Loan Party’s name, execute and deliver proofs of claim, receive payment of proceeds and endorse checks and other instruments representing payment of the policy of insurance, and adjust,
litigate, compromise or release claims against the issuer of any policy. Any monies received under any insurance policy assigned to Lender, other than liability insurance policies, or received as payment of any award or compensation for condemnation
or taking by eminent domain, in each case, in excess of $250,000, shall be paid to Lender and, as determined by Lender in its sole discretion, either be applied to prepayment of the Obligations or disbursed to Loan Parties under payment terms
reasonably satisfactory to Lender for application to the cost of repairs, replacements, or restorations of the affected Collateral which shall be effected with reasonable promptness and shall be of a value at least equal to the value of the items or
property destroyed. 
 3.4. Financing Statements. Each Loan Party authorizes Lender to file financing statements
describing Collateral to perfect Lender’s and each Bank Product Provider’s Security Interest in the Collateral, and Lender may describe the Collateral as “all personal property” or “all assets” or describe specific
items of Collateral including without limitation any Commercial Tort Claims. All financing statements filed before the date of this Agreement to perfect the Security Interest were authorized by such Loan Party and are hereby ratified. 

  
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 4. CONDITIONS. 

4.1. Conditions Precedent to the Initial Extension of Credit. The obligation of Lender to make the additional extension of
credit provided for hereunder is subject to the fulfillment, to the satisfaction of Lender, of each of the conditions precedent set forth on Exhibit B. 

4.2. Conditions Precedent to all Extensions of Credit. The obligation of Lender to make any Advances hereunder (or to
extend any other credit hereunder) at any time shall be subject to the following conditions precedent: 
 (a) the representations and
warranties of each Borrower and each other Loan Party or its Subsidiaries contained in this Agreement or in the other Loan Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects (except that such materiality qualifier shall not be applicable
to any representations and warranties that already are qualified or modified by materiality in the text thereof) on and as of the date of such extension of credit, as though made on and as of such date (except to the extent that such representations
and warranties relate solely to an earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties shall continue to be true and correct as of such earlier date); and 

(b) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of such extension of credit, nor shall either result from
the making thereof. 
 Any request for an extension of credit shall be deemed to be a representation by each Borrower and each other Loan Party that the
statements set forth in this Section 4.2 are correct as of the time of such request and if such extension of credit is a request for an Advance or a Letter of Credit, sufficient Availability exists for such Advance or Letter of Credit
pursuant to Section 2.1(a) and Section 2.13. 
 4.3. Conditions Subsequent. The obligation of
Lender to continue to make Advances (or otherwise extend credit hereunder) is subject to the fulfillment, on or before the date applicable thereto, of the conditions subsequent set forth on Exhibit C (the failure by any Borrower or any other
Loan Party to so perform or cause to be performed such conditions subsequent as and when required by the terms thereof, shall constitute an Event of Default). 

5. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. 
 In
order to induce Lender to enter into this Agreement, each Borrower and each other Loan Party makes the representations and warranties to Lender set forth on Exhibit D. Each of such representations and warranties shall be true, correct, and
complete, in all material respects (except that such materiality qualifier shall not be applicable to any representations and warranties that already are qualified or modified by materiality in the text thereof), as of the Closing Date, and shall be
true, correct, and complete, in all material respects (except that such materiality qualifier shall not be applicable to any representations and warranties that already are qualified or modified by materiality in the text thereof), as of the date of
the making of each Advance or other extension of credit made thereafter, as though made on and as of the date of such Advance or other extension of credit (except to the extent that such representations and warranties relate solely to an earlier
date in which case such representations and warranties shall continue to be true and correct as of such earlier date) and such representations and warranties shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement. 

  
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 6. AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS. 

Each Borrower and each other Loan Party covenants and agrees that, until termination of all of the commitments of Lender hereunder to provide
any further extensions of credit and payment in full of the Obligations, each Borrower and each other Loan Party shall and shall cause each of their respective Subsidiaries to comply with each of the following: 

6.1. Financial Statements, Reports, Certificates. Deliver to Lender copies of each of the financial statements, reports,
and other items set forth on Schedule 6.1 no later than the times specified therein. In addition, each Borrower agrees that no Subsidiary of a Borrower will have a fiscal year different from that of Borrowers. Each Borrower agrees to maintain
a system of accounting that enables such Borrower to produce financial statements in accordance with GAAP. Each Loan Party shall also (a) keep a reporting system that shows all additions, sales, claims, returns, and allowances with respect to
the sales of such Loan Party and its Subsidiaries, and (b) maintain its billing systems/practices substantially as in effect as of the Closing Date and shall only make material modifications following prior notice to Lender. 

6.2. Collateral Reporting. Provide Lender with each of the reports set forth on Schedule 6.2 at the times specified
therein. In addition, each Borrower agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts in cooperation with Lender to facilitate and implement a system of electronic collateral reporting in order to provide electronic reporting of each of the items set
forth on such Schedule. 
 6.3. Existence. Except as otherwise permitted under Section 7.3 or
Section 7.4, at all times maintain and preserve in full force and effect (a) its existence (including being in good standing in its jurisdiction of organization) and (b) all rights and franchises, licenses and permits material
to its business; provided, however, that no Loan Party nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be required to preserve any such right or franchise, licenses or permits if such Person’s senior management shall determine that the
preservation thereof is no longer desirable in the conduct of the business of such Person, and that the loss thereof is not disadvantageous in any material respect to such Person or to the Lender; provided that Borrowers deliver at least ten
(10) days prior written notice to Lender of the election of such Loan Party or such Subsidiary not to preserve any such right or franchise, license or permit. 

6.4. Maintenance of Properties. Maintain and preserve all of its assets that are necessary or useful in the proper conduct
of its business in good working order and condition, ordinary wear, tear and casualty excepted and Permitted Dispositions excepted (and except where the failure to so maintain and preserve such assets could not reasonably be expected to result in a
Material Adverse Change), and comply with the material provisions of all material leases to which it is a party as lessee, so as to prevent the loss or forfeiture thereof, unless such provisions are the subject of a Permitted Protest. 

  
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 6.5. Taxes. 

(a) Cause all assessments and taxes imposed, levied, or assessed against any Loan Party or its Subsidiaries, or any of their respective assets
or in respect of any of its income, businesses, or franchises to be paid in full, before delinquency or before the expiration of any extension period, except to the extent that the validity of such assessment or tax shall be the subject of a
Permitted Protest. 
 (b) Make timely payment or deposit of all tax payments and withholding taxes required of it and them by applicable
laws, including those laws concerning F.I.C.A., F.U.T.A., state disability, and local, state, and federal income taxes, and will, upon request, furnish Lender with proof reasonably satisfactory to Lender indicating that such Loan Party and its
Subsidiaries have made such payments or deposits. 
 6.6. Insurance. At Borrowers’ expense, maintain insurance with
respect to the assets of each Loan Party and each of its Subsidiaries wherever located, covering loss or damage by fire, theft, explosion, and all other hazards and risks as ordinarily are insured against by other Persons engaged in the same or
similar businesses. Borrowers also shall maintain, with respect to each Loan Party and each of its Subsidiaries, business interruption insurance, general liability insurance, flood insurance for Collateral located in a flood plain, product liability
insurance, director’s and officer’s liability insurance, fiduciary liability insurance, and employment practices liability insurance, as well as insurance against larceny, embezzlement, and criminal misappropriation. All such policies of
insurance shall be with responsible and reputable insurance companies acceptable to Lender in its Permitted Discretion and in such amounts as is carried generally in accordance with sound business practice by companies in similar businesses
similarly situated and located and in any event in amount, adequacy and scope reasonably satisfactory to Lender. All property insurance policies covering the Collateral are to be made payable to Lender for the benefit of Lender, as its interests may
appear, in case of loss, pursuant to a lender loss payable endorsement acceptable to Lender in its Permitted Discretion and are to contain such other provisions as Lender may reasonably require to fully protect the Lender’s interest in the
Collateral and to any payments to be made under such policies. Such evidence of property and general liability insurance shall be delivered to Lender, with the lender loss payable endorsements (but only in respect of Collateral) and additional
insured endorsements (with respect to general liability coverage) in favor of Lender and shall provide for not less than thirty (30) days (ten (10) days in the case of non-payment) prior written notice to Lender of the exercise of any
right of cancellation. If Borrowers fail to maintain such insurance, Lender may arrange for such insurance, but at Borrowers’ expense and without any responsibility on Lender’s part for obtaining the insurance, the solvency of the
insurance companies, the adequacy of the coverage, or the collection of claims. Borrowers shall give Lender prompt notice of any loss exceeding $100,000 covered by their casualty or business interruption insurance. Upon the occurrence and during the
continuance of an Event of Default, unless otherwise agreed to by Lender in its sole discretion, Lender shall have the sole right to file claims under any property and general liability insurance policies in respect of the Collateral, to receive and
give acquittance for any payments that may be payable thereunder, and to execute any and all endorsements, receipts, releases, assignments, reassignments or other documents that may be necessary to effect the collection, compromise or settlement of
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 6.7. Inspections, Exams, Audits and Appraisals. Permit Lender and each
of Lender’s duly authorized representatives to visit any of its properties and inspect any of its assets or books and records, to conduct inspections, exams, audits and appraisals of the Collateral, to examine and make copies of its books and
records, and to discuss its affairs, finances, and accounts with, and to be advised as to the same by, its officers and employees at such reasonable times and intervals as Lender may designate and, so long as no Default or Event of Default exists,
with reasonable prior notice to Borrowers. Borrower shall reimburse Lender in connection with such inspections, exams, audits and appraisals in accordance with Section 2.12. 

6.8. Account Verification. In the event either (i) any Advances are outstanding, or (ii) a Default or an
Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, permit Lender, in Lender’s name or in the name of a nominee of Lender, to verify the validity, amount or any other matter relating to any Account, by mail, telephone, facsimile transmission or
otherwise. Further, at the request of Lender, Borrowers shall send requests for verification of Accounts or send notices of assignment of Accounts to Account Debtors and other obligors. 

6.9. Compliance with Laws. Comply with the requirements of all applicable laws, rules, regulations, and orders of any
Governmental Authority, other than laws, rules, regulations, and orders the non-compliance with which, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change. 

6.10. Environmental. 

(a) Keep any property either owned or operated by any Borrower or any other Loan Party or its Subsidiaries free of any Environmental Liens or
post bonds or other financial assurances satisfactory to Lender and in an amount sufficient to satisfy the obligations or liability evidenced by such Environmental Liens; 

(b) Comply, in all material respects, with Environmental Laws and provide to Lender documentation of such compliance which Lender reasonably
requests; 
 (c) Promptly notify Lender of any release of which any Borrower or any other Loan Party has knowledge of a Hazardous Material in
any reportable quantity from or onto property owned or operated by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries and take any Remedial Actions required to abate said release or otherwise to come into compliance, in all material respects, with applicable
Environmental Law; and 
 (d) Promptly, but in any event within five (5) Business Days of its receipt thereof, provide Lender with
written notice of any of the following: (i) notice that an Environmental Lien has been filed against any of the real or personal property of any Loan Party or its Subsidiaries, (ii) commencement of any Environmental Action or written
notice that an Environmental Action will be filed against any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, and (iii) written notice of a violation, citation, or other administrative order from a Governmental Authority. 

  
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 6.11. Disclosure Updates. 

(a) Promptly and in no event later than five (5) Business Days after obtaining knowledge thereof or after the occurrence thereof,
whichever is earlier, notify Lender: 
 (i) if any written information, exhibit, or report furnished to Lender contained, at the time it was
furnished, any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state any material fact necessary to make the statements contained therein, when taken as a whole, not misleading in light of the circumstances in which made. Any notification pursuant
to the foregoing provision will not cure or remedy the effect of the prior untrue statement of a material fact or omission of any material fact nor shall any such notification have the effect of amending or modifying this Agreement or any of the
Schedules hereto; 
 (ii) of all actions, suits, or proceedings brought by or against any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries before any
court or Governmental Authority which reasonably could be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change, provided that, in any event, such notification shall not be later than five (5) days after service of process with respect thereto on any
Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries; 
 (iii) of (i) any disputes or claims by any Borrower’s customers exceeding $1,000,000,
individually or $2,000,000 in the aggregate during any fiscal year; or (ii) Goods returned to or recovered by any Borrower outside of the ordinary course of business, with a fair market value exceeding $1,000,000 individually or $2,000,000;

 (iv) of any material loss or damage to any Collateral or any substantial adverse change in the Collateral; or 

(v) of a violation of any law, rule or regulation, the non-compliance with which reasonably could be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Change. 
 (vi) (A) with respect to any Account included in the Borrowing Base that would become a Bonded Account upon the issuance of
a proposed Surety Bond, at least five (5) days prior to any request by any Loan Party for the issuance of a Surety Bond from any Surety, notice of such Loan Party’s intent to request the issuance of such Surety Bond from such Surety, which
notice shall be in form and substance satisfactory to Lender, and in any event shall include, without limitation, (a) the name of the Loan Party requesting such Surety Bond, (b) the project related to such proposed Surety Bond,
(c) the name and address of the obligee under such proposed Surety Bond, and (d) a certification by a senior officer of the Parent that (i) the information contained in such notice is true and correct and (ii) no Account included
in the Borrowing Base at the time of such notice would become a Bonded Account upon the issuance of such proposed Surety Bond; provided, however, if any Account included in the Borrowing Base at the time of such notice would become a
Bonded Account upon the issuance of such proposed Surety Bond, then, in lieu of providing the certification described in clause (d)(ii) above, such senior officer of the Parent may provide an updated Borrowing Base Certificate that reflects the
exclusion of such Account from the Borrowing Base and certifies that the sum of all outstanding Advances at the time of such notice does not exceed the Borrowing Base as calculated pursuant to such updated Borrowing Base Certificate and (B) on
the last day of each month, notice of all Surety Bonds issued at the request of any Loan Party during the month then ending. Further, with respect to each Surety, Borrowers shall deliver to Lender a fully executed intercreditor agreement, in form
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 (vii) Promptly and in no event later than five (5) Business Days after obtaining
knowledge thereof or after the occurrence thereof, whichever is earlier, provide Lender with a supplement to Schedules 5.1(b), 5.1(d), 5.3, 5.6(d), 5.7(b), 5.12, 5.15, 5.19, 5.26(a), 5.29, 5.31, 5.32, 5.33, and 7.15 of the Information Certificate
for the updates to the information required pursuant to such Sections to reflect changes resulting from transactions expressly permitted under this Agreement; or 

(b) Immediately upon obtaining knowledge thereof or after the occurrence thereof, notify Lender of any event or condition which constitutes a
Default or an Event of Default and provide a statement of the action that such Borrower proposes to take with respect to such Default or Event of Default. 

Upon request of Lender, each Loan Party shall deliver to Lender any other materials, reports, records or information reasonably requested relating to the
operations, business affairs, financial condition of any Loan Party or its Subsidiaries or the Collateral. 
 6.12. Collateral
Covenants. 
 (a) Possession of Collateral. In the event that any Collateral, including Proceeds, is evidenced by or consists
of Negotiable Collateral, Investment Related Property, or Chattel Paper, in each case, having an aggregate value or face amount of $250,000 or more for all such Negotiable Collateral, Investment Related Property, or Chattel Paper, the Loan Parties
shall promptly (and in any event within two (2) Business Days after receipt thereof), notify Lender thereof, and if and to the extent that perfection or priority of Lender’s Liens is dependent on or enhanced by possession, the applicable
Loan Party, promptly (and in any event within two (2) Business Days) after request by Lender, shall execute such other documents and instruments as shall be requested by Lender or, if applicable, endorse and deliver physical possession of such
Negotiable Collateral, Investment Related Property, or Chattel Paper to Lender, together with such undated powers (or other relevant document of assignment or transfer acceptable to Lender) endorsed in blank as shall be requested by Lender, and
shall do such other acts or things deemed necessary or desirable by Lender to enhance, perfect and protect Lender’s Liens therein. 

(b) Chattel Paper. 

(i) Promptly (and in any event within two (2) Business Days) after request by Lender, each Loan Party shall take all steps reasonably
necessary to grant Lender control of all electronic Chattel Paper of any Loan Party in accordance with the Code and all “transferable records” as that term is defined in Section 16 of the Uniform Electronic Transaction Act and
Section 201 of the federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act as in effect in any relevant jurisdiction, to the extent that the individual or aggregate value or face amount of such electronic Chattel Paper equals or
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 (ii) If any Loan Party retains possession of any Chattel Paper or instruments (which
retention of possession shall be subject to the extent permitted hereby), promptly upon the request of Lender, such Chattel Paper and instruments shall be marked with the following legend: “This writing and the obligations evidenced or secured
hereby are subject to the Security Interest of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Lender”. 
 (c) Control
Agreements. 
 (i) Except to the extent otherwise provided by Section 7.11, each Loan Party shall obtain a Control
Agreement, from each bank (other than Lender) maintaining a Deposit Account for such Loan Party; 
 (ii) Except to the extent otherwise
provided by Section 7.11, each Loan Party shall obtain a Control Agreement, from each issuer of uncertificated securities, securities intermediary, or commodities intermediary issuing or holding any financial assets or commodities to or
for any Loan Party; and 
 (iii) Except to the extent otherwise provided by Section 7.11, each Loan Party shall cause Lender to
obtain “control”, as such term is defined in the Code, with respect to all of such Loan Party’s investment property. 
 (d)
Letter-of-Credit Rights. If the Loan Parties (or any of them) are or become the beneficiary of letters of credit having a face amount or value of $250,000 or more in the aggregate, then the applicable Loan Party or Loan Parties shall promptly
(and in any event within five (5) Business Days after becoming a beneficiary), notify Lender thereof and, promptly (and in any event within twenty (20) Business Days) after request by Lender, enter into a tri-party agreement with Lender
and the issuer or confirming bank with respect to letter-of-credit rights assigning such letter-of-credit rights to Lender and directing all payments thereunder to the Collection Account unless otherwise directed by Lender, all in form and substance
satisfactory to Lender. 
 (e) Commercial Tort Claims. If the Loan Parties (or any of them) obtain Commercial Tort Claims having a
value, or involving an asserted claim, in the amount of $500,000 or more in the aggregate for all Commercial Tort Claims, then the applicable Loan Party or Loan Parties shall promptly (and in any event within two (2) Business Days of obtaining
such Commercial Tort Claim), notify Lender upon incurring or otherwise obtaining such Commercial Tort Claims and, promptly (and in any event within two (2) Business Days) after request by Lender, amend Schedule 5.6(d) to the Information
Certificate to describe such Commercial Tort Claims in a manner that reasonably identifies such Commercial Tort Claims and which is otherwise reasonably satisfactory to Lender, and hereby authorizes the filing of additional financing statements
or amendments to existing financing statements describing such Commercial Tort Claims, and agrees to do such other acts or things deemed necessary or desirable by Lender to give Lender a first priority, perfected security interest in any such
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 (f) Government Contracts. Other than Accounts and Chattel Paper the aggregate value
of which does not at any one time exceed $2,000,000, if any Account or Chattel Paper of any Loan Party arises out of a contract or contracts with the United States of America or any State or any department, agency, or instrumentality thereof, Loan
Parties shall promptly (and in any event within two (2) Business Days of the creation thereof) notify Lender thereof and, promptly (and in any event within two (2) Business Days) after request by Lender, execute any instruments or take any
steps reasonably required by Lender in order that all moneys due or to become due under such contract or contracts shall be assigned to Lender, for the benefit of Lender and each Bank Product Provider, and shall provide written notice thereof under
the Assignment of Claims Act or other applicable law. 
 (g) Intellectual Property. 

(i) Upon the request of Lender, in order to facilitate filings with the PTO and the United States Copyright Office, each Loan Party shall
execute and deliver to Lender one or more Copyright Security Agreements or Patent and Trademark Security Agreements to further evidence Lender’s Lien on such Loan Party’s Patents, Trademarks, or Copyrights, and the General Intangibles of
such Loan Party relating thereto or represented thereby; 
 (ii) Each Loan Party shall have the duty, with respect to Intellectual Property
that is necessary in the conduct of such Loan Party’s business, to protect and diligently enforce and defend at such Loan Party’s expense its Intellectual Property, including using commercially reasonable efforts to (A) to diligently
enforce and defend, including promptly suing for infringement, misappropriation, or dilution and to recover any and all damages for such infringement, misappropriation, or dilution, and filing for opposition, interference, and cancellation against
conflicting Intellectual Property rights of any Person, (B) to prosecute diligently any trademark application or service mark application that is part of the Trademarks pending as of the date hereof or hereafter, (C) to prosecute
diligently any patent application that is part of the Patents pending as of the date hereof or hereafter, (D) to take all reasonable and necessary action to preserve and maintain all of such Loan Party’s Trademarks, Patents, Copyrights,
Intellectual Property Licenses, and its rights therein, including paying all maintenance fees and filing of applications for renewal, affidavits of use, and affidavits of noncontestability, and (E) to require all employees, consultants, and
contractors of each Loan Party who were involved in the creation or development of such Intellectual Property to sign agreements containing assignment to such Loan Party of Intellectual Property rights created or developed and obligations of
confidentiality. No Loan Party shall abandon any Intellectual Property or Intellectual Property License that is necessary in the conduct of such Loan Party’s business. Each Loan Party shall take the steps described in this
Section 6.12(g)(ii) with respect to all new or acquired Intellectual Property to which it or any of its Subsidiaries is now or later becomes entitled that is necessary in the conduct of such Loan Party’s or Subsidiary’s
business; 
 (iii) Each Loan Party acknowledges and agrees that Lender shall have no duties with respect to any Intellectual Property or
Intellectual Property Licenses of any Loan Party. Without limiting the generality of this Section 6.12(g)(iii), each Loan Party acknowledges and agrees that Lender shall not be under any obligation to take any steps necessary to preserve
rights in the Collateral consisting of Intellectual Property or Intellectual Property Licenses against any other Person, but Lender may do so at its option from and after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, and all
expenses incurred in connection therewith (including reasonable fees and expenses of attorneys and other professionals) shall be for the sole account of Borrowers and shall be chargeable to the Loan Account; 

  
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 (iv) Each Loan Party shall promptly file an application with the United States Copyright
Office for any Copyright that has not been registered with the United States Copyright Office if such Copyright is necessary in connection with the conduct of such Loan Party’s business. Any expenses incurred in connection with the foregoing
shall be borne by the Loan Parties; and 
 (v) No Loan Party shall enter into any Intellectual Property License to receive any license or
rights in any Intellectual Property of any other Person unless such Loan Party has used commercially reasonable efforts to permit the assignment of or grant of a Lien in such Intellectual Property License (and all rights of such Loan Party
thereunder) to Lender (and any transferees of Lender). 
 (h) Investment Related Property. 

(i) Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, following the request of Lender, all sums of money and property
paid or distributed in respect of the Investment Related Property that are received by any Loan Party shall be held by such Loan Party in trust for the benefit of Lender segregated from such Loan Party’s other property, and such Loan Party
shall deliver it promptly to Lender in the exact form received; and 
 (ii) Each Loan Party shall cooperate with Lender in obtaining all
necessary approvals and making all necessary filings under federal, state, local, or foreign law to effect the perfection of the Security Interest on the Investment Related Property or to effect any sale or transfer thereof. 

(iii) If any Loan Party shall acquire, obtain, receive or become entitled to receive any Pledged Interests after the Closing Date, it shall
promptly (and in any event within two (2) Business Days of acquiring or obtaining such Collateral) deliver to Lender a duly executed Pledged Interests Addendum identifying such Pledged Interests; 

(iv) Each Loan Party shall promptly deliver to Lender a copy of each material notice or other material communication received by it in respect
of any Pledged Interests; 
 (v) No Loan Party shall make or consent to any amendment or other modification or waiver with respect to any
Pledged Interests, Pledged Operating Agreement or Pledged Partnership Agreement, or enter into any agreement or permit to exist any restriction with respect to any Pledged Interests in each case if the same is prohibited pursuant to the Loan
Documents; 
 (vi) As to all limited liability company or partnership interests, issued under any Pledged Operating Agreement or Pledged
Partnership Agreement, each Loan Party hereby covenants that the Pledged Interests issued pursuant to such agreement (A) are not and shall not be dealt in or traded on securities exchanges or in securities markets, (B) do not and will not
constitute investment company securities, and (C) are not and will not be held by such Loan Party in a securities account. In addition, none of the Pledged Operating Agreements, the Pledged Partnership Agreements, or any other agreements
governing any of the Pledged Interests issued under any Pledged Operating Agreement or Pledged Partnership Agreement, provide or shall provide that such Pledged Interests are securities governed by Section 8 of the Uniform Commercial Code as in
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 (i) Controlled Accounts. Each Loan Party shall establish and maintain at Lender all
Cash Management Services, including all deposit accounts (other than the Permitted Petty Cash Account), and to the extent required hereunder or otherwise utilized by Borrowers, lockbox services. Such Cash Management Services maintained by each Loan
Party shall be of a type and on terms reasonably satisfactory to Lender. 
 (j) Equipment. Promptly, and in any event within five
(5) Business Days of the acquisition of any Eligible Equipment (including Borrowers’ receipt of a clean certificate of title in respect of Eligible Equipment formerly subject to third-party financing) subject to a certificate of title
under applicable law (i.e. any item of rolling stock), the applicable Borrower shall deliver to Lender (or a service or processor designated by Lender from time to time), a certificate of title for each such item of titled Eligible Equipment owned
or acquired by such Borrower together with either (i) a duly completed and signed motor vehicle title application naming Lender as first lien holder with respect to such motor vehicle (subject to Permitted Liens) or (ii) a signed and
notarized power or attorney in appropriate form to permit Lender (or a servicer or processor designated by Lender from time to time) to cause such title certificates to be submitted to the appropriate state motor vehicle filing office for notation
of Lender’s first-priority Lien (subject to Permitted Liens). Borrowers shall take such other and additional actions as may be required to cause Lender’s first-Lien (subject to Permitted Liens) to be duly noted on each certificate of title
evidencing Borrowers’ ownership of Eligible Equipment. 
 6.13. Material Contracts . Contemporaneously with the delivery
of each Compliance Certificate pursuant to Section 6.1, provide Lender with copies of (a) each Material Contract entered into since the delivery of the previous Compliance Certificate, (b) each material amendment or
modification of any Material Contract entered into since the delivery of the previous Compliance Certificate; provided, that public filing of such contracts with the SEC shall satisfy any such delivery requirement. Borrowers shall maintain all
Material Contracts in full force and effect and shall not default in any material respect in the payment or performance of any obligations thereunder. 

6.14. Location of Inventory, Equipment and Books . Keep the Inventory and Equipment (other than vehicles and Equipment out for
repair) and Books of each Loan Party and each of its Subsidiaries only at the locations identified on Schedule 5.29 to the Information Certificate or on any Job Site and keep the chief executive office of each Loan Party and each of its
Subsidiaries only at the locations identified on Schedule 5.6(b) to the Information Certificate; provided, however, that Borrowers may amend Schedule 5.29 to the Information Certificate so long as such amendment occurs by
written notice to Lender not less than ten (10) days prior to the date on which such Inventory, Equipment or Books are moved to such new location, and, if Lender so requires, so long as, at the time of such written notification, the applicable
Loan Party or Subsidiary provides Lender a Collateral Access Agreement with respect thereto if such location is not owned by such Loan Party. 

  
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 6.15. Further Assurances. 

(a) At any time upon the reasonable request of Lender, execute or deliver to Lender any and all financing statements, fixture filings, security
agreements, pledges, assignments, endorsements of certificates of title, mortgages, deeds of trust, opinions of counsel, and all other documents (the “Additional Documents”) that Lender may reasonably request and in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to Lender, to create, perfect, and continue perfection or to better perfect Lender’s Liens in all of the assets of each Loan Party (whether now owned or hereafter arising or acquired, tangible or intangible,
real or personal), and in order to fully consummate all of the transactions contemplated hereby and under the other Loan Documents. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, if a Borrower or any other Loan Party refuses or fails to execute
or deliver any reasonably requested Additional Documents within a reasonable period of time, not to exceed thirty (30) days following the request to do so such Borrower and such other Loan Party hereby authorizes Lender to execute any such
Additional Documents in the applicable Loan Party’s name, as applicable, and authorizes Lender to file such executed Additional Documents in any appropriate filing office. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, each Loan Party
shall take such actions as Lender may reasonably request from time to time to ensure that the Obligations are guaranteed by the Guarantors and are secured by substantially all of the assets of each Loan Party. 

(b) Each Loan Party authorizes the filing by Lender of financing or continuation statements, or amendments thereto, and such Loan Party will
execute and deliver to Lender such other instruments or notices, as Lender may reasonably request, in order to perfect and preserve the Security Interest granted or purported to be granted hereby. 

(c) Each Loan Party authorizes Lender at any time and from time to time to file, transmit, or communicate, as applicable, financing statements
and amendments (i) describing the Collateral as “all personal property of debtor” or “all assets of debtor” or words of similar effect, (ii) describing the Collateral as being of equal or lesser scope or with greater
detail, or (iii) that contain any information required by Part 5 of Article 9 of the Code for the sufficiency or filing office acceptance of such financing statement. Each Loan Party also hereby ratifies any and all financing statements or
amendments previously filed by Lender in any jurisdiction. 
 (d) Each Loan Party acknowledges that no Loan Party is authorized to file any
financing statement or amendment or termination statement with respect to any financing statement filed in connection with this Agreement without the prior written consent of Lender, subject to such Loan Party’s rights under
Section 9-509(d)(2) of the Code. 
 6.16. Formation of Subsidiaries. At the time that any Loan Party forms any
direct or indirect Subsidiary or acquires any direct or indirect Subsidiary after the Closing Date, such Loan Party shall (a) within ten (10) days of such formation or acquisition (or such later date as permitted by Lender in its sole
discretion) cause any such new Subsidiary and Administrative Borrower, on behalf of each Loan Party, to provide to Lender a joinder to this Agreement, together with a supplement to the Information Certificate in the form of Exhibit E-1 such
other security documents, as well as appropriate financing statements, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Lender (including being sufficient to grant Lender a first priority Lien (subject to Permitted Liens) in and to the assets of
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(10) days of such formation or acquisition (or such later date as permitted by Lender in its sole discretion) provide to Lender a pledge agreement and appropriate certificates and powers or
financing statements, pledging all of the direct or beneficial ownership interest in such new Subsidiary reasonably satisfactory to Lender, and (c) within ten (10) days of such formation or acquisition (or such later date as permitted by
Lender in its sole discretion) provide to Lender all other documentation, including if requested by Lender one or more opinions of counsel reasonably satisfactory to Lender, which in its opinion is appropriate with respect to the execution and
delivery of the applicable documentation referred to above. Any document, agreement, or instrument executed or issued pursuant to this Section 6.16 shall be a Loan Document. 

6.17. Post-Closing Covenants. 

(a) Within 10 days of the Closing Date (or such later date as Lender may agree to in its sole discretion), Administrative Borrower will deliver
to Lender the following items with respect to insurance: (i) Certificates of insurance with respect to liability insurance policies (including products liability insurance), showing Lender as certificate holder and additional insured, together
with additional insured endorsement and notice of cancellation endorsement attached to each certificate, and (ii) certificates of property insurance covering inventory and other personal property, showing Lender as certificate holder and loss
payee, with lender’s loss payable endorsement attached to each certificates. 
 (b) Within 30 days of the Closing Date (or such later
date as Lender may agree to in its sole discretion), Administrative Borrower will deliver to Lender amended limited liability company agreements and limited partner agreements, each in form and substance satisfactory to Lender. 

(c) Within 30 days of the Closing Date (or such later date as Lender may agree to in its sole discretion), Administrative Borrower will deliver
to Lender Governing Documents for each Loan Party certified by the applicable Loan Party’s Secretary of State, each in form and substance satisfactory to
<Agent>Lender. 

6.18. OFAC; Sanctions; Anti-Corruption Laws; Anti-Money Laundering Laws. Each Loan Party will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, comply with all Sanctions, Anti-Corruption Laws and Anti-Money Laundering
Laws. Each of the Loan Parties and its Subsidiaries will implement and maintain in effect policies and procedures designed to ensure compliance by the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees, agents
and Affiliates with, and each of the Loan Parties and their respective Subsidiaries and Affiliates will comply with, all Sanctions, Anti-Corruption Laws and Anti-Money Laundering Laws. 

7. NEGATIVE COVENANTS. 
 Each Borrower and
each Loan Party covenants and agrees that, until termination of all of the commitments of Lender hereunder to provide any further extensions of credit and payment in full of the Obligations, no Borrower and no other Loan Party will do, nor will any
Borrower or any other Loan Party permit any of its Subsidiaries to do any of the following: 
 7.1. Indebtedness. Create,
incur, assume, suffer to exist, guarantee, or otherwise become or remain, directly or indirectly, liable with respect to any Indebtedness, except for Permitted Indebtedness. 

  
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 7.2. Liens. Create, incur, assume, or suffer to exist, directly or indirectly,
any Lien on or with respect to any of its assets, of any kind, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, or any income or profits therefrom, except for Permitted Liens. 

7.3. Restrictions on Fundamental Changes. 

(a) Enter into any merger, consolidation, reorganization, or recapitalization, or reclassify its Stock, except for (i) any merger between
Loan Parties, provided that a Borrower must be the surviving entity of any such merger to which it is a party, and (ii) any merger between Subsidiaries of a Borrower that are not Loan Parties. 

(b) Liquidate, wind up, or dissolve itself (or suffer any liquidation or dissolution), except for (i) the liquidation or dissolution of
non-operating Subsidiaries of any Borrower with nominal assets and nominal liabilities, (ii) the liquidation or dissolution of a Loan Party (other than a Borrower) or any of its wholly-owned Subsidiaries so long as all of the assets (including
any interest in any Stock) of such liquidating or dissolving Loan Party or Subsidiary are transferred to a Loan Party that is not liquidating or dissolving, or (iii) the liquidation or dissolution of a Subsidiary of a Borrower that is not a
Loan Party (other than any such Subsidiary the Stock of which (or any portion thereof) is subject to a Lien in favor of Lender) so long as all of the assets of such liquidating or dissolving Subsidiary are transferred to a Subsidiary of a Borrower
that is not liquidating or dissolving. 
 (c) Suspend or cease operation of a substantial portion of its or their business, except as
permitted pursuant to Sections 7.3(a) or (b) above or in connection with the transactions permitted pursuant to Section 7.4. 

7.4. Disposal of Assets. Other than Permitted Dispositions or transactions expressly permitted by Sections 7.3 or
7.12, sell, assign (by operation of law or otherwise) or otherwise dispose of, or grant any option with respect to (including by
an allocation of assets among newly divided limited liability companies or partnerships pursuant to a “plan of division” if any assets become the assets of a different Person as a result of such allocation), any of the Collateral or any other asset except as expressly permitted by this Agreement. Lender shall not be deemed to have consented to any sale or other disposition of any of the Collateral or any other asset
except as expressly permitted in this Agreement or the other Loan Documents. 
 7.5. Change Name. Change the name,
organizational identification number, state of organization, organizational identity or “location” for purposes of Section 9-307 of the Code of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries. 

7.6. Nature of Business. Make any change in the nature of its or their business as conducted on the date of this Agreement or
acquire any properties or assets that are not reasonably related to the conduct of such business activities; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not prevent any Borrower or any other Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries from
engaging in any business that is reasonably related or ancillary to its business. 

  
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 7.7. Prepayments and Amendments. 

(a) Except in connection with Refinancing Indebtedness permitted by Section 7.1, 

(i) optionally prepay, redeem, defease, purchase, or otherwise acquire any Indebtedness of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, other
than (A) the Obligations in accordance with this Agreement, and (B) Permitted Intercompany Advances, 
 (ii) make any payment on
account of other Indebtedness that has been contractually subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations if such payment is not permitted at such time under the subordination terms and conditions, or 

(b) Directly or indirectly, amend, modify, or change any of the terms or provisions of 

(i) any agreement, instrument, document, indenture, or other writing evidencing or concerning Permitted Indebtedness other than (A) the
Obligations in accordance with this Agreement, (B) Permitted Intercompany Advances, and (C) Indebtedness permitted under clauses (c), (e), (f) and (k) of the definition of Permitted Indebtedness; 

(ii) any Material Contract except to the extent that such amendment, modification, or change could not, individually or in the aggregate,
reasonably be expected to be materially adverse to the interests of Lender; or 
 (iii) the Governing Documents of any Loan Party or any of
its Subsidiaries if the effect thereof, either individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to be materially adverse to the interests of Lender. 

7.8. Change of Control. Cause, permit, or suffer, directly or indirectly, any Change of Control. 

7.9. Restricted Junior Payments . Make any Restricted Junior Payment; provided, however, that, so long as it is
permitted by law, and so long as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom and so long as such Borrower is a “pass-through” tax entity for United States federal income tax purposes, and
after first providing such supporting documentation as Lender may request (including the state and federal tax returns (and all related schedules) of each owner of Stock in such Borrower, such Borrower may declare and pay Pass-Through Tax
Liabilities, net of any prior year loss carry-forwards. 
 7.10. Accounting Methods . Modify or change its fiscal year or its
method of accounting (other than as may be required to conform to GAAP). 
 7.11. Investments; Controlled Investments. 

(a) Except for Permitted Investments, directly or indirectly, make or acquire any Investment or incur any liabilities (including contingent
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 (b) Other than (i) the Permitted Petty Cash Account, and (ii) amounts deposited
into Deposit Accounts identified on Schedule 5.15 to the Information Certificate which are specially and exclusively used for payroll, payroll taxes and other employee wage and benefit payments to or for the employees of any Loan Party or its
Subsidiaries, make, acquire, or permit to exist Permitted Investments consisting of cash, Cash Equivalents, or amounts credited to Deposit Accounts or Securities Accounts unless such Borrower and such other Loan Party or its Subsidiaries, as
applicable, and the applicable bank (or as permitted solely pursuant to Section 6.12(i) or securities intermediary have entered into Control Agreements with Lender governing such Permitted Investments in order to perfect (and further
establish) Lender’s Liens in such Permitted Investments. Except as provided in Section 6.12(i) and this Sections 7.11(b), Borrowers and such Loan Parties shall not, and shall not permit their Subsidiaries to, establish or
maintain any Deposit Account or Securities Account with a banking institution other than Lender. 
 7.12. Transactions with
Affiliates. Directly or indirectly enter into or permit to exist any transaction with any Affiliate of any Borrower, any other Loan Party or any of their Subsidiaries except for: 

(a) transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents or transactions with any Affiliates of any Borrower or any Loan Party in the ordinary
course of business of such Borrower or Loan Party, consistent with past practices and undertaken in good faith, upon fair and reasonable terms fully disclosed to Lender and no less favorable than would be obtained in a comparable arm’s length
transaction with a non-Affiliate; 
 (b) so long as it has been approved by a Loan Party’s board of directors (or comparable governing
body) in accordance with applicable law, any customary indemnities provided for the benefit of directors (or comparable managers) of such Loan Party; 

(c) so long as it has been approved by a Loan Party’s board of directors (or comparable governing body) in accordance with applicable law,
the payment of reasonable compensation, severance, or employee benefit arrangements to employees, officers, and outside directors of a Loan Party in the ordinary course of business and consistent with industry practice; 

(d) transactions permitted by Section 7.3 or Section 7.9, or any Permitted Intercompany Advance; 

(e) so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, IES Commercial may make additional capital contributions to STR
Mechanical in an aggregate amount not to exceed $750,000; and 
 (f) so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing, IES Commercial may make additional capital contributions to NEXT in an aggregate amount not to exceed $750,000. 
 7.13.
Use of Proceeds. Use the proceeds of any loan made hereunder for any purpose other than (a) to pay fees, costs, and expenses, including Lender Expenses, incurred in connection with this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, and the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, and (b) consistent with the terms and conditions hereof, for general corporate and working capital purposes for their lawful and permitted purposes (provided that (x) no part of the proceeds 

  
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of the loans made to Borrowers will be used to purchase or carry any such Margin Stock or to extend credit to others for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any such Margin Stock or for any
purpose that violates the provisions of Regulation T, U or X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System<).>, (y) no part of the proceeds of any Loan or
Letter of Credit will be used, directly or indirectly, to make any payments to a Sanctioned Entity or a Sanctioned Person, to fund any investments, loans or contributions in, or otherwise make such proceeds available to, a Sanctioned Entity or a
Sanctioned Person, to fund any operations, activities or business of a Sanctioned Entity or a Sanctioned Person), or in any other manner that would result in a violation of Sanctions by any Person, and (z) no part of the proceeds of any Advance
or Letter of Credit will be used, directly or indirectly, 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 Sanctions,
Anti-Corruption Laws or Anti Money Laundering Laws). 
 7.14. Limitation on
Issuance of Stock. Except for the issuance or sale of common stock, Permitted Preferred Stock by a Borrower or other Loan Party, issue or sell or enter into any agreement or arrangement for the issuance and sale of any of their Stock. 

7.15. Consignments. Consign any of its Inventory or sell any of its Inventory on bill and hold, sale or return, sale on approval,
or other conditional terms of sale, except as set forth on Schedule 7.15 to the Information Certificate. 
 7.16. Inventory and
Equipment with Bailees. Store the Inventory or Equipment of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries at any time now or hereafter with a bailee, warehouseman, or similar party, except as set forth on Schedule 7.16 to the Information
Certificate (as such Schedule may be updated from time to time to reflect changes resulting from transactions permitted under this Agreement). 

7.17. Use of Proceeds in Connection with Bonded Contracts. Use proceeds of the <Loans> Advances in connection with funding work related to the Bonded Contracts unless such use is upon terms, provisions and conditions acceptable to Lender, in its good faith discretion (such as, without limitation, Lender
being satisfied with its Lien priority and right to proceeds relating to Borrowers’ assets and restrictions on when payments may be made by Borrowers in connection with Bonded Contracts); provided, however, except as otherwise
provided in the Federal Insurance Company and Liberty Mutual Intercreditor and the Chartis Intercreditor, the Everest Intercreditor, or any intercreditor agreement entered into after the Third Amendment Closing Date in form and substance
satisfactory to Lender, Lender agrees that the foregoing shall not be construed to prevent any ability of Federal Insurance Company, Liberty Mutual, Chartis, Everest, or any other Surety (so long as such Surety has entered into an intercreditor
agreement with lender in form and substance satisfactory to Lender), as applicable, to receive payment out of any assets of any Borrower in which Federal Insurance Company, Liberty Mutual, Chartis Everest, or such other Surety has a first priority
Lien in a circumstance where Federal Insurance Company, Liberty Mutual, Chartis, Everest, or such other Surety has made a payment on a Surety Bond and Federal Insurance Company, Liberty Mutual, Chartis, Everest, or such other Surety is seeking
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 7.18. Surety Bonds. Request the issuance of a Surety Bond from any Surety
after the Closing Date without (i) providing prior written notice thereof to Lender in accordance with Section 6.11(a)(vi) and (ii) (A) if no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, obtaining the prior written
consent of Lender to the issuance of such Surety Bond if such Surety Bond would cause any Account included in the Borrowing Base to become a Bonded Account upon the issuance of such Surety Bond, which such consent shall be in Lender’s sole
discretion or (B) if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, obtaining the prior written consent of Lender to the issuance of such Surety Bond, which such consent shall be in Lender’s sole discretion. 

8. FINANCIAL COVENANTS. 
 Each Borrower
covenants and agrees that, until termination of all obligations of Lender to provide extensions of credit hereunder and payment in full of the Obligations, Borrowers will comply with each of the following financial covenants: 

(a) Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio. Borrowers shall maintain a Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, measured quarterly on a trailing four-quarter
basis at the end of each quarter, of at least 1.1 to 1.0. 
 (b) Minimum Liquidity. Borrowers shall, at all times, maintain a minimum
Liquidity of at least <thirty>twenty percent
(<30>20%) of the Maximum Revolver Amount; provided, that, for purposes of compliance with this clause (b), at least fifty percent (50%) of Borrowers’ Liquidity shall be comprised of Excess Availability.

 (c) <Minimum EBITDA. During an EBITDA Covenant Testing
Period, Borrower shall achieve EBITDA, measured at the end of each quarter, of at least the required amount set forth in the following table for the applicable period set forth opposite thereto:> 
  

			
	Applicable Amount	  	Applicable Period
	$30,000,000	  	 For each four quarter period

ending March 31, 2017, June 30, 2017, September 30, 2017, and December 31,
2017

		
	$32,500,000	  	 For the four quarter period

ending March 31, 2018

		
	$35,000,000	  	 For the four quarter period 

ending June 30, 2018 and each quarter-end thereafter

 9. EVENTS OF DEFAULT. 

Any one or more of the following events shall constitute an event of default (each, an “Event of Default”) under this
Agreement: 
 9.1. If any Borrower fails to pay when due and payable, or when declared due and payable, all or any portion of the Obligations
consisting of principal, interest, fees, charges or other amounts due Lender or any Bank Product Provider, reimbursement of Lender Expenses, or other amounts constituting Obligations (including any portion thereof that accrues after the commencement
of an Insolvency Proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in whole or in part as a claim in any such Insolvency Proceeding); 

  
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 9.2. If any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries: 

(a) fails to perform or observe any covenant or other agreement contained in any of (i) Sections 4.3, 6.1, 6.2,
6.3 (solely if any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries is not in good standing in its jurisdiction of organization), 6.5(a) (solely with respect to F.I.C.A., F.U.T.A., federal income taxes and any other taxes or assessments the
non-payment of which may result in a Lien having priority over Lender’s Liens), 6.5(b), 6.6, 6.7 (solely if any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries refuses to allow Lender or its representatives or agents to visit its
properties, inspect its assets or books or records, examine and make copies of its books and records, or discuss its affairs, finances, and accounts with its officers and employees), 6.8, 6.11, 6.12, 6.13, 6.14 or
6.17 (ii) Section 7 or (iii) Section 8; 
 (b) fails to perform or observe any covenant or other
agreement contained in any of Sections 6.3 (other than if a Loan Party is not in good standing in its jurisdiction of organization), 6.4, 6.5(a) (other than F.I.C.A., F.U.T.A., federal income taxes and any other taxes or
assessments the non-payment of which may result in a Lien having priority over Lender’s Liens), 6.7 (other than if any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries refuses to allow Lender or its representatives or agents to visit its
properties, inspect its assets or books or records, examine and make copies of its books or records or disclose it affairs, finances and accounts with its officers and employees), 6.9, 6.10, and 6.15 and such failure continues
for a period of twenty (20) days after the earlier of (i) the date on which such failure shall first become known to or should have been known by any officer of any Loan Party or (ii) the date on which written notice thereof is given
to any Loan Party by Lender; or 
 (c) fails to perform or observe any covenant or other agreement contained in this Agreement, or in any of
the other Loan Documents, in each case, other than any such covenant or agreement that is unable to be cured or is the subject of another provision of this Section 9 (in which event such other provision of this Section 9
shall govern), and such failure continues for a period of thirty (30) days after the earlier of (i) the date on which such failure shall first become known to or should have been known by any officer of any Loan Party or (ii) the date
on which written notice thereof is given to any Loan Party by Lender; 
 9.3. If one or more judgments, orders, or awards for the payment of
money in an amount in excess of $500,000 in any one case or in excess of $1,500,000 in the aggregate, (except to the extent fully covered (other than to the extent of customary deductibles) by insurance pursuant to which the insurer has not denied
coverage) is entered or filed against a Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries or with respect to any of their respective assets, and either (a) there is a period of thirty (30) consecutive days at any time after the entry of any such
judgment, order, or award during which (1) the same is not discharged, satisfied, vacated, or bonded pending appeal, or (2) a stay of enforcement thereof is not in effect, or (b) enforcement proceedings are commenced upon such
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 9.4. If an Insolvency Proceeding is commenced by a Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries;

 9.5. If an Insolvency Proceeding is commenced against a Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries and any of the following events occur:
(a) such Loan Party or such Subsidiary consents to the institution of such Insolvency Proceeding against it, (b) the petition commencing the Insolvency Proceeding is not timely controverted, (c) the petition commencing the Insolvency
Proceeding is not dismissed within sixty (60) calendar days of the date of the filing thereof, (d) an interim trustee is appointed to take possession of all or any substantial portion of the properties or assets of, or to operate all or
any substantial portion of the business of, such Loan Party or its Subsidiary, or (e) an order for relief shall have been issued or entered therein; provided that Lender shall have no obligation to provide any extension of credit to
Borrowers during such 60 calendar day period specified in subsection (c); 
 9.6. If any Loan Party is enjoined, restrained, or in any way
prevented by court order from continuing to conduct all or any material part of the business affairs of such Loan Party and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; 

9.7. If there is (a) a default in one or more agreements to which a Loan Party is a party with one or more third Persons relative to the
Indebtedness of such Loan Party or such Subsidiary involving an aggregate amount of $250,000 or more, and such default (i) occurs at the final maturity of the obligations thereunder, or (ii) results in a right by such third Person,
irrespective of whether exercised, to accelerate the maturity of such Loan Party’s or its Subsidiary’s obligations thereunder, or (b) a default in or an involuntary early termination of one or more Hedge Agreements to which a Loan
Party or any of its Subsidiaries is a party involving an aggregate amount of $250,000 or more; 
 9.8. If any warranty, representation,
certificate, statement, or Record made herein or in any other Loan Document or delivered in writing to Lender in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document proves to be untrue in any material respect (except that such materiality
qualifier shall not be applicable to any representations and warranties that already are qualified or modified by materiality in the text thereof) as of the date of issuance or making or deemed making thereof; 

9.9. If the obligation of any Guarantor under its Guaranty or any other Loan Document to which any Guarantor is a party is limited or
terminated by operation of law or by such Guarantor (other than in accordance with the terms of this Agreement), or if any Guarantor fails to perform any obligation under its Guaranty or under any such Loan Document, or repudiates or revokes or
purports to repudiate or revoke any obligation under its Guaranty, or under any such Loan Document, or any Guarantor ceases to exist for any reason; 

9.10. If this Agreement or any other Loan Document that purports to create a Lien, shall, for any reason, fail or cease to create a valid and
perfected and, except to the extent of Permitted Liens which are permitted purchase money Liens, tax Liens subject to a Permitted Protest or the interests of lessors under Capital Leases, first priority Lien on the Collateral covered thereby, except
in each case, (a) as a result of a disposition of the applicable Collateral in a transaction permitted under this Agreement, or (b) with respect to Collateral the aggregate value of which, for all such Collateral, does not exceed at any
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 9.11. If any Material Adverse Change occurs; 

9.12. If any event or circumstance shall occur which, in the Permitted Discretion of Lender exercised in good faith, would be reasonably likely
to cause Lender to suspect that any Loan Party has engaged in fraudulent activity with respect to the Collateral or other material matters; 

9.13. Any director, officer, or owner of at least twenty percent (20%) of the issued and outstanding ownership interests of a Loan Party
is indicted for a felony offense under state or federal law, or, without performing commercially reasonable due diligence and/or background checks, a Loan Party knowingly hires an officer or appoints a director who has been convicted of any such
felony offense, or a Person becomes an owner of at least twenty percent (20%) of the issued and outstanding ownership interests of a Loan Party who has been convicted of any such felony offense; 

9.14. If any Loan Party (a) fails to pay any indebtedness or obligation owed to Lender or its Affiliates which is unrelated to the Credit
Facility or this Agreement as it becomes due and payable (other than indebtedness or obligations involving an aggregate amount of $100,000 unless such failure continues for a period of thirty (30) days), or (b) the occurrence of any
default or event of default under any agreement between any Loan Party and Lender or its Affiliates unrelated to the Loan Documents (other than agreements involving an aggregate amount less than $100,000, unless such default or event of default
continues for a period of thirty (30) days); 
 9.15. The validity or enforceability of any Loan Document shall at any time for any
reason be declared to be null and void, or a proceeding shall be commenced by a Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, or by any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over a Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, seeking to establish the
invalidity or unenforceability thereof, or a Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries shall deny that such Loan Party or such Subsidiary has any liability or obligation purported to be created under any Loan Document; 

9.16. If there shall occur any default or event of default under any of the agreements or documentation among any Surety and any Loan Parties
relating to such Surety’s bonding program with such Loan Parties, and, as a result thereof, such Surety has ceased issuing Surety Bonds on behalf of any Loan Party (other than a temporary cessation not arising from a violation or termination of
the applicable Surety Bond documentation; provided that other Sureties are then issuing requested Surety Bonds on behalf of such Loan Party) and such Surety has not been replaced within thirty (30) days, or has made demand on any Loan
Party for performance thereunder or has otherwise commenced exercising any remedies thereunder (including, without limitation, attempting to segregate funds as to its Surety Collateral), or any unreimbursed claim is made on such Surety related to
any Bonded Contract against the issuer of any Surety Bond; or 
 9.17. If there shall occur any default or event of default under
(a) the agreements entered into in connection with any Permitted Insurance Premium Financing Indebtedness, or (b) the Subordinated Debt Documentation. 

  
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 10. RIGHTS AND REMEDIES. 

10.1. Rights and Remedies. Upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, Lender may, in addition to any
other rights or remedies provided for hereunder or under any other Loan Document or by applicable law, do any one or more of the following: 

(a) declare the Obligations (other than the Hedge Obligations, which may be accelerated in accordance with the terms of the applicable Hedge
Agreement), whether evidenced by this Agreement or by any of the other Loan Documents immediately due and payable, whereupon the same shall become and be immediately due and payable and Borrowers shall be obligated to repay all of such Obligations
in full, without presentment, demand, protest, or further notice or other requirements of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by each Borrower and each other Loan Party; 

(b) declare the funding obligations of Lender under this Agreement terminated, whereupon such funding obligations shall immediately be
terminated together with any obligation of Lender hereunder to make Advances, extend any other credit hereunder or issue Letters of Credit; 

(c) give notice to an Account Debtor or other Person obligated to pay an Account, a General Intangible, Negotiable Collateral, or other amount
due, notice that the Account, General Intangible, Negotiable Collateral or other amount due has been assigned to Lender for security and must be paid directly to Lender and Lender may collect the Accounts, General Intangible and Negotiable
Collateral of each Borrower and each other Loan Party directly, and any collection costs and expenses shall constitute part of the Obligations under the Loan Documents; 

(d) in Lender’s name or in each Loan Party’s name, as such Loan Party’s agent and attorney-in-fact, notify the United States
Postal Service to change the address for delivery of mail to any address designated by Lender, otherwise intercept mail, and receive, open and dispose of such Loan Party’s mail, applying all Collateral as permitted under this Agreement and
holding all other mail for such Loan Party’s account or forwarding such mail to such Loan Party’s last known address; 
 (e)
without notice to or consent from any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, and without any obligation to pay rent or other compensation, take exclusive possession of all locations where any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries conduct its
business or has any rights of possession and use the locations to store, process, manufacture, sell, use, and liquidate or otherwise dispose of items that are Collateral, and for any other incidental purposes deemed appropriate by Lender in good
faith; and 
 (f) exercise in respect of the Collateral, in addition to other rights and remedies provided for herein, in the other Loan
Documents, or otherwise available to it, all the rights and remedies of a secured party on default under the Code or any other applicable law. 

  
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 10.2. Additional Rights and Remedies. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, each Borrower expressly agrees that upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default: 
 (a) Lender, without
demand of performance or other demand, advertisement or notice of any kind (except a notice specified below of time and place of public or private sale) to or upon any Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Person (all and each of which
demands, advertisements and notices are hereby expressly waived to the maximum extent permitted by the Code or any other applicable law), may take immediate possession of all or any portion of the Collateral and (i) require Loan Parties to, and
each Borrower and each other Loan Party hereby agrees that it will at its own expense and upon request of Lender forthwith, assemble all or part of the Collateral as directed by Lender and make it available to Lender at one or more locations
designated by Lender where such Borrower or other Loan Party conducts business, and (ii) without notice except as specified below, sell the Collateral or any part thereof in one or more parcels at public or private sale, at any of Lender’s
or Loan Party’s offices or elsewhere, for cash, on credit, and upon such other terms as Lender may deem commercially reasonable. Each Borrower and each other Loan Party agrees that, to the extent notice of sale shall be required by law, at
least ten (10) days’ notice to such Borrower or such other Loan Party of the time and place of any public sale or the time after which any private sale is to be made shall constitute reasonable notification and such notice shall constitute
a reasonable “authenticated notification of disposition” within the meaning of Section 9-611 of the Code. Lender shall not be obligated to make any sale of Collateral regardless of notice of sale having been given. Lender may adjourn
any public or private sale from time to time, and such sale may be made at the time and place to which it was so adjourned. Each Borrower and each other Loan Party agrees that the internet shall constitute a “place” for purposes of
Section 9-610(b) of the Code. Each Borrower and each other Loan Party agrees that any sale of Collateral to a licensor pursuant to the terms of a license agreement between such licensor and such Borrower or such other Loan Party is sufficient
to constitute a commercially reasonable sale (including as to method, terms, manner, and time) within the meaning of Section 9-610 of the Code; 

(b) Lender may, in addition to other rights and remedies provided for herein, in the other Loan Documents, or otherwise available to it under
applicable law and without the requirement of notice to or upon any Loan Party or any other Person (which notice is hereby expressly waived to the maximum extent permitted by the Code or any other applicable law), (i) with respect to any Loan
Party’s Deposit Accounts in which Lender’s Liens are perfected by control under Section 9-104 of the Code, instruct the bank maintaining such Deposit Account for the applicable Loan Party to pay the balance of such Deposit Account to
or for the benefit of Lender, and (ii) with respect to any Loan Party’s Securities Accounts in which Lender’s Liens are perfected by control under Section 9-106 of the Code, instruct the securities intermediary maintaining such
Securities Account for the applicable Loan Party to (A) transfer any cash in such Securities Account to or for the benefit of Lender, or (B) liquidate any financial assets in such Securities Account that are customarily sold on a
recognized market and transfer the cash proceeds thereof to or for the benefit of Lender; 
 (c) any cash held by Lender as Collateral and
all cash proceeds received by Lender in respect of any sale of, collection from, or other realization upon all or any part of the Collateral shall be applied against the Obligations in the order set forth in Section 10.5. In the event
the proceeds of Collateral are insufficient to satisfy all of the Obligations in full, each Borrower and each other Loan Party shall remain jointly and severally liable for any such deficiency; and 

  
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 (d) the Obligations arise out of a commercial transaction, and that if an Event of Default
shall occur, Lender shall have the right to an immediate writ of possession without notice of a hearing. Lender shall have the right to the appointment of a receiver for each Loan Party or for the properties and assets of each Loan Party, and each
Borrower and each other Loan Party hereby consents to such rights and such appointment and hereby waives any objection such Borrower or such Loan Party may have thereto or the right to have a bond or other security posted by Lender. 

Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary contained in Section 10.1, upon the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default
described in Section 9.4 or Section 9.5, in addition to the remedies set forth above, without any notice to any Borrower or any other Person or any act by Lender, all obligations of Lender to provide any further extensions of
credit hereunder shall automatically terminate and the Obligations (other than the Hedge Obligations), shall automatically and immediately become due and payable and each Borrower shall be obligated to repay all of such Obligations in full, without
presentment, demand, protest, or notice of any kind, all of which are expressly waived by each Borrower. 
 10.3. Disposition of
Pledged Interests by Lender. None of the Pledged Interests existing as of the date of this Agreement are, and none of the Pledged Interests hereafter acquired on the date of acquisition thereof will be, registered or qualified under the
various federal or state securities laws of the United States and disposition thereof after an Event of Default may be restricted to one or more private (instead of public) sales in view of the lack of such registration. Each Loan Party understands
that in connection with such disposition, Lender may approach only a restricted number of potential purchasers and further understands that a sale under such circumstances may yield a lower price for the Pledged Interests than if the Pledged
Interests were registered and qualified pursuant to federal and state securities laws and sold on the open market. Each Loan Party, therefore, agrees that: (a) if Lender shall, pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, sell or cause the Pledged
Interests or any portion thereof to be sold at a private sale, Lender shall have the right to rely upon the advice and opinion of any nationally recognized brokerage or investment firm (but shall not be obligated to seek such advice and the failure
to do so shall not be considered in determining the commercial reasonableness of such action) as to the best manner in which to offer the Pledged Interest or any portion thereof for sale and as to the best price reasonably obtainable at the private
sale thereof; and (b) such reliance shall be conclusive evidence that Lender has handled the disposition in a commercially reasonable manner. 

10.4. Voting and Other Rights in Respect of Pledged Interests. 

(a) Upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, (i) Lender may, at its option, and with two (2) Business
Days prior notice to such Borrower or such other Loan Party, and in addition to all rights and remedies available to Lender under any other agreement, at law, in equity, or otherwise, exercise all voting rights, or any other ownership or consensual
rights (including any dividend or distribution rights) in respect of the Pledged Interests owned by any Borrower or any other Loan Party, but under no circumstances is Lender obligated by the terms of this Agreement to exercise such rights, and
(ii) if Lender duly exercises its right to vote any of such Pledged Interests, each Borrower and each other Loan Party hereby appoints Lender, such Borrower’s and such Loan Party’s true and lawful attorney-in-fact and IRREVOCABLE
PROXY to vote such Pledged Interests in any manner Lender deems advisable for or against all matters submitted or which may be submitted to a vote of shareholders, partners or members, as the case may be. The power-of-attorney and proxy granted
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 (b) For so long as such Borrower or such other Loan Party shall have the right to vote the
Pledged Interests owned by it, such Borrower and such other Loan Party covenants and agrees that it will not, without the prior written consent of Lender, vote or take any consensual action with respect to such Pledged Interests which would
materially adversely affect the rights of Lender or the value of the Pledged Interests. 
 10.5. Lender Appointed Attorney in
Fact. Each Borrower and each other Loan Party hereby irrevocably appoints Lender its attorney-in-fact, with full authority in the place and stead of such Borrower and such Loan Party and in the name of such Borrower or such Loan Party or
otherwise, at such time as an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, to take any action and to execute any instrument which Lender may reasonably deem necessary or advisable to accomplish the purposes of this Agreement, including: 

(a) to ask, demand, collect, sue for, recover, compromise, receive and give acquittance and receipts for moneys due and to become due under or
in connection with the Accounts or any other Collateral of such Borrower or such other Loan Party; 
 (b) to receive, indorse, and collect
any drafts or other instruments, documents, Negotiable Collateral or Chattel Paper; 
 (c) to file any claims or take any action or institute
any proceedings which Lender may deem necessary or desirable for the collection of any of the Collateral of such Borrower or such other Loan Party or otherwise to enforce the rights of Lender with respect to any of the Collateral; 

(d) to repair, alter, or supply Goods, if any, necessary to fulfill in whole or in part the purchase order of any Person obligated to Borrower
or such other Loan Party in respect of any Account of such Borrower or such other Loan Party; 
 (e) to use any Intellectual Property or
Intellectual Property Licenses of such Borrower or such other Loan Party including but not limited to any labels, Patents, Trademarks, trade names, URLs, domain names, industrial designs, Copyrights, or advertising matter, in preparing for sale,
advertising for sale, or selling Inventory or other Collateral and to collect any amounts due under Accounts, contracts or Negotiable Collateral of such Borrower or such other Loan Party; 

(f) to take exclusive possession of all locations where each Borrower or other Loan Party conducts its business or has rights of possession,
without notice to or consent of any Borrower or any Loan Party and to use such locations to store, process, manufacture, sell, use, and liquidate or otherwise dispose of items that are Collateral, without obligation to pay rent or other compensation
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 (g) Lender shall have the right, but shall not be obligated, to bring suit in its own name
or in the applicable Loan Party’s name, to enforce the Intellectual Property and Intellectual Property Licenses and, if Lender shall commence any such suit, the appropriate Borrower or such other Loan Party shall, at the request of Lender, do
any and all lawful acts and execute any and all proper documents reasonably required by Lender in aid of such enforcement; and 
 (h) to the
extent permitted by law, such Borrower and each other Loan Party hereby ratifies all that such attorney-in-fact shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. This power of attorney is coupled with an interest and shall be irrevocable until
all commitments of Lender under this Agreement to provide extensions of credit are terminated and all Obligations have been paid in full in cash. 

10.6. Remedies Cumulative. The rights and remedies of Lender under this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, and all other
agreements shall be cumulative. Lender shall have all other rights and remedies not inconsistent herewith as provided under the Code, by law, or in equity. No exercise by Lender of one right or remedy shall be deemed an election, and no waiver by
Lender of any Default or Event of Default shall be deemed a continuing waiver. No delay by Lender shall constitute a waiver, election, or acquiescence by it. 

10.7. Crediting of Payments and Proceeds. In the event that the Obligations (other than the Hedge Obligations, which may be
accelerated in accordance with the terms of the applicable Hedge Agreement) have been accelerated pursuant to Section 10.1 or the Lender has exercised any remedy set forth in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, all payments
received by Lender upon the Obligations and all net proceeds from the enforcement of the Obligations shall be applied in such manner as Lender shall determine in its discretion and, thereafter, to Borrowers (to be wired to the Designated Account) or
such other Person entitled thereto under applicable law. 
 10.8. Marshaling. Lender shall not be required to marshal any
present or future collateral security (including but not limited to the Collateral) for, or other assurances of payment of, the Obligations or any of them or to resort to such collateral security or other assurances of payment in any particular
order, and all of its rights and remedies under this Agreement and under the other Loan Documents and in respect of such collateral security and other assurances of payment shall be cumulative and in addition to all other rights and remedies,
however existing or arising. To the extent that it lawfully may, each Borrower and each other Loan Party hereby agrees that it will not invoke any law relating to the marshaling of collateral which might cause delay in or impede the enforcement of
Lender’s rights and remedies under this Agreement or under any other Loan Document or instrument creating or evidencing any of the Obligations or under which any of the Obligations is outstanding or by which any of the Obligations is secured or
payment thereof is otherwise assured, and, to the extent that it lawfully may, each Borrower hereby irrevocably waives the benefits of all such laws. 

10.9. License. Each Loan Party hereby grants to Lender a non-exclusive, worldwide and royalty-free license to use or otherwise
exploit all Intellectual Property rights of such Loan Party for the purpose of: (a) completing the manufacture of any in-process materials following any Event of Default so that such materials become saleable Inventory, all in accordance with
the same quality standards previously adopted by such Borrower for its own manufacturing; and (b) selling, leasing or otherwise disposing of any or all Collateral following any Event of Default. 

  
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 11. WAIVERS; INDEMNIFICATION. 

11.1. Demand; Protest; etc. Each Borrower and each other Loan Party waives demand, protest, notice of protest, notice of default
or dishonor, notice of payment and nonpayment, nonpayment at maturity, release, compromise, settlement, extension, or renewal of documents, instruments, chattel paper, and guarantees at any time held by Lender on which such Borrower or such other
Loan Party may in any way be liable. 
 11.2. The Lender’s Liability for Collateral. Each Borrower and each other Loan
Party hereby agrees that: (a) so long as Lender complies with its obligations, if any, under the Code, Lender shall not in any way or manner be liable or responsible for: (i) the safekeeping of the Collateral, (ii) any loss or damage
thereto occurring or arising in any manner or fashion from any cause, (iii) any diminution in the value thereof, or (iv) any act or default of any carrier, warehouseman, bailee, forwarding agency, or other Person, and (b) all risk of
loss, damage, or destruction of the Collateral shall be borne by each Borrower and such other Loan Parties. 
 11.3.
Indemnification. Each Borrower and each other Loan Party shall pay, indemnify, defend, and hold the Lender-Related Persons (each, an “Indemnified Person”) harmless (to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law)
from and against any and all claims, demands, suits, actions, investigations, proceedings, liabilities, fines, costs, penalties, and damages, and all reasonable fees and disbursements of attorneys, experts, or consultants and all other costs and
expenses actually incurred in connection therewith or in connection with the enforcement of this indemnification (as and when they are incurred and irrespective of whether suit is brought), at any time asserted against, imposed upon, or incurred by
any of them (a) in connection with or as a result of or related to the execution and delivery, enforcement, performance, or administration (including any restructuring, forbearance or workout with respect hereto) of this Agreement, any of the
other Loan Documents, or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or the monitoring of compliance by each Borrower and each other Loan Party and each of its Subsidiaries with the terms of the Loan Documents, (b) with respect to any
investigation, litigation, or proceeding related to this Agreement, any other Loan Document, or the use of the proceeds of the credit provided hereunder (irrespective of whether any Indemnified Person is a party thereto), or any act, omission,
event, or circumstance in any manner related thereto, (c) in connection with the custody, preservation, use or operation of, or, upon an Event of Default, the sale of, collection from, or other realization upon, any of the Collateral in
accordance with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, (d) with respect to the failure by any Borrower or any other Loan Party to perform or observe any of the provisions hereof or any other Loan Document, (e) in connection with the
exercise or enforcement of any of the rights of Lender hereunder or under any other Loan Document, and (f) in connection with or arising out of any presence or release of Hazardous Materials at, on, under, to or from any assets or properties
owned, leased or operated by any Borrower or any other Loan Party or any Subsidiary of a Borrower or any other Loan Party or any Environmental Actions, Environmental Liabilities or Remedial Actions related in any way to any such assets or properties
of such Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries (each and all of the foregoing, the “Indemnified Liabilities”). The foregoing to the contrary notwithstanding, no Borrower or any other Loan Party shall have any obligation to any
Indemnified Person under this Section 11.3 with respect to any Indemnified Liability that (i) a court of competent jurisdiction finally determines to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnified
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Indemnified Persons. This provision shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the repayment of the Obligations. If any Indemnified Person makes any payment to any other Indemnified
Person with respect to an Indemnified Liability as to which a Borrower or any other Loan Party was required to indemnify the Indemnified Person receiving such payment, the Indemnified Person making such payment is entitled to be indemnified and
reimbursed by such Borrower or such other Loan Party with respect thereto. WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE FOREGOING INDEMNITY SHALL APPLY TO EACH INDEMNIFIED PERSON WITH RESPECT TO INDEMNIFIED LIABILITIES WHICH IN WHOLE OR IN PART ARE CAUSED BY OR ARISE
OUT OF ANY STRICT LIABILITY OR NEGLIGENT ACT OR OMISSION OF SUCH INDEMNIFIED PERSON OR OF ANY OTHER PERSON. 
 12. NOTICES. 

Unless otherwise provided in this Agreement, all notices or demands relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be in writing
and (except for financial statements and other informational documents which may be sent by first-class mail, postage prepaid) shall be personally delivered or sent by certified mail (postage prepaid, return receipt requested), overnight courier,
electronic mail (at such email addresses as a party may designate in accordance herewith), or telefacsimile. In the case of notices or demands to Borrowers, any other Loan Party or Lender, as the case may be, they shall be sent to the respective
address set forth below: 
  

			
	If to any Loan Party:	  	 c/o IES Holdings, Inc.
 5433 Westheimer, Suite
500
 Houston, TX 77056
 Attn: Tracy McLauchlin and Gail
Makode
 Fax No. (713) 860-1599
 Email:
tracy.mclauchlin@ies-co.com
 gail.makode@ies-co.com

		
	 with courtesy copies to
 (which shall not
constitute Notice for purposes of this Section 12):
	  	 Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
 255 East Fifth Street,
Suite 1900
 Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
 Attn: Mary Newman, Esq.

Fax No.: (513) 977-8141
 Email:
mary.newman@dinsmore.com

  
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	If to Lender:	  	 MAC S4101-158
 100 W Washington St

15th Floor
 Phoenix, AZ

85003-1808
 Attn: <Howard I.
Handman>Michael L. Gerard
 Fax No.: (<602>866)<378> 670
-<6215>1619

Email:
<howard.i.handman@wellsfargo.com>michael.l.gerard@wellsfargo.com

		
	 with courtesy copies to
 (which shall not
constitute Notice for purposes of this Section 12)
	  	 Goldberg Kohn Ltd.
 55 East Monroe, Suite
3300
 Chicago, Illinois 60603
 Attn: William Starshak, Esq.

Fax No. (312) 863-7426
 Email:
William.Starshak@goldbergkohn.com

 Any party hereto may change the address at which it is to receive notices hereunder, by notice in
writing in the foregoing manner given to the other parties. All notices or demands sent in accordance with this Section 12 shall be deemed received on the earlier of the date of actual receipt or three (3) Business Days after the
deposit thereof in the mail; provided, that (a) notices sent by overnight courier service shall be deemed to have been given when received, (b) notices by facsimile shall be deemed to have been given when sent (except that, if not
given during normal business hours for the recipient, shall be deemed to have been given at the opening of business on the next Business Day for the recipient) and (c) notices by electronic mail shall be deemed received upon the sender’s
receipt of an acknowledgment from the intended recipient (such as by the “return receipt requested” function, as available, return email or other written acknowledgment). Any notice given by Lender to any Borrower as provided in this
Section 12 shall be deemed sufficient notice as to all Loan Parties, regardless of whether each Loan Party is sent a separate copy of such notice or whether each Loan Party is specifically identified in such notice. 

13. CHOICE OF LAW AND VENUE; JURY TRIAL WAIVER. 

(a) THE VALIDITY OF THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS (UNLESS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED TO THE CONTRARY IN ANOTHER LOAN DOCUMENT IN RESPECT
OF SUCH OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT), THE CONSTRUCTION, INTERPRETATION, AND ENFORCEMENT HEREOF AND THEREOF, AND THE RIGHTS OF THE PARTIES HERETO AND THERETO WITH RESPECT TO ALL MATTERS ARISING HEREUNDER OR THEREUNDER OR RELATED HERETO OR

  
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THERETO AS WELL AS ALL CLAIMS, CONTROVERSIES OR DISPUTES ARISING UNDER OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS SHALL BE DETERMINED UNDER, GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CONFLICTS OF LAWS PRINCIPLES THEREOF. 
 (b) THE PARTIES AGREE THAT ALL
ACTIONS OR PROCEEDINGS ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS MAY BE TRIED AND LITIGATED IN THE STATE AND, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, FEDERAL COURTS LOCATED IN THE CITY OF DALLAS AND THE COUNTY OF
DALLAS, STATE OF TEXAS; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT ANY SUIT SEEKING ENFORCEMENT AGAINST ANY COLLATERAL OR OTHER PROPERTY MAY BE BROUGHT, AT LENDER’S OPTION, IN THE COURTS OF ANY JURISDICTION WHERE LENDER ELECTS TO BRING SUCH ACTION
OR WHERE SUCH COLLATERAL OR OTHER PROPERTY MAY BE FOUND. EACH LOAN PARTY AND LENDER WAIVE, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT EACH MAY HAVE TO ASSERT THE DOCTRINE OF FORUM NON CONVENIENS OR TO OBJECT TO VENUE TO THE EXTENT ANY
PROCEEDING IS BROUGHT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SECTION 13(b). 
 (c) TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, EACH LOAN PARTY
AND LENDER HEREBY WAIVE THEIR RESPECTIVE RIGHTS, IF ANY, TO A JURY TRIAL OF ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY, DISPUTE OR CAUSE OF ACTION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY BASED UPON OR ARISING OUT OF ANY OF THE LOAN DOCUMENTS OR ANY OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED
THEREIN, INCLUDING CONTRACT CLAIMS, TORT CLAIMS, BREACH OF DUTY CLAIMS, AND ALL OTHER COMMON LAW OR STATUTORY CLAIMS (EACH, A “CLAIM”). EACH LOAN PARTY AND LENDER REPRESENT THAT EACH HAS REVIEWED THIS WAIVER AND EACH KNOWINGLY AND
VOLUNTARILY WAIVES ITS JURY TRIAL RIGHTS FOLLOWING CONSULTATION WITH LEGAL COUNSEL. IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, A COPY OF THIS AGREEMENT MAY BE FILED AS A WRITTEN CONSENT TO A TRIAL BY THE COURT. 

(d) NO CLAIM MAY BE MADE BY ANY LOAN PARTY AGAINST THE LENDER, OR ANY AFFILIATE OF LENDER OR ANY DIRECTOR, OFFICER, EMPLOYEE, COUNSEL,
REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT, OR ATTORNEY-IN-FACT OF ANY OF THEM FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES IN RESPECT OF ANY CLAIM FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT OR ANY OTHER THEORY OF LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THE TRANSACTIONS
CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT, OR ANY ACT, OMISSION, OR EVENT OCCURRING IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, AND EACH LOAN PARTY HEREBY WAIVES, RELEASES, AND AGREES NOT TO SUE UPON ANY CLAIM FOR SUCH DAMAGES, WHETHER OR NOT ACCRUED
AND WHETHER OR NOT KNOWN OR SUSPECTED TO EXIST IN ITS FAVOR. 

  
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 14. ASSIGNMENTS; SUCCESSORS 

This Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of the respective successors and assigns of each of the parties; provided,
however, that no Borrower or any other Loan Party may assign this Agreement or any rights or duties hereunder without Lender’s prior written consent and any prohibited assignment shall be absolutely void ab initio. No consent to
assignment by the Lender shall release any Borrower or any other Loan Party from its Obligations. Lender may assign this Agreement and the other Loan Documents in whole or in part and its rights and duties hereunder or grant participations in the
Obligations hereunder and thereunder and no consent or approval by any Borrower or any other Loan Party is required in connection with any such assignment or participation. 

15. AMENDMENTS; WAIVERS 
 No amendment or
modification of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or any other document or agreement described in or related to this Agreement shall be effective unless it has been agreed to by Lender and Administrative Borrower (on behalf of itself and
each other applicable Loan Party) in a writing that specifically states that it is intended to amend or modify specific Loan Documents, or any other document or agreement described in or related to this Agreement; provided that any amendment contemplated by Section 2.14(c) in connection with a Benchmark Transition Event or an Early Opt-in
Election shall be effective as contemplated by such Section 2.14(c). No failure by Lender to exercise any right, remedy, or option under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or delay by
Lender in exercising the same, will operate as a waiver thereof. No waiver by Lender will be effective unless it is in writing, and then only to the extent specifically stated. No waiver by Lender on any occasion shall affect or diminish
Lender’s rights thereafter to require strict performance by Borrowers or any other Loan Party of any provision of this Agreement. Lender’s rights under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents will be cumulative and not exclusive of any
other right or remedy that Lender may have. 
 16. TAXES. 

(a) All payments made by any Borrower or any other Loan Party hereunder or under any note or other Loan Document will be made without setoff,
counterclaim, or other defense. In addition, all such payments will be made free and clear of, and without deduction or withholding for, any present or future Taxes, and in the event any deduction or withholding of Taxes is required, each Borrower
shall comply with the next sentence of this Section 16(a). If any Taxes are so levied or imposed, each Borrower and each other Loan Party agrees to pay the full amount of such Taxes and such additional amounts as may be necessary so that
every payment of all amounts due under this Agreement, any note, or Loan Document, including any amount paid pursuant to this Section 16(a) after withholding or deduction for or on account of any Taxes, will not be less than the amount
provided for herein; provided, however, that Borrowers or Loan Parties shall not be required to increase any such amounts if the increase in such amount payable results from Lender’s willful misconduct or gross negligence (as
finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction). Each Borrower and each other Loan Party will furnish to Lender as promptly as possible after the date the payment of any Tax is due pursuant to applicable law, certified copies of tax
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 (b) Each Borrower agrees to pay any present or future stamp, value added or documentary
taxes or any other excise or property taxes, charges, or similar levies that arise from any payment made hereunder or from the execution, delivery, performance, recordation, or filing of, or otherwise with respect to this Agreement or any other Loan
Document. 
 17. GENERAL PROVISIONS. 

17.1. Effectiveness. This Agreement shall be binding and deemed effective when executed by each Borrower, each other Loan Party
and Lender. 
 17.2. Section Headings. Headings and numbers have been set forth herein for convenience only. Unless the
contrary is compelled by the context, everything contained in each Section applies equally to this entire Agreement. 
 17.3.
Interpretation. Neither this Agreement nor any uncertainty or ambiguity herein shall be construed against the Lender or any Loan Party, whether under any rule of construction or otherwise. On the contrary, this Agreement has been
reviewed by all parties and shall be construed and interpreted according to the ordinary meaning of the words used so as to accomplish fairly the purposes and intentions of all parties hereto. 

17.4. Severability of Provisions. Each provision of this Agreement shall be severable from every other provision of this
Agreement for the purpose of determining the legal enforceability of any specific provision. 
 17.5. Debtor-Creditor
Relationship. The relationship between the Lender, on the one hand, and the Loan Parties, on the other hand, is solely that of creditor and debtor. Lender shall not have (and shall not be deemed to have) any fiduciary relationship or duty to
any Loan Party arising out of or in connection with the Loan Documents or the transactions contemplated thereby, and there is no agency or joint venture relationship between Lender, on the one hand, and the Loan Parties, on the other hand, by virtue
of any Loan Document or any transaction contemplated therein. 
 17.6. Counterparts; Electronic Execution. This Agreement may
be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties on separate counterparts, each of which, when executed and delivered, shall be deemed to be an original, and all of which, when taken together, shall constitute but one and the same
Agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of this Agreement by telefacsimile or other electronic method of transmission shall be equally as effective as delivery of an original executed counterpart of this Agreement. Any party delivering an
executed counterpart of this Agreement by telefacsimile or other electronic method of transmission also shall deliver an original executed counterpart of this Agreement but the failure to deliver an original executed counterpart shall not affect the
validity, enforceability, and binding effect of this Agreement. 
 17.7. Revival and Reinstatement of Obligations. If the
incurrence or payment of the Obligations by any Borrower or any other Loan Party or the transfer to Lender of any property should for any reason subsequently be asserted, or declared, to be void or voidable under any state or federal law relating to
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transfers of property (each, a “Voidable Transfer”), and if Lender is required to repay or restore, in whole or in part, any such Voidable Transfer, or elects to do so upon the
reasonable advice of its counsel, then, as to any such Voidable Transfer, or the amount thereof that Lender is required or elects to repay or restore, and as to all reasonable costs, expenses, and attorneys’ fees of Lender related thereto, the
liability of such Borrower or such other Loan Party automatically shall be revived, reinstated, and restored and shall exist as though such Voidable Transfer had never been made and all of Lender’s Liens in the Collateral shall be automatically
reinstated without further action. 
 17.8. Confidentiality. 

(a) Lender agrees that material, non-public information regarding the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries, their operations, assets, and
existing and contemplated business plans (“Confidential Information”) shall be treated by Lender in a confidential manner, and shall not be disclosed by Lender to Persons who are not parties to this Agreement, except: (i) to
attorneys for and other advisors, accountants, auditors, and consultants to Lender and to employees, directors and officers of Lender (the Persons in this clause (i), “Lender Representatives”) on a “need to know” basis in
connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and on a confidential basis, (ii) to Subsidiaries and Affiliates of Lender<,> (including the Bank Product Providers); provided, that any such Subsidiary or Affiliate shall have agreed to receive such information
hereunder subject to the terms of this Section 17.8, (iii) as may be required by regulatory authorities so long
as such authorities are informed of the confidential nature of such information, (iv) as may be required by statute, decision, or judicial or administrative order, rule, or regulation;
provided, that (x) prior to any disclosure under this clause
(iv), the disclosing party agrees to provide Borrowers with prior notice thereof, to the extent that it is practicable to do so and to the extent that the disclosing party is permitted to provide such prior notice to Borrowers pursuant to the terms
of the applicable statute, decision, or judicial or administrative order, rule, or regulation and (y) any disclosure under this clause (iv) shall be limited to the portion of the Confidential Information as may be required by such statute,
decision, or judicial or administrative order, rule, or regulation, (v) as may be agreed to in advance in writing by Borrowers, (vi) as requested or required by any Governmental Authority pursuant to any subpoena or other legal
process<,>; provided, that<,> (x) prior to any disclosure under this clause
(vi) the disclosing party agrees to provide Borrowers with prior written notice thereof, to the extent that it is practicable to do so and to the extent that the disclosing party is permitted to provide such prior written notice to Borrowers
pursuant to the terms of the subpoena or other legal process and (y) any disclosure under this clause (vi) shall be limited to the portion of the Confidential Information as may be required by such Governmental Authority pursuant to such
subpoena or other legal process, (vii) as to any such information that is or becomes generally available to the public (other than as a result of prohibited disclosure by Lender or
the Lender Representatives), (viii) in connection with any assignment,
participation or pledge of <any >Lender’s interest under this Agreement<,>; provided, that prior to receipt of
Confidential Information any such assignee, participant, or pledgee shall have agreed in writing to receive such Confidential Information <hereunder>either subject to the terms of this Section 17.8 or pursuant to confidentiality requirements substantially similar to those contained in this Section 17.8 (and such Person may disclose
such Confidential Information to Persons employed or engaged by them as described in clause (i) above), (ix) in connection with any litigation or other adversary proceeding involving
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or duties of such parties under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents; <(x) to equity owners of each Loan
Party>provided, that prior to any disclosure to any Person (other than any Loan Party, Lender, any of their
respective Affiliates, or their respective counsel) under this clause (ix) with respect to litigation involving any Person (other than any Borrower, Lender, any of their respective Affiliates, or their respective counsel), the disclosing party
agrees to provide Borrowers with prior written notice thereof, and (<xi>x) in connection with, and to the extent reasonably necessary for, the exercise of
any secured creditor remedy under this Agreement or under any other Loan Document. 
 (b) Anything in this Agreement to the contrary
notwithstanding, Lender may disclose information concerning the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents in
its marketing or promotional materials, with such information to consist of deal terms and other information customarily found in such marketing or promotional materials and may otherwise use the
name, logos, and other insignia of any Borrower or the other Loan Parties and the Maximum Credit provided hereunder in any
“tombstone” or <comparable
advertising>other advertisements, on its website or in other
marketing materials of Lender. 
 17.9. Lender Expenses. Each Borrower and each other Loan Party agrees to pay the
Lender Expenses on the earlier of (a) the first day of the month following the date on which such Lender Expenses were first incurred, or (b) the date on which demand therefor is made by Lender and each Borrower and each other Loan Party
agrees that its obligations contained in this Section 17.9 shall survive payment or satisfaction in full of all other Obligations. 

17.10. Setoff. Lender may at any time, in its sole discretion and without demand or notice to anyone, setoff any liability owed
to any Borrower or any Guarantor or any other Loan Party by Lender against any of the Obligations, whether or not due. 
 17.11.
Survival. All representations and warranties made by the Loan Parties in the Loan Documents and in the certificates or other instruments delivered in connection with or pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be
considered to have been relied upon by the other parties hereto and shall survive the execution and delivery of the Loan Documents and the making of any loans and issuance of any Letters of Credit, regardless of any investigation made by any such
other party or on its behalf and notwithstanding that Lender may have had notice or knowledge of any Default or Event of Default or incorrect representation or warranty at the time any credit is extended hereunder, and shall continue in full force
and effect as long as any of the Obligations is outstanding and unpaid or any Letter of Credit is outstanding and so long as the obligation of Lender to provide extensions of credit hereunder has not expired or been terminated. 

17.12. Patriot Act. Lender hereby notifies <the
>Loan Parties that pursuant to the requirements of the Patriot Act, it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each Loan Party, which information includes the
name and address of each Loan Party and other information that will allow <such >Lender to identify each Loan
Party in accordance with the Patriot Act. In addition, <if >Lender <is required by law or regulation or internal policies to do so, it >shall have the right to periodically conduct <(a) Patriot Act searches, OFAC/PEP searches, and customary individual background checks for
the>due diligence on all Loan Parties, <and (b) OFAC/PEP searches and customary individual background checks of the Loan
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senior management and key principals<,> and <each Borrower and each other>legal and beneficial
owners. Each Loan Party agrees to cooperate in respect of the conduct of such <searches>due diligence and further agrees that the reasonable costs and charges for <such searches>any such due diligence by
Lender shall constitute Lender Expenses hereunder and be for the account of Borrowers. 

17.13. Integration. THIS AGREEMENT, TOGETHER WITH THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS, REFLECTS THE ENTIRE UNDERSTANDING OF THE PARTIES WITH
RESPECT TO THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND SHALL NOT BE CONTRADICTED OR QUALIFIED BY ANY OTHER AGREEMENT, ORAL OR WRITTEN, BEFORE THE CLOSING DATE. THE FOREGOING TO THE CONTRARY NOTWITHSTANDING, ALL BANK PRODUCT AGREEMENTS, IF ANY, ARE
INDEPENDENT AGREEMENTS GOVERNED BY THE WRITTEN PROVISIONS OF SUCH BANK PRODUCT AGREEMENTS, WHICH WILL REMAIN IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT, UNAFFECTED BY ANY REPAYMENT, PREPAYMENTS, ACCELERATION, REDUCTION, INCREASE, OR CHANGE IN THE TERMS OF ANY CREDIT
EXTENDED HEREUNDER, EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE EXPRESSLY PROVIDED IN SUCH BANK PRODUCT AGREEMENT. 
 17.14. Bank Product Providers.
Each Bank Product Provider in its capacity as such shall be deemed a third party
beneficiary hereof and of the provisions of the other Loan Documents for purposes of any reference in a Loan Document to the parties for whom Lender is acting. Lender hereby agrees to act as agent for such Bank Product Providers and, by virtue of
entering into a Bank Product Agreement, the applicable Bank Product Provider shall be automatically deemed to have appointed Lender as its agent and to have accepted the benefits of the Loan Documents<; it being>. It is understood and agreed that the rights and benefits of each Bank Product Provider under the Loan Documents consist exclusively of such Bank Product Provider’s being a beneficiary of the Liens and security
interests (and, if applicable, guarantees) granted to Lender and the right to share in payments and collections out of the Collateral as more fully set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents. In addition, each Bank Product Provider, by virtue of entering into a Bank Product Agreement, shall be automatically deemed to
have agreed that Lender shall have the right, but shall have no obligation, to establish, maintain, relax, or release Reserves in respect of the Bank Product Obligations and that if Reserves are established there is no obligation on the part of
Lender to determine or
<ensure>insure whether the amount of any such Reserve is appropriate or not. In connection with any such
distribution of payments or proceeds of Collateral, Lender shall be entitled to assume no amounts are due or owing to any Bank Product Provider unless such Bank Product Provider has provided a written certification (setting forth a reasonably
detailed calculation) to Lender as to the amounts that are due and owing to it and such written certification is received by Lender a reasonable period of time prior to the making of such distribution. Lender shall have no obligation to calculate
the amount due and payable with respect to any Bank Products, but may rely upon the written certification of the amount due and payable from the applicable Bank Product Provider. In the absence of an updated certification, Lender shall be entitled
to assume that the amount due and payable to the applicable Bank Product Provider is the amount last certified to Lender by such Bank Product Provider as being due and payable (less any distributions made to such Bank Product Provider on account
thereof). Borrowers may obtain Bank Products from any Bank Product Provider, although Borrowers are not required to do so. Each Borrower acknowledges and agrees that no Bank Product Provider has committed to provide  

  
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any Bank Products and that the providing of Bank Products by any Bank Product
Provider is in the sole and absolute discretion of such Bank Product Provider. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, no provider or holder of any Bank Product <Provider (other than Lender in its capacity as lender hereunder) >shall have any voting or approval rights hereunder solely
by virtue of its status as the provider or holder of such agreements or products or the Obligations owing thereunder, nor shall the consent of any such provider or holder be required
(other than in its capacity as Lender, to the extent applicable) for any
matter hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents, including as to any matter relating to the Collateral or the release of Collateral or <any other Loan
Party>Guarantors. 

17.15. Non-Applicability of Chapter 346. Each Loan Party and Lender hereby agree that except for Section 346.004 thereof,
the provisions of Chapter 346 of the Texas Finance Code (Vernon’s Texas Code Annotated), as amended from time to time (regulating certain revolving credit loans and revolving tri-party accounts) shall not apply to this Agreement or any of the
other Loan Documents. 
 17.16. Waiver of Rights under Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act. EACH LOAN PARTY HEREBY WAIVES ITS
RIGHTS UNDER THE DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICES—CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT, SECTION § 17.41 ET SEQ. TEXAS BUSINESS & COMMERCE CODE, A LAW THAT GIVES CONSUMERS SPECIAL RIGHTS AND PROTECTIONS. AFTER CONSULTATION WITH AN ATTORNEY OF EACH
LOAN PARTY’S OWN SELECTION, EACH LOAN PARTY VOLUNTARILY CONSENTS TO THIS WAIVER. EACH LOAN PARTY EXPRESSLY WARRANTS AND REPRESENTS THAT IT (A) IS NOT IN A SIGNIFICANTLY DISPARATE BARGAINING POSITION RELATIVE TO LENDER, AND (B) HAS
BEEN REPRESENTED BY LEGAL COUNSEL IN CONNECTION WITH THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT. 
 17.17. Amendment and
Restatement. This Agreement amends and restates the Existing Credit Agreement in its entirety. The Existing Loans and the other Existing Obligations (including the Obligations identified on the Existing Note) outstanding under the Existing
Credit Agreement shall be governed by and deemed to be outstanding under the amended and restated terms set forth in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and the Existing Obligations are and shall continue to be (and all Obligations incurred
pursuant hereto shall be) secured by, among other things, the Existing Collateral as well as the other Collateral. The execution and delivery of this Agreement, which is made for the purposes described in the foregoing recitals, shall not effectuate
a novation of any of the Existing Loan Documents, or, except as set forth below, constitute a release or discharge of the Existing Obligations or the Existing Collateral, but rather as a substitution of certain terms governing the payment and
performance of such obligations and indebtedness. 
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed and
delivered under seal as of the date first above written. 
  

			
	BORROWERS:
	
	 IES HOLDINGS, INC.
 IES
COMMUNICATIONS, LLC
 IES COMMERCIAL, INC.
 <IES PURCHASING & MATERIALS, INC.>
 IES RESIDENTIAL, INC.

INTEGRATED ELECTRICAL FINANCE, INC.

<IES RENEWABLE ENERGY, LLC>

IES SUBSIDIARY HOLDINGS, INC.

<HK ENGINE COMPONENTS, LLC>

MAGNETECH INDUSTRIAL SERVICES, INC.
 SOUTHERN INDUSTRIAL
SALES AND SERVICES, INC.
 CALUMET ARMATURE AND ELECTRIC, L.L.C.

<SHANAHAN MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL, INC.>

IES INFRASTRUCTURE SOLUTIONS, LLC
 TECHNIBUS,
INC.
 FREEMAN ENCLOSURE SYSTEMS, LLC
 STRATEGIC
EDGE LLC

 
			
		
	Each By:	 	  

 
			
	Name: Tracy A. McLauchlin
	Title: Senior Vice President, CFO & Treasurer

 Signature Page to Second Amended and Restated Credit and Security Agreement 

 
			
	IES MANAGEMENT LP
		
	By:	 	 INTEGRATED ELECTRICAL FINANCE,
 INC., its
General Partner

 
			
		
	By:	 	  

 
			
	Name:	 	 <Robert W.
Lewey>

 
			
	Title:	 	 <President>

  

			
	 IES MANAGEMENT ROO, LP
  

By: IES OPERATIONS GROUP, INC.,

       its General Partner

 
			
		
	By:	 	  

 
			
	Name:	 	 <Robert W.
Lewey>

 
			
	Title:	 	 <President>

  

			
	 GUARANTORS:
  

IES CONSOLIDATION, LLC
 IES SHARED SERVICES,
INC.
 <IES PROPERTIES, INC.>

KEY ELECTRICAL SUPPLY, INC.

<IES TANGIBLE PROPERTIES, INC.>

IES OPERATIONS GROUP, INC.
 ICS HOLDINGS
LLC

 
			
		
	Each By:	 	  

 
			
	Name: Tracy A. McLauchlin
	Title: Senior Vice President, CFO & Treasurer

 Signature Page to Second Amended and Restated Credit and Security Agreement 

 
			
	 LENDER:
  

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

 
			
		
	By:	 	
                     
        

	Name: <Howard I. Handman>Michael L. Gerard
	Title: Authorized Signatory

 Signature Page to Second Amended and Restated Credit and Security Agreement 

 Schedule 1.1 

a. Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following definitions: 

“Account” means an account (as that term is defined in Article 9 of the Code). 

“Account Debtor” means an account debtor (as that term is defined in the Code). 

“Account Party”
has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.13(g) of this Agreement. 

“Accounts Availability Amount” means, as of any date of determination, the sum of: 

(a). ninety percent (90%) (less the amount, if any, of the Dilution Reserve applicable to Eligible Accounts, if
applicable) of the amount of Eligible Accounts, plus 
 (b). the lesser of (x) seventy-five percent
(75%) (less the amount, if any, of the Dilution Reserve applicable to Eligible Progress Billing Accounts, if applicable) of the amount of Eligible Progress Billing Accounts, (y) $40,000,000, or (z) sixty percent (60%) of an
amount equal to the sum of clause (a) above plus clause (b) (x) above (after giving effect to any Reserves). 

“Acquisition” means (a) the purchase or other acquisition by a Person or its Subsidiaries of all or substantially all of
the assets of (or any division or business line of) any other Person, or (b) the purchase or other acquisition (whether by means of a merger, consolidation, or otherwise) by a Person or its Subsidiaries of all or substantially all of the Equity
Interests of any other Person. 
 “Additional Documents” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 6.15.

 “Advances” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.1(a). 

“Administrative Borrower” shall mean Parent in its capacity as Administrative Borrower on behalf of itself and the other Loan
Parties pursuant to Section 2.17 hereof and its successors and assigns in such capacity. 
 “Affiliate” means,
as applied to any Person, any other Person who controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person. For purposes of this definition, “control” means the possession, directly or indirectly through one or more
intermediaries, of the power to direct the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of Stock, by contract, or otherwise; provided, however, that, for purposes of the definition of Eligible Accounts and
Section 7.12: (a) any Person which owns directly or indirectly ten percent (10%) or more of the Stock having ordinary voting power for the election of the board of directors or equivalent governing body of a Person or ten
percent (10%) or more of the partnership or other ownership interests of a Person (other than as a limited partner of such Person) shall be deemed an Affiliate of such Person, (b) each director (or comparable manager) of a Person shall be
deemed to be an Affiliate of such Person, and (c) each partnership in which a Person is a general partner shall be deemed an Affiliate of such Person. 

  
 Schedule 1.1 

Page 1 

 “Aged Payables Reserve” shall mean an amount equal to the aggregate amount
of Borrowers’ accounts payable that are outstanding more than sixty (60) days past the due date or more than ninety (90) days past the original invoice date. 

“Agreement” means the Second Amended and Restated Credit and Security Agreement to which this Schedule 1.1 is
attached. 

“Anti-Corruption
Laws” means the FCPA, the U.K. Bribery Act of 2010, as amended, and all other applicable laws and regulations or ordinances concerning or relating to bribery, money laundering or corruption in any jurisdiction in which any Loan Party or any of
its Subsidiaries or Affiliates is located or is doing business. 
 “Anti-Money Laundering Laws” means the applicable laws or regulations in any jurisdiction in which any Loan Party or any of its
Subsidiaries or Affiliates is located or is doing business that relates to money laundering, any predicate crime to money laundering, or any financial record keeping and reporting requirements related thereto. 
 “Authorized Person” means any one of the individuals identified on
Schedule A-2, as such schedule is updated from time to time by written notice from Administrative Borrower to Lender. 

“Availability” means, as of any date of determination, the amount that Borrowers are entitled to borrow as Advances under
Section 2.1 (after giving effect to all then outstanding Obligations). 
 “Bank Product” means any one or more
of the following financial products or accommodations extended to
<a>any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries by a Bank Product Provider: (a) <commercial >credit cards<, (b) commercial
credit> (including commercial cards (including so-called “purchase cards”, “procurement cards”
or “p-cards”)), (b) payment card processing services, (c) debit cards, (d) stored value cards,
(e) <purchase cards (including so-called “procurement cards” or “P-cards”),
(f) >Cash Management Services, or (<g>f) transactions under Hedge Agreements. 

“Bank Product Agreements” means those agreements entered into from time to time by <a>any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries with a Bank Product Provider in connection with the obtaining of any of the Bank Products, including all Cash Management Documents. 

“Bank Product Collateralization” means providing cash collateral (pursuant to documentation reasonably satisfactory to
Lender) to be held by Lender for the benefit of the Bank Product
<Provider>Providers (other than the Hedge
Providers) in an amount determined by Lender as sufficient to satisfy the reasonably estimated credit
exposure, operational risk or processing risk with respect to the then
existing Bank Product Obligations (other than Hedge Obligations). 

  
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Page 2 

 “Bank Product Obligations” means (a) all obligations<, indebtedness>, liabilities, reimbursement obligations, fees, or expenses owing by <a>each Loan Party <or any
of>and its Subsidiaries to <Lender or another>any Bank Product Provider pursuant to or evidenced by a Bank Product Agreement and irrespective of whether for the payment of money, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, <liquidated or unliquidated, determined or undetermined, voluntary or involuntary, due, not >due or to become due, <incurred in the past or >now existing or hereafter arising,
<however arising >and (b) all Hedge Obligations<.> 
 , and (c) all amounts that Lender is obligated to pay to a
<”>Bank Product Provider”
means Lender or any of its Affiliates <that
provide>as a result of Lender purchasing participations from, or executing guarantees or indemnities or
reimbursement obligations to, a Bank Product Provider with respect to the Bank Products
provided by such Bank Product Provider to a Loan Party or <any of >its Subsidiaries. 

“Bank Product
Provider” means Lender or any of its
Affiliates, including each of the foregoing in its capacity, if applicable, as a Hedge Provider. 
 “Bank Product Reserve Amount” means, as of any date of determination, the
Dollar amount of reserves that Lender has determined it is necessary or appropriate to establish (based upon Lender’s reasonable determination of the credit and operating risk exposure to a Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries in respect of
Bank Product Obligations) in respect of Bank Products then provided or outstanding. 
 “Bankruptcy Code” means title 11 of
the United States Code, as in effect from time to time. 

“Batavia Real
Property” means that certain Real Property located at 4160 Half Acre Road, Batavia, Ohio 45103. 

“Benchmark
Replacement” means the sum of: (a) the alternate benchmark rate (which may include Term SOFR) that has been selected by Lender and Administrative Borrower giving due consideration to (i) any selection or recommendation of a
replacement rate or the mechanism for determining such a rate by the Relevant Governmental Body or (ii) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a rate of interest as a replacement to Daily Three Month LIBOR for similar
United States dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities and (b) the Benchmark Replacement Adjustment; provided that, if the Benchmark Replacement as so determined would be less than zero, the Benchmark Replacement shall be deemed
to be zero for the purposes of this Agreement.  
 “Benchmark Replacement Adjustment” means, with respect to any replacement of Daily Three Month LIBOR with an Unadjusted Benchmark
Replacement, the spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) as may be agreed between Lender and Administrative Borrower, in each case giving due
consideration to (i) any selection or recommendation of a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of Daily Three Month LIBOR, with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement
by the relevant governmental body or (ii) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a spread
adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of Daily Three Month LIBOR, with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for similar United States dollar-denominated syndicated credit
facilities, at such time. 

  
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“Benchmark Replacement
Conforming Changes” means, with respect to any Benchmark Replacement, any technical, administrative or operational changes (including changes to the definition of “Prime Rate”, timing and frequency of determining rates and making
payments of interest and other administrative matters) that Lender decides may be appropriate to reflect the adoption and implementation of such Benchmark Replacement and to permit the administration thereof by Lender in a manner substantially
consistent with market practice (or, if Lender decides that adoption of any portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or if Lender determines that no market practice for the administration of the Benchmark Replacement exists,
in such other manner of administration as Lender decides in consultation with Administrative Borrower is reasonably necessary in connection with the administration of this Agreement). 

“Benchmark Replacement
Date” means the earlier to occur of the following events with respect to Daily Three Month LIBOR: 

(a) in the case of clause (a) or (b) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition
Event,” the later of (i) the date of the public statement or publication of information referenced therein and (ii) the date on which the administrator of Daily Three Month LIBOR permanently or indefinitely ceases to provide Daily
Three Month LIBOR; or 

(b) in the case of clause (c) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event,”
the date specified by Lender by notice to Administrative Borrower and Lenders. 

“Benchmark Transition
Event” means the occurrence of one or more of the following events with respect to Daily Three Month LIBOR: 

(a) a public statement or publication of information by or on behalf of the administrator of
Daily Three Month LIBOR, announcing that such administrator has ceased or will cease to provide Daily Three Month LIBOR, permanently or indefinitely, provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor
administrator that will continue to provide Daily Three Month LIBOR; 
 (b)
a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of Daily Three Month LIBOR,
the Federal Reserve System of the United States (or any successor), or an insolvency official with jurisdiction over the administrator for Daily Three Month LIBOR or any court or an entity with similar insolvency or resolution authority over the
administrator for Daily Three Month LIBOR, which states that such administrator has ceased or will cease on a specified date to provide Daily Three Month LIBOR permanently or indefinitely; provided that, at the time of such statement or publication,
there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide Daily Three Month LIBOR; or 

(c) a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the
administrator of Daily Three Month LIBOR announcing that Daily Three Month LIBOR is no longer representative. 

  
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“Benchmark Transition
Start Date” means (a) in the case of a Benchmark Transition Event, the earlier of (i) the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date and (ii) if such Benchmark Transition Event is a public statement or publication of information of a
prospective event, the 90th day prior to the expected date of such event as of such public statement or publication of information (or if the expected date of such prospective event is fewer than 90 days after such statement or publication, the date
of such statement or publication) and (b) in the case of an Early Opt-in Election, the date specified by Lender by notice to Administrative Borrower. 

“Benchmark
Unavailability Period” means, if a Benchmark Transition Event and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred with respect to Daily Three Month LIBOR, and solely to the extent that such rate has not been replaced with a Benchmark
Replacement, the period (x) beginning at the time that such Benchmark Replacement Date has occurred if, at such time, no Benchmark Replacement has replaced such rate for all purposes hereunder in accordance with Section 2.14(c) and
(y) ending at the time that a Benchmark Replacement has replaced such rate for all purposes hereunder pursuant to Section 2.14(c). 

“Benefit Plan” means a “defined benefit plan” (as defined in Section 3(35) of ERISA) for which any Borrower or
any of its Subsidiaries or ERISA Affiliates has been an “employer” (as defined in Section 3(5) of ERISA) within the past six years. 

“Board of Directors” means the board of directors (or comparable managers) of a Borrower or any other Loan Party or any
committee thereof duly authorized to act on behalf of the board of directors (or comparable managers). 
 “Books” means
books and records (including a Borrower’s or any other Loan Party’s Records indicating, summarizing, or evidencing such Borrower’s or such other Loan Party’s assets (including the Collateral) or liabilities, such Borrower’s
or such other Loan Party’s Records relating to such Borrower’s or such other Loan Party’s business operations or financial condition, or such Borrower’s or such other Loan Party’s Goods or General Intangibles related to such
information). 
 “Bonded Accounts” as to any Borrower, all now owned or hereafter acquired accounts (as defined in the UCC)
and (whether included in such definition) accounts receivable; and proceeds (other than such proceeds which are negotiable instruments or cash or Cash Equivalents in the possession or control of Lender), including without limitation, all insurance
proceeds and letter of credit proceeds, in each case solely to the extent such accounts, accounts receivable, and proceeds arise out of a Bonded Contract, including, but not limited to, Bonded Retainage, and all forms of obligations whatsoever owing
to any Loan Party under instruments and documents of title constituting the foregoing or proceeds thereof; and all rights, securities, and guarantees with respect to each of the foregoing. 

“Bonded Contract” the contracts listed on Schedule 5.33 to the Information Certificate on the Closing Date and any
future contract in respect of which any Surety Bond is issued on behalf of any Borrower and Lender receives written notice of such Surety Bond from Borrower prior to any Account related thereto being included in the Borrowing Base or reported on a
Borrowing Base Certificate. 

  
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 “Bonded Equipment” all now owned or hereafter acquired right, title and
interest with respect to Equipment (as defined in the UCC), owned by a Borrower and (whether or not included in such definition) all other personal property in each case which is delivered to, prefabricated for or specifically ordered for a Bonded
Job Site, whether or not the same will be deemed to be affixed to, arise out of or relate to any real property, together with all accessions thereto. 

“Bonded Inventory” all now owned and hereafter acquired inventory of Borrowers, including, without limitation, goods,
merchandise and other personal property in each case which is furnished under any Bonded Contract, all raw materials, work in process, finished goods and materials and supplies of any kind, nature or description in each case which is delivered to,
prefabricated for or specifically ordered for a Bonded Job Site. 
 “Bonded Job Site” the site specified in a Bonded
Contract where any Borrower is to perform the specialized electrical and communication services required thereunder, including all other labor, materials, equipment and services provided or to be provided to fulfill its obligations thereunder. 

“Bonded Retainage” contract proceeds periodically withheld by an account debtor to provide further security for the
performance by any Borrower of a Bonded Contract, and as such are payable to it only upon a clear demonstration of compliance with terms of the Bonded Contract. 

“Borrowers” means, jointly and severally, Parent; IES Communications, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company; IES
Commercial, Inc., a Delaware corporation; IES Management LP, a Texas limited partnership; IES Management ROO, LP, a Texas limited partnership; IES <Purchasing & Materials,
Inc., a Delaware corporation; IES >Residential, Inc., a Delaware corporation; Integrated Electrical Finance, Inc., a Delaware corporation; IES Subsidiary Holdings, Inc., a Delaware
corporation; Magnetech Industrial Services, Inc., an Indiana corporation; <HK Engine Components, LLC, an Indiana limited liability company; IES Renewable Energy, LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company; >Southern Industrial Sales and Services, Inc., a Georgia corporation d/b/a Southern Rewinding and Sales; Calumet Armature and Electric, L.L.C., an
Illinois limited liability company; <Shanahan Mechanical and Electrical, Inc., a Nebraska corporation; >IES
Infrastructure Solutions, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company; Technibus, Inc., a Delaware corporation; Freeman Enclosure Systems, LLC, an Ohio limited liability company; Strategic Edge, LLC, an Ohio limited liability company; and any other
Person that becomes a Borrower pursuant to a joinder agreement entered into pursuant to Section 6.16 hereof. 

“Borrowing” means a borrowing consisting of Advances (i) requested by Borrowers, (ii) made automatically pursuant
to Section 2.3(c) without the request of Borrowers, (iii) made by Lender pursuant to Section 2.6(c), or (iv) a Protective Advance. 

  
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 “Borrowing Base” means, as of any date of determination, the result of:

 (a) the Accounts Availability Amount, plus: 

(b) the lowest of 

(i) $5,000,000, 

(ii) sixty-five percent (65%) of the Value of Eligible Inventory, or 

(iii) eighty-five percent (85%) times the most recently determined Net Liquidation Percentage times the Value of Eligible
Inventory, plus 
 (c) Existing Fixed Asset Availability, plus 

(d) Fixed Asset Availability, plus 

(e) <Real Estate Availability>[Reserved]; minus  

(f) the Aged Payables Reserve, minus 

(g) the aggregate amount of Reserves, if any, established by Lender. 

“Borrowing Base Certificate” means a form of borrowing base certificate in form and substance acceptable to Lender. 

“Business Day” means any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or other day on which banks are authorized or required to close
pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Federal Reserve System. 
 “Capital Expenditures” means, with respect to any
Person for any period, the aggregate of all expenditures by such Person and its Subsidiaries during such period that are capital expenditures as determined in accordance with GAAP, whether such expenditures are paid in cash or financed. 

“Capitalized Lease Obligation” means that portion of the obligations under a Capital Lease that is required to be capitalized
in accordance with GAAP. 
 “Capital Lease” means a lease that is required to be capitalized for financial reporting
purposes in accordance with GAAP. 
 “Cash Collateralized Letter of Credit” means a Letter of Credit for which cash
collateral has been provided pursuant to clause (a) of the definition of “Letter of Credit Collateralization.” 

“Cash Equivalents” means (a) marketable direct obligations issued by, or unconditionally guaranteed by, the United
States or issued by any agency thereof and backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, in each case maturing within 1 year from the date of acquisition thereof, (b) marketable direct obligations issued or fully guaranteed by any
state of the United States or any political subdivision of any such state or any public instrumentality thereof maturing within 1 year from the date of acquisition thereof and having one of the two highest ratings obtainable from either
Standard & Poor’s Rating Group (“S&P”) or Moody’s Investors 

  
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Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”), (c) commercial paper maturing no more than two hundred seventy (270) days from the date of creation thereof and, at the time of
acquisition, having a rating of at least A-1 from S&P or at least P-1 from Moody’s, (d) certificates of deposit, time deposits, overnight bank deposits or bankers’ acceptances maturing within 1 year from the date of acquisition
thereof issued by any bank organized under the laws of the United States or any state thereof or the District of Columbia or any United States branch of a foreign bank having combined capital and surplus of not less than $250,000,000,
(e) Deposit Accounts maintained with (i) any bank that satisfies the criteria described in clause (d) above, or (ii) any other bank organized under the laws of the United States or any state thereof so long as the full amount
maintained with any such other bank is insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, (f) repurchase obligations of any commercial bank satisfying the requirements of clause (d) of this definition or recognized securities dealer
having combined capital and surplus of not less than $250,000,000, having a term of not more than seven (7) days, with respect to securities satisfying the criteria in clauses (a) or (d) above, (g) debt securities with maturities
of six months or less from the date of acquisition backed by standby letters of credit issued by any commercial bank satisfying the criteria described in clause (d) above, and (h) Investments in money market funds substantially all of
whose assets are invested in the types of assets described in clauses (a) through (g) above. 
 “Cash Management
Documents” means the agreements governing each of the Cash Management Services of Lender utilized by a Borrower which agreements shall currently include the Master Agreement for Treasury Management Services or other applicable treasury
management services agreement, the “Acceptance of Services”, the “Service Description” governing each such treasury management service used by a Borrower, and all replacement or successor agreements which govern such Cash
Management Services of Lender. 
 “Cash Management Services” means any cash management or related services including
treasury, depository, return items, overdraft, controlled disbursement, merchant stored value cards, e-payables services, electronic funds transfer, interstate depository network, automatic clearing house transfer (including the Automated Clearing
House processing of electronic funds transfers through the direct Federal Reserve Fedline system) and other cash management arrangements. 

“Cash Management Transition Period” has the meaning specified in Section 6.12(j)(i). 

“CFC” means a controlled foreign corporation (as that term is defined in the IRC). 

“Change in Law”
means the occurrence after the date of this Agreement of: (a) the adoption or effectiveness of any law, rule, regulation, judicial ruling, judgment or treaty, (b) any change in any law, rule, regulation, judicial ruling, judgment or treaty
or in the administration, interpretation, implementation or application by any Governmental Authority of any law, rule, regulation, guideline or treaty, or (c) the making or issuance by any Governmental Authority of any request, rule, guideline
or directive, whether or not having the force of law; provided, that notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, (i) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives
thereunder or issued in connection therewith, and (ii) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives concerning capital adequacy 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 shall, in each case, be
deemed to be a “Change in Law,” regardless of the date enacted, adopted or issued. 

  
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 “Change of Control” means that (a) Permitted Holders fail to own and
control, directly or indirectly, fifty percent (50%), or more, of the Stock of Parent having the right to vote for the election of members of the board of directors of Parent, (b) a majority of the members of the board of directors of Parent do
not constitute Continuing Directors, (c) each Borrower fails to own and control, directly or indirectly, one hundred percent (100%) of the Stock of each of its Subsidiaries (other than STR Mechanical), (d) IES Commercial or another
Loan Party (subject to execution of a Pledged Interests Addendum pursuant to Section 6.12(h)(iii)) ceases to own eighty percent (80%) (or such greater amount that IES Commercial or another Loan Party may own from time to time
following the Closing Date) of the membership interests of STR Mechanical, or (e) IES Commercial or another Loan Party (subject to execution of a Pledged Interests Addendum pursuant to Section 6.12(h)(iii)) ceases to own eighty percent
(80%) (or such greater amount that IES Commercial or another Loan Party may own from time to time following the Closing Date) of the membership interests of NEXT.
<.> 

“Chattel Paper” means chattel paper (as that term is defined in the Code), and includes tangible chattel paper and electronic
chattel paper. 
 “Chartis” means Chartis Property Casualty Company or any of its Affiliates or Subsidiaries, including,
without limitation, National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa. 
 “Chartis Intercreditor” means an
Intercreditor Agreement entered into after August 9, 2012 by and among Lender, Chartis and certain Loan Parties, in form and substance satisfactory to Lender in its sole and absolute discretion, as the same may be amended, amended and restated
or otherwise modified from time to time. 
 “Closing Date” means April 10, 2017. 

“Code” means the Texas Uniform Commercial Code, as in effect from time to time; provided, however, that in the
event that, by reason of mandatory provisions of law, any or all of the attachment, perfection, priority, or remedies with respect to Lender’s Lien on any Collateral is governed by the Uniform Commercial Code as enacted and in effect in a
jurisdiction other than the State of Texas, the term “Code” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as enacted and in effect in such other jurisdiction solely for purposes of the provisions thereof relating to such attachment, perfection,
priority, or remedies. To the extent that defined terms set forth herein shall have different meanings under different Articles under the Uniform Commercial Code, the meaning assigned to such defined term under Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial
Code shall control. 
 “Collateral” means, other than the Excluded Collateral, all of each Loan Party’s now owned or
hereafter acquired: 
 (a) Accounts; 

  
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 (b) Books; 

(c) Chattel Paper; 
 (d) Deposit
Accounts; 
 (e) Goods, including Equipment and Fixtures; 

(f) General Intangibles, including, without limitation, Intellectual Property and Intellectual Property Licenses; 

(g) Inventory; 
 (h) Investment
Related Property; 
 (i) Negotiable Collateral; 

(j) Supporting Obligations; 
 (k)
Commercial Tort Claims; 
 (l) money, Cash Equivalents, or other assets of such Loan Party that now or hereafter come into the possession,
custody, or control of Lender (or its agent or designee); and 
 (m) all of the proceeds (as such term is defined in the Code) and products,
whether tangible or intangible, of any of the foregoing, including proceeds of insurance or Commercial Tort Claims covering or relating to any or all of the foregoing, and any and all Accounts, Books, Chattel Paper, Deposit Accounts, Equipment,
Fixtures, General Intangibles (including, without limitation, Intellectual Property and Intellectual Property Licenses), Inventory, Investment Related Property, Negotiable Collateral, Supporting Obligations, money, or other tangible or intangible
property resulting from the sale, lease, license, exchange, collection, or other disposition of any of the foregoing, the proceeds of any award in condemnation with respect to any of the foregoing, any rebates or refunds, whether for taxes or
otherwise, and all proceeds of any such proceeds, or any portion thereof or interest therein, and the proceeds thereof, and all proceeds of any loss of, damage to, or destruction of the above, whether insured or not insured, and, to the extent not
otherwise included, any indemnity, warranty, or guaranty payable by reason of loss or damage to, or otherwise with respect to any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Proceeds”). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the
term “Proceeds” includes whatever is receivable or received when Investment Related Property or proceeds are sold, exchanged, collected, or otherwise disposed of, whether such disposition is voluntary or involuntary, and includes proceeds
of any indemnity or guaranty payable to such Loan Party or Lender from time to time with respect to any of the Investment Related Property. 

“Collateral Access Agreement” means a landlord waiver, bailee letter, or acknowledgement agreement of any lessor,
warehouseman, processor, consignee, or other Person in possession of, having a Lien upon, or having rights or interests in the Books, Equipment, Accounts or Inventory of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, in each case, in favor of Lender
with respect to the Collateral at such premises or otherwise in the custody, control or possession of such lessor, warehouseman, processor, consignee or other Person and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Lender. 

  
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 “Collection Account” means the Deposit Account identified on Schedule
A-1. 
 “Collections” means all cash, checks, notes, instruments, and other items of payment (including insurance
Proceeds, cash Proceeds of asset sales, rental Proceeds, and tax refunds). 
 “Commercial Tort Claims” means commercial
tort claims (as that term is defined in the Code), and includes those commercial tort claims listed on Schedule 5.6(d) to the Information Certificate (as such Schedule may be updated from time to time pursuant to Section 6.12(e)). 

“Commodity Exchange Act” means the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. § 1, et seq., as in effect from time to time).

 “Compliance Certificate” means a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit A delivered by the chief
financial officer of each Borrower to Lender. 
 “Confidential Information” has the meaning specified therefor in
Section 17.8. 
 “Continuing Director” means (a) any member of the Board of Directors who was a director
(or comparable manager) of Parent on the Closing Date, and (b) any individual who becomes a member of the Board of Directors Parent after the Closing Date if such individual was approved, appointed or nominated for election to the Board of
Directors by either the Permitted Holders or a majority of the Continuing Directors, but excluding any such individual originally proposed for election in opposition to the Board of Directors in office at the Closing Date in an actual or threatened
election contest relating to the election of the directors (or comparable managers) of Parent and whose initial assumption of office resulted from such contest or the settlement thereof. 

“Control Agreement” means a control agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Lender, executed and
delivered by a Loan Party or any Subsidiary of a Loan Party, Lender, and the applicable securities intermediary (with respect to a Securities Account) or bank (with respect to a Deposit Account) or issuer, (with respect to uncertificated
securities). 
 “Copyrights” means any and all rights in any works of authorship, including (i) copyrights and moral
rights, (ii) copyright registrations and recordings thereof and all applications in connection therewith including those listed on Schedule 5.26(b) to the Information Certificate (as such Schedule may be updated from time to time to
reflect changes resulting from transactions permitted under this Agreement), (iii) income, license fees, royalties, damages, and payments now and hereafter due or payable under and with respect thereto, including payments under all licenses
entered into in connection therewith and damages and payments for past, present, or future infringements thereof, (iv) the right to sue for past, present, and future infringements thereof, and (v) all of each Borrower’s and each other
Loan Party’s rights corresponding thereto throughout the world. 

  
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 “Copyright Security Agreement” means each Copyright Security Agreement
executed and delivered by a Borrower or another Loan Party and Lender, in form and substance acceptable to Lender. 
 “Credit
Facility” means the Revolving Credit Facility. 
 “Daily Balance” means, as of any date of determination and with
respect to any Obligation, the amount of such Obligation owed at the end of such day. 
 “Daily Three Month LIBOR” means,
for any day the rate per annum <(rounded upward to the nearest whole 1/8th of 1%) >for United States dollar deposits
<quoted>determined by Lender for the purpose of calculating the effective <Interest Rate>interest rate for loans that reference Daily Three Month LIBOR as the Inter-Bank Market
Offered Rate in effect from time to time for the 3 month delivery of funds in amounts approximately equal to the principal amount of such
loans (and, if such rate is below zero, Daily Three Month LIBOR shall be deemed to be zero). Borrowers understand and agree that Lender may base its <quotation>determination of the Inter-Bank Market Offered Rate upon such offers or other market
indicators of the Inter-Bank Market as Lender in its discretion deems appropriate, including but not limited to the rate offered for U.S. dollar deposits on the London Inter-Bank Market. When interest is determined hereunder in relation to Daily Three Month LIBOR, each change in the interest rate
hereunder shall become effective each Business Day that Lender determines
that Daily Three Month LIBOR has changed. 
 “Default” means an event, condition, or default that, with the giving
of notice, the passage of time, or both, would be an Event of Default. 
 “Deposit Account” means any deposit account (as
that term is defined in the Code). 
 “Designated Account” means the operating Deposit Account of Borrowers at Lender
identified on Schedule D-1. 
 “Dilution” means, as of any date of determination, a percentage that is, for the
trailing twelve months, the result of dividing the Dollar amount of (a) bad debt write-downs, discounts, credits, deductions, or other dilutive items as determined by Lender with respect to Borrowers’ Accounts by (b) Borrowers’
billings with respect to accounts. 
 “Dilution Reserve” means, as of any date of determination, an amount sufficient to
reduce the advance rate against (i) Eligible Accounts by one (1) percentage point for each percentage point by which Dilution is in excess of two and one-half of one percent (2.5%) and (ii) Eligible Progress Billing Accounts by
one (1) percentage point for each percentage point by which Dilution is in excess of five percent (5.0%). 
 “Dollars”
or “$” means United States dollars. 

“Drawing Document”
means any Letter of Credit or other document presented for purposes of drawing under any Letter of Credit, including by electronic transmission such as SWIFT, electronic mail, facsimile or computer generated communication. 

  
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“Early Opt-in
Election” means the occurrence of: (a) a determination by Lender that United States dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities being executed at such time, or that include language similar to that contained in Section 2.14(c) are
being executed or amended, as applicable, to incorporate or adopt a new benchmark interest rate to replace Daily Three Month LIBOR and (b) the election by Lender to declare that an Early Opt-in Election has occurred and the provision by Lender
of written notice of such election to Administrative Borrower. 

“EBITDA” means, with respect to any fiscal period, the consolidated net income (or loss), of Borrowers and their
Subsidiaries, minus (a) extraordinary gains, (b) interest income, and (c) non-operating income and income tax benefits and decreases in any change in LIFO reserves, plus (a) stock compensation expense,
(b) non-cash extraordinary losses (including, but not limited to, a non-cash impairment charge or write-down), (c) Interest Expense, (d) income taxes, (e) depreciation and amortization and increases in any change in LIFO reserves
for such period, and (f) net operating losses and expenses associated with winding down IES Commercial Inc.’s commercial and industrial branches in Denver, Colorado and Roanoke, Virginia, not to exceed $5,000,000 in the aggregate , in each
case, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP; provided, that if any Loan Party makes an Acquisition after the Closing Date consented to by Lender, EBITDA for such fiscal period shall be calculated after giving
pro forma effect thereto assuming that such transaction has occurred on the first day of such period (including pro forma adjustments arising out of events which are directly attributable to such Acquisition, are
factually supportable, and are expected to have a continuing impact, in each case to be reasonably agreed to by Lender). 
 <”EBITDA Covenant Testing Period” means a period (a) commencing on the last day of the Borrowers most recently ended fiscal quarter prior to an
EBITDA Covenant Trigger Event and (b) continuing through and including the first day after such EBITDA Covenant Trigger Event that Excess Availability has equaled or exceeded the greater of (i) 30% of the Maximum Revolver Amount, and
(ii) $30,000,000 for the prior 30 consecutive days as set forth on any applicable Compliance Certificate delivered pursuant to Schedule 6.1 of this Agreement or as calculated by Borrower in the Borrowing Base Certificate provided on the 23rd
day of each month pursuant to Schedule 6.2 of the Agreement.> 
 <”EBITDA Covenant Trigger Event” means if Excess Availability, after giving effect to the applicable Borrowing Base Certificate delivered pursuant to
Schedule 6.2 of this Agreement, is >less than the greater of (<i)
30>% of the Maximum Revolver Amount, and (<ii) $30,000,000.> 
 “Eligible Accounts” means those Accounts, other than Eligible Progress
Billing Accounts, created by each Borrower in the ordinary course of its business, that arise out of such Borrower’s sale of Goods or rendition of services, that comply with each of the representations and warranties respecting Eligible
Accounts made in the Loan Documents, and that are not excluded as ineligible by virtue of one or more of the excluding criteria set forth below. In determining the amount to be included, Eligible Accounts shall be calculated net of customer
deposits, credits and unapplied cash. Eligible Accounts shall not include the following: 
 (a) Accounts that the Account Debtor has failed
to pay within ninety (90) days of the original invoice date; 

  
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 (b) Accounts with selling terms of more than thirty (30) days; 

(c) Accounts owed by an Account Debtor (or its Affiliates) where fifty percent (50%) or more of all Accounts owed by that Account Debtor
(or its Affiliates) are deemed ineligible under clauses (a) or (b) above or clauses (i) or (s) below; 
 (d) Accounts
with respect to which the Account Debtor is an Affiliate, agent or equity owner of such Borrower or an employee or agent of such Borrower or any Affiliate of such Borrower; 

(e) Accounts arising in a transaction wherein Goods are placed on consignment or are sold pursuant to a guaranteed sale, a sale or return, a
sale on approval, or any other terms by reason of which the payment by the Account Debtor may be conditional or contingent; 
 (f) Accounts
that are not payable in Dollars; 
 (g) Accounts with respect to which the Account Debtor either (i) does not maintain its chief
executive office in the United States or Canada, or (ii) is not organized under the laws of the United States or any state thereof or Canada, or (iii) is the government of any foreign country or sovereign state, or of any state, province,
municipality, or other political subdivision thereof, or of any department, agency, public corporation, or other instrumentality thereof, unless (x) the Account is supported by an irrevocable letter of credit reasonably satisfactory to Lender
(as to form, substance, and issuer or domestic confirming bank) that has been delivered to Lender and is directly drawable by Lender (or Lender is otherwise satisfied in its sole discretion that in can enforce same or cause Borrower to enforce same
for Lender’s benefit), (y) the Account is covered by credit insurance in form, substance, and amount, and by an insurer, reasonably satisfactory to Lender, or (z) the Account is guaranteed pursuant to an approved working capital
guarantee from the Export-Import Bank of the United States in favor of Lender (or Lender is otherwise satisfied in its sole discretion that in can enforce same or cause Borrower to enforce same for Lender’s benefit) and acceptable to Lender in
all respects; 
 (h) [reserved]; 

(i) Accounts with respect to which the Account Debtor is a creditor of such Borrower (unless such Account Debtor has delivered Lender a
“non-offset” letter acceptable to Lender), has or has asserted a right of setoff, or has disputed its obligation to pay all or any portion of the Account, to the extent of such claim, right of setoff, or dispute; 

(j) That portion of Accounts which reflect a reasonable reserve for warranty claims or returns or amounts which are owed to Account Debtors,
including those for rebates, allowances, co-op advertising, new store allowances or other deductions; 
 (k) Accounts owing by a single
Account Debtor or group of Affiliated Account Debtors whose total obligations owing to Borrower exceed fifteen (15%) percent of the aggregate amount of all otherwise Eligible Accounts and Eligible Progress Billing Accounts (but the portion of
the Accounts not in excess of the foregoing applicable percentages may be deemed Eligible Accounts), such percentages being subject to reduction in Lenders Permitted Discretion if the creditworthiness of such Account Debtor deteriorates; 

  
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 (l) Accounts with respect to which the Account Debtor is subject to an Insolvency
Proceeding, is not Solvent, has gone out of business, or as to which such Borrower has received notice of an imminent Insolvency Proceeding or a material impairment of the financial condition of such Account Debtor; 

(m) Accounts, the collection of which, Lender, in its Permitted Discretion, believes to be doubtful by reason of the Account Debtor’s
financial condition; 
 (n) Accounts representing credit card sales or “C.O.D.” sales; 

(o) Accounts that are not subject to a valid and perfected first priority Lien in favor of Lender or that are subject to any other Lien; 

(p) Accounts that consist of progress billings (such that the services giving rise to such receivables have not been fully performed by the
applicable Borrower) or retainage invoices; 
 (q) Accounts with respect to which the Account Debtor is a Sanctioned Person or Sanctioned
Entity; 
 (r) that portion of Accounts which represent finance charges, service charges, sales taxes or excise taxes; 

(s) that portion of Accounts which has been restructured, extended, amended or otherwise modified, other than in connection with a change order
in the ordinary course of business; 
 (t) bill and hold invoices, except those with respect to which Lender shall have received an agreement
in writing from the Account Debtor, in form and substance satisfactory to Lender, confirming the unconditional obligation of the Account Debtor to take the Goods related thereto and pay such invoice, so long as such Accounts satisfy all other
criteria for Eligible Accounts hereunder; 
 (u) Accounts which have not been invoiced; 

(v) Accounts constituting (i) Proceeds of copyrightable material unless such copyrightable material shall have been registered with the
United States Copyright Office, or (ii) Proceeds of patentable inventions unless such patentable inventions have been registered with the United States Patent and Trademark Office; 

(w) Accounts acquired in connection with the Permitted Acquisition, until the completion of an examination of such Accounts, in each case,
reasonably satisfactory to Lender; 
 (x) Accounts that constitute Bonded Accounts; 

(y) that portion of Accounts that represent billings in excess of cost; and 

  
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 (z) Accounts or that portion of Accounts otherwise deemed ineligible by Lender in its
Permitted Discretion. 
 Any Accounts which are not Eligible Accounts shall nonetheless constitute Collateral. 

“Eligible Equipment” means Equipment owned by a Borrower designated by Lender as eligible from time to time in its sole
discretion, but excluding Equipment having any of the following characteristics: 
 (a) Equipment at premises other than those owned by any
Borrower, unless Lender shall have entered into a Collateral Access Agreement with the owner, operator or lessor of such premises and shall have received such other documents, instruments and agreements as Lender may request; 

(b) Equipment that is subject to any Lien other than in favor of Lender; 

(c) Equipment located outside the United States of America; 

(d) Equipment that is not subject to the first priority, valid and perfected security interest of Lender; 

(e) damaged or defective Equipment or Equipment not used or usable in the ordinary course of Borrowers’ business as presently conducted or
Equipment which is obsolete or not currently saleable or has been removed from service; 
 (f) Equipment that is not covered by “all
risk” hazard insurance for an amount equal to its replacement cost; 
 (g) Equipment that requires proprietary software in order to
operate in the manner in which it is intended when such software is not freely assignable to Lender or any potential purchaser of such Equipment; 

(h) Equipment consisting of computer hardware or software,; or 

(i) Equipment otherwise deemed unacceptable by Lender in its Permitted Discretion. 

Any Equipment which is not Eligible Equipment shall nonetheless constitute Collateral. 

“Eligible Inventory” means Inventory consisting of first quality finished goods held for sale in the ordinary course of each
Borrower’s business, that complies with each of the representations and warranties respecting Eligible Inventory made in the Loan Documents, and that is not excluded as ineligible by virtue of one or more of the excluding criteria set forth
below. An item of Inventory shall not be included in Eligible Inventory if: 
 (a) such Borrower does not have good, valid, and marketable
title thereto; 

  
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 (b) it consists of work-in-process Inventory, components which are not part of finished
goods, supplies used or consumed in such Borrower’s business, or Goods that constitute spare parts, maintenance parts, packaging and shipping materials, or sample inventory or customer supplied parts or Inventory; 

(c) it consists of Inventory that is perishable or live or where less than 8 weeks remain until the Inventory’s stated expiration or
“sell-by” or “use by” date; 
 (d) such Borrower does not have actual and exclusive possession thereof (either directly
or through a bailee or agent of such Borrower); 
 (e) it is not located at one of the locations in the continental United States set forth
on Schedule 5.29 to the Information Certificate (as such Schedule may be updated from time to time to reflect changes resulting from transactions permitted under this Agreement); 

(f) it is stored at locations holding less than $50,000 of the aggregate value of such Borrower’s Inventory; 

(g) it is in-transit to or from a location of such Borrower (other than in transit from one location set forth on Schedule 5.29 to the
Information Certificate (as such Schedule may be updated from time to time to reflect changes resulting from transactions permitted under this Agreement)to another location set forth on Schedule 5.29 to the Information Certificate (as
such Schedule may be updated from time to time to reflect changes resulting from transactions permitted under this Agreement)); 
 (h) it is
located on real property leased by such Borrower or in a contract warehouse, in each case, unless it is subject to a Collateral Access Agreement executed by the lessor or warehouseman, as the case may be, and unless it is segregated or otherwise
separately identifiable from Goods of others, if any, stored on the premises; 
 (i) it is the subject of a bill of lading or other document
of title; 
 (j) it is on consignment from any consignor; or on consignment to any consignee or subject to any bailment unless the consignee
or bailee has (i) executed an agreement with Lender, and (ii) provided evidence acceptable to Lender that the applicable Borrower has properly perfected a first priority security interest in such consigned Inventory and has properly
notified in writing the other creditors of consignee who hold an interest in such Inventory of Borrower’s security interest in such Inventory, and (iii) the applicable Borrower has taken such other actions with respect to such consigned
Inventory as Lender may reasonably request; 
 (k) it is not subject to a valid and perfected first priority Lender’s Lien; 

(l) it consists of goods returned or rejected by such Borrower’s customers; 

(m) it consists of Goods that are damaged, defective, obsolete or slow moving; 

(n) Inventory that such Borrower has returned, has attempted to return, is in the process of returning or intends to return to the vendor of
such Inventory; 

  
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 (o) it consists of Goods that are restricted or controlled, or regulated items; 

(p) it consists of Goods that are bill and hold Goods; 

(q) it consists of damaged or defective Goods or “seconds”; 

(r) it is subject to third party trademark, licensing or other proprietary rights, unless Lender is satisfied that such Inventory can be freely
sold by Lender on and after the occurrence of an Event of a Default despite such third party rights; 
 (s) it consists of customer-specific
Inventory not supported by purchase orders; 
 (t) it consists of Bonded Inventory; 

(u) Lender has not completed an initial appraisal and field examination of such Inventory, in each case, reasonably satisfactory to Lender; or

 (v) Inventory otherwise deemed ineligible by Lender in its Permitted Discretion. 

Any Inventory which is not Eligible Inventory shall nonetheless constitute Collateral. 

“Eligible Progress Billing Accounts” means those Accounts, other than Eligible Accounts, created by each Borrower in the
ordinary course of its business, which represent progress or milestone billings or which are otherwise conditioned upon the applicable Borrower’s completion of any further performance or service, that (a) are in accordance with the
applicable billing procedures, performance thresholds and other provisions of an executed contract or other documentation satisfactory to Lender in its Permitted Discretion with the applicable Account Debtor, (b) do not require a period of more
than forty-eight (48) months for the applicable Borrower to start and complete performance or service, (c) have been verified to Lender’s satisfaction pursuant to field examinations and other verifications from time to time performed
on behalf of Lender pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, (d) are otherwise satisfactory to Lender in its sole discretion and (e) would otherwise constitute Eligible Accounts in all respects but for clause (p) of such definition.
Without limiting the foregoing, an Account shall not be deemed an Eligible Progress Billing Account unless (a) such receivable is subject to Lender’s first priority perfected Lien and is not subject to any other Lien or (b) if such
Account (i) would be deemed ineligible under any of clauses (a) through (o) or clauses (q) through (z) of the definition of “Eligible Accounts, (ii) consists of a retainage invoice or represents billings in excess
of cost, (iii) does not comply with each of the representations and warranties respecting Eligible Accounts (without regard to whether such Account is an Eligible Account), or (iv) is otherwise deemed ineligible by Lender in its Permitted
Discretion. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, until such time that Borrowers have demonstrated an ability to reliably distinguish Accounts representing progress billings from other Accounts in their Collateral reporting in
a manner satisfactory to Lender in its sole discretion, each Account that would otherwise constitute an Eligible Account under this Agreement shall be deemed an Eligible Progress Billing Account. 

  
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 “Environmental Action” means any written complaint, summons, citation,
notice, directive, order, claim, litigation, investigation, judicial or administrative proceeding, judgment, letter, or other written communication from any Governmental Authority, or any third party involving violations of Environmental Laws or
releases of Hazardous Materials (a) from any assets, properties, or businesses of any Loan Party, any Subsidiary of a Loan Party, or any of their predecessors in interest, (b) from adjoining properties or businesses, or (c) from or
onto any facilities which received Hazardous Materials generated by any Loan Party, any Subsidiary of a Loan Party, or any of their predecessors in interest. 

“Environmental Law” means any applicable federal, state, provincial, foreign or local statute, law, rule, regulation,
ordinance, code, binding and enforceable guideline, binding and enforceable written policy, or rule of common law now or hereafter in effect and in each case as amended, or any judicial or administrative interpretation thereof, including any
judicial or administrative order, consent decree or judgment, in each case, to the extent binding on any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, relating to the environment, the effect of the environment on employee health, or Hazardous Materials, in
each case as amended from time to time. 
 “Environmental Liabilities” means all liabilities, monetary obligations, losses,
damages, costs and expenses (including all reasonable fees, disbursements and expenses of counsel, experts, or consultants, and costs of investigation and feasibility studies), fines, penalties, sanctions, and interest incurred as a result of any
claim or demand, or Remedial Action required, by any Governmental Authority or any third party, and which relate to any Environmental Action. 

“Environmental Lien” means any Lien in favor of any Governmental Authority for Environmental Liabilities. 

“Equipment” means equipment (as that term is defined in the Code). 

“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and any successor statute thereto. 

“ERISA Affiliate” means (a) any Person subject to ERISA whose employees are treated as employed by the same employer as
the employees of any Loan Party or its Subsidiaries under IRC Section 414(b), (b) any trade or business subject to ERISA whose employees are treated as employed by the same employer as the employees of any Loan Party or its Subsidiaries
under IRC Section 414(c), (c) solely for purposes of Section 302 of ERISA and Section 412 of the IRC, any organization subject to ERISA that is a member of an affiliated service group of which any Loan Party or any of its
Subsidiaries is a member under IRC Section 414(m), or (d) solely for purposes of Section 302 of ERISA and Section 412 and 430 of the IRC, any Person subject to ERISA that is a party to an arrangement with any Loan Party or any of
its Subsidiaries and whose employees are aggregated with the employees of a Loan Party or its Subsidiaries under IRC Section 414(o). 

“Everest” means Everest Reinsurance Company, Everest National Insurance Company or any of their Affiliates or Subsidiaries.

 “Everest Intercreditor” means an Intercreditor Agreement entered into as of September 9, 2016 by and among Lender,
Everest and certain Loan Parties, in form and substance satisfactory to Lender in its sole and absolute discretion, as the same may be amended, amended and restated or otherwise modified from time to time. 

  
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 “Event of Default” has the meaning specified therefor in
Section 9. 
 “Excess Availability” means, as of any date of determination, the amount equal to Availability
minus the aggregate amount, if any, of all trade payables and other obligations each Borrower and its Subsidiaries aged in excess of sixty (60) days beyond their terms as of the end of the immediately preceding month, and all book overdrafts
and fees of each Borrower and its Subsidiaries, in each case as determined by Lender in its Permitted Discretion. 
 “Exchange
Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as in effect from time to time. 
 “Excluded Collateral” means
(a) the Surety Collateral to the extent (i) the issuer of the Surety Bond is Chartis, Everest, Liberty Mutual Federal Insurance Company, or other Surety (so long as such Surety has entered into an intercreditor agreement with Lender in
form and substance satisfactory to Lender) or a co-surety of such Person under the Specified Surety Agreements in effect on the Third Amendment Closing Date, provided that the Chartis Intercreditor, Everest Intercreditor, the Federal Insurance
Company and Liberty Mutual Intercreditor, or an intercreditor agreement entered into after the Third Amendment Closing Date in form and substance satisfactory to Lender, as applicable, is in full force and effect and (ii) such Surety Collateral
has not previously been included in a Borrowing Base Certificate delivered to Lender, (b) all cash collateral pledged to Federal Insurance Company, Everest, Liberty Mutual, Chartis or such other Surety pursuant to the Specified Surety
Agreements that is in the possession or under the control of Federal Insurance Company, Everest, Liberty Mutual, Chartis or such other Surety, as applicable, provided that the Chartis Intercreditor, Everest Intercreditor, the Federal Insurance
Company and Liberty Mutual Intercreditor, or an intercreditor agreement entered into after the Third Amendment Closing Date in form and substance satisfactory to Lender, as applicable, is in full force and effect and (c) cash collateral pledged
to Sureties (other than Federal Insurance Company, Everest, Liberty Mutual, Chartis or any other Surety (so long as such Surety has entered into an intercreditor agreement with Lender in form and substance satisfactory to Lender)) up to an aggregate
amount of $2,000,000 (exclusive of any drawings under letters of credit issued for the benefit of such Surety) that is in the possession or under the control of such Surety; provided, however, that in no event shall Excluded Collateral include any
amounts which from time to time may be in the Collection Account or any Deposit Account in which cash collateral or Qualified Cash is held. 

“Excluded Hedge Obligation” means, with respect to any Borrower or any other Loan Party, any Hedge Obligation if, and to the
extent that, all or a portion of the agreement of such Loan Party to be jointly and severally liable for such Hedge Obligation of another Loan Party or any guaranty of such Loan Party of, or the grant by such Loan Party of a security interest to
secure, such Hedge Obligation (or any guaranty thereof) is or becomes illegal under the Commodity Exchange Act or any rule, regulation or order of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (or the application or official interpretation of any
thereof) by virtue of such Loan Party’s failure for any reason to constitute an “eligible contract participant” as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act and the regulations thereunder at the time the agreement of such Loan

  
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Party to be jointly and severally liable for such Hedge Obligation or guaranty of such Hedge Obligation or the grant of such security interest becomes effective with respect to such Hedge
Obligation. If a Hedge Obligation arises under a master agreement governing more than one swap, such exclusion shall apply only to the portion of such Hedge Obligation that is attributable to swaps for which such joint and several liability or
guaranty or security interest is or becomes illegal. 
 “Existing Collateral” shall have the meaning set forth in the
Recitals. 
 “Existing Fixed Asset Availability” means $5,100,000 as of any date of determination; which amount shall be
reduced by $100,000 on the first day of each month beginning on May 1, 2017. 
 “Existing Loan Documents” shall have
the meaning set forth in the Recitals. 
 “Existing Loans” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals. 

“Existing Note” means that certain Tenth Amended and Restate Revolving Note, dated as of March 16, 2017 by and among
Lender, each Borrower, and each Guarantor. 
 “Existing Obligations” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals. 

“FCPA” means the
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder. 

“Federal Funds
Rate” means, for any period, a fluctuating interest rate per annum equal to, for each day during such period, the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System, as published on the next succeeding
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 Lender from three federal funds brokers of
recognized standing selected by it (and, if any such rate is below zero, then the rate determined pursuant to this definition shall be deemed to be zero). 

“Federal Insurance Company” means Federal Insurance Company, an Indiana corporation, or any of its Affiliates or
Subsidiaries. 
 “Federal Insurance Company and Liberty Mutual Intercreditor” means an Intercreditor Agreement entered into
after August 9, 2012 by and among Lender, Federal Insurance Company, Liberty Mutual and certain Loan Parties, in form and substance satisfactory to Lender in its sole and absolute discretion, as the same may be amended, amended and restated or
otherwise modified from time to time. 

“Federal Reserve Bank
of New York’s Website” means the website of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York at http://www.newyorkfed.org, or any successor source. 

“First Amendment Effective Date” means July 14, 2017. 

  
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 “Fixed Asset Availability” means, as of any date of determination, the
lesser of (a) $4,000,000, (b) the amount that Administrative Borrower elects to include as Fixed Asset Availability on the first Borrowing Base Certificate delivered after the Closing Date that includes an amount for “Fixed Asset
Availability”, or (c) eighty- five percent (85%) of the Net Orderly Liquidation Value of all Eligible Equipment as set forth in the NOLV Appraisal most recently delivered to Lender prior to the first inclusion of an amount for
“Fixed Asset Availability” on the first Borrower Base Certificate after the Closing Date that includes an amount for “Fixed Asset Availability”, which amount shall be reduced by 1/60 on a monthly basis beginning on the first day
of the first month after the first inclusion of any amount for “Fixed Asset Availability” on the first Borrowing Base Certificate after the Closing Date; provided, that “Fixed Asset Availability” shall be $0.00 at all
times either (a) Administrative Borrower has not yet elected after the Closing Date to include an amount for “Fixed Asset Availability” on a Borrowing Base Certificate or (b) after March 31, 2018, if Administrative Borrower
has not elected to include an amount for “Fixed Asset Availability” on a Borrowing Base Certificate prior to such date. 

“Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio” means, with respect to Borrowers and their Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, for the
trailing twelve-month period preceding any date of determination, the ratio of (i) EBITDA for such period, minus (a) Non-Financed Capital Expenditures made (to the extent not already incurred in a prior period) or incurred during such
period, (b) cash taxes paid during such period, to the extent greater than zero, and (c) all Restricted Junior Payments consisting of Pass-Through Tax Liabilities to (ii) Fixed Charges for such period; provided, that if any
Loan Party makes an Acquisition after the Closing Date consented to by Lender, the components of this Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio shall be calculated for such fiscal period after giving pro forma effect thereto assuming that such transaction
has occurred on the first day of such period (including pro forma adjustments arising out of events which are directly attributable to such Acquisition, are factually supportable, and are expected to have a continuing impact, in each case to
be reasonably agreed to by Lender). 
 “Fixed Charges” means, with respect to any fiscal period and with respect to
Borrowers and their Subsidiaries determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, the sum, without duplication, of (a) cash Interest Expense paid during such period (other than interest paid-in-kind, amortization of financing fees,
and other non-cash Interest Expense), (b) principal payments paid in cash in respect of Indebtedness (other than Advances) paid during such period, including cash payments with respect to Capital Leases, (c) any management, consulting,
monitoring, and advisory fees paid to an Affiliate (whether or not permitted hereunder), and (d) all Restricted Junior Payments (other than Pass-Through Tax Liabilities) and other distributions paid in cash during such period. 

“Fixtures” means fixtures (as that term is defined in the Code). 

“Funding Date” means the date on which a Borrowing occurs. 

“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles as in effect from time to time in the United States, consistently
applied; provided, however, that all calculations relative to liabilities shall be made without giving effect to Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 159. 

  
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 “General Intangibles” means general intangibles (as that term is defined in
the Code), and includes payment intangibles, contract rights, rights to payment, rights under Hedge Agreements (including the right to receive payment on account of the termination (voluntarily or involuntarily) of any such Hedge Agreements), rights
arising under common law, statutes, or regulations, choses or things in action, goodwill, Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property Licenses, purchase orders, customer lists, monies due or recoverable from pension funds, route lists, rights to
payment and other rights under any royalty or licensing agreements, including Intellectual Property Licenses, infringement claims, pension plan refunds, pension plan refund claims, insurance premium rebates, tax refunds, and tax refund claims,
interests in a partnership or limited liability company which do not constitute a security under Article 8 of the Code, and any other personal property other than Commercial Tort Claims, money, Accounts, Chattel Paper, Deposit Accounts, Goods,
Investment Related Property, Negotiable Collateral, and oil, gas, or other minerals before extraction. 
 “General Reserve”
shall mean an amount equal to $4,000,000, which amount shall be reduced by $1,000,000 upon Borrowers’ Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio exceeding 1.0 to 1.0 as of the last day of any fiscal year (as demonstrated in audited financial statements
delivered in accordance with Schedule 6.1 hereof), effective as of five (5) Business Days after delivery of such financial statements. 

“Goods” means goods (as that term is defined in the Code). 

“Governing Documents” means, with respect to any Person, the certificate or articles of incorporation, by-laws, or other
organizational documents of such Person. 
 “Governmental Authority” means any federal, state, local, or other governmental
or administrative body, instrumentality, board, department, or agency or any court, tribunal, administrative hearing body, arbitration panel, commission, or other similar dispute-resolving panel or body. 

“Guarantors” means IES Shared Services<, Inc., a
Delaware corporation; IES Tangible Properties>, Inc., a Delaware corporation; IES Consolidation, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company; <IES Properties, Inc., a Delaware corporation; >Key Electrical Supply, Inc., a Texas corporation; IES Operations Group, Inc.,
a Delaware corporation; ICS Holdings LLC, an Arizona limited liability company; and each other Person that becomes a guarantor after the Closing Date or otherwise executes and delivers a Guaranty pursuant to Section 6.16, and each of
them is a “Guarantor”. 
 “Guaranty” means that certain general continuing guaranty, dated as of even date
with this Agreement, executed and delivered by each Guarantor in favor of Lender in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Lender and any other guaranty agreement delivered at any time by a Guarantor in favor of Lender, and all of such
guaranties are, collectively, the “Guaranties”. 

<”HK Engine” means HK ENGINE
COMPONENTS, LLC, an Indiana limited liability company.> 

  
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 “Hazardous Materials” means (a) substances that are defined or listed
in, or otherwise classified pursuant to, any applicable laws or regulations as “hazardous substances,” “hazardous materials,” “hazardous wastes,” “toxic substances,” or any other formulation intended to
define, list, or classify substances by reason of deleterious properties such as ignitability, corrosivity, reactivity, carcinogenicity, reproductive toxicity, or “EP toxicity”, (b) oil, petroleum, or petroleum derived substances,
natural gas, natural gas liquids, synthetic gas, drilling fluids, produced waters, and other wastes associated with the exploration, development, or production of crude oil, natural gas, or geothermal resources, (c) any flammable substances or
explosives or any radioactive materials, and (d) asbestos in any form or electrical equipment that contains any oil or dielectric fluid containing levels of polychlorinated biphenyls in excess of 50 parts per million. 

“Hedge Agreement” means a “swap agreement” as that term is defined in Section 101(53B)(A) of the Bankruptcy
Code. 
 “Hedge Obligations” means any and all obligations or liabilities, whether <direct or indirect, >absolute or contingent,
<liquidated or unliquidated, determined or undetermined, voluntary or involuntary, due, not >due or to become
due, <incurred in the past or >now existing or hereafter arising, <however arising of >any Borrower or any of of each Loan Party and its Subsidiaries arising under, owing pursuant to, or existing in
respect of Hedge Agreements entered into with <Lender or another Bank Product
Provider>one or more of the Hedge Providers. 

“Hedge Provider”
means Lender or any of its Affiliates. 
 “IES Commercial”
means IES Commercial, Inc., a Delaware corporation. 

<”IES Renewable” means IES Renewable
Energy, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.> 
 “IES
Residential” means IES Residential Inc., a Delaware corporation. 
 “IES Subsidiary” means IES Subsidiary
Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation. 
 “Indebtedness” as to any Person means, without duplication, (a) all
obligations of such Person for borrowed money, (b) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, or other similar instruments and all reimbursement or other obligations in respect of letters of credit, bankers
acceptances, or other financial products, (c) all obligations of such Person as a lessee under Capital Leases, (d) all obligations or liabilities of others secured by a Lien on any asset of such Person, irrespective of whether such
obligation or liability is assumed, (e) all obligations of such Person to pay the deferred purchase price of assets (other than trade payables incurred in the ordinary course of business and repayable in accordance with customary trade
practices), (f) all obligations of such Person owing under Hedge Agreements (which amount shall be calculated based on the amount that would be payable by such Person if the Hedge Agreement were terminated on the date of determination),
(g) any Prohibited Preferred Stock of such Person, and (h) any obligation of such Person guaranteeing or intended to guarantee (whether directly or indirectly guaranteed, endorsed, co-made, discounted, or sold with recourse) any obligation
of any other Person that constitutes Indebtedness under any of clauses (a) through (g) above. For purposes of this definition, (i) the amount of any Indebtedness represented by a guaranty or other similar instrument shall be the
lesser of the principal amount of the obligations 

  
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guaranteed and still outstanding and the maximum amount for which the guaranteeing Person may be liable pursuant to the terms of the instrument embodying such Indebtedness, and (ii) the
amount of any Indebtedness described in clause (d) above shall be the lower of the amount of the obligation and the fair market value of the assets of such Person securing such obligation. 

“Indemnified Liabilities” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 11.3. 

“Indemnified Person” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 11.3. 

“Information Certificate” means the Information Certificate completed and executed by the Loan Parties attached hereto as
Exhibit E. 
 “Insolvency Proceeding” means any proceeding commenced by or against any Person under any provision of
the Bankruptcy Code or under any other state or federal bankruptcy or insolvency law, assignments for the benefit of creditors, receiverships, formal or informal moratoria, compositions, extensions generally with creditors, or proceedings seeking
reorganization, arrangement, or other similar relief. 
 “Insurance Premium Lender” shall have the meaning set forth in the
definition of Permitted Insurance Premium Indebtedness. 
 “Insurance Premium Loan Documents” shall have the meaning set
forth in the definition of Permitted Insurance Premium Indebtedness. 
 “Intellectual Property” means any and all Patents,
Copyrights, Trademarks, trade secrets, know-how, inventions (whether or not patentable), algorithms, software programs (including source code and object code), processes, product designs, industrial designs, blueprints, drawings, data, customer
lists, URLs and domain names, specifications, documentations, reports, catalogs, literature, and any other forms of technology or proprietary information of any kind, including all rights therein and all applications for registration or
registrations thereof. 
 “Intellectual Property Licenses” means, with respect to any Person (the “Specified
Party”), (a) any licenses or other similar rights provided to the Specified Party in or with respect to Intellectual Property owned or controlled by any other Person, and (b) any licenses or other similar rights provided to any other
Person in or with respect to Intellectual Property owned or controlled by the Specified Party, in each case, including (i) any software license agreements (other than license agreements for commercially available off-the-shelf software that is
generally available to the public which have been licensed to the Specified Party pursuant to end-user licenses), (ii) the license agreements listed on Schedule 5.26(b) to the Information Certificate (as such Schedule may be updated from
time to time to reflect changes resulting from transactions permitted under this Agreement), and (iii) the right to use any of the licenses or other similar rights described in this definition in connection with the enforcement of the
Lender’s rights under the Loan Documents. 
 “Interest Expense” means, for any period, the aggregate of the interest
expense of Borrowers and their Subsidiaries for such period, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP. 

  
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 “Interest Rate” means an interest rate equal to Daily Three Month LIBOR,
which interest rate shall change whenever Daily Three Month LIBOR changes. 
 “Interest Rate Margin” means, 

(a) As of any date of determination (with respect to any portion of the outstanding Advances on such date), the applicable margin set forth in
the following table that corresponds to the most recent Liquidity calculations delivered to Lender pursuant to Section 6.1 and accepted by Lender in its Permitted Discretion; provided, however, upon the occurrence and
during the continuation of an Event of Default, the Interest Rate Margin shall be the margin set forth below as “Level I” until the next Interest Rate Margin Redetermination Date (as defined below) after the existence of such Event of
Default. 
  

					
	 Level
	  	 Liquidity/Excess Availability/

Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio
	  	 Interest Rate Margin

	I	  	If Liquidity is less than thirty-five percent (35%) of the Maximum Revolver Amount at any time during such period	  	<2.25>1.75 percentage points
			
	II	  	If Liquidity is greater than or equal to thirty-five percent (35%) of the Maximum Revolver Amount at all times during such period and less than fifty percent (50%) of the Maximum Revolver Amount at any time during such period	  	<2.00>1.50 percentage points
			
	III	  	If Liquidity is greater than or equal to fifty percent (50%) of the Maximum Revolver Amount at all times during such period	  	<1.75>1.25 percentage points

 Except as set forth in the foregoing proviso, the Interest Rate Margin shall be re-determined quarterly on the first Business
Day of each calendar quarter (such date being the “Interest Rate Margin Redetermination Date”) based upon the Liquidity for the immediately preceding calendar quarter. In the event that the information contained in any certificate
delivered pursuant to Section 6.1 of the Agreement is shown to be inaccurate, and such inaccuracy, if corrected, would have led to the application of a higher Interest Rate Margin for any period than the Interest Rate Margin actually
applied for such interest rate period, then (a) Borrowers shall immediately deliver to Lender a correct certificate for such period, (b) the Interest Rate Margin shall be determined as if the correct Interest Rate Margin (as set forth in
the table above) were applicable for such period, and (c) Borrowers shall immediately deliver to Lender full payment in respect of the accrued additional interest as a result of such increased Interest Rate Margin for such interest rate period,
which payment shall be promptly applied by Lender to the affected Obligations. In the event that the information contained in any certificate delivered pursuant to Section 6.1 of the Agreement reflects that an Event of Default existed as
of the Interest Rate Margin Redetermination Date, (a) the Interest Rate Margin shall be determined as if the Interest Rate Margin set forth above as “Level I” were applicable as the first date of the existence of such Event of Default
and (b) Borrowers shall immediately deliver to Lender full payment in respect of the accrued additional interest as a result of such increased Interest Rate Margin for such interest rate period, which payment shall be promptly applied by Lender
to the affected Obligations. In the event the Borrowers fail to timely deliver any certificate, report or other documentation necessary for determination of the Interest Rate Margin, the Interest Rate Margin shall be the margin set forth above as
“Level I” from the date of such failure until the next Interest Rate Margin Redetermination Date. 

  
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 “Inventory” means inventory (as that term is defined in the Code). 

“Investment” means, with respect to any Person, any investment by such Person in any other Person (including Affiliates) in
the form of loans, guarantees, advances, capital contributions (excluding (a) commission, travel, and similar advances to officers and employees of such Person made in the ordinary course of business not to exceed $250,000 in the aggregate
during any fiscal year of Borrowers, and (b) bona fide Accounts arising in the ordinary course of business), or acquisitions of Indebtedness, Stock, or all or substantially all of the assets of such other Person (or of any division or business
line of such other Person), and any other items that are or would be classified as investments on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP. 

“Investment Related Property” means (a) any and all investment property (as that term is defined in the Code), and
(b) any and all of the following (regardless of whether classified as investment property under the Code): all Pledged Interests, Pledged Operating Agreements, and Pledged Partnership Agreements. 

“IRC” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as in effect from time to time. 

“ISP<98>” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the International Standby Practices <(>1998 <Revision, effective January 1,
1999),>(International Chamber of Commerce Publication
No. 590) and any version or revision thereof accepted by Lender for such use. 
 “Job Site” any site specified in a contract where any Borrower is to
perform the specialized electrical and communication services required thereunder, including all other labor, materials, equipment and services provided or to be provided to fulfill its obligations thereunder. 

“Lender” has the meaning specified therefor in the preamble to this Agreement and its successors and assigns. 

“Lender Expenses” means all (a) reasonable costs or expenses (including taxes<,> and insurance premiums) required to be paid by any Loan Party or <any of >its Subsidiaries <or any Guarantor
>under any of the Loan Documents that are paid, advanced, or incurred by Lender, (b) reasonable out-of-pocket fees or charges paid or incurred by Lender in connection with
Lender’s transactions with
<any>each Loan Party <or any
of>and its Subsidiaries under any of the Loan Documents,
including, <fees or charges for >photocopying, notarization, couriers and messengers, telecommunication, public
record searches< (including tax lien, judgment lien, litigation, bankruptcy and Code searches and including searches with the patent and trademark office, the copyright
office, or the department of motor vehicles)>, filing
fees, recording fees,
publication, <appraisal (including periodic collateral appraisals or business valuations to the extent of the fees and charges (and up to the amount of any limitation
contained in this Agreement), >real estate surveys, real estate title <insurance >policies and endorsements, and environmental audits, (c) Lender’s customary fees and charges
imposed or incurred in connection with any background checks or OFAC/PEP searches related to any Loan Party or its Subsidiaries,
(d) Lender’s customary fees and charges (as adjusted from time to time) with respect to the disbursement of funds (or the receipt of funds) to or for the account of <Borrowers>any Borrower (whether by wire 

  
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transfer or otherwise), together with any <out of pocket>out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection therewith, (<d>e) out-of-pocket charges
<paid>imposed or incurred by Lender resulting from the dishonor of checks payable by or to any Loan Party
or its Subsidiaries,
(<e>f) reasonable, documented
out-of-pocket costs and expenses paid or incurred by Lender to correct any default or enforce any provision of the Loan Documents, or during the continuance of an Event of Default, in gaining possession of, maintaining, handling, preserving,
storing, shipping, selling, preparing for sale, or advertising to sell the Collateral, or any portion thereof, irrespective of whether a sale is consummated,
(<f>g) field examination, appraisal, and valuation fees and expenses <to initiate electronic reporting by Borrowers to Lender, (g) reasonable out-of-pocket examination fees and
expenses (including reasonable travel, meals, and lodging) >of Lender related to any
<inspections,>field examinations, <audits or >appraisals, or valuation to the extent of the fees and charges (and up to the amount of any
limitation) <contained in>provided in
Section 2.10 of this Agreement, (h) Lender’s reasonable<
out-of-pocket>, documented costs and expenses <of>(including reasonable and documented
attorneys’ fees and expenses) relative to third party claims or any other <suit>lawsuit or adverse proceeding paid or incurred< by Lender>, whether in enforcing or defending the Loan Documents or otherwise in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents< or>, Lender’s Liens in and to the Collateral, or Lender’s relationship with any
Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, (i) Lender’s reasonable costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’
fees and due diligence expenses) incurred in advising, structuring,
drafting, reviewing, administering (including <reasonable >travel, meals, and lodging), or amending, waiving, or modifying the Loan Documents, and (j) Lender’s reasonable and documented costs and expenses (including reasonable and documented attorneys, accountants, consultants, and other advisors fees and
expenses) incurred in terminating, enforcing (including <reasonable >attorneys, accountants, consultants, and
other advisors fees and expenses incurred in connection with a “workout,” a “restructuring,” or an Insolvency Proceeding concerning any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries or in exercising rights or remedies under the Loan
Documents), or defending the Loan Documents, irrespective of whether
<suit>a lawsuit or other adverse
proceeding is brought, or in taking any enforcement action or
any Remedial Action
<concerning>with respect to the Collateral<, and (k) usage charges, charges, fees, costs and expenses for amendments, renewals, extensions, transfers, or
drawings from time to time imposed by Lender in respect of Letters of Credit and out-of-pocket charges, fees, costs and expenses paid or incurred by Lender in connection with the issuance, amendment, renewal, extension, or transfer of, or drawing
>under, any Letter of Credit <or any demand for payment
thereunder.>. 

“Lender Representatives” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 17.8(a). 

“Lender-Related Persons” means Lender, together with its Affiliates, officers, directors, employees, attorneys, and agents.

 “Lender’s Liens” mean the Liens granted by Borrowers and their Subsidiaries to Lender under the Loan Documents.

 “Letter of Credit” means a letter of credit (as that term is defined in the Code) issued by Lender. 

  
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 “Letter of Credit Agreements” means a Letter of Credit Application,
together with any and all related letter of credit agreements pursuant to which Lender agrees to issue, amend, or extend a Letter of Credit, or pursuant to which Borrowers agree to reimburse Lender for all Letter of Credit Disbursements, each such
application and related agreement to be in the form specified by Lender from time to time. 
 “Letter of Credit
Application” means an application requesting Lender to issue, amend, or extend a Letter of Credit, each such application to be in the form specified by Lender from time to time. 

“Letter of Credit Collateralization” means either (a) providing cash collateral (pursuant to documentation reasonably
satisfactory to Lender, including provisions that specify that the Letter of Credit fee and all usage charges set forth in this Agreement and the Letter of Credit Agreements will continue to accrue while the Letters of Credit are outstanding) to be
held by Lender for the benefit of Lender in an amount equal to one hundred five percent (105%) of the then existing Letter of Credit Usage, (b) delivering to Lender the original of each Letter of Credit, together with documentation
executed by all beneficiaries under each Letter of Credit in form and substance acceptable to Lender terminating all of such beneficiaries’ rights under such Letters of Credit, or (c) providing Lender with a standby letter of credit, in
form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Lender, from a commercial bank acceptable to Lender (in its sole discretion) in an amount equal to one hundred five percent (105%) of the then existing Letter of Credit Usage (it being understood
that the Letter of Credit fee and all usage charges set forth in this Agreement will continue to accrue while the Letters of Credit are outstanding and that any such fees that accrue must be an amount that can be drawn under any such standby letter
of credit). 
 “Letter of Credit Disbursement” means a payment made by Lender pursuant to a Letter of Credit. 

“Letter of Credit
Indemnified Costs” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.13(e) of this Agreement. 

“Letter of Credit
Related Person” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.13(e) of this Agreement. 

“Letter of Credit Usage” means, as of any date of determination, the sum of (i) the aggregate undrawn amount of all
outstanding Letters of Credit, and (ii) the aggregate amount of outstanding reimbursement obligations with respect to Letters of Credit which remain unreimbursed or which have not been paid through an Advance under the Revolving Credit
Facility. 
 “Liberty Mutual” means Safeco Insurance Company of America, a Washington corporation or any of its Affiliates
or Subsidiaries. 
 “Lien” means any mortgage, deed of trust, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, charge, deposit
arrangement, encumbrance, easement, lien (statutory or other), security interest, or other security arrangement and any other preference, priority, or preferential arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever, including any conditional sale contract
or other title retention agreement, the interest of a lessor under a Capital Lease and any synthetic or other financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing. 

  
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 “Liquidity” means, as of any date of determination, the sum of
(a) Borrowers’ Qualified Cash and (b) Excess Availability. 
 “Loan Account” has the meaning specified
therefor in Section 2.8. 
 “Loan Documents” means this Agreement, any Borrowing Base Certificate, the Control
Agreements, the Cash Management Documents, the Guaranty, the Federal Insurance and Liberty Mutual Intercreditor, the Everest Intercreditor, the Chartis Intercreditor, any intercreditor agreement entered into after the Third Amendment Closing Date in
form and substance satisfactory to Lender, the Letters of Credit, each Patent and Trademark Security Agreement, any Copyright Security Agreement, the Omnibus Reaffirmation, any Letter of Credit Applications and other Letter of Credit Agreements
entered into by any Borrower in connection with the Existing Credit Agreement, and any other instrument or agreement entered into, now or in the future, by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries and Lender in connection with this Agreement, but
specifically excluding all Hedge Agreements. 
 “Loan Management Service” means Lender’s proprietary automated loan
management program currently known as “Loan Manager” and any successor service or product of Lender which performs similar services. 

“Loan Parties” means collectively, each Borrower and each Guarantor and each of them is a “Loan Party”. 

“Lockbox” means “Lockbox” as defined and described in the Cash Management Documents. 

“Margin Stock” as defined in Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System as in effect from time to
time. 
 “Material Adverse Change” means (a) a material adverse change in the business, operations, results of
operations, assets, liabilities or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Borrowers, Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries taken as a whole, (b) a material impairment of the ability of any Borrower or any Loan Party to perform its obligations
under the Loan Documents to which it is a party or of the Lender’s ability to enforce the Obligations or realize upon the Collateral, (c) a material impairment of the enforceability or priority of Lender’s Liens with respect to the
Collateral as a result of an action or failure to act on the part of any Borrower any Loan Party or its Subsidiaries, or (d) any claim is made against any Borrower or any Loan Party which if determined adversely to any Borrower any Loan Party
or any of its Subsidiaries, would result in the occurrence of an event described in clauses (a), (b) or (c) above. 

“Material Contract” means, an agreement to which a Loan Party is a party (other than the Loan Documents (i) which is
deemed to be a material contract as provided in Regulation S-K promulgated by the SEC under the Securities Act of 1933 or (ii) for which breach, termination, cancellation, nonperformance or failure to renew could reasonably be expected to
result in a Material Adverse Change. 
 “Maturity Date” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.9. 

  
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 “Maximum Credit” means $100,000,000. 

“Maximum Revolver Amount” means mean $100,000,000, less permanent reductions in such amount made in accordance with
Section 2.11. 
 “Moody’s” has the meaning specified therefor in the definition of Cash Equivalents. 

“Negotiable Collateral” means letters of credit, letter-of-credit rights, instruments, promissory notes, drafts and documents
(as each such term is defined in the Code). 
 “Net Forced Liquidation Value” shall mean, as to Eligible Equipment, at any
time, the value of such Eligible Equipment, determined on a forced liquidation basis, reduced by such commissions, fees, costs and expenses as may be reasonably expected in connection with the liquidation thereof, as set forth in the most recent
appraisal delivered, at the sole cost and expense of Borrowers, to Lender, as to the Eligible Equipment, in form, scope, and methodology acceptable to Lender in its Permitted Discretion and performed by an appraiser acceptable to Lender in its
Permitted Discretion, addressed to Lender and upon which Lender is permitted to rely. 
 “Net Liquidation Percentage” means
the percentage of the Value of a Borrower’s Inventory that is estimated to be recoverable in an orderly liquidation of such Inventory as set forth in the most recent acceptable appraisal received by Lender and upon which Lender may rely, net of
all operating expenses and associated costs and expenses of such liquidation, such percentage to be as determined from time to time by an appraisal company selected or approved by Lender with such most recent acceptable appraisal to be in form,
scope, methodology and content acceptable to Lender. 
 “Net Loss” means fiscal year-to-date after-tax net loss from
continuing operations as determined in accordance with GAAP. 
 “Net Orderly Liquidation Value” means dollar amount that is
estimated to be recoverable in an orderly liquidation of Borrowers’ Eligible Equipment as set forth in the most recent acceptable NOLV Appraisal received by Lender and upon which Lender may rely, such value to be calculated net of all operating
expenses and associated costs and expenses of such liquidation. 
 “NEXT” means NEXT Electric, LLC, a Wisconsin limited
liability company. 
 “NOLV Appraisal” means an on-site appraisal or desk-top update to such an appraisal, as applicable,
conducted to determine the Net Orderly Liquidation Value of the Borrowers’ Eligible Equipment; such appraisal to be conducted (whether on-site or through desk-top update) from time to time by an appraisal company acceptable to Lender in its
sole discretion, which appraisal shall be conducted in accordance with Lender’s requirements and otherwise in form, scope, methodology and content acceptable to Lender. 

“Non-Financed Capital Expenditures” means Capital Expenditures not financed by the seller of the capital asset, by a third
party lender or by means of any extension of credit by Lender other than by means of an Advance under the Revolving Credit Facility. 

  
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 “Obligations” means (a) all loans (including the Advances), debts,
principal, interest (including any interest that accrues after the commencement of an Insolvency Proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in whole or in part as a claim in any such Insolvency Proceeding), reimbursement or
indemnification obligations with respect to Letters of Credit (irrespective of whether contingent), premiums, liabilities (including all amounts charged to the Loan Account pursuant to this Agreement), obligations (including indemnification
obligations), fees, Lender Expenses (including any fees or expenses that accrue after the commencement of an Insolvency Proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in whole or in part as a claim in any such Insolvency Proceeding),
guaranties, and all covenants and duties of any other kind and description in each case owing by any Loan Party to Lender or its Affiliates or any Bank Product Provider or its Affiliates pursuant to or evidenced by this Agreement or any of the other
Loan Documents and irrespective of whether for the payment of money, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, liquidated or unliquidated, determined or undetermined, voluntary or involuntary, due, not due or to become due, sole, joint,
several or joint and several, incurred in the past or now existing or hereafter arising, however arising, and including all interest not paid when due, and all other expenses or other amounts that any Borrower or any other Loan Party is required to
pay or reimburse by the Loan Documents or by law or otherwise in connection with the Loan Documents, and (b) all Bank Product Obligations. Any reference in this Agreement or in the Loan Documents to the Obligations shall include all or any
portion thereof and any extensions, modifications, renewals, or alterations thereof, both prior and subsequent to any Insolvency Proceeding. Notwithstanding the foregoing, “Obligations” shall not include any Excluded Hedge Obligations.

 “OFAC” means The Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury. 

“Omnibus Reaffirmation” means that certain Omnibus Reaffirmation of Loan Documents dated as of the Closing Date, by and among
each of the Loan Parties party thereto and Lender. 
 “Original Closing Date” means September 24, 2014. 

“OFAC” means The
Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury. 

“Overadvance Amount” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.4(f). 

“Parent” means IES Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation. 

“Pass-Through Tax Liabilities” means the amount of state and federal income tax paid or to be paid by the owner of any Stock
in a Borrower on taxable income earned by a Borrower and attributable to such owner of Stock as a result of such Borrower’s “pass-through” tax status, assuming the highest marginal income tax rate for federal and state (for the state
or states in which any owner of Stock is liable for income taxes with respect to such income) income tax purposes, after taking into account any deduction for state income taxes in calculating the federal income tax liability and all other
deductions, credits, deferrals and other reductions available to such owners of Stock from or through such Borrower. 

  
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 “Patents” means patents and patent applications, including (i) the
patents and patent applications listed on Schedule 5.26(b) to the Information Certificate (as such Schedule may be updated from time to time to reflect changes resulting from transactions permitted under this Agreement), (ii) all
continuations, divisionals, continuations-in-part, re-examinations, reissues, and renewals thereof and improvements thereon, (iii) all income, royalties, damages and payments now and hereafter due or payable under and with respect thereto,
including payments under all licenses entered into in connection therewith and damages and payments for past, present, or future infringements thereof, (iv) the right to sue for past, present, and future infringements thereof, and (v) all
of each Loan Party’s rights corresponding thereto throughout the world. 
 “Patent and Trademark Security Agreement”
means each Patent and Trademark Security Agreement executed and delivered by the applicable Loan Party in favor of Lender, in form and substance acceptable to Lender. 

“Patriot Act” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 5.18 of Exhibit D to this Agreement. 

“Pension Plan” means a pension plan (as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA) maintained for employees of any Borrower or
any of its Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate and covered by Title IV of ERISA. 

“Permitted
Acquisition” means any Acquisition so long as: 
 (a)
no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result from the consummation of the proposed
Acquisition and the proposed Acquisition is consensual, 
 (b)
no Indebtedness (other than Borrowings or Advances made pursuant to this Agreement and other than Permitted Indebtedness) will
be incurred, assumed, or would exist with respect to any Loan Party or its Subsidiaries as a result of such Acquisition, and no Liens will be incurred, assumed, or would exist with respect to the assets of any Loan Party or its Subsidiaries as a
result of such Acquisition, 
 (c)
Borrowers have provided Lender with written confirmation, supported by reasonably detailed calculations, that on a pro
forma basis (including pro forma adjustments arising out of events which are directly attributable to such proposed Acquisition, are factually supportable, and are expected to have a continuing impact, in each case, determined as if the
combination had been accomplished at the beginning of the relevant period; such eliminations and inclusions to be mutually and reasonably agreed upon by Parent, Borrowers and Lender) created by adding the historical combined financial statements of
Parent (including the combined financial statements of any other Person or assets that were the subject of a prior Permitted Acquisition during the relevant period) to the historical consolidated financial statements of the Person to be acquired (or
the historical financial statements related to the assets to be acquired) pursuant to the proposed Acquisition, the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries (i) would have been in compliance with the financial covenant(s) in Section 8 of this
Agreement for the fiscal quarter ended immediately prior to the proposed date of consummation of such proposed Acquisition, and (ii) are projected to be in compliance with the financial covenant(s) in Section 7 of this Agreement for
each of the four fiscal quarters in the period ended one year after the proposed date of consummation of such proposed
Acquisition,  

  
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(d) Borrowers have provided Lender with their due diligence package relative to the proposed
Acquisition, including forecasted balance sheets, profit and loss statements, and cash flow statements of the Person or assets to be acquired, all prepared on a basis consistent with such Person’s (or assets’) historical financial
statements, together with appropriate supporting details and a statement of underlying assumptions for the one year period following the date of the proposed Acquisition, on a quarter by quarter basis), in form and substance (including as to scope
and underlying assumptions) reasonably satisfactory to Lender, 
 (e)
Borrowers have Liquidity (i) at all times during the 30 consecutive days immediately prior to the date of the consummation
of such Acquisition, calculated on a pro forma basis as if such Acquisition was consummated on the first day of such period, and (ii) after giving effect to such Acquisition, in each case is not less than the greater of
(A) 25% of the Maximum Revolver Amount, and (B) $25,000,000;
provided, that, for purposes of compliance with this clause (ii), at least fifty percent (50%) of Borrowers’ Liquidity shall be comprised of Excess Availability, 

(f) the assets being acquired or the Person whose Equity Interests are being acquired did not
have negative EBITDA during the 12 consecutive month period most recently concluded prior to the date of the proposed Acquisition,  

(g) Borrowers have provided Lender with written notice of the proposed Acquisition at least 15
Business Days prior to the anticipated closing date of the proposed Acquisition and, not later than 5 Business Days prior to the anticipated closing date of the proposed Acquisition, copies of the Acquisition Agreement and other material documents
relative to the proposed Acquisition to the extent and in the form available at such time, which agreement and documents must be reasonably acceptable to Lender, 

(h) the assets being acquired (other than a de minimis amount of assets in relation to
Parent’s and their Subsidiaries’ total assets), or the Person whose Equity Interests are being acquired, are useful in or engaged in, as applicable, the business of the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries or a business reasonably related
thereto, 

(i) the assets being acquired (other than a de minimis amount of assets in relation to
the assets being acquired) are located within the United States or the Person whose Equity Interests are being acquired is organized in a jurisdiction located within the United States, 

(j) the subject assets or Equity Interests, as applicable, are being acquired directly by a
Borrower or one of its Subsidiaries that is a Loan Party, and, in connection therewith, such Borrower or the applicable Loan Party shall have complied with Section 6.15 or Section 6.16 of this Agreement, as applicable, and, in the case of
an acquisition of Equity Interests, the applicable Loan Party shall have demonstrated to Lender that the new Loan Parties have received consideration sufficient to make the joinder documents binding and enforceable against such new Loan Parties,
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(k) the purchase consideration payable in respect of all Permitted Acquisitions (including the
proposed Acquisition and including deferred payment obligations) shall not exceed $25,000,000 in the aggregate during any fiscal year. 

“Permitted Discretion” means a determination made in the exercise of the good faith judgment of Lender. 

“Permitted Dispositions” means: 

(a) sales, abandonment, or other dispositions of Equipment that is substantially worn, damaged, or obsolete in the ordinary course of business
or no longer required in the ordinary course of business; 
 (b) sales of Inventory to buyers in the ordinary course of business; 

(c) the granting of Permitted Liens; 

(d) the making of a Restricted Junior Payment that is expressly permitted to be made pursuant to this Agreement; 

(e) the making of a Permitted Investment; <and> 

(f) any disposition of the Batavia Real Property pursuant to a sale-leaseback
transaction; 

(g) dispositions of assets acquired by Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries pursuant to a
Permitted Acquisition consummated within 12 months of the date of the proposed disposition so long as (i) the consideration received for the assets to be so disposed is at least equal to the fair market value thereof, (ii) the assets to be
so disposed are not necessary or economically desirable in connection with the business of the Loan Parties and its Subsidiaries, and (iii) the assets to be so disposed are readily identifiable as assets acquired pursuant to the subject
Permitted Acquisition; and 
 (h)
(f) other dispositions which do not exceed $500,000 in any fiscal year in the aggregate. 

“Permitted Earnout Indebtedness” shall mean unsecured liabilities of a Loan Party arising under an agreement to make any
deferred payment as a part of the purchase price for an Acquisition, including performance bonuses or consulting payments in any related services, employment or similar agreement, in an amount that is subject to or contingent upon the revenues,
income, cash flow or profits (or the like) of the target of such Acquisition. 
 “Permitted Holdback Indebtedness” shall
mean unsecured liabilities of a Loan Party, arising under an Acquisition agreement to pay the seller on a deferred basis the residual value of any portion of the purchase price that was held back in the agreement, in a fixed amount over a defined
period, in order to support the seller’s indemnification or other obligations over that period. 

  
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 “Permitted Holder” means Tontine. 

“Permitted Indebtedness” means: 

(a) Indebtedness evidenced by this Agreement or the other Loan Documents; 

(b) Indebtedness set forth on Schedule 5.19 to the Information Certificate and any Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of such
Indebtedness; 
 (c) Permitted Purchase Money Indebtedness and any Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of such Indebtedness; 

(d) endorsement of instruments or other payment items for deposit; 

(e) the incurrence by any Borrower of Indebtedness under Hedge Agreements that are incurred for the bona fide purpose of hedging the interest
rate, commodity, or foreign currency risks associated with such Borrower’s operations and not for speculative purposes; 
 (f)
Indebtedness incurred in respect of Bank Products other than pursuant to Hedge Agreements; 
 (g) Indebtedness constituting Permitted
Investments; 
 (h) Indebtedness in the form of reimbursement obligations for Surety Bonds procured in ordinary course of business consistent
with past practices, provided such Surety Bonds are issued pursuant to a bonding program acceptable to Lender; 
 (i) Indebtedness consisting
of Permitted Insurance Premium Financing Indebtedness; 
 (j) Permitted Earnout Indebtedness; 

(k) Permitted Holdback Indebtedness; and 

(l) other unsecured Indebtedness in an amount that shall not exceed $500,000 in the aggregate at any time. 

“Permitted Insurance Premium Financing Indebtedness” means (a) Indebtedness evidenced by that certain insurance premium
financing agreement with Aon Premium Finance, LLC dated as of November 1, 2011 and (b) Indebtedness arising under or in connection with the financing by any Loan Party of any insurance premiums, in which the insurance premium financier
(the “Insurance Premium Lender”) has agreed in writing for the benefit of Lender that (i) the Insurance Premium Lender shall provide Lender with thirty (30) days prior written notice of any intended cancellation of a
financed insurance policy (such notice to include a brief description of the grounds for cancellation and the actions necessary to cure any breach or default), (ii) Lender shall have the right, but not the obligation, to cure any breach or
default by the Loan Parties under the insurance premium financing arrangement (the “Insurance Premium Loan Documents”) (and any fees, expenses, costs, or other sums paid by Lender to effectuate such a cure shall constitute a

  
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Protective Advance), (iii) any Lien of such Insurance Premium Lender is at all times junior in priority to the Liens in favor of Lender (except with respect to unearned premiums or otherwise
to the extent such Liens have priority under applicable law), and (iv) if the Insurance Premium Lender sells, assigns, or otherwise transfers the Insurance Premium Loan Documents or the loan represented by the Insurance Premium Loan Documents,
whether in whole or in part, the Insurance Premium Lender shall require that any such purchaser, assignee, or transferee agrees (in writing) to be bound by the foregoing terms and conditions. 

“Permitted Intercompany Advances” means loans made by (a) a Loan Party to a Borrower, (b) a Borrower to a Loan
Party in an amount of up to $500,000 in the aggregate at any time, (c) a Subsidiary of a Loan Party which is not a Loan Party to another Subsidiary of a Loan Party which is not a Loan Party, or (c) a Subsidiary of a Loan Party which is not
a Loan Party to a Loan Party, in each case, unless Lender otherwise agrees, so long as the parties thereto are party to an intercompany subordination agreement with Lender and/or the rights of the lending party with respect thereto have been
collaterally assigned to Lender, in each case, in form and substance satisfactory to Lender in its Permitted Discretion. 

“Permitted Investments” means: 

(a) Investments in cash and Cash Equivalents; 

(b) Investments in negotiable instruments deposited or to be deposited for collection in the ordinary course of business; 

(c) advances made in connection with purchases of Goods or services in the ordinary course of business; 

(d) Investments owned by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries on the Closing Date and set forth on Schedule P-1; 

(e) Permitted Intercompany Advances; 

(f) Investments resulting from entering into Bank Product Agreements; 

(g) Investments in an original amount not to exceed $20,000,000 in the aggregate for all Loan Parties in marketable securities, subject to
limitations imposed by the board of directors of Parent from time to time (provided, that for the avoidance of doubt, no Investment by any Loan Party made pursuant to this clause (g) shall be included in the calculation of “Liquidity”
unless such Investment meets the definition of Cash Equivalent); 
 (h) Investments in an original amount not to exceed $10,000,000 in the
aggregate for all Loan Parties in non-marketable securities, subject to limitations imposed by the board of directors of Parent from time to time (provided, that for the avoidance of doubt, no Investment by any Loan Party made pursuant to this
clause (h) shall be included in the calculation of “Liquidity” unless such Investment meets the definition of Cash Equivalent), and provide that the sum of Investments in marketable and non-marketable securities in clauses
(g) and (h) do not exceed $ 20,000,000 in the aggregate; 

  
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 (i) Investments (including contributions pursuant to Section 7.12(e)), by IES
Commercial or another Loan Party consisting of eighty percent (80%) of the membership interests of STR Mechanical, or such greater amount owned by IES Commercial or another Loan Party from time to time (provided, that IES Commercial or another
Loan Party shall deliver an updated Pledged Interest Addendum pursuant to Section 5.26(d) of Exhibit D for any additional interest held in STR Mechanical following the Closing Date); <and> 

(j) Investments (subject to the limitations in Section 7.12(f)) by IES Commercial or another Loan Party consisting of eighty percent
(80%) of the membership interests of NEXT, or such greater amount owned by IES Commercial or another Loan Party from time to time in NEXT (provided, that IES Commercial or another Loan Party shall deliver an updated Pledged Interest Addendum
pursuant to Section 5.26(d) of Exhibit D for any additional interest held in NEXT following the First Amendment Effective Date). 

“Permitted Liens” means 

(a) Liens granted to, or for the benefit of, Lender to secure the Obligations; 

(b) Liens for unpaid taxes, assessments, or other governmental charges or levies that either (i) are not yet delinquent, or (ii) the
underlying taxes, assessments, or charges or levies are the subject of Permitted Protests; 
 (c) judgment Liens arising solely as a result
of the existence of judgments, orders, or awards that do not constitute an Event of Default under Section 9.3; 
 (d) Liens set
forth on Schedule P-2; provided, however, that to qualify as a Permitted Lien, any such Lien described on Schedule P-2 shall only secure the Indebtedness that it secures on the Closing Date and any Refinancing
Indebtedness in respect thereof; 
 (e) the interests of lessors under operating leases and non-exclusive licensors under license agreements;

 (f) purchase money Liens or the interests of lessors under Capital Leases to the extent that such Liens or interests secure Permitted
Purchase Money Indebtedness and so long as (i) such Lien attaches only to the asset purchased or acquired and the proceeds thereof, and (ii) such Lien only secures the Indebtedness that was incurred to acquire the asset purchased or
acquired or any Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof; 
 (g) Liens that are replacements of Permitted Liens to the extent that the
original Indebtedness is the subject of permitted Refinancing Indebtedness and so long as the replacement Liens only encumber those assets that secured the original Indebtedness; 

(h) [Reserved], 
 (i) Liens in
favor of Sureties in the Surety Collateral securing reimbursement obligations for Surety Bonds procured by a Borrower in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices pursuant to a bonding program acceptable to Lender;
provided, that such Surety has, pursuant to documentation satisfactory to Lender in the good faith exercise of its credit 

  
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judgment: (a) agreed not to require segregation of funds as to its Bonded Collateral without the prior written consent of Lender (though Federal Insurance Company, Everest, Liberty Mutual,
Chartis, and any other Surety (so long as such Surety has entered into an intercreditor agreement with Lender in form and substance satisfactory to Lender) will be permitted such segregation upon a default under the Bonded Contract and notice to
Lender from Federal Insurance Company, Everest, Liberty Mutual, Chartis, or such other Surety, as applicable; provided, that the Federal Insurance and Liberty Mutual Intercreditor, the Everest Intercreditor, the Chartis Intercreditor, or
other intercreditor agreement entered into after the Third Amendment Closing Date in form and substance satisfactory to Lender, as applicable, is in full force and effect) and (b) (i) acknowledged and agreed that pursuant to the Loan
Parties’ cash management system established in connection with this Agreement, proceeds of the Surety Collateral, including Accounts arising from the Bonded Contracts (collectively, “Bonded Contract Proceeds”) may be commingled
with proceeds of other Accounts and other Property of Borrowers in the Collection Account and other Deposit Accounts in which Lender has, or in the future may have, security interests, Liens or other rights, and (ii) consented to such
commingling and to security interests, Liens or other rights in the Collection Account and such other Deposit Accounts, and (iii) released and waived any and all security interests and other legal and equitable rights and interests that it may
then or thereafter have (as secured party, subrogee, trust fund beneficiary, or otherwise) in or to (A) the Collection Account and such other Deposit Accounts and (B) Bonded Account Proceeds that from time to time are in the Collection
Account and such other Deposit Accounts are in the possession of Lender, that have been applied to indebtedness, liabilities or obligations from time to time owing to Lender by Borrowers, or have otherwise been removed from, set off against or
applied from the Collection Account and such other Deposit Accounts. 
 (j) Liens granted to an Insurance Premium Lender as security for
Permitted Insurance Premium Financing Indebtedness; 
 (k) statutory Liens (excluding any Lien imposed pursuant to any of the provisions of
ERISA or any tax lien) arising in the ordinary course of business of a Loan Party or a Subsidiary, but only if and for long as (x) payment in respect of any such Lien is not yet delinquent or any such Lien is subject to a Permitted Protest and
(y) such Liens do not materially detract from the value of the assets of such Loan Party or Subsidiary and do not materially impair the use thereof in the operation of such Loan Party’s or such Subsidiary’s business; 

(l) Liens securing Indebtedness under clauses (b) and (c) of the definition of Permitted Intercompany Advances; 

(m) Liens incurred or deposits made in the ordinary course of business to secure the performance of tenders, bids, leases, contracts (other
than for the repayment of borrowed Indebtedness), statutory obligations and other similar obligations or arising as a result of progress payments under government contracts, provided that, to the extent any such Liens attach to any of the
Collateral, such Liens are at all times subordinate and junior to the Liens upon the Collateral in favor of Lender; 
 (n) general exceptions
to title consisting of easements, rights-of-way, restrictions, covenants or other agreements of record and other similar charges or encumbrances that are on real property of such Loan Party that do not materially interfere with the ordinary conduct
of the business of such Loan Party or such Subsidiary; 

  
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 (o) normal and customary rights of setoff upon deposits of cash in favor of banks and other
depository institutions and Liens of a collection bank arising under the Code on checks, drafts, or other items of payment in the course of collection; and 

(p) such other Liens as Lender in its sole discretion may hereafter approve in writing. 

“Permitted Petty Cash Account” means Borrowers’ Petty Cash Account #264267 at Bruning State Bank, provided that the
balance in such account at no time exceeds $100,000. 
 “Permitted Preferred Stock” means and refers to any Preferred Stock
issued by a Borrower (and not by one or more of its Subsidiaries) that is not Prohibited Preferred Stock. 
 “Permitted
Protest” means the right of any Borrower or any other Loan Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries to protest any Lien (other than any Lien that secures the Obligations), taxes (other than payroll taxes or taxes that are the subject
of a United States federal tax lien), or rental payment, provided that (a) a reserve with respect to such obligation is established on books and records of such Borrower, such other Loan Party or such Subsidiary in such amount as is required
under GAAP, (b) any such protest is instituted promptly and prosecuted diligently by such Borrower, Loan Party or Subsidiary, as applicable, in good faith, and (c) Lender is satisfied that, while any such protest is pending, no such Lien
has priority over Lender’s Liens and there will otherwise be no impairment of the enforceability, validity, or priority of any of Lender’s Liens. 

“Permitted Purchase Money Indebtedness” means, as of any date of determination, (i) Purchase Money
Indebtedness arising as a result of a sale-leaseback transaction for the Batavia Real Property, and (ii) all other Purchase
Money Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount outstanding at any one time not in excess of $750,000. 

“Person” means natural persons, corporations, limited liability companies, limited partnerships, general partnerships,
limited liability partnerships, joint ventures, trusts, land trusts, business trusts, or other organizations, irrespective of whether they are legal entities, and governments and agencies and political subdivisions thereof. 

“Plan” means an employee benefit plan (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) maintained for employees of any Borrower or
any of its Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate. 
 “Pledged Companies” means each Person listed on Schedule 5.1(c) to
the Information Certificate (as such Schedule may be updated from time to time to reflect changes resulting from transactions permitted under this Agreement) a “Pledged Company”, together with each other Person, all or a portion of
whose Stock is acquired or otherwise owned by a Loan Party. 
 “Pledged Interests” means all of each Loan Party’s
right, title and interest in and to all of the Stock now owned or hereafter acquired by such Loan Party, regardless of class or designation, including in each of the Pledged Companies, and all substitutions therefor and replacements thereof, all
proceeds thereof and all rights relating thereto, also including any 

  
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certificates representing the Stock, the right to receive any certificates representing any of the Stock, all warrants, options, share appreciation rights and other rights, contractual or
otherwise, in respect thereof and the right to receive all dividends, distributions of income, profits, surplus, or other compensation by way of income or liquidating distributions, in cash or in kind, and all cash, instruments, and other property
from time to time received, receivable, or otherwise distributed in respect of or in addition to, in substitution of, on account of, or in exchange for any or all of the foregoing. 

“Pledged Interests Addendum” means a Pledged Interests Addendum substantially in the form of Exhibit F. 

“Pledged Operating Agreements” means all of each Loan Party’s rights, powers, and remedies under the limited liability
company agreements of each of the Pledged Companies that are limited liability companies. 
 “Pledged Partnership
Agreements” means all of each Borrower’s rights, powers, and remedies under the partnership agreements of each of the Pledged Companies that are partnerships. 

“Preferred Stock” means, as applied to the Stock of any Person, the Stock of any class or classes (however designated) that
is preferred with respect to the payment of dividends, or as to the distribution of assets upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation or dissolution of such Person, over shares of Stock of any other class of such Person. 

“Prime Rate” means <at any time>the greatest of (a) the Federal Funds Rate plus
1⁄2%, (b) the Interest Rate, plus one percentage point, and (c) the rate of interest <most recently >announced< by
Lender>, from time to time, within Wells Fargo at its principal
office in San Francisco as its <Prime Rate>“prime rate”, with the understanding that the <Prime
Rate>“prime rate” is one of <Lender’s>Wells Fargo’s base
rates<,> (not necessarily the lowest of
such rates) and serves as the basis upon which effective rates of interest are calculated for those loans making reference
<to it,>thereto and is evidenced by
<its>the recording thereof after its
announcement in such internal <publication or >publications
as <Lender>Wells Fargo may designate<. Each change in the rate of interest
shall> become effective on the date <each Prime Rate change is announced by
Lender.>(and, if any such announced rate is below zero, then the rate determined pursuant to this clause
(c) shall be deemed to be zero). 
 “Proceeds” has the
meaning specified therefor in the definition of “Collateral” set forth in Schedule 1.1. 
 “Prohibited Preferred
Stock” means any Preferred Stock that by its terms is mandatorily redeemable or subject to any other payment obligation (including any obligation to pay dividends, other than dividends of shares of Preferred Stock of the same class and
series payable in kind or dividends of shares of common stock) on or before a date that is less than 1 year after the Maturity Date, or, on or before the date that is less than 1 year after the Maturity Date, is redeemable at the option of the
holder thereof for cash or assets or securities (other than distributions in kind of shares of Preferred Stock of the same class and series or of shares of common stock). 

  
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 “Projections” means each Borrower’s forecasted (a) balance
sheets, (b) profit and loss statements, (c) Availability projections, and (d) cash flow statements, all prepared on a basis consistent with such Borrower’s historical financial statements, together with appropriate supporting
details and a statement of underlying assumptions. 
 “Protective Advance” has the meaning specified therefor in
Section 2.3(d). 
 “PTO” means the United States Patent and Trademark Office. 

“Purchase Money Indebtedness” means Indebtedness (other than the Obligations, but including Capitalized Lease Obligations),
incurred at the time of, or within twenty (20) days after, the acquisition of any fixed assets for the purpose of financing all or any part of the acquisition cost thereof. 

“Qualified Cash” means, as of any date of determination, the amount of unrestricted cash and Cash Equivalents of each
Borrower and its Subsidiaries that is in Deposit Accounts or in Securities Accounts, or any combination thereof, and which such Deposit Account or Securities Account is maintained by Lender and accordingly under the “control” Lender in
accordance with Section 9-104(a)(1) of the Code. 

<”Real Estate Availability” means, as of any date of determination, the lesser of
(a) $6,000,000, (b) the amount that Administrative Borrower elects to include as Real Estate Availability on the first Borrowing Base Certificate delivered after the Closing Date that includes an amount for “Real Estate
Availability”, or (c) sixty percent (60%) of the most recently appraised fair market value of all Real Property subject to a Lien of Lender prior to the first inclusion of an amount for “ Real Estate Availability” on the
first Borrower Base Certificate after the Closing Date that includes an amount for “Real Estate Availability”, which amount shall be reduced by 1/120 on a monthly basis beginning on the first day of the first month after the first
inclusion of any amount for “ Real Estate Availability” on the first Borrowing Base Certificate after the Closing Date; provided, that “Real Estate Availability” shall be $0.00 at all times either (a) Administrative Borrower has not yet elected after the Closing Date to include an amount for
“Real Estate Availability” on a Borrowing Base Certificate or (b) after March 31, 2018, if Administrative Borrower has not elected to include an amount for “Real Estate Availability” on a Borrowing Base Certificate
prior to such date. > 
 “Real Property” means any
estates or interests in real property now owned or hereafter acquired by a Loan Party and the improvements thereto. 

“Record” means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is
retrievable in perceivable form. 
 “Refinancing Indebtedness” means refinancings, renewals, or extensions of Indebtedness
so long as: 
 (a) such refinancings, renewals, or extensions do not result in an increase in the principal amount of the Indebtedness so
refinanced, renewed, or extended, other than by the amount of premiums paid thereon and the fees and expenses incurred in connection therewith and by the amount of unfunded commitments with respect thereto, 

  
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 (b) such refinancings, renewals, or extensions do not result in a shortening of the average
weighted maturity (measured as of the refinancing, renewal, or extension) of the Indebtedness so refinanced, renewed, or extended, nor are they on terms or conditions that, taken as a whole, are or could reasonably be expected to be materially
adverse to the interests of Lender, 
 (c) if the Indebtedness that is refinanced, renewed, or extended was subordinated in right of payment
to the Obligations, then the terms and conditions of the refinancing, renewal, or extension must include subordination terms and conditions that are at least as favorable to the Lender as those that were applicable to the refinanced, renewed, or
extended Indebtedness, and 
 (d) the Indebtedness that is refinanced, renewed, or extended is not recourse to any Person that is liable on
account of the Obligations other than those Persons which were obligated with respect to the Indebtedness that was refinanced, renewed, or extended. 

“Relevant Governmental
Body” means the Federal Reserve Board and/or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or a committee officially endorsed or convened by the Federal Reserve Board and/or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York or any successor thereto. 
 “Remedial Action” means all actions taken to (a) clean up, remove,
remediate, contain, treat, monitor, assess, evaluate, or in any way address Hazardous Materials in the indoor or outdoor environment, (b) prevent or minimize a release or threatened release of Hazardous Materials so they do not migrate or
endanger or threaten to endanger public health or welfare or the indoor or outdoor environment, (c) restore or reclaim natural resources or the environment, (d) perform any pre-remedial studies, investigations, or post-remedial operation
and maintenance activities, or (e) conduct any other actions with respect to Hazardous Materials in each case as required by Environmental Laws. 

“Reporting Date” means the date on which the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries are required to deliver to Lender certain
financial information as required pursuant to Section 6.1 of the Credit Agreement. 
 “Reserves” means, as of any date
of determination, the sum of (a) an amount or percent of a specified item or category of items that Lender establishes from time to time in its Permitted Discretion to reduce Availability under the Borrowing Base or the Maximum Revolver Amount
to reflect (i) such matters, events, conditions, contingencies or risks which affect or which may reasonably be expected to affect the assets, business or prospects of a Borrower, any other Loan Party or the Collateral or its value or the
enforceability, perfection or priority of Lender’s Liens in the Collateral, or (ii) Lender’s judgment that any collateral report or financial information relating to a Borrower or any other Loan Party delivered to Lender is
incomplete, inaccurate or misleading in any material respect, plus (b) the Dilution Reserve and the Bank Product Reserve Amount. 

“Restricted Junior Payment” means (a) any declaration or payment of any dividend or the making of any other payment or
distribution on account of Stock issued by any Loan Party (including any payment in connection with any merger or consolidation involving any Loan Party) or to the direct or indirect holders of Stock issued by any Loan Party in their capacity as
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than dividends or distributions payable in Stock (other than Prohibited Preferred Stock) issued by any Loan Party), or (b) any purchase, redemption, or other acquisition or retirement for
value (including in connection with any merger or consolidation involving any Loan Party) of any Stock issued by any Loan Party; provided so long as no Default or Event of Default exists or would result therefrom, (i) repurchases of Stock
issued by Parent solely to satisfy federal income tax withholding obligations of employees with respect to stock-based compensation issued to them in accordance with applicable compensation plans shall not be deemed a Restricted Junior Payment so
long as such repurchases are made in the ordinary course of business and in an aggregate amount not to exceed $<1,500,000>10,000,000 in any fiscal year of Borrowers, (ii) Parent may repurchase Stock issued
by Parent for an aggregate purchase price not to exceed $7,500,000, in the aggregate, on or before January 31, 2019 with respect to any vesting of performance based phantom stock units granted by Parent on October 2, 2015 and June 6,
2016, (iii) NEXT may make distributions of excess cash to the direct or indirect holders of Stock issued by NEXT, (iv) NEXT may make distributions to certain equity owners thereof with respect to an exercise of any such equity owner’s
put rights pursuant to Section 10.3 of that certain Operating Agreement of NEXT Electric LLC dated as of July 14, 2017, among NEXT and the equity owners of NEXT as in effect as of such date, <and >(v) in addition to the repurchase of 1,500,000 shares of Stock issued by Parent, which repurchase was approved by
Lender as of December 10, 2015 pursuant to a Limited Consent and Waiver entered into as of such date (the “Original Repurchase Amount”), Parent may repurchase 1,000,000 shares of Stock issued by Parent for an aggregate purchase
price (including the purchase price for any remaining shares of Parent Stock available for repurchase under the Original Repurchase Amount, which available shares shall not exceed 465,061 shares of Stock issued by Parent as of the date hereof) not
to exceed $25,000,000, in the aggregate, and (vi) in a single transaction and within 180 days following the Closing Date,
IES Commercial may repurchase any Stock issued by STR Mechanical to STR Holdings, Inc. for an aggregate purchase price not to exceed $1,000,000. 

“Revolver Usage” means, as of any date of determination, the sum of (a) the amount of outstanding Advances, plus
(b) the amount of the Letter of Credit Usage. 
 “Revolving Credit Facility” means the revolving line of credit
facility described in Section 2.1 pursuant to which Lender provides Advances to Borrowers and issues Letters of Credit for the account of Borrowers. 

“Sanctioned Entity” means (a) a country or a government of a country, (b) an agency of the government of a country,
(c) an organization directly or indirectly controlled by a country or its government, (d) a Person resident in or determined to be resident in a country, in each case<,
that is subject to a> of clauses (a) through (d) that is a target of Sanctions, including a target of
any country sanctions program administered and enforced by OFAC. 

“Sanctioned Person” means< a person>, at any time, (a) any a Person named on the list of Specially Designated Nationals
and Blocked Persons maintained by OFAC<.>, OFAC’s consolidated Non-SDN list or any
other Sanctions-related list maintained by any relevant Governmental Authority, (b) a Person or legal entity that is a target of Sanctions, (c) any Person operating, organized or resident in a Sanctioned Entity, or (d) any Person
directly or indirectly owned or controlled (individually or in the aggregate) by or acting on behalf of any such Person or Persons described in clauses (a) through (c) above. 

  
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“Sanctions” means
individually and collectively, respectively, any and all economic sanctions, trade sanctions, financial sanctions, sectoral sanctions, secondary sanctions, trade embargoes anti-terrorism laws and other sanctions laws, regulations or embargoes,
including those imposed, administered or enforced from time to time by: (a) the United States of America, including those administered by OFAC, the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Department of Commerce, or through any existing or future
executive order, (b) the United Nations Security Council, (c) the European Union or any European Union member state, (d) Her Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom, or (d) any other Governmental Authority with jurisdiction
over Lender or any Loan Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries or Affiliates. 

“S&P” has the meaning specified therefor in the definition of Cash Equivalents. 

“SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any successor thereto. 

“Securities Account” means a securities account (as that term is defined in the Code). 

“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time, and any successor statute. 

“Security Interest” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 3.1. 

“SOFR” with
respect to any day means the secured overnight financing rate published for such day by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, as the administrator of the benchmark, (or a successor administrator) on the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s
Website. 
 “Solvent” means, with respect to any Person on a
particular date, that, (i) at fair valuations, the sum of such Person’s assets (and including as assets for this purpose all rights of subrogation, contribution or indemnification arising pursuant to any guarantees given by such Person) is
greater than all of such Person’s debts and including subordinated and contingent liabilities computed at the amount which, such Person has a reasonable basis to believe, represents an amount which can reasonably be expected to become an actual
or matured liability (and including as to contingent liabilities arising pursuant to any guarantee the face amount of such liability as reduced to reflect the probability of it becoming a matured liability); and (ii) such Person is able to pay
its debts as they mature and has (and has a reasonable basis to believe it will continue to have) sufficient capital (and not unreasonably small capital) to carry on its business consistent with its practices as of the date hereof. 

“Specified Surety Agreements” means the agreements with Chartis, Everest, Federal Insurance Company, Liberty Mutual and/or
any other Surety listed on Schedule 5.31 to the Information Certificate. 
 “Springing Lockbox Event” has the
meaning specified therefor in Section 2.4(b). 
 “Stock” means all shares, options, warrants, interests,
participations, or other equivalents (regardless of how designated) of or in a Person, whether voting or nonvoting, including common stock, preferred stock, or any other “equity security” (as such term is defined in Rule 3a11-1 of the
General Rules and Regulations promulgated by the SEC under the Exchange Act). 

  
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“Standard Letter of
Credit Practice” means, for Lender, any domestic or foreign law or letter of credit practices applicable in the city in which Lender issued the applicable Letter of Credit or, for its branch or correspondent, such laws and practices applicable
in the city in which it has advised, confirmed or negotiated such Letter of Credit, as the case may be, in each case, (a) which letter of credit practices are of banks that regularly issue letters of credit in the particular city, and
(b) which laws or letter of credit practices are required or permitted under ISP or UCP, as chosen in the applicable Letter of Credit. 

“STR Mechanical” means STR Mechanical, LLC a North Carolina limited liability company. 

“Subsidiary” of a Person means a corporation, partnership, limited liability company, or other entity in which that Person
directly or indirectly owns or controls the shares of Stock having ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors (or appoint other comparable managers) of such corporation, partnership, limited liability company, or other
entity. 
 “Supporting Obligations” means supporting obligations (as such term is defined in the Code), and includes
letters of credit and guaranties issued in support of Accounts, Chattel Paper, documents, General Intangibles, instruments or Investment Related Property. 

“Surety” means any Person that issues a Surety Bond. 

“Surety Bond” means any surety bond, insurance policy, indemnity agreement, guaranty, letter or credit or other instrument
provided by a third party (i.e., excluding an Affiliate of the obligor) to an oblige to assure the payment by and/or performance of an obligor. 

“Surety Collateral” (a) all of the right, title and interest of the Borrowers in and to all existing and future Bonded
Contracts and associated contract rights; (b) Bonded Accounts; (c) all claims, rights and choses in action against any account debtor on any Surety Bond or against any other Person with respect to any Surety Bond or Bonded Contract;
(d) to the extent assignable (other than to the extent that any such prohibition and assignment term would be rendered ineffective pursuant to applicable law) all rights and actions that any Borrower may have or acquire in any subcontract,
purchase order or other agreement in connection with any Bonded Contract, and against any subcontract, purchase order or other agreement with any Person furnishing or agreeing to furnish or supply vehicles, labor, supplies, machinery or other
inventory or equipment in connection with or on account of any Bonded Contract, and against any surety or sureties of any such subcontractor, laborer or other Person; (e) Bonded Equipment; (f) Bonded Inventory; (g) any and all books,
accounts, computer software and other computer-stored information, and any and all drawings, plans, specifications, shop and as-built drawings, in each case, used in or necessary to fully perform all obligations and services required of any Borrower
under the Bonded Contracts; (h) all progress schedules, work in process schedules (including, but not limited to, estimates of completion costs), accounts receivable ledgers, accounts payable ledgers and estimates of completion costs relating
to any and all Bonded Contracts, and (i) any and all proceeds (other than such proceeds which are negotiable instruments or cash or Cash Equivalents in the possession or control of Lender) remaining due to Borrowers and products arising with
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 “Taxes” means any taxes, levies, imposts, duties, fees, assessments or
other charges of whatever nature now or hereafter imposed by any jurisdiction or by any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein with respect to such payments and all interest, penalties or similar liabilities with respect
thereto; provided, however, that Taxes shall exclude any tax imposed on the net income or net profits of Lender (including any branch profits taxes), in each case imposed by the jurisdiction (or by any political subdivision or taxing
authority thereof in which Lender is organized or the jurisdiction (or by any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof) in which Lender’s principal office is located in each case as a result of a present or former connection between
Lender and the jurisdiction or taxing authority imposing the tax (other than any such connection arising solely from Lender having executed, delivered or performed its obligations or received payment under, or enforced its rights or remedies under
this Agreement or any other Loan Document). 
 “Termination Date” has the meaning specified therefor in
Section 2.9. 

“Term SOFR” means
the forward-looking term rate based on SOFR that has been selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body. 

“Third Amendment Closing Date” shall mean September 9, 2016. 

“Tontine” means Tontine Capital Partners L.P. and its respective Affiliates 

“Trademarks” means any and all trademarks, trade names, registered trademarks, trademark applications, service marks,
registered service marks and service mark applications, including (i) the trade names, registered trademarks, trademark applications, registered service marks and service mark applications listed on Schedule 5.26(b) to the Information
Certificate (as such Schedule may be updated from time to time to reflect changes resulting from transactions permitted under this Agreement), (ii) all renewals thereof, (iii) all income, royalties, damages and payments now and
hereafter due or payable under and with respect thereto, including payments under all licenses entered into in connection therewith and damages and payments for past or future infringements or dilutions thereof, (iv) the right to sue for past,
present and future infringements and dilutions thereof, (v) the goodwill of each Loan Party’s business symbolized by the foregoing or connected therewith, and (vi) all of each Loan Party’s rights corresponding thereto throughout
the world. 

“UCP” means, with
respect to any Letter of Credit, the Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits 2007 Revision, International Chamber of Commerce Publication No. 600 and any version or revision thereof accepted by Lender for use. 

“Unadjusted Benchmark
Replacement” means the Benchmark Replacement excluding the Benchmark Replacement Adjustment.  

“Uniform Customs” means the Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits (2007 Revision), effective July, 2007
International Chamber of Commerce Publication No. 600. 

  
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 “United States” means the United States of America. 

“Unused Amount” has the meaning specified therefor in Schedule 2.12 of this Agreement. 

“URL” means “uniform resource locator,” an internet web address. 

“Value” means, as determined by Lender in good faith, with respect to Inventory, the lower of (a) cost computed on a
first-in first-out basis in accordance with GAAP or (b) market value, provided that for purposes of the calculation of the Borrowing Base, (i) the Value of the Inventory shall not include: (A) the portion of the value of Inventory
equal to the profit earned by any Affiliate on the sale thereof to any Borrower or (B) write-ups or write-downs in value with respect to currency exchange rates and (ii) notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the cost
of the Inventory shall be computed in the same manner and consistent with the most recent appraisal of the Inventory received and accepted by Lender, if any. 

“Voidable Transfer” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 17.7. 

“Wells Fargo”
means Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, a national banking association.  

b. Accounting Terms. All accounting terms not specifically defined herein shall be construed in accordance with GAAP; provided,
however, that if any Borrower notifies Lender that such Borrower requests an amendment to any provision hereof to eliminate the effect of any change in accounting principles required by the promulgation of any rule, regulation, pronouncement or
opinion by the Financial Accounting Standards Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (or successor thereto or any agency with similar functions) (an “Accounting Change”) occurring after the Closing Date, or in the
application thereof (or if Lender notifies any Borrower that Lender requests an amendment to any provision hereof for such purpose), regardless of whether any such notice is given before or after such Accounting Change or in the application thereof,
then Lender and Borrowers agree that they will negotiate in good faith amendments to the provisions of this Agreement that are directly affected by such Accounting Change with the intent of having the respective positions of the Lender and each
Borrower after such Accounting Change conform as nearly as possible to their respective positions as of the date of this Agreement and, until any such amendments have been agreed upon, the provisions in this Agreement shall be calculated as if no
such Accounting Change had occurred; provided, further, that if any Accounting Change resulting from the effectiveness of ASC 842 that
requires that all leases be capitalized on the balance sheet, (i) all financial statements delivered hereunder shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP, giving effect to such Accounting Change, (ii) the calculations performed to determine
compliance with the covenants set forth in Article 8 (and all related definitions) and all other relevant covenants, baskets and other provisions relating to Indebtedness or interest expense shall be calculated without giving effect to such
Accounting Change, and (iii) the Administrative Borrower shall provide reconciliations, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Lender, reflecting such calculations that disregard such Accounting Change, together with each
Compliance Certificate. Whenever used herein, the term “financial statements” shall include the footnotes and schedules thereto. Whenever the term “Borrower” is used in respect
of a financial covenant or a related definition, it shall be understood to mean Borrowers and their respective Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, unless the context clearly requires otherwise. 

  
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 c. Code. Any terms used in this Agreement that are defined in the Code shall
be construed and defined as set forth in the Code unless otherwise defined herein. The meaning of any term defined herein by reference to the Code will not be limited by reason of any limitation set forth on the scope of the Code, whether under
Section 9-109 of the Code, by reason of federal preemption or otherwise. 
 d. Construction. Unless the context of
this Agreement or any other Loan Document clearly requires otherwise, references to the plural include the singular, references to the singular include the plural, the terms “includes” and “including” are not limiting, and the
term “or” has, except where otherwise indicated, the inclusive meaning represented by the phrase “and/or.” The words “hereof,” “herein,” “hereby,” “hereunder,” and similar terms in this
Agreement or any other Loan Document refer to this Agreement or such other Loan Document, as the case may be, as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement or such other Loan Document, as the case may be. Section, subsection,
clause, schedule, and exhibit references herein are to this Agreement unless otherwise specified. Any reference in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document to any agreement, instrument, or document shall include all alterations, amendments,
changes, extensions, modifications, renewals, replacements, substitutions, joinders, and supplements, thereto and thereof, as applicable (subject to any restrictions on such alterations, amendments, changes, extensions, modifications, renewals,
replacements, substitutions, joinders, and supplements set forth herein). The words “asset” and “property” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all tangible and intangible assets and
properties, including cash, securities, accounts, and contract rights. Any reference herein or in any other Loan Document to the satisfaction, repayment, or payment in full of the Obligations shall mean the repayment in full in cash or immediately
available funds (or, (a) in the case of contingent reimbursement obligations with respect to Letters of Credit, providing Letter of Credit Collateralization, and (b) in the case of obligations with respect to Bank Products (other than
Hedge Obligations), providing Bank Product Collateralization) of all of the Obligations (including the payment of any Lender Expenses that have accrued irrespective of whether demand has been made therefor and the payment of any termination amount
then applicable (or which would or could become applicable as a result of the repayment of the other Obligations) under Hedge Agreements) other than unasserted contingent indemnification Obligations. Any reference herein to any Person shall be
construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns. Any requirement of a writing contained herein or in any other Loan Document shall be satisfied by the transmission of a Record. References herein to any statute or any provision thereof
include such statute or provision (and all rules, regulations and interpretations thereunder) as amended, revised, re-enacted, and /or consolidated from time to time and any successor statute thereto. 

e. Schedules and Exhibits. All of the schedules and exhibits attached to this Agreement shall be deemed incorporated herein by
reference. 

f.
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) if any asset, right, obligation or liability of any Person becomes the asset, right, obligation or liability of a different Person, then it shall be deemed to have been
transferred from the original Person to the subsequent Person, and (b) if any new Person comes into existence, such new Person shall be deemed to have been organized on the first date of its existence by the holders of its Equity Interests at
such time. 

  
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 Schedule 2.12 

TO SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AND SECURITY AGREEMENT 

Borrowers shall pay to Lender each of the following fees: 
 On
the Closing Date: 
 Amendment Fee. A one-time amendment fee of $150,000 in connection with the increase to the Maximum Revolver Amount which shall be
fully earned and payable upon the execution of this Agreement. 
 Monthly: 

(a) Unused Fee. An unused line fee of one-quarter of one percent (0.25%) per annum of the daily average of the Maximum Revolver Amount reduced by
outstanding Advances (the “Unused Amount”), from the date of this Agreement to and including the Termination Date, which unused line fee shall be payable monthly in arrears on the first day of each month and on the Termination Date.

 (b) Cash Management and Other Service Fees. Service fees to Lender for Cash Management Services provided pursuant to the Cash Management Documents,
Bank Product Agreements or any other agreement entered into by the parties, including Lender’s customary fees and charges (as adjusted from time to time) with respect to the disbursement of funds (or the receipt of funds) to or for the account
of Borrowers (whether by wire transfer or otherwise) in the amount prescribed in Lender’s current service fee schedule. 
 (c) Letter of Credit
Fees. A Letter of Credit fee (in addition to the charges, commissions, fees, and costs set forth in Section 2.13(e)) which shall accrue at a per annum rate equal to the applicable Interest Rate Margin times the Daily Balance of the
undrawn amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit, payable in arrears on the first day of each month and on the Termination Date and continuing until all undrawn Letters of Credit have expired or been returned for cancellation. All fees upon the
occurrence of any other activity with respect to any Letter of Credit (including, without limitation, the issuance, transfer, amendment, extension or cancellation of any Letter of Credit and honoring of draws under any Letter of Credit) determined
in accordance with Lender’s standard fees and charges then in effect for such activity. 
 Quarterly: 

Collateral Monitoring Fee. A collateral monitoring fee of five thousand ($5,000) is due and payable on the Closing Date, and thereafter quarterly in
arrears on the first (1st) day of each quarter and on the Termination Date. 

  
 Schedule 2.12 

Page 1 

 
Upon demand by Lender or as otherwise specified in this Agreement: 
 (a) Collateral Exam Fees,
Costs and Expenses. Lender’s fees, costs and expenses in connection with any collateral exams, audits or inspections conducted by or on behalf of Lender at the current rates established from time to time by Lender as its fee for collateral
exams, audits or inspections (which fees are currently $125 per hour per collateral examiner), together with all actual out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in conducting any collateral exam, audit, or inspection; provided, however,
(i) so long as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, Borrowers shall be obligated to reimburse Lender for fees, costs and expenses related to no more than
<three>one (<3>1
) such collateral exams, audits and inspections per location, per fiscal year, and (ii) <after the first
anniversary of the Original Closing Date, so long as (x) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing during such fiscal year and (y) the applicable Interest Rate Margin has been designated at “Level 2” or
“Level 3” (as described in the definition of Interest Rate Margin) at all times during such fiscal year>if
Liquidity is less than twenty percent (20%) of the Maximum Revolver Amount at any time, Borrowers shall be obligated to reimburse Lender for fees, costs and expenses related to not more than
two (2) such collateral exams, audits and inspections, per location, for such fiscal year; provided that for purposes of
calculating Liquidity under this clause (ii), no more than 50% of Liquidity shall be comprised of Qualified Cash. In addition, Borrowers shall be obligated to reimburse Lender for all fees, costs
and expenses related to any collateral exams, audits or inspections obtained prior to the Original Closing Date. 
 (b) Appraisal Fees, Costs and
Expenses. Lender’s fees, costs and expenses (including any fees, costs and expenses incurred by any appraiser) in connection with any appraisal of all or any part of the Collateral conducted at the request of Lender; provided,
however, so long as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, Borrowers shall be obligated to reimburse Lender for fees, costs and expenses related to not more than one (1) appraisal of Borrowers’
Inventory during each fiscal year. 

  
 Schedule 2.12 

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 Schedule 6.1 

TO SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AND SECURITY AGREEMENT 

Deliver to Lender, each of the financial statements, reports, or other items set forth below at the following times in form satisfactory to
Lender: 
  

			
	as soon as available, but in any event within thirty (30) days after the end of each month	  	(a) a Compliance Certificate along with the underlying calculations, including the calculations to establish compliance with the financial covenants set forth in Section 8 and certain other covenants under this Agreement, as well as
calculations of Liquidity, Excess Availability and, if required, Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio.
		
	as soon as available, but in any event within forty-five (45) days after the end of each fiscal quarter, which, with respect to term (a), shall be deemed to be delivered to Lender upon filing of the same with the SEC on EDGAR,
or as otherwise described in the adjacent column, as applicable	  	 (a) an unaudited consolidated balance sheet, income statement, statement of cash flow, and statement of shareholder’s equity with
respect to the Borrowers and their respective Subsidiaries during such period and compared to the prior period and plan, prepared in accordance with GAAP, subject to year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes, together with a
corresponding discussion and analysis of results from management; provided, however, that if, at any time, Liquidity is less than twenty-five percent (25%) of the Maximum Revolver Amount (or at least fifty percent (50%) of such
Liquidity is not comprised of Excess Availability) then the items listed under this clause (a) shall be delivered to Lender as soon as available, but in any event within thirty (30) days after the end of each month until such time as until such time
as Borrowers have demonstrated Liquidity in excess of twenty-five percent (25%) of the Maximum Revolver Amount (with at least fifty percent (50%) of such Liquidity comprised of Excess Availability) for thirty (30) consecutive days; and

 
 (b) a Compliance Certificate along with the underlying calculations, including the
calculations to establish compliance with the financial covenants set forth in Section 8 and certain other covenants under this Agreement, as well as calculations of Liquidity, Excess Availability and Fixed Charge Coverage
Ratio.

		
	as soon as available, but in any event within one hundred twenty (120) days after the end of each fiscal year, which, with respect to term (a), shall be deemed to be delivered to Lender upon	  	(a) consolidated financial statements of Borrowers and their respective Subsidiaries for such fiscal year, audited by Ernst & Young or another independent certified public accountant reasonably acceptable to Lender, prepared in
accordance with GAAP, and certified, without any qualifications (including any (A) “going concern” or like qualification or exception, (B) qualification or exception as to the scope of such audit,
or

  
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Page 1 

			
	filing of the same with the SEC on EDGAR	  	 (C) qualification which relates to the treatment or classification of any item and which, as a condition to the removal of such
qualification, would require an adjustment to such item), by such accountants to have been prepared in accordance with GAAP (such audited financial statements to include a balance sheet, income statement, statement of cash flow, and statement of
shareholder’s equity and, if prepared, such accountants’ letter to management); and
  

(b) a Compliance Certificate along with the underlying calculations, including the calculations to establish compliance with the financial covenants set forth
in Section 8 and certain other covenants under this Agreement, as well as calculations of Liquidity, Excess Availability and Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio.

		
	as soon as available, but in any event on or before the last day of each fiscal year,	  	(a) copies of Borrowers’ Projections, in form and substance (including as to scope and underlying assumptions) satisfactory to Lender, in its Permitted Discretion, for the forthcoming fiscal year, on a monthly basis.
		
	if and when filed by any Borrower, all of which shall be deemed to be delivered to Lender upon filing of the same with the SEC on EDGAR.	  	 (a) Form 10-Q quarterly reports, Form 10-K annual reports, and Form 8-K current reports;

 
 (b) any other filings made by any Borrower with the SEC; and

 
 (c) any other information that is provided by any Borrower to its shareholders
generally.

  
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Page 2 

 Schedule 6.2 

TO SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AND SECURITY AGREEMENT 

Provide Lender with each of the documents and information set forth below at the following times in form and substance satisfactory to Lender: 

 

			
	On or prior to the twenty-third (23rd) day of each month or more frequently if Lender requests	  	 (a) a Borrowing Base Certificate; provided, that if, at any time, Liquidity is less than thirty-five percent (35%) of the Maximum
Revolver Amount (or at least fifty percent (50%) of such Liquidity is not comprised of Excess Availability), then a Borrowing Base Certificate shall be delivered to Lender on Friday of each calendar week until such time as Borrowers have
demonstrated Liquidity in excess of twenty percent (20%) of the Maximum Revolver Amount (with at least fifty percent (50%) of such Liquidity comprised of Excess Availability) for thirty (30) consecutive days;

 
 (b) an Account roll-forward with supporting details to the extent requested by
Lender;
  
 (c) to the extent requested by Lender, notice of all claims, offsets, or
disputes asserted by Account Debtors with respect to each Borrower’s and its Subsidiaries’ Accounts; and
  

(d) to the extent requested by Lender, copies of invoices together with corresponding shipping and delivery documents and credit memos together with
corresponding supporting documentation with respect to invoices and credit memos in excess of an amount determined in the sole discretion of Lender from time to time.

		
	Upon request by Lender	  	(a) to the extent Borrowers have requested that Lender make any Advances on its Inventory, Inventory system/perpetual reports specifying the cost of each Borrower’s and its Subsidiaries’ Inventory, by location and by
category, with additional detail showing additions to and deletions therefrom (delivered electronically in an acceptable format, if a Borrower has implemented electronic reporting).
		
	Upon request by Lender	  	 (a) a monthly Account roll-forward, in a format acceptable to Lender in its discretion;

 
 (b) a detailed aging of each Borrower’s Accounts, together with a reconciliation to
the monthly Account roll-forward and supporting documentation for any reconciling items noted (delivered electronically in an acceptable format, if a Borrower has implemented electronic
reporting);

  
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		  	 (c) a detailed calculation of those Accounts that are not eligible for the Borrowing Base;

 
 (d) to the extent Borrowers have requested that Lender make any Advances on its
Inventory, a detailed Inventory system/perpetual report (delivered electronically in an acceptable format, if a Borrower has implemented electronic reporting);
  

(e) to the extent Borrowers have requested that Lender make any Advances on its Inventory, a detailed calculation of Inventory categories that are not eligible
for the Borrowing Base;
  
 (f) a summary aging, by vendor, of each Borrower’s and
its Subsidiaries’ accounts payable (delivered electronically in an acceptable format, if a Borrower has implemented electronic reporting); and
  

(g) a detailed report regarding each Borrower’s and its Subsidiaries’ cash and Cash Equivalents, including an indication of which amounts constitute
Qualified Cash.

		
	Upon request by Lender	  	(a) a reconciliation of Accounts aging, trade accounts payable aging, and Inventory perpetual of each Borrower to the general ledger and the monthly financial statements, including any book reserves related to each
category.
		
	Upon request by Lender	  	(a) a detailed list of each Borrower’s and its Subsidiaries’ customers, with address and contact information.
		
	Upon request by Lender	  	 (a) copies of purchase orders and invoices for Inventory and Equipment acquired by each Borrower or its Subsidiaries, and

 
 (b) such other reports and information as to the Collateral and as to each as Lender may
reasonably request.

  
 Schedule 6.2 

Page 2 

 EXHIBIT A 

TO SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AND SECURITY AGREEMENT 

FORM OF COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE 

[on Borrower’s letterhead] 
  

	To:	 Wells Fargo Bank, National Association 

MAC S4101-158 
 100 W. Washington
St. 15th Floor 
 Phoenix, AZ 85003-1808 

Attention: <Howard I. Handman>Michael L. Gerard 

 

	Re:	 Compliance Certificate dated
[                ] 

 Ladies and Gentlemen: 

Reference is made to that certain Second Amended and Restated Credit and Security Agreement (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified
from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”) dated as of April 10, 2017, by and among WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (“Lender”), IES HOLDINGS, INC., a Delaware corporation; IES
COMMUNICATIONS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company; IES COMMERCIAL, INC., a Delaware corporation; IES MANAGEMENT LP, a Texas limited partnership; IES MANAGEMENT ROO, LP, a Texas limited partnership; IES <PURCHASING & MATERIALS, INC., a Delaware corporation; IES >RESIDENTIAL, INC., a Delaware
corporation; INTEGRATED ELECTRICAL FINANCE, INC., a Delaware corporation; IES SUBSIDIARY HOLDINGS, INC., a Delaware corporation; MAGNETECH INDUSTRIAL SERVICES, INC., an Indiana corporation; <HK ENGINE COMPONENTS, LLC, an Indiana limited liability company; IES RENEWABLE ENERGY, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company >SOUTHERN INDUSTRIAL SALES AND SERVICES, INC., a Georgia corporation d/b/a Southern Rewinding and Sales, CALUMET ARMATURE AND ELECTRIC, L.L.C., an Illinois limited liability company, <SHANAHAN MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL, INC., a Nebraska corporation, >IES INFRASTRUCTURE SOLUTIONS, LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company, TECHNIBUS, INC., a Delaware corporation, FREEMAN ENCLOSURE SYSTEMS, LLC, an Ohio limited liability company, STRATEGIC EDGE LLC, an Ohio limited liability company (each, individually a
“Borrower”, and collectively, the “Borrowers”), IES CONSOLIDATION, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company; IES
<PROPERTIES, INC., a Delaware corporation; IES >SHARED SERVICES, INC., a Delaware
corporation<; IES TANGIBLE PROPERTIES, INC., a Delaware corporation>; KEY ELECTRICAL SUPPLY, INC.,
a Texas corporation; IES OPERATIONS GROUP, INC., a Delaware corporation and ICS HOLDINGS LLC, an Arizona limited liability company (each, individually a (“Guarantor”), and collectively, the
“Guarantors”). Capitalized terms used in this Compliance Certificate have the meanings set forth in the Credit Agreement unless specifically defined herein. 

  
 Exhibit A 

Page 2 

 Pursuant to Schedule 6.1 of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned officer of Parent, or
Administrative Borrower, hereby certifies that: 
 1. Attached is the financial information of Borrowers and their Subsidiaries which is required to be
furnished to Lender pursuant to Section 6.1 of the Credit Agreement for the period ended             ,
            (the “Reporting Date”). Such financial information has been prepared in accordance with GAAP [(except for year-end adjustments and the lack of
footnotes)]1, and fairly presents in all material respects the financial condition of Borrowers and their Subsidiaries. 

2. Such officer has reviewed the terms of the Credit Agreement and has made, or caused to be made under his/her supervision, a review in reasonable detail of
the transactions and condition of each Borrower and its Subsidiaries during the accounting period covered by the financial statements delivered pursuant to Schedule 6.1 of the Credit Agreement. 

3. Such review has not disclosed the existence on and as of the date hereof, and the undersigned does not have knowledge of the existence as of the date
hereof, of any event or condition that constitutes a Default or Event of Default. 
 4. The representations and warranties of each Loan Party and its
Subsidiaries set forth in the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date hereof (except to the extent they relate to a specified date). 

5. Borrowers’ Liquidity, Excess Availability and Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio calculations are demonstrated on Schedule 1 hereof. 

6. As of the Reporting Date, the Borrowers and their respective Subsidiaries are in compliance with the applicable covenants contained in Section 8
of the Credit Agreement, if applicable, as demonstrated on Schedule 1 hereof. 
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Compliance Certificate is executed by the
undersigned this [            ] day of [            ],
[            ]. 
  

			
	IES HOLDINGS, INC.

 
			
		
	By:	 	  

 
			
	Name:	 	  

	Title:	 	  

  
  

	1 	 Exclude bracketed language with annual audits 

  
 Exhibit A 

Page 3 

 SCHEDULE 1 TO COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE 

Financial Covenants 
 I further certify
that (Please check and complete each of the following): 
 1. Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio. The Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of the Borrowers and their
Subsidiaries, measured on a trailing four-quarter basis, for the applicable quarter-end is              to 1.0 which [does/does not] satisfy the requirement set forth in
Section 8(a) of the Credit Agreement that the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio be not less than 1.1 to 1.0. Attached to this Schedule 1 are calculations supporting the foregoing calculation with respect to the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio.

 2. Minimum Liquidity. The Liquidity of the Borrowers during the recent month was no less than
$             which [does/does not] satisfy the requirement set forth in Section 8(b) of the Credit Agreement that the Borrowers maintain a minimum Liquidity of at least
thirty percent (30%) of the Maximum Revolver Amount. The Borrower’s Excess Availability during the recent month was no less than $            which [does/does not]
satisfy the requirement set forth in Section 8(b) of the Credit Agreement that at least fifty percent (50%) of the Borrowers’ Liquidity be comprised of Excess Availability. Attached to this Schedule 1 are calculations
supporting the foregoing calculation with respect to the Liquidity and Excess Availability. 

<3.
 Minimum EBITDA. The EBITDA of Borrowers, measured on a trailing four-quarter period for the applicable quarter-end is $            [ which [does/does not]
satisfy the requirement set forth in Section 8(c) of the Credit Agreement that the Borrowers maintain a minimum EBITDA for the applicable period set forth
therein].><2>  

 
 <2 Minimum EBITDA will be included with the delivery of each Compliance Certificate, but it will only be tested during a EBITDA
Covenant Testing Period.> 

  
 Exhibit A 

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 EXHIBIT B 

TO SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AND SECURITY AGREEMENT 

CONDITIONS PRECEDENT 
 The
obligation of Lender to make its initial extension of credit provided for in this Agreement is subject to the fulfillment, to the satisfaction of Lender, of each of the following conditions precedent: 

(a) Lender shall have received each of the following documents, in form and substance satisfactory to Lender, duly executed, and each such
document shall be in full force and effect: 
 (i) This Agreement; 

(ii) Omnibus Reaffirmation of Loan Documents; 

(iii) Intercompany Subordination Agreement; and 

(iv) Any other Loan Documents requested by Lender; 

(b) Lender shall have received a certificate from the Secretary of each Loan Party (i) attesting to the resolutions of such Loan
Party’s Board of Directors authorizing its execution, delivery, and performance of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which such Loan Party is a party, (ii) authorizing specific officers of such Loan Party to execute the same,
and (iii) attesting to the incumbency and signatures of such specific officers of such Loan Party; 
 (c) Lender shall have received
copies of each Loan Party’s Governing Documents, as amended, modified, or supplemented to the Closing Date, certified as true, correct and complete by the Secretary of such Loan Party, each in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to
Lender; 
 (d) Lender shall have received a certificate of status with respect to each Loan Party, dated within thirty (30) days of the
Closing Date, such certificate to be issued by the appropriate officer of the jurisdiction of organization of each Loan Party, which certificate shall indicate that such Loan Party is in good standing in such jurisdiction; 

(e) Lender shall have received copies of the policies of insurance and certificates of insurance, together with the endorsements thereto, as
are required by Section 6.6, the form and substance of which shall be satisfactory to Lender; 
 (f) Lender shall have received
an opinion of each Loan Party’s counsel in form and substance satisfactory to Lender; 
 (g) Borrowers’ and their
Subsidiaries’ Liquidity is not less than $40,000,000, and Excess Availability is not less than $20,000,000. 

  
 Exhibit B 

Page 1 

 (h) Lender shall have completed its business, legal, and collateral due diligence, including
(i) a collateral examination and review of each Borrower’s and its Subsidiaries Books and verification of each Loan Party’s representations and warranties to Lender, the results of which must be satisfactory to Lender, and
(ii) an inspection of each of the locations where the Inventory of each Loan Party and its Subsidiaries is located, the results of which must be satisfactory to Lender; 

(i) Borrowers shall have paid all Lender Expenses incurred in connection with the transactions evidenced by this Agreement; 

(j) since the date of the most recent financial statements delivered to Lender, no event, circumstance, or change shall have occurred that has
or could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change with respect to the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries; 
 (k) all
other documents and legal matters in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall have been delivered, executed, or recorded and shall be in form and substance satisfactory to Lender; and 

(l) Lender shall have received final credit approval for the Credit Facility and the transactions described in this Agreement. 

  
 Exhibit B 

Page 2 

 EXHIBIT C 

TO SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AND SECURITY AGREEMENT 

CONDITIONS SUBSEQUENT 
 [Except
as set forth in Credit Agreement, none.] 

  
 Exhibit C 

Page 1 

 EXHIBIT D 

TO SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AND SECURITY AGREEMENT 

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES 

5.1 Due Organization and Qualification; Subsidiaries.  

(a) Each Loan Party and each Subsidiary of each Loan Party (i) is duly organized and existing and in good standing under the laws of the
jurisdiction of its organization, (ii) is qualified to do business in any jurisdiction where the failure to be so qualified could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change, and (iii) has all requisite power and
authority to own and operate its properties, to carry on its business as now conducted and as proposed to be conducted, to enter into the Loan Documents to which it is a party and to carry out the transactions contemplated thereby. 

(b) Set forth on Schedule 5.1(b) to the Information Certificate is a complete and accurate description of the authorized capital Stock
of each Loan Party, by class, and, as of the Closing Date, a description of the number of shares of each such class that are issued and outstanding. Other than as described on Schedule 5.1(b) to the Information Certificate, there are no
subscriptions, options, warrants, or calls relating to any shares of any Loan Party’s capital Stock, including any right of conversion or exchange under any outstanding security or other instrument. No Loan Party is subject to any obligation
(contingent or otherwise) to repurchase or otherwise acquire or retire any shares of its capital Stock or any security convertible into or exchangeable for any of its capital Stock. 

(c) Set forth on Schedule 5.1(c) to the Information Certificate (as such Schedule may be updated from time to time to reflect changes
resulting from transactions permitted under this Agreement), is a complete and accurate list of the Loan Parties’ direct and indirect Subsidiaries, showing: (i) the number of shares of each class of common and preferred Stock authorized
for each of such Subsidiaries, and (ii) the number and the percentage of the outstanding shares of each such class owned directly or indirectly by each Loan Party. All of the outstanding capital Stock of each such Subsidiary has been validly
issued and is fully paid and non-assessable. 
 (d) Except as set forth on Schedule 5.1(d) to the Information Certificate, there are
no subscriptions, options, warrants, or calls relating to any shares of any capital stock or any Loan Party or of any of its Subsidiaries, including any right of conversion or exchange under any outstanding security or other instrument. No Loan
Party nor any of its Subsidiaries is subject to any obligation (contingent or otherwise) to repurchase or otherwise acquire or retire any shares of such Loan Party’s Subsidiaries’ capital Stock or any security convertible into or
exchangeable for any such capital Stock. 
 5.2 Due Authorization; No Conflict. 

(a) As to each Loan Party, the execution, delivery, and performance by such Loan Party of the Loan Documents to which it is a party have been
duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of such Loan Party. 

  
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 (b) As to each Loan Party, the execution, delivery, and performance by such Loan Party of
the Loan Documents to which it is a party do not and will not (i) violate any material provision of federal, state, or local law or regulation applicable to any Loan Party or its Subsidiaries, the Governing Documents of any Loan Party or its
Subsidiaries, or any order, judgment, or decree of any court or other Governmental Authority binding on any Loan Party or its Subsidiaries, (ii) conflict with, result in a breach of, or constitute (with due notice or lapse of time or both) a
default under any Material Contract of any Loan Party or its Subsidiaries except to the extent that any such conflict, breach or default could not individually or in the aggregate reasonably be expected to cause a Material Adverse Change,
(iii) result in or require the creation or imposition of any Lien of any nature whatsoever upon any assets of any Loan Party, other than Permitted Liens, or (iv) require any approval of any Loan Party’s interest holders or any
approval or consent of any Person under any Material Contract of any Loan Party, other than consents or approvals that have been obtained and that are still in force and effect and except, in the case of Material Contracts, for consents or
approvals, the failure to obtain could not individually or in the aggregate reasonably be expected to cause a Material Adverse Change. 

5.3 Governmental and Other Consents. No consent, approval, authorization, or other order or other action by, and no notice to or
filing with, any Governmental Authority or any other Person is required (a) for the grant of a Lien by such Loan Party in and to the Collateral pursuant to this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or for the execution, delivery, or
performance of this Agreement by such Loan Party, or (b) for the exercise by Lender of the voting or other rights provided for in this Agreement with respect to the Investment Related Property or the remedies in respect of the Collateral
pursuant to this Agreement, except as may be required in connection with such disposition of Investment Related Property by laws affecting the offering and sale of securities generally. Except as set forth on Schedule 5.3 to the Information
Certificate, no Intellectual Property License of any Loan Party that is necessary to the conduct of such Loan Party’s business requires any consent of any other Person in order for such Loan Party to grant the security interest granted
hereunder in such Loan Party’s right, title or interest in or to such Intellectual Property License. 
 5.4 Binding
Obligations. Each Loan Document has been duly executed and delivered by each Loan Party that is a party thereto and is the legally valid and binding obligation of such Loan Party, enforceable against such Loan Party in accordance with its
respective terms, except as enforcement may be limited by equitable principles or by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, or similar laws relating to or limiting creditors’ rights generally. 

5.5 Title to Assets; No Encumbrances. Each of the Loan Parties and its Subsidiaries has (a) good, sufficient and
legal title to (in the case of fee interests in Real Property), (b) valid leasehold interests in (in the case of leasehold interests in real or personal property), and (c) good and marketable title to (in the case of all other personal
property), all of their respective assets reflected in their most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 6.1 and most recent collateral reports delivered pursuant to Section 6.2, in each case except for
assets disposed of since the date of such financial statements to the extent permitted hereby. All of such assets are free and clear of Liens except for Permitted Liens. 

  
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 5.6 Jurisdiction of Organization; Location of Chief Executive Office;
Organizational Identification Number; Commercial Tort Claims. 
 (a) The exact legal name of (within the meaning of
Section 9-503 of the Code) and jurisdiction of organization of each Loan Party and each of its Subsidiaries is set forth on Schedule 5.6(a) to the Information Certificate (as such Schedule may be updated from time to time to reflect
changes resulting from transactions permitted under this Agreement). 
 (b) The chief executive office of each Loan Party and each of its
Subsidiaries is located at the address indicated on Schedule 5.6(b) to the Information Certificate (as such Schedule may be updated from time to time to reflect changes resulting from transactions permitted under this Agreement). 

(c) The tax identification number and organizational identification number, if any, of each Loan Party and each of its Subsidiaries are
identified on Schedule 5.6(c) to the Information Certificate (as such Schedule may be updated from time to time to reflect changes resulting from transactions permitted under this Agreement). 

(d) As of the Closing Date, no Loan Party and no Subsidiary of a Loan Party holds any asserted Commercial Tort Claims or, to its knowledge,
holds any unasserted Commercial Tort Claims, in either case, that exceed $500,000 in amount, except as set forth on Schedule 5.6(d) to the Information Certificate (as such Schedule may be updated from time to time to reflect changes resulting
from transactions permitted under this Agreement). 
 5.7 Litigation. 

(a) There are no actions, suits, or proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of any Loan Party, after due inquiry, threatened in writing
against a Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries that either individually or in the aggregate could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change. 

(b) Schedule 5.7(b) to the Information Certificate sets forth a complete and accurate description, with respect to each of the actions,
suits, or proceedings with asserted liabilities in excess of, or that could reasonably be expected to result in liabilities in excess of, $500,000 in any one case or in excess of $1,500,000 in the aggregate that, as of the Closing Date, is pending
or, to the knowledge of any Loan Party, after due inquiry, threatened in writing against any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, including (i) the parties to such actions, suits, or proceedings, (ii) the nature of the dispute that is
the subject of such actions, suits, or proceedings, (iii) the status, as of the Closing Date, with respect to such actions, suits, or proceedings, and (iv) whether any liability of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary in connection with such
actions, suits, or proceedings is covered by insurance. 
 5.8 Compliance with Laws. No Loan Party nor any of its
Subsidiaries (a) is in violation of any applicable laws, rules, regulations, executive orders, or codes (including Environmental Laws) that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change,
or (b) is subject to or in default with respect to any final judgments, writs, injunctions, decrees, rules or regulations of any court or any federal, state, municipal or other governmental department, commission, board, bureau, agency or
instrumentality, domestic or foreign, that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change. 

  
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 5.9 No Material Adverse Change. All historical financial statements
relating to the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries that have been delivered by Borrowers to Lender have been prepared in accordance with GAAP (except, in the case of unaudited financial statements, for the lack of footnotes and being subject to
year-end audit adjustments) and, taken as a whole, present fairly in all material respects, the consolidated financial condition of the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries as of the date thereof and results of operations for the period then ended.
Since the date of the most recent financial statement delivered to Lender, no event, circumstance, or change has occurred that has or could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change. 

5.10 Fraudulent Transfer. 

(a) Each Loan Party (other than Guarantors) is Solvent. 

(b) No transfer of property is being made by any Loan Party and no obligation is being incurred by any Loan Party in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the other Loan Documents with the intent to hinder, delay, or defraud either present or future creditors of such Loan Party. 

(c) No Loan Party that is a Guarantor has any operations or owns any material assets. 

5.11 Employee Benefits. No Loan Party, none of their Subsidiaries, or any of their ERISA Affiliates maintains or
contributes to any Benefit Plan. 
 5.12 Environmental Condition. Except as set forth on Schedule 5.12 to the
Information Certificate, (a) to each Loan Party’s knowledge, no properties or assets of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries have ever been used by a Loan Party, its Subsidiaries, or by previous owners or operators in the disposal
of, or to produce, store, handle, treat, release, or transport, any Hazardous Materials, where such disposal, production, storage, handling, treatment, release or transport was in violation, in any material respect, of any applicable Environmental
Law, (b) to each Loan Party’s knowledge, after due inquiry, no Loan Party’s nor any of its Subsidiaries’ properties or assets have ever been designated or identified in any manner pursuant to any environmental protection statute
as a Hazardous Materials disposal site, (c) no Loan Party nor any of its Subsidiaries has received notice that a Lien arising under any Environmental Law has attached to any revenues or to any Real Property owned or operated by a Loan Party or
its Subsidiaries, and (d) no Loan Party nor any of its Subsidiaries nor any of their respective facilities or operations is subject to any outstanding written order, consent decree, or settlement agreement with any Person relating to any
Environmental Law or Environmental Liability that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change. 

5.13 Intellectual Property. Each Loan Party and each of its Subsidiaries own, or hold licenses in, all trademarks, trade
names, copyrights, patents, and licenses that are necessary to the conduct of its business as currently conducted. 

  
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 5.14 Leases. Each Loan Party and each of its Subsidiaries enjoy
peaceful and undisturbed possession under all leases material to their business and to which it is a party or under which it is operating, and, subject to Permitted Protests, all of such material leases are valid and subsisting and no material
default by the applicable Loan Party or the applicable Subsidiary exists under any of them. 
 5.15 Deposit Accounts and
Securities Accounts. Set forth on Schedule 5.15 to the Information Certificate (as updated pursuant to Section 6.12(j)(iv)) is a listing of all of the Deposit Accounts and Securities Accounts of each Loan Party and each of
its Subsidiaries, including, with respect to each bank or securities intermediary (a) the name and address of such Person, and (b) the account numbers of the Deposit Accounts or Securities Accounts maintained with such Person. 

5.16 Complete Disclosure. All factual information taken as a whole (other than forward-looking information and projections
and information of a general economic nature and general information about the industry of a Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries) furnished by or on behalf of a Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries in writing to Lender (including all information
contained in the Schedules hereto or in the other Loan Documents) for purposes of or in connection with this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, and all other such factual information taken as a whole (other than forward-looking information and
projections and information of a general economic nature and general information about the industry of a Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries) hereafter furnished by or on behalf of a Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries in writing to Lender will
be, true and accurate, in all material respects, on the date as of which such information is dated or certified and not incomplete by omitting to state any fact necessary to make such information (taken as a whole) not misleading in any material
respect at such time in light of the circumstances under which such information was provided. The Projections most recently delivered to Lender represent, and as of the date on which any other Projections are delivered to Lender, such additional
Projections represent, each Borrowers’ good faith estimate, on the date such Projections are delivered, of the future performance of a Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries for the periods covered thereby based upon assumptions believed by
Borrowers to be reasonable at the time of the delivery thereof to Lender. 
 5.17 Material Contracts. Set forth on
Schedule 5.17 to the Information Certificate (as such Schedule may be updated from time to time in accordance herewith) is a reasonably detailed description of the Material Contracts of each Loan Party and each of its Subsidiaries as of the
most recent date on which Borrowers provided their Compliance Certificate pursuant to Section 6.1; provided, however, that any Borrower may amend Schedule 5.17 to the Information Certificate to add additional
Material Contracts so long as such amendment occurs by written notice to Lender on the date that such Borrower provides its Compliance Certificate. Except for matters which, either individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected
to result in a Material Adverse Change, each Material Contract (other than those that have expired at the end of their normal terms) (a) is in full force and effect and is binding upon and enforceable against the applicable Loan Party or the
applicable Subsidiary and, to such Borrower’s knowledge, after due inquiry, each other Person that is a party thereto in accordance with its terms, (b) has not been otherwise amended or modified (other than amendments or modifications
permitted by Section 7.7(b)), and (c) is not in default due to the action or inaction of the applicable Loan Party or the applicable Subsidiary. 

  
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 5.18 Patriot Act. To the extent applicable, each Loan Party and each of
its Subsidiaries is in compliance, in all material respects, with the (a) Trading with the Enemy Act, as amended, and each of the foreign assets control regulations of the United States Treasury Department (31 CFR, Subtitle B, Chapter V, as
amended) and any other enabling legislation or executive order relating thereto, and (b) Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA Patriot Act of 2001) (the
“Patriot Act”). No part of the proceeds of the loans made hereunder will be used by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their Affiliates, directly or indirectly, for any payments to any governmental official or
employee, political party, official of a political party, candidate for political office, or anyone else acting in an official capacity, in order to obtain, retain or direct business or obtain any improper advantage, in violation of the United
States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended. 
 5.19 Indebtedness. Set forth on Schedule 5.19 to the
Information Certificate is a true and complete list of all Indebtedness of each Loan Party and each of its Subsidiaries outstanding immediately prior to the Closing Date that is to remain outstanding immediately after giving effect to the
closing hereunder on the Closing Date and such Schedule accurately sets forth the aggregate principal amount of such Indebtedness as of the Closing Date. 

5.20 Payment of Taxes. Except as otherwise permitted under Section 6.5, all tax returns of each Loan Party and
each of its Subsidiaries required to be filed by any of them have been timely filed, and all taxes shown on such tax returns to be due and payable and all assessments, fees and other governmental charges upon a Loan Party and its Subsidiaries and
upon their respective assets, income, businesses and franchises that are due and payable have been paid when due and payable. Each Loan Party and each of its Subsidiaries have made adequate provision in accordance with GAAP for all taxes not yet due
and payable. No Borrower knows of any proposed tax assessment against a Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries that is not being actively contested by such Loan Party or such Subsidiary diligently, (a) in good faith, and by appropriate
proceedings; provided such reserves or other appropriate provisions, if any, as shall be required in conformity with GAAP shall have been made or provided therefor or (b) that has resulted in a Lien in excess of $500,000 on any of the
assets of any of the Loan Parties. 
 5.21 Margin Stock.
<No>Neither any Loan Party
<or>nor any of its Subsidiaries owns any Margin Stock or is engaged principally, or as one of its important activities, in the business of extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any Margin Stock. No part of the proceeds of the <loans>Advances made to Borrowers will be used to purchase or carry any <such >Margin Stock
or to extend credit to others for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any <such >Margin Stock or for any
purpose that violates the provisions of Regulation T, U or X of the Board of Governors< of the United States Federal Reserve>. Neither any Loan Party nor any of its Subsidiaries expects to acquire any Margin
Stock. 
 5.22 Governmental Regulation. No Loan Party or any
of its Subsidiaries is subject to regulation under the Federal Power Act or the Investment Company Act of 1940 or under any other federal or state statute or regulation which may limit its ability to incur Indebtedness or which may otherwise render
all or any portion of the Obligations unenforceable. No Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries is a “registered investment company” or a company “controlled” by a “registered investment company” or a “principal
underwriter” of a “registered investment company” as such terms are defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940. 

  
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 5.23
OFAC; Sanctions; Anti-Corruption Laws; Anti-Money Laundering Laws. No Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries is in
violation of any <of the country or list based economic and trade sanctions administered and enforced by OFAC>Sanctions. No Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of such Loan Party, any director, officer, employee, agent or Affiliate of such Loan Party or such Subsidiary (a) is a Sanctioned Person or a Sanctioned Entity, (b) has <its>any assets located in Sanctioned Entities, or (c) derives revenues from investments
in, or transactions with Sanctioned Persons or Sanctioned Entities. Each of the Loan Parties and its Subsidiaries has
implemented and maintains in effect policies and procedures designed to ensure compliance with all Sanctions, Anti-Corruption Laws and Anti-Money Laundering Laws. Each
of the Loan Parties and its Subsidiaries, and to the knowledge of each such Loan Party, each director, officer, employee, agent and Affiliate of each such Loan Party and each such Subsidiary, is in compliance with all Sanctions, Anti-Corruption Laws
and Anti-Money Laundering Laws. No proceeds of any <loan
made>Advance made or Letter of Credit issued hereunder will be
used to fund any operations in, finance any investments or activities in, or make any payments to, a Sanctioned Person or a Sanctioned Entity<.>, or otherwise used in any manner that would result in a violation of any Sanction, Anti-Corruption
Law or Anti-Money Laundering Law by any Person (including Lender, Bank Product Provider, or other individual or entity participating in any transaction)..

 5.24 Employee and Labor Matters. There is (a) no unfair labor practice complaint pending or, to the
knowledge of Borrowers, threatened against any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries before any Governmental Authority and no grievance or arbitration proceeding pending or threatened against any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries which arises
out of or under any collective bargaining agreement and that could reasonably be expected to result in a material liability, (b) no strike, labor dispute, slowdown, stoppage or similar action or grievance pending or threatened in writing
against any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries that could reasonably be expected to result in a material liability, or (c) to the knowledge of Borrowers, after due inquiry, no union representation question existing with respect to the
employees of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries and no union organizing activity taking place with respect to any of the employees of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries. No Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries has incurred any
liability or obligation under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act or similar state law, which remains unpaid or unsatisfied. The hours worked and payments made to employees of each Loan Party and each of its Subsidiaries have not
been in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act or any other applicable legal requirements, except to the extent such violations could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change. All
material payments due from any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries on account of wages and employee health and welfare insurance and other benefits have been paid or accrued as a liability on the books of such Loan Party, except where the failure
to do so could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change. 
 5.25
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 5.26 Collateral. 

(a) Real Property. Schedule 5.26(a) to the Information Certificate sets forth all Real Property owned by any of the Loan Parties
as of the Closing Date. 
 (b) Intellectual Property. 

(i) As of the Closing Date, Schedule 5.26(b) to the Information Certificate (as such Schedule may be updated from time to time to
reflect changes resulting from transactions permitted under this Agreement) provides a complete and correct list of: (A) all registered Copyrights owned by any Loan Party, all applications for registration of Copyrights owned by any Loan Party,
and all other Copyrights owned by any Loan Party and material to the conduct of the business of any Loan Party; (B) all Intellectual Property Licenses entered into by any Loan Party pursuant to which (x) any Loan Party has provided any
license or other rights in Intellectual Property owned or controlled by such Loan Party to any other Person or (y) any Person has granted to any Loan Party any license or other rights in Intellectual Property owned or controlled by such Person
that is material to the business of such Loan Party, including any Intellectual Property that is incorporated in any Inventory, software, or other product marketed, sold, licensed, or distributed by such Loan Party; (C) all Patents owned by any
Loan Party and all applications for Patents owned by any Loan Party; and (D) all registered Trademarks owned by any Loan Party, all applications for registration of Trademarks owned by any Loan Party, and all other Trademarks owned by any Loan
Party and material to the conduct of the business of any Loan Party; 
 (ii) all employees and contractors of each Loan Party who were
involved in the creation or development of any Intellectual Property for such Loan Party that is necessary to the business of such Loan Party have signed agreements containing assignment of Intellectual Property rights to such Loan Party and
obligations of confidentiality; 
 (iii) to each Loan Party’s knowledge after reasonable inquiry, no Person has infringed or
misappropriated or is currently infringing or misappropriating any Intellectual Property rights owned by such Loan Party, in each case, that either individually or in the aggregate could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change;

 (iv) to each Loan Party’s knowledge after reasonable inquiry, all registered Copyrights, registered Trademarks, and issued Patents
that are owned by such Loan Party and necessary in to the conduct of its business are valid, subsisting and enforceable and in compliance with all legal requirements, filings, and payments and other actions that are required to maintain such
Intellectual Property in full force and effect; and 
 (v) each Loan Party has taken reasonable steps to maintain the confidentiality of and
otherwise protect and enforce its rights in all trade secrets owned by such Loan Party that are necessary in the business of such Loan Party; 

(c) Valid Security Interest. This Agreement creates a valid security interest in the Collateral of each Loan Party, to the extent
a security interest therein can be created under the Code, securing the payment of the Obligations. Except to the extent a security interest in the Collateral cannot be perfected by the filing of a financing statement under the Code, all filings and
 

  
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other actions necessary or desirable to perfect and protect such security interest have been duly taken or will have been taken upon the filing of financing statements listing each applicable
Loan Party, as a debtor, and Lender for itself and as agent for the Bank Product Providers, as secured party, in the jurisdictions listed next to such Loan Party’s name on Schedule 5.6(a) to the Information Certificate (as such Schedule
may be updated from time to time to reflect changes resulting from transactions permitted under this Agreement). Upon the making of such filings, Lender shall have a first priority perfected security interest in the Collateral of each Loan Party to
the extent such security interest can be perfected by the filing of a financing statement, subject to Permitted Liens which are purchase money Liens. Upon filing of the Copyright Security Agreement with the United States Copyright Office, filing of
the Patent and Trademark Security Agreement with the PTO, and the filing of appropriate financing statements in the jurisdictions listed on Schedule 5.6(a) to the Information Certificate (as such Schedule may be updated from time to time to
reflect changes resulting from transactions permitted under this Agreement), all action necessary or desirable to protect and perfect the Security Interest in and to on each Loan Party’s Patents, Trademarks, or Copyrights has been taken and
such perfected Security Interest is enforceable as such as against any and all creditors of and purchasers from any Loan Party. All action by any Loan Party necessary to protect and perfect such security interest on each item of Collateral has been
duly taken. 
 (d) Pledged Interests. (i) Except for the Security Interest created hereby, each Loan Party is and will at all
times be the sole holder of record and the legal and beneficial owner, free and clear of all Liens other than Permitted Liens, of the Pledged Interests indicated on Schedule 5.1(c) to the Information Certificate (as such Schedule may be
updated from time to time to reflect changes resulting from transactions permitted under this Agreement) as being owned by such Loan Party and, when acquired by such Loan Party, any Pledged Interests acquired after the Closing Date and included on
Schedule 5.1(c) to the Information Certificate (as such Schedule may be updated from time to time to reflect changes resulting from transactions permitted under this Agreement); (ii) all of the Pledged Interests are duly authorized,
validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and the Pledged Interests constitute or will constitute the percentage of the issued and outstanding Stock of the Pledged Companies of such Loan Party identified on Schedule 5.1(c) to the Information
Certificate (as such Schedule may be updated from time to time to reflect changes resulting from transactions permitted under this Agreement) as supplemented or modified by any Pledged Interests Addendum or any Joinder to this Agreement;
(iii) such Loan Party has the right and requisite authority to pledge, the Investment Related Property pledged by such Loan Party to Lender as provided herein; (iv) all actions necessary or desirable to perfect and establish the first
priority of, or otherwise protect, Lender’s Liens in the Investment Related Property, and the proceeds thereof, have been duly taken, upon (A) the execution and delivery of this Agreement; (B) the taking of possession by Lender (or
its Lender or designee) of any certificates representing the Pledged Interests, together with undated powers (or other documents of transfer acceptable to Lender) endorsed in blank by the applicable Loan Party; (C) the filing of financing
statements in the applicable jurisdiction set forth on Schedule 5.6(a) to the Information Certificate (as such Schedule may be updated from time to time to reflect changes resulting from transactions permitted under this Agreement) for such
Loan Party with respect to the Pledged Interests of such Loan Party that are not represented by certificates, and (D) with respect to any Securities Accounts, the delivery of Control Agreements with respect thereto; and (v) each Loan Party
has delivered to and deposited with Lender all certificates representing the Pledged Interests owned by such Loan Party to the extent such Pledged Interests are represented by certificates, and undated powers (or

  
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other documents of transfer acceptable to Lender) endorsed in blank with respect to such certificates. None of the Pledged Interests owned or held by such Loan Party has been issued or
transferred in violation of any securities registration, securities disclosure, or similar laws of any jurisdiction to which such issuance or transfer may be subject. As to all limited liability company or partnership interests, issued under any
Pledged Operating Agreement or Pledged Partnership Agreement, each Borrower hereby represents and warrants that the Pledged Interests issued pursuant to such agreement (A) are not dealt in or traded on securities exchanges or in securities
markets, (B) do not constitute investment company securities, and (C) are not held by such Loan Party in a securities account. In addition, none of the Pledged Operating Agreements, the Pledged Partnership Agreements, or any other
agreements governing any of the Pledged Interests issued under any Pledged Operating Agreement or Pledged Partnership Agreement, provided that such Pledged Interests are securities governed by Section 8 of the Uniform Commercial Code as in
effect in any relevant jurisdiction. 
 5.27 Eligible Accounts. As to each Account that is identified by a Borrower as
an Eligible Account in a Borrowing Base Certificate submitted to Lender, such Account is (a) a bona fide existing payment obligation of the applicable Account Debtor created by the sale and delivery of Inventory or the rendition of services to
such Account Debtor in the ordinary course of such Borrower’s business, (b) owed to such Borrower, and (c) not excluded as ineligible by virtue of one or more of the excluding criteria (other than Lender-discretionary criteria) set
forth in the definition of Eligible Accounts. 
 5.28 Eligible Inventory. As to each item of Inventory that is
identified by Borrower as Eligible Inventory in a Borrowing Base Certificate submitted to Lender, such Inventory is (a) of good and merchantable quality, free from known defects, and (b) not excluded as ineligible by virtue of one or more
of the excluding criteria (other than Lender-discretionary criteria) set forth in the definition of Eligible Inventory. 
 5.29
Locations of Inventory and Equipment. The Inventory and Equipment (other than vehicles or Equipment out for repair) of the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries are not stored with a bailee, warehouseman, or similar party and are located
only at, or in-transit between or to, the locations identified on Schedule 5.29 to the Information Certificate (as such Schedule may be updated pursuant to Section 6.14). 

5.30 Inventory Records. Each Loan Party keeps correct and accurate records itemizing and describing the type, quality, and
quantity of its Inventory and of the Inventory of its Subsidiaries and the book value thereof. 
 5.31 Surety
Agreements. No Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries has any Surety Bond or related agreement (including any intercreditor agreements) with any Surety except as disclosed on Schedule 5.31 to the Information Certificate (including all
amendments thereto). 
 5.32 Surety Bonds Cash and LCs. No Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries has provided any cash
collateral or letters of credit to issuers of Surety Bonds except as disclosed on Schedule 5.32 to the Information Certificate. 

  
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 5.33 Bonded Contracts: No Loan Party is subject to any Bonded Contract except
as disclosed on Schedule 5.33 to the Information Certificate. 

5.34 Hedge Agreements:
On each date that any Hedge Agreement is executed by any Hedge Provider, Borrower and each other Loan Party satisfy all
eligibility, suitability and other requirements under the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. § 1, et seq., as in effect from time to time) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission regulations. 

  
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 EXHIBIT E 

TO AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AND SECURITY AGREEMENT 

INFORMATION CERTIFICATE 
 OF 

LOAN PARTIES 
  

 
 Dated:
[                ] 
 Wells Fargo Bank, National Association 

MAC S4101-158 
 100 W. Washington St. 15th Floor 

Phoenix, AZ 85003-1808 
 Attention: <Howard I. Handman>Michael L. Gerard 
 In connection with certain financing provided or to be provided by Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
(“Lender”), Administrative Borrower on behalf of each Loan Party represents and warrants to Lender the following information about each Loan Party (capitalized terms not specifically defined shall have the meaning set forth in the
Agreement): 
  

	1.	 Attached as Schedule 5.1(b) is a complete and accurate description of (i) the authorized capital
Stock of each Loan Party and each of its Subsidiaries, by class, and the number of shares issued and outstanding and the names of the owners thereof (including stockholders, members and partners) and their holdings, all as of the date of this
Agreement, (ii) all subscriptions, options, warrants or calls relating to any shares of Stock of each Loan Party and each of its Subsidiaries, including any right of conversion or exchange; (iii) each stockholders’ agreement,
restrictive agreement, voting agreement or similar agreement relating to any such capital Stock; and (iv) an organization chart of each Loan Party and all Subsidiaries. 

 

	2.	 Each Loan Party is affiliated with, or has ownership in, the entities (including Subsidiaries) set forth on
Schedule 5.1(c). 

  

	3.	 The Loan Parties use the following trade name(s) in the operation of their business (e.g. billing, advertising,
etc.): 

[                    ] 

 

	4.	 Each of the Loan Parties is a registered organization of the following type: 

[                    ] 

  
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	5.	 The exact legal name (within the meaning of Section 9-503 of the Code) of each Loan Party and each
Subsidiary of each Loan Party as set forth in its respective certificate of incorporation, organization or formation, or other public organic document, as amended to date is set forth in Schedule 5.6(a). 

 

	6.	 Each Loan Party and each Subsidiary of each Loan Party is organized solely under the laws of the State set
forth on Schedule 5.6(a). Each Loan Party and each Subsidiary of each Loan Party is in good standing under those laws and no Loan Party is organized in any other State. 

 

	7.	 The chief executive office and mailing address of each Loan Party and each Subsidiary of each Loan Party is
located at the address set forth on Schedule 5.6(b) hereto. 

  

	8.	 The books and records of each Loan Party and each Subsidiary of each Loan Party pertaining to Accounts,
contract rights, Inventory, and other assets are located at the addresses specified on Schedule 5.6(b). 

  

	9.	 The identity and Federal Employer Identification Number of each Loan Party and each Subsidiary of each Loan
Party and organizational identification number, if any, is set forth on Schedule 5.6(c). (Please Use Form Attached) 

  

	10.	 No Loan Party has any Commercial Tort Claims, except as set forth on Schedule 5.6(d).

  

	11.	 There are no judgments, actions, suits, proceedings or other litigation pending by or against or threatened by
or against any Loan Party, any of its Subsidiaries and/or Affiliates or any of its officers or principals, except as set forth on Schedule 5.7(b). 

  

	12.	 Since its date of organization, the name as set forth in each Loan Party’s organizational documentation
filed of record with the applicable state authority has been changed as follows: 

  

			
	 Date
	  	 Prior Name

	[Date]	  	[Prior Name]

  

	13.	 Since the dates of their respective organization, the Loan Parties have made or entered into the following
mergers or acquisitions: 

[                    ] 

  
 Exhibit E 

Page 2 

	14.	 The assets of each Loan Party and of each Subsidiary of each Loan Party are owned and held free and clear of
Liens, mortgages, pledges, security interests, encumbrances or charges except as set forth below: 

  

					
	 Name and Address

of Secured Party
	  	 Description of Collateral
	  	 File No. of Financing

Statement/Jurisdiction

		  		  	

  

	15.	 Each Loan Party and each Subsidiary of each Loan Party has been and remains in compliance with all
environmental laws applicable to its business or operations except as set forth on Schedule 5.12. 

  

	16.	 No Loan Party and no Subsidiary of any Loan Party has any Deposit Accounts, investment accounts, Securities
Accounts or similar accounts with any bank, securities intermediary or other financial institution, except as set forth on Schedule 5.15 for the purposes and of the types indicated therein. 

 

	17.	 No Loan Party and no Subsidiary of any Loan Party is a party to or bound by an collective bargaining or similar
agreement with any union, labor organization or other bargaining agent except as set forth below(indicate date of agreement, parties to agreement, description of employees covered, and date of termination) 

 

							
	 Name of Agreement
	  	 Date of

Agreement
	  	 Parties to Agreement
	  	 Date of Expiration /

Termination

		  		  		  	

  

	18.	 Set forth on Schedule 5.17 is a reasonably detailed description of each Material Contract of each Loan
Party and its Subsidiaries as of the date of the Agreement. 

  

	19.	 Set forth on Schedule 5.19 is a true and complete list of all Indebtedness of each Loan Party and its
Subsidiaries outstanding immediately prior to the Closing Date. 

  

	20.	 No Loan Party and no Subsidiary of any Loan Party has made any loans or advances or guaranteed or otherwise
become liable for the obligations of any others, except as set forth below: 

  

							
	 Name / Address of Debtor
	  	 Outstanding Balance of

Loans as of [Date]
	  	 Secured / Unsecured
	  	 Due Date

		  		  		  	

  

	21.	 No Loan Party has any Chattel Paper (whether tangible or electronic) or instruments as of the date hereof,
except as follows: 

 [            ] 

  
 Exhibit E 

Page 3 

	22.	 No Loan Party owns or licenses any Trademarks, Patents, Copyrights or other Intellectual Property, and is not a
party to any Intellectual Property License except as set forth on Schedule 5.26(b) (indicate type of Intellectual Property and whether owned or licensed, registration number, date of registration, and, if licensed, the name and address of the
licensor) and there are no restrictions in any Intellectual Property License that restrict the sale or other disposition of any Inventory, Equipment or other property of any Loan Party other than as set forth in Schedule 5.26.(b).

  

	23.	 Schedule 5.26(a) sets forth all Real Property owned by each Loan Party. 

 

	24.	 The Inventory, Equipment and other goods of each Loan Party are located only at the locations set forth on
Schedule 5.29. 

  

	25.	 At the present time, there are no delinquent taxes due (including, but not limited to, all payroll taxes,
personal property taxes, real estate taxes or income taxes) of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary of any Loan Party except as follows: 

[            ] 

 

	26.	 There is no consignment, bill and hold, sale or return, sale on approval or conditional sale arrangements with
respect to any Inventory of any Borrower or any other Loan or other goods except as set forth in Schedule 7.15. 

  

	27.	 No Borrower or other Loan Party has any Inventory stored with or in the possession of a bailee, warehouseman,
processor or other third party except as set forth in Schedule 7.16. 

  

	28.	 Schedule 5.31 sets forth all agreements (including any intercreditor agreements) with any issuer of a
Surety Bond. 

  

	29.	 Schedule 5.32 sets forth all cash collateral or letters of credit to issuers of Surety Bonds.

  

	30.	 Schedule 5.33 sets forth all Bonded Contracts entered into by any Loan Party. 

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 Exhibit E 

Page 4 

 Lender shall be entitled to rely upon the foregoing in all respects and the undersigned is
duly authorized to execute and deliver this Information Certificate on behalf of each Loan Party. 
  

			
	 Very truly yours,
  

ADMINISTRATIVE BORROWER:
  

IES HOLDINGS, INC.

		
	By:	 	 
	Name:	 	 <Robert W. Lewey>

		 	<Title: Senior Vice President>
	Title:	 	  

  
 Exhibit E 

Page 5 

 Schedule 5.1(b) 

TO INFORMATION CERTIFICATE 

Capitalization of Loan Parties 

and Subsidiaries 
 Organization
Chart 
  

											
	 Loan Party
	  	Authorized
Shares /
Issued
Shares	  	Holder	  	 Type of Rights/Stock

(common/preferred/

option/class)
	  	 Number of Shares

(after exercise of all
 rights to
acquire
 shares)
	  	Percent
Interest (on
a fully
diluted
basis)
		  		  		  		  		  	

  

  
 Schedule 5.1(b) 

Page 1 

 Schedule 5.1(c) 

TO INFORMATION CERTIFICATE 

Subsidiaries; Affiliates; Investments; Pledged Interests<3>2 
 Part 1 – Subsidiaries (More than 50% owned by a Loan Party) 

 

					
	 Name
	  	 Jurisdiction of Organization
	  	 Percentage Owned

Part 2 – Affiliates (Less than 50% Owned by a Loan Party) 
  

					
	 Name
	  	 Jurisdiction of Organization
	  	 Percentage Owned

Part 3 – Affiliates (Subject to common ownership with) a Loan Party 
  

							
	 Name
	  	 Jurisdiction of Organization
	  	 Parent
	  	 Percentage Owned

Part 4 – Shareholders (If widely held, only holders with more than 10%) 
  

					
	 Name
	  	 Jurisdiction of Organization
	  	 Percentage Owned

		  		  	

 Part 5 – Pledged Interests 
  

											
	 Name of Pledgor
	  	 Name of Pledged
Company
	  	 Number of

Shares/Units
	  	 Class of

Interests
	  	 Percentage of

Class Owned
	  	 Certificate

Nos.

  

 

	*	 If Shareholders are individuals, indicate “N/A” 

  
 Schedule 5.1(c) 

Page 1 

 Schedule 5.3 

TO INFORMATION CERTIFICATE 

Governmental and Other Consents 

  
 Schedule 5.3 

Page 1 

 Schedule 5.5(a) 

TO INFORMATION CERTIFICATE 
 Exact
Legal Name 
  

  
 Schedule 5.5(a) 

Page 1 

 Schedule 5.6(a) 

TO INFORMATION CERTIFICATE 

Jurisdiction of Organization 
  

			
	 Name
	  	 Jurisdiction of Organization*

 
  

	*	 If Shareholders are individuals, indicate “N/A” 

  
 Schedule 5.6(a) 

Page 1 

 Schedule 5.6(b) 

TO INFORMATION CERTIFICATE 

Locations 
 Part 1 - Chief Executive Office

 [                    ] 

[                    ] 

[                    ] 

Part 2 - Location of Books and Records 

[                    ] 

[                    ] 

[                    ] 

  
 Schedule 5.6(b) 

Page 1 

 Schedule 5.6(c) 

TO INFORMATION CERTIFICATE 

Federal Employer Identification Number 

Organizational Identification Number 
  

					
	 Name
	  	 Federal Employer

Identification Number
	  	 Organizational Identification

Number

  

  
 Schedule 5.6(c) 

Page 1 

 Schedule 5.6(d) 

TO INFORMATION CERTIFICATE 

Commercial Tort Claims 

  
 Schedule 5.6(d) 

Page 1 

 Schedule 5.7(b) 

TO INFORMATION CERTIFICATE 

Judgments/ Pending Litigation 

  
 Schedule 5.7(b) 

Page 1 

 Schedule 5.12 

TO INFORMATION CERTIFICATE 

Environmental Compliance 

  
 Schedule 5.12 

Page 1 

 Schedule 5.15 

TO INFORMATION CERTIFICATE 

Deposit Accounts; Investment Accounts 
 Part 1
- Deposit Accounts 
  

					
	 Name and Address of Bank
	  	 Account No.
	  	 Purpose*

Part 2 - Investment and Other Accounts 
  

									
	 Name and Address of

Broker or Other Institution
	  	 Account No.
	  	 Purpose
	  	 Types of Investments
	  	 Balance as of

[Date]

  

 

	*	 For “Purpose” indicate either: “collection account” if proceeds of receivables or other
assets are deposited in it, and note “lockbox” if it is subject to lockbox servicing arrangements with the applicable bank or “disbursement account” if it is a checking account or account used for transferring funds to third
parties and note if it is used for a specific purpose, e.g., “payroll”, “medical”, “insurance”, “escrow” etc. Also, please note any “zero balance” or other automatic sweep or investment sweep
accounts 

  
 Schedule 5.15 

Page 1 

 Schedule 5.17 

TO INFORMATION CERTIFICATE 

Material Contracts 
  

							
	 Name of Agreement
	  	 Date of Agreement
	  	 Parties to Agreement
	  	 Date of Expiration /

Termination

  

  
 Schedule 5.17 

Page 1 

 Schedule 5.19 

TO INFORMATION CERTIFICATE 

Existing Indebtedness 
 Part 1 - Direct Debt

  

							
	 Name/Address of Payee
	  	 Principal Balance as of

[Date]
	  	 Nature of Debt
	  	 Term

		  		  		  	

 Part 2 - Guarantees 
  

							
	 Name/Address of Payee
	  	 Principal Balance as of

[Date]
	  	 Nature of Debt
	  	 Term

		  		  		  	

  

  
 Schedule 5.19 

Page 1 

 Schedule 5.26(a) 

TO INFORMATION CERTIFICATE 
 Owned
Real Estate 

  
 Schedule 5.26(a) 

Page 1 

 Schedule 5.26(b) 

TO INFORMATION CERTIFICATE 

Intellectual Property 
 Part 1 –
Trademarks Owned 
  

							
	 Trademark
	  	 Registration

Number
	  	 Registration

Date
	  	 Expiration

Date

		  		  		  	

  

					
	 Trademark

Application
	  	 Application/Serial

Number
	  	 Application

Date

		  		  	

 Part 2 – Trademarks Licensed 
  

							
	 Trademark
	  	 Registration

Number
	  	 Registration

Date
	  	 Expiration

Date

		  		  		  	

  

					
	 Trademark

Application
	  	 Application/Serial

Number
	  	 Application

Date

		  		  	

 Part 3 – Patents Owned 
  

							
	 Patent

Description
	  	 Registration

Number
	  	 Registration

Date
	  	 Expiration

Date

		  		  		  	

  

  
 Schedule 5.26(b) 

Page 1 

					
	 Patent

Application
	  	 Application/Serial

Number
	  	 Application

Date

		  		  	

 Part 4 – Patents Licensed 
  

							
	 Patent

Description
	  	 Registration

Number
	  	 Registration

Date
	  	 Expiration

Date

		  		  		  	

  

					
	 Patent

Application
	  	 Application/Serial

Number
	  	 Application

Date

		  		  	

 Part 5 – Copyrights Owned 
  

					
	 Copyright
	  	 Registration Number
	  	 Registration Date

		  		  	

 Part 6 – Copyrights Licensed 
  

					
	 Copyright
	  	 Registration Number
	  	 Registration Date

		  		  	

 Part 7 – Other License Agreements 
  

									
	 Name of

Document
	  	 Date of

Document
	  	 Licensor
	  	 Term
	  	 License

Intellectual
 Property

		  		  		  		  	

 [Restrictions] 

  
 Schedule 5.26(b) 

Page 2 

 Schedule 5.26(c) 

TO INFORMATION CERTIFICATE 
 Motor
Vehicles 

  
 Schedule 5.26(c) 

Page 1 

 Schedule 5.29 

TO INFORMATION CERTIFICATE 

Locations of Inventory and Equipment 

Locations of Inventory, Equipment and Other Assets 
  

					
	 Address
	  	 Owned/Leased/Third Party*
	  	 Name/Address of Lessor or

Third Party, as Applicable

		  		  	

  

	*	 Indicate in this column next to applicable address whether the location is owned by the Company, licensed by
the Company or owned and operated by a third party (e.g., ware house, processor, consignee, etc.) 

  
 Schedule 5.29 

Page 1 

 Schedule 5.31 

TO INFORMATION CERTIFICATE 

SURETY AGREEMENTS 

  
 Schedule 5.31 

Page 1 

 Schedule 5.32 

TO INFORMATION CERTIFICATE 
 Cash
Collateral or Letters Of Credit to Issuers of Surety Bonds 

  
 Schedule 5.32 

Page 1 

 Schedule 5.33 

TO INFORMATION CERTIFICATE 

Bonded Contracts 

  
 Schedule 5.33 

Page 1 

 EXHIBIT E-1 

TO AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AND SECURITY AGREEMENT 

FORM OF SUPPLEMENT TO INFORMATION CERTIFICATE 

OF 
 LOAN PARTIES 

 
  

Dated: [            ] 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association 
 MAC S4101-158 

100 W. Washington St. 15th Floor 
 Phoenix, AZ 85003-1808 

Attention: <Howard I. Handman>Michael L. Gerard 

This Supplement (this “Supplement”), dated as of
                    , 20__, to the Information Certificate, dated as of [__], 2017 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified
from time to time, the “Information Certificate”) by the Administrative Borrower on behalf of each of the Loan Parties (collectively, jointly and severally, “Grantors” and each individually “Grantor”). 

Reference is made to that certain Second Amended and Restated Credit and Security Agreement (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from
time to time, the “Credit Agreement”) dated as of April 10, 2017, by and among WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (“Lender”), IES HOLDINGS, INC., a Delaware corporation; IES COMMUNICATIONS, LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company; IES COMMERCIAL, INC., a Delaware corporation; IES MANAGEMENT LP, a Texas limited partnership; IES MANAGEMENT ROO, LP, a Texas limited partnership; IES
<PURCHASING & MATERIALS, INC., a Delaware corporation; IES >RESIDENTIAL, INC., a Delaware corporation;
INTEGRATED ELECTRICAL FINANCE, INC., a Delaware corporation; IES SUBSIDIARY HOLDINGS, INC., a Delaware corporation; MAGNETECH INDUSTRIAL SERVICES, INC., an Indiana corporation;
<HK ENGINE COMPONENTS, LLC, an Indiana limited liability company; IES RENEWABLE ENERGY, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company >SOUTHERN INDUSTRIAL SALES AND SERVICES, INC., a Georgia corporation d/b/a Southern Rewinding and Sales, CALUMET ARMATURE AND ELECTRIC, L.L.C., an Illinois limited liability company, <SHANAHAN MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL, INC., a Nebraska corporation,
IES>IES INFRASTRUCTURE SOLUTIONS, LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company, TECHNIBUS, INC., a Delaware corporation, FREEMAN ENCLOSURE SYSTEMS, LLC, an Ohio limited liability company, STRATEGIC EDGE LLC, an Ohio limited liability company, IES CONSOLIDATION, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company; IES
<PROPERTIES, INC., a Delaware corporation; IES >SHARED SERVICES<, INC., a Delaware corporation; IES TANGIBLE PROPERTIES>, INC., a Delaware corporation; KEY ELECTRICAL SUPPLY, INC., a Texas corporation; IES OPERATIONS GROUP, INC., a Delaware corporation and ICS HOLDINGS LLC, an Arizona limited liability company. 

  
 Exhibit E-1 

 All initially capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the
meanings ascribed thereto in the Credit Agreement. Administrative Borrower, on behalf of the following Loan Part[y][ies] hereby [supplements][amends and restates] the following Schedules to the Information Certificate: [__] as set
forth on the corresponding schedules hereto. 
 Except as expressly supplemented hereby, the Information Certificate shall remain in
full force and effect. 
 Lender shall be entitled to rely upon the foregoing in all respects and the undersigned is duly authorized to
execute and deliver this Supplement on behalf of each applicable Loan Party. 
  

			
	 Very truly yours,
  

ADMINISTRATIVE BORROWER:
  

IES HOLDINGS, INC.

 
			
		
	By:	 	 

 
			
	Name:	 	 

 
			
	Title:	 	 

  
 Exhibit E-1 

 EXHIBIT F 

TO AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AND SECURITY AGREEMENT 

FORM OF 
 PLEDGED INTERESTS
ADDENDUM 
 This Pledged Interests Addendum, dated as of
[                    ], is delivered pursuant to Section 6.12(h)(ii) of the Credit Agreement referred to below. The undersigned
hereby agrees that this Pledged Interests Addendum may be attached to that certain Second Amended and Restated Credit and Security Agreement, dated as of April 10, 2017 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to
time, the “Credit Agreement”), made by the undersigned, together with the other Borrowers and Guarantors named therein, to Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Lender. Initially capitalized terms used but not defined herein
shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Credit Agreement. The undersigned hereby agrees that the additional interests listed on this Pledged Interests Addendum as set forth below shall be and become part of the Pledged Interests
pledged by the undersigned to the Lender in the Credit Agreement and any pledged company set forth on this Pledged Interests Addendum as set forth below shall be and become a “Pledged Company” under the Credit Agreement, each with the same
force and effect as if originally named therein. 
 The undersigned hereby certifies that the representations and warranties of the undersigned set forth in
Section 5.26 of Exhibit D to the Credit Agreement are true and correct as to the Pledged Interests listed herein on and as of the date hereof. 

[Signature Page Follows] 

  
 Exhibit F 

Page 1 

 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Pledged Interests Addendum to be
executed and delivered as of the day and year first above written. 
  

			
	IES HOLDINGS, INC.
		
	By:	 	 
		 	Name:
		 	Title:

  
 Exhibit F 

Page 2 

 SCHEDULE I 

TO 
 PLEDGED INTERESTS
ADDENDUM 
 Pledged Interests 
  

											
	 Name of

Pledgor
	  	 Name of

Pledged
 Company
	  	 Number of

Shares/Units
	  	 Class of Interests
	  	 Percentage of

Class Owned
	  	 Certificate Nos.

		  		  		  		  		  	

  
 Exhibit F 

Page 3 

 Schedule A-1 

TO AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AND SECURITY AGREEMENT 

Collection Account 

  
 Schedule A-1 

Page 1 

 Schedule A-2 

TO AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AND SECURITY AGREEMENT 

Authorized Person 

  
 Schedule A-2 

Page 1 

 Schedule D-1 

TO AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AND SECURITY AGREEMENT 

Designated Account 

  
 Schedule D-1 

Page 1 

 Schedule P-1 

TO AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AND SECURITY AGREEMENT 

Permitted Investments 

  
 Schedule P-1 

Page 1 

 Schedule P-2 

TO AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AND SECURITY AGREEMENT 

Permitted Liens 

  
 Schedule P-2 

Page 1 

 Exhibit B 

Closing Checklist 
 [See Attached]

 CLOSING CHECKLIST 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, 

as Lender 
 IES HOLDINGS,
INC. 
 IES COMMUNICATIONS, LLC 

IES COMMERCIAL, INC. 
 IES
MANAGEMENT, LP 
 IES MANAGEMENT ROO, LP 

IES RESIDENTIAL, INC. 

INTEGRATED ELECTRICAL FINANCE, INC. 

IES SUBSIDIARY HOLDINGS, INC. 

MAGNETECH INDUSTRIAL SERVICES, INC. 

SOUTHERN INDUSTRIAL SALES AND SERVICES, INC. 

CALUMET ARMATURE AND ELECTRIC, L.L.C. 

IES INFRASTRUCTURE SOLUTIONS, LLC 

TECHNIBUS, INC. 
 FREEMAN
ENCLOSURE SYSTEMS, LLC 
 NEXT ELECTRIC, LLC 

AZIMUTH COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 

Fifth Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Credit and Security Agreement 

Closing Date: September 6, 2019 
  

	I.	 Parties: 

 

	 	A.	 WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (“WFB”), as Lender (“Lender”) 

100 West Washington Street, 15th Floor 

Phoenix, Arizona 85003-1808 

Attention: Michael L. Gerard 
 IES
HOLDINGS, INC., a Delaware corporation; 
 IES COMMUNICATIONS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company; 

IES COMMERCIAL, INC., a Delaware corporation; 

IES MANAGEMENT, LP, a Texas limited partnership; 

IES MANAGEMENT ROO, LP, a Texas limited partnership; 

IES RESIDENTIAL, INC., a Delaware corporation; 

INTEGRATED ELECTRICAL FINANCE, INC., a Delaware corporation; 

IES SUBSIDIARY HOLDINGS, INC., a Delaware corporation; 

MAGNETECH INDUSTRIAL SERVICES, INC., an Indiana corporation; 

SOUTHERN INDUSTRIAL SALES AND SERVICES, INC., a Georgia corporation d/b/a Southern Rewinding and Sales, 

CALUMET ARMATURE AND ELECTRIC, L.L.C., an Illinois limited liability company, 

TECHNIBUS, INC., a Delaware corporation, 

 
IES INFRASTRUCTURE SOLUTIONS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, 
 FREEMAN
ENCLOSURE SYSTEMS, LLC, an Ohio limited liability company, 
 NEXT Electric, LLC, a Wisconsin limited liability company, and 

AZIMUTH COMMUNICATIONS, INC., an Oregon corporation (each, individually a “Borrower”, and collectively, the “Borrowers”);

 IES CONSOLIDATION, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company; 

IES SHARED SERVICES, INC., a Delaware corporation; 

KEY ELECTRICAL SUPPLY, INC., a Texas corporation; 

IES OPERATIONS GROUP, INC., a Delaware corporation; and 

ICS HOLDINGS LLC, an Arizona limited liability company (each, individually a (“Guarantor”), and collectively, the
“Guarantors”); Borrowers and Guarantors are collectively, the “Loan Parties”) 
 c/o IES Holding, Inc. 

5433 Westheimer, Suite 500 

Houston, Texas 77056 
 Attention:
Gary Matthews 
  

	II.	 Counsel to Parties: 

 

	 	A.	 Counsel to Lender: 

GOLDBERG KOHN LTD. 
 55 East
Monroe Street, Suite 3300 
 Chicago, Illinois 60603 

Attention: William A. Starshak 
  

	 	B.	 Counsel to Borrowers: 

DINSMORE & SHOHL LLP 

225 East Fifth Street, Suite 1900 

Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 

Attention: Mary Newman 
  

	III.	 Consent Closing Documents: 

 

	 	A.	 Loan Documents: 

 

	 	1.	 Fifth Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Credit and Security Agreement 

 

	 	(a)	 Restated Second Amended and Restated Credit and Security Agreement 

 

	 	2.	 Information Certificate Supplement 

 

	 	B.	 Security Documents  

 

	 	3.	 Amendment to Trademark and Patent Security Agreement 

	 	4.	 Updated certificates of insurance of the Loan Parties: (i) property and casualty and business interruption
insurance policies, showing Lender as certificate holder and loss payee, with lender’s loss payable clause in favor of Lender, and (ii) liability and other third party policies, showing Lender as certificate holder and additional insured
party 

  

	 	C.	 Corporate Due Diligence: 

 

	 	5.	 Secretary’s Certificate of IES Holdings, Inc., including the following: 

 

	 	(a)	 Certified Charter 

  

	 	(b)	 Bylaws 

  

	 	(c)	 Resolutions 

  

	 	(d)	 Incumbency of Officers 

 

	 	(e)	 Good Standing Certificates (Delaware) 

 

	 	D.	 Other Items: 

  

	 	6.	 Opinion of Dinsmore re Consent 

 

	 	7.	 Officer’s Certificate re Dissolution of Entities 

 

	 	(a)	 IES Properties, Inc. 

 

	 	(b)	 IES Tangible Properties, Inc. 

 

	 	(c)	 IES Purchasing & Materials, Inc. 

 

	 	(d)	 IES Renewable Energy, LLC, and 

 

	 	(e)	 Shanahan Mechanical and Electrical, Inc. 

 

	 	8.	 Evidence of Dissolution of: 

 

	 	(a)	 IES Properties, Inc. 

 

	 	(b)	 IES Tangible Properties, Inc. 

 

	 	(c)	 IES Purchasing & Materials, Inc. 

 

	 	(d)	 IES Renewable Energy, LLC, and 

 

	 	(e)	 Shanahan Mechanical and Electrical, Inc. 

 

	 	9.	 Satisfaction of Mortgage (Clermont County, Ohio) 

 

	 	10.	 Mortgage Release (Mobile County, Alabama)

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