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EXHIBIT 10. 1

SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT

     This Securities Purchase Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of
July 28, 2008, by and among Dolan Media Company, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and the
purchasers listed on Schedule A attached hereto (collectively, the “Purchasers” and
individually, a “Purchaser”).

     WHEREAS, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and pursuant to
Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Rule 506
promulgated thereunder, the Company desires to issue and sell to each Purchaser, and each
Purchaser, severally and not jointly, desires to purchase from the Company certain securities of
the Company, as more fully described in this Agreement.

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

1. Purchase and sale

     1.1 Closing

     Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, each Purchaser, severally and not
jointly, agrees to purchase, and the Company agrees to sell and issue to each Purchaser, at the
Closing (as defined below) the number of shares of Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share
(“Common Stock”), of the Company (the “Shares”), for the aggregate purchase price (based on a per
Share price of $16.00) (the “Purchase Price”), set forth opposite such Purchaser’s name on
Schedule A attached hereto; provided, however, that if the issuance of the aggregate number
of Shares set forth on Schedule A without approval of the Company’s stockholders would
violate Section 312.03(c) of the Listed Company Manual of the New York Stock Exchange (the
“Exchange”), then (a) the aggregate number of Shares issued and sold by the Company, and purchased
by the Purchasers, hereunder shall instead be reduced to equal 19.9% of the number of shares of
Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the issuance of the Shares hereunder, (b)
the number of Shares purchased by each Purchaser shall be reduced on a pro rata basis based on the
number of Shares set forth opposite such Purchaser’s name on Schedule A so that the
aggregate number of Shares purchased by the Purchasers equals the number determined pursuant to
clause (a) and (c) the Purchase Price paid by each Purchaser for such Shares shall be equal to such
reduced number of Shares multiplied by the per Share price of $16.00. The completion of the
purchase and sale of the Shares (the “Closing”) shall occur at the offices of Katten Muchin
Rosenman LLP, counsel to the Company, at 525 West Monroe Street, Suite 1900, Chicago, Illinois at
9:00 a.m. local time on the date the conditions to the Closing set forth in Sections 1.3 (a), (b)
and (c) are satisfied or, in the case of Sections 1.3(b) and (c), waived or such other time and
date as may be agreed by the parties (the “Closing Date”).

 

 

     1.2 Delivery of Shares

     At or prior to the Closing, the Company shall authorize its transfer agent (the “Transfer
Agent”) to issue to each Purchaser at the Closing one or more stock certificates (in such
denominations as such Purchaser shall reasonably request, the “Certificates”) registered in the
name of such Purchaser, or in such nominee(s) names as designated by such Purchaser in writing,
representing the aggregate number of Shares being purchased by such Purchaser (as set forth
opposite such Purchaser’s name on Schedule A) or to electronically issue to each Purchaser
at the Closing such number of Shares being purchased by such Purchaser through the Direct
Registration System, against payment by such Purchaser of the Purchase Price for such Shares (as
set forth opposite such Purchaser’s name on Schedule A) by wire transfer of immediately
available funds to an account designated in writing by the Company for such purpose.

     1.3 Closing Conditions

     (a) The respective obligations of the Company and the Purchasers to complete the issuance,
sale and purchase of the Shares at the Closing shall be subject to the Company receiving a waiver
from the lenders that are party, with the Company, to the Second Amended and Restated Credit
Agreement dated as of August 8, 2007, as amended, that allows the Company to use the proceeds from
the sale of the Shares for purposes other than to pay down the outstanding indebtedness thereunder.

     (b) The Company’s obligation to complete the issuance and sale of the Shares to the Purchasers
at the Closing shall be subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions, any one or more of
which may be waived by the Company, in its sole discretion:

          (i) receipt by the Company of the full amount of the Purchase Price for the Shares being
purchased under this Agreement by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account
designated in writing by the Company for such purpose; and

          (ii) the representations and warranties made by the Purchasers in this Agreement shall be true
and correct in all material respects as of the Closing Date as though made on and as of such date
(except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date, which shall be true
and correct as of such date), except to the extent that such representations and warranties are
already qualified as to materiality, in which case such representations and warranties shall be
true and correct in all respects, and each Purchaser shall have performed in all material respects
all agreements, covenants and obligations required to be performed by it under this Agreement at or
prior to the Closing Date.

     (c) Each Purchaser’s obligation to purchase the Shares from the Company shall be subject to
the satisfaction of the following conditions, any one or more of which may be waived by such
Purchaser, in its sole discretion:

          (i) the representations and warranties made by the Company in this Agreement shall be true and
correct in all material respects as of the Closing Date as though made on and as of such date
(except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date, which shall be true
and correct as of such date), except to the extent that such representations and warranties are
already qualified as to materiality, in which case such

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representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all respects, and the Company
shall have performed in all material respects all agreements, covenants and obligations required to
be performed by it under this Agreement at or prior to the Closing Date;

          (ii) the Company shall have delivered to the Purchasers: (A) a certificate executed on behalf
of the Company by its chief executive officer or chief financial officer, dated the Closing Date,
in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Purchasers, to the effect that the closing
condition set forth in Section 1.3(c)(i) has been satisfied as of the Closing Date; (B) a
secretary’s certificate, dated as of the Closing Date, certifying as to (1) the resolutions adopted
by the Company’s board of directors and/or any committee thereof approving the transaction
contemplated hereunder, (2) the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and (3)
the Company’s Amended and Restated Bylaws, each as in effect at the Closing; and (C) a certificate
evidencing the incorporation and good standing of the Company in the State of Delaware by the
Secretary of State of Delaware as of a date within ten (10) days prior to the Closing Date;

          (iii) the Shares shall have been duly listed, subject to notice of issuance, on the Exchange;

          (iv) the Company shall cause to be delivered to the Purchasers and Allen & Company LLC and
Craig-Hallum Capital Group LLC, the placement agents, by counsel to the Company a legal opinion
pertaining to the matters set forth in Appendix III attached hereto; and

          (v) the Company shall have delivered the Certificates or Distribution Statements evidencing
the Shares to the Purchasers.

2. Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Company

     Except as set forth on the Schedule of Exceptions attached hereto as Schedule B, the
Company hereby represents and warrants to the Purchasers as follows:

     2.1 Organization and Qualification

     The Company has been duly incorporated and is validly existing as a corporation in good
standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, with corporate power and authority to own its
properties and conduct its business as described in the SEC Reports (as defined below), and has
been duly qualified as a foreign corporation for the transaction of business and is in good
standing under the laws of each other jurisdiction in which it owns or leases properties or
conducts any business so as to require such qualification, except where such failure to be so
qualified would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on (a) the financial
position, stockholders’ equity or results of operations of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken
as a whole, or (b) the ability of the Company to consummate the transaction hereunder or perform
its obligations hereunder (a “Material Adverse Effect”); and each subsidiary of the Company has
been duly incorporated or organized, as the case may be, and is validly existing as a corporation
or limited liability company in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation
or organization, as the case may be, except where the failure to be in such good standing would not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

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     2.2 Capitalization

     (a) The authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 70,000,000 shares of Common Stock
and 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share.

     (b) As of June 30, 2008, the issued and outstanding capital stock of the Company consists of
25,131,282 shares of Common Stock and the Company has 5,750 shares of issued Common Stock held in
treasury. As of the date hereof, the Company has not issued any other shares of capital stock
since June 30, 2008. All of the issued shares of Common Stock have been duly and validly
authorized and issued and are fully paid and non-assessable; and all of the issued shares of
capital stock, owned directly or indirectly by the Company, of each subsidiary of the Company have
been duly and validly authorized and issued, are fully paid and non-assessable and, except as set
forth in the SEC Reports, all of the issued shares of capital stock of each such subsidiary are
owned directly or indirectly by the Company, free and clear of any liens, encumbrances, equities or
claims.

     (c) As of June 30, 2008, the Company has reserved (i) an aggregate of 1,360,207 shares of
Common Stock for issuance upon the exercise of outstanding stock options granted, and an additional
1,125,666 shares of Common Stock for issuance in connection with future grants, under the Company’s
2007 Incentive Compensation Plan and (ii) 900,000 shares of Common Stock for issuance under the
Company’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. As of the date hereof, the Company has not issued any
other options since June 30, 2008.

     With the exception of the foregoing, there are no outstanding subscriptions, options,
warrants, convertible or exchangeable securities or other rights granted by the Company, including,
without limitation, pursuant to a stockholders rights or “poison pill” plan, to purchase shares of
Common Stock or other securities of the Company and the Company is not party to any agreement to
issue any shares of Common Stock or any security convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock.
There are no persons with registration or other similar rights to have any securities registered
for sale under the Registration Statement (as defined below), except for such rights as may exist
under the Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of September 1, 2004, among
the Company and the several stockholders set forth therein.

     2.3 Issuance, Sale and Delivery of the Shares

     (a) The Shares to be issued and sold by the Company hereunder have been duly and validly
authorized and, when issued and delivered against payment therefor as provided herein, will be duly
and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and are free from all taxes, liens and charges
with respect to the issue thereof by the Company.

     (b) Subject to the accuracy of the Purchasers’ representations and warranties in Section 3 of
this Agreement, the Company’s offer, sale and issuance of the Shares in conformity with the terms
of this Agreement are exempt from the registration requirements of Section 5 of the Securities Act
and from the registration or qualification requirements of the securities laws of any applicable
state.

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     2.4 Financial Statements

     The consolidated financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Reports (as defined
below) present fairly in all material respects the consolidated financial position of the Company
and its subsidiaries as of the dates indicated and the results of their operations for the periods
specified, subject, in the case of unaudited interim financial statements, to normal year-end
adjustments. Except as otherwise stated in such SEC Reports, such consolidated financial
statements have been prepared in all material respects in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles in the United States applied on a consistent basis.

     2.5 No Material Change

     Since the date of the latest audited financial statements included in the SEC Reports, other
than as set forth or contemplated in the SEC Reports, (a) neither the Company nor any of its
subsidiaries has sustained any loss or interference with its business from fire, explosion, flood
or other calamity, whether or not covered by insurance, or from any labor dispute or court or
governmental action, order or decree that is material to the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as
a whole, (b) there has not been any event, occurrence or development that has had or would
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (c) the Company has not declared, paid or
made on its capital stock any dividend or distribution and (d) the Company has not incurred any
material contingent obligation outside the ordinary course of business.

     2.6 No Defaults

     Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is (a) in violation of its certificate of
incorporation, by-laws, limited liability company agreement or other organizational documents, as
applicable, or (b) in default in the performance or observance of any obligation, agreement,
covenant or condition contained in any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement, lease or
other agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it or any of its properties are
bound, except, in the case of clause (b), for defaults that would not reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect.

     2.7 Labor Matters

     No union labor dispute with the employees of the Company or its subsidiaries exists or, to the
knowledge of the Company, is threatened that would reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect.

     2.8 No Actions

     Other than as set forth in the SEC Reports, there are no legal or governmental proceedings
pending to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or of which any property of the
Company or any of its subsidiaries is the subject that would reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect; and, to the Company’s knowledge, no such proceedings are threatened by
governmental authorities or others. The foregoing includes, without limitation, actions pending
or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened involving the prior employment of any of the Company’s
employees and their use in connection with the Company’s business of any information or techniques
allegedly proprietary to any of their

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former employers. There is no action, suit, proceeding or investigation that the Company or
any of its subsidiaries currently intends to initiate that would reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is in default with respect
to any judgment, writ, injunction, order or decree of any court or governmental authority
applicable to it that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

     2.9 Intellectual Property

          (a) The Company and each of its subsidiaries own or possess valid rights to use all material
patents, patent applications, trademarks, service marks, trade names, trademark registrations,
service mark registrations, copyrights, licenses, know-how, software, systems and technology
necessary for the conduct of their respective businesses (“Intellectual Property”), except where
the failure to so own or possess such Intellectual Property rights would not reasonably be expected
to have a Material Adverse Effect, and the Company and each of its subsidiaries have no reason to
believe that the conduct of their respective businesses will conflict with, and have not received
any notice of any claim of conflicts with, any such Intellectual Property rights of others that
would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

          (b) The Intellectual Property is free and clear of all liens, encumbrances or adverse claims,
except such as are described in the SEC Reports or such as do not materially affect the value of
such Intellectual Property and do not materially interfere with the use made of such Intellectual
Property by the Company and its subsidiaries.

          (c) All of the licenses, sublicenses, consent, royalty or other agreements concerning
Intellectual Property that is necessary for the conduct of the business of the Company and its
subsidiaries to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party (other than any agreements
for generally available, non-custom, off-the-shelf application programs) (collectively, “License
Agreements”) are valid and binding obligations of the Company or one or more of its subsidiaries,
as applicable, enforceable against the Company or such applicable subsidiaries in accordance with
its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by (i) applicable bankruptcy or other
similar laws relating to, or affecting generally the enforcement of, creditors’ rights or remedies,
(ii) general principles of equity or (iii) applicable laws and consideration of public policy
relating to indemnification and contribution provisions. Neither the Company nor any of its
subsidiaries is in breach or violation of any License Agreement, except as would not be reasonably
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect

     2.10 Permits

     The Company and each of its subsidiaries hold such licenses, certificates, consents, orders,
approvals, permits and other authorizations from governmental authorities that are necessary to own
or lease, as the case may be, and to operate their respective properties and to carry on their
respective business as presently conducted, except for such licenses, certificates, consents,
orders, approvals, permits or other authorizations which the failure to hold would not reasonably
be expected to have a Material Adverse; the Company and each of its subsidiaries has fulfilled and
performed all obligations necessary to maintain such licenses, certificates, consents, orders,
approvals, permits and other authorizations, except where the failure to so fulfill or perform such
obligations would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

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Except as disclosed in the SEC Reports, there is no pending or, to the knowledge of the
Company, threatened action, suit, proceeding or investigation that would reasonably be expected to
lead to the revocation, termination or suspension of any such license, certificate, consent, order,
approval, permit or other authorization, except where such revocation, termination or suspension
would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

     2.11 Due Execution, Delivery and Performance

     (a) This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and
constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in
accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by (i) applicable
bankruptcy or other similar laws relating to, or affecting generally the enforcement of, creditors’
rights or remedies, (ii) general principles of equity or (iii) applicable laws and consideration of
public policy relating to indemnification and contribution provisions.

     (b) The issue and sale of the Shares by the Company under, and the compliance by the Company
with, this Agreement will not (a) result in a breach or violation of any of the terms or provisions
of, or constitute a default under, any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement or other
agreement or instrument to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which the
Company or any of its subsidiaries is bound or to which any of the property of the Company or any
of its subsidiaries is subject, (b) result in any violation of the provisions of the Certificate of
Incorporation or By-laws of the Company or (c) result in any violation of any statute or any order,
rule or regulation of any court or governmental agency or body having jurisdiction over the Company
or any of its subsidiaries or any of their properties except, in the cases of (a) and (c), as would
not be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and no consent, approval,
authorization, order, registration, qualification or filing of or with any such court or
governmental agency or body or the Exchange is required to be obtained or made by the Company for
the issue and sale of the Shares by the Company hereunder, other than (i) the filing with the
Commission of the Registration Statement in accordance with the requirements of Section 4.1,
(ii) any filings required by state securities laws in accordance with Section 4.1(k), (iii) the
filing of a Notice of Sale of Securities on Form D with the Commission under Regulation D of the
Securities Act, (iv) the filing with the Exchange of a supplemental listing application and
approval of the Exchange for the listing of the Shares thereon and (v) those that have been made or
obtained prior to the date of this Agreement.

     2.12 Properties

     The Company and its subsidiaries have good and marketable title in fee simple to all real
property and good and marketable title to all personal property owned by them and material to the
Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, in each case free and clear of all liens,
encumbrances and defects except such as are described in the SEC Reports or such as do not
materially affect the value of such property and do not materially interfere with the use made of
such property by the Company and its subsidiaries; and any real property and buildings held under
lease by the Company and its subsidiaries and material to the Company and its subsidiaries, taken
as a whole, are held by them under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases with such exceptions as
are not material and do not interfere with the use made of such property and buildings by the
Company and its subsidiaries.

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     2.13 Compliance

     Each of the Company and its subsidiaries has conducted and is conducting its business in
compliance with all applicable federal, state and local statutes, laws, rules, regulations,
ordinances, codes, decisions, decrees, directives and orders, except where the failure to do so
would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

     2.14 Internal Controls and Disclosure Controls; Compliance with Sarbanes- Oxley Act

     The Company maintains a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide
reasonable assurances that (A) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or
specific authorization; (B) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of
financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles and to
maintain accountability for assets; (C) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with
management’s general or specific authorization; and (D) the recorded accountability for assets is
compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with
respect to any differences. Since the end of the Company’s most recent audited fiscal year, except
as disclosed in its SEC Reports, there has been no change in the Company’s internal control over
financial reporting that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the
Company’s internal control over financial reporting. The Company maintains disclosure controls and
procedures (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (the “Exchange Act”)) that are effective and provide reasonable assurance that information
required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange
Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules
and forms of the Commission and accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including
its principal executive officer and its principal financial officer, as appropriate, to allow
timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Since January 1, 2008, the Company has not
received any notice or correspondence from its auditors disclosing any material weakness in the
design or operation of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. The Company is in
compliance in all material respects with the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 that
are effective and applicable to the Company as of the date hereof and the applicable rules and
regulations promulgated by the Commission thereunder that are effective and applicable to the
Company as of the date hereof.

     2.15 Use of Proceeds; Investment Company

     The Company intends to use the proceeds from the sale of the Shares for acquisitions and, to
the extent not used for acquisitions, for working capital and general corporate purposes. The
Company is not and, after giving effect to the offering and sale of the Shares by the Company and
the application of the proceeds thereof, will not be an “investment company,” or a company
controlled by an ‘investment company,” as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act of
1940, as amended.

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     2.16 Taxes

     All United States federal income tax returns of the Company and its majority-owned
subsidiaries required by law to be filed have been filed and all taxes shown by such returns or
otherwise assessed in connection therewith, which are due and payable, have been paid, except
assessments against which appeals have been or will be promptly taken and as to which adequate
reserves have been provided. The Company and its subsidiaries have filed all other material tax
returns that are required to have been filed by them pursuant to applicable state, local or other
law, and have paid all material taxes due pursuant to such returns or pursuant to any assessment
received by the Company and its subsidiaries, except for such taxes, if any, as are being contested
in good faith and as to which adequate reserves have been provided. The charges, accruals and
reserves on the books of the Company in respect of any income and corporation tax liability for any
years not finally determined are adequate to meet any assessments or re-assessments for additional
income tax for any years not finally determined.

     2.17 Insurance

     The Company and its majority-owned subsidiaries carry or are entitled to the benefits of
insurance, with financially sound and reputable insurers, in such amounts and covering such risks
as is generally maintained by companies of established repute engaged in the same or similar
business, and all such insurance is in full force and effect. The Company has no reason to believe
that it or any subsidiary will not be able (a) to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when
such policies expire or (b) to obtain comparable coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary
or appropriate to conduct its business as now conducted and at a cost that would not reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Neither of the Company nor any majority-owned
subsidiary has been denied any insurance coverage that it has sought or for which it has applied.

     2.18 Securities and Exchange Commission Filings

     Since becoming subject to the reporting requirements under Section 13 of the Exchange Act, the
Company has timely filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
“Commission”) all reports and other documents required to be filed or furnished by the Company
under the Exchange Act (the reports and other documents that have been filed or furnished by the
Company with or to the Commission since the Company became subject to the reporting requirements
under Section 13 of the Exchange Act are referred to herein as the “SEC Reports”). As of their
respective filing dates, the SEC Reports (i) complied in all material respects with the
requirements of the Exchange Act and (ii) did not contain any untrue statement of material fact or
omit a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in
light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

     2.19 No Integrated Offering

     Neither the Company nor any of its Affiliates has made, nor will the Company or any of its
Affiliates make, any offers or sales in any security or has solicited nor will solicit any offers
to buy any security under circumstances that would require registration under the Securities Act of
the issuance of the Shares to the Purchasers or cause the issuance of the Shares to the

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Purchasers to be integrated with any other issuance of the Company’s securities for purposes
of any registration requirement under the Securities Act.

     2.20 Listing of Shares

     So long as any Purchaser owns any of the Shares, the Company shall use its reasonable efforts
to maintain the listing of the Common Stock on the Exchange or another national securities
exchange. The Company has taken no action designed to delist, or that is likely to have the effect
of delisting, the Common Stock from the Exchange. Except as set forth in its SEC Reports, the
Company is in compliance in all material respects with the listing requirements of the Exchange
applicable to the Company and has no knowledge of facts that would reasonably be expected to lead
to delisting or suspension of trading of the Common Stock on the Exchange in the foreseeable
future.

     2.21 Real Property Holding Corporation

     The Company is not a real property holding corporation within the meaning of Section 897(c)(2)
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and any regulations promulgated thereunder.

     2.22 Bank Holding Company Act

     Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is subject to the Bank Holding Company Act of
1956, as amended (the “BHCA”), and to regulation by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System (the “Federal Reserve”). Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries owns or controls,
directly or indirectly, five percent (5%) or more of the outstanding shares of any class of voting
securities or twenty-five (25%) or more of the total equity of a bank or any equity that is subject
to the BHCA and to regulation by the Federal Reserve. Neither the Company nor any of its
subsidiaries exercises a controlling influence over the management or policies of a bank or any
entity that is subject to the BHCA and to regulation by the Federal Reserve.

     2.23 Shell Company Status

     The Company has never, prior to the date hereof, been an issuer described in Rule 144(i)(1)(i)
under the Securities Act.

3. Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Purchasers

     Each Purchaser, severally and not jointly, represents, warrants and covenants to the Company
as follows:

     3.1 Securities Law Representations and Warranties

     (a) The Purchaser has such knowledge, sophistication and experience in business and financial
matters so as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective

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investment in the Shares, and has so evaluated the merits and risks of such investment. The
Purchaser is able to bear the economic risk of an investment in the Shares and, at the present
time, is able to afford a complete loss of such investment. The Purchaser acknowledges that it has
reviewed the SEC Reports and, to the extent it has not provided the acknowledgement referred to in
Section 8, a confidential disclosure supplement and has been afforded (i) the opportunity to ask
such questions as it has deemed necessary of, and to receive answers from, representatives of the
Company concerning an investment in the Shares; (ii) access to information about the Company and
its subsidiaries and their respective financial condition, results of operations, business,
properties, management and prospects sufficient to enable it to evaluate its investment; and
(iii) the opportunity to obtain such additional information that the Company possesses or can
acquire without unreasonable effort or expense that is necessary to make an informed investment
decision with respect to the investment. The Purchaser also acknowledges and understands that all
information presented was prepared by the Company and that Allen & Company LLC and Craig-Hallum
Capital Group LLC have not independently verified any such information and make no representation
as to the accuracy or completeness of any such information or any other related disclosure
materials or as to the current condition or future performance of the Company. The Purchaser has
independently evaluated the merits of its decision to purchase Shares pursuant to this Agreement,
such decision has been independently made by the Purchaser and the Purchaser confirms that it has
only relied on the advice of its own business and/or legal counsel in making such decision and not
that of the Company, Craig-Hallum Capital Group LLC or Allen & Company LLC.

     (b) The Purchaser is acquiring the number of Shares set forth opposite its name on
Schedule A in the ordinary course of its business and for its own account (or for the
account of its clients if the Purchaser is an investment adviser acting in such capacity) for
investment only, and has no present intention of distributing any of the Shares nor any arrangement
or understanding with any other persons regarding the distribution of such Shares, other than as
would not be in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities laws.

     (c) The Purchaser has completed or caused to be completed and delivered to the Company the
Stock Certificate/Distribution Statement Questionnaire and the Registration Statement
Questionnaire, attached to this Agreement as Appendices I and II, for use in
preparation of the Certificates or Distribution Statements (as defined below), any necessary
filings required by applicable state securities laws and the Registration Statement, and the
answers to such Questionnaires are true and correct in all material respects as of the date of this
Agreement and will be true and correct in all material respects as of the effective date of the
Registration Statement; provided that the Purchaser (i) shall be obligated and entitled to update
such information by providing notice thereof to the Company before the effective date of such
Registration Statement and (ii) if it has not already delivered the completed Registration
Statement Questionnaire to the Company as of the date hereof, shall not be in breach of this
Section 3.1(c) so long as it delivers such completed Registration Statement Questionnaire to the
Company within five (5) days after the date hereof, it being understood that the Company’s
obligation to register such Purchaser’s Shares hereunder is conditioned upon receipt of the
completed Registration Statement Questionnaire.

     (d) The Purchaser understands that no federal or state government or governmental agency has
passed on or made any recommendation or endorsement of the Shares or the fairness

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or suitability of the investment in the Shares nor have such authorities passed upon or
endorsed the merits of the offering of the Shares.

     (e) The Purchaser is an “accredited investor” within the meaning of Rule 501 of Regulation D
promulgated under the Securities Act.

     (f) The Purchaser understands that (i) the offer and sale of the Shares to the Purchaser have
not been and are not being registered under the Securities Act or any state securities laws, (ii)
the availability of such exemption depends in part on, and the Company will rely upon the accuracy
and truthfulness of, the foregoing representations and the Purchaser hereby consents to such
reliance and (iii) the Shares may not be offered for sale, sold, assigned, pledged, transferred or
otherwise disposed of unless (A) subsequently registered under the Securities Act or (B) the
Purchaser shall have delivered to the Company (x) an opinion of counsel, in a generally acceptable
form, to the effect that such Shares to be offered for sale, sold, assigned, pledged, transferred
or otherwise disposed of may be so offered for sale, sold, assigned, pledged, transferred or
otherwise disposed of pursuant to an exemption from such registration or (y) written assurance,
reasonably acceptable to the Company, that such Shares to be offered for sale, sold, assigned,
pledged, transferred or otherwise disposed of may be so offered for sale, sold, assigned, pledged,
transferred or otherwise disposed of pursuant to Rule 144 of the Securities Act.  

     (g) The Purchaser understands that the Certificates representing the Shares purchased by it
hereunder or the distribution statements for Shares that are issued electronically through the
Direct Registration System (the “Distribution Statements”), until the occurrence of an event
described in Section 3.1(f)(iii)(A) or (B), shall bear a restrictive legend in substantially the
following form (and a stop-transfer order may be placed against transfer of such Shares):

THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS [CERTIFICATE] [DISTRIBUTION
STATEMENT] HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF
1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THE
SECURITIES MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED,
ASSIGNED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF IN THE ABSENCE OF (A) AN EFFECTIVE
REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT
OF 1933, AS AMENDED, (B) AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, IN A GENERALLY
ACCEPTED FORM, THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER SAID ACT OR
(C) WRITTEN ASSURANCE, REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY, THAT
REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED PURSUANT TO RULE 144 OF SAID ACT.

The Company agrees to cause such legend and stop transfer order to be removed from the Certificates
or Distribution Statements representing the applicable Shares of a Purchaser upon the occurrence of
an event described in Section 3.1(f)(iii)(A), subject to the Purchaser’s satisfaction of its
covenant in Section 3.2(a), or 3.1(f)(iii)(B) and to use its reasonable best

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efforts to facilitate the prompt delivery of such Certificates or Distribution Statements by its
transfer agent without such legend and to enable such Certificates or Distribution Statements to be
in such denominations and registered in such names as the Purchasers may reasonably request.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 3.1(g), the Company shall have no
obligation to remove such legend from such Certificates or Distribution Statements upon the
occurrence of an event described in Section 3.1(f)((iii)(B) unless the Shares represented thereby
(i) are being transferred as contemplated therein and are no longer subject to restrictions on
transfer under the Securities Act or (ii) if not then being so transferred, are freely tradable
without volume restrictions or current public information requirements pursuant to Rule 144(b)(1)
of the Securities Act.

     (h) The Purchaser is not purchasing the Shares as a result of any advertisement, article,
notice or other communication regarding the Shares published in any newspaper, magazine or similar
media or broadcast over television or radio or presented at any seminar or any other general
solicitation or general advertisement.

     (i) During the thirty (30) days immediately prior to the date hereof, neither the Purchaser
nor any Affiliate of the Purchaser that (x) had knowledge of the transaction contemplated hereby,
(y) has or shares discretion relating to Purchaser’s investments or trading or information
concerning the Purchaser’s investments, including in respect of the Shares, or (z) is subject to
the Purchaser’s review or input concerning such Affiliate’s investments or trading (collectively,
“Trading Affiliates”) has, directly or indirectly, effected or agreed to effect any short sale,
whether or not against the box, established any “put equivalent position” (as defined in Rule
16a-1(h) under the Exchange Act) with respect to the Common Stock, granted any other right
(including, without limitation, any put or call option) with respect to the Common Stock or with
respect to any security that includes, relates to or derived any significant part of its value from
the Common Stock or otherwise sought to hedge its position in the Common Stock (each, a “Prohibited
Transaction”). Prior to the filing of the Current Report on Form 8-K described in Section 15, the
Purchaser shall not, and shall cause its Trading Affiliates not to, engage, directly or indirectly,
in a Prohibited Transaction. “Affiliate” means any person that, directly or indirectly through one
or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by or is under common control with a person (the
term “control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the
direction of the management and policies of any person, whether through the ownership of voting
securities, by contract or otherwise).

     3.2 Resales of Shares

     (a) To the extent the Purchaser sells Shares pursuant to the Registration Statement, the
Purchaser covenants that such sale of Shares will be made in accordance with the Registration
Statement, including the plan of distribution set forth therein. The Purchaser acknowledges and
agrees that Shares purchased by it hereunder are not transferable on the books of the Company
pursuant to a resale under the Registration Statement unless the Shares are sold in accordance with
the Registration Statement.

     (b) The Purchaser further covenants (i) to notify the Company of any changes to the
information regarding the Purchaser or its plan of distribution in the Registration Statement or
the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto or any free-writing prospectus and (ii)

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upon the request of the Company, to notify the Company how many Shares the Purchaser still
owns at the time of such request.

     3.3 Due Execution, Delivery and Performance

     (a) This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Purchaser and
constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Purchaser, enforceable against the Purchaser in
accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by (i) applicable
bankruptcy or other similar laws relating to, or affecting generally the enforcement of, creditors’
rights or remedies, (ii) general principles of equity or (iii) applicable laws and consideration of
public policy relating to indemnification and contribution provisions.

     (b) The purchase of the Shares by the Purchaser, and the compliance of the Purchaser with,
this Agreement, will not (i) result in a breach or violation of any of the terms or provisions of,
or constitute a default under, any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement or other
agreement or instrument to which the Purchaser is a party or by which the Purchaser is bound or to
which any of the property of the Purchaser is subject, (ii) result in any violation of the
provisions of the certificate of incorporation, by-laws, limited liability company agreement,
partnership agreement or other applicable organizational documents of the Purchaser or (iii) result
in any violation of any statute or any order, rule or regulation of any court or governmental
agency or body having jurisdiction over the Purchaser or any of its properties except, in the cases
of (i) and (iii), as would not be reasonably expected to have a material adverse effect on the
ability of the Purchaser to consummate the transaction hereunder or comply with its obligations
hereunder; and no consent, approval, authorization, order, registration or qualification of or with
any such court or governmental agency or body is required to be obtained by the Purchaser for the
purchase of the Shares by the Purchaser hereunder.

     3.4 Organization

     The Purchaser is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the
jurisdiction of its organization with the requisite corporate, limited liability or partnership
power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transaction contemplated hereunder.

     3.5 Investment Structure

     (a) Immediately after the Closing, the Purchaser, together with its “ultimate parent entity”
and the entities included within such ultimate parent entity (within the meaning of the
Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended), (i) shall own 10% or less of the
issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock and (ii) has no intention of participating in the
formulation, determination or the direction of the Company’s basic business decisions.

     (b) If the Purchaser is, or is purchasing on behalf of, an investment fund or investment
company (a “Fund”) and the investment manager, investment advisor or other person that controls
investment decisions of the Fund also is the investment manager, investment advisor or other person
that controls investment decisions for other investment funds or investment companies that own
shares of Common Stock, the Fund is separately managed from such other investment funds and
investment companies (i.e., decisions are made with respect to the Fund based on (x) the Fund’s
investment objectives and not those of such other investment

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funds and investment companies and (y) fiduciary duties owed by the investment manager,
investment advisor or other person that controls investment decisions to the Fund). Except to the
extent the Purchaser is an investment manager, investment advisor or other person that controls
investment decisions for investment funds or investment companies that are so separately managed
and own shares of Common Stock, the Purchaser beneficially owns, and immediately prior to the
Closing will own, less than 5% of the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock.

4. Covenants and indemnification

     4.1 Form D Filing; Registration and Listing of Shares

     The Company shall:

     (a) file in a timely manner a Notice of Sale of Securities on Form D relating to the sale of
the Shares under this Agreement, pursuant to Regulation D under the Securities Act;

     (b) promptly hereafter file with the Exchange a supplemental listing application for the
listing of, and otherwise use its reasonable best efforts to list, subject to notice of issuance,
the Shares on the Exchange;

     (c) no later than the 45th day following the Closing Date, prepare and file with
the Commission a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (or, if the Company is not eligible to use Form
S-3 by the end of such 45-day period, then on Form S-1) registering under the Securities Act the
resale of the Shares from time to time by the Purchasers (the “Registration Statement”);

     (d) use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Commission to declare the Registration
Statement effective on or before 120 days after the Closing Date (the “Effective Date”), unless the
Commission notifies the Company that such Registration Statement shall not be subject to review, in
which case the Effective Date shall be no later than ten (10) days after such notification;

     (e) in the event that the Registration Statement is not declared effective by the Commission
by the Effective Date, the use of the Registration Statement is suspended for use by the Company
pursuant to Section 4.2(a) (so long as the applicable untrue statement or omission was not made in
reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished to the Company by or on behalf of a
Purchaser expressly for use in the Registration Statement) or pursuant to, and beyond the time
periods set forth in, Section 4.2(b) or the Commission issues a stop order suspending the
effectiveness of the Registration Statement (each, an “Event”), pay to each Purchaser liquidated
damages in an amount equal to 0.25% of the Purchase Price paid by such Purchaser pursuant to this
Agreement with respect to Shares still then held by such Purchaser for each full week after the
Effective Date that the Registration Statement is not declared effective by the Commission, for
each full week the use of the Registration Statement is suspended for use by the Company pursuant
to Section 4.2(a) or pursuant to, and beyond the time periods set forth in, Section 4.2(b) or for
each full week the use of the Registration Statement is suspended for use by the Commission, in
each case up until such time as such Shares may be resold by such

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Purchaser without registration and without regard to any volume limitations by reason of Rule
144 under the Securities Act; provided, however, that in no event shall such liquidated damages
paid by the Company to a Purchaser exceed 8% of the Purchase Price paid by such Purchaser pursuant
to this Agreement with respect to such Shares still then held by such Purchaser; and provided,
further, that the Company shall pay such liquidated damages for an Event within 15 days after each
full week that such Event continues;

     (f) notify the Purchasers promptly (i) when the Company has been notified by the Commission
whether or not the Registration Statement or a post-effective amendment thereto will be subject to
review by the Commission, (ii) if reviewed, when the Company has been notified by the Commission
that the Registration Statement or a post-effective amendment thereto will not be subject to
further review and (iii) upon the Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto
being declared effective by the Commission;

     (g) use its reasonable best efforts to prevent the issuance of any stop order or other
suspension of effectiveness of a Registration Statement, or the suspension of the qualification of
any of the Shares for sale in any jurisdiction contemplated by Section 4.1(k) and, if such an order
or suspension is issued, to promptly obtain the withdrawal of such order or suspension and to
notify each Purchaser who holds Shares of the issuance of such order and the resolution thereof or
its receipt of actual notice of the initiation or threat of any proceeding for such purpose;

     (h) permit the Purchasers to (i) review the Registration Statement at least two (2) business
days prior to its filing with the Commission and all amendments and supplements thereto (except for
filings with the Commission incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement) at least one
(1) business day prior to their filing with the Commission and (ii) provide comments with respect
to disclosure therein regarding the Purchasers or the plan of distribution of the Shares;

     (i) prepare and file with the Commission such amendments and supplements to the Registration
Statement and the Prospectus and take such other action, if any, as may be necessary to keep the
Registration Statement current and effective at all times until the earlier of the date on which
(i) the Shares may be resold by the Purchasers without registration and without regard to any
volume limitations or current public information requirements by reason of Rule 144 under the
Securities Act and (ii) all of the Shares have been resold pursuant to the Registration Statement
or Rule 144 under the Securities, at which point the Company shall no longer be required to keep
the Registration Statement effective. The Registration Statement shall (i) comply in all material
respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act applicable thereto,
including, without limitation, applicable requirements of the Securities Act and Exchange Act
regarding financial statements to be included or incorporated by reference in the Registration
Statement and (ii) not contain any such untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not
misleading; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not apply to the extent any such untrue
statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission was made in reliance upon and
in conformity with information furnished to the Company by or on behalf of a Purchaser expressly
for use in the Registration Statement;

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     (j) furnish to each Purchaser whose Shares are included in the Registration Statement, without
charge to such Purchaser, (i) promptly after the same is prepared and filed with the Commission,
one copy of the Registration Statement and all amendments and supplements thereto (except for
filings with the Commission incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement) and (ii)
upon the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, such number of copies of the Prospectus and
all amendments and supplements thereto as such Purchaser may reasonably request to the extent
necessary to facilitate the disposition of the Shares;

     (k) from time to time take such action as necessary to qualify the Shares for offering and
sale under the securities laws of such states as may be reasonably requested by the Purchasers;
provided that in connection therewith the Company shall not be required to file any general consent
to service of process or to qualify as a foreign corporation in any jurisdiction in which it is not
so qualified or to subject itself to taxation in respect of doing business in any jurisdiction in
which it is not otherwise so subject; and

     (l) bear all expenses in connection with the procedures in paragraphs (a) through (k) of this
Section 4.1 and the registration of the Shares pursuant to the Registration Statement, but
excluding fees and expenses of counsel for the Purchasers and any commissions or other amounts
payable to brokers and any transfer taxes relating to Shares sold by the Purchasers.

     4.2 Registration; Rule 144 Information

     (a) The Company shall promptly notify the Purchasers if it determines, in good faith following
consultation with its Board of Directors or a committee thereof, that an event has happened as a
result of which the Registration Statement or the Prospectus (as defined below) includes an untrue
statement of material fact or omits to state a material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in light of the circumstances then existing
(which notice shall not disclose the content of any applicable material, non-public information).
Upon receipt of such notice, the Purchasers will suspend their use of the Prospectus until such
time as an amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement or the Prospectus or a free
writing prospectus has been filed by the Company and any such amendment to the Registration
Statement is declared effective by the Commission, or until such time as the Company has filed an
appropriate report with the Commission pursuant to the Exchange Act, in each case to correct such
misstatement or omission. Subject to Section 4.2(b), the Company shall use its reasonable best
efforts to prepare and file with the Commission any such amendment, supplement, free writing
prospectus or report, as the case may be, within 30 days after delivering such notice to the
Purchasers. If the Company determines that a post-effective amendment to the Registration
Statement is necessary to correct such misstatement or omission, the Company shall use its
reasonable best efforts to cause the Commission to declare such post-effective amendment effective
within 60 days after its filing date.

     (b) In addition to the foregoing provisions of Section 4.2(a), the Company may, upon written
notice to the Purchasers (which notice shall not disclose the content of the applicable material,
non-public information), suspend the use of the Prospectus for up to 60 days in any 12-month period
based on the reasonable determination of the Company’s Board of Directors or a committee thereof
that there is a significant and bona fide business purpose for

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such suspension, such as pending corporate developments and public filings with the SEC.
Notwithstanding anything else to the contrary in Section 4.2(a), the Company shall in no event be
required to disclose the business purpose for which it has suspended the use of the Prospectus
pursuant to this Section 4.2(b) if the Company determines in its good faith judgment that the
business purpose should remain confidential.

     (c) The Company shall notify each Purchaser (i) of any request by the Commission for an
amendment or any supplement to the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, or any other
information request by any other governmental agency directly relating to the offering of the
Shares, and (ii) of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness
of the Registration Statement or of any order preventing or suspending the use of the Prospectus or
the initiation or threat of any proceeding for that purpose.

     (d) Until the earlier of (i) the date on which the Shares may be resold by the Purchasers
without registration and without regard to any public information requirements and volume
limitations by reason of Rule 144 under the Securities Act and (ii) all of the Shares have been
sold pursuant to the Registration Statement or Rule 144 under the Securities Act, the Company shall
file and furnish all reports and other documents required to be filed or furnished by it under
Section 13, 14 or 15 of the Exchange Act so long as it is subject to such requirements.

     (e) Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries shall identify any Purchaser as an
underwriter in any public disclosure or filing with the Commission or the Exchange or any other
securities exchange or market without the prior consent of such Purchaser; provided, however, that
the Company, without the consent of such Purchaser, can disclose in the Registration Statement, the
Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto or any free-writing prospectus related thereto
that such Purchaser “may be deemed an underwriter within the meaning of the Securities Act”; and
provided further, that if the Commission requires disclosure in the Registration Statement, the
Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto or any free-writing prospectus related thereto
that a Purchaser “is an underwriter within the meaning of the Securities Act” or if a Purchaser is
a registered broker-dealer, controls or is controlled by a registered broker-dealer, or is an
affiliate of a registered broker-dealer other than due solely to its being under common control
with a registered broker-dealer that was not involved in the purchase, and will not be involved in
the ultimate sale, of the Shares, such Purchaser acknowledges that its Shares will be included in
the Registration Statement only if it consents to disclosure in the Registration Statement, the
Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto or any free-writing prospectus related thereto
that it “is an underwriter within the meaning of the Securities Act” and if it fails to provide
such consent and its Shares are not included in the Registration Statement, the Company shall not
be deemed in breach of this Agreement and shall not be required to pay any penalties hereunder.

     4.3 [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED]

     4.4 SEC Filings

     Each Purchaser covenants and agrees to timely file with the Commission all filings required to
be filed by such Purchaser pursuant to the Exchange Act, including, without

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limitation, pursuant to Sections 13(d) and 16(a) of the Exchange Act, in connection with its
ownership of the Shares.

     4.5 Indemnification

          4.5.1 Indemnification by the Company

     Subject to Section 4.5.5, the Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each of the
Purchasers, such Purchaser’s officers, directors, trustees, partners, members, employees and
agents, and each person, if any, who controls or is under common control with any Purchaser within
the meaning of the Securities Act (each, a “Purchaser Indemnitee”), against any losses, claims,
damages, liabilities or expenses, joint or several, to which such Purchaser Indemnitees may become
subject, under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, or any other federal or state statutory law or
regulation, or at common law or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or
expenses (or actions in respect thereof as contemplated below) arise out of or are based upon (a)
any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained or incorporated by
reference in the Registration Statement, or in the prospectus related thereto, in the form first
filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act or filed as part of the
Registration Statement at the time of effectiveness if no Rule 424(b) filing is required (the
“Prospectus”), or any amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement or Prospectus or any
related free-writing prospectus, or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission
to state in any of them a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements in any of them, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading, (b) any inaccuracy in the representations and warranties of the Company contained in
this Agreement or (c) any failure of the Company to comply with its covenants and agreements under
this Agreement, and, subject to this Section 4.5, will reimburse each Purchaser Indemnitee for
reasonable legal and other expenses as such expenses are incurred by such Purchaser Indemnitee or
controlling person in connection with investigating, defending, settling, compromising or paying
any such loss, claim, damage, liability, expense or action; provided, however, that the Company
will not be liable in any such case to a Purchaser Indemnitee to the extent that any such loss,
claim, damage, liability or expense arises out of or is based upon (i) an untrue statement or
alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in the Registration Statement, the
Prospectus, any amendment or supplement thereto or any related free-writing prospectus in reliance
upon and in conformity with information furnished to the Company by or on behalf of a Purchaser
expressly for use in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement
thereto, (ii) the failure of a Purchaser to comply with its covenants and agreements contained in
this Agreement, (iii) the inaccuracy of any representations and warranties made by a Purchaser in
this Agreement or (iv) any untrue statement or omission of a material fact required to make such
statement not misleading in any Prospectus or supplement thereto or related free-writing prospectus
that is corrected in any subsequent supplement thereto or related free-writing prospectus that was
delivered to the applicable Purchaser a reasonable amount of time before the pertinent sale or
sales by such Purchaser.

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          4.5.2 Indemnification by the Purchaser

     Subject to Section 4.5.5, each Purchaser will severally and not jointly indemnify and hold
harmless the Company, each of its directors, each of its officers who signed the Registration
Statement and each person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of the Securities
Act, against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses to which the Company, each of its
directors, each of its officers who signed the Registration Statement or controlling person may
become subject, under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, or any other federal or state statutory
law or regulation, or at common law or otherwise (including in settlement of any litigation, if
such settlement is effected with the written consent of such Purchaser), insofar as such losses,
claims, damages, liabilities or expenses (or actions in respect thereof as contemplated below)
arise out of or are based upon (i) any failure on the part of such Purchaser to comply with its
covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement, (ii) the inaccuracy of any representations
and warranties made by such Purchaser in this Agreement or (iii) any untrue or alleged untrue
statement of any material fact contained in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus, or any
amendment or supplement thereto or free-writing prospectus related thereto, or arise out of or are
based upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated
therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, in each case to the extent, and
only to the extent, that such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged
omission was made in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished to the Company by
or on behalf of such Purchaser expressly for use therein and such Purchaser will, subject to this
Section 4.5, reimburse the Company, each of its directors, each of its officers who signed the
Registration Statement and each controlling person for reasonable legal and other expenses as such
expenses are incurred by the Company, each of its directors, each of its officers who signed the
Registration Statement and each controlling person in connection with investigating, defending,
settling, compromising or paying any such loss, claim, damage, liability, expense or action;
provided, however, that the Purchaser shall not be liable for any such untrue or alleged untrue
statement or omission or alleged omission of which the Purchaser has delivered to the Company in
writing a correction of such untrue statement or omission of a material fact a reasonable amount of
time before the occurrence of the transaction from or upon which such loss, claim, damage,
liability or expense arose or was based.

          4.5.3 Indemnification Procedure

     (a) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this Section 4.5 of notice of the
threat or commencement of any action, such indemnified party will, if a claim in respect thereof is
to be made against an indemnifying party under this Section 4.5, promptly notify the indemnifying
party in writing of the claim; but the omission so to notify the indemnifying party will not
relieve it from any liability which it may have to any indemnified party for contribution or
otherwise under the indemnity agreement contained in this Section 4.5 to the extent it is not
prejudiced as a result of such failure.

     (b) In case any such action is brought against any indemnified party and such indemnified
party seeks or intends to seek indemnity from an indemnifying party, the

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indemnifying party will be entitled to participate in, and, to the extent that it may wish,
jointly with all other indemnifying parties similarly notified, to assume the defense thereof with
counsel reasonably satisfactory to such indemnified party; provided, however, if the defendants in
any such action include both the indemnified party and the indemnifying party and the indemnified
party shall have reasonably concluded that there may be a conflict between the positions of the
indemnifying party and the indemnified party in conducting the defense of any such action or that
there may be legal defenses available to it or other indemnified parties that are different from or
additional to those available to the indemnifying party, the indemnified party or parties shall
have the right to select separate counsel to assume such legal defenses and to otherwise
participate in the defense of such action on behalf of such indemnified party or parties. Upon
receipt of notice from the indemnifying party to such indemnified party of its election so to
assume the defense of such action and approval by the indemnified party of counsel, which approval
shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned, the indemnifying party will not be
liable to such indemnified party under this Section 4.5 for any legal or other expenses
subsequently incurred by such indemnified party in connection with the defense thereof unless:

          (i) the indemnified party shall have employed such counsel in connection with the assumption
of legal defenses in accordance with the proviso to the preceding sentence (it being understood,
however, that the indemnifying party shall not be liable for the expenses of more than one separate
counsel, approved by such indemnifying party representing all of the indemnified parties who are
parties to such action); or

          (ii) the indemnifying party shall not have employed counsel reasonably satisfactory to the
indemnified party to represent the indemnified party within a reasonable time after notice of
commencement of action, in each of which cases the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel shall be
at the expense of the indemnifying party.

          The indemnifying party shall not be liable for any settlement of any proceeding, in respect of
which indemnification or contribution may be sought hereunder, effected without its written
consent, but if settled with such consent or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff, the
indemnifying party agrees to indemnify the indemnified party from and against any loss or liability
by reason of such settlement or judgment. The indemnifying party shall not settle any proceeding,
in respect of which indemnification or contribution may be sought hereunder, without the written
consent of the indemnified party unless such settlement releases the indemnified party from all
liability arising out of such procedure and does not include a statement as to or an admission of
fault or culpability by or on behalf of the indemnified party.

          4.5.4 Contribution

     If the indemnification provided for in this Section 4.5 is required by clause (a) of Section
4.5.1 or clause (iii) of Section 4.5.2 but is for any reason held to be unavailable to or otherwise
insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party under this Section 4.5 in respect to any losses,
claims, damages, liabilities or expenses referred to in this Agreement, then each applicable
indemnifying party shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a
result of any losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses referred to in this Agreement in
such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Company and the Purchaser in
connection with the statements or omissions, the inaccuracies in the representations and

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warranties in this Agreement or the breach of covenants and agreements in this Agreement that
resulted in such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses, as well as any other relevant
equitable considerations.

     The relative fault of the Company and each Purchaser shall be determined by reference to,
among other things, whether the untrue or alleged statement of a material fact or the omission or
alleged omission to state a material fact or the inaccurate or the alleged inaccurate
representation or warranty relates to information supplied by the Company or by such Purchaser and
the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or
prevent such statement or omission. The amount paid or payable by a party as a result of the
losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses referred to above shall be deemed to include,
subject to the limitations set forth in Section 4.5.3, any legal or other fees or expenses
reasonably incurred by such party in connection with investigating or defending any action or
claim. The provisions set forth in Section 4.5.3 with respect to the notice of the threat or
commencement of any threat or action shall apply if a claim for contribution is to be made under
this Section 4.5.4; provided, however, that no additional notice shall be required with respect to
any threat or action for which notice has been given under Section 4.5 for purposes of
indemnification. The Company and each Purchaser agree that it would not be just and equitable if
contribution pursuant to this Section 4.5.4 were determined solely by pro rata allocation (even if
the Purchasers were treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any other method of allocation
which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in this paragraph.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 4.5.4, no Purchaser shall be required to contribute
any amount in excess of the amount by which the total gross proceeds received by it from the sale
of the Shares exceeds the amount of any damages that such Purchaser has otherwise been required to
pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission. No
person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the
Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such
fraudulent misrepresentation. The Purchasers’ obligations to contribute pursuant to this Section
4.5 are several and not joint.

          4.5.5 Limits on Liability

     In no event shall the aggregate liability of a Purchaser under this Section 4.5 exceed the
gross proceeds received by such Purchaser as a result of the sale of Shares pursuant to the
Registration Statement.

5. Broker’s Fee

     The Purchasers acknowledge that the Company intends to pay to Allen & Company LLC and
Craig-Hallum Capital Group LLC, the placement agents, a fee in respect of the sale of the Shares to
the Purchasers. Other than the foregoing payment to Allen & Company LLC and Craig-Hallum Capital
Group LLC, each of the parties to this Agreement hereby represents that, on the basis of any
actions and agreements by it, there are no other brokers or finders entitled to compensation in
connection with the sale of the Shares to the Purchasers. The Company shall indemnify and hold
harmless the Purchasers from and against all fees, commissions or other payments owing by the
Company to Allen & Company LLC, Craig-Hallum Capital Group LLC or any other person or firm acting
on behalf of the Company hereunder.

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6. Notices

     All notices, requests, consents and other communications under this Agreement shall be in
writing and deemed effective upon receipt, shall be delivered personally, by first-class registered
or certified mail, confirmed facsimile or nationally recognized overnight express courier, and
shall be delivered as addressed as follows:

	 	(a)	 	if to the Company, to:

Dolan Media Company

1200 Baker Building

706 Second Avenue South

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Attention: James Dolan

Telephone: (612) 317-9425

Facsimile: (612) 317-9434

     with a copy to:

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

525 West Monroe Street

Suite 1900

Chicago, Illinois 60661

Attention: Walter S. Weinberg

                    Adam R. Klein

Telephone: (312) 902-5200

Facsimile: (312) 902-1600

or to such other person or at such other address or facsimile number as the Company shall designate
to the Purchaser in writing in accordance herewith; and

     (b) if to a Purchaser, at its address or facsimile number as set forth on the signature page
to this Agreement, or at such other address or facsimile number as may have been furnished to the
Company in writing in accordance herewith.

7. Modification; Amendment; Termination 

     (a) This Agreement may not be modified or amended except pursuant to an instrument in writing
signed by the Company and each of the Purchasers.

     (b) This Agreement may be terminated as to any Purchaser, at the option of such Purchaser upon
written notice to the Company, and as to all of the Purchasers, at the option of the Company upon
written notice to the Purchasers, at any time after September 30, 2008 (the “Termination Date”) but
prior to the Closing Date if the Closing has not occurred on or before the Termination Date (so
long as the failure of the Closing to occur by the Termination Date is not due to such terminating
Purchaser’s or, if the Company is terminating, the Company’s breach of its representations,
warranties or covenants herein). Sections 4.5 and 6 through 15 shall survive termination of this
Agreement.

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8. Entire Agreement

     This Agreement, including the Schedules and Appendices attached hereto, supersedes all other
prior oral or written agreements between the parties with respect to the matters discussed herein
(other than the confidentiality agreement entered into by the Company and each Purchaser and, if
applicable, the acknowledgment from such Purchaser to the Company regarding certain material,
non-public information) and, along with such confidentiality agreement and acknowledgment, contains
the entire understanding with respect to the matters covered herein.

9. Headings

     The headings of the various sections of this Agreement have been inserted for convenience of
reference only and shall not be deemed to be part of this Agreement.

10. Severability

     If any provision contained in this Agreement should be held to be invalid, illegal or
unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions
contained in this Agreement shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

11. Governing Law; Jurisdiction

     This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the state of
Delaware and the federal law of the United States of America, without giving effect to any choice
of law or conflict of law provision or rule that would cause the application of the laws of any
other jurisdiction. Nothing herein shall affect the right of the Purchasers to serve process in
any manner permitted by law or limit the right of the Purchasers to bring proceedings against the
Company in the competent courts of any jurisdiction or jurisdictions.

12. Counterparts

     This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall constitute an
original, but all of which, when taken together, shall constitute but one instrument, and shall
become effective when one or more counterparts have been signed by each party to this Agreement and
delivered to the other parties. Facsimile transmission or email transmission of any .pdf of any
signed original document will be deemed the same as delivery of an original.

13. Successors and Assigns

     This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their
respective successors and assigns; provided that a Purchaser may not assign its rights or
obligations hereunder without the consent of the Company.

14. No Third-Party Beneficiaries

     Except as provided in Section 4, this Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties
hereto and their respective permitted successors and assigns and is not for the benefit of, nor may
any provision hereof be enforced by, any other person.

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15. Publicity

     The Purchasers acknowledge that the Company will file with the Commission within four (4)
business days after the execution of this Agreement a Current Report on Form 8-K describing the
transaction hereunder and containing this Agreement as an exhibit thereto. Except as required by
law or the Exchange, the Company shall not identify any Purchaser in a press release describing the
transaction hereunder without the prior consent of such Purchaser.

16. Subsidiary

     As used herein, the term “subsidiary” shall mean any entity in which the Company, directly or
indirectly, owns 50% or more of the outstanding capital stock, equity or similar interest.

[Signature pages follow]

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     In Witness Whereof, the parties to this Agreement have caused this Agreement to be
executed by their duly authorized representatives as of the day and year first above written.

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Dolan Media Company	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	/s/ James P. Dolan	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Name:	 	James P. Dolan	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Its:	 	Chairman, President and Chief
Executive Officer	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	TCS Capital, LP	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	Unknown	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Its:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	Unknown	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Name:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Title:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Address: c/o TCS Capital Management, LLC	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	888 Seventh Avenue, Suite 1504	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	New York, NY 10019	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Facsimile: (212) 621-8790	 	 

 

 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	TCS Capital II, LP	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	Unknown	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	Unknown	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Its:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Name:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Title:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Address: c/o TCS Capital Management, LLC	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	888 Seventh Avenue, Suite 1504	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	New York, NY 10019	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Facsimile: (212) 621-8790	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	TCS Capital Investments, LP	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	Unknown	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Its:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	Unknown	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Name:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Title:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Address: c/o TCS Capital Management, LLC	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	888 Seventh Avenue, Suite 1504	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	New York, NY 10019	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Facsimile: (212) 621-8790	 	 

 

 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Shannon River Partners II LP	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	Unknown	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Name:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Title:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Address: 800 Third Avenue, 30th Floor	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	New York, NY 10022	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Facsimile: (212) 192-8106	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Shannon River Partners LP	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	Unknown	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Name:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Title:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Address: 800 Third Avenue, 30th Floor	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	New York, NY 10022	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Facsimile: (212) 192-8106	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Shannon River Partners Ltd.	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	Unknown	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Name:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Title:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Address: 800 Third Avenue, 30th Floor	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	New York, NY 10022	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Facsimile: (212) 192-8106	 	 

 

 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Doonbeg Fund LP	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	Unknown	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Name:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Title:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Address: c/o Shannon River Partners	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	800 Third Avenue, 30th Floor	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	New York, NY 10022	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Facsimile: (212) 192-8106	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Atlas Master Fund, Ltd.	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	Unknown	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Name:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Title:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Address: 135 E. 57th Street,
27th Floor	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	New York, NY 10022	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Facsimile: (212) 808 2301	 	 

 

 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Altairis Offshore 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	By: Polar Securities Inc., as authorized agent	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	Unknown	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Name:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Title:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Address: 372 Bay Street, 21st Floor	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Toronto, Ontario M5H 2W9	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Facsimile:(416) 367-0564	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Altairis Offshore Levered	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	Unknown	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Name:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Title:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Address: 372 Bay Street, 21st Floor	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Toronto, Ontario M5H 2W9	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Facsimile:(416) 367-0564	 	 

 

 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Gerlach & Co.	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	Unknown	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Its:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	Unknown	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Name:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Title:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Address: c/o William Blair & Company, LLC	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	222 W. Adams Street	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Chicago, IL 60606	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Attn: Christy Oleson and Rick Smirl	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Facsimile: (312) 577-0908
	 	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Calhoun & Co 

FFC City of Dearborn Policemen and Firemen
Revised Retirement Systems	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	Unknown	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Its:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	Unknown	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Name:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Title:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Address: c/o William Blair & Company, LLC	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	222 W. Adams Street	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Chicago, IL 60606	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Attn: Christy Oleson and Rick Smirl	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Facsimile: (312) 577-0908
	 	 

 

 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Calhoun & Co 

FFC City of Dearborn General Employees Retirement
Systems	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	Unknown	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Its:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	Unknown	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Name:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Title:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Address: c/o William Blair & Company, LLC	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	222 W. Adams Street	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Chicago, IL 60606	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Attn: Christy Oleson and Rick Smirl	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Facsimile: (312) 577-0908
	 	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	William Blair Small Cap Growth Fund	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	Unknown	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Its:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	Unknown	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Name:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Title:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Address: c/o William Blair & Company, LLC	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	222 W. Adams Street	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Chicago, IL 60606	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Attn: Christy Oleson and Rick Smirl	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Facsimile: (312) 577-0908
	 	 

 

 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Maril & Co.

FFC Hartmarx Retirement Income Trust	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	Unknown	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Its:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	Unknown	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Name:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Title:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Address: c/o William Blair & Company, LLC	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	222 W. Adams Street	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Chicago, IL 60606	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Attn: Christy Oleson and Rick Smirl	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Facsimile: (312) 577-0908
	 	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Booth & Co.

FFC Rush University Medical Center Endowment
Account	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	Unknown	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Its:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	Unknown	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Name:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Title:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Address: c/o William Blair & Company, LLC	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	222 W. Adams Street	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Chicago, IL 60606	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Attn: Christy Oleson and Rick Smirl	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Facsimile: (312) 577-0908
	 	 

 

 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Booth & Co.

FFC Rush University Medical Center Pension and
Retirement	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	Unknown	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Its:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	Unknown	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Name:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Title:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Address: c/o William Blair & Company, LLC	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	222 W. Adams Street	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Chicago, IL 60606	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Attn: Christy Oleson and Rick Smirl	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Facsimile: (312) 577-0908
	 	 

 

 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	T. ROWE PRICE ASSOCIATES, INC.,

Investment Advisor to and on behalf of the Purchasers
that are Participating Funds and Accounts on
Attachment A	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	Unknown	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Name:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Title:
	 	Vice President	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	and	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	Unknown	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Name:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Title:
	 	Vice President	 	 
	 	 	Address: T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	100 East Pratt Street	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Batimore, MD 21202	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Attn: Darrell N. Braman, Vice President	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Facsimile: 410-345-6575	 	 

 

 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	GLG North American Opportunity Fund	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	GLG Partners LP, its Investment Manager	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	GLG Inc., Authorized Signatory	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	Unknown	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Name:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Title:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Address: GLG North American Opportunity Fund
	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Walker House	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	87 Mary Street, George Town	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Grand Cayman KY1-9002	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Cayman Islands	 	 
	 
	 

	 	 	 	With a copy to: GLG Partners LP	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	One Curzon Street	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	London W1J 5HB	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	United Kingdom	 	 
	 
	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Facsimile:+44 20 7016 7000	 	 

 

 

SCHEDULE
A

PURCHASERS

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	NUMBER OF SHARES	 	 	AGGREGATE	 
	PURCHASER	 	BEING PURCHASED	 	 	PURCHASE PRICE	 
	TCS Capital, LP
	 	 	79,200	 	 	$	1,267,200	 
	TCS Capital II, LP
	 	 	432,600	 	 	$	6,921,600	 
	TCS Capital Investments, LP
	 	 	725,700	 	 	$	11,611,200	 
	Shannon River Partners II LP
	 	 	216,000	 	 	$	3,456,000	 
	Shannon River Partners LP
	 	 	51,000	 	 	$	816,000	 
	Shannon River Partners Ltd.
	 	 	113,000	 	 	$	1,808,000	 
	Doonbeg Fund LP
	 	 	20,000	 	 	$	320,000	 
	Atlas Master Fund, Ltd.
	 	 	100,000	 	 	$	1,600,000	 
	Altairis Offshore
	 	 	153,500	 	 	$	2,456,000	 
	Altairis Offshore Levered
	 	 	296,500	 	 	$	4,744,000	 
	Gerlach & Co.
	 	 	28,587	 	 	$	457,392	 
	Calhoun & Co
	 	 	6,925	 	 	$	110,800	 
	FFC City of Dearborn Policemen and Firemen
Revised Retirement Systems
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Calhoun & Co
	 	 	3,375	 	 	$	54,000	 
	FFC City of Dearborn General Employees
Retirement Systems
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	William Blair Small Cap Growth Fund
	 	 	429,146	 	 	$	6,866,336	 
	Maril & Co.
	 	 	8,240	 	 	$	131,840	 
	FFC Hartmarx Retirement Income Trust
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Booth & Co.
	 	 	10,756	 	 	$	172,096	 
	FFC Rush University Medical Center
Endowment Account
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Booth & Co.
	 	 	12,971	 	 	$	207,536	 
	FFC Rush University Medical Center Pension
and Retirement
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	T. Rowe Price New Horizons Fund, Inc.
	 	 	340,000	 	 	$	5,440,000	 
	City of New York Deferred Compensation Plan
	 	 	9,800	 	 	$	156,800	 
	- NYC 457/401K Small Cap Account
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	T. Rowe Price New Horizons Trust
	 	 	9,800	 	 	$	156,800	 
	T. Rowe Price U.S. Equities Trust
	 	 	1,500	 	 	$	24,000	 
	T. Rowe Price Media & Telecommunications
Fund, Inc.
	 	 	420,000	 	 	$	6,720,000	 
	TD Mutual Funds — TD Entertainment &
Communications Fund
	 	 	31,400	 	 	$	502,400	 
	GLG North American Opportunity Fund
	 	 	500,000	 	 	$	8,000,000	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	TOTAL
	 	 	4,000,000	 	 	$	64,000,000	 

 

SCHEDULE B

SCHEDULE OF EXCEPTIONS

Section 2.9 Intellectual Property

Section 2.16 Taxes

 

 

APPENDICES

Appendix I Stock Certificate/Distribution Statement Questionnaire Form

Appendix II Registration Statement Questionnaire for Selling Stockholders

Appendix III Form of Legal Opinionexv10w2

EXHIBIT 10.2

FIRST AMENDMENT TO

SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT

     This FIRST AMENDMENT TO SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT (this
“Amendment”), made and entered into as of July 28, 2008, is by and among DOLAN MEDIA
COMPANY, a Delaware corporation (“Dolan”), Dolan, in its capacity as agent for the
Borrowers (“Borrowers’ Agent”), DOLAN FINANCE COMPANY, a Minnesota corporation (“Dolan
Finance”), DOLAN PUBLISHING COMPANY, a Delaware corporation, DOLAN PUBLISHING FINANCE COMPANY,
a Minnesota corporation, CLEO COMPANY, a Delaware corporation, LONG ISLAND BUSINESS NEWS, INC., a
New York corporation, DAILY JOURNAL OF COMMERCE, INC., a Delaware corporation, LAWYER’S WEEKLY,
INC., a Delaware corporation, LEGAL LEDGER, INC., a Minnesota corporation, THE JOURNAL RECORD
PUBLISHING CO., a Delaware corporation, DAILY REPORTER PUBLISHING COMPANY, a Delaware corporation,
NEW ORLEANS PUBLISHING GROUP, INC., a Louisiana corporation, NOPG, L.L.C., a Louisiana limited
liability company, WISCONSIN PUBLISHING COMPANY, a Minnesota corporation, LEGAL COM OF DELAWARE,
INC., a Delaware corporation, MISSOURI LAWYERS MEDIA, INC., a Missouri corporation, THE DAILY
RECORD COMPANY, a Maryland corporation, IDAHO BUSINESS REVIEW, INC., an Idaho corporation, FINANCE
AND COMMERCE, INC., a Minnesota corporation, COUNSEL PRESS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company, ARIZONA NEWS SERVICE, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, DOLAN DLN LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company, DOLAN APC LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Dolan
APC”), and AMERICAN PROCESSING COMPANY, LLC, a Michigan limited liability company
(“APC”) (each (other than Dolan in its capacity as Borrowers’ Agent) a “Borrower”
and, collectively, the “Borrowers”), the banks party to the Credit Agreement defined below
(individually, a “Bank” and, collectively, the “Banks”), and U.S. BANK NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION, a national banking association (“USBNA”), as agent for the Banks (in such
capacity, the “Agent”).

RECITALS

     A. The Borrowers’ Agent, the Borrowers, the Banks and the Agent are parties to that certain
Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of August 8, 2007 (as amended, supplemented
or modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”).

     B. The Borrowers’ Agent has requested in accordance with clause (iii) of the definition of
“Permitted Acquisitions” in the Credit Agreement that the Banks consent to the acquisition by APC
of National Default Exchange Holdings, L.P. and related entities, and provide certain related
consents, as set forth in a letter dated June 13, 2008 from the Borrowers’ Agent to the Agent
attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Request Letter”).

     C. The Majority Banks are willing to grant such consents, and to amend certain provisions of
the Credit Agreement, in each case on and subject to the terms of this Amendment.

 

 

AGREEMENT

     NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are
hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby covenant and agree to be bound as follows:

     Section 1. Capitalized Terms. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined
herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Credit Agreement, unless the context shall
otherwise require.

     Section 2. Consents. In accordance with the terms of the Credit Agreement, the
Majority Banks hereby grant the following consents, subject in each case to Section 4 of this
Amendment (each a “Consent” and, collectively, the “Consents”):

     2.1 APC shall be permitted to acquire (i) 100% of the outstanding Equity Interests of
THP/NDEx AIV Corp., a Delaware corporation (“THP”), and THP/NDEx AIV, L.P., a
Delaware limited partnership (“THP LP”), (ii) all of the outstanding Equity
Interests of National Default Exchange Holdings, LP, a Delaware limited partnership
(“NDEx Holdings”), other than those held by THP LP, (iii) all of the outstanding
Equity Interests of National Default Exchange Management, Inc., a Delaware corporation
(“NDEx Management”), other than those held by THP LP, and (iv) each of the
Subsidiaries of THP, THP LP, NDEx Holdings and NDEx Management (the “NDEx
Subsidiaries” and, together with THP, THP LP, NDEx Holdings and NDEx Management,
“NDEx”), each on substantially the terms set forth in the draft Equity Purchase
Agreement provided to the Agent on or before the date hereof by and among APC, the “Sellers”
party thereto, Dolan, the “Sellers’ Representatives” party thereto and the other Persons
party thereto, or on such other terms as are reasonably acceptable to Agent (collectively,
the “NDEx Acquisition”);

     2.2 Dolan APC shall be permitted to reduce its membership interest in APC to not less
than approximately 80% in connection with the NDEx Acquisition;

     2.3 Dolan APC and APC shall be permitted to amend and restate the APC LLC Agreement in
substantially the form set forth in Exhibit B attached hereto (the “APC LLC
Amendment No. 4”) in connection with the NDEx Acquisition;

     2.4 (i) Dolan APC and the Agent shall be permitted to amend the Pledge Agreement
executed by Dolan APC in substantially the form set forth in Exhibit C attached
hereto (the “Pledge Agreement Amendment”), (ii) APC and the Agent shall be permitted
to amend the Security Agreement executed by APC in substantially the form set forth set
forth in Exhibit D attached hereto (the “Security Agreement Amendment”), and
(iii) the Agent and the APC members party thereto shall be permitted to amend the APC Side
Letter in substantially the form set forth in Exhibit E attached hereto (the
“APC Side Letter Amendment”), in each case in connection with the NDEx Acquisition;
and

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     2.5 At any time and from time to time after the date hereof and prior to October 1,
2008, Dolan shall be permitted to raise proceeds through the issuance of its Equity Interests without such proceeds being subject to mandatory prepayment under
Section 2.6(c) of the Credit Agreement, whether or not such issuance constitutes an Excluded
Equity Issuance. The Consent in this Section 2.5 shall be fully effective as of the date of
this Amendment notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, including the
failure to satisfy any or all of the conditions set forth in Section 4 hereof.

     Section 3. Amendments. Subject in each case only to the terms of Section 4, the
Credit Agreement is hereby amended as follows (such amendments reflected in Sections 3.2(b), 3.3,
3.6 and 3.9 to take effect upon execution and delivery of this Amendment by the Majority Banks, the
Agent, the Borrowers’ Agent and the Borrowers, with all other others to take effect on the date the
conditions set forth in Section 4 below are fully satisfied in accordance with the terms of such
Section):

     3.1 New Definitions. Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by
adding the following terms thereto in the proper alphabetical order:

     “First Amendment”: The First Amendment to Second Amended and Restated
Credit Agreement dated as of July 28, 2008 by and among the Borrowers, the
Borrowers’ Agent, the Banks and the Agent.

     “NDEx”: Collectively, THP/NDEx AIV Corp., a Delaware corporation,
THP/NDEx AIV, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, National Default Exchange
Holdings, LP, a Delaware limited partnership, National Default Exchange Management,
Inc., a Delaware corporation, and the NDEx Subsidiaries (as defined in the First
Amendment).

     “NDEx Acquisition”: The acquisition by APC of 100% of the Equity
Interests of NDEx in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in the First
Amendment.

     “NDEx Purchase Agreement”: The Equity Purchase Agreement by and among
APC, the “Sellers” party thereto, Dolan, the “Sellers’ Representatives” party
thereto and the other Persons party thereto.

     3.2 Amended Definitions.

     (a) The definition of “APC Side Letter” set forth in Section 1.1 of the Credit
Agreement is hereby amended by replacing such definition in its entirety with the following:

     “APC Side Letter”: The letter agreement dated as of the date of
consummation of the NDEx Acquisition by and between the Agent and the members of
APC, which amends and restates the letter agreement dated January 9, 2007.

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     (b) The definition of “Applicable Margin” set forth in Section 1.1 of the Credit
Agreement is hereby amended by replacing such definition in its entirety with the following:

     “Applicable Margin”: Subject to the last sentence of this definition,
with respect to the period beginning one day after the compliance certificate
required by Section 5.1(d) with respect to a fiscal quarter is required to be
delivered and ending on the date one day after the date such compliance certificate
for the next fiscal quarter is required to be delivered, the percentage specified as
applicable to Prime Rate Advances or LIBOR Advances, based on the Senior Leverage
Ratio calculated as of the end of the fiscal quarter for which such compliance
certificate was delivered:

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	LIBO	 	Prime
	 	 	Rate	 	Rate
	Senior Leverage Ratio	 	Advances	 	Advances
	Less than 2.00:1.00
	 	 	2.00	%	 	 	0.00	%
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Equal to or greater than 2.00:1.00 but less than
2.50:1.00
	 	 	2.50	%	 	 	0.50	%
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Equal to or greater than 2.50:1.00 but less than
3.00:1.00
	 	 	3.00	%	 	 	1.00	%
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Equal to or greater than 3.00:1.00
	 	 	3.25	%	 	 	1.25	%

For any period beginning one day after the compliance certificate required by
Section 5.1(d) with respect to a fiscal quarter is required to be but is not
delivered and ending on the date one day after the date such compliance certificate
is delivered, the Applicable Margin shall be as specified for a Senior Leverage
Ratio equal to or greater than 3.00 to 1.00; provided, however, that
for the period from the date of the consummation of the NDEx Acquisition until the
date the compliance certificate required pursuant to Section 5.1(d) is required to
be delivered for the third fiscal quarter of 2008, the Senior Leverage Ratio shall
be based on the Senior Leverage Ratio calculated, and reflected in the certificate
delivered, pursuant to Section 4.2 of the First Amendment.

     (c) The definition of “Permitted Acquisition” set forth in Section 1.1 of the Credit
Agreement is hereby amended by replacing clause (iii) thereof with the following clause:
“(iii) the NDEx Acquisition or any other Acquisition consented to in writing by the Majority
Banks.”

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     (d) The definition of “Pro Forma EBITDA” set forth in Section 1.1 of the Credit
Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the word “and” before clause (g) and adding the
following to the end of such definition:

     “and (h) the sum of clauses (i) and (ii) above with respect to the NDEx
Acquisition shall be deemed to be $18,000,000 multiplied by the APC Ownership
Interest.”

     3.3 Revolving Commitment Fee. Section 2.16 of the Credit Agreement is hereby
amended by replacing such section in its entirety with the following:

     Section 2.16 Revolving Commitment Fee. Subject to the last sentence of
this Section 2.16, with respect to the period beginning one day after the day the
financial statements and compliance certificate required by Sections 5.1(c) and (d)
with respect to a fiscal quarter are required to be delivered and ending on the date
one day after the date such financial statements and compliance certificate for the
next fiscal quarter are required to be delivered, the Borrowers shall pay to the
Agent for the account of each Bank fees (the “Revolving Commitment Fees”) in
an amount determined by applying the percentage specified below based on the Senior
Leverage Ratio calculated as of the end of the fiscal quarter for which such
financial statements were delivered to the average daily unused Revolving Commitment
Amount of each Bank:

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Commitment Fee
	Senior Leverage Ratio	 	Percentage
	Less than 2.50:1.00
	 	 	0.250	%
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Equal to or greater than 2.50:1.00 but less than 3.00:1.00
	 	 	0.375	%
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Equal to or greater than 3.00:1.00
	 	 	0.500	%

Revolving Commitment Fees are payable quarterly on the last day of each calendar
quarter and on the Revolving Loan Termination Date. Following the occurrence and
during the continuance of an Event of Default or for any period beginning one day
after the compliance certificate required by Section 5.1(d) with respect to a fiscal
quarter is required to be but is not delivered and ending on the date one day after
the date such compliance certificate is delivered, the Commitment Fee Percentage
shall be as specified for a Senior Leverage Ratio equal to or greater than 3.00 to
1.00; provided, however, that for the period from the date of the
consummation of the NDEx Acquisition until the date the compliance certificate
required pursuant to Section 5.1(d) is required to be delivered for the third fiscal
quarter of 2008, the Senior Leverage Ratio shall be

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based on the Senior Leverage
Ratio calculated, and reflected in the certificate delivered, pursuant to Section
4.2 of the First Amendment.

     3.4 Representations and Warranties. Sections 4.1, 4.2 and 4.3 of the Credit
Agreement are hereby amended as follows:

     (a) Section 4.1 is hereby amended by adding a comma and the term “limited
partnership” after the term “corporation” in the first line thereof and after the
term “corporate” in the third line thereof;

     (b) Section 4.2 is hereby amended by adding a comma and the term “limited
partnership” after the term “corporate” in the third line thereof; and

     (c) Section 4.3(b) is hereby amended by adding a comma and the term “limited
partnership agreement” after the term “bylaws” in the second line of such clause.

     3.5 Subsidiaries. Section 4.18 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by
replacing such section in its entirety with the following:

     Section 4.18 Subsidiaries. As of the date of the consummation of the
NDEx Acquisition, each Subsidiary of the Borrowers’ Agent is a Borrower and the
Borrowers have no Subsidiaries other than those listed on Schedule 4.18, which sets
forth the number and percentage of the shares of each class of Equity Interests
owned beneficially or of record by the Borrowers, and the jurisdiction of
organization of each Borrower.

     3.6 Financial Statements and Reports. Section 5.1(c) of the Credit Agreement
is hereby amended by replacing the reference to “Section 5.1(b)” in the last sentence
thereof with “Section 5.1(c)”.

     3.7 Restricted Payments. Section 6.7(g) of the Credit Agreement is hereby
amended by replacing such clause in its entirety with the following:

     “(g) payments made in satisfaction of APC’s obligations under Section 7.7 of
the APC LLC Agreement as amended in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.”

     3.8 Indebtedness. Section 6.13 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by
replacing clause (k) in its entirety with the following, renumbering the existing clause (l)
as clause (m) and adding a new clause (l) as follows:

     (k) unsecured Indebtedness consisting of a “Put Note” issued by APC pursuant to
Section 7.7 of the APC LLC Agreement as amended in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement;

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     (l) unsecured Indebtedness consisting of the “Earnout Payment” set forth in the
NDEx Purchase Agreement; and

     3.9 Senior Leverage Ratio. Section 6.18 of the Credit Agreement is hereby
amended by replacing such section in its entirety with the following:

     Section 6.18 Senior Leverage Ratio. The Borrowers will not permit the
Senior Leverage Ratio, as of the last day of any fiscal quarter, to be more than
3.50 to 1.00.

     3.10 Schedules. Schedules 4.18, 6.8 and 6.14 to the Credit Agreement are
hereby amended by replacing such Schedules in their entirety with Schedules 4.18, 6.8 and
6.14 in the form attached hereto, with such changes as may be approved by the Agent to
conform to the NDEx Acquisition.

     Section 4. Conditions to Effectiveness. This Amendment shall be a legal, valid and
binding agreement against the parties hereto upon the due execution and delivery of this Amendment
by the Majority Banks, the Agent, the Borrowers’ Agent and the Borrowers and, as such, no signatory
hereto shall be permitted to unilaterally rescind or revoke its signature hereto or otherwise
contest the validity or enforceability of this Amendment as against such Person (except as
specifically provided in the following provisions of this Section 4). Except as set forth in
Section 2.5 and with respect to the amendment set forth in Section 3.6, the Consents and the other
amendments set forth in Section 3 shall be deemed void ab initio and shall cease to have any force
or effect if any of the conditions set forth in this Section 4 are not satisfied by the earlier of
the consummation of the NDEx Acquisition and September 30, 2008 (unless any such conditions are
waived in writing by the Majority Banks) .

     4.1 No Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of
consummation of the NDEx Acquisition.

     4.2 The Borrowers’ Agent shall have delivered to the Agent a certificate calculating
the Senior Leverage Ratio reflecting on a pro forma basis the NDEx Acquisition (for this
purpose, using the amount in clause (a) of the definition of Senior Leverage Ratio
calculated as of the date of consummation of the NDEx Acquisition and using Pro Forma EBITDA
after giving effect to the amendment in Section 3.2(d) above), which Senior Leverage Ratio
shall be less than the maximum allowed Senior Leverage Ratio as of such date less
0.25.

     4.3 The Agent shall have received copies or a final draft of the NDEx Purchase
Agreement and each other material document, instrument and agreement executed in connection
with the NDEx Acquisition (the “NDEx Acquisition Documents”), together with all lien
search reports for THP, THP LP, NDEx Holdings, NDEx Management and each NDEx Subsidiary and
lien release letters and other documents as the Agent may reasonably require to evidence the
termination of Liens on the businesses to be acquired (other than Liens permitted under
Section 6.14 of the Credit Agreement).

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     4.4 The Agent shall have received a consent in favor of the Agent and the Banks to the
collateral assignment of rights and indemnities under the NDEx Acquisition Documents and (if
delivered to the Borrowers) opinions of counsel for the selling parties in favor of the
Agent and the Banks.

     4.5 Dolan shall have received net proceeds of not less than $60,000,0000 from a private
placement or other issuance of its Equity Interests and the total of (i) the net proceeds
from such issuance and (ii) the Equity Interests in Dolan used to fund the NDEx Acquisition
shall not be less than $75,000,000.

     4.6 The closing of the NDEx Acquisition shall occur not later than September 30, 2008
and the Borrowers shall have Availability of not less than $10,000,000 as of such date.

     4.7 The members of APC shall have entered into APC LLC Amendment No. 4 in substantially
the form of Exhibit B hereto or with such changes as are reasonably acceptable to the Agent,
and the Agent shall have received a duly executed copy of APC LLC Amendment No. 4.

     4.8 (i) Dolan APC shall have executed and delivered to the Agent the Pledge Agreement
Amendment, (ii) APC shall have executed and delivered to the Agent the Security Agreement
Amendment, and (iii) the members of APC shall have executed and delivered to the Agent the
APC Side Letter Amendment.

     4.9 The Equity Interests owned by APC in THP, THP LP, NDEx Management, and NDEx
Holdings shall have been pledged to the Agent pursuant to a Pledge Agreement and
certificates representing such Equity Interests shall have been delivered to the Agent,
together with duly executed instruments of transfer or assignment in blank, each in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent.

     4.10 The Equity Interests owned by THP, THP LP, NDEx Management or NDEx Holdings in any
NDEx Subsidiary shall have been pledged to the Agent pursuant to a Pledge Agreement and
certificates representing such Equity Interests shall have been delivered to the Agent,
together with duly executed instruments of transfer or assignment in blank, each in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent.

     4.11 The Agent shall have received a copy of the Bylaws of THP, the Limited Partnership
Agreement of NDEx Holdings and THP LP, the Bylaws of NDEx Management and the comparable
organizational documents of each NDEx Subsidiary, each in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Agent, certified as true and accurate by the secretary (or other duly
authorized officer of the applicable Person) of THP, THP LP, NDEx Holdings, NDEx Management
or such NDEx Subsidiary, as applicable.

     4.12 THP, THP LP, NDEx Holdings, NDEx Management and each NDEx Subsidiary shall execute
and delivery to the Agent (i) a joinder agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
F (the “Joinder Agreement (Credit Agreement)”) in order to

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become obligated to
repay the Loans and the other amounts payable under the Loan Documents and (ii) a joinder
agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit G (the “Joinder Agreement
(Security Agreement)”) in order to grant to the Agent a first priority security interest
subject no other Liens, except for Liens permitted pursuant to Section 6.14 of the Credit
Agreement, in the assets of such Person.

     4.13 The Agent shall have received certified copies of all documents evidencing any
necessary corporate action, consent or governmental or regulatory approval (if any) with
respect to this Amendment.

     4.14 The Agent shall have received for itself and for the ratable benefit of the Banks
the fees set forth in a separate fee letter dated as of July 25, 2008 between the Agent and
the Borrowers’ Agent.

     Section 5. Representations, Warranties, Authority, No Adverse Claim.

     5.1 Reassertion of Representations and Warranties, No Default. Each Borrower
hereby represents that on and as of the date hereof and after giving effect to this
Amendment (a) all of the representations and warranties contained in the Credit Agreement
are true, correct and complete in all material respects as of the date hereof as though made
on and as of such date, except for changes permitted by the terms of the Credit Agreement
and except for representations and warranties made as of a specific earlier date, which
shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date, and (b) there
will exist no Default or Event of Default under the Credit Agreement as amended by this
Amendment on such date which has not been waived by the Banks.

     5.2 Authority, No Conflict, No Consent Required. Each Borrower represents and
warrants that such Borrower has the power and legal right and authority to enter into this
Amendment, the Pledge Agreement Amendment, the Security Agreement Amendment, the Joinder
Agreement (Credit Agreement), the Joinder Agreement (Security Agreement) and any other
instrument or agreement executed by such Borrower in connection with this Amendment (the
“Amendment Documents”) and has duly authorized as appropriate the execution and
delivery of the Amendment Documents and other agreements and documents executed and
delivered by such Borrower in connection herewith or therewith by proper corporate action,
and none of the Amendment Documents nor the agreements contained herein or therein
contravenes or constitutes a default under any agreement, instrument or indenture to which
such Borrower is a party or a signatory or a provision of such Borrower’s Certificate of
Incorporation, Bylaws or any other agreement or requirement of law, or result in the
imposition of any Lien on any of its property under any agreement binding on or applicable
to such Borrower or any of its property except, if any, in favor of the Banks. Each
Borrower represents and warrants that no consent, approval or authorization of or
registration or declaration with any Person, including but not limited to any governmental
authority, is required in connection with the execution and delivery by such Borrower of the
Amendment Documents or other agreements and documents executed and delivered by such
Borrower in connection therewith or the performance of obligations of such Borrower therein
described, except

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for those which such Borrower has obtained or provided and as to which
such Borrower has delivered certified copies of documents evidencing each such action to the
Banks.

     5.3 No Adverse Claim. Each Borrower warrants, acknowledges and agrees that no
events have taken place and no circumstances exist at the date hereof which would give such
Borrower a basis to assert a defense, offset or counterclaim to any claim of the Banks with
respect to the Obligations.

     Section 6. Limited Purpose Consents. Notwithstanding anything contained herein, the
Consents (i) are limited consents and waivers, (ii) are effective only with respect to the specific
transactions described in this Amendment for the specific instance and the specific purpose for
which they are given, (iii) shall not be effective for any other purpose or transaction, and
(iv) except as expressly set forth in Section 3 and subject to Section 4, do not constitute an
amendment or basis for a subsequent waiver of any of the provisions of the Credit Agreement.
Except as expressly provided in Section 3 and subject to Section 4, (a) all of the terms and
conditions of the Credit Agreement remain in full force and effect and none of such terms and
conditions are, or shall be construed as, otherwise amended or modified, and (b) nothing in this
Amendment shall constitute a waiver by the Banks of any Default or Event of Default, or of any
right, power or remedy available to the Banks under the Credit Agreement or any other Loan
Document, whether any such defaults, rights, powers or remedies presently exist or arise in the
future.

     Section 7. Affirmation of Credit Agreement, Further References, Affirmation of Security
Interest. The Banks and the Borrowers each acknowledge and affirm that the Credit Agreement,
as hereby amended, is hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects and all terms, conditions and
provisions of the Credit Agreement, except as amended by this Amendment, shall remain unmodified
and in full force and effect. All references in any document or instrument to the Credit Agreement
are hereby amended and shall refer to the Credit Agreement as amended by this Amendment. Each
Borrower confirms to the Banks that the Obligations are and continue to be secured by the security
interest granted by the Borrowers in favor of the Banks under the Security Documents, and all of
the terms, conditions, provisions, agreements, requirements, promises, obligations, duties,
covenants and representations of the Borrowers under such documents and any and all other documents
and agreements entered into with respect to the obligations under the Credit Agreement are
incorporated herein by reference and are hereby ratified and affirmed in all respects by the
Borrowers.

     Section 8. Merger and Integration, Superseding Effect. This Amendment, from and after
the date hereof, embodies the entire agreement and understanding between the parties hereto and
supersedes and has merged into this Amendment all prior oral and written agreements on the same
subjects by and between the parties hereto with the effect that this Amendment shall control with
respect to the specific subjects hereof and thereof.

     Section 9. Severability. Whenever possible, each provision of this Amendment and the
other Amendment Documents and any other statement, instrument or transaction contemplated hereby or
thereby or relating hereto or thereto shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective, valid
and enforceable under the applicable law of any jurisdiction, but, if any

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provision of this Amendment, the other Amendment Documents or any other statement, instrument
or transaction contemplated hereby or thereby or relating hereto or thereto shall be held to be
prohibited, invalid or unenforceable under the applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective
in such jurisdiction only to the extent of such prohibition, invalidity or unenforceability,
without invalidating or rendering unenforceable the remainder of such provision or the remaining
provisions of this Amendment, the other Amendment Documents or any other statement, instrument or
transaction contemplated hereby or thereby or relating hereto or thereto in such jurisdiction, or
affecting the effectiveness, validity or enforceability of such provision in any other
jurisdiction.

     Section 10. Successors. The Amendment Documents shall be binding upon the Borrowers
and the Banks and their respective successors and assigns, and shall inure to the benefit of the
Borrowers and the Banks and the successors and assigns of the Banks.

     Section 11. Legal Expenses. As provided in Section 9.2 of the Credit Agreement, the
Borrowers agree to pay or reimburse the Agent, upon execution of this Amendment, for all reasonable
out-of-pocket expenses paid or incurred by the Agent, including filing and recording costs and
fees, charges and disbursements of outside counsel to the Agent (determined on the basis of such
counsel’s generally applicable rates, which may be higher than the rates such counsel charges the
Agent in certain matters) and/or the allocated costs of in-house counsel incurred from time to
time, in connection with the Credit Agreement, including in connection with the negotiation,
preparation, execution, collection and enforcement of the Amendment Documents and all other
documents negotiated, prepared and executed in connection with the Amendment Documents, and in
enforcing the obligations of the Borrowers under the Amendment Documents, and to pay and save the
Banks harmless from all liability for, any Taxes or Other Taxes which may be payable with respect
to the execution or delivery of the Amendment Documents, which obligations of the Borrowers shall
survive any termination of the Credit Agreement.

     Section 12. Headings. The headings of various sections of this Amendment have been
inserted for reference only and shall not be deemed to be a part of this Amendment.

     Section 13. Counterparts. The Amendment Documents may be executed in several
counterparts as deemed necessary or convenient, each of which, when so executed, shall be deemed an
original, provided that all such counterparts shall be regarded as one and the same document, and
any party to the Amendment Documents may execute any such agreement by executing a counterpart of
such agreement. Signature pages delivered by facsimile or other electronic transmission (including
by email in .pdf format) shall be considered original signatures hereto, all of which shall be
equally valid.

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     Section 14. Governing Law. THE AMENDMENT DOCUMENTS SHALL BE GOVERNED BY THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE
STATE OF MINNESOTA, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO CONFLICT OF LAW PRINCIPLES THEREOF, BUT GIVING EFFECT
TO FEDERAL LAWS APPLICABLE TO NATIONAL BANKS, THEIR HOLDING COMPANIES AND THEIR AFFILIATES.

[The next page is the signature page.]

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

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	DOLAN MEDIA COMPANY,

as a Borrower and as Borrowers’ Agent

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Scott Pollei
 	 
	 	 	Scott Pollei 	 
	 	 	Executive Vice President and 
Chief Financial Officer 	 
	 
	 	DOLAN FINANCE COMPANY

DOLAN PUBLISHING COMPANY

DOLAN PUBLISHING FINANCE COMPANY

CLEO COMPANY

LONG ISLAND BUSINESS NEWS, INC.

DAILY JOURNAL OF COMMERCE, INC.

LAWYER’S WEEKLY, INC.

LEGAL LEDGER, INC.

THE JOURNAL RECORD PUBLISHING CO.

DAILY REPORTER PUBLISHING COMPANY

NEW ORLEANS PUBLISHING GROUP, INC.

NOPG, L.L.C.

WISCONSIN PUBLISHING COMPANY

LEGAL COM OF DELAWARE, INC.

MISSOURI LAWYERS MEDIA, INC.

THE DAILY RECORD COMPANY

IDAHO BUSINESS REVIEW, INC.

FINANCE AND COMMERCE, INC.

COUNSEL PRESS, LLC

ARIZONA NEWS SERVICE, LLC

DOLAN DLN, LLC

DOLAN APC LLC

AMERICAN PROCESSING COMPANY, LLC

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Scott Pollei
 	 
	 	 	Scott Pollei 	 
	 	 	Vice President 	 

S-1 

 

	 	 	 	 	 

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as Agent

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Michael J. Staloch
 	 
	 	 	Michael J. Staloch, 	 
	 	 	Senior Vice President 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as a Bank

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Michael J. Staloch
 	 
	 	 	Michael J. Staloch, 	 
	 	 	Senior Vice President 	 

S-2 

 

	 	 	 	 	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	Unknown	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Name:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Title:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 

S-3 

 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	ASSOCIATED BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	Unknown	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Name:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Title:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 

S-4 

 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	BANK OF THE WEST	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	Unknown	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Name:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Title:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 

S-5 

 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	COMERICA BANK	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	Unknown	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Name:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Title:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 

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	 	 	COOPERATIVE CENTRALE RAIFFEISEN-BOERENLEENBANK B.A., “RABOBANK NEDERLAND”, NEW
YORK BRANCH	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	Unknown	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Name:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Title:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	Unknown	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Name:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Title:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 

S-7 

 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	Unknown	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Name:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Title:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 

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	SCHEDULES
	 	 
	 
	 	 
	Schedule 4.18

	 	Subsidiaries
	Schedule 6.8

	 	Affiliate Transactions
	Schedule 6.14

	 	Liens
	 
	 	 
	EXHIBITS
	 	 
	 
	 	 
	Exhibit A

	 	Request Letter
	Exhibit B

	 	APC LLC Amendment No. 4
	Exhibit C

	 	Third Amendment to Pledge Agreement (Dolan APC)
	Exhibit D

	 	Third Amendment to Security Agreement (APC)
	Exhibit E

	 	APC Side Letter Amendment
	Exhibit F

	 	Joinder Agreement (Credit Agreement)
	Exhibit G

	 	Joinder Agreement (Security Agreement)

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