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Exhibit 10.1

AMENDMENT NO. 1

     AGREEMENT made as of March 1, 2005 between WINDING BROOK DRIVE LLC, a Connecticut limited
liability company having an address in care of Abbey Road Advisors LLC, 8 Wright Street, Westport,
Connecticut 06880, Attn: Mr. W. M. Keeney (“Lessor”), and OPEN SOLUTIONS INC., a Delaware
corporation having an address of 455 Winding Brook Drive, Glastonbury, Connecticut 06033, Attn: Mr.
Carl Blandino (“Lessee”).

RECITALS

	 	A.  	Lessee and WB Development Partnership, predecessor in interest to Lessor, entered
into a lease dated as of May 4th, 2004 (the “Lease”) for 45,476
rentable square feet of office space located on the third and fourth floors (the
“Original Premises”) of the building commonly known as 455 Winding Brook Drive,
Glastonbury, Connecticut (the “Building”).
	 
	 	B.  	The parties desire to increase the leased premises by adding thereto 20,476 rentable
square feet on the first floor of the Building as shown as the cross-hatched area on
Exhibit A hereto (the “Expansion Space”) and make certain other changes to
the Lease.
	 
	 	C.  	All capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the
Lease unless otherwise specified herein.

NOW THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the
parties agree as follows:

	 	1.  	Effective Date. On January 1, 2006 (the “Effective Date”) the following
changes to the Lease shall become effective:

	 	(a)  	Expansion Space. The Expansion Space shall be added to the Original
Premises for aggregate premises of 65,952 rentable square feet (the
“Premises”).
	 
	 	(b)  	Lessee’s Proportionate Share. Lessee’s Proportionate Share (as such
term is defined pursuant to the Lease) shall be increased to 76.60%.
	 
	 	(c)  	Extension of Term. The Lease Term for the Premises shall be extended
to January 31, 2013 (the “Expiration Date”).
	 
	 	(d)  	Rent. Rent for the Premises shall be payable in advance in equal
monthly installments as set forth below:

 

 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Period	 	Rent/SF	 	 	Rent/Month	 	 	Rent for Period	 
	1/1/06-7/31/06
	 	$19.66/sf	 	$	108,051.36	 	 	$	756,359.52	 
	8/1/06-7/31/07
	 	$20.16/sf	 	$	110,799.36	 	 	$	1,329,592.32	 
	8/1/07-7/31/08
	 	$20.66/sf	 	$	113,547.36	 	 	$	1,362,568.32	 
	8/1/08-7/31/09
	 	$21.16/sf	 	$	116,295.36	 	 	$	1,395,544.32	 
	8/1/09-7/31/10
	 	$21.66/sf	 	$	119,043.36	 	 	$	1,428,520.32	 
	8/1/10-7/31/11
	 	$22.16/sf	 	$	121,791.36	 	 	$	1,461,496.32	 
	8/1/11-7/31/12
	 	$22.66/sf	 	$	124,539.36	 	 	$	1,494,472.32	 
	8/1/12-1/31/13
	 	$23.16/sf	 	$	127,287.36	 	 	$	763,724.16	 

	 	(e)  	Storage Space. Notwithstanding anything in Section 502 of the Lease
to the contrary, rent for any storage space in excess of 1,023 rentable square feet
leased by Lessee during the initial Term, as extended hereby, shall be payable as set
forth below:

	 	 	 	 	 
	Period	 	Rent/SF	 
	1/1/06-7/31/06
	 	$12.50/sf
	8/1/06-7/31/07
	 	$12.81/sf
	8/1/07-7/31/08
	 	$13.13/sf
	8/1/08-7/31/09
	 	$13.46/sf
	8/1/09-7/31/10
	 	$13.80/sf
	8/1/10-7/31/11
	 	$14.15/sf
	8/1/11-7/31/12
	 	$14.68/sf
	8/1/12-1/31/13
	 	$15.23/sf

	 	   	Lessee hereby leases from Lessor a total of 1,515 rentable square feet of storage space
for the initial Term, as extended hereby.
	 
	 	(f)  	Renewal Terms. The First and Second Renewal Terms as set forth under
Section 501 of the Lease shall be deleted and of no further force or effect.
	 
	 	(g)  	Extension Options. Lessee shall have two (2) options to extend the
Term: 

	 	(i)  	The first extension option (the “First Extension Option”)
shall be for an additional period of three (3) years and upon all of the terms and
conditions of the Lease except that (A) the Rent during the First Extension Term
shall be payable in advance in equal monthly installments as set forth below:

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	Period	 	Rent/SF	 	 	Rent/Month	 	 	Rent for Period	 
	2/1/13-1/31/14
	 	$23.50/sf	 	$	129,156.00	 	 	$	1,549,872.00	 
	2/1/14-1/31/15
	 	$24.00/sf	 	$	131,904.00	 	 	$	1,582,848.00	 
	2/1/15-1/31/16
	 	$24.50/sf	 	$	134,652.00	 	 	$	1,615,824.00	 

(B) Lessee shall pay rent for any storage space in excess of 1,023 rentable square
feet leased by Lessee during the extension Term as set forth below:

	 	 	 	 	 
	Period	 	Rent/SF	 
	2/1/13-1/31/14
	 	$15.42/sf
	2/1/14-1/31/15
	 	$15.81/sf
	2/1/15-1/31/16
	 	$16.21/sf

(C) Lessor shall have no obligation to do any work in the Premises or give any work
allowance; (D) there shall be no new Base Year; and (E) there shall be no further
option to extend beyond the expiration of such extension Term except as set forth
in subparagraph (ii) below.

	 	(ii)  	The second extension option (the “Second Extension Option”)
shall be for an additional period of five (5) years and upon all of the terms and
conditions of this Lease, except that (A) the Rent during the extension Term shall
be the greater of (x) the Rent during the twelve (12) months immediately preceding
the extension Term and (y) the fair rental value of the Premises at the date six
(6) months prior to the commencement of the extension Term; (B) the rent for any
storage space leased by Lessee during the extension Term shall be the greater of
(x) the rent per square foot payable during the twelve (12) months immediately
preceding the extension Term multiplied by the total rentable square feet of
storage space leased by Lessee (without deduction or free rent) and (y) the fair
rental value of such storage space at the date six (6) months prior to the
commencement of the extension Term; (C) Lessor shall have no obligation to do any
work in the Premises or give any work allowance; (D) there shall be no new Base
Year; and (E) there shall be no further option to extend beyond the expiration of
such extension Term.

	 	(iii)  	Lessee’s options may be exercised only by written notice of exercise
given by Lessee to Lessor at least nine (9) months prior to the expiration of the
then current Term. Failure to so exercise within such period shall render any
subsequent attempted exercise void and of no effect, any principles of law or
equity to the contrary notwithstanding. Lessee shall have no right to exercise its
options to extend the Term, and any attempted exercise shall be void and of no
effect, if: (i) the named Lessee has assigned this Lease or has at any time
subleased (except as permitted without Lessor’s

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	 	   	consent pursuant to Section 2805), in the aggregate, more than 50% of the Premises;
or (ii) Lessee shall be in material default hereunder and such material default
shall not have been cured at the time of the attempted exercise or, if such default
occurs after Lessee’s attempted exercise of the option, at the time of the proposed
commencement of the extension Term.
	 
	 	(iv)  	In the event that the parties have not agreed upon the fair rental
value of the Premises prior to the date six (6) months before the commencement of
the Second Extension Term, such value shall be determined by arbitration in
Hartford, Connecticut before a single arbitrator as follows:

	 	(1)  	Lessor and Lessee shall have fifteen (15) days within which
to select one (1) mutually agreeable arbitrator. If Lessor and Lessee fail to
agree on one (1) arbitrator within the fifteen (15) day period, either party
may promptly request the American Arbitration Association to appoint an
arbitrator for the matter, and said Association’s selection shall be binding
upon Lessor and Lessee. Said Association shall appoint as arbitrator an
individual with the following qualifications: not less than ten (10) years’
experience in the valuation of commercial rental properties in Hartford
County; and has never been a direct or indirect employee or agent of either
Lessor or Lessee.
	 
	 	(2)  	Lessor and Lessee shall each submit to the arbitrator, in
writing, a good faith determination of the fair rental value of the Premises
within fifteen (15) days of such arbitrator’s date of appointment. In the
event only one party timely submits such a determination, the submitting
party’s determination shall be final and binding upon the parties.
	 
	 	(3)  	The arbitrator selected must choose either Lessor’s or
Lessee’s good faith determination of the fair rental value of the Premises and
the arbitrator’s choice shall be final and binding upon the parties. In
determining the fair rental value of the Premises and which of Lessor’s or
Lessee’s determinations to select, the arbitrator shall consider all relevant
factors. From the date of appointment, the arbitrator shall have forty-five
(45) days within which to render a decision as to the fair rental value of the
Premises.
	 
	 	(4)  	Judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitrator shall be
binding upon the parties and may be entered in any court of competent
jurisdiction. The arbitrator shall determine the liability of the parties for
the costs of the arbitration and may allocate counsel fees, witness fees and
other costs between the parties.

          (h) OMT – Real Estate Taxes. Notwithstanding anything in the Lease to the contrary,
if real estate taxes with respect to the Land are increased during any calendar year after the Base
Year or after Lessor’s issuance of its Estimated OMT Statement for such calendar year, then Lessee
shall pay to Lessor, without setoff or deductions of any

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kind, as additional rent and in addition to any real estate taxes due and payable pursuant to
such Estimated OMT Statement, an amount equal to Lessee’s Proportionate Share of such increase.
Such payments shall be made in the installments provided by the taxing authority within thirty (30)
days after Lessee receives from Lessor notice of such tax increase and a bill for Lessee’s
Proportionate Share thereof, together with a copy of the applicable bill received by Lessor from
the taxing authority. If Lessor shall be required under a mortgage or other creditor arrangement
to make real estate tax deposits monthly or otherwise, Lessee shall make the same installment
payments to Lessor of its share of same. If Lessor receives a refund of any portion of real estate
taxes that were included in the real estate taxes paid by Lessee, then Lessor shall reimburse
Lessee its pro rata share of the net refunded taxes, less any expenses that Lessor reasonably
incurred to obtain the refund.

          OMT – Capital Expenditures and Sewer Lien. Notwithstanding anything in the Lease to
the contrary, OMT shall exclude such capital expenditures which, in accordance with federal income
tax regulations, are not fully chargeable to current account in the year the expenditure is
incurred provided, however, notwithstanding anything in the forgoing to the contrary, OMT shall
specifically include the cost of any repairs, replacements or improvements made to the Building or
Land amortized over their useful life. OMT shall specifically exclude all costs associated with
that certain Voluntary Sewer Lien recorded against the Land on the Glastonbury Land Records.

          (i) Parking. The number of parking spaces available for Lessee’s use shall be
increased to a total of 39 garage spaces and 247 surface spaces.

     2. Lessee Improvements. Lessor shall perform the work and make the installations in
the Expansion Space as set forth in Exhibit B attached hereto and made a part hereof
(“Lessor’s Construction”) and shall diligently pursue and use its best efforts to
substantially complete same on or before the Effective Date.

	 	(a)  	The Expansion Space shall be conclusively deemed available for Lessee’s
occupancy on the date that the following conditions have been met:

	 	(i)  	a certificate or certificates of occupancy (temporary or final) or
other authorization permitting occupancy of the entire Expansion Space has or have
been issued by the applicable governmental authority; and
	 
	 	(ii)  	Lessor’s Construction with respect to the Expansion Space has been
substantially completed (excluding any minor details of construction, decoration
or mechanical adjustment which do not materially interfere with Lessee’s use of
the Expansion Space).

	 	(b)  	Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) above, if there is a
delay in the availability of the Expansion Space for occupancy due to any material
default, delay or omission by Lessee, then the Expansion Space shall be deemed
available for occupancy on the date when the Expansion Space would have been available
but for such default, delay or omission.

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	 	(c)  	If Lessor shall not substantially complete Lessor’s Construction on or before
such date, then that portion of the Rent representing the Rent for that part of the
Expansion Space that has not been substantially completed shall abate for a number of
days equal to the number between such date (as so extended) and the date of
substantial completion of Lessor’s Construction.
	 
	 	(d)  	Lessee, by entering into occupancy of any part of the Expansion Space, shall
be deemed to have agreed that Lessor, up to the time of such occupancy, had performed
all of its obligations hereunder with respect to such part and that such part, except
for minor details of construction, decoration and mechanical adjustment referred to
above, was in satisfactory condition as of the date of such occupancy, unless, within
thirty (30) days after such date, Lessee shall have given notice to Lessor specifying
the respects in which the same was not in such condition. If Lessee shall give Lessor
such notice within said thirty (30) day period, Lessor shall promptly inspect the
Expansion Space and shall proceed with reasonable diligence to remedy any defects
therein.
	 
	 	(e)  	Lessor shall notify Lessee of the anticipated date of substantial completion
of Lessor’s Construction in a notice given at least ten (10) business days prior to
the substantial completion date stated therein. Lessor and Lessee shall thereupon set
a mutually convenient time for Lessee, Lessee’s architect and engineer, if applicable,
Lessor and Lessor’s contractor to inspect the Expansion Space and Lessor’s
Construction at which time Lessee or Lessee’s architects and engineers shall prepare a
punch list or items to be completed in accordance with Lessee’s Plans (as defined in
Exhibit B). Upon completion of the inspection, Lessee shall acknowledge in
writing whether substantial completion of Lessor’s Construction has occurred, subject
to any punch list items to be completed. Lessor shall proceed with reasonable
diligence to complete the punch list items within (30) days thereafter.

     3. Brokerage. Lessee represents that it has not had or dealt with any realtor, broker
or agent in connection with the negotiation of this Agreement except for CB Richard Ellis –N.E.
Partners LP (“Broker”), and Lessee shall pay and hold Lessor harmless from any cost,
expense or liability (including costs of suit and reasonable attorneys’ fees) for any compensation,
commission or charges claimed by any realtor, broker or agent with respect to this Lease and the
negotiation thereof, other than a claim of Broker and a claim based upon any written agreement
between such person and Lessor. Lessor represents that it has not entered into a written agreement
with any broker other than Broker, with respect to the leasing of the leased premises and which is
in effect this date. Lessor shall compensate Broker pursuant to a separate agreement.

     4. Subordination. Section 2802 of the Lessee is deleted. This Agreement and the
Lease as modified hereby shall be subject and subordinate to (i) any and all mortgages now or
hereafter affecting the fee title of the Property, and to any and all present and future
extensions, modifications, renewals, replacements and amendments thereof; and (ii) any and all
ground leases now or hereafter affecting the Property or any part thereof and to any and all
extensions, modifications, renewals, replacements and amendments

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thereof. Lessee will execute and deliver to Lessor, within twelve (12) business days of
demand therefor, any reasonable certificate or instrument which Lessor, from time to time, may
request for confirmation of the provisions of this Paragraph. Lessor shall provide Lessee with an
agreement from any current or future holder of a mortgage on the Building or Land to the effect
that, if there shall be a foreclosure of its mortgage, the Lease shall continue in full force and
effect as a direct lease between mortgagee and Lessee subject to all the terms, covenants and
conditions of the Lease and mortgagee shall not disturb Lessee’s right of quiet possession of the
Premises under the terms of the Lease so long as Lessee is not in default of any term, covenant or
condition of the Lease beyond any applicable grace period therefor.

     5. Notices and Estoppels. From time to time, but no more frequently than twice in each
Lease Year, within ten (10) business days after notice from Lessor, Lessee shall execute,
acknowledge and deliver to Lessor and/or to any other entity specified by Lessor, a certification
concerning the status of this Lease and Lessee’s occupancy of the Premises, including without
limitation that this Lease is unmodified in full force and effect (or, if there have been
modifications, that the same is in full force and effect as modified and stating the
modifications), stating the dates to which the Rent has been paid, and stating whether or not there
exists any default by Lessor under this Lease, and, if so, specifying each such default.

     Article XIX of the Lease is amended by deleting Section 1901 and substituting the following:

     1901. Any notice, demand, consent, approval, direction, agreement or other communication
required or permitted hereunder or under any other documents in connection herewith shall be in
writing and shall be directed as follows:

If to Lessor:

Winding Brook Drive LLC

c/o Abbey Road Advisors LLC

8 Wright Street

Westport, Connecticut 06880

Attention: Mr. W. M. Keeney

Facsimile: (203) 227-9778

If to Lessee:

Open Solutions Inc.

455 Winding Brook Drive

Glastonbury, Connecticut 06033

Attention: Carl Blandino

Facsimile: (860) 652-3156

or to such changed address or facsimile number as a party hereto shall designate to the other
parties hereto from time to time in writing. Notices shall be (i) personally delivered

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(including delivery by Federal Express, United Parcel Service or other comparable nation-wide
overnight courier service) to the offices set forth above, in which case they shall be deemed
delivered on the date of delivery (or first business day thereafter if delivered other than on a
business day or after 5:00 p.m. EST or DST to said offices); (ii) sent by certified mail, return
receipt requested, in which case they shall be deemed delivered on the date shown on the receipt
unless delivery is refused or delayed by the addressee in which event they shall be deemed
delivered on the third day after the date of deposit in the U.S. Mail; or (iii) sent by means of a
facsimile transmittal machine, with hard copy to follow promptly by nationwide overnight courier
service, in which case they shall be deemed delivered at the time and on the date of facsimile
receipt thereof.

     6. Lender Approval. Anything in the Lease to the contrary notwithstanding, this
Agreement shall not be binding on the parties unless and until this Agreement is approved in
writing by Lessor’s current mortgagee, NewStar Financial, Inc. (“NewStar”). Promptly upon
the execution hereof, Lessor shall submit a copy of the executed Agreement to NewStar, requesting
said approval. If such approval is not received or deemed received pursuant to Lessor’s mortgage
within twenty (20) days after the date of delivery to NewStar, either party may terminate this
Agreement by notice to the other within five (5) business days after the expiration of such twenty
(20) day period. If the approval is received, or if neither party terminates this Agreement under
this Paragraph, this Agreement shall remain in effect. 

     7. Ratification. Except as otherwise provided herein, all the terms and conditions of
the Lease shall remain the same. The parties hereby ratify and affirm the Lease as amended hereby.

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

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	OPEN SOLUTIONS INC.

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Carl D. Blandino
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Carl Blandino 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Sr. Vice President and Chief Financial Officer 	 
	 
	 	WINDING BROOK DRIVE LLC,

 	 
	 	By:  	ABBEY ROAD
 	 
	 	 	ADVISORS MANAGEMENT LLC, its Managing Member 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 
	 	By:  	                                         ABBEY ROAD
 	 
	 	 	ADVISORS LLC, its Manager 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 
	 	By:  	                        /s/ W. Mark Keeney
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	W. Mark Keeney 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Manager 	 
	 

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EXHIBIT A

(Floor Plan of First Floor with Expansion Space Shown as Cross-Hatched Area)

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EXHIBIT B

Lessor’s Construction

1. Lessee’s Plans.

     (a) Lessee shall, on or before 12:00 noon on October 1, 2005 (“Plan Submission Date”),
at Lessee’s expense and subject to the Allowance set forth below, submit to Lessor final and
complete dimensioned and detailed plans and drawings of partition layouts (including openings),
ceiling and lighting layouts, colors, mechanical and electrical circuitry plans and any and all
other information as may be reasonably necessary to complete the construction of the Expansion
Space in accordance with this Exhibit B (such plans are collectively referred to herein as
“Lessee’s Plans”). The partition layout, and ceiling and lighting layout plans shall be
1 ́0 ́ ́ = 1/8 ́ ́ scale. Lessee shall submit Lessee’s Plans and any other plans required by this
Exhibit B to Lessor in form, quality and quantity acceptable for the purposes of filing for
a building permit with the Building Department of the Town of Glastonbury (the “Town”), and
such plans shall be signed and sealed by an architect licensed in the State of Connecticut;

     (b) Lessor shall approve Lessee’s Plans as soon as reasonably possible or designate by notice
to Lessee the specific changes required to be made to Lessee’s Plans, which Lessee shall use its
best efforts to make within seven (7) business days of receipt. This procedure shall be repeated
until Lessee’s Plans are finally approved by Lessor.

     (c) All plans, drawings and specifications with respect to the Expansion Space required to be
submitted by Lessee to Lessor shall comply with and conform with the Building plans filed with the
Town and with all the rules, regulations and/or other requirements of any governmental department
having jurisdiction over the construction of the Building and/or Expansion Space. Lessee shall
prepare drawings in accordance with pre-existing conditions and field measurements.

     (d) If Lessee’s Plans all in final and complete form, are not delivered to Lessor on or before
the Plan Submission Date or within five (5) days thereof, then notwithstanding anything herein to
the contrary, Lessee obligations under this Agreement including, without limitation, the obligation
to pay Rent, shall commence on the Effective Date or on such earlier date as Lessee occupies any
part of the Expansion Space.

     (e) Lessor’s review of Lessee’s Plans is solely to protect the interests of Lessor in the
Building and the Expansion Space, and Lessor shall be neither the guarantor of, nor responsible
for, the correctness or accuracy of Lessee’s Plans or the compliance of Lessee’s Plans with
applicable requirements of the Town.

     2. Performance; Extra Work.

     (a) Lessor shall, subject to the terms and conditions of this Exhibit B, supply the
materials and the labor necessary to install the same in a workmanlike manner in

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connection with the preparation of the Expansion Space to conform to Lessee’s Plans
(“Lessor’s Construction”).

     (b) If Lessee desires extra work, materials or equipment not included in Lessee’s Plans
(“Extra Work”), then Lessee must deliver to Lessor complete information concerning such
Extra Work, including all architectural, electrical, mechanical and finishing drawings,
specifications and details on or before the Plan Submission Date. Lessor shall submit a proposal
to Lessee for such work within thirty (30) days after the Plan Submission Date. If Lessee decides
to accept Lessor’s proposal and proceed with the Extra Work, the Extra Work shall equal the cost to
Lessor from its contractor and/or sub-contractors, plus ten percent (10%) overhead plus ten percent
(10%) management fee (such amount is hereafter referred to as “Lessor’s Cost”).

     Lessor will not be obligated to perform any Extra Work that, in Lessor’s reasonable opinion,
would cause a delay in completion of Lessor’s Construction, unless Lessee agrees that any delays
resulting therefrom will be deemed Lessee’s Delays (as hereinafter defined).

     (c) Lessee shall not engage any contractor to perform any Extra Work, unless Lessor has given
Lessee notice of its refusal to perform such work and has approved the identity of the contractor
that Lessee wishes to engage.

3. Lessee’s Delay.

     “Lessee’s Delay” means any delay that Lessor may encounter in the performance of
Lessor’s obligations under this Exhibit B by reason of any act, neglect, failure or
omission of Lessee, its agents, servants, employees, contractors or sub-contractors, or in the
performance of Lessee’s obligations under this Exhibit B or this Agreement, including,
without limitation:

     (a) delay due to requests by Lessee for items other than Lessor’s Construction and Extra Work;

     (b) delay due to Lessee’s or Lessee’s contractors’ performance or execution of Lessee’s own
work or interference with Lessor’s contractors; and

     (c) delays resulting from any changes or additions to Lessee’s Plans requested by Lessee.

     If the substantial completion of the Expansion Space by Lessor shall be delayed by reason of
any Lessee’s Delay, the Expansion Space shall be deemed ready for occupancy on the date when the
Expansion Space would have been so ready but for such Lessee’s Delay.

4. Approvals.

     Except as otherwise herein permitted or required, any approvals or disapprovals required to be
given by Lessee shall be deemed given as follows: submissions of plans,

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drawings, layouts, estimates, etc. and requests for authorization submitted to Lessee which
are not disapproved in writing by Lessee and received by Lessor within seven (7) business days
after submission to Lessee, shall be deemed approved and authorized.

5. Allowance.

     (a) Lessor will provide an allowance of $409,520.00 (the “Allowance”) that will be
applied to Lessor’s Cost of performing Lessor’s Construction and Extra Work performed by Lessor,
including the cost of preparation of Lessee’s Plans (collectively, the “Work”). Lessee
shall pay to Lessor, within fifteen (15) days after each invoice delivered by Lessor, any excess of
Lessor’s Cost of the Work over the Allowance. Lessee shall have no claim to any balance if the
Allowance shall not be exhausted as of the Effective Date as provided above.

     (b) Except for Lessor’s Construction, Lessee accepts the Expansion Space in “as is” condition,
and acknowledges that it has had an opportunity to inspect the Expansion Space before the Lease was
executed.

6. Lessee’s Installations.

     (a) If Lessee shall desire to perform and make any installations (“Lessee’s
Installations”) which are not to be performed by Lessor for Lessee and Lessor shall have
approved Lessee’s choice of contractors and/or subcontractors, Lessor will afford Lessee access to
the Expansion Space prior to the completion of Lessor’s Construction and Extra Work for the purpose
of making inspections, taking measurements and making Lessee’s Installations (all of which are to
be paid for by Lessee), provided that Lessee’s Installations will not require any structural change
in the Building or the Expansion Space, and further provided that the construction of the Building
and/or the Expansion Space and all installations required to be made by Lessor therein shall have
reached a point which in Lessor’s sole judgment, exercised in good faith, will not delay or hamper
Lessor in the completion of the Building and/or the Expansion Space.

     (b) Prior to the commencement of Lessee’s Installations, Lessee shall submit to Lessor
complete detailed plans and specifications thereof for Lessor’s prior written approval, which
approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. Any entry by Lessee in or on
the Expansion Space shall be at Lessee’s sole risk and, upon request of Lessor, Lessee shall pay
for and deliver to Lessor policies and certificates of insurance in amounts and with such companies
as shall be reasonably satisfactory to Lessor, such as, but not limited to Public Liability,
Property Damage and Workmen’s Compensation, to protect Lessor and Lessee during the period of
performing Lessee’s Installations. Lessor and Lessor’s general contractor shall be named as
additional insured parties in such policies or certificates of insurance and the same shall be
continued in effect during the period of the performance of Lessee’s Installations.

     (c) All Lessee’s Installations shall be in accordance with the rules and regulations of any
governmental department or bureau having jurisdiction thereover and shall not conflict with, or be
in violation or cause any violation of, Lessor’s basic

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Building plans and/or the construction of the Building, and all Lessee’s Installations shall
be completed free of all liens and encumbrances. All permits which may be required by Lessee for
Lessee’s Installations shall be procured and paid for by Lessee only after having obtained Lessor’s
written approval of such work, or, if Lessor shall deem the same advisable, Lessor may procure such
permits and Lessee shall pay for the same. No plans and/or specifications required to be filed by
Lessee pursuant to any work contemplated to be performed by it within the Expansion Space shall be
filed or submitted to any governmental authority having jurisdiction thereover without first having
obtained Lessor’s approval to same.

     (d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained hereinabove, Lessor reserves the right
to deny Lessee or its contractor access to the Expansion Space and/or to request Lessee to withdraw
therefrom and cease all work being performed by it or on its behalf by any person, firm or
corporation other than Lessor, if Lessor shall, in its sole judgment, exercised in good faith,
determine that the commencement and/or the continuance of Lessee’s Installations shall interfere
with, hamper or prevent Lessor from proceeding with the completion of the Building and/or the
Expansion Space at the earliest possible date. Should Lessee enter upon the Expansion Space for
the purpose of performing any work, the labor employed by Lessee or anyone performing such work for
or on behalf of Lessee shall always be harmonious and compatible with the labor employed by Lessor
or any contractors or subcontractors of Lessor. Should such labor be incompatible with such
Lessor’s labor as shall be determined by the sole judgment of Lessor, to be exercised in good
faith, Lessor may require Lessee to withdraw from the Expansion Space until the completion of the
Building and/or Expansion Space by Lessor.

     (e) In the event Lessee or Lessee’s contractor shall enter upon the Expansion Space or any
other part of the Building, as may be permitted by Lessor, Lessee shall indemnify and save Lessor
free and harmless from and against any and all claims arising from or out of any entry thereon or
the performance of said work and from and against any and all claims arising from or claimed to
arise from any act or neglect of Lessee or Lessee’s representatives or from any failure to act, or
for any other reason whatsoever arising out of said entry or such work.

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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.1

                             BRIDGE CREDIT AGREEMENT

                            DATED AS OF APRIL 1, 2005

                                      AMONG

                            NUVEEN INVESTMENTS, INC.,

                         VARIOUS FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

                                       AND

                          CITICORP NORTH AMERICA, INC.,

                             AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT

                         CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.,

                                   AS ARRANGER

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ARTICLE I             DEFINITIONS............................................................................     6

         1.1      Certain Defined Terms......................................................................     6

         1.2      Other Interpretive Provisions..............................................................    20

         1.3      Accounting Principles......................................................................    21

ARTICLE II            THE CREDITS............................................................................    21

         2.1      Amounts and Terms of Commitments...........................................................    21

         2.2      Loan Accounts..............................................................................    21

         2.3      Procedure for Drawdowns....................................................................    22

         2.4      Conversion and Continuation Elections......................................................    23

         2.5      Termination or Reduction of Commitments....................................................    24

         2.6      Prepayments................................................................................    24

         2.7      Repayment..................................................................................    25

         2.8      Interest...................................................................................    25

         2.9      Fees.......................................................................................    26

         2.10     Computation of Fees and Interest...........................................................    26

         2.11     Payments by the Borrower...................................................................    27

         2.12     Payments by the Banks to the Agent.........................................................    27

         2.13     Sharing of Payments, Etc...................................................................    28

ARTICLE III           TAXES, YIELD PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY.................................................    29

         3.1      Taxes......................................................................................    29

         3.2      Illegality.................................................................................    30

         3.3      Increased Costs and Reduction of Return....................................................    30

         3.4      Funding Losses.............................................................................    31

         3.5      Inability to Determine Rates...............................................................    31

         3.6      Certificates of Banks......................................................................    32

         3.7      Substitution of Banks......................................................................    32

         3.8      Survival...................................................................................    32

ARTICLE IV            CONDITIONS PRECEDENT...................................................................    32

         4.1      Conditions of Initial Loans................................................................    32

         4.2      Conditions to All Drawdowns................................................................    33

         4.3      Failure to Satisfy Conditions Precedent....................................................    34

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ARTICLE V             REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.........................................................    34

         5.1      Corporate Existence; Conduct of Business...................................................    34

         5.2      Authorization and Validity.................................................................    34

         5.3      Compliance with Laws and Contracts.........................................................    35

         5.4      Governmental Consents......................................................................    35

         5.5      Financial Statements.......................................................................    35

         5.6      Material Adverse Change....................................................................    36

         5.7      Taxes......................................................................................    36

         5.8      Litigation and Contingent Obligations......................................................    36

         5.9      Subsidiaries...............................................................................    36

         5.10     ERISA......................................................................................    36

         5.11     Defaults...................................................................................    37

         5.12     Federal Reserve Regulations................................................................    37

         5.13     Investment Company; Public Utility Holding Company.........................................    37

         5.14     Certain Fees...............................................................................    37

         5.15     Ownership of Properties....................................................................    37

         5.16     Material Agreements........................................................................    38

         5.17     Insurance..................................................................................    38

         5.18     Disclosure.................................................................................    38

         5.19     Solvency...................................................................................    38

         5.20     Senior Debt................................................................................    38

ARTICLE VI            COVENANTS..............................................................................    38

         6.1      Financial Reporting........................................................................    38

         6.2      Use of Proceeds............................................................................    40

         6.3      Notice of Default..........................................................................    40

         6.4      Conduct of Business........................................................................    40

         6.5      Taxes......................................................................................    41

         6.6      Insurance..................................................................................    41

         6.7      Compliance with Laws; Material Contractual Obligations.....................................    41

         6.8      Maintenance of Properties..................................................................    41

         6.9      Inspection.................................................................................    41

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         6.10     Ownership of Subsidiaries..................................................................    42

         6.11     Indebtedness...............................................................................    42

         6.12     Merger.....................................................................................    43

         6.13     Sale of Assets.............................................................................    43

         6.14     Sale of Accounts...........................................................................    43

         6.15     Investments and Purchases..................................................................    43

         6.16     Contingent Obligations.....................................................................    44

         6.17     Liens......................................................................................    44

         6.18     Affiliates.................................................................................    45

         6.19     Change in Corporate Structure; Fiscal Year.................................................    45

         6.20     Inconsistent Agreements....................................................................    45

         6.21     Financial Covenants........................................................................    45

         6.22     ERISA Compliance...........................................................................    46

ARTICLE VII           DEFAULTS...............................................................................    46

         7.1      The occurrence of any one or more of the following events shall constitute an Event of
                  Default:...................................................................................    46

         7.2      Remedies...................................................................................    48

         7.3      Rights Not Exclusive.......................................................................    48

ARTICLE VIII          THE AGENT..............................................................................    48

         8.1      Appointment and Authorization of Agent.....................................................    48

         8.2      Delegation of Duties.......................................................................    49

         8.3      Liability of Agent.........................................................................    49

         8.4      Reliance by Agent..........................................................................    49

         8.5      Notice of Default..........................................................................    50

         8.6      Credit Decision; Disclosure of Information by Agent........................................    50

         8.7      Indemnification of Agent...................................................................    51

         8.8      Agent in its Individual Capacity...........................................................    51

         8.9      Successor Agent............................................................................    51

         8.10     Other Agents...............................................................................    52

         8.11     Withholding Tax............................................................................    52

         8.12     Agent May File Proofs of Claim.............................................................    53

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ARTICLE IX            MISCELLANEOUS..........................................................................    54

         9.1      Amendments and Waivers.....................................................................    54

         9.2      Notices....................................................................................    55

         9.3      No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies.............................................................    56

         9.4      Costs and Expenses.........................................................................    56

         9.5      Indemnity..................................................................................    56

         9.6      [RESERVED.]................................................................................    57

         9.7      Payments Set Aside.........................................................................    57

         9.8      Successors and Assigns.....................................................................    57

         9.9      Assignments, Participations, etc...........................................................    57

         9.10     Confidentiality............................................................................    59

         9.11     Set-off....................................................................................    60

         9.12     Automatic Debits of Fees...................................................................    60

         9.13     Notification of Addresses, Lending Offices, Etc............................................    60

         9.14     Counterparts...............................................................................    60

         9.15     Severability...............................................................................    60

         9.16     No Third Parties Benefitted................................................................    60

         9.17     Governing Law and Jurisdiction.............................................................    60

         9.18     Waiver of Jury Trial.......................................................................    61

         9.19     Entire Agreement...........................................................................    61

         9.20     USA PATRIOT ACT NOTIFICATION...............................................................    62
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SCHEDULES
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Schedule 1.1      Pricing Grid
Schedule 2.1      Commitments
Schedule 5.9      Subsidiaries
Schedule 5.10     ERISA
Schedule 6.11     Existing Indebtedness
Schedule 9.2      Lending Offices; Addresses for Notices

EXHIBITS

Exhibit A         Form of Notice of Drawdown
Exhibit B         Form of Notice of Conversion/Continuation
Exhibit C         Form of Compliance Certificate
Exhibit D-1       Form of Legal Opinion of Borrower's Outside Counsel
Exhibit D-2       Form of Legal Opinion of Borrower's General Counsel
Exhibit E         Form of Assignment and Acceptance
Exhibit F         Form of Promissory Note
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                             BRIDGE CREDIT AGREEMENT

      This BRIDGE CREDIT AGREEMENT (this "Agreement") is entered into as of
April 1, 2005 among Nuveen Investments, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
"Borrower"), the several financial institutions from time to time party to this
Agreement (collectively the "Banks" and individually each a "Bank") and CITICORP
NORTH AMERICA, INC. ("CNAI"), as administrative agent for the Banks.

      WHEREAS, the Banks have agreed to make available to the Borrower a term
loan facility upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement;

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

                                   ARTICLE I

                                   DEFINITIONS

      1.1   Certain Defined Terms. The following terms have the following
            meanings:

            "Advance" means a Federal Funds Rate Advance or an Offshore Rate
      Advance, each of which is a "Type" of Advance.

            "Advisers Act" means the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as
      amended.

            "Affected Bank" has the meaning specified in Section 3.7.

            "Affiliate" means, as to any Person, any other Person which,
      directly or indirectly, is in control of, is controlled by, or is under
      common control with, such Person. A Person shall be deemed to control
      another Person if the controlling Person possesses, directly or
      indirectly, the power to direct or cause the direction of the management
      and policies of the other Person, whether through the ownership of voting
      securities, by contract, or otherwise.

            "Agent" means CNAI in its capacity as administrative agent for the
      Banks hereunder, and any successor agent arising under Section 8.9.

            "Agent-Related Persons" means CNAI and any successor agent arising
      under Section 8.9, together with their respective Affiliates (including,
      in the case of CNAI, the Arranger), and the officers, directors,
      employees, agents and attorneys-in-fact of such Persons and Affiliates.

            "Agent's Payment Office" means the address for payments set forth on
      the signature page hereto in relation to the Agent, or such other address
      as the Agent may from time to time specify.

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            "Aggregate Commitment" means the aggregate amount of the Commitments
      of all Banks.

            "Agreement" has the meaning specified in the introductory clause
      hereto.

            "Annual Operating Cash Flow" means, as of the last day of any fiscal
      quarter, EBITDA for the four consecutive fiscal quarters then ended.

            "Applicable Facility Fee Rate" means the rate set forth on the
      Pricing Grid for the applicable Pricing Level.

            "Applicable Margin" means the rate set forth on the Pricing Grid for
      the applicable Pricing Level.

            "Approved Fund" means any Fund that is administered or managed by
      (a) a Bank, (b) an Affiliate of a Bank or (c) an entity or an Affiliate of
      an entity that administers or manages a Bank

            "Arranger" means Citigroup Global Markets Inc., a New York
      corporation.

            "Assignee" has the meaning specified in Section 9.9(a).

            "Attorney Costs" means and includes all reasonable fees, expenses
      and disbursements of any law firm or other external counsel and, without
      duplication, the allocated cost of internal legal services and all
      expenses and disbursements of internal counsel.

            "Bank" has the meaning specified in the introductory clause hereto.

            "Bankruptcy Code" means the Federal Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978
      (11 U.S.C. Section 101, et seq.).

            "Borrower" has the meaning specified in the introductory clause
      hereto.

            "Borrowing" means a group of Advances of all Banks of the same Type
      made, continued or converted on the same day, and, in the case of Offshore
      Rate Advances, having the same Interest Period.

            "Business Day" means (a) any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or
      other day on which commercial banks in New York, New York are authorized
      or required by law to close and (b) if the applicable Business Day relates
      to any Offshore Rate Advance, means any such day on which dealings are
      carried on in the applicable offshore dollar interbank market.

            "Capital Adequacy Regulation" means any guideline, request or
      directive of any central bank or other Governmental Authority, or any
      other law, rule or regulation, whether or not having the force of law, in
      each case, regarding capital adequacy of any bank or of any corporation
      controlling a bank.

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            "CFTC" means the Commodities Future Trading Commission and any
      successor entity.

            "Change of Control" means (a) the acquisition by any Person
      (excluding St. Paul at any time prior to the consummation of the Stock
      Repurchase and related transactions to complete the divestiture by St.
      Paul of its ownership interest in the Borrower), or two or more Persons
      acting in concert, including any acquisition effected by means of any
      transaction contemplated by Section 6.12, of beneficial ownership (within
      the meaning of Rule 13d-3 of the SEC under the Exchange Act) of 30% or
      more of the outstanding shares of voting stock of the Borrower or (b)
      during any period of 25 consecutive calendar months, commencing on August
      7, 2003, the ceasing of those individuals (the "Continuing Directors") who
      (i) were directors of the Borrower on the first day of each such period or
      (ii) subsequently became directors of the Borrower and whose initial
      election or initial nomination for election subsequent to that date was
      approved by a majority of the Continuing Directors then on the board of
      directors of the Borrower, to constitute a majority of the board of
      directors of the Borrower.

            "CNAI" has the meaning specified in the introductory clause hereto.

            "Closing Date" means the date on which all conditions precedent set
      forth in Section 4.1 are satisfied or waived by all Banks (or, in the case
      of Section 4.1(e), waived by the Person entitled to receive such payment).

            "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and regulations
      promulgated thereunder.

            "Commitment" means, with respect to any Bank, such Bank's commitment
      to make a Loan to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.1.

            "Commitment Termination Date" means the earliest to occur of:

            (a) the later of October 31, 2005 and the Settlement Date as defined
      in the Repurchase Agreement dated as of March 29, 2005 between the
      Borrower and St. Paul (without giving effect to any amendment thereto);

            (b) such other date on which the Commitments terminate in accordance
      with the provisions of this Agreement; and

            (c) the Maturity Date.

            "Compliance Certificate" means a certificate substantially in the
      form of Exhibit C.

            "Contingent Obligation" means, as to any Person, any direct or
      indirect liability of such Person, whether or not contingent, with or
      without recourse, (a) with respect to any Indebtedness, lease, dividend,
      letter of credit or other obligation (the "primary obligations") of
      another Person (the "primary obligor"), including any obligation of such
      Person (i) to purchase, repurchase or otherwise acquire such primary
      obligations or any

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      security therefor, (ii) to advance or provide funds for the payment or
      discharge of any such primary obligation, or to maintain working capital
      or equity capital of the primary obligor or otherwise to maintain the net
      worth or solvency or any balance sheet item, level of income or financial
      condition of the primary obligor, (iii) to purchase property, securities
      or services primarily for the purpose of assuring the owner of any such
      primary obligation of the ability of the primary obligor to make payment
      of such primary obligation, or (iv) otherwise to assure or hold harmless
      the holder of any such primary obligation against loss in respect thereof
      (each, a "Guaranty Obligation"); (b) with respect to any Surety Instrument
      issued for the account of such Person or as to which such Person is
      otherwise liable for reimbursement of drawings or payments; (c) to
      purchase materials, supplies or other property from, or to obtain the
      services of, another Person if the relevant contract or other related
      document or obligation requires that payment for such materials, supplies
      or other property, or for such services, shall be made regardless of
      whether delivery of such materials, supplies or other property is ever
      made or tendered, or such services are ever performed or tendered, or (d)
      in respect of any Rate Hedging Obligations. The amount of any Contingent
      Obligation shall, in the case of Guaranty Obligations, be deemed equal to
      the stated or determinable amount of the primary obligation in respect of
      which such Guaranty Obligation is made or, if not stated or if
      indeterminable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect
      thereof, and in the case of other Contingent Obligations, shall be equal
      to the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof.

            "Contractual Obligation" means, as to any Person, any provision of
      any security issued by such Person or of any agreement, undertaking,
      contract, indenture, mortgage, deed of trust or other instrument, document
      or agreement to which such Person is a party or by which it or any of its
      property is bound.

            "Controlled Group" means all members of a controlled group of
      corporations and all trades or businesses (whether or not incorporated)
      under common control which, together with the Borrower or any Subsidiary,
      are treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code.

            "Conversion/Continuation Date" means any date on which, under
      Section 2.4, the Borrower (a) converts Advances of one Type to the other
      Type, or (b) continues Offshore Rate Advances having Interest Periods
      expiring on such date for a new Interest Period.

            "Default" means any event or circumstance which, with the giving of
      notice, the lapse of time, or both, would (if not cured or otherwise
      remedied during such time) constitute an Event of Default.

            "Distribution Receivables" means advanced sales commissions
      reflected on the consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its
      Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP representing fees, commissions or
      other amounts payable by registered investment companies sponsored or
      advised by Nuveen Investments or any Affiliate thereof relating to the
      distribution of such investment companies' shares.

            "Dollars", "dollars" and "$" each mean lawful money of the United
      States.

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            "Drawdown Date" means any date on which a drawdown occurs under
      Section 2.3.

            "EBITDA" means, for any period, Net Income for such period from
      continuing operations, plus, to the extent deducted in determining such
      Net Income, (a) income and franchise taxes paid or accrued during such
      period, (b) interest expense accrued during such period and (c)
      amortization and depreciation and other non-cash charges for such period.

            "Eligible Assignee" means (a) a Bank; (b) an Affiliate of a Bank;
      (c) an Approved Fund; and (d) any other Person (other than a natural
      person) approved by (i) the Agent and (ii) unless an Event of Default has
      occurred and is continuing, the Borrower (each such approval not to be
      unreasonably withheld or delayed); provided, that notwithstanding the
      foregoing, "Eligible Assignee" shall not include the Borrower or any of
      the Borrower's Affiliates or Subsidiaries.

            "ERISA" means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.

            "Eurodollar Reserve Percentage" has the meaning specified in the
      definition of "Offshore Rate".

            "Event of Default" means any of the events or circumstances
      specified in Section 7.1.

            "Exchange Act" means the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, and
      regulations promulgated thereunder.

            "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 arranged by Federal funds
      brokers on such day, 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, and (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 charged to Citibank, N.A. on such
      day on such transactions as determined by the Agent.

            "Federal Funds Rate Advance" means a tranche of a Loan that bears
      interest based on the Federal Funds Rate.

            "Fee Letter" has the meaning specified in Section 2.9(a).

            "FRB" means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System,
      and any Governmental Authority succeeding to any of its principal
      functions.

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            "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 business.

            "GAAP" means generally accepted accounting principles set forth from
      time to time in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting
      Principles Board and the American Institute of Certified Public
      Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting
      Standards Board or such other principles as may be approved by a
      significant segment of the accounting profession in the United States,
      which are applicable to the circumstances as of the date of determination,
      consistently applied.

            "Governmental Authority" means any nation or government, any state
      or other political subdivision thereof, any central bank (or similar
      monetary or regulatory authority) thereof, any entity exercising
      executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions
      of or pertaining to government, and any corporation or other entity owned
      or controlled, through stock or capital ownership or otherwise, by any of
      the foregoing.

            "Guaranty Obligation" has the meaning specified in the definition of
      "Contingent Obligation."

            "Indebtedness" of any Person means, without duplication, (a) all
      indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money; (b) all obligations of
      such Person issued, undertaken or assumed as the deferred purchase price
      of property or services (other than trade payables entered into in the
      ordinary course of business on ordinary terms); (c) all non-contingent
      reimbursement or payment obligations of such Person with respect to Surety
      Instruments; (d) all obligations of such Person evidenced by notes, bonds,
      debentures or similar instruments, including obligations so evidenced
      incurred in connection with the acquisition of property, assets or
      businesses; (e) all indebtedness of such Person created or arising under
      any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, or incurred as
      financing, in either case with respect to property acquired by such Person
      (even though the rights and remedies of the seller or lender under such
      agreement in the event of default are limited to repossession or sale of
      such property); (f) all obligations of such Person with respect to capital
      leases; (g) all Rate Hedging Obligations of such Person; (h) in the case
      of the Borrower, all obligations with respect to forward contracts
      providing for the purchase from St. Paul of up to $400,000,000 of capital
      stock of the Borrower; (i) all indebtedness referred to in clauses (a)
      through (g) above secured by (or for which the holder of such Indebtedness
      has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien
      upon or in property (including accounts and contracts rights) owned by
      such Person, even though such Person has not assumed or become liable for
      the payment of such Indebtedness; and (j) all Guaranty Obligations in
      respect of indebtedness or obligations of others of the kinds referred to
      in clauses (a) through (g) above.

            "Indemnified Party" has the meaning specified in Section 9.5.

            "Insolvency Proceeding" means (a) any case, action or proceeding
      before any court or other Governmental Authority relating to bankruptcy,
      reorganization, insolvency,

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      liquidation, receivership, dissolution, winding-up or relief of debtors or
      (b) any general assignment for the benefit of creditors, composition,
      marshaling of assets for creditors, or other, similar arrangement in
      respect of its creditors generally or any substantial portion of its
      creditors; undertaken under U.S. Federal, state or foreign law, including
      the Bankruptcy Code.

            "Interest Coverage Ratio" means, as of the last day of any fiscal
      quarter, the ratio of (a) Annual Operating Cash Flow for the period of
      four fiscal quarters ending on such day to (b) interest expense for the
      Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis accrued during such
      period.

            "Interest Payment Date" means (a) as to any Offshore Rate Advance,
      the last day of each Interest Period applicable to such Advance and, if
      such Interest Period exceeds three months, the date that falls three
      months after the beginning of such Interest Period, and (b) as to any
      Federal Funds Rate Advance, the first Business Day of each January, April,
      July and October and each date on which such Advance is converted into an
      Offshore Rate Advance.

            "Interest Period" means, as to any Offshore Rate Advance, the period
      commencing on the date on which such Advance is made or on the
      Conversion/Continuation Date on which such Advance is converted into or
      continued as an Offshore Rate Advance, and ending on the date one or two
      week(s) or one, two, three or six months thereafter as selected by the
      Borrower in a Notice of Drawdown or Notice of Conversion/Continuation;
      provided that:

                  (a) if any Interest Period would otherwise end on a day that
            is not a Business Day, such Interest Period shall be extended to the
            following Business Day, unless the result of such extension would be
            to carry such Interest Period into another calendar month, in which
            event such Interest Period shall end on the 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 for any Advance shall extend beyond the
            Maturity Date.

            "Investment" of a Person means any loan, advance (other than
      commission, travel and similar advances to officers and employees made in
      the ordinary course of business), extension of credit (other than accounts
      receivable arising in the ordinary course of business on terms customary
      in the trade), deposit account or contribution of capital by such Person
      to any other Person or any investment in, or purchase or other acquisition
      of, the stock, partnership interests, notes, debentures or other
      securities of any other Person made by such Person.

            "Investment Company Act" means the Investment Company Act of 1940.

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            "IRS" means the Internal Revenue Service, and any Governmental
      Authority succeeding to any of its principal functions under the Code.

            "Lending Office" means, as to any Bank, the office or offices of
      such Bank specified as its "Lending Office", "Domestic Lending Office" or
      "Offshore Lending Office", as the case may be, on Schedule 9.2 (or in the
      assignment agreement pursuant to which such Bank became a party thereto),
      or such other office or offices as such Bank may from time to time notify
      the Borrower and the Agent.

            "Leverage Ratio" means, as of the last day of any fiscal quarter,
      the ratio of (a) Net Debt on such day to (b) Annual Operating Cash Flow
      for the period of four fiscal quarters ending on such day.

            "Lien" means any security interest, mortgage, deed of trust, pledge,
      hypothecation, assignment, charge or deposit arrangement, encumbrance or
      lien (statutory or other) in respect of any property (including those
      created by, arising under or evidenced by any conditional sale or other
      title retention agreement, the interest of a lessor under a capital lease,
      any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any
      of the foregoing, or the filing of any financing statement naming the
      owner of the asset to which such lien relates as debtor, under the Uniform
      Commercial Code or any comparable law) and any contingent or other
      agreement to provide any of the foregoing, but not including the interest
      of a lessor under an operating lease.

            "Loan" has the meaning specified in Section 2.1.

            "Loan Documents" means this Agreement, any Note, the Fee Letter and
      all other documents delivered to the Agent or any Bank in connection
      herewith.

            "Majority Banks" means, at any time, Banks then having combined Pro
      Rata Shares in excess of 50%.

            "Margin Stock" has the meaning assigned to that term under
      Regulation U.

            "Material Adverse Effect" means (a) a material adverse change in, or
      a material adverse effect upon, the operations, business, assets or
      financial condition of the Borrower or of the Borrower and its
      Subsidiaries taken as a whole; (b) a material impairment of the ability of
      the Borrower to perform under any Loan Document and to avoid any Event of
      Default; or (c) a material adverse effect upon the legality, validity,
      binding effect or enforceability against the Borrower of any Loan
      Document.

            "Maturity Date" means the earlier to occur of:

            (a) March 31, 2006; and

            (b) the date on which the Loans become due and payable in accordance
      with the provisions of this Agreement.

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            "MSRB" means the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board or any
      successor entity.

            "Multiemployer Plan" means a Plan maintained pursuant to a
      collective bargaining agreement or any other arrangement to which the
      Borrower or any other member of the Controlled Group is a party to which
      more than one employer is obligated to make contributions.

            "NASD" means the NASD Regulation, Inc.

            "Net Cash Proceeds" means (a) all cash proceeds received by the
      Borrower or any Subsidiary pursuant to any issuance of (i) equity
      securities or equity-linked securities (other than any issuance (A) to the
      Borrower or any Subsidiary (B) in the ordinary course of business in
      connection with employee compensation and stock option plans) or (ii) debt
      of the type described in Section 6.11(i)), in each case net of the direct
      costs relating to such issuance (including sales and underwriter's
      discounts and commissions, upfront fees and legal, accounting and
      investment banking fees); and (b) all cash proceeds received by the
      Borrower or any Subsidiary pursuant to any sale (or series of related
      sales) of assets (other than sales of inventory in the ordinary course of
      business) having a net book value in excess of $20,000,000, net of the
      direct costs relating to such sale.

            "Net Debt" means aggregate outstanding principal balance of all
      Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries required to be reflected
      on a consolidated balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP. Net Debt
      shall include, without duplication of any amount included above, all
      obligations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in respect of forward
      contracts providing for the purchase from St. Paul of up to $400,000,000
      of capital stock of the Borrower, whether or not such obligations are
      reflected on a balance sheet of the Borrower.

            "Net Income" means, for any period with respect to the Borrower on a
      consolidated basis with its Subsidiaries (other than any Subsidiary which
      is restricted from declaring or paying dividends or otherwise advancing
      funds to its parent whether by contract or otherwise), cumulative net
      income earned during such period.

            "Note" means a promissory note executed by the Borrower in favor of
      a Bank pursuant to Section 2.2(b), in substantially the form of Exhibit F.

            "Notice of Drawdown" means a notice in substantially the form of
      Exhibit A.

            "Notice of Conversion/Continuation" means a notice in substantially
      the form of Exhibit B.

            "Nuveen Asset Management" means Nuveen Asset Management Inc., a
      Delaware corporation.

            "Nuveen Investments" means Nuveen Investments, LLC, a Delaware
      limited liability company.

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            "NWQ Investment Management" means NWQ Investment Management, LLC, a
      Delaware limited liability company.

            "NYSE" means the New York Stock Exchange, Inc.

            "Obligations" means all advances, debts, liabilities, obligations,
      covenants and duties arising under any Loan Document owing by the Borrower
      to any Bank, the Agent or any other Indemnified Party, whether direct or
      indirect (including those acquired by assignment), 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 the
      Borrower or any Affiliate thereof of any Insolvency Proceeding naming such
      Person as the debtor in such proceeding, regardless of whether such
      interest and fees are allowed claims in such proceeding.

            "Offshore Rate" means for any Interest Period with respect to any
      Offshore Rate Advance, a rate per annum determined by the Agent pursuant
      to the following formula:

                                      Offshore Base Rate
            Offshore Rate =    ------------------------------------
                               1.00 - Eurodollar Reserve Percentage

                  Where "Offshore Base Rate" means, for such Interest Period:

                  (i) the rate per annum equal to the rate determined by the
            Agent to be the offered rate that appears on the page of the
            Telerate screen (or any successor thereto) that displays an average
            British Bankers Association Interest Settlement Rate for deposits in
            Dollars (for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period) with
            a term equivalent to such Interest Period, determined as of
            approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) two Business Days prior to
            the first day of such Interest Period, or

                  (ii) if the rate referenced in the preceding clause (i) does
            not appear on such page or service or such page or service shall not
            be available, the rate per annum equal to the rate determined by
            Agent to be the offered rate on such other page or other service
            that displays an average British Bankers Association Interest
            Settlement Rate for deposits in Dollars (for delivery on the first
            day of such Interest Period) with a term equivalent to such Interest
            Period, determined as of approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) two
            Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period, or

                  (iii) if the rates referenced in the preceding clauses (i) and
            (ii) are not available, the rate per annum determined by the Agent
            as the rate of interest at which deposits in Dollars for delivery on
            the first day of such Interest Period in immediately available funds
            in the approximate amount of the Offshore Rate Advance being made,
            continued or converted by CNAI in its capacity as a Bank and with a
            term equivalent to such Interest Period would be offered by
            Citibank, N.A.'s London Branch or London Affiliate to major banks in
            the applicable eurodollar market at their request at approximately
            11:00 a.m. (London time) two Business Days prior to the first day of
            such Interest Period.

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                  The determination of the Offshore Rate by the Agent shall be
            conclusive in the absence of manifest error.

                  "Eurodollar Reserve Percentage" means, for any day during any
            Interest Period, the reserve percentage (expressed as a decimal,
            carried out to five decimal places) in effect on such day, whether
            or not applicable to any Bank, under regulations issued from time to
            time by the FRB for determining the maximum reserve requirement
            (including any emergency, supplemental or other marginal reserve
            requirement) with respect to Eurocurrency funding (currently
            referred to as "Eurocurrency liabilities"). The Offshore Rate for
            each outstanding Offshore Rate Advance shall be adjusted
            automatically as of the effective date of any change in the
            Eurodollar Reserve Percentage. The determination of the Eurocurrency
            Reserve Percentage by the Agent shall be conclusive in the absence
            of manifest error.

            "Offshore Rate Advance" means a tranche of a Loan that bears
      interest based on the Offshore Rate.

            "Other Credit Agreements" means, collectively, the 364-Day Revolving
      Credit Agreement and the 3-Year Revolving Credit Agreement, each dated as
      of August 7, 2003 among the Borrower, Bank of America, N.A., as
      administrative agent, Citibank, N.A., as syndication agent, JPMorgan Chase
      Bank, N.A. (formerly known as The Chase Manhattan Bank), as documentation
      agent, and the other financial institutions party thereto.

            "Other Taxes" has the meaning specified in Section 3.1(b).

            "Participant" has the meaning specified in Section 9.9(e).

            "PBGC" means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, or any
      Governmental Authority succeeding to any of its principal functions under
      ERISA.

            "Person" means an individual, partnership, corporation, limited
      liability company, business trust, joint stock company, trust,
      unincorporated association, joint venture, Governmental Authority or other
      entity.

            "Plan" means an employee pension benefit plan, as defined in Section
      3(2) of ERISA, as to which the Borrower or any other member of the
      Controlled Group may have any liability.

            "Pricing Grid" means the Pricing Grid set forth on Schedule 1.1.

            "Pricing Level" means the Pricing Level on the Pricing Grid which is
      applicable from time to time in accordance with Section 2.8(c).

            "Proceeds Application Amount" has the meaning specified in Section
      2.6(b).

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            "Pro Rata Share" means, for any Bank, the percentage which (a) the
      sum of such Bank's Commitment and the outstanding principal amount of such
      Bank's Loan is of (b) the Aggregate Commitment plus the outstanding
      principal amount of all Loans.

            "Property" of a Person means any and all property, whether real,
      personal, tangible, intangible, or mixed, of such Person, or other assets
      owned, leased or operated by such Person.

            "Purchase" means any transaction, or any series of related
      transactions, consummated on or after the date of this Agreement by which
      the Borrower or any Subsidiary (a) acquires any ongoing business or all or
      substantially all of the assets of any Person or division or line of
      business thereof, whether through purchase of assets, merger or otherwise,
      or (b) directly or indirectly acquires (in one transaction or as the most
      recent transaction in a series of transactions) at least a majority (in
      number of votes) of the securities of a corporation which have ordinary
      voting power for the election of directors (other than securities having
      such power only by reason of the happening of a contingency) or a majority
      (by percentage or voting power) of the outstanding partnership interests
      of a partnership, membership interests in a limited liability company or
      other equity interests in any other entity.

            "Rate Hedging Obligations" of a Person means any and all obligations
      of such Person, whether absolute or contingent and howsoever and
      whensoever created, arising, evidenced or acquired (including all
      renewals, extensions and modifications thereof and substitutions
      therefor), under (a) any and all agreements, devices or arrangements
      designed to protect at least one of the parties thereto from the
      fluctuations of interest rates, exchange rates or forward rates applicable
      to such party's assets, liabilities or exchange transactions, including
      dollar-denominated or cross-currency interest rate exchange agreements,
      forward rate currency or interest rate options, puts and warrants, and (b)
      any and all cancellations, buybacks, reversals, terminations or
      assignments of any of the foregoing.

            "Regulation D" means Regulation D of the FRB.

            "Regulation T" means Regulation T of the FRB.

            "Regulation U" means Regulation U of the FRB.

            "Regulation X" means Regulation X of the FRB.

            "Replacement Bank" has the meaning specified in Section 3.7.

            "Reportable Event" means a reportable event (as defined in Section
      4043 of ERISA and the regulations issued under such section) with respect
      to a Plan, excluding such events as to which the PBGC has by regulation
      waived the requirement of Section 4043(a) of ERISA that it be notified
      within 30 days of the occurrence of such event; provided that a failure to
      meet the minimum funding standard of Section 412 of the Code and of
      Section 302 of ERISA shall be a Reportable Event regardless of the
      issuance of

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      any such waiver of the notice requirement in accordance with either
      Section 4043(a) of ERISA or Section 412(d) of the Code.

            "Requirement of Law" means, as to any Person, any law (statutory or
      common), treaty, rule or regulation or determination of an arbitrator or
      of a Governmental Authority, in each case applicable to or binding upon
      such Person or any of its property or to which such Person or any of its
      property is subject.

            "Responsible Officer" means the chief executive officer, the
      president, any executive vice president or any senior vice president of
      the Borrower, or any other officer having substantially the same authority
      and responsibility; or, with respect to compliance with financial
      covenants, the chief financial officer or the treasurer of the Borrower,
      or any other officer having substantially the same authority and
      responsibility.

            "Rittenhouse" means Rittenhouse Asset Management, Inc., a Delaware
      corporation.

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

            "Seed Money" means Investments (a) constituting the initial
      investment in any registered investment company sponsored by Nuveen
      Investments or any Affiliate thereof made by the Borrower or any
      Subsidiary pursuant to Section 14(a) (or any successor provision) of the
      Investment Company Act, without regard to any minimum investment
      requirements under such Section 14(a) or (b) constituting a portfolio of
      securities maintained on the books of the Borrower or any Affiliate
      thereof and invested in accordance with a particular method or investment
      style in order to develop a performance record and to be subsequently
      offered to advisory clients as an investment option.

            "Senior Notes" means the Borrower's 4.22% senior unsecured notes due
      September 19, 2008.

            "Short-term Indebtedness means Indebtedness with a term of no more
      than 10 Business Days.

            "Single Employer Plan" means a Plan subject to Title IV of ERISA
      maintained by the Borrower or any other member of the Controlled Group for
      employees of the Borrower or any other member of the Controlled Group,
      other than a Multiemployer Plan.

            "SIPC" has the meaning specified in Section 7.1(j).

            "Solvent" means, with respect to any Person, that (a) the assets of
      such Person exceed its liabilities and (b) such Person will be able to pay
      its debts as they mature, owns property with fair saleable value greater
      than the amount required to pay its debts and has capital sufficient to
      carry on its business as then constituted.

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            "Stock Repurchase" means the repurchase by the Borrower from time to
      time of shares of its capital stock owned by St. Paul.

            "St. Paul" means The St. Paul Travelers Companies, Inc.

            "Subsidiary" of a Person means any corporation, limited liability
      company, association, partnership, joint venture or other business entity
      of which more than 50% of the voting stock or other equity interests (in
      the case of Persons other than corporations), is owned or controlled
      directly or indirectly by such Person, or one or more of the Subsidiaries
      of such Person, or a combination thereof. Unless the context otherwise
      clearly requires, references herein to a "Subsidiary" refer to a
      Subsidiary of the Borrower.

            "Substantial Portion" means, with respect to the Property of the
      Borrower and its Subsidiaries, Property which (a) represents more than 10%
      of the consolidated assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, as would
      be shown in the consolidated financial statements of the Borrower and its
      Subsidiaries as at the end of the quarter next preceding the date on which
      such determination is made, or (b) is responsible for more than 10% of the
      consolidated net sales or 20% of Net Income for the 12-month period ending
      as of the end of the quarter next preceding the date of determination.

            "Surety Instruments" means letters of credit (including standby and
      commercial), banker's acceptances, bank guaranties, shipside bonds, surety
      bonds and similar instruments.

            "Symphony Asset Management" means Symphony Asset Management, LLC, a
      California limited liability company.

            "Taxes" has the meaning specified in Section 3.1(a).

            "Termination Event" means, with respect to a Plan which is subject
      to Title IV of ERISA, (a) a Reportable Event, (b) the withdrawal of the
      Borrower or any other member of the Controlled Group from such Plan during
      a plan year in which the Borrower or any other member of the Controlled
      Group was a "substantial employer" as defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of
      ERISA or was deemed such under Section 4068(f) of ERISA, (c) the
      termination of such Plan, the filing of a notice of intent to terminate
      such Plan or the treatment of an amendment of such Plan as a termination
      under Section 4041 of ERISA, (d) the institution by the PBGC of
      proceedings to terminate such Plan or (e) any event or condition which
      might constitute grounds under Section 4042 of ERISA for the termination
      of, or appointment of a trustee to administer, such Plan.

            "Type" has the meaning specified in the definition of "Advance."

            "Unfunded Liability" means the amount (if any) by which the present
      value of all vested and unvested accrued benefits under a Single Employer
      Plan exceeds the fair market value of assets allocable to such benefits,
      all determined as of the then most recent valuation date for such Plan
      using PBGC actuarial assumptions for single employer plan terminations.

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            "United States" and "U.S." each means the United States of America.

            "Wholly-Owned Subsidiary" means any corporation or other entity in
      which (other than directors' qualifying shares required by law) 100% of
      the capital stock (or other equity interests) of each class having
      ordinary voting power, and 100% of the capital stock (or other equity
      interests) of every other class, in each case, at the time as of which any
      determination is being made, is owned, beneficially and of record, by the
      Borrower, or by one or more of the other Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries, or
      both.

      1.2   Other Interpretive Provisions. (a) The meanings of defined terms are
equally applicable to the singular and plural forms of the defined terms.

            (a) The words "hereof", "herein", "hereunder" and similar words
      refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of
      this Agreement; and clause, Section, Schedule and Exhibit references are
      to this Agreement unless otherwise specified.

            (c) (i) The term "documents" includes any and all instruments,
      documents, agreements, certificates, indentures, notices and other
      writings, however evidenced, delivered in connection with the Agreement.

                  (ii) The term "including" is not limiting and means "including
            without limitation."

                  (iii) 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."

            (d) Unless otherwise expressly provided herein, (i) references to
      agreements (including this Agreement) and other contractual instruments
      shall be deemed to include all subsequent amendments and other
      modifications thereto, but only to the extent such amendments and other
      modifications are not prohibited by the terms of any Loan Document, and
      (ii) references to any statute or regulation are to be construed as
      including all statutory and regulatory provisions consolidating, amending,
      replacing, supplementing or interpreting the statute or regulation.

            (e) The captions and headings of this Agreement are for convenience
      of reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of this
      Agreement.

            (f) This Agreement and other Loan Documents may use several
      different limitations, tests or measurements to regulate the same or
      similar matters. All such limitations, tests and measurements are
      cumulative and shall each be performed in accordance with their terms.

            (g) Reference to a time of day shall mean such time (daylight or
      standard, as applicable) in New York.

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            (g)   This Agreement and the other Loan Documents are the result of
      negotiations among and have been reviewed by counsel to the Agent, the
      Borrower and the other parties, and are the work products of all parties.
      Accordingly, they shall not be construed against the Banks or the Agent
      merely because of the Agent's or the Banks' involvement in their
      preparation.

      1.3   Accounting Principles.

            (a)   Unless the context otherwise clearly requires, all accounting
      terms not expressly defined herein shall be construed, and all financial
      computations required under this Agreement shall be made, in accordance
      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.

            (b)   If at any time any change in GAAP would affect the computation
      of any financial ratio or requirement set forth in any Loan Document, and
      either the Borrower or the Majority Banks shall so request, the Agent, the
      Banks and the Borrower shall negotiate in good faith to amend such ratio
      or requirement to preserve the original intent thereof in light of such
      change in GAAP (subject to the approval of the Majority Banks); 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
      Borrower shall provide to the Agent and the Banks 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.

            (c)   References herein to "fiscal year" and "fiscal quarter" refer
      to such fiscal periods of the Borrower.

                                   ARTICLE II

                                   THE CREDITS

      2.1   Amounts and Terms of Commitments. Each Bank severally agrees, on the
terms and conditions set forth herein, to make a term loan (each a "Loan") to
the Borrower in an amount not to exceed such Bank's Commitment. The Borrower may
borrow the Loans in one or more drawdowns on any Business Day during the period
from the date hereof until the Commitment Termination Date. The Loan of each
Bank may be divided into tranches which may be Federal Funds Rate Advances or
Offshore Rate Advances; provided that each Bank's Advances shall be maintained
so that at all times such Bank has a Pro Rata Share of each Borrowing.

      2.2   Loan Accounts.

            (a)   The Loan made by each Bank shall be evidenced by one or more
      loan accounts or records maintained by such Bank in the ordinary course of
      business. The loan accounts or records maintained by the Agent and each
      Bank shall be presumptively correct absent manifest error of the amount of
      the Loan made by such Bank and the

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      interest and payments thereon. Any failure so to record or any error in
      doing so shall not, however, limit or otherwise affect the obligation of
      the Borrower hereunder to pay any amount owing with respect to the Loans.

            (b)   Upon the request of any Bank made through the Agent, the Loan\
      made by such Bank may be evidenced by a Note, instead of loan accounts.
      Each applicable Bank shall endorse on the schedules annexed to its Note
      the date, amount and maturity of the Loan made by it and the amount of
      each payment of principal made by the Borrower with respect thereto. Each
      such Bank is irrevocably authorized by the Borrower to endorse its Note
      and each Bank's records shall be presumptively correct absent manifest
      error; provided that the failure of a Bank to make, or an error in making,
      a notation thereon with respect to the Loan of such Bank shall not limit
      or otherwise affect the obligations of the Borrower under such Note or
      hereunder.

      2.3   Procedure for Drawdowns. (a) Each drawdown shall be made upon the
irrevocable written notice of the Borrower delivered to the Agent in the form of
a Notice of Drawdown (which notice must be received by the Agent prior to 11:00
a.m. (i) three Business Days prior to the requested Drawdown Date, if such
drawdown is to consist of Offshore Rate Advances; and (ii) on the requested
Drawdown Date, if such drawdown is to consist of Federal Funds Rate Advances,
specifying:

                        (A)   the amount of such drawdown;

                        (B)   the requested Drawdown Date, which shall be a
                  Business Day;

                        (C)   the Type of Advances to be made in connection with
                  such drawdown; and

                        (D)   the duration of the Interest Period applicable to
                  each Borrowing included in such drawdown comprised of Offshore
                  Rate Advances. If a Notice of Drawdown fails to specify the
                  duration of the Interest Period for any Borrowing comprised of
                  Offshore Rate Advances, such Interest Period shall be three
                  months.

            (b)   The Agent will promptly notify each Bank of its receipt of any
      Notice of Drawdown and of the amount of such Bank's Pro Rata Share of such
      drawdown.

            (c)   Each Bank will make the amount of its Pro Rata Share of each
      drawdown available to the Agent for the account of the Borrower at the
      Agent's Payment Office by 1:00 p.m. on the Drawdown Date requested by the
      Borrower in funds immediately available to the Agent. The proceeds of such
      drawdown will then be made available to the Borrower by the Agent by wire
      transfer in accordance with written instructions provided to the Agent by
      the Borrower of like funds as received by the Agent.

            (d)   After giving effect to any Borrowing, there may not be more
      than five different Interest Periods in effect.

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      2.4   Conversion and Continuation Elections. (a) The Borrower may, upon
irrevocable written notice to the Agent in accordance with Section 2.4(b):

                  (i)   elect, as of any Business Day, in the case of a
            Borrowing that consists of Federal Funds Rate Advances, or as of the
            last day of the applicable Interest Period, in the case of a
            Borrowing that consists of Offshore Rate Advances, to convert such
            Advances (or any part thereof in a minimum amount of $5,000,000 or a
            higher integral multiple of $1,000,000) into Advances of the other
            Type; or

                  (ii)  elect, as of the last day of the applicable Interest
            Period, to continue Offshore Rate Advances that are part of the same
            Borrowing having Interest Periods expiring on such day (or any part
            thereof in a minimum amount of $5,000,000 or a higher integral
            multiple of $1,000,000).

            (b)   The Borrower shall deliver a Notice of Conversion/
      Continuation to be received by the Agent not later than 11:00 a.m. at
      least (i) three Business Days in advance of the Conversion/Continuation
      Date, if the Advances are to be converted into or continued as Offshore
      Rate Advances; and (ii) on the Conversion/Continuation Date, if the
      Advances are to be converted into Federal Funds Rate Advances, specifying:

                        (A)   the proposed Conversion/Continuation Date;

                        (B)   the aggregate amount of Advances to be converted
                  or renewed;

                        (C)   the Type of Advances resulting from the proposed
                  conversion or continuation; and

                        (D)   in the case of conversions into Offshore Rate
                  Advances, the duration of the requested Interest Period.

            (c)   If upon the expiration of any Interest Period applicable to
      Offshore Rate Advances, the Borrower has failed to select timely a new
      Interest Period to be applicable to such Offshore Rate Advances, or if any
      Default or Event of Default then exists, the Borrower shall be deemed to
      have elected to convert such Offshore Rate Advances into Federal Funds
      Rate Advances effective as of the expiration date of such Interest Period.

            (d)   The Agent will promptly notify each Bank of its receipt of a
      Notice of Conversion/Continuation, or, if no timely notice is provided by
      the Borrower, the Agent will promptly notify each Bank of the details of
      any automatic conversion. All conversions and continuations shall be made
      ratably according to the respective outstanding principal amounts of the
      Advances with respect to which the notice was given held by each Bank.

            (e)   Unless the Majority Banks otherwise agree, during the
      existence of a Default or an Event of Default, the Borrower may not elect
      to have Advances converted into or continued as Offshore Rate Advances.

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            (f)   After giving effect to any conversion or continuation of
      Advances, there may not be more than five different Interest Periods in
      effect.

      2.5   Termination or Reduction of Commitments.

            (a)   Concurrently with each drawdown hereunder, the Aggregate
      Commitment shall be reduced by the amount of such drawdown.

            (b)   The Borrower may, upon not less than three Business Days'
      prior notice to the Agent, terminate the Commitments, or permanently
      reduce the Aggregate Commitment by $5,000,000 or a higher integral
      multiple of $1,000,000.

            (c)   Concurrently with the receipt by the Borrower of any Net Cash
      Proceeds, the Aggregate Commitment shall be reduced by an amount equal to
      the excess (rounded down, if necessary, to an integral multiple of
      $1,000,000), if any, of the applicable Proceeds Application Amount over
      the amount required to pay the then outstanding Loans in full pursuant to
      Section 2.6(b).

            (d)   Concurrently with the effectiveness of an amendment to the
      Senior Notes which amends any financial covenant set forth therein, the
      Aggregate Commitment shall be reduced by an amount (rounded down, if
      necessary, to an integral multiple of $1,000,000) equal to the then
      outstanding principal amount of the Senior Notes as of such effectiveness
      plus all make-whole amounts that would have been paid on such Senior Notes
      if they had been prepaid on the date of such effectiveness.

            (e)   Once reduced in accordance with this Section, the Aggregate
      Commitment may not be increased. Any reduction of the Aggregate Commitment
      shall be applied to reduce the amount of the Commitment of each Bank
      according to its Pro Rata Share. All accrued commitment fees to the
      effective date of any reduction or termination of the Aggregate Commitment
      shall be paid on the effective date of such reduction or termination.

      2.6   Prepayments.

            (a)   The Borrower may, at any time or from time to time, upon not
      less than one Business Day's irrevocable notice to the Agent, ratably
      prepay Loans in whole or in part, in a minimum amount of $5,000,000 or any
      higher integral multiple of $1,000,000. Such notice of prepayment shall
      specify the date and amount of such prepayment and the Type(s) of Advances
      to be prepaid. If such notice is given by the Borrower, the payment amount
      specified in such notice shall be due and payable on the date specified
      therein.

            (b)   Concurrently with the receipt by the Borrower of any Net Cash
      Proceeds, the Borrower shall make a prepayment of the Loans in an amount
      (the "Proceeds Application Amount") equal to the remainder (rounded down,
      if necessary, to an integral multiple of $1,000,000) of (i) all Net Cash
      Proceeds received since the date hereof minus (ii) the sum of (x) the
      aggregate amount of such Net Cash Proceeds previously applied to prepay
      Loans pursuant to this Section 2.6(b) plus (y) the aggregate amount of Net
      Cash Proceeds previously applied to reduce the Aggregate Commitment
      pursuant to Section

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      2.5(c) (and, if all outstanding Loans have been paid in full, the
      remainder of the Proceeds Application Amount shall be applied in
      accordance with Section 2.5(c)); provided that, unless an Event of Default
      has occurred and is continuing, if and to the extent that any prepayment
      required by the foregoing would result in an obligation of the Borrower to
      pay any amount pursuant to Section 3.4, the Borrower may, upon notice to
      the Agent, deposit the amount of such required prepayment in an escrow
      account on terms satisfactory to the Agent to be applied to the prepayment
      of the Loans on the last day of each Interest Period ending thereafter
      until such prepayment has been made in full (or on such earlier date as
      the Loans become payable in accordance with the terms hereof).

            (c)   The Agent will promptly notify each Bank (i) of its receipt of
      any notice of prepayment pursuant to clause (a) above and (ii) upon
      receipt of notice of any mandatory prepayment pursuant to clause (b)
      above. All prepayments shall be applied ratably to the Loans of the Banks
      in accordance with their respective Pro Rata Shares and to such Advances
      as the Borrower shall specify. Concurrently with any prepayment, the
      Borrower shall pay accrued interest on the amount prepaid and all amounts
      required pursuant to Section 3.4.

            (d)   The Borrower shall have no right to reborrow any portion of a
      Loan which has been prepaid.

      2.7   Repayment. The Borrower shall repay all outstanding Loans on the
Maturity Date.

      2.8   Interest. (a) Each Advance shall bear interest on the outstanding
principal amount thereof from the applicable Drawdown Date at a rate per annum
equal to the Offshore Rate or the Federal Funds Rate, as the case may be (and
subject to the Borrower's right to convert to the other Type of Advance under
Section 2.4), plus the Applicable Margin.

            (b)   Interest on each Advance shall be paid in arrears on each
      Interest Payment Date and on the date of any prepayment thereof (as
      provided in Section 2.6(c)). During the existence of any Event of Default,
      interest shall be paid on demand of the Agent at the request or with the
      consent of the Majority Banks.

            (c)   The Pricing Level in effect on the date hereof shall be
      Pricing Level II. Any change in the Applicable Margin or the Applicable
      Facility Fee Rate resulting from a change in the Pricing Level in
      accordance with the Pricing Grid shall be effective on the tenth day after
      the earlier of (i) the delivery of the certificate required pursuant to
      Section 6.1(c) or (ii) the date by which the delivery of such certificate
      is required under Section 6.1(c), based on the Leverage Ratio as of the
      last day of the applicable fiscal quarter or fiscal year; it being
      understood that if the Borrower fails to deliver the financial statements
      or certificate required by Section 6.1(c) by the required delivery date
      for any fiscal quarter or fiscal year, commencing on such required
      delivery date, until the date such financial statements or certificate are
      delivered, the Pricing Level in effect shall be Pricing Level III.

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            (d)   Notwithstanding clause (a) above, while any Event of Default
      exists or after acceleration, the Borrower shall pay interest (after as
      well as before entry of judgment thereon to the extent permitted by law)
      on the principal amount of all outstanding Advances, at a rate per annum
      which is determined by adding 2% per annum to the rate of interest then in
      effect for such Advances; provided that, on and after the expiration of
      any Interest Period applicable to any Borrowing of Offshore Rate Advances
      outstanding on the date of occurrence of such Event of Default or
      acceleration, the principal amount of such Advances shall, during the
      continuation of such Event of Default or after acceleration, bear interest
      at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate plus 2%.

            (e)   Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, the
      obligations of the Borrower to any Bank hereunder shall be subject to the
      limitation that payments of interest shall not be required for any period
      for which interest is computed hereunder, to the extent (but only to the
      extent) that contracting for or receiving such payment by such Bank would
      be contrary to the provisions of any law applicable to such Bank limiting
      the highest rate of interest that may be lawfully contracted for, charged
      or received by such Bank, and in such event the Borrower shall pay such
      Bank interest at the highest rate permitted by applicable law.

      2.9   Fees. (a) Arrangement, Agency Fees. The Borrower shall pay certain
fees to the Arranger and the Agent as provided in the letter agreement (the "Fee
Letter") dated March 25, 2005 among the Borrower, the Arranger and the Agent.

            (b)   Facility Fees. The Borrower agrees to pay to the Agent for the
      account of each Bank a facility fee on the average daily amount of the sum
      of (i) the amount of such Bank's Commitment (as reduced from time to time)
      plus (ii) the principal amount of such Bank's outstanding Loan, computed
      on a quarterly basis in arrears on the last Business Day of each calendar
      quarter for that quarter as calculated by the Agent, equal to the
      Applicable Facility Fee Rate per annum. Such facility fee shall accrue at
      all times after the earlier to occur of (i) the satisfaction (or waiver by
      the Majority Banks at the request of the Borrower) of each condition
      precedent set forth in Article IV and (ii) April 11, 2005 to the date on
      which the Aggregate Commitment is reduced to zero or the Commitments are
      otherwise terminated and shall be due and payable quarterly in arrears on
      the last Business Day of each calendar quarter, commencing on June 30,
      2005, and on the Maturity Date (and, if applicable, thereafter on demand);
      provided that, in connection with any reduction or termination of the
      Commitments under Section 2.5, the accrued facility fee calculated for the
      period ending on such date shall also be paid on the date of such
      reduction or termination, with the following quarterly payment being
      calculated on the basis of the period from such reduction or termination
      date to such quarterly payment date. If the Loans and facility fees are
      not paid on the Maturity Date, facility fees shall accrue after the
      Maturity Date on the amount of outstanding Loans (as opposed to
      Commitments) and shall be paid concurrently with the repayment of the
      Loans.

      2.10  Computation of Fees and Interest. (a) All computations of fees and
interest shall be made on the basis of a 360-day year and actual days elapsed
(which results in more interest being paid than if computed on the basis of a
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each period during which interest or such fees are computed from the first day
thereof to the last day thereof.

            (b)   Each determination of an interest rate by the Agent shall be
      conclusive and binding on the Borrower and the Banks in the absence of
      manifest error. The Agent will, at the request of the Borrower or any
      Bank, deliver to the Borrower or such Bank, as the case may be, a
      statement showing the quotations used by the Agent in determining any
      interest rate and the resulting interest rate.

      2.11  Payments by the Borrower. (a) All payments to be made by the
Borrower shall be made without set-off, recoupment or counterclaim. Except as
otherwise expressly provided herein, all payments by the Borrower shall be made
to the Agent for the account of the Banks at the Agent's Payment Office, and
shall be made in dollars and in immediately available funds, no later than 3:00
p.m. on the date specified herein. The Agent will promptly distribute to each
Bank its Pro Rata Share (or other applicable share as expressly provided herein)
of such payment in like funds as received. Any payment received by the Agent
later than 3:00 p.m. shall be deemed to have been received on the following
Business Day and any applicable interest or fee shall continue to accrue.

            (b)   Subject to the provisions set forth in the definition of
      "Interest Period" herein, whenever any payment is due on a day other than
      a Business Day, such payment shall be made on the following Business Day,
      and such extension of time shall in such case be included in the
      computation of interest or fees, as the case may be.

            (c)   Unless the Agent receives notice from the Borrower prior to
      the date on which any payment is due to the Banks that the Borrower will
      not make such payment in full as and when required, the Agent may assume
      that the Borrower has made such payment in full to the Agent on such date
      in immediately available funds and the Agent may (but shall not be so
      required), in reliance upon such assumption, distribute to each Bank on
      such due date an amount equal to the amount then due such Bank. If and to
      the extent the Borrower has not made such payment in full to the Agent,
      each Bank shall repay to the Agent on demand such amount distributed to
      such Bank, together with interest thereon at the Federal Funds Rate for
      each day from the date such amount is distributed to such Bank until the
      date repaid. A notice of the Agent to any Bank with respect to any amount
      owing under this clause (c) shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

      2.12  Payments by the Banks to the Agent. (a) Unless the Agent receives
notice from a Bank on or prior to the Closing Date or, with respect to any
drawdown after the Closing Date, at least one Business Day prior to the date of
such drawdown, that such Bank will not make available as and when required
hereunder to the Agent for the account of the Borrower the amount of such Bank's
Pro Rata Share of such drawdown, the Agent may assume that such Bank has made
such amount available to the Agent in immediately available funds on the
Drawdown Date and the Agent may (but shall not be so required), in reliance upon
such assumption, make available to the Borrower on such date a corresponding
amount. If and to the extent any Bank shall not have made its full amount
available to the Agent in immediately available funds and the Agent in such
circumstances has made available to the Borrower such amount, such Bank shall

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on the Business Day following such Drawdown Date make such amount available to
the Agent, together with interest at the Federal Funds Rate for each day during
such period. A notice of the Agent submitted to any Bank with respect to amounts
owing under this clause (a) shall be conclusive, absent manifest error. If such
amount is so made available, such payment to the Agent shall constitute such
Bank's Pro Rata Share of the drawdown on the Drawdown Date for all purposes of
this Agreement. If such amount is not made available to the Agent on the
Business Day following the Drawdown Date, the Agent will notify the Borrower of
such failure to fund and, upon demand by the Agent, the Borrower shall pay such
amount to the Agent for the Agent's account within two Business Days, together
with interest thereon for each day elapsed since the date of such drawdown (but
without any additional payment under Section 3.4), at a rate per annum equal to
the interest rate applicable at the time to the Advances comprising such
drawdown.

            (b)   The failure of any Bank to make available its Pro Rata Share
      of any drawdown on any Drawdown Date shall not relieve any other Bank of
      any obligation hereunder to make available its Pro Rata Share of any
      drawdown on such Drawdown Date, but no Bank shall be responsible for the
      failure of any other Bank to make available its Pro Rata Share of the
      drawdown to be made by such other Bank on any Drawdown Date.

      2.13  Sharing of Payments, Etc. If, other than as expressly provided
elsewhere herein, any Bank shall obtain on account of its Loan any payment
(whether voluntary, involuntary, through the exercise of any right of set-off,
or otherwise) in excess of its Pro Rata Share, such Bank shall immediately (a)
notify the Agent of such fact, and (b) purchase from the other Banks such
participations in the Loans made by them as shall be necessary to cause such
purchasing Bank to share the excess payment pro rata with each of them; provided
that if all or any portion of such excess payment is thereafter recovered from
the purchasing Bank, such purchase shall to that extent be rescinded and each
other Bank shall repay to the purchasing Bank the purchase price paid therefor,
together with an amount equal to such paying Bank's ratable share (according to
the proportion of (i) the amount of such paying Bank's required repayment to
(ii) the total amount so recovered from the purchasing Bank) of any interest or
other amount paid or payable by the purchasing Bank in respect of the total
amount so recovered. The Borrower agrees that any Bank so purchasing a
participation from another Bank may, to the fullest extent permitted by law,
exercise all its rights of payment (including the right of set-off, but subject
to Section 9.11) with respect to such participation as fully as if such Bank
were the direct creditor of the Borrower in the amount of such participation.
The Agent will keep records (which shall be conclusive and binding in the
absence of manifest error) of participations purchased under this Section and
will in each case notify the Banks following any such purchases or repayments.
Each Bank that purchases a participation pursuant to this Section shall from and
after such purchase have the right to give all notices, requests, demands,
directions and other communications under this Agreement with respect to the
portion of the Obligations purchased to the same extent as though the purchasing
Bank were the original owner of the Obligations purchased.

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                                  ARTICLE III

                     TAXES, YIELD PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY

      3.1   Taxes.

      (a)   Any and all payments by the Borrower to or for the account of the
Agent or any Bank under any Loan Document shall be made free and clear of and
without deduction for any and all present or future taxes, duties, levies,
imposts, deductions, assessments, fees, withholdings or similar charges, and all
liabilities with respect thereto, excluding, in the case of the Agent and each
Bank, taxes imposed on or measured by its overall net income, and franchise
taxes imposed on it (in lieu of net income taxes), by the jurisdiction (or any
political subdivision thereof) under the Laws of which the Agent or such Bank,
as the case may be, is organized or maintains a lending office (all such
non-excluded taxes, duties, levies, imposts, deductions, assessments, fees,
withholdings or similar charges, and liabilities being hereinafter referred to
as "Taxes"). If the Borrower shall be required by any law to deduct any Taxes
from or in respect of any sum payable under any Loan Document to the Agent or
any Bank, (i) the sum payable shall be increased as necessary so that after
making all required deductions (including deductions applicable to additional
sums payable under this Section), each of the Agent and such Bank receives an
amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deductions been made,
(ii) the Borrower shall make such deductions, (iii) the Borrower shall pay the
full amount deducted to the relevant taxation authority or other authority in
accordance with applicable law, and (iv) within 30 days after the date of such
payment, the Borrower shall furnish to the Agent (which shall forward the same
to such Bank) the original or a certified copy of a receipt evidencing payment
thereof.

      (b)   In addition, the Borrower agrees to pay any and all present or
future stamp, court or documentary taxes and any other excise or property taxes
or charges or similar levies which arise from any payment made under any Loan
Document or from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or
registration of, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document (hereinafter
referred to as "Other Taxes"). If the Borrower shall be required to deduct or
pay any Taxes or Other Taxes from or in respect of any sum payable under any
Loan Document to the Agent or any Bank, the Borrower shall also pay to the Agent
or to such Bank, as the case may be, at the time interest is paid, such
additional amount that the Agent or such Bank specifies is necessary to preserve
the after-tax yield (after factoring in all taxes in respect of such additional
amount, including taxes imposed on or measured by net income) that the Agent or
such Bank would have received if such Taxes or Other Taxes had not been imposed.

      (c)   The Borrower agrees to indemnify the Agent and each Bank for (i) the
full amount of Taxes and Other Taxes (including any Taxes or Other Taxes imposed
or asserted by any jurisdiction on amounts payable under this Section) paid by
the Agent and such Bank, (ii) amounts payable under this Section 3.1(c) and
(iii) any liability (including additions to tax, penalties, interest and
expenses) arising therefrom or with respect thereto, in each case whether or not
such Taxes or Other Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the
relevant Governmental Authority; provided, however, any claim under this Section
3.1 must be reasonable. Payment under this clause (c) shall be made within 30
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applicable Bank or the Agent makes a demand therefor, stating in reasonable
detail the basis for the indemnification claim.

      3.2   Illegality. If any Bank determines that the introduction of any
Requirement of Law, or any change in any Requirement of Law, or in the
interpretation or administration of any Requirement of Law, has made it
unlawful, or that any central bank or other Governmental Authority has asserted
that it is unlawful, for such Bank or its applicable Lending Office to maintain
tranches of its Loans as Offshore Rate Advances, then, on notice thereof by such
Bank to the Borrower through the Agent (and continuing for so long as the
circumstances giving rise to such determination exist), (a) any obligation of
such Bank to make Advances as, or convert Advances into, Offshore Rate Advances
shall be suspended, and (b) on the last day of the Interest Period for each
outstanding Offshore Rate Advance of such Bank (or on such earlier date as may
be required by any Requirement of Law), such Advance shall convert into a
Federal Funds Rate Advance. If a Bank makes a determination under this Section
3.2, then such Bank shall use reasonable efforts (consistent with legal and
regulatory restrictions) to change the jurisdiction of its Lending Office so as
to eliminate any such illegality, if such change in the judgment of such Bank is
not otherwise materially disadvantageous to such Bank.

      3.3   Increased Costs and Reduction of Return. (a) If any Bank determines
that, due to either (i) the introduction of or any change (other than any change
by way of imposition of or increase in reserve requirements included in the
calculation of the Offshore Rate) in the interpretation of any law or regulation
or (ii) the compliance by such Bank with any guideline or request from any
central bank or other Governmental Authority (whether or not having the force of
law), there shall be any increase in the cost to such Bank of agreeing to make
or making, funding or maintaining any Offshore Rate Advances, then the Borrower
shall be liable for, and shall from time to time, upon demand (with a copy of
such demand to be sent to the Agent), pay to the Agent for the account of such
Bank, additional amounts as are sufficient to compensate such Bank for such
increased costs; provided that the Borrower shall not be required to pay any
such expense if the applicable Bank shall not notify the Borrower of such
expense within 180 days of such Bank being aware of its incurrence.

            (b)   If any Bank determines that (i) the introduction of any
      Capital Adequacy Regulation, (ii) any change in any Capital Adequacy
      Regulation, (iii) any change in the interpretation or administration of
      any Capital Adequacy Regulation by any central bank or other Governmental
      Authority charged with the interpretation or administration thereof or
      (iv) compliance by such Bank (or its Lending Office) or any corporation
      controlling such Bank with any Capital Adequacy Regulation, increases or
      would increase the amount of capital required or expected to be maintained
      by such Bank or any corporation controlling such Bank (taking into
      consideration such Bank's or such corporation's policies with respect to
      capital adequacy and such Bank's desired return on capital) as a
      consequence of its Commitment, Loan, credits or obligations under this
      Agreement, then, upon demand of such Bank to the Borrower through the
      Agent, the Borrower shall pay to such Bank, from time to time as specified
      by such Bank, additional amounts sufficient to compensate such Bank for
      such increase; provided that the Borrower shall not be required to pay any
      such expense if the applicable Bank shall not notify the Borrower of such
      expense within 180 days of such Bank being aware of its incurrence.

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            (c)   If the Borrower is required to pay additional amounts to any
Bank or the Agent pursuant to this Section 3.3, then such Bank shall use
reasonable efforts (consistent with legal and regulatory restrictions) to change
the jurisdiction of its Lending Office so as to eliminate any such additional
payment by the Borrower which may thereafter accrue, if such change in the
judgment of such Bank is not otherwise materially disadvantageous to such Bank.

      3.4   Funding Losses. The Borrower shall reimburse each Bank and hold each
Bank harmless from any loss or expense which such Bank may sustain or incur as a
consequence of:

            (a)   the failure of the Borrower to make on a timely basis any
      payment of principal of any Offshore Rate Advance;

            (b)   the failure of the Borrower to make a drawdown, or to continue
      or convert an Advance, after the Borrower has given (or is deemed to have
      given) a Notice of Drawdown or a Notice of Conversion/ Continuation, as
      applicable;

            (c)   the failure of the Borrower to make any prepayment in
      accordance with any notice delivered under Section 2.6; or

            (d)   the prepayment or other payment (including after acceleration
      thereof) or conversion (including pursuant to Section 3.2) of an Offshore
      Rate Advance on a day that is not the last day of the relevant Interest
      Period,

including any such loss or expense arising from the liquidation or reemployment
of funds obtained by it to maintain its Offshore Rate Advances or from fees
payable to terminate the deposits from which such funds were obtained. The
Borrower shall also pay any customary administrative fees charged by such Bank
in connection with the foregoing. For purposes of calculating amounts payable by
the Borrower to the Banks under this Section and under Section 3.3(a), each
Offshore Rate Advance made by a Bank (and each related reserve, special deposit
or similar requirement) shall be conclusively deemed to have been funded at the
Offshore Base Rate used in determining the Offshore Rate for such Offshore Rate
Advance by a matching deposit or other borrowing in the interbank eurodollar
market for a comparable amount and for a comparable period, whether or not such
Offshore Rate Advance is in fact so funded.

      3.5   Inability to Determine Rates. If the Agent determines that for any
reason adequate and reasonable means do not exist for determining the Offshore
Rate for any requested Interest Period with respect to a proposed Offshore Rate
Advance, or that the Offshore Rate applicable pursuant to Section 2.8(a) for any
requested Interest Period with respect to a proposed Offshore Rate Advance does
not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to the Banks of funding such Advance,
the Agent will promptly so notify the Borrower and each Bank. Thereafter, the
obligation of the Banks to make or maintain Offshore Rate Advances hereunder
shall be suspended until the Agent revokes such notice in writing. Upon receipt
of such notice, the Borrower may revoke any Notice of Drawdown or Notice of
Conversion/Continuation then submitted by it. If the Borrower does not revoke
such Notice, the Banks shall make the drawdown, or convert or continue the
Advances, as proposed by the Borrower and in the amount specified in the
applicable notice submitted by the Borrower, but such drawdown shall be

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comprised of, and such Advances shall be converted to or continued as, Federal
Funds Rate Advances.

      3.6   Certificates of Banks. Any Bank claiming reimbursement or
compensation under this Article III shall deliver to the Borrower (with a copy
to the Agent) a certificate setting forth in reasonable detail the amount
payable to such Bank hereunder and such certificate shall be presumptively
correct and binding on the Borrower in the absence of manifest error.

      3.7   Substitution of Banks. Upon the receipt by the Borrower from any
Bank (an "Affected Bank") of a claim for compensation under Section 3.1 or 3.3,
or any determination of illegality under Section 3.2, the Borrower may: (a)
request the Affected Bank to use its best efforts to obtain a replacement bank
or financial institution satisfactory to the Borrower to acquire and assume all
or a ratable part of all of such Affected Bank's Loan and Commitment (a
"Replacement Bank"); (b) request one more of the other Banks to acquire and
assume all or part of such Affected Bank's Loans and Commitment or (c) designate
a Replacement Bank. Any such designation of a Replacement Bank under clause (a)
or (c) shall be subject to the prior written consent of the Agent (which consent
shall not be unreasonably withheld).

      3.8   Survival. The agreements and obligations of the Borrower in this
Article III shall survive the payment of all other Obligations.

                                   ARTICLE IV

                              CONDITIONS PRECEDENT

      4.1   Conditions of Initial Loans. The obligation of each Bank to make the
initial drawdown hereunder is subject to the condition that the Agent shall have
received on or before the Closing Date all of the following, in sufficient
copies for each Bank:

            (a)   Credit Agreement and Notes. This Agreement and each Note
      requested by a Bank on or prior to the Closing Date, each executed by each
      party thereto.

            (b)   Resolutions; Incumbency.

                  (i)   Copies of the resolutions of the board of directors of
            the Borrower authorizing the transactions contemplated hereby,
            certified as of the Closing Date by the Secretary or an Assistant
            Secretary of the Borrower; and

                  (ii)  A certificate of the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of
            the Borrower certifying the names and true signatures of the
            officers of the Borrower authorized to execute, deliver and perform,
            as applicable, this Agreement and all other Loan Documents to be
            delivered by it hereunder.

            (c)   Organization Documents; Good Standing. Each of the following
      documents:

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                  (i)   the certificate of incorporation and the bylaws of the
            Borrower as in effect on the Closing Date, certified by the
            Secretary or Assistant Secretary of the Borrower as of the Closing
            Date; and

                  (ii)  a good standing certificate for the Borrower from the
            Secretary of State of its state of incorporation.

            (d)   Legal Opinions. An opinion of (i) Winston & Strawn LLP,
      counsel to the Borrower, and (ii) Alan G. Berkshire, general counsel of
      the Borrower, addressed to the Agent and the Banks, substantially in the
      forms of Exhibits D-1 and D-2.

            (e)   Payment of Fees and Expenses. Evidence of payment by the
      Borrower of all accrued and unpaid fees, costs and expenses to the extent
      due and payable on or prior to the Closing Date, together with Attorney
      Costs of CNAI to the extent invoiced prior to or on the Closing Date, plus
      such additional amounts of Attorney Costs as shall constitute CNAI's
      reasonable estimate of Attorney Costs incurred or to be incurred by it
      through the closing proceedings (provided that such estimate shall not
      thereafter preclude final settling of accounts between the Borrower and
      CNAI upon an invoice itemizing charges); including any such costs, fees
      and expenses arising under or referenced in Sections 2.9 and 9.4.

            (f)   Certificate. A certificate signed by a Responsible Officer,
      dated as of the Closing Date, stating that:

                  (i)   the representations and warranties contained in Article
            V are true and correct on and as of such date, as though made on and
            as of such date;

                  (ii)  no Default or Event of Default exists or would result
            from the initial drawdown;

                  (iii) there has occurred since December 31, 2004, no event or
            circumstance that has resulted or could reasonably be expected to
            result in a Material Adverse Effect; and

                  (iv)  the proceeds of such drawdown will be used solely as
            permitted by Section 6.2.

            (g)   Other Documents. Such other approvals, opinions, documents or
      materials as the Agent or any Bank may reasonably request.

      4.2   Conditions to All Drawdowns. The obligations of the Banks to make
any drawdown (including the initial drawdown) are subject to the satisfaction of
the following conditions precedent on the relevant Drawdown Date:

            (a)   Notice of Drawdown. The Agent shall have received a Notice of
      Drawdown;

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            (b)   Continuation of Representations and Warranties. The
      representations and warranties in Article V shall be true and correct on
      and as of such Drawdown Date with the same effect as if made on and as of
      such Drawdown Date (except to the extent such representations and
      warranties expressly refer to an earlier date, in which case they shall be
      true and correct as of such earlier date); and

            (c)   No Existing Default. No Default or Event of Default shall
      exist or shall result from such drawdown.

Each Notice of Drawdown submitted by the Borrower hereunder shall constitute a
representation and warranty by the Borrower hereunder, as of the date of each
such notice and as of each Drawdown Date, that the conditions in Section 4.2 are
satisfied.

      4.3   Failure to Satisfy Conditions Precedent. If any condition precedent
set forth in Section 4.1 is not satisfied or waived by the Majority Banks on or
prior to August 1, 2005, this Agreement and the Commitments shall immediately
and automatically terminate and be null and void without giving effect to any
provision herein (other than (a) any obligation of the Borrower to pay facility
fees pursuant to Section 2.9(b) prior to such date of termination and (b)
provisions hereof that by their terms survive termination hereof).

                                   ARTICLE V

                          REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

      The Borrower represents and warrants to the Agent and each Bank that:

      5.1   Corporate Existence; Conduct of Business. Each of the Borrower and
each Subsidiary (a) is duly formed, validly existing and in good standing under
the laws of its jurisdiction of formation, (b) is duly qualified and in good
standing in each jurisdiction in which its ownership or lease of property or the
conduct of its business requires such qualification, except where failure to be
so qualified will not have a Material Adverse Effect, and (c) possesses all
licenses, registrations and authorizations from and with any Governmental
Authority, self-regulatory organization or securities exchange necessary or
material to the conduct of its business as presently conducted. Nuveen
Investments is (a) a broker-dealer duly registered under the Exchange Act, (b) a
member in good standing of the NASD, (c) not in arrears in regard to any
assessment of the SIPC and (c) has received no notice from the SEC, MSRB, NASD
or any other Governmental Authority, self-regulatory organization or securities
exchange of any alleged rule violation or other circumstance which could
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

      5.2   Authorization and Validity. The Borrower has all requisite power and
authority (corporate and otherwise) to execute and deliver each of the Loan
Documents to which it is a party and to perform its obligations thereunder. The
execution and delivery by the Borrower of the Loan Documents to which it is a
party and the performance of its obligations thereunder have been duly
authorized by proper corporate proceedings and such Loan Documents constitute
legal, valid and binding obligations of the Borrower, enforceable against the
Borrower in accordance with their terms, except as enforceability may be limited
by bankruptcy, insolvency

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or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors' right generally or by
general principles of equity limiting the availability of equitable remedies.

      5.3   Compliance with Laws and Contracts. The Borrower and its
Subsidiaries have complied in all material respects with all applicable domestic
and foreign laws (including environmental laws), statutes, rules, regulations,
orders and restrictions of any Governmental Authority, self-regulatory
organization or securities exchange having jurisdiction over the conduct of
their respective businesses or the ownership of their respective properties
(including the Exchange Act, the Advisers Act, the Investment Company Act and
the applicable rules and regulations of the SEC, NASD, NYSE, MSRB and CFTC),
except where the failure to so comply could not reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect. Neither the execution and delivery by the Borrower of
the Loan Documents, the application of the proceeds of the Loans, the
consummation of any transaction contemplated by the Loan Documents, nor
compliance with the provisions of the Loan Documents will, or at the relevant
time did, (a) violate any law, rule, regulation (including Regulations T, U and
X), order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree or award binding on the Borrower
or any Subsidiary or the Borrower's or any Subsidiary's charter, articles or
certificate of incorporation or by-laws (or similar governing documents), (b)
violate the provisions of or require the approval or consent of any party to any
indenture, instrument or agreement to which the Borrower or any Subsidiary is a
party or is subject, or by which it, or its property, is bound or conflict with
or constitute a default thereunder, or result in the creation or imposition of
any Lien (other than Liens permitted by Section 6.17) in, of or on the property
of the Borrower or any Subsidiary pursuant to the terms of any such indenture,
instrument or agreement, or (c) require the consent or approval of any Person,
except for any violation of, or failure to obtain an approval or consent
required under, any such indenture, instrument or agreement that could not have
a Material Adverse Effect.

      5.4   Governmental Consents. No order, consent, approval, qualification,
license, authorization, or validation of, or filing, recording or registration
with, or exemption by, or other action in respect of, any Governmental
Authority, self-regulatory organization or securities exchange is necessary or
required in connection with the execution, delivery, consummation performance
of, or the legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability of, any of the
Loan Documents, the application of the proceeds of the Loans, or the
consummation of any other transaction contemplated by the Loan Documents.
Neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary is in default under or in violation of
any foreign, federal, state or local law, rule, regulation, order, writ,
judgment, injunction, decree or award binding upon or applicable to the Borrower
or such Subsidiary, in each case the consequence of which default or violation
could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

      5.5   Financial Statements. The Borrower has heretofore furnished to each
of the Banks the December 31, 2004 audited consolidated financial statements for
the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (the "Financial Statements"). The Financial
Statements were prepared in accordance with GAAP and fairly present the
consolidated financial condition, results of operations, changes in
stockholders' equity and cash flows of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries at such
date and for the period then ended.

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      5.6 Material Adverse Change. No material adverse change in the business,
Property, condition (financial or otherwise), performance or results of
operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole has occurred
since December 31, 2004.

      5.7 Taxes. The Borrower and its Subsidiaries have filed or caused to be
filed on a timely basis and in correct form all United States federal and
applicable state tax returns and other material tax returns which are required
to be filed and have paid all material taxes due pursuant to such returns or
pursuant to any assessment received by the Borrower or any Subsidiary, except
such taxes, if any, as are being contested in good faith and as to which
adequate reserves have been provided in accordance with GAAP. As of the date
hereof, the United States income tax returns of the Borrower on a consolidated
basis have been audited by the Internal Revenue Service through its fiscal year
ending December 31, 1997 and, to the Borrower's knowledge, there are no pending
audits or investigations regarding the Borrower's or its Subsidiaries' federal,
state or local tax returns which could reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect. No tax liens have been filed and no claims are being asserted
with respect to any such taxes which could reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect. The charges, accruals and reserves on the books of the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries in respect of any taxes or other governmental
charges are in accordance with GAAP.

      5.8 Litigation and Contingent Obligations. There is no litigation,
arbitration, proceeding, inquiry or investigation by any Governmental Authority,
self-regulatory organization or securities exchange pending or, to the knowledge
of any of the Borrower's officers, threatened against or affecting the Borrower
or any Subsidiary or any of their respective Properties which could reasonably
be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or to prevent, enjoin or unduly
delay the making of the Loans or the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement. Neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary has any
material contingent obligations not provided for or disclosed in the Financial
Statements.

      5.9 Subsidiaries. Schedule 5.9 contains an accurate list of all
Subsidiaries as of the date of this Agreement, setting forth their respective
jurisdictions of formation and the percentage of their capital stock or other
equity interests owned by the Borrower or other Subsidiaries. Except as set
forth on Schedule 5.9 and except for Seed Money, as of the date hereof, the
Borrower does not own or hold, directly or indirectly, any capital stock or
equity security of, or any equity partnership interest in, any Person other than
such Subsidiaries.

      5.10 ERISA. Except as disclosed on Schedule 5.10, neither the Borrower nor
any other member of the Controlled Group maintains any Single Employer Plan, and
no Single Employer Plan has any Unfunded Liability. Neither the Borrower nor any
other member of the Controlled Group maintains, or is obligated to contribute
to, any Multiemployer Plan or has incurred, or is reasonably expected to incur,
any withdrawal liability to any Multiemployer Plan. Each Plan complies in all
material respects with all applicable requirements of law and regulations.
Neither the Borrower nor any other member of the Controlled Group has, with
respect to any Plan, failed to make any contribution or pay any amount required
under Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA or the terms of such Plan
which could reasonably be expected to be in excess of $5,000,000. There are no
pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened claims, actions,
investigations or lawsuits against any Plan, any fiduciary thereof, or the
Borrower or any other member of the Controlled Group with respect to a Plan

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which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Neither
the Borrower nor any other member of the Controlled Group has engaged in any
prohibited transaction (as defined in Section 4975 of the Code or Section 406 of
ERISA) in connection with any Plan which would subject such Person to any
material liability. Within the last five years neither the Borrower nor any
other member of the Controlled Group has engaged in a transaction which resulted
in a Single Employer Plan with an Unfunded Liability being transferred out of
the Controlled Group. No Termination Event has occurred or is reasonably
expected to occur with respect to any Plan which is subject to Title IV of
ERISA.

      5.11 Defaults. No Event of Default or Default has occurred and is
continuing.

      5.12 Federal Reserve Regulations. Neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary
is engaged, directly or indirectly, principally, or as one of its important
activities, in the business of extending or arranging for the extension of,
credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying Margin Stock (other than in
connection with the Stock Repurchase). No part of the proceeds of any Loan will
be used in a manner which would violate, or result in any violation of,
Regulation T, Regulation U or Regulation X. Neither the making of a Loan
hereunder or the use of the proceeds thereof will violate or be inconsistent
with the provisions of, Regulation T, Regulation U or Regulation X. Following
the application of the proceeds of the Loans, less than 25% of the value (as
determined by any reasonable method) of the assets of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries which are subject to any limitation on sale, pledge, or other
restriction hereunder taken as a whole have been, and will continue to be,
represented by Margin Stock.

      5.13 Investment Company; Public Utility Holding Company. The Borrower is
not an "investment company" or a company "controlled" by an "investment company"
within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. Neither
the Borrower nor any Subsidiary is subject to regulation under the Public
Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as amended.

      5.14 Certain Fees. No broker's or finder's fee or commission was, is or
will be payable by the Borrower or any Subsidiary with respect to any of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The Borrower agrees to indemnify
the Agent and the Banks against, and agrees that it will hold each of them
harmless from, any claim, demand or liability for any broker's fees, finder's
fees or commissions alleged to have been incurred by the Borrower in connection
with any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and any expenses
(including Attorney Costs for the Agent or any Bank) arising in connection with
any such claim, demand or liability. No other similar fee or commissions will be
payable by the Borrower or any Subsidiary for any other services rendered to the
Borrower or such Subsidiary ancillary to any of the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement.

      5.15 Ownership of Properties. The Borrower and its Subsidiaries have a
subsisting leasehold interest in, or good and marketable title, free of all
Liens, other than those permitted by Section 6.17, to all of the properties and
assets reflected in the Financial Statements as being owned by it, except for
assets sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of in the ordinary course of
business since the date thereof and such defects of title and Liens as could
not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. To the
knowledge of the Borrower, there are no actual, threatened or alleged defaults
with respect to any lease of real property under which

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the Borrower or any Subsidiary is lessee or lessor which, individually or in the
aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

      5.16 Material Agreements. Neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary is a
party to any agreement or instrument or subject to any charter or other company
restriction which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect. Neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary is in default in the
performance, observance or fulfilment of any of the obligations, covenants or
conditions contained in any agreement to which it is a party, which default
could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

      5.17 Insurance. The Borrower and its Subsidiaries maintain with
financially sound and reputable insurance companies insurance on their Property
in such amounts and covering such risk as is consistent with sound business
practice.

      5.18 Disclosure. None of the (a) information, exhibits or reports
furnished or to be furnished by the Borrower or any Subsidiary to the Agent or
to any Bank in connection with the negotiation of the Loan Documents, taken as a
whole, or (b) representations or warranties of the Borrower or any Subsidiary
contained in this Agreement, the other Loan Documents or any other document,
certificate or written statement furnished to the Agent or the Banks by or on
behalf the Borrower or any Subsidiary pursuant to this Agreement contained,
contains or will contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted,
omits or will omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the
statements contained herein or therein not misleading in light of the
circumstances in which they were made. There is no fact known to the Borrower
(other than matters of a general economic nature) that has had or could
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and that has not been
disclosed herein or in such other documents, certificates and statements
furnished to the Banks for use in connection with the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement.

      5.19 Solvency. The Borrower is, and after giving effect to the incurrence
of the Obligations will be, Solvent.

      5.20 Senior Debt. The Obligations shall be at least pari passu with all
other senior unsecured debt of the Borrower.

                                   ARTICLE VI

                                    COVENANTS

      During the term of this Agreement, unless the Majority Banks shall
otherwise consent in writing:

      6.1 Financial Reporting. The Borrower will maintain, for itself and each
Subsidiary, a system of accounting established and administered in accordance
with GAAP, consistently applied, and will furnish to the Agent, with sufficient
copies for the Banks:

            (a) As soon as practicable and in any event within 90 days after the
      close of each of its fiscal years, an unqualified audit report certified
      by KPMG LLP or other independent certified public accountants, acceptable
      to the Banks, prepared in accordance

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      with GAAP on a consolidated and consolidating basis (consolidating
      statements need not be certified by such accountants) for itself and its
      Subsidiaries, including balance sheets as of the end of such period and
      related statements of income, and changes in stockholders' equity and cash
      flows (provided that so long as the common stock of the Borrower is listed
      for trading on the NYSE, the foregoing requirement as to the Borrower's
      consolidated financial statements may be satisfied by the delivery of the
      Borrower's Annual Report to Stockholders and its Annual Report on Form
      10-K filed with the SEC containing such information) and accompanied by
      (i) any management letter prepared by such accountants and (ii) a
      certificate of such accountants that, in the course of the examination
      necessary for their certification of the foregoing, they have obtained no
      knowledge of any Event of Default or Default, or if, in the opinion of
      such accountants, any Event of Default or Default shall exist, stating the
      nature and status thereof.

            (b) As soon as practicable and in any event within 45 days after the
      close of the first three fiscal quarters of each of its fiscal years, for
      itself and its Subsidiaries, consolidated unaudited balance sheets as at
      the close of each such period and consolidated statements of income,
      changes in stockholders' equity and cash flows for the period from the
      beginning of such fiscal year to the end of such fiscal quarter, all
      certified by its chief financial officer (provided that so long as the
      common stock of the Borrower is listed for trading on the NYSE, the
      foregoing requirement as to the Borrower's consolidated financial
      statements may be satisfied by the delivery of the Borrower's Quarterly
      Report on Form 10-Q as filed with the SEC containing such information.

            (c) Together with the financial statements required by clauses (a)
      and (b) above and additionally for purposes of determining the Applicable
      Margin within 45 days after the close of the fourth fiscal quarter of each
      fiscal year (which preliminary determination shall be subject to
      adjustment upon receipt of audited annual financial statements (or Form
      10-K) and shall not be deemed to constitute a misrepresentation or breach
      if prepared in good faith and the audited numbers differ from the
      unaudited fourth quarter results), a compliance certificate in
      substantially the form of Exhibit C signed by its chief financial officer
      showing the calculations necessary to determine compliance with this
      Agreement and stating that no Event of Default or Default exists, or if
      any Event of Default or Default exists, the nature and thereof.

            (d) As soon as possible and in any event within 10 days after any
      officer of the Borrower knows that any Termination Event has occurred with
      respect to any Plan, a statement, signed by the chief financial officer of
      the Borrower, describing such Termination Event and the action which the
      Borrower proposes to take with respect thereto.

            (e) As soon as possible and in any event within 10 days after any
      officer of the Borrower learns thereof, notice of the assertion or
      commencement of any claim, action, litigation, suit or proceeding against
      or affecting the Borrower or any Subsidiary, including any investigation
      or proceeding commenced by the SEC, NASD, MSRB,

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      NYSE or any other Governmental Authority, self-regulatory organization or
      securities exchange, which could have a Material Adverse Effect.

            (f) Promptly upon the furnishing thereof to the shareholders of the
      Borrower copies of all financial statements, reports and proxy statements
      so furnished.

            (g) Within 15 days after the filing thereof, copies of all
      registration statements and annual, quarterly, monthly or other regular
      reports which the Borrower or any Subsidiary files with the SEC.

            (h) Such other information (including non-financial information) as
      the Agent or any Bank may from time to time reasonably request.

      Documents required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.1 (to the extent
any such documents are included in materials otherwise filed with the SEC) may
be delivered electronically and if so delivered, shall be deemed to have been
delivered on the date (i) on which the Borrower posts such documents, or
provides a link thereto on the Borrower's website on the Internet at the website
address listed on Schedule 9.2; or (ii) on which such documents are posted on
the Borrower's behalf on IntraLinks/IntraAgency or another relevant website, if
any, to which each Bank and the Agent have access (whether a commercial,
third-party website or whether sponsored by the Agent); provided that: (i) the
Borrower shall deliver paper copies of such documents to the Agent or any Bank
that requests the Borrower to deliver such paper copies until a written request
to cease delivering paper copies is given by the Agent or such Bank and (ii) the
Borrower shall notify (which may be by facsimile or electronic mail) the Agent
and each Bank of the posting of any such documents and provide to the Agent by
electronic mail electronic versions (i.e., soft copies) of such documents.
Notwithstanding anything contained herein, in every instance the Borrower shall
be required to provide paper copies of the Compliance Certificates required by
Section 6.1(c) to the Agent and each of the Banks. Except for such Compliance
Certificates, the Agent shall have no obligation to request the delivery or to
maintain copies of the documents referred to above, and in any event shall have
no responsibility to monitor compliance by the Borrower with any such request
for delivery, and each Bank shall be solely responsible for requesting delivery
to it or maintaining its copies of such documents.

      6.2 Use of Proceeds. The Borrower will use the proceeds of the Loans
solely to (a) consummate the Stock Repurchase and/or (b) to repay and retire all
or a portion of the Senior Notes, and in each case to pay related transaction
fees and expenses. The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to,
use any of the proceeds of the Loans to purchase or carry any Margin Stock in
violation of Regulation T, Regulation U or Regulation X.

      6.3 Notice of Default. Within five days after any officer of the Borrower
has knowledge thereof, the Borrower will give notice in writing to the Banks of
the occurrence of (a) any Event of Default or Default and (b) any other event or
development, financial or other, relating specifically to the Borrower or any
Subsidiary (and not of a general economic or political nature) which could
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

      6.4 Conduct of Business. The Borrower will, and will cause each Subsidiary
to, (a) subject to Section 6.12(c), preserve and maintain its corporate
existence, rights, franchises and

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privileges in the jurisdiction of its formation, (b) maintain all registrations,
licenses, consents, approvals and authorizations from and with any Governmental
Authority, self-regulatory organization or securities exchange necessary or
material to the conduct of its business and (c) qualify and remain qualified in
each other jurisdiction in which its ownership or lease of property or the
conduct of its business requires such qualification, except where failure to
qualify could not have a Material Adverse Effect. The Borrower will not, and
will not permit any Subsidiary to, engage in any material line of business
substantially different from those lines of business carried on by them on the
date hereof (provided that further entry into the financial services business,
as well as service businesses related thereto, will not be prohibited by this
Section 6.4).

      6.5 Taxes. The Borrower will, and will cause each Subsidiary to, timely
file complete and correct (in all material respects) United States federal and
applicable foreign, state and local tax returns required by applicable law and
pay when due all taxes, assessments and governmental charges and levies upon it
or its income, profits or Property, except (a) those which are being contested
in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which adequate
reserves have been set aside and (b) those with respect to which failure to file
or pay would not reasonably be expected to result in an aggregate liability for
the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in excess of $1,000,000.

      6.6 Insurance. The Borrower will, and will cause each Subsidiary to,
maintain with financially sound and reputable insurance companies insurance in
such amounts and covering such risks as is consistent with sound business
practice, and the Borrower will furnish to the Agent and any Bank upon request
full information as to the insurance carried.

      6.7 Compliance with Laws; Material Contractual Obligations. The Borrower
will, and will cause each Subsidiary to, comply with all laws, statutes
(including the Exchange Act, the Advisers Act and the Investment Company Act),
rules, regulations, orders, writs, judgments, injunctions, decrees or awards to
which it may be subject, the failure to comply with which could reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and with all Contractual Obligations,
the failure to comply with which could reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect.

      6.8 Maintenance of Properties. The Borrower will, and will cause each
Subsidiary to, do all things necessary to maintain, preserve, protect and keep
all material portions of its Property in good repair, working order and
condition (other than ordinary wear and tear), and make all necessary and proper
repairs, renewals and replacements so that its business carried on in connection
therewith may be properly conducted at all times; provided that this Section
shall not prevent the Borrower or any Subsidiary from discontinuing the
operation and maintenance of any of its properties if such discontinuance is
desirable in the conduct of its business and the Borrower has concluded that
such discontinuance would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material
Adverse Effect.

      6.9 Inspection. The Borrower will, and will cause each Subsidiary to,
permit the Agent and the Banks, upon at least two Business Days' notice (unless
an Event of Default or Default has occurred and is continuing) and during normal
business hours, by their respective representatives and agents, to inspect any
of the Property, corporate books and financial records of the Borrower and each
Subsidiary, to examine and make copies of the books of accounts and

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other financial records of the Borrower and each Subsidiary, and to discuss the
affairs, finances and accounts of the Borrower and each Subsidiary with, and to
be advised as to the same by, their respective officers. The Borrower will, and
will cause each Subsidiary to, keep or cause to be kept, appropriate records and
books of account in which complete entries are to be made reflecting its and
their business and financial transactions, such entries to be made in accordance
with GAAP consistently applied.

      6.10 Ownership of Subsidiaries. The Borrower will continue to own directly
or indirectly, free and clear of all Liens and restrictions, 100% of the
outstanding shares of capital stock of Nuveen Investments, Nuveen Asset
Management, Rittenhouse, Symphony Asset Management or NWQ Investment Management
other than, in the case of any of the foregoing, shares owned by employees
thereof through employee related compensation and stock option plans.

      6.11 Indebtedness. The Borrower will not, and will not permit any
Subsidiary to, create, incur or suffer to exist any Indebtedness, except:

            (a) the Loans;

            (b) Indebtedness existing on the date hereof and listed on Schedule
      6.11, and any refinancing or replacement thereof so long as the aggregate
      principal amount of such Indebtedness (whether outstanding or committed)
      is not increased;

            (c) Short-term Indebtedness incurred in connection with the purchase
      of municipal, corporate and treasury bonds and other securities in the
      ordinary course of business;

            (d) Indebtedness of any Subsidiary owed to the Borrower or any
      Wholly-Owned Subsidiary;

            (e) securities sold under agreements to repurchase (to the extent
      such obligations constitute Indebtedness) and Rate Hedging Obligations
      incurred in the ordinary course of business;

            (f) Contingent Obligations permitted by Section 6.16;

            (g) contingent pay-out and similar obligations relating to prior
      acquisitions by the Borrower and to acquisitions permitted hereunder;

            (h) unsecured Indebtedness relating to the financing of Distribution
      Receivables in an aggregate principal amount not exceeding the amount of
      such Receivables;

            (i) unsecured Indebtedness the proceeds of which are applied to
      repay a portion of the outstanding Loans; and

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            (j) other unsecured Indebtedness not otherwise permitted by this
      Section 6.11 in an aggregate principal amount for the Borrower and its
      Subsidiaries not exceeding $20,000,000 at any time outstanding.

      6.12 Merger. The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to,
merge or consolidate with or into any other Person, except that (a) a
Wholly-Owned Subsidiary may merge into the Borrower or any other Wholly-Owned
Subsidiary, (b) the Borrower or any Subsidiary may merge or consolidate with any
other Person so long as the Borrower or such Subsidiary is the continuing or
surviving corporation and, prior to and after giving effect to such merger or
consolidation, no Event of Default or Default shall exist and (c) any Subsidiary
may enter into a merger or consolidation as a means of effecting a disposition
permitted by Section 6.13.

      6.13 Sale of Assets. The Borrower will not, and will not permit any
Subsidiary to, lease, sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of its Property to any
other Person except for (a) sales of municipal, corporate and treasury bonds and
other securities sold in the ordinary course of business, (b) Distribution
Receivables sold to a third party without recourse to the Borrower or any
Subsidiary in order to effect a securitization of such Receivables and (c)
leases, sales, transfers or other dispositions of its Property that, together
with all other Property of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries previously leased,
sold or disposed of (other than sales of municipal, corporate and treasury bonds
and other securities sold in the ordinary course of business) as permitted by
this Section 6.13 since the date hereof, do not constitute a Substantial
Portion.

      6.14 Sale of Accounts. The Borrower will not, and will not permit any
Subsidiary to, sell or otherwise dispose of any notes receivable or accounts
receivable, with or without recourse, other than in the ordinary course of
business.

      6.15 Investments and Purchases. The Borrower will not, and will not permit
any Subsidiary to, make or suffer to exist any Investment (including loans and
advances to, and other Investments in, Subsidiaries), or commitments therefor,
or create any Subsidiary or become or remain a partner in any partnership or
joint venture, or make any Purchase, except:

            (a) existing Investments in Subsidiaries and other Investments in
      existence on the date hereof and described on Schedule 5.9;

            (b) securities purchased under agreements to resell; municipal,
      corporate and treasury bonds; money market funds as defined in Rule 2a-7
      of the Investment Company Act; and other securities purchased in the
      ordinary course of business;

            (c) obligations of, or fully guaranteed by, the United States of
      America; commercial paper and other notes and securities rated investment
      grade by a national securities rating agency; demand deposit accounts
      maintained in the ordinary course of business; and bankers acceptances and
      certificates of deposit issued by and time deposits with commercial banks
      (whether domestic or foreign) having capital and surplus in excess of
      $100,000,000;

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            (d) additional Purchases of or Investments in the stock of
      Subsidiaries or the capital stock, assets, obligations or other securities
      of or interest in other Persons provided that (i) each such Person shall
      be (x) incorporated, organized or otherwise formed under the laws of any
      state of the United States, or under the laws of Canada, any member
      country of the European Economic Union, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Japan,
      Australia or New Zealand, and (y) engaged in a line of business not
      substantially different from those lines of business carried on by the
      Borrower and its Subsidiaries on the date hereof (which for this purpose
      shall be deemed to include the financial services business as well as
      service businesses related thereto), (ii) such transaction shall have been
      approved and recommended by the board of directors (or functional
      equivalent thereof ) of such Person, and (iii) no Event of Default or
      Default shall have occurred and be continuing either immediately before or
      after giving effect to such transaction and No Material Adverse Effect
      would result therefrom;

            (e) Seed Money; and

            (f) the creation or acquisition of Subsidiaries that are registered
      investment advisors to mutual funds or other investment advisory clients
      or otherwise engaged in the financial services business, as well as
      service businesses related thereto.

      6.16 Contingent Obligations. The Borrower will not, and will not permit
any Subsidiary to, make or suffer to exist any Contingent Obligation (including
any Contingent Obligation with respect to the obligations of a Subsidiary),
except by endorsement of instruments for deposit or collection in the ordinary
course of business.

      6.17 Liens. The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to,
create, incur, or suffer to exist any Lien in, of or on the Property of the
Borrower or any Subsidiary, except:

            (a) Liens for taxes, assessments or governmental charges or levies
      on its Property if the same shall not at the time be delinquent or
      thereafter can be paid without penalty, or are being contested in good
      faith and by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves in
      accordance with GAAP shall have been set aside on its books;

            (b) Liens imposed by law, such as carriers', warehousemen's and
      mechanics' liens and other similar liens arising in the ordinary course of
      business which secure the payment of obligations not more than 60 days
      past due or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate
      proceedings and for which adequate reserves shall have been set aside on
      its books;

            (c) Liens arising out of pledges or deposits under worker's
      compensation laws, unemployment insurance, old age pensions, or other
      social security or retirement benefits, or similar legislation;

            (d) utility easements, building restrictions and such other
      encumbrances or charges against real property as are of a nature generally
      existing with respect to properties of a similar character and which do
      not in any material way affect the

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      marketability of the same or interfere with the use thereof in the
      business of the Borrower or any Subsidiary; and

            (e) Liens relating to Indebtedness permitted by Sections 6.11(c) and
      (e).

      6.18 Affiliates. The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary
to, enter into any transaction (including the purchase or sale of any Property
or service) with, or make any payment or transfer to, any Affiliate except (a)
in the ordinary course of business and pursuant to the reasonable requirements
of the Borrower's or such Subsidiary's business and upon fair and reasonable
terms no less favorable to the Borrower or such Subsidiary than the Borrower or
such Subsidiary would obtain in a comparable arm's-length transaction; (b)
transactions among the Borrower and Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries; and (c)
repurchases by the Borrower of up to $600,000,000 of its capital stock from St.
Paul.

      6.19 Change in Corporate Structure; Fiscal Year. The Borrower will not,
and will not permit any Subsidiary to, (a) permit any amendment or modification
to be made to its certificate or articles of incorporation or by-laws or similar
governing document that is materially adverse to the interests of the Banks
(provided that the Borrower shall notify the Agent of any other amendment or
modification thereto as soon as practicable thereafter) or (b) change its fiscal
year to end on any date other than December 31 of each year.

      6.20 Inconsistent Agreements. The Borrower will not, and will not permit
any Subsidiary to, be a party to any indenture, agreement, instrument or other
arrangement that (a) directly or indirectly prohibits or restrains, or has the
effect of prohibiting or restraining, or imposes materially adverse conditions
upon, (i) the incurrence of the Obligations, (ii) the granting of Liens to
secure the Obligations, (iii) the amending of the Loan Documents or (iv) the
ability of any Subsidiary to (x) pay dividends or make other distributions on
its capital stock or other equity interests, (y) make loans or advances to the
Borrower or (z) repay loans or advances from the Borrower or (b) contains any
provision which would be violated or breached by the making of Loans or by the
performance by the Borrower or any Subsidiary of any of its obligations under
any Loan Document; provided that the foregoing shall not apply to any
prohibition or restraint of the type described in clause (a)(ii) or (a)(iv)(y)
contained in (A) this Agreement, (B) the Other Credit Agreements or the Senior
Notes (or any agreement or instrument entered into in replacement thereof to the
extent the Indebtedness under such replacement agreement would be permitted by
Section 6.11(b)) or (C) any other agreement pursuant to which the Borrower
incurs Indebtedness of the type described in Section 6.11(i) so long as no such
prohibition or restraint in such other agreement is more restrictive than the
corresponding prohibition or restraint contained in this Agreement or in the
documents referred to in the foregoing clause (B).

      6.21 Financial Covenants. The Borrower on a consolidated basis with its
Subsidiaries shall:

            6.21.1. Minimum Interest Coverage Ratio. Maintain an Interest
      Coverage Ratio of not less than 4.0 to 1 as of the last day of any fiscal
      quarter.

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            6.21.2. Leverage Ratio. Maintain a Leverage Ratio of not more than
      2.75 to 1 as of the last day of any fiscal quarter.

      6.22 ERISA Compliance. The Borrower will (a) fulfill, and cause each other
member of the Controlled Group to fulfill, its obligations under the minimum
funding standards of ERISA and the Code with respect to each Plan, except where
the failure to do so would not result in any liabilities to members of the
Controlled Group in excess of $5,000,000, (b) comply, and cause each other
member of the Controlled Group to comply, with all applicable provisions of
ERISA and the Code respect to each Plan, except where such failure or
noncompliance individually or in the aggregate would not have a Material Adverse
Effect and (c) not, and not permit any other member of the Controlled Group to,
(i) seek a waiver of the minimum funding standards under ERISA, (ii) terminate
or withdraw from any Plan or (iii) take any other action with respect to any
Plan which would reasonably be expected to entitle the PBGC to terminate, impose
liability in respect of, or cause a trustee to be appointed to administer, any
Plan, unless the actions or events described in the foregoing clause (i), (ii)
or (iii) individually or in the aggregate would not have a Material Adverse
Effect.

                                   ARTICLE VII

                                    DEFAULTS

      7.1 The occurrence of any one or more of the following events shall
constitute an Event of Default:

            (a) Representation or Warranty. Any representation or warranty made
      or deemed made by or on behalf of the Borrower or any Subsidiary to the
      Banks or the Agent under or in connection with this Agreement, any other
      Loan Document, any Loan or any certificate or information delivered in
      connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be false
      in any material respect on the date as of which made or deemed made.

            (b) Non-Payment. Nonpayment of (i) any principal of any Loan when
      due or (ii) any interest upon any Loan or any fee or other obligation
      under any of the Loan Documents within three days after the same becomes
      due.

            (c) Specific Defaults. The breach by the Borrower of any term or
      provision of Section 6.2, 6.3(a), 6.4 or 6.10 through 6.17 or 6.19 through
      6.22.

            (d) Other Defaults. The breach by the Borrower (other than a breach
      which constitutes a Default under Section 7.1(a), (b) or (c)) of any term
      or provision of this Agreement which is not remedied within 30 days after
      written notice from the Agent or any Bank.

            (e) Cross-Default. Failure of the Borrower or any Subsidiary to pay
      any Indebtedness aggregating in excess of $10,000,000 for the Borrower and
      its Subsidiaries when due (other than contingent pay-out and similar
      obligations relating to prior acquisitions of the Borrower and to
      acquisitions permitted hereunder as to which a good faith dispute exists
      and which are being appropriately contested); or the default by the

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      Borrower or any Subsidiary in the performance of any term, provision or
      condition contained in any agreement or agreements under which any such
      Indebtedness was created or is governed, or the occurrence of any other
      event or existence of any other condition, the effect of any of which is
      to cause, or to permit the holder or holders of such Indebtedness to
      cause, such Indebtedness to become due prior to its stated maturity; or
      any such Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Subsidiary shall be declared
      to be due and payable or required to be prepaid (other than by a regularly
      scheduled payment) prior to the stated maturity thereof; provided that the
      foregoing shall not apply to any default under the Senior Notes (x)
      arising from the prepayment of the Senior Notes without giving the
      required notice of such payment in accordance with the terms thereof or
      (y) resulting from or relating to the Stock Repurchase, but only so long
      as (i) the holders of such Indebtedness do not exercise any legal remedies
      as a result of such default and (ii) all obligations of the Borrower with
      respect to the Senior Notes (including obligations resulting from such
      default) have been paid in full within 30 days after the date of such
      default.

            (f) Insolvency; Voluntary Proceedings. The Borrower or any
      Subsidiary shall (i) have an order for relief entered with respect to it
      under the Federal bankruptcy laws as now or hereafter in effect, (ii) make
      an assignment for the benefit of creditors, (iii) apply for, seek, consent
      to, or acquiesce in, the appointment of a receiver, custodian, trustee,
      examiner, liquidator or similar official for it or any Substantial
      Portion, (iv) institute any proceeding seeking an order for relief under
      the Federal bankruptcy laws as now or hereafter in effect or seeking to
      adjudicate it a bankrupt or insolvent, or seeking dissolution, winding up,
      liquidation, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition of it
      or its debt under any law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency or
      reorganization or relief of debtors to fail or file an answer or other
      pleading denying the material allegations of any such proceeding filed
      against it, (v) take any corporate action to authorize or effect any of
      the foregoing actions set forth in this Section 7.1(f), (vi) fail to
      contest in good faith any appointment or proceeding described in Section
      7.1(g) or (vii) become unable to pay, not pay, or admit in writing its
      inability to pay, its debts generally as they become due.

            (g) Involuntary Proceedings. Without the application, approval or
      consent of the Borrower or any Subsidiary, a receiver, trustee, examiner,
      liquidator or similar official shall be appointed for the Borrower or any
      Subsidiary or any Substantial Portion, or a proceeding described in
      Section 7.1(f)(iv) shall be instituted against the Borrower or any
      Subsidiary and such appointment continues undischarged or such proceeding
      continues undismissed or unstayed for a period of 60 consecutive days.

            (h) Judgments. The Borrower or any Subsidiary shall fail within 30
      days to pay, bond or otherwise discharge any judgment or order for the
      payment of money of $25,000,000 or more (or multiple judgments or orders
      for the payments of an aggregate amount of $25,000,000 or more), which is
      not stayed on appeal or otherwise being appropriately contested in good
      faith and as to which no enforcement actions have been commenced.

            (i) Change in Control. Any Change in Control shall occur.

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            (j) SIPC. The SEC or any self-regulatory organization has notified
      the SIPC pursuant to Section 5(a)(1) of the Securities Investor Protection
      Act of 1970 (the "SIPC Act") of facts which indicate that the Borrower or
      any Subsidiary is in or is approaching financial difficulty, or the SIPC
      shall file an application for a protective decree with respect to the
      Borrower or any Subsidiary under Section 5(a)(3) of the SIPC Act.

            (k) ERISA. With respect to any Plan, the Borrower or any Subsidiary
      shall (a) incur any "accumulated funding deficiency" (as such term is
      defined in Section 302 of ERISA) in excess of $10,000,000 whether or not
      waived, or permit any Unfunded Liability to exceed $10,000,000, or (b)
      permit the occurrence of any Termination Event which could result in a
      liability to the Borrower or any other member of the Controlled Group in
      excess of $10,000,000.

      7.2 Remedies. If any Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Agent
shall, at the request of, or may, with the consent of, the Majority Banks,

            (a) declare the Commitments to be terminated, whereupon the
      Commitments 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 the Borrower; and

            (c) exercise on behalf of itself and the Banks all rights and
      remedies available to it and the Banks under the Loan Documents or
      applicable law;

provided that upon the occurrence of any event specified in Section 7.1(f) or
(g) (in the case of Section 7.1(g) upon the expiration of the 60-day period
referred to therein), the Commitments shall automatically terminate and the
unpaid principal amount of all outstanding Loans and all interest and other
amounts as aforesaid shall automatically become due and payable without further
act of the Agent or any Bank.

      7.3 Rights Not Exclusive. The rights provided for in this Agreement and
the other Loan Documents are cumulative and are not exclusive of any other
rights, powers, privileges or remedies provided by law or in equity, or under
any other instrument, document or agreement now existing or hereafter arising.

                                  ARTICLE VIII

                                    THE AGENT

      8.1 Appointment and Authorization of Agent. Each Bank hereby irrevocably
(subject to Section 8.9) appoints, designates and authorizes the Agent to take
such action on its behalf under the provisions of this Agreement and each other
Loan Document and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are
expressly delegated to it by the terms of this Agreement

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or any other Loan Document, together with such powers as are reasonably
incidental thereto. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained
elsewhere in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document, the Agent shall not
have any duties or responsibilities, except those expressly set forth herein,
nor shall the Agent have or be deemed to have any fiduciary relationship with
any Bank, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties,
obligations or liabilities shall be read into this Agreement or any other Loan
Document or otherwise exist against the Agent. Without limiting the generality
of the foregoing sentence, the use of the term "agent" herein and in the other
Loan Documents with reference to the 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 merely as a matter of
market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative
relationship between independent contracting parties.

      8.2 Delegation of Duties. The Agent may execute any of its duties under
this Agreement or any other Loan Document by or through agents, employees or
attorneys-in-fact and shall be entitled to advice of counsel and other
consultants or experts concerning all matters pertaining to such duties. The
Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any agent or
attorney-in-fact that it selects in the absence of gross negligence or willful
misconduct.

      8.3 Liability of Agent. No Agent-Related Person shall (a) be liable for
any action taken or omitted to be taken by any of them under or in connection
with this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the transactions contemplated
hereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct in connection
with its duties expressly set forth herein), or (b) be responsible in any manner
to any Bank for any recital, statement, representation or warranty made by the
Borrower or any officer thereof, contained herein or in any other Loan Document,
or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or
provided for in, or received by the Agent under or in connection with, this
Agreement or any other Loan Document, or the validity, effectiveness,
genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement or any other Loan
Document, or for any failure of the Borrower or any other party to any Loan
Document to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. No Agent-Related
Person shall be under any obligation to any Bank to ascertain or to inquire as
to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or
conditions of, this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or to inspect the
properties, books or records of the Borrower or any Affiliate thereof.

      8.4 Reliance by Agent. The Agent shall be entitled to rely, and shall be
fully protected in relying, upon any writing, communication, signature,
resolution, representation, notice, consent, certificate, affidavit, letter,
facsimile, electronic communication or telephone message, statement or other
document or conversation believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have
been signed, sent or made by the proper Person or Persons, and upon advice and
statements of legal counsel (including counsel to the Borrower), independent
accountants and other experts selected by the Agent. The Agent shall be fully
justified in failing or refusing to take any action under this Agreement or any
other Loan Document unless it shall first receive such advice or concurrence of
the Majority Banks as it deems appropriate and, if it so requests, it shall
first be indemnified to its satisfaction by the Banks against any and all
liability and expense which may be incurred by it by reason of taking or
continuing to take any such action. The Agent shall in all cases be fully
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Agreement or any other Loan Document in accordance with a request or consent of
the Majority Banks or all Banks, if required hereunder, and such request and any
action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding upon all the
Banks. Where this Agreement expressly permits or prohibits an action unless the
Majority Banks or all Banks otherwise determine, the Agent shall, and in all
other instances, the Agent may, but shall not be required to, initiate any
solicitation for the consent or a vote of the Banks. For purposes of determining
compliance with the conditions specified in Section 4.1, each Bank 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 either sent by the Agent
to such Bank for consent, approval, acceptance or satisfaction, or required
thereunder to be consented to or approved by or acceptable or satisfactory to a
Bank.

      8.5 Notice of Default. The Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge or
notice of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default, except with respect
to defaults in the payment of principal, interest and fees required to be paid
to the Agent for the account of the Banks, unless the Agent shall have received
written notice from a Bank or the Borrower referring to this Agreement,
describing such Default or Event of Default and stating that such notice is a
"notice of default". The Agent will notify the Banks of its receipt of any such
notice. The Agent shall take such action with respect to such Default or Event
of Default as may be requested by the Majority Banks in accordance with Article
VII; provided that unless and until the Agent has received any such request, the
Agent may (but shall not be obligated to) take such action, or refrain from
taking such action, with respect to such Default or Event of Default as it shall
deem advisable or in the best interest of the Banks.

      8.6 Credit Decision; Disclosure of Information by Agent. Each Bank
acknowledges that no Agent-Related Person has made any representation or
warranty to it, and that no act by the Agent hereafter taken, including any
consent to and acceptance of any assignment or review of the affairs of the
Borrower or any Affiliate thereof, shall be deemed to constitute any
representation or warranty by any Agent-Related Person to any Bank as to any
matter, including whether Agent-Related Persons have disclosed material
information in their possession. Each Bank represents to the Agent that it has,
independently and without reliance upon any Agent-Related Person and based on
such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own
appraisal of and investigation into the business, prospects, operations,
property, financial and other condition and creditworthiness of the Borrower and
its Subsidiaries, and all applicable bank or other regulatory laws relating to
the transactions contemplated hereby, and made its own decision to enter into
this Agreement and to extend credit to the Borrower hereunder. Each Bank also
represents that it will, independently and without reliance upon any
Agent-Related Person and based on such documents and information as it shall
deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit analysis,
appraisals and decisions in taking or not taking action under this Agreement and
the other Loan Documents, and to make such investigations as it deems necessary
to inform itself as to the business, prospects, operations, property, financial
and other condition and creditworthiness of the Borrower. Except for notices,
reports and other documents expressly required to be furnished to the Banks by
the Agent herein, the Agent shall not have any duty or responsibility to provide
any Bank with any credit or other information concerning the business,
prospects, operations, property, financial and other condition or
creditworthiness of the Borrower or any of its Affiliates which may come into
the possession of any Agent-Related Person.

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      8.7 Indemnification of Agent. Whether or not the transactions contemplated
hereby are consummated, the Banks shall indemnify upon demand each Agent-Related
Person (to the extent not reimbursed by or on behalf of the Borrower and without
limiting the obligation of the Borrower to do so), pro rata, and hold harmless
each Agent-Related Person from and against any and all liabilities indemnified
by the Borrower pursuant to Section 9.5; provided that no Bank shall be liable
for the payment to any Agent-Related Person of any portion of such indemnified
liabilities to the extent determined in a final, non-appealable judgment by a
court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from such Person's own gross
negligence or willful misconduct; provided that no action taken in accordance
with the directions of the Majority Banks shall be deemed to constitute gross
negligence or willful misconduct for purposes of this Section. Without
limitation of the foregoing, each Bank shall reimburse the Agent upon demand for
its ratable share of any costs or out-of-pocket expenses (including Attorney
Costs and the costs and expenses incurred in connection with the use of
Intralinks, Inc. or other comparable information transmission systems in
connection with this Agreement) incurred by the Agent in connection with the
preparation, execution, delivery, administration, modification, amendment or
enforcement (whether through negotiations, legal proceedings or otherwise) of,
or legal advice in respect of rights or responsibilities under, this Agreement,
any other Loan Document, or any document contemplated by or referred to herein,
to the extent that the Agent is not reimbursed for such expenses by or on behalf
of the Borrower. The undertaking in this Section shall survive termination of
the Commitments, the payment of all Obligations and the resignation of the
Agent.

      8.8 Agent in its Individual Capacity. CNAI and its Affiliates may make
loans to, issue letters of credit for the account of, accept deposits from,
acquire equity interests in and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust,
financial advisory, underwriting or other business with the Borrower and its
Affiliates as though CNAI were not the Agent hereunder and without notice to or
consent of the Banks. The Banks acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities,
CNAI or its Affiliates may receive information regarding the Borrower or its
Affiliates (including information that may be subject to confidentiality
obligations in favor of the Borrower or such Affiliate) and acknowledge that the
Agent shall be under no obligation to provide such information to them. With
respect to its Loan, CNAI shall have the same rights and powers under this
Agreement as any other Bank and may exercise such rights and powers as though it
were not the Agent and the terms "Bank" and "Banks" include CNAI in its
individual capacity.

      8.9 Successor Agent. The Agent may, and at the request of the Majority
Banks shall, resign as Agent upon 30 days' notice to the Banks. If the Agent
resigns under this Agreement, the Majority Banks shall appoint from among the
Banks a successor administrative agent for the Banks which successor
administrative agent shall be consented to by the Borrower at all times other
than during the existence of an Event of Default (which consent of the Borrower
shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed). If no successor administrative
agent is appointed prior to the effective date of the resignation of the Agent,
the Agent may appoint, after consulting with the Banks and the Borrower, a
successor administrative agent from among the Banks. Upon the acceptance of its
appointment as successor administrative agent hereunder, the Person acting as
such successor administrative agent shall succeed to all the rights, powers and
duties of the retiring Agent, and the term "Agent" shall mean such successor
administrative agent, and the retiring Agent's appointment, powers and duties as
Agent shall be terminated without any other or further act or deed on the part
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hereunder as Agent, the provisions of this Article VIII and Sections 9.4 and 9.5
shall inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it
while it was Agent under this Agreement. If no successor administrative agent
has accepted appointment as Agent by the date which is 30 days following a
retiring Agent's notice of resignation, the retiring Agent's resignation shall
nevertheless thereupon become effective and the Banks shall perform all of the
duties of the Agent hereunder until such time, if any, as the Majority Banks
appoint a successor agent as provided for above.

      8.10 Other Agents. None of the Banks identified on the facing page or
signature pages of this agreement as a "Syndication Agent" or a "Documentation
Agent" (or a similar title other than "Administrative Agent") or as the
"Arranger" shall have any right, power, obligation, liability, responsibility or
duty under this Agreement other than those applicable to all Banks as such.
Without limiting the foregoing, none of the Banks so identified shall have or be
deemed to have any fiduciary relationship with any Bank. Each Bank acknowledges
that it has not relied, and will not rely, on any of the Banks so identified in
deciding to enter into this Agreement or in taking or not taking action
hereunder.

      8.11 Withholding Tax. (a) (i) Each Bank that is not a "United States
person" within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code (a "Foreign Bank")
shall deliver to the Agent, prior to receipt of any payment subject to
withholding under the Code (or upon accepting an assignment of an interest
herein), two duly signed completed copies of either IRS Form W-8BEN or any
successor thereto (relating to such Foreign Bank and entitling it to an
exemption from, or reduction of, withholding tax on all payments to be made to
such Foreign Bank by the Borrower pursuant to this Agreement) or IRS Form W-8ECI
or any successor thereto (relating to all payments to be made to such Foreign
Bank by the Borrower pursuant to this Agreement) or such other evidence
satisfactory to the Borrower and the Agent that such Foreign Bank is entitled to
an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. withholding tax, including any
exemption pursuant to Section 881(c) of the Code. Thereafter and from time to
time, each such Foreign Bank shall (A) promptly submit to the Agent such
additional duly completed and signed copies of one of such forms (or such
successor forms as shall be adopted from time to time by the relevant United
States taxing authorities) as may then be available under then current United
States laws and regulations to avoid, or such evidence as is satisfactory to the
Borrower and the Agent of any available exemption from or reduction of, United
States withholding taxes in respect of all payments to be made to such Foreign
Bank by the Borrower pursuant to this Agreement, (B) promptly notify the Agent
of any change in circumstances which would modify or render invalid any claimed
exemption or reduction and (C) take such steps as shall not be materially
disadvantageous to it, in the reasonable judgment of such Bank, and as may be
reasonably necessary (including the re-designation of its Lending Office) to
avoid any Requirement of Law that the Borrower make any deduction or withholding
for taxes from amounts payable to such Foreign Bank.

            (ii) Each Foreign Bank, to the extent it does not act or ceases to
      act for its own account with respect to any portion of any sums paid or
      payable to such Bank under any of the Loan Documents (for example, in the
      case of a typical participation by such Bank), shall deliver to the Agent
      on the date when such Foreign Bank ceases to act for its own account with
      respect to any portion of any such sums paid or payable, and at such other
      times as may be necessary in the determination of the Agent (in the
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      of its discretion), (A) two duly signed completed copies of the forms or
      statements required to be provided by such Bank as set forth above, to
      establish the portion of any such sums paid or payable with respect to
      which such Bank acts for its own account that is not subject to U.S.
      withholding tax, and (B) two duly signed completed copies of IRS Form
      W-8IMY (or any successor thereto), together with any information such Bank
      chooses to transmit with such form, and any other certificate or statement
      of exemption required under the Code, to establish that such Bank is not
      acting for its own account with respect to a portion of any such sums
      payable to such Bank.

            (iii) The Borrower shall not be required to pay any additional
      amount to any Foreign Bank under Section 3.1 (A) with respect to any Taxes
      required to be deducted or withheld on the basis of the information,
      certificates or statements of exemption such Bank transmits with an IRS
      Form W-8IMY pursuant to this Section 8.11(a) or (B) if such Bank shall
      have failed to satisfy the foregoing provisions of this Section 8.11(a);
      provided that if such Bank shall have satisfied the requirement of this
      Section 8.11(a) on the date such Bank became a Bank or ceased to act for
      its own account with respect to any payment under any of the Loan
      Documents, nothing in this Section 8.11(a) shall relieve the Borrower of
      its obligation to pay any amounts pursuant to Section 3.1 in the event
      that, as a result of any change in any applicable law, treaty or
      governmental rule, regulation or order, or any change in the
      interpretation, administration or application thereof, such Bank is no
      longer properly entitled to deliver forms, certificates or other evidence
      at a subsequent date establishing the fact that such Bank or other Person
      for the account of which such Bank receives any sums payable under any of
      the Loan Documents is not subject to withholding or is subject to
      withholding at a reduced rate.

            (iv) The Agent may, without reduction, withhold any Taxes required
      to be deducted and withheld from any payment under any of the Loan
      Documents with respect to which the Borrower is not required to pay
      additional amounts under this Section 8.11(a).

      (b) Upon the request of the Agent, each Bank that is a "United States
person" within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code shall deliver to
the Agent two duly signed completed copies of IRS Form W-9. If such Bank fails
to deliver such forms, then the Agent may withhold from any interest payment to
such Bank an amount equivalent to the applicable back-up withholding tax imposed
by the Code, without reduction.

      (c) If any Governmental Authority asserts that the Agent did not properly
withhold or backup withhold, as the case may be, any tax or other amount from
payments made to or for the account of any Bank, such Bank shall indemnify the
Agent therefor, including all penalties and interest, any taxes imposed by any
jurisdiction on the amounts payable to the Agent under this Section, and costs
and expenses (including Attorney Costs) of the Agent. The obligation of the
Banks under this Section shall survive the termination of the Commitments,
repayment of all other Obligations hereunder and the resignation of the Agent.

      8.12 Agent May File Proofs of Claim. In case of the pendency of any
receivership, insolvency, liquidation, bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement,
adjustment, composition or other judicial proceeding relative to the Borrower,
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principal of any Loan shall then be due and payable as herein expressed or by
declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether the Agent shall have made
any demand on the Borrower) 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 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 Banks and
      the Agent (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses,
      disbursements and advances of the Banks and the Agent and their respective
      agents and counsel and all other amounts due the Banks and the Agent under
      Sections 2.9, 9.4 and 9.5) allowed in such judicial proceeding; and

            (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 Bank to make such payments to the Agent and, in the event that the Agent
shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Banks, to pay to
the Agent any amount due for the reasonable compensation, expenses,
disbursements and advances of the Agent and its agents and counsel, and any
other amounts due the Agent under Sections 2.9, 9.4 and 9.5.

      Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to authorize the Agent to
authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Bank any plan of
reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Obligations
or the rights of any Bank or to authorize the Agent to vote in respect of the
claim of any Bank in any such proceeding.

                                   ARTICLE IX

                                  MISCELLANEOUS

      9.1 Amendments and Waivers. No amendment or waiver of any provision of
this Agreement or any other Loan Document, and no consent with respect to any
departure by the Borrower therefrom, shall be effective unless the same shall be
in writing and signed by the Majority Banks (or by the Agent at the written
request of the Majority Banks) and the Borrower and acknowledged by the Agent,
and then any such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific
instance and for the specific purpose for which given; provided that no such
waiver, amendment, or consent shall:

            (a) increase or extend the Commitment of any Bank (or reinstate any
      Commitment terminated pursuant to Section 7.2) without the written consent
      of such Bank;

            (b) postpone or delay any date fixed by this Agreement or any other
      Loan Document for any payment of principal, interest, fees or other
      amounts due to the Banks (or any of them) hereunder or under any other
      Loan Document without the written consent of each Bank directly affected
      thereby;

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            (c) reduce the principal of, or the rate of interest specified
      herein on any Loan, or (subject to clause (ii) below) any fee or other
      amount payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document without the
      written consent of each Bank directly affected thereby; provided that only
      the consent of the Majority Banks shall be necessary to amend the
      definition of Default Rate or to waive any obligation of the Borrower to
      pay interest at the Default Rate;

            (d) change the aggregate Pro Rata Shares which is required for the
      Banks or any of them to take any action hereunder without the consent of
      each Bank; or

            (e) amend this Section or Section 2.13, or any provision herein
      providing for consent or other action by all Banks without the written
      consent of each Bank;

and provided, further, that (i) no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in
writing and signed by the Agent in addition to the Majority Banks or all the
Banks, as the case may be, affect the rights or duties of the Agent under this
Agreement or any other Loan Document, and (ii) the Fee Letter may be amended, or
rights or privileges thereunder waived, in a writing executed by the parties
thereto.

      9.2 Notices. (a) All notices, requests and other communications shall be
in writing (including, unless the context expressly otherwise provides, by
facsimile transmission, provided that any matter transmitted by facsimile (i)
shall be immediately confirmed by a telephone call to the recipient at the
number specified on Schedule 9.2, and (ii) shall be followed promptly by
delivery of a hard copy original thereof) and mailed, faxed or delivered, to the
address or facsimile number specified for notices on Schedule 9.2; or, as
directed to the Borrower or the Agent, to such other address as shall be
designated by such party in a written notice to the other parties, and as
directed to any other party, at such other address as shall be designated by
such party in a written notice to the Borrower and the Agent.

            (b) All such notices, requests and communications shall, when
      transmitted by overnight delivery, or faxed, be effective when delivered
      for overnight (next-day) delivery, or transmitted in legible form by
      facsimile machine, respectively, or if mailed, upon the third Business Day
      after the date deposited into the U.S. mail, or if delivered, upon
      delivery; except that notices pursuant to Article II or VIII shall not be
      effective until actually received by the Agent.

            (c) Any agreement of the Agent and the Banks herein to receive
      certain notices by telephone or facsimile is solely for the convenience
      and at the request of the Borrower. The Agent and the Banks shall be
      entitled to rely on the authority of any Person purporting to be a Person
      authorized by the Borrower to give such notice and the Agent and the Banks
      shall not have any liability to the Borrower or other Person on account of
      any action taken or not taken in good faith by the Agent or the Banks in
      reliance upon such telephonic or facsimile notice. The obligation of the
      Borrower to repay the Loans shall not be affected in any way or to any
      extent by any failure by the Agent and the Banks to receive written
      confirmation of any telephonic or facsimile notice or the receipt by the
      Agent and the Banks of a confirmation which is at variance with the

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      terms understood  by  the  Agent  and  the  Banks  to be  contained  in
      the telephonic or facsimile notice.

      9.3 No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies. No failure to exercise and no delay in
exercising,  on the part of the Agent or any Bank, any right,  remedy,  power or
privilege hereunder,  shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or
partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder preclude any
other or further  exercise  thereof or the exercise of any other right,  remedy,
power or privilege.

      9.4 Costs and Expenses. The Borrower shall:

            (a)  whether  or  not  the  transactions   contemplated  hereby  are
      consummated,  pay or reimburse  CNAI  (including in its capacity as Agent)
      within five Business Days after demand for all costs and expenses incurred
      by CNAI  (including  in its  capacity  as  Agent) in  connection  with the
      development,  preparation,  delivery, administration and execution of, and
      any  amendment,  supplement,  waiver  or  modification  to (in each  case,
      whether or not  consummated),  this  Agreement,  any Loan Document and any
      other  document  prepared in  connection  herewith or  therewith,  and the
      consummation  of  the  transactions   contemplated   hereby  and  thereby,
      including  Attorney Costs  incurred by CNAI  (including in its capacity as
      Agent) with respect thereto; and

            (b) pay or  reimburse  the Agent,  the Arranger and each Bank within
      five  Business  Days after  demand for all costs and  expenses  (including
      Attorney  Costs)  incurred  by them in  connection  with the  enforcement,
      attempted  enforcement,  or  preservation  of any rights or remedies under
      this Agreement or any other Loan Document during the existence of an Event
      of Default or after  acceleration  of the Loans  (including  in connection
      with any "workout" or restructuring  regarding the Loans, and including in
      any Insolvency Proceeding or appellate proceeding).

      9.5 Indemnity.  Whether or not the  transactions  contemplated  hereby are
consummated,  the Borrower  shall  indemnify  and hold  harmless the Agent,  the
Arranger, each Bank and each of their Affiliates and their respective directors,
officers, employees, advisors and agents (each, an "Indemnified Party") from and
against (and will reimburse each Indemnified Party as the same are incurred) any
and all losses, claims, damages,  liabilities,  and expenses (including Attorney
Costs) that may be incurred  by or asserted or awarded  against any  Indemnified
Party,  in each  case  arising  out of or in  connection  with or by  reason  of
(including in  connection  with any  investigation,  litigation or proceeding or
preparation of a defense in connection  therewith) any matters  contemplated  by
this Agreement,  any related  transaction or any use made or proposed to be made
with  the  proceeds  thereof  unless  and  only to the  extent  that,  as to any
Indemnified Party, it shall be determined in a final nonappealable judgment by a
court of competent jurisdiction that such losses, claims,  damages,  liabilities
or expenses resulted  primarily from the gross negligence or willful  misconduct
of such Indemnified  Party.  Notwithstanding  the foregoing,  the Borrower shall
have no  obligation  to any  Indemnified  Party in respect  of  losses,  claims,
damages,  liabilities or expenses  arising from (a) disputes  between Banks, the
Agent  and/or  the  Arranger  or  (b)  disputes  between  the  Borrower  and  an
Indemnified  Party,  with respect to which the Borrower is the prevailing  party
unless such losses, claims,  damages,  liabilities or expenses under this clause
(b) arise from the negligence (but not gross

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negligence or willful  misconduct) of such Indemnified  Party. In no event shall
any Indemnified Party be liable for special, consequential, punitive or indirect
damages.

      9.6 [RESERVED.]

      9.7 Payments Set Aside. To the extent that the Borrower makes a payment to
the Agent or the Banks, or the Agent or any Bank exercises its right of set-off,
and such  payment  or the  proceeds  of such  set-off  or any part  thereof  are
subsequently invalidated,  declared to be fraudulent or preferential,  set aside
or required  (including  pursuant to any settlement entered into by the Agent or
such Bank in its  discretion)  to be repaid to a trustee,  receiver or any other
party,  in connection with any Insolvency  Proceeding 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 set-off had not  occurred,  and (b) each
Bank severally  agrees to pay to the Agent upon demand its pro rata share of any
amount so recovered from or repaid by the Agent,  plus interest thereon from the
date of such  demand to the date such  payment is made at a rate per annum equal
to the Federal Funds Rate from time to time in effect.

      9.8  Successors and Assigns.  The  provisions of this  Agreement  shall be
binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective
successors and assigns,  except that the Borrower may not assign or transfer any
of its rights or  obligations  under this  Agreement  without the prior  written
consent of the Agent and each Bank.

      9.9 Assignments,  Participations,  etc. (a) Any Bank may, with the written
consent of the Borrower at all times other than during the existence of an Event
of  Default  and  the  Agent,  which  consent  of  the  Borrower  shall  not  be
unreasonably  withheld,  at any time assign and delegate to one or more Eligible
Assignees  (provided that no written  consent of the Borrower or the Agent shall
be required in connection  with any  assignment  and  delegation by a Bank to an
Approved Fund or to another Eligible Assignee that is an Affiliate of such Bank)
(each  an  "Assignee")  all,  or any  ratable  part of  all,  of the  Loan,  the
Commitments and the other rights and  obligations of such Bank  hereunder,  in a
minimum  amount (which minimum amount shall not apply during the existence of an
Event of Default) of  $5,000,000;  provided  that the Borrower and the Agent may
continue  to deal  solely and  directly  with such Bank in  connection  with the
interest so assigned to an Assignee until (i) written notice of such assignment,
together  with payment  instructions,  addresses  and related  information  with
respect to the Assignee,  shall have been given to the Borrower and the Agent by
such Bank and the Assignee; (ii) such Bank and its Assignee shall have delivered
to the  Borrower  and the  Agent an  Assignment  and  Acceptance  in the form of
Exhibit E  ("Assignment  and  Acceptance")  and (iii) the  assignor  Bank or the
Assignee has paid to the Agent a processing fee in the amount of $3,500.

            (b) From and after the date that the  Agent  notifies  the  assignor
      Bank that it has received (and provided its and the Borrower's consent, if
      applicable,  with respect to) an executed  Assignment  and  Acceptance and
      payment  of  the   above-referenced   processing  fee,  (i)  the  Assignee
      thereunder  shall be a party  hereto  and,  to the extent  that rights and
      obligations hereunder have been assigned to it pursuant to such Assignment
      and Acceptance,  shall have the rights and obligations of a Bank under the
      Loan  Documents,  and (ii) the  assignor  Bank  shall,  to the extent that
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      hereunder  and under the other Loan  Documents  have been  assigned  by it
      pursuant to such Assignment and  Acceptance,  relinquish its rights and be
      released from its obligations under the Loan Documents.

            (c) Within  five  Business  Days after its  receipt of notice by the
      Agent that it has  received  an executed  Assignment  and  Acceptance  and
      payment of the processing fee, (and provided that it and the Borrower,  if
      applicable, consent to such assignment in accordance with Section 9.9(a)),
      the Borrower shall, at the request of the applicable new Assignee, execute
      and deliver to the Agent, a Note evidencing a new Assignee's assigned Loan
      and Commitment. Immediately upon each Assignee's making its processing fee
      payment under the  Assignment  and  Acceptance,  this  Agreement  shall be
      deemed to be amended to the extent,  but only to the extent,  necessary to
      reflect the addition of the Assignee and the  resulting  adjustment of the
      Commitment  arising therefrom.  The Commitment  allocated to each Assignee
      shall reduce the Commitment of the assigning Bank pro tanto.

            (d) The Agent,  acting  solely  for this  purpose as an agent of the
      Borrower,  shall  maintain  at the Agent's  Payment  Office (or such other
      office  determined  by the  Agent)  a copy  of each  assignment  agreement
      delivered  to it and a  register  for the  recordation  of the  names  and
      addresses of the Banks,  and the Commitment  of, and principal  amounts of
      the Loan owing to,  each Bank  pursuant  to the terms  hereof from time to
      time (the  "Register").  The entries in the Register  shall be conclusive,
      and the Borrower, the Agent and the Banks may treat each Person whose name
      is  recorded  in the  Register  pursuant  to the  terms  hereof  as a Bank
      hereunder for all purposes of this  Agreement,  notwithstanding  notice to
      the  contrary.  The Register  shall be  available  for  inspection  by the
      Borrower and any Bank, at any  reasonable  time and from time to time upon
      reasonable prior notice.

            (e) Any Bank,  with notice to the Borrower,  may at any time sell to
      one or more  commercial  banks  or other  Persons  not  Affiliates  of the
      Borrower  (a  "Participant")  participating  interests  in the  Loan,  the
      Commitment and the other interests of such Bank (the  "originating  Bank")
      hereunder  and under  the  other  Loan  Documents;  provided  that (i) the
      originating   Bank's   obligations   under  this  Agreement  shall  remain
      unchanged,  (ii) the originating Bank shall remain solely  responsible for
      the  performance  of such  obligations,  (iii) the  Borrower and the Agent
      shall  continue to deal solely and directly with the  originating  Bank in
      connection with the originating  Bank's rights and obligations  under this
      Agreement and the other Loan  Documents and (iv) no Bank shall transfer or
      grant any participating interest under which the Participant has rights to
      approve any  amendment  to, or any consent or waiver with respect to, this
      Agreement or any other Loan Document, except to the extent such amendment,
      consent  or  waiver  would  require  unanimous  consent  of the  Banks  as
      described  in the first  proviso to Section  9.1.  In the case of any such
      participation,  the  Participant  shall  be  entitled  to the  benefit  of
      Sections  3.1,  3.3 and 9.5 as though it were also a Bank  hereunder,  and
      shall not have any rights under this  Agreement,  or any of the other Loan
      Documents,  and all amounts  payable by the  Borrower  hereunder  shall be
      determined as if such Bank had not sold such  participation;  except that,
      if amounts  outstanding  under this Agreement are due and unpaid, or shall
      have  been  declared  or  shall  have  become  due and  payable  upon  the

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      occurrence  of an Event of Default,  each  Participant  shall be deemed to
      have the right of  set-off in respect  of its  participating  interest  in
      amounts owing under this  Agreement to the same extent as if the amount of
      its participating  interest were owing directly to it as a Bank under this
      Agreement.  A  Participant  shall not be  entitled  to receive any greater
      payment under Section 3.1 or 3.3 than the applicable  Bank would have been
      entitled  to  receive  with  respect  to the  participation  sold  to such
      Participant,  unless the sale of the  participation to such Participant is
      made with the Borrower's prior written  consent.  A Participant that would
      be a Foreign  Bank if it were a Bank shall not be entitled to the benefits
      of Section 3.1 unless the Borrower is notified of the  participation  sold
      to such  Participant and such Participant  agrees,  for the benefit of the
      Borrower, to comply with Section 8.11 as though it were a Bank.

            (f) Notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement,  any Bank
      may at any time  create a  security  interest  in, or  pledge,  all or any
      portion of its rights  under and interest in this  Agreement  and the Note
      held  by it in  favor  of any  Federal  Reserve  Bank in  accordance  with
      Regulation A of the FRB or U.S. Treasury Regulation 31 CFR Section 203.14,
      and such Federal Reserve Bank may enforce such pledge or security interest
      in any manner permitted under applicable law.

      9.10 Confidentiality. Each Bank agrees to take and to cause its Affiliates
to take normal and reasonable  precautions and exercise due care to maintain the
confidentiality  of all information  identified as "confidential" or "secret" by
the Borrower and  provided to it by the  Borrower or any  Subsidiary,  or by the
Agent on the Borrower's or any Subsidiary's  behalf, under this Agreement or any
other Loan Document, and neither it nor any of its Affiliates shall use any such
information  other than in connection  with or in  enforcement of this Agreement
and the other  Loan  Documents  or in  connection  with  other  business  now or
hereafter  existing or contemplated with the Borrower or any Subsidiary;  except
to the extent such  information  (i) was or becomes  generally  available to the
public other than as a result of  disclosure  by the Bank or (ii) was or becomes
available on a  non-confidential  basis from a source  other than the  Borrower,
provided that such source is not bound by a  confidentiality  agreement with the
Borrower known to the Bank; provided that any Bank may disclose such information
(A) at the request or pursuant to any requirement of any Governmental  Authority
to which the Bank is subject or in connection  with an  examination of such Bank
by any such authority; (B) pursuant to subpoena or other court process; (C) when
required  to  do  so  in  accordance  with  the  provisions  of  any  applicable
Requirement of Law; (D) to the extent reasonably required in connection with any
litigation  or  proceeding  to which  the  Agent,  any Bank or their  respective
Affiliates  may be party;  (E) to the extent  reasonably  required in connection
with the exercise of any remedy hereunder or under any other Loan Document;  (F)
to such Bank's independent  auditors and other  professional  advisors (it being
understood  that such auditors and other  advisors shall be required to maintain
the confidentiality of such information to the same extent as such Bank); (G) to
any  Participant  or Assignee,  actual or  potential,  provided that such Person
agrees in  writing  to keep such  information  confidential  to the same  extent
required  of the  Banks  hereunder;  (H) as to any  Bank  or its  Affiliate,  as
expressly permitted under the terms of any other document or agreement regarding
confidentiality  to which the Borrower or any  Subsidiary  is party or is deemed
party with such Bank or such Affiliate; and (I) to its Affiliates which shall be
bound by the terms of this Section 9.10.

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      9.11 Set-off. In addition to any rights and remedies of the Banks provided
by law, if an Event of Default exists or the Loans have been  accelerated,  each
Bank is  authorized  at any time and from time to time,  without prior notice to
the Borrower, any such notice being waived by the Borrower to the fullest extent
permitted by law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special,
time  or  demand,  provisional  or  final)  at  any  time  held  by,  and  other
indebtedness at any time owing by, such Bank to or for the credit or the account
of the  Borrower  against  any and all  Obligations  owing to such Bank,  now or
hereafter existing,  irrespective of whether or not the Agent or such Bank shall
have made demand  under this  Agreement or any Loan  Document and although  such
Obligations may be contingent or unmatured.  Each Bank agrees promptly to notify
the Borrower and the Agent after any such set-off and  application  made by such
Bank;  provided  that the  failure  to give such  notice  shall not  affect  the
validity of such set-off and application.

      9.12 Automatic  Debits of Fees. With respect to any fee, or any other cost
or expense (including  Attorney Costs) due and payable to the Agent, CNAI or the
Arranger,  the Borrower irrevocably authorizes CNAI to debit any deposit account
of the Borrower  with CNAI in an amount such that the aggregate  amount  debited
from  all  such  deposit  accounts  does not  exceed  such fee or other  cost or
expense.  If there are insufficient  funds in such deposit accounts to cover the
amount  of the fee or other  cost or  expense  then  due,  such  debits  will be
reversed (in whole or in part,  in CNAI's sole  discretion)  and such amount not
debited shall be deemed to be unpaid.  No such debit under this Section shall be
deemed a set-off.

      9.13  Notification  of Addresses,  Lending  Offices,  Etc. Each Bank shall
notify the Agent in writing of any  changes in the  address to which  notices to
the Bank should be  directed,  of addresses  of any Lending  Office,  of payment
instructions  in respect of all payments to be made to it hereunder  and of such
other administrative information as the Agent shall reasonably request.

      9.14  Counterparts.  This  Agreement  may be  executed  in any  number  of
separate  counterparts,  each of  which,  when so  executed,  shall be deemed an
original,  and all of such  counterparts  taken  together  shall  be  deemed  to
constitute but one and the same instrument.  Delivery of a counterpart signature
page  hereto  by  facsimile  shall  be  effective  as  delivery  of an  original
counterpart hereof.

      9.15 Severability.  The illegality or unenforceability of any provision of
this Agreement or any instrument or agreement  required  hereunder  shall not in
any way  affect  or impair  the  legality  or  enforceability  of the  remaining
provisions of this Agreement or any instrument or agreement required hereunder.

      9.16 No Third Parties Benefitted.  This Agreement is made and entered into
for the sole protection and legal benefit of the Borrower,  the Banks, the Agent
and the Agent-Related  Persons,  and their permitted successors and assigns, and
no other Person shall be a direct or indirect legal  beneficiary of, or have any
direct or indirect cause of action or claim in connection  with,  this Agreement
or any of the other Loan Documents.

      9.17  Governing  Law and  Jurisdiction.  (a) THIS  AGREEMENT AND THE NOTES
SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE  WITH, THE LAW OF

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THE STATE OF NEW YORK (INCLUDING  SECTION 5-1401 OF THE GENERAL  OBLIGATIONS LAW
OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK),  WITHOUT  REGARD TO  PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAWS;
PROVIDED  THAT THE AGENT AND THE BANKS  SHALL  RETAIN ALL RIGHTS  ARISING  UNDER
FEDERAL LAW.

            (b) ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING WITH RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT OR
      ANY OTHER LOAN  DOCUMENT  MAY BE BROUGHT IN THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW
      YORK OR OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, AND BY
      EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THIS AGREEMENT,  EACH OF THE BORROWER, THE AGENT
      AND THE BANKS CONSENTS,  FOR ITSELF AND IN RESPECT OF ITS PROPERTY, TO THE
      NON-EXCLUSIVE  JURISDICTION  OF THOSE COURTS.  EACH OF THE  BORROWER,  THE
      AGENT  AND THE BANKS  IRREVOCABLY  WAIVES  ANY  OBJECTION,  INCLUDING  ANY
      OBJECTION  TO THE  LAYING  OF VENUE OR BASED ON THE  GROUNDS  OF FORUM NON
      CONVENIENS,  WHICH IT MAY NOW OR  HEREAFTER  HAVE TO THE  BRINGING  OF ANY
      ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN SUCH  JURISDICTION IN RESPECT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR
      ANY DOCUMENT  RELATED HERETO.  THE BORROWER,  THE AGENT AND THE BANKS EACH
      WAIVE PERSONAL SERVICE OF ANY SUMMONS,  COMPLAINT OR OTHER PROCESS,  WHICH
      MAY BE MADE BY ANY OTHER MEANS PERMITTED BY NEW YORK LAW.

      9.18  Waiver of Jury  Trial.  THE  BORROWER,  THE BANKS AND THE AGENT EACH
WAIVE THEIR RESPECTIVE RIGHTS TO A TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION
BASED  UPON OR  ARISING  OUT OF OR  RELATED  TO THIS  AGREEMENT,  THE OTHER LOAN
DOCUMENTS,  OR THE TRANSACTIONS  CONTEMPLATED  HEREBY OR THEREBY, IN ANY ACTION,
PROCEEDING  OR OTHER  LITIGATION  OF ANY TYPE  BROUGHT BY ANY PARTY  AGAINST ANY
OTHER PARTY OR ANY AGENT-RELATED PERSON,  PARTICIPANT OR ASSIGNEE,  WHETHER WITH
RESPECT TO CONTRACT CLAIMS, TORT CLAIMS, OR OTHERWISE.  THE BORROWER,  THE BANKS
AND THE AGENT EACH  AGREE THAT ANY SUCH CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION  SHALL BE TRIED
BY A COURT TRIAL WITHOUT A JURY.  WITHOUT  LIMITING THE  FOREGOING,  THE PARTIES
FURTHER  AGREE  THAT  THEIR  RESPECTIVE  RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IS  WAIVED  BY
OPERATION OF THIS  SECTION AS TO ANY ACTION,  COUNTERCLAIM  OR OTHER  PROCEEDING
WHICH SEEKS, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, TO CHALLENGE THE VALIDITY OR ENFORCEABILITY OF
THIS AGREEMENT OR THE OTHER LOAN  DOCUMENTS OR ANY PROVISION  HEREOF OR THEREOF.
THIS WAIVER SHALL APPLY TO ANY SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS,  RENEWALS,  SUPPLEMENTS OR
MODIFICATIONS TO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS.

      9.19  Entire  Agreement.  This  Agreement,  together  with the other  Loan
Documents,  embodies the entire agreement and understanding  among the Borrower,
the Banks and the Agent, and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous  agreements
and understandings of such Persons,  verbal or written,  relating to the subject
matter hereof and thereof.

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      9.20 USA PATRIOT ACT NOTIFICATION.  The following notification is provided
to the  Borrower  pursuant to Section  326 of the USA  Patriot  Act of 2001,  31
U.S.C. Section 5318:

      IMPORTANT  INFORMATION ABOUT PROCEDURES FOR OPENING A NEW ACCOUNT. To help
the government fight the funding of terrorism and money  laundering  activities,
Federal law requires all financial  institutions to obtain,  verify,  and record
information  that  identifies  each  person or  entity  that  opens an  account,
including  any  deposit  account,   treasury  management  account,  loan,  other
extension of credit, or other financial  services  product.  What this means for
the  Borrower:  When  the  Borrower  opens an  account,  if the  Borrower  is an
individual,  the  Agent  and  the  Banks  will  ask  for  the  Borrower's  name,
residential  address,  tax  identification  number,  date of  birth,  and  other
information  that will allow the Agent and the Banks to identify  the  Borrower,
and, if the Borrower is not an individual,  the Agent and the Banks will ask for
the Borrower's name, tax  identification  number,  business  address,  and other
information  that will allow the Agent and the Banks to identify  the  Borrower.
The Agent and the Banks may also ask, if the Borrower is an  individual,  to see
the Borrower's  driver's  license or other  identifying  documents,  and, if the
Borrower  is not an  individual,  to see  the  Borrower's  legal  organizational
documents or other identifying documents.

      The Borrower agrees that it will provide any such requested information to
the Agent and the Banks promptly upon request.

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                  IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the  parties  hereto  have  caused  this
Agreement to be duly executed and delivered by their proper and duly  authorized
officers as of the day and year first above written.

                                     NUVEEN INVESTMENTS, INC.

                                     By: /s/ Peter H. D'Arrigo
                                     Name: Peter H. D'Arrigo
                                     Title: VP and Treasurer

<PAGE>

                                     CITICORP NORTH AMERICA, INC., as
                                     Administrative Agent and as a Lender

                                     By: /s/ Matthew Nicholls
                                     Name: Matthew Nicholls
                                     Title: Director
<PAGE>
                                  SCHEDULE 1.1

                                  PRICING GRID

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                  Applicable Facility          Applicable
                                        Fee Rate                 Margin
                                        --------                 ------
<S>                               <C>                          <C>
Pricing Level I                          0.090%                  0.335%
Pricing Level II                         0.100%                  0.400%
Pricing Level III                        0.130%                  0.470%
</TABLE>

         Pricing Level I exists when the Leverage Ratio is less-than 1.00x.

         Pricing Level II exists when the Leverage Ratio is greater-than or
         equal to 1.00x and less-than 2.00x.

         Pricing Level III exists when the Leverage Ratio is greater-than or
         equal to 2.00x.

         The Applicable Margin shall increase (i) by 0.25% at each Pricing Level
on September 30, 2005 and (ii) by an additional 0.25% at each Pricing Level on
December 31, 2005. Without limiting the foregoing, from the date on which the
aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Loans first exceeds $375,000,000,
the Applicable Margin shall increase by (x) 0.050% with respect to Pricing Level
I, (y) 0.075% with respect to Pricing Level II and (z) 0.100% with respect to
Pricing Level III.

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